The northwest is mountainous, as if it stretches endlessly, and a valley and secluded river flows from north to south, then turns to the east, and merges into the Hunhe River to flow to the east sea.

Sitting on the mountains, the big river, the west of the Liang can be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, and in the east and west intersection of the main road along the way naturally have post stations, southeast and northwest direction between the undulating mountains there are more beacon towers, once there is an emergency military situation fast horse galloping on the way, the beacon fire has been the first step into the western capital.

Taikang in the southeast, located in Shazhou, adjacent to the western capital of Liang State, is less than 500 miles away, and can be reached in a few days by fast horses, and it is difficult to see the fleeing herdsmen on the official road leading to the western capital.

The hills on both sides of the road are barren, and some greenery is swaying in the wind.

The original lush pasture, without the cattle and sheep grazing in the past, and the songs of the herdsmen, only a fast horse carrying official documents, galloping in front, and then behind, there is a cart pulling the coffin, winding on the road.

Poplar swaying young branches, between light and shadow, mottled wind and rain traces of the quaint city downstairs, the figure of avoiding the scourge of war in and out, in order to ensure the smooth flow of military information in the north and south direction, the west capital closed the north and south and the three gates, only allowed to carry military information of the stagecoach in and out.

Only the West Gate was open to the people who wanted to leave, and for several days there was a long queue almost every day, and most of them were from the wealthy families of the city.

After all, the poor have everything here.

At a certain moment, the fast horse entered through the south gate and walked straight through the empty streets, and it was difficult to see orchids dancing on the streets, no longer to hear the sound of the piano from the Central Plains, and no longer to have the bustling Western Regions Hu merchants and Central Plains merchants bargaining.

Occasionally, people passed by, and they looked hurried and panicked.

Losing the prosperity of the past, there is only a sense of urgency in the face of war, and the streets are full of galloping horses or patrolling soldiers.

At this moment, in the palace of the imperial city, the emperor's final military reform has fallen, and he will gather several troops in the western capital to organize the soldiers and horses into the military town division, such as the Xiangli tribe in Wuluo Mountain, changed to the Wuluo Mountain Military Division, and 20,000 warriors in the clan are drawn into an army, and most of the capitals are unified.

He also organized the Tuoba soldiers as the Weirong army, all of which were 5,000 sons of the Tuoba tribe who could conquer and fight.

One morning, after the proposed military system was settled, the civil ministers led by Ye Ci said goodbye and implemented the matter, and then the monarchs and ministers in the court began to discuss the current war between the north and the south.

"There is no battle report in the north, but in the south, Tuoba Zongju sits in the town, in order to block the Xia army's front for half a month, the general is cautious, and he is more familiar with the Central Plains military strategy.

He was originally a member of the conservative faction and opposed Tuoba Kui's military reform. But since the Central Plains came back from watching the Xia Emperor's martial arts, after the blows on the way, he began to fully support the emperor's military reform.

Tuoba Kui naturally saw these changes, and sometimes wanted to laugh at the emperor of Xia Kingdom: "I can't imagine it, without your military exercises, it will be difficult for my ambitions to be displayed." ”

At this moment, when he heard that the Xia army in the south was nailed to Taikang and could not advance, he was in a good mood and asked the eunuchs to bring the map, hang it on the wooden frame, and invite the leaders of various tribes to come and observe together.

Tuoba Kui got up and walked down the imperial steps, and stood in front of the map with the group of leaders who came forward, looking at the mountains, rivers, cities, and soldiers and horses marked on it.

"The northwest is mountainous, as long as the main road is guarded, no matter how many soldiers and horses in the Xia country will only become a burden, the little emperor of the Xia country, do you really think that you can win by relying on more people? When my Liang State is so easy to attack? ”

Tuoba Kui stood in front of the map, looked at Taikang's location, said with a smile, and then raised his hand, and the small wooden stick in his hand was on the camel mountain in the north.

"There are Tuoba Zongju guards in the south, and there are emerging generals such as Tuoba Congwu, so I can sit back and relax."

He smiled and continued: "And the Camel Mountain here in the north, Zhaori's 70,000 soldiers and horses are stationed, radiating more than 200 miles around, and it is almost impossible for the Western Route Army of the Xia Kingdom to go south. ”

"Your Majesty, beware of the rebels in the Meat Mountain!"

Ye Ci looked at the map and said something that disappointed the emperor, "The rebels in the hands of the Rolling Meat Mountain are now rampant in the southeast, and recently I heard that several tribes have been annexed by him, from more than 10,000 people to 30,000 in the army, they are familiar with the terrain of the northwest, and it is very likely that they will backstab Tuoba Zhaori, or directly kill the western capital." ”

"The prime minister doesn't want to mention this person, if he dares to hit the Western Capital, I can't ask for it!" Tuoba Kui is gone, and he was so angry when he heard the rebellion of the Rolling Meat Mountain.

If the other party dares to come to the Western Capital, just try the strength of his new army, after all, the other party is still the original tribal soldiers, the command is incoherent, once the leader is defeated, he will scatter and flee, after defeating it, he will cut off the other party's fat head with his own hands.

Thinking about it, Tuoba Kui smiled, and waved his hand at the court.

"What's the use of having more people, I have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under my command, and the soldiers and horses on both sides of the Xia Kingdom have been blocked, I give ten dares, he doesn't dare to come, so he will scrape together some soldiers and horses, and he has no combat power at all in front of my soldiers and horses, he will only flatter, this kind of rat in the hole, can only do something shady and shady, since the emperor of the Xia Kingdom is rare, this kind of courtier is good for him."

The old eunuch who was close to the emperor twitched the corners of his mouth, he had persuaded the emperor before, but the other party was just a villain, and he would only slap the horse.

Of course, after the incident, he never mentioned the advice of that day, after all, it was a slap in the face of the emperor.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, as long as the north and south directions are firmly nailed to the two armies of the Xia Kingdom, the rebels in the Meat Mountain will never dare to come to the Western Capital." It was the leader of the Mi Bao tribe who spoke, "When the Xia army can't get enough food, once it retreats, it will be an opportunity for my Liang to turn defeat into victory, and the rebels are waiting to be exterminated by Your Majesty." ”

Tuoba Kui looked at the map and smiled, and he turned back to give him an appreciative look at the leader of the Mi Capture tribe who understood what he was thinking.

"Mi Bao is a cloth head, and he has recently made progress in learning the Central Plains in Dadu, but things on the battlefield are changing rapidly and should not be taken lightly. However, I still believe in the ability of the two clan generals, Zong Ju and Zhaori, and they are still very safe in guarding the two main roads in the north and south. ”

Prime Minister Ye Cimi lowered his head and did not speak, at such a critical moment, the emperor can still be so confident, he is still relieved, it is better than the group of emperors of Qi State, who have hit the doorstep, thinking not of rejecting the enemy, but surrendering.

What a disgrace to the emperor.

Moreover, Tuoba Zongju and Tuoba Zhaori are all clan generals, so there is no need to worry that they will surrender, and they are not young and vigorous generals, as long as they hold the city wall and hold the main road in the mountains, it will be difficult for the Xia army to pass even if there are millions.

While thinking about it, a group of leaders, and even civil and military people, bowed their hands to Tuoba Kui and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

As soon as the word 'Shengming' fell, outside the main hall, there was already an order to ride and gallop over, not waiting for the horse to stop, flying and jumping off the horse, stepping on the stone steps and hurriedly coming up, shouting outside the main hall: "Your Majesty, Taikang is here to expedite the military situation!" ”

"It's just in time, but I want to see what surprise my imperial uncle has sent."

Tuoba Kui said with a smile, raised his hand and asked the eunuch at the door to take the military information in, and he strode up the imperial steps, sat on the dragon chair, dusted off the dragon robe, and sat upright for the eunuch to read to him.

The old eunuch who took the information, opened the letter, he glanced at the handwriting on it, and his old face suddenly changed, and he hesitated for a long time, and did not speak.

"You read it!" Tuoba Kui said with a smile, but by this time his brow had frowned slightly.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"

The old eunuch swallowed his saliva, hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to say: "It's a letter from the general, he said...... Tuoba disrespected the order and went out of the city to meet the ...... and the fine mother Langluo, the two were beheaded by the generals of the Xia Kingdom. ”

The emperor on the dragon chair, the smile that he still had instantly froze, he twisted his neck with difficulty, looked at the old eunuch, and squeezed out: "Bring the letter." ”

How so...... My Martial ......

His mind was a little confused, and he kept coming out with intermittent words, and after a while, he still took the letter handed by the eunuch, and after looking at it, he felt that the world was spinning.

The words that came to my mind suddenly shouted.

"My humerus, my martial arts......" Tuoba Kui is actually only a few years older than Tuoba Congwu, in terms of generation, the other party is his nephew, and they grew up together.

This time, he was asked to follow the old and steady imperial uncle Tuoba Zongju to Jiancheng Taikang, which was intended to cultivate, and after the old group of clan generals went, there would not be no successor.

"From the martial arts...... My nephew ......"

He pinched his body and shook it, fortunately, he was quite powerful, so he didn't stabilize his figure, but the group of civil, military and tribal leaders below were surprised and couldn't close their mouths.

They didn't expect that the quite capable Tuoba Congwu would actually die in battle.

"I ...... I want to hold Tuoba Zong accountable...... Why did he take care of him badly, how did he become an uncle! Tuoba Kui suddenly roared angrily on the dragon chair, and at this moment, the car pulling the coffin had already entered the palace and stopped outside the palace.

He got up suddenly, strode out of the temple gate, and saw two coffins on the car body from a distance, and immediately beat his chest and cried, but soon, the news of the fall of Taikang and the capture of Zongju came, and Tuoba Kui, who had not yet recovered from his sad strength, stared at him and fainted directly in the court.

"Your Majesty—"

"Quickly pass on the imperial doctor!"

"Slippers! Take off your shoes quickly, let Your Majesty smell the smell of your feet......"

"Go and call the queen!"

Ye Ci looked at the crowded figure in the court in a daze, and his eyes could no longer see the light.

After a long time, when the emperor woke up, the first thing he did was to recruit everyone in Fengpintang, they were all masters of the first and second ranks, and they had always served as the secret sentinel of Tuoba Kui.

"The emperor will definitely not be able to assassinate, but those generals who command the army always have a chance, no matter what method you use, you can get rid of the leading generals of the Xia Kingdom for me to avenge this."

……

Meanwhile.

The street battle in Taikang City basically came to an end, the emperor's imperial chariot entered the city gate, came to the palace to settle down, the general of the Liang State clan named Tuoba Zongju, was captured by Zhao Yun and dragged to kneel in front of Su Chen.

(End of chapter)