Li Yijun was proficient in strange arts, understood the mysteries of heaven, and concluded that this battle would be unfavorable to the Liang Kingdom.

But he didn't take this seriously, because for a qualified warlock, it was always about changing one's fate against the will of nature. If one followed the trend, then everything the warlock learned would be meaningless.

He set up a terrifying killing array near Luoxia Valley.

The purpose was to stop the Wei army from advancing westward.

Luoxia Valley guards the main road between Lingzhou and the frontier. In the early years, Li Yijun proposed to repair a pass here, but Xu Fengyun rejected it on the grounds that it was a waste of people and money.

Li Yijun was helpless about this, but there was no other way. At that time, Liang State's policies were all focused on recruiting troops and horses, and it was really impossible to spare too much silver to build a pass.

On the Duanguo side.

Many Duanguo ministers are discussing the current international situation with Emperor Duan.

The plan is very good, let the Wei army consume the Tang army first.

But unexpectedly, after the Tang army sent troops and captured the three counties of Duanguo, the Wei army showed no sign of taking action.

This made Duan Guo feel like he had been betrayed again.

They sent envoys to Chen Qingzhi's camp to question Wei Jun.

But after arriving at Wei Camp, the envoy never came back.

The development of the situation gave Duan Guo a hint of something bad.

They are discussing with each other what measures should be taken against Tang State.

Most people did not host the site and wanted to give some benefits to the Tang State and avoid this war.

However, Emperor Duan had just succeeded to the throne and was still full of enthusiasm. He was unwilling to compromise and decided to conquer the country himself.

When the ministers heard that the emperor's attitude was so decisive, they had nothing to say.

The previous emperors didn't even have a chariot to conduct military campaigns personally. It's a good thing that you still want to have a chariot to conduct military campaigns personally.

Do you think you are Zhao Changqing and Xu Fengyun?

The former is proficient in the art of war, while the latter is a general and an emperor who fought on the battlefield. How do you still want to conquer the country yourself?

Whatever!

Emperor Duan insisted on this, and they, the ministers, had nothing to do.

A few days later, Emperor Duan personally led an army of 500,000 to fight against the Tang army.

He was so eager to fight a war that he could make the old people who followed the late emperor surrender.

You can create greater achievements than Taizu.

However, reality slapped him in the face closely following him.

After a month of campaigning, he fought six battles and lost five.

In one of them, the Tang army was deliberately defeated.

The purpose is to lure him into taking the bait.

After several battles, out of the 500,000 troops taken away, only less than 200,000 defeated soldiers remained.

In other words, Emperor Duan went on an expedition and defeated all the effective forces of Duan State.

Duan Guo's ministers all looked like they were in imminent disaster.

If all the vitality is wiped out, who will protect Duan Guo?

One can imagine the situation Duan Guo will face next.

They had thought that the emperor would encounter ups and downs if he went on a personal expedition.

But I didn't expect that after several defeats, the casualties would be so heavy.

During the late emperor's lifetime, no matter what, he faced various problems and there was a time when they would be solved.

Everyone can still enjoy peace and prosperity.

But as soon as the emperor came to power, everything changed.

Emperor Duan brought all the remaining troops back to the capital and prepared to hold on.

There are not many garrison troops left in various places.

It's too late to recruit troops at this time.

Sun Ye, the great ancestor of Duan Kingdom, once said before that in terms of Duan Kingdom's strength, it simply couldn't afford to lose.

None of them took it seriously. Now that they saw it, Duan Guo really couldn't afford to lose.

After Changsun Chong returned to the capital in embarrassment, the people in the entire capital were panic-stricken. They all knew that the emperor had suffered a defeat outside.

Changsun Chong angrily said to the ministers in the palace: "My defeat is only due to the Wei army's breach of trust. They actually watched the fire from the other side and remained unmoved. If they were to fight head-on with the Tang army, I would never stand idly by and watch!"

The ministers looked at each other, not knowing how to reply.

Finding various excuses after losing is a sign of cowardice.

There was a minister named Wang Lin who followed Emperor Taizu when Duan Guo was founded.

After being an official for so many years, he is still just a minister. Those with similar qualifications to him have basically become cabinet counselors.

The reason why he has not been promoted for many years is that this person is upright and often offends others.

Taizu reused him but did not promote him. This was a big reason.

He couldn't stand Emperor Duan's complaints and cursed loudly: "If you had listened to the dissuasion of the officials and chosen the policy of resisting the enemy step by step, our country, Duan, would not have been in such a desperate situation!"

When Emperor Duan heard this voice, he was furious. He drew his sword from his waist and was about to kill him.

But he was stopped by officials.

Although Wang Lin has a bad personality, Duan Guo needs this kind of person at this moment.

But who knew, it was Wang Lin who didn’t want to live anymore.

He laughed twice and then said: "You have squandered all the savings that Duan Guo has accumulated over the years. If the late Emperor has a soul in heaven, he will definitely not be at peace! Humph! An incompetent king is worthy of ruling a country! Late Emperor,

I will go with you, old minister!"

There was a "bang" sound, and he hit a pillar and died.

At this moment, everyone in the palace became quiet.

Emperor Duan sat helplessly on the steps, and said to the ministers in despair: "Dead?"

Someone stepped forward to check his pulse and nodded to the emperor.

Emperor Duan said helplessly: "He will be buried generously. If his son becomes an official in the court, he will be promoted to three levels."

Who would be interested in talking about promotion at this time?

How to survive the current national crisis is the key.

The official who stepped forward to check his pulse suddenly saw a piece of paper in Wang Lin's hand, so he took it, opened it, looked at it, and then immediately presented it to Emperor Duan.

Emperor Duan took the paper and was shocked by the content on it.

'Gather all the troops and material resources from the towns in the south to the capital, and hold on to the capital to wear down the enemy's troops. Over time, the enemy may be able to retreat.'

There is only one sentence, although it is not too useful information, but it has given many people faith at this moment.

Wang Lin is worthy of being a minister.

He has done what he should do.

He actually wants to live.

But if he could wake up Emperor Duan through his own death, it wouldn't matter.

Emperor Duan originally thought of moving the capital first and escaping to the south, and was thinking of a way.

After all, half of the country in the south is still lost.

But now it seems that it is better to fight them to the death.

Emperor Duan stood up, looked at the ministers, took a long breath, and said: "Everyone, the country is facing a crisis. Who is willing to follow me and resist the enemy from outside the country?"

At this time, the ministers should not have any objections to anything they say.

They said in unison: "I am willing to fight with His Majesty until the last moment!"

The voices discussing peace gradually became quieter.

Now is the season of life and death. There is no other way but to hold on.

Emperor Duan added: "I like to read history. Many years ago, the Wei State suffered a great disaster. The generals of the Chu State attacked them all at their doorstep. Almost all the elite troops in the country were killed or injured. However, in the end, it was Wei Emperor Zhao Changqing who turned the tide.

, has led to the current grand situation of the Wei State. You guys, I am not talented, I would like to compare with Zhao Changqing, but I don’t know if you ministers are willing to be like Cao Shen, Zhao Yun, Chen Qingzhi, Xiao Yuming and Li Ziyuan? "

The ministers of Duan Guo looked at me and I didn't dare to reply.

They were really embarrassed to accept this.

Emperor Duan raised his voice again: "Are you willing?!"

The ministers had no choice but to follow Emperor Duan's thoughts and say: "I would like to compare myself to Wei Chen!"
Chapter completed!