"Young Master, frontline battle report."

Li Yuan, Inner Courtyard, a boy came quickly and delivered the intelligence from the front line.

In Taotao's room, Li Ziye took the information, took a look at it, handed it to the woman next to him, and said calmly, "Qingxuan, take a look."

After hearing this, Yu Qingxuan received the secret report and read it carefully.

"Is the fight started?"

Across the table, Taotao asked curiously while checking the account books.

"The troops are approaching the city."

Li Ziye replied, "Including the time difference in intelligence, the war should have started. Qingzhou is in danger."

"Why did the Mobei army choose Qingzhou?" Taotao asked puzzledly.

"Qingxuan."

Li Ziye picked up a map from beside him and put it on the table, and asked, "Tell me why the Eight Tribes of Mobei attacked Qingzhou first?"

"Because Qingzhou is very close to the great commercial capital."

Yu Qingxuan looked at Qingzhou's position and analyzed calmly, "After capturing Qingzhou, we can use Qingzhou as a springboard to threaten the capital at any time."

"It makes some sense, but Qingzhou is not a big city."

Li Ziye said, "The city is not very strong. Even if it falls, it will not be difficult for the merchants to recapture it."

When Yu Qingxuan heard this, he looked hesitant and didn't know how to answer.

"Taotao, do you know?"

Li Ziye looked at the girl in front of him and asked.

"have no idea."

Taotao responded simply, this was not her job and it gave her a headache to think about it so much.

"Three points of opportunity, seven points of luring the enemy."

Seeing that neither of them answered, Li Ziye said calmly, "If the army of Mobei West Road captures Qingzhou, the capital of Dashang will be exposed to Mobei's cavalry, and the whole body will be affected by it. If Dashang is in chaos at this time,

Once the formation is established, the Mobei Iron Cavalry will immediately attack Huanglong and attack the Great Shang Capital.

However, this possibility is not high, because the person who defends the city now is King Donglin. He is not an idiot like the eldest prince who can only talk about war on paper. King Donglin's ability to defend the city is the best in the world, as long as he is still there

In the capital, the Mobei Iron Cavalry has no chance, so."

At this point, Li Ziye paused and continued in a calm tone, "It is unlikely that the Mobei Iron Cavalry will defeat Dashang in one fell swoop, so their main goal should be to go south, make a large detour, and capture Qingzhou.

Let the troops around the Great Shang capital return to the maximum extent possible, and when the Mobei army moves south again, it will encounter much less resistance, and the troops returning to support are likely to be directly defeated by the Mobei army."

"What do you mean, young master, the Mobei Iron Cavalry's target is the reinforcements?" Yu Qingxuan looked surprised and asked.

"good."

Li Ziye responded, "The marching speed of the Mobei Iron Cavalry is unmatched in the world. Once Dashang's reinforcements lose the protection of the city, it will not be so easy to go back."

"Young Master, will the court fall into a trap?" Taotao asked with concern.

"We must realize that big businessmen have no shortage of talents."

Li Ziye said calmly, "However, just because you want it doesn't mean you can do it. Above the imperial court, all kinds of interests are complicated, and there are even some traitors bribed by the eight tribes in Mobei. It is too difficult to make every decision correct."

This was fully reflected when King Donglin was forcibly transferred out of Baidi City.

While talking, Li Ziye threw the secret report into the tea stove, and the flames rose up, so beautiful.

When Li Ziye made a judgment on the situation of Dashang.

Outside Qingzhou City, a large army surrounded the city, and fierce offensive and defensive battles began at dawn.

When the battle situation was at a stalemate, from behind the Mobei army, a siege vehicle with a huge beam suspended from the vehicle was pushed out.

On the city tower, the Dashang garrison looked at the siege vehicles they had never seen before with shocked expressions on their faces, and immediately fired arrows to stop them.

However, the huge cover above the siege vehicle blocked the waves of arrows.

"Burn with fire!"

On the city, the general guarding the city reacted, made a decisive decision, and immediately ordered the use of fire power to stop them.

The next moment, on the city wall, rockets fell from the sky and shot at the siege vehicles below.

However, after the rain of arrows fell on the cover of the siege vehicle, the flames were quickly extinguished and it was difficult to have any effect.

Beneath the siege vehicle, dozens of Mobei soldiers pushed the chariot to the city gate. Then, they pulled the giant wood in the siege vehicle and used the inertia and forward momentum to slam into the city gate.

Under the terrifying impact, the city gate shook violently, and it seemed to be destroyed with just one blow.

On the city, the generals and soldiers guarding the city looked at the behemoth below, with shock on their faces.

"This siege engine is really surprising."

In front of the siege army in Mobei, Lord Bai Di looked at the splendid siege vehicles under the city and spoke in appreciation.

"Everything we use is learned from Zhongyuan."

On the side, Tantai Jingyue sat on the horse and said coldly, "It's just that they were content with enjoying themselves and abandoned the wisdom of their ancestors and craftsmen. Now, we take it, improve it, and give it back to them in double the amount!"

"boom!"

While the two were talking, under the city gate, the huge tree on the siege vehicle hit the city gate hard again.

As the siege vehicles continued to hit the city gate, the Mobei army invested more and more troops in the surrounding area. In the air, fire jars containing crude oil were constantly thrown into the city by catapults, igniting raging fires.

In the city, there were screams.

The soldiers of Dashang were not without bravery, but they were already at an absolute disadvantage under the fierce attack of the Mobei army.

What's even more frightening is that the Central Plains Dynasty, which has always prided itself on being a celestial dynasty, actually lags far behind the Eight Mobei Tribes, who are regarded as barbarians, in the development of siege equipment.

"boom!"

Just when the scorching sun was heading westward and the sun was shining brightly, with an earth-shaking loud noise, the siege truck slammed open the city gate of Qingzhou.

What came into view was the utter embarrassment and terror of people on their backs.

"kill!"

In front of the army, Tantai Jingyue saw that the city gate was open and uttered a word coldly.

Under the military order, war horses galloped from the rear, and the Mobei cavalry rushed into the city like a torrent and began a ruthless killing spree.

It only took less than a day from the siege to the city's defeat. What was even more disappointing than the defeat of Baidi City was that Qingzhou's defenders did not make any fatal mistakes from beginning to end.

Simply can't beat it.

The suppression of troops, the preparation of tactics and tactics, and the gap in war equipment, all of them were taken up by others on Dashang's side.

One day later.

News of Qingzhou's defeat spread to the great merchant capital.

The whole city was shocked.

What followed was endless panic.

"The test starts from now on."

In the inner courtyard of Li Garden, Li Ziye saw the battle report sent from the front line, and his expression was not too troubled.

What was supposed to come eventually came.

It was only a matter of time before Qingzhou was defeated. It was not unusual. The only surprising thing was that the combat effectiveness of the Mobei army in this battle actually overwhelmed Dashang.

The daughter of heaven, indeed, lives up to her reputation.
Chapter completed!