Daxia, the northern border, Suiyuan City.
Qin Zhan was planning to deliver food and grass to the newly joined Xiqiang tribe, when Qian Miaoyin came forward with a bowl of ginger soup.
"Your Highness, the wind is strong, drink the ginger soup and go to get rid of the cold!"
Qin Zhan raised his head and smiled: "Thank you, my dear, I will let you follow me and suffer in this cold northern border!"
Qian Miaoyin smiled: "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Since Miaoyin is married to Your Majesty, she should share the joys and sorrows with Him. Today's hibernation is to prepare for the splendor of the coming spring when the flowers bloom. Miaoyin is not afraid of hardship!"
Qin Zhan held Qian Miaoyin's catkins and blew on the hot air: "Come over and warm yourself over the fire. The approval will be finished soon!"
"Then I will feed the prince a drink!"
As she spoke, Qian Miaoyin took a mouthful and pressed her delicate red lips onto it. Qin Zhan smiled, Qian Miaoyin was a natural charmer, and it was wonderful for the two of them to be together these days!
Of course, Qin Zhan also knew that this was one of the Queen Mother's methods to restrain him, but the soft and boneless woman in his arms was so fragrant.
Qin Zhan turned over and hugged her thin waist, lifted up her woolen skirt, revealing a pair of snow-white long legs with red insides, but when he took off his belt and stood up his long legs.
Suddenly there was a voice outside the door.
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the south is back, and they have something important to report!"
Qin Zhan said impatiently: "If you have any important matters, let's talk about it another day!"
"Your Majesty, the old lady has been detained."
"What?" Qin Zhan suddenly lost interest and comforted Qian Miaoyin, whose shoulders were half exposed.
"My beloved concubine, come as soon as you go!"
Qian Miaoyin said it was okay, but the resentment in her eyes betrayed her. How could she run away just after her anger was aroused!
This man didn't understand the charm. After Qin Zhan left, Qian Miaoyin moved her eyes to the hilt of the sword. Her pretty face turned red and her breathing became rapid. In the end, she couldn't help but stretched out her hand and grabbed the hilt of the sword...
In the Military Intelligence Hall, Qin Zhan was furious.
"Qin Yun, you are really bullying me. You want eight hundred horses from me for one cannon. Is this guy out of his mind because of his poverty?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Grand Tutor has told us that now we are short of food and grass. Without foreign aid, we may not be able to survive for long. The imperial court's batch of food has been delayed for a few days."
Qin Zhan snorted coldly: "Qin Zheng, the kid, is short-sighted. I will kill him sooner or later!"
"Pass my military order, vanguard the left camp and the right camp, start immediately, and send troops to the east city!"
"promise!"
"Bring the new cannons with you. The pile of rotten cannons that Qin Zheng gave me will turn into lumps of ice when frozen. Crush them and send them back!"
"My lord, actually you can still use some words of retaliation. After all, we are short of this thing now."
Qin Zhan snorted coldly: "I also want to arrest a group of craftsmen."
The guard said: "My lord, you have forgotten that decades ago, Jiaodong was my city of Daxia. It was instigated by the Northern Qi to rebel. Moreover, there is a shipbuilding workshop of the Northern Qi in Jiaodong city, and there must be many craftsmen in it!"
"You are right. If we take Jiaodong, we will have a foothold."
"Why are you standing there? Go quickly!"
"yes!"
…
In Jiaodong City, Qi Dangxian was inspecting the city defense with a group of followers.
"I have met His Highness the Third Prince!"
"Mianli, have you found anything suspicious recently?"
"Your Highness the Third Prince, our trade with the Fuso people has been temporarily interrupted due to the blockade of the sea by Yue ships. However, Mr. Koizumi Iichi of Fuso has been waiting for His Highness in the city for many days."
"Really? Take me with you!"
"promise!"
Daqi is a country that combines nomadic herding and farming. Usually, the west side of Daqi is grazing, and the east side near the warm and humid sea is farming.
Moreover, there are countless fertile black lands north of Changsheng Mountain. This is the granary of Daqi.
Jiaodong Port is located at the junction of Daxia and Northern Qi, with the sea to the east and the Seven Kingdoms of Dongjun across the sea.
Of course, you can also go north and east along the coastline for thousands of miles to reach Dongjun.
Jiaodong is the largest pass on this coastline. Since the founding of Daxia, it has repeatedly fought for Jiaodong. Unfortunately, since it can only attack from the road and does not have the advantage of the Northern Qi cavalry, Daxia loses more than it wins.
Previously, Han Weilong's 30,000 armored cavalry were used to defend against the Northern Qi army in Jiaodong City. However, the imperial court later transferred the armored cavalry away, and the one responsible for the defense here was handed over to Zhou Ji's army from the northwest.
Qi Dangxian came here for inspection as usual.
In the main hall of Jiaodong City, Qi Binghang threw down his riding whip and strode in.
Koizumi bowed and said, "I have met His Highness!"
"Excuse me, Mr. Koizumi, what news did you bring this time?"
Qi Dingxian sat down on the chair carelessly. Compared to Xia people sitting on the floor or kneeling, Northern Qi people preferred chairs.
Koizumi smiled and said: "Your Highness, there is good news and bad news. I wonder which one your Highness would like to hear?"
Qi Zheng said leisurely: "Good news!"
Koizumi Ichi: "The good news is that the Yue Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom are at war, and judging from the situation, both sides will lose in this battle!"
Qi Dangxian raised his eyebrows: "The Yue Kingdom is just a country with a population of only more than one million. How can we fight against the Wu Kingdom?"
Koizumi Ichi: "But Yue Qingnai, the queen of Yue Kingdom, is Qin Yun's woman. He has an elite army in his hands, as well as firearms, iron ships and other sharp weapons. It would be difficult for him to lose the Yue Kingdom so quickly."
Qi Dangxian muttered: "Qin Yun, he's not dead yet!"
"Where's the bad news?"
Koizumi Iichi: "We have received reliable news that the Qin War will raid Jiaodong!"
"Is this true?"
"Report! Enemy attack!"
However, before Koizumi could reply, a sergeant rushed forward to report.
Qi Dangxian's eyes turned cold: "Sorry!"
He said and walked out quickly with his sword in hand.
After Qi and others left, the samurai next to Koizumi Iichi asked: "Sir, why didn't we inform you in advance?"
Koizumi smiled: "Don't you think that fighting here would be a wonderful thing for me, Fuso?"
"Let them fight until both lose, and then my Fuso's strong ships and cannons will be of use."
The warrior paused: "Sir, the Yue Kingdom..."
Koizumi Ichi: "No matter which side they fight, I, Fuso, will help out. Let's go to the capital to meet the new prince of Daxia!"
"Hi!"
…
Outside Jiaodong City, Zhou Ji and Qin Zhan joined forces.
"Your Majesty, this Jiaodong City Gate is extremely strong and may not be easy to break through."
Qin Zhan waved his hand: "Come here, pull up Gu's Tiangong cannon!"
Not long after, I saw humans and animals working together to push up the first ten cannons forged from cast iron.
It was not like Zhou Ji had never seen the magical cannon produced in Daxia, but the cannon in front of him did not stuff iron balls from the muzzle, but loaded an oval-shaped shell from the tail.
Qin Zhan waved his hand: "Let go!"
Boom!
Sounds came one after another from ten cannons. A hole was blown directly into the seemingly solid city gate, and there were also many craters on the city wall.
Qin Zhan pulled out his long sword and raised it high: "Young men of Great Xia, the time has come to recapture Jiaodong!"
"Kill me!"
"kill!"
Thousands of people charged collectively, some carrying ladders, and others using slingshots to continuously drop boulders.
Qi was standing at the city gate leisurely, blood flowing from his forehead into the pillars.
"Your Highness, withdraw, withdraw!"
Qi Dongxian pushed away the city guarding official next to him.
"If you are in the city, hold on to me!"
However, he had just been affected by the artillery fire and was seriously injured. After saying this, he fell down.
A guard general took over the command.
"Protect His Highness quickly!"
"Inform the escorting cavalry to rush out of the city and break out to the north."
"promise!"
After several hours of bloody battle, Daxia's dragon flag was firmly planted on the wall of Jiaodong City.
Qin Zhan stood on the tower, high-spirited.
"Today, take back Jiaodong City, and my Daxia will regain its glory, and Daxia will live forever!"
"Da Xia will last ten thousand years, and your prince will last ten thousand years!"
"Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"
Generally speaking, the prince can only be called a thousand years old, and ten thousand years is already a treasonous title, but at this moment Qin Zhan's prestige has been pushed to its peak.
The battle report flew to the court like snowflakes, and Emperor Xia was very happy.
"Reward, reward the three armies!"
Qin Zheng was a little unhappy, but how could he stop him when the whole country was rejoicing.
But when Qi Bianxian returned to the country, things were much worse. He lost Jiaodong City, and the military power in his hands was directly handed over to the second prince of Da Qi.
In the Northern Qi Dynasty, there was more than one prince, and any outstanding person with the blood of the Changsheng family could be called a prince.
The second prince Qi Wei and Qi Bingxian were not the same mother. He rode on a horse and said condescendingly: "Third brother, you have disappointed your father so much. My father punished you to go to the northwest to feed horses!"
Qi Dang casually groaned and said nothing.
Qi Wei smiled and said: "Third brother, you are just too kind to the Xia people who surrendered in the Central Plains. These people are all cheap. If you don't get whipped twice, they will never know how to work!"
"But I'm different. Third brother, don't worry, second brother will avenge your shame!"
"By the way, your pregnant sister is probably going to give birth next year. I don't know whose bastard that child is, haha..."
"Zheng!"
Qi Bingxian: "Don't talk about my sister!"
"Hey, you're still in a hurry, but I like to see you in a hurry. Come on, third brother, let's make some gestures to see if it's the sword speed you learned from Ye Suifeng, or whether I learned it from the No. 1 Aturu in the grassland. I learned how to be sharp with my sword."
"stop!"
Everyone turned around and saw Qi Hongye walking slowly with a big belly.
"Qi Wei, this is not your territory, why don't you get out of here?"
"Hey, it's Sister. If Sister isn't recuperating in the tent, why are you here?"
Qi Hongye's eyes were cold: "Get ready, shoot the arrow!"
Looking at the flying arrows, Qi Wei's face darkened: "You Qi Hongye, you are pregnant with a bastard, you are amazing!"
After saying that, he rode away.
Qi Hongye's eyes turned cold, and then she looked at Qi Bingxian tenderly.
"Brother, you are too reckless!"
"Sister, he is bullying others too much!"
Qi Yiran gritted his teeth.
Qi Hongye said: "Let's go and graze. Next spring, defeat him and take back your glory!"
Qi Dangxian looked at Qi Hongye's belly: "Sister, tell me, whose child is this?"
Qi Hongye shook his head: "Don't ask, you will know when the time comes."
Qi Dangxian pondered: "Is it Qin Yun's?"
Qi Hongye said nothing, Qi Zheng said casually: "He has betrayed Daxia now!"
After speaking, he turned around and left.
Qi Hongye paused, something seemed to be burning in her eyes, and she looked far away to the south.
…
Yue Kingdom, Beiyin Mountain Fortress.
Qin Yun was holding Jiang Yingying's hand: "Slow down, I told you it's cold and slippery, why are you here? What if you fall?"
Jiang Yingying smiled: "Your Majesty, it's okay. I'm so bored staying at home every day, and you don't let me do anything. Look, Sister Shen Yue is opening Honey Ice City."
"Sister Guanguan will help you take care of your internal affairs. Even Sister Zhou has something to do. Sister Wanqing and Sister Jiang Xue can even help you review memorials and handle government affairs. But I can only sit here."
"It would be great if sister Zi Yan was with me!"
Qin Yun paused and looked into the distance: "Don't worry, I will definitely bring her back intact!"
"Report!"
"Your Majesty, the eagle has received an urgent report."
Qin Yun turned to the maid beside him and said, "When escorting the princess back to the palace, you must pay attention to safety."
"promise!"
Qin Yun turned around and walked towards the Military Intelligence Hall.
