Become a feudal king from today

Qinzhou, Wei County, Weicheng.

Chang Wei rode in slowly, with Ma Yuan and Ma Han following him.

After Ma Jin's army withdrew from Qinguan to Xiancheng, he launched an attack on Qinzhou.

However, despite retreating, Ma Jin stumbling upon their advance.

There are many cities on the official road leading to Xiancheng, and he has left his trusted followers to guard these cities.

There were either three thousand or five thousand soldiers in the city.

Although such a city is not worth mentioning to Chang Wei, it still hinders him from going to Xiancheng.

In war, it is a taboo for infantry to bypass a city and attack the city behind it.

What's more, the food and grass for the palace's pro-army are now provided by the Ma family's army.

If he doesn't capture these cities, when his army goes far away, there is no guarantee that Ma Jin's army in the city will not come out of the city to attack the grain roads and cut off his food and grass.

"When the news of King Yan's victory in Jinzhou was sent back to the capital, the emperor still didn't believe it at first, because in the eyes of the courtiers, even if he could win, he might not be able to win so quickly. In the past few days, I have followed the army to attack the city and seize territory. I finally understood. King Yan’s royal army is really extraordinary.”

After a pause, he continued: "After I take care of Ma Jin and return to Jinzhou, I will write to the emperor, vigorously purchase firearms from King Yan, and learn from King Yan's military training methods. At present, only strong troops can relieve the great enemy. "The danger of singing."

Ma Han nodded, the shock in his heart still lingering.

During the war, he saw artillery for the first time, and also saw hand-held firearms called muskets for the first time.

The Yan King's army, which possesses these two types of firearms, is very different from the Ma family's army in battle formation.

When attacking a city, the advantages of these two firearms are huge.

Although there are only 5,000 defenders in Weicheng, if they were handed over to the Ma family's army, the fight would take at least more than half a month.

Chang Wei commanded the army and blasted open the city gate with a cannon attack.

The muskets suppressed the soldiers on the city wall, and the infantry in heavy armor captured the city gate. It only took more than half a day to conquer Weicheng.

"His Highness has always wanted to sell more firearms. For this, I have to thank Mr. Zhou Mu." Chang Wei said with a smile.

Ma Yuan's current identity is Zhou Mu, second rank in the current dynasty.

And since he was a third-rank official, Ma Yuan still had a higher official position than him.

When Ma Yuan heard this, he said with emotion: "His Royal Highness, King Yan, really has no secrets at all. Such important firearms are given to everyone upon request. They are truly the pillars of my praise."

"Ahem..." Chang Wei coughed twice, his smile a little more embarrassed.

He knew what kind of firearms were sold to the imperial court and powerful clans.

Therefore, King Yan cannot live up to Ma Yuan's praise.

But in his heart he supported King Yan a hundred times.

With the current chaos in Dasong, of course Yanzhou must be put first in everything.

It's not bad to be able to sell them discounted firearms.

If a powerful clan had such a sharp weapon, no one would even see it.

The three of them entered the city while talking.

In the next few days, they continued westward to capture the city.

For Chang Wei, the war here went quite smoothly.

Moreover, the Ma family soldiers did not have a strong will to resist and often surrendered when frustrated.

After all, Ma Han's influence in the Ma family is not weak.

There were even Ma's troops in four counties who took the initiative to open their doors and offer their cities.

After successfully capturing Fufeng County in Qinzhou, they marched towards Xian County.

As long as Xiancheng is captured, the Ma family's war will be over.

…

Wuwei.

Murong Hao has been in a low mood since he lost Jinzhou.

Even when discussing matters, there was no energy at all.

But today, his mood suddenly improved, and there was no trace of depression at all.

The reason lies in the arrival of an envoy from the Ma family.

"Are you telling the truth?" In the main hall, Murong Hao looked at the Ma family envoy below the steps.

This man's name is Ma Cheng, and he is the younger brother of Ma Jin's mother.

"If there is any lie, I am willing to be killed in the palace." Ma Cheng said: "Your Majesty can sneak to Qinzhou to find out. At the moment, Ma Han is leading the Yan army to Xiancheng."

Li Xin said at this time: "Chanyu, I have been asking people to investigate the situation in Qinzhou. It is indeed true. At the moment, Ma Jinzheng and Ma Han, the legitimate son of the former head of the family, are fighting for the position of head of the family."

Murong Hao's eyebrows were dancing with joy, and he added: "Even if it is a fight, this is a private matter of the Ma family. It is not necessary to seek refuge with me, Xiliang."

Ma Cheng sighed, his brother could be killed at any time.

Once his brother dies, his entire branch will definitely be killed by Ma Han.

So he said: "Since the emperor and ministers of Dasong will not tolerate us, why should we continue to be loyal to Dasong and hope that Shanyu will take him in?"

The Dou family was the mastermind behind the Ma family's affairs, with Xiliang and Beidi pushing for help.

Now that the Dou family betrayed them, he had no choice but to turn to Xiliang. They were the ones who forced him to do this.

"Thanks to the emperor and his ministers, they are just a bunch of shameless people. General Ma Jin has made the right choice. Without further ado, you go back and tell him first and tell him to stick to Xiancheng. Our Xiliang army will be here soon." Murong Hao said loudly. Tao, full of energy.

Lost Jinzhou, but gained Qinzhou and Yongzhou.

This is a godsend for Xiliang.

A voice in his heart told him that God was also helping him.

With these two states, Xiliang will greatly increase its strength, and it will also have a road south to Yizhou.

Maybe in the future we can get rid of Beidi's vassal status.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel excited and could hardly suppress his laughter.

But when he saw Ma Cheng still walking down the steps, he immediately stopped smiling and looked puzzled.

When Li Xin saw Murong Hao happy, she also became happy.

But he did not forget the purpose of Ma Cheng's trip, so he reminded: "Chanyu, King Qin..."

"Oh." Murong Hao patted his head.

If you can win Qinzhou and Yongzhou, so what if you make Ma Jin the King of Qin?

He immediately asked for pen and ink, and immediately drafted a document and handed it to Ma Cheng.

"The document has been issued. From now on, Ma Jin will be my King of Qin in Xiliang." Murong Hao said.

Then he said to a Xiliang general in the palace: "Wu Yan, you first send 50,000 Xiliang warriors to take over Xiaoguan, and then send a hundred thousand troops to Qinzhou to assist the King of Qin."

After that, he ordered Li Xin to hand over the imperial edict to Ma Cheng.

Ma Cheng saw it and was immediately overjoyed and said: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Bowing again, he turned and left.

Ma Cheng's figure disappeared, and Li Xin said: "Your Majesty, the King of Yan has strong soldiers and horses. I am afraid that Xiliang will sacrifice many soldiers in this battle. Since we have surrendered to Beidi, why not borrow Beidi soldiers, so that we can save Xiliang's strength?" ”

Murong Hao said: "I have thought about it, but the Beidi people are very evil-minded. I am afraid that it is easy to invite them but difficult to send them away. When our Xiliang soldiers are frustrated, it will not be too late to invite Beidi soldiers again. In short, even if our Xiliang soldiers are defeated If you don’t get it, you can’t get it cheaply.”

Li Xin thought for a while and continued: "In this case, it is better to send someone to Qinzhou to spread the news that the Xiliang and Beidi coalition forces are approaching. This will definitely intimidate the opponents."

Murong Hao nodded slightly.