Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 696 The top strategy
"Not coming to our two countries? Does that mean they won't pass through our two countries?"

Prime Minister Dou squinted his eyes and frowned.

"Hehehe... Although they don't pass through the territory of our two countries, as long as they enter the territory of the Western Region, don't we have a way to retaliate against them?"

Prince Zheng sneered again and again.

"However, we do not have the specific marching route of the mission. It may not be easy to intercept and kill them."

Prime Minister Dou raised the most important question.

"Don't worry about this. Since I learned that the Chinese Empire has sent a mission, I have sent spies to ambush at various intersections to ensure that I can figure out the mission's marching route."

Prince Zheng grinned, as if he had everything under control.

"Hahaha……"

Prime Minister Dou laughed loudly and said: "Prince Zheng has prepared for a rainy day, and he really has the style of a general, which makes me admire him!"

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, can we talk about sending troops now?"

Prince Zheng laughed happily.

"At the command of the prince, we intercepted and killed the Chinese Empire's envoys in the middle of the road and avenged the robbed people of our two countries!"

Prime Minister Dou was extremely happy.

"According to the spies' reports, after the Chinese Empire's mission entered the Western Region, it was divided into two parts. One part was led by Mr. Deng, the Minister of Honglu Temple, and headed towards Jin and Shu, taking the middle road. "

"The other group of people who set foot in the Xixia Dynasty took the road to the north..."

Prince Zheng took out the map and began to explain.

Although the Chinese Empire's mission did not choose the southern route and did not pass through Zheng and Yue, it did not prevent the two countries from sending troops to intercept the mission.

Because of the decline in national power of Jin and Shu, even if Zheng and Yue secretly sent troops to attack the Chinese Empire's mission, I believe that even if the two countries knew about it, they would not dare to say anything.

"Prince Zheng, do you want to tell the Western Han Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty about this matter?"

Prime Minister Dou asked.

The three major dynasties in the central region were the Western Han Dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Liyang Dynasty. From south to north, they occupied a large core area of ​​Western Chu, which was also the most fertile land.

The closest ones to the two countries are undoubtedly the Western Han Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Chinese Empire's mission must go to the three dynasties. It seems a bit unreasonable if they don't know about the two dynasties.

Prince Zheng frowned slightly, thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "It's better not to say anything. Anyway, the Chinese Empire has a grudge against us. Let's ambush them first."

"That's true when you think about it. We are just seeking revenge. Even if the Western Han Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty are dissatisfied, they can still understand us." Prime Minister Dou nodded slightly and said in a deep voice.

"The number of their mission this time is not large, only more than 200 people. Therefore, we do not need to mobilize too many people. Each of our two countries has a thousand elites, which should be enough."

Prince Zheng said with a smile.

"1000 people? Is it too few?"

Prime Minister Dou asked with narrowed eyes.

"No, as long as the elites are sent, they can completely destroy the mission to the south. However, if you want to sneak attack the mission to the north, it may not be easy."

Prince Zheng was very ambitious and wanted to destroy all the missions in the north.

"The relationship between the Xixia Dynasty and the Chinese Empire is not good, and there are rumors that the two princesses of Jin and Shu have an unusual relationship with Emperor Yongtai of the Chinese Empire. If you send someone to lobby them and let them destroy the mission by themselves, how can it be done? Isn’t it the best solution?”

Prime Minister Dou analyzed it carefully.

"The Prime Minister's plan is very clever. It just needs someone who can speak well. I'm afraid the Prime Minister will have to do it himself!"

Prince Zheng laughed happily. "In this case, you are responsible for attacking the mission to the south, and I am responsible for the mission to the north. We must make sure that they never come back and die without a burial!"

Prime Minister Dou gritted his teeth, obviously hating the Chinese Empire deeply.

"Okay! It's a deal!"

Prince Zheng showed a satisfied smile.

If Lu Hao knew that they sent 1000 people and wanted to ambush the first mission, then they would be too naive.

Because most of the missions that set out this time were sharpshooters selected by the Imperial Central Army, and the carriage was said to be filled with gifts, and more than half of them were guns and ammunition.

If it weren't for this kind of preparation, would Lu Hao have let the envoy die?

Besides, if there are enough guns and ammunition, and two hundred sharpshooters equipped with one hundred rounds of ammunition each, it is estimated that 2 people will not be enough to watch.

……

Lu Hao followed the first mission to the south and first set foot on the land of Jin State, and sent someone to notify the leader of Jin State early.

Facing the Chinese Empire's mission, the leader of the Jin Kingdom did not dare to neglect and immediately sent people to protect Lord Deng's first mission.

There is not a lot of land in the Jin Kingdom, and it is basically all trails in the mountainous areas. Fortunately, these roads can still pass horse-drawn carriages.

After two days of driving, the First Mission of the Chinese Empire, led by Lord Deng, finally arrived at Jindu City, the capital of the Jin Kingdom.

Jindu is a standard inland city with very high walls. It is built against the mountains. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is surrounded by high mountains.

Lu Hao was sitting in the carriage, looking at the mountains outside through the window, and his scalp felt numb for a while.

With such a high mountain and so many mountains around it, if an ambush was planted on the mountain, it would be impossible to find them. No matter how many enemies came, they would probably be ambushed.

Along the way, there are basically cities like this, some big and some small, with high walls. If you want to capture these cities in the cold weapon era, you must pay a hundred times the casualties and price.

However, how could the Xixia Kingdom defeat the two coalition forces without the ability to fight back?
Lu Hao did not delve into this matter before, but now it seems that there must be many people with strong martial arts in the Xixia Dynasty. Otherwise, these cities would be really difficult to conquer.

Two embassy delegations from the Chinese Empire visited the Western Regions, and Pingxi General Wu Cangui had already stationed troops on the border to put pressure on the Xixia Kingdom.

A two-pronged approach, one with culture and one with force, is the empire's diplomatic strategy.

Lu Hao went to the Western Regions with the mission this time. Firstly, he wanted to restore his martial arts, and secondly, he also wanted to inspect the conditions of the countries in the Western Regions.

Know yourself and know your enemy!Ever victorious!
Lu Hao can only actually understand the internal contradictions of the countries in the Western Regions before he can formulate corresponding countermeasures, disintegrate the alliances between the countries in the Western Regions, and ultimately reap the benefits.

Sima Rui, the leader of the Jin Kingdom, learned that the Chinese Empire's envoy was coming and immediately sent Princess Heshuo to greet them.

After all, Princess Heshuo was also the concubine of the Emperor of the Great Yan Empire before. She was also familiar with the customs of the empire and could better communicate with the envoys.

Sure enough, when Princess Heshuo saw Master Deng, she felt extremely cordial.

"Master Deng, welcome! Welcome!"

Princess Heshuo Yingying bowed and saluted.

"The old minister pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Lord Deng quickly bowed in return.

"Last time, Mr. Deng was responsible for receiving this princess. This time, I will welcome you. This is called reciprocity!"

Princess Heshuo said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)