The Xia Imperial City has entered a state of military control, and countless people in the Imperial City are terrified. Like these people, the troops guarding the Imperial City at this time also have no confidence.
Marshal Nangong Wudi went on an expedition, and half of the troops guarding the royal city were taken away by Nangong Wudi. It was impossible to withdraw in a short time.
Now there are only 200,000 troops guarding the royal city. Although the royal city is the center of the entire Xia Kingdom, guarded by the four major families and countless experts from the Xia Kingdom, these forces combined will have to face hundreds of thousands of Zhao soldiers. The Chinese army is afraid that it will be more ambitious than capable.
Not to mention that there is a terrifying and powerful man like Marshal Zhao. Nangong Wudi is not in the royal city. With the current defensive strength alone, it may be difficult to resist Marshal Zhao.
Once there is no way to entangle Marshal Zhao, the morale of the defenders of the Royal City will fall to the bottom, and the hope of holding the Royal City will become even slimmer.
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Xia Kingdom Palace.
Ye Yun, who had awakened his blood, fell into a deep sleep and lay quietly on the bed.
Princess Zixuan and Li Shuang were sitting beside the bed, looking at Ye Yun with sad faces.
At this time, behind them, the Xia Kingdom's imperial doctors were standing there, whispering to each other and sharing their diagnosis results.
After being treated by the imperial doctors and taking the Xia Kingdom's healing elixir, the injuries of Princess Zixuan, Nangong Jian and others have been brought under control, and there is no serious problem.
Only Ye Yun was still unconscious at this time, and Ye Yun's body showed no signs of injury at all. In the opinion of the imperial doctors, Ye Yun's health could not be better.
But why he was unconscious, no one of the imperial doctors could give a conclusion about this situation.
It didn't take long for Xia Guo's senior officials to arrive here one after another.
"How is Ye Yun doing?"
Shangguan Haoming asked in an anxious tone at this time. Now that the Xia Kingdom is in a precarious state, he no longer has the thoughts of fighting for power in the past.
If the Xia Kingdom cannot pass this test, it is doubtful whether the Shangguan family can still exist in the future.
Princess Zixuan shook her head in disappointment, looked at Shangguan Haoming, and said with a sad tone:
"It's still the same. He's still unconscious. All the doctors have looked at him, but they can't do anything."
After hearing Princess Zixuan's words, Shangguan Haoming and Murong Fuxing looked at each other, and both of them couldn't help but sigh.
Now that Zhao's army is about to attack, and Ye Yun cannot wake up now, Xia's army has lost an important combat force.
Before Ye Yun entered the Tianshan Secret Realm, his strength surpassed that of the inner sect elders of the Tianshan Sword Sect. After coming out of the Tianshan Secret Realm, his strength must have greatly improved.
Nangong Wudi's expedition to Qingzhou, although the news has been passed on now, but with Nangong Wudi's cultivation level, it will take at least several hours to get back.
During this period of time, Shangguan Haoming, Murong Fuxing and others were not confident enough to stop Marshal Zhao.
Originally, they had placed their hope in Ye Yun. If Ye Yun wakes up now, they would have one more high-end combatant on the battlefield, and they would have greater hope of blocking the Zhao army.
But now Ye Yun is in this state, unable to fight at all.
Suddenly the hope of defending the royal city became even slimmer.
"Your Royal Highness, with the strength of the royal city's defenders, I am afraid that they are unable to withstand Zhao's troops."
He felt disappointed, but then Shangguan Haoming put away his thoughts. He then said to Princess Zixuan:
"Marshal Nangong has received the summons from the Royal City and is on his way to the Royal City. No matter what, we must defend the Royal City before Marshal Nangong comes back."
"Otherwise, once the royal city is lost, our Xia Kingdom will suffer the disaster of annihilation, countless people will be displaced, and they will even be massacred by the Zhao army. Even if Marshal Nangong comes back, we will be unable to save our lives!"
After hearing Shangguan Haoming's words, Princess Zixuan's body couldn't help but tremble, but then she controlled her emotions.
She had already understood the situation at Shuangfeng Pass when she came back.
Shuangfengguan Fortress fell, Dong Zhan rebelled, Shangguanxiong, Dongfangcheng, Murong Qingshan and Zhao Tianba died in the battle.
Half of the Xia Kingdom's generals were gone, and with Ye Yun now unconscious, there were only four generals left in the Xia army who could lead troops in battle.
The current situation has reached an extremely dangerous situation, and Princess Zixuan cannot figure it out. In just a few days, the Xia Kingdom, which was at its peak, has suddenly reached a state of turmoil.
However, after experiencing many things these days, Princess Zixuan is no longer the little girl protected by Dongfang Yingzheng.
After a brief silence, she looked at Shangguan Haoming and Murong Fuxing.
"Now that Zhao's army is attacking, the safety of our Xia Kingdom depends on a few adults."
"Although there is little hope, even if we fight to the death, we will still be able to stop Zhao's army outside the city."
After hearing what Princess Zixuan said, Shangguan Haoming and Murong Fuxing were silent for a moment, then left the palace with heavy steps.
Now that the war is imminent, the two of them still need a general in the army to discuss defense matters.
At the same time, they each ordered to summon the elders of their families to go out of seclusion to jointly resist Zhao's attack.
In this battle, if there were only a few hundred thousand Zhao troops, they would still be confident that they could hold out for a while until Nangong Wudi came back.
But because of an unexpectedly powerful enemy like Marshal Zhao, they were ready to make a desperate move from the beginning.
Not long after the two arrived at the towering wall of the royal city, Princess Zixuan suddenly arrived on the wall.
However, at this time, Princess Zixuan was no longer in the luxurious dress before, but was now wearing a military uniform.
"your Highness!"
"What are you doing?"
After seeing Princess Zixuan, everyone present looked sideways. After saluting, Shangguan Haoming looked at Princess Zixuan and couldn't help but asked with some doubts.
Because, in his eyes, he found that Princess Zixuan at this time no longer had the usual weakness, but was full of heroic spirit.
"We, the Xia Kingdom, are at the forefront of this national crisis. As the princess of the Xia Kingdom, I will work with the Xia Kingdom's soldiers to defend against the enemy today, and we will live and die with the Xia Kingdom!"
After hearing Princess Zixuan's words, Shangguan Haoming and Murong Fuxing couldn't help but nodded.
In their opinion, Princess Zixuan has such an idea. Although her strength will not play a big role in this battle, as long as she stands at the forefront of the battlefield, she can improve the morale of Xia soldiers.
Therefore, after sensing Princess Zixuan's determination, the two of them did not persuade Princess Zixuan, but arranged escorts for her.
After that, they continued to discuss defense arrangements with the generals in the army.
