C39 Zhou Wen Emperor Forfeited the Three Trials

Breaking through is death, killing is death, surrendering is death. Behind him, the magnificent mountains and rivers had become flat plains, and there were no more natural barriers that could stop the enemy from passing through the several passes to the capital. Since death was inevitable, it was better for the army and the people to work together to fight the enemy. If they waited for the reinforcements of the Imperial Court, they might be able to borrow the dangers of the Cloud Box Pass. To recover the lost land.

The heart to protect their homeland forced all the young and strong men in the pass to take the initiative to enter the city. After they died in battle, their father and son took the lead. His father and son, as well as his young wife, took the lead. In the end, even the ten-year-old child carried a rock and smashed it down. It could be seen how determined the army and the people were in rejecting the enemy.

News of the Palace Lord breaking through quickly reached the capital before the start of autumn. The Xianyang Valley Pass and the lower pass were not lost. However, the report of defeat was only the first stone thrown into the lake, and the following report flew over like snowflakes. Requesting help, all of them asking for help, all of them defeated.

Facing the Western reinforcements, Emperor Wen saw that the generals in the court were all dying. His sons and grandsons had long abandoned their martial arts practices and realized that Great Zhou did not have any generals to lead the army. When they talked about military grain and armaments, they remembered the granary warehouses in Chang Zhou, Long Jiang, and Liu Lin. In the early years, they had not replenished their military supplies, so the granary warehouses had no name.

Emperor Zhou Wen did not dare to blame anyone. He did not care that military supplies were not meant for civil servants. It was all because he wanted to enjoy himself that he moved that sum of money to Construction Bank.

Following that, the reports from the officials from the neighboring provinces were delivered. The memorial from the civil servants was different from a general asking for help. They wrote down the atrocities committed by the righteous army to perfection. When it was written to a cruel and immoral place, it would usually be written on paper with tears streaming down its face. It made Emperor Wen's eyes turn blood red, and he was unable to control himself at all. All the civil and military officials in the court sighed, and they squeezed the heart of peace that had just been born in their hearts to death. Peace, it seemed like there was no hope at all.

Emperor Zhou Wen and the officials discussed until late into the night. During this period of time, there was a proposal to temporarily conscript troops, but it was immediately rejected.

The reason was clear to everyone. In the years of Great Zhou's martial arts, half of the ten adult men were scholars. The other half did not have any martial power. The war in the era of cold weapons was not something that could be done just by being a soldier. It could not be done by a scholar who did not even have the strength to truss a chicken. If they could not even open their swords and sabers, how could they kill the enemy? Even if he had the heart to return to the country and force himself to join the army, going to the front line was equivalent to sending himself to his death.

The most important thing was, without swords, spears, bows and arrows. What was the point of recruiting soldiers? At this moment, all the civil and military officials of the court realized that the prosperous and prosperous Great Zhou on the surface was on the verge of collapse.

Luckily, Great Zhou had a few capable people who knew how to judge the situation, and they finally agreed to give up on the three passes and send more troops to defend Mt. Mang. For the situation at that time, this decision was indeed the wisest choice.

It was useless to kill countless horses, and it was useless to travel day and night. The journey was too far, and the Imperial Court's reinforcements would not be able to save the fire at close range. Even if the army went to help, the three passes from east to west would not be able to save them. It was better to use the terrain of Mt. Mang to repel the enemy, as well as to protect the country in hopes of reclaiming the lost land in the future.

The decision was correct, and having hope was always good. Who would have thought that after half a year, Mt. Mang's garrison would surrender without a fight, and the Great Zhou's Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains would be directly brought to Ji Jiang's hands in exchange for the wealth and glory of the entire family.

The news that the Imperial Court did not send reinforcements spread to Cloud Box Pass, and the general cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, even sending five thousand troops is a consolation..." After a painful thought, the general looked at the city full of injuries and misery with a pained expression. He wrote a letter of request to his colleagues in the neighboring province with tears in his eyes. He hoped that he could rely on his many years of personal relationships to request reinforcements.

The Zhongtang Prefecture general, who was closest to Cloud Box Pass, received a request for reinforcements. Looking at the tear stains on the letter, he could not bear to think about the friendship he had in the past. He wanted to help him, but he had no choice but to defend the city. He did not have the military talisman to send reinforcements.

Where was the fatal military talisman? It was in the hands of the Centaur Centaur Centaur. Using civil officials to control generals was a common tactic used by many emperors, and it was the same for Great Zhou.

The general thought about it and based on his observations of the lord, he believed that the lord had some backbone and would not ignore him. After thinking about it, he brought the letter and paid his respects to the Censorate Lord.

After Zhongtang Censorate read the letter, he immediately gathered all the officials in the provincial government office to discuss. In the end, they all agreed that if they did not reinforce Yunque Pass, once the pass fell, Zhongtang Prefecture would be in danger. When the army passed by, not a single blade of grass grew. It was better to fight now and still have a chance of survival. They could also buy more time for the civilians to escape.

Finally, the Censorate took out the soldier token and decided to risk the crime of killing to assist Cloud Box Pass. When the general got the soldier token, he mobilized troops overnight to increase the number of troops in Cloud Box Pass by ten thousand.

At the same time, Cloud Box Pass also sent an emergency report to the Yu Province. Helplessly, once the Yang Valley Pass and the lower pass were broken through, the north and west side were attacked by the two lords, so they could not save themselves.

Previously, Emperor Zhou Wen also wanted to save Cloud Box Pass. No matter what, it was a dangerous pass. It was completely different from throwing it to Great Zheng. However, after years of reducing military and governance, the number of troops that the entire country could mobilize added up to less than 200,000. These 200 thousand troops were sent to Mt. Mang, while the remaining 100 thousand were navy troops...

Further back, the entire northwest was filled with crises, one defeat after another. They could not just send all their troops to the northwest, that was a huge taboo.

They had to think about the defence of the north and the east after they lost the entire northwest line. The east was the entire economic and cultural center of the Righteous Alliance. There was a capital city there. The Emperor lived inside. Once the righteous army occupied the northwest, they would definitely lead the army to the capital. This was inevitable.