bookcurios Chapter 265 Troop Movement
Chapter 265 Troop Movement
Five days later.
Jiangzhou City Tower.
Chen Xiu and Jiang Zuo were standing on the city wall, holding a map in their hands, planning the next battle layout.
Ever since he knew that Jiang Zuo had those muskets, Chen Xiu made a new plan and trusted the Anding Army in Jiang Zuo's hands.
In Chen Xiu's opinion, if the Anding Army in Jiangzuo could use those advanced weapons to cooperate with the Huainan Army to capture Changzhou City, they could take the initiative on the battlefield first.
After an unknown amount of time, a subordinate came to report that the Thousand Cavalry Division wanted to see him.
Upon hearing the name of Qianqisi, Jiang Zuo couldn't help but tighten his legs and went to meet him with a somewhat uneasy mood.
Standing in front of them at this time was still Zhang Huan of the Thousand Cavalry Division.
After not seeing each other for a while, he brought the Empress's order again.
"The Emperor is very concerned about your recent situation. I wonder how the preparations for the attack on Chen are going?"
Zhang Huan asked.
Now spring has passed, and there is still no news about the expedition against the State of Chen. Empress Chen Qingyun is quite anxious.
Without waiting for Jiang Zuo to speak, Chen Xiu immediately stepped forward and informed Zhang Huan of the plans he had agreed upon with Jiang Zuo in the past two days, and asked him to pass on the message to His Majesty.
"There is one more thing. The emperor has ordered that Inspector Jiang return the 100,000 taels to the Ninth Prince immediately. Do not make any excuses."
Zhang Huan said again.
Hearing this, Jiang Zuo's face suddenly darkened.
I knew that the emperor would definitely favor the Ninth Prince.
"Okay, Ninth Prince, I will have someone draft a share transfer contract now. Since you don't want to make money, I won't force you."
Jiang Zuo said in a rather calm tone.
"Alright."
Chen Xiu finally felt relieved.
After getting the 100,000 taels back, Chen Xiu didn't bother with Jiang Zuo about other things.
"Your Majesty, before you withdraw your investment, you must think carefully. If you lose these 100,000 taels of shares, you will lose hundreds of thousands of taels."
Jiang Zuo persuaded again.
Chen Xiu said calmly, "I don't care, and I don't believe there is such a good thing."
Jiang Zuo could only smile helplessly and said, "Since the prince has made up his mind and the emperor has issued a death order, I will not force it."
Having said that, he ordered Master Guo to prepare a contract immediately.
Since the Ninth Prince is unwilling to make money, Jiang Zuo can only spend 100,000 taels to take the Ninth Prince's shares.
What Chen Xiu had no idea about was that the share price of Xinjiangzhou Real Estate was already rising steadily.
The Ninth Prince had no desire to make money. He only wanted to serve the Emperor, so naturally he didn't care about such a "little thing".
"When the time comes, the housing prices in our New Jiangzhou will soar. Master Jiu, don't regret it then."
Jiang Zuo said.
Chen Xiu said: "Jiangzhou City is on the border between two countries and has been suffering from wars for many years. How can the price of houses appreciate? Your calculation is not very good."
In the opinion of the Ninth Prince, the development of a place like Jiangzhou to its current level has already reached its limit. After all, it is on the border, and no one can guarantee whether the army of the State of Chen will invade and harass, let alone allow that group of wealthy businessmen to come and buy land and houses.
Jiang Zuo smiled faintly and said, "If we destroy the State of Chen, then Jiangzhou will no longer be on the border, don't you think?"
"Destroy it? That's easier said than done."
Chen Xiu didn’t think so much.
His goal in this southern expedition was only to defeat the State of Chen, force it to surrender, and recapture the three states in the east of the lake that originally belonged to the State of Yan.
Jiang Zuo said: "Chen is now facing internal and external troubles. It is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Before this, he had already sent people to thoroughly investigate everything about the State of Chen, including its internal affairs and military affairs.
Because of the corrupt rule of the State of Chen, there are now more than a hundred rebel forces of varying sizes throughout the State of Chen.
And these rebels will be the targets of Jiangzuo's support.
"So, there is still no news from the Qin family?"
Chen Xiu asked.
Jiang Zuo shook his head and said, "Not yet, but don't worry, just wait."
How could Chen Xiu not be anxious? He has been in this important position for some time, but they have not achieved any achievements yet. There are many voices in the court that have complaints about Jiang Zuo and Chen Xiu, and they do not think they are deliberately neglecting them.
As His Majesty's most trusted confidant, how could Chen Xiu tolerate such questioning from this group of people?
We must achieve some results to be worthy of His Majesty's trust.
As they were chatting, the two got on the carriage and continued to head to the fortress near the border to inspect the situation on the front line.
This newly built fortress was given a new name, called Yujiang Fortress, which means a key defense town in Jiangzhou.
After a period of time, everything in the fortress was ready, and a large number of front-line troops were stationed there.
Although the State of Chen had no intention of attacking the State of Yan at the moment, Jiangzuo still stationed a large number of troops in the area around Yujiang City to protect all industries outside Jiangzhou City.
Standing on the city wall and looking far away, there were many Chen State soldiers stationed on the opposite side of the river.
And judging from their formation, they seemed to be building some city defenses.
However, the construction efficiency of these Chen people is obviously not as good as that of Yan people.
"There are more than 10,000 troops stationed on the other side."
Chen Xiu looked across the river.
Since Chen's protest to Yan was ineffective, it no longer wanted to abide by the terms of the agreement and began to station soldiers in the peace negotiation zone.
The atmosphere between the two countries is tense.
Jiang Zuo took a closer look and said, "They are all new recruits, nothing to be afraid of."
"You know this too?"
Chen Xiu was slightly surprised.
Jiang Zuo whispered: "Among them, there are people we have planted..."
As he spoke, he suddenly stopped.
At this time, a soldier came to Chen Xiu and reported: "Your Majesty, Inspector Jiang, news from the front line is that the State of Chen has transferred tens of thousands of troops and withdrawn from the border."
Chen Xiu was a little puzzled and asked, "The situation is so tense now, how dare they withdraw their troops?"
Since the construction of Yujiang Fortress was completed, in order to demonstrate to Yan State, Chen State has continuously dispatched troops to the border. But this time, they actually took the initiative to withdraw their troops.
"It seems that their internal rebellion has become increasingly serious, and we have no choice but to send border troops to quell the rebellion."
Jiang Zuo guessed.
At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Qin Sheng again. Before this, Qin Sheng had already replied, and their Qin family base had been initially established.
The weapons and armor that had been moved from Anding County had already been prepared for the Chen rebels.
As long as Qin Sheng can unify the rebel forces of the State of Chen, Jiangzuo can provide them with enough food and weapons.
The time for war is ripe.
Now that Yan and Chen have just signed a peace agreement, how to declare war on Chen is another problem.
If Yan State took action first, it would definitely be condemned by other countries.
There are not only Yan and Chen countries in this world.
Countries big and small all over the world are now watching.
But so what?
For Your Majesty, Chen Xiu is willing to bear the crime of being a war butcher.
But whether there is a reason or not, he must declare war on the State of Chen this time and completely recover the lost territory of the State of Yan!