nucmednet Chapter 395 Dingzhou Sends Troops
Chapter 395 Dingzhou Sends Troops
Inside the Chuigong Hall, the atmosphere was solemn. News of the Xianbei attack on Yanzhou City reached the capital like a thunderclap.
Zhao Hui sat high on the dragon throne, gazing majestically at the faces of his ministers.
Those standing below were basically important officials he had personally appointed. He firmly believed that at this time, these people would not shrink back and dare not speak because of the war.
"Your Majesty, the Yanzhou garrison has over 300,000 soldiers, and the border troops have 150,000. I believe this is not a cause for concern. We should now promptly replenish ammunition for Yancheng."
Qin Lian walked out of the queue, holding a tablet, and gave an earnest advice.
Si Shitong, now the Minister of Revenue, naturally had to make a statement when he heard that a war was going to happen.
So, he also stepped out and said, "Currently, the Ministry of Revenue has sufficient money and food, and the ammunition in stock is enough to deal with the war with the Xianbei."
Zhao Hui felt a little relieved when he heard the confidence expressed by his subordinates. He said, "That's great. Is there anything else we haven't considered?"
At this time, the Minister of Justice Du Muran stepped forward and said, "Since Yanzhou has started a war, we must support it. However, the King of Qin has not yet made any progress and has repeatedly petitioned the court to send troops."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hui turned his gaze to Wei Rong in the cabinet and asked, "Prime Minister, is this true?"
After hearing this, Wei Rong thought to himself that perhaps Zhao Hui did not understand the deep meaning of the recent memorial from Qin.
He hurried out and respectfully explained, "Your Majesty, the King of Qin did indeed make a report, and the cabinet has submitted it to the emperor. It has an annotation, and we should send troops."
"My brother is also useless. He had an army of 600,000, but the Sima family cut off half of his troops. Now he only has a little over 100,000. I don't know how he manages his territory."
As soon as Zhao Hui said this, Wei Rong immediately understood that the emperor had read the memorial, but was just hesitant about sending troops.
Now that this issue has been brought up, it really gives the person on the throne a headache.
"Issue a decree to Zhao Xin, the King of Dingzhou, ordering Dingzhou to dispatch 100,000 troops to Yanzhou, along with 10,000 Xiaowu Guards and 10,000 Yulin Guards, accompanied by 5,000 auxiliary troops to transport baggage and lift the siege of Qin."
After Zhao Hui finished complaining, he gathered his thoughts and continued to announce the imperial edict.
When the court officials heard that the Imperial Guards were being dispatched to fight, they couldn't help but gasp.
The Yulin Guard is one of the four major guard forces in the capital. They are best at using bows and arrows. This time, the newly built artillery in the capital was basically given priority to arming them.
And they are all portable mortars and tiger barrel cannons.
It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor has made up his mind to eliminate the chaos in Qin.
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The imperial envoy led his men on a journey of night and day to Dingzhou County and met Li Xin.
"His Majesty the Emperor has decreed, by the Will of Heaven... He orders Prince Zhao Xin of Dingzhou to mobilize 100,000 elite troops to march to Yanzhou City to assist the Yan army..."
Li Xin waited until the eunuch who announced the decree finished reading it before he stood up from the ground, gave him some hard work fees, sent the messenger away, and then hurried to Luancheng with his personal soldiers.
"My dear son-in-law, the emperor ordered me to send out 100,000 troops. You know I only have 200,000 regular troops, and there are only 100,000 in the main camp. If you leave, I will have no mobile troops in Dingzhou."
When he saw Zhao Sheng, Li Xin couldn't wait to express his concerns.
When Zhao Sheng heard what Li Xin said, he already knew what Zhao Hui meant. It was obvious that he didn't want to consume his own strength in the war, or he wanted to take the opportunity to see what new weapons Dingzhou had unveiled so that he could profit from it.
"Father-in-law, the Dingzhou camp already has 50,000 men armed with conventional weapons. This time, we will withdraw 50,000 from the main force, and each prefecture and county will gather 30,000 to 40,000 as auxiliary troops. I will also send 10,000 to assist in the battle. We will definitely achieve victory this time."
Mr. Zhao said it calmly.
Li Xin was still a little worried, and said with a smile: "The Xianbei have dispatched an army of 300,000 this time, and there are auxiliary troops behind them. Isn't our main force of 50,000 too few?"
"According to common sense, this number of people is indeed too few for an enemy that outnumbers us by several times. However, the weapons I brought this time will be even more powerful, so there is no need to worry, father-in-law."
To boost Li Xin's confidence, Zhao Sheng continued, "Send someone to Guangchang County to deliver all the mortar ammunition to the main camp. I'll also bring some new long-range weapons with me to provide them with firepower coverage when the time comes."
When Li Shuya heard that her father had arrived, she brought Xiaotao to visit him.
"The daughter has met her father."
Li Shuya bowed gracefully.
Li Xin saw his daughter bowing and raised his hand with a smile, saying, "No need to be polite, girl. I am currently discussing the dispatch of troops to Yanzhou with your husband."
Li Shuya raised the corners of her mouth slightly, looked at Zhao Sheng with a smile like a flower, and without saying much, sat down beside Zhao Sheng.
After Xiaotao saluted, she stood obediently behind Li Shuya.
"Huh? Xiaotao has grown up, why doesn't she seem to be pregnant?"
Li Xin knew that Xiaotao had been a concubine and was now nineteen years old. According to common sense, she should be pregnant.
Ever since Li Shuya became ill, Li Xin knew that it would be dangerous for his daughter to become pregnant again, so he focused his attention on the maidservant around him.
When Xiao Tao heard the prince say this, her face immediately turned red with shame and she said coquettishly, "The prince consort is concerned about the princess every day and doesn't pay attention to me."
Li Xin asked this question because he actually wanted to know how Zhao Sheng felt about his daughter. He also wanted to find out what Zhao Sheng thought about the issue of offspring, so he threw a stone to test the waters.
Li Shuya saw that Xiaotao was being too blunt and said shyly, "Father, my husband treats me very well. He cares about me every now and then. He even visits Zhen'er."
"Oh? I heard that Zhen'er gave birth to a little boy, but he hasn't been named yet."
Li Xin asked hurriedly.
"Yes, father-in-law, isn't this the reason why we're worried about discussing a surname?"
Seeing Li Xin asking about this, Zhao Sheng responded.
According to the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the first boy born as a son-in-law should have the woman's surname, but Zhao Sheng is a prince, so Li Shuya naturally would not treat Zhao Sheng like this.
"My surname is also Zhao, so what if I take the surname Zhao?"
Li Xin's surname Zhao was a given one, so it didn't matter even if he had the same surname Zhao. He said this to help Zhao Sheng out of trouble.
"Yes, husband, let's just take the surname Zhao, otherwise Sister Zhen'er will be unhappy."
Li Shuya also followed suit to persuade.
"Well, it's all fine. Father-in-law and Shuya will decide."
Zhao Sheng said indifferently and handed over the decision-making power directly.
"When your concubine has a son, just give him to continue the Li family. Xiaotao, you have to work harder."
Seeing Zhao Sheng so straightforward, Li Xin immediately turned the topic to Xiao Tao beside him.
When Xiaotao heard the prince say this, her face became even hotter and she hid behind Li Shuya in shame.
Zhao Sheng now has three concubines. Unfortunately, Zhao Sheng is a gentle and gentle man. He doesn't get too close to them on the grounds that they are still young. After making them anxious, he hurried to the study to work.