The King of Xirong sat on the throne and threw the book to the ground.
He said angrily: "Who leaked the news? How could the Dayu Kingdom know that King Qin and Mrs. Sui were kidnapped by our Xirong Kingdom?"
"King, according to Weichen's guess, the news may have been revealed by the Yue clan." The Prime Minister stepped forward and said, "The people of the Yue clan are good at digging holes in the ground to hide. They should have killed a few people that day. In order to retaliate against me, Xirong, the Yue clan, That’s why I went to Dayu to report the news, otherwise, Dayu would not know the news so quickly.”
"Oh, I, Xirong, will swallow up the Yue clan sooner or later." King Xirong looked cold and angry, "In your opinion, what should we do now?"
He originally planned to attack the Dayu Kingdom after the autumn harvest next year and occupy the fertile fields of the Dayu Kingdom. Everything was in preparation. Starting a war at this time would be extremely detrimental to their Xirong Kingdom.
Moreover, according to reports from spies, Dayu State actually recruited troops temporarily, with the goal of recruiting 300,000 troops to attack Xirong.
The Xirong troops on the eastern front are 200,000. Even if they are strong, they are no match for an army of 300,000...
This time, the Dayu Kingdom came in force, not only to save King Qin and Mrs. Sui, but more importantly, to wash away the shame of the defeat twenty years ago.
"King, this is the territory of our Xirong Kingdom." The minister below laughed, "The most important thing is, do the temporarily recruited soldiers know how to fight and how to kill with one move? One of us Xirong can be worth ten of them , why fear?"
"The most difficult thing in winter is the problem of food and grass. The war should not drag on for too long, so let's make a quick decision and expel Dayu Kingdom within half a month, so that they can feel the shame of defeat twenty years ago again!"
"It's not okay to send another princess over for marriage this time. There must be at least ten princesses and a hundred noble girls, otherwise I, Xirong, will beat up the drowned dog!"
"..."
The ministers in the palace seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and each of them spoke more and more energetically.
King Xirong's expression gradually softened. Looking at it this way, starting a war with Dayu Kingdom in advance did not seem to be a bad thing.
at the same time.
Cheng Wanwan was burning paper money when the wind and snow swept in, and the fire in the charcoal basin was about to be blown out several times.
Under the steps, dozens of mages chanted sutras day and night to save the two undead souls in the coffin.
For more than a month, her daily life has been like this, either going to the experimental field to see the progress, or sitting in the yard and burning paper money.
When she was burning paper money, no one came to disturb her, and she could think about many things quietly.
When the wind and snow became lighter, Princess Taiping came with a group of people.
"Mrs. Sui." Princess Taiping's voice was very calm, "I have found fireworks and firecrackers from all the cities near the capital. Are these enough for you?"
Cheng Wanwan looked up.
Behind the princess, thirty or forty palace servants led a carriage and stopped at the entrance of the small courtyard. The carriage was filled with fireworks and covered with oil paper to prevent them from getting wet.
Dayu is rich in fireworks, but Xirong does not have this technology. These are rare items brought back to the country by Xirong merchants from Dayu. It is really not easy to find so many.
Although these are not enough, for Cheng Wanwan, as long as the things have a place to come from, it doesn't matter how much.
She stood up and said, "Thank you, queen. With these, my son will be more lively on the road, and he should be able to find his way back to his homeland."
The mage who was chanting sutras below could not help but shake his head slightly.
These fireworks are rare items that can only be used by the nobles of Xirong. They usually set off some fireworks during the New Year and festivals, but Mrs. Sui actually wanted to set off so many fireworks and firecrackers on the day of the funeral. It was a waste of natural resources...
However, they couldn't blame anything.
It is said that the rice seeds provided by Mrs. Sui can actually take root and sprout on the land of Xirong. They have already grown several inches tall. After more than a month, they will be able to ear and bear rice. If the yield per mu can really reach five or six hundred kilograms. , their Xirong Kingdom will never be short of food again, and all the good things in Dayu Kingdom will belong to their Xirong Kingdom from now on!
Cheng Wanwan said softly: "It's cold outside. Queen, please come in and sit for a while and have a cup of tea."
Princess Taiping asked the palace servants behind her to help move things into the warehouse, and followed Cheng Wanwan into the inner room alone.
After Mrs. Qi served hot tea, she exited the inner room and stood guard at the door, watching the people coming and going around her with vigilance.
"Mrs. Sui, I have already found someone to make the drawings you gave me last time." Princess Taiping lowered her voice and said, "That thing looks a bit strange. I didn't dare to bring it into the palace for fear of attracting the attention of King Xirong, so Leave it to General He over at the experimental field. If you have time, go over and take a look and see if it works."
Cheng Wanwan immediately thanked her: "With this thing, our group has a much better chance of escaping. Thank you princess for your help."
What she asked the princess to make was something called a musket. It was in the shape of a gun. It could be fired after being filled with gunpowder. It caused extremely strong damage. It was a long-range attack weapon. For this era, it was simply a dimensionality reduction strike.
She originally did not intend to bring this weapon to this era because it was too lethal and unfair to the enemy country.
Can!
There is nothing fair or unfair in this world.
If the two countries fight, there will definitely be rivers of blood. Even if gunpowder has not been invented, there will be countless casualties.
Using gunpowder against Xirong may end the war early, but it may not be possible.
"I sent someone to inquire and found out that more than 200,000 soldiers have been recruited from the Dayu Kingdom. Soldiers will continue to join along the way. When the army reaches the border of Xirong Kingdom, there should be 300,000 soldiers." Princess Taiping said. He said, "And Xirong's eastern front only has 200,000 troops, which is no match for Dayu. For the sake of the national economy and people's livelihood, Xirong will definitely hand over Mrs. Sui and her party unscathed."
Cheng Wanwan shook his head: "I originally thought that Xirong would hand me over after Dayu's soldiers came to the border, but now, I don't think so. Xirong spent so much effort to capture me. In order to appease me, not only He made my son a first-class official and allowed me to make some outrageous demands. It seemed like he was favoring me, but in fact he was particularly interested in the rice seeds I was researching. The King of Xirong would never let me go before the rice in the experimental fields was harvested. , and I will probably become a hostage... Another thing, the soldiers recruited temporarily have no experience in fighting, which is equivalent to giving away their lives... This battle is not easy to fight. "
The country of Dayu recruited soldiers in her name, so many people volunteered to join the army, and countless people would die on the battlefield. If tens of thousands of people died because of her, she would probably have no peace in the years to come.
"On the day of mourning, I will take all the people of Dayu to flee." She raised her eyes and said, "Princess, come with us."
She had stayed in the Xirong Palace for so long and knew the princess's situation very clearly. She should have left such a shabby place long ago.
The princess of their Dayu Kingdom has sacrificed for Dayu Country for twenty years. It’s time to return to her homeland and enjoy the honor that a princess should have.
