Summer.
When Xia Bailong received the emergency report from the front line, he directly threw the cup out of his hand, still feeling puzzled, he overturned the table in the study, lost his temper for a long time, and shouted in his mouth: "I'm so mad!"
Then I felt a burst of dizziness, my eyes went black, and I fell down there with a plop.
Seeing this, the eunuch who had been hiding far away hurriedly called the imperial doctor, causing panic in the palace.
"Your Majesty is furious, and he closed his heart for a while. I will prescribe some medicine in a while, and you also advise Your Majesty not to get angry, but to be calm." The imperial doctor left the words behind and hurried out to prescribe medicine.
By the time Xia Bailong woke up from the coma, half a day had passed.
"Water..." Xia Bailong whispered, and the eunuch next to him quickly brought warm water.
"What time is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's time to apply." The eunuch replied cautiously.
"Bring Sangong, the general of the town army, and the Minister of the Ministry of War." Xia Bailong was furious when he thought of the emergency report he had read before, and he felt a headache again, and quickly pressed his fingers on the temple.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the imperial physician came just now and said that His Majesty fainted due to rage, you need to calm down and not get angry. Please take care of yourself, Your Majesty." The eunuch said cautiously.
"Go!" Xia Bailong snapped.
Half an hour later, a group of people gathered in this room.
"Take it and read it!" Xia Baichong threw the piece of paper on the head of the bed over. He couldn't help reading it again just now, but after reading it, he felt chest tightness again.
The grand master took it over and took a look, only to see several messages written on the first piece of paper, one was that Marquis Wu Sheng and the generals in the army were killed, Dayao took advantage of the situation to break the camp, more than half of the casualties were lost, and by the time the letter was sent, only three of the remnants had been gathered one.
The second news is that Qi Zixiao chased and killed Lu Pinghai to Tiesuo Pass, broke through the army barracks and entered the pass, and was suspected of being seriously injured. Lu Pinghai died and his head was hung on the top of the wall.
The third is that Lu Pinghai died, and the warriors in the barracks began to commotion.
Lu Pinghai's status and prestige are too high, and now that he has died here, the others couldn't sit still, and they all wanted to retire.
The fourth is that the news has been conveyed to the two armies that entered Dayao, and the two armies have become isolated and are on the verge of being besieged.
There are also a few sheets of paper at the back, which describe these points in detail, including what I heard from some defeated soldiers that a statue was found outside the camp that day. Countless hidden weapons were shot from the sea of flames, and Wu Shenghou and many generals were killed.
And the details of the empress chasing Lu Pinghai that day.
After reading it, the grand master silently handed it to the grand tutor next to him, and the grand tutor silently handed it to the Tai Bao, who then handed it to the general of the town army, who frowned immediately, and then handed it to the Minister of the Ministry of War. .
"How could this be?" Finally, someone broke the silence in the room, and Xia Baichong slapped the cabinet next to him to pieces: "Jin Ling has wronged the country, and his family members should be reprimanded and distributed!"
"Your Majesty can't!" Zhao Hongzhi, the general of the Zhenjun, hurriedly opened his mouth to stop him. "If you do this, I'm afraid that the frontline soldiers will be chilled."
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!" San Gong and Minister of the Ministry of War also spoke.
"My army..." Xia Bailong almost lost his breath again. Of the 700,000 troops, only 200,000 are left outside Tiesuo Pass, and there are more than 100,000 in Dayao. It is unknown how many will come back.
A few days ago, he was confidently waiting for the battle report that the army would conquer Dayao's North, but today it has become a complete loss. How can he bear this breath.
After barely calming down, he also knew that it was impossible to deal with Wu Shenghou, so he asked instead: "Do you have any ideas on what to do next?"
After San Gong heard this, his eyelids drooped one by one, looking at his nose, nose and heart, and made up his mind not to speak.
Professional things are better done by professionals.
The General of the Zhenjun and the Minister of the Ministry of War all looked distressed. Both of them were able to draw Dayao's map with their eyes closed. For example, when encountering things like an earth dragon turning over, this battle can no longer be saved by human affairs.
After a while, the general of the Zhenjun said: "Now we can only talk to Dayao, let the hundreds of thousands of troops return, and our army will break the siege of Tiesuo Pass and Shuncheng. After withdrawing, we will make another plan."
"I'm not reconciled!" Xia Bailong hissed.
"It's just a temporary plan, counting the time, it's time for the Izumo Kingdom to make a move, and they just have the energy to involve Dayao.
However, in my opinion, although the Izumo Kingdom is well-equipped, its soldiers are messy, and it is difficult to get orders from top to bottom. I am afraid that it will not last long. We should step up contact with those immigrants from the Hao Kingdom, and even send some people to help them revolt.
At the same time, he persuaded Chen Guoguo to send troops together with the words of dead lips and cold teeth, and he might even give them some benefits.
With Dayao involved in these parties, it will be difficult for them to cultivate, neither the strength nor the food can support them.
At that time, our army will find the right time, and the army will go south to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. "
After hearing this, Xia Bailong began to think, and after a while raised his head and asked everyone: "What do you think of the general's strategy?"
"Although I don't know much about military affairs, from my point of view, the Great General Zhenguo is an old man, and this strategy is feasible!" Seeing Xia Bailong looking at him, the Grand Master nodded and replied.
"I also think it's feasible..."
Seeing everyone nodding, Xia Bailong pondered for a moment. Although he was still unwilling, this was the only way to go at this time. He said: "Since this is the case, there is no need to delay the matter. Immediately send an order to General Yunhui to inform Dayao of this matter, asking them to let the hundreds of thousands of troops return, and the troops surrounding Tiesuoguan and Shuncheng will withdraw and temporarily suspend their troops. .”
After finishing speaking, he raised his head and asked again: "Will Dayao let people go?"
No one can answer this question.
If they were normal people, since Da Xia proposed a truce, they would most likely let them go. After all, Dayao had suffered a lot. If the fight continues, even if those two armies are wiped out, Dayao's own casualties will not be less.
But how those savages will decide, then no one dares to guarantee it.
"Let's pass on the order first." Xia Bailong frowned and waved.
"Go to the messenger to inform Su Yi that if Yunguo wants to withdraw his troops, he will find a way to stabilize them and promise them some conditions if necessary.
In addition, do you have any good candidates for the mission to Chen Guo? "
…
At this time, the Yunguo army had gathered outside Qingtang Pass, which was far away from Dayao, and all kinds of flags were scattered all over Qingtang Pass. Except for the 200,000 guards of Qingtang, the other 230,000 troops came from various cities in Yunguo. There were 20,000 more and 6,000 less.
And there are some troops from farther cities moving towards this side.
"My lord, the people from Siwei City and Qinghuan City are fighting!" A young general strode into a building in the center of Qingtangguan and shouted loudly.
A middle-aged man in a long robe was standing there admiring a pair of words on the wall. Although they were words, the words contained sword aura. Although the words were printed in his mind, he would still look at them every day, hoping to Learn from it.
Hearing the young general's words, he turned his head and smiled and said, "Have you dealt with it?"
"It's been dealt with. But those guys are too shameful!" the young general complained.
"General, my subordinates are afraid that they will not be able to help when they arrive on the battlefield, and they will retreat first when encountering troubles, which will affect our army."
The middle-aged man shook his head slightly, why didn't he know that such a cobbled together army was unbearable.
But the group of people in the court had to leave enough troops to suppress the city lords, and they wanted to use this opportunity to consume the strength of the city lords, so they simply got such a coalition army out for themselves.
Moreover, in such a short period of time, even the army has not arrived, and they have sent people several times to urge him to attack as soon as possible. I really don't know what else those people have in their minds other than shit.
However, these coalition forces each have their own ideas, and it is indeed difficult to arrange them. Even if you give yourself more time, there is no way to integrate these coalition forces into a monolithic one.
"Notice, let people from all armies come to the mansion to discuss matters in the afternoon, and leave camp early tomorrow morning, and each army will attack in turn."