Nine secrets to cover the sky

Chapter 108
Seven days later, a gossip from the front line revealed that the first battle between the Jin Army and the Western Army Allied Forces at the border Wengcheng took only a few hours, and the Western Rong Allied Forces won. After retreating for thirty miles, it ended.

When this news entered the imperial city, the people rushed to tell each other, and everyone who heard it was shocked.

The people of the country never imagined that the barbaric Rong who feared the Jin State for more than 200 years and dared not invade would defeat the mighty Jin State army, and even less did they expect that the [-] Imperial City children in the army that went to the front line would be like this! Vulnerable to a single blow, Urn City fell at the first stop.

Therefore, after hearing the news, the people of the imperial city were taken aback, and almost ninety percent of them reacted because the news was not true.

However, in the morning of this day, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom held a battle report memorial, but it was written in black and white, which confirmed the "rumours" in the market in more detail.

The Jin army was indeed defeated.

And they not only lost a border town, but also retreated thirty miles.That is to say, not only was a city lost, but more than 30 miles of territory was controlled by Xirong.

The emperor of the Jin Kingdom looked at the shocking words and realized that he was the first emperor to lose his country in the 200 years since the founding of the Jin Kingdom. Throwing this memorial in front of all the officials, he yelled: "What is Marquis Wu'an doing? Such a disastrous defeat in the first battle is simply a national humiliation! I want to punish his nine clans!"

Seeing the emperor's furious rage, the civil and military officials were either frightened or distressed, but no one was willing to speak.

The emperor dropped several teacups in a row, and it took a full 10 minutes before he finally calmed down and asked with a gloomy face, "What should we do now?"

Received the news early in the morning, the great prime minister who came to the court for the first time, walked out under the gaze of all the officials, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, for the first time in 200 years, our Jin Kingdom has fought Xirong. We have been in peace for too long and are not familiar with the war, and we have been unable to recover from this point, but we must not let our morale down after losing the first battle. Therefore, the old minister suggested that for the present plan, we should immediately send a person with status The generals rushed to the front, encouraged the soldiers to try, and then fought a victory as soon as possible to restore morale."

Hearing this, the emperor and all the officials nodded in agreement.

So the generalissimo with the five sense organs who also made a special trip to court took a step forward and said solemnly: "Veteran, please fight!"

Generalissimo has prestige in the army, and is a rare master of the three realms of heaven and man. At this time, if he rushes to the front line, it is of course the best choice, but when the emperor heard this, he thought for a while and shook his head: "Marshal I am already old, and I should enjoy my old age at home, and let the marshal go all the way to the front line, I really can't bear it."

Hearing this, the expressions of all civil and military officials became strange, and the Prime Minister was also taken aback, and the Grand Marshal's face suddenly turned red.

But at this moment, Dang Chao took a step towards the crown prince, knelt down and said, "My child invites you to fight, and I am willing to fight for my father!"

When the emperor heard this, he smiled appreciatively, and said, "Filial piety is commendable, courage is commendable, sure."

So the prince stood up and said, "Thank you, father!"

Only then did the civil and military officials understand that the emperor was unwilling to let the old marshal go out because he wanted to show off. Instead, he allowed the prince to take his father's place.

But speaking of it, the crown prince has the status of the crown prince. Although he is inferior to the old marshal, he is replacing the emperor. It can also boost the morale of the front line, and it is a better choice.

So hearing this, many civil and military officials nodded secretly.

Even Prime Minister Hong Wu and Marshal Zhao Tian, ​​who started from the national point of view, immediately softened their expressions.

"Since my son wants to recruit for my father, I will draw out a hundred of my personal guards to accompany him, and my son can choose from within the country to reinforce the frontline manpower. As long as there is no force for the mission of protecting the country, my son has the right to dispatch , as I wish." The emperor said with a smile.

The prince was naturally overjoyed, and immediately knelt down: "Thank you, father!"

"Stay flat." The emperor said: "You can step down first this morning, and we can arrange it now."

"Retire, my child," said the prince.

Immediately, he stepped back ten steps, turned around and walked at the gate of the hall, and when the officials and the emperor were out of sight, he showed a triumphant smile.

"If this errand can be completed, it will make my father happy, and I will gain prestige in the army, and even have the name of saving the country. Naturally, the crown prince's position will not be shaken, and no one will be able to compete for my father's throne in the future... ... Hehe, fortunately, I have sharp eyes and quick hands, and I saw the look in my father's eyes." The prince said in his heart, a little proud.

In this way, he walked out of the palace gate, got into the carriage, and called an accompanying adviser to ride in with him, saying: "I will go to the front line on behalf of my father, sir, do you have any suggestions?"

The counselor nodded first, and then said: "I don't think I need to say more, the prince has already understood the benefits of completing this errand, right?"

The prince nodded with a smile on his face.

The counselor continued: "But the premise is that the prince can really handle the errand."

The crown prince asked with a puzzled look: "What do you mean, sir?"

"As far as I know, in the Battle of Wengcheng, the enemy was outnumbered. Marquis Wu'an did not expect the number of the Xirong Allied Forces to reach [-], and there were also a group of powerful fighters, so he lost, and lost his life." The prince changed his face and said: "So, the prince needs to bring reinforcements, so that the number exceeds that of the Xirong Allied Forces, and he also needs to bring enough master warriors to protect himself, and also surpass the master warriors of Xirong."

The prince's expression became solemn: "The soldiers are easy to handle. I will draw less in the imperial city, and I will collect more local troops on the way. There are 18 troops in the Xirong Department, so I will get [-]. Anyway, it is my father's will. I can deploy troops at will. If you can win one game, you can fight one out of ten, but it is a bit difficult for warriors, after all, one or two are easy to find, but how can I find a batch?"

"This is not difficult." The counselor smiled and said: "As far as I know, there are some masters protecting the families of the dignitaries in the imperial city, both openly and secretly. Since the emperor has given the crown prince the power to use any force, why doesn't the crown prince give an order to let the crown prince take care of himself?" The dignitaries in the imperial city each have a master?"

Hearing this, the prince slapped his thigh, laughed loudly and said: "In this way, at least hundreds of masters will protect me, and if each family only sends out one, it will not affect the guarding power of the dignitaries' families. , they must be willing too. It really is a good idea, sir."

"The crown prince has won the award." The counselor said.

The prince immediately recovered his face full of spring breeze, and waved his big hand very proudly, saying: "In this way, I can overwhelm the army and warriors, and when I go to the front line, I can fight a big battle within three days." Win the battle, and then you can return to the court to receive merit, hahaha."

Hearing this, the counselor was a little worried that the prince would be too arrogant and might make a mistake, but seeing that the prince was in high spirits, he didn't touch the bad luck.

So that night, a group of people went to and from the imperial city, continuously showing the warrants for recruitment to the dignitaries, and then took away the powerful experts one by one, and gathered them in the Prince's Mansion to wait for orders.

(End of this chapter)