Chapter 338 Nanyang County Crisis

At dusk, Emperor Cai issued an order to evacuate the imperial capital. On this point, Emperor Cai was still very enlightened, knowing that things could not be done now, and when there were still options, he decisively chose to cut off his tail to survive and make a comeback. .

At this time, Prime Minister Huang Fu also called him a "capable minister". Cai's retreat and so on were arranged in an orderly manner by Huang Fu. In just an hour, the first batch of 20,000 horses, including the royal family, elites, technicians, and businessmen, began to retreat; half an hour later, the aristocratic families, officials and family members loyal to the royal family began to retreat.

Two hours later, a total of more than 100,000 people retreated; Emperor Cai's capital, Shangyong City, became a purely military fortress. Grand Master Cao Guobin commanded a temporarily formed army of 800,000, ready to intercept the attack from the south.

The composition of the 800,000 troops is beyond imagination; some of the elite include Imperial Guards and Imperial Forest Army, followed by Imperial Guards, etc.; but these are only about 50,000. The rest are miscellaneous troops, government servants, family generals, etc. from various places and families. There are even 100,000 patriotic people who were temporarily mobilized.

It's just that these poor patriotic people don't know that their emperor has already run away, and the promise made by his emperor will basically never be fulfilled. But these patriotic people still have no hesitation. Don't know whether to say they are loyal or stupid, maybe they are just deceived by the sweet talk from above.

On the city wall, tallow torches burned blazingly. At this time, the burning torches seemed to bring more confidence to people than jade lanterns.

And Cao Guobin stood on the city wall, although he was old, he was still wearing armor, just like the immortal war god of Cai Guo three hundred years ago. Cao Guobin's prestige comes not only from the position of "Taishi", but also from the great contributions he made to Cai Guo three hundred years ago. Cao Guobin is a fierce general and a handsome talent!

But this time, Cao Guobin has no confidence! It would take at least three days for Emperor Cai and his party to retreat to the Sanchuan area; but now the attack from the south is overwhelming. Judging from the current speed of the enemy's advance, Xiao Liming's army will be able to attack Shangyong City tomorrow morning at the latest, and you will be able to reach Li Yulong and Anyang's army in the afternoon.

At that time, it is hard to say whether the planes, cannons, and Wanjian formations will attack together, whether they can last overnight.

In the north, Prime Minister Huang Fu withdrew with the last group of people; until this time, Huang Fu's eyes showed a hint of sternness, "Cao Guobin, you old fellow, let's see if you will die this time! Dare to hit my chest with a crutch, I will let you pay the price of death. As for your family, let's play slowly!"

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In the south, Anyang, Li Yulong, and Xiao Liming's three-way army marched forward triumphantly, without rest at night, determined to capture Cai Guolai in one go! But for a cultivator, there is nothing wrong with not resting for three to five days, just grit your teeth and pass.

On the contrary, Cai Guo, in the face of such an attack, was completely unable to react; often the war was over before there was time to prepare for it.

The three-way army is like three sharp knives, stabbing fiercely at the heart of Cai Guo - the imperial capital.

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The northern war is in full swing, and the southern part of the Great Xia Kingdom and Nanyang County are also facing new threats.

This threat was unprecedented, making Kong Donglai of Nanyang County, Wencheng Guo Hongyan, Marshal Nangongzhi and others all helpless! This threat is the "Save Nanyang County" mission issued by Anyang in the "Adventure and Mercenary Association".

After Anyang released the mission, mercenaries came one after another. Many mercenaries were backed by commercial companies. Maybe their combat ability could not meet the standards of the top ten mercenaries, but they were not bad. These soldiers have complete equipment, guns and artillery, etc.; even machine guns can be purchased in the 'Adventure and Mercenary Association'.

And the merchants in Anyang are drooling over Nanyang County! Obtaining a piece of their own land and a city of their own is really important to the businessmen in Nanyang County. With your own land, you can do many things, you can evade taxes, you can cultivate private armed forces... In short, there are many benefits.

Therefore, when the top ten mercenary regiments were still preparing, many mercenary regiments supported by commercial firms began to enter Nanyang County.

Needless to say, Nanyang County surrendered to the Jin State, and there were indeed many voices of opposition among the people; Anyang defeated the Jin State, but Nanyang County surrendered to the Jin State, which is really a bit... disgraceful. Moreover, the wealth of Anyang also attracted a lot of attention; so much so that when the mercenary group entered Nanyang County, many cities near Anyang actually surrendered one after another.

In just one day, more than a dozen mid-level mercenary regiments have received the rewards of low-level psychic treasures. The rewards issued by the Adventure and Mercenary Association further stimulated the madness of the mercenary group: there is such a good thing in the world, and there are rewards for grabbing territory!

The power of the people is great, even though all the troops in Anyang, plus the number of reserves, are only five or six hundred thousand, but the people can easily organize millions of armed forces, and there is no shortage of Jindan stage and Nascent Soul stage masters. This is the power of business, and Anyang has well controlled this power.

With a little guidance and a little lure, Anyang officials only need to pay a little bit of benefits to drive the power of the people to destroy Nanyang County! And so it is.

And in the face of this kind of invasion, Nanyang County officials were helpless; many cities, when they heard that they could fall into Anyang's arms, opened their doors and surrendered without any resistance.

"In one day, more than 20 small cities surrendered, and a total of more than 800,000 people fell into the arms of Anyang!" Kong Donglai looked at the information in his hand, his teeth creaking. If Li Xian stood in front of Kong Donglai at this moment, Kong Donglai could really swallow Li Xiansheng without washing.

"Good method!" Nangong Zhi could only sigh, but did not give any effective solution. Even Guo Hongyan could only frown at this moment.

Last time, there was a rift between Nangong Zhi and Kong Donglai, after which Nangong Zhi gradually kept a low profile.

Last time, Guo Hongyan was not good at handling things, and the eldest prince and Xiao Liming took advantage of her. Kong Donglai also severely complained Guo Hongyan; now, Guo Hongyan is also gradually depressed.

Before he knew it, Kong Donglai had already kicked aside his most beneficial right-hand man, the literary and military. But successive failures and defeats have made Kong Donglai gradually lose his composure. In four years, Kong Donglai has changed from an ambitious and daring hero to a timid and in a dilemma.

And Nanyang County took refuge in Jin State, which caused the internal division of Nanyang County to begin.

Kong Donglai turned around angrily and lost his temper indiscriminately, and no one around him stepped forward to dissuade him. Finally, Kong Donglai stopped in front of Guo Hongyan, and his tone was a little rude: "Guo Hongyan, tell me, what should we do now? This is the case before the top ten mercenaries in Anyang have arrived; if we wait until the top ten mercenaries in Anyang The regiment has arrived, shall we raise our hands and surrender?"