The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

The emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty was Emperor Wu, who had just come to power the year before last and was in his prime and had an iron-fisted approach. In the two years since he took the throne, he had cracked down on internal corruption, trained the military diligently, and promoted capable people. Today, the Great Qi Dynasty is full of vitality.

"On behalf of my emperor, I will cooperate with the general to attack the Great Jin Dynasty."

"Why do you think I will cooperate with you? Even though the Emperor of Dajin has wronged me, the people of Dajin have not wronged me. Please go away. I don't want to cooperate with you. Just pretend that you have never been here."

General Mingyuan actually knew very well that cooperating with the Great Qi Dynasty at this juncture would be like courting disaster, which was not advisable, and he could not offend them too much, so letting Li Che go and pretending that nothing had happened was the best option.

"If that's the case, it's such a pity. The Great Qi Dynasty will always welcome General Ming." With that, Li Che left.

Since Ming Huaixi and his men left the capital, the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty labeled the General's Mansion a rebellious group and ordered cities close to the border to send troops to attack Mingyuan.

At the same time as he made the announcement, the lord of a major city in the south announced his independence from the Jin Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty suddenly fell into chaos.

The Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty originally wanted to transfer troops from the south to the north to conquer Mingyuan, but this time he had to temporarily stop the attack on the General's Mansion. The right thing to do was to pacify the south first.

The small countries on the northern border knew that the Jin Dynasty was in chaos, and they came to harass the people on the border. Mingyuan directly destroyed several small countries, and after that, the people of other small countries did not dare to move.

Mingyuan used the people and territories of those small countries as his base camp and began to quietly develop his power.

The emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty saw Mingyuan's actions and guessed that he wanted to establish his own dynasty. If they attacked the border at this time, Mingyuan would definitely defend to the death, and the final result might be a lose-lose situation for both sides.

If we let it wait until Da Jin recovers, the first thing it will do will be to attack Ming Yuan. No matter who wins by then, the strength of both sides will be consumed, and that will be Da Qi's chance.

At this time, the Jin Dynasty had just put down a rebellion in the south. If the Jin Dynasty did not stop at this time, it would not be able to survive the next rebellion.

However, the emperor of the Great Jin had gone mad, and regardless of the crumbling Great Jin, he sent out an army of 100,000 to conquer Mingyuan. The elders in the court tried to dissuade him, but were all dismissed from their posts by the Jin emperor.

Among them were the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple and his father, the King of Mingnan of the Jin Dynasty and the younger brother of the Jin Emperor.

Now, the ministers in the court no longer dared to raise any objections, and a spirit of flattery emerged in the court. All the edicts issued by the Jin Emperor were praised mindlessly. It seemed that the Jin Emperor had grown so old that he could not distinguish right from wrong, and he lavishly rewarded those who flattered him.

Today, the ambitious young officials in the court have either resigned or been transferred out of the capital, and the old ministers with conscience have become increasingly silent in the court.

Facing the 100,000 soldiers who came to invade, Mingyuan designed a plan to force them to retreat dozens of miles.

When the Great Jin Dynasty was pacifying the war in the south, Mingyuan was not idle either. The general knew best how to defend. In the past two years, Mingyuan has been entrenched in one place on the border. Before, the lords of the cities near the border sent troops to attack, but Mingyuan only forced them back and did not advance.

Now, after several years of development, it's time to fight back.

Ming Huaixi's caravan had withdrawn to the border during the war in the south and continued to travel by land, temporarily abandoning the sea route.

That's it. The wealth brought to Ming Huaixi every time was also quite huge, but Ming Huaixi used most of it as military expenses, leaving only a part as capital for the next time.

The strongholds established in other countries have also been completed. Ming Huaixi can know about any major developments in various countries in a very short time. The shops in various countries can also bring Ming Huaixi a good income.

Mingyuan's Ming family army, no, it should be called the frontier army. An army can belong to a region, but never belongs to a certain person. Most of their military expenses are provided by Ming Huaixi.

During the past few years, Ming Huaixi has also cultivated crops suitable for growing in the border areas. The caravans have also brought many new varieties, some of which are suitable for the border areas. In recent years, the border areas have achieved self-sufficiency.

In addition, the border areas also had exchanges with the Great Qi Dynasty, and most of the food in the early days was purchased from the Great Qi.

Among the 100,000 soldiers sent by the Jin Dynasty, some were unwilling to continue fighting, but they could not desert. If they were caught, not only would they be killed, but their families would also be implicated. This led to an interesting scene.

Except for a few who resisted stubbornly, most of those people pretended to fight and then were captured. General Ming also understood the lower-level soldiers, so he did not treat them badly even though he captured them.

They are just asked to do odd jobs and cannot leave a certain area.

In just over ten days, Mingyuan advanced two cities towards the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty. One of the cities opened its gates to welcome Mingyuan's frontier troops into the city after the "hundred thousand troops" retreated, and gave up resistance.

When the Emperor of the Great Jin heard that Mingyuan had captured another city, he was furious in the court and issued a death order to the general of the 100,000 soldiers, requiring them to defend the next city, otherwise his family in the capital would be killed.

The general had no choice. In the past, he would retreat after fighting, but now he could only fight back. Many soldiers died on the battlefield every day.

Although General Ming could take the next city by force, he didn't know how many people would die if he did so. It was obvious that the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty was forcing him.

Ming Huaixi found out at his base in the capital that the general's family was currently surrounded in the mansion by the Imperial Guards, and Ming Huaixi informed Ming Yuan of the news.

"Father, my people can guarantee that they can bring General Zuo's family out of the capital safely. Why don't I go there myself and try to persuade General Zuo to rebel? If he can make peace with us, then we will bring all his family out."

Mingyuan pondered for a moment. Mingyuan had worked with General Zuo before. General Zuo was a very affectionate general. If his family could be rescued from the capital, there was an 80% chance that he would agree to make peace with Mingyuan.

"This matter can be done. Let your elder brother go this time. You don't need to interfere. Just let your people be on standby at any time to rescue General Zuo's family."

Mingyuan didn't want to let his daughter go to such a dangerous place, but the matter was of great importance, so he had to send his eldest son. The second son was prone to act impulsively and was suitable to be a soldier, but not suitable for negotiation.

"It's too dangerous for you to go, brother. Since I proposed it, I should go. Could it be that Daddy still doesn't believe in my ability? Now the Frontier Army needs you and me to stay. You can't leave. I'm different. I'm a woman. Even if this doesn't work out, General Zuo won't make it too difficult for me, given his temperament."

How could Ming Huaixi let Ming Haining go? Not to mention that Hao Ning was a major general. If he showed up in the enemy camp, it would be difficult for him to come back if this plan failed.

And I also have some backup plans in the city. If this fails, as long as I am not killed on the spot, I can still come back.