Alien Arms Empire

 Chapter 1015 1016 Weird calm

On the second morning of October, part of the Dahua Empire's troops stationed in Wanliang left the city. They were the ones unwilling to surrender. The troops who decided to surrender mercifully let them leave the station.

At noon that day, General Luo Xiao led his troops into Wanliang City and took over all the defenses here, as well as at least 120,000 Chinese soldiers who had defected.

The people in Wanliang City cheered like thunder, which meant that they had finally ended the war and could harvest their own rations before winter came.

Fengjiang was undoubtedly generous. On the day they occupied Wanliang, Luo Xiao issued a decree canceling all taxes for that year and leaving all the food produced locally to the local people.

 In fact, it wasn’t much, because the war caused many farmlands to be destroyed, so Wanliang didn’t actually have a good harvest this year.

  But the significance of this is great. It represents the aspirations of the local people, and it also completely allows the food near Wanliang City to stay in the local area and does not become supplies for the Dahua Empire troops.

 The news of the loss of ten thousand grains spread back to the imperial capital of the Dahua Empire, and the ministers of the Dahua Empire immediately panicked. The loss of this important food town suddenly caused the situation to collapse.

The last time there was such a big change, Shanping changed hands and the Dahua Empire troops lost their glory. Now that Wanliang is lost, Hezhe is no longer safe.

 Zhao Chen, who has been "fiercely attacking" in Fengjiang, has a risk in his retreat, and he has to carefully consider the retreat of the troops in his hands.

If he continues to attack Fengjiang fiercely, and once Hezhe is captured, his army of nearly one million people will be covered in dumplings and will collapse within a few days.

You must know that the troops he has in his hands now are really the few "blood and bones" of the Great China Empire. If there is a problem with his troops, the national destiny of the Great China Empire will be almost gone.

 So he immediately suspended the attack on Fengjiang, then mobilized his troops and quickly advanced toward Hezhe overnight in an attempt to stabilize his rear.

On the other side, in the basement of the Imperial City of the Imperial Capital, Zhao Kai was lying on the hospital bed and drinking medicine. He did not trust the medical technology from the Tang Empire, even though these technologies saved his legs and his life.

 So he chose to drink the traditional decoction of the Dahua Empire. He felt that although it was slower to get better, it could strengthen his foundation and strengthen his body, allowing his body to recover more solidly.

While he was drinking the medicine, he heard his confidants and the officer who came to deliver the news talking in low voices. He was a little irritated and put the bowl of medicine back on the tray.

Hold up the bitterness on the tip of his tongue, Zhao Kai waved the maid carrying the tray to leave, then raised his voice and shouted to his confidant, "What's going on? You're sneaky!"

The chamberlain took two steps back in embarrassment. He was originally not prepared to let Zhao Kai know what was happening on the front line, but because of the urgent military situation, the officer broke into Zhao Kai's house directly. He couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.

Zhao Kai frowned and looked at the officer, and asked in a long voice: "Tell me! What exactly happened, there must be no concealment."

The officer looked at Zhao Kai lying on the bed and at Zhao Kai's leg that had not yet subsided, and knew that he might have been in trouble.

No wonder the ministers and guards standing outside didn't stop him. It turned out that they wanted him to be a **** to deliver bad news in order to bear the wrath of His Majesty the Emperor.

But he didn't have any good solution. He could only bite the bullet and report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... just, just... I just got the news that Wanliang has been lost."

"..." Zhao Kai didn't speak, he just stayed silent, as if his time had stopped. After a long moment of silence, he raised an arm and waved outward, indicating that the officer could leave.

 The officer who came to deliver the news seemed to have received an amnesty. He quickly exited Zhao Kai's room and returned to the somewhat dim corridor.

In fact, the ministers in the corridor already knew the news yesterday. The Minister of War, Shen Chuan, had ordered Zhao Chen in the name of the Ministry of War to divide his troops and return reinforcements to stabilize Hezhe's situation.

He Zhe's troops are actually not that small. The Dahua Empire has at least 100,000 troops stationed here, including part of the main force that retreated from Fengjiang to rest.

 Including at least 100,000 people who retreated from the direction of Wanliangcheng, He Zhe's troops exceeded 200,000, which was actually not too small.

However, Shen Chuan was afraid that the troops retreating from Wanliang would be mixed with rebels who were lurking in disguise. He was afraid that the other side would repeat the same tactics and instigated He Zhe to rebel. At the same time, he really didn't dare to take risks. If He Zhe was lost, the Dahua Empire would really be doomed.

In addition, Shen Chuan also mobilized tens of thousands of Dongqing's troops to move to Hezhe, raising Hezhe's strength to 250,000, which made him somewhat relieved.

Of course, what really reassured Shen Chuan was Zhao Chen's deployment of frontline troops back to Hezhe. This brought Hezhe's troops to more than 300,000, which was somewhat reassuring.

But the problem actually still exists: there is no one trustworthy in the direction of Hezhe to supervise the battle. If an ordinary general is put in, the problem of ten thousand grains will inevitably not arise.

Shen Chuan couldn't go there himself. Chu Muzhou was dismissed as prime minister, the position of prime minister was vacant, and the workload of each minister was higher than usual. They couldn't leave at this time. As the busiest department now, the Ministry of War cannot do without Shen Chuan. If he went to Hezhe, the logistics and supply arrangements, the subsequent recruitment of soldiers, and even the defense against Qin in the west might immediately fall into chaos.

"Master Shen, Your Majesty invites you in." Zhao Kai's confidant walked out of the room, came to Shen Chuan's side, and whispered an invitation.

He made a gesture of invitation, and Shen Chuan followed him into the room where Zhao Kai was. As soon as he entered the door, Shen Chuan saw Zhao Kai's livid face on the bed.

"Master Shen... He Zhe can't have any more problems. We must send someone trustworthy. Who do you think can take on this important task?" To Shen Chuan's surprise, Zhao Kai did not get angry, but calmly asked for advice. .

This made Shen Chuan a little uncomfortable. He himself began to wonder if he had a bit of a masochistic tendency.

After getting used to it, Shen Chuan suggested: "Why don't you let Master Chen Jing go to Hezhe? He doesn't have to actually go into battle. He just needs to sit in Hezhe and prevent trouble there."

"Chen Jing and Jiang Run both don't know how to fight, and Wang Yucai and you can't get away...Zhou Qiang...Zhou Qiang is not enough to entrust him with important tasks." Zhao Kai rejected several ministers - the minister of the Ministry of Justice is basically a two hundred and fifty, and he hopes He is more dangerous.

Zhou Qiang has always been Zhao Yu's man. Although he was not implicated in Zhao Yu's rebellion, he has lost the emperor's trust. Shen Chuan is in charge of the military department, and Wang Yucai is in charge of the household department. Now they have the heaviest errands and basically can't leave.

"I really can't think of anyone who can take on this important task." Shen Chuan shook his head and waited for Zhao Kai to give his answer.

He is already very anxious now. Wang Yucai originally discussed with him to let the troops collect grain on the spot in Wanliang City, but now Wanliang has been lost.

 The economy of the Dahua Empire, which has lost one-third of its grain production areas, has actually collapsed. It can survive for a while this year. How to maintain the status quo next year has become a big problem.

"I intend to ask Zhao Ji to fight with Zhe and guard the rear for Zhao Chen... What do you think, Lord Shen?" Zhao Kai's voice was a little weak, but still calm, as if losing ten thousand grains was not a big deal.

In the past, Zhao Kai might have been furious, but now he is like the surface of a lake, which makes people feel a little creepy.

Shen Chuan knew that this was not asking for his opinion, but informing him, so he did not say anything, lowered his head and replied: "His Royal Highness is naturally competent."

 In fact, if it had been at the time when Zhao Kai was injured, Shen Chuan would not have recommended that Zhao Ji leave the imperial capital. Because Zhao Kai was ill, the prince naturally had to stay by his side to inherit the throne at any time.

But now, Shen Chuan really doesn't dare to speak casually: if Zhao Kai is still irritable, he will probably give him a few words of advice. Now Zhao Kai... Shen Chuan is afraid of losing his head.

"Then let Zhao Ji go." As if he was unwilling to let Shen Chuan stand here for one more second, Zhao Kai waved his hand again, indicating that Shen Chuan could leave.

Shen Chuan was stunned for a moment, then followed the waiter and exited the room. He originally thought that Zhao Kai invited him to meet with him to discuss taking back Wanliang, or to have some other specific arrangements. But Zhao Kai didn't say anything and just asked him to leave - this was a bit unreasonable, because if he just asked a few words, it was completely unnecessary.

Standing at the door, Shen Chuan frowned and thought carefully, then sighed and walked out of the basement and stood in the sunshine.

 In the room, Zhao Kai finally couldn't help but vomited a large mouthful of blood. His face was livid, and he kept panting. It took him a long time to regain his composure and manage to speak.

"They all deserve to die! They all deserve to die! They are all waiting for me to be the king of subjugation! They are all waiting for me to make a fool of myself!" He breathed in the turbid air and looked at the tearful confidants helping him clean up the blood on the floor beside the bed. .

"Don't let anyone know!" he warned, holding the edge of the bed with his hands. He didn't fall back on the bed until he heard the waiter's response.

At this moment, he was really running out of fuel. He originally planned to recuperate his body, but this news caused his already fragile body to completely collapse.

Since being injured, the prince has returned, the war at Fengjiang has ceased... and now Wanliang has been lost. He can only survive till now when he is so angry that he vomits blood, so he is considered to be in good health.

He asked Prince Zhao Ji to go and reconcile with Zhe at this time. Even he himself didn't know why, and he was more angry than others. It was definitely a dangerous order for him, the emperor, to keep the prince away when he knew that he was not in good health.

But Zhao Kai gave the order just like this, and after giving the order, he felt a lot smoother: he had the pleasure of revenge, and the relief of not caring about the flood after his death.

 Don’t we all have our own little thoughts? Then I'll let you guys fight! Don’t you all want to show off? Then let you act hard!

 I see at the end, who of you will be better off!

 I don’t want to be the king of the country! I don’t want to be this historical sinner! Moreover, when I die, I will drag you traitors and traitors to be buried with me! Buried with him!

 (End of this chapter)