Before Sun Hao led his army to Fengshou City, the imperial court's edict ordering the Zhenxi Army and Zhennan Army to come to the rescue came.
This time, Sun Hao brought only two counselors, Pang Tong and Guo Jia, to rescue Fengshou City.
After receiving the imperial edict from the court to support the king, Sun Hao immediately called Pang Tong and Guo Jia to discuss whether to send troops to support the king.
Sun Hao sighed and said, "The timing of the Fuzhou Jiang family's selection is just right.
Now the main force of our Zhenxi Army has been tied down by the army of Songfan State. If we want to come to the king's aid, we can only draw troops from the Zhennan Army."
Guo Jia frowned and said, "But the Seven Banner Guards have already instigated the rebellion of several Northern Jin navy commanders and bribed many of Northern Jin's generals. The Southern Guards are ready to launch a southern expedition against Northern Jin.
If troops were withdrawn from the Zhennan Army at this time to form a large army to support the king, the Zhennan Army's long-planned southern expedition plan would have to be canceled."
After a pause, Guo Jia continued, "According to the intelligence obtained by the Seven Banners Guard, the Jiang family of Fuzhou is planning to attack Anyang City.
Not only did he gather 300,000 Tianwei troops and 200,000 Fuzhou wing troops, he also recruited 200,000 Rouran cavalry who had long since surrendered to the Jiang family of Fuzhou.
He also colluded with the Xianbei Khanate and the Khitan Khanate, and received assistance from 400,000 Xianbei cavalry and 400,000 Khitan cavalry.
Even if the Zhennan Army gave up its plan to march south, it could only mobilize 200,000 troops at most, a considerable number of which would be the Lianzhou wing troops.
I am worried that there would be considerable risks if we led 200,000 Zhennan troops to Anyang City to defend the king."
Anyang City was the capital of Liang State and also the most populous city in Liang State, with a permanent population of over 2.6 million.
Pang Tong then said to Sun Hao, "My lord, the best option for the Zhenxi Army and the Zhennan Army right now is to wait and see.
If the imperial court could resist the rebels of the Jiang family in Fuzhou, then the Zhenxi Army and the Zhennan Army would still be the imperial court's Zhenxi Army and the Zhennan Army.
If the Jiang family of Fuzhou can capture Anyang City, then the Zhenxi Army and the Zhennan Army can rise up to fight against the rebels and take control of the Central Plains."
As Sun Hao had expected, Pang Tong and Guo Jia hoped that Sun Hao would sit back and watch the fire this time and were unwilling to send the Zhennan Army to Anyang City to defend the king.
Perhaps what Pang Tong and Guo Jia hoped to see more was that the Jiang family of Fuzhou could defeat the imperial court. In that case, the Zhenxi Army and the Zhennan Army could help Sun Hao take control of the Central Plains.
Sun Hao had no idea about taking control of the Central Plains. He just wanted to protect his own territory in Xizhou and Lianzhou.
However, having been in power for so many years, Sun Hao also understands what the general trend means. If there really comes a day when he can rule the world, Sun Hao will not be pretentious.
Sun Hao hesitated and said, "The Zhenxi Army is currently at war with the Songfan Kingdom, so it's understandable that they didn't send troops to support the king.
But if the Zhennan Army does not send troops to the king, it will be difficult to silence the people's complaints."
Guo Jia pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, as long as the Northern Jin Kingdom makes some noise, the Zhennan Army will have a reason not to send troops to support the king.
With the current power of the Seven Banner Guards in Northern Jin, they should be able to accomplish this."
In the past two years, the Seven Banner Guards have used money to pave the way in Northern Jin State and have almost infiltrated Northern Jin State in all aspects.
Even the Embroidered Uniform Guard of the Northern Jin State, one of the three major intelligence agencies in the world, was infiltrated by the Seven Banner Guards like a leaky sieve.
Sun Hao sighed slightly and said, "Then let the Seven Banner Guards find a way to give the Zhennan Army a reason not to send troops to support the king.
Oh, and have the Seven Banner Guards keep an eye on the situation in the capital. They must ensure the safety of my father and stepmother, and it would be best if we could persuade my father to leave the capital first."
Ever since Sun Hao became the Grand Commander of the Zhenxi Protectorate, his stepmother Cui Xiumei often sent people to give Sun Hao some things.
Although they were not expensive items, the sentiment behind them was great, which made the relationship between Sun Hao and Cui Xiumei much closer.
Last year, Cui Xiumei returned to her parents' home in Ganyang City to visit relatives, and also made a special trip to Feicui City, where she stayed for almost a month.
The total number of Sun Hao's sons and daughters now exceeds 300. Although these children have no blood relationship with Cui Xiumei, they all call Cui Xiumei grandma.
If Cui Xiumei hadn't been worried about whether Sun Zhe would be seduced by some vixen in the capital, she would have been unwilling to leave the Emerald City.
Before Cui Xiumei left the Emerald City, Sun Hao specially selected another 300 white-robed cavalrymen to return to the capital with Cui Xiumei.
Currently in the capital, in Sun Zhe's mansion, in addition to more than 400 family soldiers, there are also 300 white-robed cavalry and 300 tiger cavalry.
With the protection of more than a thousand elite soldiers, plus the hundreds of people in Anyang City of the Seven Flags Guard, it is enough to escort Sun Zhe and Cui Xiumei away from the capital.
But what Sun Hao didn't know was that his father, Sun Zhe, the Minister of War, had just been appointed by the court as the garrison commander of Hangu Pass.
At the Minister of War's residence in Anyang City, Cui Xiumei complained to Sun Zhe, "I asked you to resign a long time ago, but you just couldn't bear to give up that second-rank position.
Now the court has appointed you as the commander of Hangu Pass, and we can't leave even if we want to.
This time, the Jiang family of Fuzhou has colluded with the Xianbei Khanate and the Khitan Khanate, gathering a full 1.5 million rebels. Given the current situation of the imperial court, how can it resist them? "
After Prince Yong'an Chen Su was assassinated, although Crown Prince Chen Bin had inherited the throne of Prince Yong'an, he was under the operation of Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng and Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong.
Chen Bin only controlled two of the eight original imperial guards, namely Guangwu Town and Xingwu Town, as well as the most elite 80,000 Yulin cavalry.
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