Prime Minister take care

Chapter 425
Yang Xian stood on the broad city wall of Cangqiu City, overlooking the Guanzhong Plain.

Huifeng is smooth and green fields are shady.

This year is a good year, but there are no patches of golden color in the distant fields.Because of the war, the fields were deserted.This is a time when farmers come and go most intensively, but now there are only a few people.

Cangqiu is a large city and a city for military purposes.Since Huan Wu decided to adopt the national policy of defense, Liang Jun built five large turrets on each side of the city wall of Cangqiu. Each turret can place four ballistas.

On top of these ballistae are magic formations drawn and engraved by Liang Jun's weapon refiner. They have an attack range of up to [-] feet and are very lethal.

Even though Liang Jun mostly recruited new soldiers, relying on the city's defense could still cause considerable damage to Zhou Jun.If they attack by force, even if the Zhou army can capture it, they will suffer heavy losses.

But now, because of the help of the man behind Yang Xian, the Zhou army had captured the city after several days of siege.

And when Liang Jun lost Cangqiu City, it was not just as simple as losing a city.

Within two days at the foot of Cangqiu City, the sixteen cities of Meiguo County opened their city gates, the 21 cities of Zhongdi County all surrendered, and the eight cities in the west of Fufeng County sent surrender orders.

The knock-on effect of the loss of Cangqiu City was that half of Yongzhou fell into the hands of the Zhou army.

But now, the only things standing in front of the Zhou army were Xu Jin's [-] troops and an empty Hao capital.

"Zong Shi was thinking about the Kingdom of Zhou Dynasty and was willing to draw a clear line with Huan Ni. The emperor was very pleased. The emperor has already issued an edict to confer Zong Shi as the Marquis of Guiyi."

"I would like to thank the emperor and the prime minister."

Meng Qing's surrender was of great significance to the Zhou army.It can be said that he not only opened the defense line for Zhou Jun, but also set an example for the world.

From all angles, the Zhou court needed to treat the surrendered prince favorably.

Cangqiu City burst open, and hundreds of thousands of Liang troops became prisoners of the Zhou army, losing their will and ability to resist.

Among them, except for the [-] Southern troops, who were die-hard loyalists to the Huan family, the rest were mostly recruits from Yongzhou.The best way to deal with this force is to gather it into the Zhou army.

The Changce Army was expanded to [-] troops, the Zhechong Army was expanded to [-] troops, the Heiyu Army was expanded to [-] troops, and the Yingyang Army was expanded to [-] troops. In addition to the tens of thousands of infantry troops that originally belonged to the Liangzhou Army, now just in terms of numbers, Zhou Jun has quite good numbers.

Of course, behind the massive military expansion, the Zhou army's combat power will definitely enter a downward trajectory in the future, which will take several years to digest.

"Zong Shi, what do you think about the future war?"

"Prime Minister, I think that the battle of Yongzhou has come to an end. As long as Xu Jin's [-] troops are eliminated, our army can march straight in and surround Haojing. Before that, I think that we can send a strong force to capture Tao Lin, block the passage from the capital of God to Yongzhou. In this way, Haojing will truly become an isolated city."

The Shang Pass has been closed. Now, apart from the [-] rhinoceros cavalry gathered by the garrison army and the [-] rebel soldiers in Bingzhou, only the [-] Northern troops in Shendu are left who can support Yongzhou.The Shangxi Cavalry was first built, but its combat power has not yet been fully achieved. Qin Feng's [-] Xiliang Iron Cavalry are in Fufeng County again. The Shangxi Cavalry is no different from cannon fodder.

As for the Yi soldiers, as long as Tang Dafu led the navy to block the banks of the river, they could be restricted to Hedong County and unable to enter the Haojing battlefield.

Then all that is left are the reinforcements in the divine capital, and as long as Taolin is defended and the divine capital enters the important place of Yongzhou, Haojing will become an isolated city.

"Just a few hours ago, Mr. Chun and Tang Dafu had already set off."

"The Prime Minister has prepared for a rainy day. I admire you." Meng Qing said it very humbly. This Zhongdi County Sheriff was born in the Chang family and was adopted by Chang Yu to the Meng family. Although he cannot be said to have a high position in the Liang Army, he can still He is said to be young and promising.

But obviously, Meng Qing wanted far more than that.Although he was born in the Chang family, his surname was Meng after all. No matter what, he could not control the behemoth of the Chang family.

Although Huan Qing was very polite to him, he was very distant from him secretly.Meng Qing made up his mind to rebel after the Zhou army captured Shangguan and Yingyang's army went north.

Meng Qing knew very well the importance of Cangqiu City to the Zhou and Liang armies, and also saw Huan Qing's cowardice and the calculation behind it.If this situation continues, Cangqiu City will be lost sooner or later.

Instead of having the city destroyed and people dead, and wearing shackles, it is better to surrender early now.Huan Qing wanted to use the 30 Liang troops in Yongzhou to consume the elites of the Zhou army, which would not be of any benefit to Meng Qing.

On the contrary, Meng Qing will gain a lot by offering Cangqiu City and the hundreds of thousands of Liang troops in this city.

At least, if only the Zhou family still survives, then Meng Qing, a loyal minister who has made great contributions to the great Zhou Dynasty, will definitely have a wealthy life.Even if Meng Qing did nothing for the rest of his life and focused on having children, the Meng family could be revived in his hands.

However, Meng Qing wanted more than that.

"Zong Shi thinks that Hao Jing can be captured?"

If you want to capture Haojing, Chang Yu is the most important chess piece.

"My uncle is not ignorant of current affairs. The passage ahead has been opened, and I am willing to go to Haojing in person to convince my uncle."

Yang Xian was a little surprised, turned around and looked at Meng Qing.

"Zong Shi knows that this trip is extremely dangerous."

For Meng Qing, winning a Cangqiu is not enough.If Hao Jing can be completely handed over to Yang Xian, then his importance in the Zhou Dynasty will not be easily erased.

However, in the eyes of the world, Meng Qing was a traitor, a traitor who betrayed the Chang family.Not to mention whether Chang Yu would execute his 'nephew' on the spot when he saw Meng Qing again, there was no way that Chang Yu would agree to surrender with the thousands of Chang clan members still in the capital at this moment.

Neither Yang Xian nor Meng Qing cared about Xu Jin and the [-] troops he led.

Cangqiu has descended, and Xu Jin's [-] troops were cut and scattered across the vast Guanzhong Plain by Qin Feng's [-] cavalry.Zhou's army is heading east, and within a few days, it is feared that the entire army will be annihilated.

Meng Qing has already obtained the title of nobility, so there is no need to take such risks.However, Meng Qing's courage was obviously something Yang Xian had not expected.

"Huan Qing is unkind and wants to sacrifice the lives of these 30 Liang troops to protect his country. How can it be done by a human master? The world should choose a master of the Ming Dynasty. If Hao Jing is obtained by our army, then the great Zhou Dynasty will be prosperous Again, I should work hard regardless of my own safety."

A crippled Haojing and a complete Haojing have completely different effects in the hands of Zhou Jun.

The emperor of Zhou Dynasty returned his capital to Haojing, which was of great significance to the entire world.

"In this case, there is Lao Zongshi."

(End of this chapter)