flstandardbreds Chapter 351 The fickle emperor
Chapter 351 The fickle emperor
Ji Mie asked anxiously:
"Did you deliver the letter I asked you to deliver to Ba Huai last night?"
Zabul hurriedly replied:
"Your Majesty, I dare not delay even a moment. I sent the message via eagle last night. General Ba Huai should have received it by now."
Ji Mie slapped his thigh angrily and said:
"Go and send another letter to tell Ba Huai to attack Fengyi Kingdom immediately without any mistakes!"
"Ah?" Zabul opened his mouth in shock.
When did their emperor become so fickle?
What could he do?
I can only continue to deliver the message.
Border, Northern Yan military camp.
General Ba Huai led his army to form a battle formation and was preparing to launch an attack on Fengyi Kingdom.
Suddenly, a subordinate came with an urgent letter sent by eagle:
"Report, General, there is a letter from the capital!"
Ba Huai quickly took the letter and unfolded it.
His expression suddenly became subtle.
The arrow has been drawn, but the emperor asked him to withdraw his troops. Did something happen in the capital?
He did not dare to delay and immediately ordered the troops to withdraw and return to the capital.
Li Tieniu had loaded his gun and was waiting for the enemy to attack. However, after waiting for a while, the enemy did not even attack and retreated. He could not help but wonder:
"What's wrong with these cowards from Beiyan? Why are they running away without even a fight?"
The deputy general said:
"Could it be that they discovered the power of our weapons and ran away in fear?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Our weapon is still a secret."
Li Tieniu said:
"Send a telegram to His Majesty, and tell him that the Northern Yan suddenly withdrew their troops. Should our army pursue them?"
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Northern Yanjing City.
Gu Xi arranged a group of communications soldiers to stay in the inn.
As soon as I got up in the morning, the signalman delivered Li Tieniu's telegram.
Haha, this eagle is quite fast in delivering letters. It flew a thousand miles in one night.
"Return to Li Tieniu. No need to pursue. Just defend the north!"
After giving the order, Gu Xi took Chu Zhao into the palace incognito.
Her first-level mind control technique is only effective for one hour, and the Emperor of Beiyan is likely to send a letter to Border Eagle again today.
It can only be used once a day, so Gu Xi had to go and use it on him again.
The two men followed the ministers into the palace, stood in the main hall openly, and eavesdropped on the discussions of the Northern Yan monarch and his ministers in broad daylight.
All they talked about was where the snowstorm had occurred and how many cattle, sheep and civilians had frozen to death.
Or maybe there was a big case in the city, involving dozens of lives.
It is not much different from the previous court sessions in An Ning Kingdom.
Gu Xi felt bored, so he used mind control on Ji Mie again.
Ji Mie, who was sitting high up at the table, shuddered.
He said with a sad face:
"My dear ministers, the snowstorm is all my fault. Perhaps it is a punishment from heaven. I have reflected on it and decided that I should not have attacked Fengyi Kingdom."
The ministers below looked at each other, feeling a little strange. What happened to the emperor today?
A minister stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, today is the agreed date for the start of the war. General Ba Huai should have led his troops to launch the attack. When we conquer Fengyi Kingdom in the future, we will move to the south and no longer have to endure the disaster of the snowstorm."
Ji Mie blamed himself:
"No, no, I didn't think it through. I only considered the livelihoods of the people of Northern Yan, but I made a decision that would harm the people of another country. This is not what a gentleman does. The people of Fengyi are also people, and they should not be forced to suffer the flames of war because of the disaster of Northern Yan."
The ministers looked at Ji Mie in astonishment.
How did their emperor become so indecisive and compassionate?
Even the people of Fengyi Country empathized with him.
"What does the emperor mean?" asked a minister.
Ji Mie thought about it and said:
"Zabul, you must immediately send a message to General Bahuai, asking him to stop the attack!"
Zabul had just delivered the message an hour ago, and when he heard the emperor say this, his jaw dropped in shock.
play?
He finally mustered up the courage to ask:
"But Your Majesty, I just gave General Ba Huai an imperial decree an hour ago, asking him to attack immediately."
Ji Mie regretted deeply and said:
"I was distracted for a moment. Please deliver the message again."
Zabul went out helplessly.
The ministers were furious.
"No, Your Majesty, the army has been on the march for many days and has consumed a lot of food and fodder. We can't return empty-handed, can we?"
"Yes, even if we can only capture one city, we can provide some food and grass to Beiyan!"
"How can we withdraw our troops just after the battle started?"
The ministers were heartbroken.
They didn't know yet that their emperor had already issued an edict last night.
Ji Mie frowned and said:
"Stop arguing. I have made up my mind. Let's do it this way. You can discuss renting land to Fengyi Country. If we rent the land, we will have enough food even if we just lie down. Why do we need to fight a war and waste our money and manpower?"
Chu Zhao was also shocked.
He looked at Gu Xi suspiciously. Intuitively, he felt that it must be A Xi who was playing Ji Mie. He just didn't know how his wife did it. He was really curious and wanted to know.
in the afternoon.
Ba Huai led his army to pack up the barracks and headed for the capital.
After walking only ten miles, he received another letter sent by flying eagle from the capital.
"What? Are we going to attack again? What is the emperor going to do?" Ba Huai stared, a little angry.
How could such a great emperor change at will like a child?
What can he do? After all, he is the leader, the top person.
He could only resign himself to his fate, turn his horse around, and order the army to march north again.
When we reached the north, it was getting dark.
Since the emperor said that he wanted to attack immediately, Ba Huai began to make a plan for a night siege.
Li Tieniu was also ready for the challenge.
"Damn it! What the hell is Beiyan doing? Why is he back after being gone for a day? Should he be beaten or not?"
The deputy general said:
"General, could it be that they were trying to lure us in this morning? Seeing that we were not fooled and did not pursue them, they had no choice but to return. We should be careful and on guard, fearing that they might cheat us at night!"
Li Tieniu patted his chest and said in fear:
"Fortunately, our Majesty is wise and told us not to pursue them. Who knows what traps may be waiting for us ahead."
Li Tieniu naturally would not take it lightly.
Soldiers never tire of deceit.
But no matter how the enemy struggles, he will just wait and see. As long as the enemy dares to come, he will make sure they never come back!
Ba Huai had just formulated a plan for the night siege when the eagle message arrived again.
The generals in charge of delivering the message were speechless.
"General, what do you think we should do? The emperor has issued an imperial decree, asking us to stop the attack."
Ba Huai was so angry that his beard was shaking.
Who is trying to play a trick on him while he is not in the capital?
But why would the emperor cooperate? This flying eagle is used exclusively by the emperor, there is no doubt about it.
He was so angry that he slammed the knife on the table.
The generals in the tent were silent.
A deputy general asked tremblingly:
"General, shall we continue to fight?"
"What the hell! The imperial decree has been issued, asking us to cease fire! Go back to your camps and rest, and return to Beijing tomorrow!"
But not until tomorrow.
At midnight that day, Ba Huai received another letter from the eagle.
He is already numb this time. Let him do whatever he wants. This general will go to sleep first. Who knows, when he wakes up early tomorrow morning, he may not have to fight again!