Chapter 498 Xia Guo's only chance to reverse the situation!
Xia Kingdom, Jinling City.
Now that the first lunar month has just passed, although the weather is still chilly, it is also the time for spring to come and everything to revive.
At this time in previous years, the entire city of Jinling was still filled with the joy of the Spring Festival. The streets must have been bustling with activity, and all businesses were prosperous, reflecting the prosperity of the capital of the Xia Kingdom.
But this year's Jinling City is a little different!
There are only a few pedestrians on the streets of Jinling City. Even on the Qinhuai River, which was the most prosperous in the past, there are only a handful of painted boats. There is no longer the luxurious scene of the prosperous age of "enjoyment, peace and prosperity, and the bright lights of Qinhuai".
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Since the fall of Shuzhou City, the news that the Yun State's army was heading towards the capital reached Jinling City, and the whole Xia State was shaken by both the government and the public, and the hearts of the people were floating!
I don’t know how many gentry and common people chose to leave in a hurry with their families, for fear that if they were too late, they would be affected by the war.
The entire Jinling City was overshadowed by the turmoil and panic among the people, who fled hastily for refuge, and looked a bit desolate inexplicably.
On the empty streets, only the sound of neat and powerful steps could be heard occasionally.
A well-trained imperial guard force of more than a thousand people with strong armor and high morale was ordered to mobilize at this time and rushed to Dangtu, an important place in Gyeonggi Province, to support the frontline battlefield.
At this time, even the imperial guards in the garrison palace who were guarding the Emperor of Xia Kingdom were urgently transferred to the front line, which shows that the current military strength of Xia Kingdom is really not optimistic!
And just when everyone in the Xia Kingdom was feeling desperate, in the Jinshen Palace, which was the center of the Xia Empire, the important officials of the Xia Kingdom gathered here did not feel too depressed.
At this time, they, including Xia Emperor Yu Zhaoling on the dragon throne, were all focused and extremely serious, trying their best to maintain the effective operation of this huge empire that seemed to be in danger!
Because they all know that although the Xia Kingdom is at the point of life and death at this time, it has not yet reached the point where the dust has truly settled and is irreversible!
As long as the next plan succeeds, the situation between Xia and Yun will be completely reversed.
It is even possible that Xiao Cheng, the contemporary emperor of the Yun Kingdom, this unparalleled hero, can be completely left behind, thus extinguishing the hope of the rise of the Yun Kingdom!
"Gong Yingzong!" Yu Zhaoling, who was sitting on the dragon chair, said in a deep voice.
Gong Yingzong on the side walked forward slowly, bowed and saluted, and without Yu Zhaoling asking, he said directly:
"Your Majesty, the Embroidered Clothes Envoy has reported secretly that Anguo is ready and has gathered 20,000 people!"
"And because Emperor Yun was already preparing to leave for the front line, all the thousands of soldiers originally stationed in Anguo from Yun State had been transferred to protect Emperor Yun Luanjia. At this time, there were only five thousand soldiers who had just been transferred from Jiangyang County in Anguo.
County soldiers are stationed."
Although Yun Guojun soldiers have always been well-trained, except for armor and weapons, they are not necessarily worse than Xia Guorui soldiers.
Although Gong Yingzong gathered 20,000 people, they were all a mob and not impressive!
But relying on the banner of the former Li Wang Li Weining, once the army is launched, even if it cannot be responded to by all the people in Anguo, it is enough for the Anguo people to choose not to help each other, disrupting the situation in Anguo in one fell swoop, and making the Yun army suffer from enemies from both sides!
"As for the Tubo side, Zanpu abandoned Nie Qi. When the war between the two countries broke out before, they had secretly sent people to send news that they were preparing to raise troops to attack Yun in order to cope with our Daxia."
"Now, just waiting for His Majesty's order, the three provinces can send out troops to attack the Yun Kingdom together! At that time, the Hongzhou City and Qichang Mansion armies will respond in large numbers and directly attack the retreat of the Yun Kingdom army!"
Hearing this, Yu Zhaoling nodded slightly, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he said:
"In response to the invitation to hunt, Emperor Yun also asked Wu Zixu to attack Shuzhou City and change the hunting location to Dangtu City, just to embarrass me."
"In this case, I want to see if Xiao Cheng will regret it when he is trapped on the front line!"
Just to embarrass Yu Zhaoling, Xiao Cheng ordered Wu Zixu to push the battle line to Dangtu before the day of hunting.
Wu Zixu lived up to Xiao Cheng's expectations, and his army was unstoppable along the way, reaching the Xia Kingdom's capital.
But if you look at the map, you will find that Wu Zixu's troops and horses have become the most prominent part, like a spear, piercing straight into the territory of Xia Kingdom.
Although the tip of the spear is sharp, if someone takes the opportunity to break the barrel
Then this army of tens of thousands of soldiers has become a turtle in a urn!
Tubo raised its troops from north to south. Former Li King's old troops marched from south to north.
In fact, these two forces mainly attract and contain the Yun army, and the Xia Kingdom's monarchs and ministers did not count on them.
The real main force was the current Xia Emperor Yu Zhaoling's personal expedition, leading Xia Guorui upstream. There was also the sudden rise of a total of 180,000 troops in Qichang City and Hongzhou City, which were located at the key points behind the Yun army.
Such an arrangement would directly trap Wu Zixu, the elite of the Yun army, together with the Yun Emperor Xiao Cheng who was going to hunt, completely reversing the offensive and defensive momentum of the two countries!
At this time, in a corner of the Jinshen Hall, Zhong Ziguan stood here with his head lowered, constantly thinking about the tasks assigned to him by the stick stick in his mind.
He took a deep breath, suddenly stepped out of the queue, bowed to Yu Zhaoling, and said seriously:
"Your Majesty, I am not speaking out of frustration, but I really feel in my heart that there are loopholes in this plan!"
As soon as he said this, everyone in the palace focused their attention on him.
At such a critical moment, saying something like this is just disturbing the morale of the army!
When Yu Zhaoling heard this, he frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Where's the loophole?"
Zhong Zi received the attention of everyone, his scalp was numb, his heart was shaking, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Your Majesty, it is recognized by the world that the current Emperor Yun is the number one master in the world, and his cultivation is unparalleled. If he rushes out with all his heart, who can stop him?"
As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the palace were slightly stunned.
They have been in the court for a long time, usually paying attention to the strength of the Yun Kingdom and the tyranny of the Yun Army, but they have ignored that the current Emperor Yun is a real master!
Although I don’t know the specific realm, from the first battle on the Yuanjiang River, it can be seen that it is definitely the existence of the terrestrial fairyland!
With such an existence, and the support of a group of experts, abandoning the army and leaving wholeheartedly, no one can really stop it.
Of course, although the ministers had forgotten this point, since Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling valued Xiao Cheng as his opponent so much, it was impossible for him not to take this matter into account.
Yu Zhaoling, who was sitting on the dragon chair, glanced slightly at Si Xi, an old eunuch with a low eyebrow standing next to him, and said in a deep voice:
"I have made arrangements and invited five masters from the Taoist land to come forward. Although I dare not say that I can directly capture Emperor Yun, I think it is possible to hold him back!"
Upon hearing this, all the ministers immediately nodded their heads, breathed a long sigh of relief, and shouted that Your Majesty is wise.
Zhong Ziguan, who had his head lowered, couldn't help but take a breath when he heard that there were five masters of the Land God Realm.
Although it has been several years since the great changes in the world, but as far as Zhong Zizuo knows, including the Buddhist monk Huiqi from Yun State and Xu Su, the head of the Yin and Yang family, there are only five or six masters of the land fairy realm in the world.
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Where did Emperor Xia find so many masters?
Feeling shocked under the pressure, Zhong Ziguan took a few deep breaths and continued:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for one more word!
"Qichang City and Hongzhou City are related to the Yun Army's retreat. Even if the Yun Army is eager to win, it is impossible not to take care of these two places. There must be strong troops stationed and guarding!"
"Although there are many elite troops in the two cities, they have been besieged for several months and their morale is low. How can they fight against the Yun army? How can we be sure that the armies in these two places can break through the siege of the Yun army?
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With Zhong Ziguan as the Xia Emperor's confidant, the Xia Kingdom's arrangements during this period have actually been in the eyes of the Yun Kingdom.
But on the Yun Kingdom side, there have always been two questions.
Why is Xia Emperor Yu Zhaoling so sure that the Xia Kingdom can stop Xiao Cheng?
Also, the armies in Qichang City and Hongzhou City were obviously forced by the Yun Army to defend the city. Why did Emperor Xia believe that they could break through the Yun Army's blockade and cut off the Yun Army's retreat?
Zhong Ziguan is now giving advice because he is trying to find a way to find out about these two things in a roundabout way.
Yu Zhaoling didn't have any doubts about Zhong Ziguan, a very capable old minister who had been following him all the time. He said directly:
"This battle is related to the survival of our Daxia ancestral temple. The country is in danger, so we should put all our efforts into it. I am determined to consume the national destiny of my Daxia and forcefully conquer it.
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"Cough, cough, cough!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Gong Yingzong suddenly coughing violently.
The posture, as if he was about to cough his lungs out, immediately attracted everyone's attention.
When Gong Yingzong saw Yu Zhaoling stop, he stroked his chest and coughed a few more times, then he quickly saluted and apologized, saying:
"Your Majesty, I have disobeyed you and am willing to be punished!"
This Gong Yingzong may not look like a scholar. However, as an abandoned disciple of a political strategist, his martial arts skills are not weak, but he is also a ninth-level practitioner. He is no longer a mortal. How could he cough like this for no reason?
In fact, he just deliberately thought of a way to stop Yu Zhaoling from continuing.
Yu Zhaoling also reacted at this time, immediately stopped talking, and naturally changed the subject, saying:
"It doesn't matter! It's just that now, our country, Daxia, is in danger. Your Majesty has the responsibility to take care of your body and take good care of yourself!"
Gong Yingzong saluted with great cooperation and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When Zhong Ziguan saw this, his heart suddenly tightened.
He knew that if he continued to ask questions at this time, he would inevitably arouse suspicion.
Thinking of this, Zhong Zizuo stopped talking and retreated to his original position, pondering silently in his heart.
"Consuming the national destiny of Great Xia"? What else seems to be done "forcibly"?
What exactly does this mean?——
In the Xia Kingdom, Jiangling is the capital.
Although the war between the two countries was fierce, due to the unstoppable momentum of the Yun army and their victories, there was no tense and dignified atmosphere in Jiangling City.
Only when a large group of Yun Junjun passed quickly through the city, did the people of Yun Kingdom feel a sense of urgency of the war.
At this time, in the Imperial Palace of the Capital, a group of palace officials were hurriedly packing up various items, preparing for His Majesty to go to the front line and participate in the hunting meeting between the two emperors.
In the imperial palace, in the Chui Gong Hall.
At this time, the sincere Liu Bowen, with a bitter look on his face, quickly walked into the palace, took a deep breath, knelt down directly on the ground, leaned over and confessed:
"Your Majesty, please punish me for your poor supervision!"
Xiao Cheng raised his head slightly, held the memorial in his hand, tapped it gently in his palm a few times, made a "pop" sound, and said casually:
"So, it's been found out?"
Liu Bowen looked ashamed, lowered his head and said:
"yes!"
"Tell me, I really want to know the identity of Yu Zhaoqi who suddenly disappeared!"
"Yu Zhaoqi, the young eunuch of Sitianjian, is a disciple of Taoism. His true identity is that he is a descendant of the Xia Kingdom's royal family."
"When His Majesty opened Jixia Academy, this person followed his brothers and entered the capital. Because he studied Taoist luck methods, he entered Yunlou to serve."
Yunlou is Xiao Cheng, led by Liu Bowen, who recruits talents from hundreds of schools who are good at the secret method of luck. Based on the superficial secret method of using luck obtained from the ancestors of the Li Dynasty, he studies the use of national luck for Dayun.
Law!
The Yun Kingdom has always been ahead of the Xia Kingdom in the use of luck. And Liu Bowen was able to cut off the Xia Kingdom's dragon energy with a sword when the Xia Kingdom was gathering its national destiny, causing the old Xia Emperor to suddenly collapse, all thanks to Yun Tower.
Yu Zhaoqi, who suddenly disappeared, was reported to Xiao Cheng just because he was a member of Yunlou and was extremely important.
Xiao Cheng asked people to investigate, and then they found clues from the Taoist side.
This man, who was above the officialdom of Yun State and had reached the fifth rank of Si Tianjian and Shaojian, was actually a disciple of the Xia State royal family!
At this time, Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and continued:
"So, how much of the secret techniques developed by Yunlou does this person know?"
When Liu Bowen heard this, he lowered his head even more and said in a trembling voice:
"This person has outstanding abilities and is very popular. This person knows 40% of the secrets of Yunlou's luck."
Having said this, Liu Bowen paused again, then gritted his teeth and said:
"In addition, half a year ago, this person suddenly turned to research on how to use the national luck to bless his body."
At the beginning, Liu Bowen, with the support of Xiao Cheng,
The luck of the country blessed him, and he entered the realm of a divine general. Thousands of miles away, he cut off the dragon energy transformed by the luck of the Xia Kingdom with a sword.
Since then, how to use the power of national destiny to bless oneself has become the focus of research by everyone in Yunlou.
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he suddenly sneered, threw down the memorial in his hand, and said contemptuously:
"So the Xia Kingdom pinned their hopes of defeating me, Dayun, on the secret method of luck that Yu Zhaoqi brought back?"
When Xiao Cheng said this, he couldn't help laughing.
Today's Xia Kingdom is no longer the country it once was, occupying the rich land of the Central Plains, ranking first among all the countries in the world, and having a prosperous national destiny!
In the past few years, Xia State has lost its troops and generals, lost its territory, and even allowed the Yun army to approach Xia State's capital.
On the other hand, the Yun State's national power is like the sun rising in the sky, and its luck is extremely strong.
Even if it is a direct comparison of national fortunes, there is no reason why Xia Guo will win and Yun Guo will lose!
When Liu Bowen heard this, he raised his head slightly and admonished:
"Your Majesty, it's impossible for Yu Zhaoqi to know this secret method of luck. But he still took the risk and left with the secret method. This shows that the Xia Kingdom has been prepared and must be on guard!"
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he thought of the information just sent from Jinling City and smiled slightly:
"That's a good statement. I just want to make some arrangements to deal with Xia Guo's plan. Well, it's no wonder you got up first!"
When Liu Bowen heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and stood up slightly.
Xiao Cheng's eyelids drooped, he once again opened a memorial and started reviewing it, and then said in a deep voice:
"By the way, let Xia Guo get this secret method, so forget it. But I'd better not keep this Yu Zhaoqi. I feel a little unhappy."
Feng Bao on the side, with a respectful look on his face, bowed slightly and responded:
"Yes, I will order you to go down now. Even if he is hiding in the palace of Jinling City at this time, he will definitely not survive for three days!"
Xiao Cheng lowered his head and reviewed the memorial without even raising his eyebrows.