si-mexico Chapter 332: The Yan Army Enters Shengjing
Chapter 332: The Yan Army Enters Shengjing
"Oh? Tell me."
Speaking of strategy, Ma Ling suddenly became interested.
Shen Changgong pointed at the map and said,
"Look, Qi is now attacking Xingyang Pass, which is located in Xingyang County.
The Liang State was attacking Yuanma County.
Xingyang County and Yuanma County must be given to their two countries respectively, but there is another county between these two counties, which is Anyang County.
We will take out Anyang County again and say that we can divide it equally between them or give it to a certain country alone. Then we will sow discord between them, making the other side dissatisfied and provoking a war between the two countries. We will then secretly support the other country and fight a proxy war. Finally, we will take action ourselves, first destroying one country and then the other.
In this way, we can defeat them one by one, and the pressure will be much greater than if we faced two countries at the same time.
While the two countries are at war, we can absorb Kun Country. What do you think?"
"I can see it."
Ma Ling nodded with satisfaction and said,
"This is a good strategy. Our Great Yan army is powerful, and they wouldn't dare to fight us alone. But if we support one country to eliminate another, then the country we support will dare to fight the other.
We will adjust the specific details based on the battle situation and the situation."
"Okay, let's go into the city."
"I, the King, am going into the city too?"
"It's okay if you don't go in. Tomorrow you will bring all the commanders and generals to the Imperial Palace for a meeting to divide the troops. Chen Qing cannot be allowed to completely control the 300,000 troops. Just give him 100,000. Otherwise, he will become the biggest warlord in our Great Yan.
Of the 300,000 people, 100,000 will be given to you, and you can promote one of your people. 100,000 will be given to me, and I will let Su Wuan and Wu Changge lead them. The remaining 100,000 will form a new legion and be given to Chen Qing.
After we have divided the troops, we will discuss which ones to send south to guard the border. You must go. Your Majesty and I are confident that you will guard the border."
"Alright, I'll go to the border, and you'll stay in the capital. This is how we'll deploy things until His Majesty arrives."
"Okay, I'll leave first."
Shen Changgong stood up and set out from the military camp with the generals of the Changning Army.
Going with him were Gongsun Wan'er, Tu Queling, Queen Tang Xinyi, Prime Minister Yuan Chu and his family, as well as the gold and silver treasures in the palace and the silver in the national treasury.
These silvers from the national treasury and the people were brought back from the city, and now they naturally have to be brought back again.
These are all the money of Yan State. Shengjing will be the capital in the future, so the money must be returned to the national treasury.
As for the things in the palace, they must be put back into the palace. After all, the once magnificent palace has now become very barren, and it will not be comfortable for Her Majesty the Empress to live in it after she comes.
Shen Changgong naturally wanted to give his wife the best palace.
In addition, Shen Changgong also brought Chen Qing with him and asked him to command the Kun Army in the city to withdraw from Shengjing after cleaning up.
The southern gate of Shengjing was wide open, and 100,000 Changning troops marched in in a mighty procession.
When the first Changning Army soldier walked into the gate of Shengjing with high spirits and valor, it was declared that the capital of Kun State for more than 200 years had officially changed its ownership and became the territory of Yan State.
Their Changning Army has a lot of things to do now, escorting gold and silver, changing flags, defending city walls, controlling city gates, guarding the imperial palace, etc.
Before Yan Fuyao leads the Yan army garrison and the imperial guards to arrive, the Changning army must shoulder this responsibility.
The soldiers of the original First Legion of the Kun Army, according to Chen Qing's instructions, had almost cleaned up Shengjing and pulled all the corpses in.
Many cavalrymen of the Changning Army were posting notices along the streets to reassure the people, and they were riding horses, beating gongs, and shouting loudly through the streets.
"Kun Kingdom surrenders, Shengjing changes hands!"
"Tomorrow we will implement a daytime curfew. No one is allowed to leave their homes! All the people in the city please wait at home. Our Yan army will give each household one ounce of silver and five catties of grain to help you through this difficult time!
It will be fully open the day after tomorrow and restored to its original state!"
"Kun Kingdom surrenders! Shengjing changes hands!"
Thousands of cavalrymen and scouts were shouting loudly, running back and forth, and informing the people in the city.
Those people thought they had misheard and were hallucinating.
What? The Yan army is going to give us money and food?
Aren't the Yan army enemies? Why would they give us money?
seriously?
Could it be that they are lying to us?
Thanks to the previous terrorist propaganda of the Kun Kingdom court, the people of Shengjing all thought that the Yan army was a group of villains and bandits who did all kinds of evil, burning, killing, looting and doing everything, especially the leader of the Yan army, Shen Changgong, who would eat several children for one meal.
They were deeply afraid of the Yan army, and when they heard the Yan army shouting like this, they all became skeptical.
In any case, it’s best not to go out these days.
Shen Changgong handed over many things to Su Wuan, Wu Changge, Yang Hongying and others, asking them to count the gold and silver and store them in the warehouse, strengthen the city defense, post notices to appease the people, etc.
Chen Qing led all the Kun troops of the First Legion out of Shengjing and returned to their original military camp.
He entered the palace with several women and the original palace maids and eunuchs.
"Then put this table in place. Yes, the imperial seal is placed here, and the writing brush, inkstone, and paper are placed there."
Tang Xinyi was extremely busy, running around like a little butterfly, directing the Yan army to put the things that originally belonged to the palace back to their original places.
"Yes, this big vase is placed on both sides, put it properly."
"The bronze bell is placed here."
"And this, put it away."
"These dozen or so items are from the bedroom in the back. Which palace are you from? Go and identify the items and put them back where they belong."
Tang Xinyi was very busy. Shen Changgong stood at the door of the hall, looking at the huge bronze tripod in front of the hall.
"Is this one of the nine tripods that were cast to protect the country when Daxia divided the nine provinces? I remember there was also a tripod like this in Yan State."
Gongsun Wan'er said,
"Yes, Your Highness. The Nine Cauldrons are currently located in one of the Nine Kingdoms. Now that Kun Kingdom has been destroyed, this one is ours."
Shen Changgong suddenly felt heroic and pointed to the front and said,
"Haha, one day, I will definitely collect all the Nine Cauldrons and bring them to Shengjing.
When the world is unified, I will use these nine tripods to offer sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, so that all ancestors can see the great achievements of our majesty."
"Your Majesty? Isn't that your great achievement?"
"The success does not have to be mine. Your Majesty, just be the eternal emperor. I will be the knight who protects her and the general who expands her territory."
"It seems that you really love her."
A voice came from behind.
Shen Changgong turned his head and saw Tang Xinyi standing behind him, looking at him leisurely.
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"The ruler is the ruler, the minister is the minister. She is my wife and my ruler. Isn't it my duty to rule the world for her?"