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Chapter 177 Soldiers approaching the city, Feng Yaner's choice (please subscribe for monthly ticket)
Su Ran's move directly broke the plan of Prince Xining.

After Danilova withdrew the troops of the Rakshasa Kingdom, he fell into an isolated and helpless situation.

Most of the soldiers under the King of Xining County are from Xining or the surrounding areas.

They missed their hometown after being away from Xining for a long time. In addition, after Meng Chao, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, blocked the supply line to the north of Xining, the food and grass supplies were not sufficient.

Under such circumstances, the King of Xining County did not have a clear strategic intention, and the soldiers under his command quickly became war-weary, and people often deserted the military camp.

In fact, in the position of Prince Xining, he was also very depressed at this time.

The original plan was for him to instigate the Rakshasa Kingdom to join forces with him and create chaos in the northwest for containment.

At the same time, Prince Zhongshun, who was far away in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, led the soldiers and horses from the south of the Yangtze River to the north.

In that way, when Su Ran couldn't take care of both ends, he would wait for the opportunity to seize the imperial city.

However, the problem now is that after the troops of the Rakshasa Kingdom in the northwest have withdrawn, and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Meng Chao, is controlling it, it is basically impossible for the king of Xining County to make any difference.

According to the agreement, the troops in northwest and Jiangsu and Zhejiang will take action at the same time.

But now for some unknown reason, there has been no news of the people and horses in the Jiangnan area, and the King of Xining County has no idea of ​​the opponent's situation at all.

To put it in a layman's terms, he is like a headless fly now and doesn't know what to do.

Under such circumstances, the king of Xining County could understand that the soldiers below had no intention of staying at the border.

The prince of Xining County, who was far away in the northwest border, waited for a few days. After a few days, Prince Zhongshun in the south of the Yangtze River finally took action.

However, he was not as reckless as the king of Xining County, but marched towards the capital openly under the banner of eradicating the rebellious officials.

Of course, although Emperor Qingyong did not show up, his name was borrowed by the 15-strong army organized by Prince Zhongshun.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is definitely a contest between justice and evil, orthodoxy and usurpation.

When Prince Zhongshun's 15 troops arrived in the capital, Su Ran had just left the Raksha Kingdom and entered the territory of the Daqing Kingdom.

However, Lu Baichuan's Shadow Guard had grasped the movement of Prince Zhongshun's army a few days in advance.

Therefore, as soon as Su Ran returned to Daqing, the Shadow Guard had already sent the news to him.

With 15 troops approaching the city, one can imagine the pressure faced by the defenders of the capital.

The total number of garrison troops in the suburbs of Beijing was originally less than 8. In addition, 6 were previously transferred by Han Zijing, and now there are only [-] to [-].

Even including the palace's internal guards, the total number of soldiers and horses was only about 8.

The most critical thing is that the regent Su Ran is currently not in the capital, which puts a lot of pressure on the generals guarding the capital.

In particular, Chao Heng, who had just taken over as the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp, did not know his subordinates well and was still in the process of getting used to them. You can imagine how heavy the burden on his shoulders was.

Although General Han Zijing has returned to Beijing, the position of Jiedu Envoy of Beijing Camp has been replaced by someone else, and it is difficult for him to interfere too much in the defense of Beijing Camp.

However, although Chao Heng had just taken office not long ago, there was no problem in decision-making.

With the army pressing down on the border, he directly ordered all the garrison battalions to leave the western suburbs and gather around the imperial city for defense.

As a result, Prince Zhongshun's 15-strong army formed a confrontation with the garrison.

To be honest, Chao Heng was a little puzzled at the moment.

Although the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were prosperous, he was still surprised by the mobilization of so many soldiers and horses at once.

It stands to reason that the more prosperous a place is, the fewer people are willing to make a living in the army.

But now, quietly, 15 people have been recruited.

Regarding this point, Lu Baichuan, the commander of the Shadow Guard, was also very curious.Although there have been reports of troop mobilization in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas before, the scale was not this large.

But one thing Lu Baichuan knew was that some of these troops came from Jiangxi, but their scale was not large, probably less than 2 people.

In other words, among the current 15 troops, only close to 2 are Jiangxi troops.

It can be seen that while Prince Zhongshun relied on the Zhen family to immerse himself in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for a long time, he had penetrated the tentacles of his influence into Jiangxi, and Jiangxi officials actively or passively cooperated with his actions.

However, just as the 15 troops gathered by Prince Zhongshun were confronting the defenders of the capital, a mysterious figure came to the palace.

At this time, in the Yikun Palace, standing in front of Feng Yan'er was a man covered in black robes.

All the maids and eunuchs who had served in this palace had fainted and fell to the ground.

At this moment, Feng Yan'er was staring at the man in black robe in front of her with vigilance, her chest rising and falling violently: "How did you get in? What do you want to do?"

Hearing this, the man in black robe smiled coldly and said, "Of course I walked in. As for what I want to do, it depends on whether you are willing to cooperate."

When Feng Yan'er heard this, she immediately panicked.

Judging from the voice, the other person should be a man in his 30s.

He asked me what I meant by whether I was worthy of cooperation. Did he want to fish in troubled waters and have some evil thoughts about himself?

Thinking of this, Feng Yan'er couldn't help but feel nervous.

She subconsciously touched her belly, her eyes flickering.

Seeing this, the man in black robe said in a deep voice: "You don't have to think too much. I was just asked to take away the second prince Hongqi. Of course, if you want to leave together, I can take you with me."

When Feng Yan'er heard that the other party came because of this incident, Liu Mei couldn't help but frowned slightly.

After a few breaths of silence, she looked at the black robe and said: "Did my father ask you to come?"

Hearing this, the man in black robe nodded slightly: "That's true, but it's not. I only listen to the prince, and other people's words are of no use to me. However, now that your father has begged the prince to let me take people away, your This sentence pretty much means the same thing.”

After hearing these words, Feng Yan'er couldn't help but think about it secretly.

This person wanted to take Qier away, probably because he wanted to borrow his identity.

Even if I wanted to stop it, I definitely couldn't stop it.

As for herself, she is now pregnant with Su Ran's flesh and blood. If she leaves, she will give up her right to fight for her future status.

Although it was heard that Prince Zhongshun led more than [-] soldiers and horses to surround the imperial city, it is not yet known who will win in the end.

Feng Yan'er had always had a hunch in her heart that Su Ran must have been prepared for this situation.

Therefore, although Prince Zhongshun led the army to invade, there was a high probability that he would not gain any advantage in this competition.

And since this person in front of him wants to take Gong'er away, he shouldn't hurt him. His identity is the best amulet, so he doesn't have to worry too much.

The moment he became pregnant with Su Ran's flesh and blood, he had already staked his entire future on that man, so as long as the palace was intact, he could never leave.

Thinking of this, Feng Yan'er looked at the man in black robe and said, "Qier is sleeping inside. You can take him away now, but I won't leave."

Hearing this, the man in black robe didn't say much, walked in directly, took Hong Qi out, and then disappeared from the scene.

Feng Yan'er watched the man in black robe leave, her eyes flickering.

After a moment of silence, she raised her eyes to look at the dark night outside, and slowly closed her eyes...

(End of this chapter)