Jiankang (Nanjing), the emperor's camp.
In the meeting hall, Prime Minister Zhang Jun's face turned ashen with the appearance of the Jin army.
As long as they defended, everything would be fine.
The Prime Minister's promise had become a huge joke.
Liu Shiguang, the general who had been dismissed earlier, was standing in the hall at this moment.
It could be seen how critical the situation was.
All the people in Health City who knew military affairs were gathered here.
"The Jin Army defeated Han Shizhong's reinforcements on the 9th of January.”
The people from the Ministry of War reported the latest battle report in a low voice.
From the moment Wanyan Wushu appeared, more than 50,000 reinforcements had been scattered and defeated.
The generals at the front line could tell that they were fighting for reinforcements.
It was extremely difficult for the Song army to compete with Wanyan Wushu's elite cavalry.
Even the Yue Family Army did their best to use the city walls and geographical advantage to deal with the Jin people.
They would not fight in the place where others were best at and give up their advantage.
However, Shouzhou City, which Li Qiong was guarding, could not be easily lost.
"Official, Shou Prefecture is a gateway.
Then the Jin army would immediately appear in Chuzhou, or even outside Jiankang City!”
Liu Shiguang stood up and cupped his hands.
It was precisely because he could clearly see the strategic weakness every time that he ran away.
Liu Chan, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was no longer as panicked as he was a few days ago.
At this moment, his face was filled with melancholy and confusion.
It was so difficult to be an emperor.
Especially an emperor in a chaotic world.
You have no idea what kind of bad news you'll wake up to in the middle of the night?
"Everyone, should we fight or retreat? How should we fight?
Let's express our opinions."
Liu Chan, who did not have much military talent, could only rely on the people in front of him.
"Reporting to the officials, there are still ten days before Marshal Yue's reinforcements arrive!
As long as I can keep it,"
Before the general could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the civil official.
"Preposterous, Yue Fei, Yue Fei.
If he was really that capable, why didn't he anticipate the invasion of the Qi Dynasty?”
The counterattack against Yue Fei began.
"That's right. It was his idea to reorganize the Huaixi Army.
When the pseudo-Qi attacked, they also seized this opportunity.”
The reason was a little far-fetched. After all, the enemy could attack at any time.
But among the civil officials, this statement immediately caused a commotion.
Everyone's tongues were flowing, and they attributed the cause of this crisis to Yue Fei.
How good would it be to maintain the status quo!
Why was he in such a terrible state now?
Therefore, it was all Yue Fei's fault!
"Silence, we are discussing whether to fight or retreat!
Don't say anything else."
Liu Chan couldn't help but have a headache. He had finally discovered something.
This group of civil officials had the ability to fight for power and interests and attack dissidents.
It was comparable to Yue Fei's ability to fight.
"Official, I think that temporarily moving to Lin 'an can resolve the crisis.
The Jin people's attack this time was too sudden, but as long as you're in the rear.
The puppet Qi and Jin armies would only be drowned by the Song army.”
Liu Shiguang saw Wanyan Wu Shu's intention to finish his work in one go.
He immediately came up with a plan to escape.
Of course, it was a strategic change in name.
"Moving into Lin 'an would be a huge blow to the morale of the soldiers in front.”
Prime Minister Zhang Jun's tone was not as decisive as before.
Liu Shiguang said confidently.
"Mr. Zhang, we're talking about His Majesty's safety.
If Jiankang was in danger, wouldn't the blow to morale be small?”
In his impression, the Huaixi Army had a weak fighting spirit, and it was already fortunate that they could hold on until now.
There might be news of Shouzhou falling soon.
Once the door was opened, the Jin army could march straight in!
"But…"
Zhang Jun was very resistant to retreating.
Could it be that he had to spit out all the previous gains?
Moreover, their morale was low.
If the weakness of the defense line was exposed, it might cause a chain reaction.
The number of Jin soldiers would increase from 50,000 to 100,000, then 200,000!
"Official, I don't think so.
As long as you are at the rear, the soldiers at the front line will not have any psychological burden.
He could fight the puppet Qi and the Jin people with peace of mind!
After all, this was a surprise attack, and the enemy did not have enough food and supplies.
As time passed, they would definitely collapse.
All the cities and towns that they had taken down before were going to be spat out!”
Hearing this, Liu Chan fell silent.
Lefty believed in Yue Fei and Li Qiong.
On the right was retreat, retreating towards Lin 'an (Hangzhou).
In front of Liu Chan, this official, was an endless fog of war.
He did not know the real-time location of the enemy, let alone the real-time location of his own people.
How many people, weapons, provisions, and morale?
He knew nothing about this.
There was only a vague description in the battle report.
Shouzhou City might have more than 100,000 enemies and tens of thousands of Jin soldiers.
They were currently defending the city, and the situation in the city was unknown.
He didn't know how many people were left.
He did not know how long he could hold on.
With such a narrow information channel, Liu Chan didn't know what to do.
Some people said that Shouzhou could be defended, while others said that Shouzhou was about to fall.
Everyone had their reasons.
It all sounded reasonable.
But could they defend it?
Everything was hidden in the fog of war.
"Dismissed, dismissed."
Liu Chan waved his hand weakly.
The people below advised.
"Official, I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible!”
"Official, we can't delay this!"
After a while, the civil officials and generals dispersed.
Liu Chan sat alone in the hall, thinking about his next move.
"Father Xiang, it's so difficult."
He couldn't help but miss Zhuge Liang.
With his father around, he never had to worry about making decisions.
Zhuge Liang would decide everything, and all that was left was to execute it.
Even after Wuzhang Plain, there was still Zhuge Liang's successor to make decisions.
They would always give a bias instead of throwing out all the information.
Let Liu Chan decide alone.
Sitting alone on the dragon throne, he recalled his days in Shu Han.
Boundless memories rolled in.
Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun.
The faces of these people appeared in his mind one by one.
……
Jiankang.
The situation was in turmoil, and the people were uneasy.
There were rumors everywhere that the Jin army had attacked.
The number of people increased from 50,000 to 100,000, then 200,000.
It was as if the entire golden army had been mobilized.
Fear and uneasiness lingered in everyone's hearts.
Many wealthy families prepared to flee south after hearing the news.
The city gates were filled with people dragging their families or going to the houses in the south.
Some went to seek refuge with relatives in the south, while others simply ran away with their families.
The civil and military officials in the court were only slightly better than the commoners.
They knew that the golden men had only dispatched 50,000 people for the time being. They had no other information.
The next day, when they arrived at the emperor's camp, they suddenly realized.
What about the officials?
Where did Liu Chan go?
Whether it was the Prime Minister Zhang Jun and the others who advised them to stick to it.
Liu Shiguang and the others, who were planning to retreat south, were all dumbfounded.
The emperor's residence in the camp was empty!
Such a big official, where was he?
There were so many guards inside and outside the city, how could they lose them?
A thought immediately exploded among the ministers.
Pfft, the official ran away first!
At least bring us along!
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