Plop!
Li Tianmin's legs softened and he sat directly on the chair.
His whole body trembled.
His face was frighteningly white.
"Father!" .??.
Li Yuanxiu looked at Li Tianmin with great worry.
Everyone immediately gathered around him.
Li Tianmin waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.
But looking at his expression, it didn't look like he was fine at all.
"Qin Xiong died in the battle?"
Li Tianmin seemed a little unconvinced and asked Li Yuanxiu again.
Li Yuanxiu's face was full of sorrow and he nodded heavily.
"well!!!"
Li Tianmin let out a long sigh.
The sorrow in my heart cannot be increased.
"Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body."
"Yes, Your Majesty, General Qin died in battle. This is bad news for our Tang Dynasty! But Your Majesty cannot be too sad about it."
"The hateful Sirius clan!"
Everyone gave words of advice one after another.
Ye Qingyun has been silent.
He didn't expect that the war in the north would turn out like this.
I thought that Qin Xiong led an army of 500,000 to the northern border and could completely turn the situation around.
This was indeed the case in the beginning.
First, they defended the Zijin Pass, and then repelled the Sirius clan.
We are about to take back Luoxia Pass.
As a result, Qin Xiong died in the battle.
I don’t know how many of the 500,000 troops will be left.
This is simply a heavy blow.
It hit everyone in Chang'an hard.
Ye Qingyun could imagine how the whole of Chang'an would be shocked once the news spread.
"Go to the main hall immediately and summon all the courtiers!"
"yes!"
After this incident, the banquet can no longer go on.
Li Tianmin made an announcement and all the courtiers must rush to the palace hall immediately no matter what they were doing.
Half an hour later, everyone gathered in the court.
The atmosphere was extremely dull.
It goes without saying that the news of Qin Xiong's death in battle has spread.
The courtiers already knew about this.
Everyone's face was filled with deep sorrow.
Qin Xiong was a fierce general of the Tang Dynasty. He had made great military exploits, and he was still young, so he was in his prime.
If Qin Xiong could achieve great feats in this battle, then it is very likely that Qin Xiong would be the first military general of the Tang Dynasty in the future.
such a pity.
No one expected that Qin Xiong would die in battle like this.
No wonder there are celestial phenomena in which stars fall.
Even heaven lamented the fall of this general.
"My dear friends, you all know it after thinking about it. Now we are not going to discuss the death of General Qin, but think about how to solve the war in the north."
Li Tianmin has fully recovered.
There was no trace of sadness on his face.
As an emperor, he knew that he could not lose his sense of proportion at this moment.
Must be calm.
Only when you calm down can the courtiers see hope.
"Your Majesty, we must send troops immediately. Although General Qin died in the battle, he has opened up the situation. As long as we can retake Luoxia Pass, the wolves will have nothing to fear that day."
"Yes, it is urgent to send troops immediately! Otherwise, once the Sirius clan regains its strength, it will be difficult to defeat them."
"Moreover, heavy troops must be deployed. If possible, it would not be an exaggeration to dispatch all Chang'an's army!"
The court officials also began to speak out one after another.
And their opinions are also unanimous.
send troops!
Troops must be sent!
And the faster, the better.
It's clear to everyone.
Although the current war situation in the north is not optimistic, Qin Xiong has saved Zijin Pass.
If Zijin Pass is still there, then Datang will have the capital to compete with the Sirius clan in the north.
What Datang wanted to do was to take back Luoxia Pass.
Once Luoxia Pass is recaptured, we can rely on the advantage of the city gate to defend the Sirius clan from a high position.
So at this moment
Send troops quickly to take back Luoxia Pass, then the worst case scenario will not happen.
But if there is a delay, something will happen to Zijin Pass.
Not only will the North be completely destroyed.
Even the sacrifices of Qin Xiong and others are meaningless.
"Who is willing to lead the troops there?"
Li Tianmin asked.
All the generals looked at me and me, but they were all silent.
It's not that they don't have the courage to lead the army, but they are not sure that they can recapture Luoxia Pass.
Even Qin Xiong was defeated, and the abilities of these people were not as good as Qin Xiong's.
Even if he leads the troops, he will probably die in vain.
As for the people above Qin Xiong who were more capable than Qin Xiong, except for a few generals who were stationed outside with heavy troops, there were only a few veteran generals.
Are we going to let those veterans with gray beards go into battle?
Datang could not afford to lose this person.
"Your Majesty, let me lead the troops again."
An old general said.
To be continued...