It has been the season when spring is warm and flowers blooming. In previous years, there were already a lot of tourists in Shangjing. Whether it is the young ladies and ladies of wealthy families or the young people, they will go out for spring and outings in this season. At this time, it is also the best time for businesses in Shangjing to do business, but this year, everything has changed.

No one dared to go out because Tongzhou was lost. Tongzhou was the last barrier to Shangjing. Shangjing City was located in Weizhou. Once Tongzhou was lost, it would be like Shangjing was about to face the rebels. Shangjing people called the Northern Army.

In the eyes of these Shangjing people, the Northern Army was a rebel. Of course, they would sometimes mutter in their hearts that the anti-Mongol hero praised by the whole country had become a rebel all at once. It was probably because of its great strength. If you want to pull the emperor in the capital down, you should sit by yourself? Originally, these people who stayed at the feet of the emperor did not agree with the distant northern rebels. In their hearts, Dayue was still a powerful and unparalleled giant. The rebels would inevitably be defeated by the imperial army and horses, but year after year, the situation was not very good. The imperial army and horses retreated step by step, but the rebels pressed forward step by step. Now, they were about to arrive in Shangjing.

When I went to Beijing, I hadn't experienced war for hundreds of years. Almost all the people here have forgotten what war looks like.

They hated the Northern Army very much, and Yun Zhao very much. The anti-Mongol hero they once praised in the past has now become a representative figure of great rebellion in their mouths. Everyone wishes to sleep with their skin and bite their flesh.

As a Shangjing native, they don’t know much about the sufferings of the people outside the capital, because their lives have always been good. No matter how difficult the empire is, the lives of the Shangjing natives are still guaranteed. They are very nostalgic for such comfortable days, but if the rebels fight, this comfortable day will be over.

Especially among the rebels, there are also Mongolians who have hated hundreds of years. Over the years, in the propaganda of the court and in the mouth of the master who was studying, those Mongolians were savages who had eaten raw meat and blood and had not yet been civilized. I heard that wherever they went, they burned, killed, looted, and did everything they could. If they were allowed to come, how could they survive?

Although they hated it, except for scolding, there seemed to be no courage for the people of Shangjing to call for the rise and fall of the country. Every man was responsible for joining the army and taking up weapons to resist. On the contrary, the recruitment of the army in Shangjing has been very difficult. Good men do not join the army. This seems to be an iron rule in the hearts of Shangjing people. Although when the Northern Expedition Army had just crossed the river, Shangjing began to reorganize the Yulin Army, a few years have passed and only a unit of 30,000 people was formed. Because Li was then

When the imperial examination left the capital, almost all the Yulin army was taken away. However, in the confrontation with the Northern Army over the years, the imperial court had been defeated continuously, and almost no army could return. This newly recruited army had severely lacked officers, especially grassroots officers, and the combat effectiveness was imagined. There were almost no generals in the imperial court who could be used to fighting, and he had to re-enlist some veterans who had long been discharged from the army and returned to the field to use it. However, the lack of veterans has never made the army qualitative improvement.

Qin Sheng, the highest commander of this army, is an officer of the same era. He is over 70 years old. He really can't find a general who has more experience and has experienced war in Shangjing. He can only push out this veteran who is quite strong, has a clear mind and is highly respected.

With the loss of Tongzhou, the recruitment of Shangjing no longer had the previous principle of voluntary action. Instead, all of them had to be recruited by the army over fifteen years old and under fifty years old. With this order, the soldiers in Shangjing immediately became panic.

As time goes by, an army of 100,000 people has been formed. Wearing armor, picking up weapons, and standing there, it looks majestic, but as soon as it moves, it will be revealed. Such an army is not only an insider, but even the people in the capital know that this army is completely like a piece of goods.

Qin Sheng, who was over 70 years old and was wearing armor again, completely left the training of soldiers to his subordinates. Although he was skilled in sharpening his guns in the face of battle, it was better to have the idea of ​​not being happy than not doing it. At least he would let them run away when they face the enemy. Qin Sheng had no idea of ​​leaving the city to fight the enemy. The Northern Army was completely a army polished on the battlefield. He had been serving in the army for almost his whole life and naturally knew what this concept was. What he could rely on now was the solid city wall that was the world's greatest in the capital and the weapons stored in countless arsenals in the capital. He could make the soldiers stand on the city wall to deal with the Northern Army's attack without breaking down, and he felt that he was quite successful.

If he could survive the opponent's attack for a month, Qin Sheng would be sure to defend it for a year. If he had been defended for a year, Qin Sheng would dare to say that he could never conquer Shangjing, unless Shangjing was exhausted in the end. The new recruits could be reborn in one battle, and those who survived ten battles could be called veterans. Looking at the dense crossbows on the city walls and the countless thunderbolt cannons with pre-set shooting parameters in the city, Qin Sheng felt that there was still something to be fought in this battle.

"Empress Dowager, this is how things are!" Qin Sheng stroked his long white beard and looked at Qin Rounniang, saying, "The most important thing is the previous few battles. If the previous few battles can be taken down, there will be no problem in defending Shangjing. After all, His Majesty, He has been expanding over the past few hundred years. It is no exaggeration to say that Shangjing is the world's most powerful city."

"Elder General Qin, do you always think that we can withstand the previous few battles?" Cao Yi asked on the side.

Qin Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, I'm going to tell you, the old man has been in the army for decades and has never brought such a soldier. The old man is indeed not at all confident. Didn't the court have already transferred Su Can's Tiger Guard to Beijing? If the Tiger Guard can come back before the war breaks out, there is absolutely no problem to defend the capital."

Cao Yi and Wang Jing smiled bitterly. He had indeed given orders to Su Can, and Su Can also start to advance to Shangjing. But in the three southern states, how could Park Demeng's army of tens of thousands of troops watch Su Can return to Shangjing? He must have been fighting and dragging Su Can. Yunzhao in the north has already arrived in Weizhou, and tens of thousands of Meng cavalry can easily cut off Su Can because of the road to Shangjing. Su Can's tens of thousands of tiger guards' pullback is probably to reduce the pressure that Shangjing will have to bear. Once Su Can leaves, the three southern states will inevitably be thrown away. This is a typical example of demolishing the east wall to repair the west wall, and the final result is that the house collapses.

Qin Sheng sighed and said to Qin Rounniang: "Empress Dowager, if there is nothing else, the old man will sue him first. The soldiers from Dongdaying are causing trouble. Today, they will kill a few to establish their authority. The old man has to go there."

"Thank you for your hard work, Old General Qin!" Qin Rouniang owed slightly, "I'm counting on you to grow old when I go to the capital."

Qin Sheng smiled bitterly, "The old man has eaten the Great Yue Lu Mi for a lifetime, and the family has enjoyed decades of blessings. It is all their duty. The old man can't live for a few years. It is willing to do something for the Great Yue and the emperor. It is willing to do something for the Great Yue and the emperor. It is just the empress dowager. Even if we can defend the capital, what will happen in the future? The empress dowager and all the adults have to make plans for the future!"

Seeing Qin Sheng withdrawing from the room, Qin Rouni was stunned, and even Cao Yi, Wang Jingluo and others took his leave. Yes, what if there is only one left in Beijing and keep it, what can I do? What to do in the future?

Outside the Forbidden City, Cao Yi and Wang Jingluo walked side by side. Both of them looked solemn. In the defeat of Tongzhou, the Cao and Wang families were both seriously injured. Even if their family had great achievements and profound background, they would not lose almost everything in a defeat like the Zhao family in Tongzhou. However, the destruction of the entire army sent out this time also made them feel heartbroken. It was true that six or seven of them were killed in ten lives.

"Although Old Man Qin is old, these words are reasonable!" Cao Yi suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Wang Jing turned his face a little strangely at Cao Yi, "Gan Zhiruyi, willing? Nothing is right!"

"No, I mean Old Man Qin said, what can I do if I keep Shangjing?" Cao Yi lowered his voice.

Wang Jingluo suddenly stopped, "Sincere Master, what do you mean?"

"We may have to consider negotiating with the Northern Army!" Cao Yi said.

"Negotiation? Yun Zhao is already in the hands of victory. You can imagine the future scene. I am afraid that except for going to Beijing, he will soon sweep the world. What can we use to negotiate with him?" Wang Jing smiled bitterly. "Besides, the one in the palace is willing to negotiate now? I'm afraid that you can't. You know the entanglement between her and Yun Zhao. I'm afraid that she is the one who is most reluctant to negotiate in the world. Whether it is negotiation or surrender, we may have a way out. Can they have a way out for them, mother and son?"

"I'm talking about us, not her!" Cao Yi said.

"We?" Wang Jing gasped for a moment.

Cao Yi smiled, "You keep this in mind first. Now, we have to fully support Old Man Qin to guard Shangjing. The better the fight in Shangjing, the greater our value. If Shangjing is vulnerable, there will be no capital to discuss. The Ministry of War must support Old Man Qin at all costs."

"I know this." Wang Jing said lightly.

"Also, our two families also have to find some old foundation. Isn't Old Man Qin a bad grassroots officer? It's time for those people in our family to come in handy, and send them to Old Man Qin."

"Old man Qin is willing to ask?"

"He wished. These people were all veterans and had experience. The worst people of Old Man Qin are now. When they come to the army, they can strengthen the combat effectiveness of the army, and they can also control the army in case of emergencies!" Cao Yi said.

"The Chief Auxiliary is far-sighted!" Wang Jing nodded in admiration.

"Also, we have to make preparations, and the direct descendants of our family must send some secretly. If things go wrong, the clan will not be destroyed."

“Where to go?”

"Go to Shuzhou!" Cao Yi sighed, "When Xie An escaped all the way back, I opened a convenient door for him, and I thought I would not make things difficult for these children. After they went to Shuzhou, they would try their best to live in seclusion and wait for our news."
Chapter completed!