Chapter 442: Measurement
"Your Highness, what should we do?"
In the meeting hall of the palace, Liu Fu's eyes were full of inquiry.
The imperial guards who came for help were sent back to the posthouse.
Now there were only Zhao Xu and Liu Fu in the room, and Feng'er, who was serving beside him with a face full of resentment.
The King of Yan went out to fight for a long time.
Just after returning, she and Luan'er had not had time to get close to the King of Yan, and the King of Yan discussed military affairs with Liu Fu again.
"Knowing the enemy and knowing yourself can win a hundred battles. We must understand the current situation in the northwest before we can implement the next step." Zhao Xu took a sip of the tea brewed by Feng'er.
Twenty miles outside Yanguan, the Beidi army is still there.
He can at most withdraw 60,000 troops to Qinzhou.
So, he needs to know clearly how many troops the Beidi has in Qinzhou.
If he rushes into Qinzhou, I'm afraid that this amount of troops will not be enough for the Beidi.
After all, ants bite elephants to death, not to mention that the Beidi is not an ant, and he is not an elephant.
The fighting power of the soldiers in the palace was stronger than that of the Northern Di, but it was not to the extent of crushing them.
"Do you have to go?" Liu Fu was silent for a while, his eyes flickering.
Instantly, the entire meeting hall fell silent.
Feng'er lowered her head, pretending that she had heard nothing.
Zhao Xu looked directly at Liu Fu, and Liu Fu also looked directly at Zhao Xu.
"Your Highness, don't forget that the emperor betrayed you. If it is Qianqinzhou this time, not to mention whether the emperor can be rescued, even if he is rescued, the personal army of the palace will probably be completely destroyed." Liu Fu said.
After a pause, he continued: "After this battle, the emperor will definitely be scared out of his wits. If he gives in, makes peace with the Northern Di, and betrays your Highness again, what will your Highness do?"
Zhao Xu frowned when he heard this.
What Liu Fu said is not impossible.
There are many stories of farmers and snakes in the political arena.
But Liu Fu thought he was wrong.
He did not have any father-son feelings for his father, who he had picked up for nothing.
From the beginning to now, it has been based on considerations of interests.
The same is true for whether to save or not this time.
"This time, this king won a great victory in Yanzhou, but the northwest is likely to suffer a disastrous defeat. Both the royal guards and the powerful tribes will suffer heavy losses. Do you still think that the emperor's order can make this king wait for death?" Zhao Xu sneered and said, full of confidence.
After the twelve warships were launched, neither Zhao Heng nor the powerful tribes of Dasong could give him a fatal blow.
Now he has 120,000 troops. If he is annoyed, the worst thing is to purge the court like Zhu Di, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Even if he loses, he is not afraid.
Letting Zhou Yi occupy the Treasure Island is to leave a way out for himself. After a rest, he can still make a comeback.
But this is the worst case.
In his opinion, Zhao Heng and the powerful tribes of Dasong do not have this ability.
Unless they are in collusion with Beidi and fight him to the death.
Just like the peace talks between the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Song Dynasty, twelve golden medals urged Yue Fei to return to the army, and the dog emperor and the dog minister murdered this loyal and good man.
If it came to this, he would definitely lead the warships from Jiujiang to the city of Jinling, break into Jinling City, and cut off Zhao Heng's dog head.
"Your Highness said that, and I feel relieved." Liu Fu breathed a sigh of relief.
For him, he was just a minister of the King of Yan, and he would only be a minister of the King of Yan.
If the King of Yan lived, he lived, and if the King of Yan died, he would die.
He dared to speak so bluntly in front of the King of Yan because of his deep love for the King of Yan and the four northern counties.
"Let's send someone to investigate the situation in Qinzhou first. For the four northern counties, it is most beneficial for Yanzhou if the emperor can be safe and sound. If the emperor is captured or dies, the powerful families of Dasong are more likely to betray me." Zhao Xu said.
These words are all rational.
Zhao Heng is unreliable, and the powerful families of Dasong are even more unreliable.
No matter which prince of the capital takes the throne, he will not treat him better than Zhao Heng.
Since they are all rotten, he naturally hopes that a less rotten one will sit on the throne.
Otherwise, he may really face the joint stranglehold of the powerful families and the Northern Di.
Although, he has always had the worst plan.
But he still hopes that Dasong can continue to maintain the situation of fighting but not breaking.
This is more conducive to the development of the four northern counties.
Liu Fu replied yes and turned away.
Feng'er saw Liu Fu leave, and she glanced at Zhao Xu charmingly, and was about to say a few words of private words.
Suddenly someone reported that Chang Wei was back.
Feng'er rolled her eyes and could only continue to stand.
"Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Chang Wei shouted before he reached the door.
Striding into the Council Hall, Chang Wei looked delighted, "Your Highness, it is said that all the Northern Di warships heading south were sunk, most of the Northern Di were killed or injured, and many were captured?"
"You are well-informed." Zhao Xu nodded.
Chang Wei laughed loudly upon hearing this, "It's so refreshing. If I saw it with my own eyes, I would be so happy that I couldn't sleep for three days."
Then he raised his eyebrows, "The battle on the sea was good, but this time I didn't need to fight hard. The entire Black Iron King's tent was destroyed, and I took everything I could from the Black Iron King's tent."
As he spoke, he handed a battle report to Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu glanced at the battle report and nodded slightly.
This time, Chang Wei seized a total of 100,000 war horses, 160,000 cattle, 230,000 sheep, and poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese.
In addition, he also rescued more than 110,000 slaves who served the Beidi people. These slaves were all Dasong people.
Like the Han people's Baoyi in the Qing Dynasty, these Dasong people were assigned to the Beidi people to do the dirty and hard work in the tribe.
The living conditions are very harsh and the mortality rate is high.
Over the years, the Black Iron King's tent has robbed at least 300,000 people from the four northern counties, and now only this few are left.
Moreover, Beidi Khan gave them part of it from Ningjin Dusi.
It can be seen that the 300,000 people in the four northern counties are almost dead.
"Well done." Zhao Xu gave Chang Wei an appreciative look.
The Black Iron King's Account has always been the main force causing harm to Yan County.
It can be said that it was a feud between the four northern counties, and now he finally destroyed it with his own hands.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." Chang Wei was in high spirits.
These days, his spirits are high, and the reason is their battle to annihilate the Black Iron King's tent.
For the first time, they destroyed the entire Beidi King's tent.
This made the palace soldiers feel proud from top to bottom.
He became even more excited when he learned that King Yan had destroyed another 100,000 Beidi army in Shanghai.
"Don't rush to be happy yet, there are still troubles waiting to be dealt with." Zhao Xu told him about the war in the northwest.
Chang Wei's expression suddenly turned cold, "Your Highness, I'm sorry for the disrespect. The emperor and the second prince are really unspeakable this time. It's really not worth sacrificing the lives of the palace soldiers to save them."
Chang Wei and Liu Fu had similar attitudes, and Zhao Xu felt happy.
After all, he didn't train the two of them in vain. After all, they only care about his own people.
"You go to Liu Fu first and hand over the horses, cattle, sheep and slaves to him. We will discuss the matter later when there is news." Zhao Xu waved his hand and asked Chang Wei to go back.
Two days later, Tsui Hark came to the palace in person and showed him the situation in the entire northwest in detail.