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Chapter 506: Swallowing Ten Thousand Miles (asking for monthly ticket)

To be crowned emperor...

When Ji Yanzhong heard Ji Zichang's words, he felt as if he was in a dream, as if he had woken up from a long dream in the past. He originally thought that he would be filled with grief about the occurrence of such a thing.

But in fact, Ji Yanzhong felt much calmer than he expected.

There is even one kind that is indeed true.

There is a feeling that something that has been vaguely expected has finally arrived and finally happened.

The decline of the Red Emperor's lineage is a matter of course.

Everyone realized this, except for the corrupt people who were unwilling to accept the reality, still had illusions about the world, and hoped that when the King of Qin's fame and achievements spread to all quarters, they would submit to him.

I just never said it.

Ji Yanzhong sighed and said, "Your Majesty the King of Qin's achievements, territory, and power are all enough to be called an emperor, but is he willing to be called an emperor? Your Majesty, if he wanted to be an emperor, with his achievements, he would have been worthy of the title the first time he was crowned king."

"Although giving His Majesty the King of Qin a title again now will not attract covetousness and dissatisfaction from all sides, but at the same time, with His Majesty the King of Qin's current great reputation, there is no need for us to give him a title to enhance his prestige."

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin, even if you call yourself a small pawn now."

“No one would underestimate his reputation and bearing. Even if the princes in Zhongzhou claimed that they had titles comparable to the King of Qin, no one would treat them the same way as the King of Qin. On the contrary, they would laugh at them.”

"You didn't call yourself an emperor then. Given your Majesty the King of Qin's character, you may not call yourself an emperor now."

"Why not write and ask?"

"See what His Majesty King Qin is thinking and what his strategy is at this time. Do you need His Majesty's help..."

After thinking about it, Ji Yanzhong put forward his own suggestions and ideas.

As a descendant of the Red Emperor of Zhongzhou, when they wanted to confer a title on their vassal, they used the term "upper honorific title" and added the title of emperor to him. Given Ji Yanzhong's status and qualifications, he even suggested that the Red Emperor write a letter to inquire.

Ji Zichang was slightly startled. He looked at Ji Yanzhong, who was known as a kind elder and a man who would rebel against anyone who taught him martial arts. He smiled and sighed:
"You are not as rigid as before."

Ji Yanzhong simply replied: "Your Majesty the King of Qin is famous in the world. The Red Emperor Dynasty lasted for 800 years, but it was only able to hold on. What can Your Majesty do now?"

Ji Zichang is already building momentum for [abdication].

He was originally still considering how to prepare for a surging trend for Li Guanyi, but before he could react, Li Guanyi led his troops directly to the border of Chen State and dealt a heavy blow to the world.

Li Guanyi's reputation is rising rapidly at this moment, and he seems to be becoming the number one person in the contemporary world.

He is young and promising, and has top-notch military capabilities and force.

It's like a combination of the Red Emperor and the Overlord.

Ji Zichang wrote a letter to Li Guanyi, congratulating him on his military achievements and bringing up the matter of conferring the title of emperor. However, after Li Guanyi thought about it and discussed it with Mr. Wen Qingyu, he finally wrote a letter to decline for the time being.

He no longer needs the title of "Emperor" to prove himself.

At this time, he also hoped that his friend would not have to damage his own reputation in the end, so as to support Li Guanyi's progress.

Secondly, the army is in a state of turmoil. After conquering the capital of Chen, there are still tough battles to be fought. Enthroning him as emperor at this moment will inevitably make the atmosphere in the army a little impetuous. How can one get such an honorable title when his achievements are not yet accomplished?

After receiving the reply, Ji Zichang could only sigh and wrote in his reply:
"The world is so big, you have to work harder."

"Please end this chaotic world quickly. While your sister-in-law and I are still young, we still have the energy to go out and explore the world. If you finish conquering the world, I will be an old man in my 50s or 60s. Even if I can go out, how many years can I travel?"

"Hurry up and fulfill your great wish."

"Then I'll leave the child to you to take care of."

Li Guan grinned when he saw a small handprint on the reply letter.

I have never seen any orthodox emperor writing a letter to a powerful minister who was secretly mentioned by literati and poets, complaining that the children were difficult to raise, or complaining about why you were advancing the empire so slowly, and why you didn't unify the world quickly so that he could pass on the blame and hand over the throne.

"I've never seen such a great emperor."

Although Li Guanyi muttered this, he still put the letter away.

He folded it and kept it carefully, planning to show it to the little girl after ten or twenty years to show her how her biological father wanted to get rid of her and go out to live alone with his wife.

Therefore, your stepfather is the best for you.

Now you know who to give the New Year’s money to?

Between the Jiangzhou City of Chen State, the Guanyi City area, and the entire Qin territory, there is actually an extremely vast territory. Many of the cities are home to aristocratic families of all sizes who control power and still resist stubbornly.

According to the original strategy——

Qin's logistics, supplies, and foundation are completely unable to support a long-term war of attrition. Li Guanyi's plan is to send troops on both sides to build up momentum, adopt a moderate strategy, and tear these families apart bit by bit.

That's why, at the beginning, there were five armies advancing.

The original tactic of the war was that Li Guanyi would suppress the enemy from the rear and use an elite force to strategically contain the enemy.

After all, the noble families and city lords who occupied the city could not be sure that after they had tried their best to form an alliance, they would just face Yue Pengwu head-on, and then a king who had experience of stepping onto the battlefield and beheading enemy generals in the midst of thousands of troops would appear behind them.

At the same time, Marshal Yue Pengwu led the army to withstand the pressure head-on.

The other four generals each led tens of thousands of troops to carry out interspersed and coordinated operations, and gradually disintegrated the part of the Chen State that was resisting stubbornly.

Later, after he defeated Chen Dingye and obtained the large amount of food left behind by Chen Dingye when he evacuated Jiangzhou City, as well as the treasury of civil and military officials, the King of Qin felt that his previous thoughts were too conservative.

Conservative, too conservative!

Damn, there is still so much food in the capital of Chen State.

There is so much silver and military rations in the mansions of these officials.

The generals of Qilin Army and Tiance Mansion were all a little bit incredulous - the front line was clearly filled with empty payrolls, the frontline troops had not received their salaries for three months, daily rations were not provided, and many other serious problems.

But there is no shortage of these things in the rear.

His Majesty the King of Qin waved his hand and wrote a letter to tell Yan Daiqing.

There is no need to worry about the rear not being able to hold up.

The entire army is pressing forward!
This time, there was no need to use dangerous penetration and tearing tactics. They could just advance in an orthodox battle formation. Silver? Food? Arrows? Haha, that was not a problem.

beat!
His Majesty the King of Qin was in such a good mood that he personally led his troops to the rear of the opposite city. General Yue Qianfeng hurriedly went to help, waving his halberd, and brought more than ten personal guards and more than ten cavalrymen to surround the more than one thousand cavalrymen on the opposite side.

He also used His Majesty the King of Qin as the vanguard and personally dispersed this cavalry.

With His Majesty the King of Qin as the spearhead???

Wait? Your Majesty is a striker?!
Yue Qianfeng shook his head vigorously, then stretched out his palm and pressed it between his eyebrows, rubbing it hard. He wondered if he hadn't drunk alcohol for too long and his brain was a little broken. Has this happened before?

Is this reasonable?

And when the cavalry of a thousand men on the opposite side discovered that the 'scouts' on the opposite side had dispersed, the leader was wearing ink-colored armor, a scarlet robe with a unicorn pattern and sleeves, and holding a dark golden halberd, on which a tiger was swallowing its mouth.

They rushed over so loudly that the cavalry and the commander in front were so confused that they were unable to match them.

The king of the opposite side is running in front, and the general is chasing behind.

Looking at that scene, I couldn't recover for a long time.

It was just like being hit hard on the head by a strong man wearing a golden helmet and wielding an octagonal purple gold hammer.

My head is buzzing.

Blank.

The king of a country personally charged into the battle? !

No, this, this is right. This is not right, right?
So after the King of Qin tried to kill several cavalry troops himself, he had to agree to lead the heavy cavalry to attack despite the resistance of his generals.

The third turning point occurred after Mr. Xue chose to hand over all of the Xue family's assets and chamber of commerce to Li Guanyi. According to Mr. Wen He's later notes, His Majesty the King of Qin was in a very happy mood at the time, so happy that he was a little elated.

When he eats, he actually chooses to take three dishes instead of two.

There are two meat dishes.

We ate three roast geese that day.

Afterwards, the Qilin Army, Tian Ce Mansion, and Anxi Protectorate all received intelligence and strategies. Yan Daiqing, Wen Lingjun, Po Jun, Yuan Zhi and other members of the Tian Ce Mansion were all a little dazed at first.

Because the secret letter His Majesty gave them only contained one line of five words.

【We have money! 】

Wen Ling was surprised.

Mr. Yan Daiqing sneered a few times, thinking that His Majesty had finally lost his mind.

rich?

Looking at the consumption of people's livelihood and logistics every day, Yan Daiqing sometimes felt that he wanted to bang his head on the files and fall asleep completely for three days and three nights.

It was around May when the King of Qin took his extraordinary approach.

It is a brilliant plan and a great talent.

Yan Daiqing also applauded.

During the military strategy meeting, the blood was boiling.

Then he returned to the government office and saw the mountains of files. The lofty ambitions that had just been boiling in his blood quickly cooled down at an unimaginable speed.

We have to maintain the important period that determines this year's harvest, maintain water conservancy measures to avoid disasters, prepare education and medical care, and provide logistical supplies for the brave King Qin and the hundreds of thousands of troops he sent out.

It’s May, and there are so many logistical deliveries that require manpower.

Are we still going to plant the land?

Yan Daiqing was busy and exhausted.

Especially at this juncture, it was almost a complete extreme operation, to the point where Yan Daiqing hated to ignore it and caught several other 'Yan Daiqings' to do the work, while the old scholar from Zhongzhou still hung around in front of Yan Daiqing every few days.

Every time they came, they asked for money, saying that the King of Qin and the ceremony of coming of age must be recorded in history, and there must be no ambiguity. Give money, give money, in the end, just give money.

If Yan Daiqing had not seen that he was quite old and had not been somewhat concerned about the face of the King of Qin, he would have really wanted to give the old man a shoulder throw to let him see what the magnanimity of a great country is.

What is Confucian etiquette?

Relying on the mechanical technology that had been developed for four or five years, some results that could finally be put into practical use began to emerge. In addition, enough junior talents were trained, so Mr. Yan Daiqing was able to support this level of logistics.

The stomachache problem also recovered under the effect of Shi Dalin's medicine.

However, when I stretched out my hand and grabbed a handful of hair, it seemed that a few more strands had fallen out today than yesterday.

Mr. Yan Daiqing felt that his mood today was not very good.

Mr. Pojun was in deep thought.

Mr. Pojun seemed to have realized something.

"I see. It seems that the Xue family has finally made their own decision."

Mr. Pojun was the first to notice the problem.

Immediately afterwards, the second letter from His Majesty the King of Qin arrived, explaining many things in detail, and at the end, he wrote it down carefully and sternly warned them that they had accidentally sent the wrong letter before.

[Definitely, I, ahem, mean to say, I must destroy the first letter]

[Do you understand?! ]

[This is... well, the king's order! ]

Wen Lingjun smiled at the order and burned the first letter.

Mr. Yan Daiqing was originally going to burn it, but suddenly he felt that it would be a pity to burn it, so he simply put it away. When His Majesty the King of Qin came to ask for money in the future, he could put the letter on the table.

Mr. Pojun simply collected the letter.

Just after dealing with this matter, all the military advisors and strategists of the Qilin Army entered a special state. Mr. Yuan Zhi looked faintly happy, and Yan Daiqing gradually became refreshed.

Wen Lingjun's gentle smile was rich.

Mr. Pojun touched his chin, his handsome eyes gleaming with purple light.

"That is to say..."

"Now, you are not short of money, right?"

After realizing this.

The Qilin Army's advisers could hardly control the curling of their lips.

They have always been fighting against the wind, rising from nothing and creating a new world with their own hands. The effort, experience and difficulties they faced were beyond imagination.

In just seven years, he took up his sword to pacify the world and expanded the territory to such a level.

With just a little thought, one can tell that their resources and supplies have always been in a state of severe shortage.

It is almost entirely supported by the passion and fiery bravery of young people.

And now, what would have taken several years to slowly make up for has been completely restored under the heroic spirit of that fierce tiger of troubled times. All the counselors and generals of Tiance Mansion and Qilin Army have a very good impression of the old man whom they have never met.

After Mr. Pojun looked at the military expenditure, intelligence lines, and logistical supply lines that he could probably control, the corners of his mouth curled up, and this time he could hardly suppress it. Then he slapped the table hard, and he didn't care even if his palms hurt.

His uncle's!

Since I came out of the mountains, I have never fought such a prosperous battle!

All the strategists and generals of Tiance Mansion never frowned.

Qilin Army, change strategy.

I have reached a state where I am not short of money.

The previous strategy was conservative!

It is really too conservative!

Yan Daiqing felt refreshed.

At the same time, he took the opportunity to vigorously promote people's livelihood, with the aim of raising the living standards of the territory under the King of Qin to a level sufficient to maintain this level of logistics before the huge amount of money and logistical supplies brought by the Xue family were exhausted.

At the same time, we stepped up the upgrading and casting of weapons and armor.

Fan Qing proposed a large-scale military training strategy.

After discussions among various generals, unification was achieved.

At this time, the noble families who had made up their minds and determined that the King of Qin’s army was short of supplies, and that although they were fierce and brave, they would not be able to hold out for long and only needed to survive the first wave, opened their eyes and found that—

Things have changed.

Before, they gritted their teeth and thought they could just hold on to the pressure.

By then, the King of Qin’s logistical supplies will definitely not be able to hold up.

Even if the army is invincible, it will have to withdraw if the logistics are cut off.

They can then breathe a sigh of relief. If the King of Qin does not agree to their request, they can just go and seek refuge in Ying State.

However, the strategy of the Qilin Army changed rapidly, from the fierce attacks and unexpected tactics that were difficult to defend at the beginning, to a steady and cautious approach, and they were not in a hurry to advance quickly. Moreover, during the confrontation, they found that the faces of the Qilin Army changed almost every two months.

Those who are injured, have gained some insights, or have made breakthroughs will be withdrawn.

Used in the rear, new soldiers trained in the Qilin Academy will be used to supplement the area.

These were all trained in Jiangnan, and after experiencing the war, they received systematic military training in the Qilin Academy, and then were sent to the battlefield. On the real battlefield, they were able to thoroughly master what they learned in the academy.

Among the many noble families, not all are good-for-nothings.

There are also extremely shrewd and discerning people. The most outstanding ones among them are the ones who realized what the Qilin Army was doing as soon as the Qilin Army's strategy changed.

"Continuously rotate the soldiers? Steadily advance the front line and avoid fierce battles..."

"And you're still cultivating the fields outside our city and harvesting the food we planted?"

"They are training!"

"They are using us for training, they are using us for military training."

The head of the Ma family turned pale and said, "Our men are just stones for them to sharpen their blades. Once their troops are damaged, they will be immediately sent back and replaced with new soldiers."

"They keep rotating, just to prepare for the confrontation with Ying State. We are just their whetstone..."

“We’re just the grindstone.”

"They can retreat, but where can we retreat to?"

The aristocratic families and the forces that were holding out realized this and fell into despair.

The Qilin Army's large-scale military training is almost becoming an open conspiracy.

But for these many noble families, the despair of this is that even if they know that the Qilin Army is training, what can they do? There will always be experienced Qilin Army soldiers leading the young soldiers.

The Qilin Army has sufficient supplies, famous generals, and countless logistics in the rear.

But they only have a lonely city.

rear?

Behind him is the King of Qin.

The Qilin Army was not in a hurry to break through, but advanced slowly and majestically. However, it was precisely this slow momentum that gave it an incomparable momentum, like the collapse of mountains.

All the noble families and cities that stood in the way of this army felt an unspeakable sense of oppression and despair. They had originally planned to wear down the Qin King's logistics and hold on until victory, but they were dragged down earlier.

The cities have gradually begun to surrender, completely surrender.

This seemed to be a signal, and the cities surrendered at an increasingly faster speed, almost rushing to admit defeat. Some city lords, aristocratic families, were unwilling to surrender because they were afraid of the Qin King's attitude towards them, but they were all rebelled against by the soldiers and civilians in the city.

They took the initiative to open the city gate and lead the royal army in.

With such a fierce and heroic momentum, all the cities surrendered. There was even an incident in which the enemy suddenly turned against them and attacked the city during a standoff between the two armies. There was an indescribable momentum. During this period of time, the Ying State just recuperated and did not harass the Qilin Army.

Chen Dingye gathered the troops originally on the border of Xiyi City and completely concentrated them at Zhenbei Pass, controlling the land within a radius of hundreds of miles and barely gathering an army of more than 200,000. The Turks had been waiting for this fierce battle in the Central Plains to consume Qilin's troops.

It took a year, the summer of the seventeenth year of Tianqi.

The last city of the State of Chen chose to surrender under the attack of the Qilin Army. This surrender completely announced the decline of the State of Chen, a great country in the Central Plains. The final territory of the entire State of Chen was only the Zhenbei City where Chen Dingye was stationed.

Chen Tianyi, who had revealed the information about the secret realm and the supply stations along the way, wailed for a long time after learning about this incident. One night, he jumped off the cliff and died at the bottom of the cliff among the rugged rocks.

Old man Chen Chengbi is quite open-minded.

He just felt that the State of Chen had ruled the country for hundreds of years, which was good enough. Besides, the throne of Emperor Chen was not his. Those brothers were killing each other, making the Chen family a mess, so it was better for them to break up.

It's better to practice martial arts.

With such a turbulent situation surging, Chen Dingye, who had gathered his troops in Zhenbei City and regained control of this mighty city, welcomed a special envoy.

Ministers from the Turks and steppes.

The Turkic minister bowed and saluted with an extremely humble look on his face. They presented gifts worthy of a king and were very polite. After the banquet, he stood up and gave a warning:
"Your Majesty, the great Emperor Chen."

"Your land has been occupied by rebels, and your capital has become the territory of Qin. Now the whole world is spreading the reputation of a thief. This is really a matter of indignation."

"The Khan of our country once formed an alliance with His Majesty the Emperor Chen to jointly attack the army of the State of Ying. We have this comradeship. Now that we see the State of Chen is like this, we are willing to send troops to join you in attacking the King of Qin!"

"Take back our homeland and return to our old capital!"

Chen Dingye paused in his drinking, and the entire banquet fell into silence.

(End of this chapter)