Chapter 348
"What? Da Zhou's twenty armies have already reached the kingdom? What can we do?"
"It's over now, and the 400,000 troops have been beaten to pieces by others, isn't it now...!"
"Your Majesty, I think we should hurry up and present some gifts to Da Zhou, they will definitely stop there!"
Listening to the words of the courtiers, a trace of sadness appeared on Zhong Wanda's face, is this the Tianpeng Kingdom today?
On the surface, he is the strongest among the four kingdoms, but in fact his roots are completely rotten. These noble families only have their own interests in their eyes, and there is no country at all.
Such a kingdom, even if Da Zhou does not send troops to retaliate, how long can it be brilliant?
But the emperor Qiu Tongbai didn't think so, because he thought the same as these noble families. To put it bluntly, the royal family was just a bigger family.
However, in order to maintain the royal prestige, he pretended to be serious and said, "Give me quiet, and the courtroom is noisy, what kind of decency?"
Qiu Tongbai's angry shout was somewhat effective, and the ministers in the court were also temporarily quiet, each staring at Qiu Tongbai sitting on the dragon chair.
Qiu Tongbai took a deep breath, and then said: "The Dazhou army is sharp and sharp, it is indeed not something that the current Tianpeng Kingdom can compete with."
"Therefore, in order to preserve the hope of the kingdom, I decided to concentrate all the troops north of the imperial capital, as well as all the nearby states and counties, to the imperial capital to fight against the invasion of the enemy country. I hope you will help us face to face."
This method of Qiu Tongbai is equivalent to giving up a large area of land north of the imperial capital, as well as the nearby counties and counties, to Da Zhou, which is extremely useless.
It is a pity that the ministers in the court did not care, but all of them strongly supported it.
"Your Majesty's plan is very good!"
"In this way, we can gather at least 150,000 troops to fight the enemy."
"Your Majesty Shengming! Long live, long live, long live!"
Ye Tianyuan, who was standing among the court officials, snorted coldly when he saw this scene, and then whispered to himself, "It's really a bunch of moths, you know how to protect yourself."
The assets of these families are in the imperial capital, so in their eyes, the security of the imperial capital is the most important thing.
As long as their interests are not violated, they don't care how much land the kingdom has lost!
This was also the reason why Ye Tianyuan looked down on them.
Ye Tianyuan was born in a poor family, and was promoted to the No. 2 figure in the Tianpeng Kingdom's military because he was appreciated by the Great Marshal Chen Feng of the Kingdom's soldiers. Therefore, he hated Li Cunxiao who killed Chen Feng.
Now, seeing the ministers in the DPRK and China blindly seeking peace and avoiding war, my heart is burning with anger, but there is nothing I can do.
After all, the Tianpeng Kingdom is the kingdom of the aristocratic family!
After some discussions among the ministers in the DPRK, the matter of fighting against the Great Zhou was finally settled, euphemistically, it was called strategically abandoning the territory outside the imperial capital and sticking to the imperial capital with all their might.
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When the Tianpeng Kingdom was rapidly shrinking its troops and recruiting troops arrogantly near the imperial capital, the distance between the Huo Lin Legion and the imperial capital of the Tianpeng Kingdom was getting closer and closer.
Three days have passed since Da Zhou attacked the Tianpeng Kingdom. While Li Cunxiao achieved fruitful results, he also discovered subtle changes in the military situation in recent days.
"Fengxiao, the situation seems to have changed!"
Li Cunxiao, who was riding on the dragon horse and was in parallel with Guo Jia, showed a hint of doubt on his face.
On his left and right sides, there are three generals, Gao Shun, Hao Meng, and Zang Ba, who are also riding side by side.
As for Gongzuoqiu, this old guy has always been riding a snake alone, never riding a horse.
Hearing Li Cunxiao's question, Guo Jia smiled and said, "The general said that we haven't encountered any decent resistance in recent days. The army of the Tianpeng Kingdom suddenly disappeared!"
Li Cunxiao nodded, and then said: "Yes, although our offensive pace is very fast, and we have not received too strong resistance, but that is because our strength is too strong, the essence of Tianpeng Kingdom is still there."
"Today's Tianpeng Kingdom is more like giving up resistance completely, waiting for us to occupy it, strange!"
Gao Shun and the others also showed a hint of doubt on their faces at this time. The regular army of the Tianpeng Kingdom seemed to disappear out of thin air overnight, and there was not a single ghost to be seen.
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "General Li, perhaps Tianpeng Kingdom did not give up resistance, but put more energy into their imperial capital."
Guo Jia saw through everything at a glance. They are now only a few hundred miles away from the Emperor of Tianpeng Kingdom, but they haven't seen any soldier's shadow. He can't think of any other possibility except that they all retreat to the imperial capital.
Li Cunxiao heard the words and said with disdain: "With the overbearing mechanism and Zhang Han, even if the defense of the imperial capital of the Tianpeng Kingdom is excellent, we can easily win it."
Guo Jia's face was not so relaxed, instead he muttered to himself, "It's better to be careful."
He's not someone to be proud of, and he won't relax without really seeing victory.
"Fengxiao, what are you talking about?"
Hearing Guo Jia's muttering vaguely, Li Cunxiao frowned and asked suspiciously.
Guo Jia came back to his senses and said, "General Li, General Zhang Han should be going to greet the Yingyang Army and the Golden Fire Cavalry!"
Li Cunxiao nodded and said, "Yes!"
Two days after they invaded the Tianpeng Kingdom, the Yingyang Army and Meng Tian's golden fire cavalry also arrived. In order for them to join the Huolin Army, Zhang Han volunteered to welcome them.
Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "General Li, please send someone to inform the two supporting troops now, and ask them to temporarily change their schedule and do not join us!"
"Let the Yingyang Army separate 30,000 troops, bypass the imperial capital of the Tianpeng Kingdom, and go to the west to set up an ambush. At the same time, the other 20,000 troops go to the east to set up an ambush, and General Meng Tian's golden fire cavalry is secret. detour to the south of the imperial capital."
"Since the emperor of the Tianpeng Kingdom is already in our possession, why don't we use him to destroy the various reinforcements from the Tianpeng Kingdom? Our three armies are divided into four parts, and it would be beautiful to come to a surrounding point for reinforcements. "
Li Cunxiao's eyes lit up, this method would undoubtedly save them a lot of time, and they wouldn't have to run around after conquering the imperial capital of the Tianpeng Kingdom.
Then, he said to Zang Ba, who was beside him, "General Zang Ba, go and inform General Zhang Han of Feng Xiao's plan in person, hurry up and come back!"
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For Longma, the distance of a hundred miles can be completed in less than two hours, so the Huo Lin army, who was not hindered by any obstacles, also quickly came to the capital of Tianpeng Kingdom.
As Guo Jia had expected, the battle flag was fluttering over the imperial capital at this time, and a solemn-looking soldier stood on the top of the tall city.
The defense here can be said to be the ultimate. Compared with the undefended cities along the way, the imperial capital at this time is like a steel Great Wall.
"Order the army to camp temporarily!"
Looking at the defense of the imperial capital in front of them, Li Cunxiao and Guo Jia did not choose to attack the city immediately, but chose to rest for a while, waiting for the Eagle Army and the Golden Fire Cavalry to take their places.
The war to destroy the country is imminent.