On the sixth day of June, the sun was setting in the west, Beijing.
"Military emergency, open the door quickly..."
"Military emergency, open the door quickly..."
Outside the south gate of the capital, more than a dozen riders came quickly and stopped outside the city gate, shouting loudly.
There are strict rules and regulations for the opening and closing of city gates. Even if it is a so-called "emergency military situation", the people below cannot make the decision.
So the general reported to hundreds of households, and the hundreds of households reported to the thousand households, who finally asked for instructions from the commander on duty.
"Open the door!" Han Ming, the commander of the prison gate's left guard, ordered.
At this moment, his expression was extremely solemn, and the soldier conveying the military situation was particularly embarrassed, which meant that something must have happened on the front line.
When the messenger cavalry entered the city, Han Ming went directly to the city wall, grabbed one of them and asked, "Here from the Western Front?"
"Exactly!"
"How's it going?"
"Failed!" the messenger soldier said in a sad tone.
Although this was expected, the situation on the front line could not be clearly explained with just the word "defeated."
So Han Ming then asked: "Defeated? How about Bai Lele? What's the situation on the front line?"
In the past few days, Yong's army continued to send troops across the river and fought continuously with the Western Front Army. This news was delivered to the capital every day.
In the several battles that have taken place, the imperial court and the Yong army have been fighting back and forth. Logically speaking, there should not be a major defeat.
But the next moment the soldiers were summoned, breaking Han Ming's self-comfort.
"Our army was defeated and the Han River defense line was gone!"
"What?"
For a time, not only Han Ming, but also the officers and soldiers present at the prison gate's left guard also made a sound of surprise.
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In the evening, the palace gate has been closed.
However, the cabinet ministers who received the news of the defeat, as well as officials from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office, knocked on the closed palace door at this moment.
The palace door opened, and looking at the eunuch who appeared inside, the chief assistant Wang Tinghe immediately shouted without waiting for the other party to ask: "Urgent military information, I want to see the emperor!"
"Go and report!"
Although he felt unhappy, the people standing outside the palace gate were at the top of the Jin Dynasty's power, so the eunuch could only respond quickly.
"Yes yes yes!"
Changchun Palace is where the queen lives. At this moment, food is being passed around in the palace.
Although there were more than a dozen people busy going back and forth, no one made a sound because the emperor and queen were talking.
At this time, Zhao Weilong was smiling and talking to Queen Zhen Xianglian about things in the harem.
It can be seen that Zhao Weilong is very happy at the moment, which is rare in recent times.
Since Yong's army entered the west of Han River, the court has received almost no good news, so Zhao Weilong has been in a bad mood.
Because of this, when good news comes from the southwest, even if it is just a small-scale victory, it is enough to make Zhao Weilong smile.
At this moment, the dishes have been served, and Queen Zhen Xianglian smiled and reminded: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat!"
"Um...I'm really hungry!"
When he said this, Zhao Weilong patted his belly. At this time, he was no different from an ordinary boy.
Of course, only in front of Zhen Xianglian would he be so relaxed and casual.
But when Zhao Weilong picked up his chopsticks and waited for the palace maid to serve, Chen Changhe, the eunuch who was now the general manager of Qian'an Palace and the chief seal supervisor, appeared outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, the ministers of the Ministry of War in the Cabinet are asking for an audience. They have an urgent military report on the Western Front!"
In an instant, the smile on Zhao Weilong's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became serious.
There was dead silence in the hall. After a few breaths, Zhao Weilong said: "I understand, let them wait in Qian'an Hall!"
"yes!"
After Chen Changhe retreated, Zhao Weilong took a few deep breaths and finally managed a smile.
"Queen, I... will go first and come back after discussing the matter!"
Although he said that, looking at Zhao Weilong's leaving figure, Zhen Xianglian knew that her husband would not be able to come tonight.
After leaving Changchun Palace, Zhao Weilong met Wang An, the editor-in-chief.
"What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, the Western Front has been defeated!" Wang An replied tremblingly.
"We lost? What's the situation? Can Zhang An report?"
Faced with the emperor's question, Wang An couldn't answer it for a while because the time given to him for investigation was too short.
Without any time to delay, Zhao Weilong went directly to Qian'an Hall.
At this moment, in the main hall, the four ministers looked grim, and they were all thinking about how to deal with it next.
When footsteps sounded outside the hall, everyone knew that Zhao Weilong was coming.
"Kowtow to the Emperor!"
Entering the hall, Zhao Weilong looked gloomy and immediately asked: "What's going on?"
Wang Cunzhang, the Minister of War, raised his head. The report was in his hands, so it was natural for him to answer it.
"Your Majesty, battle reports came from the Western Front. Yesterday morning, the Yong Army crossed the river to attack, and our army was defeated..."
"Every guard station of the Western Front Army, except for the guards of the Forbidden Army, was completely defeated!"
"Now, Zhang An is leading the guards of the Forbidden Army and is retreating to the city of Donghe Prefecture!"
Hearing this series of news, Zhao Weilong felt as if he had been hit hard, so much so that he couldn't even stand still at this moment.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
A group of officials quickly stepped forward to help Zhao Weilong, but fortunately the eunuch next to him moved quickly enough to prevent the emperor from collapsing to the ground.
"With an army of more than 100,000 people, once defeated...could it be that God wants to destroy our Jin Dynasty?"
Hearing the emperor's words, everyone present looked sad, except for Xie Xiaofang, the second assistant, who disagreed.
In the final analysis, King Yong's rebellion was an internal matter of the royal family. Even if Zhao Weilong was overthrown, the Jin Dynasty would not be destroyed.
Of course, Xie Xiaofang only dared to think these words in his heart.
Just listen to the chief assistant Wang Tinghe say: "Your Majesty, the top priority is to organize defense as soon as possible!"
At this moment, Zhao Weilong has been helped to the chair.
Wang Tinghe's words made Zhao Weilong see the life-saving straw, so he immediately asked: "How to organize defense?"
Wang Tinghe replied: "Urge the imperial troops in the southeast to march as soon as possible, and then mobilize the garrison troops to the west to deploy defenses along the Jishui River!"
Prior to this, the imperial court accepted Meng Zhengqing's proposal and mobilized the main force of the Forbidden Army from the Southeast Army Corps and rushed to the west of Gyeonggi to reinforce defenses. Now these troops are on the way.
But they were not going very fast, so Wang Tinghe said he wanted to rush them.
It should be noted that the so-called main force of the Forbidden Army of the Southeast Army was newly established in the past two years, so its combat effectiveness is not very strong, but it is better than that of the Guard Army.
But now, after the main force of the Forbidden Army has been taken away from the Southeast Army Corps, there are still almost 50,000 Guard troops.
According to the imperial court's plan, the remaining 50,000 troops are used to intimidate the southern states and must not be moved again.
But in the current situation, the entire Western Front Army has collapsed. There is only Jishui between the imperial court and the Yong Army, and the capital is already in danger.
At this point, Wang Tinghe no longer cared about the overall situation in the south and only thought about blocking Yong's army.
When Zhao Yanxun was prevented from ascending to the throne, Wang Tinghe played a big role in it. Now that they have brought back the troops, how can Wang Tinghe not be afraid?
It is undoubtedly a crazy decision to allocate all the southeastern armies. After all, the counties in the south are not that safe.
As for maintaining stability in the south, in extreme cases, you can abandon the capital and move the center of the imperial court to the south.
In other words, once the southeast is drained, Zhao Weilong's court will have no way out.
Although he felt uncomfortable and panicked, Zhao Weilong forced himself to calm down when making important decisions.
There was silence in the hall, and everyone was waiting for Zhao Weilong to make a decision.
Breathing deeply, Zhao Weilong's thoughts were racing in his mind, repeatedly weighing the gains and losses.
Finally, Zhao Weilong said in a deep voice: "Give an order to the Southeast Forbidden Army to rush to the east of Jishui as quickly as possible, and then give an order to Gaoping Marquis Wu Shengchang and Yuyang Marquis Wei Chengzhi to lead the Forbidden Army to Jishui. !”
The two people Zhao Weilong named later were responsible for the defense of the southwest and north respectively, and each had 10,000 forbidden troops.
The troops he mobilized this time were all the elites of the imperial court. In fact, it was considered a desperate move.
Seeing the emperor's order, others had nothing to say.
The next moment, Zhao Weilong continued to say: "Order the Jinwu Guards on your left and right to rush to the east of Jishui overnight to set up defenses!"
The left and right Jinwu guards and the left and right prison guards have always been kept in the capital, and they are the lifeblood of the emperor.
Zhao Weilong sent out the left and right Jinwu guards, and it can be said that he was really risking his life.
Although he is young, he still has the heroic spirit of an emperor.
"The rest of the guard troops are standing still and waiting for the imperial edict!"
After giving the instructions in one breath, Zhao Weilong glanced at the ministers, obviously waiting for someone to give their opinions.
The only person who responded to him was "The Emperor's Holy Ming".
