"The Emperor Chengyun ordered your troops not to rush back to the capital. Your first priority is to destroy the invading enemy forces. If your troops are properly commanded, you will be able to accomplish this. If the enemy troops are not destroyed, there is no need to return to the capital..."

The imperial edict was read out every anniversary by the imperial government officials.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Your Majesty has given a fatal order. This enemy army must be wiped out. If this is not done, there is no need to go back.

Just don’t have to go back to defense?

Isn't there still an enemy force wreaking havoc in the hinterland?

And the current situation is not optimistic. We have just suffered losses.

"Deputy Commander Xia, take the order."

"Xia Hong accepts the order!"

Everyone stood up.

Niannian Jun continued: "His Majesty has been paying attention to the movements of your troops, so he sent me to report it. Sure enough, he found it."

Everyone nodded.

They have returned to China and want to return to Beijing quickly. There is only one way, so they can naturally find it.

"This battle is really...hard to describe in words."

Zhou Nianjun sighed: "The defeat is a foregone conclusion. It is enough for the enemy to invade our country of Liang. It would be too embarrassing to allow them to evacuate safely. Therefore, Your Majesty demands that they must be kept!"

"This enemy army is all the elite of Dakang. If we can destroy it, it will be a big loss to them. At the same time, it can also save some face for me, Daliang."

It's really sad to have to say this.

"Deputy Commander Xia, we can't let anything go wrong again!"

Zhou Junjun looked at Xia Hong calmly.

Xia Hong was speechless.

This means that the previous defeat was my fault.

Does it have anything to do with me?

But he didn't dare to say this, so he had to nod his head in agreement.

"Your Majesty knew that when the troops were mobilized to return to defense, the enemy troops would attack on the way they came, so he sent me to deliver the message and take the opportunity to destroy them."

"Yes, the enemy thinks they are smart, but in fact we have already seen through it."

Xia Hong said: "The enemy has appeared."

"Then there's nothing wrong?"

Jiannian felt that something was not right about the atmosphere.

"No, we will definitely wipe out this enemy army."

Xia Hong decisively concealed the battle damage.

If I report this back, I'm afraid I will inevitably be held accountable, but as long as the enemy troops are eliminated, there will be no problem.

Li Bingkun wanted to speak, but held back...

"That's it."

Niannian Jun said again: "Your Majesty means to deal with the enemy forces in this area and not go any further. This area is sparsely populated and has less impact on the people."

"If possible, try not to let the enemy troops return home!"

All the generals looked solemn.

This is extremely difficult.

The cavalry comes and goes like the wind, so it is not easy to intercept them.

It seems that His Majesty is too angry.

This enemy army must be wiped out of its evil spirit...

"Isn't it true that there is still an enemy army wandering in the hinterland of Daliang? How should we deal with it if we don't return to defense?"

Li Bingkun asked a question.

"Since the emergence of the enemy, we have been deploying troops from various places for defense. Now we have assembled some troops, and 100,000 border guards will be transferred back."

"Border Guards?"

Several people frowned.

The border garrison refers to the troops stationed by Wei and Liang, and there are 300,000 troops reserved for defense.

But I didn't dare to mobilize before because I was worried that Wei Guo would take the opportunity to attack.

"Do you dare to use this force?"

"Since Your Majesty dares to use it, there must be no problem. I don't know the specific details."

"good!"

Xia Hong said coldly: "It's better this way. I can deal with it with all my strength and destroy it!"

He took a breath.

Before, I had to worry about returning to defense, but now I don’t have to, I can devote myself to fighting the enemy!

"By the way, is there any news from Commander Zong?"

"Not yet."

"Report the news as soon as possible. Your Majesty takes this matter very seriously."

Xia Hong was slightly happy in his heart.

To take it very seriously means to be very angry.

But it's not certain whether I can come back.

"Okay, that's it, I will return immediately."

"Are you leaving now?"

"I have to return to Beijing to resume my duties."

Niannian Jun said in a deep voice: "The enemy must be annihilated. This is His Majesty's death order!"

He emphasized again.

"In fact, it is enough to force the enemy to leave based on the current situation. After all, the enemy is strong. If we insist on destroying it, our army will suffer heavy losses. Preserving our strength is the most important thing."

Li Bingkun expressed his opinion.

"I did think so at first, but something happened that made His Majesty and even the entire court officials extremely angry."

"What's up?"

Anniversary sighed deeply.

"It's a shameful thing to say..."

Back in time.

Just when Xia Hong led the army back to defend, Bianjing took the lead in announcing the news.

The reason is simple.

There was a major failure in the attack on Kang this time. Although we are extremely unwilling to do so, we should still end the war as soon as possible.

The purpose of releasing the news is to scare the invading enemy troops and make them leave quickly.

Such long-term destruction and intrusion has had too great a negative impact.

At the same time, they have also been deploying and concentrating troops with surrounding areas for defense, which has been effective.

Now they clearly found that the enemy's strength here had decreased, and they knew that they must be returning to attack the defensive forces.

They were prepared and concentrated their forces back on defense instead of spreading out.

If the enemy's attack fails, they will definitely leave.

But before that, something happened.

A large number of Zhenbei troops once again came outside Bianjing City to show off their power and bluntly asked Emperor Wu of Liang to come out and answer the question.

This matter attracted the attention of the Liang Dynasty court, and many officials came to the city wall.

The city defense general replied loudly: "You are just small enemy bandits, how can you have the right to ask me to answer to His Majesty?"

"Ha ha!"

Bai Shaoyuan came to the city and laughed and said: "Before setting off for the expedition, His Majesty Yuanwu asked us to tell Emperor Wu of Liang something. Since he is unwilling to come out, it is the same for you to make the announcement."

"Actually, there is only one sentence, and that is to ask Emperor Wu of Liang to change his reign name. The so-called Liang Wu is nothing more than this, and he is not worthy of the title of Emperor Wu at all!"

"The thief is arrogant!"
To be continued...