Chapter 690: First Confrontation (5)
After this episode, King Kangju negotiated with Li Jian and his ministers on the gesture to defend the royal capital.
On the same day, the palace soldiers left the palace with an urgent call-up order, and some of them went straight out of the city, and soon after, groups of soldiers appeared as if out of thin air, slowly converging towards the square on the side of the palace.
Of course, these soldiers do not appear out of thin air, they were ordinary people not long ago, but after receiving the call-up order, they became soldiers.
Kangju is a semi-nomadic people, so she has the characteristics of a nomadic people who are all soldiers, but because of their semi-agrarian and urbanized nature, they will not carry out such extensive conscription unless they have to.
What's more, the previous 150,000 has almost invested all of Kangju's national strength, and what is now recruited is Kangju's national strength in the future of the overdraft.
It was not until the early morning of the next day that the flow of people disappeared, and at this time, the number of troops gathered near the palace had reached more than 60,000, plus thousands of palace guards, and the current number of troops that could be used to defend the royal capital was about 70,000.
At the same time, dozens of scouts were sent out of the royal capital and headed northwest.
The capital of the Western Regions of the King City of Qiuzi.
As soon as Cao Cao arrived in the capital of Qiuci, he summoned the kings of the Western Regions to discuss the matter, Sima Yi accompanied him on one side, and the kings of other small countries in the Western Regions had arrived at the capital of Qiuci a few days earlier in accordance with Cao Cao's orders.
Cao Cao first said something as usual, and then got to the point: "At the moment, the Guishan Kingdom is fighting with a sharp edge to provoke a war, and my Great Wei will never let its ambitions succeed!" ”
The kings immediately echoed with flattery.
Cao Cao said to the kings very sincerely: "Although our army has the confidence to defeat the enemy on an expedition outside the territory, we also need the help of the kings!" ”
King Qiuzi immediately said: "Although I am a small country. However, he is willing to do his best to help Great Wei quell this war! My reserves and army are at your Majesty's disposal! ”
The Western Regions Coalition is only an army formed from a part of the military strength of each country, and each country still has an independent force. Moreover, this force is much larger than the army that joined the Western Regions Alliance, and the independent army of Qiuzi currently has about 50,000. It is the strongest of the countries of the Western Regions.
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Thank you for your affection, I will never forget it!" ”
King Qiuci couldn't help but feel a burst of joy, he knew that after the war was over, there must be his benefits, as for whether the Great Wei would be defeated, as a hardcore light Wei element, King Qiuci did not think that Guishun would defeat the Great Wei who was the Heavenly Empire.
King Qiuci made a good start in this way, and the other kings couldn't help but be annoyed that King Qiuci was taking the lead, and they rushed to express their willingness to help the Wei army in the war.
Cao Cao looked at the bustling state pressure in front of him, smiled, and then motioned for everyone to be quiet. He raised his voice and said: "Thank you for your great help, my Great Wei will never forget your contributions!" ”
The lords of the country hurriedly saluted with a flattering face: "It is our honor to serve His Majesty Great Wei!" ”
After the meeting ended, King Qiuzi strongly invited Cao Cao to the palace, and Cao Cao saw that it was difficult to resist, so he agreed.
More than 1,000 Imperial Guards in heavy armor, scarlet cloaks, and halberds trotted towards the Qiuzi Palace, and the people of Qiuzi who saw this scene could not help but show fear, they had never seen such a burly, well-prepared, and fierce iron-blooded army.
King Qiuzi, who was walking side by side with Cao Cao, looked at these heavily armored and terrifying troops in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The Great Wei Heavenly Army is really the elite of the world!" ”
Cao Cao smiled indifferently, but in fact, he was inevitably a little proud in his heart.
Come to the royal palace. The civil and military forces and the funeral concubines, princes, and princesses in the palace who had already received the news had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Cao Cao and King Qiuzi, everyone hurriedly bowed down together and said, "Meet His Majesty the Emperor of Great Wei!" ”
Because the Han people had a great influence on the Western Regions, and the power of the Great Wei was like a scorching sun at this time. These courtiers of the Western Regions practiced the etiquette of the Han people.
Cao Cao glanced at King Qiuzi and smiled: "The lord of the country has a heart!" ”
King Guizi smiled.
The two jumped off their horses, and King Qiuzi humbly asked, "Your Majesty." This is my palace in Qiuzi, please! ”
Cao Cao entered the palace hall under the guidance of King Qiuzi. Immediately, King Qiuci introduced Cao Cao to several of the most important generals, ministers, princes, and princesses, among which King Qiuci focused on introducing the famous eldest princess to Cao Cao. Looking at the meaning of his words, he seemed to make this eldest princess who was quite a bit of the Western Regions very close to Cao Cao.
After some greetings, the civil and military forces retreated, and the royal family members stayed.
After the civil and military retreated, King Qiuzi showed the usual look of a loving father, and at the same time there was a look of hesitation.
Cao Cao said with a smile: "The lord of the country has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, don't worry about it!" ”
King Qiuzi clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”
Then he glanced at the eldest princess standing under His Royal Highness, this eldest princess's expression was not very good at the moment, her face was a little strangely white, and there was clearly a look of resentment in her eyes, King Qiuzi said to Cao Cao with a look of hope: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty!" I have a daughter named Su, who is twenty years old, but she is still unmarried! ”
Cao Cao didn't understand what the lord of Qiuzi meant, so he just smiled and didn't speak.
King Qiuzi glanced at Cao Cao's expression and asked tentatively, "I don't know, does the little girl have the blessing to serve Your Majesty?" ”
Cao Cao was stunned, Sima Yi on the side was also stunned, Dian Wei was very calm, and all the royal family members standing under His Royal Highness seemed to have known about it, and none of them had any unusual expressions, only Princess Su's expression was a little abnormal.
Su suddenly came out of the queue and saluted: "Su is willing to be a funeral concubine of His Majesty!" But I wonder if Your Majesty can see it? ”
When she said this, Princess Su's face was calm, but her beautiful eyes had lost their former brilliance.
Cao Cao glanced at the eldest princess a few times, smiled and asked, "Although there are no tears in your eyes, there is a dead silence!" It seems that you already have a sweetheart! ”
Except for Sima Yi and Dian Wei, everyone couldn't help but be surprised, and the eldest princess looked up at Cao Cao with an unmistakable expression: "You, how do you know?" ”
Cao Cao smiled indifferently and said to King Qiuzi: "Lord of the country, Princess Zhang and a general under my command are in love, so I will let the two of them call the shots!" ”
Remembering that since the eldest princess saw the army of Wei, not only did she come back and talk about General Tianwei, the first thing King Qiuzi flashed was that person's name, and asked uncertainly: "Could it be General Ma Chao?" ”
Cao Cao nodded and asked, "Meng Qi's talents and martial arts are all peerless talents!" The lord of the kingdom shouldn't object, right? ”
Ma Chao is also in his twenties, and he is still unmarried, but this princess has fallen in love with Ma Chao, and she looks good, and Ma Chao will not object to it, so she can also appease the country of Qiuzi. (To be continued.) )