The next morning, Ying Fei's expression was cold. He didn't care about the wariness of the palace maids around him. He brought a group of palace guards to the meeting hall of Xianyang Palace.
The deep and solemn bell rang once again in Xianyang Palace, and the scattered ministers walked into the hall.
However, most of the Qin officials who walked into the hall were old people who were walking with a limp. After Huhai's repeated tortures, the dazzling empire's merit points had long been lost.
All that was left behind was the end of the empire.
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Thoughts were rolling in his mind, but his face was as calm as an ancient well. Just like that, Ying Fei walked towards the center of the hall, wearing a black emperor robe and a Heaven's Inquisition on his waist. He stared at the sparse officials in the hall. Most of them were old men, but he didn't say anything for a long time.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The ministers bowed respectfully and shouted in unison.
A hint of solemness flashed across Ying Fei's eyes as he said,"Everyone, please excuse me!"
"Yes!"
All the officials stood up and sat down.
At that time, Xianyang ordered Ziying to ask,""Your Majesty, about your ascension?"
"The country is in a difficult situation. I should follow Duke Mu's example and make a living for the people.”Ying Fei said indifferently.
Regardless of whether he ascended the throne or not, he was the well-deserved successor of the Great Qin Empire. A grand coronation ceremony would be a waste of national strength. It would be better to wait until he unified the world again and ascend Mount Tai.
"Your Majesty is merciful!" The ministers bowed their heads and shouted, crying with joy.
Yesterday, they had only killed to prove that Great Qin had a successor who was not inferior to the First Emperor, but today, they had displayed the demeanor of an emperor, showing compassion for the people and doing everything for the country.
With such a Ruler and Emperor, how could Great Qin not rise again?
"Uncle Wang, how many soldiers are there in Xianyang City?”
After a long time, Ying Fei asked this question. At this moment, only by defending the pass would they have a chance to breathe.
"Your Majesty, when the General left for the east, he took away all the soldiers of Xianyang City, leaving only 20,000 Imperial Guards. After yesterday's battle, there are still more than 8,000 Imperial Guards left.”
"Phew…"
Ying Fei let out a deep breath. He had never thought that Great Qin, which had once dominated the world and had millions of soldiers, would fall to such a state. Even the capital, Xianyang, did not have many soldiers left.
The Great Qin Empire had been established with military merits, and no matter where it was, the army was the most important thing. However, no one knew that in just three short years, all of this had gone to waste.
The 300,000 Northland troops guarded against the Xiongnu, while the 500,000 Qin troops went south. The remaining troops were scattered to various places, either being used by the vassals or being killed by the blades. It was a miserable scene.
"Your Majesty, the report from the Julu Army has arrived many days ago.”
"What is it? Julu Army Report, tell us!" At that moment, even Ying Fei's expression fell. He knew how important the Battle of Julu was to Great Qin.
"A few days ago, the Julu Army reported back, but Zhao Gao hid it from the second generation and did not allow it to be passed on!”Ziying was indignant and shouted,"During the battle of Julu, our army was deprived of food for a long time and was unable to fight again.”
" The Marquis of Wucheng, Wang Li, was captured. His deputy, Su Jiao, died tragically on the battlefield. General Zhang Han led the remnants of his troops to break out of the encirclement and was chased by the Chu army. Now, he is in a desperate situation by the Zhangshui River…"
The hall was silent. Ying Fei was speechless. The situation was more dangerous than he had imagined.
But how could the Hangu Pass stop Xiang Yu? It wouldn't be long before the Chu army marched down from Julu and approached Xianyang.
Great Qin was already in danger, and if they were not careful, they would be reduced to ashes.
Perhaps the officials in the palace did not know, but Ying Fei knew that soon, General Zhang Han and his 200,000-strong criminal army would surrender to Xiang Yu. This would be the greatest blow to Great Qin.
At this moment, Xianyang Ling Ziying did not stop. He choked and continued,"Your Majesty, another Chu army has arrived at Wu Pass.”
Hearing this, the entire hall fell silent again. The old ministers trembled and did not speak for a long time.
It was said that since the Spring and Autumn Period, Wuguan had always been valued by the Qin Dynasty and had been constantly repaired. There were city walls inside, leaning against cliffs in the north and facing a stream in the south. The river surrounded the east, west and south sides, and the city site stretched out from the center of the river.
There were four ridges in the east of the city, especially the hanging bridge ridge, which was high and steep. It was blocked by Wu Pass and had the reputation of Qin Pass.
However, ever since the second generation, the number of troops defending Wu Pass had been reduced. They could not stop the Chu army from the east of the country. It was only a matter of time before Wu Pass was broken.
Ying Fei wasn't too worried. Even if Liu Bang took down Wu Pass, it wouldn't be of any help. There was still the newly established Lantian Camp behind him.
Zhang Liao's 30,000 wolf cavalry and Gao Shun's 70,000 Bingzhou infantry were extremely powerful. They were not at a disadvantage against Xiang Yu's main force, let alone a mere Pei Gong's army.
"Do you have any plans to retreat?" His eyes were filled with sorrow as he looked at the surrounding officials and could not help but probe.
"Your Majesty, for now, we can only deal with the enemy and protect the country.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
All the officials persuaded.
"Do you mean to ask me to ask for peace with those rebels?”Ying Fei's face turned cold when he heard this. He didn't expect that the first thing these ministers would think of when they met an enemy was to sue for peace.
In the past, no matter how difficult Great Qin had been, the old Qin people had always wanted to counterattack. Now, they had fallen to such a state; how sad was that?
"Today, I swear in this hall that the valiant Old Qin will face the national disaster together. We will not stop fighting until our blood is drained.”
"Yes!" All the officials were solemn.
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