Chapter 4: The Hu people collapsed and the Qing army won a great victory!

The youngest fourth prince was given a garden!
And it’s not an ordinary villa, but Hibiscus Garden!
This is the royal forbidden garden, close to the outer city, covering an area of ​​thirty hectares!

There are pavilions, towers and everything, it is extremely luxurious!
The luxury of this garden perfectly reflects Emperor Qing’s favoritism and love for the Fourth Prince!

The fact that the Fourth Prince was able to obtain Hibiscus Garden must have been due to advice from the court.

But even if the strategy proposed by the Fourth Prince could really destroy the Western Hu, he would not be directly named King of Wei!

There is no doubt that Emperor Qing was sending a message to the court through the reward... The Fourth Prince is going to participate in the fight for the throne!

This is the real breaking news!

The previous situation of confrontation between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince was artificially broken by Emperor Qing today!

From now on, the court will be divided into three parts!
Almost all officials have to choose their own positions in this battle for the throne!
If you follow the wrong person, you may be doomed!
The news of the Fourth Prince being crowned king, along with the strategy he offered, spread quickly throughout Kyoto in a very short time!
Countless officials and common people were shocked and excited by the Fourth Prince's ruthless plan. The news of his enthronement made people envy the Fourth Prince's great grace!
At the same time, it made the court, which was already undercurrents, even more turbulent!
However, some people couldn't help but question the strategy proposed by Li Chengde...

"Did he really come up with this?"

Fan Jian's face was full of suspicion. "Why do I feel like this father and son are singing the same tune?"

These two moves are really too cruel!
First, they used pottery jars that could injure people to force the Hu people to negotiate peace with the Qing Kingdom, and then used wool trade to gradually make the Western Hu lose their ability to resist...

This doesn't seem like a plan that a teenager of the Fourth Prince's age could come up with!

But to say that this is the emperor's idea, it doesn't seem quite right. Sending heavy troops to flatten the grassland directly is more like the emperor's style!

Even if His Majesty the Emperor wants to lay low and take his time, people won't be able to see clearly what his next move will be.

Announcing the entire plan in front of all the civil and military officials in the court is not something His Majesty the Emperor would do!
In response to this question, Chen Pingping smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it is or not."

"You actually spoke up for His Highness the Fourth Prince just now. This is what makes me feel strange."

Fan Jian glanced at him and said, "In that situation, someone has to come forward to explain, right?"

"Si Zhe and Ruoruo are so close to him, I am the most suitable candidate."

"But once His Majesty's decree of making him a king comes out, His Majesty's future will be difficult."

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "Thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor. As subjects, we just need to do our duty well."

Fan Jian sighed and shook his head, "No matter what, from the outside, the Fan family has chosen to stand on the side of His Majesty the Fourth Prince."

But he was not actually worried that Li Chengde would suffer in the fight for the throne. After all, the methods he displayed today were ruthless and too cruel!
He was even a little worried about the Crown Prince and the Second Prince!

However, compared to this matter, Fan Jian had a more important matter to discuss with Chen Pingping.

"I plan to have Fan Xian come to Kyoto so that he can stay by my side and take care of me."

When this topic was mentioned, Chen Pingping immediately became alert, "I said, I won't let him enter Beijing!"

Fan Jian was not surprised by this answer, his eyes were firm, "The inner treasury is his mother's property, I must find a way to help him get it back!"

Chen Pingping shook his head. "I don't care about anything else. Kyoto... is too dangerous!"

Fan Jian was firm in his attitude. "The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish! The Fourth Prince has begun to participate in the fight for the throne, and the Fan family has been forced to get involved. I think this may be an opportunity!"

Chen Pingping disagreed with his point of view, "Your Majesty will make the final decision on this matter. It is not for you and me to decide!"

Fan Jian immediately let go of the wheelchair, snorted coldly, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Chen Pingping, sitting in a wheelchair, quickly spoke up, trying to stop Fan Jian from leaving quickly, "Where are you going?"

Fan Jian only left him a back view and waved his hand, "Send the pottery jar made by the Fourth Prince to the border!"

"..."

One month later, Dingzhou City.

The eldest prince looked at the pottery jars sent from Kyoto with fiery eyes full of excitement!

The news from Kyoto had already reached us.

Now, among the senior generals of the West Camp, there is no one who does not know about the pottery jars made by Li Chengde!
It is said that this is a powerful weapon for dealing with the Hu people. It is so powerful that even a grandmaster would have a headache when encountering it!
The rumor was extremely exaggerated, but the eldest prince knew that since His Majesty the Emperor had ordered a large number of such pottery jars to be made according to Li Chengde's recipe.

That means that the clay jar is indeed a powerful weapon on the battlefield!

"Your Highness, is this thing really useful?" The military advisor's eyes were full of doubt.

It’s not that he didn’t believe Kyoto’s judgment, but this thing had not been tested yet and was directly put on the city wall after it was transported here.

If something goes wrong, Dingzhou City may not be able to be defended!
If it really comes to that, Kyoto and the Fourth Prince will definitely not bear any responsibility.

But those who are fighting on the front line are in dire straits!

"I believe in Chengde and His Majesty." The eldest prince's words were crisp and clear, leaving no room for doubt.

The military advisor wanted to say something else, but at this moment, the sound of breaking air interrupted him!
"Whoosh-!"

A sharp arrow cut through the sky, carrying a cold murderous aura, and shot towards the city gate!

"Be careful, Your Highness!"

The military advisor reacted quickly and rushed out to help the eldest prince block the arrow.

"clang--!"

The eldest prince reacted faster and blocked the incoming arrow with a swipe of the sword in his hand.

When the military advisor saw this scene, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon after, arrows and boulders fell from the sky, and the Hu people's siege began!

"All troops, prepare to fight off the enemy!"

Faced with the fierce attack of the Hu people, the soldiers defending the city began to defend the city very skillfully.

The endless screams and roars filled the entire Dingzhou city wall!

After half an hour, the arrows and boulders gradually stopped, but the Qing army defending the city did not dare to relax at all.

As the sound of war drums sounded again, the tide of Hu people shouted and killed, and rushed madly towards the city walls of Dingzhou!

Although the Hu people's most powerful force is their cavalry, after so many years of war, they have already looted many craftsmen from the Qing Kingdom.

Siege ladders were placed between the arrow battlements on the city walls. The fierce Hu soldiers, with crescent-shaped scimitars in their mouths and red eyes, climbed hard to the top of the city walls.

The soldiers of the Qing army used hook-and-sickle spears to push down the ladders and put up a great resistance.

Suddenly, a soldier from the Qing army took out a small clay pot, lit the fuse with a torch, and threw it towards the city!
"boom--!"

The sudden explosion shook the earth!

Hu Bing suddenly felt a powerful push, causing them to fall from the ladder instantly!
The sky was spinning and the whole world seemed to be shaking!
What’s even more terrifying is that there was more than one such shocking explosion!
Similar things happened in almost every corner of Dingzhou city wall!

silence!

Deathly silence!

Whether it was the Qing army who set the pottery jar on fire, or the Hu soldiers who were hit by the pottery jar, they all stood there in a daze.

The difference is that Qing Jun's eyes are full of excitement, while Hu Bing's eyes are all filled with fear without exception!

This was a weapon that had never appeared before. A small pottery jar could make a loud bang like thunder, and countless people were blown away in an instant...

war?

Do not!
This is simply a punishment from God!

The fierce fighting on the battlefield came to a brief halt.

A Hu soldier stared blankly at the scattered limbs and arms and his comrades wailing on the ground, and his emotions collapsed instantly!
He threw away his weapon with a clang, knelt on the ground, cried bitterly, and confessed to Changshengtian.

One, two, three...

After the small pottery jar exploded, Hu Bing's morale instantly dropped to freezing point, and countless people gave up the fight because they found themselves fighting against gods!
After this strange scene happened, bursts of excited shouts and cries of killing suddenly broke out among the Qing army.

Immediately afterwards, more pottery jars were set on fire, and like a punishment from heaven, they descended upon the Hu people under the city!
Faced with the irresistible might of heaven, Hu's soldiers began to flee on a large scale!
At this moment, the Hu people's attack was completely declared a failure!
The Qing army won a great victory!

A counterattack has officially begun!
(End of this chapter)