Princess Promotion

Lord Xiao carefully wrapped up all the processed documents and put them in a bamboo basket. There were various differences among the civil officials, but they all had one thing in common.

It means cherishing books and keeping the documents clean and tidy even if you are covered in mud.

Yao Chuguang stood up, brushed off the dirt on his body, pointed ahead and said, "Let's go!"

In the Western Frontier Army tent, Zhou Ze angrily swept everything on the table to the ground.

Yao Chuguangming brought people into Songshan and discovered the traces they left behind.

But why couldn't they find anyone? We searched for dozens of miles but didn't see a single person.

Could it be that Yao Chuguang came down the mountain from the other side?

Taking a step back, even if Yao Chuguang's army had already gone down the mountain, they only had two ways to break out: Moshi Mountain and Yanmen Pass, and he had sent heavy troops to guard both.

Zhou Ze guessed that Yao Chuguang might secretly take a detour down the mountain, pretend to attack Moshi Mountain or Yanmen Pass, attract troops there, and then break out and escape.

But after waiting for many days, not to mention a feint attack, there was not even a single person in sight.

"Report!" The soldier ran in again in panic, and Zhou Ze suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Meanwhile, border!

Li Yinhan took a sip of water and continued to curse to the sky.

These days have been so frustrating and infuriating that Li Yinhan was so anxious and angry that he couldn't sleep at night.

When rushing to the border, Li Yinhan was ready to fight a desperate battle with the barbarians!

No matter what the cost, we must repel the barbarians as soon as possible and make sure they are no longer able to stir up trouble.

Only in this way can they go back to hurt those bastards in the Western Territory and rescue Yao Chuguang.

But reality gave Lai Li Yinhan a heavy blow.

Zhou Ze did not go to besiege Fu Hongxuan's army because he was afraid that they would both suffer losses in the fight and be taken advantage of by the barbarians.

The barbarians were naturally worried that they would both suffer losses in a fight with the Qi army and be taken advantage of by Zhou Ze and the State of Yan.

No one is a fool. The Qi army is a tough nut to crack. Even though the barbarians, the western border, and the State of Yan have reached a consensus in a certain sense to jointly deal with the State of Qi.

But this kind of cooperation is fragile and vulnerable. No one wants to be the first to take action. If they confront the Qi army head-on, they will definitely suffer huge losses.

By then, forget about getting any benefits, it would be a blessing not to be swallowed up by the other two covetous partners.

It is obvious that whoever encounters the Qi army first will suffer. The barbarians are not stupid, so how could they make things easier for others?

But we cannot just watch the Qi army grow stronger, so the best way now is to tie down the Qi army at the border.

Let Zhou Ze recapture Western Zhou, and then let them fight each other while he reaps the benefits.

The barbarians made full use of the advantages of grassland cavalry and stood under the city wall on horseback to watch.

If the Qi army sent out troops, they would run away, and if they withdrew their troops, they would run back.

For so many years, the reason why the Central Plains has been unable to deal with the barbarians is because the barbarians have no fixed place to live and basically run away after stealing things.

Once you enter the grassland, you won't be able to find any large barbarian forces.

No matter how strong the Qi army was, it was impossible for them to attack the barbarians.

Then a jaw-dropping scene appeared at the border.

Qi Jun: Come here if you dare!

Barbarian: Come out if you dare!

It can be said that although the two armies are facing each other at the border, the momentum is huge!

But so far, both sides have been staring at each other and shouting at each other, without even a conflict.

This made the Qi army very uncomfortable. The barbarians didn't fight with them, but just dragged on here and wasted time.

We can't retreat, and we can't fight!

The leader of the barbarian tribe, King Ada, rode on his horse and looked at Li Yinhan who was jumping in anger on the city wall. He felt a little sorry that Yan Haoyu died so early.

In the past, he always felt that the people of the Central Plains were cunning, but he had to admit that the people of the Central Plains were better at plotting and scheming.

When Yan Haoyu came to him, King Ada looked down on someone who even betrayed his own people.

But Yan Haoyu convinced him of one thing: if they allowed the empress to annex the Western Zhou Dynasty, they would be the next target of Qi.

Last year he was severely injured by the sneak attack of Li and has not recovered yet.

The opportunity to cause trouble to Qi, or even spark civil unrest, would be beneficial to them in every way.

Now the Qi army is trapped at the border. As long as Zhou Ze captures the empress, Qi and Western Zhou will inevitably fall into chaos, and they will no longer have time to care about the barbarians.

This deal is a good deal no matter how you look at it.