Chapter 345: Chen Qingzhi and Xue Rengui appear, Li Mu is defeated
Wu Meiniang was not loyal to the Qin State.
But that is the fact.
In the face of absolute power, the Wu Kingdom could only keep its tail between its legs.
Wu Shiqi knew this was the truth. To be honest, he felt very frustrated as an emperor.
At least when Wu Hua was around, the Wu Kingdom had not yet reached the point where it relied on others for everything.
But what about now?
Wu Shiqi and his Wu State could only survive by relying on the Qin State.
When everyone accepted this fact, Yingdang's status in the State of Wu also rose.
He enjoyed treatment that even the prince had never enjoyed.
"Mei Niang, since you have made up your mind, then let's do as you say."
"But, can you use your relationship with Emperor Qin to get him to give my Wu Kingdom some more benefits?"
"Anyway, the Qin State is so big and powerful that they don't really care, but our Wu State does care!"
Samurai said hopefully.
However, Wu Meiniang shook her head decisively and asked:
"Father, do you think a peerless hero like Ying Yuan would be short of women?"
Wu Shiqi also shook his head in response.
Wu Meiniang continued, "Since he has no shortage of women, then what status can a daughter hold in his heart?"
"A man like him won't be tied down by romantic ties. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a figure that inspires fear in other nations."
Wu Shiqi understood what she meant, but... "Didn't you also give birth to a child for him?"
Wu Meiniang found it ridiculous and said, "Father, can you be more realistic?"
"Even if Ying Yuan loves Dang'er very much, that's Dang'er, not Wu Guo."
"If he wanted to take Dang'er away, he could have done so at any time. The reason he didn't take her away was because he still remembered the relationship he had with his daughter."
"However, this affection will eventually wear out, and my daughter won't be able to maintain her beauty forever."
I have to say that from this point of view, Wu Meiniang lived a more sober life than Wu Shiqi.
After a pause, the latter asked, "Okay, then in your opinion, who is the most suitable person to lead the troops? And how many troops should we send?"
Wu Meiniang thought for a moment and blurted out, "How about letting Chen Qingzhi lead the troops, with Xue Rengui as the vanguard, and leading an army of 150,000?"
Chen Qingzhi?
Hearing this name, Wu Shiqi thought for a long time before he had some impression of it. "Isn't he just a Confucian scholar? How can he lead an army?"
Xue Rengui knew it.
He was born as a fireman, but was later promoted to general after Wu Meiniang discovered his amazing martial arts skills.
It is feasible for him to take the lead.
Wu Meiniang said, "Although Chen Qingzhi is not very proficient in martial arts, he is far stronger than the average general."
"Moreover, this man's military tactics are unpredictable, he's good at taking the enemy by surprise, and he has his own ideas about siege tactics."
"I believe that I will be able to shine brightly on the battlefield of Jin State."
Hearing this, Wu Shiqi no longer hesitated and immediately said:
"I have confidence in the person you recommended. In that case, Chen Qingzhi will be the commander, and Xue Rengui will be the vanguard."
"I hope the two of them can fight for our Wu Kingdom's reputation."
In fact, Xue Rengui originally wanted to go to Yan State to serve as a soldier.
But later, when he saw Qin attacking Jin, he thought that Jin would be defeated sooner or later.
And for Wuhua to establish a country, it will definitely require a large number of talents.
So after much deliberation, he decided to join Wu Hua.
However, he was exploited again and again and was not promoted for a long time.
Fortunately, this talent was accidentally discovered by Wu Meiniang when she was inspecting the military camp.
In other words, if there was no uncertain factor like Ying Yuan.
Xue Rengui had already become a general under Li Shimin.
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The end of June in the third year of Taichu.
Zhenbeiguan, a border town of Jin State.
Li Mu suffered heavy losses in the face of the frenzied attack of Yan's 600,000-strong army.
Of the 100,000 troops given to him by Yue Yi, only less than 10,000 remain.
The rest of the soldiers were all killed in battle.
Li Mu also held on for more than half a month.
But there was no sign of Le Yi's reinforcements.
He knew in his heart that there might be no reinforcements.
In fact, it’s not that Li Mu is useless.
You know, the enemies he faced were powerful generals like Li Daozon, Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Jingde!
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about Li Daozon and Hou Junji, both of whom were famous generals of the time.
The two of them working together can definitely deal with Li Mu.
Moreover, their military strength is six times that of Li Mu!
In the State of Yan, it usually took three civilians to support one soldier.
But in the current Jin State, two civilians support one soldier.
Even though it’s just the difference of one less laborer, this one laborer could very likely be the difference between being 70% full and 90% full.
He might even go to the battlefield hungry. How do you think Li Mu should fight this battle?
He was able to hold out for half a month, sacrificing more than 80,000 lives in exchange for the deaths of 100,000 Yan soldiers. To be honest, this was already his limit.
Just based on this proportional record, Li Mu is worthy of being famous through the ages.
For Li Daozon, the death of many people was not a big deal. He still had civilians who could kill the enemy with a little training.
But if Li Mu was killed, the Yan army would be able to enter Jin as if it were in an empty land.
Soon, the Yan army organized another siege.
Although Li Mu personally went into battle to kill the enemy, he was still no match for the well-equipped and large-scale Yan army.
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