"Xuan!" Emperor Nanchu spit out this word for a long time, and his voice trembled a little.

Not long after, the sound of heavy footsteps was remembered outside the hall, and Sheng Hua strode forward, dusty, and his armor was full of blood stains.

When he arrived in the center of the main hall, Sheng Hua knelt on the ground with a puff and said in a deep voice: "The criminal minister Sheng Hua sees Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Nanchu said in a deep voice: "Sheng Hua, didn't you lead the troops to defend in Orange Mountain?" Why did you suddenly return to the court? ”

Sheng Hua said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Orange Mountain has been captured!" The guilty minister is incompetent and failed to lead his troops to repel the enemy army, please punish your majesty! ”

Orange Hill has really fallen!

The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became solemn.

The prime minister asked in a deep voice, "Is Orange Mountain really falling?" What about the priest? What about Wei Qingfeng? ”

Sheng Hua said in a deep voice: "The ruling division has sneaked into the enemy's camp to assassinate the Great Zhou Emperor a few days ago, and finally failed and died under the sword of the Sword Pavilion Lord. ”

"As for the whereabouts of the oracle division, the criminal minister does not know, the criminal minister led his command to resist the enemy army at the foot of the mountain, but the enemy army still attacked the orange mountain from other gaps, the orange mountain has risen a raging fire, the army has also begun to fully rout, the enemy army is large, the criminal minister has no choice, can only retreat with soldiers and horses."

Emperor Nanchu said in a deep voice: "Isn't this just the beginning of the war? How did Orange Hill fall to it? ”

Sheng Hua said in a deep voice: "After the loss of Qin Zhen, the criminal minister took his subordinates to Orange Mountain, Lord Sizuo and Wei Shuai have already discussed how to defend it, and the criminal minister went to Orange Mountain and only obeyed the arrangement. ”

"The army has lost one after another, and the morale is very low, and the priest personally went to the camp to boost morale, and the morale of the army has improved."

"Then the army of the Desolate Tribes came to the foot of the Orange Mountain and joined forces with the Zhou army, and the enemy army began to attack, and after less than a day of fierce fighting, our army was defeated."

Defeated in less than a day?

The atmosphere in the main hall was very depressing, the temple had mobilized all the forces it could mobilize, and it was very well prepared, and everyone had great hopes for the battle of Orange Mountain.

Unexpectedly, in less than a day, Orange Mountain was captured! Whether it was the Emperor of Southern Chu or the ministers of the Six Ministries and Nine Qings, their faces were a little discouraged.

Sheng Hua said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the enemy army is so powerful and menacing that it really can't be resisted!" ”

Emperor Nanchu sighed: "General Sheng first held on to Qin Town, and then went to Orange Mountain to fight bloodily, there is no merit and hard work, get up!" ”

Although he was sure that the emperor would not punish him, now that he heard the emperor let him get up, Sheng Hua was still relieved.

The rest of the ministers listened and did not have any objections, and this was not the time to hold them accountable. After hearing this, the prime minister glanced at Sheng Hua, in fact, he was a little suspicious of what Sheng Hua said.

The defeat in the Battle of Orange Mountain is undoubted, but what Sheng Hua said must also have water, and it is difficult to say how Sheng Hua performed in the Battle of Orange Mountain.

But now only Sheng Hua has returned to the capital, and he can only listen to Sheng Hua's words, and Sheng Hua is still in charge of the soldiers.

Although they are all defeated soldiers, they are also the most powerful combat force in the capital, how can they pursue Sheng Hua at this time?

Therefore, the prime minister only glanced at Sheng Hua and had no objection to the emperor's words.

Sheng Hua first kowtowed respectfully, and then got up and stood up.

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I didn't expect Orange Mountain to be breached so quickly, and the enemy army is likely to be directed at the capital, Your Majesty, what can I do?" ”

The rest of the ministers also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the enemy army will soon be under the city, what can I do?" ”

What can I do? Now you know what to do? Emperor Nanchu really felt very relieved for a moment when he heard this, in the past, you only had the temple in your heart, and you listened to the instructions of the temple for everything, but now you know that I am the emperor?

However, now that the mountains are almost exhausted, how the hell do you know when you ask about it?

Emperor Nanchu asked in a deep voice, "General Sheng, has the enemy army already marched towards the capital?" ”

Sheng Hua said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, there is no sign of the enemy army marching towards the capital, after the enemy army captures Orange Mountain, it should rest for a few days, and then march to the capital." ”

After breaking through, Sheng Hua gathered his troops and horses and went straight to the capital, how could he have the leisure and courage to check the movements of the enemy army?

However, Sheng Hua can also speculate a thing or two, the enemy has captured Orange Mountain, and the next target must be the capital, which is beyond doubt.

However, the temple is rich and rivals, the enemy army has captured Orange Mountain, and the Great Zhou Emperor must be busy grabbing treasures, so he can't rest for two days?

After the battle, the wounded had to be treated, and the army had to be reorganized according to the battle damage, and the enemy army would rest for a few days in any way.

The emperor of Southern Chu and his ministers were most afraid that the enemy army would immediately come to the city, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard that there was no sign of the enemy army for the time being.

Emperor Nanchu said in a deep voice: "Immediately issue an order to summon soldiers and horses from all over the country to rush to the capital to rescue the driver!" Also, immediately organize the people to help defend the city, and formulate measures for rewards and punishments, and award heavy rewards to boost morale! ”

The prime minister was silent for a moment, bowed slightly, and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister immediately discussed with the secretary of the military department and the secretary of the household department, and took out a charter to send to His Majesty for inspection!" ”

Although it was a time of critical survival, the Emperor of Southern Chu felt like he had eaten ginseng fruit when he heard it, this is the taste of power, this is the taste of the emperor.

The secretary of the military department said: "Your Majesty, all the soldiers and horses from all over the country who can fight have been requisitioned to Orange Mountain, and the local king is ordered, and there are not many soldiers and horses in the place!" ”

The Emperor of Southern Chu muttered: "At this time, I can't care so much, just give an order, regardless of whether it is a soldier or a soldier who has not been recruited, or a strong government service, all prefectures and states must send people and horses to the capital!" ”

"Also, there must still be defeated soldiers in the Battle of Orange Mountain, General Sheng, you are responsible for sending people out to collect the defeated soldiers, and at the same time training and arranging the soldiers and horses of the capital to defend the city."

Sheng Hua hurriedly said respectfully: "Yes, the criminal obeys the order!" ”

Emperor Nanchu said in a deep voice: "The state affairs are difficult, the wind and rain are shaking, at this time of crisis, it is necessary for all Aiqing to work together to tide over the difficulties, as long as the enemy army is repulsed, I will not hesitate to reward, there are great contributions to the court's civil and military generals, I am willing to be crowned the king to reward their merits!" ”

At such a critical moment, the Emperor of Southern Chu was really willing to say it, and even said the promise of the king.

But he is also sincere, if I have someone who can repel the enemy army, let alone be crowned king, he will be crowned ten or eight.

The Emperor of Southern Chu and the important ministers of the court of the Six Ministries and Jiuqing urgently discussed, but they came up with a lot of methods, and no matter how effective these methods were, they all used them, and at this time, everyone had the idea of being a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

(End of chapter)