Queen Guan quietly turned around, as if she was looking at the gloomy sky outside the window, and seemed to deliberately avoid her son's gaze. Her shoulders heaved slightly, and her voice seemed a little hoarse.

"You can't admit defeat, you are my son, the prince of the empire, as long as this title is not given to others for a day, you have a chance. But if you are so decadent, then you are not losing in the hands of others at all, but losing to yourself. ”

The prince smiled bitterly, sat up softly, and said in a low voice, "Where will there be a chance?" ”

Queen Guan turned her face to look at the much thinner prince, held his cheeks with both hands, looked at him carefully for a long time, suddenly raised her slap, slapped him in the face, and scolded angrily: "Mother, in order to see her son, she does not hesitate to hold a knife against her neck. Unexpectedly, what I saw was such a cowardly and unbearable bastard son. If you hadn't been born from my womb, I wouldn't believe I would have given birth to such a thing. ”

No matter how decadent the prince is, being scolded so angrily by his mother will arouse a bit of blood. He knelt silently on the ground, straightened his knees, knelt straight in front of Queen Guan, didn't say a word, and stubbornly listened to her scolding.

Queen Guan scolded a few words, and when she saw that her son was improving, she was slightly relieved, and said softly: "You have been locked up here for too long, and you don't know a lot of news from the outside." My mother is here today to give you the last chance. ”

"Son, don't be depressed, think about it carefully, who will win the battle between King Yan and the imperial court?"

After all, the prince has not been raised as a pig for more than 20 years, and he has seen many more famous generals than ordinary people have seen in a lifetime. After thinking for a moment, the prince said in a deep voice: "The court will win!" King Yan is located in the border area, and the soldiers are few and small, and the matter is a little hasty. Although the more than 100,000 Northern Xinjiang troops are brave and good at fighting, he does not have a strong reserve, and the generals will only fight fewer and fewer, and it is difficult to say whether the newly replenished soldiers are willing to go against the imperial court. Moreover, northern Xinjiang is a barren land, and the longer the war drags on, the more he will not be able to hold on. If this big battle can't end within a year, it will definitely be King Yan who loses. ”

When the prince said these things, his face calmed down, and he stretched out his finger and drew on the ground: "The imperial court gave up Anton and other barren provinces, deliberately let him occupy them, and then deployed heavy troops on the front line of Huguan. Three major fortresses, five heroic cities, and 200,000 soldiers and horses firmly blocked the northern Xinjiang army in the north. The soldiers and horses of the imperial court echoed each other, rescued each other, and fought a drag, hoping to exchange victory for the least price. King Yan's troops are insufficient, so he can only choose a certain place as a breakthrough, but once he goes deep alone, he faces the risk of being surrounded by 200,000 soldiers and horses. Dilemma, dilemma, is the current situation of King Yan. ”

Queen Guan smiled with relief, her son's knowledge over the years has not been left behind, and she said lightly: "You are right, but all this has changed." In a big war that has a bearing on the fortunes of a country, any small change will affect the final outcome of the war. King Yan was really lucky this time. ”

Among the eight towns in northern Xinjiang, the second town has always been inconspicuous, and the main general is not the most trusted general of King Yan, and the quality of the soldiers is not the best. Under the majesty of the first town, the second town has always been like a stepmother. The war began, and the second town fought several bitter battles one after another. How bitter is it? The town general died on the battlefield, the deputy general made up for it, and in just nine days, the new town general died again. And after seven days, he died again......

The town generals are such high-ranking generals, usually do not rush to the front line, if the town generals are all killed, it can only be said that the second town has experienced three collapse defeats.

The times create heroes, and in the bloody war, a small school with an unknown nationality in the second town began to emerge. He is very young, only twenty-seven years old this year, and his name is Su Jin. Because of his bravery, he was promoted to general shortly after the battle. In those three humiliating defeats, King Yan checked the battle report and found a very interesting phenomenon in the tens of thousands of words of official documents. In the three defeats, Su Jin's soldiers and horses maintained their basic structure and considerable combat effectiveness. After the third defeat, in the entire second town, only Su Jin was left with the strength to fight.

What amazed King Yan even more was that Su Jin did not passively avoid battles to preserve his strength, on the contrary, he fought almost the hardest and bloodiest part of every battle. At this juncture, it is nonsense to talk about the background of the family, and the distance between relatives and relatives is nonsense. King Yan summoned Su Jin without hesitation, and asked straight to the point: "The town generals of the second town are all dead, do you dare to be?" ”

"Until His Highness finds a more suitable general, or before I die, I dare to be!" Su Jin said.

The morale of the newly formed Second Town was seriously low, and the soldiers who had suffered successive defeats began to flee quietly, and most of the new recruits were old and weak, and many of them lived day by day with the idea of eating and waiting for death. The war horses in the barracks are announced missing from time to time, and if you look closely, you will find that they were actually secretly pulled out by the soldiers to stew horse meat. Weapons such as knives, guns and arrows were not taken care of, and archers often walked around with an empty quiver hanging from their waists, and in case of an enemy attack, they could not even find a branch.

Su Jin's appointment immediately changed this situation, he shuttled between the barracks with his own soldiers, and found that the brawls gathered gambling and alcoholics, and dealt with them in strict accordance with military discipline. In the event of a war, he took the lead and led his old subordinates to fight on the front line, leaving those veterans with nothing to say. He never covets a penny of money and military salaries, rewards and punishments are clear, and he doesn't talk about personal feelings!

"It's a pity that such a general is not in the imperial court." Queen Guan sighed: "Su Jin is indeed a talent, since he took up the post of the second town general, the second town, which was originally a second-rate soldier, has become a strong army under the command of King Yan and the first town. Even, in some places, even more powerful than the first town. In the past three months, Su Jin has won consecutive battles without a single defeat. Many of the generals of Dachu were defeated under him, and as many as 17 officers at the deputy general level alone were beheaded and captured alive by him. ”

The prince gasped, but suddenly his mind turned and another question came to mind: "In this way, isn't the war situation in Northern Xinjiang precarious?" ”

Queen Guan snorted coldly: "What's more? Yesterday's emergency military report said that Huguan had been conquered by Su Jin, and the northern defense line could no longer be connected to help each other. After 15,000 people from Su Jin's second town were stationed in Huguan, King Yan's follow-up soldiers and horses were constantly marching towards Huguan. Once they gain a foothold in Tiger Pass......"

The prince muttered, "That is to say, there will be nearly 100,000 troops from the Northern Frontier Army to launch an attack from the Tiger Pass, which is only four hundred miles away from the eastern capital. If you march in a hurry, you can rush to the eastern capital in three days? ”

"yes!" Queen Guan said quietly: "Tiger Pass is known as the first dangerous pass in the world, one person is the pass, and ten thousand people can't open it." Throughout the ages, it is not that there are no armies that conquer Tiger Pass, but they are ten times as many as the defenders, and they besiege the city and consume the defenders' baggage until they can no longer hold on. Su Jin garrisoned Tiger Pass with 15,000 manpower and 20,000 elites, and there was no other reason to find him than to say that he was a genius general. ”

"The famous generals of the war against Wei back then have either withered or are old. The only thing that the Chu State could fight against Su Jin was the commander of the Northwest Army. Therefore, the order of the military department has been issued, requiring Fang Wuliang to travel day and night, and be sure to rush to the battlefield and retake the Tiger Pass before all the army of King Yan arrives at Tiger Pass. ”

Queen Guan's words made the prince creepy. The Tiger Pass is not lost, and the court is a steady victory for King Yan.

The current situation is somewhat complicated, and neither the desert nor the northwest can pose a mortal threat to the Chu State for the time being. Because of this, King Yan and Emperor Chu can fight the civil war boldly with confidence. And the state of Wu is not so easy to deal with, and the people of Wu also found the best excuse to go to war after the death of the five princes.

For the people of Wu, the best time is when King Yan and Emperor Chu will divide the winner. In their hearts, the one who wins should also be covered in bruises, right?

But Emperor Chu's calmness made the people of Wu a little bottomless. Just like two boxers facing each other, Emperor Chu has been beating King Yan with only one hand, and he still has the upper hand steadily. The other hand he put away seemed to be greeting Wu Guoren: "Hey, grandson, cross the river, see that the master will beat you back with one hand." ”

Emperor Chu fought King Yan so easily, which made the people of Wu full of fear. How much strength does this calm and profound emperor have, and how many hole cards have not been revealed?

But now the situation has changed, Huguan was conquered by Su Jin, tens of thousands of Chen soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army are 400 miles away, and a rapid march and surprise attack can reach the eastern capital, and the people of Wu are very likely to launch an attack. Then, the situation is not easy to say......

Queen Guan said in a low voice: "Prince, no matter how stubborn you are, you must listen to the queen mother this time." ”

"Your Majesty will not leave a way back, Su Jin is already a big trouble, so what awaits Su Jin is a must-kill situation. Whether it is the prosecutor's hall or the internal guards, they will all rush to get Su Jin's head. And no matter whether Su Jin can escape this catastrophe or not, there is a chance that he will not be Fang Wuliang's opponent. Therefore, Fang Wuliang will be the heaviest person in the Great Chu Army after Captain Lei. ”

"You must win the support of Fang Wuliang, who has 80,000 descendants of the Northwest Army and will command more than 200,000 soldiers and horses on the Northern Front. Half of Da Chu's military horse was held in his hand. His words will carry a lot of weight. ”

"Fang Wuliang is not easy to woo, but I know that the person he respects the most is Old Man Yi, so he even has a high opinion of Qin Fei. You must repair the relationship with Qin Fei and use Qin Fei to win over Fang Wuliang. There is a prosecutor's hall inside, and there are countless rooms outside, even your father will consider making you a real prince again! ”

The prince was stunned: "Repair the relationship with Qin Fei?" Isn't this more difficult than rebellion? You know, Qin Fei is a person who doesn't eat hard and soft, and has a thick skin, if you want me to kneel and beg him, even if I cry and shout and hug his calves, he won't be soft-hearted. ”

"You don't need to kneel." Queen Guan sneered: "Don't forget, I'm the housekeeper, and Ling'er has to call your cousin when she sees you." Qin Fei is a thorn, but Ling'er is not ......"