City of King Yu.
royal palace.
"Report, the northern border is 800 miles away. The main force of Duke Jingguo, 200,000, is trapped in Beiyan City. The Mobei cavalry has entered the country. They have conquered seven cities of Dayu and are heading straight for the capital!"
"Wha...what!"
When King Qi Lin heard the news about the northern border, he stood up in panic and looked at the eunuch beside him: "Quickly go and invite civil and military officials to discuss matters."
"promise!"
"How could it be...how could the army from Mobei enter the pass?"
"Jing Guo Gong has more than 300,000 soldiers and horses under his command. He is the military god of my Dayu!"
Before King Qi Lin could figure it out, the civil and military ministers who had just received the news also came to the Zhengde Hall one after another, with deep expressions on their faces, and an atmosphere of panic filled the hall.
"Your Majesty!"
"My lords, do you all know the news?"
King Qi Lin forcibly calmed down, with a hint of concentration in his eyes, he took the lead and looked at Lin Qiushi: "Prime Minister Lin, the Mobei Eight Yi cavalry have entered the pass, what should we do?"
Lin Qiushi looked solemn and spoke in a deep voice: "From the northern border to our King Yu's City, it's a flat river. If we march at full speed, we can reach our King's City in less than five days."
"Now that His Majesty's whereabouts are unknown, Your Majesty, the top priority is to quickly send troops to rescue Duke Jingguo's trapped army."
"Rescue, rescue with what?"
Ji Sui, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, had a serious look on his face: "Our army of Dayu Town is currently guarding Xuanjiang Pass. The main army in the east is the 100,000 new troops under Yue Fei's command. How can we resist the hundreds of thousands of cavalry in Mobei? "
"Then according to Ji Shangshu's opinion, what should we do?"
Lin Qiushi looked at Ji Sui, his face was as calm as water, and there was no wave in his eyes.
"A few days ago, His Highness King Yong sent a message via a spirit pigeon that there was something unusual happening in Mobei, asking the court to be on guard. However, His Highness King Qi Lin never took this matter to heart."
"Now, the Mobei Iron Cavalry has entered the pass, and the main force of our army is trapped, so we know how to ask for advice from the palace."
Seeing the angry look on Ji Sui's face, Shen Li on the side said softly: "Ji Shangshu, the matter has come to this, don't hold anyone accountable, think about countermeasures first."
"snort!"
Ji Sui snorted angrily, but Shen Li looked at King Qi Lin calmly: "Your Highness, immediately draw up a decree and ask General Yue Fei of the East to lead his army to intercept and hold back Mobei!"
"At the same time, please ask Duke Ping to lead his army from Xuanjian Pass to rush for reinforcements."
When King Qi Lin heard this, a tangled look appeared on his face, and he said in a deep voice: "How can the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under Yue Fei's command stop Mobei's army?"
"Besides, the eastern border still needs to be guarded. What if Donghuai takes the opportunity to launch an attack?"
"Your Highness, Donghuai is currently facing the trouble of Japanese slaves, and it is difficult to stabilize it. Even if they want to take advantage of the situation, they have no soldiers to use."
Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said in a deep voice: "Although Mobei's cavalry are powerful, their supplies cannot keep up. Their only way is to feed war with war and plunder from me, Dayu."
"If we can delay their march, we can attack from both front and rear once the siege of Duke Jingguo is lifted."
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, King Qi Lin looked at Lin Qiushi. After a long time, he whispered softly: "What does Prime Minister Lin think?"
"feasible."
"Okay, then according to Prime Minister Lin's words, Yue Fei will lead his army to help the capital."
"Rush to the aid of the capital?"
Ji Sui frowned slightly, and King Qi Lin nodded heavily: "Mobei's purpose is obvious. He is coming to the capital. The city of King Yu is the capital of my great Yu, and we must not put ourselves in danger."
"Follow Yue Fei and come directly to the capital to garrison. As long as King Yu's city is not destroyed, I, the Great Yu, will have a chance to breathe."
"No!"
Shen Li shook his head directly: "Not to mention the long distance from the east to the capital, we have millions of people in the north. If the barbarians knock on the pass, they will inevitably burn, kill and loot. If we just abandon the north, I, Dayu, will not be able to survive for ten years. It can’t be slowed down!”
"Prime Minister Shen, hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen from Mobei are attacking. I am heading north to the plains. Yue Fei only has more than 100,000 troops, most of them infantry. How can we resist them?"
"With the city guarded, even if we can't confront them head-on, we can still slow down Mobei's march. In this way, we buy time for our people in the north."
"No, the capital cannot make any mistakes. If King Yu's city falls, how can I face my father?"
"Pass my order to Yue Fei to lead his army into the imperial city immediately."
"Your Highness!"
"The king has made up his mind, let's draw up the decree!"
King Qi Lin's attitude was decisive. Wei Ying frowned and took out a golden imperial edict from his arms at the right time: "Your Majesty has an edict."
"Um?"
All the ministers looked surprised, and even King Qi Lin looked startled: "Eunuch Wei, my father is not in the capital, so where can I come from?"
"When His Majesty left the capital, he specially left two instructions for the old slave."
"this……"
"Everyone, please accept the order!"
"I will receive the order."
"Your Majesty has a decree to come to the king to supervise the country. It is inevitable that there will be difficult things. If he disagrees with the ministers, his power to supervise the country will be abolished. In case of major events, the ministers cannot make a decision. The right minister Shen Li will make the decision. I hereby express my gratitude."
As soon as these words came out, King Qi Lin's expression froze, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Father, do you really say that?"
"Your Majesty, this is your Majesty's will."
Wei Ying handed the imperial edict in his hand to King Qi Lin, who looked hard to accept it and murmured to himself: "How could this happen?"
"How can this be?"
"My lord, accept the order!"
Shen Li bowed respectfully and looked at the ministers on the side: "Kong Ming, do you have any other good ideas?"
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and looked at Xu Chang who was standing aside: "Master Ji, do you have a map?"
"Come here, get the map!"
"promise!"
Not long after, a map was hung on the main hall. After Zhuge Liang took a look, he said solemnly: "Masters, please take a look. According to the news from the north, the cavalry from Mobei have just entered the country."
"Seven cities in the north have fallen. They can reach Changyan County as soon as tomorrow evening."
"As I face the northern border, there is a vast plain, but Changyan City is an important town. It has been run by the Shui family for many years, so it is a strong city."
"If we lead Yue Fei's Qingqi to garrison at Changyan, and at the same time send out the imperial guards from the capital and mobilize soldiers from various places, our court can quickly gather nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in a short period of time."
"How about intercepting it?"
As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Shen Li nodded in agreement: "Yes, we only need five days to get the people to evacuate. In this way, they can survive."
"At the same time, please send an order to His Highness King Yong to lead the army northward."
"King Yong?"
"That's right!" Zhuge Liang's eyes shone brightly: "Although His Royal Highness King Yong has only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, most of them are soldiers capable of hundreds of battles. In this way, the danger of the capital can be resolved."
"What do you think?"
"I second the proposal!"
"I also second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
Shen Li nodded heavily and looked around: "In that case, follow Kong Ming's words!"
