Zhu Youzhen, who suffered a great blow, almost fainted. After all, since he inherited the position of Emperor Liang, he has been in anxiety... His brother-in-law Zhao Yan once supported the throne and was one of the few close ministers who could be trusted and relied on by Zhu Youzhen. As a result, at the most dangerous moment, Zhao Yan would abandon him...

Zhu Youzhen also knew very well that Zhao Yan's departure also meant that he gave up the power he held in the Liang Dynasty and the other wealth that he could not take away in the end. However, he would rather escape from Chang'an as soon as possible, which also meant that Zhao Yan believed that Liang State would inevitably be unable to defend it and would eventually be defeated by the enemy like Wei and Jin.

But the danger of national destruction is imminent. Even if Zhu Youzhen intends to issue an order to arrest Zhao Yan, who has abandoned the king to escape, the 5,000 cavalry commanded by Kang Yanxiao, will immediately kill him to the city of Chang'an...

The generals and soldiers under their command who found the enemy's traces suddenly shrank. When they stared into the distance, they still looked a little frightened on their faces.

On the horizon to the north, the rolling smoke and dust rose became denser, until it was about to cover half of the sky. Many Liang soldiers heard the news of the Wei cavalry coming, and rushed to look at it in panic. They also heard the sound of thunder-like hooves coming one after another, and became clearer. The dense black spots were sweeping towards Chang'an City, just like ants carrying food in the nest.

In front of the cavalry formation, flags marked Kang Yanxiao's identity fluttered in the wind. When the Liang generals and soldiers above the city were trembling and frightened, the cavalry that was swept up to the place hundreds of steps away from the city wall began to slow down. Looking at the posture, it seemed that they were also deliberately trying to demonstrate to the king and ministers of Liang and the city. The cavalry formation stretched out to the wings, and the knights held out rows of sharp weapons to reflect the cold sky. Suddenly, they let out loud and long howls in unison!

Kang Yanxiao was holding the weapons in his hands, galloping back and forth in front of the formation with his horse showing his might. His pair of tricks stared at the heads vaguely surging on the heads of the city. In fact, he knew very well that even with five thousand cavalry, it would be impossible to cross the city walls of Chang'an.

However, Kang Yanxiao estimated that the number of defenders in the capital of Daliang is limited. If the opponent plans to go out of the city to fight and kill him to lose his armor, it will be enough to cause a more fatal blow to the morale of the Liang army in the city. Even if the ruler and ministers of the Liang Kingdom have been unable to retreat... Zhu Youzhen is also very clear about his situation. Five thousand cavalrymen are enough to force him into a dilemma of waiting for death. I believe that his mentality has collapsed now, how long can he last?

As Kang Yanxiao expected, when Zhu Youzhen, who was unable to sleep and eat all day long, heard that the Wei army cavalry was killed by the city, hurriedly rushed to the city gate north of Chang'an with several ministers. After witnessing the murderous momentum of the enemy cavalry outside the city, Zhu Youzhen, whose pale face trembled more and more violently. Suddenly, he turned his head and summoned the one beside him. However, Liang's noble minister who had not met for a long time asked:

"Respect... I've always heard from you. It's so urgent. I hope you don't want to hold a grudge. What should I do if I do in this situation..."

Jing Xiang, the chief adviser of Zhu Wen, the founding emperor of Liang State, not only shows his old age, but also the founding hero of the country who was the most valued, but the eyebrows are still mixed with a bit of depression and unsuccessful vicissitudes...

Even though he was suppressed and excluded by Zhao Yan and others, Ke Jingxiang still wrote a letter to advise Zhu Youzhen to be in the deep palace, and those who planned major events with him and were in charge of military affairs were close ministers around him. This was really hard to predict the movements of the enemy's army in advance.

Jingxiang also wrote a letter to advise that when Zhu Wen was alive, he often fought with his generals. Although he had suffered a crushing defeat in the Xuanwu Army, he was able to respond to the enemy's movements in a timely manner. Zhu Youzhen should have always consulted with his old generals and ministers at that time and arranged appropriate candidates to guard the key barriers such as Tongguan, otherwise the country would sooner or later have great troubles...

However, Jing Xiang was working harder, and Zhao Yan slandered that he was just resentful because he felt crooked and depressed, so he intended to lobby His Majesty again to reuse him, an old minister who had high founding achievements... After all, there was a difference in closeness and alienation. At that time, Zhu Youzhen naturally trusted Zhao Yan more, so Jing Xiang's memorials were not necessary. If you were a hero of the father's generation, just stay at home and enjoy a peaceful life...

However, after Zhao Yan left, Zhu Youzhen remembered Jing Xiang, a founding hero who followed his father for twenty or thirty years, and even Zhu Wen obeyed his words.

However, Jingxiang looked at Zhu Youzhen who was tearful and staring at him with tears in his eyes. He was also full of regret and gloomy expressions... Even if the military matters were in the past, Zhu Wen had to ask him for his opinion. But from the beginning, Jingxiang bluntly stated that he did not like military positions and only wanted to be a civil servant... He was never the kind of military counselor who could plan and win thousands of miles away, nor was Zhuge Liang, who was very wise and close to the demon in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "the feather fan and the scarpment, the masts and oars were destroyed while chatting and laughing."

Jing Xiang is more inclined to civil officials like Xiao He. The strategy of planning the country's long-term development plan for three, five and ten years is his master's ability. However, Jing Xiang used tricks to retreat the enemy's army under such circumstances... Don't say that he is a clever military adviser and adviser, he cannot reverse Zhu Youzhen's destruction of the country. This is too difficult for Jing Xiang.

However, facing Zhu Youzhen, who seemed to have regarded himself as the last straw, Jingxiang had to exhaust his mind. After thinking about it, he sighed sadly and said:

"Now the Wei cavalry has already reached the city of Chang'an. Duan Ning led his troops to Sanyuan. Fuping set up defenses and resisted, but was tightly restrained and could not come to rescue him... I was pacified and governed the Dingnan Army, which was in charge of Xia, Sui, Yin You and Yan, and although I was always close to him, there were two major countries in Wei and Jin in the north, so it was difficult to ask for reinforcements, or to seek revenge in the north... Moreover, in this situation, the Dingnan Army was very likely to be unwilling to be enemies of major countries such as Wei and Jin, and to show goodwill, which would be detrimental to Your Majesty;

If you ask Your Majesty to gather the troops in the city and flee south to avoid disaster... But the Shu emperor Jian's heart was even deeper. When the late emperor was alive, he was afraid of the strength of the Daliang nationality and was willing to show good news. Now our Liang Kingdom is in danger, and coupled with the previous incident... Nantou Shu Kingdom is afraid that he will seek death;

There are many Tubo tribes, and when our country is prosperous, we can deal with it for profit, but when our country is in danger, it is not enough to rely on it... If Chang'an is ultimately unable to be protected, if I ask Your Majesty to break through the siege and move west to Fengxiang Mansion, will Your Majesty be willing to obey?"

Zhu Youzhen was stunned when he heard this. Then he immediately remembered Zhao Yan who was deviating from him during the national crisis. He suddenly felt a sense of pain. He smiled miserably and sighed:

"The situation is already like this. If you leave Chang'an, who can protect you from this building?"

Originally, according to the official trajectory, Kang Yanxiao made a surprise attack on the Xuanwu army Bianliang. Some ministers in the court strongly advised Zhu Youzhen to go west to Luoyang and then gather Liang troops from all over the country to continue to fight against the Later Tang army. However, Zhu Youzhen, who was also completely disheartened at the time, refused to flee, thinking that he knew that once he left Bianliang, he would not guarantee that the court officials would continue to be loyal to him...

What's more, Kang Yanxiao has now killed the city of Chang'an. Whether he can break through and surrender to Fengxiang Mansion is still a matter of different opinions. Zhu Youzhen, who was even more disappointed, is now just a thought: if he really cannot force his retreat to Wei and Jin, even if he wants to die, he will die in Chang'an.

After hearing this, Jingxiang was silent for a moment, but suddenly he said:

"Your Majesty has such a heart... I am afraid that the strategy I have recommended is not to be able to protect my country's fortune. I can only say that I have added some hope to protect your royal family... But this suggestion is really worthy of the grace of the late emperor... After hearing this, I will be sentenced to death by the old minister..."
Chapter completed!