Marriage Princess: The Alluring Concubine of the Evil Emperor

Chapter 380

Qi Zhurong listened to the quarrel between the crown prince and his relatives, and remained silent until the emperor asked him, then he restrained his expression and came out: "Your majesty, I have attached a second opinion to His Highness the crown prince. I feel that this battle cannot be retreated."

"Well, Master Qi thought, how should we fight?" the emperor asked.

When Qi Zhurong was in court today, Bai Suqing got up early on purpose, and told him, he cupped his hands and reported: "Back to the emperor, I think that the Xianbei army has already retreated, and now our army is going deep, just to annihilate the enemy army. If it is not abundant, it is useless to come. It is better to let General Qi return to the court, mobilize troops to meet the enemy, and fight against Beimo. desert."

After hearing this, the emperor nodded slightly. This is indeed a good way.

However, He Lianying had already given a better way. It was better to capture Jingzhou without bloodshed than to lead troops to attack Jingzhou. You must know that Jingzhou originally belonged to Daliang, and most of the people in Jingzhou were from Daliang.

Xianbei's side can indeed retreat. This time Xianbei was frightened, and they would never dare to commit crimes for at least ten years.

After listening to Qi Zhurong's words, Qi Xiang said excitedly: "Your Majesty, we can mobilize about 30 soldiers and horses. As for the army to attack Xianbei, it is really disadvantageous to mobilize them. They have been exhausted after repeated battles, so they migrated to Beimo. , It is inevitable that we will lose troops and generals on the way. A rough estimate is that we have less than 40 troops to meet the enemy. How can we fight against the 60 army in Beimo? 60 is just a conservative estimate. If Beimo goes all out to attack our beam, we will have no resistance Your Majesty, please think twice."

"The former was afraid of tigers and the latter was afraid of wolves. Could it be that what Qi Xiang said, is he going to send another princess to Bei Mo?" the prince said angrily.

Qi Xiang kowtowed, crying, "Your Majesty, it's not that the old minister is cowardly, it's just that I, Liang, can't stand these repeated tosses. If I send another princess there, this turmoil can be calmed down, and it can buy us two or three years' worth of money." It's time to recruit troops and buy horses, to strengthen the country and enrich the people, this battle can never be too late."

"Your relative is confused, confused!" The prince stamped his feet, "How long has Xiaoru been sent there? Then Bei Mo violated the border again. Do you think sending another princess there can satisfy Bei Mo's greed?"

"His Royal Highness, don't show off the bravery of ordinary people, the way of governing the country..."

"Is it about peace?" The prince retorted, "Forgive me for being vulgar, but if someone shits on Qi Xiang's head, can Qi Xiang bear it?"

Angry, Qi blushed and said, "Why does Your Highness have to insult the old minister in front of so many courtiers? All the old minister's thoughts and concerns are for Daliang."

"I'm not insulting Xiang Qi, but just telling Xiang Xiang that I, Daliang, have been humiliated for ten thousand years. If we send the princess there again, our Daliang people will no longer be able to lift their heads."

"If you hit a stone with an egg, you will definitely lose!"

The crown prince and his relatives quarreled again, and the emperor was upset when he heard that, seeing that Chen Hou was also in court today, he asked, "Chen Hou, what do you think?"

Chen Hou walked out slowly and said: "Back to the emperor, the old minister feels that the prime minister's words are reasonable. If we want to start a war, we are not strong enough, and we will definitely lose. It is better to talk about peace, buy time to rectify the force, and then plan later. "

The emperor was very surprised, "Even you said that?"

Chen Hou sighed deeply, "Your Majesty, I don't want to say that. All the civil and military officials present must know that I have a deep hatred with Beimo, and that my son died at the hands of Beimo people. I can’t wait to destroy Beimo completely, but I have to think about the common people, not my great Liang Wanli Jiangshan. As Qi Xiang said, we are short of troops now. Qin Zhou can defend against ten generals of Qi or Yuan, and how many Qin Zhous are there in Beimo? Do you know? These years, I have been paying attention to the changes in Beimo and the development of Beimo's army. Just now Qi Xiang said that there are 60 soldiers in Beimo, everyone thinks it is incredible, right? But let me tell you, this statistic is wrong. There are 80 troops in Beimo, and 50 of them are good at fighting in mountains. There are 30 sailors fighting, and these 80 are good at cavalry combat. We want to attack Beimo and enter from Suizhou. There are mountains for thousands of miles. We don’t have so many infantry suitable for mountain warfare. We enter from Hujiangzhou in the west. We need to cross the river, we don’t have elite sailors who can compete with Beimo, it’s easy to type a single word, but if we really fight, we have no chance of winning.”

When Chen Hou spoke, even the crown prince was speechless.

80 troops, how powerful is this?
The emperor pondered for a moment, "What if you enter from Jingzhou?"

Chen Hou shook his head and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Jingzhou was originally our country's territory, but it was taken away by Beimo. Now the man stationed in Jingzhou is Yu De, a general of Beimo. This person's ability to strategize is not inferior to Qin Zhou. It is difficult. Besides, Jingzhou has a population of 50, of which nearly 40 are from Daliang. How can the emperor attack his own people? They have lived under the tyranny of Beimo for many years, but now they are attacked by their mother country. Even if we win Jingzhou, what is the historical significance?"

"Leave this aside, just tell me, if we enter from Jingzhou, how sure are we of winning?" the emperor asked.

Chen Houdao: "Jingzhou now has 12 troops stationed under the command of Yu De. If the enemy army in Jingzhou is dispersed, from Jingzhou to the northern desert to Changzhou, it will be a plain, which will be beneficial for our army to fight. If we attack with a large encirclement, we have a [-]% chance of winning."

"[-]%?" The emperor frowned. The [-]% chance of winning is still too little.

"That's right, because even if Jingzhou's soldiers and horses are scattered, they will still disperse to intercept and attack, which will also cause some damage to our army."

"Then what if all the enemy troops in Jingzhou are wiped out?" the emperor asked again.

Chen Hou shook his head, "It's impossible. The soldiers and horses in Jingzhou are brave and good at fighting, and it is impossible to wipe them out. Moreover, Yu De's retreating force is stronger than any general in my dynasty. It is not easy to win Jingzhou, let alone all of them." Annihilated the enemy army."

"I just want to ask you, if all the soldiers in Jingzhou are wiped out and unable to resist, then what are our chances of winning?"

Chen Hou thought for a while, "Then, it's [-]% to [-]%."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, "We will discuss this matter later."

Qi Xiang knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Jingzhou must not be attacked. Jingzhou has 40 people from Daliang. If the Emperor attacks Jingzhou, it will be infamous forever!"

"I will not attack Jingzhou." There was a sense of relief on the emperor's face, as if the matter of Beimo's violation of the border had been resolved, which made all the officials present puzzled.

Just now, the emperor was still furious, why did he calm down so much after listening to Chen Hou's analysis?
After retiring from the court, Qi Xiang went to the imperial study to see him.

(End of this chapter)