kingly way

Chapter 37 Chapter 037

"Your Majesty, I feel that General Song's analysis makes sense; forgive me, just after the reunification of Kyushu, there was a sudden big wave. First Master Fan was convicted, then the King was assassinated in the palace, King Ji rebelled, and the King was assassinated. , and now it is said that Duan Yingwu, king of Ju, rebelled and wants us to conquer it. I feel that all this is not accidental, nor can it be a coincidence."

Lu Chaoyi took a step forward and said.

"Yes, so many great events have happened in a row, and now the king has sent us to conquer the country of Ju. Your majesty, I feel that this move should be carefully considered." Ding Yibao bowed and bowed.

"Both Xing State and Dan State are adjacent to Ju State, and Xing State is even closer to Ju State. Why didn't your majesty send Xing State to attack Ju State? Or let Ju State join forces with our Dan State to attack Ju State, but send us Dan State alone. What about attacking the country of Ju? This should be worthy of our suspicion." Lu Chaoyi also said angrily;
"We fight north and south for the king, disregarding our own lives, but we still have to worry about living in fear. Your majesty, why don't you just do one thing all the time, and let yourself be the king? Your servants are willing to follow the prince to the death."

Wei Wugan stood up and said angrily.

"General Wei, don't talk nonsense. Don't bring up the matter of becoming a king again. It's up to five of us. If it gets out, it will destroy the whole family."

Ying Zhen stopped Wei Wuqian from speaking.

"What are you afraid of? If things go on like this, sooner or later he will die without a place to bury him. If a man wants to die, it is better to die clearly and vigorously. It is uncomfortable to live like this. I will not hold back my breath." Wei Wuqian said loudly.

"Your Majesty, you should have heard the saying that is spread outside: the cunning rabbit is killed and the dog is boiled, the bird is used to hide the bow, and the donkey will be killed as soon as it is ground. This sentence is very true. In troubled times, good generals are valued, and heroes are eliminated in peace. From ancient times to the present, isn't that great king always like this?" Song Weidian also said;
"Your Majesty, since we are always in fear, why don't we establish ourselves as kings, so that everyone has a place to go." Wei Wuqian said;

"Don't mention the matter of becoming a king again; have you ever thought about it? If it gets to the ears of the king, the king will definitely become suspicious of us, and he will definitely mobilize other princes to jointly encircle and suppress us. With our current strength, we can Do you want to fight against the power of the princes of the world?" Ying Zhen said;
"Now the attitude of the princes and kings should be the same as ours, thinking three times and two retreats." Wei Wuqian said;

"What about those vassal states that have ambitions to expand their territory? Can they not be tempted?" Ying Zhen said;
"But your majesty didn't say that after defeating Ju, he wanted to share Ju's territory with us. Why don't we take advantage of Ju's uprising and unite with Ju..." Wei Wugan said;

"Everyone, stop talking. This king has his own ideas in his heart. The king has to obey. General Ding, you stay and protect the country of Dan. Generals Wei, Song, and Lu join me in conquering the country of Ju. We will leave in three days."

Wei Wugan was about to say something more when Ying Zhen stopped him.

How could Ying Zhen not understand?If he does not send troops at this time, he will disobey the king's order and give Jin Yuanhong an excuse to eradicate him. If he rises up and becomes king on his own, how can he defeat the joint attack of the princes with his strength? Cooperation, with their national strength, can they compete with the alliance of several great powers?
Ding Yibao, Wei Wugan, Song Weidian, and Lu Chaoyi bowed and saluted,
Although the four of them were reluctant, it was useless to worry, they could only follow the king they had followed for a long time;

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There is a big difference in strength between Ju State and Dan State. In less than two months, Yingzhen has already attacked Juyong City, the capital of Ju State;
The battle flag fluttered on the city of Juyong. Duan Yingwu, King of Ju, stood on the city wall and observed the movements of the army of the Dan Kingdom. Next to him were Du Mingzhi, Wu Feiyang, Tao Congrong, Kong Wuyi and other four favorite generals;
"Ying Zhen deserves to be a general with considerable combat experience. Did you see it just now? His army is neat and orderly, and his marching speed is neither fast nor slow. said;
"I see that they have mastered the speed of marching, and they will not feel tired if they have spare energy, and they can display efficient combat power at any time." Du Mingzhi said;

"Well, in addition to limiting the marching speed. The marching speed and formation have always been kept strict, the distance between the army's main army, the rising army, the heel army, and the divided soldiers, and the tasks they undertake are also very well divided. Let people know at a glance that this is a well-trained and disciplined army." Duan Yingwu praised;
"Hey, Your Majesty, if you keep praising other people's armies like this, isn't it just increasing their prestige and destroying your own aspirations? What is Yingzhen? You give me an army and let me fight out of the city to destroy his prestige." Wu Feiyang shouted;

"There is a saying in the art of war that 'knowing the enemy and yourself can win a hundred battles'. If you attack without knowing the opponent, you will definitely suffer." Duan Yingwu said Wu Feiyang unhappy;
"Yes, Your Majesty, we fought desperately for Jin Yuanhong in the South and North. Now that Kyushu has just been unified, Jin Yuanhong doesn't need us anymore, so he gave us an unwarranted charge of rebellion; I was too angry just now, and spoke out , I also hope that your majesty will forgive me." Wu Feiyang said angrily;
"It's been like this since ancient times. This king thinks that we should learn from King Xing." Duan Yingwu said;

"We were born and died in the army to kill the enemy. What is it for? To stand out and glorify our ancestors; not to drive ourselves to a dead end." Tao Congrong also said angrily;

"It's our own choice which way to go. What we didn't expect was that Jin Yuanhong would be so selfish and ruthless, with such strong suspicion, and soon after the reunification of Kyushu, he began to slaughter heroes." Duan Yingwu said with a sigh;

"No one expected this. He is completely different from the person who was in the war."

Kong Wu also sighed;

"It's useless to regret these things now. The most important thing is how to protect our own family members. You can see that Yingzhen's camp is compact and orderly. This method of camping is easy to defend but difficult to succeed. It is also conducive to offense. Our current strategy is only Confront them, defend the city, and find an opportunity to make a surprise attack." Duan Yingwu said;

"Your Majesty is right." Du Mingzhi, Wu Feiyang, Tao Congrong, and Kong Wu also said in unison;

Ying Zhen led the army to set up a camp not far from Juyong City; he arranged the troops to prepare for the battle, he wrote a letter, and brought Song Weidian to the city of Juyong alone.
The soldiers on Juyong City were about to shoot arrows;
"There are only two of them here, so there shouldn't be any malicious intentions. Let's see what they came for first."

Duan Yingwu stopped the soldiers,
Ying Zhen ordered Song Weidian to tie the letter to the arrow, and then shook it at the soldiers on the fence to show that there was no malice.

He stringed the arrow and shot it against the wall,
With a sound of "嗖", the arrow fell powerlessly in an arc beside Duan Yingwu,

Duan Yingwu not only secretly admired Song Weidian's archery skills, but to make the arrow fall accurately and weakly in a semi-arc around him, the strength of the archery must be mastered very well.

Duan Yingwu ordered the soldiers to pick up the arrow, untie the envelope on the arrow,
The soldier handed the envelope to Duan Yingwu,

Duan Yingwu took the envelope, and on the cover of the envelope was written 'Brother Yingwu personally read it'.

Duan Yingwu opened the envelope,
The envelope reads: My heroic brother, I rode together on the battlefield in the past, my brother was brave, and I admire him very much; today, when we meet in battle, the king's order must not be violated. Facts, in order to fight for exoneration.

After reading Ying Zhen's letter, Duan Yingwu let out a long sigh,
"Are you pretending to be ignorant? If this king faces the Holy Spirit with you, he will definitely die!"

Immediately he repaired a letter, tied it to an arrow and shot it down the city wall,

Song Weidian picked up the letter and presented it to Ying Zhen,

Ying Zhen took a look and saw that the cover of the letter was white with no words.
Ying Zhen opened the envelope, and the envelope read:

"Brother Yingzhen, there is no words on the cover, so there is no speech when we meet; the way is different, we don't conspire with each other, we meet each other in battle, we show our prowess, we meet on the battlefield, there is absolutely no love; my brother warns my brother: my brother today's road, It is the way to win brother tomorrow."

When Ying Zhen read the sentence in the letter, "Brother Ying's road today is the road of Brother Ying tomorrow.", his heart felt like a knife was stabbed, and he trembled violently. He couldn't help gasping for air. It pokes at his heart disease, which makes him feel a dull pain.

(End of this chapter)