The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1128: take advantage
Chapter 1128 Taking Advantage
“Your Majesty! No, Your Majesty!” The leading general of the Great Zhou kowtowed and said loudly, “Your Majesty, we don’t accept it! If we take care of the family that suffers the most casualties, then our soldiers of the Great Zhou will not fight in the future! We will just send people to die. Anyway, whichever country has more casualties will benefit!”
The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty responded immediately, begging Bai Qingyan to think twice: “Don’t we have any dead comrades in the Great Zhou Dynasty? How can those soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the battle be willing to accept the division of the spoils by Your Majesty in this way?”
The leading soldier of the Great Zhou waved his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and continued to talk to Bai Qing: “If Your Majesty really handles it this way, how can we soldiers of the Great Zhou have the heart to fight! The commander has good strategies, we fight well… and fewer brothers died in the battle, but it became our fault! What’s the logic? We have never been afraid of death since we joined the army, and we fight for the benefit of the country. Today, the Ninth Prince of Yan is here. If the Ninth Prince dares to say that in future wars, whichever country has more casualties will get more spoils, we dare to sacrifice our lives for the Great Zhou!”
The young general looked directly at Murong Yan with a sincere tone.
“Yes, Your Majesty! When I was in Shuoyang, I had the honor of studying with Mr. Ziyuan for a few days. I know that the alliance between the two countries is for the benefit of both countries. But does our alliance with Yan mean that we will suffer losses? I don’t accept it!”
“I refuse to accept!”
“I refuse to accept!”
Ordinary soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty without military ranks also shouted: “Is the alliance between the two countries a test of their magnanimity? The little one is narrow-minded and will definitely not accept it! At worst, we can just not form an alliance! Can it be that our Great Zhou soldiers are no match for those scoundrels of the Tianfeng Kingdom?”
The young general of the Great Zhou Dynasty said, “We have compromised this time… and distributed most of the war elephants to the State of Yan. In future cooperation, won’t our concession arouse the greed of the soldiers of the State of Yan? We can’t let this precedent continue!”
“This time, Yan State dares to clamor for an equal share. Isn’t it because the Tianfeng State’s elephant army surrounded Pingyang City last time, and we were about to win the battle, so they intervened in the battlefield and got half of the giant elephants, which made them greedy. This time, they come to demand that we share these giant elephants equally?!”
“Yes! If the two countries cannot obtain equal benefits and pay equal dividends, who would be willing to contribute when they join forces to fight the enemy in the future! It would be better not to form an alliance!”
“If we don’t form an alliance, then we don’t form an alliance!” The Yan soldiers also began to shout.
Xie Xun tightly grasped the reins and changed his position… If Xie Xun was a soldier of the Great Zhou, he would not accept such an assignment. He shouted loudly: “Soldiers of the Yan State, be quiet!”
Bai Qingyan stepped forward with the reins, raised his hand to signal the soldiers of the Great Zhou not to get excited: “Indeed, the Great Zhou has invested a lot of troops in this battle. The soldiers of the two countries each take what they get. This is fair to you. The Ninth Prince of Yan State also said so!”
The soldiers of the Great Zhou looked at the tall and straight man wearing a silver mask and riding on a dark horse behind Bai Qingyan, and could not help but nod their heads. The Ninth Prince of Yan was a sensible man, not as ruthless and profit-seeking as rumored.
Bai Qingyan rode on the horse, holding the reins in one hand and the whip in the other, controlling the pure white horse to stand in front of the two armies, his face stern: “Why did our two countries form an alliance? To fight against the Tianfeng elephant army! Do you think… this time the heavy blow to the Tianfeng elephant army is over? We can divide the spoils of war? The elephant army here in Tianfeng is only a small part, and the main elephant army may be on the way. Are we going to break our hearts just to divide the corpse of this giant elephant?”
Shen Qingzhu followed behind Bai Qingyan in silence. She was also unhappy about Yan State’s behavior. After all, their eldest daughter was still thinking about giving more to Yan State, but the soldiers of Yan State… actually quarreled with Da Zhou because they wanted to divide it equally.
The soldiers of Great Yan and Great Zhou remained silent, but this was not because they were convinced from the bottom of their hearts.
Bai Qingyan looked at his soldiers, seeing their faces full of dissatisfaction, and then he stepped forward with the reins, scanning his soldiers, and asked, “After this battle, you may think that the elephant army is not so difficult to deal with. Even if we don’t sign an alliance with Yan State, we can destroy the elephant army alone. Is that the case?”
The leading general of the Great Zhou raised his head, kowtowed to Bai Qingyan bravely, and then looked up at Bai Qingyan: “That’s right, Lord Gao Yi led his troops to attack the city, forcing the Tianfeng Kingdom to flee from the city. General Yang Wuce has also led his troops to block the east side of the Tianfeng Kingdom at the east gate. To the west is the territory of Yan State. There is no way for the Tianfeng Kingdom to retreat!”
The young general of the Great Zhou Dynasty had a clear mind, a calm gaze, and a firm voice: “So, even if the State of Yan does not come to besiege the West Gate and the South Gate, the elephant army of the Tianfeng State will still cross the Hanwen Mountain and the Danshui River, using the Dog Tooth City as a retreat route!”
After saying this, the general of the Great Zhou Dynasty glanced at the Yan army and said, “Your Majesty is a master in commanding troops. You have already made all the arrangements. The Yan State just came to pick up a ready-made one. Therefore, I do not accept your Majesty’s allocation!”
Bai Qingyan didn’t expect that there was such a person in the Shuoyang army, a talented general, and asked, “What’s your name?”
“Your Majesty, General An Qingshan!” An Qingshan said hurriedly.
“Your analysis is good.” Bai Qingyan thought An Qingshan was very interesting. He looked away from An Qingshan and looked at the soldiers of the Great Zhou. “In today’s battle, it is true that the number of troops sent by Yan State is not large. Even if Yan State did not send troops, Tianfeng State would cross Hanwen Mountain and Danshui River. However… if the Yan army had not fought outside the gate of Pingyang City, risking their lives and fearless of the strong enemy, could Tianfeng State understand that we, the Great Zhou, have joined forces with Dayan and are determined to fight against Tianfeng State together? Can we let Tianfeng State know in terms of momentum that the brave soldiers of our two countries are not afraid of death, and will drive away the elephant army of Tianfeng State even if we perish together!”
“Lord Gao Yi led the Shuoyang Army to attack the city. This was the beginning of the war. Then when Tianfeng learned that Yan had joined the siege, they became confused and realized that Da Zhou and Yan were one. If one country fights… the other country will definitely fight!”
Bai Qingyan sat down and kicked the horse’s hooves, with heavy white mist coming out of his nostrils.
She restrained Taiping and continued in a high voice: “If the Yan army ambushes here and fights to the death, it will disrupt the hearts of the soldiers of Tianfeng Kingdom! The elephant soldiers who died in Hanwen Mountain were seriously injured by the Yan army and fell in Hanwen Mountain. Do you have a clear calculation? In a war… it is a battle of people, but it is also a battle of soldiers’ fighting spirit and morale! The ambush at the south gate of Yan Kingdom is to disrupt the morale of Tianfeng Kingdom. Next… the two ambushes in Hanwen Mountain will make Tianfeng Kingdom lose all morale and flee, and we can gain the advantage!”
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