"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the army is in a hurry to report!”
Zhao Huan, who was still in a daze, was woken up by the hurried sounds outside the palace.
Zhao Huan got up with a carp jump. Under Cao Jie's lead, Li Gang arrived at Zhao Huan's bedroom.
Even though Zhao Huan was still half-asleep, he wasn't sleepy anymore.
"Tell me, what information did you receive?”
Li Gang was panting from running, and his expression was full of fatigue.
"Your Majesty, we have just received news from Taiyuan. The Jin Kingdom's West Route Army led by Wanyan Zonghan has been attacking Taiyuan City in the past few days. Fortunately, the Taiyuan Pacification Envoy Guo Zixuan has mobilized the soldiers and civilians to resist tenaciously.”
In Zhao Huan's system, the red dot alarm in Thai Nguyen City kept flashing. Moreover, the system's experience points had reached more than 8,000 points. It was obvious that a fierce battle had been going on in Thai Nguyen City.
As long as the red dot did not disappear, it meant that Taiyuan City had not fallen.
Zhao Huan nodded." Guo Zixuan, Nengchen!”
"That's right. If Guo Zixuan didn't hold Taiyuan City and delay Wanyan Zonghan's West Army, if the Jin Kingdom's East Army and West Army combined and surrounded Dong Jing City, then Dong Jing City would be in danger!”
"Other than this, is there any other information?" Zhao Huan nodded.”
"Yes, the old general is leading 50,000 troops from the west and is heading towards Tokyo. If nothing goes wrong, they will arrive at the city tomorrow.”
"In addition, Zong Ze, Han Shizhong, Zhang Ye, and the rest of the royal army are also on their way to Tokyo. However, they are a little slower and will take two to three days to arrive!”
After hearing Li Gang's report, Zhao Huan asked,""Has there been any movement from the Jin soldiers on the north bank of the Yellow River?”
"There is no movement for the time being. According to our scouts outside the city, the Jin army is already moving five or six miles outside the city. It is obvious that the Jin army will cross the Yellow River south. Today, they will arrive at the city of Tokyo.”
After Zhao Huan heard this, he nodded." What will come will come. If you want to fight, then let's fight. Our Great Song will never lower our heads to the Outsiders!”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the army is in a hurry to report!”
Before Li Gang could leave, another urgent voice sounded from outside the hall.
Immediately after, Li Guang ran in in a panic.
When Zhao Huan and Li Gang heard this, they quickly asked Li Guang,""Li Guang, is the Jin army approaching the city?”
"Your Majesty, Lord Li, Mou Tuo Gang in the northwest has fallen. Just an hour ago, a troop of more than 3,000 Jin Kingdom cavalry suddenly appeared outside Mou Tuo Gang and occupied it. The provisions we stored in Mou Tuo Gang have fallen into the hands of the Jin Kingdom!”
"Li Gang, didn't I ask you to send people to throw Mou Tuo Gang's cavalry into the city? What's with the grain?" Zhao Huan asked Li Gang.”
Li Gang quickly explained to Zhao Huan,
"Your Majesty, Mou Tuo Gang has always been a horse farm of the imperial court. Horse fodder has been stored there for several years. Because of the emergency, we couldn't move all of it into the city in time.”
After Li Gang finished speaking, he bowed and apologized." This matter was due to my negligence. Please punish me, Your Majesty!”
"Forget it. It has already happened. There's no need to hold anyone accountable. Have Mou Tuo Gang's twenty thousand horses been safely moved into the city?“
" Yes." Li Gang nodded." Lord Zhao personally led his men to move the 20,000 warhorses to the city last night. They have been settled in the stables in the south of the city!"”
"As long as the horse is here!" "Is there anything unusual in the city?" Zhao Huan heaved a sigh of relief.”
"With the army besieging the city, the people in the city will inevitably panic. However, I have already arranged for people to appease them. There will not be a large-scale riot!”
"That's good!"
The Jin soldiers were about to arrive at the city gates, and Zhao Huan was no longer sleepy.
Meanwhile, the information regarding the Jin soldiers 'movements was constantly being transmitted to Zhao Huan's hands.
"Your Majesty, the flag of the Jin army has appeared in Mou Tuo Gang, north of the city. Many Jin soldiers outside the city have started to cut down trees to make ladders. It seems that they are going to attack the city!”
At noon, Zhao Huan received an urgent military report from Li Gang.
Zhao Huan stood up with a whoosh.
"Cao Jie, inform Lin Chong to follow me out of the palace. I want to go to the city walls to inspect the enemy!”
When Cao Jie heard that Zhao Huan wanted to go up to the city tower to inspect the enemy's situation, he was shocked. He hurriedly advised,"Your Majesty, you must not. You have a body of ten thousand gold. You should sit in the palace and plan strategies. You must not put yourself in danger to prevent accidents!”
Zhao Huan could not sit still and berated Cao Jie,""I told you to go, so just go. Why are you nagging?”
Cao Jie did not dare to disobey Zhao Huan's orders.
"Yes, this servant will go now!"
Soon, Lin Chong appeared in front of Zhao Huan.
"Lin Chong, bring the Dragon Might Army and follow me out of the palace to inspect the enemy's situation!”
Chong Lin's expression turned serious when he heard that. He was about to persuade her,""Your Majesty…!"
Zhao Huan glared at Lin Chong." Lin Chong, listen to my orders. Stop talking nonsense!"”
Seeing that Zhao Huan had made up his mind, Chong Lin nodded and accepted the order."Yes!"
Soon, Zhao Huan left the Imperial Palace with Cao Jie, Lin Chong, and the Dragon Might Army without even changing out of his dragon robe, heading northwest of the city.
This was Zhao Huan's first time leaving the palace.
At this moment, Tokyo was filled with panic because of the siege of the Jin army.
Most of the residents on the streets were in a hurry. Countless soldiers were patrolling the city to prevent any unrest.
When Zhao Huan led the group to the Heavenly Wave Sect, countless residents had gathered there.
Seeing this, Zhao Huan ordered Cao Jie to go and see what had happened."Cao Jie, go and ask what's going on.”
"Yes!"
Soon, Cao Jie returned.
"Your Majesty, the imperial students of the academy are doing propaganda in front of us. They want the residents of the city to be united and resist the golden bandits together!”
Zhao Huan was surprised when he heard that.
The imperial students of the academy were the pillars of the imperial court.
These imperial students did not bring shame to the imperial court at the critical moment.
It wasn't hard to see that this Great Song Dynasty didn't lack loyal and brave people.
"Let's go up and take a look!"
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