Yingzhou.

This is a city in the south of Yan state.

Compared with Bozhou, Yingzhou is a small city, only ten li long and wide. After the officials led by King Yan fled here, Yingzhou, which is not big, became more and more crowded.

"Father, Bozhou is now occupied by the fourth prince, and only half of the city of Yan is still in our hands. What should we do now?"

In the temporary palace in the city, a group of officials looked at the king of Yan eagerly.

At this time, the king of Yan looked decadent and seemed very tired when he reclined in his chair. In the past two days, bad news came one after another.

At the same time, the Royal counties once occupied by the state of Yan were successively conquered by the army of the king of Qi, and all six cities were lost.

Under such treason and separation, the king of Yan gradually lost his former calmness and became irritable.

The king of Yan did not speak, but the underground officials were more and more anxious. If they continued to hold on, it would be their misfortune.

An official took the opportunity to say, "Your Highness, Xiao Ming has become emperor. What he wants is only the land and mountains of Dayu state. If he is a minister to Xiao Ming at this time, he will be happy. Maybe he won't care about it any more."

"Yes, your highness, the army of the king of Qi is unstoppable. Those who know current affairs are outstanding." Another official said in a high voice.

"Yes, there's still time for loyalty."

“....”

After these two officials, other officials echoed.

The king of Yan suddenly sneered, and his eyes looked at a group of officials, who naturally hoped that he would be loyal to Xiao Ming.

Because at that time he will be cut to pieces by Xiao Ming, but they are still officials, and Xiao Ming will still use them to manage Yandi.

So for him, everyone can surrender, but he can't.

"Needless to say, I have made up my mind. If anyone mentions surrender again, it should be like this." The king yanwang suddenly pulled out his sword and cut it on the table in front of him.

Suddenly, the table was divided into two sections by the sword. Seeing this, a group of officials suddenly shrunk their necks and did not dare to speak any more.

With a hum, King Yan waved the officials away, leaving Cui Cheng and Cui Hao brothers.

At this time, King Yan said: "you stare at these officials. If anyone wants to eat like the Tian family and the Ji family, just..."

So here, the king of Yan did a neck cutting.

Cui Cheng and Cui Hao looked at each other and nodded. Among them, Cui Cheng said, "father, the king of Huainan has sent 100000 troops to attack Yingzhou, but there are only 70000 troops in the city. If Yingzhou is lost again, we will have no place to hide."

The king of Yan pondered and said, "our king may not be Xiao Ming's opponent, but he is not the one who will let the king of Huainan take charge of him. From now on, we will recruit soldiers in the remaining five prefectures, but any man over 13 years old must join the army. If Xiao Ming wants to kill us, we will fight with him."

"Thirteen." Cui Cheng looks surprised, but it seems that it's too late for him.

The age of conscription in the state of Dayu is 16 years old. Now it's only because they have no way back.

Hesitated for a moment, two people say in one voice: "sincerely obey father king's order."

At the same time, the king of Huainan and his eldest son Cui Shangan led 100000 troops to Guangzhou yesterday.

This Guangzhou is located in the southwest of Yingzhou, which is only 70 li away from Yingzhou. In the past, it has always been an important military town for the king of Huainan to resist the king of Yan.

"Father, my son has sent people to find out the situation of Yingzhou City. Now there are only 70000 troops in Yingzhou City."

Standing on the wall and letting the North roar past, the king of Huainan looked at the direction of Yingzhou City and said, "seventy thousand people, the king of Yan is really powerful. There are still so many troops left after being defeated by the emperor."

Cui Shangan felt a little unfair: "the king of Yan is the king of one word, while his father is the king of two words. He is not only lower than the king of Yan in status, but also less than the king of Yan in the number of cities. He just talks about who can match his father in loyalty to the royal family."

"Ha ha ha Dalao's words are not so good. The vassal was decided by Emperor Gaozu. The royal family did not dare to change the name of the vassal easily. However, even if it is a king, it is not necessary to be killed one by one. " Huainan King's eyes are full of wisdom.

"What my father said is very true. Just because my father has never been ambitious, the emperor will believe in him so much, and let my sister go into the palace and become a royal concubine." Cui Shangan pondered.

The king of Huainan sighed, "Your Highness is not at ease with any vassal kings, otherwise he will not send us to attack Yingzhou. This is a test in itself. This expedition is also to reassure the emperor. He does not want to follow the footsteps of the king of Wei."

Compared with other vassal states, his vassal state has only five states with a population of less than 900000, which is weak among many vassal states.

Before, they had been living in the crevice of many vassals, so they had no intention of betraying the royal family.

After the destruction of the king of Wei, he was acutely aware that his opportunity had come. Taking advantage of this time to take refuge with Xiao Ming, he would surely have a bright future in the future.His choice this time will be a kind of speculation, and judging from the current situation, he seems to have chosen the right one.

Cui Shang'an was silent. After a while, he said, "but father, now the attack on Yingzhou has exhausted the power of the vassal state. If 100000 people finish fighting in Yingzhou City, it will not make the strength of the vassal state suffer greatly."

"Those who achieve great things do not mind small things." Huainan king said, "fight is my father's loyalty to the emperor, but fight is poor strength, we also try our best."

Cui Shangan nodded after hearing the speech, "I hope the emperor can understand his father's loyalty and courage, and let him become the king of one word."

While they were talking, suddenly a general went up to the wall and said to the king of Huainan, "Your Highness, there are two merchant ships from Qingzhou outside the city. The merchants on the ship said that they have sent 50 guns to your highness on the emperor's order."

"Artillery." The king of Huainan was overjoyed when he heard that "are you serious?"

"The last general did see the artillery on the ship, while the other ship was loaded with shells and ammunition. The visitor said that the difficulty of siege lies in the strength of the city wall. Just use the artillery to collapse the city wall. Someone on the ship will train the soldiers how to use the artillery." Said the general.

The king of Huainan burst into laughter. "The emperor is still thinking about the king. He has heard about the advantages of artillery for a long time. With artillery this time, it can be said that it is like a tiger adding wings."

Cui Shangan's eyebrows also spread. At first, he always suspected that Xiao Ming was trying to make them both lose. Now it seems that he misunderstood.

After the excitement, they immediately went with the general to Guangzhou wharf to receive artillery. In five days, they trained an artillery team composed of 50 artillery.

After mastering the use of artillery skillfully, Huainan Wang and Cui Shangan personally led the army to Yingzhou.

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