Three hundred and thirtieth chapters: Beacon fire everywhere
The next day, Shen Xing got up a little late.
After washing up, Huayan and I had breakfast leisurely in the yard.
Hua Yan sighed, "The comfortable life recently has been so decadent that I don't even want to go back to Jiangnan."
"It's hard to do this once, please stay for a while." Shen Xingwan persuaded her to stay.
Qing Hong walked over in a hurry and smiled at Shen Xingwan, "That Yan Ling has thin skin and tender flesh. His body and bones are too weak. He has barely been able to hold on even without torture. If you want to interrogate me, please do it as soon as possible."
"As expected, it's really a good thing, so I'll go check it out after dinner."
Unfortunately, before she could finish her meal, Hong Ling rushed in panting.
"Girl, something happened."
"Beirong's 300,000-strong army formally attacked the city at the border three days ago!"
Shen Xingwan was no longer in the mood to eat and stood up immediately, "Is the news true?"
Hong Ling nodded, "Master, he has gathered his troops to discuss countermeasures."
Shen Xingwan strode out directly, "If there is an emergency with Hua Da, I will take the first step."
"Go quickly and don't worry about me." Hua Yan said quickly, becoming anxious as well.
At this time, she no longer cared about examining Yan Ling. She got on her horse immediately after leaving the gate and led her people back to the city.
The morning market, which used to be bustling, was filled with an unusual amount of anxiety today.
Shen Xingwan and a group of people rode past on the street and were quickly recognized.
The people began to discuss in low voices.
"I heard that Miss Shen is also very powerful. With King Luo in the mix, we should be fine."
"But, that is an army of 300,000 people..."
"I can't imagine it if the border city is destroyed."
"These are not things that we ordinary people can control. We can only live a good life for one day."
Shen Xingwan did not return to the Shen family, but went directly to Prince Luo's Mansion.
The door of Prince Luo's Mansion was wide open, and people were constantly coming in and out.
Seeing her coming, they all said hello to her, "Hello, Miss Shen."
Jiang Shiyilang also just arrived, "Let's go in together."
At this time, the meeting hall of the palace was full of people, and everyone looked serious.
As soon as Shen Xingwan entered, everyone looked at him.
Many of Fu Jingchao's men have seen her, and many have not.
"You're here, come and sit." Fu Jingchao waved to her, leaving the seat next to her.
Shen Xingwan was not polite, walked over, sat down and asked, "How is the situation?"
"We are not optimistic. The border defense will be broken in seven to eight days at the fastest and half a month at the slowest." Fu Jingchao said.
Unexpectedly, Beirong could not bear it any longer and took action to break the deadlock.
When fighting a war, there is no turning back.
The most urgent thing now is the imperial court. If Daqi really dies, their life will become more difficult.
"We can't let them really come in. If we are invaded by aliens, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Beirong massacred the city before, and we cannot let such tragic history happen again!"
"The Dog Emperor forced the general to death. Is this the result he wanted?"
The generals below were filled with righteous indignation and were very excited. Although they had long been disappointed with the imperial court, their bloody hearts did not allow them to watch the foreign cavalry trample this great mountain and river.
Everyone's opinions cannot be ignored.
The old monster from Qingshan on the side said, "But if Fu Jiajun attacks again, he will definitely be caught by the imperial court, and the final outcome will be nothing more than killing the donkey."
Everyone thought of the ending of King Zhennan and Fu Siye and fell silent.
"I think it's all the Dog Emperor's fault. If he dies, everything will be fine." Someone said with a bad temper.
Shen Xingwan listened quietly from beginning to end, his expression looking very calm.
"I wonder what Miss Shen thinks?"
The person who spoke was Zuo Sheng, the leader of the Zuo family of the Yannan clan. He wanted to test whether Shen Xingwan was true to the rumors.
Everyone who was having a heated discussion just now fell silent and looked at Shen Xingwan.
Shen Xingwan spoke slowly under the probing gazes of everyone, "Let the King of Southern Fujian go. There are almost 200,000 troops in Southern Fujian. If used properly, they should be able to withstand it for a while."
"Good idea." Jiang Shiyilang said.
Zuo Sheng narrowed his eyes and said, "That being said, the question is why should the King of Southern Fujian listen to us? They may not even listen to the orders of the imperial court."
"Well, the new Minnan King once promised me that if necessary, I would fight to the death." Shen Xingwan said calmly, "And the Minnan Princess who is about to get married is my sister who is sworn to Jinlan, so I want to Speaking in southern Fujian is still somewhat useful."
The way everyone looked at her changed. What a difference. One word could make southern Fujian send troops, but even the emperor's words might not be that effective.
Zuo Sheng suddenly remembered the Minnan Incident. There were vague rumors that Shen Xingwan was involved in it and even had a fight with the regent.
Shen Xingwan's behavior today almost confirmed the rumors.
Shen Xingwan didn't care what they thought. He turned around and said to Fu Jingchao, "Pick two soldiers who are good at leading troops in war and know the border customs well, and send them to southern Fujian and let them go to the border customs together."
When we were in southern Fujian, she failed to prevent mutiny, and the senior generals were basically blamed by her.
To withstand Beirong's attack, you must have a powerful general and lead your troops.
"Okay." Fu Jingchao responded.
A group of people discussed until late at night, and Shen Xingwan returned to Shen's house without sleeping.
She received a letter from Minnan a few days ago. Qin Xuejian finally decided to get married. She couldn't go there in person. She had prepared a lot of gifts and planned to send someone to send them to Minnan in a few days.
Now that something like this happens, I might as well send away the things I prepared.
It was getting slightly brighter, and the motorcade was ready, accompanied by more than a dozen people who were wandering fireflies.
Fu Jing picked two lieutenants and led a small team to meet with Shen Xingwan's men.
Fu Jingchao and Shen Xingwan stood at the city gate, watching the team go away.
Fu Jingchao said, "Don't worry, they were both father's right-hand men in the past and have rich experience in fighting Beirong."
The sky is slightly bright, and you can have a panoramic view of the great rivers and mountains from a high place.
Shen Xingwan closed his eyes, hoping that everything would be fine.
"Is there anything unusual at Xiling?" Shen Xingwan asked worriedly.
If Xiling also has a large army pressing down on the border, Daqi will be in danger.
Fu Jingchao said, "General Zhou is a good man in leading troops in battles. With him there, you don't have to worry for the time being."
The most important thing now is that if the border cannot be guarded, other countries will definitely take the opportunity to add insult to injury and take advantage of the situation.
If they can hold on, they won't take action easily.
The lights in Prince Luo's Mansion were brightly lit almost all night, battle reports were sent in one after another, and people were coming and going in the mansion.
Shen Xingwan was not idle either, crazily making up lessons on information about Beirong, and at the same time sent people to infiltrate Beirong in order to obtain the latest information.
On the seventh day, the border army was defeated.
On the twelfth day, Beirong defeated the city and Daqi lost its first city.
On the fifteenth day, the King of Minnan rushed to the border with an army of 200,000 troops to reinforce the border.
Generally speaking, the situation was not good. Fu Jingchao once again received an imperial decree from the imperial court, which was extremely angry and forced him to send troops.
He didn't even look at it and just set it on fire.
