The news of the Three Princes' capture of Kangyong City spread like the wind in the Kingdom of Shin, and many city lords began to consider whether to take refuge in him when the Three Princes' army arrived.

Only by mastering the army can it be regarded as having the absolute initiative, the eldest prince was also taken aback by the vigorous and resolute style of the three princes, Kang Yongcheng originally belonged to him, and now the three princes are marching towards Xinyang City, and the eldest prince feels the crisis.

In the grand and majestic palace hall, there are many fewer officials in the palace this time than before, some have been stopped from investigation, some have been directly transferred to idle departments, and some have been granted long vacations.

This made many families in Xinyang City express their dissatisfaction, but the eldest prince knows how to measure proportions, only for individuals, and also promoted other members of those families to some official positions, this promotion and downgrading, it can be regarded as giving them an explanation.

An official came out and said: "Your Majesty, we have lost two more cities, the three princes are unstoppable, and we will arrive in Xinyang City in a short time." ”

"Two cities!" the eldest prince patted the armrest of the dragon chair and said angrily: "It's only been three days, and there are two cities again, are the city lords of those two cities pigs?"

The official only promised: "Your Majesty, they ...... looked at the wind and fell, and did not fight with the three princes at all. ”

"What!"

The eldest prince was angry, reached out and grabbed a piece of folding and threw it down directly, but fortunately he kept his senses and did not throw the jade seal directly.

After finally calming down, the eldest prince sighed and asked, "How many people does he have now?"

"With the surrender of the soldiers from the three cities and the conscription along the way, the army of the three princes has expanded to 500,000. ”

"What?" The eldest prince suddenly lost his composure, and asked solemnly, "How is this possible, didn't he leave soldiers to defend the city?"

“...... No. ”

The eldest prince spread his body, suddenly sat up again, and laughed loudly: "Okay, good! It's worthy of my third brother, it seems that he wants to give me a fight, okay, okay, then let's have a good fight!"

"How many troops do we have? I mean the defenders of all the cities. ”

One of the generals stood up, pondered, and replied, "If the north doesn't lose any more, we can still muster together no less than a million men." ”

"Million, haha, one million is enough, I want to see how the third brother 500,000 fights with my million male master!"

The eldest prince's face was hideous, and now the other party was driving straight into him just to take him into an army, and the resistance of the cities along the way would only get weaker and weaker, and he also had no way to retreat.

The general persuaded: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible, the three princes are only supported by a few northern city lords behind them, and they can be regarded as helpless, so they will be so unscrupulous, but Your Majesty is different, Your Majesty is the prince of the prison country appointed by the first emperor, and the name is justified, as long as the town of Xinyang City is stabilized, the Quartet of Xinguo will naturally be attached, but if Xinyang is lost, then our previous efforts will be in vain." ”

"Besides, there are still seven princes in the south who are causing trouble, and the second prince in the northwest is not restless, if we come out of the nest now, it will only give them a chance, and it will really not be beneficial to our side. ”

After hearing this, the eldest prince also calmed down a little, the reason why there was a gaffe just now was really because the city lords of the three cities disappointed him too much, he went to attack Renjin City by himself, but was completely defended by Chu Jing, and the three princes attacked their own cities, and their city lords were all waste?

After pondering for a moment, he asked, "What does the general mean?"

The general replied: "Your Majesty should send an army to defend Anping City, and you will personally sit in Xinyang City." ”

"Are you saying that let's wait for the three princes to come and attack, and the cities north of Anping City will be handed over?"

"No, it's not a concession, the three princes have no intention of seizing the city at all, as long as Your Majesty defends it, and sends an envoy to the rear of the three princes, those lost cities will still respect Your Majesty, and when the time comes, you will naturally be able to take the three princes." The general said.

"The idea is good, but ......" The eldest prince looked around and said: "Anping City is the last line of defense of Xinyang City, I don't want Xinyang City to suffer from war, who is suitable to defend Anping City? Who has this ability?"

The general looked at the eldest prince expectantly, but the eldest prince felt that he couldn't do it, he didn't have absolute trust, and he didn't have a record of making a move.

At this time, Qi Lin had to stand up, although he was a literati and hoped to do more internal affairs work, but at this time, when the eldest prince was suspicious of everything, only he could stand up and share the worries of the eldest prince.

"Weichen is willing to go to Anping City to defend this line of defense for His Majesty. ”

"Good. The eldest prince gave Qi Lin an appreciative look and continued: "Then I will make you the general of Anbei and give it to you...... 300,000 horses enough?"

The eldest prince originally wanted to give Qi Lin 500,000 with a big wave of his hand, but after thinking about it, he couldn't take out so many soldiers at all, even if he concentrated all the soldiers in Dao Anping City, then Xinyang City would not have the troops to defend it.

Anping City is the last line of defense of Xinyang City, but Xinyang City is the real top priority, and it is impossible for the prince not to gather a large number of soldiers in Xinyang City, in addition to preventing Anping City from breaking, but also to prevent the old ministers of Xinyang City from waiting for an opportunity to plot a rebellion.

Alas, this emperor is really not easy.

Qi Lin thought for a while, although there were a lot of 300,000 troops, the literati were cautious, and it was necessary to be more secure.

He opened his mouth and said: "Anping City and Xinyang City are defending the city, not fighting head-on, and the soldiers defending the city do not need to go through too much training, as long as they can not be afraid of blood, they can basically come in handy." ”

"Your Majesty might as well recruit some young warriors with a lot of money, even if you can't draw a bow and shoot arrows, you can afford to move stones. ”

The eldest prince felt that Qi Lin was reasonable, so he gave him the qualifications to recruit, and urgently mobilized a large number of supplies from the treasury.

Shinkoku spent most of the treasury when he conquered the kingdom of the world, and now there is not much left, but in order to win this final battle, the great prince had to empty the treasury.

Qi Lin spoke again: "Your Majesty, I still want this general to be my deputy." ”

He is very clear about his ability, he has only read some about military strategy in books, and the only time he went to the battlefield was to accompany the eldest prince to attack Renjin City, and it was very unrealistic to want to defend Anping City with his ability alone.

And the suggestion to defend Anping City is that the general put it forward, and he should have the confidence to arrange an impregnable defensive line.

"Yes. The eldest prince immediately agreed, and said to the general, "I am now appointed as the general of the chariot and cavalry, and I will assist Qi Lin in all affairs in Anping City." ”

"Yes. ”

The general immediately knelt on the ground to receive the order.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Qi Lin and the general of the chariot cavalry received the holy decree and walked out of the door together.

"What is the general's name?" Qi Lin asked.

"The big general, the little general Huang Qiu. ”

"It turned out to be General Huang. Qi Lin smiled at him cordially and said: "This time Anping City is very important, there is no room for mistakes, originally the military aspect should be in charge of the general, but the general's prestige is not enough to be in charge alone, so His Majesty appointed me, but the main thing is still arranged by the general." ”

Huang Qiu was flattered and said: "The general has been promoted, and the young general knows that he is soft-spoken, and being able to reach His Majesty's appreciation is already a great love for the young general, and he can also get the trust of the general, so he is terrified." ”

"Don't be so polite. ”

Qi Lin's face suddenly turned grim, and he said in a deep voice: "Now that time is pressing, you and I will divide into two ways, with the military salary given by His Majesty, and start recruiting soldiers in various places, remember, never be reluctant to give up these gold and silver, as long as we win this battle, what we lose will come back, if we can't win, then, even if we get more, we will eventually lose." ”

Huang Qiu was instructed and replied, "Obey the general's orders." ”

Then Qi Lin said to him: So so......

Just when the eldest prince was in a hurry, the other princes also reacted.

The waters of the country of faith have been thrown into chaos, and no one can be left alone.

If the three princes win, then the three princes who have absolute strength will definitely be much more difficult to deal with than the big prince.

If the Grand Prince wins, then his rule over the Shin Kingdom will go further, and with the prestige of victory, he will most likely make most of the castle lords lose confidence in opposing him.

It would be best if both sides were defeated, but the consumption of a large number of troops would make it impossible for the country to recover in the next 10 years, and it would be unable to resist foreign aggression.

The second prince sat in the living room of the city lord's mansion in Fuchun City, next to his mother, the previous concubine.

There are many people below, who basically have nepotism with the second prince.

The city lord of Fuchun has a broad forehead and a handful of sheep's horns underneath, and he is a very scheming person.

"Mother's ......"

The second prince saw that the envious people were silent, and couldn't help but speak.

Concubine Xian immediately scolded in a low voice: "Don't speak. ”

Then, she looked at the city lord of Fuchun City, her eldest brother, and asked, "Big brother, what should we do now?" We are not ready yet, and the third child can't wait to rush forward to prepare for a battle to the death with the boss, which is very unfavorable to our Yu Xuan." ”

The city lord of Fuchun City stroked his mustache and said slowly: "Little sister, don't worry, these things are actually not to the point you imagined, the third prince and the eldest prince are fighting, and we are not the only ones watching from the side." ”

"You mean Xiao Qi?" Concubine Xian said, "That kid only knows how to find women all day long, what can he do, I heard that the old ministers in the court who supported him have been sanctioned by the eldest prince, and now without those people to help him, he can't make any waves." ”

"That's not necessarily, according to rumors, when the eldest prince attacked Renjin City, the Seventh Prince had already pocketed all the southern part of the Xinguo, and now he is the uncrowned king over there. "A city lord said that he married his daughter to the second prince, and he originally saw that many city lords were married to the second prince, and he thought that he was on a big boat, but now, his intestines are repentant.

"Yes, I have also heard such rumors, I'm afraid, even after the third prince and the eldest prince fight, the victorious side will have to fight with the seventh prince again, and that Chu Jing who guards Renjin City is not a simple task, and it is difficult to say who will kill the deer at that time. Another lord said.

Everyone said a word, and they couldn't argue about anything, and finally turned their attention to the city lord of Fuchun City again.

"Huh. ”

The city lord stroked his little goatee and said slowly: "Wouldn't it be better to do this, just to give us a chance to fish in troubled waters." ”

"Fishing in troubled waters?" A city lord snorted coldly: "How do you know if they will turn their heads and clean up the irrelevant first, we can't muster an army of 500,000 people!"

The city lord of Fuchun City smiled confidently, then stood up and waved to a soldier outside, who had already been ordered by the city lord, and soon, a map was presented.

The castle lord unfolded the map, invited the other castle lords to come forward, and said, "This is the military map of Shinkoku. ”

Could it be that the city lord of Fuchun City already had bad intentions? Everyone didn't have time to think about it.

The others hurriedly approached, and one of the city lords was shocked: "How is it possible? This kind of detailed map is only available in the imperial palace, how did you get it?"

"Hehe, this is not all of the country, only our northwest. ”

"That's a lot, too. ”

The city lord of Fuchun City pointed to the piece of the map near the lower corner and said: "This map was privately sorted out and explored by me when I took over the city lord of Fuchun City, and the content is absolutely true and reliable. ”

"You see, our area, can be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, this is the Green Water River, it can be said to be a natural barrier, even if there is an enemy crossing the Green Water River, the first thing to face is the Green Water City and the Water City, and between the two cities there is a Guiqi Mountain, it can be said that the Green Water City and the Water City are the only two passages. We can build a fortress with these two cities, so that the northwest can sit back and watch the tiger fight. ”

The city lords looked at the detailed map, and couldn't help but nod, they hadn't paid attention to it before, but now it seems that this northwest piece is such a unique and good place.

"But ......"

A city lord asked: "This Green Water City and Linshui City are not our people, how can we convince these two city lords?"

Green Water City and Linshui City were such important strategic locations, and Emperor Xinguo had a more detailed map, how could he not pay attention to it and appoint the most trusted person.

The city lord of Fuchun City replied: "It is impossible to persuade at all, I have already investigated the character of these two city lords, they are both generals, and they are extremely loyal to the country, even if several princes are competing for the throne now, they will remain neutral and will not take refuge in anyone, because their duty is to guard those two cities." ”

Concubine Xian asked helplessly, "Big brother, what should I do then......

The city lord of Fuchun City waved his hand and only spit out one word.

"Hit!"

Yes, if you want to solve the current predicament, the only way is to war, the first prince to do it, but the result is to no avail of Renjin City, and the second to do it is the third prince, his goal is directly aimed at Xinyang City.

Now, the second prince is also about to make a move, and his goal is Green Water City and Linshui City, and eventually become the king of the northwest.

The camera pans to the other side, here the Seven Princes.

The Seven Princes are relatively calm, the southern end of the entire Xinguo is basically under his control, and the northernmost place has Renjin City to resist the risk, and then there is a newly built pass,

As long as there is no big accident, the battle between the third prince and the eldest prince will not affect the seventh prince, and he can even stabilize and continue to develop for a while.

The Seven Princes spend most of their time running from city to city, liaising with those city lords and getting them to support them unreservedly, which is a very difficult job that requires a lot of charisma.

The eldest prince was able to have many city lords submit to him because he was barely justifiable, the third prince relied on absolute force, and the second prince relied on the relationship between relatives.

The Seven Princes were more because he had the help of his ministers, and he was the first to come to the south of the Kingdom of Faith and seize the opportunity.

But his position is also the most unstable, and if there was such a thing as loyalty, the country of faith would not have become what it is now.

Tiannan Mansion is still business as usual, it is a corner of safety, even if the Seven Princes have come, it will not bring too much attention.

Shen Yunhe lived in seclusion as usual, and Shen Xiaoye did not leave, just as Chu Jing was worried about, now that the situation was chaotic, Shen Yunhe would not let her go out by herself.