Great Xia.
When Xia Bailong received the urgent report from the frontline, he immediately smashed the cup in his hand. He still felt angry and overturned the table in the study room. After throwing a tantrum for a long time, he shouted, "This is infuriating!"
Then, he felt a wave of dizziness. His vision turned black, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
Upon seeing this, the eunuch who was hiding far away hurriedly called for the imperial physician. The palace was in a state of panic.
"Her Majesty is suffering from anxiety and anger, and her mind is temporarily blocked. I will prescribe some medicine in a while. You guys should also advise Her Majesty not to get angry and to remain calm. "The imperial physician left to prescribe the medicine.
Half a day had passed by the time Xia Bailong regained consciousness.
"Water …" Xia Bailong muttered, and the eunuch beside him hurriedly served warm water.
"What time is it?"
"Your Majesty, it's already 5 p.m.," the eunuch replied cautiously.
"Summon the Three Dukes, the General-in-Chief of the Army, and the Minister of War." Xia Bailong was furious when he recalled the urgent report he saw previously. He felt a headache and quickly pressed his temples with his fingers.
"Yes. Your Majesty, the imperial physician came just now and said that Your Majesty fainted because of anxiety and anger. You need to remain calm and not get angry. Your Majesty, please take care of your body, "the eunuch said cautiously.
"Go quickly!" Xia Bailong said sternly.
An hour later, a group of people gathered in this room.
"Take a look!" Xia Bailong threw the piece of paper at the head of the bed. He couldn't help but read it again, but he felt a tightness in his chest after reading it.
The imperial tutor took it and saw a few pieces of information written on the first piece of paper. The first one was that Wu Shenghou and the generals were dead. Dayao took advantage of the situation to break into the barracks and suffered more than half of the casualties.
The second one was that Qi Zixiao pursued Lu Pinghai to Tiesuo Pass. He broke through the barracks and entered the pass. He was suspected to be seriously injured. Lu Pinghai died, and his head was hung at the top of the city wall.
The third one was that Lu Pinghai died, and the practitioners in the barracks were in an uproar.
Lu Pinghai's status and prestige were too high. Now that he was dead, the others couldn't sit still and had the intention to retreat.
The fourth piece of news was that the two armies that had entered Dayao had already been informed. The two armies had become isolated and were about to be besieged.
There were a few pieces of paper at the back that detailed these points, including what they had heard from some of the defeated soldiers. They had found a statue outside the camp that day, and after it was carried back, it exploded, turning the area within a radius of several dozen feet into a sea of fire. There were also countless hidden weapons that shot out from the sea of fire, killing Wu Shenghou and many other generals.
As well as the details of the empress's pursuit of Lu Pinghai.
After the Grand Preceptor finished reading, he silently passed it to the Grand Tutor beside him. The Grand Tutor then silently passed it to the Grand Protector, who then passed it to the Grand General. The Grand General immediately frowned and passed it to the Minister of War.
"How could this be?" Finally, someone broke the silence in the room. Xia Baichong smashed the cabinet next to him with a slap. "Jin Ling has harmed the country. His family should be demoted and exiled!"
"Your Majesty, you mustn't!" Great General Zhao Hongzhi hurriedly spoke up to stop him. "If we do that, I'm afraid the frontline soldiers will be disappointed."
"Your Majesty, you mustn't do this!" The Three Dukes and the Minister of War also spoke up.
"My army …" Xia Bailong almost couldn't catch his breath. Out of the 700,000 soldiers, only 200,000 were left outside Tiesuo Pass. There were still more than 100,000 soldiers within Dayao's borders, and he didn't know how many of them would return.
A few days ago, he was still full of confidence as he waited for the battle report of his army flattening the north of Dayao. Today, it turned into a complete loss. How could he tolerate this?
He forcibly calmed himself down. He also knew that it was impossible to deal with Wu Shenghou. Instead, he asked, "What should we do next? Does anyone have any ideas?"
Upon hearing this, the Three Dukes lowered their eyelids and lowered their heads. They had made up their minds not to speak.
It was better for professionals to handle professional matters.
Great General Zhao and the Minister of War had a difficult look on their faces. The two of them could even draw the map of Dayao with their eyes closed. When they saw the urgent report just now, they immediately knew that unless there was a huge unforeseen event, such as encountering an earth-shaking dragon, this battle was beyond redemption.
After a long while, Great General Zhao said, "Now, the only thing we can do is to negotiate with Dayao and let the 100,000 soldiers return. Our army will then release the siege of Tiesuo Pass and Shun City. After withdrawing, we can make new plans. "
"I'm not resigned to this!" Xia Bailong hissed.
"This is only a temporary plan. Looking at the time, the Yun Nation should be making their move soon. It just so happens that they can distract Dayao's energy.
However, in my opinion, even though the Yun Nation is well-equipped, their soldiers are messy and it's difficult to get orders from the top to the bottom. I'm afraid that they won't be able to hold on for too long. We should step up our efforts to contact the immigrants from the Hao Nation and even send some people to help them revolt.
At the same time, we can persuade the monarch of the Chen Nation to send troops together with us. We might as well give them some benefits.
With these few countries distracting Dayao, it will be difficult for them to recuperate. Regardless of whether it's their military strength or food supplies, they won't be able to sustain it.
At that time, our army will find the right opportunity to march south and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. "
After hearing this, Xia Bailong began to ponder. After a while, he raised his head and asked everyone, "What do you think of Great General Zhao's plan?"
"Even though I don't know much about military affairs, in my opinion, Great General Zhao's words are wise. This plan is feasible!" The Imperial Tutor nodded his head when he saw Xia Bailong looking at him.
"I also think it's feasible …"
Seeing everyone nod their heads, Xia Bailong pondered for a moment. Even though he was still unwilling, this was the only way. Hence, he said, "Since this is the case, there's no time to lose. Immediately pass down the order and let General Yunhui inform Dayao about this matter. Tell them to bring back the 100,000 soldiers, withdraw the troops that are surrounding Tiesuo Pass and Shun City, and call a temporary truce."
After he finished speaking, he raised his head and asked, "Will Dayao release them?"
Nobody could answer this question.
If it was a normal person, Great Xia would most likely let them go since they proposed a truce. After all, Dayao had suffered a lot of losses. If they continued to fight, even if the two armies were eliminated, Dayao's own casualties would not be small.
However, no one could guarantee what the barbarians would decide.
"Pass down the order first." Xia Bailong frowned and waved his hand.
"Send a messenger to inform Su Yi that if the Yun Nation wants to withdraw their troops, find a way to stabilize them and agree to some of their conditions if necessary.
In addition, do you have any good candidates for the envoy to the Chen Nation? "
…
At this moment, the Yun Nation's army had already assembled outside Qingtang Pass, which was far away from Dayao. The entire pass was covered with all kinds of flags. Other than the 200,000 soldiers who were stationed at Qingtang Pass, the rest of the 430,000 soldiers were from various cities in the Yun Nation. Some had 20,000 soldiers, while others only had 6,000 soldiers.
Behind them, there were some soldiers from cities further away who were heading in this direction.
"Sir, the people from Siwei City and Qinghuan City are fighting!" a young general shouted as he strode into a building in the center of Qingtang Pass.
A middle-aged man in a long robe was standing there admiring a piece of calligraphy on the wall. Even though it was calligraphy, the sword aura in it was awe-inspiring. Even though this piece of calligraphy had been imprinted in his mind, he would still look at it every day in order to comprehend it.
Upon hearing the young general's words, he turned his head and smiled, "Has it been settled?"
"It has been settled. However, those fellows are too outrageous! "the young general complained.
"General, I'm afraid that they won't be able to help on the battlefield. Instead, they will retreat when something happens and affect our army."
The middle-aged man shook his head slightly. How could he not know that such a patchwork army was unbearable?
However, that bunch of people in the imperial court still wanted to retain enough military strength to suppress those warlords. They even wanted to use this opportunity to exhaust the strength of those warlords. Therefore, they simply created such a coalition army.
Furthermore, in such a short period of time, before the entire army arrived, they had already sent people to urge him to attack as soon as possible. He really didn't know what else was in the minds of those people other than sh * t.
However, these coalition armies each had their own ideas and were indeed difficult to arrange. Even if he was given more time, he wouldn't be able to integrate these coalition armies into an iron plate.
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