Chapter 326

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.

Twenty years ago, Lu Chun was in short supply now. The two generations of Lu family in Daqian had unique military strategy and dominated the world. As a contemporary of Lu Chun, Yan Tuohai naturally understood what the rise of such a young hero meant. In Yan Tuohai's mind, the gap between Tianxing and Daqian's national strength is nothing. The reason why Tianxing has fallen into such a field is that they don't have Lu's father and son, who can take a general view of the whole situation. He even imagined how good it would be if Tianxing had such a handsome man as Lu's father and son. It's a pity that the enemy is always the enemy, and this enemy doesn't even give him a chance to face the battlefield.

"Guanlu's strategy in the past six months has been based on the principle of using force without exerting force. He has taken the initiative in the battlefield and the strategic trend in his hands little by little, so we have to choose according to his wishes. Although he has a large army in his hand, he has never made the move of gathering troops to attack and seize the city. Now that we have only this isolated city left, he will not do so, even if the meritorious service of destroying the country is placed before his eyes. He must want to oppress us with military power, and then look for opportunities from within to end the war without bloodshed. " Although Qiu Xu guessed Lu Que's intention, his words were full of helplessness.

"Looking for opportunities from within?" Yan Tuohai murmured again, and then a ray of dangerous light flashed in his eyes. He looked at Qiu Xu and asked, "do you mean that someone in the city will betray the country and surrender to the enemy, and offer the city credit?"

"Why do Yan Shuai know that he is a consultant? I don't believe that there is such a tactful person as Wen Ju around you. You haven't heard anything." Qiu Xu took a look at Wen Ju, who was standing dozens of meters away. He saw that he was walking back and forth in the line of soldiers holding torches. He looked worried. He could not help but pick his mouth slightly and said.

"I wanted to kill all these people one by one, but I was stopped by Wen Ju. He said that once I did this, the city would be in chaos, and the star city could not be guarded any more. Qiu Xu, how do you think our stars could be like this? " Yan Tuohai sighed, as if he wanted to let his heart out through the long sigh.

He left Wangdu and stayed in xiyuanze for more than 20 years, but when he came back, both the court situation and the people's heart changed, which made him a little strange, because he could no longer see the star who stood together to fight against Da Qian and the loyal ministers who worked hard for his country, On the contrary, the star city is now a dark and mysterious person.

"All things, only one heart, and the heart is the world's most immeasurable." Qiu Xu also sighed. He experienced the decline of the Star Kingdom in the past 20 years. He saw with his own eyes that the loyal and virtuous officials were abandoned, that the fame and wealth people lived high in the temple. He also saw with his own eyes the struggle of the four princes for the throne, which made the courtiers feel threatened and had to choose the right party.

In more than 20 years, the whole world has completely changed. Originally, he believed that Yan Wensheng was the one who could clean up the mess and make Tianxing strong again, but Daqian didn't give Tianxing the chance to change his ways. Qiu Xu had to admit that Da Qian did not hesitate to destroy his reputation to launch the war in southern Xinjiang. The time he chose was too good. In just half a year, Tianxing lost 90% of its territory, and he did not have to worry too much about the resistance from the people.

Qiu Xu can also understand the current actions of the Shilu clan, the nobility and the haos. He is also the head of the clan. Naturally, he knows that these are not really the people who want to take refuge in Daqian, but just a choice in helplessness. Because a family with deep roots like this, once Tianxing perishes, it will become the first target for Daqian to eradicate. They have to leave a way for their own family.

"How should we deal with that?" Yan Tuohai asked again.

"Yan Shuai, to be honest, I don't know how to deal with it. Mr. Wen Ju under your command is a rare man of wisdom. Why don't we hear from him? " Qiu Xu shook his head and pointed to Wen Ju not far away.

"All right." Yan Tuohai thought about it, and waved to the moment under the torch.

When he thought about it, now they had no choice but to wait for the army to run out of food outside the city. As for going out of the city to fight a decisive battle, he never thought that on the way to retreat from Huangyan River, he had already seen the power of running thunder heavy riding and Fengxiang cloud riding, Yan Tuohai didn't have any assurance in his heart. Since Qiu Xu couldn't think of a way to deal with it, he had to listen to his confidant, who had been with him for 20 years.

"Either stick to it or break through the encirclement, but my subordinates think that it is the best policy to break through the encirclement eastward before the arrival of the two armies of Yulin and Fengxiang." After the article moment comes over, hears Qiu Xu's brief statement, lowers the head ponders for a long time, the facial expression dignified said.

"Go on." When he heard that Wenju wanted to give up Tianxing Wangdu, Yan Tuohai's expression became very ugly, but he knew that Wenju was not a free talker. He suppressed his anger and jumped out three words between his teeth.

"Sir, once the Fengxiang army and the Changqing army arrive, let's not talk about their military strength, just look at their leaders. At that time, the famous generals of the previous generation of Daqian will be Gu Huairen, Wei Jiu, Shen Zhang, Gu Jieyun, Su Leyi and Fan Yi, and the new generation of heroes will be Gu Qingcheng, Yu Tianxiang, Nie Pingjing, ye Zhiqiu, Li Chang and Meng Cang, plus their father and son Lu Chun and Lu que, As well as Daqian's strong national strength, it is almost impossible for us to defend the Star City, the capital of the king. The best result is that all the jade will be burned. "

Wen Ju looks at the expressions of Yan Tuohai and Qiu Xu and sees that Qiu Xu's face is dignified, while Yan Tuohai looks at him fiercely. He sighs in his heart, stares at Yan Tuohai's almost murderous eyes and continues to say, "but it's different to break through the encirclement to the East. What Da Qian wants is to destroy Tianxing, as long as we lead our troops to leave Tianxing, I don't think the army of Da Qian will even stop us. As long as we can join the Navy, we can sail out to sea. There are dozens of sea states in the vast sea of the East and the south. With our troops and fleets, we can attack and occupy any place and plan for the future. "

"As for Tianxing and Zhongxing City, do you want me to run away with the name of abandoning the ancestral temple of sheji and hand over the five hundred year old Tianxing to Daqian?" Yan Tuohai breathes heavily when he hears the speech, and looks at Wen Ju with a bad face. If Wen Ju is not the old man who has been with him for 20 years, he even has the idea of chopping the person in front of him.

"Sir, if you live outside, you will die inside. You have to." Wen Ju's eyes did not flinch. He continued, "our departure is only temporary. As long as we attack and destroy some sea states, we can rebuild our country. Your majesty is the blood of the royal family. What's more, the imperial edict handed down by the former king is right. In this way, we can not only continue Tianxing Wangzuo, but also accumulate strength. When the time is ripe, we can counterattack Daqian and recover our homeland. Now the concession is only a matter of rights and interests. People in the world will eventually understand that your choice is right. "

"Presumptuous, I am the Minister of the star, not the king of the star, how can I covet the throne." Yan Tuohai's face changed greatly, and his eyes looked at Qiu Xu. You should know that Qiu Xu can be Yan Wensheng's confidant, and Qiu's daughter is now the star queen. At this time, if Qiu Xu thinks too much, then the star city will not have to be guarded.

"Don't be angry, Yan Shuai. I think what Mr. Wen said is reasonable. Maybe it's the only way to survive in death now."