254 The embattled court!
King Xiang Bizheng of Wu led an army of 240,000 quickly to Wanling City, the capital of Danyang County.
His son Xiang Xian had already brought ten thousand troops and as the pioneer of the army, he couldn't wait to kill Danyang County.
"Report, King! After receiving the letter from Fei Ge, the King of Huainan raised an army... and failed."
A general rushed to the King of Wu and said anxiously.
"What?"
The King of Wu was shocked and almost fell from his horse.
The Wu army on his side had just been dispatched, and he had not yet reached Wanling City.
Was Xiang Anshi, the King of Huainan, defeated?
Although the King of Huainan is weak, he has at least 70,000 soldiers and horses. Even if he kills pigs, he will not be able to kill so many people in a short while.
Moreover, there were no imperial army around Huainan Kingdom.
Who is so powerful that he defeated the King of Huainan in the blink of an eye?!
"The Prime Minister of Huainan, Que Quan, deceived the King of Huainan, stole military power as the Prime Minister, and put down the King of Huainan under house arrest! The King of Huainan failed to raise an army and was unable to participate in this rebellion."
The general quickly explained.
When King Xiang Bi of Wu heard this, he was stunned for a while, and then came to his senses and sneered: "Xiang Anshi claims to have the ambition of a great man, but he is a sparrow talent. The dignified princes actually failed in his hands!
No matter him, a small Huainan Kingdom has no strength. King Chu, King Qi, King Zhao, King Jinan, King Jiaoxi, King Jiaodong, what's going on with them?"
"King, the King of Chu has successfully raised his troops and led more than 100,000 troops to head south."
"Okay, let's speed up the march. After attacking Wanling City, the army can wait for the kings to meet at the Jinling City."
The King of Wu was full of energy.
Without a prince competing for the world, he had no worries, but he was more happy.
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Jinling City.
Royal Palace.
Golden Palace.
Emperor Xiang Yanran, Grand Marshal Li Rong, Prime Minister Kong Hanyou, Censor Wang Su, and civil and military ministers gathered in the hall, facing a huge military map, discussing military affairs, how to dispatch troops and generals, and preparing to attack the princes who revolt.
The Great Chu Dynasty had 500,000 Central Army and 500,000 local Army. These were all regular troops, rather than temporary recruitment of peasant soldiers.
However, these million troops are scattered all over the place and are not gathered together normally.
Grit your teeth and squeeze, and the troops to fight against the rebels can be gathered out.
Kong Hanyou said: "Emperor, the King of Wu is known as a rebellion of 250,000 troops, but the main force is only 50,000 elite soldiers, and the rest are pieced together. The King of Chu raised a 100,000 army with about 30,000 elite soldiers. The rest of the King of Zhao, King of Qi, etc. each have two or three thousand elite soldiers. The total number of elite soldiers is about 150,000, and the number of soldiers is about 40,000 to 500,000.
The court only needs to draw 150,000 elite troops and 300,000 miscellaneous troops. With the strength of the Taiwei, he will defeat all the rebels one by one, which is enough to quell the rebellion."
"Well. Grand Marshal Li Rong, I ordered you to be the general, lead 36 generals of the imperial court, draw elite troops from all over the country to fight against rebellion, and siege the princes..."
Emperor Xiang Yanran was about to regard Li Rong as the general.
"Report——! Shuofang Feige sent a letter, and the 100,000 urgent battle report. The King of the Huns, Shanyu, personally led 300,000 cavalry to attack Shuofang and invaded our border on a large scale!"
At this time, a general rushed to the main hall and said anxiously.
The emperor was surprised.
When the ministers heard this, they all took a breath.
The Huns raised 300,000 troops, and this was in full force, which clearly showed a border war.
"Emperor, the Huns are ready to move on the border to support the rebellion of the princes.
If the Great Chu ignored it and dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion, they would take advantage of the invasion.
If the 300,000 elite troops of the Great Chu border army were heavily defending the Huns, they would not be able to return to support and quell the rebellion of the princes. Which one is more important, the emperor should make a decision!"
Li Rong said in a deep voice.
"The border cannot be in chaos. Once more than 30 Huns' army attacked Shuofang and headed south along Dai County and Taiyuan, they would soon be able to reach Chang'an and even threaten the Luoyang area.
The border cannot be defended, and countless victims fleeing. The Central Plains are in ruins and the Great Chu is over!
King Ping, it seems that the task of seeking rebellion cannot be handed over to you. You should go to the border personally to guard the border to prevent the 300,000 Xiongnu army from attacking and breaking through the pass. This important task is you, and I am not at ease with the others!"
Xiang Yanran was silent for a long time, weighed the pros and cons, and sighed.
Which prince of this Great Chu Dynasty won the world, it was the Xiang family's world, and it was the Great Chu Dynasty.
But if the Huns conquered Chang'an, the Great Chu world would become a barbarian world.
"yes!"
The Grand Marshal Li Rong gritted his teeth and took the order.
"Report, urgent military information! The Western Regions Kingdom Dayuan killed our envoys, gathered the other six small countries, and sent 50,000 troops to attack Yumen Pass, trying to capture Dunhuang! They seemed to collude with the Xiongnu and mutiny."
"Hmph, the small countries in the Western Regions dare to offend the border! Former General Su He immediately rushed to the border and counterattacked Dayuan."
"Yes, I will accept the order!"
"Reported, the emergency military situation in southern Xinjiang. The Minyue rebelled, raised an army to attack Yelang Kingdom, and tried to annex our vassal states."
"Hmph, these little kids! Are you taking advantage of the situation to rob? General Zuo Gongsun He immediately went to southern Xinjiang to organize an quellion."
The emperor was furious.
"Report, Xianbei, Wuheng, 30,000 cavalrymen, harassing Yunzhong County, the northeastern border!"
"General Song Ang, you go to Yunzhong County immediately and organize troops to defend. The court has no extra troops to send you, and you mobilize troops locally."
"yes!"
Song Ang received the order.
Military information from all over the country was sent to the Golden Palace like snowflakes.
The princes and kings must have colluded with the Huns, the barbarians and others to send troops together.
Emperor Xiang Yanran felt overwhelmed and had to send famous generals with experience in the court to various places to suppress the rebellion and suppress it.
The border troops were difficult to mobilize for a while, and they were even embarrassed, let alone support the Jinling imperial capital.
"Report——! The King of Wu's army did not come to the imperial capital, but rushed directly to Wanling City, Danyang County Prefecture!"
Emergency military information came again.
"Xie Anran, the governor of Danyang County, guards Wanling, the capital. He only has 10,000 local troops. Even if he is recruited urgently, he will probably only have tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers. How can he compete with the hundreds of thousands of troops of King Wu?"
"The court, should I send troops from Jinling and rescue Wanling?"
"To save Wanling, at least 30,000 to 50,000 elite troops must be transferred to fight! There will be fewer troops in Jinling City!"
The ministers looked at each other.
Wanling City is the largest city barrier south of Jinling City. However, its troops are weak and tens of thousands of soldiers are unlikely to compete with the King of Wu's army.
Once Wanling is lost, the south will open wide and there will be no obstacles.
Jinling City will become an isolated city.
However, all the generals in the court were sent out to defend and suppress all parties, and for a while, there was no general to guard them.
Who can resist the great general of Wu?!
"Report——! The King of Chu led a 100,000 army to go south directly, preparing to cross the river.
In addition, King Jinan, King Jiaoxi, and King Jiaodong raised an army of 300,000 to attack the cities in the Huaihe River, trying to cut off the ties between the court and the counties in the Central Plains, and completely blocked the imperial capital."
All the ministers were confused.
The King of Chu actually went south directly to cross the river and formed a coalition with the King of Wu.
Once the King of Wu and King of Chu two strongest rebels gathered under the city of Jinling, the force was enough to attack the Jinling imperial capital.
The imperial capital is in danger!
Chapter completed!