Chapter 223: Both sides of the game

Xie Linlang stood on the city gate and looked at the west with a worried expression.
At this moment, she was holding the letter from Qin Jue in her hand. It said that he had already obtained the power of the chief general of the western garrison, so she didn't need Xiangcheng's military support, so she should protect herself and pay attention to defense.
Xie Linlang was worried. Before receiving the letter, Dong Qi had already sent a team of people Qin Jue was used to. If they were fast enough, they should have arrived the day before yesterday...
Just yesterday, the Marsh State launched a military attack. It has been in preparation for a long time, so after tearing up the treaty, it can launch an attack soon. The purpose is not to give Qin State time to deal with it, and to catch them by surprise.
If it weren't for Qin Jue to eradicate the traitors from the garrison in advance, and the marsh country came so fiercely, the 80,000 garrison would not be able to survive the first round, and the enemy would drive straight in.
Fortunately, he did it, and so far there has been no news of emergency in the western border. Presumably, the first round of merger between Qin Jue and Zuoguo did not suffer and successfully blocked them.
This is a good thing. After all, the first step of Marsh Country’s plan failed, and this will definitely affect all subsequent layouts.
For example, if Zeguo sees that the Numa country is unfavorable, will it still send troops?
No, it will wait and see.
The imperial family of Ze State is extremely cunning. If there is no certainty that it will win, it will not make a rash move.
If they had no follow-up countermeasures, a big battle might be cut in half because of Qin Jue's change.
After all, seeing that Zeguo did not dispatch troops on time, the Numa country would have a guilty conscience. In the end, it is very likely that they would just simply fight, and then retreat, continue to use the dead prince as a raft, so that Da Qin has no face to win the pursuit.
If Marsh State retreats, Ze State will be even less likely to take action, and the previous alliance will easily be broken.
Is it just that simple?
Xie Linlang looked at the clouds in the sky and shook his head. The death of Hou Xichuan has proved that the plan has changed. The Numa Country knew that there was a change, but he resolutely took action. Obviously there was a way to deal with it.
In this game, they played first, and she turned out to be a chess piece they wanted to use to become their opponent, and she disrupted their layout as soon as she played.
They made a move, and she fought back, how will the opponent's next move respond?
Xie Linlang smiled as she thought about it, and suddenly remembered the national master who was so angry when she was a child.
He was very angry and swore, "One day, the old man will beat you!"
And she replied a sentence that made him even more angry, "With me, only you lose and I win these two results. No matter how even the process is, the victory is definitely mine."
After thinking about it this way, she smiled softly. Go is the only thing she can do with her technical death house. What's more, she has experienced so much. Compared with her previous life, she has experienced more than a reincarnation?
While she was smiling, Huang Lao hurriedly climbed up the city wall and handed a secret report to her.
"My Lord, as you might expect, Zeguo has sent troops!"
Xie Linlang took the letter as he spread it out, and asked, "Is it because the naval forces hold the line, but don't attack?"
"Exactly! They seem to be watching something..."
Xie Linlang unfolded the letter and read it verbatim.
Originally, she felt that Ze Guo was waiting and watching, but seeing that the Swamp Nation had all sent troops, so she set up a bit of battle, and while watching, she also gave allies a little confidence.
But when news came from the water bandit that Zeguo had sent 200 military ships this time, her expression became serious.
Although the letter said that there were not many people on the deck of Ze Jun, but the ship had a heavy draft, then she had every reason to suspect that the other party had large weapons on board or had people hidden.
In other words, Zeguo is here for real this time, and his wait-and-see is only temporarily, mainly waiting for an opportunity.
Xie Linlang pondered secretly, and handed the letter to Mr. Huang. After reading it, Mr. Huang had the same idea as her, but he still comforted.
"Please don't worry about the city lord. After the marsh country starts the war, all border defense arrangements will begin to be tense, so it will not be long before Xiangcheng will have military assistance from the court to prepare for emergencies."
This can be regarded as the tradition of the Great Qin Dynasty. If one party starts a war, martial law will begin in the left and right directions to prevent anyone from taking advantage of it. If memory is correct, this is the tradition left by the founding emperor.
Xie Linlang nodded, but her eyebrows did not relax. She turned and looked at the city below, watching the people coming and going in Xiangcheng, her mood also calmed down a little bit.
Although everyone knows that Xiang Cheng is preparing for battle, and although she has drawn a lot of young men to supplement her troops, their normal lives have not been affected too much. The main reason is that they all trust her.
Trust that even in troubled times, she can protect them.
This belief inspires her all the time, and with them, she even thinks that she is omnipotent, omnipotent in the true sense!
Soon, five days passed, and the troops going to the south for solid defense and the troops going to the west for assistance were on the way.
At this time, the court should have just received the news of Ze Jun’s pressure on the territory, so I don’t know what decision it will make in the future, but Xie Linlang is still relieved to hear that the reinforcements are coming to the west, so Qin Jue’s pressure will be much less.
At this time, Xiao Xi came over, and he handed the urgent letter of 800 miles to Xie Linlang and said.
"My son, your letter is delivered to your majesty before the emergency report, but there is no response from your majesty's side for the time being."
Xie Linlang expressed understanding.
After confirming that Ze Guo was not waiting and watching, but coming true, she hurriedly sent a letter to the emperor.
The content of the letter is very simple, that is, Ze Jun is suppressing the territory, it is true, the reason why they did not attack hastily, obviously waiting for an opportunity.
She guessed that Zeguo might still be preparing for a land battle!
Therefore, I implore the emperor to deploy heavy defenses on both land and water. Perhaps the preemptive strike of Marsh State is just an introduction. The real killer is Ze State! The emperor must take it seriously!
Her letter should reach the emperor earlier than the letter from the border guard, so that the emperor would know the news of the Ze State mutiny earlier than the courtiers, and would give him more time to think about countermeasures.
But this kind of matter is a major event, and he will definitely discuss with courtiers, so naturally he will not reply to her so quickly.
But understanding belongs to understanding, and worry belongs to worry.
Daqin is so wealthy, and the current national crisis is at stake. As long as the emperor can use the momentum to force all the families to unite the front, even if the two countries attack at the same time, there will still be a chance to win.
She was mainly worried about Ze Guo. The other party was uncertain, there were a thousand possibilities, but it might have been settled, but she didn't know yet.
In this repressive atmosphere, everyone is anxious.
In the early hours of the next morning, Xie Linlang suddenly woke up from her dream, and then Qin Jue's secret guard appeared and forwarded a letter to her.
There is only one sentence in the letter.
The imperial court called all soldiers and horses back to Beijing to protect the capital.