A Clash of Gods - Chapter 728

[Chapter 724]

Qi Ning knew very well in his heart that although Longtai was young, he was an aspiring emperor. Nowadays, the court of Chu State is not monolithic, and there is still a powerful Han State in the north. For Longtai, it is natural to bear great burdens. Pressure, if Northern Han really fell into civil strife, it would be able to relieve Longtai’s pressure a little bit.

(Pinyin of bi qi wu)

“Your Majesty, once the Northern Han Dynasty falls into civil strife, its vitality will be severely damaged, and its national strength will be weakened.” Qi Ning walked to Longtai and said, “Once the national strength of the Han country weakens, if we fight, it will be easier to deal with. If you don’t fight, you can get more time to recuperate.”

Long Tai nodded slightly, turned around, and asked, “Prince Dongqi sent his relatives here, I called him once, but I didn’t promise him anything. These few days The King of Huainan and the people from the Ministry of Rites were all entertaining them. The King of Huainan told me that the Prince of Dongqi wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty, and the two countries would join forces to attack the Northern Han together.”

“In the state of Qi, , they have already revealed this to me.” Qi Ning said: “I don’t know what the emperor’s plan is?”

“Yue Huanshan, the general of the Qinhuai Army, has reported to the court, and there is no change in the Han army, and it is still heavily guarded. The generals of the Han army are veterans, and they have been in the battlefield for a long time, so it is not easy to deal with.” Longtai said slowly: “After Beitanghuan’s death, the Han army will be more wary of our Chu and Qi’s movements. This time Qi is sending relatives. It is impossible for the Han people to not know that they are not fools. They will not be indifferent to the marriage between Qi and Chu.”

Qi Ning nodded and said, “What the emperor said is very true. They will definitely beware of our two countries joining forces to send troops.

” To start a war, it can only be my Chu army and the Han army fighting.” Long Tai smiled lightly: “The Han people know very well that the key to victory or defeat is whether they can withstand our Chu army, Qi country has nothing to do with the overall situation, as long as they defeat me The Chu army, the Qi army will not attack and retreat.” He walked slowly to the side, sat down, and said, “Back then, the Qi people had been wandering around, and they didn’t mean to join forces with me, this time. Taking the initiative is nothing more than trying to make our Great Chu and Han kingdoms fall into a hard battle again, and they are also good fishermen.”

“Since the emperor sees through the intentions of the people of Qi, will he let this opportunity pass?” Qi Ning was also on the side. sit down.

Longtai shook his head and smiled and said, “Even if I want to let go of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will not agree. Soldiers, the great weapon of the country, should not be moved lightly, but when it is time to take action, we must not be vague.”

Qi Ning said with a smile: “The emperor must know what he has in mind.”

Long Tai said: “The people of Qi want to join forces, why don’t we agree? But they want to use our Chu country, it is not easy. I mean, the people of Qi want to If they want to fight, we will not stop them. As long as they take the lead in sending troops, down Maling Mountain, and step into the territory of the Han Kingdom, we will immediately cross the Huai River and attack them both ways.”

“The emperor said that they should fight first?”

“Yes.” Long Tai said: “Since they want to take advantage of this opportunity, they should pay for it. There has never been a free lunch in this world. We will only let Qi bleed and hit the territory of Han with no way to retreat. Believe in their sincerity, otherwise our country of Chu will take the lead in sending troops, and then they will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but it will not be so cheap.” Then his expression became slightly dignified, and he lowered his voice: “And once we start a war with the Han kingdom, it will definitely not be the case. It will be over in a year and a half, Qi Ning, you are also aware of the current state of affairs in the court, if you are uneasy at home and easily start a war with the outside world, I am afraid that it will lead to unimaginable consequences.”

Qi Ning’s expression also became serious and said softly. “Your Majesty is worried that the battle between King Huainan and Duke Zhen will affect the situation of the war?”

“Once the war starts, our country of Chu will go all out to expedition to the north.” Long Tai said: “The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and the state of Chu must be united. .” He said softly, “The Qinhuai War was a year ago,

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