Yumen Pass.

Since Loulan sent troops to attack Yumen Pass, Yumen Pass fell into a wartime state, first the local wealthy merchants, and then the common people, left one after another.

This warrior did not go as smoothly as Tianhan imagined, in the eyes of most of the people of Tianhan, that Loulan is just a barbarian, and as a supreme celestial dynasty, as long as the imperial court sends troops, then Loulan will automatically retreat, and Tianhan will even take advantage of the victory to pursue the ancestral land of Loulan, a worker.

However, the people who don't know the inside story don't know that Loulan has no way back, the mother river has long dried up, and Loulan must now find another piece of land to survive.

Surrounded by the desert, the closest is only Tianhan, Loulan has no other choice, either to tear off a piece of meat from Tianhan, a male lion who has dominated the world for thousands of years, or can only be trapped in this vast desert waiting for destruction.

Therefore, when Princess Loulan made the entire Loulan into a movable puppet castle and came to Yumen Pass, it was doomed to Loulan, and the only way to go was to break through Yumen Pass.

The whole country worked together, in order to survive, Loulan will show extraordinary determination, more than ten days of grinding battles, although Loulan suffered heavy casualties, but it also caused great trouble to the army led by Chang Li, the general of the Tianhan Expedition to the West.

The 200,000 troops at sunrise have now suffered more than half of the casualties, and only 50,000 remain.

Although Loulan also suffered heavy casualties, due to the characteristics of the puppet, most of the casualties in Loulan were puppets, and because the puppets could be repaired, as time passed, the disadvantage of Tianhan became more and more obvious.

"Damn."

Chang Li, the general of Zhengxi, slapped the table in front of him fiercely.

"These princes are full of the throne, and they don't care about the situation of the entire Tianhan at all, and the news of asking for help has been sent out for three or four days, and the court and China have not yet discussed the results."

Everyone present secretly glanced at the Thirteenth Prince Liu Wang, who was sitting next to Lu Wenhou.

Xindao: The general is worthy of being a general, and he doesn't panic at all when he says bad things about others in front of his brothers.

As the war progressed, Lu Wenhou made more and more military exploits, and gradually entered the upper echelons of the army, and Liu Wang, who was with him, naturally also entered everyone's sight

People outside don't know that this is the prince, but how can a general like them not know his identity?

The other party is no longer favored, and he is also the prince of Tianhan, so although he does not meet his identity, everyone also allows him to participate in important matters in the army.

Moreover, this prince is very interesting, and has only been an observer, and has never given opinions on everyone's deliberations and decisions.

This also made Chang Li very satisfied, after all, the identity of the other party was here, and he put forward his opinions, if he didn't listen to the courtesy, it would be a little inappropriate, but a prince who had never fought before, the ghost knew what constructive suggestions he would put forward, so the other party pretended to be dumb, which made him very satisfied.

For this prince's careful thinking, Chang Li knew very well that because he had no power in the palace, no support from his mother's family, no support from the ministers of the court, and no favor from the first emperor, he would go away to Yumen Pass, wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to mix some prestige in the group.

Although he didn't have the heart to participate in this competition for the throne, he didn't want to offend this unfavored prince, although in her opinion, the probability of the other party being able to ascend to that position was no less than zero, but after all, there was an opportunity, as a general, he never did anything uncertain, so with this, this prince befriended Lu Wenhou and other middle and high-level in the army.

Sensing everyone's eyes on him, King Liu's face did not show any expression, he himself had no feelings for those many brothers, even if his father was killed in the palace with his back to Xiao Er, he did not have any expression.

The House of Kings is the most ruthless.

Since he was a child, he had only seen his father in the high hall, and sometimes he wondered if he was not as important as the favored little eunuch beside the other party in the other party's heart.

He had thought about asking this question in person, but in the end, until the other party died, he didn't have a chance, but now he was at least sure of the answer to another question, that is, the other party was actually not as important as the guards around him in his heart.

When he was hunted down by those so-called brothers, the guards who died in battle to protect her made him feel distressed for a long time, but when this father died, he only let out a sigh of emotion, and he didn't even hate Xiang Xiaoer, who killed him.

Of course, he still cares a little, mainly because the other party actually deceived him, saying that he was going to Luoyang to see the excitement? Oh, sure enough, I can't believe the man's words.

The death of his father set off an undercurrent in Tianhan, and he was also involved in this undercurrent because of his identity, although most people are not optimistic about him, but the practice of many families has always been to cast a wide net.

Many of them, big families who would not even see him, or high-ranking officials of the imperial court, secretly contacted him to let him return to Luoyang, and secretly promised to help him fight for that position, of course, if he succeeded, he would also have to pay a certain price.

But without exception, he refused, although he coveted that position, but fortunately, he still had a little self-knowledge, now go back, I'm afraid that the first thing his powerful royal brothers would do was to send someone to kill him.

Even before he arrives in Luoyang, the assassinations will be carried out one after another, don't look at the extraordinarily peaceful life he has now in Yumen Pass, once he is out of Yumen Pass, those brothers who are dealing with political affairs in the court and the central government will probably immediately aim all the spearheads at themselves.

Persimmon should be picked soft pinch.

This group of princes who have been raised in the royal family since childhood naturally know this truth.

In the face of the current situation, many generals were talking, Liu Wang, listening quietly, and at the same time thinking about his own problems.

"With the sharp decrease in the number of officers and soldiers in our army in recent days, the advantage of Loulan's side is getting bigger and bigger, but fortunately, there is enough grain and grass in Yumen Pass, and our weak position cannot be defended, and Loulan has no way to take us."

One of the generals offered his opinion.

"Although the grain and grass are sufficient, but the daily consumption of our 50,000 troops is a huge amount, if you want to hold out, you have to stabilize the grain and grass route in the rear, but this court and China are now in a mess, and even the question of asking for reinforcements has not been answered for a long time, let alone grain and grass."

"This is true, and this Loulan came from all over the country, so to speak, with all the grain in the country, not only us, they are not short of grain and grass, and in the long run, we will not be able to consume them in a short period of time.

Moreover, looking at Loulan's posture, it will definitely not retreat easily, plus the puppet made by Princess Loulan, if it is allowed to continue to be consumed, it is probably us. ”

"At present, the main problem is still the lack of troops, although Long Nan has the help of the mysterious black-robed man, but the high-end combat power is still on par with ours, and the final decision on victory is the gap between the bottom and the middle level."

"Alas, if it weren't for that puppet, my army would have destroyed Naloulan a long time ago."

"This puppet is really a weapon of war, not only is it not afraid of casualties, but it is also extraordinary, and an ordinary puppet can surpass the recruits I have trained for months."

"I knew that I should have asked the court to agree to Na Loulan's request."

"No one would have thought that the heir of the family would suddenly kill Luoyang and kill the Immortal Emperor, otherwise, with the strength of our Tianhan, and send another 100,000 troops, this Loulan would have been destroyed a long time ago."

Everyone talked about it, and they couldn't think of a good way for a while.

"General, if it doesn't work, let's hurry up, before the DPRK and China don't send troops, we will first stick to the city and not face the battle, and after a period of time, we will make another plan."

Lu Wenhou put forward his own views.

Chang Li sighed leisurely when he heard this:

"Alas, that's the only way, think I've been a thousand-year-old man, when did I suffer such humiliation?"

"Don't be angry, the soldiers are anxious, it's just temporary, when my Tianhan decides to produce a new emperor, then the soldiers, horses, grain and grass will be strange, and Loulan will be good-looking."

The general next to him comforted.

"Alas......"

……

The war here in Yumen Pass is tight, and the imperial court naturally received the news of asking for help, but it has never planned to send troops.

First, because this aid is not a trivial matter, Chang Li is the general of the expedition to the west, even if he wants to send reinforcements, it is also a big general in the army, and at this time, it is catching up with the competition for the throne, and many princes have privately wooed the middle and high-level of the army.

Most of them have already stood in line, and those who have not stood in line are the objects that other princes have been focusing on wooing, and it is natural that they succeed in winning over, and they don't want to give up helping at such an important time as the battle for succession.

didn't succeed in wooing, everyone had a chance, and they didn't want to let go, plus the transfer of these high-level generals in the army, only the emperor's words worked, although a few princes controlled the court? But in fact, it is not possible to directly order the middle and high ranks of the military.

Therefore, this aid to Yumen Pass has been delayed again and again.

Many princes want to ascend to that position, and now everything is going well in the imperial court on the surface, but in fact, the interior is very chaotic, and various factions and parties are constantly fighting.

Everyone knows that this situation of co-ruling the government will not last long, and a new emperor will be established according to the contributions of the princes.

Therefore, many princes do not want to meddle in the short time and quick effect from the outside, and most of them do not want to interfere in the anxious situation of Yumen Pass.

With the undercurrent surging in the court and the competition for the throne, this matter has almost been put on the surface, and in the eyes of everyone, the two most competitive princes are the third prince and the fifth prince.

The mother of the third prince is the queen of the current dynasty, and Queen He naturally supports her son, and her mother's family, the He family, is also a member of Tianhan.

and the queen's elder brother He Tu, who is the general of Zhennan in the court.

It has always been guarded in the south of Tianhan, and it can be said that except for the Li family in Jian'an City, the entire south of Tianhan is in his hands.

His mother is the empress, and his uncle is a general, and the third prince is naturally "loved" by many ministers in the court, coupled with his talent, he naturally became one of the most powerful contenders for the emperor.

But also because the power of the He family is too huge, everyone in the court knows that even if they support the three princes to ascend to the throne, they will succumb to the He family.

Naturally, many people do not want to see such a situation.

Among them is Gongsun He, the prime minister of the dynasty, Gongsun He is not from a big family, and the Gongsun family can only be regarded as a well-known family in Luoyang.

And Gongsun He relied on his own efforts to climb to today's position step by step.

The new emperor will succeed to the throne, and the court will definitely usher in a new round of reshuffle, and the ministers with Sega's support behind them are not afraid at all, because no matter how they wash, they will not be able to wash the court, and the position will not change too much.

And a person like her, who has high rights and a high position, and has no support behind herself, is definitely an important object of reshuffle, so he did not take refuge in the third prince, because once the third prince takes the throne, then even if he takes refuge in the other party, he will not be able to tie up the position of the prime minister of the dynasty.

Although it may be possible to let him be a few more days in the face of a meritorious man, the last position of this prime minister must be that of the He family.

Therefore, he took refuge in the five princes, whose own power was not strong, and among the many henchmen who took refuge in the five princes, his status was the highest, but because of his refuge, the power of the five princes and the three princes ushered in a short balance in a short time.

In her opinion, the five princes with their own support are the most likely to defeat the three princes and become the new emperor, and she is the key to the victory of the three princes.

Therefore, once the third prince ascends the throne, he can keep or even consolidate his current position.

On this day, Yumen Pass in the Western Regions urged for help again, and many princes avoided talking about it, Gongsun He's eyes rolled, and he suddenly thought of a plan.

"Your Royal Highness, this Loulan is menacing, although General Changli can be civil and martial, but at this time, Loulan came to the whole country and got the new divine puppet, it is said that now there are less than 50,000 soldiers in Loulan City, if it drags on further, I am afraid that the Yumen Pass will be broken by Loulan, and then the thousand-year-old territory of my Han will flow into the hands of outsiders, so Weichen asks the princes to send troops to support as soon as possible."

The fifth prince glanced at Gongsun He, first upside down Prime Minister Gongsun, what is his idea today? This Yumen Pass is a mess now, and the support must be supported, but who will be sent to support? It's always been one of the biggest challenges.

Therefore, many princes have avoided talking about this issue, why should the other party take the initiative to mention this issue now? Do you want to send people from your side to the rescue? But it was a thankless errand, and if the rescue was successful, it would indeed give you a great prestige.

But Loulan came to the country and got the divine power to defeat Qi, it was not an overnight thing, and the battle for the throne became more and more intense, I am afraid that it would not take a month to find out the new emperor candidate, if he sent someone to rescue Loulan at this time, wouldn't it be a disguised weakening of himself?

But if you don't send someone, everyone knows about this matter, Gongsun He is your own person, and the other princes will definitely not send someone, wouldn't the other party bring it up to humiliation?

The five princes thought a lot, and even thought that the other party was betraying them and turned their heads to the command of the third prince.

The other princes were also very strange, but they still spoke:

"What Prime Minister Gongsun said is reasonable, but this Loulan is not another small country outside the country, if you want to send someone to support, it is not just a casual person, could it be that Prime Minister Gongsun has that suitable candidate?"

Gongsun He responded respectfully:

"Loulan now has the power of a puppet, this is a weapon of war, in the long run, if it is delayed, it will be more and more unfavorable to my Tianhan Society, and there is a suitable person to elect the lower officials."

The fifth prince squinted his eyes and spoke:

"Oh? I don't know who it is? ”

Gongsun Ke looked up at the princes above:

"He Tu, the general of Zhennan!"

As soon as the words fell, the faces of the three princes immediately showed a shocked expression, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty talked in a low voice, while the other princes, after being stunned for a while, showed joy, and the eyes of the five princes lit up, and they immediately spoke:

"The general of Zhennan is south of the Han Dynasty, and there are countless capable soldiers and good generals under his command, and there are 300,000 troops, if he comes forward, it is indeed easy to rush to the aid of Yumen Pass to repel Loulan."

He immediately understood Gongsun He's thoughts, although the Zhennan General Hetu was not in the court, but he was far away from Luoyang.

At the end of this battle for the throne, it is likely that he will come to Luoyang to stand for the three princes, and once he loses, I am afraid that there will be a mutiny.

Therefore, if you go to Yumen Pass first, you can do a lot of things with confidence, and once you are entangled in the war, although it will not have a direct impact on the three princes, it will also affect the choice of some people in the court.

Even if Loulan is more powerful, or if he is doing some tricks in secret, the general of Zhennan accidentally dies on the battlefield, and the throne may fall firmly into his hands.

He can think of this, and the other princes can naturally think of it, everyone is interested in that position, but the chances of the third prince and the fifth prince are greater on the surface.

Therefore, most of the other princes expected the two sides to fight more fiercely, and only when both sides lost could they make a profit.

At this time, the strategy proposed by Prime Minister Gongsun He was undoubtedly the best way to weaken the power of the three princes.

Although even if He Tu, the general of Zhennan, went to Yumen Pass, the three princes could still get support, but a general who was idle and a general who was entangled by soldiers were two completely different concepts.

Therefore, everyone's eyes lit up, and they glanced at the three princes on the far left, and then made a look at the ministers who defected to them, this was an opportunity.

The third prince naturally would not agree to this, so he said:

"It's not proper, General Zhennan guards my Tianhan frontier, if it leaves easily, then Naiqun's stubborn Nanban is likely to attack directly, and when the two frontiers in the southwest of my Tianhan are attacked, I'm afraid I will ignore the end, and I'm afraid the losses will be even greater."

"The third brother's words are wrong."

The fifth prince immediately retorted:

"The general of Zhennan, He Tu He Xu people, just as Mr. Gongsun said, his subordinates are capable of fighting a lot, and their own strength is even more terrifying, with his shot, I am afraid that within a month, the soldiers of Yumen Pass will be assessed, and even break through Loulan, when the time comes, when the time comes, the class will return to the dynasty and return to the territory of the town, and the uncivilized Nanban will not dare to make any changes."

The third prince frowned:

"This move is still inappropriate, although General Hetu has the strength, but the group of barbarians outside the Saiwai are all masters who forget their righteousness, and the Nanban is even more of the ones who are short-sighted."