Li Xing used Luofeng City as a whetstone, and his troops took turns attacking the city. Day after day, like thunder and rain, they put huge pressure on Luofeng City.
Luofengcheng is too small, especially compared to the extremely wealthy Yangzhou.
Faced with this situation, Chu Yunsheng was worried, Qi Jiguang had trouble sleeping and eating, and the whole city was in trouble from top to bottom.
In contrast, Li Xingzai behaved quite calmly. He ate well and slept well every day, and seemed not to realize that there was a knife above his head and that it would drop at any time.
His calmness invisibly played a role in calming the morale of the soldiers. Everyone thought that King Xiaoyao had already come up with a clever plan to deal with the Yangzhou soldiers, and the situation in front of them was not that bad.
Actually no.
The key is that Li Xingzai has been through too much. The high-ranking sixth prince of the empire was reduced to a beggar. He also tried to turn the tide, but failed miserably. He was a bandit, a pirate, and was manipulated into a puppet by Prime Minister Cui. Every word and deed was controlled.
Being arranged...
It's not that the situation in front of me isn't bad enough, but it's nothing compared to what I've experienced before.
When something happens, just catch up, there is no other way.
In the palace hall, Li Xingzai and Chu Yunsheng gathered together to discuss matters. Facing the situation in front of them, no one could cheer up.
Chu Yunsheng said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan, maybe we can retreat the army?"
"Oh, even now, there is still a way. A strategist is indeed a strategist. Please tell me, what is the way?"
Chu Yunsheng sighed helplessly, and then slowly said: "At present, Li Xing's intention is very obvious, which is to use Luofeng City to train troops. If things go on like this, Luofeng City will not be able to survive. But their teams can be rotated and luckily
There is only one road for food. If we can cut off their food road, the Yangzhou army will collapse without a fight."
Chu Yunsheng probably planned this for more than a day or two, and now he looks a little haggard.
"According to the information we received, Yangzhou is transporting food by water this time. The food and grass are currently stored in Liuping Lake. Send an elite force out of the city and use the waterway to surprise Liuping Lake and burn the food and grass of the Yangzhou soldiers. The enemy will naturally retreat."
Xu Wentian immediately stood up, held his fists in both hands and said, "I am reporting to the King that my subordinates are willing to lead troops and will definitely destroy the place where Yangzhou soldiers store grain in Liuping Lake."
Xu Wentian had just followed Li Xingzai and was eager to show off and seek opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
Li Xingzai waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down first. He looked at Chu Yunsheng and asked, "Where did you get the information? Is it trustworthy?"
Chu Yunsheng said: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured about this. The information was obtained from the mouths of the prisoners. My subordinates have interrogated several groups of prisoners. They all said that Li Xing was hoarding food in Liuping Lake."
Li Xingzai shook his head and said, "Interrogate again and ask again, and we must confirm this news."
Chu Yunsheng was startled and said, "Did the King realize that this information was false?"
Li Xingzai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't know if it's true or not, but we can't afford to gamble now. We can defend Luofeng City for a few days. Once we send out troops and are ambushed by the enemy, the city will be destroyed and everyone will die."
Chu Yunsheng fell silent. Li Xingzai's words were not unreasonable. The current Luofeng City was indeed not qualified to take risks.
Qi Jiguang opened his mouth to answer: "But this is the current situation. If we don't take risks, we will be slowly exhausted by Li Xing. I'm afraid we won't even be able to survive this winter."
Everyone in the hall looked at each other, feeling the difficulty of the current situation.
"It's not impossible." Li Xingzai suddenly laughed and took out a letter from his arms: "Guess what this is, it was handed over by the King of Donghai?"
The geographical location of Luofeng City is awkward, at the junction of Yangzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou. The forces around him include the King of Yanzhou, the King of Xuzhou, and Li Xing, the first emperor of the Southern Kingdom. However, Xuzhou has more than one King of Xuzhou.
And the King of East China Sea.
The fiefdom of the King of the East China Sea is not on land, but in the sea. Three hundred miles offshore, there is an island called Qipan Island.
The origin of this King of the East China Sea is actually very strange. He was born as a soldier and specialized in hunting down pirates. Later he became a businessman. After his goods were robbed at sea, he changed his profession and became a pirate.
He gradually grew from a small pirate to a big one. Relying on his military connections and the gold and silver he stole as a pirate, he was recruited by the court and became a maritime prince.
In fact, he and the imperial court each had their own needs. The imperial court gave him the honor of honoring his ancestors, and he would not go ashore to harass the town.
Li Xingzai was hanging out in the East China Sea, so he would have heard of the King of the East China Sea. Li Xingzai once had a conflict with the King of the East China Sea due to time lag when he was cleaning up a group of thieves at sea, but both sides had their own concerns, so they did not take action.
However, the relationship between the two parties is really not that good.
Chu Yunsheng frowned in confusion and said: "What does the King of East China Sea want to do when he sends this letter? Is it to take advantage of the situation, or is he willing to support us?"
"It's not about taking advantage of the situation, it's about supporting." Li Xingzai affirmed.
Qi Jiguang frowned: "Sending help in times of need, how could the King of East China Sea be so kind?"
"To be courteous for nothing is to be either a traitor or a thief." Chu Yunsheng also said: "Even if we form an alliance through borrowing money, it will be difficult for both parties to trust each other."
"Of course we won't form an alliance casually." Li Xingzai said: "The other party is willing to form a marriage with us."
Li Waner sat silently and frowned slightly when she heard this.
Chu Yunsheng and others did not dare to look at her. It was said that the King of East China Sea was already old, about fifty or sixty years old. In terms of talent and appearance, he was naturally not a good match. However, beauties have always matched heroes. Saying this does not necessarily insult Li Waner.
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Li Xingzai leaned on the Taishi chair, waved his hands, and said to Li Waner: "It's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding, it's not you."
Li Waner breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time she was a little confused: Who could it be if it wasn't herself?
Could it be the jade bird... The jade bird is so charming that it is nothing to give women to each other among the princes. However, exchanging women for peace is always a shameful thing.
Li Xingzai gave a thumbs up and pointed at himself: "It's me."
"Well……"
Everyone opened their eyes wide, and the expressions on their faces became strange: Will the dignified King Xiaoyao endure humiliation and bear the burden to this extent?
Li Xingzai felt a chill and waved his hand again: "I got it wrong. The one who wants to marry me is not the King of Donghai, but Wang Sunli."
Li Xingzai added: "The King of Donghai is dead."
Wangsun Li's surname is Wangsun, and her name only has the character "Li". Her identity is that of the King of the East China Sea, and her occupation is that of a pirate leader.
The King of East China Sea has a weird origin, and Wang Sunli is even worse than him. When the King of East China Sea was still a merchant running boats at sea, Wang Sunli had been doing evil at sea for a long time.
She has been with four men, or four men have been with him. If this marriage happens...