In the court hall of Li County, both civil servants and generals became uncontrollably excited when they suddenly heard such bad news.
In fact, not to mention Shanbei County in Changzhou in the northeast, or Shannan County after the annexation of the southern part of Shanbei County, the now eroded northern border, the tragic news that continues to come under the suppression of the Beiyi, even Hanzhou in the southwest itself, has also After the Nankou City of Anyang County was destroyed, all the people and soldiers in the city became the slaves of the Nanyi. Even to this day, Anyang Prefect Yan Siyu is still marching in person. In Yuanbei City, guarding the last line of Yuanhe River in Shuanglong City. On the front line, they fought bloody battles with Nanyi for survival.
Even in the peaceful court hall of Lijun, people can always feel the heavy pressure brought by Seyi's current invasion of Dading Zhongzhou, like a dark cloud that will always hang over the heads of all races, lingering, And it’s getting thicker and thicker.
But even if all these unfavorable news for the human race were added up, it would definitely not be as powerful as the shock that these five words, Heyu City's loss, brought to the hearts of the courtiers in Li County.
Because no matter the city in Shanbei County, or the other towns on the northern and northwest borders that were destroyed by the monsters, or the Nankou City in Anyang County, they are still too much for a border place closed by mountains like Li County. Far away, too far away.
Those distant places that were thousands of miles away from where they were were swallowed up by the monsters. It sounded like they were also some distance away from their city. It seemed that as long as Lu Dongfeng was still in Taiming City, Baidu Tongcheng can still win battles, and Li County can still sing and dance to achieve peace.
It seems that Li County has never been a border county.
But this time, when Nanyi brought the cloud of war to Yongchang, to Heyu City, which is separated by a mountain from Baitong City, and quietly completed everything to capture the city and land, everyone suddenly realized that the war was far away from them. It doesn't seem far at all.
And since the death of Lu Zuxian, the troubled times that everyone was shouting for seemed to wave to them for the first time.
Imminent.
Luochuan did not speak, and even stopped Gao Shixian's attempt to shout "Quiet" to clear the atmosphere in the court. He just stared calmly down at the officials and generals who were either panicked or filled with indignation, and remained silent.
He can actually understand this emotion, just like when he witnessed the chaos in the capital in the so-called prosperous era and escaped from there, or when he was in Cangyan and saw Luo Tianen closely guarding him. The long letter he wrote reflected the deep powerlessness and uneasiness that Luo Tianen felt after understanding the heavy burden he was about to shoulder, as well as Luo Tianen's worries and pessimistic outlook on Lijun's future.
But he didn't want to. He had already exhausted all his strength to earn a glimmer of life for the people of Lijun. To this end, after fighting in the north and south, and repeatedly defeating the monsters, the officials above his Lijun court The generals still lack the courage to deal with the monsters' attacks calmly.
So he straightened his chest and sat on the prefect's throne, looking at the chaos in front of him without moving or saying a word.
It wasn't until the courtiers who calmed down first noticed the strange behavior of the prefect, and then returned to standing quietly in the queue like other important ministers, that this calmness seemed to have a contagious effect, and more and more officials and generals became quiet Come down.
Until the entire hall quickly returned to its previous appearance.
Luo Chuan sat down and still didn't speak. He deliberately let the silence spread for a longer time before he slowly spoke. With just one sentence, many people in the court were shocked, "I In the year since he ascended the throne, Lijun has fought three battles with Nanyi and won all three battles."
There was silence in the main hall, and all the courtiers bowed their heads slightly.
Luo Chuan glanced at the ministers below again, and then said to Zhao Wuji, the county lieutenant who was still standing in the center of the hall, "I already know about the fall of Heyu City. I have previously sent an order to the Military Affairs Department to appoint Taiming General Lu Dongfeng as the Southern Expedition General. He took charge of the first-line joint defense military affairs in the south of Lijun County, and appointed General Baitong Luo Tianyu as the general of the Eastern Expedition. He took charge of the first-line joint defense military affairs in the east of Lijun County, that is, the first-line joint defense military affairs of Baitong Uehara. In order to deal with this matter, he also responded to the defense requirements. It has been conveyed to General Tai Ming Lu and General Bai Tong Luo, and what needs to be discussed now is the matter of the coalition forces going north to recapture Heyu City."
Luo Chuan spoke slowly, and most of them were naturally meant for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to reassure people. However, the last sentence truly expressed the fundamental goal of sending troops, which was to recover. Not a rescue.
The civil servants were fine, but many people in the military generals sequence were already whispering to each other, but they did not dare to speak loudly. Seeing that Zhao Wuji and Luo Jiang, the Licheng general who ranked second in the military generals sequence, were motionless, they gradually became quiet. Come down.
Zhao Wuji bowed in response, and then said, "In this matter, the Military Affairs Office has formulated a strategy in accordance with the requirements of the Grand Administrator, and ordered Taiming to mobilize 10,000 black-armored troops. General Zhang Zifeng will temporarily lead them north to Tongcang City, and ordered Baitong to mobilize 10,000 troops. The Flying Bear Army was temporarily led north to Tongcang City by General Du Ruyong, and ordered to transfer 10,000 elites from Ganyuan. General Han Feng from Ganyuan personally led them to Tongcang City, and ordered a total of 10,000 elites from Chunyang City and Nancheng to be transferred to Chunyang City. , the general He Ruoxiong personally led to Tongcang City, and ordered the 10,000 elite troops of Tongcang City to be mobilized. The general of Tongcang City, the general Chen Shaoxiong, personally led the vanguard and stationed in Shoutong, and left the county with 5,000 Qingqi, with the prefect as the commander-in-chief of the army. County Lieutenant Zhao Wuji is the auxiliary commander and will set off immediately."
Zhao Wuji's series of "orders and adjustments" made the atmosphere in the court, which was still discussing political matters a moment ago, suddenly become tense.
Just when the courtiers were still pondering the meaning behind Zhao Wuji's series of transfers to the Military Affairs Office, Luo Chuan, who was sitting at the top, said one word expressionlessly, "Accurate!!"
As a result, this series of shocking transfers became a reality under the arbitrary power of the prefect.
Luo Chuan turned to look at Xie Wushang, the chief treasurer among the civil servants, and said, "Sir Xie, this campaign is of great importance. We must not make any mistakes in terms of military rations and logistics."
At this time, Xie Wushang no longer looked as fussy as when he was worrying about storing food. He quickly stepped out of the queue and saluted, "My lord, I will obey the eunuch's order!"
Luochuan then looked at Dou Qiushi, the county magistrate, and asked, "Master Dou, the fall of Heyu City in Yongchang County is related to the overall survival of the entire southwestern Hanzhou. Has the proposal of a coalition that was sent to the prefect of Guang County, the prefect of Anyang County, and the prefect of Yongchang County been conveyed? To everywhere?"
Dou Qiushi came out to salute and said, "Guang County Prince Yun Bailou and Yongchang Prefect Meng Jiaoyang should have received the coalition proposal from us. Anyang County Prefect Yan Siyu is on the front line of Yuanbei City and should not have received it at this time. The message can be received within two days at most. There is no reply from the three parties yet. When a reply is received, I will report it to the Grand Administrator as soon as possible."
"Okay," Luo Chuan stared down and said solemnly, "This battle will definitely rewrite the pattern of Southwest Hanzhou, and will also establish the situation of Southwest Hanzhou against Nanyi. Regardless of civil and military affairs, this battle should be the first priority , one battle, we will win!!”
The civil and military ministers below, led by County Prime Minister Dou Qiushi and County Lieutenant Zhao Wuji, all bowed and said, "I will obey the order of the Grand Administrator!!"
