Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 591 Preparation
"Your Majesty..." Concubine You was nearby and wanted to help him.

"Please slow down..." Chen Huang slumped on the back of the dragon chair, closed his eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and gasped for breath.

"Go and bring me the ginseng soup I made!"

Concubine You waved her hand and gave instructions to the maid next to her.

The palace maid bowed and left quickly.

"Your Majesty, please drink some strong tea to relieve your fatigue. Your Majesty has been tired these past two days..."

Concubine You, with her long sleeves fluttering, stood up, held the teacup in her own hands, and approached Emperor Chen who was slumped on the dragon chair.

When Chen Huangcha came to open his mouth, his eyes were still closed, he moved his head slightly, and opened the cup with his mouth.

He pinched his lips, sucking water like a whale, and took two big gulps.

Concubine You sighed slightly, put down the tea cup, sat down on the phoenix chair again, looked at Emperor Chen, and was speechless for a moment.

"The imperial concubine...the imperial concubine..."

At this time, a eunuch ran up to Concubine You and lowered his voice very low.

This eunuch, Concubine You Gui, recognized that it was the eunuch in the East Palace where the crown prince lived, and whenever the crown prince had something to ask her, he would pass it on through this eunuch.

"What's the matter?" Concubine You asked softly.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is in the East Palace. He heard about the current situation in the capital and is very worried about the health of His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to enter the palace and serve His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine as a filial piety." The eunuch whispered.

"The prince has a heart."

A smile appeared on Concubine You Gui's face, but the smile disappeared immediately.

"You go back and tell the prince that your majesty and I don't need his services here. The prince doesn't need to think too much. Just be a good student and study in the East Palace. Don't be distracted. Your majesty and I will be fine, and neither will the court!"

The eunuch accepted the order and quickly returned to the East Palace to tell the prince all about Concubine You.

After hearing this, the prince sighed deeply.

He walked to the bookshelf, took out a book from the bookshelf, and flipped through two pages, but he couldn't read it no matter what.

"Send someone out of the palace to carefully inquire about the current situation in the capital!"

The prince dropped the book and turned around to give instructions to the eunuch.

"Old slave, I obey!" The eunuch saluted and turned around to leave.

"and many more."

"His Royal Highness?"

"Let's inquire about Jiang Chengbo Zhu Xiuyuan's movements again. Find out everything you can find out!" The prince remembered that last year, in the small city of Jiangzhou, tens of thousands of Yan troops attacked the city, and the situation was critical.In the end, it was Jiang Chengbo who saved everything.

But they don’t know the current predicament of the capital. Can Uncle Jiang Cheng turn the tide again?

The eunuch took the order and left, and the prince was the only one left in the study.

He was walking around with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed.

"Father, mother, son and minister are incompetent!" The prince fell into deep self-blame, "As a son of man, I can't relieve my father and mother's concubine's worries. As the prince of Chen, I can't do anything. Watching helplessly..."

The prince's brows were furrowed tighter and tighter, and his complexion was very tangled.

After a while, the prince fell down on a chair and put his hand on his forehead. He may have been too nervous and his head was a little dizzy...

He was not only worried about the health of Emperor Chen and Concubine You, but also worried about the safety of the capital, and even more worried about the national destiny of Chen State.

"Your Highness, you haven't eaten anything all day long. We are like iron rice and steel, so you should eat a little..."

At some point, a eunuch walked in and brought a tray with two plates of vegetables, a bowl of rice, and a small bowl of soup.

The food in the East Palace is naturally delicious, delicious and appetizing.

But the prince removed his hand from his forehead, opened his eyes, and glanced at the food and soup, with a look of disgust in his eyes.

The appetizing aroma seems to be a disgusting stench.

"Take it, take it! I'm not hungry!"

The prince waved his hand as if to shoo away flies, then closed his eyes and put his hand on his forehead.

"Your Highness, even if you don't eat, you still have to drink water. Let's take a sip of soup..."

This eunuch is a person close to the prince. It can be said that he has watched the prince grow up since he was a child. Now that the prince looks like this, the eunuch feels extremely uncomfortable.

"Take it away, take it all away, Gu is not hungry or thirsty, just take it away...don't bother Gu again!"

The prince was very irritated. He stood up from the chair, pushed the eunuch's back, pushed him out of the door, closed the door, and locked it...

at the same time.

Please stay in the main hall.

"Your Majesty, the ginseng soup is here..." The little maid hurried back, carrying a food box in her hand.

Concubine You took it personally, put it on the table, and took out a bowl of ginseng soup, which was still steaming.

"Your Majesty, drink the ginseng soup and calm down. There will be no peace tonight. Your Majesty is the pillar of support for me, and I must not fall..."

Concubine You held the soup bowl in one hand and the spoon in the other. She stirred it gently, took a spoonful, put it in front of her lips and blew on it to dissipate the heat.

"Um……"

Chen Huang snorted lightly, grabbed the armrests of the dragon chair with both hands, and slowly sat upright. He also opened his eyes, staring unblinkingly at Concubine You who was playing the spoon.

Emperor Chen looked like a patient, enjoying Concubine You's feeding service.

This ginseng soup is a great tonic. It contains many precious medicinal materials, not just ginseng. This is a secret recipe of the palace.

Normally, Emperor Chen could gallop freely and torture Concubine You until she begged for mercy, and he relied heavily on this thing.

Therefore, after taking several tablespoons of ginseng soup into his stomach, Chen Huang's whole body gradually warmed up, and the feeling of fatigue gradually disappeared.

After drinking half of the small bowl of ginseng soup, Chen Huang seemed to have regained his infinite energy.

He sat up straight, put his hands around Concubine You's waist, and pressed her on his lap.

Concubine You giggled, but at the same time she had to ensure that the soup bowl in her hand did not spill. After sitting firmly, she continued to feed Huang Chen with a spoon.

Chen Huang seemed to have regained the vitality of his youth, while eating the ginseng soup fed by Concubine You with peace of mind, he was still groping around.

The maids and eunuchs serving around him all turned their backs, not daring to look further.

Several palace maids also secretly moved some screens and placed them there. They might be useful later.

Soon, after finishing a small bowl of ginseng soup, Chen Huang was already in an extremely excited state.

It has medicinal effects, and probably also serves as a way to vent the pressure of the current situation.

The screen brought in by the palace maids came in handy, and the entire dragon and phoenix chairs on the royal steps were surrounded so that outsiders could not see what was going on inside.

But the bursts of sound coming from inside, as well as the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets, can show how fierce the battle inside is...

Compared to the warm hibiscus tents and fragrant conservatories in the palace, there is a different scene outside the palace.

The hundreds of thousands of Yan troops in the north of the Yangtze River have already captured Jiangpu County, and have recruited countless ships to prepare to cross the river.

If the Yan people successfully cross the river, they will face the [-] or [-] soldiers of the Beijing camp stationed on the north side of the capital and on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Under the northern wall of the capital, they will start a desperate battle.

If the Yan army wins, then they only need to take a few steps, and they can go straight to the capital!

At present, it seems that the Yan people have a very high chance of victory.

First, the Yan army was numerous and powerful, totaling 10,000+, while the soldiers of the Beijing camp stationed in the north of the city numbered only 8.

Secondly, although the soldiers of the Beijing camp are said to be the strongest elite division of Chen State, in fact, compared with the Yan army, the difference is not very big, and I am afraid they are still slightly inferior.

Taken together, I am afraid that a siege will take place on the north side of the capital tonight.

Then there is the south side of the capital, which is equally worrying.

The King of Jiangyin has already conquered Jurong County and will soon enter the capital city.

Although Emperor Chen transferred [-] soldiers from the capital camp, the odds of winning between [-] and [-] were not very good.

There may also be a siege on the city wall on the south side of the capital tonight...

Tonight is destined not to be a peaceful night!
The people in the city have long been hiding in their homes, with their doors closed.

The streets that crisscross the capital are almost empty!

Once again, the capital is empty for thousands of people!
As for Zhu Xiuyuan, he rushed to the Divine Thunder Army camp on the south side of the capital as soon as he came to court.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Lin Bochang, Huang Zhigao and other generals were summoned.

They stayed in the Chinese army's tent, not only discussing the military situation, but also waiting for reports or news from all parties.

Then they can make correct judgments based on various information.

Because the Shenlei Army did not have the responsibility to garrison the city walls and gates, so the more than [-] soldiers of the Shenlei Army were still in the camp, cooking and eating good wine and food to replenish their strength.

In comparison, the Royal Guards and King Wu Guards were busier.

Yulin Zuowei, stationed on the east wall of the capital.

The Royal Guards, the army led by Han Qingshan, were responsible for garrisoning the city wall on the west side of the capital.The Imperial Guards were stationed at the city wall on the north side of the capital. The north wall faced the impact of [-] Yan troops, and the pressure was huge.

The Imperial Guard is stationed on the city wall on the south side of the capital.The southern city wall faced the [-]-strong army of King Jiangyin, and the pressure was also very high.

Jinwu Left Guard and Jinwu Right Guard are responsible for the defense of the imperial city. At present, Jinwu Guard is relatively easy.

As for the Divine Thunder Army, they are stationed in the city and act as "firefighters".

When the war breaks out later, wherever there is danger, they will rush there to provide support...

On the eve of the army's siege, the capital was quiet.

People hiding in their homes near the north side of the capital seemed to be able to hear the infiltrating bursts of shouts...

It was the Yan army crossing the river south, and the navy from the capital met on the Yangtze River, and a fierce water battle was going on.

The Forbidden City, also known as the Imperial Palace, is located on the southeast side of the capital, far away from the north side, so naturally you can't hear that kind of scary noise.

Please stay in the main hall.

Emperor Chen and Concubine You are done.

At this time, they were sitting on the dragon chair and phoenix chair respectively, with a trace of flush remaining on their faces.

Chen Huang seemed to have completely regained his energy and was in high spirits. He was sitting on the dragon chair and was reading a letter.

Due to the current situation and the content of the letter, Chen Huang's face turned blue and looked very ugly.

Under the main hall, there was a soldier from Jiangdu, claiming to be a messenger for King Jiangdu of Yangzhou.

The letter was in Chen Huang's hand.

"Your Majesty, what does the letter say?" Concubine You couldn't help but ask after seeing Emperor Chen read it.

"Eh..." Chen Huang held the letter paper with one hand and sighed slightly, "King Jiangdu said in the letter that the Yan people's 15 east-route army has been attacking him fiercely in recent days, and King Jiangdu can no longer support it... …”

When Concubine You heard this, her heart was shaken, and a look of horror appeared on her face.

At the moment, there are hundreds of thousands of Yan troops in the north of the capital and [-] rebels of the King of Jiangyin in the south. This alone is enough to make people miserable.

If you add the 15 Yanren East Army... Concubine You Gui simply can't imagine it.

"King Jiangdu also said in the letter that he wanted to shrink his defense. He still had [-] remaining soldiers in his tent. He could retreat into the capital, join forces with the soldiers in the city, and hold on to the city..."

"Then what does His Majesty think?"

"For today's plan... I'm afraid that's all I can do, that's all!" Emperor Chen looked at the soldier from Yangzhou, "Go back and tell King Jiangdu about his suggestion. I'm sure!"

The soldier thanked Emperor Chen and left the palace immediately.

at the same time.

In the south of the city, there is the camp of the Divine Thunder Army.

Chinese army tent.

The lights were brightly lit in the big tent.

Zhu Xiuyuan was also more casual. He actually turned the Chinese army's tent into a "dining room", arranged two long tables, brought in chairs, put out wine and food, and started eating and drinking with Lin Bochang, Huang Zhigao and others.

"Deputy General Lin."

Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't eat any worse, so he put down his chopsticks and looked at Lin Bochang.

"The general is here!" Lin Bochang immediately dropped his chopsticks, stood up and bowed his hands.

"You come from a family of military generals and have been exposed to it since childhood, but you... have never actually led an army to fight in a war."

Zhu Xiuyuan looked like a chubby Huang Zhigao again: "General Huang Shen."

"The general is here!" Huang Zhigao also stood up and raised his hands.

Huang Zhigao is chubby, but his movements are very agile, and he doesn't feel bloated.

In this way, Huang Zhigao can actually give people a sense of solidity and peace of mind.

"Although you are only a general in our Shenlei Army, you have served as a lieutenant general of the Quanzhou Navy and have actual experience in leading troops in combat."

Zhu Xiuyuan glanced at Lin Bochang and Huang Zhigao.

"So, I want to divide the soldiers of the Divine Thunder Army into two. Each of you two will receive five thousand to support all parts of the city at any time. What do you think?"

"I obey your uncle's instructions!" Lin Bochang and Huang Zhigao naturally had no objection.

Zhu Xiuyuan was very satisfied. Just when he wanted to say something, a voice sounded outside the tent: "Scout report, please see me!"

"Come in!" Zhu Xiuyuan waved his hand.

A scout came in in response and said, "Uncle, thirty miles south of the capital, the [-] rebels of the King of Jiangyin have fought against the [-] soldiers of the capital camp. The scene is ablaze!"

"What, has it already started?"

Zhu Xiuyuan, Lin Bochang, Huang Zhigao, as well as Liu Anping, Wu Shaoguang, etc. in the big tent stood up together with solemn expressions.

"Explore again, report again!"

Zhu Xiuyuan waved his hand and gave instructions.

After the scout took the order, Zhu Xiuyuan ordered the banquet to be removed, and the Chinese army's tent returned to its original appearance.

"It's not that I don't trust the soldiers in the Beijing camp, but they only have 2 troops, [-] vs. [-], so the chance of winning is not good." Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes swept over the faces of Lin Bochang and Huang Zhigao.

"Vice General Lin, General Huang Shen, you two go down immediately and be ready for support at any time!" Zhu Xiuyuan's voice was calm.

"The last will obey!"

Lin Bochang, Huang Zhigao, Liu Anping, Wu Shaoguang, etc. all left the tent, and the tent suddenly became empty.

Zhu Xiuyuan suppressed his excitement, sat down behind the handsome case, took out the map of the capital, and watched and studied it carefully.

It is not only studying how to support, but also studying how to escape.

He made preparations with both hands.

However, running away is a last resort and a last resort after the city is broken.

If possible, Zhu Xiuyuan still hopes to keep the capital.

There are no unbroken eggs when the nest is overturned. If the capital city is destroyed, although he is sure to take everyone in the uncle's house to run away with him, but... no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents in the process.

After all, it's up to man to make things happen, and heaven to do things!
If something unexpected happens, it will be a lifelong regret...

After a while, Yan Dashan asked for a meeting outside the tent.

"Come in!"

Zhu Xiuyuan immediately dropped the map and looked up at the gate of the big tent.

Because an hour ago, Zhu Xiuyuan sent Yan Dashan back to his mansion to inform Dong Cheng and others of the current situation, and to instruct the generals in his mansion to prepare to run away.

Yes, a siege is very likely to take place in the capital tonight.

It is also very likely that the city will be broken, and the Yan army or rebels will rush in...

If the situation had deteriorated to this point, Zhu Xiuyuan would not hesitate to take them and escape from the city.

Now, Yan Dashan is back.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nayan Dashan walked into the big tent, but... his walking posture was a bit strange, as if he couldn't let go. He walked very steadily, with almost no swing from side to side, which looked a bit awkward.

"How's it going?"

Zhu Xiuyuan ignored Yan Dashan's strange walking posture.

"My benefactor, when my subordinates left the uncle's mansion and came to the camp, the generals in the mansion had made all preparations. The master, my benefactor, etc. were also instructing the servants in the mansion to take care of things..."

"Well, not bad, you did a good job on this matter!"

Zhu Xiuyuan nodded, and then smiled and said: "Dashan, there may be chaos in the city tonight, but you have to work hard. When this matter is over, I will definitely give you a generous reward!"

"My benefactor, please don't say that. As long as my benefactor has given orders, my subordinates will definitely go through fire and water!"

Zhu Xiuyuan nodded and was about to say something when suddenly his eyes blurred. It seemed like... a head poked out from behind Yan Dashan, glanced at it secretly, and then retracted...

"Dashan, behind you?"

"My benefactor..." Yan Dashan's face suddenly became very twitchy, and he hurriedly moved sideways and stepped aside.

As soon as he moved away, Zhu Xiuyuan saw clearly that there was indeed a person behind Yan Dashan.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked carefully and saw that his face was bright and his skin was fair and seemed to be shining with fluorescence...Who was Kou Wanwan if he wasn't?
However, Kou Wanwan did not wear women's clothes, but was dressed in the attire of a general in Jiangcheng's residence, with a silver helmet and silver armor.

"Miss Kou... you?"

Zhu Xiuyuan was shocked and couldn't help but get up and walk down, scanning Kou Wanwan who was dressed in armor up and down.

Yan Dashan next to him finally became smarter. Seeing this scene, he didn't say anything. When Zhu Xiuyuan and Kou Wanwan weren't paying attention, he quietly slipped out of the tent.

"Sir, are you surprised or surprised?"

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(End of this chapter)