One hundred and fifty li north of the capital of Kenpo Province.
A large army was slowly moving south.
This army was the 80,000 elites led by Du Qi. He had already entered Kenpo Province, but Du Qi and his men had already slowed down their speed and did not rush south to the capital of Kenpo Province.
It was now the beginning of August.
Du Qi's journey was slightly delayed because the roads were not smooth, and when he had just left the Xia of Xia, he had also fought with some small forces at the border. In addition, wherever Du Qi's army passed, as long as they had already passed, there would be construction teams to build concrete roads.
This was to make it easier for Du Qi's army to travel. It was not that it was inconvenient to travel, so there was some delay along the way. At this time, the weather was not so hot. After all, June and July had passed, and August had begun to cool down.
This was the most comfortable time for the soldiers of the Xia of Xia to travel and fight.
Du Qi had slowed down his speed because he had already arranged for people to gather information in Kenpo Province. He was now traveling and had specially brought interpreters with him. These were merchants who often did business in Tianzhu and had been directly recruited by Du Qi.
Much of the information was gathered through these merchants.
Tianzhu was not like the Tang dynasty.
Du Qi first had his own shadows in the Tang dynasty, and then there were the bad people he had planted. In particular, Du Qi's shops were all over the place, so it was easy for him to gather information. However, in Tianzhu, because of language and other reasons, it was not easy to place scouts in Tianzhu.
As the army continued to move south, they saw a scout galloping over on the official road ahead.
This was Du Qi's man.
The scout had never entered the capital of Kenpo Province, but he was in charge of delivering information. He came to Du Qi's side and said, "Your Majesty, there is the latest news from Kenpo Province."
The letter was sealed and sent by a merchant of the Xia of Xia in Kenpo Province. In a place like Kenpo Province, it was actually easy to gather information. As long as one opened the way with money, everything was not a problem.
As long as one had money, one would be successful.
Du Qi took the letter and quickly skimmed through it. A smile appeared on his face, and he passed the letter to Shangguan Yi and others to read. He said with a smile, "The news from Jian Tuoluo has come back. The King of Jieri did not immediately send troops north. In this battle, we only need to face the military strength of Jian Tuoluo. As for Jian Tuoluo's side, their strength is not very strong. "
Pausing for a moment, Du Qi continued: "The only way for Jian Tuo Luo King is to rely on the defense of Jian Tuo Luo's capital city. In addition, we have also investigated the temperament of the Kenpo Province's Lord. This person is quite capable and has some level of governance. The most important thing is that he believes in Buddhism and the power of ghosts and gods. "
Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou and others quickly skimmed through the letter. After everyone finished reading, each of them had a thoughtful expression.
Suddenly, Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, your subject has a plan to defeat the enemy."
Du Qi said, "Let's hear it!"
Shangguan Yi said with a straight face, "Your subject's plan may not work. But your subject thinks we can give it a try. Therefore, Your Majesty … "
Du Qi directly interrupted, "Just tell us what your plan is. We will discuss it together and see if there is a possibility of using it, as well as the flaws. There is no need to talk about whether the plan is feasible or not, and there is no need to talk about the flaws of the plan. "
"Yes!"
Shangguan Yi bowed in response.
Immediately, Shangguan Yi said, "Your subject's plan is mainly to make use of our gunpowder. As for the specific plan, your subject thinks like this … …. In this way, as long as the plan is appropriate, with Vadhara's nature, it may be feasible. "
After listening, Du Qi thought for a while and nodded, "I think the plan Shangguan Yi mentioned is very feasible. Moreover, according to this plan, we may be able to subdue the enemy without fighting. What do all of you think of Shangguan Yi's plan? "
Ma Zhou echoed, "Your Majesty, your subject agrees."
Lai Ji said, "Mr. Shangguan's plan can take down Kenpo Province without shedding a drop of blood. Moreover, it is very feasible. Your subject thinks it is feasible to design according to Vadhara's nature. "
Guan Zhilan also expressed his agreement.
Everyone's expression showed their agreement, and no one objected.
Du Qi also called Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang over. The two of them were currently leading the army forward. Now that they were called back by Du Qi, Du Qi told them about Vadhara's situation and Shangguan Yi's plan. He looked at the two of them and said, "What do you think of Shangguan Yi's plan?"
After listening, Su Dingfang's face was already full of shock. He praised, "Your Majesty, Mr. Shangguan's plan is exquisite beyond compare. This plan will definitely succeed. This is not only making use of our advantage, but also a psychological attack. In wars, psychological attacks are the most important. As long as the enemy is frightened, it will be easy to defeat them. Mr. Shangguan's plan has already reached this step. "
Shangguan Yi said modestly, "General Su is overpraising me."
Xue Rengui also hurriedly nodded and praised, "I also agree with Mr. Shangguan's plan. This plan will definitely succeed."
Du Qi saw that everyone agreed and said, "This idea of dealing with Jiantuo Luo is unprecedentedly unified. Since we have reached a consensus, the next step is to follow this plan. Xue Rengui, arrange for the soldiers to change their appearance and go undercover. Now, there are still more than a hundred miles away from the capital of Kenpo Province. I will slow down the speed of the journey slightly, so that they have enough time to act. "
"Your subject obeys!"
Xue Rengui immediately responded.
He first went to make arrangements to implement Shangguan Yi's plan. Fortunately, this plan was not complicated, so Xue Rengui quickly made arrangements. A group of more than thirty soldiers quietly left the army and went to Jiantuo Luo's capital first.
Du Qi had now decided on a plan, which was to travel slowly. A distance of more than a hundred miles, if Du Qi's army sped up, it would only take a little more than a day to arrive.
In the end, Du Qi walked for four days before the army arrived outside the north city of Kenpo Province. The mighty army was in formation, eighty thousand elites were stationed outside the city. The black mass of people was moving, revealing an austere atmosphere. This made Vadhara, who had already reached the top of the city, quite nervous.
Vadhara was there, and Devadatta was also there. Both of them personally went to the city gate tower, ready to command the soldiers to resist.
The capital city of the capital was about twenty feet high.
It was not particularly tall.
It was made of mud and not the hard, bluestone. Such a city, in Du Qi's place, although it was only twenty feet high, as long as Du Qi dared to let his soldiers risk their lives, it would not be difficult to seize this city.
Du Qi directly went forward and shouted: "Where is Monarch Vadhara?"
There was a merchant beside Du Qi who was in charge of translating. He relayed Du Qi's words and shouted along. Following the translation, Vadhara supported himself on the city wall with both hands, staring at the young Du Qi, and said in a deep voice: "This King is Vadhara. Du Qi, you actually sent troops to attack my Kenpo Province. You sent troops for no reason, you will definitely be defeated. "
He was surprised at how young Du Qi was. Although Vadhara had already received news about Du Qi and knew that Du Qi was only in his early twenties, he was truly shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.
When he was in his early twenties, although he had also inherited the throne and was already in charge of Kenpo Province, the situation at that time was extremely difficult. The situation in the country was not completely stable, let alone expansion. Du Qi was so young, but he had already swept through the entire Western Region. Even Tongyehu Khan was directly destroyed. This showed how powerful Du Qi was.
Although Vadhara was shocked, he made up his mind that he would persevere until the end. After all, he had sought the Great Wizard Ginxian for divination. He still had a chance of survival.
Therefore, Vadhara would not give up.
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