Chapter 899: The Magnificent Power of Han (Twenty-Four)
ps: Read the exclusive story behind "I Am the King", listen to your more suggestions for the novel, follow the official account of Qidian Chinese website (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter qdread), and tell me quietly! "This money comes so easily!" Yan Shenghao smiled and pushed the small box containing the banknotes in front of Gao Yuan, "One million taels, Wang Pei said, is the first installment of compensation they paid!"
Gao Yuan gently knocked on the small box, shook his head and said: "This money is not easy to come by. Without the huge sacrifices of Langya, Liaoxi and Hejian, without the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who worked tirelessly and traveled thousands of miles to return home after defeating Donghu, Without the attack, there would be no such great victory, let alone capturing Tian Dan alive. Without Tian Dan, naturally there would be no silver coins."
Listening to Gao Yuan's words, Yan Shenghao's face showed a look of embarrassment, "Captain, I made a mistake. This money is indeed hard-earned."
Gao Yuan smiled, "Then Wang Pei signed this agreement, what requirements did he ask for?"
"As for the request, on the surface, I just want Tian Dan to rest and recuperate with us for a while, but the meaning behind the paper is naturally very clear. We have signed this agreement with Tian Fucheng, and naturally it is Between him and Mr. Tian, which one do we admit?" Yan Shenghao said.
Gao Yuan laughed, "So, why did Chang Cao sign the same agreement, and it was signed by you? When Wang Pei brought this thing back, Tian Fucheng would definitely make a big deal about it to prove how much he was doing to save Tian Dan." There are many costs, etc., and Master Tian sees this thing, what do you think he will think?"
Yan Shenghao frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "He will see that the governor did not sign, and then there will be a chance to redeem himself."
"So, he will send someone to find us soon." Gao Yuan touched his chin and looked at Yan Shenghao, "Master Tian's people will come by water. It won't take many days, so now you have to prepare for the reception again." The eldest son’s envoy has arrived.”
"One more blow to Mr. Tian?"
"How can it be blackmail?" Gao Yuan chuckled and said, "This is war reparations. Well, when the time comes, let Lao Jiang come forward and sign with Mr. Tian's envoy. Anyway, I won't sign this word."
Yan Shenghao couldn't help but feel guilty. If this happened, his reputation and that of the Jiang Family Quan would be ruined. But he had to bear the blame. Who allowed the Jiang Family Quan and himself to be the chief and deputy councilors of the Zhengdong Mansion? The dirty water was It must not be poured on the governor.
"I understand."
"This is called taking it all. It's hard for us to be a banker once, but we can make enough money and have enough to eat!"
"But the two young masters of the Tian family are not vegetarians. Sooner or later they will understand this." Yan Shenghao said worriedly: "If two families eat it all, if one is not good, they will not be able to eat anything!"
"By the time they realize that I am just blackmailing them, the matters in Quwo should be almost settled, and by that time, our army's rest and recuperation has also ended. If they don't honestly agree to pay me compensation, I will Naturally, I raised my troops and went to get it myself!" Gao Yuan sneered, and with a snatch, a sharp blade as thin as a cicada's wing pierced the big case in front of him.
Yan Shenghao's heart skipped a beat, "After resolving Quwo's matter, will the governor prepare to attack Qi?"
"Yes, Qu Wo, I just want the people of Qin to understand that if they want to attack me now, their military strength is far from enough. If Lu Chao comes to attack me, then I think the Zhao people will not let it go. This is a good opportunity, this is a great opportunity for the Zhao people to stand up. As long as our two families join forces, Lu Chao's army will undoubtedly be defeated. Once Lu Chao is defeated, not only will the territory of Wei that has been conquered now be vomited out, but also the territory of South Korea will be If they can't keep it, it's still a problem, so they won't take risks. It's the Qin people's strategy to slowly and gradually nibble away bit by bit. The adventurous and radical policy will not be passed by the Qin people in the court, because with their power, there is absolutely no need to take risks.”
"The Governor said that taking risks is always the privilege of the weak!" Yan Shenghao nodded.
"Just like us!" Gao Yuan pointed to his nose and smiled.
"The Commander-in-Chief is too modest. We are not weak now." Yan Shenghao said proudly: "The Commander-in-Chief now governs thousands of miles and has millions of people. Although the country has not yet been officially established, it is already a real great power in the world. Commander-in-Chief, now we are marching eastward. The government's regular army is close to 200,000. If a war breaks out and the entire population is mobilized, we can mobilize twice as many troops in a very short period of time."
"Compared to Qin, Zhao and Chu, it's still not enough! The Qin people can dispatch an army of 600,000 to 700,000. If the Zhao people mobilize the entire army, they will always have 500,000. But the Chu people are scary, they can Pull out an army of one million people. The key is that they can afford it. We are already stretched thin with the few manpower we have now."
"Our military pay is indeed higher, and the various benefits and benefits for the military add up to a huge expense. Commander, can you..."
"Absolutely not!" Gao Yuan flatly refused, "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. If we do this seriously, I am afraid that the morale of our army will drop immediately."
"I thought it was wrong!" Yan Shenghao said: "It's just that this money is really worthless!"
"Take your time. It only takes a year or two for Donghu to recover and bring us huge benefits." Gao Yuan turned his eyes to the huge map hanging on the wall and said.
In Jicheng, Ye Zhen stared at the map. On it, there were several thick red arrows approaching the beams from several directions. And every day, these red arrows would move forward some distance.
The red arrow represents the Qin army under the command of Lu Chao, the Quwo mutiny, and the 20,000 Yan troops led by Tan Feng and Zhou Yu who defected to the Qin army, which opened the left wing of the Wei defense line and allowed Lu Chao to break through. Within a short period of time, they successively broke through Quwo and Jiangcheng of the Wei State, and broke through Beiqu and Puyang on the other side. In a short period of time, they defeated tens of thousands of the main force of the Wei army, causing the Wei and Zhao coalition forces to fully shrink, and the front line advanced hundreds of miles. .
Zhou Changshou, the commander of the Wei and Zhao coalition forces, was in a hurry. The coalition forces retreated to Xintian before they stabilized their position, but they had already lost a large area of land, and most of Wei's territory had fallen into the hands of the Qin people.
"Commander, what should we do now?" Naha, who was standing next to Ye Zhen, asked in a low voice, "Should we send troops?"
Ye Zhen pointed at the map with some embarrassment, "Originally, the area bordering us and the Wei people was only Fengcheng. But now that the Wei army has been defeated, Fengcheng has fallen into the hands of the Qin people. The terrain of Fengcheng is long and narrow. If we send troops, we can only After passing this narrow strip, do you think Lu Chao will let us pass here?"
"If we want to help the Wei people, we have to fight the Qin people hard. However, our Central Army Group is seriously insufficient in strength. Although we have expanded our recruitment and now have more than 30,000 troops, we still have to garrison Yuyang. Hejian and Tianhe, especially Yuyang, account for one-third of the troops. Tianhe must also be guarded by a large army. Hejian is actually an empty frame now. How many troops can we send to fight with the Qin people? Do you want to fight this battle?"
"But just because we don't attack doesn't mean that the Qin people won't leave Fengcheng. You know, the grudge between Lu Chao and the governor is not light." Naha said softly.
"I know!" Ye Zhen rubbed his forehead, "The information has been reported a long time ago. How to do it depends on what the governor says. Naha, first gather your subordinates and move closer to Fengcheng, just in case. .”
"Yes, Commander!" Naha nodded, "Speaking of which, it has been quite some time since the information was sent out, and there should be a reply from Zhengdong Mansion."
"It's almost time for a reply. You go ahead. Be prepared for war. If Lu Chao really dares to fight, we will naturally give him a little show. We are conquering the Eastern Army, not Wei and Zhao!"
Naha clenched his fingers and said, "I really want to fight with them. Speaking of which, I haven't had a serious fight in a long time. This time I fought with the Qi people. I just suppressed it." Defended. The Qin people are said to have the best infantry in the world, but I don’t know how they compare to our Eastern Army!"
"You'll have to fight me later!" Ye Zhen smiled and said.
Naha turned around and just walked to the door, but stopped again. A person rushed in like a storm from outside the door. Looking at that figure, wasn't it Kong Fang who went to Jishi City on behalf of Ye Zhen? Who was that?
"General Kong!" Na Ba shouted, but Kong Fang didn't even look at him. He walked directly in front of Ye Zhen and knelt down with a sigh.
"Commander, please let Kong Fang be the vanguard. I want to kill Tan Qiao, Zhou Yu, and Ji Ling!"
"General Kong, get up first!" Ye Zhen sighed. If the first letter sent to Jishi City about Kong De was just a guess, the subsequent information sent back continuously has proven beyond a doubt that, Comte has been killed.
"We are also very sad about your father-in-law."
Kong Fang fell to the ground and cried loudly, "Commander please appoint me as the vanguard. Kong Fang will fulfill his mission."
"You should get up first. You came from Jishi City. What did the governor say?" Ye Zhen winked. Naha, who was standing by the door, came over and, together with Ye Zhen's personal guards, took Kong Fang to the left and right. Clamped up.
"The Governor said that a battle is going to be fought!" Kong Fang wiped away the tears on his face, and his fierce look gradually appeared, "The Governor has dispatched the Donghu Independent Cavalry Division and the First Division of the Young Guards on their way here. , the general couldn't wait for the army and rushed back first. Oh, by the way, I also have a letter here that the governor asked me to bring to the commander."
Kong Fang took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Ye Zhen with both hands.
Unfolding the letter, Ye Zhen read it quickly, and already understood Gao Yuan's thoughts. The next important actions of Zhengdong Mansion were to establish the country and to capture Qi. Before implementing these two major strategies, , and before that, a battle with the Qin people would seriously set back the Qin people's momentum and self-confidence, which would lay a good foundation for Zhengdong Mansion's next actions.
"Donghu Independent Cavalry Division, Young Guards, this is really interesting." Ye Zhen smiled, "Naha, lead your troops towards Fengcheng."
"Yes!" Naha said excitedly.
"Commander, please be the vanguard!" Kong Fang shouted.
"Kong Fang, in your current state, I will never let you lead the army to attack." Ye Zhen shook his head, "If you can't calm down, the next battle will not be your part. This time In the war with the Qin people, we are only allowed to win, not lose. We cannot take any risks." (A good activity for pie-in-the-sky,
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