Knowing that Qin Jue is going to the capital, Xie Linlang relaxes a lot. He will go to the capital, which means that Xichuan has stabilized. Next, we will see if the remaining pieces can play a role.
The weather is getting colder and colder, troops from all sides are dispatched back and forth, the abandoned people are panicking, and the scholars in the capital are also wailing... The overall atmosphere gives people a feeling that the building will fall.
In the palace, Concubine Liu Hui changed her usual meekness, blocked the emperor at the necessary place to go down to the court, and knelt down with a "pop".
"Your Majesty! I urge you to stop the retreating southern army from retreating to Jiangnan, and let them be stationed in Wangjiang County! Wangjiang County can produce 300,000 stone grains every year, second only to Jiangnan Surin, so Wangjiang County cannot give up. !"
The mother family of Concubine Liu Hui is in Wangjiang County, and Wangjiang County is their foundation. Once Wangjiang County fails, the Liu family will be completely over, and there will never be a chance to rise again!
The emperor's face was extremely pale, he looked very thin and thin, and there was a thick bruise under his eyes.
After listening to Concubine Liu Hui's words, he stopped and said only, "If possible, I don't want to give up any piece of land."
After he finished speaking, he ripped off the hem of his clothes from Concubine Liu Hui's hands, ignoring her heart-wrenching cries, and strode away.
The attendant at the back followed closely, Xu Hui saw the emperor's face was ugly, and after he entered the imperial study, he quickly handed over a bottle of ginseng pills.
But the emperor waved his hand and did not accept it. Instead, he walked towards the study room step by step, until he reached the innermost bookshelf, where there were no books, only a wooden sculpture carved by Qin Jue himself.
The boy's face on the wood carving is blurry, but the woman on the wood carving is lifelike. That is his queen, Xia Junxian.
He stared at the woman for a long time. At this time, no one disturbed the imperial study. Even Xu Hui was quiet, as if it did not exist.
In fact, now, there are many people outside like ants in a hot pot, circling around the palace gate non-stop, but they can't get in because he refuses all interviews.
In the silent imperial study room, the emperor suddenly asked in a low voice.
"Xu Hui, do you think I am the ruler of the subjugated country?"
Xu Hui opened his mouth and was speechless.
Daqin is rich in resources and has millions of troops. It is the strongest country in the Central Plains. A few decades ago, the countries of the Quartet would pay tribute.
But because Da Qin was getting richer and richer, and he had not fought for a long time, only 600,000 to 700,000 soldiers could actually fight.
In addition, these soldiers and horses have to be stationed in the four directions, and the four directions are far away. It is not that simple to dispatch a lot of troops to a place in time.
Soldiers are expensive, and many times it is not the number of soldiers that decides the victory or defeat, but the preemption of opportunities.
It's like this time, the western invaders, he transferred 200,000 soldiers from other places to the west, and it will take ten days at the earliest.
It is very likely that reinforcements have arrived, and people have already called in.
In the same way, the army of Zeguo invaded from the east, but the border between the two countries was so long that it would be difficult to withstand the attack of the other 200,000 army without concentrating the troops scattered on the border at one point.
If you want to concentrate on one point, then it is equivalent to giving up other cities on the borderline, which is equivalent to giving up half of the country...
And food.
Once the war begins, food, grass and weapons are all very important supplies. If they do not retreat and allow the Swamp Country and the Ze Country to attack from three sides, the front line will be extremely long.
In this case, as long as one side is broken, it is too late for them to turn their hands around to plug the hole, because the distance is too far, which is also the disadvantage of the land.
Therefore, reducing the battle circle and letting the troops retreat to the periphery of the capital seems to be a solution.
But is this really the only way
The emperor's hand hidden under the dragon robe trembled slightly.
The family has soldiers in their hands, ranging from three thousand to as many as ten thousand.
If they can do their best and spare no effort to help him, how about a three-sided war? What is he afraid of? !
But those old foxes saw that the situation was not good, and they all chose to stay safe.
Anyway, the final result has little effect on them. If Da Qin is destroyed because of this, although they have to pay a certain price to please the new master, it is better than losing all in the war.
Once you join the war, you will put your life on the line. Even if you can win, it will definitely be a tragic victory in this situation, and it will be a huge loss for them.
Therefore, there is no need for them to be tied to Da Qin. It is better to force the emperor to retreat.
With so many troops there, retreating to shrink the battle circle, the opponent will never be able to enter, so that they can defend the most prosperous territory of Daqin, which will not have much impact on their lives.
Most of the aristocratic families thought so. Without their support, even if the emperor had 600,000 to 700,000 soldiers, he would not be able to support the three-sided war.
So he felt guilty and scared, so he retreated. In fact, he didn't think so, he just... just couldn't do it!
Xu Hui was silent for a long time before speaking.
"Your Majesty, it's not your fault... Daqin has a vast land, and troops must be stationed in all directions. The number of troops you can dispatch is limited, and you really can't support a three-sided battle, not to mention that you dare not put all your troops into the battlefield. After all, there is still the north. The newly established Tianyuan Kingdom is eyeing…”
Hearing the words, the emperor waved his hand, "That's it, you don't have to solve it for me, if it is the ancestor, even in such a situation, even if he died in battle, he would not choose to retreat, so even if he saves half of it, that's the same. Shame! What a pity..."
It's a pity that he has no ability, he doesn't dare to fight, he is afraid of losing, he is afraid that he won't be able to save even half of the loss, so he has no face to see the ancestors...
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On the other side, Concubine Liu Hui was disheartened when she saw that the emperor had made up her mind. For the sake of this plan, the only thing their Liu family could do was to use private soldiers to protect their clansmen into the capital, just like other abandoned aristocratic families.
This is also to blame for the fact that their Liu family was hit hard a year ago. If her grandfather was still in the court, and if her brother hadn't died, why would their family be abandoned to the point of being abandoned
Thinking of this, Concubine Liu Hui hated Xie Linlang and Qin Jue extremely, and at this time, Concubine Die, who was pregnant again, actually sent a letter from Xie Linlang to her!
Xie Linlang's letter
When Mammy brought it over, Concubine Liu was still angry. As soon as she heard that it was Xie Linlang, she gritted her teeth in hatred. How could she read the letter
She only heard her voice sharp, and said viciously, "Take it and burn it! Does he think it's not bad enough for our Liu family? Is he still in trouble?!"
Mammy responded and took the letter and left.
But leaning on Concubine Liu Hui, who had a headache, thought of those clansmen who relied on her and hoped to get good news, and she hesitated.
"and many more!"
She sat up and gritted her teeth.
"Give me the letter!"