Inside the Jurchen camp.
Inside Wanyan Jian's tent, the candlelight cast long shadows on the faces of every Jurchen general, revealing worry and anger.
Wanyan Jian remained unconscious in bed, while his son, Wanyan Gun, sat beside him.
The numerous Jurchen generals in front of them were discussing among themselves.
"The Khan is unconscious now, what should we do next?"
"What else can we do? Of course, we should take the capital of the Southern Dynasty and massacre the inhabitants to avenge the Great Khan's injury."
"However, we have been fighting all day, and we have lost thousands of warriors and crippled several moukes."
But this hasn't shaken the capital of the Southern Dynasty in the slightest. Do you think we can capture the capital of the Southern Dynasty if things continue like this?
"So what if we can't take it down?"
"Aren't you going to avenge the Great Khan?"
"We cannot fight to the death with the capital of the Southern Dynasty here. Don't forget, Li Qin's army of more than 100,000 men arrived at dusk."
They are now setting up camp not far from Zhang Heng's position, eyeing the Southern Dynasty's capital and us with predatory intent.
"So what?"
Our Jurchen warriors can take on a hundred men single-handedly. What's Liqin, or even the capital of the Southern Dynasty? We'll conquer them all!
"Attack together? I'm afraid neither Li Qin nor the capital of the Southern Dynasty can take it down, can you?"
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At this moment, Wanyan Gun, who was sitting next to Wanyan Jian, looked at the arguing crowd in front of him and sighed.
He was also very helpless.
His prestige was so low that he couldn't command the respect of the generals who had fought alongside his father, the Khan, for decades.
He now clearly felt that after his father fell into a coma, these people in front of him completely ignored him.
He had nothing but the identity of being the son of a Khan.
Having lost almost all power, I must find a way out.
But how can I control them?
Just as they were arguing, a messenger suddenly walked in and said:
"Generals, Li Qin's envoy has arrived on behalf of Li Qin and requests an audience with the Great Khan."
Those present heard that Li Qin's envoy had arrived on his behalf.
The argument immediately stopped and they fell silent.
The Jurchen generals exchanged glances, unsure of what to do.
Should we allow Li Qin's envoy to meet the Great Khan?
But the Great Khan is currently unconscious; how could he possibly see the messenger?
Finally, they decided to inform the messenger that their Khan was too busy with official duties to see him and to send him back.
Upon receiving this news from Wanyan Jian, the envoy sent by Li Qin immediately knew that Wanyan Jian was in trouble.
Moreover, it's impossible for him to even see the envoy; it's very likely he has met with misfortune.
Inside the main tent, the group decided not to let the envoy see Wanyan Jian.
No one noticed that Wanyan Gun, sitting next to Wanyan Jian, seemed to have thought of something.
He got up and silently left the tent.
After learning of Wanyan Jian's predicament, the envoy immediately left the Jurchen camp.
I wanted to tell Li Qin this news.
On his way back, he suddenly saw several Jurchens with shaved heads.
Before Li Qin's envoy could speak, one of the young Jurchens immediately rode forward and said:
"Are you envoys of Uncle Li Qin?"
I am his nephew, Li Gun.
I have something important to report to my uncle.
Inside the capital.
With the formal arrival of Li Qin's army.
Inside the Forbidden City, the atmosphere became extremely solemn.
Regent Zhu Qiyu looked at the map of the capital in front of him, his gaze sweeping over the many ministers before him.
"Has the enemy's attack been repelled?"
Upon hearing Zhu Qiyu's words, Yu Gan, who was in charge of the defense of the capital, immediately stepped forward and said:
"Although those enemy soldiers were exceptionally brave, their attacks were extremely chaotic, and they lacked large-scale siege equipment."
They were easily driven back by the defending troops.
After hearing Yu Gan's report, Zhu Qiyu nodded, but the seriousness and tension on his face did not lessen in the slightest.
Zhu Qiyu then continued:
"Was the main force of the rebel Li Qin arriving this evening? How many are there?"
Upon hearing Zhu Qiyu's question, Yu Gan replied with a serious expression:
"According to reports from our spies, the combined number of rebel troops and enemy soldiers outside should be over 200,000."
Two hundred thousand!
Upon hearing this number, everyone present gasped in shock.
It should be noted that at this time, the military force in the capital consisted of only 20,000 old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers.
They used 20,000 old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers to fight against 200,000 fierce and powerful troops who had just won a great victory.
By any measure, it's clear this game is going to be a losing battle.
Faced with the shock of the officials present, Yu Gan immediately continued:
"Your Majesty, I have already assembled a million citizens in the capital, from whom I have selected 100,000 strong men to assist the army in defending the city."
At the same time, I opened the armory and distributed all the remaining weapons.
Furthermore, a general was assigned to guard every gate of the capital.
If we hold out for a while, there will be absolutely no problem with the arrival of rescue forces from various places.
Once the reinforcements arrive from all over, Li Zicheng will surely retreat without a fight.
After hearing Yu Gan's words, Zhu Qiyu sighed and said:
Where are the rescue teams from all over the country now?
Upon hearing Zhu Qiyu's question, Yu Gan looked at the map in front of him and said:
"According to the latest intelligence, the army from Xuanfu has recently been marching towards the capital and will arrive in a few days."
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