Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Chen Shimao’s idea is indeed good.

The Western Region Allied Forces are about to unite with Mu Liuming's troops. Once these two forces converge, the impact on Qin Ming will be huge.

But this does not mean that Qin Ming will directly kill the Western Region coalition forces.

He needs more from these people.

"Notify Fang Yuanjian that you can check out now."

Qin Ming harvested a batch of silver collected through smuggling.

In addition to this, Fang Yuanjian also attacked again and plundered when Changsun's rear was empty.

They are now considered bandits, no longer subject to any restrictions, and there are many of them.

It caused great turmoil in the entire southern border area of ​​the Shenmu Kingdom, and also gained a batch of initial funds for establishing a stronghold.

Qin Ming had previously asked Liu Chuang and his men to provide them with a lot of assistance.

This aid is not without cost.

It just so happened that they already had silver in their hands, so it was time to start normal transactions.

"Your Majesty, Fang Yuanjian said a few days ago that he wanted to purchase a batch of arms and completely abandon the mechanical arts of the Shenmu Kingdom."

After listening to Qin Ming's instructions, Elder Song suddenly remembered something.

"Why is he suddenly giving up on mechanical engineering? Isn't he going to use the mechanical troops he rescued earlier?"

"It's because of these people that he wants to completely change his weapons and equipment."

"After rescuing these prisoners, Fang Yuanjian no longer has any war machines to use. This is a good opportunity to take advantage of the lack of weapons and equipment to introduce firearms and improve the combat effectiveness of the troops."

Elder Song’s words made Qin Ming fall into deep thought.

"Give it to them, but I won't give them just a single firearm. There will still be some mechanisms they need to use on the battlefield."

The mechanism Qin Ming mentioned was the latest product developed by the court that combined the war mechanism technology of the Shenmu Kingdom.

The actual effects of these things are unknown, and whether they are worth promoting will only be known after Fang Yuanjian and his troops fight with Hua Yunhong.

As the looting ended, Fang Yuanjian had a batch of gold and silver in his hands.

Their pressure suddenly decreased a lot these days.

Having Daqian behind you is like having a store with unlimited resources.

As long as you have silver, you can buy a lot of supplies from Daqian at any time.

They have moved to Yuanwangling in the past few days.

Yuanwang Ridge was the area he and Qin Ming had agreed upon before, sandwiched between the three forces of Western Shu, the Western Regions, and the Shenmu Kingdom.

This is a small plain surrounded by mountains and forests.

After a few busy days, Fang Yuanjian finally established a stronghold. Standing on the top of the mountain, he looked down, a look of helplessness on his face.

"Now we've really become bandits."

The one who followed him said comfortingly:

"Your Highness, there's no need to say that. We should recuperate here. There will always be a chance to fight back in the future."

"Hopefully."

After a moment of silence, Fang Yuanjian whispered:

"When will the two generals from Daqian arrive?"

"A few days ago, I arranged for someone to send over a million taels of silver. I estimate that once Daqian's supplies are delivered to Jingou Pass on the border of Western Shu, they will come over with the supplies."

Jingou Pass is one of the border cities that Western Shu ceded to Daqian.

After Liu Chuang and Wu Qingye returned from the border of Shenmu Kingdom with a large amount of silver, they asked Chu Ying to stay with Fang Yuanjian to be responsible for communications.

"It's almost time. Hua Yunhong has probably reached the southern border."

"Yes, he is in Shuilian County and has assembled a hundred thousand troops to eliminate our people from the territory."

"Within the country..."

Fang Yuanjian nodded slightly, things were just as they expected.

Even Hua Yunhong started to deal with internal issues first after arriving at the southern border.

One hundred thousand troops seemed to have been assembled, but his actions had already attracted attention from many parties.

If such a large army marched directly to Yuanwang Ridge, in this dense forest, it would not be so easy for Fang Yuanjian to be directly destroyed by Hua Yunhong.

On the contrary, Hua Yunhong's actions will cause dissatisfaction in Western Shu and the Western Regions.

Yuanwangling is not a wealthy place. It is surrounded by deep mountains and old forests, and the area for people to survive is limited.

In addition, this is a sensitive area, and the three surrounding forces have not thought of coming here to fight for it.

If Hua Yunhong wanted to take action, he would need to communicate with the Western Shu and Western Region coalition forces in advance and confirm their attitudes before doing anything.

"Since he won't come, let's take the initiative to fight."

"You should arrange some people to ambush their troops on the border in the next few days."

Fang Yuanjian is a smart man. He knows that the most important reason why Qin Ming supports him is that he can muddy the waters.

If others don't find fault, he can take the initiative to find it.

Only by doing this can you gain Qin Ming's trust.

"I see."

At this moment, Chu Ying suddenly came from a distance.

"Your Highness, General Fang, a batch of supplies has arrived."

"Hmm? What supplies? Firearms?"

Both of them were a little surprised, Chu Ying whispered:

"They're not firearms, they're machinery. His Majesty sent me a letter, telling me to be sure to deliver these supplies to you first."

"Sending a batch of war machines first... what's the point?"

His expression looked a little bad just now.

Although they are allies, the two sides are never of the same mind.

He felt that Qin Ming specifically did not send firearms in the first batch, but instead sent a batch of war machines that were more backward than firearms, in order to prevent them from developing.

"Old Fang, don't be rude!"

Fang Yuanjian saw this and immediately spoke to remind him.

It's good enough to have something useful. They are now begging Daqian for help, so why would they have so much room for idle talk?

Just now, he also felt that he had said something wrong, and immediately explained:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chu, what I said just now was a bit offensive."

Chu Ying didn't care about these things. After seeing Qin Ming's unique way of doing things, he knew that the other party's behavior could not be so petty.

If you want to restrict Fang Yuanjian's development, just keep them half-dead. Why give them so many resources?

"You two, His Majesty could have sent firearms, but he went to such great lengths to send these things first. I'm sure there's a deeper meaning behind this, but we haven't grasped it yet."

His words made Fang Yuanjian's heart move, and he thought of a possibility.

"Lao Fang, arrange a group of troops and take the war machine to Xishu."

"What do you mean? Your Highness, are you going to attack Xishu?"

These words stunned both Fang Cai and Chu Ying.

"Let's fight, and if we accidentally hurt Xishu, that's fine. I guess that's what your Majesty meant."

Fang Yuanjian guessed what Qin Ming was thinking.

Although Fang Yuanjian had no war machinery, a group of troops carrying machinery attacked Xishu.

The blame can only be put on the Shenmu Kingdom.

Only they could arrange a large force equipped with war machinery to attack Western Shu.

Of course, if they didn’t do it themselves, they don’t have to admit it.

Whether the other party believes it or not is another matter.

The next difficult problem will be handed over to Hua Yunhong.