When the news that Cheng Dayou led his army to Dengzhou reached Hanzhong, Wu Feng was leading a group of civil and military officials under his command to celebrate Kamapov's return.
At this time, Yulin had been recovered without any suspense, without any fighting or even threats or negotiations. When Bokaninsky, Prime Minister of the Sislo Empire, visited Heisen City, the capital of the Kingdom of Poole, to hold talks with King Sezerif IX of the Kingdom of Poole. Less than a week later, the army of the Puer Kingdom, which had been stationed in Yulin City and strictly blocked the news from the people of Yulin, disappeared from Yulin City overnight without a trace. The disappearance was so fast that even the people in Yulin City could not see the news the next day. They didn't realize this when they woke up in the morning. It wasn't until the people were surprised to find that the Poole soldiers who used to stand on the city wall and the Poole guards at the city gate had disappeared. They gradually realized that this Poole people had staged it again. A triumphant escape.
This credit should of course be attributed to the desperate battle led by Kamapov's Fifth Army. It was this bloody battle that shattered the Northern Army's attempt to break the myth of the Western Xinjiang Army's invincibility in one fell swoop. This battle also directly caused the Puer and Doton people, two allies who had always unswervingly supported Situ Tai, to lose their support for Situ Tai. Tai's confidence, without the support of these two families, it would be impossible for Situ Tai to even maintain a complete line of defense, let alone anything else.
In this battle, the Fifth Army completely demonstrated its reputation as a defensive force in Western Xinjiang. The name of the Panshi Army nominated by Wu Feng was immediately embroidered on the flag of the Fifth Army. The black stone has been flying on the military flag for decades, following the footsteps of the Fifth Army across thousands of rivers and mountains.
However, the Fifth Army also suffered unprecedented losses in this battle due to insufficient reserves in Kansai County, the largest source of reserve soldiers. The Fifth Army even faced a large shortage of personnel at one time, which also seriously hindered the recovery and training of the Fifth Army. However, under Wu Feng's personal intervention, the Combat Readiness Department urgently transferred some reserve soldiers from Northwest County and Beiyuan County. They also transferred all the Gaoyue Militia Reserve Division of Zhongnan County that was originally intended to be added to the Fourth Army and allocated it to the Fifth Army, thus completing the complete establishment of the Fifth Army. The Fourth Army and the Sixth Army, which also suffered huge losses, had to hold their breath to accept the troops cleaned up and compressed from Situ Biao's tribe in the Wuhu area, and elite veterans were drawn from these troops to supplement their own troops.
This was a small-scale celebration. In fact, the folk celebration meeting to celebrate the victory of the Yunzhong Defense War had already been held, but the Fifth Army stayed in Yunzhong until the Jerok Army was recovered after Yulin. After fully taking over the northern defense, the Fifth Army returned south to Kansai for rest and recuperation. Take someone who attended this celebration as an example. Anyone who was able to attend this meeting was a prominent figure who was enough to occupy a place in the later "History of the Founding of the Empire."
Wu Feng also took great pains to hold this celebration banquet. He was not worried about the banquet itself, but he was worried about the arrangements for the people attending the celebration banquet. Lin Yuexin has made it clear that she wants to attend this celebration banquet to congratulate the Panshi general who defended the northern border of Tanghe. Lin Yuexin's participation means that Angel and Situ Yutang should also be invited. This gives rise to the trouble of how to arrange the positions. Wu Feng naturally took the upper position. But who sits next to Wu Feng? And who is sitting on Wu Feng's left position? According to Tanghe customs, the left is respected, and whoever sits on Wufeng's left seat will also indicate who is likely to become the first concubine of His Highness King Qin, and even the empire in the future. At this time, Wu Feng did not think it was the best time to announce his first harem candidate.
In the end, it was Su Qin who came up with an idea for Wu Feng to tide over the difficulties before Kamapov arrived in Hanzhong. Angel was deliberately arranged to go to Heshuo to attend the inauguration ceremony of He Jing as the governor of Heshuo, and Situ Yutang was sent to Yueyang to preside over the inauguration ceremony of Su Minshun as the governor of the Five Lakes. This not only showed the importance of the two women's identities, but also made the two women Being unable to attend such a small-scale but high-profile celebration banquet prevented the outside world from paying attention to this celebration banquet.
Except for Ling Tianfang, the other three directors of the military affairs department all attended the celebration banquet. Bo Jinchen also replaced Ling Tianfang to represent the Military Affairs Administration. Three people, including James, Yang Zhengbin, and Rao, were also invited to attend. This is a private banquet held in Prince Qin's palace. The reason why this banquet was of such high standard was not because of other reasons, but because this banquet was specially arranged by His Highness King Qin to express his personal thanks to Kamapov for helping him overcome this difficulty. The chef is Charlotte, who is known as the number one chef in the harem of His Royal Highness King Qin. She cooks in person. To receive such high courtesy, it is no wonder that even Molun, who has always been late for banquets, rushed to the Prince of Qin's mansion early to wait to taste this dish. dinner.
The candidates on both sides of Wu Feng naturally became Lin Yuexin and Princess Anne. Although Princess Anne rarely participated in any social activities in Xijiang, after all, she had an engagement with him, whether it was a political marriage or not. Whether it was an arranged marriage or in a stable Jeroke situation, Wu Feng knew that he had to marry this woman, even though she might not be willing.
Charlotte's skill in Shandong cuisine won everyone's praise. Even Molun, who had always liked to be picky, had to admit that Wu Feng's ability to dominate such a woman was really a virtue from his ancestors.
"Your Highness, the East China Sea is settled!" Bo Jinchen glanced at the letter in his hand and couldn't help but stood up and saluted excitedly: "Cheng Dayou conquered Dengzhou!"
"Oh?" One stone stirred up a thousand waves. Even Wu Feng himself was so shocked by the sudden good news that he stood up. Lin Yuexin, who was sitting aside, quietly glanced at her lover to wake Wu Feng up from his gaffe. come over.
"On October 19, the First Division of the Eighth Army of Western Xinjiang captured Dengzhou and captured more than 3,000 people from the Northern Guards. Our army had no casualties." He simply passed the letter to a group of officials who were inexplicably excited, and Bo Jinchen joined them. Smiling and slightly drunk, he said: "Your Highness, it seems that unifying the empire before March next year is not a dream. The loss of Dengzhou means that Situ Tai can no longer control the East China Sea. I dare to say that within one month, the entire East China Sea will be destroyed." Will return to Western Frontier!"
"Why are you so sure near Chen? I remember two days ago, didn't you say that you would be quite satisfied if you could step into the imperial capital when summer next year? Why are you so sure now?" Wu Feng's mood also followed this good news. He suddenly reached the top and drank three cups of hero's blood in a row. Even he felt like a fire was burning in his chest, and he wanted to scream to the sky to vent his excitement. How pleasurable is it to see that your long-cherished wish will come true in one day
"I underestimated this big guy. I didn't expect that this guy actually tried to attack the west in Luyang and Pengcheng. If the army wants to attack the city from Luyang and Pengcheng, we can win this battle smoothly. , I'm afraid it will take two or three months to unify the East China Sea, especially Jinling. It is known as the dragon and the tiger, and the city is strong and the wall is thick. If Situ Tai concentrates heavy troops to defend it, we will pay a considerable price if we want to attack by force. But now , once Dengzhou is lost, the north will be cut off, and the hearts of the people in the East China Sea will all belong to me. There is no suspense about the entire East China Sea war situation. As long as appropriate policies are adopted to attack people's hearts, I believe that Jinling can be easily obtained." Bo Jinchen gently stroked his chin. With a few wisps of withered beard, he concluded with determination: "As soon as Jinling is obtained, the east and west of the three capitals of the empire will be returned to your highness. In fact, without us spending much effort, Situ Tai will not be able to support it. Even with the support of external forces, It will be of no use, but if you are smart, you can offer your land and city as soon as possible in order to become wealthy."
"Your Highness, maybe you should also consider the matter of establishing the capital. Whether the imperial capital is suitable as the new capital still needs to be discussed. It may not be a bad thing to consider this matter earlier." Perhaps it was because of Bo Jinchen's influence. Affected by the optimistic view, Su Qin, who has never been fond of talking about business on such occasions, also pondered and expressed his own opinion: "In the past, the Tanghe Empire established Zhongzhou as its capital because Zhongzhou was located in the center of the empire, but now we in Western Xinjiang The land extends to the Central Continent in the west, to Nanyang in the south, and to the extreme north of the Tianbing Ocean in the northwest. If the breadth of the land has far exceeded that of the Tanghe Empire in the past, this must be considered in one case. Factors, but controlling the whole territory is the first factor that needs to be considered, but it needs to be considered early, otherwise when the matter comes, if there is no dispute, it will delay the important matter."
"Su Qin, isn't it a little too early to talk about establishing the capital now? Situ Tai still has one or two hundred thousand troops in Yanyun. Even if he takes the East China Sea as Jin Chen said just now, there will still be Yanyun. The four palaces are in the hands of Situ Tai, and there are Japanese and Duodun people behind him. The trapped beasts are still fighting, so we can't underestimate him." When the matter came to a close, Wu Feng became calmer. Just now, his blood was surging, and Su Qin decided to make the capital. It was injected into Wu Feng's heart like a sedative, and Wu Feng immediately reminded him not to get carried away. There were too many heroes who failed at the last moment in history, and he could not make the same mistake. The more this time, the more cautious he should be.
"The army in Situ Tai's hands is already a bunch of chickens and dogs, so there is nothing to worry about. As Mr. Su said, His Highness has the ambition to be a beautiful woman in the country - Chapter 2, Chapter 7, Determining the Cauldron, Section 23, The overall situation has been decided.
The major events after the unification of the empire should be considered. Wenxiu's Third Army alone plus Cheng Dayou's Eighth Army after sweeping across the East China Sea are enough to end Situ Tai's fate. Your Highness does not need to worry too much. I can guarantee this. Maybe the situation will come sooner than we think, but not necessarily. "Bo Jinchen smiled proudly.