Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 477: Chaos

"Your Majesty, Li Jiujun's vanguard troops have already arrived in the capital, but why haven't we seen Xihu Pass and Xuanwu Hou's support yet?"

"If we continue like this, we might be in big trouble."

It was no secret that Li Jiujun's vanguard troops had arrived in the capital.

It was even said that Huo Junyao specifically ordered the vanguard general to take all the vanguard troops for a stroll outside the city walls of the capital.

The purpose is naturally to make the King of Qin panic. Now they have cut off contact with Xihu Pass. Now the support from Xihu Pass is delayed, but Li Jiujun is about to arrive with a large army. Even if the King of Qin is not panicked, how can those people under him not panic?

As for Xihu Pass, Marquis Xuanwu is also in a state of panic. Food and grass support from the capital has not arrived yet, and the people in Xihu Pass are becoming more and more unstable, and it has even affected the army.

If he had not been in charge of Xihu Pass for many years and had not had some prestige, if another general had come, the situation in Xihu Pass would have collapsed long ago.

"My Lord, why are you doing this?"

"You gave up your peaceful life and insisted on joining the King of Qin in his rebellion. Now that you are facing such a dilemma, what chances do you think you have of success?"

The general who had been ordered by Emperor Zhaowu to accompany him and take over the military power of Xihu Pass in place of Marquis Xuanwu to guard Xihu Pass, now looked at Marquis Xuanwu with a sneer on his face.

He really didn't expect that Marquis Xuanwu would be so bold. When he followed Marquis Xuanwu here, he thought things would go smoothly. But who would have thought that he would be controlled by Marquis Xuanwu's men as soon as he entered Xihu Pass.

Even the people under his command were captured and imprisoned.

At that time he knew that Marquis Xuanwu was unwilling to hand over his military power, and he originally thought that he would not be able to escape this time.

Unexpectedly, although Marquis Xuanwu had the intention of rebellion, he did not take action against him. He just put him under house arrest and did not tie him up and imprison him like he did to his subordinates.

It was also due to the fact that he and Marquis Xuanwu had fought side by side in the past. Although they had not been in contact for many years, they still had the same comradeship.

Marquis Xuanwu also told him frankly that he hoped he could serve the King of Qin when he accomplished great things, but he did a lot of ideological work on him, such as telling him about Emperor Zhaowu's past deeds and that they were ultimately generals of the Yu Dynasty, not Emperor Zhaowu's personal generals.

They were loyal to the Yu Dynasty, so it didn't matter who the emperor was, and it didn't count as betrayal.

He scoffed at this. If he was really loyal to the Yu Dynasty, why would he rebel? Under the rule of Emperor Zhaowu, the world has undergone earth-shaking changes in recent years, and it is a good change.

But what about the King of Qin and the Marquis of Xuanwu? They started a civil strife for the sake of that position, trying to start a war again and disrupt this peaceful world.

It is ridiculous that they still have the nerve to say that they are loyal to the Yu Dynasty after acting like this.

But he was smart. Although he complained in his heart, he did not say it out loud. After all, he had to bow his head under the eaves, and he did not want to die.

So he was just under house arrest and watched what happened between Marquis Xuanwu and King Qin from the sidelines.

I thought they would make some big noise, but before they even started, they were the first to be found at the mountain gate. In just ten days, the entire Xihu Pass was in chaos. I'm afraid that in another ten days, Xihu Pass will be in complete chaos.

The army had no food, and neither did the people in the city. Being hungry was not a pleasant situation, and when people were extremely hungry, they would do anything.

Originally, these soldiers and wealthy families in Xihuguan followed the King of Qin and Marquis Xuanwu in rebellion in order to seek a bright future.

Then what? Before I could see the bright future, I was almost starving to death. Isn’t this a big loss?
But now, the army is seriously short of food and fodder. After all, there are more than 200,000 mouths to feed, and the amount consumed every day is not low.

Not to mention that there are nearly 300,000 people in Xihuguan. Although these people can leave Xihuguan to make a living elsewhere, the ancients have a very special attachment to their homeland.

Haven’t you seen that many times, even when a major natural disaster strikes, people are unwilling to leave their hometowns unless they have to die?
In other words, these people are forced to leave their hometowns because they can't survive anymore and many people have died.

In addition, the local government will not allow the people under its jurisdiction to leave their homes at will. After all, this is related to their political achievements. If all the people under its jurisdiction run away, it means that he is very incompetent and the court will definitely punish him.

Therefore, many times, refugees only flee to survive when they can no longer hold on.

What about Xihuguan now? There is no major natural disaster there. On the contrary, the climate is very good. The crops planted in the spring are growing very well. If there is no trouble later, we can get a bumper harvest, but at least it is more than enough.

Moreover, many of the crops planted here are new grains arranged by Princess Zhaode.

It was already introduced last year, but the quantity was very small. Most of last year's harvest turned into seeds this year, so it can be said that it has been rolled out across the board.

Moreover, the growth is very gratifying. It can be said that as long as there is a good harvest this year, every household in Xihuguan will have a large amount of surplus food and they no longer have to worry about going hungry in the coming year.

As a result, no natural disaster came, but a man-made disaster did. If they were asked to leave Xihuguan District and flee to other places to survive at this time, they would definitely not be happy.

After all, if they wait for a while, there will be a big harvest in the fields. This is their foundation. Now they have to give it up for no reason. How can they bear to do that?
On the one hand, you can wait for the harvest so that you don't have to worry too much about being hungry in the future. On the other hand, you can leave now and come back after things have settled down, but that will also be a lot of trouble.

If no one is taking care of the crops in the fields, will there be any harvest? Or will they encounter danger while wandering outside to survive, and never come back alive?

If I can't come back, then everything is over, right?
Why should they be harmed when others cause trouble?

We finally have some hope in our future, but you, the King of Qin, and the Marquis of Xuanwu are plotting a rebellion and bringing harm to everyone. What is this?

As the food crisis gradually worsened, the anger that had been pent up in the hearts of more and more people was completely ignited. At the same time, the relatives and families of the soldiers in Xihuguan also faced such problems.

The army no longer had enough food and fodder, so it was naturally impossible to distribute it to the soldiers' families. Gradually, under the influence of the families' rumors, the morale of the army began to waver.

Why do these soldiers join the army? Isn't it because they can't survive, and want to rely on being a soldier to make a living and also provide food for their families? Otherwise, who would risk their lives?

Of course, there are some who want to serve the country, but isn’t the premise still to make a living?