The aftermath and shock caused by the chaos in Xiangguo were even more violent than Shen Yun imagined, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it directly opened the real downfall of the Xiangguo.

The world is like a game, everyone is a chess piece, but people in the current situation may not be able to make correct judgments and responses at that time due to various reasons. In particular, some people, either based on their personality or based on their circumstances, have to make a clumsy response that is far from being clever at the time or later, in order to avoid the fate of being taken out of the game.

In fact, as early as the late night of the second day after the Fenwu army left Xiangguo, the reinforcements from Xindu had arrived in Xiangguo day and night, and a full 5,000 cavalry rushed in a vigorous manner.

The arrival of reinforcements in Xiangguo is a blessing for a long drought for Xiangguo, which has just experienced a disaster, but in fact, those who have planned in Xiangguo are not very welcoming to the arrival of reinforcements.

First of all, the biggest reason for this disaster in Xiangguo itself is not the intrusion of foreign enemies. And with the withdrawal of the Jin army from the realm, all kinds of chaos in the city lacked support, and it had gradually returned to stability.

The second is that although the current situation of Xiangguo is embarrassed and fragile, there are still people who hope to achieve some specific intentions through this, and they are not very happy to be disrupted by a strong force that suddenly appears to disrupt their respective plans, even if this force comes from the Lord Shihu.

Therefore, although the reinforcements arrived in a timely manner, they did not get the cooperation and support from Xiangguo in the newspaper at the first time, and could only temporarily settle in the Shan Yutai, which was built in the north of the city by Prince Shidi but had not yet been completed, and did not start the pursuit of the Jin army at the first time.

Among them, the one who is most resistant to the arrival of reinforcements is the prince Shi Di. After the incident, Shi Di stubbornly believed that the rebellion in Xiangguo was purely caused by Shi Xuan, the prince of the plains, and he did not think that these reinforcements would have any kindness towards him, especially when Shi Xuan arrived in Xindu first and provided biased information.

After being hit repeatedly, Shi Di no longer has the strength to control the situation in Xiangguo, and the Donggong wrestlers who could have relied on him were killed and wounded, and those miscellaneous heroes who patted their chests and expressed their willingness to go to the soup for the prince during the banquet and drink in the past, after this, they were also revealed in their original form, and they could not be believed.

The Heavenly King and Empress Zheng has become a pivotal figure who maintains all walks of life in the city on the surface, although the Zheng family is also extremely resentful of this evil son in private, but she is also closely related to the prince to a certain extent, but if there are still one or two who can be preserved a little, she is also willing to work hard for it.

And the newly appointed Xiangcheng Gongshi Shigui and others, to be honest, did not reflect the demeanor of stabilizing the chaos and turning the tide after they were activated. In order to get more returns, they naturally did not want reinforcements to enter the city too early to understand the whole story, and while making some delays, they were trying their best to remove the remnants that were not good for them.

Originally, the arrival of Xindu reinforcements should have been a sharp blade hanging over the heads of those Jin troops who invaded the realm, but it was regarded by these powerful people of the Jin Kingdom who stayed in Xiangguo as making it difficult for them and delayed them, which provided great help to the Jin army on the way south.

Of course, the reinforcements are coming on behalf of the will of the lord Shi Hu, and the demands of these people in Xiangguo, including the Empress Zheng, can be ignored, and they can completely throw off the people of Xiangguo and chase the enemy lightly.

However, due to the lack of cooperation of these people in Xiangguo, the two sides could not communicate with each other in terms of the most basic information. And the two sides have their own differences in the reports they have in their possession.

What these people in Xiangguo have learned so far is only limited to this realm, and the intelligence sources of Xindu are much wider, especially the Pingyuan Gongshi Xuan, the forward governor who used troops in Henan, will return from southern Hebei, and naturally bring back the news of the defeat and loss on the battlefield in southern Hebei.

Because of this, Shi Hu, the lord of Xindu, at least before sending reinforcements, was more concerned about the changes in the war situation in southern Hebei than the crisis on the side of Xiangguo. After all, attracting the Jin army's pursuers to Xiangguo was Shi Xuan's plan to lead the water to the east, and it was impossible for him to explain too much here.

What's more, probably even Shi Xuan couldn't have imagined that the Jin army's chasing soldiers, who were not full of troops along the way, could bring such a great deal of harm to Xiangguo. Of course, even if Shi Xuan could foresee, he didn't dare to say much about it.

Therefore, the main intention of the arrival of these 5,000 new forces of the state of Xiang was not to reinforce the state of Xiang, but the order they received was to pursue and suppress the division of the Jin army that invaded the territory, and to pacify the counties in the south, so as to pave the way for the later march of the army.

However, when the reinforcements arrived in Xiangguo, they were shocked for a while when they saw such a miserable appearance of Xiangguo, and before they knew more about the inside information, they exaggerated and distorted the judgment of the Jin army's strength in the territory, and they did not dare to pursue rashly. After all, the Jin army had already won such a big victory in southern Hebei before, who can say how many troops they really sent to the heart of Hebei?

Of course, if it is only for these reasons, this reinforcement is sent by the lord Shangshi Hu to the south, and in the face of the resistance and non-cooperation of the people of Xiangguo, it will never be false and wronged with it, and it is most appropriate to directly enter and preside over the situation of Xiangguo with a tough attitude.

Among them, Boling Gongshi Zun plays a very key role. Not long after the reinforcements arrived outside the city of Xiangguo, the nobles and elders in the city of Xiangguo, including the crown prince Shi Di, were all gathered in the queen's palace and were quite at a loss, lest the generals who led the crowd to help were too domineering and would humiliate and suppress them.

At this moment, the crown prince Shi Di is the most frightened, he has lost his soul and his emotions have fallen into a bit of madness, because of the direct threat of the Jin army in the city, he still has no time to think about more future events, but as the city gradually returns to stability, the damage suffered by Xiangguo this time is also more clearly presented in front of him, Shi Di is naturally full of fear and fear.

"I am the prince of the prison country, and I am the second prince of the society. Since the Lord is not there, I am the supreme man in the kingdom, and since the reinforcements have arrived in the country, I will also be under my supervision......"

Shi Di just muttered with an anxious and impatient face, but when it came to how to deal with the reinforcements, he had no opinion at all. The so-called reinforcements are also under his supervision, and he himself knows that this is absolutely impossible, but he needs to worry that the reinforcements or the secret order of the lord will directly depose, confine, or even directly kill him.

"It's up to me to come forward and offer consolation first."

Shi Zun saw that this brother who had been extremely powerful in the past was now depressed, and he was even more disdainful in his heart, stood up and took the initiative to say, he looked at Shi Shigui and the others who were also sad and said: "You wait for the princess, don't keep it for yourself at this moment, what money and grain are available, it is really not appropriate to be stingy." If you can survive this hardship, Ronglu can still survive, and there will be no after-retribution. ”

After Shi Shigui and the others heard this, although their expressions were a little embarrassed, they also understood that what Shi Zun said was true, so they all nodded and put up their heads.

At present, Xiangguo, especially the palace is located, is already dilapidated and unsightly, but fortunately, the night is shrouded in order to cover up the ugliness after this chaos.

Shi Zun no longer paid attention to any etiquette at this moment, and he personally left the city a few miles away with the respect of the prince, and ordered the attachés to open up the flames, so that it was convenient to wait for reinforcements early.

It was not until nearly dawn in the second half of the night that the sound of the powerful horses' hooves of the reinforcements sounded in the wilderness in the northwest, and then it was half an hour later, after the scouts visited first, the reinforcement generals led hundreds of soldiers to arrive first.

The general sent by Shi Hu to lead the reinforcements this time is also a young and brave general who has risen in the Kingdom of Qi in recent years, named Shi Min. Shi Min's father, Shi Zhan, was also a brave general in the early years of the Qi Kingdom, and was a general of Chen Wu of the beggar army.

After the two Zhao attacked, Shi Hu was defeated in Hedong, and was chased and killed by Liu Yao of Han Zhao all the way, and Shi Zhan died in this battle. After that, Shi Hu took pity on his loyalty and bravery, and adopted his lone son Shi Min to his subordinates.

If it weren't for Shi Zhan's untimely death, he didn't get to the moment when the Kingdom of Hebei really became the overlord of Hebei and rewarded him heavily, otherwise with his close relationship with Shi Hu and his own courage and good fighting, even if he couldn't compare with Shi Kan, the head of the begging army, and others, he would definitely be crowned the king.

Shi Min was adopted by Shi Hu at a young age, and also inherited his father's brave and heroic martial arts, and followed the lord Shi Hu to fight before he reached the crown, and even in the early years Shi Hu had already joined the army in the southern expedition to the Jin Kingdom.

Of course, this war was lost in a mess, and it was difficult for Shi Min to perform as a young general. But after Shi Hu returned to the country to fight for unification, and then the north of Zhuhu, Shi Min performed heroically in it, until now he has become the top general under the command of the lord. For example, under the great changes in the south this time, Shi Hu was able to send Shi Min to lead 5,000 elite troops to the south first, which shows the importance he attaches to this false grandson.

Along the way, Shi Min's subordinates also encountered some ruins from the Xiangguo side, but the information they learned from these ruins was not comprehensive after all, so after seeing Shi Zun, he didn't make more greetings, and asked directly: "On the way, it is known that the country is in trouble, and I don't know what the current situation is?" How many thieves are there, and where are they? ”

Hearing that Shi Min directly skipped the rest of the only words about the military, and turned a blind eye to him in person to greet him in such an identity, Shi Zun was inevitably a little embarrassed and lost.

However, he didn't dare to think about any resentment because of this, the lord already had many heirs, of course, it may not be after that, but even if Shi Zun is a young son, he was suppressed by his brother Shi Di earlier and had no sense of existence. A prince like him, who only has vanity but no authority, is really not as good as a general like Shi Min who has won the trust of the lord.

"After all, it is still the Lord who is in heaven, and the thieves did not dare to be a coil for a long time, and they have left the south in a hurry long before the reinforcements arrived. At present, the armies in the city are still chasing and suppressing, and there is no serious danger. ”

Shi Zun said a few words lightly, and then stepped forward and grabbed Shi Min, as if affectionately: "No matter what you say, it is humiliating for the country to be harassed by the enemy, and it is difficult for us and the people left behind to take the blame." I was still worried about who the Lord would send to help, and I was afraid of being humiliated, but I was relieved to learn that it was my strong son Thorn Slave who led the troops. This autumn is eventful, and after all, it is still more important for your family to rely on at this time. ”

Shi Min grew up in the lord's mansion, and he is naturally no stranger to the lord's sons, but he doesn't have a deep impression of Shi Zun, he only feels that the other party is a little withdrawn and cowardly, and he doesn't value the lord too much.

It's just that this time I met, but I saw that the other party was much quieter, and he was younger than himself next year, but it didn't feel abrupt to meet each other in an intimate posture of elders now. Although he didn't care much about this prince in his heart, there was no need to completely ignore the other party's kindness, and only dismounted when Shi Zun stepped forward to help him, and hugged his fists to salute.

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