For this extremely special fifteenth prince, not only the major families in the imperial capital trust him very much, but even Wang Mang often hears people mention it and admires him greatly.

In his eyes, the fifteenth prince is a real righteous gentleman, a prince who protects the people's peace and security, worthy of admiration and respect.

Nowadays, the political situation of the Han Dynasty is unstable, and heroes are out, but most of the people still think about the Han Dynasty and still think about the Han Dynasty, and a large part of the reason is because of this fifteen princes.

It is precisely because of his existence that the people continue to trust the dynasty, so that the people have never wavered, and it is a strong foundation full of charm for the royal family.

Although this person doesn't take the affairs of the dynasty to heart, Liu Xin still thinks about him.

In Liu Xin's plan, as long as he has the strength to sit on an equal footing with the major families, or even surpass one head, he is sure that he can persuade the fifteenth prince to help him, completely unify Kyushu, and become the real lord of the Han Dynasty.

All in all, for the fifteen princes, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could not have any evil thoughts about him, as if this person was beyond the things and was not among the five elements.

But now, when Liu Xin heard General Zhang Ze's report, he suddenly had a feeling that the sky was about to collapse, and all thoughts were lost.

"What really happened in Kansai? What happened to Uncle Fifteen? General Zhang Ze, you can quickly report the situation truthfully, and you can't hide the slightest. ”

Liu Xin shouted hurriedly, furious.

General Zhang Ze sobbed and said: "Your Majesty, just a month ago, the Xiongnu suddenly united with Xirong, Yueshi and other barbarians, gathered hundreds of thousands of troops, gathered in Guanxi, and pointed at the Central Plains.

The fifteenth prince did not expect that these forces that were originally in hostility would suddenly abandon their previous suspicions and unite together, so they fell for the trick, and tens of thousands of troops were trapped.

The Xiongnu army was strong and strong, and broke through our eighteen passes in a row overnight, slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people. As a result, rivers of blood flowed at those passes, floating corpses were all over the ground, and no grass was grown.

The fifteenth prince didn't have time to ask for help, let alone retreat, regardless of the safety of the people who lost their land on the front line, he had to lead the remaining troops and horses to forcibly confront it, and protect the people of the city behind him to escape.

However, even if the fifteenth prince personally led the crowd to resist desperately, it was still difficult to be effective. Therefore, after a few days of fighting with the enemy army led by the fifteenth prince, all of them were killed by the enemy, and none of the 100,000 defenders survived. After the enemy broke through the Kansai region, they marched all the way south to attack the Gansu defense line. In the last days, hundreds of thousands of people have joined the Gansu garrison to resist the enemy army and hold the Yumen Pass.

According to statistics, during that period, as many as 130,000 officers and men of our army were killed in battle, and as for the common people, it has exceeded one million. Your Majesty, the commander of Yumen Pass implores Your Majesty to send troops to Gansu as soon as possible, guard the border passes, regain the lost territory, and avenge the fifteenth prince, the 140,000 defenders, and the millions of people. ”

"What? What did you say? My fifteenth uncle has died in battle? 100,000 defenders were wiped out? Is this true? Liu Xin exclaimed.

"This is absolutely true, Your Majesty, the battle on the front line is extremely critical, and there can be no delay, please make a quick decision on your Majesty." Zhang Ze hurriedly said: "Although the Yumen Pass is dangerous, the enemy alliance is also extremely fast, and there are many capable people, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the commander to hold on for a long time." This time, they seem to have exhausted their elite and intend to sweep Kyushu in one fell swoop. ”

"Bastard...."

Liu Xin's muscles were beating violently, and his eyes were red.

The annihilation of more than 100,000 troops guarding the border passes was a heavy blow that he could not afford at all.

The death of the fifteenth prince seems to have made it even more difficult for the Han Dynasty to support.

Although General Zhang Ze's words were hurried, every official at the execution ground heard them clearly, and they were all in shock.

They never expected that the situation on the border would change so much, and the enemy army would be so rapid.

Not to mention that Kansai itself has a natural risk defense, the fifteenth prince also has a very high prestige, the soldiers are convinced, and the army is well commanded. Now that even he has died on the battlefield, this news has hit every minister's soul hard.

After Feng Yi heard the news, he quickly communicated with Li Zhong, Pi Tong and others in a low voice to study countermeasures.

Huo Jianghai and Wei Gonghan and other leaders of the great family were also consulting closely, and their brows were furrowed.

They all knew that once the Gansu defense line was also lost, then the enemy army would definitely drive straight into the Central Plains. At that time, no one will be able to stay out of the situation, and no one will be sure that they will be able to keep the enemy out of their territory.

Feng Yi was very entangled, this battle situation came too suddenly, making many of his plans a little difficult to implement.

"Lord Li Zhong and Lord Pi Tong, what do you think of this?" Feng Yi frowned and said: "At present, the war on the frontier is in crisis, and Wang Mang is the supreme general of this army. If we continue to carry out the plan, I am afraid that it will be a little inappropriate to attack him at this juncture. ”

"This...."Pi Tong hesitated, thinking to himself.

He thought for a long time, but it was difficult to decide, so he asked Zhang Ze: "General Zhang, you said that the enemy army has broken through Guanxi and is attacking the Gansu defense line with the whole army. And what about the area south of Qinghai? How has this place changed? ”

Zhang Ze replied: "That place is also in the midst of war, and the Loulan Kingdom and the Yueshi Kingdom have sent thirty or forty thousand troops to attack Qinghai respectively. At present, the specific situation is not clear, but the estimate is not optimistic. This time, the main forces of the enemy army were all in Gansu. ”

"That's right!"

When Pi Tong heard the news, his brows stretched slightly, and he whispered to Feng Yi and the others: "Ladies and gentlemen, although there are not many defenders on the Qinghai side, those people are sitting there.

With them, there is nothing to worry about with those enemy troops, and these people will definitely be able to defeat those few enemy forces smoothly. If we don't send troops to Gansu in time, those people will not be able to sit still, and they will definitely secretly interfere with the battle situation and delay time.

In that case, we don't need to be too anxious. So my suggestion is that our original plan remains unchanged. After dealing with the affairs of the imperial capital, we will send troops to Gansu again, and join those people to block the enemy army at the border pass, and wait for the birth of Ming Jun. ”

When Feng Yi and Li Zhong heard this, they each thought about it in their stomachs.

"Lord Pi, are you trying to use this to force them and make them make some moves?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. Those people always hide and don't come out in secret, and let us come out in everything, which is not good. At the moment when the enemy forces are invading in a big way, this is an opportunity for us, a good excuse for us to force them. In normal times, who would dare to force them to show up? I think that as long as they move, then Mingjun will definitely come into being. ”

"Okay, that's what you say." Feng Yi took the lead.

"That's very good, Lord Feng, don't tell Ji Yun about this, lest your face be ugly. If Ji Yun asked, you would say that Wang Mang's threat was greater than that of the enemy army, and it was inconvenient to give up this once-in-a-lifetime plan. ”

"This is nature, Master Pi, you can rest assured." Feng Yi said with a smile.

(End of chapter)