Chapter 98 Pre-war Mobilization
Jin Sui is now collecting evidence to prevent Qing Feng from dying in this battle.
Wait until the imperial envoy arrives and then use the medicine as a bargaining chip. The Zheng family must be destroyed!
Even if Li Heng wanted to protect the Zheng family, he couldn't save many people.
As for now that the Tartars are attacking, the gates of Yanzhou are all closed, and the Zheng family cannot escape the city even if they want to.
Damn it, you really think I’m made of mud. A small Zheng family has caused so much trouble for me!
Jin Sui felt that if she didn't deal with the Zheng family, this would be the biggest debt she would leave for Gu Changxiao.
It will be difficult to ask for more "remuneration" by then. This time, I must solve this problem once and for all.
She only took three hundred Black Feather Camp soldiers and Li Heng to Yanzhou. They ran very fast along the way, racing against time, and Li Heng vomited again due to the bumpy ride.
Jinsui was glad that she had learned her riding skills well, so that if she was needed to march quickly in the future, she would not fall behind.
When they arrived outside Yanzhou City, she said she would not enter the city. Li Heng was relieved and asked the soldiers guarding the city to ring the alarm bell and blow the horn to signal the enemy's attack! Jin Sui was worried that she would be imprisoned by Li Heng and not allowed to leave the city after entering the city. Li Heng was worried that she would cause trouble after leading the troops into the city, and he was also worried that the nobles would riot and hurt her. Both sides were satisfied that she did not enter the city.
As soon as the signal of enemy attack was heard, the whole Yanzhou City was stunned. The people fled in all directions, and the gentry all sent people to the government to inquire about the situation.
Naturally, they also sent people to the city gate to check. When they saw that King Li had only brought 300 soldiers, the nobles began to mock him again.
The King of Li is besieging the city again to demand money? Three hundred men scared Li Zhou Mu so much?
What's up with this King Li? He's been causing trouble every day since he came to Border Town.
Jin Sui shouted: "Officials of Yanzhou City, listen to me! The Tartars are attacking, and I will defend the border city with all my strength!
I don’t have time to waste with you. In two hours, three thousand Yanzhou soldiers will be ready to follow me.”
"Prepare all the food and supplies for 20,000 troops! If they are not ready in two hours, the soldiers of the Black Feather Camp and the Tuntian Camp will immediately abandon the border city and station in Yanzhou City!"
Li Heng ran back and forth almost with his clothes lifted up, first delivering urgent letters to the ten great noble families in Yanzhou, and then summoning officials of all ranks to discuss matters.
There are only two hours! He believed that the King of Li would keep his word. If he really didn't prepare everything for him, he would really bring 20,000 border residents to station in Yanzhou City! And if he took everyone away, the Tartars would definitely come to Yanzhou if they couldn't defeat him.
Li Heng knew what was important and sent the plague god away quickly. If he wanted to fight the Tartars and die, then let him go! It would be better if he died! Jin Sui was not idle while waiting outside the city. He asked people to beat gongs and shout outside Yanzhou City, "The Tartars are attacking, and the border town needs help!"
The aristocratic officials did not care about the thoughts and attitudes of the lower-class people, but she knew that a single spark could start a prairie fire!
She wanted to spread the word widely so that the people of Yanzhou would know that King Li wanted to resist the Tartars, while the Yan nobles would only live in shame.
King Li once said that he would protect every citizen in the border town. He kept his word and when the Tartars attacked, he would not abandon anyone.
He would not send the people of the border towns to the Tartars as slaves, nor would he allow the Tartars to rob the people's food and burn their houses.
Even if he had no backup, not even enough food and grass, and only 3,000 frontier soldiers, he would fight the Tartars to the end! Perhaps at this time, the people would only laugh at him, thinking that the King of Li was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.
But Jinsui believed that as long as she won this battle, she would win great reputation for King Li and the border town.
From then on, whenever the people of Yan were in trouble, the first person they thought of to protect them was not the gentry or the officials, but King Li.
She held a mobilization meeting in the border town, and she also wanted to hold another in Yanzhou City, even though 90% of people now regarded her as a joke.
In this battle, she not only wanted to show the ambition of the frontier soldiers, but also to make them stand up straight. She also wanted to let the people of Yan see who can protect them! Li Heng finally summoned the ten great noble families. The one who came from the Zheng family was Zheng Yun. Li Heng met him in advance: "Hey, send some of your direct descendants away quietly!"
Zheng Yun was shocked and no longer looked down on Li Heng. She hurriedly asked what was going on.
However, Li Heng was unwilling to speak directly, fearing that if he said too much, the King of Li would find out and come to trouble him again.
But he told Zheng Yun about his prayer:
"The King of Li is arrogant and intends to use his three thousand soldiers to fight the Tartars. Even God can't save him from his own death!"
"If he dies in this battle, your Zheng family will naturally be at peace from now on."
Zheng Yun understood what he heard. This was to make him prepare for both scenarios. If King Li died, that would be even better. But if he survived, the Zheng family's direct descendants would stay away from him and King Li would not be able to persecute them.
Zheng Yun hurriedly asked his confidants to make arrangements while he himself attended this unique parliament meeting.
Li Heng made his speech brief and explained the King's requirements one by one.
"I will make the arrangements for the Yanzhou Army, but I still need your help in providing food and supplies."
Some people were unwilling to do so: "Oh, the King of Li is really dreaming! Can he defeat the Tartars? What does it have to do with us if he wants to die? Why should we provide him with food and fodder?"
He immediately agreed: "That's right! He brought 20,000 border residents into Yanzhou City. If we don't open the city gates, where can he take them?"
"It's good enough to save his life!"
Everyone was discussing at once until Yan Jiu, who had remained silent, spoke up: "Did the King of Li really say that he wanted to defend the border city and kill the Tartars?"
Li Heng nodded repeatedly: "That's right! The prince swore in public to defend the border town and protect the people at the border."
Yan Jiu gently put down the blue and white tea cup in his hand, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "In this case, the Yan family supports the King of Li!"
"For 20,000 people, the Yan family will provide 2,000 people's food and supplies. In addition, they will provide 1,000 gold coins to show their gratitude to the border soldiers."
As soon as Yan Jiu said this, all those who had opposed it fell silent.
Until the head of the Zhou family took advantage of his seniority and sneered: "I heard that the Yan family has a business partnership with the Li King. Your Yan family is helping us. Our Zhou family has no dealings with the Li King!"
Yan Jiu stood up and said, "In that case, everyone just wait for the Tartars to attack Yanzhou City!"
After he finished speaking, he bowed to Li Heng and said, "Yan will go to prepare the supplies first. I will take my leave now."
Zheng Yun, who should have been completely opposed to contributing supplies to King Li, is now worried that King Li is unwilling to fight the Tartars.
King Li died on the battlefield, and the Zheng family has peace since then!
He spoke right after Yan Jiu: "The Zheng family is willing to contribute food and fodder for two thousand soldiers."
He swallowed his anger and said, "As for other intentions, humph, the Zheng family has just been asked by the King of Li to pay a lot of money, so we really don't have any extra to give."
Li Heng said hurriedly: "The intention is not important, as long as the food and grass are prepared."
The Zhou family head spoke again: "Zheng Yun, how did you become the head of this generation? The King of Li bullied your Zheng family so much, and you actually rushed to send him things?"
Zheng Yun's face looked very unhappy, but he couldn't say directly that he hoped King Li would gather supplies to fight the Tartars and then die at their hands.
(End of this chapter)
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