Chapter 69: Peace Requests from All Places
Fireworks pass.

The flags of Dayan are flying.

The commander of the central army led the army into Yanhuo Pass and without hesitation, immediately ordered an attack on the counties of Changzhou.

Everyone depends on their ability!

Da Yan and Ye Jiuxing cooperated without clearly stipulating what should and should not be done.

In short, as long as it means attacking the Dayu Dynasty, everything is possible.

the most critical.

Whoever occupies the area owns it.

In this case, what are we waiting for? The natural thing is to concentrate our forces, expand madly, capture Changzhou in the shortest time possible, and take the territory into our own hands. That is the real benefit.

Moreover, now is a great time to expand.

Almost all the troops of the Dayu Dynasty were attracted to the Tianzhou and Changzhou territories. Except for the troops of Yanhuoguan, all the troops of other county towns were transferred away, so they could almost sweep through the area.

As it turned out, the leader of the central army was right.

It only took three short days.

The army of the Great Yan Dynasty occupied almost the entire Changzhou.

The only city that has not fallen is Hongcheng, the capital of Changzhou. Its governor Yan Congjun is resisting tenaciously with the power of luck.

But without reinforcements, we will fall sooner or later.

Dayan sends troops!

Changzhou border lost!

The provincial capital, Hongcheng, is in danger!

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar in Dayu, making countless court officials panic.

The empress was so busy that she was overwhelmed and confused.

Civil strife!

Foreign enemies invade!

These are two completely different things!
The most upsetting thing is that these two things happened at the same time.

If Changzhou falls again, half of the Dayu Dynasty will change hands.

The empress had no other choice but to convene a court meeting immediately to discuss strategies to repel the enemy.

Imperial court.

All civil and military officials gathered.

Every minister had an expression of unresolved sorrow on his face, with frowned brows and silence, making the atmosphere extremely solemn.

The empress was wearing an imperial robe and sitting on a chair. She looked down at the civil and military officials with a bit of anxiety.

She took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The Great Yan Dynasty has sent troops to occupy most of Changzhou. Do you have any plan to repel the enemy?"

The civil and military ministers were silent.

Repel the enemy?
The ranks of military commanders all lowered their heads.

fight?

They are not afraid, but the problem is that now all the troops of the Dayu Dynasty have been transferred to Wangxing City. Except for the Holy Dragon Legion guarding the imperial city, no other troops can be mobilized.

It's impossible to fight against the Great Yan Iron Hoof with bare hands!

This court meeting was destined to have nothing to do with military generals.

Moreover.

With the current national strength of the Dayu Dynasty, it is not capable of fighting a war on two fronts.

The civil officials all had frowns on their faces at this time.

beat?
Definitely not!

If either side loses the Liangzhou battlefield or the Changzhou battlefield, the country will be in danger of being destroyed.

If we can’t fight, then we can only negotiate peace!
But the problem is that they are not sure they can persuade the Great Yan Dynasty to withdraw its troops!

The empress waited for a while, but no one responded. Her face turned cold and she said in a deep voice, "Prime Minister, you speak!"

Wang Ya stepped out of the line, thought for a while, and said with a folded hand: "Your Majesty, the only solution now is to sacrifice some interests and make the Great Yan Dynasty withdraw its troops!"

"How much sacrifice?"

the empress asked.

"Changzhou!" Wang Ya exhaled.

boom!
As soon as these two words came out, the whole hall was boiling.

The military commanders in particular gnashed their teeth. Someone immediately jumped out and said in a cold voice, "Prime Minister, you are so generous! You lost a state just by talking!"

Wang Ya was not angry, and asked calmly: "Does the general have a plan to resist the enemy?"

The general gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't, but Changzhou was won by us with every sword and every gun. We must not lose it!"

"Compared to the loss of a country, what is the loss of a state?"

Wang Ya turned around abruptly and pointed at the map beside him. "Xingzhou is lost, Liangzhou is lost, Luojing City is lost. Our Dayu Dynasty has reached a critical moment of survival!"

"To save the country, we must have the courage and determination to make decisive decisions!"

"What is Changzhou?"

Wang Ya continued, "As long as we can defeat Ye Jiuxing and preserve the Dayu Dynasty, that is what we must do first! To put it bluntly, only when Dayu is not destroyed can you enjoy wealth and glory!"

These words left the generals speechless.

They also understand this.

But they felt sad just thinking about ceding an entire state with their own hands.

Eight states!

It’s only been a few months and already three states have been lost!

Half of Dayu has fallen into the hands of bandits!

"Can you find allies?"

The empress was also a little reluctant, and then she seemed to think of something, her eyes lit up, and asked: "I remember that the Great Yan Dynasty has an old enemy, why don't we form an alliance with them and fight against the Great Yan Dynasty?"

"inappropriate!"

Wang Ya shook his head. "The old enemy of the Great Yan Dynasty is called the Han Kingdom, which is located to the north of the Great Yan Dynasty. Even if we send a warrior from the Yin-Yang realm to make a mission, it will take three to five days to go back and forth even if we travel day and night!"

"It's been too long. Maybe the Great Yan Dynasty has already conquered Hongcheng while we were on the road!"

"Also, even if we propose an alliance, the Han Nation may not accept it!"

At this point, Wang Ya paused for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude! I heard that the commander of the Great Yan Dynasty's army this time is the leader of the Central Army! This person is the number one general of the Great Yan Dynasty, with great strength and a precedent of killing saints!"

"With this man leading the army, it stands to reason that they should have captured Changcheng long ago."

The empress frowned and said, "Prime Minister, are you trying to boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige?"

"no!"

Wang Ya explained: "I just think that the reason why Da Yan has not been conquered for a long time is not because of lack of strength, but because they want to see our attitude!"

"Dayan is not Ye Jiuxing. They just want to get a piece of the pie and don't want to fight us to death. Our top priority is still Ye Jiuxing!"

Does Dayan want to fight to the death?

Do not!
Dayan just wants benefits, and whether to withdraw troops or not depends more on whether the benefits are enough.

The empress's expression changed and she was undecided.

Do you really want to give up Changzhou?
Big Yan thief!

hateful!

Choose this time to fight!
The empress pondered over it, smiled bitterly, and said in a deep voice: "Send an order, Wang Ya will form an envoy team to go to the Great Yan Dynasty!"

"As ordered!"

Wang Ya bowed deeply.

The empress looked around the hall and thought of Ye Jiuxing again. When Ye Jiuxing was in power in the past, he could always find a solution no matter how dangerous the situation was.

At this moment, none of the ministers in the hall had any good ideas.

It's all garbage!
"Humph!"

The empress thought about it, threw off her imperial robe, stood up, turned around and left the court.

The moment she turned around, a complicated look flashed deep in her eyes.

She is thinking.
If Ye Jiuxing encountered such a thing, what would he do?
Cede land in exchange for peace?
Most likely not!

In her impression, Ye Jiuxing had never lost.

The civil and military ministers were unaware of what the empress was thinking. At this moment, they were angrily cursing Ye Jiuxing.

In their opinion, the disaster that befell the Dayu Dynasty was entirely due to Ye Jiuxing.

(End of this chapter)