The ghost king's initial feeling of desolation turned into his final roar.
As a king, the country's army has been defeated, so one can imagine his mentality. It would have been good if he didn't get so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
This time, the ghost ministers below all understood it, and there was no doubt that they immediately exploded.
Everyone was in a panic right in front of them. Bawei's eyes widened with disbelief on his face, and he stammered: "What?"
"I don't expect Mokais to defeat the Qin army, but he can't be defeated so miserably!"
The Ghost King was like crazy, roaring for a while, and screaming for a while: "All 200,000 elites have been lost, Laisen is trapped at the border again, what should I do now, what should I do now?"
"Are I going to make the same mistake as Anyang?"
He kept talking, how could he still be in the mood to pay attention to the messy ministers.
When Bawe heard this, he fell to the ground with a dazed look on his face, and felt a buzzing in his head.
Someone next to him helped him up, and he was still saying something, and he seemed to be crying: "Master Bawe, we are defeated. The army of 200,000 was defeated like this."
"The Qin army is so terrifying, what should we do now?"
Bawe had no idea who was helping him or what they were talking about. His mind was still blank.
It wasn't until a while later that he recovered and looked up. The Ghost King directly above him was closing his eyes deeply, while the ministers below were shouting something in panic.
Everyone was in a mess, saying anything. Some said they wanted to move the capital as soon as possible, some said they surrendered, and some said they would fight the Qin army to the end, but no one could come up with an effective method.
The Ghost King did not stop them as before, he was in despair.
Seeing this, Bawe couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the Qin army has not yet reached the capital, so we may still have some chances."
After hearing this, the Ghost King seemed to have grasped the last straw, and immediately opened his eyes and looked at Bawei: "Is there any other way to retreat the Qin army!?"
The noisy ministers also subconsciously stopped their voices.
Bawe said directly: "Seek peace, or in other words, admit all previous military mistakes to Qin and pay them a huge sum of money. This may be able to save the capital."
He still has the same political tendency. He did not negotiate when there were troops before, but now he has gone to sue for peace when the troops are gone.
However, the instinct of survival made the Ghost King not feel any disgust. Instead, he asked eagerly: "If this is the case, will Emperor Qin be willing to withdraw his troops?"
"I don't know this, but it's just like doing nothing." Ba Wei said.
The Ghost King took a deep breath and wanted to survive without any hesitation: "If the Qin army can be made to retreat, we can agree to Qin's request. Bawe, I leave this matter to you."
"I will do my best to deal with Qin." Bawei responded seriously.
The other ministers began to discuss quietly with the left and right, and one person came out and said: "I have no opinion on the matter of peace, but I can't put all my hope on it."
The Ghost King's heart moved: "What do you mean by this?"
The man said: "What if Emperor Qin doesn't agree? Will the Qin army directly attack the capital by then? Therefore, I believe that while negotiating peace, it is necessary to move the capital to temporarily avoid the Qin army's attack, etc. Once the negotiation is settled, it won’t be too late to move back. If the negotiation doesn’t go well, there will be an extra way out.”
"Your Majesty agrees with this plan."
"I also agree."
Many others stood up.
The Ghost King also felt that it was reasonable. He nodded slowly at first, then looked at Bawei and asked with hope: "Bawei, what do you think?"
"That's fine." Bawe said, "His Majesty the King can temporarily move eastward and wait for news from his ministers."
"Well, then it's settled." Having an idea for the time being, the Ghost King breathed a sigh of relief, and was no longer as desperate as before: "After you go back, hurry up and get ready. We can first move the Congress to Kucheng, and then Let Bawei contact Emperor Qin on behalf of my king."
"As ordered——" Everyone saluted in unison, no one had any objection.
After this discussion, the ghost tribe decided on the current strategy. On the one hand, they immediately moved the capital, and on the other hand, Bawi was entrusted with important responsibilities.
Under the order of the Ghost King, the officials of the Congress and the nobles began to move collectively, which caused a lot of trouble in the city.
In fact, people in Ya'er City were already panicking at this time. Some of the ghost residents were shouting, some were fleeing, and some were taking advantage of the situation. It was a mess, and messes could be seen everywhere on the streets.
Although the Qin army has not yet arrived, the city is already shrouded in suspicion of war.
In July, Xiao Yuan led his main army to approach the ghost capital, and at the same time, he opened a safe supply line.
During this period, due to transportation problems, the Qin army naturally destroyed several cities and obtained a lot of loot.
On the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, the Qin army came to Ya'er City.
At present, in the Chinese army's tent, the generals are discussing how to quickly subjugate the ghost tribe.
The intelligence of the Ghost King's eastward escape has been collected. Xiao Yuan and his advisers had expected this. However, there was no way. In terms of time, distance, and route, the Qin army could not stop them after the decisive battle in the Nali Plain. The ghost king moved his capital.
There is almost no defensive power in Ya'er City now, and the question discussed by the generals is not whether to attack the city, but whether to pursue the Ghost King immediately.
Jia You said: "Although the territory of the ghost tribe is not large, if we let the ghost king escape eastward, he will definitely recruit soldiers there in order to fight again. Although our army is not worried about this, it will eventually It’s going to be a hassle.”
"I second the proposal." Wang Su said: "What Mr. Jia said is absolutely true. After all, the Ghost King is the monarch of the Ghost Clan, and he must have appeal. Our army must not give him this time to reorganize his strength. We should march quickly, or in other words, Wherever the ghost king flees, our army will kill him until he is completely wiped out."
"I second the proposal." Lou He followed: "The Ghost King must die, otherwise it will be difficult to destroy his country!"
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded. In fact, he had the same idea, and immediately said: "Tang Yue, I will order you to lead our army's cavalry to hunt down the Ghost King. Remember, kill him on sight. Don't have any worries."
"No!" Tang Yue accepted the order with his fists clasped.
After the matter was settled, Wei Qing said again: "Your Majesty, do we need to occupy Ya'er City next?"
"Of course, the ghost clan has plundered and plundered the wealth of the Central Plains for many years, and most of it was used to build this city, how can we let it go!"
As soon as Xiao Yuan finished speaking, a sergeant ran in quickly: "Report~~~"
"Your Majesty, the envoy from the ghost tribe is here to see you."
"Oh?" Xiao Yuan was happy, "Then invite him over."
"No!" the sergeant took the order and left.
The generals also discussed it, and one said: "Sending envoys at this time is nothing more than asking for peace."
(End of chapter)
