A Farmer's Lady's Guide to Getting Rich

Chapter 298 Defeat
Since the first time the soldiers plundered Liaoxi and were defeated by Wei Wuqi, they came again every now and then, all harassed by small groups of soldiers and horses, but they were defeated again and again by Wei Wuqi, leaving tens of hundreds of corpses in a panic every time and flee.

Small victories are also victories, not to mention the accumulation of small victories will increase the number of enemies killed, and the good news will still be sent to the capital.

After the news spread to Dayu capital, not only the emperor was pleasantly surprised, but knowing that Wei Wuqi had won the battle, the eighth princess who had just been released from the clan mansion was also very happy.

She is not only happy that Wei Wuqi is capable and a general, she is even more happy that Princess Roujia is engaged and betrothed to the British prince, who will be married after the new year!

Ah ha ha ha, now, no one will come to snatch her Wei Lang.

The eighth princess immediately tried her best to deal with the emperor and empress, and praised Wei Wuqi vigorously. The purpose was very simple, to ask the emperor to give Wei Wuqi a reward.

"It's only been a few small battles. You must know that the Rong people are cruel and cunning. Those who were sent to die first were their death row prisoners and prisoners. They didn't even catch a regular enemy general. How can such a small contribution be made? A reward?" The emperor was confused, and said directly: "Don't persuade, if Wei Wuqi has the ability to give me a big win, I will immediately make him a third-rank Guide general."

Wei Wuqi is only a fifth-rank general now, the emperor's promise is to be promoted two ranks in a row, the eighth princess was overjoyed when she heard this, and quickly asked: "What does it mean to win the big one?"

"If you don't say anything, you have to kill thousands of enemies, and take hundreds of people prisoner!" the emperor said casually.

As a result, the next day, there was good news that Wei Wuqi led his troops to wipe out a vanguard of the enemy, not only killed thousands of enemies, but also captured hundreds, and took advantage of the victory to take back a small city that had been occupied by the Rong people before.

"Okay, okay——" Since the emperor had promised in front of the eighth princess, of course he would not break his promise, and immediately with a swipe of a pen, he named Wei Wuqi the third-rank Guide general.

However, the decree of promotion and rewards had not yet been sent to the west of Liaoning, and the counterattack of the Rong people had hit like a tidal wave, smashing Wei Wuqi from the high city wall into the mud.

The previous small battle of the Rong people was just a test, and even the small city was specially given to them by the Rong people.The purpose is to change the border defenses in western Liaoning, so that the Rong people have the opportunity to find loopholes and frantically deny.

Just when they took back the city and celebrated it happily, King Zuoxian of Beirong suddenly led an army of [-] to attack, like a storm, not only captured the small city overnight, but also took advantage of the victory Attacked southward for more than [-] li in one go, and captured three cities in a row.

The beacon flames burned all the way to the city of Chongzhou, the fortress of the Northland, before they were barely blocked.

During the battle, Wei Wuqi was injured and fell into a coma for a while, but he was snatched out by his sincere subordinates.However, when he woke up, the city gate was broken and his subordinates were dead. He was still injured and staggered, desperate. He was captured by a group of Rong soldiers and driven to Beirong as a coolie.

At that time, Wei Wuqi really wanted to die. Although he was the champion of martial arts, he was very powerful in single combat.But after all, I haven't been in contact with the army for so many years, and I haven't read military books.It has only been less than a year since I came to western Liaoning, and I lack experience in fighting the enemy.He fought against a small army before, relying on his superior force value, he could indeed win.

However, when he encountered an experienced ace army, he was surrounded by thousands of troops and had no suitable tactics. The inexperienced he soon became fatigued and flustered. In the battle with the enemy general, he was shot off his horse and was almost trampled to death.

Is that the end?
When the Rong people chained their hands and feet and drove them northward like livestock, Wei Wuqi was extremely ashamed and indignant, and at the same time, he was reflecting on himself in his heart.

He had indeed underestimated the enemy before, and his original intention to become a soldier was wrong.

In places like western Liaoning, people either wanted to defend their homes and the country, guard the borders, or they wanted to get their fill of military pay.And he is not short of money but only famous, all he thinks about is how to make military achievements and get promoted...

Therefore, after winning a few small victories, he immediately fell into the trap of the Rong people.

Regret, hatred, it's useless, only if people don't die, can they have a chance to stand up.

The Rong people did not invade King Zhenbei's territory this time, but directly bypassed King Zhenbei.And after the war broke out, the king of Zhenbei remained motionless, neither sent troops to support nor uttered a word, which made the emperor furious, and immediately condemned the Zhenbei palace for ignoring the enemy raids at the border and ignoring the loss of the country. You shouldn't enjoy the title of king.

The king of Zhenbei did not refute, but sent someone to send a pile of account books to the court, which recorded in detail: How many years has the court not paid the Northwest Army's military salary and food in full, and how much less has been paid each year?
He also bluntly said that the Northwest is barren, and he has supported it for many years with his blood, but now he is really unable to continue.Not only is there a shortage of soldiers, but there is also a lack of food and clothing... Anyway, it’s just a sentence: I can protect my territory is already good, you don’t feed the horses, but you want the horses to run, how can it be so easy in the world thing?
It's easy for me to help fight, just give money and food!

I have to say that King Zhenbei's move is excellent, he is playing a rogue and taking advantage of the reason.

The old Bai surname of the folks still has a lot of affection for Zhenbei Wangfu and the Northwest Army. After all, they have been guarding the country for many years.Although he scolded the Northwest Army for being unrighteous before, but now he saw that the imperial court was such a bad thing. They hadn’t given them money or food for so many years, and let the Northwesters tighten their belts to figure out a way... Immediately, they turned back and scolded the emperor for being dishonest.

The emperor was about to die of anger, but he didn't dare to send money and food to King Zhenbei when he was so angry.

He had no choice but to send a message to Xiao Qian secretly, asking him if he wanted to be loyal to the king and patriotic, or to be a traitor and a traitor?

"Fuck the loyal emperor, the patriot, the rebellious minister and the traitor, the young master only wants the land under his feet to be peaceful, and the daughter-in-law can come back as soon as possible, so that his wife and son can live a happy life."

Xiao Qian finished cursing, patted himself on the chest, and said: "I am waiting for the opportunity, and I will live up to the glory of my ancestors." He plunged into the mountains to study firearms.

Xiao Qian is still loyal!
After knowing this sentence, the emperor finally felt more at ease, and many of the defenders in western Liaoning were experienced and brave people who fought against the enemy. fatigue.

Wei Wuqi is indeed a brainless and impetuous person!

Thinking that the previous small victory actually led to a big defeat, the emperor calmed down and thought about it, and was immediately very angry with Wei Wuqi.When the eighth princess dared to mention him again, the emperor directly locked the eighth princess up and prevented her from stepping out of the Glazed Palace.

The eighth princess was crying and sad, so I didn't mention it. Changning was far away in Ximan, and he was also affected by the war of the Rong people. He saw the refugees from Dayu.

Because there are gold mines in Beirong, these refugees were originally captured and sent to the gold mines as coolies.Everyone knew that if they went, they would die, so they waited for an opportunity to make trouble under the leadership of a master, grabbed the horse and ran into the grassland.

They originally wanted to run into the border of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, but they lost their way on the grassland after being chased. After several days and nights of bitter cold, they ran to the territory of Ximan in one go.

The Ximan king and Xiao Qian had a good relationship, and without a word, he ordered people to bring these people into the embassy so that they could be taken care of.

Chang Ning wanted to know about the battle situation in western Liaoning, so he went to visit him, but he saw Wei Wuqi in a panic in the embassy.

(End of this chapter)