Lord, your mask fell off

Chapter 846
When Xiao Ran left Qingchao City with his people, the clamor and arrogant laughter in the distance came one after another, continuously reaching everyone's ears.

Xiao Ran turned around and saw the head of the city with the Nancang flag planted, his eyes were tearing apart.

There were not many soldiers left beside him, and they were seriously injured. He was riding on a horse, and what he heard were the painful groans of his subordinates, and his heart was pierced like a knife.

If it was Big Emperor Brother, he would definitely not abandon the city.

No, if the leader is Brother Dahuang, the entire Nancang army will definitely not get any benefits!

It is even more impossible to let Nan Cang's army enter the country!
"Fourth Prince, it's not your fault. Nancang's army is coming fiercely. Not only do they have powerful weapons, but also they have been living in severe cold regions, eating raw beef and mutton. They are tall and mighty. We are not their opponents." Yan Shi saw his own family. The general didn't say a word, so he couldn't help explaining.

Xiao Ran smiled wryly, "Lieutenant Yan, you don't need to comfort me, it's because I'm not good at learning and I can't lead you to kill the enemy quickly!"

As he said that, he raised his head and looked at the gunpowder smoke in the sky, his expression darkened slightly, "I begged my father again to get the last chance to lead the army, but I didn't want to—"

The defeat was crushing, the blood flowed like a river, and the defense was lost one after another, and the people were in dire straits.

"General, you must take care of yourself, your safety concerns the entire Xixuan." Seeing his depression, Yan Shi immediately persuaded him.

Xiao Ran turned his head to look at Yan Shi, his armor was torn, his face was covered with black charcoal, he couldn't recognize his original appearance, he laughed at himself, "Vice General Yan, you belong to my grandfather, right?"

Yan Shi was stunned for a moment, then bowed his head and admitted, "This subordinate followed the Right Prime Minister in the early years, but was sent to Anlan City to garrison three years ago. This time, he was ordered to follow His Highness."

"Lu Wenfeng, Zhu Oucheng, and Zhou Feiyu too?"

"Yes."

Xiao Ran understood that this time he was leading the army. On the surface, he was fighting alone. In fact, his grandfather and concubine had already placed people around him. He thought he could spread his wings and fly high, but he didn't want to end up being the Can't escape everyone's blessing.

Sensing his loss, Yan Shi comforted him, "Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much, Prime Minister You and Concubine Yue also care about you, and at your age, it's very rare to be able to persist for so long!"

Commendable?

The truly commendable one is the big emperor brother, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old when he led the army to go out to battle, and became famous in the first battle.Xiao Ran sighed softly in his heart.

Knowing that Yan Shi was comforting him, Xiao Ran didn't say anything else.

Just when everyone was resting for a while, there was a sound of military boots stepping on the ground.

"What's that sound?"

"Have the reinforcements arrived?"

"No, not so fast!"

"..."

Everyone started to panic.

Yan Shi came quickly from a distance, and hurriedly said to Xiao Ran, "General, the Nancang Army is chasing us, we are about to be surrounded!"

Xiao Ran immediately got up from the stone, although his expression was anxious, but his tone was calm, "Is there any way to leave nearby?"

"This is close to Jun Shifeng, and there is a long swamp valley there, with many swamps. If our people can enter that valley and use the terrain there, we can temporarily avoid Nan Cang's army." Yan Shi replied.

"Okay, it's settled like this, everyone go with this general!"

Xiao Ran gave the order and led the people to head towards Shi Feng of the county quickly.

The Xixuan Imperial Palace, which is thousands of miles away from Qingchao City, has the sun shining all over the earth, but it cannot illuminate the haze hovering around the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, just now came an urgent report from the front that Qingchao City has fallen!" The Minister of the Ministry of War knelt at the desk and reported the report with great sorrow.

Emperor Xixuan was furious, and waved his hands, "Get up!"

The Minister of the Ministry of War immediately got up and retreated behind the ministers.

In the study room, the left row is the faction ministers headed by the left minister Liang Chengyu, and the right row is the faction ministers headed by the right minister Fu Jianrong. When they heard the news, everyone had different expressions.

Fu Jianrong's brows were furrowed, and his expression was very worried, because it was the Fourth Prince Xiao Ran who led the troops this time, and they strongly recommended him to go to the front line, but now that the cities have been lost one after another, it's like slapping themselves in the face.

On the other hand, Liang Chengyu's faction was watching from the sidelines, their eyebrows and eyes were full of ridicule towards the Fourth Prince's faction. At the beginning, they strongly opposed the Fourth Prince's sending troops, and they saw that he was just a young boy, and it was difficult to pick a leader at all. Now it is even more as they expected.

"How is the situation of our armed forces now?" Emperor Xixuan asked with a dark face.

A minister stepped forward and replied, "In the 30 army, 15 were killed on the battlefield, and about [-] were injured. It can be said that the loss is heavy!"

These figures are shocking.

Liang Chengyu winked at his elder son Liang Song, Liang Song understood, he stepped forward and said to Emperor Xixuan, "Your Majesty, in just a few months, we have already lost Qingchao City, Zhangning County, Jiasong County, etc. Nearly ten cities, and our army has suffered such a heavy setback, if this continues, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable! It will not be good for the battle situation!"

A minister next to Fu Jianrong immediately stood up, "Lord Liang, do you want His Majesty to replace the coach? Changing generals on the spot, this is what will really destabilize the army!"

"Master Liang didn't say that he wanted to change generals, but you proposed it on your own initiative." A minister appeared on the left and refuted with a sneer.

Immediately afterwards, another minister from the left lined up, "What Master Liang and Master Li said is correct. If the city is lost, the victory will be less than the defeat, and the morale of the army will be loose. It is very detrimental to our dynasty. It is not good for the morale of the army, in fact it is not, if the general who is in charge of the army is the one the three armies are willing to follow, then the morale of the army will not only not be scattered, but will be even more solidified!"

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately received support from the leftist faction.

Not to be outdone, the Right Prime Minister came out one after another, rebutting with righteous words.

Emperor Xixuan silently glanced at the noisy and arguing ministers below, and everyone felt the might of the dragon above them, and immediately shut down their words.

After a while, Emperor Xixuan spoke slowly, "Aiqing's words are not wrong, but in the face of a big enemy, arguing with words is of no help at all, what I hope to hear are good words and remonstrances, not you two quarreling like troublemakers. "

All the ministers could not help but lower their heads, not daring to look at the person above them.

Emperor Xixuan continued, "Do you have any good suggestions for the war?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that although the fourth prince is talented and intelligent, but the Nancang army is scheming and brave and good at fighting, the fourth prince's qualifications are still inexperienced, so I am afraid that he is not an opponent. Therefore, the old minister's suggestion is to replace him with someone who has experienced many battles. An experienced commander!"

An old but highly respected veteran of the three dynasties, Chonghe County King, stood up first and bowed his head to Emperor Xixuan.

As soon as this remark came out, it was approved by most of the people present.

The Rightist faction wanted to refute, but the facts were in front of them, so they could only remain silent.

"Is there any good candidate for Chonghe County King?" Emperor Xixuan respected the County King, and his tone was not as cold as before.

"This man is brave and good at fighting, resourceful, a young man who leads the army, has a strong mind, and is invincible. After the veteran said this, His Majesty must have a candidate in his mind." Chonghe County King stroked his beard and said unhurriedly.

When Emperor Xixuan heard the words, he glanced gloomyly at King Chonghe, but soon he found that the ministers in front of him all showed a clear look.

He was slightly stunned, could it be that his son has become the general that everyone expects?
　(An An: This well-received general, please tell Emperor Xixuan who he is!
　　Wood Spirit Counting: The last update has arrived!See you, good night! )
　　
　
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