Shanggui is about 700 miles away from Chang'an. The messenger sent by Pu Hong set out in the evening of the same day and arrived at Chang'an in the early morning of the third day without stopping.

Prior to this, news of Yunfeng's use of troops against Qinzhou had spread, and the court exploded over the matter. They all believed that if Yunfeng successfully captured Qinzhou, it would pose a major threat to Zhao's security.

For the State of Zhao, it is the most ideal state for the Qin and Liang states to maintain their status quo and never allow a strong and unified regime to emerge in its heart. The focus of the meeting was whether to use troops against Qin State and capture Shanggui first.

However, because he was unsure of Pu Hong's attitude and feared that he would be forced to defect to Liangzhou, Liu Yao kept delaying and was unable to make a decision.

Early that morning, the court meeting was still arguing about this matter. Suddenly, a man from the Huangmen hurried outside the palace and saluted: "Your Majesty, there is an envoy from Qinzhou at the palace gate asking to see you."

"Hmm~?" Liu Yao's heart moved, he exchanged meaningful glances with the civil and military officials, and said: "Xuan! Xuan Qinzhou envoy is here!"

"Yes!" Huang Men saluted again, turned and left.

In less than a moment, the envoy from Qinzhou came to the threshold outside the palace, knelt down respectfully, bowed deeply, and said loudly: "I have been ordered by Duke Lueyang (Pu Hong's self-titled) to come to see Your Majesty and deliver a letter.

seal up."

To be honest, Liu Yao hated the Di people the most and wanted to kill them all! After all, the war between him and Liangzhou was normal, and there was no right and wrong. But the Di people were different, precisely because of Pu Hong

His betrayal caused him to lose hundreds of thousands of elites, which made him hate him to the bone! However, as the leader of a country, he would not argue with a small envoy, so he immediately shouted: "Come in and talk!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" the messenger got up and walked into the palace.

Liu Yao said coldly: "Tell me, why do you want to see me?"

The envoy cupped his hands and said: "In the past day, Liangzhou used all the strength of the state to attack our Qinzhou. Now our clan is in danger. Duke Lueyang knows that he is ashamed of his majesty. However, thinking that your majesty has always been kind and generous, he may do a lot to our clan."

The people of all tribes felt pity, so they boldly sent their ministers to ask your Majesty to send troops to rescue you. Your Majesty has been so kind and kind, and our tribe repaid you like cattle or horses." After saying this, he took out the letter, put it in his hands, and held it high.

stand up.

"Hmph!" Liu Yao snorted coldly: "You Di people are capricious and despicable, so why should I care about your life and death?"

The envoy lowered his head and said: "Gong Lueyang once said that if your Majesty is willing to relieve our family's crisis regardless of past grievances, he will come to Chang'an in person to plead guilty to Your Majesty."

Liu Yao pondered for a moment, his expression softened a little, and he ordered to the left and right: "Bring it up."

"Yes!" Huang Men walked down the steps, took the letter and spread it out on the cases in front of Liu Yao.

Liu Yao looked over, and after a while, he slowly withdrew his gaze and said quietly: "Take the envoy to the hotel for resettlement."

Soon, after the envoy left, Liu Yao asked: "Pu Hong asked Zhao for help. What do you think of this?"

Sikong called Tingyan and saluted: "Your Majesty, I think we should send troops to Gui. Otherwise, if Liangzhou takes over first, we, Zhao, will be in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides."

Liu Yao continued to ask: "What will happen if Pu Hong rebels again?"

Hu Tingyan replied: "Our army should march into the city of Shanggui, seize Puhong's military power, and recruit the Di tribe under its command as the first to ascend. In this way, we can not only capture Shanggui without bloodshed, but also supplement our army's front line."

Partial losses in the battle with Liangzhou. Pu Hong’s move can be described as a God-given opportunity for our country, Zhao."

Liu Yao nodded and said: "Sikong's words are reasonable. In your opinion, how many troops should our army send?"

"This...?" Hu Tingyan was a civil servant. Although he analyzed the current situation very clearly, he was dumbfounded when it came to the specific battle and couldn't help but look embarrassed.

Liu Yue, the king of Zhongshan, took over and said: "In my opinion, 50,000 elite cavalry is enough. The last time General You conquered Liangzhou, he was defeated because of the problem of food and grass. Now that Liangzhou is attacking Puhong, the host and guest are easily reversed. Liangzhou

The state will also face the dilemma of insufficient food and grass, and our army does not need to fight with it.

We only need to set up a stronghold outside the city and hold on to the horns of Shanggui. After March or May, when Liangzhou runs out of food and retreats, our army will look for opportunities to pursue it with fine cavalry. If Liangzhou retreats in an orderly manner, we will not be able to retreat.

There is nothing wrong with our army taking advantage of it, at least Shanggui has fallen into the hands of our great Zhao."

"Okay!" Liu Yao said happily: "King Zhongshan's strategy of advance and retreat is well-founded, and I am convinced. I will appoint you as the general to conquer the west, the governor of Qinzhou, and the commander-in-chief of the military forces in Qinliang and Liangzhou. You will lead 50,000 soldiers during the holidays!

We will ride on the enemy within three days and try our best to enter Shanggui before the Liangzhou soldiers arrive. If something cannot be done, there is no need to force it and we will temporarily retreat to Xiaoguan to observe the changes."

There are four types of festivals in the Jin Dynasty: false festivals: people who have no authority to deal with people in peacetime, but those who violate military orders in war can be killed; zhijie: people without official positions can be killed in peacetime, and officials with less than 2,000 stone can be killed in wartime; envoy Chijie

: Can kill officials with a weight of less than 2,000 stones in both peacetime and wartime. False Festival Yue: Can kill Festival generals (including the above three types).

Liu Yue saluted and said: "I accept the decree. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will remember Your Majesty's instructions and will never advance lightly."

Liu Yao nodded and shouted sternly: "This is the end of today's meeting. All the ministers dispersed to make preparations. Everything must be based on King Zhongshan's expedition. There must be no excuses. Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy.

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All the officials saluted and said, "Yes!" and left the hall one by one.

When Yunfeng arrived at Shanggui City, it was already the 29th day of December in the fourth year of Taixing. Liu Yue's army had entered the city a few days ago.

He left 20,000 troops to camp ten miles north of the city, and personally led 30,000 troops into the city, replacing the 20,000 Di troops in the city with their relatives and relatives as hostages. Now he has 80,000 troops, 40,000 inside and outside the city!

As for Pu Hong, he was placed under house arrest and will be escorted to Chang'an to be handled by Liu Yao after the war.

Yunfeng's battle against Di has evolved into a battle for Shanggui with Zhao State. This was something he had not expected in advance. No matter how deceitful he was, Pu Hong would not be able to count against him.

He was so cowardly that he did not dare to fight with him. He would rather die than surrender to Liu Yao.

Due to the genocidal policy implemented by Yunfeng and Liu Yue's incorporation of Pu Hong's remaining tribe, in fact, the Di branch of the Pu family has ceased to exist in name only. However, Yunfeng will not retreat because of this. For him,

, Shanggui must be captured quickly. He set up a camp twenty miles west of the city. Considering that the New Year was approaching, he was not in a hurry to attack Shanggui. He would first let the soldiers celebrate the New Year.

At this time, the Jiangdong Propaganda Group led by Geng Liang was approaching Shanggui. Among the more than 20 people in his group, there was one more person who was a loser, and that was his sister Geng Wenjun.

Speaking of which, despite Geng Liang's firm opposition at the time and Geng Wenjun not showing anything, after Geng Liang set off, she actually ran to Badong County alone and waited for Geng Liang and his party.

Geng Liang naturally reprimanded her, but people were chasing her, so there was nothing he could do. Besides, he was also afraid of his sister, so he had to take her with him.

Along the way, more than 20 people slept in the open, walking day and night. When they arrived at Guzang, they were already in rags and had vegetables on their faces. However, they were told that Yunfeng was not in the city long ago and was leading an army to attack Qinzhou. In desperation, he rested for the night.

After that, he hurried to Qinzhou.

On the same day, that is, December 29, there was still less than a hundred miles away from Shanggui, but seeing that it was getting dark, Geng Liang ordered to set up a tent for a temporary rest for the next day.
Chapter completed!