The capital of Dalong Kingdom, Shengtian City.

"Boom! Boom!"

"Boom~"

The imperial capital rarely heard the sound of rumbling war drums. Every drum beat on everyone's hearts, making their hearts beat fast.

The sound of war drums means that war is about to come to the capital of Long Kingdom.

All the dignitaries and ordinary people in the city were in panic, and many people began to wonder where to take refuge.

The fire at the city gate affects the fish in the pond~

But this is already the capital city. The capital city is gone, and the Great Long Dynasty is probably gone, so where can they escape to?

The extremely large outer walls of the capital city were covered with defenders. Rows of long spears and scimitars were sharply displayed, and the dark arrows were full of cold light. This winter seemed particularly cold.

Military flags fluttered in the wind, blocking out the sky and the sun, showing extraordinary power.

The war is coming!

His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Long Dynasty was standing at the city gate at the moment. His figure in the dragon robe was a little forlorn, and his concentrated eyes told everyone that the emperor was not in a good mood.

The news of Tongzhou's defeat has been sent to the capital one step ahead, and Yuwen Xingchen is now waiting for the Minister of War to return to the city.

The army was defeated, and the emperor came to the city gate to greet him. This favor was rare in the world.

Several ministers are here, as is Xun An, the Minister of War. Your Majesty is here in person, how could they not come?

Xun An felt a little aggrieved in his heart. He rushed to the imperial capital with tens of thousands of troops at night, but found that there was no Liang army. From then on, he had a premonition that the situation was not good, but it was too late.

By the time he was ready to mobilize troops and horses to return to Tongzhou to aid, the report of defeat had already been sent to the capital.

"Boom~"

A large number of cavalry figures gradually emerged from the horizon, then circled sideways, and one of the carriages headed straight for the city gate where everyone was.

The army could only enter through the side door, and the person sitting in the carriage was naturally the Fifth Xinrou, Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Crunch, crunch~"

The carriage stopped when it was still a short distance away from the city gate, and a figure walked out of it, and then walked quickly towards Yuwen Xingchen.

The thin figure has hurried steps.

"Your Majesty! The humble minister is guilty!"

Fifth Xinrou, who had a dusty look on his face, knelt down and shouted loudly:

"The guilty minister does not deserve such courtesy from Your Majesty."

This loud shout made all the civil and military officials present feel a strange feeling in their hearts. When had they ever heard the word "defeat" from Wu Xinrou's mouth?

Is it possible that Liang Jun is really so difficult to deal with?

Relying on the two lands in the north, the Great Long Dynasty was so overwhelmed that it could not lift its head.

As soon as Wu Xinrou's knees touched the ground, Yuwen Xingchen raised his hand and forcibly lifted him up, saying in a deep voice:

"My beloved is not guilty!"

These four simple words were equivalent to telling all the courtiers that even if they were defeated, Yuwen Xingchen would still trust Wu Xinrou unreservedly. They were also telling everyone that the defeat of Tongzhou was over.

The tip of Wu Xinrou's nose was slightly sour, and she stood up staggeringly, with a look of exhaustion from traveling all night on her face.

Fortunately, this is the territory of Gyeonggi Province, and the Liang army does not dare to go deep. Otherwise, they would at least send a team of elite cavalry to chase them down and try to get the fifth Xinrou's head.

Yuwen Xingchen held Wu Xinrou's hand, faced the civil servants and generals, and shouted loudly:

"My dear friends, the Liang army is about to approach the city, and the battle is about to begin.

From now on, the defense of the capital will be solely responsible for the Ministry of War, and all civil and military officials, civilians, and soldiers in the city must obey the orders of the Fifth Lord.

Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed without mercy!"

Everyone was shocked and all knelt down and shouted:

"I respectfully obey His Majesty's orders!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

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Yuwen Xingchen walked slowly on the top of the city step by step, his steps a little heavy, while Wu Xinrou followed respectfully behind him, both of them had complicated expressions.

Further behind are Xun An, the Minister of War, and Yu Wenzhe, the second-rank Wuwei General. Before this, this Wuwei General was responsible for the defense of the capital.

In fact, everyone felt a little embarrassed. At first, everyone except Wu Xinrou felt that they should take advantage of the Liang army's massive retreat to regain the lost ground. They thought that Wu Xinrou was too cautious. The current battle situation told them that Wu Xinrou's

There is nothing wrong with being cautious.

Liang Jun is full of tricks~

Just now, Wu Xinrou had described the entire war to Yuwen Xingchen. Every step of Liang Jun's plan and every move of his own troops were actually correct at the time, but in the end they were defeated and completely defeated.

Liang Jun led the way by the nose.

Yuwen Xingchen had nothing to blame. If he was asked to lead troops on the front line, he might lose even more miserably.

Yuwen Xingchen finally stopped, looked into the distance and said: "The right Weiwei army was completely wiped out at Quannan Pass, and the left and right garrison troops also suffered heavy losses.

The three guards totaled nearly 80,000 troops, and only a little over 10,000 escaped. This is a heavy loss."

The losses of the garrison troops in other places were also lost. They could not forcefully recruit civilians to join the army to supplement the strength. These three guards were elites who had been trained for a long time, and they were all lost in one battle.

Fifth Xinrou bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I suggest that all the remnant troops of the three guards be turned into the imperial army for city defense, and these troops and horses will be given to Yuanman's command.

The left and right Weiwei, the left and right Houwei, these 70,000 to 80,000 people plus the Yuanman troops should be enough to guard the outer city.

The Qianniu Guards on the left and right will guard the Imperial City to protect His Majesty's safety."

Yuwen Xingchen's eyes narrowed slightly: "Are these troops really enough?

There are still a few soldiers and horses around the capital, do you need to mobilize them all into the city?"

Now Yuwen Xingchen has a clear understanding of Liang Jun's combat power, and it is definitely not a one-for-one victory.

Fifth Xinrou advised softly:

"Your Majesty, if we blindly increase the number of garrison troops in the capital, I am afraid that the food and grass supplies in the city will not be able to supply hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

It would be better to have the remaining guards stationed in the city near the capital to form a dichotomy with the capital, so that the Liang army would not dare to besiege the city easily."

Some of the Sixteenth Guards garrison in the capital were destroyed, some were in the south of the Yangtze River, some were stationed in the capital, and the rest were scattered around the capital. These were all the troops that Yuwen Xingchen could mobilize at the moment.

Yuwen Xingchen nodded in agreement, but soon a sad look appeared on his face:

"It will take time to mobilize and deploy the garrison in the capital and surrounding cities. If the Liang army comes to the city tomorrow, it will be difficult for us to fight this battle.

If we can delay Liang Jun for ten days and a half, that would be great."

Yuwen Xingchen was talking to himself, but he felt that what he said was a bit ridiculous.

Isn't it just for the sake of the capital that the Liang army spent so much effort to capture Tongzhou? How could they stop their offensive while leaving such a good situation?

Fifth Xinrou raised her eyebrows, took a step forward, and said softly:

"Your Majesty, isn't Xue Chengyi still in our hands?"

Yuwen Xingchen's eyes lit up, and the corner of his mouth slightly curled up as he said:
Chapter completed!