"It seems that Qi State has really suffered a serious loss this time."
Zhao Kang laughed, but his laughter was full of coldness: "Now is a good time to beat up the drowned dog."
"That's right. Imperial Master and Prince, please take a seat." Xu Ning invited them to sit down.
Then he looked at Zhao Kang: "National Adviser, according to our analysis, this time the Qi State followed the Great Zhou to attack the Qian State, and all 300,000 elites in the country were lost in your country. The remaining 100,000 people are fighting with our army again. We suffered heavy losses during the battle."
"Today, the Qi State has about 200,000 troops nationwide. Most of them are new soldiers who have never been on the battlefield. There is nothing to worry about. According to this situation, even if the Qi State still has the strength to fight, it will never be My opponent in Jingguo."
Xu Ning said: "Then why did the Imperial Advisor comfort my emperor and just asked me to lead troops to the border to intimidate? Isn't it right to take this opportunity to have a good fight with Qi?"
Zhao Kang clasped his hands together and said softly: "What you said, Mr. Xu, is not unreasonable. The morale of Jingguo's army is indeed high at the moment, but in my opinion, Jingguo still does not have the ability to destroy Qi."
"First of all, Qi State is not without the strength to fight. Secondly, if we fight this battle, even if we capture several Qi State cities, it will be detrimental to Jing State over time. After all, we are fighting in Qi State's homeland."
"When the opponent's army and people work together, they will drag Jingguo into the quagmire. The third thing is that Qi and Zhou are wearing the same pants. This time their two countries are defeated, Zhou will not sit idly by. Ignore the danger that Qi is in."
"And our country, Qian, can be said to have lost its pants in this war. We will not be able to assist Jing State in a short period of time, so it is better to find another way to encroach on Qi State step by step."
When Xu Ning heard this, he showed a look of satisfaction and laughed: "As expected of Master Zhao, he thinks more than this rough guy like me."
Zhao Kang said humbly: "Xu Gong is too modest. In the end, Zhao Kang is just a junior. He still has many things to learn from his seniors."
"The Imperial Master is really being too humble. With these words, I can give an explanation to the soldiers under my command who have been dazzled by one or two victories."
Xu Ning smiled and said: "Today, I will ask the Imperial Master and King Wu to rest in the army. Tomorrow I will send troops to escort you two to Qi. I guess the people of Qi are looking forward to you entering Qi more than us at this time, right?"
Wu Tianhu was not interested in such political matters. Zhao Kang and Xu Ning looked at each other and laughed.
After resting for a night in the military camp, Xu Ning sent a large army to escort Zhao Kang and others to the border of Qi the next day.
This battle frightened the defenders of Qi State into thinking that Jing State was about to attack, so they quickly took up their positions.
Fortunately, Wu Rulong had already sent a letter to the State of Qi before. After receiving the notice, the gatekeeper came and allowed Zhao Kang and his party to enter the State of Qi.
As soon as he entered the customs, ministers from Qi State came to greet him.
As Xu Ning said before, facing the menacing Jingguo army, Qi State was in a state of panic during this period.
When Huo En fled back to Qi with the remaining defeated generals, he heard that hundreds of thousands of his troops had been lost. Emperor Liu Guangwen of Qi was so angry that he vomited three liters of blood.
I fainted for five days before waking up.
The first thing he did when he woke up was to put Generalissimo Horn into the sky prison.
Who would have thought that Qi and Zhou would unite an army of 600,000 to attack the state of Qian, only to end up with their entire army annihilated.
No one can bear the responsibility for this kind of crime, even if Horn is the generalissimo of Qi with outstanding military exploits.
The person sent by the State of Qi to greet him had a high official rank. He was the Minister of Rites of the State of Qi, Zhou Yue.
When he saw Zhao Kang in the pass, he hurriedly greeted him with as much enthusiasm as possible: "Is this Mr. Zhao Long, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites of Jingguo, Mr. Zhao?"
Zhao Long is the fake name used by Zhao Kang to hide his identity.
Zhao Kang nodded and his attitude was quite arrogant. In the past, how could an official from the Kingdom of Xing have dared to treat the Minister of Qi like this?
But there is nothing we can do now, even though Qi State is now completely defeated.
Therefore, even though Zhou Yue was unhappy in his heart, he didn't say anything and still greeted him with a smile.
"Mr. Zhao, it's been a long and tiring journey all the way. Why don't we rest in the pass for one night before heading to Shengjing?"
Shengjing is the capital of Qi State.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kang said calmly: "No need, Mr. Zhou. Let's leave early. No matter whether the matter can be discussed or not, I will return home as soon as possible to report to His Majesty."
You're in a hurry, you're so fucking late!
Zhou Yue cursed in his heart, he had been waiting in the pass half a month ago.
Now that Zhao Kang had spoken, Zhou Yue said nothing more and immediately notified the large army to greet him and set off back to the imperial capital Shengjing City.
It was not far from the border pass to the imperial capital Shengjing. It took nearly ten days. Along the way, Zhao Kang also saw a lot of the humanistic features of Qi.
Compared with Qian State and Jing State, Qi State has more water areas. It is almost autumn now, and in the morning you can see the misty waves on the rivers and lakes.
There was a fishing boat sailing on the river, with an old man and a boatman girl sitting on the bow. The words "Jiangnan Water Town" flashed in Zhao Kang's mind.
Because of the developed waters and convenient transportation, the industry and commerce of Qi State is more developed than that of Qian State and Jing State.
During the trip to Shengjing, Zhao Kang saw many merchants trading, including goods from Yuanjiang County, sugar, cement, ash and other items.
It was already evening when we arrived in Shengjing.
Zhou Yue arranged for Zhao Kang and his party to stay at the State Guesthouse and then left. He was going to return to the palace.
Tomorrow Zhao Kang will have an audience with Emperor Liu Guangwen of Qi. Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for the ministers of Qi.
After all, no one knows whether Jing Guo and Chen Bing are going to fight this time or if they are just showing off.
What if things fall apart and Jingguo's army begins to attack the city?
After Zhou Yue left, the reception staff of the State Guesthouse immediately brought food and drinks.
Wu Tianhu took a sip, shook his head and smacked his lips: "This wine has no strength. The weak Qi Ren will only drink something like sour vinegar."
"People say that the people of Qi are gentle." Zhao Kang chuckled and tasted the food sent by the other party. He could barely swallow it.
After eating something simple and practicing some exercises, Zhao Kang found the receptionist at the State Guesthouse as the sky gradually darkened.
"Is there a curfew in Shengjing at night?"
"My lord, there is no curfew in the imperial capital at night, but the city gates are closed after midnight, and no one is allowed in or out without permission."
"That's it, Senior Wu, are you interested in going out for a walk?" Zhao Kang shouted.
Wu Tianhu came out with a wine gourd and leaned against the door: "My duty is to protect your kid's safety. I will go wherever you go."
"Let's go, let's go and experience the customs and customs of Qi."
