AWB Chapter 450 Qiao Shuwan was disappointed with her son!
Chapter 450 Qiao Shuwan was disappointed with her son!
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Baili Gongshu was feeling overwhelmed. He hesitated and said, "In our previous battle with Liyue, we sacrificed five states in exchange for Daxia's reluctance to send troops. The current situation is similar to before. Therefore, I believe that this time we will inevitably have to cede the former lands of Chuyun State. This is one of the reasons!"
Six prefectures were ceded at the beginning, but the original condition was five. Yuzhou was ceded because of Nangong Shouyi, so in his opinion, the condition for the alliance with Daxia was five prefectures!
However, when they heard that they had to cede territory again, everyone in the imperial study looked unhappy.
"Cede land..."
Xiao Yi murmured these two words.
He had been the emperor for decades, and the ten states of Yun Kingdom were obtained during his tenure. If he lost them again, he would be a joke in history books as an emperor.
Baili Gongshu understood Xiao Yi's dilemma, but he still said stubbornly, "Your Majesty, I, Beili, still hold four prefectures in the former Yun Kingdom. Forgive me for being blunt, but Daxia must seize these four prefectures. Only in this way can their defenses be absolutely secure!"
"Gu Jingzhi will never give up such a simple advantage. Even if we disagree, he will definitely send troops to attack to strengthen their northern defense line!"
"..."
Xiao Yi's face turned completely black!
However, he did not refute Baili Gongshu. After all, if it were him, he would also put forward the same conditions.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Prime Minister, are you really confident we can get this done?"
"This……"
Baili Gongshu smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that's not possible!"
To be honest, it's not that he doesn't feel bad about selling his father's land, but he understands Gu Jingzhi's temper. Before the war, they had lost six prefectures. Now that the war has started, how can four prefectures satisfy Gu Jingzhi?
He said bitterly, "Before the battle... Gu Jingzhi took all six prefectures from my Beili Prefecture. Now that hundreds of thousands of people have died on both sides, I'm afraid four prefectures won't be enough!"
"So what else does he want?"
Xiao Yi's eyes widened. "If we go further north, that's our Beili Yunjin defense line. Could it be that he also wants my Yunjin Prefecture?"
Of course that's impossible!
Baili Gongshu is not stupid either. The Yunjin Defense Line is the gateway to Beili. Gu Shun once failed to capture it with hundreds of thousands of troops. If such a strong pass is given to Daxia, it would be tantamount to seeking death!
"Let me make it clear first. I can give you the land of Yun Nation, but I will not give up an inch of my homeland in Beili. If we can't defeat them, let them attack us. I want to see how long they can hold out!"
"Let's settle this for now. As for the other conditions, you can go and discuss them first. The outcome of the Northwest War is still uncertain, so let's leave it this way for now..."
Xiao Yi stood up impatiently. He was afraid that if he continued talking, he would have to give up a lot of conditions. He was already annoyed enough!
Watching the emperor leave, the ministers were speechless.
"Ugh!"
Baili Gongshu sighed helplessly, the burden fell on his shoulders again.
To be honest, he really didn't want to face Gu Jingzhi!
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Compared with Beili Chao's troubles, Zhou Quan has been worried day and night these days.
As an emperor who had been on the throne for only a few months and had always been like a decoration, he was suddenly faced with an army of millions attacking Daxia. He was already very anxious, and now his third uncle was rebelling against him!
The capital city has been under siege for several days, especially after the battle report from the north came back, his third uncle's siege on the city has become more and more crazy these days!
Originally, the city defense camp and the imperial guards had a total of 80,000 troops, but now there are only 30,000 left!
With the defense of the capital, this shouldn't have happened.
I didn't expect that there were actually 10,000 of the Third Brother's men among the Imperial Guards. If Li Ye hadn't discovered it early, I'm afraid he would be dead by now!
Even so, in order to wipe out these 10,000 people, civil unrest broke out in the city, and half of the imperial guards were gone before the enemy even broke in.
The army of 80,000 was reduced to more than 50,000 people.
In addition, during this period of time, more than 100,000 troops attacked the city at all costs, resulting in only 30,000 troops left able to fight. The key point is that no one knows whether the previous news has been spread. Anyway, so much time has passed, and no news of any army coming to the rescue has been heard.
Zhou Quan was a little scared.
Qiao Shuwan looked at her son and felt somewhat helpless.
"Mother, the army is now outside, and there are only 30,000 people left in the capital. What should we do?"
Zhou Quan himself didn't know how many times he had asked this question.
Qiao Shuwan frowned, feeling somewhat disappointed with Zhou Quan's loss of composure. She said unhappily, "The country is in danger. How can you, as the emperor, lose your composure?"
"Right now, the army is still fighting the rebels. If people see you like this, the morale of the army will be gone before the enemy even breaks in!"
"..."
When Zhou Quan heard this, he was immediately speechless.
He saw that the army was getting smaller and smaller these days, and the troops coming to support the king had not returned, so he was indeed becoming less and less confident.
Seeing her son quiet down, Qiao Shuwan couldn't help but sigh, "Your teacher noticed something unusual before the expedition, so he mobilized the troops on the eastern front before the expedition. I didn't expect the eastern front to..."
She also didn't expect that the 100,000 troops transferred from the eastern front were also bribed by the third brother.
But calming her son's emotions was the most important thing right now. After all, if the king of this country couldn't sit still, the people below would lose confidence even more. She said, "Now that the war in the north has been settled, your grandfather has already led his troops to the capital to support the king. I think he will be here soon!"
Compared to Zhou Quan's worries, although Qiao Shuwan was also worried, she always had a belief in her heart telling her that this time she would be able to escape danger.
The war in the north went surprisingly smoothly. I'm afraid the third brother could not have imagined that the Beili army of 500,000 would be defeated so quickly.
She believed that Gu Jingzhi was a person who was good at seizing opportunities and would never procrastinate at this time.
However, she felt somewhat insecure.
Gu Jingzhi was able to defeat the Beili Army so quickly, but he never expected such a big change to happen in the imperial guards. The sudden reduction in troop strength had a huge impact on the defense of the city.
If it were when Lin Chong and Lin Feng were here, it would be fine. The two brothers were strict in military discipline, and even the city defense camp and the imperial guards, which had never experienced war, always maintained peak combat effectiveness.
But after the two brothers were transferred away, the city defense battalion was fine, and its combat effectiveness did not decline seriously, but the imperial guards...
Speaking of which, Qiao Shuwan had some resentment towards Emperor Wen. If it weren't for his fear, Lin Feng could at least be a general of 10,000 men in the Imperial Guards. In this way, the Imperial Guards wouldn't have fought so humiliatingly.
It’s just that there are no ifs in this world.
Qiao Shuwan could only hope that the northern army could return to the capital as quickly as possible to save the capital from danger.
However, relying solely on the northern army is not enough. The army in the city has been fighting continuously, and currently has insufficient manpower and low morale. If they lose their morale, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for long.
She thought for a moment and said, "Quan'er! Mother wants to discuss something with you..."