The strongest Marquis in history

"Report!"

Just then, soldiers entered.

The soldier hurried to Wang Qi's side and reported, "Your Highness, there is an urgent letter from Captain Xiao."

Wang Qi took it directly.

He opened the letter, checked it, and a bright smile appeared on his face.Wang Qi closed the letter and said, "Prefect Lu, if you want to arrange people to spread the news in Wu County, you have to add another message."

Lu Yuanda said, "What's the news?"

Wang Qi said: "Xiao Qingzhi, who was under my command to attack Guangling County, has already wiped out the [-] Chen army led by Han Song. The current Guangling County has become an isolated city. Please take a look at the specific situation."

While talking, Wang Qi handed over the letter.

The process is described in detail in the letter.

After reading it, Lu Yuanda praised: "Lieutenant Xiao is really powerful, especially this Han Song is cunning. He actually ambushed the army outside the city, thinking of attacking Captain Xiao. Unexpectedly, he hid in the city by himself and arranged for him to be outside the city." But the army was directly wiped out."

After a pause, Lu Yuanda continued: "According to Xiao Duwei's judgment, Han Song will ask Yuan Wei for help. And now Jiujiang County is also attached to His Highness, and Yuan Wei will not care about his head at once."

Wang Qi nodded and said: "Once Yuan Wei divides his forces to attack at the same time, the biggest possibility is that both armies have problems. Of course, Yuan Wei's response to this matter is temporarily unknown, so it is difficult to make a judgment. That's right. You arrange people to spread the word throughout Yangzhou, especially in Wu County and Wu County, so that everyone can know about it and shake the hearts of Chen Guo."

"Follow your orders!"

Lu Yuanda was also a little excited at this time.

He was even more secretly glad that he had surrendered to Wang Qi early.Because Yuan Wei's army is too vulnerable.

Just after the battle started, Han Song was defeated.

There is no doubt that Yuan Wei will lose.

Lu Yuanda didn't waste any more time, so he got up and left to arrange the next thing.Wang Qi also made some arrangements immediately, and asked the sentry to quickly report the affairs of Jiujiang County to Guangling County, and let Xiao Qingzhi and Zhou Zishan know, so that Xiao Qingzhi could make arrangements.

Chapter 505 Disputes

Wu County, Wu County.

This is the capital of Chen State.

Wu County is adjacent to Taihu Lake in the west, and the water system is developed in the territory, with water networks everywhere.

As the capital of Chen State, Wu County is the most prosperous place.It's just that after Yuan Wei became emperor, he built a lot of civil engineering, built the imperial city, recruited beautiful women, and even continued to recruit soldiers and arrest young men, resulting in a rather barren place.

After all, all the money for large-scale construction projects, as well as all the expenses in the palace, come from local taxes.Yuan Wei spent too much money here, and the people in the local area naturally became more difficult and lived a hard life.

Yuan Wei didn't care about these things.

He just cares about his comfort.

At this moment in the harem of the imperial city, Yuan Wei was exercising non-stop on the bed.The reason why he accepts so many concubines is to be able to pretend and enjoy himself.With nothing to do on weekdays, Yuan Wei hangs out in the harem.

While Yuan Wei was enjoying it, Lu Feng, the chief internal officer standing outside the hall, got a piece of news.

When Lu Feng received the news reported by the servant, his heart suddenly became tense.He looked back at the palace. At this moment, there were still crashing and panting sounds in the palace.

Lu Feng was also helpless, as the eunuch next to Yuan Wei, he knew Yuan Wei's nature.In Yuan Wei's interest, going in to disturb Yuan Wei's interest is tantamount to courting death.

Lu Feng waited quietly.

Time passed little by little, about a quarter of an hour passed, and the door creaked open.

Yuan Wei came out refreshed, but although Yuan Wei was dressed gorgeously, his eyes had dark circles and were even a little swollen.But Yuan Wei himself is a martial artist, and he is a top-notch master at any rate, and his body can still hold up.

Yuan Wei walked to the gate of the palace and walked straight back with his hands behind his back.

Lu Feng followed Yuan Wei, walked a distance, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have just received two pieces of news. First, it was Wang Qi who suddenly attacked Jiujiang County, and now Jiujiang County has fallen. Second, Han The [-] troops led by General Song were completely wiped out in Guangling County. Han Song is still in Guangling County, while Shi Chong of Guangling has become a lone army."

brush!

Yuan Wei's complexion suddenly changed.

He stopped, looked at Lu Feng, and asked, "Is the news confirmed?"

Lu Fengdao: "Right now, the news has spread all over the entire territory of Wu County. I guess it's true. Otherwise, no one would spread it everywhere. It's just an official news, which hasn't been sent back yet."

Yuan Wei's cheeks twitched, the comfort he had just vented in his heart was gone, and he ordered: "Send an order to summon the prime minister and the general to see him."

"Yes!"

Lu Feng responded immediately.

Chen also set up six ministries, but in the Chen Dynasty, there were no prime ministers of the three provinces, only one prime minister in charge of government affairs, and one general in charge of military affairs.

Yuan Wei returned to the main hall with a gloomy expression and a very restless mood.He waited quietly, thinking about the impact of this situation in his mind.

After a short time, the two entered hand in hand.

One was thin, nearly fifty years old, and his name was Jiang Ning, who used to be Yuan Wei's military adviser.After Yuan Wei proclaimed himself emperor, Jiang Ning became the prime minister of Chen Guo and took charge of the government affairs of the court.

The other man was hulking and strong, about forty years old, his name was Yuan Hua, he was from the Yuan family, and he was the elder brother of Yuan Wei.

The two were Yuan Wei's right-hand men. After they entered, they saluted Yuan Wei together.

Yuan Wei said directly: "Just received the news that Jiujiang County fell and was conquered by Wang Qi's army. In addition, the [-] army led by Han Song was also defeated by the Qi army in Guangling County."

Jiang Ning and Yuan Hua were a little shocked when they heard the words.

Both pieces of news were bad.

Jiang Ning's old face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the official news about this has not yet been transmitted! At least the minister has not received any news. Is this news fake?"

Yuan Hua said: "That's right, is it fake?"

Yuan Wei said in a deep voice: "Right now, the news is already in Wu County, and it is spreading all over the sky. It is estimated that such news is not false. Even the official information is estimated to be sent back soon. He dared to do this because Wang Qi won the victory. There's a lot of fanfare. If you don't win, you definitely don't have it."

"Report!"

At this moment, a servant entered, knelt down on one knee, and reported: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from General Han Song."

Lu Feng immediately took the letter and placed it in front of Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei opened the letter, glanced at it, threw it on the ground, and scolded: "Han Song is really trash. He led 3 people to Guangling County. Shi Chong himself had an army, but they were all wiped out. Trash, Useless!"

Jiang Ning picked up the letter, looked at it carefully, pondered in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that this time, Wang Qi is divided into two groups. One is in Guangling County, and the other is in Jiujiang County. Our Guangling County People were defeated, Jiujiang County fell again, the situation is very bad. I just don't know how is General Yuan Bin's situation, after all, General Yuan is guarding Zhoushan Ferry."

"Report!"

At this moment, another servant entered and reported: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Jiujiang County."

Lu Feng took it again and put the letter on the ground.

This time, Yuan Wei carefully checked the battle report of Jiujiang County. After reading it, he was so angry that he punched the desk and said in a deep voice, "It's really abominable! Wang Qi led an army of [-] to cross the Huaihe River at night. The cousin's army was wiped out, and even the cousin was killed on the spot. Lu Yuanda, a traitorous official, did not resist, and surrendered to Wang Qi directly, so that Jiujiang County fell."

Jiang Ning's face became more embarrassing than ever.

The situation is very bad!

Guangling County's plan failed, and even Jiujiang County also failed here.Under such circumstances, Chen Guo's situation will also be in a difficult situation, even left and right.

Yuan Hua's expression became more serious.He was also more aggressive, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, on this occasion, we must fight back. I suggest that the troops be divided into two groups, one to continue to increase troops in Guangling County, and the other to attack Jiujiang County."

"Guangling County is extremely important to us. As long as Guangling County is captured, the capture of Xuzhou is just around the corner. If we don't attack Guangling County, let Wang Qi's men defeat Shi Chong. Once Wang Qi takes the entire Guangling County, if we want to get involved in Xuzhou, we will have no chance."

Yuan Hua flicked his sleeves and said decisively: "This is what must be rushed to the rescue."

After Yuan Wei heard it, he didn't express his opinion immediately, but looked at Jiang Ning and said, "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

After a moment of silence, Jiang Ning said: "Your Majesty, regarding this battle, I believe that Jiujiang County should be seized with all our strength. As for Guangling County, I don't care about it for the time being. If we divide our forces, we don't care about which route goes wrong and the impact on us. That’s all huge.”

Yuan Wei nodded, seeming to agree with Jiang Ning's analysis.

Jiang Ning continued: "In the current situation, it is best not to divide the troops and attack Jiujiang County first. Jiujiang County is a very important part of Chen State. If Jiujiang County is lost, Chen State may be attacked at any time. The Huaihe line of defense cannot be attacked. Throw it away."

Yuan Hua snorted, and immediately objected: "Prime Minister, your analysis is indeed reasonable. The problem is that we have the strength to split into two groups. If we no longer support Shi Chong now, all the previous efforts will be completely in vain. , even Shi Chong can't stop Wang Qi's attack with his own strength alone."

Jiang Ning said: "General, we must clearly prioritize things."

Yuan Hua said in a deep voice: "Right now there is no priority, they are all equally important. If Guangling County is lost, the loss will be huge. In fact, right now, we only need to send an army northward to help Guangling County, not to mention defeating Guangling County. If the army of Qi State can at least defend it, then it is cost-effective and worthwhile."

"So at the moment, Shi Chong must be rushed to the rescue, and this part of the area cannot be lost."

"Of course, if Han Song and Shi Chong win, it will be a great threat to Wang Qi. At that time, Wang Qi will not be able to gain a foothold in Jiujiang. It will be easy for us to take back Jiujiang County."

Yuan Hua said: "Prime Minister, this is the point."

Jiang Ning still shook his head, disapproving of Yuan Hua's analysis, and said in a deep voice: "General, what you consider is the best situation. Let me just ask, what if the army rushing to help Guangling County is defeated again?" gone?"

"impossible!"

Yuan Hua flicked his sleeves and said: "Our army is not so easy to lose. Our first choice now is to guard Guangling County and attack when there is a suitable opportunity. Therefore, I think it is still necessary to rush to help."

After a pause, Yuan Hua looked at Yuan Wei, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I know that I will allocate part of the troops to help Guangling County. But this is a policy that involves the entire Chen Kingdom, and it also involves the long-term future. From a short time Thinking about it, it’s best to take back Jiujiang County. The problem is, we have to think about the long-term. So even if it’s a bit difficult, I think we should grit our teeth and endure it.”

Yuan Wei nodded after listening.

Yuan Hua's analysis makes sense.

After thinking about it for a while, Yuan Wei made a decision and said: "Prime Minister, I agree with the general's analysis. We cannot abandon Guangling County at the moment. We have already invested [-] elite soldiers before. If we abandon Guangling County now, we will ignore it. Then It is equivalent to that we abandoned everything and treated all the initial efforts as water, so we still have to send troops.”

Jiang Ning sighed in his heart, and said: "Since Your Majesty has decided, I have nothing to say. But this time, how many elite soldiers will be sent to Guangling County to help?"

Yuan Wei said: "General, how many people do you think is appropriate to send?"

Yuan Hua said, "3 people is the most appropriate."

Yuan Wei also raised his brows when he heard this, with astonishment on his face, and said: "There are 3 people again. Here in Wu County, there are only 5 garrisons. Once [-] troops are sent out, only [-] people will be left. gone."

Jiang Ning echoed: "Yes, in this way, there will be too few people left."

Yuan Hua continued: "Your Majesty, I won't say more about the importance of Guangling County. After all, I have already said a lot. At this time, if sending 2 or [-] people will not have any effect, why send it? "

"Since we are going to do it, we must do our best. We must defend Guangling County as our bridgehead to attack Xuzhou in the future. Therefore, 3 people are the most suitable. Besides, we still have 1 troops, leaving [-] people behind. Guard Wu County."

Yuan Hua said: "We have [-] troops, which is enough to attack Wang Qi."

Jiang Ning said in a deep voice: "The minister disagrees!"

Yuan Hua said: "Prime Minister, what do you mean?"

Jiang Ning said in a deep voice: "Our army is the key to guarding the place. How can we send troops directly, or even send all troops because of this battle. Such an arrangement is absolutely not worthwhile. It even has risks. And about the crusade against Wang Qi , I also have some ideas."

Yuan Hua snorted.

He didn't like Jiang Ning's timidity like a mouse.How could Chen Guo's army shrink back?

Yuan Wei asked, "What suggestion does the Prime Minister have?"

With sharp eyes, Jiang Ning said, "We only need to dispatch [-] elites to attack Wang Qi this time."

"Hahaha……"

Yuan Hua laughed loudly and said, "Prime Minister, Prime Minister, have you never fought a war? Anyway, you used to be His Majesty's military advisor, the person in charge of making suggestions. How could you come up with such an idiotic suggestion. 1 people, could it be Let 1 people go to die, and send their heads directly?"

Yuan Wei and Jiang Ning have also been partners for many years, and he knows Jiang Ning a little bit. He said in a deep voice: "Military teacher, what do you think about it? If there are only 1 people, it must not be enough!"

Jiang Ning said: "Naturally, 1 people are not enough, but this battle cannot rely on our troops alone. In this battle, Gu Kang's troops from Lujiang County must be mobilized. Your Majesty will recruit Gu Kang's troops to participate in the battle, and at the same time promise that this After defeating Wang Qi in the first battle, three counties were assigned to Gu Kang from Jiujiang County."

"At the same time, after promising to win, Gu Kang will be crowned king. As long as Gu Kang is given enough benefits, I believe that people like Gu Kang who have an eye for money will definitely send troops."

Jiang Ning said: "After all, Gu Kang is such a person. He has always been mercenary."

Yuan Wei's eyes lit up when he heard it, he immediately laughed, and said: "The prime minister's arrangement is indeed appropriate. Drive away tigers and devour wolves, and use Gu Kang to attack Wang Qi."

Yuan Hua said in a deep voice: "But what if Gu Kang helps us and wins Jiujiang County. First, what should we do if he refuses to give up the benefits that Gu Kang has obtained? Second, even if Gu Kang gives up the benefits, what should we do? No, do you really want to be crowned king?"

Jiang Ning said: "Naturally, it is more important than anything else to become a king and stabilize Gu Kang. To deal with Gu Kang, follow up slowly. In fact, it is impossible to occupy the interests that Gu Kang has obtained. Because it is occupied, he wants to It is impossible to become king. Moreover, Gu Kang's overall strength is not comparable to ours. As long as Gu Kang sends troops in this battle, the problem will not be a big problem."

Yuan Wei thought about it carefully, and without any hesitation, he flicked his sleeves and said, "The matter is settled like this, there is no need to discuss it."

Jiang Ning said: "Your Majesty, how to send troops to attack Wang Qi this time?"

Yuan Wei thought for a while, and said, "I will personally lead the troops to this battle, accompanied by the general. The prime minister is responsible for domestic affairs. After all, the country is still stable and there will be no problems. What's more, there are [-] troops staying in the country. It won't be a big problem."

Jiang Ning said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you sit in the capital of the country. It is enough for the generals in this battle to go."

Yuan Wei shook his head and said, "No, I will go out in person. Wang Qi is a little thief, he just got in power by accident, so he thought he was too powerful. This time, I want him to know the consequences of offending me."

Seeing Yuan Wei being so strong, Jiang Ning sighed in his heart and said, "I know."

Yuan Wei looked at Yuan Hua and ordered: "General, you go and mobilize troops. Today we will send troops to Jiujiang County!"

"Yes!"