Chapter 348: Although Lian Po is old, he still has courage
Jin State.
Go to the capital city, in the imperial palace.
Ji Chong'er sat upright on the dragon throne.
Civil and military officials stood before him.
At this moment, they were all waiting for battle reports from the front.
Hoping to hear some good news.
They waited for battle reports every day, but the news they received was not that the general had died.
It means that a certain army was completely wiped out.
Many officials had already left the capital city overnight and fled to other places to escape.
The ministers who still remained in the court were almost all die-hard supporters of the Jin State.
"Report! Urgent report! Urgent report!"
Soon, the voices of scouts were heard outside the temple.
Ji Chong'er and all the officials were suddenly startled and hurriedly summoned the scouts into the hall.
The scout, wearing armor, knelt on one knee and said:
"Your Majesty, Qingling Pass has been lost, many soldiers have been infected with the plague, and General Le Yi has passed away!"
As soon as the words fell.
Many people gasped and looked very frightened.
Died of old age?
Le Yi had just reached the age of forty, how could he die?
There is something fishy!
But right now, they have no time to care about this.
Because Qingling Pass was lost!
Ji Chong'er hurriedly asked, "Where is my army? Is my army still there?"
All he cares about now is how many soldiers he has under his command.
As for Le Yi's death...
The country is about to perish, who has the time to care about that?
At this moment, Hu Zhe, with a white cloth tied on his forehead, slowly walked into the hall and said with a fist:
"Your Majesty, I have buried Marshal Yue Yi!"
"As for the army, I only brought back 200,000!"
As soon as the words fell.
Ji Chong'er was terrified and worried.
"Two hundred thousand...two hundred thousand..."
At this time, a minister asked, "General, are you saying that you have brought back the 200,000-man army?"
"Where is the army now?"
Hu Zhe said bluntly: "It's just outside the capital."
The minister frowned and said, "Outside Shangjing City, there are still two large cities, Baihu City and Yangtong City."
"Why bring the troops back here if you don't station them there?"
Hu Zhe replied nonchalantly, "Throw it away."
Throw it away?
In an instant, many ministers stood up to accuse Hu Zhe.
"That's our Great Jin territory. You just throw it away like that. What crime should you be punished for?"
"If the Qin army takes Baihu and Yangtong, I'll have nowhere to defend the capital!"
"Hu Zhe, you are guilty of death!"
“…”
They started to get scared.
Because it can be predicted that the Qin army will be able to arrive at the city of Shangjing in just a few days.
By then, they won’t be able to leave even if they want to.
Hearing their chaotic noises, Hu Zhe was furious.
These civil officials in front of us care less about the safety of the country.
But they care about their own safety.
"Do you know how to fight, or do I?"
"The two cities of Baihu and Yangtong are indefensible. Do you want me to annihilate my entire army of 200,000 before you are satisfied?"
Hu Zhe couldn't help but retort.
As the saying goes, when a scholar meets a soldier, he cannot explain his reason clearly.
But the current situation is that no matter what a military general says when he encounters a civil official, it is wrong:
"Your Majesty, Hu Ze is a man who deserves death. He has plunged the capital into danger!"
"Your Majesty, if Huzhe loses his territory, according to the law, his entire clan should be exterminated!"
"Your Majesty, I beg you to grant Hu Zhe death!"
“…”
Hearing this, Hu Zhe snorted coldly to express his dissatisfaction, and thought to himself:
"With ministers like you, how can the Great Jin survive?"
At this time, Han Feizi stood up to speak for Hu Ze.
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, those two cities are indeed defenseless. General Hu led his troops back to Shangjing, probably intending to engage the enemy in a decisive battle in Shangjing."
"General Hu Zhe did this for the good of our Great Jin."
Hearing this, Ji Chong'er said helplessly, "Forget it... Huzhe, let me ask you, how confident are you that you can hold on to Shangjing?"
Hu Zhe shook his head and said, "I am not sure, but there is one person who is sure!"
"Who?" Ji Chong'er asked hurriedly.
Hu Zhe replied, "This man is none other than General Lian Po."
Lian Po...
Him again?
Ji Chong'er frowned deeply.
But it has come to this.
It doesn't matter whether it's face or not.
"Well! I...I will personally invite him out of retirement!"
Ji Chong'er believed that this was the only hope and opportunity for the Jin Dynasty.
If the capital city is destroyed, the country and the family will be ruined.
The current Emperor of Jin has long lost his former pride.
He just wants to live a good life now, no matter how he lives.
If it really doesn't work, he even wants to surrender.
But when he thought about the 200,000 troops he still had, he wanted to try again.
Even so, while he was afraid that the Qin army would break into the city, Ji Chong'er was still optimistic.
The sun rising in Dajin tomorrow will surely be beautiful and bright.
In fact, Hu Zhe could have been the commander himself. At least, it was the last time he led the troops.
However, in order to comply with Yue Yi's last wish, Hu Zhe decided to ask Lian Po to come out of retirement.
Having said that, Le Yi didn't have to die as long as he could find a famous doctor who was no less famous than Zhu Danxi.
However, the State of Jin is in chaos now, so where is the time to find a great medical expert?
If he dragged it on and lived for about a month, he might find it, but he really couldn't bear the pain of that month.
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