Just when Yeman, the king of Dawan Kingdom, and Prime Minister Safuwan were discussing the matter of sending additional troops to Xiangzhou, Leyard, the leader of the Shadow of Dawan Kingdom's intelligence organization, hurriedly walked into the main hall, "Your Majesty, good news! Good news! ”

"Leyard, what's the good news for you Shadows?" King Yeman couldn't help but ask urgently.

"Your Majesty, the army of the State of Lu has just defeated the millions of troops of the southeast Xiang Army of the Jin State in the territory of Zhezhou of the Jin State, and the southeast Xiang Army of the Jin State is in the central mountainous area of Zhejiang and Fuzhou, and the defense line set up has become useless, according to the current situation, the Southeast Xiang Army of the Jin State should have no way to stop the invasion of the Lu army!"

The words of the shadow leader Leyard made King Yeman's eyes light up, "How can the Broken Army also be the army of the Jin State, Liu Ji is still the northern governor of the Jin State, and now that the southeast wing army of the Jin State is defeated, the court of the Jin State will inevitably transfer the Broken Army to the south to resist the army of the Lu State, otherwise the army of the Lu State will definitely sweep the seven southeastern states of the Jin State, and even the capital of the Jin State will face the danger of being attacked by the Lu army!" ”

"What His Majesty the King said is extremely true, the country of Lu can be said to have done us a great favor this time, presumably Liu Ji will not watch the seven states in the southeast fall into the hands of the country of Lu, in this way, the pressure on our country of Dawan will be much smaller!" Shadow Leader Leyard said excitedly.

King Yeman then turned his head and said to Prime Minister Safwan Lang: "The second batch of twenty new infantry regiments formed do not need to be sent to Kedemila Province in a hurry, and the other twenty new infantry regiments formed by the third batch will recruit all personnel as soon as possible. ”

On the evening of October 16, 432 of the Great Jin Dynasty, in a study room of the Southeast Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Prefecture, the Great Jin Dynasty, the strategist Tang Yan anxiously said to Zhang Mingqi, the Southeast Metropolitan Governor: "Lord, let's go quickly!" The Lu army is not far from Ningbo City, at present, Ningbo City only has a guard of the Praetorian Guard Corps, once the Lu army is in the city, we may not be able to leave when we want to! ”

Zhang Mingqi said with a gloomy face at this time: "Even if you leave Ningbo City, what can you do?" After the Lu army broke through Hengmei Mountain, the second line of defense of our Southeast Xiang Army in Zhejiang and Fuzhou has no effect, and the seven legions of our Southeast Xiang Army have suffered extremely heavy losses in the fierce battles in the previous months. ”

Hengmei Mountain is just south of Ningbo City, is one of the most important components of the second line of defense of the Southeast Xiang Army, the Southeast Xiang Army in the Hengmei Mountain several gorges and dangerous peaks, arranged a large number of troops, but under the onslaught of the Lu army for several months, on the morning of October 15, a gorge of Hengmei Mountain was finally conquered by the Lu army, and the southeast Xiang army in other parts of Hengmei Mountain was also immediately attacked by the Lu army on both sides.

The bloody battle of the first few months has made the morale of the various units of the Southeast Xiang Army very low, when the Southeast Xiang Army in other parts of Hengmei Mountain, after being attacked by the Lu State Army on both sides, these Southeast Xiang Army collapsed at once, and a large number of Southeast Xiang Army took the initiative to lay down their weapons, and on the morning of October 16, the entire defense line of the Southeast Xiang Army in Hengmei Mountain fell into the hands of the Lu State Army, and the Southeast Xiang Army that surrendered to the Lu State Army alone was as high as 800,000.

Strategist Tang Yan hesitated for a moment and said: "Lord, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and now our Southeast Xiang Army still has millions of troops, not to mention that the Southeast Seven States are not only the territory of our Southeast Xiang Army, the imperial court and the Broken Army should not ignore the Southeast Seven States!" ”

Zhang Mingqi sighed and said: "Now we can only hope that the Broken Army can go south, although our Southeast Xiang Army still has millions of troops, but many soldiers are new recruits, in these months of fierce fighting, the losses of our Southeast Xiang Army are too great!" However, the Broken Army is still at war with the Dawan Kingdom, will Liu Ji send troops to rescue the seven southeastern states at this time? ”

From March 16, 432 of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Lu army launched an attack on the southeast chamber army in Zhejiang and Fuzhou, to October 16 is exactly seven months, the southeast chamber army in these seven months, lost more than five million people, thanks to the Jin people of the seven southeast states, the southeast chamber army resisted the invasion of the Lu army is still very supportive, so that the southeast chamber army recruited a large number of young men during this period, and supplemented the loss of various guards, otherwise the southeast chamber army would have been wiped out by the Lu army.

Strategist Tang Yan then said to Zhang Mingqi: "My lord, although the war between the Broken Army and the Dawan Kingdom has not yet ended, the Broken Army has defeated tens of millions of allied troops of various tribes in the grassland in the Beiting Protectorate, and even annexed the Xianbei tribe, which is known as the second strongest clan in the grassland, and the Broken Army also defeated the invading army of the Qingyi Nationality in Huazhou, according to the current situation of the Broken Army, it is fully capable of sending troops south to rescue the seven southeastern states, not to mention that the Broken Army still occupies one city and six counties in Guizhou, Yuzhou and Leizhou in the southwest, The Broken Army in the southwest wants to rescue the seven states in the southeast, and it can almost be said that it is imminent. ”

Zhang Mingqi smiled bitterly and said: "It's easy to ask God to send God, after the Broken Army enters the southeast, it will not be easy to drive the Broken Army out!" ”

"Lord, we can't think about it so much at this time, if the Broken Army does not enter the southeast and block the footsteps of the invasion of the Lu army, our Southeast Xiang Army will probably not even have a place to stay!"

"Mr. Tang, where do you think we should retreat next?"

"Lord, Zhezhou and Fuzhou must not be able to be saved, and the territory of Qiongzhou and Lianzhou is almost impossible to defend, so my subordinates suggested that we withdraw to Suzhou, and the predecessor of our Southeast Xiang Army is the Suzhou Xiang Army, and the people in Suzhou are more interested in us."

"That's good! Immediately let the guards of Zhejiang, Fuzhou, Qiongzhou and Lianzhou quickly transfer to Suzhou, as long as our southeast Xiang army can defend Suzhou, our southeast Xiang army will definitely have a chance to turn over! ”

"Lord, it is best to transfer the troops of our Southeast Xiang Army in Suzhou and Hangzhou to the territory of Suzhou, at present, our Southeast Xiang Army is in Suzhou and Hangzhou, there are only less than three Wei troops in total, with these hundreds of thousands of people, it is simply impossible to hold the two states of Suzhou and Hangzhou, and our Southeast Xiang Army has suddenly ceded Qiongzhou, Lianzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, if the commander of the Lu army is not stupid, he should first pocket the above four states, which will give us more time for the Southeast Xiang Army."

"Suzhou and Hangzhou...... Forget it, just do what Mr. Tang wants! The next task of our Southeast Xiang Army is not to block the invasion of the Lu army, but to preserve its strength! ”

"The lord is wise, there is a good saying, if you save the land, you will lose people, and you will lose people; Save people and lose land, and everyone and land will be gained! As long as the strength of our Southeast Xiang Army still exists, we will definitely have the opportunity to regain the lost territory in the future! ”

In a conference hall in the mansion of Dou Yan, the captain of the military department in Canglong City, Dou Yan said in a deep voice to other important ministers of the imperial court: "I just got a bad news, the defense line of the Southeast Xiang Army in Hengmei Mountain in Zhejiang has been broken through by the Lu army, and the more than one million troops of the Southeast Xiang Army arranged in the Hengmei Mountain defense line have almost been wiped out, so that the second line of defense of the Southeast Xiang Army in Zhejiang and Fuzhou has been broken by the Lu army, and with the current situation of the Southeast Xiang Army, it is difficult to resist the invading Lu army. At present, the seven southeastern states can be described as full of crises. ”

Yang Zhong, the captain of the Ministry of Officials, sighed and said: "In fact, the performance of the Southeast Xiang Army is already very good, it is enough in the territory of Zhejiang and Fuzhou, blocking the Lu army for seven months, but the Lu State is really too hard this time, even if there are millions of casualties, there is no intention of retreating, now it seems that our imperial court can only block the army of Lu in the seven southeastern states by recruiting and dispatching the army to the south, otherwise the Lu army may directly attack Canglong City!" ”

Zhao Boran, the captain of the Criminal Department, nodded and said: "Now only the Broken Army can solve the crisis in the seven states in the southeast, I heard that the Southeast Xiang Army has lost five or six million troops in the seven-month war, and now many troops in the Southeast Xiang Army, recruits account for the majority, plus the Southeast Xiang Army has lost its geographical advantage, the Southeast Xiang Army should not be able to count on it." ”

At this time, Sun Mingtao, the captain of the Ministry of Works, frowned and said: "The war between the Broken Army and the Dawan Kingdom is not over yet, will Liu Ji send troops south?" ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, said in a deep voice: "No matter what the price is, we must also let Liu Ji send troops to the seven southeastern states, once the seven southeastern states fall into the hands of the Lu State, then the Lu State will definitely not stop at the seven southeastern states, then our Great Jin will be completely finished!" ”

Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials, said with a wry smile: "Liu Ji is extremely greedy, if he wants Liu Ji to send troops south this time, he will definitely open his mouth." ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, shook his head and said: "Even if Liu Ji opens his mouth, the imperial court will have to admit it this time, and first get through the difficulty of the Lu State, and then talk about the rest!" ”

The hussar general Xiao Su then suggested: "In order to prevent the Lu army from really coming to Canglong City, we had better mobilize more families to Canglong City, once the Lu army attacks Canglong City, just relying on the sixteen guards of the forbidden army, it will not be able to stop the millions of troops of Lu State!" ”

Other important ministers of the imperial court have no objection to the proposal of the hussar general Xiao Su, after all, Canglong City is of great significance to the Thirteenth Family, and it is precisely because the Thirteenth Family controls Canglong City that it can represent the Great Jin Dynasty.

After the other twelve important ministers of the imperial court left the mansion of Dou Yan, the chief lieutenant of the military department, Dou Yan, the chief lieutenant of the military department, sent someone to find Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry.

"Uncle, what are you looking for your nephew?" Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry, asked, Dou Bing still didn't know the news of the southeast Xiang army's defeat at Hengmei Mountain.

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, broke through the defense line of the Southeast Xiang Army in Hengmei Mountain, Zhejiang, and after telling the cavalry general Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry, Dou Bing's face suddenly became solemn, "Uncle, the defeat of the Southeast Xiang Army is likely to be unable to stop the Lu army, and the imperial court must dispatch the Broken Army south as soon as possible, otherwise the entire seven southeastern states will fall into the hands of the Lu people, and the millions of troops of the Lu State will also come to Canglong City!" ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, nodded and said: "All the ministers also mean this, and they are ready to let the Broken Army send troops to rescue the seven southeastern states, and each family will also mobilize another group of families to strengthen the strength of Canglong City." ”

"Uncle, did you ask your nephew to go to various places to mobilize our Dou family's family members?" Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry, asked.

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, shook his head and said, "The old man came to you to prepare for you and Dou Pet to meet Liu Ji together!" ”

Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry, asked a little puzzled: "Uncle, what are we going to see Liu Ji for?" ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, sighed, "This time, Liu Ji led the Broken Army, and defeated tens of millions of grassland tribes in the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, and even the Xianbei tribe and its affiliated clans were eaten by Liu Ji in one bite, although the war between the Broken Army and the Dawan Kingdom has not ended, but the Dawan Kingdom has lost more than five million troops in the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, presumably the Dawan Kingdom is helpless to take the Broken Capture Army, now Liu Ji's momentum has been achieved, and the imperial court is getting weaker and weaker, our Dou family should find a way out for the future!" ”

"Uncle, what do you mean...... Our Dou family supports Liu Ji to enter Canglong City? Dou Bing, the general of the cavalry, asked with a shocked expression.

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, nodded slightly and said: "It turns out that the Southeast Xiang Army can still contain the Broken Army a little, but now the Southeast Xiang Army itself is difficult to protect, and the Broken Army is already a dominant force in the entire Great Jin Dynasty, if Liu Ji wants to be the emperor, just by virtue of the current strength of the imperial court and our thirteenth family, it can't be stopped at all, since it can't be stopped, our Dou family might as well take advantage of the trend." ”

Dou Bing, the general of the chariot cavalry, hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle, what about the current emperor?" ”

Dou Yan, the captain of the military department, sneered and said: "Now the strength in the hands of the royal family is extremely limited, if we are willing to do so, we can end the Liu family's rule over the Great Jin Dynasty for hundreds of years now." ”

"Uncle, will Liu Ji accept our Dou family?"

"No matter what, the Great Jin is still the Great Jin of the family in the end, Liu Ji wants to be the emperor of the Great Jin, maybe he doesn't have to take care of our various families, but Liu Ji wants to govern the entire Great Jin, then it is inseparable from the support of various families, our Dou family takes the initiative to move closer to Liu Ji at this time, Liu Ji will not refuse."

"Uncle, our thirteenth family can be said to be both prosperous and lossy, support Liu Ji's affairs, don't you communicate with other families?"

"Actually, our Dou family is in contact with Liu Ji now, it's a little late, as far as the old man knows, there is a family that has already got in touch with Liu Ji."

"Uncle, which one is it?"

"The Yang family where Yang Zhong, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials, is located!"