It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 504: Luoyang is in a state of emergency
Finally the snow melted and spring came.

The whole Luoyang has also recovered from the severe winter and is gradually becoming lively again.

But at this time, Zhu Dan, the general of Jin, defected to the Han Kingdom established by Liu Yuan, and advised Liu Yuan to attack Luoyang, which was poorly defended. Liu Yuan then appointed Zhu Dan as the vanguard commander and his eldest son Liu He as the general commander to attack Luoyang. They once conquered Liyang and defeated the Jin general Wang Kan in Yanjin. Luoyang was in danger and the military situation was critical.

Sima Chi was so anxious that he stamped his feet in the Taiji Hall, but the battle report from the front said that Sima Yue suddenly fell ill, and the army was without a commander, so it could only stay where it was and confront Liu He's army.

"What happened? Why is he sick?" Sima Chi shouted in the hall, holding the military report. "What is he going to do? Where are his men? Is he going to let Liu He attack Luoyang? I have given him all the power, what is he going to do?"

When the civil and military officials heard the battle report, their faces turned solemn. Quite a number of them stood on Sima Yue's side and began to speak in a buzzing voice for him.

Sima Chi was so anxious that he could not listen to any more of this. He stared at Liang Fen and asked, "Tell Sima Yue to defend this place even at the cost of his life, eight hundred miles away."

"Your Majesty, please wait for the battle report. Be patient." Liang Fen reminded, "This is only the first one. There will definitely be more to come."

"Princess Pei of the King of Donghai and Sima Pi, the prefect of the Northern Army, come to see you." Lin Ruowang had gone to fetch some tea, but when he saw Princess Pei and Sima Pi rushing to enter the Taiji Hall, he cleverly shouted at the door.

Everyone looked towards the door and saw Sima Pi walking in hurriedly with Concubine Pei, "Greet the Emperor."

"Okay, now you know?" Sima Chi asked unhappily.

"I just found out, so I came to see the emperor first." Concubine Pei answered immediately. She didn't have to kneel to Sima Chi in the court, but as Sima Pi was the crown prince, he still had to kneel to the emperor.

Sima Chi did not let Sima Pi stand up, but sneered: "I have treated you well, what are you doing now? Are you unable to defend it?"

This was too much, and Concubine Pei's face fell. "Your Majesty, you can't say that. The prince has been fighting in the front and has been doing his best. Now he is seriously ill because of overwork. But he is a cautious person, so he must have a countermeasure. Your Majesty should wait a little longer."

"What are you waiting for? Wait for Liu He to attack?" Sima Chi said, and Concubine Pei was so angry that she threw her sleeves and said, "Your Majesty, can't you wait a little longer?"

"Report!" A messenger in red armor ran in hurriedly, his face covered with mud and blood, looking very scary.

"Speak!" Sima Chi did not allow the man to salute again.

"Liu Jing, the vanguard general of the Han State, is still 500 miles away from Luoyang, and he has been burning, looting and killing countless people along the way!"

"What?" This time everyone was panicked. If they hurried, it would only take ten days to travel these five hundred miles to reach the outskirts of Luoyang City. So, did this mean that the Great Jin Dynasty would be destroyed?
Sima Chi became anxious and swept everything on the dragon table to the ground, shouting: "Go and set up defenses quickly! What's the use of standing here!" "Your Majesty!" everyone was calling him again.

"Don't shout 'I'! You have to protect me and my kingdom!" Sima Chi had never seen such a battle, and he was even worse than Sima Zhong back then. Because when Sima Zhong learned that the army was approaching the city, he was eager to fight with his brother Ying.

"Your Majesty!" Liang Fen's voice became louder. He roared, "You must stay calm in order to stabilize the morale of the army!"

"Your Majesty, now is the time for you to issue an edict!" Concubine Pei also shouted.

"What should I do? What can I do?" Sima Chi's face turned red and his hands were shaking.

"Of course, we need to issue an order to the Northern Army to strictly guard Luoyang City. The people of Luoyang are prohibited from entering or leaving. A curfew is imposed throughout the city. All supplies must be prepared for war..." Liang Fen was still clear-headed. She picked up the paper and pen that fell on the ground and handed them to Sima Chi. "Your Majesty, you need to write, issue an order, and stamp the seal."

"Okay, okay, you tell me and I'll write it!" Sima Chi had no idea either, so he just listened to them.

At this time, even Sima Pi was secretly sighing. This emperor was really in a state of failure. He kept kneeling on the ground, looking up at his mother, and whispered, "Mother, I should go back to the Northern Army Mansion to count the troops and food first."

"Okay, go ahead." Concubine Pei said seriously. She didn't care about Sima Chi's situation and turned to go to the harem. She wanted to talk to Yang Xianrong about the current situation.

In fact, Yang Xianrong knew the news even earlier than Sima Chi. After all, she had the embroidered messenger to pass on the news, so she knew more details. The sudden attack by the Han Kingdom was not a long-planned one, but Liu Yuan's health was getting worse. He said to his sons in front of his bed: "I will pass the throne to whoever you can take Luoyang and capture the emperor of the Great Jin alive."

Liu Yuan had many adult sons, including his eldest son Liu He, his second son Liu Gong, his fourth son Liu Cong, his fifth son Liu Yu, his sixth son Liu Long, his seventh son Liu Yi, and the one who was not on the list Liu Yao. Each of them stood by Liu Yuan's bed and expressed their willingness to contribute to the Han Kingdom.

Liu He and Liu Cong had the worst relationship and looked down on each other. Liu Cong was assigned by his father Liu Yuan as the vanguard to attack the Jin Dynasty and was always at the forefront. However, he and Liu Yao also attracted most of Sima Yue's attention and troops. Whenever they encountered the most difficult areas and cities to capture, Liu Cong took them down. This time, Liu He and his general Liu Jing formed a light cavalry detachment with only 10,000 troops and quietly entered the territory of the Jin Dynasty. They adopted the method of silent siege and surprise attack, which was surprisingly effective. In less than a month, they actually captured many places.

Sima Yue was also anxious, but he found that Liu He had actually circled in front of him, and he only had time to clean up the battlefield and clean up the mess. But in such a situation, the entire territory of Dajin was indeed in chaos, and the people were at a loss, and they didn't even know where to flee.

The embroidered robe envoy quickly brought the news to the palace and informed Yang Xianrong, asking them to prepare immediately and even suggested that they should leave the palace and flee immediately.

Yang Xianrong held the note in her hand, thinking: If the country is in chaos, where can she escape to? In this situation, she was a little panicked.

When Concubine Pei came, she also briefly explained the situation. The suggestions she made afterwards shocked Yang Xianrong and made her mind wander. As expected, Concubine Pei had already made plans, but this time the incident happened suddenly and she had not made complete arrangements. However, this did not prevent her from leaving Luoyang.