Yan Che walked in quickly from the outside, his eyes were already red with shock!
"How could it be! Why did hundreds of thousands of people suddenly enter Cangzhou City? Where did the hundreds of thousands of people come from?!"
Crying on the ground that the man's face was already full of tears, he turned around and couldn't bear it when he saw Yan Che coming in. A person beside him hurriedly said, "This is His Royal Highness, you still haven't answered!"
The man's complexion changed, and he continued, "Your Highness, there are indeed hundreds of thousands of horses. The army broke into the city, and the city with so many people couldn't hold it. The rest went to the village outside the city to slaughter them." , these people...the accents of these people are very rough, and their clothes are different from ours. The villain thought...maybe...maybe the barbarians from Canglong Mountain came over. If they were just bandits, how could there be so many people? The attire is very strange, these people are brave and extraordinary, each of them can fight three against one, there are not many people in Cangzhou City, let alone this kind of Rakshasa!"
After hearing these words, Yan Che's heart hung high, "Mother! She is a barbarian!"
As soon as the word "barbarian" came out, even the queen trembled and could hardly sit still, "It turned out to be a barbarian—"
The person at the bottom hurriedly said, "Before the general left Canglong Mountain, all the guards in the camp still acted like this. Even if spies came to investigate, they couldn't tell the truth, but the barbarians got the news somehow, and unexpectedly The villain suddenly broke in, looking at those people, there were even more people than when they attacked the Canglong Mountain Pass last year, villain, villain, I am afraid that very few people can escape."
The soldier's voice trembled as he spoke, which showed how terrified he was.
When the Queen heard this, her complexion turned as white as paper. Decades ago, Cangzhou City was also washed with blood, but the reinforcements were quick at that time, and Cangzhou City was not destroyed, but many people died, but now listening According to this person, Cangzhou City might be destroyed
To the south of Cangzhou is Fengzhou and Chongzhou. The barbarians will not stop, so what will she do next
Waiting in place? Take the initiative to fight? Or retreat elsewhere
There is still the army of Marquis Anyang outside the city, and it is impossible to retreat to the south, but if they stay put, the next target of the barbarians will be her. When Marquis Anyang attacks from the south again, they will be caught in the middle. I'm afraid that Fengzhou City will be destroyed in one day. Regardless of the victory or defeat of the barbarians and Marquis of Anyang, the strength of her current army will be greatly reduced. The queen gasped and understood the dire situation almost immediately.
And the soldier at the bottom has already said, "Queen empress, send the order quickly, the barbarians are coming soon! They burned Cangzhou City, and they will definitely go south and continue to attack. I'm afraid they want to occupy the entire northern part of the Great Zhou. Queen Your Majesty needs to prepare quickly, there are at least more soldiers and horses in the city than in Cangzhou City, so I think it can withstand one or two of them!"
The queen clenched her fists tightly, narrowed her eyes after a while, and asked coldly, "How was the situation in the city when you left? How long did you travel?"
The soldier who sent the message hurriedly said, "The villain escaped from the city the night before yesterday. At that time, half of the city was on fire. In addition, there are small groups of people resisting in general places, but they must be invincible. These people are like animals. Burning, killing, prostitution and looting are all evil, I am afraid that the entire Cangzhou City will be searched and cleaned up. The villains on the road have been driving for two days and two nights. At this moment, I am afraid that Cangzhou City has been hollowed out by them, and they have already set off. Going south!"
The queen closed her eyes abruptly, and when she opened them again, her eyes were already filled with coldness, "Okay, I know, you have worked so hard coming here, so I will go down to rest now, and I will send an order for everyone to get ready!"
The soldier heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and immediately became limp. The queen ordered someone to take him away, and then his face darkened.
Qin Chaoyu was also standing at the door. When she heard the news, her palms broke out in cold sweat, but there was nothing she could do.
Yan Che hurriedly asked, "Mother, do you want to send an order immediately?"
The queen narrowed her eyes and shook her head, "Call General Cheng first!"
General Cheng's name is Cheng Wei, and he is the number one deputy commander under Zhao You. When Zhao You went to Chongzhou, he sent Cheng Wei to the queen. Whenever the queen has important matters, she must be the first to inform Cheng Wei. Generally speaking, Yan Che immediately asked someone to call Cheng Wei, and Cheng Wei arrived after a short wait. As soon as he entered the door, Yan Che hurriedly informed the situation. Cheng Wei was shocked when he heard this, "That barbarian How did you know the news?! This is what the old general is most worried about! Empress, what are you going to do now? Do you want to go to Cangzhou immediately?"
Although Cheng Wei is loyal to the queen, he has been stationed in the northern border with Zhao You for many years. He never thought that one day Canglong Mountain would fall, and the tragedy of Cangzhou being bloodbathed would appear again. His first reaction was to save Cangzhou, the queen Hearing this, he couldn't help sneering, "Go back to Cangzhou?! You are probably confused! Cangzhou must have fallen by now, and the barbarians are probably already on their way to the south. Now we are going north. How can we 50,000 horses win against us?" Over hundreds of thousands of horses?!"
The queen's gaze was like a sharp sword, and it was difficult for veterans like Cheng Wei to look at each other. The queen said again, "I called you here not to prepare you to save Cangzhou, but how should we make a decision in the current situation! Although the city of Zhou is solid, it cannot resist the attack from the barbarians and the Marquis of Anyang. Now we have wolves and tigers in front of us. It is reasonable to think about how to protect ourselves. Otherwise, it will not be a big deal. You and I will die here tomorrow place!"
When Cheng Wei heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He was worried about Cangzhou for a while and felt guilty, but he had to think about self-protection and the prince's achievements, and he hesitated for a while, "The empress is right. It's because the old minister didn't think carefully, how to make a decision, the old minister just listen to the empress!"
The queen stared at Cheng Wei for a moment, raised her chin slightly, and said in a colder voice, "Immediately send people to the north to investigate the military situation. There are not many barbarians, but the young general who just passed on the military situation said something terrible. How many people are there? The investigation is accurate, this is the first, and the second is that Fengzhou City can no longer be stationed, Anyang Hou is just around the corner outside the city, we can't give her a chance now—”
After a slight pause, the queen made a decision, "Immediately order the reorganization of the army, leave Fengzhou and go to Chongzhou to join my father before dawn."
"The queen mother is going to give up Fengzhou?" Yan Che hurriedly asked.
The queen looked at Yan Che, "Fengzhou is now a shield. I don't know how long it can resist, but the person who holds this shield must pay a heavy price. The Marquis of Anyang claims to have been in charge of the army for many years. If so, let him Come hold this shield!"
The queen smiled coldly, and looked at Cheng Wei with a sharp look, "Don't pass the order yet!"
Cheng Wei responded immediately, but said, "The army withdrew, and I don't know why?"
The queen was really going to be laughed at by Cheng Wei, and said coldly, "Naturally, it is to avoid the army of the Marquis of Anyang, and after meeting with the general of Fuguo, he will seek a great cause from the east!"
Cheng Wei looked stunned, and touched the thin sweat on his forehead before turning around and coming out.
Yan Che said again, "It's good for the mother to retreat, but, should you tell Marquis Anyang about the news that the barbarians are calling?"
The queen also seemed to hesitate for a moment, but soon, the queen shook her head firmly, "Tell him what to do? The Marquis of Anyang is very loyal for the country and the people. We leave, and he will know about Cangzhou sooner or later. People like him , will definitely not let the barbarian's iron hooves go south."
Yan Che hesitated to speak, but the queen seemed to know what he was going to say, looking at him coldly, Yan Che's words came to her lips, but she didn't say it. As an outsider, she relaxed, and then rubbed the space between her brows wearily.
"The Beifu army has been going south for many days, and the news will always leak out. We have delayed for too long. The barbarians have been coveting our northern border day by day, so they invaded. But what is wrong with us?! If it weren't for..." The Queen's words also came to her lips , but still did not say, just said, "Now, it is also a turning point for us."
It was originally a confrontation between the two sides, but now a third group of people has come. The Marquis of Anyang's temperament, knowing the barbarian invasion, will not sit idly by. In this way, no one will pester their hands and feet, and Yan Che also understands this. But still couldn't help but said, "Then Cangzhou..."
The queen closed her eyes heavily again, "Cangzhou...things have happened, don't think about it! When the emperor abolished you and me, the Beifu army was not responsible for stationing in the northern border. He should have thought of this long ago. The world is to blame. It's only because they have a ruthless emperor!"
Yan Che couldn't say anymore, the way to the north, the queen often made such remarks, between words, his father and emperor were like a rakshasa, but Yan Che was a little hesitant, he didn't understand where the empress mother's deep hatred came from He came from everywhere, asked and asked, but how could his mother explain it clearly
Yan Che sighed, "Then according to my mother, since we are going to retreat at dawn, we have to prepare quickly. Mother, it is extremely cold at night, so let's go back to the house to warm up, and my son will order someone to Get some salutes, and the queen mother doesn't have to worry about it."
The queen rubbed the center of her eyebrows again, and her complexion calmed down, "Okay, you can go."
In this way, Yan Che took Qin Chaoyu to take care of the salute. He didn't have to take care of the military affairs himself, but the salutes they carried around had to be cleaned up. When Qin Chaoyu heard about this, his whole body was chilled. On the way, her footsteps were a little vain. She went north and saw many lives and deaths, and also witnessed the siege battle, but what the soldier said, the entire city fell, hundreds of thousands of Rakshasa raped and looted, and the city was reduced to a sea of flames... These, She couldn't think of it, but when she thought of it, her body always shivered and shivered.
Yan Che noticed something strange, so he couldn't help holding Qin Chaoyu's hand, "Don't worry, we can avoid the war if we leave here."
Qin Chaoyu nodded, holding Yan Che's hand tightly, he regained some strength.
Yan Che packed his luggage, sat down and took a rest for a while. At 10 o'clock, the army in the city was ready to go. The army was all the soldiers of the Beifu army and the soldiers who had conquered the city, but there were still people in the city. In the city, the army that used the thunderbolt method was about to leave, and the people could not help but hide in their houses in fear, but no one dared to come out to ask questions. Many people even thought that the deposed queen would leave, and they would be able to live a peaceful life in the future. .
At two o'clock in the morning, the Queen's horse arrived at the gate of the city, and under the gate, the mighty army had been assembled.
Cheng Wei came forward and said, "Madam, the spies have been out for four hours, and they haven't reported back yet. Presumably, they haven't met yet. Everything is as usual in the Anyanghou camp outside the city. Now that we are leaving the city, they have no time to react even if they find out."
The queen nodded in satisfaction, "Open the city gate! Let's go—"
With an order, the gate of the city that had been closed for many days was opened. Cheng Wei led the vanguard in front, the empress prince and others were on horseback, followed by a team of tens of thousands of people, and left Fengtian silently and mightily. Zhoucheng, all the way to the east, heading towards Chongzhou City. As soon as he left the city, another fast horse took the first step. Naturally, he went to Chongzhou to report the letter.
Yan Che looked at the white belly in the sky, stepped forward and said, "Mother, what if the barbarians go to Chongzhou?"
The queen shook her head, "It's absolutely impossible. Fengzhou is rich, and it's in the south.
Yan Che felt worried when he heard this, but he had no other choice, so he could only look in the direction of Cangzhou, and sighed silently in his heart.
The team went all the way east, and at 10:00 noon, a letter eagle flew back just now. The soldier took the letterhead and handed it to the queen. The queen opened it and read it, frowning.
"The spies reported that there were no barbarians on the road, nor did they see any large troops passing by, but they met people fleeing from the direction of Cangzhou. These people said that it seems that two teams entered Cangzhou this time and occupied Cangzhou. After the city, the two parties seem to have a dispute."
Yan Che and Cheng Wei were shocked after hearing this, Cheng Wei said, "The barbarians only have one King Khan, but somehow they are divided into two teams!"
The queen put the letter away, and said coldly, "No matter what, if they had a dispute, it gave Anyang Hou time to prepare, and God would have pity on him!"
At the same time, several spies returned from the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army outside Fengzhou City.
In the discussion tent, Marquis of Anyang is in the middle, King Cheng Yanqi is on the left, and the camp generals are standing underneath!
One person said, "More than a dozen teams of spies have been sent into the city. Zhao's army really withdrew, and no one was left behind. The people in the city said that it seemed that the army suddenly started last night. , I left the city before dawn. When the spies went to see it, the tents in the city hadn’t been demolished in time.”
Another person said, "The spies who went to the east also said that the army is going to the east, and they should go to find Zhao You!"
"Why is this? She has been standing still these days, and she seems to be more patient than us. If you want to make a secret, you shouldn't be so anxious. No, we discovered it just after leaving the city. Let's send a letter to Chongzhou now, or Wouldn't it be nice for them to chase after them?!"
Everyone chattered and talked, Yan Qi saw that everyone was silent, and said with a smile, "Whatever he does, he's gone anyway, let's occupy Fengzhou City first!"
Someone echoed from below, but Yue Qiong narrowed his eyes suddenly, "Immediately send people to the north to investigate, this matter must not be that simple."