Da Song: Possessed by Overlord at the beginning

Chapter 222 Five Route Soldiers?

On the dragon chair, an old man sits in it, his face is like sunset, rosy and moist, with beautiful eyebrows, two deep eyes, three mountains matching, four-character wide mouth, two ears with wheels, and he is seventy years old.

Wearing a flying cloud crown on his head, a green brocade robe, a unicorn belt across his waist, and white socks and red shoes on his feet, he is full of style, without anger and prestige.

The gorgeous and noble old man was none other than King He Taiping of Qilu.

He Taiping's face was a little vain, his eyes were dull, and he could see that he was overindulgent, sitting on the dragon chair, although his face was full of anger, but there was a look of fatigue between his brows.

"Trash, a bunch of trash!"

"Admiral five tiger generals, this king trusts them so much, they are such trash, even Chao's army can't defeat them, they have been defeated repeatedly."

"Fang Xuanling, Luan Tingyu, Yang Tengjiao, and Zhao Chongguo ate inside and outside, defected to the enemy and betrayed the country, this king wants to tear their corpses into thousands of pieces!"

After receiving the news that Yunzhou, Yanzhou, and Shanzhou had fallen one after another, He Taiping finally couldn't sit still, and flew into a rage.

Sensing the anger of King He Taiping of Qilu, all the civil servants and generals on the Golden Dragon Hall lowered their heads and remained silent.

Now the Prime Minister Fang Xuanling surrendered to the enemy, the Five Tiger Generals were either killed in battle, or the captives surrendered. Now in the Golden Dragon Palace, there are very few truly capable people.

Others are mediocre, intrigue is acceptable, and they can't think of a way to defeat the enemy even after thinking about it for a year.

"Prime Minister, tell me, is there any way to defeat the enemy?"

After getting angry, He Taiping gradually calmed down. Now that Chao's army is about to approach the city, the most urgent thing is to come up with a plan to defeat the enemy.

The prime minister He Taiping called was not Fang Xuanling, but the prime minister appointed by He Taiping just now, named Guan Yuanwei.

Although Guan Yuanwei is not as talented as Fang Xuanling, but he is still a breeze with two sleeves, conscientious and conscientious, and governs the prefectures and counties in an orderly manner, he is indeed a talent.

He Taiping also took a fancy to Guan Yuanwei's ability, so he let him succeed Fang Xuanling as prime minister.

However, what Guan Yuanwei is good at is not making suggestions, but managing people's livelihood. When He Taiping called him out, he hesitated for a while, unable to explain why.

"Your Majesty, I think... I think... this... um..."

He Taiping couldn't help but feel disappointed when he saw the Prime Minister Guan Yuanwei faltering and hesitating, and he couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

"What strategies do other people have?" Immediately, He Taiping placed his hope on the other people above the Golden Dragon Hall.

After He Taiping finished speaking, there was a dead silence above the Golden Palace, all civil servants and generals lowered their heads and remained silent.

"you…"

"The salary of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, you usually take the salary of the king, but when it comes to the critical moment, no one is worthy of the big responsibility."

He Taiping was furious, pointing at the civil and military officials above the Golden Palace, he repeatedly scolded.

"The minister deserves to die for his crimes!" All the civil and military officials knelt down and said in unison.

"What this king wants is not a crime worthy of death, but a strategy to destroy the enemy!" He Taiping shouted angrily.

"My lord, I have a strategy, maybe I can retreat from the enemy."

At this moment, at the end of the civil servants, a person stood up, bowed to He Taiping, and said something softly.

When someone finally spoke, He Taiping's eyes lit up and he was overjoyed, "What's your name? What's your plan?"

"Reporting to the king, the minister's name is Zhou Cheng, and now he is the general judge of Jeju."

"My minister has a plan. The Chao family's army is as fierce as a cloud, and the counselors are like rain. Our army has lost troops and lost generals in January. I think that we should ask for foreign aid and then retreat from the enemy."

Zhou Cheng bowed and saluted, and said slowly.

"What does Zhou Aiqing think, how should we retreat from the enemy?" He Taiping became interested after hearing Zhou Cheng's words, and immediately asked.

Zhou Cheng was full of confidence, with a confident appearance, and talked freely.

"I have a plan, so I can ask the troops of the Five Routes to encircle and suppress Chao's army." Zhou Cheng said proudly.

"Fifth Route Army horse? Could it be that Zhou Cheng has lost his mind and lost his mind this time?"

"I think so too. Where are the five groups of people?"

"How can such a person serve as the general judge of Jeju? I think he should be dismissed and investigated."

Hearing Zhou Cheng's plan, in the golden palace, all the civil servants and military generals glared at each other, talking disdainfully and full of sarcasm.

There was an uproar in the golden hall, but Zhou Cheng turned a deaf ear to it, and still stood proudly in the center of the golden hall without looking sideways.

"Zhou Aiqing explain carefully."

He Taiping is not a mediocre person to be able to achieve today's position. Seeing that Zhou Cheng is so calm and confident, he said with a smile.

"Yes." Zhou Cheng bowed deeply to He Taiping.

"The Chao family's army is divided into two routes, north and south. In the end, they will hunt down my city of Jeju. They must be out of the best, and the rear is empty. That's why I propose a plan to attack Chao's army from five routes."

"Above the East China Sea, there was a group of pirates with tens of thousands of soldiers. The leader was called East Sea King Chen Pojun. This person was originally a death row prisoner on Salmon Island. He took the opportunity to kill the guards and escaped. He robbed his house on the sea. , have fun."

"This Eastern Sea King Chen Pojun only loves money. Dengzhou is extremely rich now. If he promises to make a lot of money, he will definitely let the Eastern Sea King Chen Pojun send troops."

"This is the first line of troops!"

Zhou Cheng stretched out a finger, and said slowly and confidently.

When everyone heard Zhou Cheng's first line of soldiers, they were all silent, waiting quietly for the next sentence, and the previous taunting voices also disappeared.

"Zhou Aiqing continue." He Taiping was overjoyed and urged.

"Zhang Zhaowang, the prefect of Haizhou, just announced an uprising a few days ago. He is ambitious and has [-] soldiers under his command. Unfortunately, the territory is too small. As long as the general Wang Huaiyang army cedes Yizhou, Zhang Zhaowang can also send troops."

"This is the second line of soldiers and horses."

"The Daming Mansion guards Liang Zhongshu. He is an important official of the court, and he is also the son-in-law of the Grand Master Cai Jing. The Daming Mansion has a strong army, and this person has a blood feud with Chao Tian."

"It only needs to send an important minister, understand it with reason, and move it with emotion, and then Liang Zhongshu can be persuaded to send troops."

"This is the third army."

"The commander of Guishuang's cavalry, General Tuoba Ruo, is now in Xingren Mansion. The king dispatched Guishuang's cavalry to go north to Jeju, attacking them by surprise, and cutting off the supply of food and grass for Chao's army."

"This is the fourth army."

"There is a gang of thieves in Yanshan, Cangzhou. They occupy the mountain as the king. They claim to have an army of [-] horses. The owner of the village, Cheng Zhiming, a golden-haired iron lion, is the former commander of the Bianliang Forbidden Army in Tokyo, with outstanding martial arts skills."

"Your Majesty only needs to send someone to recruit him and give him a high official and rich salary. This person will definitely lead the troops south with pleasure."

"This is the fifth army!"

"Such a five-way army will surely prevent Chao's army from taking care of both the north and the south, and will not be able to connect head to tail. At that time, the king will send a general to lead our Qilu army to attack, and the Chao's army will definitely be defeated."

Zhou Cheng was now on the Golden Palace, talking freely and eloquently, and explained in detail his plan for the Fifth Route Army to besiege Chao's army.

"Hahaha…"

"Okay, good plan, Zhou Aiqing is really a pillar of the country."

He Taiping couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard Zhou Cheng's strategy, clapped his hands and laughed.

"Zhou Aiqing is so talented, it's overkill to serve as the general judge of Jeju."

"Zhou Cheng has made great contributions in his speeches and suggestions, and he was granted the title of Shang Shuling, and he will follow my king." He Taiping said.

(End of this chapter)