bookrandom Chapter 1190: All in the Calculation
Chapter 1190: All in the Calculation
"What? Wu Zhao actually made such an impolite request?"
Two days later, Ying Zheng received a letter from Zhang Yi via carrier pigeon.
Inside Xianyang Palace.
Ying Zheng roared, "How dare she be so rude? She is so bold! Does she really think I dare not go to war with her?"
"Come here, immediately pass the order to General Han and ask him to mobilize the troops back immediately. I want..."
"His Majesty!"
When Baili Xi heard that Ying Zhengzhen was about to pass on an order, he quickly interrupted and said, "Your Majesty, you must not act on impulse."
"Now that the Queen of Great Zhou has given us the conditions, we only need to bargain. If we can save General Li Xing's 50,000 soldiers, ceding ten cities is not impossible."
As soon as these words came out, Ying Zheng was furious. He raised his eyes and stared at Baili Xi, shouting angrily: "How dare you!"
"How dare you ask me to cede the city? As the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, how can I do such a thing that would humiliate the country?"
The majesty of the world's number one emperor was fully demonstrated at this moment.
A powerful majesty enveloped Baili Xi, causing him to break out in cold sweat and a look of fear appeared on his face.
"Puff~"
Without saying anything, Baili Xi knelt on the ground and said in fear: "Your Majesty, everything I have done is for the Great Qin Dynasty!"
"Now our army is under siege, and we have no troops to support us. If we do not agree to the request of the Queen of Great Zhou, the 50,000 troops will surely be wiped out."
"You can agree to the request of the Queen of Great Zhou first, and when General Li Xing returns with his troops, you can recapture ten more cities."
"As for compensating the Great Zhou for its losses, this is even less worth mentioning to our dynasty."
The originally furious Ying Zheng reacted immediately.
On the surface, this was to agree to the request of the Queen of Great Zhou, but in reality it was to rescue Li Xing.
Once Li Xing and others are rescued, the next step is to recapture the ten cities.
Those ten cities were all Qin's territory. Even though they were ceded to the Zhou Dynasty, it didn't take long for the local people to side with Qin.
As long as the Qin army points its spearhead at the target, the ten cities will be recaptured.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng immediately walked down the steps into the hall and took the initiative to lend a hand to help Baili Xi up.
"I have wrongly blamed Prime Minister Baili."
Baili Xi was flattered and bowed: "Your Majesty is too serious. I am just doing my duty."
"However, in order to avoid any further complications, Your Majesty, please agree to this matter immediately and send the compensation to the Zhou Dynasty immediately."
"As long as we do our best, the Queen of Great Zhou will have no chance to delay."
Every day of delay was a huge torment for the Qin army on the front line.
Now the Qin army is killing horses every day to satisfy their hunger!
But with 50,000 people, killing hundreds or thousands of horses a day is not enough to feed them.
Moreover, once all the war horses were killed, the combat effectiveness and morale of the Qin army would drop significantly.
By then, even if these people were rescued, it would be difficult to get them to take back the ten ceded cities.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng made a prompt decision: "Prime Minister Baili is right. I cannot hesitate!"
"Promise this matter to the Queen of Great Zhou immediately and give her the blueprints of the ten cities."
"Send a message to the county magistrates of the ten cities, and have them evacuate immediately."
"Also, Prime Minister Baili, you should personally arrange the compensation and give as much as possible, so as to avoid giving the Queen of Great Zhou an excuse to delay."
"As for the warhorse, she can keep it if she wants. But before that, our army should kill more warhorses so that the soldiers can have a good meal."
Even if he agreed to Wu Zhao's request, Ying Zheng didn't want her to be too proud.
Wu Zetian’s third request was to leave the war horses behind. But if all the war horses were eaten by the Qin army, it would not be that they did not want to leave the war horses behind, but that there were no war horses left!
It is impossible for so many good horses to be left to the Qin Dynasty.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Baili Xi knew who he was and instantly understood Ying Zheng's intention.
After Shi Li retreated, he ordered someone to send a message to Zhang Yi and Li Xing while arranging compensation.
In order to deal with the matter as quickly as possible, the compensation was the maximum amount, no more, no less.
Within one day, three million taels of silver were raised.
A transport team hurried towards Da Zhou.
In the next few days, Ying Zheng and Baili Xi were waiting for news.
Zhang Yi, who was far away in the Great Zhou, received the news from Baili Xi and immediately took the letter to the palace to meet Wu Zhao.
During the Zhou Dynasty, the Zheng Palace was established.
Wu Zhao sat upright in the hall, holding the letter presented by Zhang Yi in her hand, and read it carefully three times word by word.
Only when he was sure that he was not seeing things did he put away his surprised look.
In fact, her three requests were put forward by Chu Ning.
When she first heard these three requirements, she was stunned.
Such a harsh request, not to mention Ying Zheng, the number one emperor in the world, would refuse it, even she would refuse it.
As an emperor, no one wants to cede the city.
This will be recorded in history books and will be infamous forever.
But Chu Ning solemnly assured her that Ying Zheng would definitely agree.
Although she had never doubted Chu Ning, she was still skeptical about this matter.
But now, Qin Guo's reply made her realize how terrible Chu Ning was.
Every move of the opponent was within Chu Ning's calculations.
It seems that this time, things will really be as Chu Ning expected. Li Xing and the 50,000 soldiers will definitely die!
Thinking of this, Wu Zhao suddenly looked up at Zhang Yi and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that your Qin State would agree to these three requests."
"If I hadn't seen this letter with my own eyes, I would have thought you were lying to me."
Zhang Yi looked indifferent and said in a deep voice: "I have no need to lie to you, the Empress. It is clearly written in black and white that the Emperor of our dynasty has agreed to your request!"
"Now, Your Majesty, I need you to give orders to the frontline troops to open a gap and allow our army to leave."
It has been delayed for more than ten days and cannot be delayed any longer.
Today, this matter must be resolved.
With the promise from the Emperor of Qin, the Empress of Zhou would have no reason to refuse.
But Wu Zhao shook her head slightly when she heard this, and said calmly: "Although you have agreed to my request, I have to be on guard."
"How about this, after my frontline soldiers accept the ten cities and your compensation, I will ask them to give way."
"This……"
Zhang Yi's face changed drastically: "If we keep going back and forth like this, won't it take a few more days?"
Wu Zhao smiled calmly: "Since ancient times, money and goods have been settled. Now the things you promised me have not yet reached my hands. How can I order the soldiers on the front line to give way?"
Zhang Yi wanted to say something, but Wu Zhao seemed to have thought of something, chuckled, and reminded him:
"By the way, if your compensation arrives at the front line, we will ask our army to clear the way and you will have to leave your horses behind before you can leave!"
Even at this point, Wu Zhao still hadn't forgotten her third request.
Cavalry without war horses are just infantry, and their combat effectiveness will drop to a lower level.
Only then will the Zhou army be able to catch them all in one fell swoop!