The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

The back of the bow is bright and the lance shines on the frost,

Xia Feng left Jinyang on horseback.

Here we go to Zhao Guohehuang,

If you don't defeat the enemy, you won't return home.

Xiao Rui led his troops to the west and went straight to Zhao Guo.

Traveling is boring and tedious. They march for six and a half hours a day. Although they have transfer horses, they are not marching in a hurry. It will be bad if the horses are exhausted.

The horses of Iron Dragon Riders are mixed blood Mongolian horses.

As we all know, Mongolian horses are short in stature, slow in running speed, and far inferior to other horse breeds in their ability to overcome obstacles and in stature. However, Mongolian horses are horses with very strong endurance in the world, and they have the lowest requirements for the environment and food. Whether in the alpine desert or in the plains, Mongolian horses can find food at any time. It can be said that Mongolian horses have the strongest adaptability and can run non-stop for long distances.

This is also the reason why Iron Dragon Knights choose Mongolian horses.

However, Mongolian horses are short in stature and slow in running speed. This is a weakness for heavy cavalry, so... many years ago, Emperor Xia ordered the Ministry of Industry to select a group of excellent Mongolian horses, which are equivalent to dwarfs. They selected the tallest ones, selected the best ones, and then recruited Bole, who is proficient in raising horses. They were responsible for crossbreeding Mongolian horses with rare horse breeds. They continued to experiment and finally got the current Iron Dragon Rider mount!

The Mongolian horses produced in this way can no longer be called Mongolian horses, but more like Yili horses, with various bloodlines. Their disadvantage is that their endurance will be reduced, but their advantages are outstanding. Their size and speed are not inferior to other horse breeds. It can be said that their overall level has improved!

When passing through the state capitals this time, they did not stop.

More than ten days later, the group arrived at Xijing Chang'an, Xiao Rui continued to go west, without stopping to appreciate the heroism of Xijing, after passing Chencang Mansion, he entered the territory of Zhao State.

The local administrative division of Zhao State is the same as that of Yan State, which are counties, prefectures, and counties. The State of Zhao has a total of 32 large counties, with a length of nearly 3,000 miles from east to west. If the army of Great Xia wants to approach Zhao Guohuang, it needs to pass through six large counties, namely Lan County, East Tibet County, West Tibet County, and Lingshan County. County, Qishui County, Qiao County.

Canglan Pass is in Lan County, and now Chang Shenghou's army has crossed Lan County and just entered Eastern Tibet County.

Why did the speed suddenly slow down? It was not as fast as His Majesty's personal conquest, and he reached Qishui County in less than a month. This is because His Majesty back then was only responsible for fighting, not taking over, like a sharp arrow, piercing the heart of the enemy.

After Chang Shenghou's army broke through Lan County, it needed to wipe out the resistance forces in the entire county. Many prefectures and counties were stubbornly resisting and needed to be completely subdued, so the speed naturally slowed down.

The advantage is that the full occupation is your own territory!

When Xiao Rui entered Lan County and passed Fucheng, he would find that Daxia's soldiers and horses had already stationed in Fucheng.

Most of the people in Zhao State are simple and simple. Although they are occupied by the enemy, Xia Junqiu will not commit any crimes, and they will not fight to the death. In addition, Chang Shenghou issued an order. Whoever dares to resist stubbornly will sit in four households!

That is to say, if a commoner dared to resist, the four neighbors next to his house would have to be punished severely, which invisibly deterred countless people. When the common people did not resist, they had to be alert to the resistance of their neighbors.

The arrival of Xiao Rui also greatly encouraged the aura of the Daxia soldiers, especially seeing the demeanor of the prince guarding the Iron Dragon Cavalry, they all raised their arms and shouted.

The people of Zhao State also heard that Prince Xia was in person, and there were many discussions. They were even more curious about Xiao Rui's identity. You must know that Xiao Rui's grandmother is the younger sister of Emperor Zhao, His Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang!

Back then, the eldest princess did not give way to a man. If she was not a woman, she must be a prince. She is kind and charitable, and she has helped countless people, and many people still build longevity shrines for her.

Later, today's Emperor Zhao was jealous of the eldest princess' ability and power, and designed her to marry far away from Qi. The marriage shocked countless people, and many officials and people strongly opposed it, but in the end they couldn't stop it.

Now, the eldest princess' grandson is here.

When discussing Xiao Rui's identity, it will naturally involve the two countries.

The people of the Xia Kingdom live and work in peace and contentment, with light taxes and a happy life.

What about Zhao Guo? Taxes and corvees are heavy, and a large number of conscriptions make the people miserable and full of complaints.

If it was really occupied, it would not be considered a bad thing if it completely surrendered to the Xia Kingdom.

After all, as long as Xiao Rui, the crown prince of the Xia Kingdom, becomes the emperor, he has the blood of the Zhao Kingdom's royal family, and the people of the Zhao Kingdom are no longer considered outsiders, and they can be treated equally.

When Xiao Rui led people into Eastern Tibet County, he finally caught up with Marquis Chang Sheng's soldiers. After hearing the news, Marquis Chang Sheng went out of the camp to greet him in person. It was the first time for Tian Boyuan to see the iron dragonrider after changing his costume, and he was immediately taken by the majesty of the iron dragonrider, especially the forest of spears, which can directly tear through the enemy's phalanx, which is much more ferocious than Mo Dao.

"The last general, Tian Boyuan, pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Tian Boyuan got off his horse and bowed his hands, and the other commanders, deputy commanders, generals, etc. all bowed.

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are exempt from the courtesy, and the generals are exempt from the courtesy. I am here to supervise the army under the order of His Majesty. It is the first time to go out with the army. If you behave improperly, I hope you will forgive me."

Tian Boyuan said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are being polite. Who knows that His Highness is so courageous that he led the Iron Dragon Rider directly into the Qi State, turning the world upside down. Looking at the Seven Kingdoms, which country's prince can have the courage of His Highness?"

Xiao Rui said humbly: "It's all the credit of the iron dragon knights, I dare not take the credit and be proud."

Tian Boyuan nodded, and then stretched out his hand to ask, "Please enter the camp, Your Highness!"

Xiao Rui didn't refuse, and went straight into the camp, passing by the phalanx of soldiers stationed in the camp, Tian Boyuan explained to Xiao Rui one by one, so that he had a clear understanding of the army.

When he came to the big tent of the Chinese army to sit down, Tian Boyuan told the other generals to go down first. He wanted to tell Xiao Rui about the current situation, and there were some important confidential matters.

Just listen to Tian Boyuan's way: "Your Highness, the entire Zhao army is divided into three groups. I will lead 300,000 troops to attack, the heroic Marquis Wang Feng will lead 200,000 troops to support the northern flank, and another general soldier Yao Jun will lead 100,000 troops. The south supported, and other soldiers stayed behind to eradicate the restless enemy. The three-way army moved westward one after another, and now it has entered the border of Zangdong County in Zhao State. More than a hundred miles ahead is the county town of Zangdong County, with 70,000 troops stationed , there are two prefectural cities in the north and the south, each with 30,000 troops stationed. If we want to go west next, we must break through these three cities. Now the Zhao army in these three cities can't shrink back, and the general is considering whether to attack by force or use tricks... "

Tian Boyuan narrated the current situation, listening to him face to face, combined with the topographic map on the table, it was much clearer than reading military newspapers.

After listening to it, Xiao Rui had no objection to Tian Boyuan's strategy, but asked, "Master Hou, how is the situation of the Qin army?"

Tian Boyuan laughed immediately, and said: "Your Highness doesn't know something. Now 70% of the Zhao army's strength is fighting against the Qin army, and the remaining 30% are coming to stop our Da Xia Erlang. If we Daxia want to attack Zhao Huang's capital, we need to go through The six major counties are Lan County, East Tibet County, West Tibet County, Lingshan County, Qishui County, and Qiao County. Among them, Qishui County has a big river from north to south, originating from the northern iceberg, and crossing the entire State of Zhao, named Qijiang, this great river is very dangerous, similar to the Yangtze River and Yellow River in our Great Xia, and a large number of boats are needed to cross it. Therefore, State of Zhao regards this Qijiang River as a natural danger, and they embrace the worst It is planned that even if Lan County, Zangdong County, Zangxi County, and Lingshan County all fall, as long as we cannot cross the Qijiang River, we will never be able to attack the imperial capital of Zhao State. However, Qin State in the west is different. The Qin Army only needs to break through the three passes of the Qinling Mountains , then Yima Pingchuan, only four counties away from Zhao Guohuang, there is no natural barrier, Zhao Jun can only pile most of his troops to the west, and resist Qin Jun with all his strength!"

Xiao Rui naturally understands this truth, the current state of Zhao is stretched to the point where he can only resist the most dangerous enemy, and it is impossible for him to blossom across the board.

This is a good thing for Great Xia. Now only a small number of Zhao troops are blocking the way, such as the county town and two prefectural cities of Zangdong County. As long as they are taken down, the entire Zangdong County will basically be in their pockets.

Couldn't 600,000 people take down a city of hundreds of thousands?

Xiao Rui felt a little regretful, and said: "According to Zhao Guo's strategy, it is going to rely entirely on defense and give up attacking. I still want to fight head-on. Let Zhao Jun see how powerful the Iron Dragon Rider is. It seems that there is no chance. "

Tian Boyuan laughed and said: "Defending now is also delaying time. As for fighting directly, it is asking for death. But don't worry, Your Highness, Iron Dragon Riders will have a chance to kill the Quartet. In the future, our enemy will be the Qin army! The last general has never Put Zhao Guo in your eyes, it's just a mob."

Xia Guo's generals are so arrogant and never put Zhao Guo in their eyes. This is not arrogance, but self-confidence.

"Where is Zhenyuanhou?" Xiao Rui asked.

Tian Boyuan smiled and said: "In order to fight against the Qin army, the Zhao army has completely withdrawn its troops from the south. Han Ming led Chen Qingzhi and Han Xin to take down two big counties, and they have already reached Qijiang. Now they are starting to move from south to north. Continue to occupy Zhao's territory and join our army."

"From this point of view, it only takes two or three months to take down all the counties and cities east of Qijiang! This is half the territory of Zhao State!" Xiao Rui said with emotion.

After speaking, Xiao Rui looked at Zhang Liang.

When he went to invite Zhang Liang at that time, he analyzed the situation in the world and realized that the fall of Zhao State was not that Xia State destroyed it, but was destroyed by Qin State’s iron cavalry, and then Zhao State’s territory would be divided and eroded by Xia and Qin. Now it seems , this Qi Jiang is probably the natural dividing line.

Seeing Xiao Rui's gaze, Zhang Liang nodded in response.

Xiao Rui looked at the map on the table.

Qi Jiang divided Zhao State into east and west areas. After the east area was occupied by Xia State, the north was bordered by Qi State. The territory of Qi State was a rectangle with a large length from east to west. It bordered Zhao State and Xia State, and the distance between north and south was very short.

After the western region of Zhao State was acquired by the Qin army, the north of them was a plain, and they continued to go north to enter the southwest corner of Yuan State. Why did the Yuan army plunder the Qi State instead of the Zhao State? Because most of the tribes of the Yuan State are in the east, why bother to go to the southwest corner to invade the Zhao State.

However, distance is not a problem. When the benefits are abundant, the Yuan army will still attack. This also gave Xiao Rui an opportunity to take advantage of in the future, and we will mention this matter later.

In this way, it is a good thing to rule by Qijiang River!