After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 318 Fengxiang Mansion

Liu Dazhuang and Xu Huijia looked at each other and then nodded.

Liu Dazhuang said: "Yes. If all of us go to the north, we can preserve some strength in the west. If we can make them collapse without attacking, that would be the best."

Xu Huijia also said: "This change of thought is very timely. Okay, while we still have some time, if you have any ideas or thoughts, please tell us."

Military reports of the war had already spread to all parts of Jinzhou Prefecture, including the areas of Guangzhou and Shouzhou further east which had not yet been conquered.

When Wang Sanniang received the secret military report, she shouted "good" three times at home!

Afterwards, she didn't even want to eat, but immediately ordered people to close the shop and refuse visitors, and even asked her housekeeper to close all the shops on the east side.

The Queen Mother was shocked.

Wang Yin immediately knew that something big had happened again.

Sure enough, Wang Sanniang's expression changed the next second.

It seemed as if in an instant, she was no longer the weak and humble little girl of the Wang family who had to gasp for breath after walking two steps, but suddenly turned into Wang Sanniang, the loud-mouthed and courageous female soldier in Jinzhou Prefecture.

"Dad, Mom, after this meal, you must leave the East Territory with me immediately." Wang Sanniang spoke quickly and her face was solemn. "Your Highness is going to the Northern Expedition, and Minister Jiang will follow him to the front line of the battlefield in Xingyuan Prefecture. I have been ordered to lead troops to Qiongzhou Prefecture to pacify the East Territory. You must report immediately. I am at the front line, but you are still behind enemy lines. It is too dangerous. You should also pack your things immediately, and we will go to Qiongzhou Prefecture."

"Qiongzhou Prefecture? Isn't that also the territory of the Ming King?"

"No, Qiongzhou Prefecture has fallen into our hands."

When the king's father and mother heard this, their eyelids twitched, and they were both happy and worried.

The good news is that the life of pretending to be a merchant and selling obsolete items from Jinzhou Prefecture at high prices has finally come to an end.

What worries me is that my most capable child has to go to the battlefield.

Seeing the expressions of her parents, Wang Sanniang smiled and said, "Why are you so sad? I am a soldier. Even if I die on the battlefield, it is my fate! What's more, the east is full of remnants of the defeated army. It will be a piece of cake for me to wipe out the east."

The Queen Mother said worriedly, "But you have been away from the army for several years. I am afraid you have forgotten all the military tactics and the eighteen martial arts."

Upon hearing this, Wang Sanniang became unhappy.

Wang Yin saw his daughter pouting and about to retort, so he quickly tried to smooth things over: "What are you talking about? Our daughter was raised in seclusion in Guangzhou, but she also studied hard at home and has mastered all the skills in the army. His Highness trusts her, so how can we, as parents, not trust our own daughter?"

Wang Sanniang was satisfied and hummed proudly twice.

The Queen Mother held her forehead, looking at her daughter, who was like a child who had not grown up, and now she had to go to the battlefield and fight with others -

In the end, it’s all about achieving success!
"Your Highness trusts me, but he is unwilling to give me the military power in the East Territory. He also wants me to compete with Liu Pan'er, saying that whoever of us conquers a city first will be made the general!" Wang Sanniang rolled up her sleeves and gritted her teeth, "Humph, damn Liu Pan'er, you want to compete with me again! I don't know who complained of a headache after walking a few steps. I, Wang Sanniang, can knock such people out with one punch. Humph, Liu Pan'er, your sister Sanniang is here——"

The Queen Mother held her forehead.

Goddess, why after so many years, these three girls still enjoy fighting to the death.

In the past, it was about jewelry and clothes, but now it is about who can kill more enemies and who has a higher official position.

Every time the three girls exchanged what they had, they would make a sarcastic remark to each other, and then show off how many people they were in charge of and how powerful they were.

This person doesn't look like a high-ranking official of Jinzhou Prefecture at all.

This is simply a three-year-old kid on the street.

Wang's father, like Wang Sanniang, was eager to fight. He patted his daughter on the shoulder and said solemnly, "That's right, Sanniang, this may be the last battle for our Jinzhou Prefecture. This battle is related to the prosperity and wealth of our Wang family for the next few generations. You must work hard and try to crush both the Liu and Gu families. Make those two old guys kneel down and kowtow to your father when they see him in the future."

Wang Sanniang corrected him immediately: "Dad, have you forgotten the rules of our Jinzhou Prefecture? You are not allowed to kneel."

"Hey, Dad doesn't care. Anyway, we have been fighting with the Liu and Gu families for most of our lives. Now it's a fight to the death. I absolutely cannot let these two old guys get cocky in front of me. Everything of the Wang family depends on you!"

"Dad, I will definitely work hard! I'm betting on the glory of our family for the next few lifetimes!"

The Queen Mother rolled her eyes.

Good boy, I finally found the reason why the lower beam is crooked——

"My dear daughter, when you return home in glory and become a noble and prime minister, Dad will write you into the family tree. Let your two brothers get married, and you stay at home to marry a son-in-law—"

The Queen Mother saw that the old man in her family was becoming more and more dishonest, and the two sons were also her own. She never thought that the old man would see that her daughter was promising and actually wanted to keep her daughter and sell her sons!

She thought that Wang Yin's previous muttering was just a joke.

Who knew this old guy was serious?
She hurriedly pulled Wang Sanniang out, "Hurry, hurry, the military order is as strong as a mountain, let's leave quickly--"

Before Wang Sanniang left, she clearly saw her father winking at her in a coquettish manner.

To marry into the family.

Wang Sanniang understood.

She, Wang Sanniang, could actually become the person who carries on the Wang family's bloodline!

Wang Sanniang was immediately filled with energy.

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As the news of the great changes in Qiongzhou Prefecture, Zhou Heng's death, and Xu Zhenying's capture of all Zhou Heng's cities reached Bianjing City, their court was still arguing over who would be the emperor.

Then this military newspaper came like a bolt from the blue, catching everyone off guard!

It was thought that the three-way balance of power could last at least a few years, or even more than ten years. No one expected that Zhou Heng would be so disappointing, and a generation of heroes would die so quietly.

Thanks to the newspaper founded by Xu Zhenying, people in Bianjing City had more or less heard some rumors, and everyone knew that the situation on the eastern battlefield was tense.

Originally, they thought that Zhou Heng's army of hundreds of thousands could at least fight against Jinzhou Prefecture for a few years. During these years, the city of Bianjing could also grow stronger and gradually take back the occupied cities.

But after several years, they are still busy with internal party disputes.

On one mountain, two tigers, fish and clams fighting each other, they actually wasted all this time in vain. When they looked back, they found that Jinzhou Prefecture had grown into an unshakable behemoth.

And this behemoth swallowed up Qiongzhou alive and is now heading towards their Bianjing City!
It has been said that the wolf is coming.

Right now, this wolf... is really coming!
Finally, the court in Bianjing City stopped discussing whether the grandfather or the grandson should be the emperor and began to face the crisis in Jinzhou Prefecture.

"Your Majesty, with Zhou Heng's death, Jinzhou Prefecture's next target must be us! From Jinzhou Prefecture, there are only two prefectures to Bianjing City, and the distance is only 600 miles. Taking into account the marching speed, I'm afraid they can reach our Bianjing City in a month!"

"Master Sun, haven't you read the monthly report of Jinzhou Prefecture? They have cement roads all over their place. It is said that walking on them is as easy as walking on flat ground, and the marching speed can be increased by at least twice. According to your calculation, I'm afraid we can arrive in half a month!"

It seemed that it was not until this moment that Zhou Mian remembered a serious issue:

"We have fought with the soldiers from Xingyuan Prefecture before, right? How strong are they?"

The Minister of War could only bite the bullet and stand up. "Since the Emperor asked, I dare not tell you the truth. The soldiers of Jinzhou Prefecture... are like heavenly soldiers and generals. We have fought more than a dozen battles in the area of ​​Shanyoupo, but... every time... we were defeated."

Zhou Mian's face turned pale, and he stood up angrily, "Liu Zhongshu, why didn't you report such a big thing?"

"This...this...the report on the military situation, I have already submitted it -"

Zhou Mian was furious: "How dare you quibble?! It was obviously you who ignored the military intelligence, which led to our passive situation today. I think you are deliberately concealing it! I'm afraid you have been bribed by the people in Jinzhou Prefecture. Do you still want to cooperate with Xu Zhenli and betray the country!"

The Minister of War immediately cried out that he was innocent, but Zhou Mian was determined to make an example of him and, despite everyone's objections, he dragged the Minister of War directly into the death row to await his fate.

Zhou Mian was so enraged by the military report that he acted with thunder and lightning. For a moment, everyone in the court was silent, and they all had strange thoughts.

"So, if the people from Jinzhou Prefecture really attack us, how should we respond? Wang Xinde, the general defending Fengxiang Prefecture, is old and may not be able to deal with the people from Jinzhou Prefecture. In such a critical moment, is there anyone willing to serve the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Someone immediately said, "Perhaps General Zhao Yi in the north could be used."

But he was immediately refuted: "Are you crazy? Once Zhao Yi leaves, how can we resist the Tartars?"

Zhou Mian said, "It is summer now, and the grass outside the Great Wall is lush and green. The Tartars are busy recuperating and will not attack us for a while. In previous years, the Tartars came to plunder in winter, and now the northern border is relaxed. This is truly a national crisis. If I summon him, will he dare not come?"

Han Xiang gave a slight reminder: "Your Majesty, three years ago you issued an edict severely reprimanding Zhao Yi for accepting 5,000 cotton-padded clothes from Jinzhou Prefecture. Last year, the military pay was not allocated in time, and hundreds of soldiers starved to death in the northern border. General Zhao Yi wrote more than a dozen memorials. You said at the time that you would suppress his arrogance, so you kept suppressing it. It was General Zhao Yi who sold his ancestral property in Bianjing to get through the difficulties. Now, how loyal is Zhao Yi to the Great Zhou Dynasty? If you summon him, will he really come? Aren't you afraid of inviting a wolf into the house?"

All the blood on Zhou Mian's face disappeared in an instant!
Now, it’s too late to regret!
The court officials were naturally trembling with fear.

There are only a hundred thousand soldiers in Bianjing City now. How can they resist the hundreds of thousands of troops from Jinzhou Prefecture?
Someone immediately suggested, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, why not use the death of the previous emperor as an excuse to invite General Zhao Yi back. If he comes back, everyone will be happy, but if he refuses to come back, we can take the opportunity to punish him for disloyalty."

"Great!" Zhou Mianlong was delighted. "I will send a handwritten letter to the northern border immediately, asking him to bring 150,000 troops back for defense. I don't believe that our 250,000 troops can't resist a small Jinzhou Prefecture?" The court officials below praised "Your Majesty is wise" one after another.

After the court was dismissed, Han Xiang was caught up by several ministers as he was leaving the Meridian Gate.

Several ministers ran out of breath and complained: "Prime Minister, why are you in such a hurry? You disappeared right after the court was over. I had to wait for a while to find you."

Han Xiang naturally knew what these people wanted to do, so he smiled and looked around to talk about other things, "I'm not a young lady, why are you chasing me?"

Everyone said, "Your Excellency is joking."

The Minister of Revenue took Han Xiang's hand and said, "My Lord Xiangguo, how can you still laugh in such a critical moment? Just now, His Majesty said that 250,000 troops would resist Jinzhou Prefecture. I heard that the soldiers of Jinzhou Prefecture are as strong as iron walls. How can we resist them?"

Another person also said: "Now that Jinzhou Prefecture has obtained seven parts of the country, Zhou Heng couldn't defend Qiongzhou Prefecture, so we certainly can't defend our three parts. Just now, this old minister wanted to persuade Your Majesty to seek peace with Jinzhou Prefecture, but why did Prime Minister Han repeatedly signal to stop me?"

Han Xiang laughed and said, "Do you really think that His Majesty is not aware of the situation in Jinzhou Prefecture and our current situation?"

"Since Your Majesty knows this clearly, why do you insist on preparing for war?"

Han Xiang stared at the other person with a smile, "What do you think?"

The crowd shook their heads.

However, Han Xiang did not point it out and just walked out.

The adults hurriedly pulled him aside and said, "Master Xiangguo, what is the emperor thinking? What countermeasures do we have to repel the enemy? What plans do you have? You must inform us."

However, Han Xiang had already gone away.

The old guys sighed, and the Minister of Revenue frowned and said, "Han Zongyun is an old fox, half hiding and half showing, he is really cunning! If we want to expect him to stand on the side of seeking peace, it will be difficult."

"The main reason is that we can't figure out what Prime Minister Han and His Majesty are thinking."

"Didn't His Majesty say that we should prepare for a desperate battle with all our strength?"

"Bet? What do you have to bet on? The national treasury has been losing money for nearly 15 years. We don't have as much money as Jinzhou Prefecture, nor do we have as many people as Jinzhou Prefecture, and our territory is not as large as theirs. Do we really have to play the game of the emperor guarding the city gate and the king dying for the country? Didn't you read the newspaper published by Jinzhou Prefecture? It clearly stated that there is nothing wrong with being loyal to the emperor and loving the country, but we must distinguish who is the emperor. The people provide for us, and the people are the emperor. What kind of country is this? It is not a single country, but this land!"

"Master Sun, be careful with your words! Be careful with your words!"

Lord Sun disagreed, "What are you afraid of? The enemy is about to attack Bianjing City, what can't you say or shout? Just wait and see, those people who were hiding their heads and showing their tails in the court just now, I'm afraid they are all secretly in collusion with the Jin. Only we brothers are honest and still wavering."

Another person also said: "I think your Majesty has lost his mind. To put it bluntly, your Majesty is the culprit for watching Jinzhou Prefecture grow and develop over the years! If he hadn't been busy with party struggles all day, thinking about competing with the late emperor for the throne, and saying that we must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression. Now that the country is not stable, foreign troubles have arisen. With internal and external troubles, I'm afraid our court is also in turmoil--"

"Master Zhao, is Jinzhou Prefecture really so terrifying? We don't even have the strength to fight?"

"Oh, the strength of a fight? Look at what happened to Zhou Heng, a great hero, who was once our most troublesome enemy. But the people from Jinzhou Prefecture took action, and it has only been a short time since they took action, and they have even lost their hometown in Qiongzhou! Not to mention the firearms mentioned in the newspaper, which are said to be so powerful that they can penetrate mountains and rocks. How can we fight them?"

"If that's the case, then what exactly is your majesty thinking? Should we fight this war or not? If we want peace, how should we negotiate?"

"Ask for peace?" Someone sneered. "How can we negotiate without bargaining chips? We are just fish on the chopping board!"

"I think your majesty is also panicking. I guess he has no idea and just keeps asking General Zhao Yi for help. As for seeking peace, your majesty naturally doesn't want to. Have you ever seen a king who lost his country and survived? Your majesty is not someone who would put his life in the hands of others—"

"That's right. What's more, there are still a group of old ministers in Bianjing City. Even if they die, these old ministers will guard the gate of Bianjing City and not let Xu Zhenying take a step in. So, Your Majesty knows that he will lose this battle, but he still wants to fight hard."

"I think His Majesty is just confused. He still thinks that everything is under his control, and has no idea that the outside world has undergone tremendous changes. Now that the enemy has reached his doorstep, he has realized the power of their firearms. As for us ministers...what should we do——"

"What are you afraid of? I heard that the empress never kills people indiscriminately, and most of the generals and officials who surrendered in Qiongzhou were properly resettled. At worst, I can just start over under the empress. I have to save my life first—"

There were rumors rife in the city of Bianjing, and the people were even more frightened.

However, the gates of Fengxiang Prefecture were closed at this moment.

The reason is simple: people from Jinzhou Prefecture have arrived.

There were at least hundreds of thousands of them, densely packed along the banks of the Wei River. They had even started setting up camp in the afternoon, with white tents stretching for dozens of miles with no end in sight.

The Lord of Fengxiang Prefecture sent out more than a dozen letters for help overnight, and called together all the civil and military officials in the city to discuss countermeasures. The final conclusion was still to wait for rescue.

The garrison of Fengxiang Prefecture is only six or seven thousand. How can they resist the hundreds of thousands of troops of Jinzhou Prefecture?
Moreover, the city wall of Fengxiang Prefecture had just been reinforced and repaired, so they all agreed that as long as they held their ground, Fengxiang Prefecture could at least delay until the imperial reinforcements arrived.

Only then will they be able to barely fight.

This day finally came.

Although Xingyuan Prefecture across the way was the territory of rebels, Jinzhou Prefecture had always used conciliatory means towards Bian Jing, and did not prohibit the two sides from exchanging what they had, and the people of the two sides moved around frequently.

Over the past few years, Fengxiang Prefecture has become accustomed to living with a tiger around the corner. Even if the sky falls, life must go on as usual.

What's more, Bianjing City is not in a hurry, so why should Fengxiang Prefecture be in a hurry?
He is the Lord of Fengxiang Prefecture, not the Emperor.

Who would have thought that one day this ferocious beast would wake up, and the first thing it would do after waking up was to look for food!
But what they never expected was that the expected siege did not take place.

The people of Jinzhou Prefecture set up camps all over the mountains, even in the hills between Fengxiang Prefecture and Xingyuan Prefecture, but they had no further plans.

Soon, someone came to report that the other party had pushed out a pitch-black object with four wheels and a long tube as big as an adult.

It was not known whether the long barrel was made of copper or iron, but it looked quite heavy. The general Wang Xinde, who was defending the city, took a careful look through a telescope and felt that the barrel was like a huge mouth of an abyss, which made people feel fearful when looking at it from afar.

"Damn it, what are the people in Jinzhou Prefecture doing? What the hell is that iron bucket?"

The Lord of Fengxiang Prefecture, Deng Quan'an, turned pale as he remembered the thing called newspaper that was secretly circulated in Fengxiang Prefecture, which mentioned something of this shape.

"General Wang, it's a firearm! It's a firearm!"

Now everyone on the city wall was stunned.

firearm?

The legendary weapon that was so powerful that it could flatten the entire war in the east?
Wang Xinde's face was full of seriousness. "The people of Jinzhou Prefecture are always good at strange and lewd skills. Our people have only heard of firearms, but have never seen this thing. I really don't believe it. Is this firearm really so powerful?"

Deng Quanan said: "The telescope you are using now is also from Jinzhou Prefecture."

Wang Xinde frowned, took down the telescope and looked back and forth, "I have to say, the craftsmen in Jinzhou Prefecture are quite skilled."

It's more than just a few brushes.

Ever since the telescope became popular, all the prominent generals in the Zhou Dynasty got one. Such a small thing, with only two pieces of glass, cost a thousand taels!

No wonder Jinzhou Prefecture is so wealthy.

This method of making money is also first-class!
But now is not the time to talk about these things. Seeing them setting up camp, Wang Xinde was even more frightened. "Why don't these bastards come to attack the city? It's been a whole day and night, and there's no movement at all. What on earth are they going to do?"

Deng Quanan said, "Could it be that they have been rushing all the way and need some time to rest?"

Wang Xinde shook his head. "No, this is not their style. We have fought with them in large and small battles in the past few years. The people of Jinzhou Prefecture...are good at military tactics and surprise attacks, just like loaches. You can see them, but you can never catch them. I really want to meet the queen. I wonder what kind of person she is to be able to train such an army."

"So what do you mean by them only defending and not attacking? Do they want to wear us out?"

Wang Xinde frowned, "I think they want to shake our morale."

"Destabilize the army?"

"Master Deng, psychological warfare has always been their strong point. The people of Jinzhou Prefecture do not like fierce attacks. They always say that a general who wins every battle is not a famous general. Only those who can win every battle with the least casualties can be considered a famous general."

Deng Quanan couldn't help but choke. He snorted coldly, "These grass-roots soldiers are quite pretentious."

Wang Xinde smiled bitterly but didn't say anything.

What grass-roots army?!
It’s not that he wants to shake the morale of the army, but the truth is that they don’t stand any chance of winning against the people from Jinzhou Prefecture!

Looking at their posture, their weapons and equipment, and their military appearance, I couldn't even utter the word "surrender".

He, Wang Xinde, is a soldier of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he would rather die in the Great Zhou Dynasty!
On Xu Zhenying's side, among the dozens of miles of tents, there was one that was the most well-defended. The tents here looked taller, and even a simple meeting room was made of branches.

All his subordinates advised Xu Zhenying to set up the command room in the government office of Xingyuan Prefecture, which would be safer.

But Xu Zhenying declined.

Xu Zhenying insisted on going to the battlefield in person, so the security team had to be carefully selected and surrounded her tent.