Chapter 240: Hundreds of thousands of casualties! The genocide weapon of Yingqu!

The ninth day of the fifth month!

The imperial civil war between Emperor Yongchang and Emperor Tianning (Xia Yi) officially began.

Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides started war on the front of hundreds of miles.

The front line is intertwined.

Yingque's side, Shen Wuzhuo and Jiumogang were the commanders of the three armies.

On Mi You's side, Mi Daoyuan, Fu Jianzhi and Mi Lu are the commanders of the three directions.

In addition, there are more than 300,000 imperial troops as support.

The so-called imperial army is a literal meaning. It was previously an army that belonged to the Great Xia Empire, and followed his commander to loyal to Emperor Yingchang Jie of Emperor Xia.

The army on Yingque is composed as follows.

The 150,000 army brought by Prince Li Zhan is now about 110,000 left.

The Shen Gong family's army expansion was only 70,000.

Win five thousand Legion of Bone Legion, and three thousand Legion of Ningdao.

The 60,000 that Zeng Wendao plundered was not considered the main force.

He was loyal to Her Majesty the Queen and entered the Tianshui Province 30,000 troops one after another.

There are also the seven thousand troops of the Bai Yutang family.

The total force is about 270,000.

On Mi You, the 200,000 main force of the Mi family, the 70,000 army that surrendered to Mi You in the three southern provinces, the 70,000 army gathered by the five major princes, and the army loyal to Emperor Yongchang are coming one after another.

In terms of military strength, there are much more than win-win.

However, the Yingqu side has truly invested in Tianshui Province, and the troops displayed in the north of Tiannan Province are only about 200,000.

Mi You's side had only about 270,000, but the army loyal to Emperor Yongchang was coming one after another.

And at the critical moment, the army of Sky Book City will successively join the Yongchang Emperor's army in various names.

In terms of war potential alone, it is far superior to the Queen's side.

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Fighting fiercely for half a month.

The first phase of the war ended.

Both sides have their own victory or defeat, and neither has made any breakthrough progress.

But it has caused great disasters. On the front of hundreds of miles, I don’t know how many cities have been reduced to ruins.

Because there are cannons on both sides.

Countless people fled one after another, and it was a terrible sight.

Within half a month, the winner was missing, and two counties and eleven counties were lost, all of which were in the direction of Tiannan Province.

However, in the north of Tianshui Province, two counties and thirteen counties were recaptured.

Emperor Yongchang's casualties exceeded 60,000.

The Yingque army suffered nearly 40,000 casualties.

In just over half a month, the casualties between the two sides were as high as 100,000, which was really tragic.

With the artillery, the situation of the war really changed.

Overall, the win is even better.

Because Yingque's cannons are stronger, they will hit farther, and the explosives are more powerful.

However, neither side had any agreement to invest in the real ace power.

The White Bone Legion and Ning Dao Legion in Ying Que's hands were not invested.

Mi You also did not invest in the secret legion that had been in the army for more than a year.

Because both sides know that these two ace forces are used in the final battle.

Although the two sides fought fiercely for more than half a month, they showed hundreds of miles, and turned many cities into ruins, and tens of thousands of casualties.

But, it's just a tentative attack.

Just look at the quality of both sides, but it is already so terrifying.

But the result of this battle should be considered as no winner.

Winning is slightly better in tactical terms, but the strategic potential is still passive.

Both sides temporarily ceased their wars.

Each stationed on site.

Like two giant beasts, they hid back to their caves and licked their wounds.

Next is the public opinion war.

Both sides each proclaim their great results and how much casualties are the other.

In short, it is obvious that there is no distinction between victory and defeat, but it is a brilliant victory, and it is a disastrous defeat.

But both sides know clearly.

In a short period of time, neither side can do anything to each other.

On the side of Emperor Yongchang, the war potential is even greater, with a continuous source of troops and a continuous stream of food and supplies.

But here, the weapons are even sharper.

Moreover, because of the preparations for several years, there is no problem with food support for two or three years, and weapons and armor are completely sufficient.

The scariest nitrate mines are also continuously imported through the Pirate Queen.

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Next, the anti-war sentiment in the entire empire was rising.

Countless people, countless scholars, countless officials, and countless great scholars all called for a ceasefire between the two sides.

Originally, they were born from the same root, so why not be too urgent to fight each other?

The Western Holy See is about to invade the entire Western Holy See, and the empire is actually like this. It is really painful for the relatives and the enemy to be happy.

As a result, many retired ministers and fatal great scholars formed a mediation mission and came to Zhenhai City, hoping to mediate the war between the two sides.

The leader is Li Qiuchen, the former crown prince tutor.

At that time, he was not only the teacher of Prince Xia Jie, but also Xia Yi, because he taught three students at the same time, two princes and one princess. Even when Ying Que went to Beijing to play, he also studied together.

This is an absolute gentleman, the kind who is famous all over the world.

So, both the Queen and Yingque received him very politely.

"A woman is an emperor, never seen before, and it is a disaster for the destruction of the country."

"Xia Yi, among my three students back then, you were the most out of the world. Why are you now entangled by power?"

"If there is such a civil war, the creatures will be devastated, and the spirits of the ancestors and clans in the sky will be uneasy."

Ying Que said lightly: "Master Li, don't forget that Xia Jie took the initiative to attack us."

Li Qiuchen said: "If you women had not become emperor and split the empire, he would not have come to attack you."

Yingque and the Queen were speechless. This person is good at learning, but he is just a confused person.

Li Qiuchen said: "How about this? You have a standstill, Xia Yi abdicated, Tiannan Province, Tianshui Province will still return to the rule of the empire. Yingque is not guilty, and he is still the King of Zhennan. Xia Yi is the princess, marry Yingque, and let him go to Tianshui Province forever."

Ying Que said: "Master Li, did you think of this condition yourself, or did Emperor Yongchang propose it?"

Li Qiuchen said: "I thought it out myself, but I have some shame on Your Majesty. As long as I come forward, he will probably agree."

Ying Que said: "I will not agree to anything here, but I suggest you go to Jiangdu and ask Xia Jie. First ask for the conditions, and then you will talk to us."

Li Qiuchen suddenly felt that peace was hopeful, and immediately left Zhenhai City excitedly and led a group of old men to Jiangdu to meet Emperor Yongchang.

When faced with such passionate old stubbornness, Ying Que and the Queen had no choice.

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After Li Qiuchen left.

Yingque, Prince Lian, Emperor, Ning Daoyi held a small meeting.

"This is the worst battle for us." Yingque said bluntly.

Ning Daoyi said bitterly: "Yes, the worst situation."

Not to mention that Li Qiuchen is unwilling to fight a civil war, Yingque is even more unwilling to fight a civil war.

The Northern Expedition has nothing to do with it.
To be continued...