"Your Majesty."
"We sent envoys to Han, Chu, Zhao, and Wei, but until now, they are all watching and have not sent troops.”
"However, what is certain is that as long as one country sends troops, the other three countries will also send troops.”
Zhou Chen replied.
"What if they don't send troops? Then will my Great Zhou be finished soon?"
Dongzhou Jun said somewhat helplessly.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the lips have died, and the teeth have become cold. If the Qin country destroys our Great Zhou, their countries will not be stable. They will definitely send troops.”a Zhou Chen said.
"Sigh."
"I really regret colluding with the Qin Dynasty. Now, I'm actually luring the Qin Dynasty to attack. If the Great Zhou Dynasty is destroyed, I'll be the sinner of the Zhou royal family for thousands of years.”
"Oh right, how many soldiers did the Qin country send? Who is leading the troops?"
Dongzhou Jun sighed and asked helplessly.
"Your Majesty."
"According to the scouts, the Qin country is sending out 100,000 soldiers from Mount Li's camp. With Prime Minister Lu Buwei as the commander and Meng Ao as the deputy, they are attacking our Great Zhou.”
Zhou Chen replied.
"Meng Ao, martial grandmaster."
"Qin, you guys are really ruthless.”
"They actually sent a martial grandmaster out. They're clearly trying to destroy our Great Zhou.”
When Lord Dong Zhou heard Meng Ao's name, his eyes turned solemn.
"Your Majesty, perhaps you don't have to worry so much. Meng Ao will be the deputy, and the Prime Minister of the State of Qin, Lu Buwei, will be the leader.”A Zhou Chen said in a contemptuous tone.
"Yes."
"I hope so."
"However, if Qin really wants to destroy my Great Zhou, even if it means the destruction of an entire country, I will die with them. It's not that I can't kill a martial grandmaster. If Qin really wants to kill me, I will make sure that Meng Ao doesn't return.”
A murderous intent flashed in Lord Dongzhou's eyes, as if he had some trump card in hand.
"Your Majesty, our Great Zhou now has a total of 100,000 soldiers. Should we array our troops at the border or station our troops to defend the capital?”A Zhou general asked.
"The Qin Country is coming aggressively, and they even have a great grandmaster as their general. If we fight with them, our Great Zhou won't be able to resist, but we can't easily give up those cities. I'm determined to send a large number of troops to guard Gongyi, and a small number of troops to guard the border cities to delay the Qin army's attack. This way, we might be able to wait for the other countries to send troops to help.”Dongzhou Jun said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty is wise."
The Zhou officials all agreed with Dong Zhoujun's arrangement.
His gaze shifted.
At the border between Great Qin and Eastern Zhou.
"Prime Minister, we have already arrived at the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. What do you plan to do next?”Meng Ao asked Lu Buwei.
"General, you are too polite. I am not as good as you when it comes to marching and setting up formations, attacking and raiding camps. I will need your help this time.”Lu Buwei smiled and cupped his fists at Meng Ao.
"This time, the king has decided that the prime minister will be the commander in chief of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.”Meng Ao said to Lu Buwei in a flat tone.
The latter was a merchant, and not only did the various countries look down on Lu Buwei, but even the officials of the Great Qin Kingdom looked down on him. The Meng Ao family had served Great Qin for generations, and it was also because of his pride.
Seeing this, Lu Buwei didn't refuse any further and said directly,""This time, Great Qin has to act quickly. We don't have to pay too much attention to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's border Cities, as that will delay our advance and cause the various kingdoms to become involved. I suggest that we go around and attack the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's capital and take Gongyi. As long as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty surrenders, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's Cities will belong to Great Qin.”
"Attacking Gongyi and forcing Dongzhou Jun to surrender is indeed feasible.”
"But Prime Minister, have you thought about this? If the surprise attack on Gongyi fails and the armies of the other countries come, Great Qin will be alone and will be surrounded. The king has only given us 100,000 soldiers, and if we are surrounded, the consequences will be unpredictable.”Meng Ao thought for a while and said.
"Even though I don't know how to set up formations, I do know a bit about strategy. In this battle against the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, we have to use speed to fight speed. If we take down the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, we'll have the initiative. If we can't take it down, the other countries will join forces, and Great Qin won't be able to deal with it so easily.”
"Also, please rest assured, General. Even if the various countries successfully unite and send their troops to the Zhou Dynasty, they will not be united. Instead, they will attack each other.”Lu Buwei said confidently.
"Since the Prime Minister has already decided, then we will do as the Prime Minister says. The army will attack Gongyi and break through the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.”
Seeing how confident Lu Buwei was, Meng Ao agreed to his risky attack.
"If we win this battle, Great Qin will obtain dozens of Cities and we will be able to advance eastward. No one will dare to covet my position as Prime Minister.”
Lu Buwei looked to the east with anticipation.
"Order the entire army to attack Gongyi and destroy Eastern Zhou.”
Meng Ao ordered loudly.
"Yes."
The messengers around immediately responded and then scattered on their horses.
He then sent the general's order to the rear.
In one of the formations of the 100,000-strong army.
There were three very young soldiers who were walking together and advancing quickly.
"Crown Prince, when we attack the city later, remember to hide behind us brothers. Otherwise, if anything happens to you, we won't be able to bear the responsibility.”
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