klisemfg Chapter 817 Frontline
Chapter 817 Frontline
Hearing what the general said, Emperor Qian did not hesitate any longer and said directly,
"Yes, this can be passed directly to Jin Haoqian to let him know this important information.
We must defeat the enemy fairly on the battlefield, and we must also be familiar with the enemy's situation.
The two enemy commanders are away for the time being, which at least gives Jin Haoqian time to fight the first battle. The Yan army is leaderless, so it is a good opportunity to defeat them one by one.
After he defeats a wave of Yan troops, he can boost our army's morale. Then, while the Yan army is reorganizing, we can preserve our remaining strength and retreat to the Three Passes and Dragon and Tiger Pass, where we can continue to defend by relying on the terrain."
"Your Majesty is wise. Blindly acting recklessly will only lead to rapid failure. Strategic retreat to preserve manpower and utilize terrain for defense is the correct approach.
If the land is preserved but the people are lost, both the land and the people will be lost; if the people are preserved but the land is lost, both the land and the people will be preserved."
All the ministers complimented Emperor Qian.
Emperor Qian waved his hand impatiently and said,
"One more thing. What do you think about Shen Changgong and the Southern King leading the Yan army to help our country eliminate the Japanese pirates?"
The ministers were full of questions.
What do you say?
Are you planning to reward the two kings of the enemy army?
Give him another official title or something?
Don’t you think it’s not embarrassing enough?
You can't defeat the Japanese pirates yourself, and the enemy country comes to help you fight. If this gets out, you will lose all face.
Prime Minister Gongyang Chun stepped forward and said,
"Your Majesty, it's best for us to pretend we don't know about this. If Yan were an ally, we could write a letter of thanks and offer some gold or silver. But Yan is an enemy, so we should just pretend we don't know about this."
However, the Taiwei had a different opinion and stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, we can write a letter to thank the Second Prince and confer him the title of Lord of our Great Qian. Well, a Baron would be fine."
After hearing this, all the ministers were upset.
Aren't you a pure disgusting person?
He is a prince in Yan State and the commander-in-chief of the entire army. You confer him the title of Baron Daqian. What's the big deal?
Emperor Qian also felt that this matter was not very reliable and shook his head.
"It's not necessary. Why do you have to make such a gesture?"
"You can sow discord between the monarch and his subjects."
"One of them is the emperor's husband, and the other is the emperor's uncle. Can you sow discord between them with just a letter?"
Emperor Qian did not agree and waved his hand to adjourn the court.
Afterwards, the guard sent a pigeon letter to Lingling commander Jin Haoqian, asking him not to launch a surprise attack on Emperor Yan, and told him about the two kings' support for the eastern coast.
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Lingling City.
Jin Haoqian led an army of 400,000 and stationed them in this border city.
The city is not big. It is located on a flat land between two mountains. It has a population of no less than 400,000, so two forts were built on both sides of the city.
The two forts were built against the mountain, about five miles away from the main city in the middle.
Including these two forts, there are still no less than 400,000 people stationed there.
Relying on the terrain, Jin Haoqian cleverly distributed the army between the two forts and the main city, and then set up camp, building a three-point and one-line defense.
From east to west, they are:
Mountain peak—fort—camp—main city—camp—fort—mountain peak.
In this way, he built a perfect defense line that was twenty miles long.
In this way, he only needs to defend the north and does not need to defend Lingling City on all sides.
It was an evening, Jin Haoqian stood on the north wall of Lingling City, looking at the enemy troops setting up camp in the distance.
At this time, a fat general came over with a pear blossom axe in his hand and said,
"General, the enemy has just arrived and has not yet established a firm foothold. It would be better for me to lead the army to charge and kill the enemy without a single piece of armor left."
Jin Haoqian turned his head and looked at the general in front of him.
This general was not his man, but the original garrison commander of Lingling.
There was no war between Qian and Chu before. There is a standing garrison of 10,000 people at Lingling border, and the chief commander is the fat general Xing Kebi in front of you.
This man is a martial arts expert, arrogant and conceited, but he is indeed brave enough to fight against ten thousand men.
He was eager to achieve great things and was waiting for the arrival of the Yan army so that he could give them a heavy blow.
Then he was granted the title of marquis and appointed as a general.
Although he is only a general of a minor army now, he always claims to be a general.
Jin Haoqian looked at Xing Kebi and asked,
"General Xing, may I ask how many troops will you bring to attack the enemy?"
"One thousand soldiers and horses under my command will suffice."
"Then may I ask how many people are there in the Yan army?"
"Only 1.3 million people."
The identification is complete, he is a fool.
Jin Haoqian sighed. Fortunately, there had been no war between Qian and Chu in recent years, and they were still allies. Otherwise, with this guy's intelligence, he would have been unable to stop the enemy.
At this moment, the messenger came running over with a note saying,
"Marshal, the reply from the court has arrived."
Upon hearing this, all the generals gathered around at once, wanting to see whether the court would let them fight or retreat.
Jin Haoqian took the note and looked at it, his brows frowned instantly, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
"What's wrong, Marshal?"
"The Emperor said that we must not launch a surprise attack on the Emperor of Yan, nor can we use the Emperor of Yan as a means to force the Yan army to withdraw and negotiate."
"Ah? Why is this?"
"This entire court, both civil and military officials, is so confused. Who spread these slanderous words to Your Majesty?"
"This is our only chance to win. Do you expect us to defeat the Yan army on the front battlefield?"
"Why did Your Majesty issue this order?"
"Don't make any noise!"
Jin Haoqian waved his hand and continued,
"The decree states that Japanese pirates from the southeast invaded the border and attacked Ningde. Prince Lanling and Prince Nan led their cavalry to rescue Ningde and annihilated the pirates."
Everyone looked confused.
Xing Kebi said in disbelief,
"What the hell? Aren't the Yan army bad guys? Why are they helping us fight the Japanese pirates?"
Jin Haoqian said with a complicated look,
"In this world, there is no such thing as good or bad people, it's just a matter of different standpoints.
I understand why the Yan army did this.
We and they are indeed enemies, but compared to the Japanese pirates, we Central Plains people are our own people.
No matter which country the people are from, they are all people and cannot be massacred by Japanese pirates.
The Yan army did this simply to save the people, which was a benevolent and righteous act.
They are righteous, so your Majesty must also be righteous, so they didn't allow us to arrest the Emperor of Yan, saying that a pregnant woman should not be bullied."
A general said,
"But...how can we talk about the ways of a gentleman when the country is in danger? With both kings gone and no one leading the army, this is the perfect time for a surprise attack.
If we miss this opportunity, Daqian will really perish!"
"Marshal, tell me, do you want to launch a surprise attack?"
"Yes, when a general is away from home, he may not obey the king's orders. We have to judge the situation ourselves.
At worst, we can wait until after the peace talks and let His Majesty punish us!"
Jin Haoqian murmured,
"But if this happens, even though they're helping us, we're still bullying their pregnant women. How is this any different from the Jiangdong rats?"