Time passes slowly, and a few days have passed.

Zhanjing, the palace hall.

King Mu was sitting on the dragon chair, with several generals and several second-rank ministers standing under the steps.

These people are all his confidants.

At this moment, the Secretary of the Ministry of War is reporting on the current situation, "Your Majesty, I have received news that the Ningyou Mountain bandits have agreed to cooperate, have already raised troops, and are attacking Ningyou Fucheng..."

Before the Minister of War could finish speaking, King Mu frowned and said coldly, "The mud-legged people are just mud-legged people. They have no brains at all. If they attack a strong city at the first sign of trouble, this battle will definitely be protracted!"

The best way is to attack the small city of Ningyou, gradually encroach and expand itself, and then attack the city in total. This is the best strategy.

Attack a fortified city from the beginning. If you can't capture it, it will cause your own morale to be depressed!

The Minister of War nodded, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true!"

Then, he continued to report, "The Dali Dynasty has learned the news and has sent troops to two borders, intending to contain Weixi Army Town and Dingyue Army Town!"

When King Mu heard this, he smiled coldly, with a hint of joy.

He knew that Dali was definitely not well-intentioned, and he must have hoped that the chaos would be as bad as possible, so he could take advantage of the situation.

But no matter what, the other party's move helped him to a great extent.

In this way, these two major military towns will never dare to send too many troops!

"A message came out from the four major military towns. They were unwilling to surrender, so they all sent out troops. Dingyue Military Town, with a total strength of only 300,000, sent 100,000 troops, led by Jingxun, and went straight to the Ningyou Mountain Bandits!" said the Minister of War.

King Mu snorted after hearing this.

Dingyue Army Town is composed of Qin Yi's soldiers and horses, which are said to be extremely powerful, but the Ningyou Mountain bandits number as high as 250,000. With a strength difference of more than twice, they should be able to stop the opponent.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about this troop.

The Minister of War went on to say, "The Weixi Army has 450,000 troops in town and 150,000 troops are dispatched. They are heading towards Zhanjing!"

When King Mu heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

This force cannot be underestimated.

Although I don’t know how the troops and horses in Weixi Military Town compare to Dingyue Military Town, in the past, Weixi Military Town had to guard against Dali. All the best soldiers and generals were sent to Weixi Military Town, so the combat power must not be weak.

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After pondering for a moment, King Mu said, "Don't let them get here!"

Although Zhanjing is not their base camp, the Twenty-three Cities of Zhaolie Mansion are, but whichever party holds Zhanjing will have a great morale boost.

If Zhanjing is surrounded by enemy soldiers, although it may not be captured for a while, there is no guarantee that something will not happen.

Therefore, this enemy force must be defeated halfway!

With this in mind, King Mu said firmly, "Yan Anyi, you led 50,000 troops and set up an ambush halfway. And as news spread, I sent another 50,000 troops to attack the city in the northern part of the capital!"
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When the false news spread, and Yan Anyi did indeed lead his troops out of the city, the 150,000 soldiers and horses in Weixi Army Town would definitely fall into the trap and rush on their way, just to take advantage of the empty Zhanjing and attack the city as soon as possible.

At that time, it will be the day when they are ambushed and defeated!

When Yan Anyi heard this, admiration appeared in his eyes. He didn't expect King Mu to be so good at using tricks. He raised his hands and said, "The general will understand!"

King Mu turned his head and looked at the Minister of War, "Go on!"

"In addition to Dingyue Military Town and Weixi Military Town, the remaining two military towns have also sent troops. There are only 120,000 troops left in Shubei Military Town, and 60,000 troops have been sent to Panlian Mansion to attack us.

There are only 150,000 soldiers and horses in Andong Army Town, so we sent 80,000 troops to attack Zhaolie Mansion!" said the Minister of War.

King Mu frowned and pondered.

Zhaolie Mansion is his base camp, where he has worked hard for a long time. The headquarters of Chixin Sect is also there, and there is no room for failure.

However, there are only 160,000 soldiers and horses in the twenty-three cities of the whole government, and 70,000 are assigned to attack Panlian Mansion on the west side.

Therefore, there are only 90,000 soldiers and horses left in Zhaolie Mansion, which is not an advantage against the 80,000 soldiers in Andong Army Town.

If Zhanjing is besieged, that's it. Relying on the fortified city to defend it, it's easy to defend it for five or six months.

Among the many cities in Kezhaolie Mansion, most of them are small ones. If they are captured by enemy soldiers, not only will our side lose, but our morale will also plummet.

With this in mind, King Mu said, "Zhaolie Mansion cannot afford to lose anything. I must go north!"

He will personally command and call for martyrs to defeat Anton's troops!

After hearing this, everyone hurriedly advised, "Your Majesty, don't take risks yourself!"

"Your Majesty, you should sit guard in Zhanjing and coordinate the overall situation. In the end, I will go on your behalf and you will fight with all your strength to defeat the enemy!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

King Mu shook his head. There was nothing to guard in Zhanjing. It made no difference whether he was here or not.

But if Zhaolie Mansion loses, it will be difficult to come back, so he said firmly, "There is no need to persuade anymore, I have made up my mind. You stay in Zhanjing and you must be careful. If something goes wrong, I am the only one to ask you!"

King Mu said this, and everyone did not dare to persuade him any more, so they could only accept it.

They only hope that King Mu can defeat the enemy soldiers and return safely!

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After marching rapidly for several days, Qin Yi had entered Linzhan territory, bypassed the far right side of Zhaolie Mansion, and arrived at Yanyi Mansion.

After entering the Linzhan territory, he learned that not only had Zhanjing fallen, but all twenty-three cities in Zhaolie's mansion had surrendered to King Mu.

There are even rumors circulating that the headquarters of the Chixin Sect is in Zhaolie Mansion, and it is precisely because of the support of the Chixin Sect that King Mu has such a strong foundation.

This situation made Qin Yi extremely angry.

Unexpectedly, the main messenger behind the Chixin Sect is actually King Mu!

This guy is so well hidden.

I just don’t know how many faces the other party has, but he can be so good at pretending!

After restraining his anger, Qin Yi immediately sent out reconnaissance cavalry to inquire about the news.

Although the soldiers were very fast, they did not understand the situation at all and rushed to Zhanjing rashly, which was definitely asking for death.

Intelligence is also very important, allowing him to come up with more advantageous strategies based on the situation.

As for the Zhaolie Mansion rebels, he planned to ignore them for now.

The most important thing is to stabilize the situation first.

As long as Zhanjing is taken back, the hearts of the soldiers and the people can be stabilized, and then the rebels everywhere can be conquered one by one.

At this moment, he was already in the wilderness and ordered the whole army to camp and rest.

The reason why we stopped was not to wait for the scouts to report back, but because there was not much food and grass left in the army!

Zhaolie Mansion is full of rebels and cannot transport food from Liukang, so Qin Yi soldiers can only eat the dry food they brought when they returned for reinforcements.

Although he has ordered to go down and save food, no matter how much he saves, he cannot sustain it for long.

Now that several days have passed, the food and grass left in the army has bottomed out.

This is a huge problem that Qin Yi has encountered since returning aid.

If it is not handled well, at least the combat power will be weakened and morale will drop sharply, or at worst, it will collapse without attacking!

After thinking for a whole night, Qin Yi had no choice but to decide to go to a nearby city to beg for food and grass.

This is Yanyi Mansion, which has not been captured by the rebels. Many prefects and county magistrates have also expressed their attitude that they would rather die than surrender.

These people are from our own camp. If you ask them for food and grass, you should give it to them.

But in this way, the news may leak out, and it will no longer be possible to rush to Zhanjing in secret.

But no matter what, the food and grass problem must be solved first.

With this in mind, Qin Yi immediately said, "Mao Lifu, Chen Yu, you two bring a few people with me to Xuncheng!"

Xuncheng is the city closest to them in Yanyi Mansion.

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Xuncheng, county government hall.

The Xuncheng County Magistrate had a serious look on his face and was discussing matters of defending the city with his subordinates. As they chatted, everyone couldn't help but become worried.

They don't know what the situation is like in Zhanjing.

Was the empress imprisoned by King Mu, or she died tragically...

At this moment, a soldier rushed over and said, "Sir, at the city gate, there were five men wearing bamboo hats and covering their faces. They wanted to enter the city secretly, but they were stopped by the guards. They shouted that they wanted to enter the city.

When I see you, sir, I tell you that I have something to report!"

Because they are worried about spies being mixed in, all cities in various prefectures have strengthened city gate inspections. Everyone is subject to stricter interrogation, and only those who are not suspected can enter the city.

The Xuncheng County Magistrate was full of sorrow at this moment. How could he be in the mood to see these idle people? He immediately shouted, "If these people are spies, they will be captured and imprisoned. If they are innocent people, there is no need to pay attention to them. I have no time to see them!"

The soldier smiled bitterly and said, "I know my humble position, so I didn't dare to come and disturb you. It's just that these people said that they have news about the Commander-in-Chief!"
To be continued...