Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 425 Kuizhou Falls
After all, Meng Xuanzhe was born with a golden key in his mouth. He didn't know the suffering, good and evil in the world, and he didn't know that being able to speak and being capable were two concepts.

Facing the defeat at the front line, Meng Xuanzhe panicked and hurriedly called all civil and military officials to discuss the matter.

Upon hearing the news of Wang Zhaoyuan's disastrous defeat, Shu officials were stunned.

Even if Li Hao knew Wang Zhaoyuan's true talent and learning, he never expected him to lose so quickly and so thoroughly.

They have just practiced it for Wang Zhaoyuan, and it has not been a few days.

Counting the time, this soldier and horse can reach the front line.

Is this defeated?

Is Wang Zhaoyuan too stupid?

Or is the Central Plains too strong?

The whole hall fell into panic.

Long Wang Shu, the Central Plains took Hanzhong, how can there be no reason not to covet Chengdu?

Not to mention that he made up his mind, a group of officials with unclean hands were all panicked, thinking about their greedy property over the years, they had the intention of packing up and fleeing.

Da Cheng Guan Sun Yu yelled: "Wang Zhaoyuan wronged the country, and his crime should be punished. If he hadn't repeatedly bewitched the country's lord, what happened today?"

There are not a few people who oppose this troop dispatch.

It's just that Meng Xuanzhe and Wang Zhaoyuan insisted on going their own way.

Meng Xuanzhe instantly realized that this was to throw the pot away, no matter what, to blame Wang Zhaoyuan for all the crimes, and then plead guilty to Luo Youdu, it is really impossible to cede Hanzhong Xingyuan Mansion to the Central Plains.

Wang Zhaoyuan's defeat made Meng Xuanzhe fully realize the reality.

"Li Xiang, please write for me."

Meng Xuanzhe looked at Li Hao nervously.

Li Hao's writing style in Shuzhong is generally recognized.

Li Hao had been thinking about how to write down the form for a long time, but now he heard the words, he bit the bullet and agreed.

At this time, another urgent report came quickly.

The messenger is called Nanxiong, the son of Nan Guanghai, the defense envoy of eastern Sichuan.

"Your Majesty, bandits from the Central Plains attacked Sanhui and Wushan Military Village, my father was killed in battle, and Kuizhou... Kuizhou has fallen!"

Nanxiong broke down in tears and knelt down in front of Meng Xuanzhe.

Meng Xuanzhe suddenly got up, his face turned pale, and he didn't realize until then that he had been tricked long ago.

Kuizhou is the border between the east of Shu and Jingzhou in the Central Plains.

The north was defeated, and soon there was war in the east.

The fact that these two forces are one east and one north is by no means an accident, it was premeditated.

"How did you lose Kuizhou?"

Meng Xuanzhe yelled heart-piercingly: "The security there is so tight, why did you lose it without making a sound?"

Kuizhou is located in the northeast of Bashu.In the 23rd year of Tang Zhenguan, Yong'an was changed to Fengjie.

For a long time, Kuizhou Fengjie occupied the upper reaches of Jingchu, controlled the east gate of Bashu, and occupied the mouth of Qutang Gorge.

Compared with the east of Bashu, Kuizhou is no different from the Jianmen Pass of Bashu.

The loss of Kuizhou means that the door is wide open.

The Central Plains army in the east will drive straight into Chengdu.

Although Meng Chang was lying flat, he was also secretly guarding against the Central Plains.After Luo Youdu outwitted Nanping, he specially set up the Suojiang pontoon bridge in the east of Fengjie City, with triple wooden fences on it, Jiajiang artillery, and built fortifications.Moreover, in the direction of the Three Gorges to the east of Kuizhou, they also built two military villages, Sanhui and Wushan.

Yangpingguan was lost because of Wang Zhaoyuan's incompetence, but Kuizhou fell silently, and Meng Xuanzhe couldn't figure it out.

Nanxiong said with a look of horror: "The Central Plains army divided into two groups, and attacked the Sanhui and Wushan military strongholds by land. My father resisted desperately. However, the Central Plains soldiers are strong and strong, and the two military strongholds were destroyed by the Central Plains."

He is putting gold on his father's face.

Nan Guanghai never expected that the Central Plains soldiers who marched south to the Southern Han Dynasty would suddenly turn around and go directly north to Xiazhou from Jingnan and enter Sichuan in the west.

The first priority of the entire Bashu is to make money for Meng Chang, and the second is to fill his own pockets.

Nan Guanghai is no exception. He collects road tax while eating empty wages, and regards his defensive power as a tool to make money.

When Shi Shouxin led his troops to kill, Nan Guanghai had no ability to recover the soldiers who were neglected in battle from the chaos and organize an effective resistance.

The two armies of Sanhui and Wushan, with more than ten thousand Shu soldiers, were defeated by Shi Shouxin in the first battle.

Meng Xuanzhe asked hoarsely, "Where's Kuizhou?"

Nanxiong said: "While the Central Plains was attacking Sanhui and Wushan by land, the Central Plains navy also followed the Shuojiang River and approached the east gate of Fengjie City. Wu Shouqian sent General Gao Zhan to defend along the river after hearing the news. Unexpectedly, the Central Plains is treacherous. Their boats all over the Yangtze River were empty, and the soldiers disembarked early. While our army was attracting attention for the fleet, they launched a surprise attack on the river bank, snatched the pontoon bridge, and broke through the defense line of the Yangtze River in Kuizhou. Luo Tianzi, the emperor of the Central Plains I came to Fengjie City to persuade you to surrender, and Wu Shouqian surrendered..."

Meng Xuanzhe was dumbfounded for a while, then got up in shock: "Luo Youdu came in person?"

After getting the confirmation, Meng Xuanzhe collapsed on the dragon chair again, like a ball of mud.

"His Majesty……"

Li Hao hesitated to speak.

The presence of Luo Youdu in person means that the destruction of Shu is imperative.

It is useless to apologize in this situation.

The only thing that works is submitting the drop form.

But now Li Hao dare not mention it, it's not that time yet.

"My lords..." Meng Xuanzhe didn't notice it, his voice trembled a little: "Is there a magic way to defeat the enemy in this realm of life and death?"

All the civil and military officials who usually boasted about themselves were dumbfounded at this moment and kept silent.

A large number of people have even begun to consider the way out...

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

Luo Youdu's prestige gained over the years is enough to make anyone fearful.

Meng Xuanzhe thought for a long while that he was full of ambitions, but in exchange for this kind of ending, he became angry from embarrassment: "Everyone has become dumb? Could it be that I want to personally take command and become Luo Youdu?"

At this time, the only old man in the temple stood up.

After Meng Chang ascended the throne, he eliminated a large number of arrogant soldiers and powerful generals and consolidated his power.

Because of his low profile, Shi Kai is the only veteran who has not been affected, and now holds the position of general.

Before Meng Chang changed his title to the lord of the country, Shi Kai's official position was that of a general of hussars.

Shi Kai said: "It's not easy to transport food in the middle of Sichuan. The Central Plains came from a long way away, and at the same time make enemies on many sides. It won't last long. We should gather troops to stand firm and compete with them for consumption."

Meng Xuanzhe seemed to be grasping at a straw, and asked, "Will the general be willing to send troops to defend Bashu for me?"

Shi Kai took a look at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and seemed to find no one pleasing to the eye except himself, and sighed: "The old minister is willing to go. Your Majesty, the land to the north is beneficial to the prefecture, and the sword gate is naturally dangerous. You only need to send good generals to garrison it, and you will be safe." .The enemy in the east, I will do my best..."

After retiring from civil and military affairs, Meng Xuanzhe left Shi Kai alone, and moved him and said: "The ancestors and emperors supported the soldiers with warm clothes and delicious food for 30 years. Once facing the enemy, only the old general is willing to serve our great Shu. The old man The general is going here, if you need anything, it’s okay to just say it, I will answer anything.”

Shi Kai didn't have much confidence in his heart, and said: "The old minister only hopes that after the enemy is retreated, the lord of the country can personally understand the people's feelings, so why don't he eat minced meat..."

Meng Xuanzhe was stunned when he heard the words.

(End of this chapter)