Su Han and Qingluan were galloping all the way, and when they were about to reach the capital in two days' journey, they received a battle report from the front.
Xia Qing rushed over and called her: "Captain! Your Highness has already surrendered to the rebels, but the rebels broke through the city gate and entered the city the day before Your Highness arrived."
"Enter the city?" Su Han reined in the horse and frowned.
Xia Qing handed the message to her: "Furthermore, the other party already knew that His Highness went to rescue them, and they closed the gate of the capital tightly, blocking His Highness from outside the city. His Highness has been fighting with them for nearly a day, but they have not captured them.
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After reading the battle report, Su Han sneered with a raised corner of his mouth: "When did Xiao Yanqing and Xiao Yanzhe get such brains? It seems that the Xia family is really capable. How many people are there in the rebel army now?
Know?"
Xia Qing shook his head: "I don't know yet, but I still find it unimaginable. As previously expected, the three armies that His Highness handed back originally totaled more than 2.7 million people. Even if he later regrouped, this number would not be
Come on, why can't we defend a capital city? At least we have to waste heads with them. It will take a month. Why did people occupy the city so quickly? And I heard that the number of rebels is...
Less than half of them are all made of paper."
Su Han pouted slightly. Regarding this time, she was also quite confused. How could it be so fast?
At this time, Xiao Yanli rode over and overheard the conversation between the two, but he slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said, "What is there that I don't understand? There must be an evildoer."
Xia Qing looked at him with wide eyes: "The mole! You mean... there's someone in the city joining the rebels?"
"Otherwise, as you just said, even beheading is like cutting garlic, it will take some time. How could the capital be captured in less than five days?" Xiao Yanli nodded to her with a smile.
Xia Qing curled her lips and thought for a moment before shaking her head: "It's still wrong... If there is a mole as you said, then there is no need to fight for these five days, just open the city gate and drive straight in until you reach the palace."
, it’s so troublesome to use it.”
"Shock! Intimidate!" Su Han raised his eyebrows slightly with a cold mouth.
Xia Qing was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xiao Yanli who was nodding towards her, and suddenly said "Oh..." softly.
Su Han laughed sarcastically again: "But I still don't think these two idiots can come up with such a clever plan. It seems that Mr. Xia is still a capable person, but why did he do it when he was in Beijing earlier?
, but I have never heard of his achievements. Is this person so low-key?"
Zhong Liang sat on the horse, holding a booklet in his hand and started reading: "Xia Yunkuo, 43 years old, is the second brother of Queen Xia. He joined the army at the age of nineteen, rose up from the lowest level, and was promoted to the lowest level at the age of twenty-three.
Promoted to captain, and at the end of the same year to lieutenant general..."
"Wait a minute, you surpassed Level 6 in one year!" Xia Qing asked with her eyes widened in surprise.
Zhong Liang nodded: "Yes! The reason is that when the Chiyang Army he belonged to suppressed the bandits in Jinchuan County, several generals were killed successively, and there was no leader in the army, so he was promoted faster, and it was considered a temporary post before the battle.
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"Yeah! Keep going!" Su Han nodded.
Zhong Liang cleared his throat again and read: "At the age of twenty-five, he was promoted to the rank of third-rank lieutenant general and staff general. At the age of thirty, he was promoted to the rank of second-rank general of the Chiyang Army. He was awarded the title of hussar general by the late emperor.
He has held the post of Commander-in-Chief since he was sixteen years old, and this is also a special title granted by the Holy One today."
"Is it because he is the elder brother of Queen Xia?" Su Han asked.
"Yes! He was appointed just to show goodwill to the Xia family, but General Xia Yunkuo is really a genius in commanding troops! His Highness also admired his achievements." Zhong Liang nodded.
"Second uncle! My mother-in-law is older. If he is really a genius, it would be a bit surprising. It can be seen that this is the person these two idiots rely on." Su Han shook his head lightly and grinned in embarrassment.
Xia Qing frowned, and after a while he pursed his lips and snorted coldly: "Come to think of it, he's not as powerful as His Highness!"
"By the way, your surname is Xia, but how is it related to the Xia family?" Su Han looked at Xia Qing.
She immediately shook her head, but after shaking it twice, she looked at Zhong Liang. Seeing that he was also looking at her with raised eyebrows, she could only exhale and nodded reluctantly: "Relatives who have not left the fifth service."
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"Then when something happened to your family, why didn't they help?" Xiao Yanli asked with a frown.
"Although he has not been out of the fifth server, it is just what our ancestors said. Who is Xia Huan? He is cunning and cunning. He will never let anyone who is not good for him get close. When my father was in glory, he actually sent someone to visit him.
He talked about a lot of ideas of win-win and coexistence, but my father never liked his behavior. As an official, you should do it well and contribute to the local people. When something happened in the family, he would have clarified it long ago.
Because of the relationship, they avoided it, for fear that our family would harm them." Xia Qing said coldly and mockingly.
Zhong Liang nodded and smiled: "Master Xia is indeed a rare good official, and he is fair. He is indeed not very similar to the Xia Huan family."
"It's not like that in the first place. Although we haven't released the fifth server, it's still the same generation. At least in our generation, we can be considered bypassed." Xia Qing immediately argued.
Su Han smiled and said to Zhong Liang: "I think if we can receive this news, the same is true for His Highness, and we are currently fighting against them. If we hurry up, maybe we can really get in."
Everyone agreed and immediately regrouped and ran towards the capital.
At this time, Xiao Muting, who was standing outside the big tent, was looking at the dazzling battle flag with the word "Xia" on the wall of the opposite capital with his hands on his waist and a sneer on his lips.
Lin Hao
Xiao Muting frowned hesitantly: "I heard that there are still people in the city. These two kinds of artillery are too powerful and may hurt innocent people."
"What should we do? If we attack like this, it may take longer in terms of time." Lin Haoxuan raised his head towards the opposite side.
Xiao Muting sneered again: "If Qingluan doesn't arrive in another two days, we will do it ourselves. He will cooperate inside and outside, but I can't!"
Lin Haoxuan pursed his lips and blinked, somewhat reluctantly.
"When the time comes, you can use these two kinds of artillery. Shoot them three rounds first. It will be more difficult if there are any living people in the city." Xiao Muting patted his shoulder and said.
"Okay!" Lin Haoxuan immediately became happy. He had always wanted to use this method to attack. At that time, he didn't fight enough in Qingquan City!
At this moment, a soldier ran over and said respectfully to the two of them: "Your Highness, General Lin, we have received the news!"
After Xiao Muting read it, his expression immediately softened and he smiled: "As expected, she will definitely arrive in two days!"
"Ah? So fast, are they flying here?" Lin Haoxuan asked in surprise.
"This is so fast!" Xiao Muting was already a little impatient to see Su Han.