Alien King

Chapter 457 Wu Anbang's Opposition
Half a quarter of an hour later, Prince Ivan led a group of generals and ministers to the city wall of the west gate of Mojing City.

Looking around, I saw horses gathered, flags fluttering, square formations neatly organized, and soldiers armored like forests.Prince Ivan's complexion turned gray, and it can be seen from the momentum of the horses that the Tianyang Army is no longer the Tianyang Army under Wu Anbang in Liaodong.

With a disheartened expression on his face, Prince Ivan deliberately looked at the commander who was standing in front of the battle.Ivan vaguely remembered that this person seemed to be Wu Anbang's lieutenant general, and his name was Li Chengtian.

Ivan's heart moved, since he was Wu Anbang's deputy general, he would definitely not obey Ye Tian completely.There may still be opportunities for mediation on this matter.

Thinking of this, Ivan said, "Is the person here General Li?"

Li Chengtian didn't expect the prince of the Eka Empire to be able to call him by his surname, so he was a little stunned, then he cupped his fists and gave a salute, and said: "Li Chengtian has met His Royal Highness the Prince."

Prince Ivan smiled slightly, and said, "Cheng Tian, ​​is General Wu okay?"

Li Chengtian nodded, and answered: "General Wu and I haven't seen each other for several months, but General Wu is in Liaoyang City, so he should be fine."

Ivan continued: "Since General Li is General Wu's deputy, you can know that I have an appointment with General Wu."

Hearing Ivan's words, Li Chengtian frowned.In fairness, Wu Anbang did have some secret deals with the Eka people, but Li Chengtian himself didn't know exactly what it was.I thought it was just some interest entanglement, and it shouldn't involve politics and military aspects, but at this time Ivan deliberately mentioned it, and I don't know what his intention was.

Thinking of this, Li Chengtian clasped his fists again and said, "I am here to persuade His Royal Highness to surrender under the order of the Liaodong Commander-in-Chief of the Tiangong Empire. As for the agreement between His Royal Highness and General Wu, it is not within the scope of this war." Inside, I don't know."

Prince Ivan hit a nail, his face darkened, and he said eagerly: "Wu Anbang took my military equipment of a hundred carriages. Now that Eka is in trouble, he can't think of staying out of it."

Hearing Ivan's words, Li Chengtian's heart moved, and his thoughts passed quickly like lightning.It was rumored that Wu Anbang colluded with the Eka people and wanted to make Liaodong independent again, but the rumors are rumors after all, and there is no evidence after all.What Ivan said just now is probably true.Wu Anbang finally rebelled.

Taking a deep breath, Li Chengtian felt very lucky at this moment.If Ye Tian hadn't come to Liaodong to intervene, he, Li Chengtian, was still Wu Anbang's loyal subordinate at this time, and the day Wu Anbang really rebelled, he, Li Chengtian, would not be able to get away with it no matter what.

Thinking of this, Li Chengtian shrugged his shoulders and continued: "Your Highness, what is General Wu doing with you? It is General Wu's business and has nothing to do with me. Now I am here to persuade you to surrender under the order of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief." Your Highness, please think about it carefully, whether you decide to surrender the whole city, or spend it with me."

Speaking of this, Li Chengtian paused for a moment, then looked around again, and then said: "According to my estimation, the grain storage in Mo Jingcheng will last for half a month at most. I also hope that the prince will make a decision early and not let the people in the city It’s better for civilians to suffer.”

Prince Ivan was trembling with anger, pointed at Li Chengtian, and said bitterly: "You, you, you..."

After talking about you three times in a row, Ivan couldn't speak anymore.

Li Chengtian rode on the back of the war horse, glanced at Ivan on the city wall again, then pulled the rope, turned the horse's head, and ran all the way to the back of the phalanx.

On the city wall, Ivan looked at Li Chengtian's back, gritted his teeth and said, "Could it be that this Ye Tian has subdued Li Chengtian? Wu Anbang is now a lonely man?"

Thinking of this, the hope that had been raised just now was once again shattered.

Ivan patted the square bricks of the city wall in front of him bitterly, then turned around and walked quickly down the city wall.

At this time, in Yekaterinburg's Chancellery Palace, Lin Qiyu's worries really came true.

The food price in the entire Ye Castle rose again, four times higher than before the Shenji Camp entered Ye Castle.The price of a bag of rice noodles has now reached one and a half taels of silver, and the people complained endlessly, but there was nothing they could do.

Lin Qiyu's face was gloomy, knowing that these nobles were hoarding grain maliciously and secretly cooperating to raise the price of grain, but there was no evidence and she was helpless.

According to Lin Qiyu's original temperament, the worst thing would be to take someone to loot a few nobles, but now Lin Qiyu's side is most lacking in military power.But Zhuge Yang's words also reminded Lin Qiyu.According to Ye Tian's meaning, the Shenji Battalion did not come to the Eka Empire and then withdraw. Ye Tian's real intention was to completely occupy the empire and let the Eka Empire be incorporated into the territory of the Tiangong Empire.This requires not only conquering the army of the Eka people, but also conquering the hearts of the people of the Eka people.

If Lin Qiyu ransacked these nobles today, it would definitely leave an indelible shadow and stain in the hearts of ordinary people in Eka, which would undoubtedly bring more trouble and uncertainty to the future rule.

At this time, Lin Qiyu can already imitate Ye Tian's thinking mode and think about every step in front of her from a long-term perspective.

If you want to conquer the hearts of the Eka people, the best way is to support an Eka noble who can lean towards the Tiangong Empire.This nobleman must also be highly respected, and must have a considerable status and background.Then, it is the long-term solution for this noble to influence and persuade other nobles to cooperate with the Tiangong Empire's rule.

For a whole day, Lin Qiyu had carefully reviewed the 27 nobles in Yekaterinburg, but unfortunately, Lin Qiyu did not have full confidence in any of them.

The roots of these nobles are actually more or less connected with the Eka royal family. It is almost impossible for such people to develop into their own people.

Thinking of this, Lin Qiyu sighed again, shook her head, and said distressedly: "The problem of food, the problem of nobles, it is really much more difficult to solve these problems than fighting a war. Why should I do these things? What about the solution?"

After speaking, Lin Qiyu gritted her teeth, came to the table, sat down, spread out the pen and paper, and began to write the first letter to Ye Tian after entering Eka territory.

At this moment, the voice of the soldiers reporting came from outside the door.

"My lord, the several targets sent to the cities and counties of Eastern Siberia for appeasement and mission work have all returned."

Lin Qiyu raised her head, her face beamed with joy, and she said, "Let them all come in."

In a short while, the commanders of the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth bids of the Shenji Battalion entered the Xiangsheli Palace one after another.

Lin Qiyu stood up, looked at the four commanders Tang Lie, Wei Ying, Yuan Fei, and Mao Long who were standing in the hall, and asked, "How is the situation?"

Tang Lie opened his mouth and said: "The recruiting situation has been smoother than expected. Except for a few governors who are unwilling to serve, the governors of other cities and states have basically retained their original positions."

Lin Qiyu nodded in satisfaction.In all fairness, if the governors of these surrendered areas are unwilling to serve, Lin Qiyu must consider re-appointing these local officials, but it is obviously inappropriate to send officials from the Tiangong Empire.Second, Lin Qiyu was not familiar with other local officials at all levels, so she couldn't choose a suitable candidate at once.

Therefore, the fastest and most efficient way is to keep these officials in their original positions.Even if they cannot be controlled [-]%, at least local stability can be maintained.

Thinking of this, Lin Qiyu asked again: "What's the problem?"

Tang Lie exchanged glances with the other three target commanders, and said, "Food prices have skyrocketed, and civilians in some counties are already inclined to revolt and riot."

Hearing this sentence, Lin Qiyu frowned, and then asked: "Based on your observations, how long can it be delayed?"

After thinking about it for a while, Tang Lie replied: "According to the grain storage of ordinary people's homes, combined with the time they can last after they can't buy grain, there will be five days at most. If the grain price is still not under control, Everywhere starving people are bound to riot."

Lin Qiyu nodded, and said repeatedly: "Five days, the time is really tight."

After a pause, Lin Qiyu sneered, and continued: "Riot? I'm afraid this is just superficial. Their real purpose is to drive us away. These nobles have secretly joined forces and have blocked the food supply in East Siberia. channels, maliciously hoarding food and raising the price of food. However, out of trust in them, ordinary civilians will never put this account on the heads of these nobles. The ultimate crux of the matter lies in these nobles They. As long as we retreat from the front, these nobles will take out the food and sell it to ordinary civilians at a low price."

Hearing Lin Qiyu's words, Tang Lie nodded with understanding, thought for a while, and said with a bitter face: "Instructor Lin, we don't have to talk about the war in the Shenji Camp. The trivial matters and government affairs in these places have nothing to do with it." It's really not our forte."

Lin Qiyu smiled, and said, "I have already written to Director Ye about this matter, let him figure out a way to deal with it."

After speaking, Lin Qiyu turned around and looked at the tall sycamore tree outside the door, with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

Although this was a headache for her, to Ye Tian, ​​it might just be a small problem not worth mentioning.With Director Ye's talent and ability, it must be easy to solve.

Thinking of this, Lin Qiyu smiled again.

Tianyang City, Qinghexuan.

While eating the crab roe noodles specially made for him by Tingxue, Ye Tian watched the good news from all over the north.

Looking at it, Ye Tian couldn't help laughing, patted the table hard, and said loudly: "Okay, the Shenji Battalion wiped out the No. [-] Erka in Tanghai Town, Huanan Town, and Naiqi Town respectively." , Second and Fifth Army Corps. The Tianyang Army Corps has also besieged Mojing City. Lin Qiyu, this little girl, seems to be the Queen of Yekaterinburg."

After speaking, Ye Tian took another sip of the noodles, and then said with emotion: "Unexpectedly, in less than seven days, half of the land in the east of Eka, and the entire East Siberia state have been brought under my command. If Mojing City is successfully captured again, and the entire Siberia State is incorporated, then the entire Oka Empire will be annexed by me."

Speaking of this, Ye Tian laughed again.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian opened another memorial.After just a few glances, Ye Tian frowned, thinking hard.

The problem that Lin Qiyu mentioned is actually a very serious problem.Food prices soared, the people suffered and couldn't survive, so they would naturally vent their grievances on those in power.

(End of this chapter)