eurekapd Chapter 240 The Empress Knows, the Whole World Knows
Chapter 240 The Empress Knows, the Whole World Knows
Huh? A slap in the face! A real slap in the face.
The empress had the mentality of "No matter who fights the barbarians, I will help them" just a moment ago, but her defense was instantly broken by Ruan Daying's words.
The next moment, the empress thought, "Li Jize actually mobilized troops without informing me, what kind of thing is this?"
On the one hand, you hold the title of "Grand Marshal of the Army of the World" of my Great Qi, but on the other hand, you don't respect me?
Angry! I am so angry.
"Where is the King of the Northern Expedition?"
The empress shouted, and Gao Pan was flustered when his name was called, and quickly stood up.
"Chen is here!"
"As the King of Northern Expedition of Great Qi, you control all the troops and safety of the Southern Court. Why didn't you receive the intelligence in advance? Why did the intelligence even slip through the hands of the rebels?"
Ah this...
Gao Pan felt really wronged because the Empress launched an expedition to punish him!
Didn't he gather intelligence? Didn't he plant spies?
No! It's not that he didn't know, but Li Jize had kept it a secret from everyone.
But to be honest, he didn't know why the information leaked to the rebels.
There was no other choice but to kneel down and kowtow, "I am guilty!"
Seeing this situation, the empress was about to get angry and had to find someone to vent her anger on.
Ruan Daying couldn't let her take out her anger on Gao Pan either. Firstly, Gao Pan was his disciple, and secondly, the southern court now relied entirely on Gao Pan's troops.
The Empress had already created Li Jize by messing around before. Could she do the same to Gao Pan? Would she create another Li Jize?
"Your Majesty! Based on the information, this news is not from Qingzhou, but from the rebel army! This only proves that Qingzhou's counterintelligence work is very good."
"Do you think I'm stupid? If Qingzhou's counterintelligence was truly excellent, how would the rebels have known about it? How would we have known about it?"
You know what, this is a strange vicious circle and dead logic.
Of course, the Empress had already suffered once, so she certainly wouldn't destroy the city walls again. She simply ordered King Zhengbei Gao Pan to send an envoy to Qingzhou to find Li Jize and ask him why the troops hadn't been announced in advance. Was he the Grand Marshal of the Great Qi?
Gao Pan let out a long breath, thinking that he was really going to get into trouble today, but it turned out that he was just asking for some information.
"My lord! I obey the order!"
Gao Pan wanted to ask about Li Jize's situation, but it was neither difficult nor easy.
It was simple because Li Jize's location in Qingzhou was the estuary of Tianjiang River, and they were on the other side. As long as they informed the ship to go there, they could go directly to Li Jize for questioning.
of course……
It is difficult because Li Jize’s “water army” is very powerful!
Before, Li Jize went out to sea from Tianjiang. He collected all the ships in Tianjiang by distributing silver and blocking Tianjiang to "conscript able-bodied men".
These ships have now been transformed by him into "navy". Naturally, the level of crowding in a small place like Qingzhou is terrible.
Any ship that came to Qingzhou could either leave cargo and ship, or leave money to go out to sea.
If Li Jize really broke off relations with Da Qi and did not allow their people to enter, they might have been sunk before reaching the waters of Qingzhou.
Fortunately, Li Jize seemed to have no intention of turning against them and fighting. When the other party revealed that they were envoys from the "Southern Qi" court, they let them go and took them to see the King of Qin.
……
Qin Wangfu.
Generals Zhang Tieniu and Li Jize were all staring at a huge strange thing in the middle.
This was the first time they had seen this thing. Not only were the rivers and mountains of Qingzhou clearly marked on it, but it even used small flags to express the deployment of the enemy and our troops.
Tsk tsk! People who march and fight still need to read maps.
But this was the first time they had seen such a clear and straightforward map.
It seems that every move of the person is actually under their observation.
Chen Yingyuan, holding a stick, was standing right in the middle of the red and blue lines on both sides. He pointed at the long ravine and said, "The enemy is afraid of our firearms, so they built fortifications on the front line!"
Hearing this, all the generals present were delighted.
Zhang Tieniu: "Damn it! We Qi people used to fight against the barbarians. No! Not just the barbarians, but all the nomadic peoples. We were the ones who built the defenses to prevent them from plundering us. Now it's the other way around."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone at the scene burst into laughter again.
Le Yue, the third military advisor, rolled his eyes. "Don't be too happy, everyone! After all, this is still our own territory, and the people on the other side are still our people."
Second Military Advisor Zhou Renhe nodded.
"The nomadic peoples have given up their nomadic nature and now have their own territory. To prevent us from plundering them, they will naturally build fortifications! But our Qin army cannot and has no way of plundering them!"
This statement basically sets the tone.
How could you possibly plunder in a war to recover your land? Would you rob your own people?
After you rob your own people, will the Qin army still fight for you? Will the people still fight for you?
"Okay, let's first summarize the battlefield situation and then the combat objectives of each unit. We..."
Just as Li Jize was about to announce the combat goals and objectives of each unit, a signalman suddenly hurried in from outside with a piece of intelligence.
Li Jize picked up the information in his hand, frowned, and stopped the meeting.
"Your Highness, what's going on?"
Seeing that Li Jize was silent, Chen Yingyuan couldn't help but ask curiously.
Li Jize turned around and looked at everyone, then frowned and said, "I just received news that the court across the border has sent an envoy. I wonder why they've come?"
"This……"
Everyone was stunned and really didn't understand why the empress would send soldiers over at this time.
But no matter what, it is a blessing rather than a disaster, and disaster cannot be avoided.
Immediately...
Li Jize immediately asked them to stop the meeting, and he followed Chen Yingyuan, and the two went outside to meet the person who announced the decree.
After setting up the incense table, the eunuch who announced the decree directly asked Li Jize why he wanted to mobilize troops. If he wanted to mobilize troops, why didn't he report it to the court?
Although you, Li Jize, are the Grand Marshal of the Army and can mobilize all the troops in the world, that is only for the people below you. The emperor is your boss, how can you not take her into your own hands?
Li Jize: "..."
Chen Yingyuan: “…”
The two looked at each other, both with shock on their faces.
Oh my god! They were just planning to secretly mobilize troops and launch a deception and surprise attack. How did the Empress know this information?
If the imperial court in the south knew about this, does it mean that all the rebels and barbarians knew about it?
So what was this battle attacking?
A sneak attack on a lonely place!
The barbarians may have already set up a pocket formation, waiting for you to jump in.