With the cold wind and snow particles falling down, pedestrians on the streets of the capital became hurried.
The snow fell very early this winter, which made life difficult for beggars in the capital, especially since there have been so many more beggars recently.
About a month ago, many people with northern accents gradually arrived in the capital. They were old and young, dragging their families with them and gathering in the capital. These people were exhausted from the long journey here and had no skills in crafts, so they could only hang out on the streets.
Begging for a living.
These are the people who fled because of the war in the North.
Their arrival reminded the people in the capital that the war in the North was still going on, and it was not even optimistic.
The atmosphere in the court hall was also solemn and anxious.
"We lost three cities in a row. Isn't this what you call a temporary defeat?" The emperor shouted angrily, "How much of a defeat is this?"
Ning Yan stood in front of the hall with a somewhat determined expression.
"The gold thieves are coming fiercely, so it is right to retreat to avoid their sharp edges." He said, "What's more, when Duke Cheng retreated, he escorted the people and burned the castle. The gold thieves occupied an empty city, which could neither supply nor
Rebuilding manpower only wastes money and disperses the troops."
Huang Cheng laughed on the sidelines.
"According to Master Ning, this defeat is quite honorable. Do we need to be rewarded?" he said.
Ning Yan didn't care about his ridicule.
"This is not a defeat, this is a strategy." He said, "The reason why you will not accept your fate is because the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and only those who are in it know what is best."
"These are all the words of Duke Cheng." Another minister stood up and said, "I think it was him making excuses and being so happy that he lost ground."
"That's right. In just a short period of time, we lost three cities, lost a general manager, and killed two supervisors. We still keep talking about strategies. How can we still succeed?" Another minister also reprimanded angrily, "What more?"
Reinforcements from all over the place obey his orders, what does he want to do?"
Faced with questioning, Ning Yan showed no fear at all.
"Why do you only see our casualties? Have you forgotten the amount of money lost by the gold thief?" he said.
As he finished speaking, several ministers also stood up and reported the casualties of the Jin army.
Compared with the losses of the officers and soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty, the losses of the Jin soldiers were indeed even greater.
"Who knows if it was really captured or something else." A minister snorted.
The other minister immediately stared anxiously.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that Cheng Guogong lied about military information?" he shouted angrily.
"Who knows whether he is lying or not? Anyway, the entire Northland is now in the hands of Duke Cheng Guo." Someone also said.
"Are you saying that Duke Cheng covers the sky with one hand?"
"I didn't say that. It was you, Mr. Tang, who said this."
The court suddenly became noisy. Several ministers were red-faced, foaming at the mouth, and wanted to fight.
This kind of scene happens every day.
"Shut up, everyone." The emperor on the dragon throne pressed his forehead and shouted.
His voice was a little weak, but the eunuchs still screamed, and the censor and the imperial guards stepped forward to stop these noisy ministers.
"I don't want to know what this strategy is, I just want to know when the golden soldiers can retreat?" the emperor said with anxiety.
These words caused a moment of silence in the hall.
"Your Majesty, conquest is not achieved overnight." Ning Yan said in a deep voice.
"Will thousands of soldiers be affected?" Huang Cheng said quietly.
Ning Yan turned to look at him.
"Involved? What does Master Huang mean by this? Is it wrong for soldiers to die fighting for the country?" he said.
"It depends on whether he dies for his country or dies for his great success as a duke." Huang Cheng said calmly.
"Sir Huang..." Ning Yan shouted, and just as he opened his mouth, an emergency call came from outside the door.
Because of the war, urgent reports would arrive every few days, and the courtiers and emperor were already very familiar with it. Upon hearing this, they immediately stopped making noise and looked outside the door.
Everyone looked very nervous.
Good news must be good news.
Ning Yan was thinking about it, and Huang Cheng was thinking about it too, although the good news they expected was different.
"Your Majesty, Kaide Mansion has been captured, and the prefect Du Miao has been martyred." The eunuch kneeling down with an urgent report shouted tremblingly.
Kaide Mansion is a city to the south of Hebei East Road. More than 20 years ago, the Jin people rushed in from here and surrounded the capital. They could not be rescued. The palace was trapped and the emperor was plundered.
This is a shame that the Zhou royal family does not want to remember, and it is also a nightmare that no one in the world wants to remember.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, this scene would appear again.
Return to the past.
There was deathly silence in the main hall, and soon the emperor stood up from the dragon throne.
"Here comes..." He shouted, his voice trembling, his face pale, and before he could finish his words, he trembled and fell back to the dragon chair.
The eunuchs were shocked.
The courtiers ignored the quarrel and were shocked, and rushed to the dragon throne one after another.
"His Majesty."
"Quickly announce the imperial doctor."
The hall fell into chaos.
Ning Yunzhao was still standing at the end of the team. He was not qualified to squeeze in, and he did not try to squeeze in. He stood there with the same anxious expression as other officials who failed to step forward.
But if you look closely, his anxiety is much less intense than others, but no one is paying attention to him now. Everyone is looking forward on tiptoe, and whispering from time to time.
"This is such a coincidence." Ning Yunzhao did not discuss it with others, but just whispered to himself, frowning slightly.
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"What a coincidence."
Zhu Zan spit out the grass in his mouth and said with a sneer, he touched the ground with his hand.
A simple map was outlined on the ground, with stones placed to represent the city, and grasses to represent the route of the Jin people.
"Only a group of elite soldiers, under the cover of many golden soldiers, broke in here. This is not so much a capture, but an in-depth adventure of a lonely army." Zhang Baotang said, "We all know that the golden soldiers are good at riding and shooting.
If you act quickly, it's not impossible to do this."
"Maybe it's not just the Jin Bing's cover." Sifeng said suddenly.
Zhang Baotang was stunned for a moment, while Zhu Zan's expression remained calm and unwavering.
"Did you find out?" he asked.
Zhang Baotang looked at Sifeng in confusion. Some time ago, Sifeng went out and disappeared for a while, saying that he was on official business. Did it turn out that this official business was Zhu Zan's order?
"We can't find out the specific details, but it is true that some generals escaped without fighting despite being disobeyed." Sifeng said.
This kind of thing is not uncommon on the battlefield, and it doesn't mean anything.
"It can't explain anything, but their actions have caused many consequences that shouldn't have happened. It's such a coincidence." Sifeng said.
Zhu Zan raised his foot and kicked the pebbles and grass on the ground into chaos.
"I understand, these golden soldiers are not for fighting, but for intimidation." He said, stepping on the place marked as Kaide Mansion just now, "Every march will follow the route that once defeated our capital, just to make the emperor
The courtiers and the common people were filled with fear when they thought of what happened in the past."
Zhang Baotang understood and burst into laughter.
"The gold thief will play this trick again this time," he said.
"This trick works very well." Zhu Zan said.
Sifeng didn't smile either, and her expression remained silent for a moment.
"Just now, the emperor ordered Duke Cheng to mobilize troops to rescue Kaide Mansion and at the same time garrison Kaifeng," he said.
Zhang Baotang stared.
"How can uncle move? If he moves, he will affect his whole body." He said, "Without uncle coming back, this kind of gold thief will not be able to stay in Kaide Mansion for long."
Sifeng smiled bitterly.
"Because, Your Majesty is afraid." He whispered.
Zhu Zan patted his clothes and looked northwest.
"I'm leaving." He said suddenly.
Sifeng and Zhang Baotang were stunned, as if they didn't realize what he said.
"You come today and tell me the news about the fall of Kaide Mansion. Now I am running to kill the enemy for the country. It should be reasonable and reasonable, and I will not blame you." Zhu Zan continued.
This is indeed reasonable, but that is not the key to the problem now.
"How are you leaving?" Sifeng asked.
Zhu Zan had already walked away a few steps, and when he heard this, he turned back and smiled.
"Just, let's go." He said, raising his hand to his mouth and whistling several times.
Along with the whistle, Sifeng Zhang Baotang heard the neighing of horses, and at the same time the ground shook. What happened? They turned around and suddenly looked shocked.
I saw groups of horses rushing out of the stables and running in all directions. The entire horse farm was like rolling thunder.
"The horse is frightened!" Zhu Zan shouted loudly, and he ran towards the horse. He was very fast and quickly blended into the chaotic group of horses. In the blink of an eye, he had jumped onto the horse, and he was like a small boat in the galloping horses.
.
But not only was the boat not capsized by the waves, it actually led the tide.
The entire horse farm was alarmed, and everyone ran out, but there was no way to stop the horses that were like a rolling flood. They could only watch the horses leap out of the fence and go in all directions.
The horse was startled and ran away.
Shouting continued, and people ran in all directions.
My day.
Sifeng and Zhang Baotang stood there blankly. Only this word could express their feelings. They looked at the figure that had gone away in their sight, with their mouths wide open for a long time.
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Thank you to book friend 160815115464. Maomao Xiaochongchong raised the issue of the strength of both sides. I re-checked the information on the Song and Ming Dynasties and modified the number of troops. It does not affect the overall situation. For details, remember to delete and re-add to the bookshelf to download and you can see the revised version.