Chapter 1490: King Qin begged Emperor Ming to marry him
Chapter 1490 King Qin asks Emperor Ming to marry him
Chapter 1488: King Qin asks Emperor Ming to marry him
Hefei?
When they heard Fan Zeng mention this city, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up at the same time.
Zhu Yunwen knew that Hefei in the late Han Dynasty was a fortified city. Dongwu came to attack it with all its strength several times, but every time it failed, it never really captured Hefei.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang, he knew that the defense of Hefei City was strong and its defensive power was even higher than that of Shouchun City.
Had Yuan Shu not surrendered on his own initiative, allowing Zhu Yuanzhang to gain Hefei in vain, the Ming army would not have known how many soldiers they would have lost in this fortified city.
In addition, Hefei's geographical location is also extremely important. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a battleground for military strategists.
As long as Sun Jian wanted to go north to the Central Plains, Hefei would be an insurmountable obstacle. And if Zhu Yuanzhang had arranged all the defenses in advance, he would only need 30,000 elite troops, which would definitely be able to block more than 100,000 invading enemies.
"What the military advisor said is true. As long as we defend the city of Hefei, we will have no worries on our way to Soochow." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.
As for the candidate to guard Hefei, Zhu Yuanzhang also made a decision in his mind. Naturally, it was his first guard general, Zhu Wenzheng.
During the Battle of Xuzhou, in the face of Zhuge Liang's fierce attack, although Zhu Wenzheng failed to defend the city, this did not mean that he was incompetent, but that Zhuge Liang was too powerful. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang also failed to take advantage.
Now Hefei is handed over to Zhu Wenzheng to guard. As long as he is paired with a strong general and enough troops, Zhu Yuanzhang is confident that no matter how many people Sun Jian brings, they will be destined to return without success.
"Military advisor, although the Eastern Wu army has retreated, what about the Song and Wei armies? Are Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin equally difficult to deal with?" Zhu Yunwen asked.
After Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin unite, they can divide their troops into two groups, attacking Xuzhou along the way and Lianghuai along the way, forcing Zhu Yuanzhang to divide his forces to deal with them.
The troops in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands are already smaller than those of the two countries combined. If they divide their forces to deal with it, the chance of winning will naturally be even lower.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew the crux of the problem and looked at Fan Zeng with a hopeful look on his face. Fan Zeng lightly stroked his long beard and said with a faint smile: "Cao Cao doesn't have to worry about this either. Yanzhou's foundation is already weak, but Cao Cao has 200,000 troops." , regardless of whether Yanzhou can bear it.
If Cao Cao's army invades the country, it will definitely not last long, and with less troops deployed, it will be impossible to achieve success.
Therefore, all we need to do to deal with Cao Cao is delay. When Cao Cao runs out of food, the Wei army will naturally retreat.
In addition, the Lord can write to Your Majesty that if Cao Cao sends troops to invade, let Jizhou send a partial army to go south to attack Yanzhou, so as to contain Cao Cao's troops and prevent Cao Cao from concentrating all his strength to deal with our army. "
"In this case, Cao Cao will have no worries on his journey. You are such a great military advisor." Zhu Yunwen said with excitement.
Seeing Fan Zeng retreating all the princes in just a few words, Zhu Yunwen was naturally filled with admiration. At the same time, he also deeply realized the gap between himself and such wise men.
He knew the history and various events, but he didn't think of a way to repel the enemy. However, Fan Zeng didn't know the history and relied only on his own wisdom to repel the two princes at his fingertips.
"Is this the difference between real counselors like Fan Zeng and fake counselors like myself?" Zhu Yunwen said with a bitter smile in his heart.
Fan Zeng didn't know what Zhu Yunwen was thinking. When he saw what he said, he thought he was just being modest. He couldn't help but secretly thought that Zhu Yunwen was a talent worth cultivating.
"Ha ha…"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, grabbed Fan Zeng's hand, and said with a smile: "I have military advisor Fan here, so even if the three countries attack at the same time, why should I be afraid?" Zhu Yuanzhang did not worry about Fan Zeng's retreat from Zhao Kuangyin. Fan Zeng already said a few words. After retreating two groups of princes, Zhao Kuangyin is the only threat left. If a lord like him is unable to fight back, won't he be looked down upon by his ministers?
As for how to deal with Zhao Kuangyin in Yuzhou, Zhu Yuanzhang's method was actually very simple, that is, soldiers came to cover up the water and earth.
Zhu Yuanzhang has made up his mind that even if he uses the secret weapon of Qi State, he must inflict pain on the invading Three Kingdoms Allied Forces so that they will never dare to stroke his tiger beard again.
With the support of Jizhou and Qingzhou, although Zhu Yuanzhang's overall strength is still not as good as that of the Three Kingdoms, after repelling the Wei and Wu princes at a small cost, Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is no longer weaker than Zhao Kuangyin.
So even if it was a head-to-head encounter, Zhu Yuanzhang was confident that he could defeat Zhao Kuangyin. He had many famous generals under his command. Zhao Kuangyin, except for one Lu Wenlong, had few famous generals who could be named.
Zhao Kuangyin probably never imagined that the Three Kingdoms Alliance he had painstakingly formed had been broken by Zhu Yuanzhang before it was successfully formed. In the end, even if the alliance was formed, it would be doomed to fail.
Zhao Kuangyin already paid enough attention to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he still underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was not like Yuan Shu. He was definitely his lifelong enemy, the kind that he might not be able to defeat even if he tried his best.
“Report...Jizhou Factory Guards have sent important information.”
Once he heard the news from the factory guard, Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to be negligent at all. He quickly summoned the spies from the factory guard. After receiving the information, he read it carefully. When he saw it, he was stunned.
"Hahaha…"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, which made all his ministers a little confused. Zhu Yunwen asked: "Why is my lord laughing?"
“I laugh at Qin Hao for not overestimating his abilities.”
Everyone was even more confused, and after Zhu Yuanzhang laughed for a while, he pointed to the letter in his hand and said, "Do you know what news came from Jizhou? Qin Hao actually proposed to His Majesty, tell me, isn't this ridiculous?"
"Qin Hao is simply wishful thinking. How can my Majesty, the Ming Dynasty, be worthy of the Qin King of the Han Dynasty?"
“Let me tell you, this is just a strategy implemented by Qin Hao for those Hu Passes.”
"That's right. How could Qin Hao dare to marry Your Majesty? He doesn't want to live anymore."
"That's not right. It should be about how your majesty could marry Qin Hao. You must know that the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty are mortal enemies."
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The ministers of the Ming army started talking one after another. Some people cursed Qin Hao for wanting to eat swan meat, and some people doubted Qin Hao's motive for asking for marriage. However, no one questioned the identity of Emperor Ming's daughter. After all, this was something that everyone knew but didn't know. It's a matter of exposure.
“Military advisor, what do you think of Qin Hao’s proposal to your majesty?”
Seeing his lord asking him, Fan Zeng did not return immediately. After thinking for a long time, he frowned and said: "It should be Qin Hao's cover. The real intention is not to propose marriage. His Majesty must have rejected it."
Second update. Currently, I still owe two chapters for the reward. The debt owed will finally be paid off.
(End of this chapter)