Shangguan Yunxue can naturally hear sounds that even Long Lin can hear.
She struggled to get out of Long Lin's arms and down to the ground.
After trying it several times, I could still feel the strong force coming from Long Lin's arm.
She gave him a wink, and then gave up shyly.
Long Lin turned around and looked directly outside.
A father-in-law stumbled straight in.
With such a panic look, Long Lin immediately thought that something might have happened.
He then gently placed Shangguan Yunxue on the ground.
"Say, what's wrong?"
"Huh...Dragon King, the emperor has urgently summoned you to enter the palace now. The emperor vomited a large mouthful of blood in the study."
Upon hearing this, Long Lin didn't dare to hesitate.
He ran directly towards the entrance of the courtyard and ran out.
"King of Ghosts, prepare your horses quickly and follow me into the palace."
He rode a fast horse, all the way towards the palace, and immediately galloped away.
After entering the palace and outside the study, Long Lin ran directly inside.
Xishun stood at the door and immediately stepped away after seeing Long Lin.
Stepping into the study, there were already dozens of figures inside.
Grandpa Lei and the old general Shangguan were all standing inside.
After the emperor saw him, he waved his hand slightly to signal him to take a seat.
When Long Lin saw this, the worry in his heart became smaller.
The emperor's face is now very pale and ugly.
But it can be seen that it should be no big deal.
Long Lin was confused, but still sat respectfully nearby.
The emperor raised his hand and picked up the bulletin in his hand. On the bulletin, you could clearly see some blood stains that had been wiped off.
"Everyone, I called you here late at night because something big is going on."
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong with the army?" Shangguan, the old general, asked immediately.
With this question, everyone's eyes fell on the emperor.
"Yes, something happened to the army. Long Qi led the army. After defeating the Xiongnu, he continued to move north. He originally wanted to capture a large territory for the imperial court. However, under the cold weather, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers dropped significantly, and they were still in the military camp.
A strange disease appeared, the high temperature persisted, and hundreds of thousands of troops were lost."
"What?" With an exclamation, the old general Shangguan stood up directly.
After hearing this, all the ministers looked very ugly.
Even Long Lin couldn't help but gasped immediately.
He naturally understands the concept of a million-strong army that has been completely lost.
That army has been cultivated by Long Dynasty for many years and is almost the strongest combat power. Once it is damaged, the consequences will be terrifying just thinking about it.
The emperor looked at the old general Shangguan, his eyes showing a hint of sadness.
"Those people look like bears, are extremely powerful, and are very resistant to cold. After seeing the large number of casualties in our army, they immediately gathered their troops and pursued them closely. The army went all the way south, crossed the city wall, and headed here.
, the attack came, and the bulletin said that the number of enemies was about 400,000."
These words shocked all the ministers and they all stood up.
After hearing this, Long Lin's expression also changed immediately.
Four hundred thousand troops, this is definitely not a small number. The number is so large that it is probably not much more than the Xiongnu.
Defeat the Huns and continue heading north?
Of course, Long Lin easily remembered who the person was above.
Waterloo? One word jumped into his mind suddenly.
Where is that place? It is extremely cold. In the summer, there is still a chance, but now, when it is freezing cold, go and attack there? What did Long Qi think?
I'm afraid there's only one possibility: being dazzled by victory.
Now, he understood why he didn't hear any news of the army's triumphant return after crushing the Huns.
It turned out that he was taken into the ditch by Long Qi.
Everyone was surprised, except Long Lin, who looked very bitter.
This scene could not be seen by others, but the emperor saw it in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now? We still have a large army, can we resist this invading force? Where is King Yong? Is it safe?"
"Long Qi and his men retreated all the way and managed to save their lives. However, in order to resist the enemy's invasion, the five generals who accompanied the Shangguan family on the expedition were all unfortunately killed and died on the battlefield."
Upon hearing this, the old general Shangguan fell directly backward.
Such news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for him.
My brain felt dizzy, and even my breathing stopped in an instant.
Several officials standing behind immediately supported the old general Shangguan in their arms.
They kept shaking the old general's body and shouting anxiously.
"General Shangguan...General Shangguan..."
Long Lin also stood up and walked nearby.
Seeing this situation, he did not hesitate and stretched out a hand.
His thumb pressed hard and directly pressed on the philtrum of the old general Shangguan.
After a moment of violent exertion, the old general Shangguan was able to breathe.
His mouth was open, his eyes were dull, and a line of hot tears instantly flowed out from the corners of his wrinkled eyes.
Seeing this in his eyes, Long Lin couldn't help but feel pain in his heart.
Losing five sons is probably very difficult for anyone to bear.
The emperor was also very anxious and stood up immediately. When he saw the old general regaining consciousness, he sat down again with difficulty.
Long Lin waved his hand and called Eunuch Xishun in at the door.
"Father-in-law, go call the imperial doctors and order the guards to help the old general down. Take good care of him and let the imperial doctors use the best medicine."
After Long Lin finished speaking, Xishun looked at the emperor.
After seeing the emperor nodding, he immediately started to do it.
Several forbidden soldiers carefully carried the old general and walked outside.
In the study, calm returned again.
The emperor's gaze swept directly over everyone.
"The enemy keeps getting closer. Do you have any strategies to retreat from them?"
After hearing this, these cabinet ministers all looked at each other with anxious eyes.
Regarding the imperial garrison, they also knew very well that the current problem was undoubtedly very difficult to solve.
"Your Majesty, on the western border, there are still 200,000 troops of the imperial court, and on the southern border, there are 100,000 troops of the imperial court. But once these armies are mobilized, the foreign countries nearby will definitely be able to discover them.
If you invade our border, you will be surrounded by enemies on all sides."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Persia and Tubo to the west, and Nanyue to the south. These countries have always been eyeing our Dragon Dynasty. Those guarding troops must not withdraw. Once they are attacked on three sides, it will be even more difficult to resist.
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"Your Majesty, I feel that at this critical moment, the only way is to mobilize these armies to first resist these enemies from the north."
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Various voices came from the mouths of several adults.
Long Lin listened very quietly and gained some understanding.
It seemed that the main army had all been led out by Long Qi. My father's original intention was to directly capture the Huns in one fell swoop.
Seeing that the Xiongnu were destroyed and the whole court was cheering, who could have imagined that such a thing would suddenly happen.
The specific details are not yet clear at the moment, and the bulletin only briefly mentioned this.
The entire imperial court now only has 300,000 troops left. Without soldiers, it is undoubtedly nonsense to want to go to war.
