There was no suspense in the dispute. Under the pressure of Zhou Ziru, the attitudes of the DPRK and the Central Government towards the Northern Yi gradually became the same: send troops!
The attitude was unanimous, which Zhao Yizhi expected. Even if Zhou Ziru did not come forward, no one in the world would dare to resist his imperial power anymore.
"It has been decided to send troops, but... what should we do next?" Zhao Yizhi chuckled while sitting in the imperial study, looking at Zhou Ziru who was sitting opposite. "Do you think we should go to rescue Anxi first or rush to rescue Dingliao and Beidi first?"
Zhou Ziru picked up the tea cup, looked at the tea leaves floating up and down in the cup, and said, "I remember that Duke Wu Dining loved drinking tea from the south the most. May I ask Your Majesty, is this tea from Wancheng?"
"No, it's the tribute tea from Hangzhou." Zhao Yizhi understood what Zhou Ziru meant: "You mean... to go to Dingliao and Beidi first?"
Zhou Ziru nodded gently: "Wu Dinggong and Zhongyi Gong have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, stationed in Ancheng, but there is no mention of this military intelligence report. Your Majesty will not think that this military information has been transmitted, you two Don’t you know, sir?”
"Moreover, the two of them had already moved their troops north when Wei Chen was conquering Xigui. According to Wei Chen's opinion, they would not stand idly by."
"Allowing the two princes to fight with the Northern Yi can also weaken the forces of both sides, which is great. But Ancheng cannot help but be on guard. If the two princes lose to the Northern Yi, we must also be prepared." Zhou Ziru Said slowly.
Zhao Yizhi nodded in agreement: "Then who do you think is appropriate to send to guard Ancheng?"
Zhou Ziru said with a smile: "Your Majesty, we will not send generals, but add more troops and horses. Wu Dinggong has so many talents, it will not help if we remove the generals. More troops and horses are what Wu Dinggong needs."
Zhao Yi looked at Zhou Ziru and said, "I remember that you were very wary of Yi Xiaodao and the others before. Why have you changed your gender now?"
Zhou Ziru looked solemn: "He went to Donglu and Nanhuai and was able to pull up hundreds of thousands of troops. How could he not guard against it? But it's different now. The five vassals in the south are all under the control of the imperial court. They There won’t be any trouble. The top priority now is Beiyi!”
"Do you think Beiyi will continue to attack the other two vassals?"
Zhou Ziru shook his head slowly: "No, I think the other two princes will take the initiative to attack Beiyi, or at least take back the Shacheng outside the country."
Seeing Zhao Yizhi's thoughtful look, Zhou Ziru continued: "The three kings of the Northern Fan have been united and have lived in peace for six hundred years. Why did they lose Fengcheng this time?"
"The other two vassals did not reinforce Fengcheng?" Zhao Yizhi said following Zhou Ziru's words.
"The reinforcements are definitely reinforcements, but they should only be slightly interested. The princes of the two vassals should still want to take back the Shacheng outside the country. With the buffer of Shacheng, the return to the city and the Fengcheng can be stable."
Zhao Yizhi looked at Zhou Ziru and asked, "Where are you going to go first?"
Zhou Ziru took a sip of tea and coughed twice: "I want to go to Beidi first. Although Yi Xiaodao and the others are here in Anxi, if there is an emergency, they can rush to help. Dingliao is bitterly cold, and Beiyi has always been against it. I don’t really care, and… I’m just afraid that if I die…”
Zhao Yizhi was silent when he heard this. He had examined Zhou Ziru's lesions and found that his qi and blood were weak, but there were no other serious problems. However, human essence is all in the blood, and it is not easy to regulate it well.
"When to set off?"
"The sooner the better, but this time the Yulin Army alone is not enough. There are only 120,000 or 30,000 Yulin Army left in the capital, and their opponent this time is Beiyi..."
Zhao Yizhi also knew that Beiyi was powerful and asked, "How much do you want?"
"Three hundred thousand! At least... two hundred and fifty thousand..." Zhou Ziru said slowly.
Zhao Yizhi quickly waved his hand and blurted out: "No need to discount, you said 300,000, it is 300,000! The military recruitment will be raised by the Ministry of War."
"Discount? What is a discount?" Zhou Ziru was a little confused.
"Well... you don't have to worry about it. Anyway, I promise to hand over the 300,000 soldiers to you one by one." Zhao Yizhi brought the topic back.
Zhou Ziru stood up and said, "That's fine. I'll go back and make preparations. We'll set off in three days."
"Three days?" Zhao Yizhi's eyes widened: "No matter how powerful the Ministry of War is, the three-day limit is probably not enough..."
"Wei Chen will first lead the 100,000 Yulin army, and the remaining 20,000 to 30,000 horses will stay in the capital to train the recruited soldiers and horses." Zhou Ziru stated his intention.
Zhao Yizhi smiled softly: "Prime Minister Zhou is really meticulous about everything."
Zhou Ziru saw Zhao Yizhi smiling and wanted to say a few more words, but he still didn't speak.
If the matter is over in his heart, there is no need to comfort him; if he cannot get over it, no one can persuade him.
…
As soon as Yi Xiaodao and Li Dingxing walked outside the government office in Baicheng, they heard the voice of Anxi Wang Zhang Li roaring in the hall: "You...how dare you! How dare you!"
"Bang!" With a sound, a tea cup was thrown out of the door and broke at the feet of the two of them.
"Fengcheng! Fengcheng that has been guarded for six hundred years! How dare you knock me out and take me away! I think it's up to you to take care of King Anxi!" King Anxi's voice came from the hall.
The two turned around and entered the hall, only to see a group of officials standing in front of them, all with their heads lowered, allowing King Anxi to scold them.
Yi Xiaodao raised his eyebrows, took two steps to the side, and shouted, "Your Majesty, you're still angry."
Zhang Lizheng turned his head and saw Yi Xiaodao, suppressing the anger on his face: "It turns out to be the two gentlemen...you guys, why don't you get out of here!" As soon as he called out, he shouted away all the officials in the hall.
"My lord, it's a done deal, it's better to be less angry." Li Dingxing advised from the side.
Zhang Lizheng, the king of Anxi, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "You two gentlemen... are laughing."
"Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs. If you lose this time, you may not be able to win next time. What's more, is there any city in the world that cannot be broken? Do you think so, my lord?" Yi Xiaodao said comfortingly from the side.
Li Dingxing also persuaded: "Yes, Your Majesty, and even if Fengcheng is lost, it may not be impossible to make a comeback. Your Majesty still needs to cheer up."
Anxi King Zhang Lizheng was silent. Li Dingxing thought he was still sentimental about Fengcheng, so he winked at Yi Xiaodao and wanted to leave so that he could be quiet for a while.
Yi Xiaodao pursed his lips and smiled: "My lord, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not."
"Brother, don't mess around!" Li Dingxing warned in a low voice, worried that Yi Xiaodao would irritate King Anxi.
Yi Xiaodao stretched out his hand to stop Li Dingxing and said, "My lord, aren't you curious why Fengcheng fell?"
King Anxi and Li Dingxing were both stunned, looking at Yi Xiaodao with some confusion. What kind of problem is this? Naturally, it was captured by Bei Yi!
"I, Lao Zhang, am a rough man. It's better for Wu Dinggong to make it clearer." King Anxi said angrily.
Yi Xiaodao stared into King Anxi's eyes and said slowly: "The three kings of Beifan are united. This time Fengcheng is besieged, why didn't Beidi and Dingliao come to support?"
"Oh, I forgot to mention it. The North even sent more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, but they were all intercepted and killed by the Beiyi at the Yellow River." Yi Xiaodao added.
Li Dingxing looked at King Anxi and wanted to know the truth. After all, for Beiyi, who often had hundreds of thousands of troops, ten thousand troops could really be considered a drop in the bucket.
King Anxi stared at Yi Xiaodao, and suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, I didn't expect that Duke Wu Ding was really as sharp as a torch."
"Your Highness, do you know the reason?" Yi Xiaodao also smiled.
"How could I not know? At first, we were on guard against the imperial court and abandoned the sand city outside the border. But unexpectedly, we shot ourselves in the foot... Beidi and Ding Liao Ding took advantage of the time when Bei Yi was attacking Fengcheng to rob it. Where is the sand city outside the country!" King Anxi chuckled and shook his head.
Li Dingxing nodded slightly, as he had guessed.
"I'm afraid it's more than that, right? The three kings of the Northern Domain have been in harmony for six hundred years. That's because Daqi worked together and used the whole country to resist the Northern Barbarians, which made it difficult for the Northern Barbarians to advance. But now the five vassals in the South are all Now that they have returned to the imperial court, the three princes have no ideas in their minds?"
King Anxi looked at Yi Xiaodao: "Does the Lord think that we will defect to Beiyi?"
"If not, how can we solve the problem of abandoning the sand city outside the country?"
"Of course it's just to make the court afraid!" King Anxi replied with a glare.
Yi Xiaodao chuckled and said: "Then the three princes have already had this intention. If not, why bother using this method to make the court afraid?"
King Anxi stopped talking, picked up the teacup on the side and started drinking.
Yi Xiaodao came closer and said: "I am leading 80,000 horses to come to the rescue. Is this enough to express the court's wishes? I just want to defend Fengcheng for the prince! The northern barbarians are attacking in the east and west. This is something that no one expected. But in the prince's heart, is it true? Just like all our ancestors, are you still determined to fight to the death against the Bei Yi?"
"Brother..." Li Dingxing shouted softly from the side, fearing that Yi Xiaodao had gone too far.
Yi Xiaodao raised his hand and pressed it softly to comfort Li Dingxing, and then said: "Your Majesty, Xiaodao said this just in the hope that Your Majesty can stand firmly on Daqi's side and fight against Beiyi."
King Anxi nodded: "I understand."
"Xiao Dao won't say much else. I hope the prince will think twice. The three kings of Beifan seem to be helping each other, but in fact they have their own thoughts. Where the prince will go, please think carefully." Yi Xiaodao stopped in time and gave a slight smile to King Anxi. Nod and leave.
"Master..." King Anxi stood up and called Yi Xiaodao.
Yi Xiaodao turned around and smiled slightly: "If the prince has something on his mind, there is no need to tell Xiaodao. Xiaodao is just doing his own thing. As I just said, the prince needs to think twice."
"Young Master divided our three vassals to regain the three vassals in the north, right?" King Anxi said lightly, with no other expression on his face.
Yi Xiaodao looked at King Anxi blankly: "Could it be that the prince thought that Beiyi had captured Fengcheng and would stop there?"
"what for?"
"Ha, let's put the other things aside... let's retreat from the Beiyi first..."
