Chapter 858

The most criticized thing about Zhang Xin is his origin, which is also his pain point. Usually when others get along with him, they will try to avoid this topic, but Wu Mei is direct and merciless, not only in front of all the ministers, Say it, and most of his books are not read in full. Zhang Xin's face turned red. If there was a crack in the court at this time, he could get in without hesitation.

Without looking at the embarrassed Zhang Xin, Wu Mei looked around at the others and said in a deep voice: "The king is fighting bloody battles in the front, and as important ministers, you not only do not help, but also drag the king back by moving the capital, disrupting my soldiers in the front. What are your intentions for the military? Could it be that you all received money from the Sichuan and Zhen Kingdoms and were bribed by the enemy? "

Without any real evidence, Wu Mei dared to say this. The ministers looked ugly, especially those who proposed to move the capital for refuge. They knelt on the ground and said repeatedly: "Madam, I am waiting for you, your Majesty." , I am loyal to Dafeng and have no second thoughts, and I have never accepted anyone’s money. Please check it out, madam!”

"Hmph! I wouldn't dare even think about you." Wu Mei muttered, and then her expression became colder. She pulled out the sword on the table, pointed the sword at everyone, and shouted: "In the future, who will dare to move the capital lightly? With these two words, I will definitely kill you!" After saying this, in order to express her determination, Wu Mei swung the sword in her hand downwards, click! A piece was cut off from a corner of the desk.

Now all the officials were dumbfounded. They considered themselves to be the founding heroes of the country. At the critical moment, they dared to confront Shangguan Yuanji, but they did not dare to be rude to Wu Mei. Although Shangguan Yuanji was the right prime minister, he did not have the power of life and death after all. Wu Mei is different. She is the wife of a country. In theory, she has no right to execute ministers, but if she really does so, no one would dare to interfere.

Seeing that the ministers who originally supported him were shaking their heads in fear of Wu Mei and did not dare to say a word, Zhang Xin took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to say: "Madam, the Zhen army is coming fiercely, and there is no fighting force in the capital. If we don't move the capital, Once the Zhen army arrives, the capital city... may follow in the footsteps of Chongcheng and Fangcheng!"

"Who said there is no army to fight?" Wu Mei stared at Zhang Xin and asked loudly.

Hearing what she said, Zhang Xin was stunned. Does his side still have troops? where? The military camps around Yancheng are already empty!

Wu Mei glared at him, then looked at the other ministers, and asked: "Why has everyone forgotten Tongmen? If I remember correctly, there are still 200,000 troops stationed in Tongmen. As long as Zhenjun arrives, Didn't the crisis in Yancheng be resolved by bringing back these 200,000 soldiers?"

A few words woke up the dreamer, and the ministers really forgot about the army hoarding in Tongmen.

At the beginning, Tang Yin had stipulated that no one could mobilize the troops accumulated in Tongmen without his permission. Even when Feng Jun and Ning Guo fought so fiercely, Tang Yin did not dare to mobilize them. Every soldier in Tongmen shows how much he attaches importance to Tongmen.

Over time, people began to take the garrison of troops in Tongmen as a matter of course. Now that the Zhen army is approaching Yancheng, people only see the emptiness of Yancheng, but they never thought that there is still a large army in Tongmen. The ministers' eyes lit up at first, and then they began to shake their heads secretly.

Zhang Xin said in a low voice: "Madam is right, our army does still have 200,000 troops in Tongmen, but the distant water cannot quench the thirst of the people nearby. 200,000 troops from Tongmen to Yancheng, even if they march day and night, they will not be able to quench their thirst. It will take more than ten days, but it only takes a few days for the Zhen army to arrive in Yancheng. Besides, the king has stipulated that no one has the right to mobilize the Tongmen garrison. Even if we want to, we can't! "

Wu Mei said: "I will handle the matter of troop deployment. As for the Zhen army, I plan to send troops from the capital to Wancheng, using Wancheng as the main battlefield to hold off the enemy!" It was Lei Zhen's tactic, but Wu Mei made some changes, turning Lei Zhen's empty city strategy into an army with real backup.

Zhang Xin asked: "I wonder which general Madam will send to lead the army?"

Wu Mei smiled and said: "There are no generals in the capital. Since Mr. Zhang said that he is dedicated to serving the king and the country, it is better for Mr. Zhang to lead the army to Wancheng!"

Zhang Xin almost lost his temper when he heard this. He is a civil servant, not a military commander. It is okay to ask him to play tricks. But to ask him to lead troops in war is to push him into the fire bed. Zhang Xin was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said repeatedly: "Madam, I don't know the art of war, and I don't understand tactics. It's not my specialty to lead troops to fight. I'm not afraid of death, but worried." Improper command has ruined a big thing..."

snort! Wu Mei sneered in her heart, even if you wanted to lead the army, you still wouldn't agree! She straightened her face and said in a deep voice: "This time, I will go to Wancheng in person, guard the city with the soldiers, and swear to live and die with Wancheng!"

No one expected that Wu Mei would personally lead the troops to defend Wancheng. Everyone was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said: "Madam, you must not do it! The enemy army is fierce and the situation in Wancheng is tense. If Madam..." If Madam has someone in Wancheng There are three long points and two shortcomings. How can these ministers of our side explain to the king? But no one dared to say the second half.

Wu Mei said: "Only if I personally go to Wancheng, the soldiers will have confidence in defending Wancheng and their morale will be high. Otherwise, I am afraid Wancheng will not be able to hold off the enemy for long."

"But……"

"No need to say any more! I have made up my mind and will leave tomorrow!" After saying that, Wu Mei shook her sleeves and said, "If you gentlemen have nothing else to discuss, please leave!"

All the ministers looked at each other, grinning and shaking their heads, not knowing how to dissuade Wu Mei.

At this time, one of the generals on the left came out, stepped in to salute, and said in a loud voice: "The last general is willing to go with his wife to resist the Zhen army!" The person who stood up to speak was none other than Lei Zhen. In Yancheng now, he is the only one who can truly be called a general. He was able to step forward at this time, mostly because he was impressed by Wu Mei's courage.

It is hard to imagine that Wu Mei, who is so beautiful, charming and noble as the wife of a country, can go to Wancheng in person under such dangerous circumstances. This is much better than most of the civil servants and generals in the court, and Lei Zhen is deeply moved. I am convinced and willing to die.

Lei Zhen took the initiative to ask for help, and Wu Mei was very pleased. With Lei Zhen, a strong general, she felt more confident. She nodded, finally showed a smile on her face, and said with a smile: "To guard Wancheng, I rely heavily on General Lei!"

As the saying goes, a beautiful smile will cause hundreds of flowers to bloom late. Wu Mei's smile made many ministers present look straight at her, including Lei Zhen. After a long while, Lei Zhen sighed secretly in his heart and smiled, which must have been like this.

On the same day, Wu Mei personally wrote an urgent letter to Tongmen guard Shen Zhichen. In the letter, Wu Mei explained the current situation in the capital and ordered him to immediately lead the Tongmen army back to the capital for rescue. After writing the urgent letter, he sealed it in wax and sent it to Tongmen via carrier pigeon.

The next day, early in the morning, Wu Mei put on a heroic military uniform and led more than 40,000 new soldiers from Yancheng to Wancheng. Accompanying Wu Mei were Zong Yuan and the generals headed by Lei Zhen, but these Most generals are not famous, even Lei Zhen.

Just as Wu Mei estimated, the recruits and soldiers were very motivated when she went with the army to Wancheng. People thought that since the lady went there in person, Wancheng must be foolproof, but in fact, could it withstand it? Wu Mei didn't even have 10% confidence in Zhenjun's attack.

Wu Mei has fought in many battles, but she has never been as nervous as this time when going on an expedition.

Wancheng is located in the south of Yancheng. The two cities are very close, only thirty to forty miles away. The original purpose of building Wancheng was to serve as the acropolis of Yancheng.

The city lord had already heard the news that Mrs. Leping was coming in person, and took all the city officials out of the city to greet her early.

After the meeting, the city lord Lu Mo first saluted Wu Mei and said hello, and then looked hopefully at the Feng Army camp in front. He thought that since his wife was here, the army sent by the capital must be at least 100,000 people, but it turned out that After that, he was greatly disappointed. Looking at the lineup, the army that came with his wife also had 40,000 people. With only this small force, could it withstand the Zhen army?

Through Lu Mo's expression, Wu Mei could see his uneasiness, and she asked: "Master Lu?"

"Wei Chen is here!"

"How many troops does Wancheng have now?"

Lu Mo swallowed, lowered his head and replied: "There are only...two thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry."

Wu Mei nodded. Even though Wancheng's troops only had 5,000 men, their combat effectiveness was not much worse than the 40,000 men he brought. As the guard city of the capital, the soldiers in Wancheng are all elite soldiers. To withstand the Zhen army and defend Wancheng, these five thousand people have to be the main force!

Lu Mo opened his mouth, looking like he was hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Zong Yuan on the side asked with a smile: "Master Lu, do you have anything else to say?"

"This..." Lu Mo laughed dryly and asked, "I wonder...are there other troops who did not come with my wife?"

Where is the army? Wu Mei sighed secretly and brought over all the troops she could, except for the guards from the palace.

Just as she was about to shake her head, Zong Yuan said first, "That's right! Our army still has 100,000 people who have not yet arrived. These 100,000 troops will not appear until Zhen's army attacks the city. They will catch Zhen by surprise and attack them unprepared. They will kill Zhen." The army was caught off guard!"

After listening to Zong Yuan's words, the sadness on Lu Mo's face disappeared. No wonder his wife came to Wancheng. It turns out that we have a hundred thousand soldiers ambushing near Wancheng. This is great. It can not only ensure Wancheng is infallible, and it can also defeat the enemy! Thinking of this, Lu Mo grinned and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The nerves that had been tense for the past few days could finally relax.

"In this way... I can feel relieved."

At this time, Wu Mei finally understood why Zong Yuan said this. He was in An Lumo's heart. As the city lord, Lu Mo's role was very important. If he could calm down, Wancheng would be stable. If he calmed down, If you don't hold your breath, Wancheng will definitely be in chaos, which will not be conducive to defending the city.