How could all 400,000 White Wolf troops be killed overnight?
Li Danqing is asking this question.
Concubine Ji is also asking. All the civil and military officials of the imperial court and thousands of people in Wuyang City are asking.
Panic spread throughout Wuyang City. Before this news came, almost everyone felt that Longwuguan was impregnable. Even if the Liao people were really coming in force, they would not be able to break through Longwuguan in one fell swoop.
But the battle report that came three days ago was still the news that the Liao people were standing still outside Longwu Pass.
But how could it be that three days had passed and Wuyang's most elite army of 400,000 people had just become silent.
When Li Danqing led everyone from the Prince's Mansion into the Prime Minister's Hall, officials from the three mansions and nine divisions were quarreling with each other.
Some people were crying and shouting loudly: "What should we do?"
Some people were thinking hard about how to deal with it, and some even secretly doubted the authenticity of this battle report.
Of course, the most exciting thing was the gang members under Ji Fei and Ji Quan.
Ji Fei's party members accused the officials headed by Xiang Luowen of talking nonsense before, saying that Longwuguan could rest easy, and being unwilling to mobilize troops from Wuyang City to Longwuguan, leaving the White Wolf Army in Longwuguan isolated and helpless.
, all of them died in battle today.
Naturally not to be outdone, Xiang Luowen and others retorted, saying that Ji Fei and others were too slow in mobilizing the Red Dragon Army in southern Xinjiang, which took half a month, causing the army to not have time to go to Longwuguan for support.
Both sides held their own opinions and made the palace full of quarrels.
With the arrival of Li Danqing, the two parties in the dispute and the ministers who were shouting fell silent, and their eyes fell on Li Danqing at that time.
Li Danqing grinned, looked at everyone, and said, "Please continue talking, don't let Li Danqing disturb your interest."
How could anyone respond to Li Danqing's nonsense? They remained silent, but looked at Li Danqing with an indescribable look in their eyes.
Li Danqing didn't care. At this moment, he raised his head and looked at the stage. He saw Concubine Ji, who was sitting in the upper position, frowning. She lowered her head and was immersed in her own world. She seemed to be thinking about something. Regarding Li Danqing,
With Dan Qing's arrival and the suddenly silent hall, he didn't notice anything unusual.
Li Danqing could see the fatigue in Master Ji's brows.
He smiled bitterly, then stepped forward, came to the audience, cupped his hands towards the other party and said, "Li Danqing has met the eldest princess."
He deliberately raised his voice a few points, and this finally made Master Ji, who was immersed in her own thoughts, come back to her senses at that time.
When she saw Li Danqing, a glimmer of light flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Immediately she nodded, making herself look calm enough - the White Wolf Army died in battle, Longwuguan was broken, and the four counties behind Longwuguan were Xizhou County, Qionglai County, Wangshan County, and Luwu County.
They are all flat plains. There is no natural danger to defend, and there are no soldiers and horses to use. The Liao army is rushing in. If the four counties fall into the hands of the thieves, the troops will reach Wuyang City.
this……
It is a catastrophic disaster that can shake the foundation of the country.
Above the court, the civil and military officials were helpless and panicked.
There are even some talks about moving the capital to the east, which are spreading in Wuyang City.
It can be seen that the entry of the Liao people into the customs has caused a huge shock to the government and the public. At this time, the more concubine Ji, who is the supervisor of the country, has to remain calm, at least on the surface, she cannot be seen.
Don't panic at all, otherwise it will really be a leaderless group.
"Yes." Master Ji nodded lightly as a response to Li Danqing.
Then she asked again: "Has the prince read the battle report?"
Li Danqing also nodded: "On the way here just now, the envoy sent by the eldest princess told me the whole story, and I have also roughly read the battle report."
"What do you think?" Ji
The concubine asked again.
Li Danqing responded: "The battle report was delivered to Wuyang City this morning. No matter how fast the people and horses delivering the battle report are, Wuyang City is thousands of miles away from Longwuguan. In other words, this battle report
What was written on it was probably two days ago."
"If Longwuguan was broken two days ago, according to the speed of the Liao people's advance, Xizhou County in the far west may have fallen into the hands of the Liao people at this moment..."
Everyone in the Xiangfeng Palace was busy arguing before. Now that they heard Li Danqing's words, they thought of this, and their faces became even more ugly for a while.
"Yes." Master Ji nodded heavily and said, "I had expected this situation. The current situation is indeed extremely serious. So from Prince Li's point of view, what should we do next?"
Li Danqing did not respond to the other party's question, but asked: "What do the eldest princess and the ministers think we should do?"
This time, before Master Ji could respond, an official on the side began to speak.
"Longwuguan has been broken, and our Wuyang Sheji is in danger. I think we should move the capital at this moment and stick to the rear to ensure the survival of the Sheji, and then plan a counterattack."
"Our territory in Wuyang is vast. Although the barbarians are in full strength, if they dare to go deep alone, we will have a chance to break them up."
When Li Danqing heard this, he turned to look at the official. He was a man in his early thirties. Li Danqing vaguely remembered his name, which seemed to be Dongfang Zheng.
He is an official under Guiyu Mansion.
Li Danqing smiled and asked: "Then Mr. Dongfang thinks that if the capital is moved, where will it be taken?"
"Naturally it is Southern Xinjiang. There is a Red Dragon Army stationed in Southern Xinjiang. We can take this opportunity to mobilize them to protect the capital. When the time comes, whether it is to resist the invading Liao people or take the opportunity to counterattack, we will have them available.
Soldiers, at the same time, the land in southern Xinjiang is fertile and there is sufficient food and grass..." That's what Dongfang said.
Southern Xinjiang is Ji Fei's base camp, and moving the capital to Southern Xinjiang is naturally something they are willing to see. After all, once the royal court's orthodoxy reaches that place, there will no longer be any suspense about the fate of the throne.
"Southern Xinjiang?" Before Li Danqing could respond, an old man stepped out from the crowd. The old man was dressed in black, like the official official robe of Baiyi Mansion. He sneered and said: "Southern Xinjiang
There are many noble clans, and the imperial decrees have always been difficult to mobilize the people in southern Xinjiang. If the country moves south, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?"
"Don't you, Lord Dongfang, want to reenact the feudal lord's rebellion twenty years ago?"
"I think moving the capital to the east is a wise choice. The east is protected by the two sacred mountains of Bailong Mountain and Donghua Mountain, which can ensure that our Wuyang Sheji will be safe!"
Of course, the two people who spoke out were not high-ranking people in the government, but just minions of the parties on both sides. However, their ability to speak out at this time was obviously authorized by the people above them. These words also showed the thoughts of the two parties.
One is thinking about moving south, and the other is thinking about moving east.
What he talks about is the country and the country, but what he thinks about in his heart is his own gains and losses.
At this time, the two sides also started a new round of disputes.
Master Ji's face turned cold when she heard this, the light in her eyes was cold, and she clenched her hands tightly at that time.
Li Danqing's expression remained normal, and he just looked at the arguing parties with a smile.
A full half an hour passed like this, and everyone's arguments stopped a little, but there was still no conclusion.
"Everyone, can you please listen and say a few words?" Li Danqing saw that the time was ripe and interrupted everyone.
Everyone turned to look at Li Danqing.
Although Li Danqing has no real power now, and the 300,000 soldiers and horses are not yet under his command, he still has the prestige to resist the 400,000 Youyun army. The two sides are in a stalemate, and naturally they need to find helpers who can break the deadlock.
Li Danqing not only has prestige, but also represents the will of Master Ji to a large extent.
Therefore, everyone was quite satisfied at that time.
Danqing lost his temper and fell silent one after another, staring at Li Danqing.
Li Danqing grinned, his eyes swept over everyone at this moment, and immediately said: "You are all talking about Jiangshan Sheji, I dare to ask you, do you know what Sheji is?"
Li Danqing's question made everyone stunned.
Not because the problem is so complex.
It was just Li Danqing's question that made everyone feel a little bit ominous.
However, Li Danqing did not expect anyone to give him the answer he wanted. He did not wait for anyone to respond and continued to speak to himself: "I think that the so-called Sheji refers to the anxious and fearful people in Wuyang City at the moment.
The territory of Xizhou County that has been trampled by the Liao cavalry at this moment is the people of Ming Dynasty who are already alive and about to suffer the torment of the war!"
"They are the people of Wuyang!"
"The country, the country, and the country are tied to the bodies of all people, not to the fleshy balls on your necks, nor to the pros and cons in your minds, nor to the struggle for power with all your organs!"
"If you want to survive, speak out openly. Don't do everything in the name of righteousness. It makes you feel uncomfortable to say it. I feel disgusted when I hear it!"
Li Danqing's words were resounding and fell into the ears of everyone in the court. Everyone's expressions suddenly turned ugly.
Li Danqing's words were undoubtedly a slap in their faces.
"Shuzi is arrogant!"
"How dare you talk nonsense?"
Angry curses were uttered from everyone's mouths, and everyone's faces turned red and their eyes widened with anger, and they all accused Li Danqing.
Li Danqing had a leisurely look on his face and said with a smile: "I dare to ask you all, most of you are from the noble family or even the royal family."
"You are born with no worries about food and clothing, but have you ever thought about where the money for food and clothing comes from?"
"Your wives and concubines in fine clothes, your sons and daughters in fine clothes and fine food, how can they have such a luxurious life?"
"Is it because you are born noble and different from those common people? So they deserve to have a hard life, but they still have to squeeze out tax money from their teeth and hand it to your book for you to squander?"
"fart!"
"Whether you, my son, or even this magnificent Divine Palace, are all things supported by all the people!"
"They give us money and food, not because we are so noble or extraordinary! But because after receiving their money, we have to keep them safe!"
"Using money to do things is a matter of course!"
"Even the women in the hook bar know that after getting the guests' money, they have to make the guests happy. On weekdays, you are eating and drinking and squandering money. When the trouble comes, you want to run away with your tail. In my opinion, it is
Behavior worse than a bitch!"
"Don't think that just because you say a few high-sounding words, you think you are really taking care of the overall situation!"
"Don't tell too many lies, you've already deceived yourself!"
"Xizhou County has now fallen into the hands of the Liao people. The people of Xizhou County are waiting eagerly. If you want to survive, take off your official robes. I will lead people to seize your property.
, after all, it doesn’t belong to you, and then you can go wherever you like, and don’t stay here anymore, I’m disgusting!”
Li Danqing shouted angrily, and what he said was merciless. The faces of all the officials present turned purple when he heard this.
The Xiangfeng Palace fell into a dead silence at this moment. Everyone looked at Li Danqing with their eyes wide open, their brows filled with puzzlement and confusion.
"Then what should the court do based on the wishes of the Crown Prince?" Just when everyone was silent, a figure suddenly stepped out from the crowd, walked up to Li Danqing, raised his hands and spoke to Li Danqing.
And that person was no one else, it was the master of Longxiang Mansion, Xiahou Boyang.
Li Danqing stared at Xiahou Boyang, who had a bad reputation in court, but raised a meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth: "Of course I will lead the troops to fight!"