dognovel Chapter 1151 The Empress's Thoughts
Chapter 1151 The Empress's Thoughts
"Your Highness, as you expected, the Qin army retreated to Huifeng City to rest and there is no sign of further fighting."
On a road leading to the Zhou Dynasty, thousands of white horse cavalry were advancing rapidly.
Several fast horses stopped on the road, and Zhao Yu was reporting to Chu Ning with a piece of intelligence in his hand.
After defeating Meng Kuo, Chu Ning led the white horse cavalry to the Zhou Dynasty.
It was now late December, and there were only a few days left until the Lantern Festival. He needed to reach the Zhou capital before the enthronement ceremony.
For this reason, without waiting for any news from the Qin State, Chu Ning led the white horse cavalry and rushed towards the Zhou Dynasty.
At this moment, they had been away from Maple Leaf City for several days, and the news in Zhao Yu's hand came from the Embroidered Uniform Guards via carrier pigeon.
Chu Ning was not surprised by this and chuckled: "The Qin army was defeated by me in this battle, and they have lost all confidence and morale. Unless Ying Zheng is a fool, he will not fight again.
Moreover, our army has already occupied three states, and the Han army was defeated by Sima Yi. If the Qin army acts alone at this moment, it will be counterproductive. "
After a pause, he looked at Zhao Yu and said with a smile: "If my guess is correct, Ying Zheng will definitely write a letter to Liu Che and ask Liu Che to hold me accountable, right?"
"Your Highness is wise!"
Zhao Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "It was such an obvious plot to sow discord, but Liu Che actually fell for it. This is Liu Che's handwritten letter."
As he spoke, he handed over the letter.
Chu Ning opened it and almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
"This Liu Che is really interesting."
Chu Ning shook his head: "His Han Dynasty troops were defeated by Sima Yi, and now he actually wants me to compensate him for his losses.
It's really ridiculous. It was clearly their own failure in the battle, but now they want me to be responsible for it. They also say that if I don't pay compensation, I will have to pay the price.
Okay, I will wait for him to make a move and see how capable he is."
After he finished speaking, Chu Ning tore up Liu Che's handwritten letter with his hands.
"Send the order, rush to Zhou Dynasty at full speed!"
Time was running out, so he had to hurry on.
This trip to Maple Leaf City was part of his plan. He wanted to use the enthronement ceremony as a cover to defeat the Qin army once and undermine their morale.
Then, they continued to defeat the Qin army while defending the city, causing them to completely lose their fighting spirit.
Only in this way can Maple Leaf City be as stable as a rock, and Chu Kuang and Ma Chao can take control of the two states promised by Liu Che.
As for joining forces with Sima Yi, it was just the right time.
At that time, Sima Yi knew that it would be difficult to withstand the attack from two armies, so he sent someone to convey a message that as long as he delayed the time to join up with the Han army, he would hand over Yanzhou!
Chu Ning would naturally not miss such a good thing.
This is why Chu Kuang did the “ridiculous thing” of suppressing bandits on the road!
Now that Maple Leaf City has been defended and occupies three states, the Qin and Han armies have been badly defeated and dare not fight again in a short time. Sima Yi has also accepted his favor and will not take action against Maple Leaf City and Yan Zhou for the time being.
Today, the Chu army is a force that cannot be ignored among these three dynasties.
Occupying three states, and with Maple Leaf City being easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be said to be as stable as a rock.
If not for this, Chu Ning would not dare to go to the Zhou Dynasty at this moment.
Of course, in order to prevent accidents, Chu Ning transferred Ma Chao to Maple Leaf Town to guard it.
The three states of Wei are commanded by Chu Kuang, and there is Ma Chao in Maple Leaf City. Anyone who wants to move the Chu army must think twice.
As for the Han army and the Qin army joining forces?
While this is possible, it is not likely to happen in the short term.
Firstly, both armies had just suffered a defeat and needed to recuperate.
Secondly, the Lantern Festival is approaching, and no one wants to start a war again at this moment.
At the same time, in the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, Wu Xiuning was already getting impatient.
Inside the Li Zheng Hall.
Wu Xiuning pouted, looking unhappy: "He said he would come to attend the enthronement ceremony, why hasn't he come yet?"
The face that looked like Chu Ning seemed a little aggrieved at this moment.
It was the first time Wu Zhao saw Wu Xiuning's expression like this, and she couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Why, you missed him?"
"Who...who missed him!"
Wu Xiuning's eyes widened, and a bit of stubbornness appeared in her big round eyes: "I just miss my master!"
"I heard that they fought the Qin army in Maple Leaf City, and I don't know what the result will be. The big bad guy is the prince, so he doesn't have to charge into battle. But Master is different."
Although she said that, there was still some nervousness visible on her little face.
Who is Wu Zhao? How could she not see what Wu Xiuning was thinking?
Looking at the child in front of her whose personality was somewhat similar to Chu Ning, her thoughts could not help but be drawn back to the time when she had a relationship with Chu Ning.
Thinking of the time when the two of them were in the carriage...
"Your Majesty~ Your Majesty~"
Shangguan Qing'er's voice interrupted Wu Zhao's thoughts.
Looking up, Shangguan Qing'er was holding a letter and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, this is a handwritten letter from the Crown Prince of Chu!"
"Show it to me!" "Show it to me!"
Wu Zhao and Wu Xiuning shouted almost in unison.
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other.
There was a hint of amusement in Wu Zhao's eyes, while Wu Xiuning had an embarrassed expression, lowered her head, and did not dare to look Wu Zhao in the eye.
Wu Zhao shook her head and did not expose Wu Xiuning's little thoughts. She stretched out her hand to Shangguan Qing'er, who immediately handed over the letter.
After opening the letter and taking a look at it, Wu Zhao, who had originally looked indifferent, suddenly changed her expression and even couldn't help but sit up straight while leaning on the chair.
"This...how is this possible!"
Although she knew Chu Ning would win, she didn't expect Chu Ning to win in this way.
Winning a battle was a common occurrence for Chu Ning. Wu Zhao was not worried about this battle and always felt that Chu Ning could win.
But she never expected that Chu Ning not only won, but also won in such an incredible way.
After this battle, the Chu army gained a foothold in the Wei State.
From now on, we can use the three states as a base to slowly erode the cities of Wei.
Although Sima Yi is clever, he is ultimately a traitor and cannot be used for any important purpose. In the future, the three states under his control will surely fall into Chu Ning's hands.
By then, the strength of Chu State will be greatly enhanced.
And she had told Chu Ning that if Chu Ning could pacify the world, she would be willing to lead the Zhou Dynasty to submit to the Chu State!
Now it seems that Chu Ning is fulfilling his promise step by step.
At this moment, Wu Zhao suddenly felt a little panicked.
If Chu Ning really pacified the world, wouldn't she become one of Chu Ning's concubines in the harem?
While he was deep in thought, Wu Xiuning's voice came: "Your Majesty, did the big bad guy say when he would arrive? I...I want to go and greet him in person."
Wu Zhao came back to her senses and chuckled: "According to the time, I should have arrived here two days before your enthronement ceremony."
Wu Xiuning's eyes lit up: "I knew he would not break his promise, Your Majesty, I will personally go out of the city to welcome him!"
Wu Xiuning was extremely excited at the thought of meeting Chu Ning.
But what she didn't know was that this incident led to a fatal crisis!