In Jiankang, the Southern Dynasty, before the sky was dawn, people gradually heard the Qinhuai River. In the Taicheng Palace Pavilion, Chen Xu, the leader of the Southern Dynasty, was sitting on the dragon couch, and the fiery red dragon robe made his already pale face dim.

But the beads in front of the sky-sky crown were hanging down, and the expression of this Majesty could not be seen clearly... Chen Xu touched the jade-stricken lion on the table, lowered his eyelids, and ignored the crying and complaining of the man below the steps.

"...Your Majesty, the tyrant Gao Wei invaded our territory and destroyed our ancestral temples, Guanzhong, Longyou, Jinnan, and Henan all fell into his hands. Although our lord rose up and attacked, he could not stop Gao Wei's general trend. I beg Your Majesty to send troops to help me recover my hometown. My lord is willing to cut off Jingxiang and give it to your friends!... In order to show his sincerity, my lord is willing to send Wang Bao and Yu Xin back and let Your Majesty deal with it."

The obedience at the steps was different from that of the Southern Dynasties. It was Du Gao, the envoy of Zhou State. Yuwen Yong fled to Shu and didn't even care about resting. He hurriedly sent Du Gao to the Southern Dynasties to ask for reinforcements from the Southern Dynasties to control the Northern Qi together... Du Gao said that when he was urgent, he lay on the ground and cried loudly, without the solemn and decent face of the envoys of the country. There was already someone in the hall showing sympathy.

The ministers of the country who lost their country revealed their feelings, and even the iron man would cry in pain, but Chen Xu was indifferent from beginning to end... It was not that he was so tidy, but that the situation was too fast, and even he didn't have time to react.

Yuwen Yong occupied the dangers of Guanzhong and the solidity of the Junhan. The soldiers under his command had at least 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers. That's it?

Chen Xu felt very absurd, and then he was confused. In his eyes, although there was a gap in strength between Northern Qi and Northern Zhou, the gap would not be very big. Northern Zhou could not annihilate Northern Qi, and it would be easy to restrain Gao Wei as an ally. After all, when the Northern Qi was settled, the enemy of life and death was Zhou, not the Southern Dynasty. The national policy of focusing on the northwest and neglecting the southeast would not change, and the Southern Dynasty would have the opportunity to take advantage of it.

Therefore, as soon as he heard that the war between Zhou and Qi was in stalemate, Chen Xu immediately raised his troops to Huainan, intending to regain lost territory and take all Huainan and Huainan. This was supported by all ministers, but no one expected that Gao Wei sharpened his sword this time, regardless of the beginning and end, and took the life gate to specifically demand Yuwen Yong's life. He did not expect that these hundreds of thousands of Qi troops could really wipe out the Zhou State like blowing the lights and pulling wax!

He thought that even if Gao Wei was surprised to be incredibly lucky, the two sides would have to fight at least for the first half of the year. Who would have thought that the Northern Zhou Dynasty would be defeated so quickly. Not only did Hongnong lose, but also the basic foundation of Guanzhong was lost...

Chen Xu is now in a difficult situation!

After all, Chen Xu was the one who was betraying the alliance, and the righteousness was in the hands of Gao Wei. If the Southern Dynasties had already taken Huainan at this time, Chen Xu naturally didn't have to worry about anything, it was just a verbal battle. But the problem now is that the Southern Dynasties' Northern Expedition goal was only half completed, and the time was too short, and Wu Mingche's military attack was far from Shouyang, let alone waiting for an opportunity to fight Wang Lin.

The most optimistic one in this battle is probably going to take half a year.

Before his side was over, Gao Wei had already made a free move. When he transferred his army back to Ye and immediately went south to counterattack, wouldn’t this northern expedition become a joke?

The more Chen Xu thought about it, the more he felt that the future was slim. With insufficient confidence, he naturally became less enthusiastic about the Great Zhou, which almost lost his country. After Du Gao finished his statement, he just said indifferently:

"I already know your lord's intentions. This matter is very important. I will discuss with all the ministers and ministers. Fortunately, you are suffering, so go down and rest."

After saying that, a few people came up to ask Du Gao to go down. Du Gao wanted to say a few more words, but he saw that Master Chen looked faint and did not dare to say more. He bowed and then went down... Chen Xu pressed his temples tiredly, closed his eyes for a long time, and suddenly sighed and said:

"Gao Wei unified the north, and his national strength was even stronger than Wei before. Zhou State was in a dangerous position and was armed with hundreds of thousands of armors. He was not a match for Qi State, and his country was destroyed and his family was destroyed. He rushed to Shu. I heard that even Zhou Hou had become Gao Wei's prisoner... I did not hesitate to bear the alliance and seize Huainan while he was expeditioning the west. Is it right or wrong?"

The ministers in the palace looked at each other in a daze, and then Xu Ling went out and asked, "Your Majesty has the desire to retreat?"

He was so polite about this question, but Chen Xu opened his eyes and looked at Xu Ling, but there was no angriness in his expression: "Our dynasty is not as strong as the Northern dynasty. The only allies who can support were defeated again and almost destroyed the country. I am afraid that they will not be able to count on them in the future... The things they promised were also in their hands, except for Wang Bao and Yu Xin, which was what they could give?"

Chen Xu put down the jade-suppressing lion in his hand and sighed: "Wang Bao, although Yu Xin is famous for his long-term literary world, I also want them to come back very much, but a pen from a Confucian scholar cannot be a army of thousands of horses."

Wang Bao and Yu Xin were both Wenzong of the same generation. They were both captured and captured to Chang'an after the fall of Jiangling. The Northern Dynasties were brave and also liked to decorate their appearances in literary affairs. There were many famous generals who were used to fighting in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but few of them were famous. Therefore, they highly praised them and treated them with courtesy. Last year, when the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Southern Chen formed a secret alliance, Chen Xu asked Zhou State for the two in order to test the sincerity of the Zhou State, but both were harshly rejected.

Now, in order to fight against Qi, Zhou State actually took these two figures who regarded as treasures as bargains. Chen Xu didn't want them anymore... After all, no matter how powerful a nerd is, he is just a nerd, and he will die if he stabs him.

After hearing this, Xu Ling frowned tightly and said again: "The Zhou State lost Guanzhong, after all, there is Shuzhong, but Shu State was a corner of the past, but our dynasty lost Jingxiang and the two Huai Rivers. The situation was not as good as Sun Wu in the past."

Chen Xu said silently and heard him say, "Since the Jin Dynasty crossed south, all those who had done this in the Southern Dynasty wanted to fight the Northern Expedition. In the first year of Jianwu in Jin, Zu Di fought the Northern Expedition; in the fifth year of Xiankang in Jin, Yu Liang fought the Northern Expedition; in the ninth year of Yonghe in Jin, Yin Hao fought the Northern Expedition; in the third year of Jin, Xie Wan fought the Northern Expedition..."

Xu Ling looked excited and talked endlessly. Chen Xu frowned, and finally glared at him, shouting in a deep voice: "Enough."

"...The tenth year of Yonghe in Jin Dynasty, the twelfth year of Yonghe, the fourth year of Taihe, and the three northern expeditions..." Xu Ling spoke quickly.

"—Xu Qing, I said, it's enough!"

"... In the fourth year of Tianjian in Liang, Xiao Hong made an Northern Expedition; in the third year of Datong in Liang, Chen Qing's Expedition; in the first year of Taiqing in Liang, Xiao Yuanming made an Northern Expedition! When our dynasty was in this dynasty, we had to make an Northern Expedition!" Xu Ling finally finished reporting, bowed to Chen Xu first, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Northern Expedition was to recover the territory of territory and unify the world; Emperor Wen of Song had no intention of influencing the Northern Expedition to recover the Henan land captured by Liu Yu. As for Xiao Qi and Xiao Liang, the court only competed with the Northern Dynasties in Zhongli and Shouyang. When our dynasty, even the land of Jiangbei could not be protected. Your Majesty, if you do not recover Huainan to consolidate the border defense, how should we resist them? Your Majesty clearly understands it!"

At the end, the man took off his hat in front of Chen Xu, and cried like Du Gao, as if he had expected the country to collapse in the future... All the ministers in the palace were speechless, their minds were shocked, and they could not make a sound.

Chen Xu had already retreated, but Xu Ling had disagreements with him and was about to scold him, but after being robbed by Xu Ling, his thoughts became shaken again. He was hesitant for a moment and was in a dilemma!
Chapter completed!