Chapter 228 The Enemy Can Also Take Advantage of It

Knowing that Qin Jue was going to the capital, Xie Linlang relaxed a lot. He would go to the capital, which meant that Xichuan had stabilized. The next step was to see whether the remaining chess pieces could work.

The weather is getting colder and colder. Troops from all sides are moving back. The abandoned people are panicking. The scholars in the capital are also in mourning... The overall atmosphere gives people a feeling that the building is about to collapse.

In the palace, Concubine Liu Hui changed her usual meekness, blocked the emperor at the entrance to the court, and knelt down with a "pop".

"Your Majesty! I implore you to ask the Southern Army to not retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, but to station them in Wangjiang County! Wangjiang County can produce 300,000 stone grains per year, second only to Jiangnan Sulin, so Wangjiang County cannot give up. !”

Liu Huifei's mother clan is all in Wangjiang County, and Wangjiang County is their foundation. Once Wangjiang County fails, the Liu family will be completely finished, and there will never be a chance to rise again!

The emperor's face was extremely pale. He looked very thin, with heavy bruises under his eyes.

After listening to Liu Huifei's words, he stopped and said, "If possible, I would not give up any piece of land."

After saying that, he took the hem of his clothes from Concubine Liu Hui's hands, ignored her heart-wrenching cries, and strode away.

The attendants followed closely behind. Xu Hui saw that the emperor's face was ugly. After he entered the imperial study, he quickly handed over a bottle of ginseng pills.

But the emperor waved his hand and did not accept it. Instead, he walked step by step towards the interior of the study, until he reached the innermost bookshelf. There were no books there, only a wooden sculpture carved by Qin Jue himself.

The face of the boy on the wood carving is blurry, but the woman on the wood carving is lifelike. That is his queen, Xia Junxian.

He stared at the woman for a long time. At this time, no one disturbed the imperial study. Even Xu Hui was quiet, as if he didn't exist.

In fact, there are many people outside now, like ants on a hot pot, wandering around outside the palace gate, but they can't get in because he refused all interviews.

In the silent imperial study room, the emperor suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Xu Hui, do you think I am the king of subjugation?"

Xu Hui opened his mouth, unable to speak.

The Qin Dynasty was the most powerful country in the Central Plains due to its vast territory, abundant resources and millions of troops. A few decades ago, countries from all over the world had to pay tribute.

But because the Qin Dynasty was getting richer and richer, and it had not fought a war for a long time, only six or seven hundred thousand of its millions of soldiers could actually fight.

In addition, these soldiers and horses have to be stationed in all four directions, and the distances are far away. It is not that simple to dispatch many troops to one place in time.

Soldiers are valuable and quick, and in many cases the outcome is not determined by the number of soldiers, but by seizing the opportunity.

Just like this time, if the west invades, he will send 200,000 troops from elsewhere to the west, which will take more than ten days at the earliest.

It is possible that reinforcements have arrived and they have already invaded.

In the same way, the Zeguo army invaded from the east, but the border between the two countries is so long. If the troops scattered on the border are not concentrated at one point, it will be difficult to withstand the impact of the other side's 200,000 army.

If we want to concentrate on one point, then it is equivalent to giving up other cities on the junction, which is equivalent to giving up half of the country...

And food.

Once a war begins, food, grass, and weapons are very important supplies. If they do not retreat and allow the Marsh and Ze countries to attack from three sides, the battle line will be stretched extremely long.

In this case, as long as one side is broken, they will not be able to turn around and plug the hole in time, because the distance is too far, which is also the disadvantage of the earth.

Therefore, narrowing the battle circle and retreating the troops to the periphery of the capital seems to be a way.

But is this really the only way?

The emperor's hands hidden under the dragon robe trembled slightly.

Every family has soldiers, ranging from three thousand to ten thousand.

If they can do their best and spare no effort to help him, what if there is a war on three sides? What does he have to be afraid of? !

But when those old foxes saw that the situation was not good, they all chose to save their lives wisely.

Anyway, the final result will have little impact on them. If Great Qin is destroyed as a result, although they will have to pay a certain price to please the new master, it is better than losing everything in the war.

Once they join the war, they are risking their lives and fortunes. Even if they can win, it will definitely be a miserable victory in this situation, which will be a huge loss for them.

Therefore, there is really no need for them to be tied to Da Qin. They might as well force the emperor to retreat.

With so many troops there, if they retreat and shrink the battle circle, the opponent will never be able to attack. In this way, they can defend the most prosperous area of ​​Da Qin, which will not have much impact on their lives.

Most of the aristocratic families thought so. Without their support, even if the emperor had 600,000 to 700,000 troops, he would not be able to sustain a three-sided war.

So he felt guilty and scared, so he backed down. In fact, he didn't think so, he just... just couldn't do it!

Xu Hui was silent for a long time before saying.

"Your Majesty, this is not your fault... Daqin's land is vast and troops are stationed on all sides. The troops you can mobilize are limited and cannot support a battle surrounded by three sides. What's more, you don't dare to put all your troops into the battlefield. After all, there are still The newly established Tianyuan Kingdom in the north is watching with eager eyes..."

The emperor waved his hand after hearing this, "That's all, you don't have to explain it to me. If it were an ancestor, even in this situation, even if he died in battle, he would not choose to retreat. So what if half of it is saved? That's Shame! What a pity..."

It's a pity that he doesn't have the ability, he doesn't dare to fight, he is afraid of losing, he is afraid that even if he loses, he won't be able to save even half of it, and then he will have no face to meet his ancestors...

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On the other side, Concubine Liu Hui was immediately disheartened when she saw that the emperor had made up his mind. For the current plan, the only thing the Liu family could do was to use private soldiers to protect their clansmen entering the capital like other abandoned aristocratic families.

This is also due to the fact that the Liu family was severely damaged a year ago. If her grandfather was still in court, and if her brother had not died, how could their family have been abandoned to the point of being abandoned?

Thinking of this, Concubine Liu Hui hated Xie Linlang and Qin Jue extremely. At this time, Concubine Die, who was pregnant again, actually asked someone to deliver a letter from Xie Linlang to her!

Xie Linlang’s letter?

When Mammy brought it over, Concubine Liu was still angry. When she heard it was Xie Linlang, she gritted her teeth with hatred. How could she read the letter?

Her voice was sharp and she said viciously, "Take it and burn it! Doesn't he think it's not bad enough for our Liu family? Does he add insult to injury?!"

Grandma responded, took the letter and left.

But Concubine Liu Hui, who was leaning on the foot and had a headache, thought of the tribesmen who relied on her in the hope of getting good news, and she hesitated.

"etc!"

She sat up and gritted her teeth.

"Give me the letter!"