At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 336: The Northern Wei Empress is worried

Chapter 336: The Northern Wei Empress is worried
"A million armored warriors?"

The empress laughed at herself: "How can there be so many."

"First, we fought a fierce battle with Jizhou, and then we fought a fierce battle with Xiliang. How many warriors have we lost in the past few decades?"

"ridiculous!"

"The King of Xiliang can support 500,000 cavalrymen with four states, without resorting to excessive military campaigns. In comparison, our Northern Wei is far inferior."

"I heard that many people in Orange Island and Hexi Prefecture even lined the streets to welcome the Xiliang Iron Cavalry."

silence.

In the main hall.

No one spoke. For the Northern Wei Dynasty, this was the worst situation, so bad that many people felt despair.

The fall of the two states, even after a hard and fierce battle and their capture by Xiao Han, had never caused such despair.

But the people of Orange Island and Hexi Prefecture did not put up any resistance to the Xiliang cavalry.

This shows that the Northern Wei court had lost the support of the people in the two states.

The human heart is the most important.

As long as people's hearts are still there, the lost land can be taken back in time, but if people's hearts are lost.

The Northern Wei Dynasty would have lost Orange Island and Hexi Prefecture forever.

One day, when the Northern Wei army marches south and wants to retake the two states, they will have to face not only the fierce Xiliang cavalry, but also the people of the two states.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was not afraid of Xiao Han's cruelty and murderous nature, but was afraid of the Xiliang policies implemented by the King of Xiliang.

The Northern Wei empress looked outside the hall. Through the veil, her gaze was deep, as if it could penetrate layers of wind and snow, penetrate time, and see the future.

What is the future of the Northern Wei Dynasty?

There is no future at all.

"Has Marshal Helian not come out of confinement yet?"

Now, she could only place her hopes on Helian Bobo, the military god of the Northern Wei Dynasty. However, ever since the battle of Jubei City, Helian Bobo had been in seclusion and had not come out in the past few years.

"No."

The maid said, "I have followed your majesty's instructions and went to invite Marshal Helian, but was stopped."

"Marshal Helian left a message before he went into seclusion. If he cannot defeat Xiao Han, he will not come out."

This is the most terrifying thing about the King of Xiliang, apart from the fact that he controls four states and has 500,000 cavalry under his command.

He also has martial arts skills that overwhelm the world.

Although he did not go to Wudi City to challenge the old monster, both the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Central Plains martial arts world had already recognized that he was worthy of being ranked alongside the second-best in the world.

Many people even think that King Xiao Han of Xiliang is truly the best in the world.

Because the one-armed old sword god was killed by him head-on sixty years ago, this record alone was enough to make him proud of the world.

“There’s always some uneasiness in my heart.”

The Northern Wei Empress said, "I always feel like something is going to happen."

"Fancheng is a barrier to block Xiliang. If it is lost, the Xiliang cavalry can rely on Fancheng to build a defense line within a few hundred miles on both sides of the east and west."

"By then, the three states will be shrouded in the might of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry at all times."

"Send someone to the Ministry of War to mobilize 50,000 troops to head to Fancheng today."

"promise."

The maid stood up and left.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much."

Another maidservant consoled her, "Fancheng has high walls and is impregnable. Our elite troops are stationed around it, so there won't be any problems."

"The reason why the Xiliang people attacked Mutian City is probably to threaten Fancheng and force our elite forces in the two states to confront them head-on."

“Even if we can’t wipe out the Xiliang Cavalry led by Qin Yuanba in one go, we can still inflict heavy damage on them and cause them to lose many soldiers and generals.”

"By then, even if the main forces of Xiliang from the east and west come to encircle us, our army in Mutian City can retreat to Fancheng."

"I hope so."

The empress closed her eyes. As she grew older, she felt that her energy was not as good as before.

When it comes to handling government affairs, he is not as smart and capable as he used to be, and seems to be on the decline.

These past few days, it had been snowing heavily and the weather was freezing cold. He had not gone to court, but had been listening to reports from officials from the six ministries in the harem.

Even though there was a blazing fire in the hall and the cups were covered with thick blankets, it still felt a bit chilly.

"I'm old." "After all, this world is the world of the young."

The Empress sighed.

"Your Majesty is not old."

The maid said, "You are the pillar of our Northern Wei, and you are still young. All military matters must be decided by your majesty."

"Your mouth is sweet."

The empress opened her eyes, pinched the maid's cheek unhappily, and said, "You only know how to say nice things to make me happy."

"I don't just say what Your Majesty likes to hear."

The maid shook her head: "The reason why our Northern Wei has been strong for decades is all due to your Majesty's talent."

"The King of Xiliang is only arrogant for a while, it will never last long."

"We just need to hold on, and someone will naturally take care of him."

"Are you talking about the Central Plains court?"

The Empress said: "It's a pity for the current emperor. He is a capable man, but it's a pity that he has helped a fierce tiger to come out."

“The original intention was to check and balance Jizhou, but unfortunately I didn’t expect Xiao Han to be so powerful and swallowed up the three states of Jizhou in one breath.”

“It grew into the behemoth it is now.”

"Xiao Han seems to be attacking our Northern Wei, but he is also attacking the imperial court at the same time."

"If we add Orange Island and Hexi Province, he will have six states under his command, plus the Qingzhou Marquis who is in cahoots with him."

"The Central Plains imperial court would probably tremble in fear and be in constant fear in front of these two people."

The snow was pouring down and covering the sky and the ground. There was no end in sight. The sky and the ground were all covered with flying snow.

Day two.

He rushed 800 miles from Fancheng to the Northern Wei imperial city.

"Report, eight hundred miles urgent."

"It's a big bad thing."

"Fancheng is under siege."

The messenger, sweating profusely, holding a small flag with an express message of 800 miles, went directly into the palace to meet the Empress of Northern Wei.

"Why are you so alarmed?"

The guards at the palace gate did not dare to stop them and carried the messenger inside.

"His Majesty."

The messenger knelt down with a plop and said quickly, "Fancheng is surrounded by the Xiliang army."

"impossible."

The maid's expression changed slightly: "Where did the Xiliang army come from?"

"Say it."

The empress waved her hand to stop the maid and said, "Give him a cup of hot tea and talk slowly."

"Your Majesty, two groups of Xiliang cavalry appeared out of nowhere and suddenly attacked the city while the main force of Fancheng was heading towards Mutian City."

"how many people?"

The empress frowned.

"About 100,000."

The messenger answered.

"One hundred thousand people."

Everyone in the hall gasped in shock, their scalps tingling with fear. How could these 100,000 people appear out of nowhere?

"How did these 100,000 people appear around Fancheng?"

Her expression was cold.

"I don't know."

The messenger shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please send troops to help Fancheng as soon as possible."

"How many people are left in Fancheng?"

The empress looked extremely ugly.