One battle completely destroyed the strength of Zhou and Qi.
Seeing the two countries begin to defend themselves, Xiao Linglong and Ye Hongxue both felt at ease.
Both women knew in their hearts that it was impossible to defeat the two coalition forces on a frontal battlefield with their own strength and that of Qian Guo.
Therefore, I didn't think about it at all, but I just wanted to delay the enemy's attack.
It is a victory for myself.
After all, the coalition forces of the two countries are different from the Qian army. Behind them is the Qian country, with mature supply lines.
Food, grass and baggage will be delivered continuously.
The two countries of Zhou and Qi were far apart. How much food would an army of hundreds of thousands eat in a day?
As long as it can be delayed for four or five months, there is no need to fight.
The enemy army cannot hold it on its own.
This is also the reason why Xiao Linglong did not choose to retreat to Tongzhou, because once she retreated to Tongzhou, the current frontal battlefield would be given to the Zhou and Qi coalition forces.
Then Qian's army can only be beaten passively. At that time, the opponent will inevitably divide its troops, bypass Tongzhou, and attack Qian's army from other places instead of chewing this hard nut.
And Qian Guo's military strength cannot be distracted at all.
Now all the troops of the Qian Kingdom are present here, and the battle line is very long, with a radius of hundreds of miles. Any disturbance by the enemy is within the scope of our surveillance.
If Zhou Qi dared to think of dividing his troops, Xiao Linglong would immediately mobilize all his troops to fight them for the final battle.
On the contrary, this is a situation that Horn and Yan Wenyuan do not want to see.
What they want is to slowly encroach on the army on the frontal battlefield.
It would be an absolute bad thing for them to fight such a brutal battle rashly.
Don't forget that Qian Guo is not fighting alone now, there is also Jing Guo.
Up to now, Jingguo had only asked Ye Hongxue to mobilize 50,000 people. If Xiao Linglong dragged the battle into a quagmire.
Jing Guo attacked with a large army.
So it’s really hard to say who wins and who loses.
This is a game between the two sides, and so far it can only be said to be a draw.
Each achieved the results they wanted.
It was just the emergence of black powder that gave Qian Guo the upper hand.
"In my opinion, the enemy troops should not attack in a short period of time, but we should not be careless and let our soldiers continue digging deep trenches at night."
"Zhang Zheng continues to lead people to attract the enemy's attention. Chen Xuanlong pays close attention to the enemy's movements. If there is any trouble, report it as soon as possible!"
"As you command!"
The two generals clasped their fists and left together.
Her Majesty the Empress closed her eyes, glanced at Ye Hongxue who was staring at the sand table, and hummed in her heart.
"Master Ye, do you have any ideas?"
Ye Hongxue glanced at Xiao Linglong, snorted in her heart, and said coldly: "No."
"Then let's do this for now."
After saying this, Xiao Linglong walked out of the military tent without looking back and continued to find someone to vent to.
At that time.
After days of running around, Zhao Kang finally saw the city of the imperial capital. After rushing into the city gate, he went straight to the inner city palace.
Along the way, he slept in the open and slept day and night. He looked so embarrassed that even the soldiers in the imperial city didn't recognize him and stopped him.
Zhao Kang angrily threw out his official seal of the Imperial Preceptor: "I am Zhao Kang! Go door to door to inform me, and everyone above level 4 must gather in the main hall!"
Seeing the official seal, the soldiers guarding the city trembled with fright, and quickly followed his order to notify people.
Feng Bao, the chief eunuch, heard that Zhao Kang had returned and hurried to greet him.
"Stop talking nonsense, I will ask all the ministers to go to the side hall later!" Zhao Kang, who was in a hurry, did not care whether his behavior was inappropriate or not.
He rushed directly to the side hall.
A quarter of an hour later, according to his instructions, all ministers of rank four and above gathered in the side hall.
I heard that this hob meat had come back from Yunshan, and everyone had different thoughts.
Looking at Zhao Kang's angry face and embarrassed appearance, he immediately understood that this guy must be angry.
What was unexpected was that Zhao Kang did not greet the women in their family by pointing at their heads as soon as he arrived.
On the contrary, he seemed extremely calm, which made them a little uncomfortable.
"Master Li from the Ministry of War."
Zhao Kang shouted first.
Li Yuandao: "Master, please speak."
"How's the battle going now?"
Li Yuan: "The latest battle report shows that our army has won a great victory and the enemy has suspended its offensive."
"Where is your Majesty's garrison?"
Li Yuan: "Outside Tongzhou Pass."
"Not in the city?" Zhao Kang was confused.
Li Yuan explained to him why Xiao Linglong had stationed troops like this, and then he understood.
Then he looked to the Ministry of Household Affairs: "Mr. Zhang, how is the delivery of grain, grass and ordnance supplies?"
Zhang Mingyuan rolled his eyes but still said respectfully: "I didn't miss anything."
Just kidding, the one fighting at the front is Her Majesty the Empress. She is not planning to usurp the throne. How dare she make a mistake in such a matter?
After asking around, Zhao Kang found that he really didn't have anything to worry about.
Whether it is Xiao Linglong or Li Yuan, they have carefully considered everything.
I have thought about any possibility, and there are ten ways to deal with it after defeat.
This made Imperial Master Zhao a little confused. Could it be that he couldn't do anything to help him?
At this moment, Lin Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, suddenly said: "Master, aren't you going to come to the front line in person?"
Zhao Kang looked over: "What? You want me to die on the battlefield?"
Lin Yu is just stupid x, that’s what I think, but you can’t say it directly in front of so many people!
What a mess.
Many people couldn't help laughing but didn't dare to laugh out loud and could only hold it in.
"Okay, okay, you all go away, I'll be alone."
Hearing this, many ministers were so angry that they wanted to beat him up. Let me just stay at work.
How dare you just ask the Imperial Guards to notify you, and you made it as urgent as burning your buttocks, and then you told us to leave before we even touched a stick of incense?
How the hell do you think you can have any high opinions!
Grass!
Many ministers were too lazy to accompany him. After saying yes, they left in twos and threes. They were very busy during this period.
Li Yuan, Grand Master Yang, and the others did not leave.
Grand Master Yang asked: "What are the Imperial Masters worried about?"
"I don't know either, but I always feel like something big is going to happen. By the way, thank you so much for sending me the letter. Although I really can't seem to do anything right now."
Zhao Kang gave a bitter laugh and reached out to cover his eyes. His right eyelid was twitching wildly.
Zhao Kang is not a superstitious person, but now he really wants to pray to God to stop his eyelids from jumping.
Li Yuan warned: "Lin Yu has evil intentions. Since you have returned to the imperial capital, Master, he will definitely find a way to get you on the battlefield. You must not fall into his trap!"
"I understand, don't worry. By the way, if you get any battle reports later, be sure to show them to me."
Zhao Kang said and looked outside the hall. There are many times in a person's life when he feels that he is powerless.
Zhao Kang felt this way in his heart at this moment, and he immediately made up his mind to stay at the Ministry of War and Li Yuan during this period to learn things on the battlefield.
