Chapter 836 Three Hundred Miles Expedited
A season has almost passed since the Liang Kingdom’s army set out to conquer China. In the palace of Daliang City, the increasingly hot weather has made Emperor Liang uninterested in government affairs these days. , was currently lying on his couch taking a nap, with four maids standing around him, fanning him with fans.
When he woke up, he couldn't help but think of the war on the front line again.
In previous wars with neighboring countries, Emperor Liang had already seen the power of Centaur mercenaries.
Now Emperor Liang, who once again spent huge sums of money to hire Centaur mercenaries as his thugs, had dreamed of his spring and autumn dream of conquering the Central Plains and unifying the world as early as the first day of the army's expedition.
[Counting the time, there should be good news coming back, right? 】
Just as he was thinking this, there was a rush of steps outside the palace.
The sound comes first before anyone arrives!
"Report——"
"Three hundred miles coming from the border, urgent!"
When Emperor Liang heard this, he immediately showed ecstasy.
“Hurry up!”
After receiving the order, the messenger soldiers dressed in dusty clothes hurriedly entered the palace.
Before the other party could salute, Emperor Liang could not wait to ask.
“But good news from the front line?!”
The messenger soldier who had been running all the way was exhausted physically and mentally. When he heard this, he didn't react for a moment. He just said the only information in his mind as quickly as possible.
"The Western Region and the Western Region were attacked by unknown enemies, and Pingyuan City fell!"
As he said this sentence, Emperor Liang felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and the ecstatic expression on his face was completely He froze, and after being stunned for two seconds, his face quickly distorted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then he grabbed the messenger soldier's collar.
"What did you just say? Say it again?!"
The messenger turned pale with fright at Huang Huang's actions, but he still told the urgent report again with difficulty. .
"The Western Territory was attacked by unknown enemies, and Pingyuan City fell."
"..."
Hearing the news again, Emperor Liang took a deep breath after a brief silence, and then suddenly With one kick, he knocked the messenger soldier to the ground.
"Impossible! You dare to lie about the military situation. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor! Come here! Drag me down and behead me!!"
The order from Emperor Liang came, and the guard was here. The guards outside the hall did not doubt his presence, so they hurried into the hall, grabbed the messenger soldier and dragged him outside the hall.
"It's unfair, it's unfair!! Everything the villain said is true!! He definitely did not lie about the military situation!!!"
The messenger screamed at the top of his lungs, but he had already exhausted all his strength while rushing on the road. , no matter how hard he struggled, it was impossible to break away from the grasp of the two guards.
Listening to the sound going further and further away, Emperor Liang could not calm down in his heart. Instead, he fell into great anxiety.
"Pingyuan City has fallen? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
While muttering to himself, Emperor Liang looked outside the palace again.
"Pass my order and send a cavalry to Pingyuan City as quickly as possible to confirm the situation!"
Originally after taking a nap, Emperor Liang wanted to cheer up and deal with government affairs, but now he But he has completely lost his mood.
The entire afternoon was spent in his anxiety.
No matter how fast the cavalry moves, it still takes time to get from Daliang City to Pingyuan City on the border.
But for one day without a definite answer, the anxiety in Liang Huang's heart could not be eliminated.
In the following week, he could be said to have been completely immersed in a wave of intense anxiety. "Report——"
"Three hundred miles urgently came from Donghe City!"
On this day, while going to court, there was another three hundred miles urgent. It came urgently, and it came from Donghe City, which is also in the western border.
This made Emperor Liang’s expression obviously cloudy, but he finally gritted his teeth.
"Announcement!"
The messenger quickly entered the palace and mustered up the energy to tell the news he had brought back after traveling day and night.
“Donghe City has been attacked and has fallen!”
These words were like a bolt from the blue, causing Emperor Liang’s mind to go blank for an instant, and then he stumbled and sat down. On the dragon chair behind him.
The courtiers below were so frightened that they fell to their knees and shouted, 'Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body! ’
But Emperor Liang could no longer hear their voices.
This midsummer is obviously the time when the heat is unbearable, but at this moment, Emperor Liang, who was paralyzed on the dragon chair, felt cold all over his body, and he was shaking uncontrollably.
At the same time, he kept mumbling...
"Impossible, this is impossible..."
I don't know how long I waited on the dragon chair, and finally Emperor Liang gathered his strength and stood up.
"Where on earth did the enemy come from that could defeat two cities in the western border of our Liang Kingdom in such a short period of time?!"
There are only six cities in total in his Liang Kingdom, and two of them are When the city fell, he could be said to have lost nearly one-third of his territory.
Not to mention that once Donghe City is defeated, the enemy's current position can directly reach his capital, Daliang City! !
At this moment, the courtiers below were facing Emperor Liang’s angry questioning. They all lowered their heads and looked at each other.
While I also didn’t know what the situation was, I couldn’t say anything.
"Trash! They are all a bunch of trash!!"
During this period, because of the news that suddenly came from the Western Region, Emperor Liang was already anxious, had trouble sleeping and eating, and his entire mental state was getting weaker and weaker.
Looking at the group of courtiers below who were completely unable to help him solve his problems, Emperor Liang became furious on the spot. Then his vision went dark and he fainted.
The moment Emperor Liang fainted, the entire court turned into a mess, and the scene was in chaos.
Afterwards, I don’t know who leaked the news. The news of the fall of the two cities in the western border of Liang Kingdom spread like wildfire, and spread throughout Daliang City in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, compared to Daliang City, which had become a mess, Zhuoge and Baitu, who had successfully captured Donghe City after capturing Pingyuan City, were currently discussing in the military camp of Donghe City. for the next action.
"Old Bai, do you think we should take the capital Daliang City directly next, or should we take down the two nearby cities first?"
At this moment, Zhuo Ge is reaching out. He was gesturing on the map in front of him.
This battle was really easy for them, not just because of the city-breaking weapons like the three-bow bed crossbow.
In addition, another very important point is that the strength of their expedition is a full 3,500 people!
At the beginning, Zhou Xu conscripted troops twice, the first was 2,000, and the second was 3,000. Basically all the 2,000 troops in the first levy were transferred to Anling City for defense, and the 3,000 in the second levy were , he transferred them all to Feiyan City.
At that time, the total military strength of Feiyan City was as high as four thousand! Five hundred of them stayed behind in Feiyan City, and the remaining 3,500 followed Zhuoge and Bai Tu all the way across mountains and rivers to the western border of Liang Kingdom.
With their military strength, coupled with the three-bow bed crossbow, a powerful weapon to destroy the city, the Liang Kingdom and today's Zhou troops are really killing at will!
The only thing that slows down their efficiency is the distance between cities.
(End of this chapter)