On November 13, 429 of the Great Jin Dynasty, in a conference hall in the mansion of Dou Yan, the commander of the military department in Canglong City, Dou Yan sighed to the general of the cavalry and said with a sad face: "There is news from the southeast that the army of the Lu State has all withdrawn from our Zhejiang Prefecture and Fuzhou in the Great Jin Dynasty two days ago. ”

Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry, immediately said: "Uncle, Lu Guo has withdrawn, this is good news, why are you worried?" ”

Dou Yan said with a wry smile: "How powerful is the Lu State, but it was blocked by Zhang Mingqi's southeast chamber army in Zhejiang and Fuzhou, it can be seen that Zhang Mingqi's southeast chamber army is no longer something that our imperial court can solve by force, and now Zhang Mingqi has controlled Qiongzhou, Suzhou, Lianzhou, Zhezhou, Fuzhou, Hangzhou and half of Suzhou, almost cutting off most of the tax sources of our imperial court, so that Zhang Mingqi's strength will become stronger and stronger, and our imperial court will become weaker and weaker." ”

Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry, hesitated for a moment and said: "Uncle, now that Liu Ji has led the Broken Army, he has also defeated the coalition army composed of more than a hundred nomads on the grassland, and has also expanded the territory of our Great Jin Dynasty for thousands of miles, adding nine states to the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and the strength is steadily surpassing Zhang Mingqi's Southeast Wing Army. ”

Dou Yan shook his head and said: "Liu Ji, like Zhang Mingqi, has a huge threat to our court, originally Princess Xiangcheng married Liu Ji, and the court is equivalent to wooing Liu Ji, but unfortunately the Empress Dowager Zhou and the first emperor were both killed, and the relationship between the court and Liu Ji almost does not play a role, but fortunately, Liu Ji and Zhang Mingqi can contain each other, and our court can finally be stable for a while, as for Liu Ji and Zhang Mingqi, the court can only take one step at a time." ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, thought very well, but just a few days after the Lu army retreated, the Jin State had another accident, and a number of barbarians east of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou in the Jin State suddenly jointly sent troops to attack the territory of these two states, and soon many cities in the two states fell into the hands of the barbarian army.

In the mountains and mountains in the east of the Jin Kingdom, there are many barbarian tribes, and the Jin people usually call these barbarians Dongban, and among the many ethnic groups in the Dongban, there are two very powerful Dongban peoples, namely the Qingyi and the Baimiao.

In addition to the two states that were invaded, Yizhou was also adjacent to the Dongban region, but the Dongban region adjacent to Yizhou belonged to the sphere of influence of the Bai Miao people, so Yizhou was not invaded.

After receiving the urgent reports from Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, Dou Yan, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of War, immediately summoned Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Zhihuan, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Boran, the chief lieutenant of the Criminal Department, Sun Mingtao, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Works, Zheng Kai, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Households, Han Renji, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Wu Ziyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Shunran, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Chen Sikai, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and He Guangzong, the general of the hussar general, and the hussar general Li Hong, who were in the thirteenth family, with the forbidden army of the six guards, had not yet returned to the capital from the southeast at this time.

Now the emperor of the Jin court has completely become an ornament, and almost all the decisions of the court are produced from the mansion of Dou Yan, the captain of the military department.

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, said in a deep voice: "Now our Great Jin can be described as an eventful autumn, I think you should all know, Xiangzhou and Fuzhou were suddenly invaded by a large-scale Dongban invasion, from Xiangzhou and Fuzhou news, this Dongban invasion was led by the Qingyi people, and the Dongban people who invaded Xiangzhou and Fuzhou together with the Qingyi people, there are at least more than twenty. ”

Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials, frowned and said: "The Qingyi tribe can be regarded as one of the two largest barbarians in the entire Eastern Barbarians, according to the news held by our imperial court, the Qingyi people have at least more than 10 million people, and what is even more terrifying is that almost all the people of the Qingyi tribe are soldiers, regardless of men, women and children, they can go into battle to kill the enemy, which means that the Qingyi people can easily mobilize millions of troops, plus other barbarian armies, just relying on the power of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, it is impossible to block the invasion of the Eastern Barbarians." ”

Han Renji, the secretary of the military department, immediately said puzzled: "Although the Dongban used to invade the three states east of our Great Jin Dynasty from time to time, the scale was not large, just plundered, and then retreated to the 100,000 mountains, and this Dongban invasion is different from the past, not only even the Qingyi tribe has been dispatched, but also captured many county towns in Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, is there any reason?" ”

The lofty mountains and mountains where the Eastern Barbarian tribes live are also known as the 100,000 mountains, which shows how large the area of this lofty mountains is.

Wang Zhihuan, the captain of the Ministry of Rites, nodded and said, "Yes! Although the Qing Yi tribe had a general relationship with our Great Jin before, they had never invaded our Great Jin on a large scale, and this time the Qing Yi tribe brought more than 20 barbarians to jointly attack Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, will there be any reason that our court does not know? ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, said in a deep voice: "The old man has asked people to investigate the real reason for Dongban's invasion of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou this time, and then we will study how to deal with Dongban's invasion!" As Yang Taiwei said, just relying on the strength of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, it is impossible to resist the extremely vicious Eastern Barbarian Coalition Army, and Feng Ziheng, the pastor of Xiangzhou, and Bimo, the pastor of Fuzhou, both sent letters of help to the imperial court! ”

Sun Mingtao, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Works, asked: "I don't know how many troops the Dongban, mainly of the Qingyi people, invaded Xiangzhou and Fuzhou this time?" ”

Dou Yan, the chief lieutenant of the military department, said: "According to the news sent to the capital by Feng Ziheng, the governor of Xiangzhou, and Bimo, the pastor of Fuzhou, the barbarians who invaded the two states are more than one million. ”

When the other important ministers of the imperial court heard that the barbarians had so many troops this time, they couldn't help but gasp, you must know that the Eastern Barbarian tribes living in the mountains and mountains have always been known for their bravery, and the army of millions of Eastern Barbarian tribes is no longer something that the current imperial court can deal with, not to mention that there are still millions of troops of the Eastern Barbarian tribes in every state, so what does the imperial court do to rescue Xiangzhou and Fuzhou?

Zheng Kai, the chief lieutenant of the household department, said with a wry smile: "Even if Xiao Su and Li Hong, the two hussar generals, bring the forbidden army of the six guards back to the capital, it is impossible for the imperial court to send enough reinforcements to Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, and the sixteen guards of our forbidden army are only about one million, and it seems that we can only count on the Broken Army or the Southeast Wing Army to send troops." ”

The hussar general Xiao Su and the hussar general Li Hong brought the six guards of the forbidden army to the southeast, only half of the soldiers and horses of these six guards, about 180,000 people, and more than 200,000 people in the six guards remained in the capital, and now the 180,000 people brought by the two hussar generals lost almost 50,000 people in the battle with the Lu army.

The other ten guards of the forbidden army left in the capital, each guard has about sixty or seventy thousand people, so the total strength of the sixteen guards of the forbidden army should only be about one million, compared to Zhang Mingqi before the siege of Canglong City, the sixteen guards of the forbidden army have expanded a lot, but the sixteen guards of the forbidden army are the biggest reliance of the imperial court, and it is impossible for the imperial court to send too many forbidden troops to Xiangzhou and Fuzhou.

Of course, the army that the imperial court can control in its hands, in addition to the forbidden army, there are also the family troops of the thirteenth family, but these important ministers of the court here will not consider sending their own family troops to the battlefield to resist the invasion of the Eastern Barbarians.

Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials, sighed and said: "Liu Ji and Zhang Mingqi are both greedy people, if the Broken Army or the Southeast Xiang Army are allowed to send troops to rescue Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, these two people will definitely ask for benefits from the imperial court, and if we don't make it, our imperial court will have to bleed again." ”

Wang Zhihuan, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Rites, turned his head to Dou Yan, the chief lieutenant of the military department, and asked, "Captain Dou, what is your opinion on this matter?" ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, pondered for a while and said: "Qianzhou and Xiangzhou controlled by the Broken Army are separated by Pizhou and Qinzhou, and Hangzhou, which is controlled by the Southeast Xiang Army, is only separated from Fuzhou by Yizhou. ”

At this time, the hussar general He Guangzong said: "Captain Dou, Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, no matter what, are still under the control of our imperial court. ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, said a little gloomily: "Now that the imperial court is short of money and soldiers, how can it quell this invasion of the Eastern Barbarians if it does not mobilize the Broken Army and the Southeast Wing Army?" Alas, let's see if the Broken Army and the Southeast Wing Army are willing to send troops! ”

The hussar general He Guangzong thought for a while and asked: "Captain Dou, can you send another document and ask the state pastors and taishou who control the military power in various places to send troops to Xiangzhou and Fuzhou to support?" ”

Before Dou Yan, the chief lieutenant of the military department, could speak, Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the military department, said: "Since the last time Zhang Mingqi led his troops to surround the capital for a few months, the prestige of the imperial court in the eyes of those state ministers and taishou can be said to have plummeted. ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, followed and said: "Xiangzhou and Fuzhou were invaded by the Eastern Barbarians, our imperial court must not ignore it, otherwise the last bit of prestige of the imperial court will be gone." ”

In the state pastor's mansion in Gongyang City, the capital of Xiangzhou Prefecture, Feng Ziheng, the governor of Xiangzhou, said in a deep voice to Shen Zitong, the Taishou of Xiongyi County, Xiangzhou, and Gao Shou, the Taishou of Hedong County, Xiangzhou: "This official invited the two Taishou to Gongyang City to discuss with the two Taishou to jointly resist the invasion of the Eastern Barbarians, after all, in the entire Xiangzhou now, it can be said that there are only three of us left, and now the three county towns in the jurisdiction of the official have been captured by the coalition forces of the Eastern Barbarian tribes. ”

As one of the four northern states of the Jin Kingdom, Xiangzhou is located in the easternmost part of the four states, adjacent to the 100,000 mountains where the Dongban tribes are located, and the whole Xiangzhou has a total of one city and six counties.

Shen Zitong, the Taishou of Xiongyi County, frowned and said: "This time the Eastern Barbarian tribes are menacing, and the two counties in the jurisdiction of the Eastern Barbarian Tribes have been broken by the coalition forces of the Eastern Barbarian Tribes, and now the coalition forces of the Eastern Barbarian Tribes are about to threaten the county capital of Xiongyi County, Kaihe City, and the Taishou of the three families is in agreement with the union of the three families, but just with the strength of our three families, can we stop the million army of the Eastern Barbarian Tribes?" ”

Hedong County Taishou Gao Liang followed and said: "Now the two counties in the jurisdiction of Ben Taishou have also fallen into the hands of the alliance of the Eastern Barbarian tribes, and the Taishou has no objection to the union, but the alliance of the Eastern Barbarian tribes is at least more than one million this time, and how many troops can the three of us gather to compete with it?" The combined army of Ben Taishou in the two counties was only 100,000 people, and this also included the young and strong men who were urgently recruited in various cities after the invasion of the Eastern Barbarians. ”

Xiangzhou Prefecture Pastor Feng Ziheng pondered for a while and said: "There are currently about 150,000 troops in one city and two counties in the jurisdiction of this official, including the young and strong people who are urgently requisitioned from various cities, although the three of us are united, and the strength may still not be comparable to the Eastern Barbarians, but as long as the three of us unite and stand up until the reinforcements sent by the imperial court arrive, the Eastern Barbarian Coalition Army that invaded Xiangzhou will not be a cause for concern." ”

Shen Zitong, the Taishou of Xiongyi County, frowned tighter and said: "There are now 100,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of this Taishou, and it also includes the young men of each city who were urgently recruited after the invasion of the Eastern Barbarians. ”

Xiangzhou Prefecture Pastor Feng Ziheng said: "This time the Dongban not only invaded our Xiangzhou, but also invaded Fuzhou, and this Dongban invasion is not the same as before, even the Qingyi people are involved, the imperial court can't watch Xiangzhou and Fuzhou fall into the hands of the Dongban tribes!" In that case, the last bit of dignity of the imperial court will be gone, and who will pay attention to the imperial court at that time! ”

Shen Zitong, the Taishou of Xiongyi County, thought for a while and said: "Even if the imperial court will not ignore the invasion of the Eastern Barbarians, will the imperial court send the main force of the forbidden army to the battlefield to resist the coalition forces of the Eastern Barbarian tribes?" If the imperial court only sent a little reinforcement to Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, it would only be a drop in the bucket in the face of a million Eastern Barbarian troops. ”

Hedong County Taishou Gao Liang touched his chin and said: "The imperial court will personally send troops, don't forget that there are still two tigers in our Jin Kingdom, and the imperial court can completely let the Broken Army or the Southeast Xiang Army send troops to aid Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, but I am afraid that the Broken Army and the Southeast Xiang Army are not so easy to invite!" ”

Xiangzhou Prefecture Pastor Feng Ziheng nodded and said: "This official also thinks that the imperial court is likely to invite the Broken Army or the Southeast Xiang Army to make a move this time, and this official is also worried that it is easy to invite the gods to send God, whether it is the Broken Army entering Xiangzhou, or the Southeast Xiang Army entering Xiangzhou, there is a huge threat to the three of us, but without reinforcements entering Xiangzhou, with the strength of our three families alone, we cannot drive the coalition army of the Eastern Barbarian tribes back to the 100,000 mountains, alas——"

At this time, Shen Zitong, the Taishou of Xiongyi County, said: "I don't know Feng Zhoumu and Gao Taishou, do you know the reason why the Eastern Barbarian tribes invaded Xiangzhou and Fuzhou this time?" For hundreds of years, although there have been some small frictions between our Jin Kingdom and the Eastern Barbarians, the Eastern Barbarians have never invaded our Jin Kingdom on a large scale, what is the reason for this Eastern Barbarian invasion? ”