Chapter 781 A Dream of Youth 313
Snow fell for two consecutive days in the winter month. The Northern Jin Dynasty launched an attack on the Zhou Dynasty on the pretext that the Zhou Dynasty had accepted the disgraced minister Hu Xin. The Northern Jin Dynasty divided its forces into eastern and western armies, with a total of 120,000 troops. One army set off from Yunzhou and went straight into Bingzhou, while the other army entered Yanshan from Pingzhou and captured Zhending Prefecture.
At this time, the southern barbarians revolted, followed by invasions from the northwestern tribes.
General Xu, who had already sent people to gather information and relay orders, was caught off guard. Faced with Hu Xin's renewed offer of bribes, he finally nodded.
But he was inherently suspicious, and even if he agreed to the encirclement plan, he would still leave himself an escape route.
General Xu didn't understand. "Father, didn't we already send a letter to the Northwest Border Defense Army asking them to come and provide support?" They would definitely come to support from Shaanxi.
General Xu was also somewhat regretful at this moment. He had been ill for so long that his plan to deploy mobile troops in Bingzhou, a strategically important second-line location, had been shelved.
Otherwise, even if the Northern Jin arrived so quickly, they would still have the means to cope.
"It will take them time to get here, and they may also be under attack over there. Didn't Hu Xin say before that the Northern Jin Emperor had allied with other tribes?"
I'm afraid the Northwest won't be stable either; we'll have to find a solution ourselves.
Hu Xin is untrustworthy, but as long as we have a backup plan…”
General Xu led his generals in a discussion until midnight. When the topic of military doctors came up, one of the bearded generals clenched his fist and exclaimed, "Oh dear, is Lord Xie still alive? If we could bring Lord Xie back, the casualties in the army wouldn't be so high."
Including Xie Ning, there are four physicians there! And they also have miraculous medicine...
"They've probably already reached Fenzhou by now..."
No sooner had General Xu finished speaking than a soldier came running in, carrying in Deputy General Lin, who was covered in blood. "General...we've been ambushed. Lord Xie...we don't know if he's alive or dead."
Everyone was shocked, and General Xu's vision went black.
Deputy General Lin swallowed the blood that rose in his throat. Of their group of ten cavalrymen, only one survived. Of the four military doctors, two were seriously wounded, one was slightly wounded, and one was missing.
Of the others, only Xie Qi, Xu Hongying, and their two guards were still alive, but they were all injured to varying degrees.
Now everyone was silent. They not only had to face the army outside the city, but also the questioning from the capital and the Xie family's wrath.
If Xie Ning were still alive, that would be fine, but if... they really didn't dare to think about it.
General Xu, not yet fully recovered, nearly vomited blood from the shock. "Bring that Hu Xin up!"
They couldn't understand why the Northern Jin army would intercept and kill Xie Ning.
Xiao Chu, who had already moved to a different courtyard, raised an eyebrow upon hearing the visitor's words. When speaking, one should naturally be half-truthful and half-lie.
"General Xu, I don't know why this happened. I only heard from the Western nobles who fled to Northern Jin at the beginning of the year that Xie Ning was the person they hated the most."
The Jin emperor also promised that if Xie Ning were captured, he would definitely hand her over to them.
After all, if Xie Ning hadn't turned the tide of the battle, the outcome of this fight would have been uncertain.
Furthermore, by attacking it with water, the Great Zhou will surely suffer a great loss of strength. At that time, Xili can then make further demands, tearing off pieces of the Great Zhou to strengthen itself.
However, the water attack failed, and Xili was completely defeated.
In fact, they also resented the official who delivered the letter and the young emperor who came out in white to hand over the surrender document.
In short, if it weren't for these people, the Western Kingdom would definitely become stronger and stronger, and might even be able to swallow the Great Zhou whole.
How could they not hate them?
General Xu stared intently at Xiao Chu, "I hope that the King of Wei will not disappoint us."
As the days and months passed, Aqi Lan took care of Du Mingzhao and the others without leaving their side. They were all seriously injured. Xie Qi was not seriously injured, but he developed a fever. Aqi Lan knew why.
Fear gripped his heart.
When Cheng An was given acupuncture, his fingers twitched, but he couldn't open his eyes. He seemed to be trapped in a dark room, and no matter how much his consciousness struggled, he couldn't move.
He wanted to wake up. He saw that person, that person... who came out of the courtyard next to Luo Yueqian's.
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