Chapter 326 (1/2)
Yan Tuohai looked at the Ding for a long time, and then he looked at Qiu Xu. His voice was hoarse and asked, ”is there any way to make up for it?”
Although Yan Tuohai was born in the royal family of Tianxing, and is now the real uncle of Yan Wensheng, the king of Tianxing, he has been guarding xiyuanze for more than 20 years, and has little contact with the imperial court, not to mention Zhending Mishin, which is involved in the country's prosperity. The reason why he came to Qiu Xu is that he is the head of Qiu's family and the confidant of his nephew Yan Wensheng, Maybe there will be some way to solve the problem.
”It's recorded in the ancient books that the country's transportation is disappearing and the town's tripod is broken. Originally, I thought it was far fetched by later generations, but I didn't expect it to be true.” Qiu Xu shook his head with a gloomy look and said, ”since ancient times, great tripods have been made in all dynasties to suppress the national movement. Every time the country decays and the national movement is lost, the tripod of Zhenguo will change to alert the emperors and courtiers.”
Speaking of this, Qiu Xu stroked the crack on the tripod with trembling hands. Originally, the tripod was as bright and delicate as porcelain silk, but now it was like the skin of withered wood. When he touched it lightly, a piece of powdery rust fell off the tripod. Seeing this scene, Qiu Xu sighed, ”since last winter, we Tianxing have been losing the city and land. Now the king is surrounded and facing the danger of destroying the country. Therefore, the body of the tripod is cracked and looks like broken. Unless we can defeat Da Qian and recover the lost land, and then cast the tripod again with fire gold, the tripod will recover as before, but ~ alas ~”
Although Qiu Xu has been determined to survive and die with Tianxing, mole ants still live secretly. As long as they are human beings, they will not want to die. However, he is not at all sure that he will hold on to Zhongxing City, the capital of the king, until he has to retreat due to the lack of food and grass. Now, after many powerful families have taken out their private soldiers, there are less than 300000 people in Zhongxing City, and on the side of Daqian there are three legions: Fengxiang, Yulin and benlei. No matter the number of troops, the combat power of soldiers, or the morale of the army, they can't compare with Daqian's army. Their only advantage is that they have a city to rely on, and the grain and grass reserves in the city can last for a long time.
However, in the months long war between the two countries, Guangji County, Xihe county and Pingshan pass fell one after another, which made Qiu Xu understand that even if the Daqian army did not attack the city, it would be able to break the city under the general situation. Just like before, Guangji County fell because Zhai Ning defected to the enemy, Xihe County fell because the spirit beast broke the city, and Pingshan pass fell because Xie Daoheng's strategy was seen through by Gu Qingcheng. This is the general trend created by Da Qian. This general trend enables them to achieve their goal even if they don't waste their strength to attack the city.
It's not that Qiu Xu hasn't heard of the nobility in the city secretly delivering letters to the outside of the city. But as long as they don't do too much, he can only turn a blind eye. Although he knows that heavy allusions should be used to frighten people in troubled times, no matter which family he and Yan Tuohai fight against, those families who have delivered letters to the outside of the city will be in danger, They would even unite to revolt, so that the city would be in chaos in an instant. At that time, don't say what to keep the Star City, that is, whether he and Yan Tuohai can save their lives in the chaos of the Haozu is not certain.
This is the national condition of Tianxing. Even if the national situation is at stake, we still can't unite as one to resist the strong enemy. Even if they are in charge of military power, they have to compromise. Thinking of this, Qiu Xu can't help but despair. Now he finally understands why his elder brother Qiu lie had to hand over the picture of Tianxing and the mountains and rivers of Nanli thirty-six counties to Lu que on his deathbed. Maybe in his elder brother Qiu lie's heart, Tianxing is very ill and can't be saved. He has a mind of never breaking and never standing, and let Da Qian end all this, In this way, the people of Tianxing 18 counties will glow with vitality in another way.
At this time, Qiu Xu suddenly thought of his nephew Qiu Yue and Qiu Kui, who had been loyal to Da Qian since Fengxiang army landed in Nanhai county. Qiu Kui was a brave man, and he was more obedient to his elder brother Qiu Yue. Qiu Yue must have seen that the decline of Tianxing was irreparable, so he went back to work. Think of here, Qiu Xu can't help feeling a burst of deep thinking and tiredness, and his body is more tired. He suddenly feels very tired. Yan Wensheng, the star king of heaven, has been away from Wangdu for several months. He and Yan Tuohai are guarding a city without owners like dogs guarding households. He is not sure whether it is really meaningful to do so.
Although Qiu Xu's face didn't change much, Yan Tuohai still felt the change of Qiu Xu's mood from his bright and dark eyes. However, he thought that Qiu Xu was worried about the future of Tianxing. He didn't expect that Qiu Xu had turned so many thoughts in his heart in such a short time.
”State affairs are difficult. You and I are Tianxing's last hope. Only by doing our best can we live up to the principle of being a minister.” At this point, Yan Tuohai clenched his fist and went on to say, ”Daqian started a war on the two fronts and invested more than one million troops in the six legions. It seems that the army is powerful and the world can't compete with the enemy. However, even if Daqian's national strength is strong, it will cost a lot of money to transport grain and grass to the front line. I believe Daqian will not last long, as long as we stick to it, We will certainly wait until the day when we have exhausted our grain supply, when we will recover our lost land and rebuild our defense line. ”
”What Yan Shuai said is that the defense of Zhongxing city is not weaker than that of the eight accompanying capitals of Daqian. Besides, we have plenty of food and grass, and we will certainly wait until the day when the war turns.” Qiu Xu smell speech, sort out a little mood, nod to say is.
He and Yan Tuohai still insist on it, that is, they hope that the army of Da qian can not besiege the city for a long time, because no one knows who will win the final victory until the last moment.
”By the way, I heard that you sent a light horse out of the city in the afternoon. Did you see anything?” When Yan Tuohai said this, he deliberately turned around and turned his back to Tianxing Liguo Ding as he had just done. Now he did not dare to look at the Ding, because every time he looked at it, it would make his depressed mood deeper, and his confidence in guarding the star city would also be reduced.
Qiu Xu looked up at the starry night. The beautiful night scene, which used to be twinkling with stars, somehow gave him a feeling of vague depression. After taking his eyes back, Qiu Xu said, ”all the more than 100 scouts died in battle, all of them died in the hands of Li Chang's scouting camp. Although they didn't find out what we wanted, the tighter the blockade of Da Qian's army outside the city, the more that our previous guess and the news from Zhuying are true. Da Qian's army has really gone south to attack Heyan city with Fengxiang's army, and Heyan city has really fallen into Da Qian's hands as Zhuying said. ”
Qiu Xu knew very well that after the fall of Heyan, Tianxing was left with a lonely city to defend. As for the Tianxing Navy at the harbor where Huangyan River enters the sea, as long as they didn't want to give up Wangdu and break through to the East, they were useless. Even if the Tianxing navy can intercept Daqian's sea food route, or even defeat Daqian Jing's, it will not be of much help to the overall situation. As long as Zhongxing city is conquered, the Navy will either surrender to Daqian or escape to the deep sea, becoming rootless Piaoping who lives on sea plunder.
”What do you think Daqian will do next, and how should we deal with it?” Yan Tuohai asked.
”The next step must be for the two armies of Yulin and Fengxiang to go north and trap us here. However, judging from the layout of this battle, I don't think Daqian will take the initiative to attack us in a short time.” Qiu Xu thought and said.
”Why?” Yan Tuohai is puzzled. Da Qian has the upper hand in terms of morale, morale and strength. He doesn't understand why Qiu Xu says Da Qian won't attack Zhongxing city in a short time. You should know that only this king capital is left in Tianxing city. If you attack this city, you can conquer the universe. But if we don't attack, hundreds of thousands of troops gather in the city, and the daily consumption is a shocking number.
”Yan Shuai, you should know that the layout of this battle is Lu que.” Qiu Xu did not directly answer Yan Tuohai's words, but said with a complicated look. He has a very complicated impression of Lu que, which is both admiration and resentment. He admired Lu's talent in this battle, even if Tianxing didn't take the initiative under his layout. But he also hated Lu que, the so-called hero of the enemy and our enemy. Moreover, Lu que himself pushed the lion army into the abyss and killed his brother Qiu lie and nephew Qiu Ao.
”I know.” When Yan Tuohai heard the name Lu que, his expression was just as complicated.