Xuzhou was in danger, and the capital was in danger. The originally prosperous capital suddenly became panic.

People no longer have confidence that Lei Guheng can protect Quzhou. Since Lei Guheng can lose Jianghuai and Xuzhou, he can lose Quzhou. As long as the Tianmen Taoist people take down Quzhou, they can reach the capital.

There are Qiang Mountains in the west and Xiuping Mountains in the east, which are all natural dangers that can be relied on, but there are no mountains blocking them in the south, and only a section of Qin River barely calls it a barrier.

To the south of the Qin River is Quzhou, and to the north of the Qin River is the capital. The capital is less than 30 miles away from the Qin River. As long as Tianmen Road takes over Quzhou and crosses the Qin River, it will be a flat mountain and there will be no danger to defend.

People who fled from Xuzhou to the capital, talked about the Tianmen Dao people, their faces were pale and trembling all over. More and more refugees came from the south. Not only the refugees from Xuzhou, but also the people of Quzhou also fled towards the capital. Two large bridges were built on the Qin River, one was the Qinmen Bridge with a history of hundreds of years, and the other was the Yongfeng Bridge built during the previous dynasty.

The Qinmen Bridge was built very early and was the earliest bridge above the Qin River. It was very old and built in all dynasties. The name of this bridge has been changed repeatedly throughout the dynasties. When the Qin Dynasty was established, it was awarded the name of the Qinmen Bridge by the emperor. As the name suggests, this bridge is the gateway to the south of the Qin State.

As for Yongfeng Bridge, although it was only built in the previous dynasty and was not too long, it took a lot of effort. It is said that in order to build this bridge, it took a lot of manpower and material resources. The civil servants alone recruited thousands of people to design this bridge. The two bridges were crossing the Qin River, just like blood vessels connecting the capital and the south. People and cars came and went in a row every day. The bridge crossing fees charged by these two bridges every year were already quite expensive.

After Xuzhou fell, the officers and soldiers retreated to Quzhou, the two bridges were crowded day and night, and countless people and vehicles flocked to the capital from the two bridges.

There were more than tens of thousands of refugees coming, and the capital naturally did not dare to open the city gate and put these refugees into the city. The refugees could only stay near the capital. The guards at the top of the capital were condescending. They could even see countless refugees who were tents near the capital to avoid disasters, just like ants, covering the sky.

Refugees flocked to the city, and the people in the capital naturally knew that the situation was tense. The entire Luo'an capital, whether inside or outside the city, was immediately filled with panic.

The prince of the regent ordered the Tun Guards stationed on both sides of the east and west to prepare for any incident. The Wujing Guards, which garrisoned the capital, also maintained order in the capital day and night.

The situation was extremely urgent. The prince received a report from Lei Guheng. The defense line in Quzhou had been urgently constructed. After several battles, Lei Guheng led the way and repelled several attacks by the Tianmen Dao people. Tianmen Dao seemed to know that Lei Guheng and the imperial officers and soldiers who were forced into a dead end could not be easily taken down. They did not continue to attack, but retreated to Xuzhou and temporarily rested.

When the prince heard that the war on the front was a little more stable, he immediately sent someone to secretly go to the front line and secretly summoned Lei Guheng to Beijing for secret business. At this time, the war on the front line was urgent, and Lei Guheng was in the position of the chief general of the army. It is logical that the prince knew that the official army was defeated by Quzhou, which was not only beyond the expectations of the world, but was probably also unexpected by Lei Guheng.

Now Lei Guheng is barely defending Quzhou, but the morale of Tianmen Taoism is in full swing. What's more important is that after taking Xuzhou, he already has two states in his hand, and he is tempting the people and expanding his military strength. Lei Guheng is a famous general in the world. Faced with the increasingly large Tianmen Taoism, he may not be able to really defend Quzhou.

The prince must secretly summon Lei Guheng. In his opinion, no matter what, he must make an emergency arrangement for the next battle. There must be a clear countermeasure. Lei Guheng must not fight desperately on the front line, but he can only sit in the back and hand over the safety of the capital completely to Lei Guheng.

Lei Guheng entered the capital, so he was naturally extremely confidential. He disguised himself as he entered the capital. When he arrived at the prince's mansion late at night, the prince was already waiting in the mansion.

After sending someone to secretly summon Lei Guheng, the prince almost stayed up day and night, waiting anxiously in the capital.

Lei Guheng, led by Zhao Quan, the new escort of the Prince's Mansion, saw the prince. There was no one else in the hall, and even Mrs. Liuli was no longer beside her. The prince was sitting in a wheelchair, closing his eyes to ponder, but when he heard the sound of footsteps, he opened his eyes and saw Lei Guheng appearing in front of the door. Without waiting for the report, he said: "Come in!"

Lei Guheng is nearly 60 years old and tall. His bones are obviously much larger than ordinary people's structure. Zhao Quan is not short, but standing next to Lei Guheng, Lei Guheng is two heads taller than him. His beard is as hard as a needle, dark skin, and his pupils are extremely large. He walked forward, knelt on the ground, bowed and said, "My minister Lei Guheng, pay homage to His Highness the Superintendent!"

"Get up!" The prince's eyes showed joy, "The old general has worked hard all the way. I can't help you up. Come over quickly, Zhao Quan, the old general has been rushing, so he must not be on the way, so serve the food and drinks!" After Lei Guheng sat down on the chair next to him, he asked, "Have you worked hard all the way?"

"After the summoning of Your Highness, the old minister quickly rushed and did not dare to delay. After two days of travel, he finally arrived at the capital." Lei Guheng sat upright. When the prince saw his hand wrapped in linen, he said strangely: "Old General, your hand..."

"Not worry!" Lei Guheng said: "I've suffered some minor injuries, it's okay in a few days!"

Upon hearing this, the prince knew that the front-line war was indeed difficult. Lei Guheng was in charge of the three armies and was even injured, which shows the fierce battle on the front-line.

Seeing Lei Guheng's expression was solemn, the prince asked softly: "Elder General, are you worried about the frontline war?"

Lei Guheng sighed with a wry smile and said, "I remember that back then, I followed the emperor to fight east and west to create our Great Qin Empire. The Great Qin is powerful and powerful. The four barbarians come to the court, and the prosperity is fascinating." He shook his head and said sadly: "This is just a few years of situation. The world is in chaos. Needless to say, the old minister saw refugees on his way back from Quzhou, and some people took the opportunity to make trouble..." He clenched his fists, "The old minister wished he could pacify the thieves in the world, return the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Qin Dynasty, and give the people of the world a peace. Unfortunately, the old minister was incompetent and defeated by Jianghuai, and even lost Xuzhou, causing the capital to fall into danger. Old minister...!" Obviously, the loss of Jianghuai and Xuzhou made this veteran who had been fighting on the battlefield for half his life was annoyed and regretful, and his eyes were a little red.

If it were in front of others, Lei Guheng might not have shown such emotions, but in front of the prince, it was the only time when he could express his true emotions.

The prince smiled and said, "I'm a great man to return the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Qin Dynasty. The old general. This is exactly what I mean. I should advance and retreat with the old general, eliminate the rioters and revive the Qin Dynasty!"

"Your Highness, if the thieves are rampant today, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the southeast Tianmen Road alone, and the capital is in danger now." Lei Guheng said solemnly: "If you want to revive the Qin Dynasty, you have a long way to go. The current situation shows that you must block the attack of Tianmen Road, pacify the southeast, and then conquer the world."

"Elder General, I secretly summon you back to discuss the current war with you." The prince looked grim: "Although Tianmen Dao is a mob, it is crowded with people and powerful, and like a group of mad dogs, it is not easy to deal with. They have taken Xuzhou and have no worries. Next, they must go all out to attack Quzhou. Once Quzhou is lost, they can reach the capital... What countermeasures can the veteran general have at present?"

"Your Highness, do you not know whether the war on the front line will be reported to the Lord?"

"I have sent someone to Hexi to report this to my father." The prince said: "It's just that Hexi is high and far away. Even if the news is sent, my father will set off immediately, so he can't come back immediately. The front-line war is urgent, and I am really worried."

Lei Guheng thought for a while before saying, "Your Highness, the old minister has something to say, so I can only tell the truth."

"I asked the old general to come to listen to the truth and discuss countermeasures with the old general." The prince hurriedly said: "What does the old general have to say, but it's okay to say it. I will listen carefully."

"Your Highness, the southeast land is impossible to recover at the moment without any accident." Lei Guheng pondered for a moment and finally said: "The so-called recovery of lost land is empty talk. This is not how powerful the Tianmen Dao is, but because the heart of the southeast is not in the court or in the Qin Dynasty!"

"Ah?" the prince was stunned.

Lei Guheng smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness has no idea that the old minister has lost in the southeast this time. Just in terms of the war, there are too many rebels, far beyond the old minister's expectations. Not only are the old minister's generals, but there are also many officials and local troops from all over the country... These people's resignation to the Tianmen Dao not only had a great impact on the morale of our army, but also directly led to the complete collapse of the old minister's deployment."

The prince sighed: "No wonder the old general, it's just that Tianmen Dao is intimidating the public. Those rebel thieves are not strong... The old general, I actually didn't think about regaining the southeast at the moment. Now I just want to save the capital and never let Tianmen Dao capture the capital." He frowned and said solemnly: "The old general should understand what it means to my Great Qin General once the capital falls."

Lei Guheng clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry, your highness, as long as the old minister is alive, he will not let Tianmen Dao cross Quzhou."

Of course, the two of them knew that the rebellion of the five prefects in the previous dynasty led to the fall of Dahua Capital. At the moment when the fall of the capital, everyone knew that Dahua had perished. Many local officials and powerful officials left behind their shy posture at the moment when the fall of Dahua Capital. They immediately raised the flag and raised their flags, and under various banners, the world was divided into pieces and entered the time when the heroes competed for hegemony.

Today, Luo'an Capital, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, was threatened by the Tianmen Dao, and there was a danger of falling. Today, there were already thieves. Although local officials suppressed bandits everywhere under the orders of the court, once Kyoto fell, who would guarantee that those officers and soldiers who were suppressing bandits would not transform into larger rebels?
Chapter completed!