GBP Chapter 206: Countdown to the Fall of Yue
Chapter 206: Countdown to the Fall of Yue
While Ning Cen and Ning Qingwu, father and daughter, were staying in the general's mansion arranged by Yu Yunzhi, the coalition forces of Liao and Yu were already fighting fiercely with the Kingdom of Yue.
As for the army led by Li Shun, it was about to reach the border between the two countries and was ready to attack the State of Yue.
The war in which the three countries of An, Yu and Liao will jointly attack the State of Yue is about to begin.
At this time, in the court of Yue State.
"Hasn't Anguo responded yet?" Ji Xun slammed his hand heavily on the armrest of the dragon throne and shouted angrily.
His Highness's ministers were all silent, and no one dared to respond.
After a while, a minister stepped forward tremblingly and said, "Your Majesty, some time ago, the envoys sent back a message claiming that the Anguo side has been making excuses and seems to be still hesitant. As for the current situation, the envoys have not sent any more news, and I don't know the specific situation."
"What does An Guo want to do? These conditions were not proposed by their Majesty. Now we have agreed to their unreasonable conditions. Why are you still hesitating? Do you want to increase the price?" Ji Xun said angrily.
An old minister said stubbornly, "Your Majesty, will the An Kingdom guess that we are only pretending to agree and it is a temporary measure?"
Ji Xun glared at the old minister with a sharp gaze and said in a cold tone, "Are you saying that my plan was too clumsy and they saw through it?"
After all, Ji Xun agreed to this plan at that time.
The old minister was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This old minister has absolutely no such intention. It's just a guess. It's also possible that An Guo doesn't want to help us at all and is just teasing us."
Ji Xun's face was extremely gloomy, and he clenched his fists tightly. "If that's the case, I will definitely not let them go!"
He suppressed his emotions and glanced at the ministers below, "Has the traitor Ning Cen and the 200,000-man army not been found yet?"
It was already noon when Ji Xun discovered that Ning Cen and Ning Qingwu were missing. After immediately sending people to chase them, he thought of Ning Cen's soldiers at the border.
Sure enough, when people were sent to investigate, they found that Ning Cen's 200,000 troops had indeed set out from various places to provide support, but they disappeared halfway.
A minister lowered his head and replied cautiously, "Your Majesty, we still haven't found any trace of Ning Cen and his army."
Of course they couldn't find it, so in order to go to Tongguan County to welcome Ning Cen and the others, Chen Yuanshu arrived there early to make preparations.
As soon as she got there, she immediately took over everything around her.
Firstly, they were afraid that Ning Cen would suddenly lead his troops to attack, and the 200,000-strong army would have to be on guard;
Secondly, he was afraid that one of the spies would spread the news of Ning Cen's surrender.
Of course, this was just to keep it secret from the State of Yue. After all, at that time they were still arguing over the conditions, so it was not appropriate to expose it too early.
The Liao and Yu States would find out sooner or later. After all, Ning Cen and his daughter had been staying in the imperial city and would eventually be discovered, and they couldn't just hide them.
As for the people of Tongguan County, it seemed that the State of Yue sent a large number of troops and horses, and then went to some unknown place.
Ji Xun's eyes widened in anger. "What a bunch of rubbish! They can't even find a single person! Can so many people really grow wings and fly away?"
At this time, another spy came to report: "Your Majesty, it's bad. The coalition forces of Liao and Yu have captured our three cities."
Ji Xun's body swayed, and he almost collapsed on the throne. "What? In such a short time, we lost three cities!"
The ministers' faces turned pale and the entire court was filled with an atmosphere of despair.
No, there is still a glimmer of hope. Hasn't An Guo completely rejected them yet?
If they agree to help, we will be able to repel the enemy.
Just when a glimmer of hope was rekindled in the ministers' hearts, the envoys who had been sent out returned.
Ji Xun clenched his fists, his heart pounding. Would Lord Yu bring back good news or worse?
He stood up, "Xuan!"
Lord Yu stumbled into the hall, plopping to his knees. His voice was filled with tears. "Your Majesty, Anguo... Anguo rejected our alliance request, saying... saying that our Yue Kingdom is at its end and they don't want to get involved in this mess."
In fact, the latter part of the sentence was added by Lord Yu because he was afraid that the emperor would blame him. At that time, Hu Zhiyi could say with a smile that their Anguo needed to recuperate and might not be able to help.
Let him go back to where he came from.
When Ji Xun heard this, his eyes went dark and he barely managed to stand by holding onto the table below.
Just as he was about to speak, another spy came to report, "Your Majesty, it's bad. Anguo has also sent a large army to attack, and they are claiming that our country provoked them first and they have no choice but to fight back."
Ji Xun spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes went black, and he fainted.
At the moment before he fainted, he understood everything: An Guo had never thought of helping them.
And when did they provoke him? But An Guo couldn't have fabricated it without reason, so it could only be that they, An Guo, helped Ning Qingwu and Ning Cen escape, and Ning Cen surrendered with an army of 200,000.
But in the eyes of the people living on the border of Anguo, they were just provoking the Yue State.
It’s true, women have the most vicious hearts.
Looking at the fallen emperor, the entire court of Yue State was in chaos. How could they continue to fight?
Now the Yue Kingdom is short of food and grass, and General Ning has taken away 200,000 troops. Facing the attack of millions of troops from the three kingdoms, how long can the Yue Kingdom hold out?
Maybe it will be a year and a half, or even a few months.
For a moment, no one even paid any attention to Ji Xun who was lying on the ground.
After a long while, a calmer minister stepped forward and said loudly, "My Lords, please don't panic. Let's carry His Majesty back to the palace first, and then we can discuss the matter."
Everyone finally woke up from their dream and hurriedly carried Ji Xun back to the bedroom.
While the Yue State was shrouded in clouds of sorrow, engulfed in war, and on the verge of destruction, the An State on the other side welcomed a great event.
The wedding of Yun Jingxian, Prince Rui of Anguo, and Hu Zhiyi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites.