A few days later, Qinzhou.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way, everyone!"
A soldier of the Qin Army was riding a war horse, galloping through the streets, his speed not slowing down at all. After yelling, he slapped the horse's buttocks again: "Drive——"
The horse's hooves trampled the ground, ignoring passers-by, and galloped past, causing a commotion. People on the street screamed and tried to avoid it.
The government has already made it clear that horses are not allowed to ride in the market, but at the moment, there are no officers and soldiers to stop it, because judging from the soldiers' clothes and the signs on the horses, it is a six-hundred-mile express letter.
If the Wuwei Mansion dares to stop him now, it will delay a major military event.
The war horse galloped all the way to the gate of Prince Qin's Mansion. The soldier on the horse tightened the reins hurriedly, and then jumped off quickly with smooth movements.
"Get out of the way! Emergency military situation at the border!"
He held a token high in his right hand, ignored the imperial guards at the door, and ran extremely urgently.
Seeing the token, the Imperial Guard understood clearly that no one dared to stop him, so he quickly stepped aside.
Because Xiao Yuan had already given an explicit order, urgent military information at the border could go directly to the king without having to report it at all levels.
It was still morning, when the court was discussing politics.
The soldier hurried all the way to the main hall.
"Report~~~~~~"
Before anyone arrived, shouts were heard. After the soldiers rushed in, they immediately knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists and said:
"Your Majesty! General Qin Guanyang is reporting urgently!"
And his sudden intrusion caused all the ministers who were speaking to immediately fall silent and all looked at him.
When Xiao Yuan heard this, he quickly said: "Send it over quickly!"
"No!" The soldier took out the letter, raised his hands high, and the attendant took it and handed it to the king's case.
Xiao Yuan quickly unfolded it and looked at it carefully.
After he finished reading, he couldn't help but stand up.
Seeing this, the ministers on the left and right were shocked, and someone immediately came out and asked: "I dare you to ask the king what happened."
Xiao Yuan glanced at him, then raised the military information in his hand, and said quietly: "General Yang Heng reported that there have been many unusual movements in Xirong recently. He has sent small groups of troops several times to spy on our military situation, and there are even signs of troop mobilization. "
What! ? After hearing this, people's faces changed. Shangguan Wenruo also stood up immediately. He was about to say something, but Xiao Yuan shouted:
"Soldier!"
"Here!" The soldier kneeling below immediately responded with his fists clasped.
Xiao Yuan stood above him, wearing a royal crown, the jade beads on his forehead trembling, pointing at him and saying:
"Send an order to Yang Heng immediately! Make all preparations for war!"
"If there is any abnormal movement against foreign enemy forces, there is no need to have any concerns. We will immediately take an absolute military strike!"
"At the same time, with my king's order, tell Liyang County Governor to fully assist the border defenders and transfer Liyang's grain and grass reserves to the front line!"
"Go quickly!"
"No!" The soldier accepted the order, saluted and left quickly.
After he left, Xiao Yuan looked at Shangguan Wenruo: "Tell me."
The latter said: "Your Majesty, with the strength of Xirong after its defeat, the king of Xirong should not dare to violate the situation easily. But now that this situation has occurred, it can only show that they are coordinating something."
Xiao Yuan naturally thought of this. He took a deep breath and said: "Yes, if Xirong dares to do this, it is very likely that there are allies."
"This matter can be considered, but the facts are still unknown." Shangguan Wenruo said truthfully.
"Well..." Xiao Yuan nodded slowly, then glanced at the other ministers.
Seeing this, Liu Yuzhi stood up and said: "Judging from the military strength of both sides, Wei Chen thinks that Xirong is not as simple as attacking Qin. I am afraid that he has other plans. As for allies, they are probably inseparable. Otherwise, the king of Xirong would not have the courage. There may be a big backer behind him.”
"Wei Chen agrees with what the prime minister said." Jiang Yi followed: "We can imagine that if the Xirong army uses all its strength to attack Qin Pass, then when the war reaches a certain level, our country will have to increase its troops. If at this time, other countries come If you commit crime, your troops will be stretched thin again."
"It is very likely that Wu Chu was planning this matter behind the scenes, and it is also possible for Huan Guo." Another minister said.
"But how did they get in touch with King Xirong? Qin Guan has always been heavily guarded..."
"Maybe it came from the Central Plains from Huan Kingdom..."
After listening to what they said, Xiao Yuan was silent for a while, and then said: "Whether this matter is planned by various countries or not, it is obvious that war is approaching."
As he said that, he looked at Liu Yuzhi again and said, "Prime Minister, can our country's national strength still be sustained?"
"It... is best to recuperate and recuperate," Liu Yuzhi said.
"Okay!" Xiao Yuan waved his hand and said: "There is no result in discussing this matter now, so let's call it a day."
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand away.
After arriving at the study, he immediately said to Xu Hu: "Call Lin Chu to come over."
"promise!"
Everyone on the Qin side believed that this time was related to Wu Chu and other countries, but in fact, it was far from that simple.
In the context of various countries competing for hegemony and civil war in the Central Plains, foreign tribes are also undergoing a series of mergers and integrations.
Not only did Xirong conquer the nomadic people outside the Great Wall, and entered into marriage alliances with some large tribes, further strengthening their strength, but this was even more true for the Ghost Tribe.
Why do foreigners keep invading the Central Plains? It's because the place where our people live is vast and rich in resources, beautiful mountains and rivers, rich in products, and has all kinds of things they covet.
Anyang, the place in the upper right corner of the empire's territory.
As the lord of this place, Yu Anmin has the responsibility of guarding it in a strict sense, because as soon as he leaves here, he becomes a foreigner.
If he doesn't defend, the ghost tribe can march straight in from here and invade the Central Plains.
At the border.
At this time, Yu Anmin, accompanied by the dog-headed military advisor Jiang Xing, was waiting for something on the top of the city.
Not long after, a silver-white horizontal line appeared on the great plain outside the pass.
Gradually, from far to near, and within sight, I realized that this was a powerful cavalry legion. Silver-white armor covered the knights' bodies. Even the horses under their crotches were protected by steel.
This is a real heavy cavalry!
The movement was extremely slow, and it took a long time before they reached the city. Looking around, they saw that the cavalry was overwhelming, and there was no end at sight. The plain was covered with silver, shining brightly in the sun.
Seeing this scene, Yu Anmin couldn't help but take a breath of air, and couldn't help but said to Jiang Xing: "This, this, when did the ghost army's armaments become so sophisticated? This is terrible."
Jiang Xing also swallowed.
At this time, the leader of the ghost army also lightly smashed the horse's belly, came to the city, and said loudly:
"General Yu, please come and be safe! How is the combat strength of my army!?"
His tone was in very poor Central Plains dialect. When Yu Anmin heard the words, he stammered: "Look...it seems very strong..."
"Ha ha ha ha--"
When the ghost army leader heard this, he looked up and smiled, and said: "Of course, without the support of the general to transport salt and iron, our clan would not be able to build this army..."
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