Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 799
After the war, all the generals came to Lu Hao's side.

"Your Majesty, if you indulge them like this, aren't you afraid that they will rebel?"

Xuanyuan Lingyu strode over and said worriedly.

"Hehehe... It's okay. God is kind to people. Since they want to live, I will give them a way to survive. If they rebel and I kill them, then I won't be able to blame them."

Lu Hao laughed happily.

"It's not a bad thing that the emperor is merciful. After all, these soldiers from Zheng are not subjects of the empire, so why should they be exterminated?"

General Zhou Yuan came over with a smile.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

Xuanyuan Lingyu asked.

"Judging from the time, the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty and the Yue Kingdom are expected to cross the border in two days. What I mean is that after taking Ding City, they will form a siege on Xunyang City, the capital of the Zheng Kingdom..."

Lu Hao said, took out a map and began to explain.

Two hours later, the battlefield was cleared, and General Fan led his army towards Ding City, followed closely by Lu Hao and his imperial soldiers.

As the place where the emperor used to worship heaven, Ding City is only a short distance from Xunyang City, the capital of the Zheng Kingdom, which is half a day's horse ride.

Originally there were two thousand soldiers and horses stationed in Ding City. When he heard that the Chinese Empire's army was coming, the general who defended the city was so frightened that he hurriedly fled to Xunyang City with his soldiers.

General Fan directly led his army to take over Ding City without any effort. However, the news that he had defected to the Chinese Empire had reached Xunyang City, and now he had only one way to go.

In order to defend the capital, the leader of Zheng State ordered all surrounding troops to return to defend Xunyang City.

The soldiers from the north who originally blocked the second main army of the Imperial Central Army, or to be precise, the soldiers from the three cities in the north, all retreated back to Xunyang City.

At the same time, many soldiers in the south were also retreating. After Cao Ming and General Ding Rumo joined together, they swept across from east to west without basically encountering any obstacles.

There were only some old, weak, sick and disabled people in those cities. When they saw the army of the Chinese Empire, they immediately opened the city gates and surrendered. No one came out to resist at all.

There are currently about 30 troops returning to defense in the surrounding areas, and there are also grain and grass supplies transported from surrounding cities. It is obvious that Zheng Yuanjie is well prepared for a long-term war of resistance.

Zheng Yuanjie, the leader of the Zheng Kingdom, heard about the fall of the city every day, but he still imagined that he could rely on the solid Xunyang City for his final death struggle.

Of course, he now urgently needs the armies of the Zhou Dynasty and Yue State to come for reinforcements. Therefore, he has been sending people to urge the armies of the two countries. Fortunately, the Prime Minister came back at this time.

In the palace at this time, the Prime Minister of Zheng State, Ling Zhongxian, had completed his mission and was reporting to Zheng Yuanjie about his mission to the Zhou Dynasty.

"My lord, I have honored my duty and borrowed 30 reinforcements from the Zhou Dynasty and the Yue Kingdom."

Ling Zhongxian reported loudly.

"Thank you, Prime Minister. Where are the armies of the two countries now?"

Zheng Yuanjie said with great joy.

"To inform the Lord, the army of the Zhou Dynasty entered the country of Yue five days ago. After merging with the army of the country of Yue, it will go all the way south, then go east through the Jilin Mountains, enter our country's Yingdu City, and then arrive... …”

Ling Zhongxian pointed to the map and explained in detail.

"Hahaha... It's true that even if God doesn't die, I will!"

Zheng Yuanjie burst out laughing after hearing this.

"My lord, the King of Zhou has said that if the 20 troops are not enough, reinforcements can be added in the future, and the lord of Yue has expressed that he is willing to devote his country's power to help us fight against the Chinese Empire."

Ling Zhongxian added loudly.

"Very good! I don't believe that the combined power of the three kingdoms is not enough to compete with the Chinese Empire. This time, we must make it impossible for Emperor Yongtai to come back!"

Zheng Yuanjie's confidence was shaken.When the other civil and military officials heard the news, they all smiled and were excited.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, what is the attitude of the King of Xixia? Are they not going to send troops?"

Zheng Yuanjie suddenly remembered the rising Xixia Dynasty in the north.

"The King of Xixia did not send anyone, and the attitude of the King of Xixia seemed very strange. I don't know what Xixia's plans are. However, according to the analysis of the veteran, the King of Xixia felt that the distance was too far for the army to go south."

"I'm not worried at all, veteran. Judging from the current situation, the Xixia Dynasty has occupied the most cities in Jin and Shu. The King of Xixia will definitely not spit out the fat in his mouth this time."

Ling Zhongxian said with a smile.

"Yes, it is the King of Xixia who really benefits. How many cities can be occupied by just a few people? Moreover, in order to fight against the Chinese Empire this time, all the external troops have been withdrawn."

Zheng Yuanjie nodded slightly, feeling a little regretful.

If it weren't for the sudden attack by the Chinese Empire, he wouldn't have spit out the meat in his mouth. However, the country is about to be destroyed now, so he can only withdraw the army first.

The most depressing thing is that the First Fleet of the Chinese Imperial Navy, which landed at Qingwan Port, sailed upstream and swept across the entire Qingshui River, causing the south to lose at least tens of thousands of troops.

The Navy's First Fleet took advantage of Zheng's withdrawal of troops from various cities to Xunyang City, and sent its troops north to join the imperial army on the other side. It swept across with overwhelming force, causing tens of thousands of Zheng's troops to surrender.

Now, Zheng Guo has lost two-thirds of its territory, and the remaining Xunyang City and a few cities in the west have no strategic depth at all.

If the Zhou Dynasty and the Yue State did not send troops, once Xunyang City was captured, the Zheng State would be completely destroyed.

"I wonder how many troops our country still has?"

Ling Zhongxian asked casually.

Huang Zhengming, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, quickly stood up and responded loudly: "Back to Prime Minister, the troops that have been withdrawn from you now are about 30 troops, and we are in Baiya City, and the general still has [-] to [-] troops. .”

"Calculating this, if we join forces with the other two countries, we will have an army of 80 to [-], and such a strong city wall. I don't believe that we can't stop the [-] army of the Chinese Empire."

Ling Zhongxian only felt his confidence doubled.

Hearing so many troops injected a strong injection of blood into the crumbling Zheng court, which seemed to be full of vitality again.

In the main hall, Zheng Yuanjie had cleared away the gloom of the past few days, and his face looked much better.

At this moment, a general stumbled in.

"Lord, it's not good! Ding City has been lost, Ding City has been lost!"

the general shouted.

"What? Ding City fell?"

Zheng Yuanjie was shocked and his expression changed drastically.

All civil and military officials, including the Prime Minister and the Minister of War, suddenly froze in smiles.

"General Lin, what did you say? How could Ding City be lost? Where is the general?"

Huang Zhengming, Minister of War, asked angrily.

"The general was ambushed by the Chinese Empire and died in battle!"

General Lin responded loudly.

What?The general died in battle?

Zheng Yuanjie felt like the world was spinning and he slumped down on the dragon chair.

(End of this chapter)