"Replying to your Majesty, the scouts have reported that the Xiang Rong troops are only twenty miles away from Zhanjing!"

After hearing what the doctor of the Ministry of War said, all the officials were shocked, like a frying pan, shouting in an uproar, "It's so fast?"

"It's only twenty miles away and can be reached in less than a day!"

"You must prepare as soon as possible!"

"You must quickly close the city gate and guard it tightly!"

The eunuch standing under the imperial platform saw the commotion in the palace and quickly shouted, "Quiet!"

Perhaps the officials were too shocked, so the eunuch shouted three times before many officials gradually became quiet.

Lu Jingyi also didn't expect that Xiang Rong would arrive so quickly. She frowned and said in a deep voice, "The situation is urgent and we should respond immediately. Do you have any suggestions?"

Marquis Dingjun immediately left the mission and said, "Madam, Xiang Rong is about to come, we should close the city gate as soon as possible, and we are not allowed to enter or exit at will!"

Previously, the city gates had not been closed to allow people to enter and exit. Those who wanted to evacuate eastward could also do so on their own.

But now that the Xiang Rong have arrived, the city gates should be sealed, not only to avoid intrusion, but also to prevent the people from escaping, encountering the Xiang Rong, and being massacred.

Lu Jingyi nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Your Majesty, we should mobilize troops and horses as soon as possible, gather deserters, and arrange the duties of guarding the city wall!" the Minister of the Ministry of War came out to report.

In the huge Zhanjing, there are not only many common people, Linzhan people, Dali refugees, Jing Dynasty refugees... but also many deserters, from Dali, Jing Dynasty, Linzhan... all of them.

These deserters are a source of military strength. If they are gathered together, they can reach tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, and cannot be ignored.

Lu Jingyi's beautiful face was full of solemnity, "Yes!"

These were all discussed before by the nine-member decision-making group in the side hall. The decision has been made and now it has been announced. The specific arrangements will be made by the relevant yamen.

At this moment, a civil servant came out and said, "My Majesty, the capital is under attack. Do you need to send a message to King Qin?"

The Minister of War hurriedly went out and said, "There were originally 150,000 guards in the capital, but 50,000 were transferred not long ago, making a total of 200,000. Adding in the deserters, there are nearly 300,000 troops. We have plenty of troops. There is no need to call King Qin!"

Once King Qin's message is promulgated, troops from all over the dynasty will be sent to support him, so we should be cautious.

Only when Zhanjing can no longer hold on and is about to be destroyed can it be promulgated.

The nearly 300,000 troops were far more powerful than Xiang Rong. If we still couldn't defend it, it would be useless to call in too many soldiers and horses, so Lu Jingyi said, "It's not necessary for now. This matter will be discussed later."

Immediately afterwards, Si Qimei came out of the squad and said, "Madam, there are many people in the city who have withdrawn all the way from the front line. We should set up additional resettlement sites and distribute food and porridge to fill the people's belly."

Hearing this, an official quickly left his job and said with cupped hands, "My Lady, if the city is besieged by elephants from all sides, the granary reserves will only be able to go in and out, and will continue to decrease. It should be used sparingly, how can it be used to provide disaster relief and comfort the people!"

Si Qimei couldn't help frowning and retorted, "These people have evacuated all the way to Zhanjing and are homeless. If the court ignores them, they will starve to death within five days. How can they be so cruel and cruel?"

Another person went out to work and shook his head and said, "Although it is unkind and unjust to ignore the people, defending the city is a matter of time. Even if the granary has a lot of reserves, if too much is used, it will be exhausted in advance, and it will be impossible to visit the capital."

We are in danger, so I believe that if there is gain, there must be loss. If you want to gain, you have to make a choice!"

These words were extremely cold-blooded. Si Qimei frowned. She was about to say more when she heard Lu Jingyi say in a deep voice, "There is no need to persuade anyone about this matter. The people evacuated here because they believed in the imperial court. How can we just sit back and ignore it?"

!If the prince were here, he would definitely settle the refugees, and we must not go against the prince’s wishes!”

Some officials still wanted to persuade him, but Lu Jingyi moved out of Qin Yi. If he disobeyed, he would be penalized in the future and his official career would be affected, so they could only keep silent.

In the court hall, it became quiet.

Seeing that all the officials had serious expressions on their faces, Lu Jingyi went around and said in a deep voice, "In the current national crisis, you must fulfill your duties, work together, and stick to the capital. Only then can you survive the difficulties and avoid overturning."

Danger!"

"As long as we can hold on, the day the prince returns will be the day we win!"

When all the officials heard this, a glimmer of hope appeared in their eyes.

Indeed, even if the times are unfavorable, they still have hope!

This hope comes from the contemporary God of War, Qin Yi!

…

As the court meeting ended, all the officials and soldiers in Zhanjing took action.

The city gates were closed; soldiers armed with armor and guns guarded the city walls; deserters began to gather and accept tasks; soldiers patrolled the streets and strengthened management...

In addition, proclamations were also posted in various markets and important roads to inform the people of the imperial court’s decision to stick to the capital!

The city was filled with an aura of solemnity and solemnity.

Seeing the soldiers patrolling the streets, the people felt that the war was very close!

…

Twenty miles away from Zhanjing, the Xiangrong troops stopped advancing and began to take shelter in the forest.

After several battles, from the initial number of more than 200,000 to only 90,000, the gods had no choice but to send back instructions and send the last 60,000 troops to come for reinforcements.

And now, in front of us is Linzhan's most solid city, Zhanjing.

If you want to capture it, 90,000 troops are not safe. Even if you capture it, you will not be able to continue the Eastern Campaign.

Therefore, the gods have decided to station themselves twenty miles outside the city to rest and wait for reinforcements.

In just a few days, reinforcements will arrive.

By then, after capturing Zhanjing, the entire Linzhan will no longer be able to resist!

…

Knowing that the Yoshikawa family had not fallen into the trap and had not divided their troops into two groups, but were attacking with heavy troops, Hojo Choyasu, who was located in Mibu Castle, had to assemble his troops and go out of the city to set up formations in response.

The decisive battle between the two sides suddenly started under such circumstances!

In the wilderness, the wind was howling, the battle flags were flying, and the two sides' battle formations had been formed and were ready.

At the rear of Hojo's battle formation, Hojo Nagayasu in a tamaru was riding a pony. Next to him was a wooden cart, with the military minister in blue sitting in it.

The military minister looked dull, while Hojo Nagayasu frowned and looked at the enemy formation in the distance.

During this period, he felt for the first time in several years that the war situation was somewhat out of control.

He always felt that there seemed to be a strange force, or even two forces, controlling the battle situation, causing the battle situation to be erratic, often beyond his expectations and beyond his control.

Now, this is the beginning of the decisive battle.

It’s too early and too abrupt!

But when the enemy comes, how can he refuse to fight?

So, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Hojo Nagayasu turned to look at the Prime Minister and said something.

Hikojo Nobuno, who was standing behind the two of them, quickly translated, "My lord, I ask you, what strategy should you use next?"

The Prime Minister of Wu responded gently, "No need to plan, just charge and kill."

After hearing the translation, Hojo Nagayasu frowned. After pondering for a moment, he had nothing to say and could only nod and give the order.

Suddenly, the deafening sound of drums sounded in the Hojo battle formation.

Immediately afterwards, the front ashigaru, led by the samurai, launched a charge towards the Yoshikawa battle formation!

Prime Minister Wu watched quietly, also thinking.

If the opponent's leader is really Qin Yi, then it is not difficult to guess the direction of the battle.

This decisive battle will also be a game between him and Qin Yi, his favorite disciple, for Hojo Nagayasu.

But if it weren't for Qin Yi...

Thinking of this, Wu Xiang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into the distance. Expectation appeared in his deep eyes.

Hojo Ashgaru began to charge and kill, and Yoshikawa Ashgaru responded quickly and kept shooting arrows to resist.

After suffering a lot of damage, Hojo Ashigaru rushed to the Yoshikawa battle formation, and the two sides began to fight.

I thought that this fight would last for a long time and be extremely brutal, but I didn't expect that not long after the fight, the Yoshikawa Ashigaru retreated!

This scene made Hojo Nagayasu overjoyed.

The Prime Minister of Wu was equally happy. He was vaguely sure that the leader of the opponent was Qin Yi!

Because he can see that the enemy soldiers are defeated!

This kind of strategy is not common in the Wo Kingdom, but for Qin Yi, who is good at making surprise attacks, it is a routine operation!

Although Hojo Choyasu was overjoyed, he did not dare to act recklessly and quickly asked the military minister.

Hikojo Shinno hurriedly translated, "My lord, I would like to ask, if Yoshikawa Ashigaru retreats, should we pursue him?"

Just then, the Minister of Military Affairs said that he should just charge and kill him. Hikojo Nobuno was quite scornful and secretly sighed that this man had no resourcefulness and could be so simple.

Unexpectedly, a direct attack would bring such results. It seemed that everything was under the control of the military minister, so when he translated again at this time, Hikojo Nobuno couldn't help but use the honorific title of "sama".

The Prime Minister of Wu had deep eyes and nodded solemnly, "We must hunt down, expand the results, and strive to win in one fell swoop!"

After listening to Hiko Nobuno's translation, Hojo Nagayasu discovered that the Yoshikawa battle formation was completely defeated. He did not dare to delay and quickly ordered the entire army to pursue him!

Except for the tens of thousands of ashigaru who stayed in place to guard the daimyo, all the other ashigaru were chased and killed.

This scene clearly fell into Qin Yi's eyes!
To be continued...