Chapter 158 How can any barbarian go south in winter?

Everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment when they heard the words "Urgent Report from the North" coming from outside the Xuanzheng Hall.

Especially the officials of the Jiangnan family who belong to the Eighth Prince's faction, their hearts trembled, and they suddenly had a bad feeling.

Urgent report from Northland?

What can happen in the North at this time?

Not long ago, the Sirius King's 300,000-strong army was defeated in Yancheng. There were rumors that the Northern King had disbanded the entire Sirius King tribe.

The biggest threat from Northland is gone. Why is there still an urgent report from Northland at this time?

Is it possible...

The Northern King rebelled? ? ?

Just when people were confused about what could happen in the North, Hong Ling's messenger entered the hall and said loudly: "The King of North Xian led nearly 200,000 troops southward, and Beijun is in danger!!!"

After hearing the words of the Hong Ling messenger, everyone in the hall was stunned. Even Emperor Xia was startled.

What a coincidence, right?

The imperial court had just decided to send the Northern King's 50,000 heavy cavalry to the front line, but something happened in the north.

The Sirius King's 300,000 troops were defeated in Beijun, but King Beixian actually dared to lead people to attack Beijun?

Is the King of North Xian so strong-headed?

Doesn't he know that Beijun has 50,000 heavy cavalry?

Or is he not afraid of these 50,000 heavy cavalry at all?

After the eunuch under the dragon platform came to his senses, he quickly took the battle report from Hong Ling Messenger, then walked to Emperor Xia and handed the battle report to Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia opened the battle report directly and read the military information written in the battle report seriously.

At this time, the ministers in the hall were all staring at Emperor Xia. They wanted to know what was written in the battle report.

After reading the entire battle report, Emperor Xia snorted coldly and said, "It's really too much to deceive people by going south to plunder again and again."

Having said this, Emperor Xia glanced at the ministers, and then said: "The King of the North asked me for help in the battle report, saying that the Battle of Yancheng had caused heavy losses to the North County and was unable to fight against the 200,000 troops of the North Xian King. I hope The imperial court can send a large army to help Beijun resist the barbarians from going south. Dear sirs, what do you think?"

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Ministers in the hall, look at me and I look at you. Just now they were thinking of letting the 50,000 heavy cavalry of the Northern King go to the battlefield with Dawu to consume. The next moment, the Northern King asked the court for help.

Is there something wrong with this?

How can any barbarian go south in winter?

The barbarians went south simply to plunder food for the winter and grab some women by the way. Most of them went south in autumn, and at most they only went south when winter was about to begin.

It's already freezing and snowing in the north now. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for me to go south at this time?

Could it be that King Beixian is old and has lost his brain?

Or is there any special reason for this?

Could it be that the King of the North knew that the imperial court would send heavy cavalry from Beijun to fight Dawu, so he colluded with the King of the North to create the illusion that the King of the North was going south to plunder?

But the imperial court just decided to send King Bei to the front line! Even Emperor Xia's imperial edict had not been drawn up yet. How did King Bei know in advance that the court would send him to fight Dawu?

After a while, Wang Chengshuo, the Minister of War, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have never heard that barbarians will go south in winter. Is there something wrong with the Northern King's intelligence?"

Throughout the founding of the Xia Dynasty, the barbarians have raided southward in spring, in summer, and in autumn and south, but they have never raided southward in late winter.

This makes it difficult to believe that this battle report is true.

The key is that the tribe of the Sirius King was defeated by the King of the North in Beijun not long ago, and nearly 200,000 barbarians died. Isn't the King of the North Xian not afraid that they will also fall into trouble in the North County?

Moreover, King Beixian only had 200,000 people this time, which was even 100,000 less than when King Tianlang attacked Beixian.

The Heavenly Wolf King's 300,000 men were defeated. How dare a Northern Xian King with 200,000 men dare to attack Beijun in winter? Who gave the North Xian King the courage?

After hearing what Wang Chengshuo said, Emperor Xia said expressionlessly: "It is the responsibility of the Shadow Guards to determine whether the battle report is true or false. What you need to discuss now is whether to send troops north to help the King of the North resist the army of the King of the North."

As soon as these words came out, Chu Qinwu immediately said: "Your Majesty, the battle on the front line is now tense, and the imperial court is no longer able to divide its troops. If we divide our troops and go north at this time, we may not be able to resist Dawu's attack."

"I believe that there are 50,000 heavy cavalry in Beijun, and the King of the North is brave and good at fighting. Last time King Tianlang led an army of 300,000 people to the south, he was able to achieve great military exploits. This time he should face the 200,000 troops of King Beixian. It’s not a big problem.”

As soon as Chu Qinwu finished speaking, before Emperor Xia could speak, Lin Gaoyuan, the left prime minister who had been silent for a long time, finally stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the last time Beijun resisted the 300,000-strong army of the Sirius King, Beijun suffered heavy losses. Moreover, the reason why Beijun was able to win in the battle in the Wanning Valley was entirely because the Beijun took advantage of the terrain."

"The barbarians have been fooled once, and they may not make the same mistake this time. Therefore, I think we should send some soldiers north to resist the barbarians with the King of the North. Even if we don't send troops, we should transport some supplies to the King of the North."

"If Beijun is lost, Daxia will be under attack from both Dawu and the barbarians. By that time, Daxia's situation will be even more dangerous."

Hearing this, Chu Qinwu was about to refute, but the right minister Zhao Wenhan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Prime Minister Lin. The mountains in Beijun are an excellent position to resist the barbarians. Once Beijun is lost, the entire Great Xia will be destroyed." He will be under the attack of the barbarians."

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After hearing Zhao Wenhan's words, the officials of the Eighth Prince's faction were stunned.

Isn’t this old guy Zhao Wenhan from the same faction as them? Why is he speaking for King Bei now?

They wished that all the heavy cavalry of the North King would be killed by the North Xian King.

Why send troops north at this time?

At this time, Zhao Wenhan continued: "But I believe that compared to Beijun, we should pay more attention to the war with Dawu. The division of troops is extremely detrimental to the court, so I suggest that only 30,000 soldiers be sent north with some supplies. , Beijun has a terrain advantage, and the North King is brave and good at fighting, so if we just defend Beijun, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.”

Emperor Xia thought for a moment, and then said: "Wang Shangshu, Chu Shangshu, Lin Xiang, and Zhao Xiang will stay, and the rest will withdraw from the court."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Xia stood up from the dragon chair, flicked his sleeves, and left directly.

After seeing Emperor Xia leave, there was a lot of discussion in the Xuanzheng Palace. At this moment, some people still suspected that Beijun's battle report was false. King Beixian didn't go south with King Tianlang last time, so he just lent some soldiers to King Tianlang. , how could he personally lead his troops south to plunder this time.

And it’s still in the middle of winter.

The most important thing is that this happened by coincidence. Originally, the court planned to let King Bei go to the front line to fight Dawu. But now, with King Beixian coming, King Bei no longer has to fight Dawu.

This has to make people suspect that it was not a coincidence that the North Xian King went south.

At this time, Chu Qinwu looked at Zhao Wenhan and asked, "Master Zhao, why do you still ask your Majesty to mobilize troops to go north?"

Hearing this question, some ministers focused their attention on Zhao Wenhan. Zhao Wenhan sneered and said: "Beijun is the gateway to Daxia. Without Beijun, the whole of Daxia will be threatened by the barbarian cavalry. Don't you let me?" If Your Majesty is to mobilize troops, won’t Your Majesty be able to mobilize troops to go north?”

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