I’m The Empress and You Asked Me to Run Away?

At present, the border area between Great Qian and the Wei Kingdom is mainly guarded by the Northwest Camp and the King of Beijiang.

The Northwest Camp had 50,000 troops, and the King of Beijiang had 70,000, which added up to 120,000.

After all, the King of Beijiang’s army was really capable of fighting less than 20,000 elite. There might be 20,000 ordinary soldiers, but the remaining 30,000 could be said to be a purely local miscellaneous army.

In that situation, the Empress Ji Handan only intended to let the king of Beijiang go to war.

70,000 people against 300,000. Was this not forcing the king of Beijiang to die?

How would the king of Beijiang not rebel?

If the King of Beijiang rebelled, the northwest camp might be the first target on the enemy’s back.

Even if the King of Beijiang surrendered to Wei and joined Wei’s army, it would mean that there would be 370,000 troops invading the Great Qian, and if the Northwest camp was breached, the Great Qian would be in unimaginable danger.

How could the Empress Dowager Li Ningyan not be anxious about this?

However, since the Empress Ji Handan ascended the throne, she has not lost a single battle in over 30 battles of all sizes.

Would she really make such a stupid mistake?

“Mother, there is no need to be anxious; I am sure of myself! Not only will the King of Beijiang not rebel, but Wei’s 300,000-strong army will not be able to invade the territory of the Great Qian; instead, the Wei court will send an apology letter to the Great Qian,” Empress Ji Handan said confidently.

“How is that possible?”

Empress Dowager  Li Ningyan stopped eating fish and looked at Empress Ji Hantan with some concern.

There was a saying that a proud army was bound to lose, not to mention the 300,000-strong army of Wei invading Great Qian, which was a matter of national survival.

“Daughter, you can’t be too proud just because you have won a hundred battles on the battlefield.”

“Mother, don’t worry, because the Emperor of Wei is dying.”

The empress Ji HanDan said

The Empress Dowager Li Ningyan was more and more shocked at these words.

Her daughter, the legendary Empress Ji Handan of the Great Qian, had gone out of the palace and was now talking nonsense.

According to the information she received, the Emperor of Wei was 29 years old, in his prime, young and vigorous, with no illnesses or disasters, how could he die for no reason?

Seeing Li Ningshan’s face show eagerness, Ji Handan was no longer reserved. She explained Lin Xuan’s analysis in detail to Empress Li Ningshan.

“Is this actually true?”

Li Ningshan quickly found several bamboo slips, which recorded a lot of information about the upper echelons of Wei.

In particular, the conflict between Wei’s generals and Wei’s emperor was not far from the truth.

The conflict between the two sides reached its peak after Wei Wuji, the commander of Wei’s southern expedition, commited suicide last year.

At that time, if there were no Wei emperor’s six urging decrees, Wei Wuji would not blindly lead the coalition force and seek his own death.

It may be reasonable to say that the king wanted the subject to die. Wei Wuji had died, so there was nothing to say.

Who would have thought that the emperor of Wei would be angry with Wei Wuji’s family and exile them to the frontier while they were still related to the emperor?

This incident completely ignited the conflict between the Wei emperor and the Wei military generals, and it could be said that under such circumstances, who would dare to fight for the Wei Emperor?

If you go to war, you will die, and after losing the war, your family has to suffer.

It could be said to be a dead end.

Last year, Wei’s southern expedition was led by Wei Wuji, with a total of 120,000 troops, involving the military generals, mainly Wei Wuji.

However, this time the scale was larger, at 300,000 troops, involving more Wei military generals.

Instead of fighting a war of suffocation and certain death, it would be better to kill the Wei emperor and reinstate a new emperor as a subordinate of the Great Qian.

After the success, if you are afraid of death, you could retire voluntarily, preserve the family, and be a rich man for the rest of your life. Was that not beautiful?

In addition, Wei was going to fight against Great Qian this time.

Although Ji Handan, the empress of Dagan, was only 17 years old, she was a legendary empress who defeated Wei, the grasslands, Chu, and the kingdom of Yu in a desperate situation.

In just two years, Ji Handan was able to surpass the Great Qian Emperor Gaozu and the Great Qian Emperor Taizong and make the Great Qian a world-beating foundation.

Even if they bring 600,000 troops to fight against Great Qian, not to mention 300,000 troops, they might not be able to win.

Such a worthless war would only benefit the tribes of the grasslands in the end.

Those tribes in the grassland were the real tigers and wolves who ate people without spitting out their bones!

Li Ningyan took a deep breath and looked at Ji Handan in shock. “I did not expect you to think of this, worthy of a generation of Legendary Empress!”

Legendary Empress…

She didn’t expect the Empress Dowager to use this word to praise her.

“The Empress Dowager is joking; in fact, there are some things here that are not expected by me.”

The empress Ji Handan had her own pride. If she didn’t think of it, she would say it. She just developed a strategy based on limited intelligence that best serves the interests of Great Qian.

“Then who thought of this, your uncle?”

Empress Dowager Li Ningyan frowned slightly, “He is just a big brother, fighting a war is okay, but he will never think of this.”

“It’s Lin Xuan.” Ji Handan took a sip of tea and said.

“Surprisingly, it is Lin kid.” Empress Li Ningyan was a bit surprised. “This kid has great talent, but I did not expect it to reach this level.”

“However, Wei’s army is 300,000 strong this time. You can’t just listen to the words of one and neglect to take precautions. You still have to prepare.”

“Give a decree to your five brothers to be on standby, and see how they react.”

“They have not obeyed you since you ascended the throne, and this is an opportunity.”

“In case the Emperor of Wei does not die and Wei is not in chaos, you will have enough time to react.”

Empress Dowager Li Ningyan picked up her chopsticks and continued to eat the fish. The matter was thus settled.

“I understand!” Ji Handan smiled. “Mother, you continue to eat fish, the rest of the bamboo slips will be reviewed by me.”

……

Half a month later

The 800-mile-urgent report from the border gate of Great Qian entered Tiandu!

“The Emperor of Wei is dead! Wei’s army is defeated!”

“The Emperor of Wei is dead! Wei’s army is defeated!”

“The Emperor of Wei is dead! Wei’s army is defeated!”

The messenger from the border entered the

palace and fainted at the end of the report.

The Empress Ji Handan was waiting for news from the front with the Empress Dowager Li Ningtan, but she did not expect to receive such good news only a few days later.

General Li Lin came to them. “Congratulations, Your Majesty, everything is as you expected, the Emperor of Wei is dead!”

“Wei Ziling, the commander of Wei’s rear army, killed Wei’s emperor on the day of the expedition and rose up in rebellion to take over Wei’s capital, killing the prince and the princes.”

“The former commander of the army of Wei, Fan Wenyi, and the commander of the central army of Wei, Lan Xiang, have returned to the country, and have made King Wei Xuan the emperor and attacked the capital of Wei, and the two sides are in a stalemate, but Wei Ziling is not far from defeat.”

“The King of the Beijiang, by Her Majesty’s decree, has led an army of 70,000 into Wei, and the army is driving straight in, and will seize the state in a few days.”

“Here are the reports from the King of Beijiang and General Luo, the commander of the Northwest Army.”