A war was about to break out.
Shanhai City's actions were beyond the expectations of the other four city-states.
"You will help us, right?" Qin Fen looked at the representatives of the other city-states with a nervous expression.
"Brother Qin, don't worry. Lingnan City will support you. After returning, I will discuss with the joint conference of the lords and transfer 150,000 allied troops to the border of Zhaoqing County to confront the Tiger Army of Shanhai City. If necessary, we will even attack Zhaoqing County and coordinate with your western battlefield. "Ruan Ping was the first to express his stance.
Ruan Ping's stance was not surprising at all.
After Ouyang Shuo and Song Jia's wedding, Ruan Ping had become very stubborn and even possessed. He was always thinking about how to get rid of Shanhai City, which had become his inner demon.
"Xiangnan City-State will also take action. The 100,000 allied troops stationed in Guilin County will immediately enter a state of war and be responsible for restraining the Leopard Tao Army of Shanhai City." The attitude of South of Rosy Clouds was somewhat ambiguous.
South of Rosy Clouds only guaranteed to restrain the Leopard Army. In other words, if the Leopard Army did not take the initiative to attack, the allied troops of Xiangnan City would also not move.
In the end, the representative of North Sichuan City, Lord Ximen, was a little hesitant. "Uh, heh, yes, we must support it. In this way, the allied troops of North Sichuan City will remain vigilant. "
Half a year had passed, and unknown changes had already taken place within North Sichuan City. On the issue of Shanhai City, there were differences within the city-state.
Even Lord Ximen was not willing to directly clash with Shanhai City.
Qin Fen frowned when he saw this.
Obviously, the attitude of the three major city-states did not satisfy Qin Fen. He said in a deep voice, "Restraining them will naturally be necessary, but is it possible for you to directly send troops to support us?"
The enemy troops in front of Yunnan City included two legions of Shanhai City's Dragon Stallion Army, the Imperial Guard Army, and the field army of Lingxi City. There were a total of 280,000 elite troops.
When the real war began, it was unknown whether the other legions of Shanhai City would participate.
To [Yunnan City State], the four legions were a huge challenge. The allied troops of the city-state only numbered 100,000. If they added more, they would be able to form an army of 300,000.
However, Qin Fen knew his own limits. He knew that their 300,000 troops were not the same concept as the 300,000 troops of Shanhai City. Be it in terms of combat power or equipment, both sides were vastly inferior.
Not to mention, Shanhai City had directly used two Divine Generals, Bai Qi and Huo Qubing, to command them.
The cold-blooded butcher, the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi, and the genius general, the God of Cavalry, Huo Qubing.
Just the thought of it was enough to make one shudder in fear.
If [Yunnan City State] were to face it alone, it would be difficult.
"This …"
At this moment, even South of Rosy Clouds was stuttering.
"Brother Cai Yun, if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold!" Qin Feng's expression was anxious.
South of Rosy Clouds sighed. "Cough. Brother Qin, it's not that we don't want to help. As you know, the military affairs of the city are decided by the joint conference of the lords, not by a single word. If they were dealing with a direct military threat from Shanhai City, the joint conference wouldn't face much resistance. But if we send reinforcements to our allies, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult. "
"That's right, Brother Qin, you also have to understand our difficulties." High Official Ximen echoed.
Even the most enthusiastic Ruan Ping did not utter a word.
[Lingnan City State] was not something that Ruan Ping had the final say in. It was complicated. Especially in the past six months, Ruan Ping had a vague feeling that there was a force within the city that was accumulating power and waiting for him to make a mistake.
Therefore, although Ruan Ping was eager to intervene in the Yunnan battlefield, he was powerless.
Qin Feng's expression was extremely ugly when he saw this. On one hand, he understood the concerns of Ruan Ping and the others. If he put himself in their shoes, it would be difficult for [Yunnan City State] to send troops to their allies.
On the other hand, Qin Feng felt bitterly disappointed that his allies did not help them.
The emergency meeting of the four major city-states eventually ended on bad terms. The three major city-states only promised to be responsible for restraining the Brave Tiger Army and the Hidden Leopard Army of Shanhai City. As for the main battlefield, they were indeed powerless.
"I have no choice but to fight to the death!"
After Qin Feng sent his allies away, a trace of determination flashed across his face.
Shanhai City, the Protectorate of the Southern Region.
On the morning of August 24th, Ouyang Shuo personally saw off the imperial guards.
The imperial guards led by Huo Qubing set off from the north gate and marched majestically toward Mulan Fortress. This scene fell into the eyes of the secret agents of the various territories.
A storm was brewing!
In the afternoon, Ouyang Shuo met with Zhang Tingyu and Wei Yang alone. After getting their explanations, he finally agreed to Pei Yun's appointment and officially appointed Pei Yun as the head of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Zhang Tingyu finally agreed to appoint Pei Yun as the head of the Civil Affairs Bureau. This was because if he refused, it would be equivalent to offending the head of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Wei Yang, and the governor of Xing Province, Pei Ju.
Moreover, in the Great Qing Dynasty, it was too common for Pei Yun to flatter the emperor. Even Zhang Tingyu himself had to play along with Emperor Yong Zheng's preferences.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Tingyu had no reason to refuse Pei Yun's appointment. However, the emperor's cryptic smile still made Zhang Tingyu's heart tremble.
As such, Wenxi's Pei family would have two people holding important positions in Shanhai City.
[Name]: Pei Yun (King Level)
[Dynasty]: Sui Dynasty
[Identity]: Civil Official of Shanhai City
[Occupation]: Civil Official
[Loyalty]: 70
[Commander]: 45 [Martial Power]: 30 [Intelligence]: 70 [Politics]: 80
[Specialties]: Civil Affairs (Increase territorial administrative efficiency by 15, territory prestige by 10, territory civil affairs efficiency by 20)
[Evaluation]: Pei Yun, a minister of the Sui Dynasty. His father was in the north and he was secretly invited to be the Sui Dynasty's spy. After entering the Sui Dynasty, he opened a government office with three departments and became a provincial governor. He was known as capable and experienced.
At the beginning of Emperor Yang's reign, he was conferred the title of Taichang Shaoqing. He was good at serving the emperor's will and increased the number of musicians to more than 30,000. He was moved to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and requested to set up a law to verify household registration. He obtained more than 200,000 servants and was appointed as the Imperial Censor and participated in court politics.
He used the emperor's will to punish Yang Xuangan's remaining followers and killed tens of thousands of people. The law and discipline were greatly violated. He increased the number of Imperial Censors and his eyes and ears were biased towards the prefectures.
The evaluation of Pei Yun in the history books was not high.
Pei Yun also became the first official appointed by Shanhai City with a tainted reputation. Whether he could control such a "flattering official" was also a test for Ouyang Shuo.
After all, when he arrived at the "Hope" planet in the future, there was no attribute list or loyalty. The loyalty and evil of his subordinates all depended on Ouyang Shuo's eyes.
August 25th, in the morning.
While the southern border was in a state of mutual hostility, a system announcement disrupted the rhythm of the war.
"System Announcement: The China region has successfully promoted 50 prefectures and triggered the military campaign system. The sixth military campaign, the Battle of Chibi, will officially begin in three days. Please look forward to it. Friendly reminder: The Battle of Chibi is a non-mandatory military campaign scenario mission. Only territories that have been promoted to prefectures are eligible to participate. "
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The Battle of Chibi was the most famous battle in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
If the victory of the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, including the famous Battle of Guandu, was the turning point of Cao Cao's regime, then the Battle of Chibi was the turning point of Sun Liu's regime.
After this battle, Liu Bei began to truly rise and the Sun family of Jiangdong also became famous.
However, the outside world had many misunderstandings about this epic battle because of the literary manipulation of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
First of all, Zhuge Liang's "borrowing arrows with straw boats" in the Battle of Chibi was completely untrue.
However, "borrowing arrows with straw boats" was not groundless either.
According to Pei Song's notes in the "Records of the Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Lord Wu", in the 18th year of Jian 'an, which was five years after the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao led his army south to attack Sun Wu.
One day, Sun Quan took advantage of the thin mist on the river and rode a light warship into the front line of Cao Cao's army to observe Cao Cao's deployment. Cao Cao was naturally suspicious. Seeing the mist lingering on the river and Sun Wu's solemn and dignified army, he was afraid that it was a trap and did not dare to fight. He ordered the bows and arrows to shoot at the Wu ships.
Sun Quan's ship was soon covered with arrows. Because one side of the ship was heavily hit, it gradually tilted and was about to capsize. Sun Quan ordered the bow to turn around and let the other side take the arrows. After the hull stabilized, Sun Quan ordered the warships to line up and slowly leave. Cao Cao finally understood that he had been tricked.
This was only a story about Sun Quan, and it was just a clever move in an emergency. Sun Quan did not plan to "borrow arrows", and the history books did not mention straw boats.
"Borrowing arrows with straw boats" was a fabrication. Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind was even more ridiculous.
In fact, in the history of the Battle of Chibi, the real commander was Zhou Yu. Zhuge Liang did not even participate in the battle.
It was only because the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Luo Guanzhong, had a special preference for Zhuge Liang. Therefore, some things were grafted onto Zhuge Liang and gradually deified him.
Not only the Battle of Chibi, but even the Empty Fort Stratagem was not Zhuge Liang's doing.
Similarly, "Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai" was also non-existent.
In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Huang Gai did not use the Injury Stratagem, but it was true that he faked his surrender. To ensure that the unarmed fire boats would not be intercepted and that they could successfully approach Cao Cao's water stockade, Huang Gai submitted a letter to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao easily believed Huang Gai's surrender because he believed that Huang Gai was once Sun Jian's subordinate and had seniority over Zhou Yu. Therefore, Huang Gai might be unwilling to submit to Zhou Yu.
In addition, it was true that Cao Cao sent Jiang Gan, who was from the same prefecture as Zhou Yu, to persuade Zhou Yu, but not during the Battle of Chibi.
When Pei Song wrote the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he noted that it happened after the Battle of Chibi. Moreover, only Jiang Gan persuaded Zhou Yu to surrender, and he did not fall for Zhou Yu's sowing of dissension.
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were not involved either. In fact, they were not even Cao Cao's Navy Governors.
Similarly, the difference in military strength between the two sides in the real Battle of Chibi was not as great as described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The argument of winning with fewer troops was somewhat untenable.
If there were overlord players who used the plot of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to speculate and prepare for the Battle of Chibi, they would definitely suffer a huge setback.
In his previous life, there were overlords who made such a joke.
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