Chapter 915: The Magnificent Power of Han (Thirty-Nine)

Wu Qi is fifty-five years old this year. He has been the chief minister of Wei for just over two years. These two years were also the most difficult time for Wei. After Korea was destroyed by the Qin people, the Qin army was about to attack. The front is aimed at the State of Wei. Although Wu Qi has tried his best in the past two years, the State of Wei is no longer the overlord that once shocked the seven countries. Wei is still sliding into the abyss step by step. Wu Qi's efforts only slowed down the demise of Wei. Qin's military attack was not something Wei could withstand. Zhao was originally Wei's support, but in recent years the Zhao people The civil strife continued, Zhao Mu died, and Zilan broke up. The Zhao people who could have competed with the Qin State fell into ruin. It would be good to be able to save themselves. Now there are tens of thousands of Zhao army elites led by Zhou Changshou to help the Wei State fight. , Wu Qi was already very grateful.

Of course, Zhao's help was not in vain. For the Zhao army of more than 10,000 people, Wei had to pay a huge fee to Zhao and had to bear all the expenses of the more than 10,000 Zhao army.

The mutiny of Qu Wo Yan's army almost ruined Wu Qi's many years of efforts and lost most of the Wei Kingdom. This made Wu Qi extremely angry. When Ji Ling fled into the Wei Kingdom, Wu Qi tried his best to respond to the King of Wei for taking him in. After all, In the past two years, the State of Wei has had good relations with Zhengdong Mansion, and has received a large number of elite weapons from Zhengdong Mansion, such as arm-shaped crossbows. These things played a great role in the Wei army's battle against the Qin people. , and what Zhengdong Mansion Gaoyuan wants to do, no one on this continent does not understand.

Taking in Ji Ling would be tantamount to turning against the Eastern Conquest. Wu Qi is a very practical politician. He doesn't care at all how the Yan State changes or who takes power. He only cares about whether the Wei State can be preserved. And now it seems that the powerful Conquest of the Eastern Army , can better help the Wei people resist the Qin army, and the hostility shown by Gao Yuan, the governor of Zhengdong Prefecture, towards the Qin people from beginning to end also made Wu Qi value Zhengdong Prefecture more than Yan State. However, his king ignored his objections , took in Ji Ling.

The reasons for this were also clear to Wu Qi. Firstly, Jiling was a royal family after all. In this situation, King Wei was saddened by the death of a rabbit. Secondly, King Wei also coveted the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Yan army. Jiling promised to have a piece of land to recuperate. And helped the Wei people resist the Qin army. Tens of thousands of Yan army elites were a very impressive force.

The king is the king after all, and Wu Qi's opposition had no effect. Ji Ling stayed in Quwo, and then ruined the solid defense line Wei had finally established, allowing the Qin army led by Lu Chao to advance hundreds of miles, most of which The state of Wei was lost.

Just when Wu Qi was desperate, the Qin army suddenly seemed to be suffering from mental illness. They actually left Fengcheng, entered Yesan Pass, ambushed the Eastern Marching Army, and buried 5,000 Eastern Marching Army in the Masaping Canyon of Yesan Pass. Inside.

When the news reached Daliang, Wu Qi, who was worried and anxious, was overjoyed. He keenly realized that this was a good opportunity for Wei to come back to life. All five thousand people in Zhengdong Mansion were wiped out. With Gao Yuan's youthful spirit, how could he endure it? If you take this tone, you will definitely launch an army to retaliate. The Zhengdong Army has just destroyed Donghu and defeated the Qi people. Its morale is at its peak. The nearly 200,000 troops are accustomed to fighting. The Qin people inexplicably provoked the Zhengdong Army at this time, but they failed. This is good news for the Wei State. As long as the Eastern Expeditionary Army mobilizes all its troops to start an all-out war with the Qin State, it will be a chance for the Wei State to regenerate. The combined forces of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the Zhao Army, and the three allied forces will be enough to drive the Qin people back to their hometown.

What happened next proved Wu Qi's idea. The Eastern Expeditionary Army invaded the Qin territory from Shannan County and beat the Qin generals back step by step. In the direction of Fengcheng, Gao Yuan led his direct descendants The Young Guards marched in person.

Wu Qi excitedly rushed from Daliang to the tea shop in person to see Gao Yuan. In his mind, the alliance between the three armies of Wei, Yan, and Zhao had basically taken shape. A new anti-Qin alliance would deal a heavy blow to the Qin people's ambitions.

Arriving at Chadianzi, Wu Qi saw the world-famous Eastern Expedition Army for the first time. The strict military appearance, high morale, and sophisticated equipment made Wu Qi even more happy and gave him a little more confidence.

The dry food for the Eastern Expedition Army is pretty good! Pick up a small piece of dried meat wrapped in brown paper from the table, tear off the brown paper, throw the dried meat away and chew it slowly in your mouth. It tastes very good. It seems that a lot of time was spent on making it. He put a lot of thought into it, but unfortunately there was no wine, and the tea prepared for him didn't taste very good.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, Yan Shenghao stepped in and said, "Xiang Wu!" Glancing at the table, Yan Shenghao smiled and said, "This is dry food for our army, doesn't it taste good?"

"It's indeed good!" Wu Qi swallowed the dried meat in his mouth, clapped his hands, and stood up, "It's a pity that there is no wine."

Yan Shenghao laughed and said, "Alcohol is prohibited in the army."

"Is it possible that your commander-in-chief can't do it even if he wants to drink?" Wu Qi asked.

"Of course you can't do that if you're in the army!" Yan Shenghao said with a smile: "Xiang Wu, please sit down. I'm sorry that the reception in the army is so simple. But now that the two armies are facing each other, I think Prime Minister Wu can understand."

"Of course, of course, I wonder when the governor can see me?" Wu Qi asked.

Yan Shenghao coughed dryly, "The Governor is still at Masaping Canyon in Yesanguan, I'm afraid it will take a few more days to get there."

"Then I'll go to Masaping Canyon to meet Governor Gao," Wu Qi said.

"Xiang Wu, the Masaping Canyon is the place where five thousand of our soldiers died heroically in battle. We are currently looking for the skeletons of the deceased. Once we find a batch, we will transport a batch back. The Governor will personally supervise this matter. Complete it, lest those careless soldiers disturb the souls of the martyrs, and!" Yan Shenghao pondered for a moment, and then said: "Xiang Wu, our governor is in a very bad mood now, very bad, and does not want to see anyone except Zhengdong. People other than soldiers, if you go now, what can be done? If you can wait here and wait for the remains of those soldiers to be transported away, the governor will not be able to see these remains, and his mood will naturally become better. .It will be better for both of us if we meet again at that time, don’t you think so?”

"So that's it. The Governor's reputation for benevolence and righteousness is indeed well-deserved. In this case, I really can't bother him by going to Masaping. But when will the Governor be back?" Wu Qidian nodded and asked.

"It won't take long. When I came back today, the last two graves have been found. It will take a day or two at most. The key is that General Naha died so tragically. You may not know that General Naha He is an old man who has followed the Governor since he was helping the wind. The Governor has always valued veterans like this very much. Our Governor is an extremely affectionate person. When he saw the body of General Naha, his mood was, ugh..."

"I understand, I understand, I can wait for two days, it doesn't matter." Wu Qi also looked sad, "General Naha died young, and I feel sad for it! The two armies are facing each other in Fengcheng. "Looking at this, the Eastern Expeditionary Army will not launch an attack on the Qin people for a while, but I wonder if there is any good news from Shannan County?"

"Of course!" Yan Shenghao clapped his hands, "I just received the Kuai Ma Army report that Commander He Lanxiong has arrived in Jiuyuan. Now most of Wang Jian's 20,000 men have been annihilated by our army, and the rest have shrunk to Jiuyuan County. Except for the county town, all other places in Jiuyuan County have fallen into my hands."

"Great!" Wu Qi was overjoyed, "After defeating Jiuyuan County, we can go straight to the hinterland of the Qin people. We are not afraid that the Qin people will not return to rescue us!"

"The city of Jiuyuan County is highly dangerous and cannot be defeated in a day or two. Moreover, our army is exhausted from the expedition and lacks food and grass. Jiuyuan County is also very poor. He Lanxiong complained in the military report. Now he can't even We can't even get enough military rations! If you want to capture Jiuyuan County in a short time, Nanluo!" Yan Shenghao shook his head repeatedly." Prime Minister Wu also knew that in the past two years since I conquered Dongfu, I have been fighting almost all the time, fighting with the Donghu people. Fighting against the Qi people, this battle was certainly won, but it also killed a thousand enemies and suffered a loss of eight hundred. Now my pockets are empty and there is a lack of food and grass. To be honest, this time I sent troops and I tried my best to do it. Who can We have a weak foundation in Zhengdong Mansion, but it is like your country, which has a deep foundation!"

"What does Yan Yizheng mean?" Wu Qi narrowed his eyes.

"The governor insisted on teaching the Qin people a lesson, but Jiang Yizheng strongly opposed it, saying that we could no longer afford the war, and if we continued to fight, the economy would be bankrupt. Prime Minister Wu also knew that in our Zhengdong Mansion, Jiang Yizheng was not He can be half a family member, so this time even though the governor decided to go to war, Jiang Yizheng did not follow. This is the reason. Today in Masaping, I felt a little regretful after hearing what the governor said. If this is really the case with the Qin people, If the conflict breaks out on a large scale, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long and will have to retreat!"

Wu Qi was shocked. Yan Shenghao's words were true or false. But the key point is that Wu Qi knew that Zhengdong Mansion had indeed fought several battles that destroyed the country. It was inevitable that he would be short of money. If Gao Yuan really backed down, All my hopes were dashed.

"What does the governor mean?"

"The governor feels that we have shown our strength to the Qin people. The Qin people have also seen that if we fight with all our lives, we can severely damage them. Therefore, if the Qin people are willing to negotiate, it is not impossible." Yan Sheng Hao Dao.

"Then, the general's death was in vain!" Wu Qi asked.

"The Governor said, a gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. The key is that we can't afford a big war right now!" Yan Shenghao shook his head.

"Everyone knows that the people of Qin are very ambitious in governing the government strictly. The Eastern Conquest Army has just severely damaged the Qin people. If we stop here, as long as the Qin people are relieved, I am afraid that the Eastern Conquest Army will have a difficult time in the future! This time They were caught off guard and suffered a big loss in Jiuyuan County. How could there be such an opportunity in the future? And how could the Qin people suffer this big loss in vain? They would definitely retaliate against the Dongfu and strictly discuss the government. Now that the war has started, it is Never back down halfway!"

"Of course we understand this truth, but we just don't have the money to fight, so what can we do? We can only endure it for now! It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years!" Yan Shenghao shook his head and said.

Wu Qi already understood what Yan Shenghao meant. He just wanted to ask Wei for money! He was angry, but he couldn't let it go. The Eastern Army could take revenge as a gentleman. It's not too late in ten years, but can Wei still last ten years? I'm afraid it will be difficult even in three to five years.

"As long as the Eastern Expeditionary Army is willing to continue fighting against Qin, Wei State is willing to bear half of this supply." Wu Qi gritted his teeth.

"The treasury of my Zhengdong Mansion is empty. Even if your country is willing to pay half of it, we are still unable to succeed!"

"Seventy percent!" Wu Qi said loudly: "I will send people back right away to raise food and military expenses for the Eastern Expedition Army, how about that?"

Yan Shenghao was overjoyed and stood up, "That's very good. Then please ask Prime Minister Wu to handle this matter first. I will go to see the Governor and explain Prime Minister Wu's sincerity to the Governor clearly." (To be continued)