"Am I Junzi?"

Ning Wanli smiled brightly. From the moment she planned to fight for the throne, she was ready to face today.

Since the death of the imperial brother, King Qi of Liang and the forces behind them have been interested in the throne, and have secretly made many small moves for more than ten years.

Especially when there was a big incident in Qi State, she killed all the leaders of the tribute faction, but these two princes were relatively stupid and did not show their heads from beginning to end.

In addition, beheading the emperor's relatives is a taboo and should not be done rashly unless absolutely necessary, so these two guys can live safely until now.

Unexpectedly, they actually delivered it to your door!

However, Qi State is currently under great pressure on the front line, and the people are very frightened. In such a situation, a life-saving straw is needed.

And this life-saving straw is Chu State!

It can be said that the current time point is the most beneficial opportunity for the tribute faction in the past three years. If they don't want to seize it, then there is really something wrong.

You Yu was a little worried: "Princess! The two vassal kings are coming fiercely. After shouting slogans, people even appeared in the cities along the route to greet us. We..."

"People?"

Ning Wanli frowned slightly: "How many people are there?"

You Yu sighed: "At least 20%!"

Ning Wanli sneered: "Now that a new theater troupe has opened, they still need to buy audiences. Twenty percent of the people are people? I don't know if they have enough money in their pockets to spend it!"

You Yu's expression was not relaxed: "But the core issue now is the front line!"

Ning Wanli shook her head, with a joking look on her face: "Butler You, do you feel that the scene when the two feudal princes came to the capital to Qingjun's side looks familiar?"

You Yu was stunned for a moment.

I said, why is the sense of déjà vu so strong?

The last time I heard this script was in the wilderness.

In other words...the two vassal princes who came to Qingjun's side last time were already cold.

It seems interesting.

Ning Wanli smiled: "They are two vassal kings who are both uneasy and kind-hearted. Zhao Hao can kill them, but I can't?"

Seeing how confident she was, You Yu's tense heart suddenly relaxed a little.

Ning Wanli waved her hand: "Go down and go to Yancheng!"

When You Yu heard the name "Yancheng", his eyes lit up, he quickly nodded in agreement, and then withdrew.

After everyone left, Ning Wanli let out a long sigh.

Zhao Hao killed the two vassal kings and occupied the right time, place, and people, but his own situation was really far behind.

Killing is too easy.

But if you want to kill someone, there will be no consequences, but it will be difficult to reach heaven.

Qi's current situation is far simpler than imagined, and far more desperate than imagined.

The core question is how far the front line can go so that the people can regain confidence in the Qi army.

If you have confidence, you can easily kill ten vassal kings, let alone two.

If you don't have confidence, even if you kill two feudal kings, the tribute sect will still be able to support new puppets. Sooner or later, the knives that were struck on the feudal kings will still be doubled on her body.

How can we make people have confidence?

There are only two words.

Victory!

It doesn't even have to be a victory, just a stalemate on the battlefield.

But the word "stalemate" is very difficult for Ning Wanli.

The Wei army is too strong on the frontal battlefield!

How can we persist until after the autumn harvest without losing the city?

Hou Taotao's voice came from the side: "What are you going to do?"

After such a long time, she also felt a little exhausted mentally and physically.

This is the gap in hard power, and it can no longer be changed by hard work.

She could only look at the Qi army. Even though they were brave and not afraid of death, they could only retreat steadily.

Every time she took a step back, she felt like she was one step closer to bankruptcy.

Ning Wanli took a deep breath and uttered four words: "Please help Huang Guo!"

"Asking for help from the deserted country?"

Hou Taotao was stunned for a moment: "You expect Zhao Hao to violate the three-year deadline, bear the infamy of thousands of people, and send troops to help us?"

"no!"

Ning Wanli bit her lip: "When I signed the trade agreement with the Huang Kingdom two years ago, in addition to armaments, I also proposed to increase the supply of war horses. However, at that time Jiang Zhiyu refused because of too many war losses and the tight supply of war horses.

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There has been no war in the wilderness these years, and they are trying their best to raise war horses, so...

There should be more reserves. If I can buy a batch of 50,000 elite war horses, I may not have no power to maneuver on the frontal battlefield. It is better than passive defense and letting Wei do whatever he wants!

No matter what happens, there will still be no problem until the autumn harvest!"

Hou Taotao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult! It's true that Huang Guo is trying its best to raise horses, but if you think about it, it takes nearly a year for a horse to give birth, and it generally takes three years for a foal to serve.

Even if they can master the secret technique for two years, after three years, they will still face a deficit of 50,000 elite war horses for half a year.

At that time, no matter whether the Wei State had recovered from its national bonds or not, it was the time when they were most empty.

Do you think Zhao Hao will..."

"I believe he will! He said he would do his best to help me ascend to the throne of God."

Ning Wanli subconsciously grasped the hem of her skirt, and without waiting for Hou Taotao to retort, she said directly: "I will negotiate when the time comes. Even if he is unwilling, I will have a way to make him agree!"

Hou Taotao could only nod: "Okay..."

She does not have much confidence in this negotiation.

The false alarm in Zhao Hao's heart was definitely gone. She didn't think that Zhao Hao's feelings for Ning Wanli could be this deep.

…

In the next few days, the situation on the border seemed to stabilize.

After the Wei State occupied two cities, they entered a defensive situation. After all, the people of Qi State were quite repulsive to them. If they were not appeased, backstabbing was not impossible.

The Wei army has brought enough rations, so they don’t need to eat their food.

But always drink their water!

If they poisoned the water, it would really capsize the boat in the gutter.

The Wei army's attack around the city did avoid Qi's most elite troops and greatly reduced the threat posed by new armaments, but it inevitably encountered a problem.

That is...surrounded by enemies on all sides!

Therefore, in this step, they should attack more steadily, stabilize the rear area, and then seek attack.

Of course, the stability in their hearts does not mean pacifying the people into obedience.

Rather, it is tamed and submissive.

This process only takes ten days at most!

Compared with the short-term peace on the border, the interior of Qi State is extremely lively.

Because just this morning, the two vassal princes each led 20,000 private troops and arrived in Huaijing in a swaggering manner.

However, they behaved themselves and did not lead the army into the city, but stationed themselves outside the city gate.

After all, there are defenders inside Huaijing. It is impossible to attack with these private troops.

Huai Jing did not guard the city gate, because they knew that the two vassal kings would not be able to take action.

There's no point in taking action.

This time it is just a battle between the main war faction and the tribute faction. The battle is not about who is loyal and who is traitorous, but...who can guarantee the safety of the people of Qi.

Or...who can make the people think that they can guarantee their safety.

There are many people among the people who want to return to the days of paying tribute to the Chu State, and many people think that the Wei and Chu states are not good things.

The fight this time is to choose which one will be the future of Qi.

Whoever wins the fight will have the legitimacy of the regime.

Therefore, there is no need to fight this battle at all.

As long as the tribute faction wins, even if Ning Wanli becomes more popular, she can only follow in her imperial brother's footsteps.
To be continued...