The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 572 The situation is not optimistic
When the two senior officials entered the east side hall, they saw Zhao Yanxun standing on the sand table in the hall, with the two Privy Council attendants on the left and right, and Lin Dagui standing on the south side of the sand table.

"See Your Highness!"

"Free gift!"

When the two elders stood up, Zhao Yanxun waved to them, signaling them to also come to the sand table.

Looking at Beidi County on the sand table, Zhao Yanxun said: "A few months ago, I sent Lin Dagui to Beidi County to investigate the situation here!"

"In the past five months, I must have found a lot of useful news, so I invite you all to come and listen to it today!"

With arms around each other, Zhao Yanxun calmly said, "Lin Baihu, let's start!"

"The minister takes orders!"

After sorting out his thoughts, Lin Dagui said: "In the autumn of the 23rd year of Tai'an, the barbarians from the north gathered outside the pass and constantly harassed our border. To prevent the barbarians from invading south... the imperial court mobilized a lot of troops into the north!"

"By the spring of the 24th year of Tai'an, Beidi County had gathered tens of thousands of troops. It was also at that time that monsters broke out and news from all over the place was cut off!"

These situations are known to everyone in the hall, especially Cheng Wenguang and Chen Anmin, as local officials in Longyou, they are busy with these matters.

"The monster broke out, but Beidi County is sparsely populated. Compared with Longyou, the situation is slightly better, so the Beidi army has survived a lot!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Many of the troops stationed in the North have survived, which means... how many people have survived?"

Lin Dagui replied: "Monsters attack, people suffer, ten out of ten!"

This result was expected by everyone present, and Longyou was almost in the same situation.

Zhao Yanxun said again: "Tell me about these court troops, what kind of structure are they!"

"After the monster broke out, all the armies in the North were in a mess, fighting on their own...now they have become three forces!"

"They are on the side of the forbidden army, on the side of the Northern Guards, and on the side of the reinforcements from the guards from all over the place!"

Pointing to the sand table in front, Lin Dagui introduced: "Among them, the imperial army is entrenched in the area of ​​Wuding Mansion, with a force of about [-], including nearly [-] cavalry!"

The imperial army is the elite of the Jin court, and the cavalry is the elite of the elite. Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun's expression is solemn.

The [-] soldiers of the forbidden army alone pose a huge threat to Longyou, and the number of soldiers in Longyou has not reached [-].

"Among the Forbidden Army, Longzhi Zuowei is the strongest, with [-] cavalry under his command. Commander Xu Longsheng suppresses the rest of the guards and leads the Forbidden Army all alone!"

Seeing Zhao Yanxun's thoughtful faces, Lin Dagui continued in no hurry.

What he said just now carried a lot of information, and several people present had to digest it slowly and evaluate the situation.

After a few breaths, only Zhao Yanxun said: "Go on!"

"Yes!"

"Three forces, the Forbidden Army is the strongest, followed by the Northern Capital!"

"Back then, the war was about to break out. The capital of the North Region mobilized people from various guards. The original strength was nearly [-]. After the melee, there were only more than [-] troops left. Now they occupy the northern part of Bei'an Mansion and Yangling Mansion!"

After the Forbidden Army entered the Northland, they were pushed to the front line, and the guards in the Northland that were originally at the front would retreat.

"Now the Beidi Guard is the commander of the original capital, who is in charge of the army, and the commander of the capital, Li Jing, was killed by him!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chengping couldn't help cursing: "Rebellious officials and thieves!"

Zhao Yanxun didn't comment. Survival comes first when the end of the world comes. Who cares about your court rules.

Looking at the general terrain of Bei'an Mansion on the sand table, Zhao Yanxun continued, "Go on!"

"The last side is the troops from the northern regions reinforced by guards from all over the country. There are more than 5 troops. Among them, Guangyang Dusi is the strongest, with more than [-] troops!"

Nodding his head, Zhao Yanxun said: "So these foreign guards are headed by the Commander of Guangyang Capital!"

"Reporting to my lord, although the Guangyang Metropolitan Division is strong, its internal armies each defend one side, and they just barely form one body to fight against the Forbidden Army with the Northern Territory Division!"

Lin Dagui's sentence directly explained the relationship between the three parties.

Two weak against one strong, three-legged confrontation.

At this moment, several ministers in the hall also had a clearer understanding of the situation in Beidi County.

"I remember that this time the imperial court used troops and appointed a governor to control the troops. Could it be that the governor did nothing?" Zhao Yanxun turned his back to the crowd and asked.

Looking at Zhao Yanxun's back, Lin Dagui bowed and replied: "His Royal Highness, I have learned about this matter. When the monster broke out, Governor Wang Chengxun tried his best to suppress the ministries, let them protect the environment and the people...and severely punish those who disobey the military order!"

"In the early days of the monster outbreak, this Governor Wang beheaded a commander, seven thousand households and 28 hundred households!"

Turning around, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "In this way, this Wang Dushi...is extremely strict in the army!"

At this time, Chen Anmin said, "Your Highness, Governor Wang Chengxun, his ancestors were the founding Dukes. When it was passed down to the sixth generation, Emperor Mu Zong was furious and decreed to be demoted to a lower rank because there were scumbags in the Duke's mansion who harmed the people!"

Emperor Mu Zong was the grandfather of Emperor Tai'an, so this was at least five or sixty years ago.

"Wang Chengxun inherited the Marquis of the family, and has been committed to the rejuvenation of the family!"

Speaking of this, Chen Anmin couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This man is indeed capable, and participated in many wars. At the age of 22, he served as a hundred households in the imperial army. In 20 years... he was promoted all the way to the former military governor, and was awarded Doctor Guanglu! "

The former military governor has reached the apex in the actual work of the army. The key is that he is only 42 years old.

"It seems that this person wants to make great contributions and restore the position of Duke, so the military is extremely strict!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.

Looking at Lin Dagui, Zhao Yanxun then asked: "Why, the northern army lost control in the end?"

Lin Dagui replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, in May of the 24th year of Tai'an, when this Wang Dushi inspected the city defense, he was shot and killed by a hidden arrow!"

In May, two months after the zombie outbreak, Zhao Yanxun had only been in Longyou for one month.

Without the endorsement of the imperial court, the so-called governor is just a title. Wang Chengxun's brutal suppression of various ministries is doomed to cause death.

It's a pity that Governor Wang spent most of his life for the Zhongxing family, but in the end it was nothing.

When everyone was silent, Lin Dagui went on to say: "My lord, I found out in Beidi County that the scouts sent by the imperial army have crossed the river to find out about our situation!"

"They don't have much grain storage, and with the newly harvested grain this year, I'm afraid they can only last until next autumn!"

"So, the imperial army has sent people to the capital of the Northland, and wants to join forces with them and go south together to grab our food and the city!"

This is the real big news, and only by combining the previous foreshadowing can we know how serious the situation is.

Lin Dagui went on to say: "The three of them have already made preparations for this, and they might send troops at any time!"

The Forbidden Army is sending spies, and the Northern Capital is also sending spies. These people cannot be guarded against.

Guan Hetai said: "Your Highness, the situation is not optimistic, our army needs to prepare early!"

(End of this chapter)