Mazi scratched his head. He really couldn't think of any suitable words to describe it, so he just told it plainly.
Zhu Wei asked again: "Can you roughly estimate how many soldiers and horses the emperor lost this time?"
Compared with the confrontation between the two armies, their usual looting and looting is like children's play house.
After a while, Mazi recovered his thoughts from the shock and answered Zhu Wei's question: "We can't find out what happened inside Sanya Pass, but on the post road leading to Yuzhou, we saw that the emperor's remaining troops were defeated, and they were probably damaged.
More than half. According to the speed of their escape, they should be almost at Yuzhou City by now."
Zhu Wei considered himself to be a scheming figure, no worse than the advisers around the imperial generals. But he never underestimated the abilities of those advisers.
This incident really shocked him, and he was impressed by the military strength of the imperial court.
The soldiers and horses of Beidi were tired soldiers after a long journey. On the contrary, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were waiting for work and were full of energy, but they could not survive even a single round in the confrontation with the soldiers and horses of Beidi.
Nearly half of it was damaged, and it was extremely embarrassing!
He couldn't figure out where the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes collected by the court on weekdays were used? What's more, he wanted to rush to the emperor and ask him, are all the advisers and generals he raises pigs?
Zhu Wei asked again in disbelief: "Are you sure?"
Mazi nodded heavily: "How dare I make up such a big deal? They took the post road at the foot of the mountain and walked around the foot of the mountain. It was winding and winding. It is estimated that they should arrive here in the evening. But we went directly
It travels through the mountains, so it's faster than them."
Wu Mie didn't want to let go of such a good opportunity, so he took the opportunity to interject: "Brother, do you think we should pick a team to bully before the emperor arrives? If we grab it, we will withdraw, and wait for the emperor to lead us.
The troops have arrived, but we have disappeared long ago. Besides, they can't protect themselves now, so I don't think they have time to cause trouble for us."
Mazi and the other brothers around him looked at Zhu Wei expectantly.
"Don't stare at me like this, I will always give you opportunities." Zhu Wei cleared his throat a few times, glanced at the brothers, raised his voice and announced: "We will rest where we are today and order the leaders of each team to come over for a meeting.
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Dayu's dynasty was almost exhausted, and the previous rules of not going against the government should be relaxed appropriately.
As soon as Mazi and Wu Mie heard what their elder brother said, they knew there was a way to go down the mountain and grab a wave. The two of them smiled happily and asked their brothers to go to the team behind to deliver the message.
At the foot of the mountain.
Several masters of Prince Qian's Mansion have just received news that the imperial chariot was ambushed by Beidi's soldiers and horses at Sanyakou, and more than half of the team was lost.
Xia Jing was still calm, but the princes in the palace were obviously frightened. They had lived in a splendid heap since they were born. How had they ever experienced strong winds and waves?
Lost more than half?
Can Yuzhou's soldiers and horses intercept Beidi's pursuing army?
If they can't stop it, what should they do?
Do they really want to be the people who subjugate their country?
Zeng Yan licked his lips nervously: "Then what should we do next? Wait for the prince here?"
The four brothers looked at each other and found that their heartbeats were a little fast.
Li Chengyi is most concerned about personal safety: "What should we do if Beidi soldiers and horses are chasing after us? I don't know what happened to the women and children at home? It's so urgent!"
"Butler, go and call the captain of the guard over. Let's discuss how to take precautions next." As the eldest son of the royal family, no matter how panicked Li Chengshang was, he tried his best not to show his cowardice.
But if everyone ignores his trembling hands, it will be more convincing that he is the master of the palace who is calm in times of crisis!
Xia Jing felt that it was necessary to take more precautions to prevent accidents from happening.
but.
"Beidi's soldiers and horses are too exhausted to be able to hold on to the imperial command all the time. I guess they will stop to rest when they reach the capital city of Yuzhou."
Li Chengshang swallowed. Although this was unbelievable, he felt a little more relaxed after hearing it.
He looked at Xia Jing, his eyes dark and unclear, and asked: "Why do you think that Beidi soldiers and horses will not cross Yuzhou City? The Yu Dynasty has reached the point where it is dying, why don't they work together to wipe out the royal family of the Yu Dynasty?
In this way, wouldn’t they become the sole rulers of this country?”
"It is a fact that Beidi soldiers and horses have traveled a long distance and are exhausted. If they blindly go deep alone and kill all the Li family regardless of the consequences, then they will also bear the risk of counterattack." Xia Jing talked about the current situation.
I gave you a simple analysis of the world situation.
Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, she continued: "But if Beidi stops at Yuzhou City, even if they rob Yuzhou's capital city, they will retreat to the capital. A large area of land north of the capital is waiting for them to be destroyed and replaced. There will be a three-year drought in the north.
, they have their work cut out for them. As for the south of the capital, they will make a profit by managing the north of the capital first, and they can slowly take control of the south of the capital in the future."
To put it bluntly, Beidi's army didn't even pay attention to the current military strength of the Yu Dynasty.
Beidi may even think that for their cavalry, Dayu's world is as simple as picking out objects from a bag!
They had long regarded the world of Yu as their own.
Everyone present was surprised. No one thought that Xia Jing, a housewife, could have such a clear analysis of the current situation?
These words were like a revelation, giving them a more accurate understanding of the current situation.
However, whether her judgment is correct or not remains to be discussed.
Li Chengshang pursed his lips, and finally asked the doubts in his heart: "What you just said was just your guess. Why do you think that the Beidi Cavalry will not go south again?"
Xia Jing's mood was not as heavy as that of everyone present.
She leaned against the tree trunk behind her to make herself more comfortable, and then said calmly: "Why? I know that the official warehouses and charity warehouses in Yuzhou Prefecture are full of grain, and this is the reserve granary of Gyeonggi Province. If
You are the people in power in Beidi, what choice will you make? Can you give up the food and grass to keep the troops well fed and drink, and go after the Emperor of Yu who is still alive and has his own traps?"
Who knows if the emperor has any backup plans? If he accidentally suffers a disaster, the gain will outweigh the loss!
Li Chengshang wanted to refute that the emperor of their Yu Dynasty was much more important than the food in those two warehouses. But he knew more about personal beauty. The Beidi people may have different ideas from him. The Beidi people may really value food more.
Li Chengshang's face turned pale with distress when he thought of the two warehouses of grain that were so cheap for the people of Beidi.
Compared to her sons who are panicking, Xia Jing prefers to act calmly.
Since the team can't continue their journey, let the housekeeper arrange for people to make as much dry food as possible. Feel free to use the well water collected in the other courtyard two days ago, don't feel bad!
There were so many buckets of water in the carriage. I wonder what might happen when the old emperor's team arrives. If the water is not needed, it might be cheaper for others.
The powerful and aristocratic families who received the news were all waiting anxiously. They discovered the movement of the palace team, and they followed suit and arranged for people to make dry food.
Some teams that had no connections and had not received any news, smelled the aroma of food in the air and looked at these teams curiously.