1363 Let’s start a war. If you don’t want to fight, you have to fight.
Qin Jiyan was not given much time to grieve. Less than half a month after returning to Beijing, war reports came from the border. Jing Yan was defeated. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses were burned to death in the city. Northern Qi took advantage of this victory and sent troops into the pass.
, attack Da Qin.
"All Jing Yan's soldiers and horses are dead?" When the news came back to the capital, not only the ministers of the court, but also Qin Jiyan were shocked.
Jing Yan has a total of 150,000 soldiers and horses, so many people can't be burned to death.
Moreover, Jing Yan's soldiers and horses are not useless. Northern Qi's soldiers and horses are more numerous than them, but they still haven't got a good deal. How could they suddenly wipe out all Jing Yan's soldiers and horses.
"To tell you the truth, yes. Huxia City in the Northern Qi Dynasty has become a dead city, and all the 150,000 troops died inside." The soldier who sent the order said through gritted teeth.
Although Jing Yan is a rebellious minister and traitor, the soldiers and horses in his hands are from the Qin Dynasty. It is their business to deal with the traitors of the Qin Dynasty. What Northern Qi has done is too much!
Confirming that the news was true, all the ministers took a breath, and all of them looked angry and angry. Qin Jiyan was the calmest one in the room, "What exactly happened?" He didn't believe it, nothing happened.
It's amazing that Jing Yan's soldiers would be so completely defeated.
"According to the investigation, Jing Yan's sister colluded with the Northern Qi Dynasty, used secret medicine to control the army, and helped the Northern Qi Dynasty set fire to the city." To put it simply, Jing Yan was betrayed by himself.
"Ni Yue!" Qin Jiyan was not surprised at all when he heard that Ni Yue betrayed Jing Yan. In his opinion, it was only a matter of time. However, what he didn't expect was that Ni Yue would be so ruthless and cheat him in one fell swoop.
Kill 150,000 troops.
Such a woman cannot be kept!
"If you go back to the Holy Spirit, it will be this woman." An army of 150,000 was destroyed in the hands of a woman, which shows how vicious that woman is.
"What a Ni Yue, what a Changsheng Sect." You don't need to think about it to know that this matter must be the work of the Changsheng Sect.
Qin Jiyan closed his eyes and said coldly: "Pass on my order to have Northern Qi hand over Ni Yue in half a month, otherwise my troops from Great Qin will capture the imperial court of Northern Qi."
In the past, he did not have the desire to dominate the world. All he wanted was to build a strong and prosperous Daqin, and then work with Qiancheng to teach their children, and the family lived a happy life.
Now?
Since there is no hope in life anymore, let’s destroy both Xihu and Northern Qi!
"Your Majesty, you must not..." As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a military general stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Northern Qi has strong soldiers and horses. Although we, the Qin Dynasty, have many soldiers and horses, most of the troops are in Xihu. It is not good for us to start a war with the Northern Qi at this time.
ah."
"The Battle of Xihu will be over soon, and Yan Qing will be able to bring his troops back in a month." Regarding political affairs, Qin Jiyan still had full power in his hands.
This country is to be handed over to his son, and nothing he says will destroy it.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers have been tired all the way and may get tired from continuous fighting. It is really not a good time for us to start a war with Northern Qi." The general was very afraid of Qin Jiyan's pressure, but he still had the courage to speak.
The battlefield is a Shura field. One second, there may be births and the next may be dead bodies. Everyone standing on the battlefield is under tremendous psychological pressure. They are worried that they will die in the next second and worry about their next fight.
Fight and you will die.
Everyone who survived the battlefield was subjected to severe physical and mental tests. After a big battle, soldiers must be given at least three months to half a year to cultivate, otherwise they will go crazy if they keep maintaining their emotions.
Qin Jiyan looked at his opponent coldly, "According to your opinion, we want to ask for peace from Northern Qi?"
"Your Majesty, it is in our best interest to seek peace in this life." The general knelt down with a plop, lowered his head, and did not dare to look directly at the Holy Face.
Qin Jiyan sneered, put his hands on the armrests, stroked the armrests with his thumbs, looked down at the general who was speaking, and after a while he said: "Jiao Aiqing, do you think so too?"
Master Jiao, who was called, stood up resignedly, "Your Majesty, Northern Qi is so ambitious that we may have to fight even if we don't want to fight."
Alas, I used to have the title of Chief Assistant standing in front of me, so I didn’t think it was a big deal. But when I became the Chief Assistant, Mr. Jiao realized that it was not easy to be the Chief Assistant. No matter what happened, the emperor would call him "Jiao Aiqing" to let him know.
He comes up with an idea.
This idea is easy to come up with, but it is extremely difficult to come up with an idea that is both in line with the emperor's will and the wishes of his ministers.
"So, does Jiao Aiqing think it's time for us to fight?" As an emperor who "won the hearts of the people", he has always been "open-minded" and allowed courtiers to express their own opinions on political affairs and allow different voices to appear.
"We have to fight this battle if we don't fight. Northern Qi will not miss this opportunity. Before, Jing Yan's soldiers and horses were blocking his way, so Northern Qi did not dare to act rashly. Now that Jing Yan's soldiers and horses have been completely wiped out, Northern Qi will never let this opportunity go.
Opportunity." Mr. Jiao also lowered his head and did not dare to look at Qin Jiyan.
Qin Jiyan nodded slightly, his eyes falling on the general who had previously raised objections, "General Li, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, our food, grass, troops and horses are not enough to support us in starting a war against Northern Qi." General Li looked sad, with tears in his eyes.
As a military commander, it was a shame in his face to say something like asking for peace. If there was really no other way, he would not say no to fighting.
"Da Qin flooded a whole area of Jiangnan and will be short of food within two or three years. You know this and I know it. Do you think Northern Qi will not know about it? Since Northern Qi knows, do you think Northern Qi will let this opportunity pass?" Qin Jiyan snorted coldly, "
General Li, did you hear what Jiao Shoufu said? Northern Qi is so ambitious that even if we, Great Qin, want to ask for peace, Northern Qi will not agree to it."
"Besides, you don't know what we need to ask for peace, right? Cede the city and offer a large amount of food, gold, silver, and women. Do you think our Da Qin can provide food and grass? Are you willing to sacrifice your wife and daughter?"
"General Li, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. In the past, when Da Qin asked for peace from Northern Qi, it was defeated and beaten to the point of being helpless. Now you are asking for peace before we even start fighting. You are trying to increase others' prestige and destroy them."
My ambition is also to use the flesh and blood of the people of Da Qin to feed the enemies of Da Qin, fattening them up and making them strong, so that they can turn around and massacre my people of Da Qin and plunder the wealth of my people of Da Qin."
It was rare for Qin Jiyan to say so much in court. After these words, everyone in the palace fell silent, with their heads lowered and staring at the tips of their shoes.
At least 90% of the officials present, both civil and military, wished not to fight.
It's not that they are afraid, but the current situation of Da Qin cannot allow them to wage war against Northern Qi and Xihu at the same time. Their military and financial resources are not enough to support them from waging war against both countries at the same time, but...
The emperor has a point. If they seek peace with Northern Qi this time and offer a large amount of grain, grass, gold and silver to Northern Qi, it will be equivalent to giving Northern Qi a chance to grow and at the same time reducing its own strength.
After a few years, Da Qin recovered its vitality, and Northern Qi was able to grow into a powerful enemy of Da Qin with the grain, grass, gold and silver provided by Da Qin.
Rather than raising a powerful enemy, it is better to fight to the death now. Even if we can't win, it will consume Northern Qi's national power and make it impossible for Northern Qi to recover in a short period of time!