Nanman!
"How could it be the Southern Barbarians?" Chu Aotian took a half step back in shock.
The Southern Barbarians are thousands of miles away from the capital of the Great Chu. How could they get close to the imperial city without anyone knowing?
Chu Li pinched his fingertips and asked in a deep voice:
"How many people are there?"
The secret guard was panicked: "Maybe... maybe, there are probably no less than 100,000..."
One hundred thousand!
Such a large army!
Chu Aotian's face turned pale. "Ninth sister, what should we do? The Imperial Guards only have 2,000 people, the Royal Secret Guards only have 500 people, and the City Defense Army only has 20,000 people. The rest of the troops can only be mobilized from nearby cities, and it will take at least two days to go back and forth."
In other words, the imperial capital had only 22,000 troops, while the southern barbarians had more than 100,000.
Five times as much!
"Don't worry."
Chu Li pursed his lips. The heaviness in his heart in recent days finally found its source.
The storm is coming.
"There is a traitor in the court, colluding with the Nanman, and uniting inside and outside. Otherwise, the Nanman army would not be able to move freely in the territory of Da Chu."
But now is not the time to investigate spies.
She looked at the secret guard and said, "Go now and summon Princess Minghua to the palace."
Chu Aotian was shocked: "Why ask her to enter the palace at this time?"
"Not only her,"
Chu Li put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth for a few steps, with a calm light in his eyes.
"Immediately issue an edict in the name of Concubine Xin, saying that you want to make great appointments in the harem and summon the wives and daughters of all the ministers to the palace immediately to see you; and also state that you want to transfer positions and summon all the ministers' children to the palace."
Do it now!
The enemy is twenty miles away from the imperial capital, and it will take at least four hours for them to get close to the imperial capital.
A lot can be done in these four hours.
Chu Aotian glared at the secret guard: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
"yes!"
"Send another twenty royal secret guards to secretly escort Concubine Xin, Concubine Wen, Chu Hongyan...all out of the city and send them to General Xie!"
"Ninth sister!"
Chu Aotian grabbed her hand and said, "You leave with them."
"I'm not leaving."
"It's enough for me to stay here. You stay with them. General Xie's residence is secret and far away from the capital. The enemy should not be able to find it. It's safe there."
Chu Li stood still, "I won't leave."
Send your relatives away and eliminate any worries.
There is no retreat in this battle.
Success or failure depends on this one move!
Cheng is still the Great Chu.
Defeated, the State of Chu was destroyed, and Dongling rose.
Her family, friends and loved ones are all here. Da Chu is her home. Where should she escape to?
"Ninth sister, if anything happens to you, how am I going to explain to my uncle?"
"Our home is almost gone, what else can we do? I believe he would prefer us to die standing up, rather than to be the walking dead kneeling and living!"
"Ninth sister!"
Chu Aotian's eyes became hot.
"Don't waste any more time. Arrange for people to send Concubine Xin and the others away immediately. Summon the city defense troops and the imperial guards immediately... Eighth brother, you should leave as well!"
Chu Aotian's eyes were dazzled, "As a king, how can I escape?"
"I know you don't want to be the emperor. It was your uncle who pushed you to the throne step by step. You should have a more comfortable life."
"If the country is gone, how can we live freely? Ninth sister, since I became a king, I have realized how difficult it is for the people to live and work in peace and contentment. If we want to live a free life, someone must carry the burden forward."
When the country is prosperous, all families will be safe.
Only when every family is safe can one live a peaceful and comfortable life.
Are you afraid?
perhaps.
Who is not afraid of death?
But he is the emperor!
Chu Aotian drew the long sword from Lan Qi, and said with red eyes: "Taifu Jiang taught us that the emperor guards the country's gates and the king dies for the country. I can't let my people down!"
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Southern Xinjiang.
The war swept through, leaving corpses everywhere.
The soldier knelt on the ground with his head down, a spear piercing his chest, blood staining his long tassel, dripping from it.
A fine horse galloped past, a red tasseled spear was drawn, and Tuoba Mingyue's agile figure was like an eagle, high above in the sun's shadow, looking extremely cramped.
Deputy General: "Princess, the Chu army has fled!"
"Where is King Yin's token?"
“Never…never found it.”
"A bunch of rubbish!"
King Yin is dead, but his token can summon 10,000 Iron-Blood Guards.
This army is not large in number, but they are composed of his trusted confidants who were trained by him. Each of them is a good fighter who can fight ten people at the same time and only obeys the call of the token.
Without the token, even she can't move.
Miles away.
The Chu army was in a panic and fled for several miles. They were defeated in this battle. The soldiers covered their wounds with blood on their bodies. Their tired and dim eyes were filled with the strong smell of death.
Qin Muxue wiped the blood off her face, looked at the remaining soldiers who had lost their morale, and let out a breath of foul air:
"Brother, are we going to die here?"
Probably yes.
The Nanman were caught off guard and their forces outnumbered them several times.
So sad.
Children who are unfilial will not be able to provide for their parents in their old age and see them to the end of their lives.
Qin Muyu sat on the ground, leaning on his sword, holding the bloodstained pure black token in his palm.
"This is my father's token."
Tuoba Mo's voice was hoarse: "Uncle, has something happened to my father? Will he not come to pick me up?"
Qin Muyu slightly opened his lips, his bloodstained lips were dry and cracked, looking at Tuoba Mo's immature and sensible face, he couldn't hide the bitterness in his heart.
Lu Yunchu was also injured, and said:
"In less than half an hour, the southern barbarians will catch up with us. We will have nowhere to escape."
The defeat is certain.
"Brother Mu Yu, please marry me." Nie Sang grabbed his sleeve and made a careful decision. "For many years, our Qin State has never participated in wars, but my brother has soldiers."
"Brother Mu Yu, as long as you marry me, I will definitely convince my brother to lend you his troops!"
If General Nie had mobilized troops without the order of the Emperor Qin, he would have been committing a serious crime.
But for Qin Muyu, she was willing to give it her all.
Upon hearing this, many soldiers' eyes shone with hope.
As long as there are reinforcements, the Southern Barbarians will never be able to annihilate them!
Qin Muxue looked exhausted. "Brother, Sangsang really likes you. I'm sure you can tell these days that I like Sangsang, too."
"Brother Mu Yu, I am willing to give everything for you!"
Nie Sang's eyes were full of determination and desire.
I have reached a dead end and have no choice.
Qin Muyu clenched the token, slowly raised his eyes, looked at Nie Sang's resolute face, then slowly moved his gaze to the side, where he saw Tuoba Mo with red eyes and enduring grief.
His eyes flickered slightly, "Amo..."
"uncle!"
Tuoba Mo threw himself into his arms.
"Your father will not die," Qin Muyu held him with one hand, his eyes filled with determination, "We will not die here!"
Tuoba Mingyue’s target is not southern Xinjiang.
What she wants is Da Chu!
She won't stay in southern Xinjiang for long.
He will not marry Nie Sang.
"We won't die!"
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