The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 699 Qiu Youxian

"King Yong's rebellion is really a conspiracy..."

"The imperial court has great righteousness, and there are millions of troops. If you plan to rebel, you will be defeated..."

"The emperor is benevolent and does not want to hurt his life. Those who surrender can forgive their crimes..."

In Zhao Yanxun's mouth, he directly read the key sentences written on the paper.

To put it simply, this is a letter of persuasion, and its straightforward language is obviously aimed at ordinary soldiers.

Putting away the persuasion letter, Zhao Yanxun asked, "There are a lot of these things?"

The guard quickly replied: "That's right, this thing is scattered on the bank of the river, and the wind blows everywhere!"

Nodding his head, Zhao Yanxun signaled the guard to step back.

Standing at the side, Zhang Meng said in a deep voice: "My lord, I'm going to pass on an order to order all ministries to put away the letters of persuasion they picked up and burn them with a fire!"

Although he was a bit stupid and straightforward, he also knew that this thing would disturb the morale of the army.

Glancing at Zhang Meng, Zhao Yanxun said calmly, "Why are you in such a hurry... Could it be that this thing alone can make them betray me?"

"If that's the case, don't fight this battle at all!"

Zhang Meng quickly lowered his head and replied, "Yes!"

At this moment, it was almost noon, and it was obviously time to go back to the meeting.

In fact, the chief officials of the guards have already rushed to Hanbei City at this moment.

These people gathered outside the lobby of the government office, chatting among themselves.

Some complained that their troops were attacked by zombies, some boasted how many ships they had built, and some complained to the cavalry guards, explaining the difficulty of their military supplies.

In the state of war, this kind of meeting is the best mechanism for communicating with each other and coordinating with each other to solve problems.

"Your Highness is here!"

Hearing the report from outside, everyone in the courtyard was silent and stood facing the gate.

Seeing Zhao Yanxun walking up the steps, all the people present paid homage and said: "See you, my lord!"

"Get up, go in and discuss matters!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.

After saying this, Zhao Yanxun walked directly into the hall, and all the generals followed.

Taking a seat at the main seat, Zhao Yanxun glanced at everyone in the hall, and said: "Old rules, tell us about your situation, and everyone will work together to solve it!"

"Wu Jianqing, start with your first guard!"

Wu Jianqing, who was pointed out, immediately walked to the center of the hall, and talked about today's affairs straight to the point.

Things are complicated, and each commander will speak for one to three minutes, during which they will also discuss solutions to problems.

Everyone discussed for more than half an hour before they could coordinate tomorrow's affairs.

"Listen up, the errands have to be done...but you also need to make your subordinates ready to fight tough battles at any time!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Yanxun said in a serious tone: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. There is no Art of War that has mentioned it. The battle will be five or ten days later..."

Everyone seemed to be taught, but Zhao Yanxun didn't need to emphasize that they were already in battle preparation, and the battle with zombies never stopped.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yanxun took out a piece of paper, which was the letter of persuasion issued by the imperial court.

"This thing, pass it on!"

Wu Jianqing, who was the closest, immediately took it over to look at it, and his face changed drastically after just one glance.

"This thing was passed on from the other side of the river. I'm afraid they copied thousands of copies. What's their purpose... I think you can all see it!"

"To persuade you to surrender, to disturb our army's morale... This is indeed a good way!"

Wu Jianqing, who was the first to read it, replied: "My lord, the way those people on the other side are thinking is really a threat to the rebels, but we are not rebels!"

"The prince upholds the destiny, obeys the last emperor's edict, and punishes the rebels and the country!"

"The brothers below are all willing to die for the prince, how can they remind these bullshit of the rebels on the opposite side!"

Hearing Wu Jianqing's words, Zhao Yanxun smiled.

Immediately afterwards, the other commanders also sneered at the "letter of persuasion".

It seems to them wishful thinking to use this to disturb the morale of the army.

Returning the imperial court's army of one million, most of the people present are from the imperial army, so how can they not know what is going on with the imperial army.

"My lord, I'm afraid that the gang of waste materials on the other side want to threaten us... You say it's ridiculous!"

"It's just...hahaha!"

Knowing the situation on the other side, everyone present knows how powerful their fighting power is.

As long as the ship is built and they hit it in one go, they are sure to defeat the imperial army.

In their view, the threat in the letter of persuasion is impotent rage, which is the same as a certain country's threat to polar bears.

Signaling everyone to be quiet, Zhao Yanxun suppressed his smile and said, "So after you go back, you have to tell your subordinates that the other side is threatening them and looking down on them... let alone their lord!"

"Arouse their anger, and when the time comes, they will go all out and burn the other side!"

All the commanders and envoys all replied: "Yes!"

After so many days of delay in the west of Hanshui, they were all suffocated, and just wanted to cross Hanshui as soon as possible.

Immediately, Zhao Yanxun got up and said, "Okay, let's go back!"

Everyone saluted again, and then exited the lobby one after another.

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Two days passed quickly, and according to the current shipbuilding progress of various departments, there are still five days before everything is ready to be completed.

On the other side of the river, the imperial envoys sent by the capital also had a true understanding of the situation of the Yong army.

The reality gave them a slap in the face as well as the court. Although the army led by Zhao Yanxun did not have a real 8 people, it still had [-] to [-] people.

What's terrible is that these 8 to [-] people are all elites, and their strength is already stronger than the imperial army on the east bank of the Han River.

Now east of the Hanshui River, there are only more than [-] imperial imperial guards, plus the [-] remnant soldiers of the two capitals of Hexi and Guangyang, which are no match for the Yong army in terms of strength.

In other words, the current situation is very critical.

In a room in Donghe Fucheng, Meng Zhengqing said in a deep voice: "The report to the capital has been delivered, and our errand is finally completed!"

On the chair next to Meng Zhengqing, Qiu Youxian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, sat upright.

This person is a representative of the Ministry of War, and he is in the prime of life in his forties.

I only heard Qiu Youxian say: "My lord, maybe there is something else I can do!"

"What else can I do? After Zhang An took office, even the civilian husbands who transported food and grass have been recruited to the front line. I really don't know what else to do!"

From Meng Zhengqing's point of view, he has exhausted all possible solutions, and now he can only wait for the imperial court's response.

"Master Meng, I mean... we can still do something!"

"what's up?"

Under Meng Zhengqing's suspicious gaze, Qiu Youxian calmly said: "Master Meng, I would like to cross Jiangxi to persuade King Yong to surrender!"

"To persuade King Yong to surrender?"

Shocked by Qiu Youxian's thoughts, Meng Zhengqing secretly wondered if this fellow thought his life was too long, since King Yong had rebelled, how could he persuade him to surrender easily.

Meng Zhengqing said: "Lord Qiu, your courage is commendable, but your trip... I'm afraid there will be no results!"

Qiu Youxian replied: "Even if you can't persuade him to surrender, if you can delay him for a few more days, you can buy time for the imperial court to deploy troops!"

With the memorials they reported, the imperial court will naturally deploy troops to support the front line after it is clear about the situation on the front line.

It takes time to deploy troops, and if it takes ten days and a half a month, it may not be possible at all, and what is lacking right now is time.

In Qiu Youxian's view, the defense line of the Western Front Corps is relatively fragile, and it may collapse if you don't pay attention.

Seeing Qiu Youxian's loyalty and righteousness, and the spirit of sacrificing life and forgetting death, Meng Zhengqing also respected him a little more.

"You should have thought about it!" Meng Zhengqing said in a deep voice.

Qiu Youxian said with a smile: "If you are loyal to the country, you will have no regrets even if you die!"

Although it is difficult for an innocent son to be loyal when he becomes a big official, everything is not absolute. There are always those who can uphold their original aspirations among scholars who have been educated by loyalty.

Meng Zhengqing said in a deep voice: "Then you go, take care all the way!"

(End of this chapter)