Chapter 158 How Could the Barbarians Go South in Winter?

When everyone in the hall heard the words "urgent news from the north" coming from outside the Xuanzheng Hall, they were stunned.

Especially the officials of the Jiangnan family of the Eighth Prince, they all felt a little nervous and had a bad premonition.

Urgent news from the north?

What could happen in the north at this time?

Not long ago, the 300,000 troops of the Sirius King fell in Yancheng. There were rumors that the Northern King had disbanded the entire Sirius King tribe.

The biggest threat to the north is gone, so why is there an urgent news from the north at this time?

Could it be...

The Northern King rebelled? ? ?

Just when people were confused about what could happen in the north, the messenger Hong Ling entered the hall and said loudly: "The Northern Xian King led nearly 200,000 troops to the south, and the Northern County is in danger!!!"

Hearing the words of the Hong Ling messenger, the people in the hall were stunned, even Emperor Xia was stunned.

Isn't this too coincidental?

The 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 300,000 troops of the Sirius King had just fallen in Beijun, and the Northern Xian King dared to bring people to attack Beijun?

Is the Northern Xian King so stubborn?

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 stage came to his senses, he hurriedly took the battle report from the Hongling messenger, and then walked to the side of Emperor Xia and handed the battle report to Emperor Xia.

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

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

After reading the sealed war report, Emperor Xia snorted coldly and said, "Going south to plunder again and again is really too much."

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

This...

The ministers in the hall looked at each other. They just wanted to let the Northern King's 50,000 heavy cavalry go to the battlefield with Dawu to consume it, but the next moment the Northern King asked the court for help.

Isn't this a bit wrong?

How can barbarians go south in winter?

The barbarians go south just to plunder food for the winter and grab some women. Most of them go south in autumn, and at most they go south when winter is about to come.

Now the north is covered with ice and snow. Wouldn't it be troublesome to go south at this time?

Is the King of Northern Xian old and his brain is not working well?

Or is there any special reason?

Could it be that the King of Northern Xian knew that the court would send the heavy cavalry of Northern County to fight against Dawu, so he colluded with the King of Northern Xian to create such a false impression that the King of Northern Xian went south to plunder?

But the court just decided to send the King of Northern Xian to the front line! Even the imperial edict of Emperor Xia has not been drafted yet. How did the King of Northern Xian know in advance that the court would send him to fight Dawu?

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

Since the founding of Daxia, the barbarians have gone south to plunder in spring, summer, and autumn, but never in deep winter.

It is hard to believe that this war report is true.

The key point is that the Tianlang King's tribe was defeated by the Northern King not long ago in Beijun, and nearly 200,000 barbarians died. Isn't the Northern Xian King afraid that they will also fall in Beijun?

Moreover, the Northern Xian King only has 200,000 people this time, even 100,000 less than when the Tianlang King attacked Beijun.

The Tianlang King's 300,000 people were defeated, and the Northern Xian King's 200,000 people dared to attack Beijun in winter? Who gave the Northern Xian King the courage?

After hearing Wang Chengshuo's words, Emperor Xia said expressionlessly: "It is the duty of the shadow guards to determine the truth of the war report. Now you need to discuss whether to send troops to the north to help the King of the North resist the army of the King of the North."

As soon as this was said, Chu Qinwu immediately said: "Your Majesty, the war on the front line is now tense, and the court is unable to send troops. If we send troops north at this time, we may not be able to resist the attack of Dawu."

"I think Beijun has 50,000 heavy cavalry, and the King of the North is brave and good at fighting. Last time, the King of the Heavenly Wolf led 300,000 troops to the south, and he was able to achieve great military exploits. This time, facing the 200,000 troops of the King of the North, there should be no big problem."

Just after Chu Qinwu finished speaking, before Emperor Xia could speak, the long-silent left prime minister Lin Gaoyuan finally stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think the last time Beijun resisted the 300,000 troops of the Sirius King, Beijun suffered heavy losses, and the reason why Beijun was able to win the battle in Wanning Valley was entirely because the Northern King took advantage of the terrain."

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

"If Beijun is lost, Daxia will be attacked by 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 prime minister Zhao Wenhan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Prime Minister Lin's opinion. Beijun is mountainous and is an excellent location to resist the barbarians. Once Beijun is lost, the entire Daxia will be under the attack of the barbarians."

This...

After hearing what Zhao Wenhan said, 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 the King of the North now?

They even hope that all the heavy cavalry of the King of the North will be killed by the King of the North Xian.

What's the point of sending troops north at this time?

At this time, Zhao Wenhan continued, "But I think that compared to Beijun, we should pay more attention to the war with Dawu. Dividing the troops is extremely disadvantageous to the court, so I suggest sending only 30,000 soldiers with some supplies to the north. Beijun has a terrain advantage, and the Northern King is brave and good at fighting. If we just defend Beijun, there should be no big problem."

Emperor Xia thought for a while, and then said, "Minister Wang, Minister Chu, Prime Minister Lin, Prime Minister Zhao stay, and the rest of the people leave the court."

After the voice fell, Emperor Xia got up from the dragon throne, then flicked his sleeves and left directly.

After seeing Emperor Xia leave, there was a lot of discussion in Xuanzheng Hall. At this moment, some people still suspected that the battle report of Beijun was false. The Northern Xian King did not go south with the Sirius King last time, and only lent some soldiers to the Sirius King. How could he personally lead troops to plunder south this time?

And it was in the middle of winter.

The most important thing is that this incident happened by coincidence. The court originally planned to let the King of the North go to the front line to fight against Dawu. Now, with the King of the North, the King of the North does not have to fight against Dawu.

This makes people doubt that the King of the North went south is not a coincidence.

At this time, Chu Qinwu looked at Zhao Wenhan and asked: "Lord Zhao, why do you still let your majesty move troops 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 entire Daxia will be threatened by the barbarian cavalry. If I don't let your majesty move troops, will your majesty not move troops north?"

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