Chapter 352 Rui Wang
in the hall.

"Dear dears, King Qin is so rampant that he directly killed the officials sent by the court, what good strategy do you have?" Queen Mother Li asked anxiously.

She knew that once the capital fell, she and the fifth prince would not end well, and even her relatives would suffer.

"Queen Mother, we must send troops to the front line immediately. The first reason is to deliver food and grass, and the second reason is to relieve the siege of Baicheng." The general stood up and said.

After Liu Ye'er's treatment, all the toxins in his body were cleaned up, but his body still needs to be recuperated.

"General, the Ai family also knows that the front line is extremely urgent, but it will take time to raise food and gather the army." Empress Dowager Li said in a deep voice.

In order to preserve his strength and minimize the casualties of his troops, King Qin did not directly attack the city after burning the granary. Instead, he surrounded Baicheng, and he wanted to trap the troops in the city to death.

The army led by General Hussars is the absolute elite of Da Qi. They are all carefully selected by the generals and capable of fighting well, so the King of Qin doesn't want to fight recklessly.

"Queen Mother, this king thinks that the general can't go out now, and no one in the court can deal with King Qin, so I suggest that King Rui, who is guarding the spirit, be called back immediately to deal with King Qin." An old prince stood up and said.

He is the most senior person in the royal family today, so what he said still carries a lot of weight.

"I believe that what the old prince said makes sense. Only King Rui can defeat King Qin and save the country." The scholar of the Hanlin Academy stood up.

"The courtiers are seconding." Another group of courtiers stood up.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Li frowned slightly, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

She knew that this proposal must have been premeditated, otherwise it would be impossible for so many people to support it all at once.

But she had to admit that King Rui was indeed the best candidate to lead troops against the rebellion.

Back then, King Rui was both civil and military. He held military power and was able to earn money and fight well. He was deeply loved by the old emperor and was a strong contender for the throne.

However, due to the powerful family of the first emperor and the support of many important officials in the court, she defeated King Rui in the final contest and ascended to the throne.

After the first emperor ascended the throne, he was very afraid of King Rui, first he found a reason to take his military power and gave it to King Qin, and then he found an excuse to send King Rui to guard the imperial tomb.

Not long after King Rui left, his two sons died unexpectedly one after another. There were rumors in Beijing that it was King Qin who committed it, saying that it was his pledge of allegiance to the former emperor.

Inviting King Rui back now is undoubtedly leading wolves into the house.

"Let the Ai family think about this matter, and I will give an explanation to all the Aiqings and the old emperor." Empress Dowager Li said with a smile on her face.

"Okay, let's stop here for today's morning court, the left servants of the household department and the left servants of the military department, hurry up to raise food and transfer troops, and Zhang Shoufu will take care of everything." Empress Dowager Li ordered.

"Follow the order!" Several people stood up and bowed to salute.

After the dynasty was over, Empress Dowager Li called several royalists to the imperial study to discuss matters concerning King Rui.

After some deliberation, he finally decided to take a risk and call King Rui back.

They believed that after so many years, King Rui's influence back then was long gone, and by sending a supervisor next to him, there should be no accidents.

……

Five days later.

After receiving the imperial edict, King Rui rushed back day and night.

He didn't rest, and went directly to rescue Baicheng with [-] soldiers, horses, food and supplies.

The military situation is urgent. Once Baicheng falls, the consequences will be disastrous.

When he learned that King Rui had returned to the court and led an army of [-] to rescue him, King Qin overturned the table angrily on the spot.

Seeing that his great cause of rebellion was about to succeed, he unexpectedly killed Cheng Yaojin halfway.

Upon receiving this news, King Qin immediately changed his deployment, gave up the siege of Baicheng, and concentrated his forces together.

Yang Jinzhong and Li Xiaodao also went out with the army, and their task was to escort the food and grass.

Because of the granary incident last time, it was necessary to find a reliable person this time, so the general recommended Yang Jinzhong.

two months later.

King Rui took advantage of the terrain and used tactics to repel King Qin's army and regained a large area of ​​lost ground in one fell swoop.

King Rui did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but stopped to rest and let King Qin return to his fief with the remnants.

He knew that once he completely defeated King Qin, he would be useless.

So he had to keep King Qin, and after he had arranged everything properly, it would not be too late to deal with King Qin.

Queen Mother Li and the others didn't know that although King Rui had been guarding the spirit all these years, he was also secretly cultivating his own power, waiting for a chance to make a comeback.

Now that the opportunity has come, he must seize it, and he will take back what he has lost.

After Yang Jinzhong and Li Xiaodao escorted the grain and grass to Baicheng safely, Yang Jinzhong stayed to take care of it, and Li Xiaodao returned to the capital to continue to escort the grain and grass.

Time flies, and another three months have passed in the blink of an eye. After this period of time, King Rui has gained a firm foothold in the court, and was named the regent, helping the young fifth prince handle the court affairs.

At first those royalists firmly disagreed, but with King Rui's hard and soft tactics, and the support of many ministers and royal family members, Empress Dowager Li had no choice but to agree.

Since the Daqi Kingdom has been peaceful for many years, there has been no major war for a long time, so it was quite embarrassing when King Qin rebelled.

After King Rui came back, he first issued a conscription order, and then stepped up the training of the existing army. Now that the court is stable, and the autumn food has come down, it is a good time for a decisive battle with King Qin.

As for King Qin, after three months of rest, he also regained his strength and was determined to fight King Rui.

They all know that this battle will determine the future of Da Qi, so they are all fully prepared.

After five months of recuperation, the general's body has recovered. At this time, he also followed King Rui to the front line and participated in making a plan to attack King Qin.

There are many rivers in King Qin's fief, and a large number of boats are needed to transport food, grass and luggage, which is also the reason why General Rui Wang was in trouble.

The most elite naval forces of the Great Qi Kingdom are all in the hands of King Qin, which is also his trump card. Once King Rui leads an army into the compound land of King Qin's fief, and King Qin's navy cuts off the food road, then King Rui will definitely be defeated.

Later, after deliberation, King Rui decided to use the method of ants moving. Every time he captured a city, he would repair it on the spot and continue to attack after the food and grass arrived. There is also plenty of time to breakout.

Although this method of attack is time-consuming and labor-intensive, King Rui and the general have no better way.

The spies stationed in King Qin's fief sent back news that the Cao family contributed all the cargo ships, some of which helped King Qin transport troops and food, and some helped King Qin purchase war supplies from neighboring countries.

As a wealthy country, the Cao family was a major reliance of King Qin's rebellion and also the most staunch ally of King Qin.

(End of this chapter)

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