"Alas, people are not as good as heaven, send someone back to report, just say that we have conquered Jinwen County, and hope that the tribes will send a large army to annex Haibin Province in one fell swoop!" Tang Feng sighed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"What? Annexation of the Coastal Province! Lei Ming was taken aback: "Uncle, didn't you say that we shouldn't anger the Augustus Empire too much for the time being?" Losing a county government on the border that is not very controlled is completely different from being swallowed up a province! ”

"You think I want to, but without Jinwen County for the army to plunder, do you think the army of more than 100,000 will obediently stay in this rubble field? They're not going to head to the surrounding county halls yet!

"Anyway, in the end, this province will be destroyed, since this is the case, it is better to mobilize a large army at the beginning, directly destroy the garrison division, and completely swallow this province." Tang Feng said helplessly.

"Ah, but ......" Lei Ming still hesitated.

"Actually, don't worry too much, according to the plan, it is estimated that the borders of the empire are not stable, coupled with the sudden onset of the imperial heart, it is still possible for us to occupy the coastal province. Rest assured, I will also give the order to summon the entire mountain regiment to the battle. Tang Feng said.

Lei Mingyi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, fight!" ”

The next day, Zhao Hu's troops got up very easily, finished breakfast, and then began to go on the road.

The road was in good condition, and the troops marched quickly, and it took less than two days to reach a nearby city.

Zhao Hu knew that this city refused to send reinforcements, because this was a military regulation, and he didn't blame it, but it was just strange that he had already sent a messenger, why were they still so lax here? Could it be that the soldiers have all been transferred to the provincial capital?

This is impossible, this is the only way to get to the city of Jinwen, at most it is to order them to wait for the arrival of the large army.

Zhao Hu and the others, who were carrying the banner of the Jinwen City City Guards, although there were many people, they had not scared the people of this city, and the city gate was still wide open. However, in contrast, except for the doorman, no one came in and out at all.

Zhao Hu asked the troops to stop far away, and took Zhou Wen and a few others to step forward.

Seeing those guards, their faces turned pale and their feet trembled, I knew that they were actually scared, but they just saw that the other party was forcibly holding back and not fleeing under the banner of their own people.

Zhao Hu saluted and asked, "I am Zhao Hu, the major staff officer of the Fifth Wing, is the captain of the Fourth Wing here?" ”

This city is the station of the 4th Wing, which also belongs to the 5th Brigade, and is a very close colleague in terms of establishment. It's a pity that the old colonel of the Fifth Wing has a bad relationship with the above, which causes the relationship between his colleagues to be not good, and he has no contact with other establishments at all.

"Ah, hello sir! Did you also receive orders to go to the provincial capital? Ten days ago, our wing commander went to the provincial capital with all his troops. The guard hurriedly replied.

"What! The whole wing went to the provincial capital? Zhao Hu and the others were dumbfounded, is there really such an idiotic behavior? Assemble the whole division in the provincial capital and then pounce on it?

"Yes, not only the wing, but also the county governor has also taken all his family members to the provincial capital with the escort of the wing, and now there are several county officials in the city to maintain it." The guard said.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned again.

The county magistrate ran away with his family? No way? Could it be that this guy fled in fright because of the invasion of the Shanyue tribe? But he followed the wing, could it be that something happened in the provincial capital? But even if there is a major event to convene all the county governors to discuss, you don't need to bring all your family members, right?

"Have you seen the people of our Jinwen County passing through here?" Zhou Wen suddenly asked.

Seeing the beauty asking, the guard's face turned red, and then he straightened his waist and said: "More than ten days ago, tens of thousands of homeless people passed by, and they originally wanted to go into the city to rest, but they were rejected by the captain of the wing and the county governor, and let them go directly to the provincial capital to settle down. ”

Although they were dissatisfied with the fact that the people of Jinwen County were called homeless, everyone was relieved to know that they were fine.

Zhou Wen leaned forward and Zhao Hu whispered: "My lord, it seems that they don't know about the invasion of the mountain bandits, what should we do now?" ”

Zhao Hu pondered and said: "Go to the city to buy medicine for injuries, and by the way, see if we can recruit a few military doctors, and then we will go to the provincial capital." ”

When Zhao Hu's team set off again, the city was still calm, and Zhao Hu and the others were helpless about it. The wound medicine in the city was swept away, but unfortunately none of the doctors were willing to join the army, they were all natives with families and businesses, who would mix with the army.

The most regrettable thing is that those officials don't believe the words of Zhao Hu, a major, at all, and even if they do, they don't care, the little mountain bandits dare to invade the territory of the empire? I just don't know whether to live or die. Finally, he also warned Zhao Hu not to confuse the public with evil words, causing turmoil in the city would definitely make Zhao Hu unable to eat and walk around.

What can Zhao Hu do about this, he had to go on the road.

More than ten days later, this city with no defensive power, in the face of the swarming Shanyue soldiers, was captured before it even had time to send someone to report. The wealth of the city was looted, and the people became slaves to make cattle and horses for the Shanyue people. In the end, there is not one in ten who can regain their freedom.

Time goes back to the night of the day when the Shanyue soldiers wiped out the Fifth Wing with ice oil, the Augustus Empire, the imperial capital.

As the capital of the vast empire, all the important departments of the empire are concentrated in this city. Facing the most perverted city wall in the world, coupled with the Praetorian Guard, which is known as the strongest in the world, as well as the huge city guards, and the strong divisions guarding the imperial capital, it can be said that the imperial capital is definitely the safest place in the whole world.

Due to the fact that Chengping has been peaceful for a long time, although the city guards are still patrolling and guarding in strict accordance with the regulations, it is inevitable that they will be taken lightly.

At this time, a patrol team belonging to the city guard passed through the gate of the military headquarters as before, looked around, and did not check carefully, so they lined up and slowly walked away. After they left, several black shadows in tights suddenly appeared, one of them looked up at the sky, and then gestured, and they immediately jumped into the gate of the military headquarters.

Not long after, there was a sudden rush of bells, first one bell, and then bells all over the city.

The military headquarters immediately ejected several figures, and these figures quickly galloped as soon as they identified the location of the bell. After these figures disappeared, the military headquarters remained quiet.

Hearing this bell, almost everyone in the imperial capital jumped up except for those who had no identity and were particularly asleep, especially the adults with official positions, who shouted before they even opened their eyes: "Quick! Prepare the horses! ”

The body is weak, but he is still the groom every night, His Majesty the Emperor of the Supreme Emperor, although his whole body is weak and weak, but he also gets up with the support of beautiful women.

Without waiting for the maid to come and dress him, the emperor whispered in a hoarse voice, "What's the matter? Why did the attack alarm go off? How to let the enemy attack the imperial capital before raising the alarm? Mobilize the army and put the whole city under martial law! ”

No wonder the emperor was so flustered, because this alarm indicated that there was an enemy army attacking the city. In the so many years since the establishment of the empire, the alarm has only sounded a few times, and these times are caused by the struggle for the throne after the emperor's death, and the alarm has never sounded during the emperor's reign.

After the bell stopped, the Praetorian Guard City Guards were already fully armed and scattered throughout the city, and the elite of them were gathered around the imperial city.

The late-night court meeting began to be held, and all the dignitaries who were qualified to go to the palace in Beijing arrived.

However, the atmosphere is a bit weird, except for the emperor who is dressed appropriately, other people such as the prime minister, the marshal, the lords of various departments, the crown prince and princess, etc. are all untidy, with messy hair, and even a few eyes with eye droppings.

It's just that except for the sickly-looking emperor pacing back and forth, none of the others dared to tidy up their appearance, and they all stood in place.

Just when this atmosphere was uncomfortable, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and everyone was staring at the temple door from the corner of their eyes.

A military general wearing a weapon walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it has been ascertained, it is ......" The military general suddenly looked ugly when he said this, and he didn't know what to say.

The emperor glared: "Say it quickly!" ”

The military general swallowed his saliva, and then said with an open expression: "Yes, it was the Thirteen Princes who broke into the bell tower drunk and sounded the alarm." ”

"What?"

Everyone was stunned, the whole city was put on alert, the troops were flying and the dogs were jumping, and the important ministers of the empire were riding horses and galloping wild late at night, just because a prince was drunk and made trouble? What clock did he think it was? Knock if you want?

The emperor's face was white and red, and he was very uncomfortable by the ups and downs, and finally couldn't help but spit blood. Frightened, the magnates and guards immediately turned white, and exclaimed in surprise His Majesty's surroundings.

However, they retreated faster than just now, because more than a dozen black-clothed men with Baotou and masked faces, all black, holding swords suddenly appeared beside the emperor.

These black-clothed men surrounded the emperor and stared at everyone present.

Everyone knows that this is the emperor's personal guard, specifically responsible for protecting the emperor's safety, if they are misunderstood, they will be killed in vain, because as long as it is for the emperor's safety, even if they kill the prince, it is the same as killing a dog.

Even if these people have a high status and great authority, they are not as good as the prince at the peak of the people's ministers.

The prime minister didn't move, but just yelled at the guards, "What are you doing in a daze? Don't pass on the imperial doctor yet! ”

Soon, seven or eight imperial doctors surrounded the emperor for a while, I don't know if the imperial doctor's means are high or the emperor's life is great, anyway, the emperor took a breath and woke up.

Seeing that the emperor was sober, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly returned to their original position in the court, and the black-clothed guards disappeared immediately.

The emperor pinched his eyebrows and waved his hand to the general: "The thirteen princes have violated the rules of heaven and acted according to the law." ”