The military and civilians are boiling.

The army panicked.

Zheng Kang's prince's mansion was also not peaceful.

Dozens of nobles and lords gathered together, they are all well-known figures in Kangcheng, they are high-spirited on weekdays, even if a grand banquet is held in Kangcheng, there are few cases of gathering, but now, all of them are gathered in Zheng Kang's mansion because of the siege of the Cang army.

In addition, there were two 3,000-strong generals, Mo Li and Du Fei, who stood next to him with a cold face and said nothing.

The entire prince's mansion can be said to be gloomy and bleak.

Everyone was terrified by the news they heard this morning, after all, it was an army of 20,000, how could it be quietly destroyed?

If it weren't for the hard evidence, I'm afraid everyone would think it was a rumor.

In this atmosphere, the people in the house are also cowering, serving cup after cup of tea, it seems that these old men can't get tired of drinking one by one.

In other words, it is these aristocratic lords who have turned drinking tea into a way to relieve tension and fear.

At this moment, many slaves have a feeling, it turns out that those noble lords who are high up on weekdays and seem to be not afraid of heaven and earth also have such a side? This face is not much better than us civilians and slaves.

It seems that the old saying is true, the more you enjoy it, the more you regret your life.

At this time, footsteps came from the inner courtyard of the mansion, and Zheng Kang walked slowly into the main hall.

Suddenly, all the nobles seemed to have found their backbone and rushed forward.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"Your Highness, what can you do?"

"Is the message true? Are the reinforcements really gone? ”

The nobles were gossiping, all with expectations on their faces, waiting for Zheng Kang to say the answer they wanted.

But the result disappointed everyone, Zheng Kang's face was gloomy, and he let out a long sigh.

The answer is self-evident.

The nobles were like mourners, and the sweat on their foreheads suddenly burst out, and several of them collapsed directly on their seats, as if they had lost all their strength.

Reinforcements were cut off, and for these nobles, the last hope was dashed.

Nearly half of all the nobles present were natives of Cannes, and when Cannes fell, even if they were able to escape, their family's property would not be saved.

What kind of aristocrat is a nobleman who has lost his estate?

What's more, the Cang army is huge, and it has long played the slogan of expelling the nobles, once it captures Kangcheng, in order to set an example, it is not allowed to kill chickens and monkeys?

It is estimated that they will all be exterminated......

"Your Highness, can we break through?" A nobleman pondered for a moment and asked.

"As long as I can save the lives of my Sun family, I am willing to donate 50,000 taels of silver for military expenses!"

"The old man donated 100,000 taels!"

"All the servants of my Liu family can be charged into the army and charge for His Highness!"

The nobles sought the refuge of Zheng Kang one after another, pinning all their hopes on the two thousand-man teams under Zheng Kang's command, which meant that as long as they could save their lives, even if they gave most of their property, it was acceptable.

Zheng Kang also hesitated, as early as when he learned that the reinforcements were destroyed, he was also anxious, because as a prince, he looked at this problem more far-reaching, this time there were two reinforcements to support Kangcheng, a total of 50,000 troops, including 20,000 elite and 30,000 peasant soldiers, and the one destroyed in Lone Wolf Pass was 10,000 elite and 10,000 peasant soldiers of the Zhongda Battalion.

In other words, this battle wiped out one-third of Zheng Guo's elite!

Zheng Kang doesn't know how much the Cang army has lost, but from the current point of view, the battle ended overnight, and the movement is very small.

This will form a new problem, and the next will not be as simple as a simple city, but an entire large area, which can be driven straight into by the Cangjun Commander!

In all fairness, he wanted to rely on the Cang army to consume Zheng Han's strength and then seize the throne, but if only Zheng Han's strength was consumed, would Zheng Guo still be able to keep it?

Although Zheng Kang is mediocre, but he is not stupid, he understands a truth very well, the so-called alliance and cooperation are based on the situation that the strength of the two sides is similar, if Zheng Guo does not have the strength to resist the Cang army, then no matter how strong the alliance relationship is, it is just an empty word, the Cang army will definitely capture the imperial capital and take the opportunity to annex the entire Zheng State.

Under the nest, there are no eggs, so he, the prince, will come to an end.

In the big picture, resistance is the best option.

Resist, wait until the 10,000 elites and 20,000 peasant soldiers of the Dongda Battalion go south from Xin'an City to rescue Kangcheng!

However, will Cangjun give this time?

This is Zheng Kang's most worrying problem, if he chooses to lead the army to break through secretly at this time, there will be a glimmer of life, but if he defends it, once the city is broken, everything will be over......

Looking up at the nobles who were looking forward to it, thinking that there would be so many generous rewards in the future, Zheng Kang seemed to have made up his mind, so he raised his hand and was about to announce his decision.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, a person who looked like a scholar in a white robe appeared at the door of the main hall.

Kong Sang-hyun?

Zheng Kang's raised hand stiffened, he had always had a feeling that he couldn't see through this white-robed scholar, coupled with the sensitivity of the other party's identity, it was inevitable that there would be awkwardness in writing.

"Mr. Kong, do you have any advice?" Zheng Kang asked.

Kong Shangxian smiled faintly and said, "I heard that His Royal Highness and all the nobles are discussing here, so I came here to take a look, I don't know if I can disturb?" ”

Disturb?

Already bothered okay!

Dozens of nobles all looked at each other angrily, as nobles in Kangcheng, of course they knew Kong Shangxian's identity, and many people had also participated in the exclusion and harassment of him in the past, and it was not an exaggeration to say that they were mortal enemies.

But in just over two months, Kong Shangxian is no longer a staff member of the Emperor's Mansion, but has become a high-ranking official who is deeply trusted by the Emperor of Cangguo!

As a person in a local camp, what is the intention of interrupting at the most critical moment?

Get you back!

Revenge for sure!

Dozens of nobles came up with this idea in unison, and a wave of anger rose one after another, glaring at Kong Shangxian angrily, if it weren't for Zheng Kang beside him, I'm afraid someone would have rushed up to do it.

Of course, Zheng Kang knew everyone's thoughts, but thinking of Kong Shangxian's secret identity, he had no choice but to say: "This prince is discussing the siege of the city with everyone, and Mr. Kong may as well say it directly." ”

"Discuss?" A look of disdain flashed on Kong Shangxian's face, and he sneered: "A group of wine bags and rice bags are just good for nothing but greedy for pleasure, Your Highness has discussed with these people, it is better to open the city and surrender as soon as possible." ”

"Presumptuous!"

"You dare!"

"We are orthodox nobles, how can you be bullied by a foreign minister!"

"Lost dogs, despicable people, who are qualified to speak of us!"

Suddenly, the nobles in the main hall were furious, and in the face of ridicule, they fought back in person.

"Oh? Aren't you? Kong Shangxian glanced at it with disdain and said, "When I first came in, the expressions on everyone's faces were not very good-looking, but at this time, they had a high-spirited face, am I not right?" ”

Isn't that right?

This question can be said to have made the nobles speechless, although they were very unconvinced, but it was indeed irrefutable.

"Okay, okay, let's not argue." Zheng Kang waved his hand impatiently and said: "Mr. Kong has been here for more than ten days, and he is nowhere to be seen on weekdays. ”

Kong Shangxian nodded: "There is a word in the lower part of the world, to persuade His Highness." ”

Advise?

Everyone looked at each other.