In the horse ranch of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the number of horses is enough to tens of thousands, although most of them are ponies under the age of two, but there are still hundreds of war horses over the age of three.

When Wang Liu's army broke through, all the war horses were discarded, and at this time, the war horses in the pasture were in front of him, so Wang Liu urgently recruited 300 horses for the use of his subordinate generals and personal soldiers.

After regrouping the troops, Wang Liu led his 6,000 men and horses to slowly march in the direction of the capital, and at the same time, the pro-army team responsible for transporting the fifty denier military rations also transported the military rations to the direction of the capital.

Ten miles north of the capital, the 6,000 men and horses under Wang Liu's command and the personal army carrying grain converged, at this time, the soldiers were hungry, so the army rested in place and began to bury the pot to cook.

In order to find out the situation in the direction of the capital, Wang Liu sent a large number of scouts to the direction of the capital to investigate.

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In the direction of the capital, Yao Gezhong's siege army and the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion defending the city launched a fierce battle, and the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion relied on the city wall to defend it, which can be said to occupy a geographical advantage, but the three hundred thunderbolts erected by Yao Gezhong's army offset most of the geographical advantages of the Wuyi battalion.

In terms of strength and soldiers, the Wuyi battalion is at a disadvantage, but with excellent equipment and the leadership of the generals, the capital is still in the hands of the Wuyi battalion.

But Yao Gezhong's attack became more and more fierce, the army under his command was divided into three waves to take turns to attack the city, from time to time there were several Qiang warriors on the wall of the capital, although they were finally killed by the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion under the city, but this still put great pressure on the Wuyi battalion defending the city, and no one could predict how long the city could hold out.

In the imperial palace of the capital, after learning that the Zhao army was attacking the city again, the officials above the fifth grade in the capital spontaneously went to the Taiji Hall to wait.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic had not yet arrived, and the ministers in the hall discussed together.

"General Wang Liu's soldiers and horses, haven't they already defeated the Zhao army? Why is it only two days ago, and the Zhao army has attacked the capital again. ”

"Yes! The capital has just been stable, and now it is chaotic again, some lawbreakers in the city have begun to run rampant again, and when Xiaguan passed through Nanshi just now, he saw that there were lawbreakers, robbing passers-by of their property in broad daylight, which was really lawless. ”

"You don't have to worry too much, as long as General Wang Liu's men and horses reinforce the capital, the Zhao army will naturally be defeated, and the capital will naturally be stable, so be patient!"

"Yes! Oh, yes! As long as the reinforcements of the Sixth Legion of the King arrived, the capital would be safe. ”

The ministers began to talk about it.

Cai Mo lowered his head and walked into the hall with a depressed face, as if he was full of worry.

"Oops! Lord Cai is here. ”

"Lord Cai, how is the battle at the head of the city, and when will General Wang Liu's men and horses arrive."

"Lord Cai's face is not good, is the battle situation at the head of the city unfavorable to our army!"

As soon as Cai Mo walked into the main hall, a group of ministers eagerly surrounded him and asked questions.

Cai Mo frowned and shook his head gently.

When the ministers saw Cai Mo's expression, their hearts were all up and down, and an ominous premonition shrouded the hearts of the ministers.

"Lord Cai, what is the situation in the battle at the head of the city, and the reinforcements of General Wang Liu still haven't arrived?" Uncle Yu Bing stepped forward and asked softly.

Seeing that it was Uncle Guo who personally asked, Cai Mo sighed and replied: "Yao Gezhong's army is fierce, and hundreds of thunderbolts have been erected in the direction of the north gate, and there is a great plan to break the city in a battle!" As for General Wang Liu's men, I'm just afraid ......" Cai Mo couldn't bear to say any more.

"What happened to General Wang Liu's men? Lord Cai might as well say it directly. Yu Bing hurriedly asked.

Cai Mo frowned, and set the garrison of the Sixth Army of the King on fire, and then, Yao Gezhong's army approached the capital directly from the direction of the garrison of the Sixth Army of Wang, and told a series of things, and speculated that the Sixth Army of the King suffered an accident, at least it was defeated by the Zhao army.

"The only salvation army in the capital was defeated by Yao Gezhong, and the Wuyi battalion is short of soldiers and horses, what can I do!"

"If the capital is breached, we will only be killed."

"For today's plan, the only way to do this is to mobilize the young and strong men in the city and garrison the city."

The ministers began to talk again.

"The emperor and the queen mother have arrived." Just when the ministers were talking, the Empress Dowager Chu Lianzi walked into the main hall with the two-year-old little emperor Sima Dan in her arms, and sat down on the dragon chair behind the white gauze curtain.

"Ministers see the emperor, the queen mother, long live, long live, long live." The ministers hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

Chu Garlic motioned for the ministers to get up, and then asked directly about the battle situation in the capital.

Cai Mo, who was in charge of defending the capital, truthfully reported to Chu Lianzi the current situation of the capital, the soldiers and horses of Yao Gezhong's siege of the city, and the news that the Sixth Army of Wang might have been dispersed.

"Unexpectedly, in just two days, General Wang Liu's soldiers and horses were defeated by Yao Gezhong." Chu Garlic was surprised, and then asked softly: "Cai Aiqing, how long can the capital hold out?" ”

Cai Mo hugged his fists, bowed down and replied: "Empress Dowager, how long can the capital hold on, the minister can't say, but the minister has already ordered the general of the Chinese army to defend the city with all his might, presumably for a day, it is not a big problem." ”

"What, the soldiers of my black-clothed battalion are holding on to it with all their might, and they can only ensure the safety of the capital for one day?" Chu Garlic was very surprised, she didn't expect that the situation would be so strict.

Cai Mo nodded, hugged his fists and said: "Queen Mother, the crisis in the capital, the old minister thinks that in order to prevent the worst, it is necessary to plan for the worst, and the royal family must not be humiliated!" ”

"Prepare for the worst, just in case?" Chu Lianzi didn't quite understand what Cai Mo meant.

After all, Chu Lianzi is still too young and still doesn't know much about some things, but many ministers in the court understand what Cai Mo means, and many ministers also want to put forward this point of view, but because it is too rude and there is a suspicion of discouragement, no one dares to bring it up in person unless it is absolutely necessary.

"What the old minister means is that the queen mother and the emperor will take off the phoenix crown and dragon robe on their bodies and replace them with the clothes of the common people, in case the capital is not guaranteed, they can also escape from the capital with the people, and then return to the capital when the army of King Qin arrives." Cai Mo said his thoughts bluntly.

Seeing that Cai Mo even said this kind of thought, Chu Lianzi had a premonition of the severity of the crisis in the capital, she stood up with the little emperor in her arms, looked at His Royal Highness's ministers, and said: "The capital is the foundation of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the mourning family, as the queen mother of the Great Jin, will not flee the capital, if the Zhao army breaks through the capital, the mourning family will take the royal family in the palace to celebrate the festival and kill themselves to save the name, but the emperor is young, and the mourning family asks the adults to take the emperor out of the city to continue the bloodline of the royal family." ”