Li Xuan ran towards Qin Guan, holding a document in his hand. When he saw Qin Guan, he said with a panicked expression: "Master Qin, something serious has happened."

Qin Guan asked: "What happened."

"I just received the secret report from Fei Ge. I copied a copy. You can take a look." He said and handed the document to Qin Guan.

Qin Guan took it and took a look and was also shocked.

The document states that the Liao Kingdom sent 400,000 troops, divided into two armies. One was led by Yelu Chongxin, the king of Beiyuan. It entered from Qizhou, crossed the Yellow River and set foot on the Central Plains. It had fought with the Shun'an army the day before yesterday, and all the Shun'an army was killed. Yesterday,

They fought against the Yongning Army and were defeated miserably. The general was killed and the deputy general was defeated with 2,000 remaining soldiers.

Now the Eastern Route Army of the Liao Kingdom has captured Qizhou and Qizhou one after another, and is approaching Gunzhou at a very fast speed.

Another group of Liao troops, led by Xiao Chucai, the king of Nanyuan, entered from Daizhou. Xiao Chucai did not advance quickly, but divided his troops into three groups. The main force went towards Daizhou. The Volcano Army was destroyed the day before yesterday. After taking Daizhou, they are advancing towards Mingzhou.

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The other two groups were led by Baomi Sheng with 20,000 people respectively, and directly attacked the Pingzhou Pingding Army. The Pingding Army was defeated miserably, and only 6,000 people were left to retreat to Tuncheng.

The other way is to lead 20,000 people from Quli to directly attack Xiongzhou Xin'an Army.

Qin Guan really didn't expect that he sent 400,000 troops, which was all the troops of the Liao State, and the Liao State actually mobilized the entire army to attack. Was this to destroy the Zhao State?

"Sir, what should we do?" Li Xuan asked anxiously.

Qin Guan frowned and asked, "Does the imperial court have any orders?"

"Not yet, I'm afraid the imperial court has just learned of the news."

At this time, all the ministers gathered in the palace hall of Jinling City, and the emperor sat on the dragon chair with a serious face.

Lin Shuquan, Minister of War, said in a deep voice.

"The Liao Kingdom suddenly sent 400,000 troops to invade our country. Yelu Chongxin led 200,000 troops. Taking advantage of the freezing of the Yellow River, he directly crossed the Yellow River and entered Dongshan Province. The Shun'an Army and the Yongning Army failed to stop the enemy, and the entire army was wiped out. Jicheng was captured.

Governor Li Ling, Chief Envoy Zhou Chenghu and many other ministers were killed."

"In just three days, Yelu Chongxin's cavalry has advanced 500 miles."

"Xiao Chucai led 200,000 troops to enter the country from Daizhou, and the entire Huoshan Army was wiped out."

After hearing this news, the officials in the palace felt heavy.

"Xiao Chucai did not advance like Yelu Chongxin did. Instead, he sent 20,000 cavalry to attack Pingzhou and Xiongzhou. The Pingzhou Pingding Army was defeated and retreated to Tuncheng, and the Xiongzhou Xin'an Army..."

As soon as he said this, the emperor had a gloomy face, slapped the table and shouted: "A miserable defeat, a miserable defeat, everything is a disastrous defeat. Is the army of the Great Zhao Kingdom so vulnerable?"

Lin Shuquan was yelled at by the emperor. After the emperor finished venting his anger, he bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, although the Xin'an Army also suffered heavy losses, they won the battle."

After hearing the only good news, the emperor immediately said: "Tell me carefully."

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"Xiao Chucai's general Qu Li led 20,000 cavalry to attack the Xin'an Army. The Xin'an Army was unable to stop the enemy at Chitang Pass and retreated to the plains to set up a battle formation and engage in a decisive battle with Qu Li's cavalry."

The emperor was stunned, "Twenty thousand infantry versus twenty thousand cavalry, how can there be a chance of winning?"

Lin Shuquan said: "We are indeed invincible."

An angry look appeared on the emperor's face, "Then you still claim to have won."

"Your Majesty, during the battle, the general Han Shicheng was killed by the enemy generals, and he lost more than 10,000 soldiers. At this moment, Qin Guan, the prefect of Xiongzhou, led 5,000 cavalry to the rescue. Qin Guan attacked Qu Li, the commander of the Liao army, with a spear. The enemy was very powerful.

Defeated, our soldiers fought bravely and killed more than 6,000 enemies. The deputy commander of the Liao army led the remaining Liao soldiers to retreat, and the Xin'an army retook Chitang Pass."

Upon hearing the news of this only victory, the emperor's expression softened a bit.

At the very least, this shows that the Zhao army is not all incompetent, and there are still soldiers who can fight.

The emperor said directly: "Han Shicheng was posthumously granted the title of Taiwei, and Qin Guan had meritorious service in protecting the country. He was granted the title of Yong'an Bo, and was awarded the title of General of the Protector."

Although Xin'an Army also suffered a tragic victory, when the market was all green, it was naturally very conspicuous to see a red stock.

The emperor did not hesitate to praise him, and Qin Guan was promoted again.

Originally he was from the fourth rank, but now he has been granted the titles of Yong'an Bo and Protector General, both of which are full fourth rank, and Protector General is still a military rank. In other words, Qin Guan now has the right to directly command the army.

Zeng Yu wanted to stand up and object, but as soon as he raised his head, he saw the emperor's gaze. The two looked at each other. Zeng Yu could see the coldness in the emperor's eyes, which made him tremble and wanted to

The outgoing legs stopped immediately.

The emperor withdrew his gaze, glanced at the ministers in the palace, and said in a deep voice: "The Liao Kingdom's invasion is coming fiercely. Do you have any countermeasures?"

"Lin Shuquan, you are in charge of the Ministry of War. What is the plan of the Ministry of War?"

Lin Shuquan quickly said: "Your Majesty, the Liao Kingdom's 400,000-strong army suddenly marched south, catching us by surprise. The frontier army's defense line has been overwhelmed. For the current plan, we can only mobilize the imperial army, use the natural moat of the Yangtze River to stop the Liao army's footsteps, and then gather the whole country

The soldiers destroyed the Liao army."

The emperor looked unhappy: "Then let's just leave the vast land in the north of our country alone."

"Your Majesty, although the Liao army attacked quickly and seemed ferocious, they bypassed the defense lines of many frontier armies. We still have at least 300,000 troops north of the Yangtze River. As long as these troops are sorted out, we will

A pincer attack from the north and south can definitely cause serious damage to the Liao army. When the time comes, their logistics will be poor and their attack will be weak, so they will naturally retreat."

The emperor thought for a while and asked Shen Zheng: "Prime Minister Shen, what do you think?"

Shen Zheng looked serious and said: "The invasion of the Liao Kingdom was too sudden. There was no sign before. In just three days, Yelu Chongxin led his troops to advance 500 miles. Now it is too late to organize an army to fight with him in the north.

It can be like this.”

"Xiao Chucai marched cautiously and attacked Pingzhou Xiongzhou. He wanted to create a safe passage and echoed Yelu's heavy faith in the east and west. Now it is difficult to defeat the Liao army with only the border army."

"Prime Minister Zeng, what do you think?" the emperor asked again.

"Your Majesty, the northern frontier army has been defeated. Now we are in urgent need of a commander to centralize the army so that we can compete with the Liao Kingdom's hundreds of thousands of troops. This candidate is very important." Zeng Yu replied.

The emperor thought for a moment and said: "Organize Cao Bin to be the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, gather 400,000 Imperial Guards and naval forces to block the enemy on the north bank of the Yangtze River."

"Organize Li Jilong to be the commander-in-chief of the border army. During the war, he will hold all the border troops hostage and organize his troops to fight the enemy."

The emperor gave the order, and the military machinery of the Great Zhao State began to operate rapidly.

Two days later, I received a letter from the imperial court.

Qin Guan did not expect that he would be promoted again and be granted the title of earl of Yong'an, and he would also have the military title of general protecting the country.
Chapter completed!