Chapter 137: The Seven Counties of Zhennan
Xia Qiu's face is like earth, and his expression is extremely ugly. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
He never imagined that this problem would appear in his rear at this time. Could it be that the state of Chu is crazy? Before the state of Xia became chaotic, it was forced to take action against the border of the Luo River? Although there are not many places in these seven counties, they are enough for the state of Chu to cross the river and defend it, and even establish a military town!
What made him even more suspicious was such a big thing. Why is the speed of the falcon's transmission even slower than that of the cavalry of the border army?
This cavalry has been in the dust all the way, looking at the style of military uniforms, but there is no doubt that it is the Luohe garrison in Zhennan. This person didn't care about etiquette, trotted all the way into the hall, and knelt directly on the ground not far from the door.
"Battle report! Chu State invaded. It has captured the seven counties of Luohe, approaching the town customs, and its ninety miles of Luohe border have fallen into the hands of Chu. ”
The civil and military officials were in an uproar, and Xia Qiu couldn't hold back at this time, "Nonsense! The seven counties of Luohe are the places where my father personally guards and inspects, how can they fall into the hands of the Chu State?"
"Commander, the prince has been forced to retreat to Zhennan Pass, and the remnants of the seven counties have also retreated, and now within the seven counties, they are already occupied by the Chu State. It's absolutely true! Please also ask the commander to return to the army immediately! Command the battle situation of the Luohe army!" As he spoke, the cavalryman actually took out a handwritten letter from his body and handed it directly to Xia Qiu.
Xia Qiu didn't care that he was going to court in the palace hall at this time, and opened it directly to take a look.
This is his father's handwriting!
Xia Qiu saw his father's handwritten letter, and most of his suspicion had disappeared. However, when I looked at the contents of the letter, my face became more and more pale.
The invasion army of Chu was as many as 40,000 people! Moreover, within the seven counties, there were internal responses, and the other party took the land of the seven counties of Luohe almost without much effort, which is simply a joke!
Xia Qiuqi trembled. In this way, let alone fighting for the position of the lord of the country, the current foundation is also in jeopardy. The depth of the seven counties is sufficient, and with the military strength of the Zhennan Luohe garrison alone, it is now impossible to prevent the invasion of the Chu State at all. If the other party continues to attack Zhennan Pass or diverts to other ways, Xia Qiu will not have a good way to stop it.
"Luohe is lost, but is it true?" Bai Egret pretended to look at Xia Qiu with a surprised look, and asked at this time. Of course, he knew about the situation on the border of the Luo River, and he had done it single-handedly. The white-clothed guards of the Chu State did not give it in vain, and they said that they would delay the time for the other party to deliver the news, and they really did it for them.
The news of the falcon was not transmitted at all, and it was still the headquarters of the Zhennan Wang's army, until the Zhennan King retreated to the checkpoint, and then arranged for the person to report it, and rushed to the royal capital day and night.
"Yes!" Xia Qiu gritted his teeth and snapped out a word. His complexion was hard to see.
As soon as this statement was confirmed, the supporters around Xia Qiu changed color. This is where the problem is serious. If there is no invasion of the Chu State, Xia Qiu's side is indeed the strongest side in the orthodoxy of the three kings, and supporting the king of Zhennan to ascend the throne can get the most benefits, and it also has the greatest victory rate. But now, let alone continuing to fight for the position of unification, it is already very good to be able to keep the power of King Zhennan from being completely wiped out by the Chu State.
The egret didn't care about any of this, he turned his head and gave Princess Xianni a look.
Princess Xianni understood, "The loss of the border pass in the south of the town is a major matter for the country! The king of Zhennan retreated to the checkpoint, and the military strength lost nearly 10,000, and he could no longer keep the transit of the Chu State. Additional troops must be sent to support it. ”
Xia Qiu's face stiffened for a moment, and his face shook. He naturally knew in his heart that the current situation was that people had to bow their heads under the eaves. The egret would actually be on Princess Xianni's side, he didn't expect it at all. And the lord of the country let Princess Xianni be regent, and in the future, Xianni will be enthroned, which is even more unimaginable. The most unexpected thing is that in a short period of time, the Egret will break up the union of the three kings, and even let King Hanyu and King Xuan choose to support Xianni's accession to the throne, which is simply unimaginable.
What was not expected was actually operated by the egret into the current situation. Xia Qiu had to say admiration in her heart, and she only hated that the egret didn't choose to stand on her side.
Xia Qiu sighed, now the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and he even needs the military support on the side of the egret, and he has no power to fight at all. He can also be regarded as a person who can bend and stretch, and immediately saluted Princess Xianni.
"Zhennan is indeed not to be lost. Please also ask Xianni, no, please also ask Her Royal Highness Princess Regent to support!"
It's done!
The egret exhaled mentally. He was really afraid that Xia Qiu would break the jar, so he didn't ask for Xia Guo to be safe, but he begged that the position of the lord of the country would not be lost, so he ran to cooperate with Chu State instead. But now it seems that Xia Qiu still has the blood of the prince of the country, and he would rather bow his head than lose the Xia Kingdom.
If you are willing to bow your head, things will be much easier.
"Bailu, for the matter of Zhennan, you prepare the guards of the forbidden army, and the Fire Phoenix Army will be rewarded with 5,000 soldiers, and you will go to Zhennan Pass to support in the near future. Princess Xianni immediately arranged it.
"Honorable Order!" This was originally a pit dug by the egret, but now it is natural to fill it up by himself.
Seeing this, Xia Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. But under the sudden change, his mood was still very bad, and he arched his hand towards the palace, "Please forgive your subordinates for being anxious and losing their honor in front of the palace." His Majesty returned to the army and returned to Nanguan to guard. ”
"There's no hurry. Princess Xianni shook her head, "There is one more matter, the dynasty needs to discuss it this morning, and it is not too late for the prince to return after the discussion." ”
With that, Princess Xianni got up and walked in front of Baiguan.
"My father has been ill for a long time and lost himself in the government. Although it is spread in the lonely regent world, he feels that he is young and biased, and it is difficult to believe in the world. Now I am willing to imitate the past and follow the present, and establish the policy of the old people, so as to seek impartiality in politics and the peace of the country and the people. ”
The civil and military officials were all stunned, except for King Hanyu, King Xuan and the close ministers of the royal family, their complexions changed.
Isn't this about dividing the government into a hundred officials? On the first day of Princess Xianni's regency, the difficulty is to decentralize power?
However, before some of the civil and military generals who didn't know about it could react, the officials on King Xuan and King Hanyu's side took a step forward. "Her Royal Highness Princess Regent is wise! ”
Xia Qiu's eyes shrank, and sure enough, it was something that had been discussed. Dividing the world, it is no wonder that it can be said that the two sons of King Hanyu and King Xuan can be said. Fighting for the position of unification, Xia Jian and the Hanyu King have no hope at all, so it is not difficult to move. And King Xuan and his son Xia Muran, the main force lies in the civil officials, and they have the greatest profit from this move, and they can't compete with the king of Zhennan on Xia Qiu's side, so it is normal to make such a choice.
In the current situation, Xia Qiu was forced into a corner. I still have to count on the support of the army on the egret's side, sighed helplessly, raised my hand and said bluntly.
"King Zhennan and Luohe Wenwu, no objection!"
This sentence means that all the officials on the side of King Zhennan have no opinion. Among the civil and military officials, at least more than half of them now agree with this matter, and the officials who don't know can only bow their heads, the princess regent, the strategy of the elders, and the court of the Xia Kingdom today has completely changed.