The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 229 He considered for 0.32 seconds

The messenger thought to himself: "Wait until you defeat the Jin army before sending the news? You are dreaming. Even the Song Dynasty couldn't defeat the Jin army. You are an isolated army abandoned by the Song Dynasty on the Jiaodong Peninsula. You wouldn't dare to do this in your dreams, right?"

However, although he thought so in his heart, the envoy no longer dared to speak arrogantly. He admitted his mistake and returned to the north in disgrace.

As soon as the messenger left, Ji Menghan spoke up, "The messenger's claim that the Jin army was on the move was probably a lie. Since the Jin army sent people to persuade us to surrender, they must also be sending people to persuade the various rebel armies to surrender, such as Li Kui in Mizhou, Yan Gao in Weizhou, and Zhang Rong, who has already left Liangshan Lake and headed south... It takes at least two or three months for the messengers to come back and forth. It's now the end of May, and by the time the replies from the various rebel armies trickle back to the Jin bandits, it will be around August or September, which is also the autumn harvest season. The Jin army will definitely have to wait for the arrival of this wave of autumn harvest rations before launching an attack, so we still have about four months to prepare."

Yue Wenxuan secretly gave him a thumbs up in his heart, his analysis was correct.

The fifth Song-Jin War broke out around October to November of the third year of Jianyan, which coincides with the time analyzed by Ji Menghan.

The Jin Dynasty had been at war for years and its national strength was very tight. It had to wait for the autumn harvest before launching a war.

Qian Zhuoqun: "Then let's work harder in the next four months or so. We have to hurry up and finish the autumn harvest before the Jin thieves arrive. We also need to make more firearms. Alas, what we lack most now is manpower... Even if you don't have blacksmithing skills, as long as you have strength, you can help dig more ore, but I don't know where to find people."

Are you kidding me?
Yue Wenxuan spoke up: "Of course, we have to rely on our two neighbors, Mizhou and Weizhou, to trick them. Li Kui in Mizhou is doing evil things, so it won't be difficult to trick him. If I'm not mistaken, the Gaomi Qi family will come to visit in the next few days..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard came running in: "Your Highness, Mr. Qian, Mr. Ji, there's an old man outside asking to see you. He calls himself Qi Chongli, Marquis of Gaomi. He's actually a marquis, such a high official! I was shocked."

Yue Wenxuan laughed: "Speak of Cao Cao, and he will appear."

Ji Menghan was stunned for a moment, thinking: Is the prince so powerful? What kind of prophetic tricks can he use?

Qian Zhuoqun was thinking: The prince was brought back from the gates of hell by the True Lord, so it seems that he has some magical powers.

Soon, the guards invited Qi Chongli in...

The Marquis of Gaomi was not wearing official uniform, but only an ordinary scholar's shirt. When he saw Yue Wenxuan's face, he was slightly stunned and a strange expression appeared on his face.

Yue Wenxuan laughed in his heart: Oh, looking at his expression, he knows I am a fake.

He held a high-ranking official position and had been in the capital for many years, so it was not surprising that he had seen the real He Wang Zhaoye.

Qi Chongli's strange expression lasted for 0.32 seconds before returning to normal. He bowed deeply and said, "Your humble servant Qi Chongli pays respects to His Majesty the Prince of He."

Yue Wenxuan smiled secretly: There are so many smart people in this world. This guy only took 0.32 seconds to decide not to expose himself, and he called out "Your Highness" so smoothly.

"My dear Qi, there's no need to be so polite. It's been many years since we last met in Tokyo. Now that I see you again, you're still in good health." Yue Wenxuan said some serious Chinese nonsense.

Qi Chongli smiled: "Your Majesty is still as charming as ever."

Yue Wenxuan: "Lord Qi, you have come to Jimo specifically to see me. You must have something important to discuss, right?"

Qi Chongli glanced at Qian Zhuoqun, Ji Menghan, and the guards standing nearby. Yue Wenxuan smiled and waved his hand, "Everyone, please step aside for a moment. Qi Aiqing wants to reminisce with me."

Qian and Ji understood and took all the guards out, staying away from the room to prevent anyone from approaching.

At this time, Qi Chongli finally spoke up: "How dare you pretend to be a prince? What crime should you take?"

Yue Wenxuan laughed, "But Lord Marquis didn't expose me just now, did you? You know it's necessary for me to pretend to be a prince. In fact, the emperor also knew I was a fake, but he said in front of Zhang Jun that he recognized the handwriting of the Seventeenth Brother. The Jin thieves also knew I was a fake, but they didn't spread the word that I was a fake because they knew that no one would believe it if they did. Instead, it would let more people know that there is a prince in Jiaodong."

Qi Chongli sighed softly, "I've already thought about this on the way here. If you're the real deal, it's going to be terrible. King Gong and you will definitely be scheming against each other, and the Jiaodong Righteous Army will be divided and in chaos. If you're a fake supported by King Gong, the Jiaodong Righteous Army will be united and fight against the Jin together."

At this point, he spread his hands and said, "Now that I see you're a fake, I feel relieved from head to toe. I feel deeply ashamed for having such thoughts."

Yue Wenxuan: "Your Majesty speaks truthfully. I like chatting with honest people. Don't worry, the rebel army is united and will fight against the Jin army together. There is no doubt about that."

Qi Chongli: "So it seems that the Prince Xin of Wuma Mountain is also a fake?"

Yue Wenxuan: "I don't know about this, and I dare not say anything. But the emperor must know! He has also confirmed Prince Xin's handwriting. Okay, let's stop talking about these useless things and talk about business. Lord Qi came here to see me, surely not just to confirm my authenticity?"

Qi Chongli: "Since you are a fake, do your words count? Should I talk directly with Gong Yishi?"

He used to call himself "Your humble servant", but now he calls himself "Old man".

"That's not necessary." Yue Wenxuan: "It's the same if you talk to me. Even though I'm a fake, Mr. Gong listens to me."

Qi Chongli thought to himself: Are fakes so powerful?

But forget it, he doesn't have time to slowly understand the affairs within the rebel army.

Qi Chongli said quickly: "I came to see the prince this time to seek an ally for the Gaomi Qi family."

Yue Wenxuan: "You want us to send troops to help you resist Li Kui? Or resist the Jin army? Resisting Li Kui is not a problem! I can send troops to deal with Li Kui at any time. But the Jin bandits are a huge problem. With all due respect, we have spent two years to build a defense line in Laizhou, Jiaoshui, and Jimo to resist them. This defense line was not built in a day, so it is naturally impossible to change it at will. The Jin bandits' cavalry is very mobile and agile. We really can't fully protect Gaomi County, at least not during this round of Jin bandits' attack. We have to wait until we have defended against this round of Jin bandits' attack and look for an opportunity to counterattack before we can even protect Gaomi County."

Qi Chongli had served as the Minister of War and understood strategy. Of course, he knew that the defense line could not be moved at will.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Then what should I do with the Gaomi Qi family?"

Yue Wenxuan: "How about you lead the Qi clan and all the county residents who are willing to follow the Qi clan, cross the Jiaolai River, and hide in our territory?"

(End of this chapter)