Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 224

"Immediately summon the Grand Master and the Six Ministers, the former General Chen Xuanlong, and the latter General Sun Tianli... and ask them all to come to the Imperial Study Room."

Xiao Linglong suddenly stood up and said quickly.

Green Yuan responded quickly and sent people to notify these ministers according to Her Majesty the Empress's instructions.

After a while, all the ministers who were called gathered in the imperial study room.

Wang Yuanqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Fang Lin, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Mingyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, Li Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wei Guan, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Lin Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

One of the three masters is Taishi Yang and Taifu Zhao Jinsheng.

The former general Chen Xuanlong, the latter general Sun Tianli, plus some third- and fourth-rank officials from the Sixth Division, and more than 20 temple ministers.

These people are the foundation of the Daqian court, and the lowest one is a fourth-grade official. Even the prefect and state shepherd would not dare to look down upon any of them when they reach the local level.

Xiao Linglong sat behind the royal table, looked at everyone and said softly: "It's obvious that Zhou Guo's visitor is not a good person. Please tell me how to deal with it."

At this time, the six ministries were surprised, and the other five ministers all looked at Li Yuan, the Minister of War.

Because they all knew in their hearts that Zhou Guo was here to start a war this time.

Only after listening to the opinions of the Ministry of War can they express their opinions on whether they can fight, whether they can win the fight, and how to fight.

Li Yuan didn't talk nonsense and said straight to the point: "If Jing Guo helps us, we have a three-point chance of victory. Otherwise, with the black powder given by the National Preceptor, the best outcome for me will be a disastrous defeat."

Former general Chen Xuanlong frowned slightly, but Sun Tianli, who was also the general of the Quartet with him, did not have so many scruples and opened his mouth to ask.

"How did Mr. Li come to the conclusion?"

Li Yuan sounded helpless: "Whether it is population, military horses or logistical supplies, Zhou and Qi far exceed ours."

"The elite infantry of the State of Qi is the best among the four countries, and the cavalry of the State of Zhou has always been unmatched when charging on the battlefield."

"The two countries join forces and use the infantry of Qi to cooperate with the cavalry of Zhou. It can be said that it is a perfect match. However, our country is located in the plains. Once the dangerous areas outside the pass cannot be defended, the infantry of Qi will break through the country."

"Then the soldiers will be greeted by the Zhou Kingdom's iron cavalry, and there may even be iron buoys!"

When they heard the words "Tiefutu", Chen Xuanlong and Sun Tianli couldn't help but change their expressions. Both of them had seen the power of this heavy cavalry.

Li Yuan sighed again and said: "The reason why our country was able to win in that battle two years ago was because the hearts of the three countries were not unified, so your majesty seized on the flaws and defeated them one by one."

"But this time, everyone has seen Zhou's intention to destroy me, and they will definitely send out all their elites. The reason why I say that Jing's help has a three-point chance of winning."

Li Yuan glanced at the crowd and said, "Jingguo has formed an alliance with our country. If Zhouguo borrows passage from Jingguo, we can set a trap. Otherwise, I don't see any chance of winning this battle."

Master Yang's eyes were cold: "So, this battle can't be fought, but who knows where the third prince of Zhou Kingdom died! Could it be that we are required to transform him into one for them!"

Just when everyone was silent, someone suddenly said: "I wonder if you are wrong?"

Everyone looked over and found that it was Lin Yu who was speaking.

Her Majesty the Empress's eyes sank and she looked at Lin Yu: "Ai Qing, what do you have in mind?"

"Your Majesty, and all your lords, we must understand one thing first."

Lin Yu said calmly: "This battle is not whether I want to fight or not. Now it is Zhou or Qi who will definitely fight!"

"And instead of thinking about how to win, we are thinking about whether to fight or not. Doesn't this seem a bit ridiculous?"

Many of the six ministers were stunned, as if this was the truth!
I am struggling here whether to fight or not, but now the problem is not at all decided by me! "Keep talking." Xiao Linglong said.

Lin Yu bowed slightly: "Your Majesty, as I said, our country can only fight this battle, and it can only win! Once defeated, it will be a tragedy for the country and the family!"

"So how to fight this battle and who to send to fight is very important. Lord Li said before that the infantry of Qi State is the best among the four countries, and the cavalry of Zhou State is invincible on the battlefield. But don't forget, Tian Yu of our Qian State The army is also not just for food! They are also warriors who have been trained by the flames of war!"

"In addition, with Jing Guo's help, I think Master Li and two generals should know better than me, a civil servant, how strong Jing Guo's soldiers are."

Li Yuan nodded subconsciously. The surrounding areas in Beidi can be said to have their own characteristics.

The infantry of Qi State, the cavalry of Zhou State, and the Tianyu Army of Qian State, numbering ten thousand, are all sharpshooters who can penetrate the Yangtze with a hundred steps!

And Jingguo is the one trapped in the battle!

This army should not be called an army, it should be called a death squad.

They are all composed of Jingguo's martial arts masters. Their combat power is so strong that with the same number of people, even Zhou's cavalry will not be a match for Jingguo's warriors.

When trapped soldiers appear on the battlefield of Jingguo, it means that this kind of battle will not end until all one side is killed.

Either the entire army of trapped soldiers is destroyed, or the enemy has no survivors left!

The so-called ambition to be trapped in the enemy's army is life-or-death. This sentence is precisely what Jingguo's warriors accumulated one after another with their own lives.

Wang Qingyuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, still couldn't hide his sadness: "How do you think, Mr. Lin, that Jingguo will definitely help me? The so-called offensive and defensive alliance is just a covenant in the final analysis."

"At this time of national calamity, Jing Guo is very likely to unilaterally destroy the alliance. He might even join forces with Zhou Qi to destroy the Three Kingdoms again."

Lin Yu lowered his eyes and smiled: "Master Wang said it well, this is indeed a hidden danger. I dare say that even His Majesty cannot guarantee that Jingguo will help me in this situation, but there is one person who can do it Let Jing Guo take action."

Li Yuan suddenly turned to look at Lin Yu, and a trace of anger appeared on the face of the Minister of War.

"Master Lin! Now is the time when the country is in crisis. I hope you won't harm my pillars because of personal grudges!"

When Lin Yu talked about this, everyone present who was not an official official immediately understood who the person Lin Yu was talking about.

National Preceptor Zhao Kang!

He was the one who pushed for the alliance between Qian Jing and Qian Jing, and he is currently mining the Yunshan ore veins with Jing Guo.

As for the officials of Qian State who have the best relationship with Jing Guo, except for the spies that Jing Guo may have planted in Qian State.

Then there is only Zhao Kang.

They all understood the other meaning of Lin Yu's words and asked Zhao Kang to go to the battlefield.

He might send troops to help Qianguo when he was in Jingguo!

But when the same civil servant Zhao Kang arrives on the battlefield, it is very likely that the battle will fail due to his fault.

That would not work unless he died. To take a step back, even if Zhao Kang did not intervene in the command and layout of the battle.

The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and it faces powerful armies like Zhou and Qi.

Zhao Kang's situation will never be any better!

(End of this chapter)