" The Frostwest Empire and the Southern Chieftains?"
Sure enough, everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing Li Anlan's words.
Let's not even talk about the southern chieftains; they're just a bunch of troublemakers, but they're not weak. If they could help Great Ning, they would be a powerful ally.
Furthermore, the Frostwest Empire is even more formidable; it's an empire whose strength is comparable to that of the Great Ning.
The recent actions of Xiliang in the Western Regions must have offended the Frostwest Empire. The Frostwest Empire certainly doesn't want to have another super-terrifying opponent, so it will inevitably have to help Great Ning.
If that's the case, Great Ning really does have a chance to turn things around.
Of course, there's a major prerequisite: they can't be surrounded and killed by Lin Yi; they must at least protect the emperor.
Some members of powerful families are weighing whether what they are giving up to help the emperor resist the Xiliang is proportional to what they will receive; otherwise, it would be better to ignore it.
Forehead!
Seeing his brothers so happy, Tan Cheng couldn't help but twitch his lips. "You guys always say that the Tianshui River is a natural barrier, but have you ever thought about it? The navy is also a symbol of Xiliang."
Can this really be held?
"Report! The Third Prince has sent an urgent message: the Min River area is under attack by Guan Yu's army of 100,000. The front lines have already collapsed, and they are requesting reinforcements!"
Just then, an urgent message arrived at the palace, instantly silencing the hall, followed by an explosion.
The Min River had actually fallen, and by a pirate led by Guan Yu. This was hard for everyone to accept, considering the considerable military strength along the Min River.
Damn, when it rains, it pours! This is just too unlucky.
"How is this possible? A pirate can cause such a huge disturbance? This is simply outrageous."
"A pirate army of 100,000—that's quite a force, equivalent to a regional warlord!"
"This is a huge problem. Moving the capital to the south isn't safe anymore."
Just when some hope had been gained, it was instantly wiped out.
puff!
After reading the battle report in his hand, Li Anlan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body slumped down.
Something really did happen in the South.
Guan Yu's army of 100,000 men marched to the Min River and actually managed to defeat the entire three counties of the Min River. Two-thirds of the entire Min River fell into Guan Yu's hands, with only his own son still holding out.
As for Yang Dongyu and Zhao Dezhu, they are simply unforgivable. These two actually retreated to Jiangling Commandery; are they just cowards who fear death?
He was planning to move the capital to Jiangling Commandery, but unexpectedly, Yang Dongyu and Zhao Dezhu moved to Jiangling Commandery before him. Guan Yu's next target will definitely be Jiangling Commandery.
This south isn't safe either!
He couldn't help but look at Qin Li and said in a deep voice, "Qin Aiqing, isn't Guan Yu just a pirate? How could he have 100,000 elite troops? Did you discover this beforehand?"
How could a pirate possibly possess such strength, causing the entire Min River region to suffer repeated defeats? This is utterly absurd.
"Your Majesty, Guan Yu only had tens of thousands of men under his command before, and they relied on their invincible pirate ships to raid coastal areas. There's no reason why the three counties of the Min River couldn't stop him." Qin Li frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.
During this period, his attention was focused on Xiliang, and he really didn't notice the problems in the Min River region.
In his view, although he was a notorious thief, he was still just a pirate and couldn't cause any real trouble. But now things were a bit strange; this guy now had an army of 100,000—that was developing way too fast!
Is being a pirate really that lucrative these days?
So here's the problem: moving the capital to Jiangling Commandery now might not be safe either.
He looked at Li Anlan; this situation was not good.
Li Anlan took a deep breath. He had originally planned to move the capital to Jiangling Commandery, but now Jiangling Commandery was also facing this trouble. It was possible that Guan Yu would have already reached Jiangling Commandery Jiangling Commandery before he even arrived.
This requires careful consideration.
Furthermore, there's Ma Chao's 100,000-strong army surrounding us. If we don't deal with these 100,000 troops, it's wishful thinking to successfully leave the capital. So we need to weigh the options carefully.
He said in a deep voice, "This matter needs to be discussed. For now, the capital still needs to be defended to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the situation. I'll leave this matter to the Grand Commandant!"
At this moment, he couldn't care less about pursuing responsibility for the defeat; he needed to go down and carefully study the future of Great Ning, as the situation was quite serious.
"Your subject obeys the decree!" Qin Li sighed and accepted the task.
Whether or not to relocate the capital is another matter, but defense is essential. If the Xiliang were to become so reckless as to invade directly, then everything would be over.
Why!
The ministers left the palace one by one with grim faces. At that moment, they felt as if dark clouds were pressing down on the city, which made them feel truly terrified.
The thought of an army of 600,000 approaching is terrifying; it could be deadly.
Soon, news of the fall of Wuning Commandery spread among the people, causing an uproar.
The Xiliang were incredibly powerful!
Some scholars couldn't help but speak up, expressing their doubts. "What's going on? Is Xiliang really that powerful? They took Wuning Commandery in just one day, and that's an army of 300,000!"
The emperor's brother-in-law was a notoriously tough character, yet he couldn't even last a day. That's a bit too outrageous.
snort!
Upon hearing his words, the merchant who had been to the Western Regions couldn't help but sneer, saying disdainfully, "What do you know? Do you even know what kind of treatment people from Xiliang receive in the Western Regions?"
"What kind of treatment they receive, and what does that have to do with the strength of Xiliang?"
"In several countries in the Western Regions, as long as you possess a travel permit from Xiliang, you will be treated as an honored guest. If anything happens, you might even be received by the king himself. What do you think?"
"Holy crap, is this outrageous?"
Many ordinary people didn't understand either. They were all human beings, so why were they treated differently? Even Great Ning didn't receive this treatment, so why should Xiliang, a mere vassal state, be treated this way?
"What makes you think that Xiliang is a symbol of power?"
" The Western Regions have a large and powerful population, right? The 80,000-strong army of the Prince of Xiliang swept through the two major kingdoms of the Western Regions, leaving Western Regions of blood flowing."
"Such terrifying fighting power terrified the other countries, and the king personally went to Xiliang to apologize. Do you know what that means?"
" The Northern Barbarians is a ruthless character!"
" The Prince of Xiliang personally led his troops to invade their lair, and now it is said that the entire grassland is littered with corpses. Even dogs dare not bark loudly on the grassland now."
"Not to mention anything far away, the death of that villain Ning Kun also involved an army of 300,000, and they couldn't even hold out for a day. The strength of Xiliang is explosive!"
Seeing the stunned crowd, a man in black spoke excitedly.