Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

Outside the fortress, outside the city of deterrence.

Zuo Yi rode a black blue-eyed horse and came to say goodbye to Qi You in person.

During this period of time, the court was surging, and King Yao An received the imperial decree and had already brought people to settle in the capital. Outside Feng Rong City, under the planning of Qi You, a reshuffle of forces was also carried out.

As early as a few days ago, the battle of Qi You and Zuo Yi's joint attack on the fifth prince of the Rong clan came to an end.

Because of the preparations made in advance, Qi You led the army out of the city and faced the main force of the army of the fifth prince of the Rong family, while Zuo Yi was responsible for attacking from the north and intercepting the fleeing Rong soldiers.

The battle originally went very smoothly, but at the last moment, the fifth prince broke through the siege with a team of men.

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Of course, Qi You and Zuo Yi couldn't let him go easily.

Si Rong City was also Qi You's target. He simply took people and surrounded the entire city, ready to kill two birds with one stone and take down Si Rong and the fifth prince in one fell swoop.

The layout of the siege went on for half a month, and Zuo Yi couldn't stay any longer.

"...There are still many things to be dealt with in the royal court, and the tribes are also waiting for news from our side." He explained to Qi You: "So, the great King of Bei'an, this king really can't stay here any longer. Here, I will accompany you to attack the city."

Now that things have progressed to this point, Qi You will naturally not rely on him anymore.

So he nodded: "If the prince has something to do, he will handle it himself.

"In the conditions we negotiated at the beginning, the prince promised to hand over the five frontier cities to me, but he did not say that he would help me capture it.

"Now it's just Zhen Rong and Xie Rong, and this king will take them back in person."

The translator conveyed the words of the two very clearly, and Zuoyi patted his stomach and nodded.

But he didn't just leave.

After hesitating for a while, Zuo Yi opened his mouth and asked: "King Bei'an... This king would like to know what kind of skyfire you used when you faced the fifth prince that day.

"This king is willing to exchange five hundred cows, or other precious things, with you!

"It's easy to talk about value, as long as this king can afford it, this king will not be stingy!"

Qi You naturally knew that he was referring to the gun cart he had taken out earlier.

To be honest, if it weren't for those five gun carts, Qi You would not have been able to suppress the Fifth Prince's army in a head-to-head battle.

You must know that although Qi You is leading the most elite soldiers under his command, behind the Fifth Prince is also the most powerful force in the entire Rong clan.

The decisive battle is on the plain north of Feng Rong. The two armies confront each other. Sheng people living in the Central Plains face off against Rong people riding strong horses.

On the day of the war, Qi You used artillery fire, not only to break up the charge of the Rong tribe, but also to frighten the courage of the Rong people in the depths of the grasslands.

Although Zuo Yi was in the rear and did not witness the power of the artillery fire with his own eyes, he also heard some rumors one after another, and knew that King Bei'an had a magical weapon capable of lowering the "Tian Lei Tian Huo".

Qi You smiled and said, "Leihuo is because the gods can't tolerate the fifth prince and the Tianyi clan, so what does this punishment have to do with this king?"

Zuo Yi was stunned when he heard the words.

Qi You added: "Many people, including those soldiers who were fortunate enough to escape back to the royal court, know that it was the fifth prince who angered your gods that day, and this caused disaster.

"How can a person who is rejected by your gods become a khan of the steppe?

"Prince Zuoyi, there is a lot of articles here, and now the fifth prince of the 'God-Backer' is trapped in Xirong, on the side of the royal court, aren't all the tribes waiting for you to go back and explain?"

His words have been straightforward enough, and every word is reminding Zuo Yi to treat this as "God's punishment" and to go to the royal court to confirm his prestige.

Zuo Yi, who has been in the top position for a long time, is not stupid, and quickly clarified the meaning of Qi You.

He gritted his teeth, his face tangled.

On the one hand, of course he knew that Qi You's argument was very reasonable, but on the other hand, he was a little unwilling to ask him to ignore the magic soldiers in Qi You's hands.

But after hesitating for a while, Zuo Yi still recognized his passive situation.

He finally asked: "According to the agreement, you will only return to the five border cities, and will not invade the north again?"

"That's natural." Qi You nodded and said, "It's not suitable for people to live further north, so what's the use of this king trying to fight it?

"Not only will this king not interfere with your governance, but he will also open up transactions with the Rong clan in the future.

"The first Rong Shang Danba is yours. You should know how important this is to the Rong people."

Hearing Qi You's own promise, Zuo Yi finally settled down.

He nodded and hit Qi You with his right hand on the chest to perform a Rong etiquette: "May the gods bless you, forever friend of the grassland."

Qi You smiled and replied with a salute of Sheng Dynasty.

After doing all this, Zuo Shi simply went back to the army.

Two days later, he took his Rong army and some prisoners of war from the Fifth Prince, and rushed back to the royal court.

Qi You deliberately found a hill and watched him leave from a distance.

A new Khan in the steppe is about to be born, and the border between the Sheng Dynasty and the Rong tribe can get at least a few decades of peace.

Then, he turned his attention to Cerong City, which was still standing in the wind, and made a decision in his heart.

After returning to the camp, he called Lei Li and the five commanders of the pro-army under his command, and directly ordered: "Zuo Yi has already left, you can go down and prepare.

"The day after tomorrow, we will directly attack the city with artillery vehicles, and strive to win the last two cities with the fastest speed.

"Five princes of the Rong family, kill without mercy."

The excited look on Lei Li's face could no longer be hidden.

He curled the corners of his mouth, and together with the other unnamed commanders of the army, he said, "Yes."

After arranging the battle plan here, Qi You remembered something, and looked at the messenger on the side: "By the way, Liaozhou and Minzhou... What new news?"

"Go back to the lord, everything is normal in Liaozhou." The messenger responded: "Although the drought has not eased this year, because of the new crops sent by the princess and the management of local officials, there is no sign of turmoil in Liaozhou for the time being.

"It is now the autumn harvest season, although this year's harvest is not too much, but most of the people can survive a year without any problems.

"Our people have also been monitoring the situation everywhere, and if there are signs, they will be resolved as soon as possible.

"As for the Minzhou side... General Chen He received the imperial edict about two months ago and has already gone to Minzhou to quell the rebellion."

Monkey anxious Lei Li interjected beside him: "We know this, is there anything else?

"Chen Hedu has been fighting the rebellion for more than a month, is there any new news?"

The messenger nodded.

He presented a letter: "I just received the letter yesterday, please see the letter, Lord and General Lei."

Now they are also fighting on their side. If it is not a particularly urgent news, the messenger will not interrupt it immediately.

Qi You took the envelope and read it carefully before he knew the situation in Minzhou.

It turned out that two months ago, on the second day after receiving the imperial edict, Chen He crossed the Liao-Min border line with his soldiers who had been rectified long ago, and officially launched an attack on the rebels.

With the support of his troops, in Minzhou, the battle between the imperial court and the rebels finally achieved the first victory.

The rebels who originally occupied a full six cities in Minzhou, with the cooperation of Chen He and the local army, have been reducing their sphere of influence. In the end, all the rebels huddled into the three cities of Xizhang, Ningtong, and Shunqing.

This "iron triangle" seems to be the retreat that the rebel leader had planned early on. These three cities are very close, and they can be horns and support each other.

Chen He led someone to try to attack, and after several unsuccessful attempts, he had to admit that the situation had reached a stalemate again.

Although Chen He was a leading soldier, his character was refined and kind, and he was never a combative person. Seeing that the matter had come to this point, he simply wrote a letter and asked the court to negotiate with the rebels, in order to persuade the rebels to return to their hometowns to farm.

But soon, his case was - outright dismissed.

King Yao An, who had already brought people into the capital, had completely inherited the emperor's will, and he held the same attitude towards the rebels from all over the world - he would only fight for discord until the rebels were completely slain or surrendered voluntarily.

As calm as Chen He, he almost lost his demeanor after receiving the reply.

There was no other way, he could only take people to station in Minzhou and surround the rebel stronghold, in order to kill them with time.

"Minzhou is at a stalemate again..." After reading the letter, Qi You calculated silently in his heart, and murmured, "I should have at most another month before I can take someone back first.

"But it will take more than a month to get to Minzhou...

"The court has now invited Zhu Yan over, and his attitude towards the rebels is so tough... I'm afraid... even if I go, it won't have much effect."

"Mother!" Lei Li stared at him in amazement and said, "What did the old emperor think? Did King Yao An bring his army into the capital?"

He didn't seem to understand this at all: "Isn't this... like taking the tiger all the way to his bedroom? He... can he sleep soundly?"

Qi You glanced at him: "You know King Yao An? How can you compare him to a tiger?"

"I don't know." Lei Li shook his head.

But he quickly explained: "But I have a cousin who served as a military attache in the southwest when I was young. I once heard him talk about the Zhu family."

"Oh?" Qi You asked curiously, "What is the Zhu family... like?"

Qi You's previous fief was in Bei'an, and then he came to Liaozhou. He had never been to the area south of Shengchao in his life.

Regarding Yao An and Wang Zhuyan, he only knew that there was such a person, but he had never been in contact with him, let alone heard of it.

"How do you say..." Lei Li scratched his head, recalling what his cousin had said to him.

"My cousin said that he worked in the southwest before, and once the officer above made a mistake because of drunkenness, which led to the capture of several county towns by the Yi people in the southwest.

"But this officer has a lot of tricks, and after some operations, he blamed them on his subordinates.

"At this time, King Yao An arrived with someone. After finding out the truth, he not only punished the officer, but also dismissed several of their subordinates."

As he said that, Lei Li rubbed his nose and seemed a little embarrassed: "Your Highness, you know, our Lei family are all violent, my cousin felt that he was right, so he went to Yao An Wang to reason.

"Then King Yao An said something to him... Well, I forgot the specifics, in short, I asked my cousin why he didn't report his incompetence earlier, and instead let the tragedy happen...

"After that, my cousin lost his official position and came back to Liaozhou.

"He told several of our brothers that the Zhu family is not easy to get along with. They have dealt with the southwestern barbarians for a long time, and many etiquette and ethical concepts have been diluted."

After Qi You heard his words, he nodded thoughtfully.

Lei Li leaned forward and asked, "My lord, you said that King Yao An has already settled in the capital, will he..."

The latter words were too outrageous, and he dared not speak too clearly.

But Qi You already understood.

He glanced at Lei Li, and then thought for a moment seriously: "Well...probably not."

"How?" Lei Li asked immediately.

"The Zhu family...maybe have ambition and strength, but they won't lose their minds." Qi You said: "Even if Zhu Yan has that kind of mind, he has to be concerned about the forces of other parties.

"You don't need to look at other people for now, just talk about this king. If he really does something to deceive the king, can this king tolerate him? Against this king, does he really have the confidence to win?"

Lei Li nodded suddenly: "That's right... Although there are frequent chaos in the Sheng Dynasty, the forces of all parties are still restraining each other.

"Zhu Yan seems to have even a grandson. He is not too young to do stupid things."

"Yeah." Qi You suppressed the inexplicable unease in his heart and nodded.