Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Northern Hunt

When the first rays of the morning light rise from the east.

Martial law has been imposed on Linzi City, and under the sun, there is a tense atmosphere.

The news that a Chu army attacked the city all the way and approached Linzi had already reached the ears of Emperor Qi.

Although there are no less than 100,000 households in Linzi City, and there are even 10,000 palace guards, for the sake of insurance, in the past two days, Linzi has been under martial law early.

On the city wall, the Qi pawns who had been guarding for two hours and nights, rubbing their sleepy eyes, were preparing to take over with the next group of people.

However, in this quiet atmosphere, someone suddenly exclaimed.

"Chu people! It's the Shenwu Army! It's the Shenwu Army! ”

The sound was like a sharp arrow, piercing the quiet city walls.

In the west of Linzi City, on the originally inconspicuous hillside, there are dots of black-edged red-bottomed flags almost everywhere at this time. Such a banner is the special banner of the Shenwu Army of the Chu State.

Moreover, looking at the number, there are at least 40,000 people.

"Quick! Hurry up and report to the Prime Minister! The captain guarding the city said with a hint of trembling.

"Whoa!" One of the pawns immediately turned around and went downstairs, riding a fast horse, towards the palace in the center of the city.

In the past two days, whether it is Hanoi or Dong County, the battle situation is eroded.

Zhou Yafu fell into the plan of luring the enemy to go deeper, and was cut off by the Shenwu army, desperately breaking through the siege, and suffered heavy losses. I can only retreat to Sanchuan and lick my wounds.

Xue County, Wu Shi was besieged by 50,000 Chu troops.

The 30,000 Qi army in Puyang was frantically attacked by the Chu army, which was twice its size, all day long.

If it weren't for Youtian Wen's hard support, I'm afraid the city would have been lost.

One bad news after another, coming from the front, made the monarchs and ministers of Qi have a headache.

In order to deal with the unexpected situation these days, Prime Minister Kuai Mu was directly summoned to the palace by Emperor Qi to make a foolish plan.

Although it was just dawn at this time, Kuai Mu, who had worked hard all night, had just slept for more than an hour.

"Prime Minister! Prime minister! Oh no! ”

Kuai Mu, who was originally poor in sleep because of his age, was directly woken up by a eunuch.

Open your eyes, and under the gray eyebrows, there are a pair of bloodshot eyes.

"What's the matter?" After looking at the nervous eunuch, Kuai Mu was not angry, and still asked with a majestic face.

"The Shenwu Army, no less than 40,000 Shenwu Army, has arrived outside Linzi City!"

"What!" Kuai Mu, who has always been calm and calm, couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat, and a trace of sweat appeared between his fine white hair.

The 40,000 Shenwu army, with only the strength in the city now, I am afraid that it will not take a few days to destroy the city and the country.

"Prime Minister, come with me, Your Majesty is waiting for you!"

"Good!"

Kuai Mu hurriedly turned over and got up, just put on a thin coat, and walked towards Emperor Qi's bedroom.

The battle has been fought for more than a month, and it is close to late autumn, and the weather caused by it is already a little cool.

Fortunately, Kuaimu's temporary residence and Emperor Qi's bedroom are not far away, and you can reach it after walking a few steps.

"Your Majesty......"

As soon as Kuai Mu walked in, before he had time to salute, he was directly pulled up by Emperor Qi.

"Prime Minister, the Shenwu Army has arrived outside the city, what should we do? Qi country, where should we go? ”

Emperor Qi's old face was full of sorrow. And in the depths of his eyes, there is also a trace of guilt.

When the Qi State was handed over from Han Xin's hands to him, it was only a little behind the Han State.

And now, the Qi State has come to the brink of extinction.

From prosperity to today's miserable, such a huge failure, the blow to Emperor Qi is really not small.

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry."

Kuai Mu first comforted Emperor Qi a few times, and then asked with some puzzlement: "A few days ago, didn't the military newspaper say that the Shenwu Army was in Hanoi, why did it arrive in Linzi so quickly, is there anything strange about it?" ”

"Prime Minister, isn't this easy to explain? The Shenwu army, 50,000 people, everyone has fast horses, and the range of thousands of miles, won't they arrive in a few days? ”

Regarding Emperor Qi's explanation, Kuai Mu frowned and muttered softly: "However, from Dongjun to Linzi, there is a Puyang in our hands in the middle......

"It seems that Puyang should have been lost......" sighed lightly, Kuai Mu seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

"I hope that kid will have a better life." Kuai Mu thought silently in his heart.

"Prime Minister, what should we do now?" After listening to Kuai Mu's exclamation, Emperor Qi's heart couldn't help but feel a little more anxious.

However, before Kuai Mu could speak, there was a commotion outside the dormitory.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”

"Report to Your Majesty quickly, if you delay, can you afford it!"

"Who's making a fuss?" It was the upset Qi Emperor, in his tone, which was quite unkind.

"Your Majesty, many adults outside the palace are clamoring to see you." A eunuch, slumped and asked, to report.

Frowning, Emperor Qi waved his hand and said, "Let them all come in." ”

"......"

"Your Majesty, the Shenwu Army has arrived outside the city, please hunt north!"

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the country, I implore the prince to supervise the country and hunt in the north!"

As soon as the ministers entered, they knelt down and wept noisily.

Although it was noisy and noisy, it made Emperor Qi's heart a little bored, but for some reason, the sentence "Northern Hunting" was firmly rooted in Emperor Qi's heart.

"Your Majesty, please hurry up and hunt north!"

Among the three dukes of the Qi Kingdom, the Imperial Doctor, who had always had some problems with Kuai Mu, stood up and spoke firmly.

"Prime Minister......

Although there was already some emotion in his heart, Emperor Qi still had some hesitation in his heart.

Hunting in the north and hunting in the north is just a nice way to say that you escaped.

As for what the consequences will be after escaping, everyone knows in their hearts.

As long as he Qi Emperor Han Sheng's feet step out of Linzi City, then the Qi Kingdom will completely withdraw from the ring of the Three Kingdoms for hegemony.

All of a sudden, in the entire dormitory, everyone's eyes were focused on Prime Minister Kuaimu.

"If Your Majesty is not at ease, the minister, you can stay in Linzi." Kuai Mu arched his hand, kept standing upright to his back, and finally stood up for the first time.

"Prime Minister ......" Emperor Qi, who was already a little guilty, suddenly felt even more guilty when he heard that Prime Minister Kuai Mu refused to leave.

However, before Emperor Qi could continue, the Imperial Doctor on the side hurriedly interrupted.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Gao Yi, if you don't save the society, I'm afraid you will be ashamed of the soldiers who died on the front line! Your Majesty, please hunt north quickly! ”

"Your Majesty! Hunt north, please! ”

"Your Majesty! Hunt north, please! ”

The sound of the sound of the Qiang Qiang suddenly completely isolated Kuaimu.

"Your Majesty, let's go......"

Finally, when Kuai Mu's voice sounded again, Qi Huang took the step that had been unable to open his legs.

"Squeak!"

In a roar, Emperor Qi took a few important ministers and their families out of the east gate, spared a circle, and ran to the north.