"Probe again and report again!" Han Lin frowned and said urgently.

The scout hurriedly handed over his hand and walked out of the lobby quickly.

The faces of all the generals in the hall became extremely solemn!

Ever since they received a message from Luocheng and learned that Xiangrong had climbed up the mountains on both sides of Luocheng, they had a vague feeling that something serious was about to happen.

Unexpectedly, now, we have lost contact with Luo Cheng!

In the past, there would be scouts from Luocheng who would inform the scouts of the situation. In this way, the scouts would not need to get too close to Luocheng.

But now, there is no news from Luocheng, so Han Lin can only arrange for his subordinates to get as close as possible to Luocheng to find out the news.

Maybe at this moment, Luocheng is engaged in a bloody battle, or maybe... it has fallen!

Thinking of this possibility, everyone's hearts became more solemn.

At this moment, a scout cavalry ran into the hall and shouted urgently, "General, there is news!"

Han Lin suddenly asked, "What news?"

"Luocheng has fallen!"

After hearing what the scout said, some generals suddenly stood up with shock on their faces!

Luocheng... was actually lost!

Although they knew that Xiang Rong climbed up the mountains on both sides, it meant that Luocheng could no longer defend it for a long time.

But I didn't expect that this day would come so suddenly and so quickly!

"Where are the soldiers? Have they ever escaped?" Han Lin asked hurriedly.

"When I rushed to Luocheng from a humble position, I encountered some soldiers who had fled south. There were not many of them. After risking their lives to get closer, I found that the city was full of elephant soldiers and there was no sign of any guards!" the scout replied quickly.

When everyone heard this, they frowned and understood that most of the soldiers in Luocheng had died!

Everyone’s hearts are extremely heavy!

Gan Zijin asked in a very hard voice, "What about Jing Xun? Have you ever seen Jing Xun?"

All the generals couldn't help but hold their breath.

Having worked with Jing Xun for many years, everyone has a lot of affection for this indifferent and extraordinary martial artist, and they really don't want him to be killed.

Being watched closely by many generals, the scout felt that his lips were as heavy as a thousand pounds and he didn't know how to speak.

In the end, he could only shake his head and said, "I looked down and saw that the guards fleeing all the way south... there was no sign of General Jing."

Hearing this, the hall fell into extreme silence.

After winning several battles, Luocheng finally fell and all the soldiers died.

Even Jingxun, a well-known general in Linzhan, became uncertain about his life and death.

The losses in this battle are not small!

But everyone knows that the sacrifice of Luocheng soldiers was worth it!

Because of their desperate persistence, the soldiers and civilians in the rear were able to withdraw southward.

It only takes one day for the last batch of soldiers and civilians to withdraw to the south of Dingyue.

All this is thanks to the soldiers of Luocheng!

Everyone bowed their heads and mourned in silence.

I mourn for the soldiers of Luocheng and am grateful for their sacrifice!

…

"General, hold on, hold on!" A general clapped his horse and moved forward, vigorously shaking the man riding with him.

This man was severely injured, covered in blood, and his black armor was half red, and he looked quite scary.

Blood continued to overflow from his body, falling to the ground drop by drop along the end of the stomach, and the blood stains extended all the way back.

He had lost a lot of blood, and the man's face was quite pale.

He closed his eyes tightly and looked like he was about to die from serious injuries.

But suddenly, his slightly pale lips moved, and a low words came out, "If you keep shaking, I will really die..."

When the general on horseback heard this, he was immediately delighted and said quickly, "I am so worried that I exerted so much force. Please don't blame me, general!"

The pale man, Jing Xun, opened his eyes with difficulty, looked forward, and asked, "Where is this?"

Before, he was surrounded by Xiang Rong, fought hard, and suffered heavy injuries.

And beside him, the soldiers died one after another, with no help left.

Just when he was almost exhausted and about to die, suddenly, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed over and knocked away the heavy elephants!

The cavalrymen who were at the forefront pulled him onto their horses, and then led the troops to rush out of the tight siege and kill all the way outside Luocheng.

Jing Xun, who was bleeding profusely, became extremely dizzy. He could vaguely see the elephants rushing towards him. The cavalry was more damaged and he didn't know if they could break out of Luocheng.

After that, his vision went dark and he fainted.

Only now, after being shaken for a long time, did he wake up.

Unexpectedly, after paying a huge price, this group of cavalry finally escaped.

This pair of cavalrymen only numbered a thousand, and they were brought along by him when he came to Luocheng.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, it actually played a life-saving role.

But he was quite indifferent about this. Death was his fate, and living was his fate. No matter what, he persisted, almost exhausted, and he was worthy of his responsibilities.

Hearing Jing Xun's question, the general on horseback quickly replied, "We are fleeing to the west!"

When Jing Xun heard this, he didn't ask any more questions.

He knew that this was a last resort.

If he fled south, the Xiang Rong would surely pursue him and it would be difficult to escape far.

But if you escape westward, your survival rate will be much higher.

Because the Xiang Rong who captured Luocheng would continue to move south, and the Xiang Rong who attacked Dajing had already defeated Fan and Jun and reached Jingdong.

If you go to the west of Jingxi and appear behind Dongzheng Xiangrong, you will be safe for a period of time.

This time is enough for him to rest and recover from his injuries.

Now, he is seriously injured and cannot go south to help Linzhan. He can only recover from his injuries.

After thinking about it, Jingxun suddenly smelled the pungent smell of blood!

Many cavalrymen behind him had also smelled it and couldn't help but be wary and looked around.

But suddenly, everyone saw that there was a bloody prison ahead!

There are countless corpses in the wilderness!

The blood dyed the soil red, and the smell of blood still lingers to this day!

Jing Xun and many soldiers were shocked by the sight of white bones everywhere!

Even though they fought bloody battles in Luocheng for several days, a lot of corpses had to be cleaned up after each battle.

But those corpses are not half as good as here!

The bones here stretch for miles!

Everyone's throats were extremely tight and they couldn't say anything. They could only watch with wide eyes and shock.

Jing Xun guessed that this place was the Jing Dynasty area!

Before, he had heard that the heroes of the Jing Dynasty had risen together, and the rebel leaders who occupied several cities in the west of Jing did not resist at all when the Xiangrong invaded, nor did they inform the people, but secretly withdrew their troops.

The reason may be that they are worried that people will flee south and crowd the roads, hindering the evacuation of troops.

The consequence of this was that the people learned about it afterwards and fled in a hurry. However, they were overtaken by the elephant soldiers before they could escape far, creating this horrific scene!

It can be described as a tragedy in the world!

Bones exposed in the wilderness!

For hundreds of miles, there is no human habitation or rooster crowing!

This rebel leader really deserves to be killed!

Even though he was not from the Jing Dynasty, Jing Xun felt like a lump in his throat when he saw this tragic situation and couldn't bear to look directly at it.

In this way, he was even more convinced that sticking to Luocheng before was the most correct decision.

It was precisely in this way that hundreds of thousands or even millions of civilians in the rear were able to evacuate and avoid the tragic situation before them!

…

Zhanjing, the palace hall.

Lu Jingyi's gorgeous face, as well as Si Qimei's charming face, both had a look of color, her eyebrows were furrowed, and her red lips were tightly pursed!

Both women were silent, as were the other senior officials in the palace, with solemn faces!

"What do you guys think, how should we prevent this?" In the end, Lu Jingyi was the first to speak out.

News of the fall of Luocheng has come.

Although she was surprised and heavy, Lu Jingyi knew that this was not the time to be silent.

The Xiang Rong continued to invade the south, and Zhan Jing had to come up with a strategy to resist the Rong as soon as possible.

Previously, it was planned to use Guilian City as the first line of defense, Zhun City as the second line of defense, and Dingyuejun Town as the third line of defense. However, this plan failed because Xiangrong bypassed Lijiang River.

Now, Luocheng has been destroyed, and the Xiang Rong army has attacked Dingyue Military Town. The plan to use Bocheng and Weixi Military Town as the defense line is also ineffective.

So I have to rearrange the layout!

"Dingyue is about to become a battlefield. After that, the people in several cities are too close and should evacuate!" Si Qimei said first.

Marquis Dingjun nodded in agreement, "These people should not retreat further south. They should retreat eastward and into the Yanluo prefectures."

Luan Mansion is flat from north to south and narrow from east to west. There are not many escape routes to the south. Only by evacuating Luan Mansion and entering the original Linzhan area can we have a wider depth.

There was no objection to this suggestion and everyone agreed.

Then, the Minister of War asked, "We have to redraw the defense line. There are two methods. One is to have more defense lines and less troops. The second is to have fewer defense lines and more troops. Which one do you think is better?"

Marquis Dingjun had led troops in battles and had a say in the arrangements for the war. He immediately responded, "I think there should be fewer lines of defense and more troops."

If too many lines of defense are set up, such as five lines of defense, seven lines of defense, or nine lines of defense, it will be inevitable that the troops and armaments will be equally divided, but the number of enemy troops will remain unchanged.

This means that the strength of each line of defense will be far less than the enemy's troops, and the Xiangrong are already sharp, but our own troops are small and have insufficient armaments. They will be defeated in an instant, and there is no point in taking precautions.

Therefore, it is better to set up fewer defense lines, concentrate on the strength of the troops, and hold on until the Xiangrong is on the verge of collapse!

Lu Jingyi pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I also agree with the less defensive line."

Si Qimei's red lips parted slightly, "Only with sufficient strength can we be able to hold on."

The reason why Yinglan City was able to defend it for a long time was because Dali was frantically squeezing its potential and constantly sending troops for reinforcements.

Therefore, to deal with Xiang Rong, military strength is very important.

After all, we are fighting two against one. If we don't have enough troops, we will fall into an unsustainable situation.

All the officials in the palace agreed that there should be fewer lines of defense and more troops, so they continued to discuss.

Finally, three lines of defense were established.

Dingyuejun Town is the first line of defense.

Yanluo Fucheng is the second line of defense.

And the third line of defense is Zhanjing!

Under Qin Yi's orders, the Ministry of Industry has built Zhanjing into the strongest fortress in the entire Cangyuan Continent!

The troops are vast, the armaments are sufficient, the city walls are strong, and there are many weapons to defend the city!

If Dingyue Military Town and Yanluo City cannot be defended, then there will not be many cities that can block Xiangrong's offensive, except Zhanjing!

However, setting the battlefield under Zhanjing would be very risky. If you are not careful, it is very likely to overturn and put the dynasty into a precarious predicament.

But there is also an opportunity. Relying on this rare strong fortress in the world, maybe we can create a miracle and repel the Xiang Rong with the Yuan clan!

It was extremely difficult to make this decision. Lu Jingyi, Dingjunhou, Ying Guogong, and the six ministers, a total of nine people, could not agree on the same opinion.

In the end, we had to vote, and the vote was five to four. Those who agreed to use Zhanjing as the third line of defense only had one more vote!

And this vote belongs to Lu Jingyi, who had been wavering before.

She will never forget the fall of Zhanjing, which brought pain to the entire dynasty.

If it falls again, millions of people in the city will die at the mouth of Xiang Rong!

This decision is by no means unimportant and must be taken with caution.

But later, she heard the Minister of Industry say that Qin Yi had formulated more than ten enhancement plans for Zhanjing.

They used to be very curious, wondering why Qin Yi was so concerned about Zhanjing's precautions, but now they understood that perhaps Qin Yi had guessed that Zhanjing would face a war.

Under Qin Yi's careful construction, Zhanjing has extremely strong defensive power. If Zhanjing cannot defend against Xiang Rong, then millions, or even tens of millions, of Yuan clans will have no chance of survival.

After hearing these words, Lu Jingyi finally chose to believe Qin Yi.

So, she voted yes.

After the voting, both those who agreed and those who disagreed felt solemn and tired.

Making this decision cost them a lot of energy.

Because this decision is extremely important and will affect the entire dynasty!
Chapter completed!