Chapter 300: The Imperial Meeting
Although the ministers of the DPRK and China did not get up early, they also learned the news that the front-line army had returned to the city.
In the morning, the streets of Baidu are full of people and vehicles, and they converge towards the royal city from all corners of Baidu.
When the sky was bright, a group of civil ministers and military generals were already waiting in the court. After all the adults arrived, Bai Boxian sat on the throne in the eyes of everyone.
"Meet the king!" the military generals stood up respectfully and saluted Bai Boxian.
"Let's be flat. Bai Boxian sorted out his clothes and sat down, and the adults in the court returned to their places, everyone knew that today's court meeting would decide the fate of Bai Guo!
Ah Ning stood at the head of the military attaché, and the tattered battle robe on it had not had time to be changed, and it was stained with blood, telling the thrilling experience she had experienced.
Zhang Fengnian and other lieutenant generals are behind him, but there are only four or five left, and the talents are withered.
The whole court was solemn, Bai Boxian didn't speak, and no one knew what to say.
"General Xu, how is the battle situation ahead? Bai Boxian's voice was a little hoarse, he hadn't rested well these days.
The bad news from the front came one after another, Bai Yingwu was killed, the cold city was broken, and Fengyi was taken!
If there is one word to describe Bai Boxian at this time, it is that it is difficult to sleep and eat!
But he still has to pretend to be calm, hoping that some miracle will happen to save him Bai Guosheji.
When Ah Ning's army withdrew to Baidu, he sent a messenger to declare customs first, although he carried a battle report, but it was difficult for the parties to know more details.
"My three-way army of the White Country has suffered heavy losses. "Ah Ning didn't whitewash anything, it was pointless to do so, it would only make these officials and men sitting in the court feel lucky.
Sure enough, there was a sudden uproar in the court. They didn't know much about the battle situation on the front line, and Bai Baixian tried his best to block the news and try his best to maintain the stability of the white capital and even the white country.
But as soon as Ah Ning's army came back, he couldn't hide anything, and he still had to let everyone know after all.
"Then where is the army of the Chen State now?" Bai Boxian asked again, the army in Ah Ning's hands, plus the guards of the royal city, and the six or seven thousand people, are not without the strength to fight.
"Yesterday, we fought with Chen Meng on the narrow road of Shishan more than 100 miles away from Wangcheng, Chen Meng was defeated, and according to the report of the spies, they are now stationed in Fengyi. As soon as Ah Ning finished speaking, the noise started again, and some people were questioning, since they had defeated the army of Chen Guo, why did Fengyi still lose it?
Ah Ning didn't say anything, but Fan Laohei and the others were blushing and thick-necked, they were desperate in front, but these people were pointing fingers in the back.
Zhang Fengnian stopped a few irritable lieutenant generals, and the court was no better than the military camp, so he couldn't let them come nonsense.
"What is the general's current strategy?" The situation is already the way it is, and to investigate whose fault it is now is to kill yourself.
"Relying on Wangcheng, fight to the death!" Ah Ning didn't have any good strategy, and winning in the narrow road of Shishan had already made Chen Meng take precautions.
Chen Meng will no longer be led away by her strategy, and the next time he goes to war, he will fight to the death with dignity and integrity, and there will be no luck at all.
Bai Boxian's heart trembled, fighting to the death, is there anything else that Bai Guo can fight? How much combat strength can the 6,000 old and weak remnants of the army have, even if Bai Boxian does not understand war, he knows that they can't do it.
Besides, even a fortified city like Hancheng has been broken, how long can Bai Du hold on?
And according to Ah Ning's battle report, Chen Meng, the general of Chen Guo, is a top qi refiner, and he only needs a pair of fists to conquer the city, what can they stop?
"What's wrong with Zimo?" Bai Yingwu is dead, Bai Zimo has become the only Qi Refiner in Bai Country, and Bai Boxian can only pin his hopes on him.
"General Bai is too seriously injured, and I am afraid that he will not be able to go to the battlefield in the future. A Ning poured a basin of cold water on his head, Bai Zimo lost all his way in order to drag Chen Meng, and now he has become a waste, just luckily picked up a life and came back.
Ah Ning did not tell Bai Boxian that even if Bai Zimo was intact, he would not be Chen Meng's opponent. The king only asked about the result, and it was not good for Bai Zimo to talk too much about the war.
"Then dare to ask the general, can this Bai Du be defended?" Bai Boxian asked everyone's hearts, and the noise suddenly stopped, and they all stared at Ah Ning, the weak woman who looked weak.
"King, we have no way out. ”
The court dispersed in a hurry, and no matter how the ministers argued, no result came out. In the end, it was Bai Boxian who made the decision, mobilized everyone, and defended Bai Du!
In fact, many ministers are reluctant to fight anymore, and they also want to be like the city lord of Fengyi, as soon as Chen Guo's army comes to Kaicheng and surrenders, they can still save the lives of their families.
But no one dared to propose surrender, they were afraid that Bai Boxian would behead them all over the house in anger.
Bai Boxian would rather die than surrender, even if he is willing to surrender, Chen Guo will not let the Bai clan escape for his life, he Bai really has no way out!
There is a more important reason that Bai Boxian now has more than 6,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, which is enough to suppress all those who do not listen to him!
But if someone wants to disobey him at this time, they must also weigh whether their head is hard enough!
Since it was decided to fight, all the resolutions began to be implemented.
First of all, there is the problem of food and grass, they have to hold on to the white capital and then have no support. In fact, Baidu is already an isolated city, and as soon as the army of Chen Guo comes, Bai Boxian will lose control of all other cities in Baiguo.
Fortunately, Qi Ren used the Ji family's business to accumulate a lot of grain and grass, which was enough for the current army to eat for about half a year. Although I don't know if the city can stop Chen Meng, I don't have to worry about eating.
As for weapons and armor, what they lack now is people to use them, and military supplies are readily available.
The biggest problem before them now is those who live outside the White Capital.
In fact, there are villages and small towns all over the city. The people who lived there lived on the prosperous Baidu, and most of the materials in the Baidu were provided by these people.
As soon as Chen Guo's army comes, these people will inevitably bear the brunt of it, Chen Guo's army is not a good man and a woman, and he will definitely not be without offending with these people wherever he passes.
Even in order to make these people dare not resist, they will definitely kill a lot of people
Show of force.
But let these people hide in the white capital? Impossible! Bai Boxian was the first to disagree, what do so many people eat? Where do they live?
Their food and grass were to feed the army, the royal family, and the ministers, and even if the refugees were not allowed to enter the city, there were many residents in the white capital. Bringing refugees trapped in the midst of the impending fighting into the city adds a lot of instability.
But Bai Boxian didn't say these words, because someone would say it for him. The fates of all the people in this court are tied together, and they will make the right decisions for themselves.
Sure enough, it was suggested that the people outside the city should be left alone, and that letting them into the city would only be a drag.
In order to maintain his image as a Ming Jun, Bai Boxian also said that everything was something that the people of Bai Guo had to manage and be obedient, but the implication was that they would not be allowed to enter the city.
In the end, Ah Ning was willing to personally lead a team of people to collect those people, and then take them to hide in the mountains for refuge.
But at this juncture, how could Bai Boxian let Ah Ning go?
It was impossible for him to let Ah Ning leave temporarily to collect the refugees, although Ah Ning said that he would rush back as soon as he sent the people to safety.
But Bai Boxian is not willing to take the slightest extra risk, now that Bai Yingwu has died in battle and Bai Zimo has been abolished, the only thing he can count on is Ah Ning!
As a last resort, Bai Boxian thought of a compromise solution, willing to let Qi Ren transfer some of the grain, and then ordered those people to take refuge in the mountains on their own after receiving the food, but the army would never send it.
They are already few in number, and it is impossible to protect those people outside the city.
Bai Boxian was extremely tough on this issue, and Ah Ning had no choice but to give up. But if those people evacuate quickly enough, they should be able to dodge the war that is coming.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Bai Boxian specially ordered that those soldiers whose families lived near Baidu could approach their families to the city to avoid the war.
In fact, this was just to tie up the soldiers who served in the army and tie them firmly to the chariots of the White Country!
But the soldiers would not refuse this initiative, even if their families hid in the mountains.
Bandits are rampant in the mountains, slave traders are also vicious, and in the end they have no choice.
Ah Ning looked at You who was waiting for her in the distance, and the heaviness in her heart was swept away. Standing there, you can always feel inexplicably reassured.
"Let's go. ”
"Hmm. ”
Ah Ning took Ruoli from You's hand, and the two walked towards the outside of the royal city. Although the court meeting has dispersed, there are still many courtiers there who are talking about it.
They didn't dare to stop Ah Ning, but they stopped Zhang Fengnian, a good old man, and asked questions.
Bai Boxian also knew that Ah Ning and the others had already been exhausted and left the court, and many things could not be solved by an endless court.
"Ah Ning!" At this moment, a childish shout came from afar, and the cheers in the voice were undisguised.
You and Ah Ning turned their heads to look, one
A small white figure carried the hem of his clothes and ran towards the two of them in a hurry.
You had a strange face, he looked at Ah Ning, and had already guessed who it was.
Ah Ning didn't squint, and held Bai Zimo's head to avoid a big bear hug.
Ah Ning is very tall because of her martial arts practice, and Bai Zixi is only as tall as her waist, like a small white mouse.
Bai Zixi struggled to no avail, and took a step back angrily: "You're back." ”
"Zi Xi. Ah Ning saluted at this time, completely forgetting the disrespectful behavior just now.
But Bai Zixi is not his father, so he doesn't care about it. What he cared about was that he hadn't seen him for so long, but Ah Ning was so alienated from him.
Although many people don't tell him, he also knows that Bai Guo is now at war with Chen Guo, and Ah Ning is on the battlefield, and he is very worried about her.
At this time, Bai Zixi saw You blinking and looking at him with big eyes. For some reason, he hates this man!
"Who are you?" Bai Zixi put on the majesty of the prince, which his teachers specially asked him to practice, saying that he should have the bearing of a king to intimidate the world.