259. Chapter 259 The Shocking Current Situation of Beiguan
When Huangfu Yan arrived in Hancheng, the news Liu Mobai delivered to him was almost shocking.
If he hadn't been to Beiguan in person, Huangfu Yan would not have been able to believe that the situation in Beiguan was now so bad. Since the Northern Mongols began to attack the Imperial Kingdom alone, tens of thousands of innocent people were killed and injured. Northern Mongolia has always been barbaric.
, they don’t know anything about civilized country governance. After capturing the city, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. The people fled and died. The Tongcheng and Fangcheng that have been occupied are basically in ruins.
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The original 100,000 garrison troops in Beiguan have now lost 20,000, leaving less than 80,000 troops and horses, all of which are stationed near Hancheng with General Luo. Hancheng is still some distance away from the occupied Fangcheng.
, it is still safe for the time being.
This time when heading north, the emperor allocated 50,000 troops to follow Huangfu Yan. Including these 50,000 troops, there were almost 130,000 troops. However, Northern Mongolia sent out almost all the country this time, and 100,000 troops were well-equipped.
The cavalry seems to be determined to gnaw a piece of meat from the imperial kingdom.
The 130,000 troops had a slight numerical advantage over the opponent's 100,000 troops, but in terms of combat effectiveness, they were probably not as good as the opponent's 50,000 elite troops.
Huangfu Yan's battle this time was really difficult.
The people of Beiguan have heard about the news of the prince coming to Beiguan for a long time. On the one hand, they are looking forward to the prince's arrival, which can bring them hope. On the other hand, they are worried whether the prince will be like General Luo.
They didn't care about their life or death at all. The person the people really longed for was An Jingcheng, the great hero who once brought them stability. But Beiguan was too far away from the imperial city. The people's desire was for the emperor who was far away in the capital.
You can't hear it, and you don't want to hear it.
In fact, the emperor is not really stupid enough to think that these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses can resist the all-out attack of Northern Mongolia, but as we all know, Northern Mongolia are barbarians, uncultured, and sparsely populated. Even if they have strong soldiers and horses, they only have hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
Even horses cannot reach the capital of the Imperial Kingdom. The troops and horses stationed at the border of the Imperial Kingdom, plus the garrison in the capital, add up to nearly one million. The Imperial Kingdom, which is firmly ranked first among the four kingdoms in terms of comprehensive strength, is Northern Mongolia.
Even if the forehead is pinched, it is impossible to really conquer it completely. However, if you can't conquer it, you can still seize the territory. Therefore, the purpose of Northern Mongolia's attack on the Imperial Kingdom is to seize the territory and grab food. After they have almost grabbed it, they will naturally
Went back.
There is no guarantee of what will happen in the future, but at least with the current strength of Northern Mongolia, it will never be able to shake the foundation of the imperial kingdom.
The emperor sent Huangfu Yan to Beiguan for two purposes. One is to tell the people at the border that he, the emperor, has done his best for them. He even sent his own son to fight. He will live and die with you. What else do you have to be dissatisfied with?
Of course, needless to say, the plan is to let the prince Huangfu Yan die gloriously in the position of the prince.
For him, this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Even if he is scolded behind his back, what will happen? He is the emperor, and he makes decisions. Anyone who dares to oppose him is disrespectful to him!
As soon as Huangfuyan's motorcade entered Hancheng, he saw the empty streets with only patrolling soldiers and horses and no common people. General Luo had been waiting in Hancheng early in the morning, waiting to greet the prince and cry to him.