Chapter 181 Dealing with Strong Enemies An eagle hovering high in the sky aimed at its prey and landed, but when it was only a few feet away from the snake in the wilderness, it suddenly flapped its wings and fled in panic.
An arrow grazed its wings and flew south, knocking off a piece of black feathers with its violent force.
Under this arrow, there was a dense mass of green and black flying away quickly.
Those were arrows, countless arrows.
The cold triangular arrow clusters are forged from bronze, and the cylindrical arrow collars are inserted straight into the arrow shafts, guiding accurately and penetrating through armor.
That is, the arrow of Yong Kingdom.
"Stand up your shield—stand up your shield!"
The Wei army was shocked by the surprise attack by the Yong army who had declared war undeclared. Wei general Mang Mao drew his sword and hid under the shield closest to him.
"what happened?"
He was not intimidated by the fighting, but filled with horror.
The prince had already written a letter, saying that Yong State had destroyed more than 30 cities in Chu State in order to attack the capital from south to Mangmao was stationed in the north not far from Handan City, the original Zhao Kingdom. Why did Yong Kingdom come from the north?
Thinking of the more than [-] troops that had been transferred to the southern border for defense, Mang Mao was so angry that he beat his chest.
Miscalculated! "Scout!"
The general of Wei shouted in the rain of arrows: "Go and explore! Find out how many troops the opponent has, how much food and grass they have, and which general is leading the army?"
The military scout immediately obeyed the order and turned around, but as soon as he left the carriage that was covering his body, he was stabbed by an arrow. He screamed loudly, fell down and fainted.
Mang Mao was stunned on the spot and picked up a soldier who was cowering on the ground.
"You're a scout now. Go check it out!"
"It's Wang Jian!"
The military information soon spread to the capital, Luoyang, and Wei Ji frowned and stood up in the prince's mansion.
Although he had not said anything else, the ministers who came to discuss state affairs in a panic could still feel the young master's shock.
Wang Jian, the prince of Zhou Ling and later the Jin Dynasty, led the Yong army to attack Handan, captured King Zhao, destroyed the Kingdom of Zhao, and established Yong County.
Such a general led troops to attack Wei. It was Zhao Zheng who knew people well and was good at appointing people. Wei Ji didn't think it was strange.
But what surprised Wei Ji was that they attacked from the north.
So was it just child's play to conquer more than [-] cities in Chu State before? Or is it just a deception, just to confuse the Wei State and make the Wei State move its troops to half of the south of the Yellow River? Wei Ji seemed to see Jiang He standing in front of him, winking and smiling at him.
There was something cunning on her face, like a white fox emerging from the snow.
Can't see the outline clearly.
"Your Highness, what should we do?"
"Yes, Your Highness, there is not enough food and grass in the North."
"The Zhao State's 40-strong army was no match for Wang Jian. We, the Wei State, have only over 20 troops north of the Yellow River. We are as vulnerable as a sheep to a tiger."
"Your Highness, should these soldiers and horses in the Southland--"
"No troops are allowed to return for reinforcements!" Wei Ji suddenly looked at the minister, with a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
The minister looked timid and lowered his head, not daring to speak any more.
The hall became very quiet for a moment.
"Tell Mang Mao to hold it back." Wei Ji said, "Don't give up an inch of ground, and don't retreat an inch of ground! And we must pay attention to the defense on both sides of the Yellow River to prevent the enemy from cutting off the way to dispatch military supplies."
After thinking for a while, he added: "Pass my message and go to the palace to pick up my brother."
Wei Ji's elder brother was Wei Yu, who was forced to abdicate by Jiang He.
His palace is by the Yellow that the two countries are at war, the Yellow River is an important place for transporting military supplies. It is obviously no longer safe to live there.
"You don't need to pick it up."
As soon as he finished speaking, a deep voice sounded outside the palace. The servant stepped back, and Wei Yu stepped forward.
The ministers were stunned for only a moment, then they all arranged their clothes and hats, knelt down and saluted.
"His Majesty."
The sounds that came and went covered up the noise of the accessories on Wei Yu's waist as he walked.
Most of these ministers were promoted and appointed by Wei Yu. In their minds, Wei Yu was forced to abdicate in order to prevent Wei from being divided by the six kingdoms.
He retreated to the point of sacrificing himself for the sake of the country and being upright.
But now Wei Yu's son Wei Ji is just a child who needs the care and support of his uncle Wei Ji.
As for Jiang He, who did those evil things back then, she is now the queen of Yong and an enemy of Wei.
It is related to the war between the two countries. When Wei Yu comes back, the Wei Kingdom will be able to unite and deal with the powerful enemy.
We haven't seen him for two years, and Wei Yu is more mellow than before.
This may be because the carp in the Yellow River are fat and the life in the palace is worry-free.
Seeing Wei Ji, he raised his head with ridicule in his eyes.
"What? Are you unwilling to save Beidi? Do you want Mang Mao's army to be completely wiped out by Wang Jian?"
"Brother," Wei Ji explained, "it's because I know the people of Yong State. From north to south, they are fighting against Wei State. Even if they win, they will suffer heavy losses. Wei State's weakness is in the south."
The most prosperous city is in the south, and the country's administrative center is also in the south.
However, there are no mountains or rivers to stop the enemy in the south, and it is easy to attack and difficult to defend if there is a flat Yu's expression turned even more ugly. He laughed dryly, looked around and said, "Do you know Yongguo, or a certain woman from Yongguo? Where is Lord Longyang? I want to hear what Lord Longyang has to say."
As Lord Longyang who had served as envoy to six countries and was excellent in diplomatic and military means, his judgment was crucial.
However, no one in the hall responded.
"Is Your Majesty looking for me?"
Just for a moment, a voice came from outside, lazily and loosely.
The courtiers stepped aside. Wei Ji looked over from a distance and saw Lord Long Yang's tall figure appearing.
He was still wearing red clothes, but the corners of the red clothes were blooming with large peony-colored crimson.
If Wei Ji saw it correctly, the color was blood.
"Where have you been?" Wei Yu asked with raised eyebrows. Even though he was in front of the ministers, he couldn't help but look at Lord Long Yang.
"Weichen should have arrived very early," Long Yangjun quickly walked a few steps to Wei Ji, poured himself tea, and then took a slow sip, "but Weichen met someone outside the gate of the Young Master's Mansion, well, His Majesty's Male - guard, he said that he has superb swordsmanship and insists on having a sword duel with the minister. That's why he came late."
Only then did Wei Yu's eyes move to the hem of Long Yangjun's dress, and he saw the thick red color.
He suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Who is it?" Wei Yu couldn't help asking as veins popped up on his forehead.
"What does it seem to be called...Langjun?"
Long Yangjun frowned and said, there was a little sweat on his forehead, proving that he had worked hard during the sword competition just now.
"What's wrong with you?" Wei Yu almost jumped up.
Long Yangjun put down the tea cup, raised his hand and pointed at himself, and said gracefully: "Since it is a duel, naturally only one person can survive. Does Wei Chen look like a dead ghost?"
Wei Yu screamed out of control, and then walked out of the steps were long and fast, as if he was about to run.
In the astonishment of all the courtiers in the palace, Lord Long Yang looked at Wei Ji and smiled.
The face is full of spring breeze.
"That man," he said seriously, "is very ugly."
Wei Ji stood still in the palace.
He just felt like his head was as big as a bucket.
"Pick that one, and that one." Jiang He raised his hand and pointed lightly, Cai Ling jumped up high and picked off the pomegranate flowers.
It is early autumn, and the flowers blooming at this time will no longer bear fruit.
Jiang He said it would be better to pick it off and put it in a pottery vase.
Zhiyang Palace originally did not grow pomegranates, but because Jiang He liked them, Zhao Zheng moved some pomegranates this spring.
These pomegranates are very impressive. Although the roots are damaged, they still bear fruit.
She picked out a few slightly larger ones, shook off the honey-eating ants inside, and asked the water chestnuts to be sent to the Dazheng Palace.
"Show it to the Queen Mother," Jiang He said with a smile, "His Highness often comes to hug A Qian these days, and every time he praises the beauty of the pomegranate flowers."
Since A Qian was born, the Queen Mother has been much easier to get along with than before.
Even if he is easy to get along with because of A Qian's face, Jiang He will appreciate it.
Regardless of the past, she is now his mother-in-law and her relative.
Cai Ling accepted it and left with a palace maid.
Are there any big flowers left? Jiang He walked around the pomegranate tree and saw a bigger one.
She smiled with squinted eyes and reached out to reach it, but it was hard to reach.
As a queen, it would be inappropriate to climb up a ladder to reach it.
Jiang He was about to call a servant over, when he saw someone saluting from a distance.
"Let the slaves come."
Jiang He stepped aside and nodded. The waiter quickly approached, carefully climbed up the ladder, picked off the flowers, picked off a few stray leaves, shook off the ants, and then handed them to Jiang He.
After he took care of it, the flowers looked even better than when they were on the tree.
Jiang He wanted to praise him for his intelligence, but found that he was a bit unfamiliar.
"Why haven't I seen you before?" she asked.
The chamberlain knelt down respectfully.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I used to serve Your Majesty in the Admonition Hall. Now I am punished for a crime and am responsible for wiping the sedan chair. Your Majesty is not using the sedan chair today. I came to Zhiyang Palace to retrieve a cloak. I am afraid that when His Majesty comes back at night, Feeling cold."
It's a careful one.
Punished for a crime?
Jiang He suddenly remembered something.
"Is your surname Zhao?" she asked.
"Exactly," the chamberlain kowtowed, "Slave, Zhao Gao."
(End of this chapter)