Become a feudal king from today

"Next, it's time to capture Leling and Pingyang City. Reading" After discussing military training with Ma Han, Zhao Xu's thoughts returned to the war in the south.

Just as Ma Han said, Pingyuan City was captured, and the remaining two cities were no longer a problem.

After all, Chang Wei and the others already have experience in attacking firearms armies and defending cities.

Thinking of this, he gave Chang Wei an order to take action against the other two cities.

At the same time, news of Pingyuan City's defeat also reached Lucheng.

After learning about the battle situation in Pingyuan City from the soldiers who had escaped, Han Zheng sat down slumped and was speechless for a long time.

"Your Majesty, the plains cannot be defended, and Leling and Yangping cannot be defended either. I think that instead of waiting for King Yan's troops to annihilate the soldiers in the two cities, it is better to withdraw them from Qi in advance to preserve their strength."

"Using the Jin River as a natural moat, we relied on the city to the south to resist King Yan, and at the same time built forts along the Yellow River ferry to prevent King Yan's soldiers and horses from ferrying southward," Wang Zi'an said.

When the State of Qi was established, he was willing to submit himself to the post of prime minister.

Apart from Han Zheng, he has the greatest power in Qi State.

Behind Wang Zi'an is Wang She, who is now the Minister of War.

When he learned that Pingyuan City had been lost, he came with Wang Zi'an. On the way, he told Wang Zi'an what he thought.

What Wang Zi'an meant was actually what he meant.

In fact, since the establishment of Qi State, he advocated actively giving up the three cities on the north side.

After all, these three cities bordered the territory of King Yan. Spending a lot of manpower and material resources to guard these three cities would only waste Qi's national power.

However, when King Yan wanted to capture these three cities, he failed to do so.

It's just that because Han Zheng received the support of Japan, the Han family's army was equipped with a large number of firearms.

Therefore, he believed that guarding the three cities was not a problem, and he could even rely on the three cities to continuously harass King Yan's territory and eventually destroy King Yan.

After understanding the process of King Yan's troops attacking Pingyuan City, Han Zheng felt a chill in his back.

He originally thought that with the advantage of defending the city, even if he failed, he would be able to severely damage King Yan's troops.

But the fact is that King Yan's soldiers and horses established their own advantage before attacking the city and destroyed their advantage.

Pingyuan City's defense is the highest among the three cities.

It can be easily taken, no need to mention the other two cities.

He pinched his brows in pain and said, "What the prime minister said is absolutely true. He immediately ordered the soldiers and horses of Pingyang City and Leling City to withdraw to the south bank of the Jin River, relying on the cities on the south bank to resist the soldiers and horses of King Yan."

After settling the matter, he ordered the court to disperse, leaving Wang Zi'an and Wang She alone, and invited Sato Majiu over.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Han Zheng looked at the three of them, sighed and said: "I didn't expect King Yan's soldiers and horses to be so capable of fighting. I really can't underestimate the enemy in the future. I don't know what the three of you have to say about how to resist King Yan next. "

Wang Xie said: "The emperor actually does not need to worry. The Xie family, Nanliang, and Wu Guoju have all signed the contract. They will not watch Qi State being attacked by King Yan. Now they should be summoned to Lucheng to discuss how to deal with King Yan." method."

Han Zheng nodded, feeling relieved.

That's right, he is not a Qi State fighting against the King of Hell now, there are countries established by other powerful tribes behind him.

Now that an offensive and defensive alliance has been established, his Qi State should not be allowed to face King Yan alone.

Then, he turned his attention to Sato Mahisu.

The union of the powerful clans was certainly a good thing, but he knew very well that if they were too far behind King Yan in firearms, even if their powerful clans merged into one, they would not necessarily be the opponent of King Yan.

Therefore, whether they can keep the country they established, Japan's role is crucial.

Sato Masaku also looked at Han Zheng, he knew what Han Zheng wanted to say.

He chuckled lightly and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to panic. I have just received news that the craftsmen from Japan have arrived in Qingcheng."

"However, there should have been more than 500 craftsmen in this group originally, but due to the attack by the Black Shark pirates, there are now only more than 100 people. Of course, this is enough to help you improve your firearm casting skills."

When Han Zheng heard this, his eyebrows suddenly lit up.

Wang Zi'an and Wang Xie were also shocked.

What impressed them most about Pingyuan City's defeat this time was King Yan's firearms.

Whether it is King Yan's muskets or artillery, they are more than one step ahead of them.

Although the firearms of Japan seem to be inferior to those of King Yan.

But at least they got rid of the matchlocks and took the muskets to a higher level.

Moreover, with the arrival of these Japanese craftsmen, maybe their artillery can also be improved.

"Japan is really the savior of our Qi country." If Prince An hadn't been there, he would have even wanted to pour a cup of tea for Sato Masaki himself.

Sato Zhenjiu enjoyed the looks in Han Zheng and Wang Zi'an's eyes.

He continued: "In addition, they also brought a message from the general. In order to contain King Yan, we in Japan will soon create a major incident. If this incident succeeds, it will bring huge trouble to King Yan." , King Yan’s life will be very difficult in the future.”

"Oh?" Han Zheng's heart suddenly felt like a cat scratching his head, "What on earth is going on?"

Sato Masaku shook his head, "I don't know the specifics, but just wait and see."

Wang Zi'an, Wang She, and Han Zheng exchanged glances and nodded slightly.