readytorunbook Chapter 236 Want to pick peaches?
Chapter 236 Want to pick peaches?
King Ji had just prepared tens of thousands of sets of weapons and armor, and wanted to add another ten thousand elite troops at this critical moment when the barbarians attacked the border.
Unexpectedly, not only the armor and weapons that cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy were confiscated.
They even took away the supplies used by the soldiers of Jizhou Prefecture, and forcibly took away thousands of good war horses he had just bought.
Moreover, the money and grain stored for many years were wiped out.
Prince Ji became a pauper.
How could he not hate these bastards for robbing things.
Moreover, they did not rob women, but only money, food, gold and silver.
Even the jewelry of so many women in the city was confiscated.
King Ji was so angry at this bunch of shameless bandits that he was extremely furious.
At present, he can only seek compensation from Huaizhou Prefecture. No matter what, he must extort enough benefits from Huaiwang Mansion to replenish his strength.
Otherwise he would lose a lot of money.
He even issued an order that once King Huai's tens of thousands of troops were destroyed, Huaizhou Prefecture should be immediately captured and the entire city should be wiped out.
Cleaning the city is very tempting for the army, but it is absolutely a disaster for the people in the city.
Prince Ji couldn't care less. Although he was a vassal king, most vassal kings didn't dare to attack the city casually, otherwise the whole world would attack them. They were not barbarians.
Even when King Huai rebelled, he captured able-bodied men from everywhere and took away the food from the wealthy households and warehouses in the city.
He would not dare to randomly raid the city unless he no longer wanted to ascend the throne.
But Prince Ji doesn't care now. If he doesn't clean the city, he will lose a lot of money and won't be able to pay the salaries of his tens of thousands of troops.
King Ji originally planned to send his encircling army to launch a strong attack.
Who knew that news would suddenly come that the Sixth Prince was leading 50,000 troops from the capital to march westward.
This made Prince Ji very angry: "This little bastard actually wants to come and pick peaches. Tell him to get out of here, or I will deal with him too."
He was very angry now, and naturally did not take the Sixth Prince's tens of thousands of Beijing troops seriously.
As soon as the messenger returned, he reported, "Your Highness, the Sixth Prince said that he was ordered to fight against the rebels and came specifically to destroy Prince Huai's troops and recapture Huaizhou. Your Highness must not stop him."
"Bullshit." Prince Ji cursed. "Why didn't he say that when Prince Huai and I were fighting? He just hid in the east and didn't dare to show his head."
"He's here to ask for benefits. Who the hell does he think he is? Let the cavalry keep a close eye on him. If he dares to take a step forward, I will beat him."
Prince Ji was not afraid of the so-called Beijing Camp. They were just a bunch of dregs, a bunch of trash holding weapons and wearing tattered armor. How could he possibly take them seriously? They even dared to come and eat his peaches. They were simply courting death.
Someone immediately advised, "Your Highness, now is not the time to fight the Sixth Prince."
"We have suffered heavy losses, and Prince Ji's mansion has been completely ransacked. We cannot afford to be caught by the imperial court right now."
Speaking of this, King Ji was very aggrieved. It was all because of that damn King Huai. Why did he have to rebel?
As a result, not only did Prince Ji fail to gain any advantage, he also lost seven or eight thousand of the 40,000 elite infantrymen he led.
They fought desperately with this damn King Huai, and even lost three thousand cavalrymen.
But no matter how heavy his losses were, he was still no match for the miscellaneous soldiers led by the so-called Sixth Prince.
However, Prince Ji was still very stubborn: "I have suffered such a great loss, who cares who he is? Just say that Prince Huai is dead and let him go back to report."
No matter what, the Sixth Prince represents the imperial court.
Prince Ji also knew that he was suffering heavy losses and even his military rations were unstable.
He didn't want to start a war with the Sixth Prince casually, so as to avoid being caught by the old man and being forced to send a large army to fight him.
If you don't have any supplies, you will suffer great losses in fighting.
If Prince Ji's Mansion had not been raided and Jizhou had not been breached, he would not have said so much to the Sixth Prince.
But Ning Yi insisted on coming over here, joining in the fun with him, and challenging his bottom line.
Still ignoring King Ji's warning, the army marched westward in a mighty manner.
Qin Haifeng was still worried: "Your Highness, we are really no match for Prince Ji right now."
After all, King Ji is not King Huai. King Huai only has 20,000 elite soldiers and a bunch of able-bodied men.
But this Prince Ji had 50,000 elite soldiers under his command. Even if 10,000 were lost, there would still be 40,000 left, and each of them was very well-trained.
According to Qin Haifeng, if he wants to take over Prince Huai's Mansion, then let him do it.
It's nothing more than Prince Huai's Mansion with almost no money.
After all, King Huai spent all his wealth on elite troops in order to rebel, so how could he have much money left?
Compared with the huge amount of supplies seized from Prince Ji's Mansion, it was just a drop in the bucket.
But Ning Yi said calmly: "We can't do that."
"If Prince Ji were to eat Prince Huai's mansion and the remaining 20,000 remnants of his army, Prince Ji would recover quickly."
"He's a fat guy, he's not a good person, he must be sent back to Prince Ji's Mansion."
Although King Huai is dead, Huaizhou Prefecture is still there, as are the several thousand defenders, and the elite casualties who were besieged, all of whom will serve as additional strength for King Ji.
Ning Yi didn't want to let Prince Ji cause trouble in Huaizhou when he had the chance to weaken him.
"The Northwest Army is coming soon, right?" Ning Yi suddenly asked.
Qin Haifeng was a little stunned, not knowing why the Sixth Prince suddenly asked this.
After thinking for a while, he said, "It should be here soon. Hey, Your Highness, are you here?"
"Haha." Ning Yi laughed and said, "Yes, with the Northwest Army here, Prince Ji must leave even if he doesn't want to."
Qin Haifeng reacted and looked at the Sixth Prince with great admiration. No wonder this guy, with a group of scum, dared to pull the tiger's whiskers of Prince Ji.
It turns out that this is the reason. The Second Army must be formed and cannot be easily exposed. It is really difficult to defeat the army of King Ji.
"Send a message immediately to the Northwest Army that is about to arrive. In the name of the bandit-suppressing commander, I order them to reunite with me immediately."
Ning Yi is now the Grand Marshal who was appointed by the old man himself to fight against the bandits, so he is naturally qualified to mobilize the nearby troops.
However, many soldiers and horses from nearby cities were captured by King Huai as able-bodied men.
There are very few who can fight, and even if they come, they will only be a drag.
King Ji's large number of cavalry blocked the officers and soldiers' way westward in a mighty and majestic manner.
The cavalry commander came over and shouted, "The prince has ordered that we are making every effort to wipe out the remaining troops of King Huai. King Huai is dead. Please, Sixth Prince, return to the capital as soon as possible to report."
Looking at the tattered body of King Huai thrown on the ground, Ning Yi's mouth twitched. King Huai was after all a member of the royal family.
I didn't expect that he would end up like this now. Even now, he can't rest in peace.
Ning Yi casually ordered someone to bury King Huai. He was already dead, so there was no point in bringing him back.
I believe the old emperor has no interest in a corpse.
But Ning Yi would not leave, so he sent someone over to make a statement.
"The Sixth Prince is the Grand Marshal against the rebels. Even though Prince Huai is dead, his power remains, and Prince Huai's Palace is still in the hands of the rebels. We will not withdraw our troops until Huaizhou Prefecture is recaptured. You must leave immediately, otherwise you will become enemies of the Heavenly Army."