empire wars

Chapter 83
"A message came from Qinghai County asking for help. Yu Zhoumu asked us to send troops to Qinghai County to support and repel the invasion of the Northern Qiang Anhan clan."

In the conference hall, Zhuge Mo looked at Qin Yuan. "They sent envoys, do you want to summon them?"

There is a state shepherd in Liangzhou in Xiyong, named Yu Benzhi, who was born in a Luodu family. He has been the state shepherd of Liangzhou for more than ten years.

Many years ago, the Northern Qiang people kept harassing Xihai County. Yu Benzhi personally dispatched troops from Xihai County to attack the Northern Qiang people. He led 20 elite troops to defeat the Northern Qiang people and regained hundreds of miles of territory.

In that battle, it is said that nearly [-] elite soldiers of the Northern Qiang were wiped out, and dozens of tribes of all sizes were wiped out.

Now, he has been retaliated by the An and Han clans, and I am afraid that this time he is doomed.

"You don't need to see each other. Our army has just recovered Wuwei County. We have lost troops and lost generals. We need to rest and recuperate. It is not suitable to fight again."

Qin Yuan shook his head and refused.

He is the prefect of Wuwei and nominally a subordinate of the prefect of Liangzhou in Western Yong.

As long as Yu Benzhi served as the state shepherd for one day, he would not be able to become the real master of Xiyong Liangzhou, and he would not be able to take Xiyong Liangzhou into his pocket justifiably.

To a certain extent, Yu Benzhi is Qin Yuan's enemy on the way to dominate the world.

It's a good thing that Qin Yuan didn't add insult to injury, so why would he send troops to support him?

If Yu Benzhi repelled the Northern Qiang people and calmed down, he might take back the ownership of Jincheng County from him, and even become Qin Yuan's biggest enemy in occupying Xiyong Liangzhou.

He is only the prefect of Wuwei in name, in charge of Wuwei County, Jincheng County does not belong to his territory.

Jincheng County's problem is actually not that big, after all, the imperial court's control is low, even the prefect's control over the place is very weak.

He took Jincheng County from the Northern Qiang people, so not even the court or the people would target Qin Yuan because of this matter.

But Xiyong Liangzhou is different. If Qin Yuan kills the state shepherd and gains control of Xiyong Liangzhou, it will have some negative effects.

Coincidentally, he didn't want to meet the An and Han clans of Northern Qiang, and he didn't want to have a state shepherd on his head, so he simply let them go, and waited for them to decide the winner, then Qin Yuan would send troops according to the situation.

"Okay, I'll send someone back."

Zhuge Mo nodded slightly, and continued. "News came from Jingzhou on the Nanjiang River. The King of Nanjing has invited heroes from all over the world to gather in Youjiang City to discuss the crusade against the rebels of the Heavenly Dao Army."

"what happened?"

Qin Yuan asked, I heard that there was a war between the Heavenly Dao Army and the King of Nanjing in Yidu County, and the King of Nanjing dispatched an army of 50 troops to attack the Heavenly Dao Army gathered in Yidu County.

From Qin Yuan's point of view, King Nanjing was well prepared for mobilizing the army this time, and he would definitely be able to wipe out the Tiandao Army in Yidu County. He did not expect that he hadn't taken it yet.

"My lord, according to the news, the Heavenly Dao Army gathered troops from several surrounding states and counties to stick to Yidu County. There have been many battles between the two sides, which lasted for more than half a month. The Nanjing Army suffered heavy losses, and they still did not take them. Take it down."

Zhuge Mo pulled out a map, marking the counties and cities in Nanjiang Jingzhou.

Among them, Yidu County is located to the north of Jingzhou in Nanjiang, and it is a very large county.

The map shows that the southeastern side of Yidu County has been occupied by the Nanjing Army, which has been replaced by a patch of red, occupying one-third.

To the north is the yellow color represented by the Heavenly Dao Army, occupying two-thirds of the territory.

However, there are red dots in the yellow, and some scattered red dots are scattered in Yidu County, which means that some cities or small towns are occupied by the Southern Jing Army.

At the red-yellow dividing line, there are two particularly important cities, namely Yidu City and Youjiang City.

The Southern Jing Army gathered 50 land and water troops, and the Tiandao Army gathered millions of troops.

There have been no less than a hundred wars between the two sides, which lasted for half a month and resulted in countless casualties. Now they are even more engaged in a tug-of-war, consuming each other's strength.

The Tiandao Army spread all over the world, and troops were mobilized from all over the world to support it. However, the King of Nanjing was unable to attack for a long time, so he had this opportunity to summon a group of heroes.

"It's unexpected that the Heavenly Dao Army was able to stop King Nanjing's crusade."

Qin Yuan sighed, Nanjiang Jingzhou has a vast land, abundant resources, and dense population. It has been managed by the King of Nanjing for decades, with great ambitions.

If it wasn't for the great general of the court, Zhao Xuan, and Taifu Yang Ling, who had joined forces to elect the little emperor to the throne, the royal clan would have pushed King Nanjing to the throne.

The King of Nanjing is very powerful. If it weren't for the imperial court and the orthodox emperor, he might have already proclaimed himself emperor, and he is one of the most powerful princes today.

"According to intelligence reports, the Tiandao Army has gathered millions of troops in Yidu County. It seems that they are preparing to stick to it and don't want to give up Yidu County."

Zhuge Mo said solemnly.

Yidu County is the most important granary behind the Tiandao Army. Once Yidu County falls and the Tiandao Army loses its supply of food and grass, the actions of the states and counties will inevitably decline.

At the same time, the geographical location is very important, with Jingzhou in Nanjiang in the south, Luodu in Sizhou in the north, Yuzhou in Zhongchu in the east, and Yizhou in Tianchuan in the west.

A county separated from Yizhou in Tianchuan is Xiping County in Liangzhou, Xiyong.

It can be said that it is Yidu County as an important transportation hub that closely connects the Tiandao Army from all over China.

"What do you think?"

Qin Yuan looked at Zhuge Mo.

"Now the princes from all over the world have responded to the call of King Nanjing. Twenty reinforcements have arrived in Linjiang City. I am afraid that the number of reinforcements will increase in the next period of time."

Zhuge Mo said, "This is the top priority in the world. If we want to dominate the world in the future, we must participate in the crusade against the Heavenly Dao Army and seek opportunities to become famous all over the world."

"That's right, how can I be absent from such a big event? Once the Heavenly Dao Army is defeated, then the conflict will converge in Luodu and the court, and the real troubled times will begin. Although I occupy two counties, I belong to the remote part of Shenzhou after all. The place is not well-known in the Central Plains, this time is a good opportunity to become famous."

Qin Yuan agreed with Zhuge Mo's opinion.

The reason for not sending troops to Liangzhou Mu was because once the Northern Qiang people retreated, the two sides would immediately stand in opposing camps, unless one side showed weakness.

It is different to support the King of Nanjing. It is only right and proper to attack the Heavenly Dao Army.

There will be no conflict between Qin Yuan and these princes in a short time, but they may meet in war in the future.

The crusade against the Heavenly Dao Army is equivalent to a martial arts conference for world hegemony, and basically all powerful forces will participate.

The first is a good opportunity to become famous. In the future, uprisings can get the response of the people and the support of the aristocratic family.

The second is that King Nanjing belongs to the most powerful princes in the world. If they are not really unable to send troops, they will not easily refuse the invitation of a future hero.

The third is aimed at the Heavenly Dao Army. If you have made great achievements in crusade against the Heavenly Dao Army, the court will definitely reward you heavily. Even if it is a nominal official position, it is very important to the princes everywhere.

If this battle is won, the general trend of the Heavenly Dao Army will go, and the participating forces will more or less get a share of the pie.

(End of this chapter)