Chapter 28: One Country is Happy, Another Country is Sad

Emperor Qing now feels a little regretful.

Ye Qi made several reports at that time, asking him about the marriage of the eldest princess and the eldest prince, but he ignored them every time.

As a result, Ye Qi led the delegation away directly, causing such a big commotion.

No one expected this to be the final outcome.

The importance of Changting Pass to Qing State is self-evident, and it has far greater strategic significance than Liaozhou.

By passing through Changting Pass, they can resist Northern Qi. Even if Liaozhou is recaptured by Northern Qi, it will not have any impact on Qing Kingdom.

As a result, Changting Pass has now been lost.

The Qing State was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and Northern Qi could launch an attack at any time.

It is not easy for Qing Kingdom to retake Changting Pass.

At this time, Qin Ye stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to share your worries. I am willing to lead the army to capture Changting Pass!"

The eldest prince Li Chengru also stood up and said: "I am willing to fight too!"

Many generals stepped forward and volunteered to fight.

Emperor Qing paced back and forth: "Who can tell me who this Ye Qi is!?"

Chen Pingping said, "It was not until just now that I got all the information about Ye Qi. Two years ago, Ye Qi was still an unknown person. In the past two years, he has fought in the northern barbarians, conquered the northern barbarians, and expanded the territory of Northern Qi to the foot of the Great Snow Mountain. He is now the Northern Qi's General of the Northern Expedition and the Commander of the Jinyiwei Zhenfu Division. He is called the Northern Qi Military God by the people of Northern Qi."

Emperor Qing sat on the dragon throne and listened to Ye Qi's introduction without saying a word.

"Why wasn't there any information about him before!?"

"No one paid any attention to him before. He only showed up this year, and we just got the information."

Emperor Qing murmured, "What a great military god of Northern Qi, Ye Qi."

After hearing Ye Qi's battle record, the generals who had just volunteered to fight remained silent.

It took them two years to conquer the Northern Barbarians, a feat they could never have achieved.

Emperor Qing rubbed his temples and began to think of countermeasures.

He has his own considerations.

He now has two choices.

First, lead the army to recapture Changting Pass.

This will inevitably cost a lot of financial and manpower resources.

And if it fails, the consequences will be disastrous.

By that time, the troops will be exhausted, and Northern Qi will take the opportunity to lead its troops south, then Southern Qing will be in real trouble.

Second, peace talks.

Before ensuring the recapture of Changting Pass, they trained the soldiers, replenished their forces, and accumulated preparations for the expedition.

Even if the Northern Qi captured Changting Pass, it would not rashly lead its troops south.

South of Changting Pass, Nanqing has the advantage of terrain and people. If they want to advance southward, their supply line must be very long.

Changting Pass is a military fortress and it is difficult to provide sufficient supplies.

Thinking of this, Emperor Qing sighed: "Forget it, let's negotiate!"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Changting Pass is an important military fortress of our country, we must take it back!"

"If Changting Pass is controlled by Northern Qi, we in Nanqing will be in constant fear!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

The princes and officials all tried to dissuade Emperor Qing.

Chen Pingping, Fan Xian, Fan Jian and others remained silent.

They also knew that it would cost a huge price to take Changting Pass.

Emperor Qing shook his head: "That's it, let's negotiate, I've made up my mind. Chen Pingping, where is the nearest place to Changting Pass?"

Chen Pingping said: "Your Majesty, it is Danzhou."

"Qin Ye, I order you to send heavy troops to guard Danzhou and keep an eye on Changting Pass at all times. If Danzhou is lost."

Emperor Qing stopped talking here.

Everyone knows the consequences of the fall of Danzhou.

Once Danzhou is lost, Kyoto will be the only barrier left.

Qin Ye asked, "I will obey your order and will definitely protect Danzhou. What about Liaozhou?" "Liaozhou is outside Changting Pass. Changting Pass has not been taken back yet, so what's the point of talking about Liaozhou? Just give Liaozhou back to them! I'm tired and need to rest."

Emperor Qing waved his sleeves and left the court.

His back is sad.

In fact, Emperor Qing had other considerations in his mind, but he didn't want to reveal this plan.

After Emperor Qing left, the civil and military officials were reluctant to leave the court, and everyone was making a lot of noise.

This kind of event is extremely rare.

I guess things in Nanqing are in chaos.

The Northern Qi was overjoyed.

The Queen Mother and all the civil and military officials were smiling happily in the court.

"General Ye was assisted by God and broke through Changting Pass. Congratulations!"

"As expected of you, General Ye, the number one military god of Northern Qi!"

"Great! Changting Pass has been breached, and Liaozhou will be within our grasp. We can finally recover our lost territory!"

The Queen Mother could hardly suppress the smile on her lips.

"The Emperor has led an army of 30,000 and General Uesugi Tiger to besiege Liaozhou. Recovering Liaozhou is inevitable."

"The Queen Mother is wise!"

"The Queen Mother is wise!"

"Your Majesty, after we have recovered Liaozhou, why don't we strike while the iron is hot and march south from Changting Pass to capture Danzhou. Then we can march straight to the capital of Nanqing!"

"I am willing to lead the army south!"

"I do too!"

Seeing so many generals who acted after the event, the Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"Don't even think about going south. Liaozhou has experienced two wars and it will take a long time to recover. Without Liaozhou's supplies, how can our soldiers go south? Have you ever thought about this problem!?"

"this..."

"I have not considered it carefully!"

"The Queen Mother is wise!"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Forget it. It all depends on the Emperor of Qing's wishes. I would like to see them send troops to attack Changting Pass. It would be impossible to break through Changting Pass without being beaten."

"What the Queen Mother said is absolutely right. If you attack your own pass, you will be skinned alive. Just thinking about it makes me happy!"

"That's right, the Qing Kingdom is going to be seriously damaged this time!"

The court of Northern Qi was filled with a festive atmosphere.

As for Liaozhou.

When Li Shouye, the governor of Liaozhou, learned that Changting Pass had been breached, he quickly surrendered.

Li Shouye is not a fool. His retreat has been blocked. If he does not surrender now, he will definitely be beheaded later.

In this way, Liaozhou was also taken over by the young emperor Zhan Doudou and the general Shangshan Hu.

It took less than a week in total.

In a week, not only did they recover Liaozhou, but they also captured Changting Pass. This victory was very refreshing.

After Zhan Doudou took over Liaozhou.

Ye Qi also came to Liaozhou.

Changting Pass was temporarily handed over to Wang Jian for guarding, and Ye Qi was not worried about any mishaps.

With Wang Jian's ability, it was easy to guard Changting Pass.

Who is Wang Jian? He is a high-level heroic spirit obtained by Ye Qi by signing in, and one of the four famous generals in the Warring States Period.

He helped the Qin State to subdue the six kingdoms, sweep across the Three Jins, and conquer the Baiyue in the south. He never suffered a defeat in his life and was the greatest contributor to the Qin State's pacification of the six kingdoms.

Wang Jian’s greatest characteristics are stability and his expertise in psychological warfare.

When Ye Qi went north to conquer the barbarians, Wang Jian was in command of most of the battles.

Ye Qi sometimes joked that he was the military god of Northern Qi, but it would be better to say that Wang Jian was the most terrifying person.

When Ye Qi came to Liaozhou.

Zhan Doudou came out of the city to greet them. She looked at Ye Qi with such a lustful look that it seemed as if she wanted to eat Ye Qi.

Whenever Zhan Doudou saw Ye Qi, she would think of the night she spent together with Ye Qi. It was the most wonderful thing she had ever experienced.

(End of this chapter)