Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 225 Mutual Enemies

On one side is King Qinghe who has received excellent weapons, and on the other is Li Pingyuan who knows that a batch of weapons has been delivered to King Qinghe.

Both want to deal with each other head-on on the battlefield, and both sides understand that procrastinating for a long time will give the third party an opportunity.

Everyone knows that Zhuang Xun outside the country is a hungry wolf, so they have to alternately collide with each other. At least both sides can quickly deal with each other, leaving time to deal with Zhuang Xun.

The fact that King Qinghe received an implicit letter of surrender from King Cheng did not mean that he was willing to give up everything. He also thought about confronting Zhuang Xun.

After defeating Li Pingyuan, he still had to fight Zhuang Xun. Naturally, he didn't want to waste so much time and wanted to fight quickly. Moreover, now that he had obtained a new batch of equipment, it was time to feel swollen.

There is not much equipment, that is, there are more than a thousand troops in the field, and it is a beggar's version of the Xuanjia Army, but it does not affect King Qinghe's increased confidence.

The sound of the Xuanjia cavalry slaughtering the Youguo cavalry was too loud, so even if he only got the beggar's version of equipment, King Qinghe felt that he had a good chance of winning.

The premise is a head-on confrontation. If he is exhausted for a long time and engages in mobile warfare, he will not be able to beat Li Pingyuan. He needs a chance for a head-on confrontation.

Li Pingyuan also needed it, and he also had to make a quick decision to deal with Zhuang Xun's threat.

No matter how resolutely the families in Henan Road resisted, they could not stop Zhuang Xun for too long, let alone the majority of them being rabble-rousers.

Both sides hit it off and are gathering troops to prepare for a big battle.

Both sides have actually understood a little bit of each other's thoughts, so each is taking advantage of it.

"How is the training of the forward army?" King Qinghe summoned the generals of the forward army, the troops who had received the batch of equipment and supplies.

He used this seemingly invincible cavalry as his vanguard, hoping to build the strongest spear in Jizhou.

"The soldiers have good adaptability and can fight at any time." The general gave a positive answer. It was almost done. Is it really necessary to train the soldiers to look like the Xuanjia Army of Zhao Guo?

It's impossible. Bows, arrows, and high-quality horses cannot be compensated for by time and training. They are more or less adequate. No one should be able to stop them when they charge.

What he said was right. After all, what level he was, and what level King Qinghe was, it was already pretty good to be able to train a beggar's version of the Black Armor Army.

The general's answer reassured King Qinghe. The more troops gathered, the more heavy pressure he felt. This battle determined Chengguo's ownership and his future status.

If you win, everything will be easy. Even if you surrender, you can become a prince. Needless to say, if you fail, there will be no eggs left in the nest, so even though you are confident, you are still worried about the training status of the soldiers.

"This battle is very important, very important. You must serve as a dagger to pierce the opponent's heart."

King Qinghe made a metaphor. These armored cavalry needed to charge and tear open the gap in Li Pingyuan's formation.

"I understand that I will train with all my strength and live up to His Highness's expectations." The general promised that as long as it is not the real Zhao Guoxuanjia Army, no one else can touch it.

"Okay, it's good to have this confidence. This time it all depends on the general's performance." Such a performance by his general stabilized King Qinghe's constantly wavering heart.

Joining Zhuang Xun in a pincer attack from the north and south meant that he had to give up a piece of land initially. However, without Zhuang Xun's help, he was now under great pressure, and the general's words also reassured him.

More and more troops were mobilized for Li Ping's expedition, and it seemed that they had brought all their belongings with them.

I don't know what kind of agreement he thought he had reached with Zhuang Xun, but King Qinghe, who had intelligence support, knew that Li Pingyuan was just ignoring Henan and others in Yudi and concentrated all his forces against him.

After seeing the general off, he waited in the room for something. Soon, the attendant brought in a letter. He tore open the envelope, opened it and read the letter.

This was a letter from King Cheng, telling him that Li Pingyuan had just left Yindu, what troops were mobilized, food and grass, etc.

Some were obtained from Li Shaoyun, and some were obtained from King Cheng's remaining power and influence. They can be regarded as the results of King Cheng's painstaking efforts.

After Li Shaoyun opened up the contact with each other last time, King Qinghe worked hard to arrange a spy to contact his brother Cheng Wang, and the two sides began to exchange information.

Although King Cheng was full of the spirit of the capitulation faction, he hoped to use Cheng Guo's national capital to surrender and at the same time save his younger brother.

Just like Li Shaoyun hoped that Li Pingyuan would win the battle, King Cheng also hoped that King Qinghe would win the battle. He had no pursuit, not as strong as Li Shaoyun.

Of course, he didn't know the bold thoughts in King Qinghe's heart and wanted to compete with Zhuang Xun for the world, so he ignored the emphasis in the letter on uniting with Zhuang Xun.

There was no reply to Zhuang Xun's letter, because he knew that Zhuang Xun had defeated Li Pingyuan, and the next one would be King Qinghe. Zhuang Xun's ambitions were not enough for Jizhou.

King Qinghe and King Cheng were also on guard, but when Li Pingyuan showed such a sharp offensive at this moment, there was naturally no so-called barrier between the two.

He felt even more at peace because Li Pingyuan had just set off from Jidu, so he could still have a good sleep. The decisive battle would have to wait until Li Pingyuan arrived at least.

This greatly reduced his anxiety, and the big exam was postponed. He leaned back in his chair with a thoughtful expression.

Now Li Pingyuan's troops were almost outnumbered by him. They were assembled but did not have a commander yet. This was a loophole. King Qinghe thought about the details while resting.

Why wait for the decisive battle? Tomorrow is the decisive battle. Our troops are almost assembled. It will take some time for Li Pingyuan's troops to be assembled.

It didn't matter whether it was offense or defense. The target of both sides was the entire Chengguo, so Qinghe came up with a sinister idea.

Let's start a war without declaring it tomorrow, catch him off guard, take advantage of the opponent's camp to be repaired, cause heavy damage to the enemy, and force the opponent to retreat.

The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible, so he summoned the generals to discuss it. At first, everyone was relatively firmly opposed to it. When they heard that Li Pingyuan was not in the opponent's camp, they all had the courage to fight.

One of them said weakly: "Is the intelligence reliable? Don't forget how Li Pingyuan defeated You State in Yu State."

"That's because Youguo was too stupid and was lured into the enemy's territory. We have only one goal from beginning to end, which is to destroy Li Pingyuan's army. We won't fall for such a trick."

Others also echoed that if we don't launch an offensive while Li Pingyuan is away, do we really have to wait for Li Pingyuan to arrive?

In fact, it originated from King Qinghe's tangled psychology, a very complicated psychological state. On the one hand, he felt that the new army he formed in Jizhou was invincible, and it would be okay even if they lined up for a decisive battle. On the other hand, he was not sure about it. Content, can this unit stand the test?
On the one hand, he was dissatisfied with Cheng Wang's letter that he relied on and resisted Zhuang Xun. On the other hand, he felt that there was a gap between his own hard power and Zhuang Xun and Li Pingyuan, and he also felt that he needed to unite with Zhuang Xun to fight against Li Pingyuan.Worrying about gains and losses, someone mentioned what Li Pingyuan did in Yu State, and he felt that it was a trap for him to fall into, so he was undecided.

"Forget it, let's wait until the decisive battle to decide the outcome." In the end, he still backed down. Of course, this would be the last real information he received.

Because the following sources of information are all false, Li Pingyuan is indeed not here because he is preparing a way to deal with King Qinghe.

Knowing that King Qinghe had a batch of new equipment, which was modeled after Zhao's Xuanjia Army, and that he was so confident in launching a battle, Li Pingyuan naturally had to be wary.

Stopping in front of a mountain col, Li Pingyuan frowned and didn't know what to think as he watched the soldiers put several people into groups and carry the black packages onto the carriage.

"Why didn't you take out these armors and weapons when You Kingdom was destroyed?"

Li Pingyuan's rough estimate is that there are probably one or two thousand pairs. Isn't it that Zhuang Xun has no one to use these things?
"He is too confident. These equipments were originally used to deal with the State of Zhao. The State of You defeated the State of Zhao before, and the previous King You died in depression. The new King You thought of dealing with the State of Zhao, so he has been secretly manufacturing these equipment that can fight against Zhao Guoxuan. The armaments of armored cavalry.”

"King You is too confident. He confidently thinks that his magic can control the entire You Kingdom and suppress all enemies in the You Kingdom. These armors should be used for external use, especially against the Zhao Kingdom, to give them a surprise."

"You also saw the result. He was beheaded by Zhuang Xun and his body was hung at the city gate." General Yu said this, and Li Pingyuan could hear the resentment clearly. General Yu was very worried about King You's fate. .

I just don’t know if he blames Zhuang Xun for killing people or blames King You for being confident. The result is that demons like them are two-faced and inhuman. The dream of the demon kingdom on the earth is shattered, and they are recognized as traitors by Bi Yuewu, and they can’t return to the demon world.

"It's really Zhuang Xunzhan, isn't it the help of an immortal?" Li Pingyuan couldn't see that his seemingly gentle son-in-law could have such ability.

"That's true, but I did get a sword from some immortal family. The demon clan's steel body is like a piece of tofu in front of his sword. It is in full view of everyone and cannot be faked. Maybe there is help from the immortal, but The one who beheaded King You must be Zhuang Xun."

These facts remain fair and objective to the general, and his eyes are blinded by hatred, but the truth revealed is still the truth.

"Is it a magic weapon that can cut iron like clay?" Li Pingyuan was a little envious. To kill a man of steel, wouldn't it be a magic weapon that needs to cut iron like clay?

"Not necessarily. The body of the demon clan is not afraid of steel, but also other things. Some gold and iron are incomparable, but countless people have been killed by wooden swords. Maybe there is some secret in the sword."

Not knowing that it was the Xuanyuan Sword, General Yu could only guess. Anyway, he thought it was an immortal treasure with the ability to kill monsters.

"Even if he has the ability to cut iron like clay, Zhuang Xun has no use for it. He is the emperor, so he has no use for this sword."

Seeing Li Pingyuan's envy, General Yu smiled and said, no matter how good the sword is, there is no difference if you don't use it.

Li Pingyuan also smiled. It was a pity that this kind of sword was just a fire stick in Zhuang Xun's hands.

"These things will give King Qinghe a surprise." Li Pingyuan said casually as he watched the last package being loaded into the truck.

"I'm afraid he was frightened. He also hid these weapons of Zhao State deep enough and only took them out recently. These are probably the reasons why he gave up on the northwest of You State."

General Yu guessed, and he was right, that it was for these weapons and equipment that King Qinghe compromised and took Zhao's weapons.

"I guess I am more inclined towards them being gangsters. Zhao State's intelligence network has been severely damaged, and the assassination originally promised to us has also been delayed, or there is no follow-up. I judge that Zhao State's spies have suffered a heavy blow."

As a commander, he observed weather changes and understood geography and humanities. From his rare contact with Zhao's spies, he realized the heavy damage to the other party's intelligence network.

The assassination plan was cancelled, and then King Qinghe received a batch of equipment, and his intelligence network was also arrested and exposed. When these are put together, we can reach this conclusion.

Because some of his intelligence network also fell into the eyes of Zhao Guo, something must have happened to Zhao Guo, which caused problems with his own intelligence network.

"Isn't this good? It means that King Qinghe no longer has a backer, which is a good thing. Hasn't Zhao Guo fulfilled his promise to you, Grand Master?"

General Yu doesn't like Zhao State either. Zhao State will also bear a great responsibility for the destruction of You State, not to mention that Zhao State already has a grudge against You State.

"This method of fulfillment is worse than not fulfilling it. The intelligence network is gone, and King Qinghe has a batch of new equipment."

Li Pingyuan thought to himself, this is not to help him, this is just to harm him. Not only is there no point in weakening King Qinghe, but it makes King Qinghe stronger.

"It was also because King Qinghe obtained the armor. I just remembered that when the country was defeated, we escaped with these armors so that the Grand Master could gain something."

General Yu said happily, patting his head as if he had really forgotten.

Li Pingyuan didn't believe his lies. He was just worried that he would lose and no one would dare to confront Zhuang Xun.

Li Pingyuan still smiled and asked: "Is there anything else you have forgotten? You can tell me everything. Let's reminisce today."

"How can I remember it without some special things, Grand Master, there is no need to push."

General Yu held the bargaining chip and said that Zhuang Xun had taken possession of the surface. Most of the You Kingdom and a few valuable things were in the hands of these rebels, such as the armor this time.

"What special thing can there be? To defeat the King of Qinghe in close combat, and then to attack Xia's army. I hope that by then, you guys will be able to remember anything."

After all, these people only helped him because they could help defeat Zhuang Xun. It was normal for them to hide and hide. Li Pingyuan did not make too many demands on them, they just used each other. He could fight without these armors, but not too much. easy.

"Report, Grand Master, Jidu has an urgent letter." The messenger came to Li Pingyuan and handed over the letter.

Li Pingyuan took out the letter, read it, nodded and said, "I know how to seize the opportunity. Kou Bian is indeed my daughter at this time, and Zhuang Xun really dares to use my daughter against me."

The words sounded sarcastic, but the tone was not very angry.

"Isn't the Grand Master angry?" General Yu was puzzled and used his daughter against his father.

"Only my daughter, Li Pingyuan, can deal with me. It's amazing that she can understand this."

(End of this chapter)