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

Chapter 776
The Chinese Empire occupied Qingwan Port, the most important deep-water port on the coast of Zheng State. The news quickly spread back to Xunyang City, the capital of Zheng State.

"My lord, something bad has happened! Qingwan Port has been occupied by the Chinese Empire!"

General Zheng Guohua hurried into the imperial study and said loudly.

This person is a branch of the Zheng family. He can be regarded as the most powerful clan member and is in charge of most of the military power of the empire.

Following him was Huang Zhengming, the Minister of War of the State of Zheng, who was also a powerful figure in the empire.

Since Zheng Yuanpei's death, Prime Minister Ling Zhongxian went to the Great Zhou Dynasty again, and the two of them became Zheng Yuanjie's right-hand men, and at the same time, they were also the tough war fighters in the country.

"What? Qingwan Port...how could it be?"

Zheng Yuanjie couldn't believe his ears.

"My Lord, I just received news that the Chinese Empire captured Qingwan Port two hours ago, and the army is moving up the Qingshui River to attack the cities along the coast..."

Huang Zhengming reported in detail.

"What? Attack the cities along our coast?"

Zheng Yuanjie ran towards the map, obviously wanting to see the current military situation.

The Qingshui River runs through almost half of the Zheng Kingdom. The Chinese Empire's navy relied on its powerful naval power to launch attacks on the cities along both sides of the river with Qingwan Port as the center.

Basically, they have entered the hinterland of Zheng State, and once they enter the hinterland, it will definitely cause panic among the common people, and the country will definitely be in chaos.

"Master, what should we do now?"

Huang Zhengming, Minister of War, asked.

"What else can we do? Now that the Chinese Empire is coming, I, the general, will personally lead the army south to recapture Qingwan Port."

Zheng Guohua interjected coldly.

"The navy of the Chinese Empire came so quickly! Didn't they just declare war two days ago? Did their navy fleet fly over?"

Zheng Yuanjie said to himself.

"Master, this shows that the Chinese Empire has already mobilized its navy, but it was only announced two days ago. It is mainly to paralyze us."

Zheng Guohua said in a deep voice.

"That's definitely the case. This Emperor Yongtai is really despicable!"

Huang Zhengming said angrily.

"Soldiers never tire of deceit! Emperor Yongtai of the Chinese Empire sent troops first and declared war later. He just wanted to catch us off guard! We were all paralyzed by him."

Zheng Guohua realized it later and explained.

"The problem now is that the two main armies of the Chinese Empire can invade our country from the territory of Jin at any time. When the time comes to attack from the north and the south, we will be doomed."

Huang Zhengming saw through Lu Hao's intention of attacking from the north and south at a glance.

How could Zheng Yuanjie fail to see this? However, the navy of the Chinese Empire arrived too quickly.

Before the Prime Minister he sent had time to move in for reinforcements, the enemy came first. Now he is just dragging the enemy with him to get reinforcements to arrive.

However, will the Zhou Dynasty send troops?If he does not send troops, Zheng Guo may be in danger this time.

Even if they agree to send troops, they still have to mobilize food and grass supplies, which will take at least a week or so.

"If the Zhou Dynasty and Xixia Dynasty do not send troops, our Zheng Kingdom will be in danger!"

Zheng Yuanjie looked at the map with a grimace and had a bad feeling.

After all, the Imperial Navy can raid Qingwan Port, so can't their two main armies directly go south to attack Zheng Guo?

Zheng Yuanjie looked at Yancheng and Dancheng to the east, looked at the small road in the middle, then turned his attention to Penzhou City in the Jin Kingdom, and then looked at the highway that could lead to the Zheng Kingdom.

"What should we do? What should we do now? We can only block the Chinese Empire's army with strong city walls. However, their very advanced rifles are indestructible. Can we really stop them?"

Zheng Yuanjie murmured to himself, his mind spinning rapidly. "For the record, my lord, it is said that the Chinese Empire used a very powerful cannon, which was very powerful in both range and power. They bombarded Qingwan Port from a thousand meters away and blew us up to pieces..."

Huang Zhengming quickly added.

"What? Cannons?"

Zheng Yuanjie said in surprise.

"Don't worry, Lord. This kind of cannon is very heavy and can only be moved by warships. It cannot be used to siege cities on land. As long as we do not approach Qingwan Port, we will not be hit by artillery fire."

Huang Zhengming explained in detail.

"In this case, we will rely on the solid walls on both sides of the Qingshui River to resist the naval attack. If that fails, we will abandon the cities along the coast. Our defense focus should still be in the north, where there are the two main legions of the Chinese Empire."

Zheng Yuanjie is not stupid at all.

"The king's words are right!"

Huang Zhengming secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He just told General Zheng Guohua the news, and General Zheng shouted that he would lead his troops to the south and seize Qingwan Port. Such reckless behavior is definitely a taboo for military strategists.

Fortunately, Zheng Yuanjie, the leader of the country, is not stupid and knows how to defend against the two main armies of the Chinese Empire.

"Sir Huang, you immediately order the cities on both sides of the Qingshui River to defend them if they can, and to retreat if they can't."

Zheng Yuanjie ordered loudly.

"The minister leads the order."

Huang Zhengming responded quickly.

"General Zheng, you immediately prepare for war and lead an army of [-] people to the east line of Yancheng and Dancheng to prevent the Chinese Empire from sneak attacks on these two important eastern towns."

Zheng Yuanjie turned to Zheng Guohua and gave the order decisively.

"The commander's decree!"

Zheng Guohua clasped his fists and accepted the order.

"Master Huang, you will transfer all the armies from the surrounding cities back to the capital. In addition, notify the troops who invaded Jin to return to Xunyang City. See if you can prepare an additional 20 troops?"

Zheng Yuanjie added.

"Wei Chen understands."

Huang Zhengming nodded heavily, obviously understanding what the king meant.

The goal of the Chinese Empire is to destroy the Zheng State, and Xunyang City, the capital of the country, is naturally the final target.

Now Zheng Guo will face the danger of national subjugation at any time. Therefore, all the troops that can be transferred back to the capital are mobilized back to make the final resistance.

Although I don’t know how powerful the two legions of the Chinese Empire are?

However, judging from the records of their two female generals, they can defeat ten times the enemy in every battle. Therefore, these two women must not be underestimated.

……

On the other side, in the Chinese Empire, two beautiful generals received the latest orders from Lu Hao.

Xuanyuan Lingyu led the first main force of the Empire's Central Army through the middle path and penetrated directly into Lincheng and Dancheng in the east of Zheng State.

Liu Ruxu led the second main force of the Imperial Central Army deep into Penzhou City of the Jin State, and then went south to directly attack Xunyang City, the capital of the Zheng State.

To the north of Xunyang City, there are three cities in the middle. However, they are all small cities like Lin City and Dan City. Although they also have strong city walls, the cities are relatively small and there are not many troops stationed there.

On the contrary, Yancheng and Dancheng in the east have always been the frontline positions against and defense against the Chinese Empire, with tens of thousands of troops stationed there.

Xuanyuan Lingyu was bold in her military use and relied on her advanced weapons. She always fought with speed and was not as fast at bullying others as she was.

(End of this chapter)