Northern Territory.
Ni Gan and Zhun Maiti were lucky enough to escape from Yunteng City under the cover of a group of barbarian generals.
Shule's death left the remnant army of more than 100,000 Hunu without a leader, so Zhenheng naturally took over the task in the face of danger.
"General Zhenheng, are we just going to retreat?"
"How about not retreating?"
Zhen Heng's eyes widened. Although he was a top military general, he was very self-aware. If he was asked to charge into the battle and kill the enemy in front of the battle, he would certainly be good at it!
But if he is allowed to command an army and lead troops to fight, this will involve his blind spot.
"We all underestimated Dayu."
"His Majesty the Emperor will definitely be furious when His Highness Shule dies this time."
"Today, we only have more than 100,000 remnant troops left, and we are no match for Dayu!"
"Back off!"
As soon as Zhen Heng finished speaking, a general hurriedly rushed in: "General, Grand Duke Zhumaiti and General Ni Gan are back."
"What!"
Zhen Heng's face showed a look of surprise, he didn't expect that the two of them were still alive.
As a result, Zhenheng's pressure dropped drastically.
"Please come in quickly."
Two burly figures walked into the commander's tent together. Now that Shule was dead, the remaining remnants of the army also abandoned their armor and many supplies and tents were directly abandoned.
Zhun Maiti brought Ni Gan to the big tent, and the surrounding generals saluted one after another.
"Meet the Grand Duke!"
"No need to be polite!"
Zhun Maiti saw that there were no people left in the tent, with a look of loneliness on his face, and sighed sadly: "With an army of 800,000, I didn't expect that in just a few days, a group of remnants and defeated generals would be left. "
"Even His Highness Shule..."
"I cannot absolve myself of the blame!"
As a close associate of Shule, Zhunmaiti was considered a direct descendant of Prince Shule. Now that Shule is dead, I am afraid that their lineage will be annexed by the vassals of the other princes.
Moreover, such a huge defeat was an unprecedented humiliation for Hu.
How to face His Majesty the Emperor?
"Uncle Zhun, we still have a large army in the direction of Quyang City!"
"Yust!"
Zhunmaiti's eyes lit up. His Highness Shule sent Just to help Gulibo's remnant army. There has been no battle report yet.
That's one hundred thousand fine knights!
"Send scouts immediately to contact General Just!"
"promise!"
"Alas!" Zhun Maiti sighed again and said a little lonely: "Now Dayu has strong soldiers and strong horses, and his fierce generals are in the clouds, and even heavy armored cavalry appear and disappear."
"I'm afraid Just..."
All the generals were silent for a long time. Zhunmaiti said softly: "Let the royal court be summoned. Let the royal court decide whether to withdraw the troops!"
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Hanging Sword Pass!
Three old men, Zhao Changying, Liu Fengping and Su Xuan, stood on the tower. They had been guarding the border for the past two years. Although they had a leisurely life, they obviously had a lot more white hair on their heads.
"Old Zhao, what do you mean by this court now?"
"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, why did he suddenly delegate power?"
"Nowadays, disputes are rife in the Central Plains. If the imperial court is unstable, I'm afraid..."
Su Xuan did not continue speaking, but there was a hint of worry that could not be concealed between his brows.
During the Great Age of Controversy, Dayu could not be called powerful to begin with, and now that they were far away from the center, they were very slow to understand what was happening in the capital, and could even only speculate through a few words in a letter.
Zhao Changying smiled heartily and glanced at Su Xuan: "You old guy, you just eat carrots and don't worry."
"We three old men can't get involved in the affairs of the center. Besides, isn't that person also in the capital?"
"I heard that he was the one who personally came forward to reform the military system."
"Furthermore, with the talents of His Highness King Yong, my rise as the Great Yu is my destiny!"
Among the three, Zhao Changying had the best personal relationship with Ning Fan, and he also knew the character of His Highness King Yong very well, so naturally he would not worry about him doing something treasonous.
However, it is hard to say what the poisonous warriors under his command are.
"Lao Liu, why don't you speak?"
"Haha, are you pretending to be mute?"
Both of them looked at Liu Fengping. Among the three, Zhao Changying had the most fiery temper. He even acted fieryly and was careless in dealing with people. Su Xuan, on the other hand, was a little more restrained, but he didn't have much power. .
Only Liu Fengping was thoughtful and taciturn.
"I'm not worried about the court. Now that His Highness King Yong has entered the East Palace, it just shows that the situation in the court is stable."
"Well... what Lao Liu said makes sense!"
Hearing Liu Fengping's words, Zhao Changying nodded in agreement, but Su Xuan on the side couldn't help but said: "If that's the case, why are you still looking sad?"
Liu Fengping took a long breath and said sadly: "I'm worried about the North and Dali!"
"Northern Territory!"
When they heard the word "Northern Territory", both Zhao Changying and Su Xuan showed a deep look of concentration.
"Eight hundred thousand cavalry are knocking at the gate!"
"Not to mention the 300,000 troops under Yue Fei's command, I'm afraid even if we transfer the 300,000 troops from Xuanjian Pass to suppress the West, we won't be able to resist it!"
"It's hard to say. I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went on a personal expedition. Although the Hu Nu cavalry was fierce, His Royal Highness King Yong also waded out from the sea of blood and corpses."
"The Southern Barbarians have been conquered by us, can Hu Nu knock on the door of my country, Dayu?"
Zhao Changying secretly cheered himself up. He couldn't understand and didn't want to discuss this topic in depth: "I can understand you talking about the northern border, but when did it become your turn to worry about Dali?"
"You old boy, aren't you thinking of changing the family?"
"Nonsense!"
Liu Fengping glared at Zhao Changying angrily. This old bastard was speaking so freely. If this word got out, even if he didn't have the intention, it would probably be over.
"Da Yan is now using the whole country to annex Da Li. With Da Li's national power, how can it resist Da Yan's million-strong army?"
"If Dayu is really lost, my situation, Dayu, will be really bad."
Hearing Liu Fengping's sigh, Zhao Changying and Su Xuan were also stunned for a moment. Among the four realms of Dayu, the west poses the greatest threat because Dayan, the most powerful country in the Central Plains, is eyeing them.
But among the four realms, the western realm is the most stable because of the natural danger of Xuanjian Pass.
In the past ten years, the only time Da Yan has crossed the Xuanjian Pass was more than two years ago, when His Highness King Yong invited you to enter the urn, allowing Da Yan to defeat hundreds of thousands of troops.
But if Da Li really fell to Da Yan's cavalry, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Can it really get that far?"
Zhao Changying asked a little uncertainly. You know, the current pattern of the Central Plains has been set for more than a hundred years!
Since the split of the former Sui Dynasty, the five kingdoms of the Central Plains have wiped out the large and small princes. Although some countries such as the Great Zhou Dynasty rose up, it was difficult to achieve success.
Could it be that this time, Zhongyuan’s innocence is really going to change?
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