The Eight Kings were also forced by Yan Qi to retreat, so they made a dangerous move and took the initiative to join the army and go north to meet the enemy.
After all, it is impossible for the Eight Kings to sit back and watch the title of War King fall into the hands of Yan Qi.
Moreover, the Eight Kings had a brilliant idea in mind.
If it really doesn’t work, just don’t do one thing and keep doing the other thing…
…
What Yan Qi wants is for the Eight Kings to lead the army.
As long as the Eight Kings lead the troops, they will fall into Yan Qi's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
Yan Qihui immediately launched a plan to eliminate the wings of the Eight Kings.
Here in the capital, we need to clean up the remaining evil.
The following provinces, states, and counties must also start clearing payments.
Yan Qi was sure that the eight kings would make a desperate move and go north to meet the enemy for the title of War King.
Sure enough, the Eight Kings fell into Yan Qi's trap.
Yan Qi sneered: "No, no, Eighth King, you don't understand military affairs. Going north to meet the enemy will only delay the opportunity for war. It's best for me to go."
The Eighth King was angry: "How presumptuous! Yan Qi, why do you say that I don't know the military affairs and wasted the opportunity to fight? You are slandering me."
Yan Qi responded tit-for-tat: "Eight Kings have never led troops, fought in battles, do not know martial arts, and have never controlled an army. How can they know military matters? Could it be that Eight Kings will run away when they are born? You have never led troops, and you still Don’t you want to face reality? I think it is absolutely unacceptable for the Eight Kings to lead the army.”
"It's full of nonsense."
The Eight Kings thought that Yan Qi was competing for the title of War King, and immediately became anxious, blushing and thick-necked.
"Don't slander me! I tell you that when the prince was besieging Annan, I personally visited Hongcheng and commanded the battle. My military ability is by no means inferior to yours."
Yan Qi's mind raced: "Oh? Eight Kings, this is strange. I looked up the Battle of Annan. When the Prince went to war, only Prime Minister Cao Chunqiu accompanied the Prince to the war. The Eight Kings were in the capital and did not go with the army? What? The Eighth Prince said he went out with the army and even reached the Annan front line? This seems a bit unreasonable. "
The Eighth Prince's heart skipped a beat and his face turned pale.
In an instant, he hurriedly changed his words: "Oh, my memory is wrong. I have never been to the Annan front line. I commanded the battle from the capital."
Yan Qi stared at the evasive Eighth King: "Really? Eighth King, why do I think you are a little nervous and don't mean what you say?"
"No way!
"
The Eighth Prince rejected it: "I really remembered it wrong. I have never been to the Annan front line. Is there anything to doubt about this? Yan Qi, please stop looking for trouble."
Yan Qi chuckled: "The Eighth King said it himself, and I didn't mean to question it. Besides, I just casually questioned it, why are the Eighth King so nervous? It makes it seem like the Eighth King went to Annan to command the battle, which is a big event. of."
"Ahem..."
Only then did the Eighth Prince realize that he was too nervous and couldn't hide it well at all.
He hurriedly coughed a few times to cover up the awkward atmosphere: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. What I mean is that I am familiar with military affairs and have commanded battles. I will definitely be able to face Youxian King Yege. Fight and win.”
"Moreover, I am assisted by General Zhang Yongwu. I am responsible for the general strategy, and General Zhang Yongwu is responsible for the tactics! With the perfect combination of our civil and military skills, we will definitely be able to defeat Yege's army. That... General Zhang, do you have confidence?"
How much confidence does Zhang Yongwu have?
He fought Yege three times in total.
Every time, I lose like shit.
Seeing Ye Ge, Zhang Yongwu felt timid without fighting.
However, you still have to pretend.
Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that he has lost his prestige as a great general who governs the country?
If you are even afraid of Yege, how can you control the country?
Zhang Yongwu looked fearless: "Your Majesty, Eight Kings, just don't worry, if I go out on an expedition, I will definitely kill Yege until he loses his armor and is defeated."
The Eight Kings said: "Your Majesty, please allow my brother to go on an expedition."
Yan Qi asked the Eighth Kings: "How many troops and horses will the prince take when he sets out to conquer Northern Xinjiang? How much food and grass will he prepare?"
The Eight Kings said: "I will command 500,000 troops, prepare 2 million stones of food, and rush to the front line."
"What?"
When the old emperor heard this, he was extremely surprised.
Half a million soldiers? Two million stones of grain?
This is simply unreasonable.
"Hahaha!"
Yan Qi laughed loudly: "The eight kings are going to fight, and they actually need 500,000 soldiers? You are going to take away all the soldiers of Great China. Not only do you have to take away all the 300,000 soldiers in the capital, but you also have to recruit the government. Two hundred thousand soldiers. Doesn’t this empty out the treasury of Dahua?”
"The Turks only have a total of 150,000 cavalry, and you want 500,000 soldiers? Are you so cowardly? Since you
If you are so afraid of Yege, why would you ask for a fight? What qualifications do you have to ask for a fight? "
"Also, what is the concept of two million stones of grain? Let me tell you, it is enough to feed half a million soldiers for four months. Could it be that the Eighth Kings are going to lead half a million soldiers to fight Yege for four months? Is this? This is simply unheard of! This is not called fighting, this is called showing off prestige, this is called great success. If we really fight like you, even if there is a golden mountain in Dahua's treasury, you will lose it all."
The Eight Kings want to lead an army of 500,000, which means the lion opens its mouth.
He has other purposes.
The opportunity is rare, so of course we need to bring more troops.
I just didn't expect to be ridiculed by Yan Qi like this.
The Eight Kings hurriedly explained: "The combat strength ratio between the Turks and Dahua has always been one to three. In other words, if the Turks send 10,000 troops, we will have 30,000 infantry to respond. If the Turks send 100,000 troops, we will have 300,000 infantry. Respond. Now, the Turks have sent 150,000 troops, and we, Dahua, must send at least 450,000 troops. Now, I want to send 500,000 troops, isn’t it reasonable?”
"Furthermore, a war is about logistics and food. If the food and grass cannot keep up, how can we fight a war? I am familiar with the art of war. Before the army moves, food and grass go first. If you prepare food for an army of 500,000 in advance, you will be prepared and can let the army The soldiers can fight with peace of mind. Ahem...General Zhang, Vice Prime Minister Yang, do you think what I said makes sense?"
The Eighth Prince himself could not defeat Yan Qi, so he hurriedly brought Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke out to support the scene.
Zhang Yongwu repeatedly praised: "It makes so much sense! Your Majesty is well versed in military affairs, and every word of it is astonishing."
"Back to the emperor, he is very familiar with the exchange ratio of Turkic and Dahua troops. According to historical records, the exchange ratio of Turkic cavalry and Dahua infantry is indeed one to three! Since Ye Ge led 150,000 cavalry to attack northern Xinjiang, We also need to lead an army at least three times the size of the Turkic cavalry to meet the enemy. Therefore, the number of five hundred thousand is very reasonable."
Yang Ke hurriedly followed: "Your Majesty, the war is all about food and grass! Everything can be saved, but food and grass cannot be saved! There are exactly two million stones of food in the capital's treasury, enough to feed an army of 500,000."
Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke sang together and vigorously advocated for the Eight Kings.
Yan Qi stared at Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke: "How can you two guys say such shameless words?"
Yang Ke and Zhang Yongwu were furious: "Who are you calling shameless?"
