The story of Princess Xiatang's counterattack

Chapter 270 Dongli Conspiracy
Chapter 270 Dongli Conspiracy
Rong Li was listening to Xiao Hei's report, and he was also analyzing in his heart. Tianqi is a big country and located in the center, with a vast territory and rich products.

The other small countries stand around the sky, and their geographical location is not very good.

Those who belong to drought will die from drought, and those who are flooded will die from waterlogging.

So as soon as summer and winter come, problems arise frequently.

When one's own country is hit by a disaster, the people under the control will naturally have a hard time, and complaints are even more common.

As a king, if he is often criticized by the people, he will inevitably be furious.

As the saying goes, natural disasters and man-made disasters, but they can control natural disasters?
The monarchs of various countries have to find ways to help their countries tide over the difficulties. In this way, it is the most normal thing for wars to happen.

A few days ago, Xia Houxiang got Xin'er from the border gate.

Two months ago, it was the flood season.

The embankments in various parts of Dongli burst one after another, and every time there was a trace of heavy rain, Dongli suffered unspeakably from the flood disaster.

Huangkou broke the dike, not only the crops were washed away, but even the people were killed and injured in this flood disaster.

Emperor Dongli urgently summoned his courtiers to discuss countermeasures, and issued one order after another, but the disaster was too serious, and the countermeasures were not effective.

The emperor of Dongli couldn't eat every day, and couldn't sleep at night, and his mouth was so anxious that he had blisters every day.

But the problem can't be solved in a hurry, and the disaster is getting worse day by day.

In a blink of an eye, two months passed, and the disaster gradually calmed down. Dongli was seriously damaged. The Emperor Dongli, who thought he could take a breather, was shocked by another news, and his brain was buzzing.

As the saying goes, after a disaster, there must be an epidemic.

What's more, the disaster suffered by Dongli was so severe that the people who were washed away by the flood did not know where to go, and the water was a fluid thing that was not easy to control.

As soon as the epidemic appeared, the affected area was very wide.

The emperor of Dongli was going to scold his mother. Dongli was not big and the population was small. It was fine if the flood washed away some of them, but now they are going to be taken away by the epidemic?
Then he doesn't need to be the emperor anymore, anyway, he can't control a few people, just find a country to submit to, and with his current strength, he can't even beat the Western Qin Dynasty.

Wait... Xiqin!
Emperor Dongli paused suddenly, he thought of Xiqin who was about the same strength as Dongli.

The strength he said is about the same, and it is about the same strength as Dong Li's current loss of more than half.

That being the case, why didn't he discuss countermeasures with Xiqin? Dongli is too passive now, if he doesn't annex a small country, he always feels uneasy.

Just like that, Emperor Dongli made a move. Who knew that the moment the letter was sent out, the information was intercepted by Tianqi soldiers who were staring at him.

It's no wonder that Tianqi moved quickly, it was really determined by his strategic literacy all along.

The soldiers guarding the frontier are extremely proud of being able to contribute to Tianqi's stability. Their Tianqi's war king has always been invincible, and he is the god in their hearts.

In the previous few battles, it was all thanks to Zhan Wang's efforts to turn the tide, which saved Tianqi's country. In the hearts of these soldiers, Zhan Wang's status was many times higher than that of Tianqi's emperor.

How could they be careless about the country that King Zhan worked so hard to keep.

In this way, everyone has the idea that everyone should do their part for Tianqi.

Therefore, as soon as Dongli was hit by a disaster, the Tianqi soldiers who were guarding near Dongli knew about it.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters are the most likely to trigger wars, not to mention that it is still such a season of high incidence of wars, it is difficult for them to be careful.

Once the information was intercepted, Tian Qi had the first-hand information. Dong Li seemed to have suffered a heavy loss, otherwise he would not have sent a friendly signal to the weak Xi Qin.

Although the national strength of Western Qin was not strong, those soldiers fought bravely and fiercely. Because of the poor geographical location, they were always young and yellow, and the people were hungry and miserable.

Dongli's food production is quite abundant, and most of the supply for his own country exceeds the demand. The emperor of Dongli also has the brains to stock up the grain necessary for his country and sell it to Xiqin.

Therefore, in these years, the relationship between Dongli and Xiqin has always been harmonious.

Otherwise, as soon as the flood came out, Emperor Dongli would not immediately think of joining forces with West Qin.

However, Dong Li specially concealed the loss of his own country. It is impossible for the monarch of each country to have no ambitions. In this case, he must not expose his weaknesses.

Dongli only said that he would become a state of friendship with Xiqin, and the emperor of Xiqin was naturally delighted when he accepted the letter.

Having such a rich and friendly country is simply a great blessing for them, West Qin.

In the future, you no longer have to worry about not having enough food for your family.

The Emperor Xiqin happily sent envoys to discuss the matter of cooperation, but the envoys were carefully instructed by his own monarch, and Dong Li managed to sweep away the olive branch, so they had to accept whatever Xiqin said.

Therefore, no matter what request Dong Li makes, as long as it is not too much, the envoy does not need to report back and agree directly.

It has to be said that Xi Qin came here with full sincerity.

Once entering the territory of Dongli, the people under the rule still live and work in peace and contentment as usual, and everyone has a smile on their faces.

Xiqin nodded while looking at his family, Dongli, and then at his own country. It would be great if they, Xiqin, could be as rich as Dongli.

The envoys of the Western Qin Dynasty were brought into the palace, and the people who "lived and worked in peace and contentment" exchanged winks and continued with their work.

These people are soldiers from Dongli, who were sent by their own emperor to pretend to be poor people in order to deceive the envoys of the Western Qin Dynasty.

It now appears that they have succeeded.

That being the case, their territory is likely to expand.

The Emperor Dongli showed great enthusiasm to receive the envoys from the Western Qin Dynasty. The two chatted very happily. The envoys from the Western Qin Dynasty kept their posture very low. After all, their own national strength was not as good as others, and they wanted others, so they had no capital to be proud. no?

As for what was exchanged in this meeting, Xiao Hei said that it was not clear. After all, it was too eye-catching for a bird like it to fly into a palace, so it just wandered outside the palace and then came back.

After hearing what Xiao Hei said, Xia Houxiang pondered secretly, then raised his eyes and found that Rong Li seemed to be thinking, he said, "Li'er, what do you think?"

The question was naturally how she felt after hearing Xiao Hei's words.

Rongli didn't expect Xia Houxiang to ask her, but he still spoke out what was in his heart, "Dongli's goal is the small neighboring countries. Due to the loss of troops, Dongli's plan with Xiqin this time should be to annex one or two neighboring countries. country, expand the territory, and then offset the losses caused by the flood to Dongli.”

She thought for a while and continued, "As for Xiqin, I probably don't know about Dongli's situation. The distance between the two countries is not too close. Xiqin has always relied on Dongli's food supply. I guess Dongli should want to use food as bait. Induce Western Qin to send troops to help it attack other countries."

"In your opinion, where is Dongli most likely to capture?" Xia Houxiang was a little delighted after hearing her words. He didn't expect Li'er to be able to analyze it to such an extent. He was really looking forward to what Li'er would bring him this time. surprise.

(End of this chapter)