Dong Shuzhen was chattering, and she and Zhu Xiuyuan came to the flower hall of the main house to prepare for dinner.

At this time, Dong Shuyu also came from the Buddhist hall in the mansion.

I saw that she was wearing a plain long dress. Although there was no bright color, it looked elegant and gentle, and it actually had a different flavor.

Since the chaos in the capital, Dong Shuyu has abandoned his business affairs and stayed in the Buddhist hall all day long, chanting sutras and praying for peace.

She would only come out when Dong Cheng or Zhu Xiuyuan returned home. The rest of the time, she would stay in there... She didn't feel bored.

Zhu Xiuyuan chatted with the two of them for a few words, all about the current situation in the capital.

Soon, the food arrived and a large table was filled.

However, in front of Dong Shuyu, there are several plates of vegetarian dishes. It is said that they need to eat fast in order to worship Buddha...

After the meal, Zhu Xiuyuan walked around the house.

He also lectured the five hundred generals in the mansion, and seeing that there were no problems, Zhu Xiuyuan was ready to go to the Shenlei Army camp to continue preparations.

After Zhu Xiuyuan left, Dong Shuyu still returned to the Buddhist hall, while Dong Shuzhen was like a female general, leading her "general" Xia Wu around the house...

In the afternoon, Zhu Xiuyuan stayed in the Divine Thunder Workshop, trying his best to optimize various new weapons.

What Zhu Xiuyuan was worried about, the bad news that tens of thousands of Yan people from the north were going south to attack the capital, never came.

Before I knew it, it was approaching evening.

To Zhu Xiuyuan's surprise, a huge piece of bad news came from the south of the capital!

Zhu Xiuyuan didn't know that this was actually a sign that the storm was rising towards Gaoming...

Jinshen Palace.

The kings and ministers of the Chen Kingdom gathered here again.

Emperor Chen and Concubine You were standing on the high imperial steps, while hundreds of civil and military officials stood bowed below, each standing separately.

At this time, the atmosphere in the main hall was very solemn.

Because the bad news from the south has been known to Chen Guojun and his ministers——

The rebellious King of Jiangyin actually surrendered to King Changzhou of Suzhou and persuaded King Changzhou to follow him in rebellion!

Subsequently, the 50,000-strong garrison under the command of King Changzhou in turn held back the 100,000-strong army commanded by the Huzhou garrison and Zhenze Army.

The King of Jiangyin freed up his hands and personally led an army of fifty thousand men to attack the capital from the southeast of Runzhou.

Coming fiercely!

At this moment, King Jiangyin's 50,000-strong army had already broken through Jintan County, Yanling County, and Qu'a County, and was attacking the defenders of Jurong County.

In fact, in the entire Runzhou area, for the safety of the capital, apart from the 200,000 troops in the capital camp, other counties such as Jintan County, Yanling County, Qu'a County, etc. do not have many garrisons.

If there are too many troops stationed in the surrounding counties during peacetime, what if they rebel against Ge at the same time? The capital may be caught off guard.

It is enough to have 200,000 elite soldiers from the Beijing camp around the capital.

As for the outer layer of defense, tens of thousands of garrisons were deployed in distant prefectures and counties such as Liyang, Jiangyin, Changzhou, and Hezhou to protect the safety of the capital.

The "hollow areas" in the middle, such as Jintan County, Yanling County, Qu'a County, etc., only have a small number of troops stationed there.

If an external enemy attacks, troops can be temporarily stationed in these "hollow areas" as a buffer.

However, this idea is good, but I did not expect that the capital would one day face the current situation. Haozhou, Chuzhou, Chuzhou to the north of the capital, and Liyang, Jiangyin and other places to the south of the capital were originally the outer defense of the capital.

One ring.

And now, it is these defense rings that are rebelling!

That's why the King of Jiangyin was able to conquer several county towns in a row and come straight to Jurong County.

If Jurong County is defeated, the King of Jiangyin will have no obstacles and can directly enter the capital city.

With the small amount of troops in Jurong County, I'm afraid they won't be able to sustain it for long...

"Your Majesty, for the current plan, we should mobilize 50,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp to set up defenses on the south side of the capital to prevent King Jiangyin from directly attacking the city!" someone suggested.

"One hundred thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp are stationed outside the city on the north side, across the river from Jiangpu County. The situation in Jiangbei is unclear now, but at least it is certain that there are hundreds of thousands of Yan troops stationed in Chuzhou, and they can cross the river south at any time.

, attack the capital...the soldiers in the capital camp cannot be transferred away!"

"The Yan army in the north of the Yangtze River didn't know when they would attack, but the King of Jiangyin in the south immediately sent his troops to the city. Which one is more important?"

"The urgent matter now is to mobilize some soldiers from the Beijing camp to set up defenses in the south of the city..."

"Well, it is true that some soldiers from the Beijing camp should be transferred to the south of the city, but is it too much to transfer 50,000 troops? There are hundreds of thousands of Yan troops in Jiangbei..."

In the main hall, Jin was suddenly noisy and unable to argue.

"Report..."

At this time, a scout with small flags on his back rushed straight into the hall with a long tail.

Perhaps it was because the scout's voice was too loud, interrupting the debate among the ministers.

They all stopped talking and looked back at the scout.

"Your Majesty, there is a sudden movement of the Yan army in the north of Jiangbei. There are about 100,000 people in force, and they are attacking Jiangpu County!"

The Yan army in Jiangbei was indeed dispatched!

Just in time to move out!

All the ministers were horrified and exchanged glances with each other, but stopped talking.

The King of Jiangyin in the south of the capital is about to attack the city, and at the same time, the Yan army in the north of the Yangtze River has stopped moving in the morning and will not move in the evening. But at this time, if they say that there is no connection between them, I am afraid that even a three-year-old child will not believe it.

"Report...to report to Your Majesty that Jurong County has been lost. The King of Jiangyin led an army of 50,000 people, heading straight for the capital like a broken bamboo!"

Damn, Jurong County was lost so quickly?

Now the south of the capital is in danger.

"Report...to report to Your Majesty that one hundred thousand Yan troops from Jiangbei are already attacking Jiangpu County!"

Another bad news comes from the north...

Before the ministers could say a word, the next scout arrived one after another.

"Report...to report to Your Majesty, Jiangpu County was defeated in one attack. One hundred thousand Yan troops poured into the city. Our Jiangpu garrison was completely wiped out..."

"Report...to inform Your Majesty that after the Yan Army in the north of the Yangtze River captured Jiangpu County, they have been recruiting various ships with the intention of crossing the Yangtze River south. The Jingying navy stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River has set off urgently under the leadership of Vice General Liu, and is on the river.

Come up and stop Yan Jun’s navy!"

...After this series of critical attacks, the entire Jinshen Hall, including the emperor and his ministers, was already riddled with holes.

The situation took a turn for the worse, like a mountain falling or a flood releasing.

This cannot be stopped at all, giving people a feeling that the world is about to collapse and end.

what to do?

All the ministers looked at each other in confusion. You looked at me and I looked at you, feeling chilled in your heart.

Then in unison, all the ministers looked at Emperor Chen who was on the imperial steps, and they all looked at each other.

Wait for Chen Huang to make up his mind.

What should we do in this situation now?

"Deploy..." Chen Huang looked pale and moved from time to time. He couldn't sit comfortably no matter how hard he sat. It seemed that the dragon chair underneath was burning his buttocks. "...Deploy 20,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp and deploy them to the south of the capital!"

"I will obey my orders!"

A deputy general from the Beijing camp received the order, bowed his hands and turned around to leave the hall.

"The rest of the armies, go down quickly and prepare, beware of the Yan army and the rebels attacking the city!" Chen Huang made another arrangement.

"I obey your orders!"

The generals of the Four Imperial Guards, the generals of the Jinwu Guards, and the general Zhu Xiuyuan of the Divine Thunder Army, as well as some deputy generals, accepted the order in unison and turned to leave the palace.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister." Chen Huang looked at Li Zhong again.

"The old minister is here."

"I will leave it to you to handle matters such as the recruitment of civilians, supplies, and the stability of the capital!"

"Old minister, I obey the order!"

"Okay, you all go down!"

Chen Huang tilted his head and waved his hand, looking a little impatient.

"Your Majesty, please leave!"

The remaining ministers left the hall one after another, and they were all gone in the blink of an eye.

Some of them still had to run, impatient, and rushed out of the palace gate.

Rush back to the mansion as quickly as possible, and then start making some arrangements...

When I entered the main hall, all the officials had left and it was completely empty.
Chapter completed!