In just one day, the border with Liao and Jin was engulfed in flames!
This year, the scale of the Liao and Jin people's raiding of the grasslands was particularly large. Large groups of cavalry galloped across the fields and attacked the surrounding city walls.
Various express letters were sent to the capital city at an express speed of 800 miles. The entire Great Qi, from princes and ministers to peddlers and porters, were all shocked.
The entire Da Qi was in an uproar, and both the people and the court were arguing fiercely.
Faced with the sudden attack by Liao and Jin, the entire court of Da Qi was divided into two factions. One faction advocated war and believed that Liao and Jin were treacherous and had no credibility, and were completely unscrupulous and shameless!
Da Qi must retaliate with thunder and lightning, deal them a heavy blow, and let them know how wrong they are.
As for the other faction, they are naturally the peace-loving faction. They think there must be some misunderstanding. The two sides were clearly still discussing a series of cooperation matters such as mutual trade, so how could they suddenly start fighting?
The peace faction believed that the King of Gondor should be summoned immediately to ask what was going on. Their country, Great Qi, was a civilized nation, and even if they wanted to take action, they should use courtesy before force.
Gondor was summoned to the main hall. In front of all the civil and military officials, Li Zhuo said with a gloomy face, "Master Gondor, what do you mean by this? You promised to unite with me, Great Qi, forever, and cultivate eternal friendship? And now your army is burning, killing, and looting on our border. Is this what you call eternal friendship?"
The Gondorian Imperial Master had clearly prepared a plan. He calmly bowed to Li Zhuo and said, "Emperor of Great Qi, please calm down and remain calm. I understand what you are saying, and I will immediately write to inquire about the true situation of our king."
"Please rest assured, our goal of cultivating eternal friendship with the Great Qi will not change. I believe this was most likely the private actions of the underground tribes and cannot be elevated to the level of the entire Liao and Jin dynasties."
"You are aware, Emperor Da Qi, that the centralization of power in Liao and Jin is not well implemented, and local governments retain considerable power. If they truly intend to disrupt our borders, we will be in for a real headache. We can only send people to reprimand them, but I'm afraid the effect won't be very good."
"But don't worry, we will do our best. After all, friendly relations between our two countries will definitely benefit everyone. We firmly believe this. Please give us some time, three to five days will be enough."
Li Zhuo looked very unhappy, but Gondor's attitude was so good that he couldn't find a reason to get angry for a while.
So he could only snort coldly and said, "Then I'll give you three to five days. As for Cui Shanzhan, the Ministry of War will immediately begin to study the next strategy and prepare to dispatch personnel to reinforce the troops."
Li Zhuo is not stupid. I can't just do nothing when you tell us to be patient.
At this moment, all the officials in the Great Qi Dynasty thought that this raid on Caogu was the same as usual, and the Liao and Jin tribes would only invade some cities on the border and retreat after they had robbed enough.
They never expected that the Liao and Jin dynasties came south with the intention of destroying the country.
So on the fifth day, bad news came that the Liao and Jin armies had assembled in front of the important military town of Bazhou.
Once Bazhou was broken, there would be a vast open plain behind it, which was almost impossible to defend. The entire capital of Da Qi would be exposed to the iron hoofs of Liao and Jin.
Now the leaders of the Great Qi Dynasty could no longer sit still. Li Zhuo slammed the table in the court, severely punished several generals who failed to resist the enemy, and then asked Cui Shanzhan to come up with a response plan as soon as possible!
At the same time, he summoned Gondor. At this moment, Li Zhuo no longer had the composure he had before. He stared at Gondor with red eyes and asked, "What do you Liao and Jin mean? Are you planning to start an endless war to destroy the country?"
Things have come to this point, both sides have reached a bloody stand, and Li Zhuo doesn't want to indulge the other side anymore.
If Gondor can't explain anything today, Li Zhuo plans to drag Gondor out and kill him.
The original reason for keeping Gondor was that they were worried that after his death, Liao and Jin would have an excuse to move south.
Now that Liao and Jin have moved south, whether he is dead or alive is no longer important to the relationship between the two countries.
Gondor could naturally see that Li Zhuo was in a bad mood, and he also knew what Li Zhuo was thinking.
But he remained undaunted and said, "Emperor of Great Qi, please be patient. Our king has already replied to my letter. He said that this was entirely a spontaneous act of the tribes below. He has already issued a reprimand for these people. I believe they will return soon."
Li Zhuoxin said, "Do you think I'm stupid? You guys have already reached Bazhou City. If I still believe you, I'll be a fool!"
He slammed the table in anger and said, "Go back? We've already reached Bazhou City. We've burned, killed, and looted along the way, harming countless people of Da Qi. Now he's leaving without saying anything?"
After saying that, Li Zhuo turned around and questioned Cui Shanzhan angrily, "Cui Shanzhan, I want to keep all these people here. Can you come up with a set of rules?"
"Your Majesty, please be patient. War cannot be fought on impulse, and things are far from being this serious. Bazhou City has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals, plus sufficient resources. It will have no problem holding out for several months."
Cui Shanzhan meant that as long as they defended the city and did not leave, acting like turtles, no matter how powerful the Liao and Jin cavalry were, it would be of no use because horses could not climb walls.
As long as they hold on for a while, when the weather gets colder, the Liao and Jin people will naturally retreat when they see that they cannot capture Bazhou City.
But this is not what Li Zhuo wants. Li Zhuo has been very arrogant recently. As the money in his pocket increases, he feels that he is powerful again. He thinks he is the ruler of the world and no one can shit on his head.
Now that Liao and Jin have reached Bazhou City, if he continues to swallow his anger, he will be looked down upon.
So he snorted coldly and said, "I don't want to defend myself. I want to take the initiative to attack and reduce the enemy's manpower. At the very least, I want to inflict pain on them! My dear ministers, who can share my worries this time?"
As he spoke, Li Zhuo looked expectantly at the circle of civil and military ministers below, but all the ministers lowered their heads and no one dared to say a word.
Seeing this scene, Li Zhuo's mentality exploded.
He was so angry that he was shaking all over. "What's wrong? Aren't you all usually quite capable? Aren't you all capable of bringing peace to the world with your pens and decisive battles with your martial arts? Now that the time has come to use you, why are you all so cowardly?"
How could Li Zhuo not be furious? Gondor is still standing aside. Isn't this a joke?
"Don't tell me there's not a single useful person in my entire court, civil or military? You guys should have some shame. We can't bother Master Lu with everything!"
When Li Zhuo mentioned Lu Chen, a man suddenly stood up from the crowd and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"
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