When the news of Maling's defeat spread back to Xinzheng, it not only caused an uproar in South Korea, but also made the Korean monarchs and ministers extremely vigilant.

Maling is only a few dozen miles away from Xinzheng, so it can be said to be within easy reach.

After the 40,000 Wei troops defeated the Korean army in the Battle of Maling, they were bound to continue marching westward and threaten the Korean capital Xinzheng with a great victory.

Although it seems peaceful outside Xinzheng City at the moment, it is possible that 40,000 Wei troops will approach the city soon.

In order to cope with the possible war that may follow, Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, quickly entered a state of war preparation.

That is to say, while the Korean army in the city continued to strengthen the defense of Xinzheng, the footsteps of the Wei army had already appeared outside Xinzheng.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

A burst of anxious shouts rang out in the Korean palace, and then a palace official was seen running quickly into the main hall in front.

He bowed forward and then heard the palace man say breathlessly: "Your Majesty... it's not good... Wei Jun... has appeared."

After hearing the news that the palace officials said intermittently, Han Hou Han Ruoshan, who was reviewing the memorial, immediately stood up from behind a few cases.

Quickly walking to the sword stand, Han Ruoshan quickly took off a sharp sword from it, and then rushed out of the main hall door with the sharp sword in hand.

"I want to go up to the city wall and see for myself."

A moment later, accompanied by the neighing of a war horse, Han Ruoshan slowly jumped down from the stopped carriage with his left hand pressing the hilt of the long sword hanging on his waist.

Taking a look at the several Korean generals waiting in front, Han Ruoshan did not stop, but walked directly towards the steps of the city wall.

While walking forward quickly, Han Ruoshan asked, "How is the situation outside the city?"

"Your Majesty, about 40,000 Wei troops are building a camp outside the city at the moment. They should not attack Xinzheng in the short term." In response to Han Ruoshan's inquiry, the Korean general who followed him bowed and replied.

While they were talking, several people had already walked up the stairs and stood at the top of Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea.

Standing behind the parapet, Han Ruoshan looked solemn and began to look at the Wei army in front of him.

Following Han Ruoshan's line of sight, we can see that an orderly and heavily guarded camp is being built outside Xinzheng City.

Looking at the red flags in his sight, Han Ruoshan's heart was ignited with anger again.

In the Battle of Maling, South Korea had already suffered a humiliation. Now that the Wei army is approaching the city of Xinzheng, South Korea has lost even more face.

If we cannot take advantage of the Wei army's unstable footing to launch a powerful offensive against the Wei army on the opposite side, I am afraid that the Wei army outside the city will become even more aggressive.

Thinking of this, an idea appeared in Han Ruoshan's mind.

"Someone is coming!"

"exist."

Looking quietly at Wei Jun in front of him, Han Ruoshan's expression gradually became ferocious, "Wei Jun built a camp in such a majestic way, it is clear that he did not take South Korea seriously."

"Pass the military order to the few men and assemble the army to fight."

Just when Han Ruoshan had just issued this military order and the Korean general behind him was about to execute it, a burst of footsteps appeared behind Han Ruoshan.

"Your Majesty, you must not go into battle blindly."

Hearing this extremely familiar voice, the expression on Han Ruoshan's face changed. How could he not guess the identity of this person after having known him for so many years?

That's right, the person climbing up the city wall at this moment is none other than Han Prime Minister Han Ye.

After a burst of footsteps coming from far and near, Han Ye climbed to the top of the city of Xinzheng, and then came behind Han Ruoshan in a few steps.

"I would like to report to your Majesty that I believe that attacking at this moment is definitely a mistake, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to take back this decision."

Han Ye's straightforward words aroused a surge of anger in Han Ruoshan's heart.

From Han Ruoshan's point of view, Han Ye suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Maling. He did not blame him for it because of the old friendship between the monarch and his ministers.

How come Han Ye couldn't wait to stand up and express his opposition to his idea just after he gave the order to leave the city?

The anger in his heart became more and more intense as he questioned himself one by one. Finally, Han Ruoshan said to Han Ye with a bit of coldness: "Xiangguo should take care of himself."

Han Ruoshan's almost emotionless words appeared in his ears, and the expression on Han Ye's face immediately froze.

After a few breaths, the dull look on Han Ye's face gradually turned into a look of loneliness.

Although he was reluctant to admit it in his heart, from the day he returned to Xinzheng, Han Ye already knew that he and Han Ruoshan would never be the same as before.

However, even though Han Ruoshan was sarcastic to him, Han Ye still stood up again for the sake of South Korea and the other party.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the sinner blocked you from sending troops out of the city is because he didn't want you to make the same mistake as the sinner."

After saying these words, Han Ye looked forward with more persistence, "Through the previous Battle of Huangchi, the Battle of Shouyuan and the recent Battle of Maling, it can be clearly seen that

The commander-in-chief of this Wei army is by no means an easy man to deal with."

"Your Majesty, you think that such a person would build a camp with such great fanfare and directly expose his unstable footing in front of our army. What is his intention?"

The question raised by Han Ye immediately made Han Ruoshan wake up from his anger, and he suddenly realized that something was obviously wrong.

"The Wei army is trying to lure me to send troops out of the city."

"Exactly." Seeing that Han Ruoshan already understood, Han Ye immediately started to analyze for Han Ruoshan, "Your Majesty, now the Wei army is approaching the city. It seems to be menacing, but it is not easy for them to capture Xinzheng.

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"Although Korea has just experienced a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Maling, there are still 20,000 elites in Xinzheng City at this moment and enough food, grass and baggage to supply the army."

"Under this situation, there is only one thing that our Korean army should do, and that is to defend the city tightly and rely on the strong city walls to resist the Wei army's offensive."

After listening to Han Ye's analysis, Han Ruoshan nodded slightly, "What the Prime Minister said makes sense."

Shortly after Han Ruoshan and Han Ye were analyzing the war between the two armies at the top of Xinzheng City, a conversation about the war began in the Chinese army tent in the Wei army camp outside Xinzheng City.

Taking a step forward gently, Wei General Pang Juan reported to the front in a deep voice: "Reporting to Sima, even though our army has shown sufficient momentum, the Korean army in the city has not shown any signs of leaving the city for a surprise attack."

"This is completely normal. The disastrous defeat in the Maling battle will definitely make the city more cautious. I predict that if nothing happens, they will tighten up in the city and will not easily go out to fight with our army."

Regarding the news reported by Pang Juan, Gongsun Qi's face did not appear too surprised, and he still looked calm.

"As for the arrangements made secretly, they are just to deal with emergencies. Of course it is a good thing to be able to gain something, but if not, it does not matter."

After saying these words, Gongsun Qi slowly stood up from the main seat and walked step by step to the curtain of the big tent.

Gently opening the curtain and looking at Xinzheng City in front of him, Gongsun Qi looked dimly and murmured to himself: "I'm afraid the key to this battle is not you and me, but..."
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