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Chapter 161
The navy’s salvage operation went smoothly. It was already late in the night, and more and more gold was collected, and the speed was getting faster and faster. In order to prevent the eyeliner from afar from seeing the clues from the draught water of the warship, Wen Mian scattered the hundreds of boxes of hidden gold he had collected to various warships to carry.
Seeing everything went well, suddenly a warship approached quickly from upstream.
From the appearance of the warship, it can be seen that this is a colleague of the Nanchen Navy who is stationed in Jianye City. It can also be seen that this ship has just gone through the brutal baptism of war.
The hull was dilapidated, with traces of blood and fire. The ship was full of soldiers from Nanchen, not many people, and all of them were wounded.
All the way out, it can be seen how much they paid.
There were not only dozens of soldiers on board, but also Lei Yangbing, the deputy commander in front of the Nanchen Temple, who was a close friend of Chen Xuan. At this time, he brought everyone out and was seriously injured.
Wen Mian received the news and immediately rushed to the bow, and asked in shock, "Has the war started?"
Since knowing that Kang City has fallen, Wen Mian can guess Da Zhou's next strategic plan.
Shence Camp and Shenbing Camp turned around, joined forces with the eastern camp stationed under Jianye City, and then stormed Jianye.
However, the speed of encirclement cannot be so fast. There are many soldiers and horses of Nanchen and Nanban around Kang City. If you want to encircle, you must first calm down these places to avoid the enemy.
Ping down the surrounding areas of Kang City, even if Shence Camp and Shenbing Camp are unparalleled, it will take half a month.
Therefore, according to his expectation, it should be safe to return to Jianye at this time. The eastern camp had only 50,000 soldiers and horses, and it was impossible to encircle Jianye. He took the navy soldiers and horses and the Tibetan gold back to the city and joined Chen Xuan to start the next step.
However, Lei Yangbing rushed to bring unexpected news.
The news that shocked everyone more than Shence Camp’s northward encirclement.
Throwing at the feet of Wen Mian, this young and sharp general could no longer hold it, crying bitterly, "Master Wen, Jianye City has fallen!"
Wen Mian hardly believed what he heard.
Nanchen’s imperial capital, Jianye, was not an ordinary city, and could be conquered by force or strategy.
Even when the entire country was encircled by soldiers and horses during the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the southern and Chinese troops, as well as the northern troops, gathered to attack and build Ye's massive city wall, there was never a trace of shaking.
In the end, it was Pei Ling, the coach, who took advantage of Emperor Long'an's eagerness to win and lured the main force in Jianye City out of the city to annihilate it, and achieved a decisive victory. Even this victory was not the capture of the Jianye city wall, but after the main force was annihilated, the hearts of the people in the city floated. Under the secret instigation of careful rebellion, a group of greedy nobles finally shaken their positions and secretly opened the city gate to let the Great Zhou soldiers. The horse was able to break the city.
After Jianye was regained once again, Chen Xuan deployed heavy soldiers at several city gates, led by his confidants, and the opening and closing of the city gates required secret codes. It is absolutely impossible for a surrender to open the city gates secretly.
Under such circumstances, Jianye actually fell?
"It's the Shence Camp, Shenbing Camp, who gathered a fierce attack, was the city caught off guard?" Wen Mian murmured.
"No," Lei Yangbing said painfully, "It's the eastern camp...it captured Jianye..."
Before he finished speaking, a violent cough with blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
Wen Mian hurriedly supported him, pressing one hand on his back, and slowly inputting internal force.
"Eastern camp is full of calculations, but with 50,000 soldiers and horses, how can we capture Jianye City?" An unbelievable voice came from behind. It was Chen Li in the cabin. He was awakened by the movement of the ship and came out to check. One sentence.
The same doubts surfaced in almost everyone's mind. But now is not the time to elaborate on this.
The pure internal breath temporarily stabilized the injury, Lei Yangbing took a breath and struggled and said: "Master Wen, the emperor...has a will. Order me to find you and His Royal Highness as soon as possible, and then...as soon as possible..."
He pointed to his chest, where the clothes and armor were soaked in blood.
Wen Mian helped him stabilize his inner breath, and was sure that he had no worries about his life, before letting go, and then took out his will from his arms.
The bright yellow scroll was slightly red with blood, and Wen Mian opened it with trembling hands.
Sweeping across in a glance, his face changed drastically, but after years of wind, rain and thunder, he quickly recovered his calm.
Turning around, he knelt down towards Chen Li.
"His Royal Highness, the emperor...the legend is in you!"
Chen Li couldn't believe it, and immediately asked with a trembling, "How is the Emperor Brother?"
Lei Yangbing next to him panted and replied: "When the minister was ordered to kill, the emperor was personally carrying...soldiers and horses, in the area of Taimiao in the north of the city...to resist the eastern camp that rushed into the city."
"The emperor said, he vowed to... coexist and die with Jian Ye. With this will, his subordinates... slammed out of the city and found Master Wen and His Royal Highness."
With a heavy face, Chen Li took the will from Wen Mian's hand and swept it hurriedly.
Maybe it was Chen Xuan who wrote in a hurry, with a hurried tone, but the meaning is very clear.
The fleet was ordered not to return to Jianye after salvaging the Tibetan gold, and immediately set off to the south and return to Wuling County in the south. Then Wen Mian assisted Chen Li to ascend to the throne and stick to the six counties in the south.
Wen Mian asked urgently: "Where is the navy ship?"
Even if the eastern camp invades the city, Chen Xuan can also retreat with the navy. Da Zhou's navy could not catch up with them.
Lei Yangbing smiled bitterly: "The main navy has already set off into the sea seven days ago, just after the news of the defeat of Kang City. The emperor gave the order that night to let Admiral Nie rule the navy to go north."
"The emperor..." Wen Mian understood instantly. After the news of Kang City's defeat came, Nanchen's main force was lost. Chen Xuan understood that Jianye was at stake, and he heartlessly agreed to the Beishuo Tubi agreement and let the warship go north to transport troops.
What kind of changes will the introduction of Beishuo soldiers and horses go south?
For a moment, Chen Li's face paled. Wen Mian's expression also changed.
When Beishuo went south, the general trend of the whole world seemed to be immersed in a cloud of mist, which made people invisible and impenetrable. No matter how long-term vision and rigorous analysis ability is, it is useless.
But what they need to consider is not these long-term issues, but the immediate difficulties.
Wen Mian took a long breath and stood up: "His Royal Highness."
Chen Li quickly recovered his calm, closed his eyes, opened them again, and asked Lei Yangbing: "Brother Emperor is still resisting right now, right?"
Although he had never seen it before, Lei Yangbing knew that the person in front of him was the future lord, and knelt down and said: "When the minister left, the emperor was still fighting hard with eight thousand Feiyunwei."
"In that case, immediately set off to the west, enter Jianye, and take the emperor's brother out." Chen Li calmly ordered.
Wen Mian was startled, "His Royal Highness!" They carried no more than fifty warships and three thousand soldiers and horses. To the elite of the army in the last week, wouldn't it be that they sent sheep to the tiger's mouth.
"Jianye city is high and deep, and the area is vast. The number of eastern camps is limited, and it is impossible to form an effective encirclement. And our navy ships are fast and far above the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou. At this time, the Clippers are advancing and can meet Jianye's defeat Soldiers and horses, and then retreat immediately."
Chen Li spoke quickly, analyzing the gains and losses of the entire battlefield.
"Time needs to be hurry, and the emperor must be rescued before Shence Camp and Shenbing Camp arrive at Jianyehe Encirclement."
Wen Mian is still hesitating. The worries and thoughts about Chen Xuan in his heart are far greater than anyone else, but he is as sensible as he, deeply understands that Nanchen’s Guozuo is more important, and it is the same in Chen Xuan’s heart, otherwise neither Will send Lei Yangbing desperately to rush out, sending this edict.
From the moment the country died 13 years ago, Chen Xuan never put his life in a very important position.
Seeing his hesitation, Chen Li cried out: "Master Wen, it should not be too late, the opportunity is fleeting!"
"Leaving south to Wuling County, let me be my second starling? I have spent more than ten years in that remote place. Ha, I'm afraid I don't have the patience of starlings." His face showed that kind of everything. Indifferent smile.
"Since you want to serve me as Lord, just listen to me this time."
Wen Mian struggled fiercely inside, and finally gained the upper hand over Chen Xuan's worries, nodded and said: "Just as your Highness meant."
Chen Li continued to order: "Then, first give up all the gold here! Throw away all the gold you catch, don't slow us down."
Wen Miao's expression changed in an instant, "No, your Royal Highness takes the gold to the south to have a chance to start again!" After these years of expeditions and wars, the people's livelihood in the southern six counties is declining, and it is impossible to sustain it for too long. This batch of gold, with the help of the forces of the Southern Barbarians, can withstand Da Zhou's offensive with their strength.
"With barbarians, can you resist Da Zhou's elite?" Chen Li shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Even a wall like Jianye can be captured. How long can the walls of the southern six counties resist?"
Wen Mian was silent. After so many years of repeated tug-of-saw wars, the city walls of the six southern counties had long been dilapidated, just like the local people's livelihood and popular support.
Chen Li sighed: "Retreating to the six southern counties, or Wuli Kingdom, is a dead end. It can last a year or a half longer at most. Instead of struggling with such an ugly death, it is better to fight hard."
Wen Mian's face was a little dazed, "How to fight hard?" This night, the continuous bad news has made him confused. No matter how wise, Jianye has fallen, Chen Xuan's life-threatening change is far beyond his ability to bear.
On the contrary, Chen Li was more calm than him, perhaps because he was accustomed to the unexpected tricks of the Emperor.
He had known for a long time that the eastern camp went south, and the emperor sent many officials from the Gewu Division to accompany it. He reported the news to Pei Ling. At that time, Pei Ling pondered for a long time and said that there may be unexpected changes in this battle.
After that, Chen Li also made special investigations, but unfortunately the secrecy in the eastern camp was strict, and he was unable to detect effective information for a while.
"How to fight hard, my emperor brother, hasn't he already chosen the direction."
Chen Li sighed, with a bitterness floating between his brows.
Leading Beishuo soldiers to go south, I'm afraid that the emperor in the capital will be very angry.
The general situation of the world has changed so much, and their Nanchen is declining. Like a dilapidated ship, where will it drift next in such a stormy environment?