Yingzhou.

This is a city in the southern part of Yan State.

Compared with Bozhou, Yingzhou's city is not big, only ten miles long and wide. After the King of Yan led the officials to escape here, Yingzhou, which was not big, became more and more crowded.

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

The officials in the temporary palace in the city looked at the King of Yan with eager eyes.

At this time, the King of Yan looked decadent and seemed very tired lying on the chair. Bad news came one after another in the past two days.

The Black Feather Army ultimately did not stop the tribe of the rich. Bozhou has been completely occupied by the fourth prince. At the same time, the royal prefectures and counties that the Yan State once occupied were successively conquered by the King of Qi's army, and all six cities were lost.

As the family betrayed, the King of Yan gradually lost his previous calmness and his emotions gradually became irritable.

The King of Yan did not speak, but the underground officials became more and more anxious. If they continued to hold on, they would be the ones who were unlucky.

An official took the opportunity to say, "Your Highness, Xiao Ming has ascended the throne and emperor. What he wants is the country of the Great Yu Kingdom. If he surrenders to Xiao Ming at this time, he will definitely be happy and may no longer care about this matter."

"Yes, Your Highness, the army of King Qi is no longer able to stop it. Those who know the current affairs are heroes." Another official whispered.

"Yes, it's still time to be loyal."

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After these two officials, other officials agreed.

When the King of Yan heard this, he suddenly sneered a few times, and his eyes looked at the officials, who naturally hoped that he would be loyal to Xiao Ming.

Because at that time he will be cut into 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 surrender.

"No need to say it again. I have decided to do it. If anyone mentions surrender again, it should be such a table." The King of Yan suddenly pulled out his sword and slashed it on the table in front of him.

Suddenly, the table was stopped by a sharp sword and two sections were stopped. Seeing this, the officials immediately shrank their necks and did not dare to continue speaking.

After a snorting, the King of Yan waved his hand and asked the officials to leave, leaving the brothers Cui Cheng and Cui Hao.

At this time, King Yan said: "You are staring at these officials. If you want to hang out with the same trait as the Ji family, just..."

Speaking of which, the King of Yan made a move to cut his neck.

Cui Cheng and Cui Hao looked at each other and nodded one after another. Cui Cheng said, "Father, the King of Huainan has sent 100,000 troops to attack Yingzhou, and there are only 70,000 soldiers in the city. If Yingzhou loses again, we will have no place to hide."

King Yan pondered and said, "I may not be Xiao Ming's opponent, but I am definitely not the one who lets the King of Huainan control him. From now on, I will immediately recruit soldiers in the remaining five states. Any man over thirteen years old must join the army. If Xiao Xiaoming wants to kill me, I will fight him to the death."

"Thirteen years old." Cui Cheng looked surprised, but it seemed too late to him.

The age of recruitment in the Great Yu Kingdom was sixteen years old. Now they were recruited from thirteen years old because they had no way out now.

After hesitating for a moment, the two of them said in unison: "Abide by the orders of the father."

At the same time, the King of Huainan and his eldest son Cui Shang'an led an army of 100,000 to Gwangju yesterday.

This Guangzhou is located in the southwest of Yingzhou, only 70 miles away from Yingzhou. In the past, it has always been a military center for the King of Huainan to resist the King of Yan.

"Father, my child has sent someone to find out the situation in Yingzhou City. There are only 70,000 troops garrisoned in Yingzhou City today."

Standing on the city wall and letting the north roar, the King of Huainan looked in the direction of Yingzhou City and said, "Seventy thousand people, the King of Yan is indeed strong, and he is defeated by the emperor and still has so many troops."

Cui Shangan felt a little uneasy: "The King of Yan is the King of One Character, and the King of Father is the King of Two Characters. Not only is the King of Yan in status lower than the King of Yan, but there are not as many cities as the King of Yan. It is just that who can compare with the King of Yan in terms of loyalty to the royal family."

"Hahaha... Dalang's words are wrong. This vassal king was decided by Emperor Gaozu. The royal family dared not change the vassal king easily, but even if it is a vassal king, so what if it is a vassal king, it is still going to be killed and broken up." The King of Huainan's eyes were filled with a wise light.

"What the father said is that it is precisely because the father has never had ambition that the emperor trusts his father so much and lets his sister enter the palace and become an imperial concubine." Cui Shangan said in a deep thought.

The King of Huainan sighed, "Your Highness is worried about any vassal king, otherwise he would not have sent us to attack Yingzhou. This is a test in itself. This is also to make the emperor feel at ease. The father does not want to follow the footsteps of the King of Wei."

Compared with other vassal states, his vassal states had only five states and a population of only nine hundred thousand. Among the many vassal states, they were weak.

In the past, they had been living in the cracks between many vassal kings, so they had never had the intention of betraying the royal family.

After the King of Wei was destroyed, he felt keenly that his opportunity had come. He took advantage of this time to defect to Xiao Ming and would definitely have a bright future in the future.

His choice this time would also be a speculative thing, and judging from the current situation, he seemed to have made the right choice.

Cui Shangan was silent. After a while, he said, "But, the attack on Yingzhou has now consumed all the power of the vassal kings. If 100,000 people were finished fighting in Yingzhou City, wouldn't it be a great loss to the strength of the vassal state?"

"Those who accomplish great things do not care about minor matters." said the King of Huainan. "It is the father's loyalty to the emperor. If it is not defeated, it is the lack of strength. We have also tried our best."

Cui Shangan nodded after hearing this, "I hope the emperor can understand his father's loyalty and courage, so that his father will become a king of one character from now on."

While the two were talking, a general suddenly stepped onto the city wall and said to the King of Huainan: "Your Highness, two merchant ships from Qingzhou came from outside the city. The merchants on the ship said that they had sent fifty cannons to His Highness at the order of the emperor."

"Arson." The King of Huainan was overjoyed when he heard this, "Take it serious?"

"The last general did see artillery on the ship, while the other ship was shells and ammunition. People said that the difficulty of siege was the strength of the city wall. You just need to use artillery to collapse the city wall. Someone on the ship would train soldiers to use artillery." The general said.

When the King of Huainan heard this, he burst into laughter, "The emperor is still thinking about this king. He has long heard of the benefits of cannons. This time, with cannons, it is like a tiger with wings."

Cui Shang'an's brows also stretched out. At first, he always suspected that Xiao Ming was trying to hurt both sides, but now it seems that he misunderstood.

After being excited, the two immediately followed the generals to the Gwangju Pier to receive artillery. In five days, they trained an artillery team composed of fifty artillery pieces.
Chapter completed!