Only seven days left to live? She goes crazy and kills

Because Cao Ji and Ling Yi were at odds, and because the general was away from home, he was not subject to the orders of the emperor.

So Cao Ji led his soldiers to retreat overnight, and took a completely different route from the battlefield.

When Ling Yi heard this news, he was so angry that his face turned blue, and he wished he could catch this man on the spot and kill him in front of the three armies.

His plan to eliminate dissidents failed, so he could only speed up.

After the Qingluan Army captured three cities in a row, their morale was greatly boosted. His Majesty personally led the army to fight, and the news from the south that General Yaoguang had already reached the Southern Qi Imperial City immediately aroused the soldiers' desire to win.

Especially the two battalions of soldiers under Xiao Qingwu and Xiao Nanfeng were as excited as if they had taken medicine.

Such morale seemed to be destined that this campaign would achieve an unprecedented victory in history.

On June 20, after a long journey, they finally arrived at Ya'an City. Before the army set up camp, they were attacked by the first wave of the Qingluan Army. The Beiliang Army was beaten so badly that they retreated 30 miles urgently.

The local defenders of Ya'an were almost wiped out, and their morale plummeted.

Ling Yi retreated thirty miles and urgently summoned his generals to make a plan, wishing he could use all the thirty-six strategies in the military book.

On the first night, he sent people to attack the Qingluan Army's food and grass, but because they were not familiar with the terrain, the 500-man squad was caught in the trap by the well-prepared elite soldiers and all shot and killed.

The next day, Ling Yi sent someone to ask for peace and wanted to explain the matter of the empress's sister, but before the person arrived, the person was shot in the instep by a sharp arrow. The other party screamed in pain, limped and quickly got on the horse and went back to the camp.

The Qingluan Army fought into the territory of Beiliang, and the defense was loose. Compared with the solid border, it was simply vulnerable.

Yan Donghuang ordered the troops to split into two groups, Xiao Qingwu led the troops to intercept Cao Ji, and Yan Donghuang focused on dealing with Ling Yi.

Without a leader, the group was like a pile of loose sand.

When the generals of the Black Armor Army followed Gong Liancheng before, they had never suffered such a disastrous defeat. Besides being arrogant and showing off, Ling Yi had no strategy at all.

His tactics and prestige could not be compared with those of General Gong, so the soldiers in the army gradually became dissatisfied with him.

One side had strong morale, strong troops, sufficient experience, and the emperor led the army in person.

The other side had weak morale. Although the troops were strong, the commander was inexperienced and unpopular.

The outcome of who would win and who would lose was already determined.

The military reports of the defeat of Beiliang were sent to the palace one after another. Lu Mingyu went from being furious at first to being furious, and then to being anxious and uneasy later, as if he had inevitably seen the defeat of Beiliang.

The ministers could not help but panic, and the civil officials began to advocate peace, hoping that the emperor would send people to seek peace, and even proposed to let the princess marry.

As soon as this statement came out, someone immediately refuted: "The emperor of Yong Dynasty is a woman, who should the princess be sent to marry?"

"You can...you can marry the generals of Qingluan Army. If they are married, you can be a concubine..."

A middle-aged general in the court said angrily: "Ridiculous! How can a princess of Beiliang, a princess of a golden branch and jade leaf, be someone's concubine?"

As soon as this statement came out, there was a brief silence in the hall.

The civil officials were pale and at a loss.

They knew very well that if Beiliang was destroyed, not to mention the princess, even the queen mother and the emperor would become prisoners, and being a concubine would be a luxury.

In the eyes of the victor, the king of the fallen country is a slave.

The queen mother, the queen, and the princess would all become prostitutes who were violated by others. How could they have any dignity?

In the oppressive silence, someone suggested: "Or select a few outstanding young men from noble families and give them to the empress of Yong. Whether they are male favorites or husbands, it's up to her."

"In addition, send another 10 million taels of silver and three cities..."

"Nonsense! The military generals of Beiliang have always been strong and will never seek peace with the enemy! You all live in luxury and enjoy the country's offerings all day long. At the critical moment, you have no idea and think about how to seek peace?"

"If General Gong is still alive, he will never let the enemy invade Beiliang's territory!"

The civil and military officials in the hall quarreled and were red in the face.

Lu Mingyu sat on the dragon chair, his face pale, and his hands tightly grasped the armrests.

Maybe he would never have thought that he, who had just ended a civil strife and successfully ascended the throne, would face a situation of national destruction before the dragon chair was warmed up.

A year ago, if someone said that Beiliang would be destroyed by Yongguo, that person would definitely be dragged to the execution ground, subjected to the torture of 3,000 cuts, and thought to be crazy.

But now...

"Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Wu knelt down, "The situation is critical, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Report!"

A postman hurried to the palace: "Your Majesty, after Ya'an, Yongguo Qingluan Army has captured Huailin, and the Black Armor Army has been forced to retreat 60 miles, and more than 10,000 soldiers have died in the battle!"

Lu Mingyu's face was pale.

"Your Majesty! The Qingluan Army is getting closer and closer to the Imperial City! Please make a decision, Your Majesty."

Lu Mingyu looked up at Prime Minister Wu as if he had just woken up from a dream: "Prime Minister, you...you and the Minister of Rites select a few envoys, go to Huailin in person, and tell the Queen of Yong that I agree to everything."

Lu Mingyu gritted his teeth: "As long as they are willing to stop the war, I am willing to provide people and money, and give them the lost four cities... no, five cities, I will give them all! I want a ceasefire, let them stop the war immediately!"

Several generals in the court looked at each other with sad faces.

The general situation is gone, and there is no way to turn the tide.

The Yong army is unstoppable, and it has easily reached the territory of Beiliang. The morale is at its best. How could they be willing to stop the war?

A ceasefire at this time is the stupidest decision.

They will attack the imperial city in one go, kill all the Northern Liang royal family, and incorporate Northern Liang into the territory of the Yong Kingdom, so that the people of the Yong Kingdom will no longer suffer from wars.

A ceasefire at this time would be a failure.

Unless the empress of the Yong Kingdom was a coward, she would never agree to the peace agreement.

Mid-July, the hottest season.

Prime Minister Wu of Beiliang and several envoys arrived at Huailin at high speed and made a request for a truce to the Queen of Yong.

Yan Donghuang just raised his eyebrows slightly: "Beiliang is about to be destroyed. At this time, you ask me to stop the war? It's a joke."

"Her Majesty the Queen——"

"Beiliang invaded the Yong Kingdom in those years, oppressed the people of the Yong Kingdom, plundered the property of the Yong Kingdom, and even tried to occupy the city of the Yong Kingdom, but it never said that it would cease the war." Yan Donghuang mocked, "It is also a warlike country. Do you know how to be afraid?”