"Although the battle of Orange Mountain failed, it is impossible for the army to be buried in Orange Mountain, there should still be many defeated soldiers, if you gather it, it should be no problem to gather 30,000 or 20,000 soldiers and horses." A calm and rich old man.

Before Sheng Hua could speak, a young man had already jumped up: "Old Marquis, don't say that if you gather another 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, what can you do if you collect another 180,000?" Qinzhen, Liuzhou, Orange Mountain, where is not an army of hundreds of thousands and twenty thousands, and the result? ”

Sheng Hua sighed: "It's not that I'm arrogant, our army is really not an opponent!" If there was a few chances of winning at the beginning of the war, now, there is really no chance of winning at all. ”

"What then? The enemy is about to descend on the city! ”

"What else can I do? You can't beat it, you can't defend it, you can't defend it, surrender early! I don't know how many people will die in the battle. The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty has an enmity with the temple, and he has no enmity with us, what he wants is the people of the land, if we surrender, will he still kill him? We are also a famous family in Dachu, to put it mildly, the Emperor of the Great Zhou has to rely on us if he wants to quell the war! ”

Although this was reckless, it reached everyone's hearts, and the faces of the people in the room showed a look of interest.

Sheng Hua muttered: "The capital is absolutely difficult to hold, after the city is broken, not only you and I are prisoners under the stairs, but even the people in the city have also suffered, how can I bear it!" ”

"I'm afraid that Your Majesty and the Prime Minister won't agree!"

Everyone nodded their heads, and although they didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew why.

Sheng Hua lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "This is the trend of the times, I think Your Majesty and the Prime Minister must also have thought about it, when there are many people in the court who will have the intention of surrendering, I still have a little military power in my hands, and at a critical time, for the sake of the people and the general righteousness, I can't take care of a lot." I, Shenghua, have said it thoroughly, you are all people who are close to my Shenghua, I don't know what you plan? ”

"Since it is the general trend, of course I have to follow the trend!"

"Yes, take advantage of the situation!"

"It's not for ourselves, it's also for the people of my Dachu!"

……

"Father, has Orange Mountain really been captured?"

Emperor Nanchu sighed and said: "Yes, Orange Mountain was really captured, Sheng Hua returned to the capital with the defeated army, and the Battle of Orange Mountain ended in less than a day, it was really, it was really beyond my expectations!" It's all rubbish! ”

In the end, the Emperor of Southern Chu had already gritted his teeth a little, he had a lot of hope for the Battle of Orange Mountain, thinking that the adults of the temple were capable of turning the tide, but he didn't expect that he didn't even hold on for a day.

Princess Linglong looked worried: "Then, wouldn't the Zhou army soon reach the capital?" ”

Emperor Nanchu nodded a little heavily and said, "Alas, yes, it won't be long before the enemy army is coming to the city!" ”

Princess Linglong couldn't help biting her lip when she heard this, remembering what the Great Zhou Emperor had said when she was in the enemy camp in Liuzhou, that she would lead the army to the capital to marry her.

At that time, she was quite angry and disapproving, but she didn't expect that the Great Zhou Emperor was really going to come with a large army, and it came so quickly.

Of course, she would not think that the Great Zhou Emperor attacked the capital for her, she knew that the Great Zhou Emperor was here to occupy this land.

However, she felt that she was not unattractive at all, and if the capital city really couldn't be defended, she might be able to do something for her family and country.

She couldn't help but think of what Miss Mingyue had said to her at the beginning, and asked her to persuade her father to return to the Great Zhou as soon as possible and not to go to the end.

Princess Linglong asked, "Have you discussed any strategies between your father and the prime minister?" ”

The Emperor of Southern Chu said in a deep voice: "Collect the rout, recruit the people, order the kings of Qin everywhere, and the court will offer a generous reward, and there will be brave men under the heavy reward." ”

Will this be able to hold the capital? Princess Linglong wanted to ask this, but she didn't dare to ask rashly.

Princess Linglong thought for a while and asked, "Father, will there be ministers in the court who want to return to the Great Zhou?" ”

Emperor Nanchu's face was a little gloomy and said: "There will definitely be ministers who have this kind of thought, I'm afraid there are quite a few." ”

Princess Linglong said worriedly: "Father, ......"

Emperor Nanchu snorted: "But there is no need to worry too much, first of all, the prime minister will not be obedient, he and the temple are too deeply involved, even if he submits to the Great Zhou, it will be difficult to die well, presumably he knows it in his heart." ”

"The prime minister has been in the dynasty for more than 20 years and has a deep foundation. The most critical person now is Sheng Hua, and he has to rely on him to defend the city, and he has soldiers in his hands. ”

"I will crown him as the protector of the country tomorrow, hereditary replacement, and give him a python robe and jade belt, this kind of honor will not be given to him by Da Zhou, and he will do his best if he thinks about it."

Princess Linglong listened to what she wanted to say and stopped, if the capital can be defended, then it should naturally be defended, but with the current situation, it is even more difficult to defend the capital than to ascend to the sky.

Emperor Nanchu saw Princess Linglong's appearance and sighed: "Linglong, I know the worries in your heart, if it really comes to the point of exhaustion, I will not blindly stick to it." ”

Princess Linglong said: "Father, I, I ......"

Emperor Nanchu sighed: "Linglong, if my Great Chu really dies, I will wronged you in the future." ”

Princess Linglong hurriedly shook her head and said, "For the sake of the father and mother, Linglong is not aggrieved." ”

In the early morning, the gates of the capital had not yet opened, and there was already a long queue in front of the gates, and they were all people who had left the city.

There are horse-drawn carts and donkey carts, on which are full of people who are full of people, and there are also people carrying flat poles, which are also loaded with food and clothing, and the whole city gate is a scene of supporting the old and the young.

Panic was already rising in the capital, and many people were fleeing the capital, for everyone knew that the enemy army would soon be in the city, perhaps tomorrow.

The gates of the capital city were finally opened, and the people who had been waiting for them were rushing out of the city with the old and the young.

Bian Qingdou rode a horse and felt the capital, and as far as the eye could see, there were people fleeing outside the city, the cry of the child, the call of the grandmother, and the desolation in the ears.

Although he has seen such a scene more than once, Bian Qingdou still feels uncomfortable in his heart, why fight? It's still the people who suffer!

"Big brother, why did you flee the capital? There shouldn't be a war in the capital! Bian Qingdou stopped and asked.

The man carrying the burden looked like you were teasing me, but seeing that Bian Qingdou was not like an ordinary person, he had to explain: "Girl, I think it's better for you not to go to the capital, the enemy army is about to hit the capital, let's flee quickly, run as far as you can." ”

Bian Qingdou said: "Who said there was going to be a war? What else does the imperial court use to fight now? ”