The imperial court has not sent reinforcements, but Helian Mochuan had expected it.
"Your Majesty, although the Shu army has retreated for thirty miles, they will invade in less than ten days. There are only 80,000 people at Yanmen Pass. How can we defend against the enemy?" The officials of the Prefecture were worried.
Helian Mochuan read the reports from various places, but his expression was very calm.
"There is a huge disparity in military strength, so we have to be smart. The Shu army has a large number of people, but most of them are just a mob. The elite soldiers and generals of the Shu country are only 100,000 at most! Now that the food and grass have been destroyed, in our territory of Dayan, I want to
To maintain the normal operation of the military camp, Liu Tang needs food and grass!"
The dozens of carts of grain and grass that Ning Wan asked Bai Shu to steal were a real help to Yanmen Pass. And based on the amount of grain and grass, the Yanmen Pass soldiers could last at least more than a month, but the Shu army might not be able to hold on for three days.
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"Send an emergency report to the surrounding state capitals and ask them to close their doors and prepare for defense to prevent the Shu army from robbing food!"
The closest to Yanmen Pass is Luzhou City, which is an important border town. After receiving the military report, the prefect ordered the city to be closed. Speaking of which, this Luzhou City is different from Yanmen Pass. It is located in a mountain pass, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Moreover, the city walls are strong.
, it cannot be conquered in a short period of time.
Therefore, the troops sent by Liu Tang to grab grain and fodder all returned without success. This made Liu Tang very angry. He picked up a whip and beat the general who was kneeling on the ground.
"You bastard, as a general of the Shu Kingdom, you can't even take a small city or grab food and grass. How can you keep my king's army going!"
Several lieutenants were beaten with bruises all over their bodies, and they felt aggrieved, but they did not dare to speak out in front of Liu Tang. However, the military advisor came out to persuade Liu Tang.
"Your Majesty, please don't get angry. Although we have lost food and grass, as long as we can persist for two days, our supplies from Shu will be delivered! The most important thing now is to capture Yanmen Pass as soon as possible. As long as Yanmen Pass is captured, Your Majesty can
I proclaim myself the new king of Shu!"
Of course Liu Tang knew that Yanmen Pass must be captured in order to seize the throne, but now Yanmen Pass is impregnable, and it is not easy to capture it.
"What you said is very light. Our army has just suffered a setback, but you are telling me how to capture the city?"
The military advisor looked confident and said slowly to Liu Tang: "Although the regent of Great Yan is difficult to deal with, we have been sending troops for several days. Has your prince heard that the Imperial Court of Great Yan wants to send reinforcements to Yanmen Pass?
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This woke Liu Tang up. He sat down, thought about it carefully and said, "You mean, Helian Mochuan has been abandoned by the Yan court. The Emperor of Yan was very afraid of him.
Now that there is such a good opportunity, does he want Helian Mochuan to die at Yanmen Pass?"
The sergeant nodded and showed a secret letter to Liu Tang.
"Your Majesty, please take a look. This is the news obtained by our spies in Dayan City! The Emperor of Dayan does not want to rush to Yanmen Pass at all. As soon as our food and grass arrive, we will definitely capture Yanmen Pass in one fell swoop. When the time comes, we will march north and directly
By seizing the capital of Great Yan, in the future, my lord, you will not only be the king of my country of Shu, but also the emperor of Great Yan!"
Liu Tang laughed heartily, as if the throne was right in front of him.
"What the military advisor said is true. At this juncture, I, the king, should train my troops well and be ready to go! As soon as the food and grass arrive, we will attack immediately and capture Yanmen Pass!"
When he learned that the Shu army was training troops, Helian Mochuan frowned.
"It seems that Liu Tang is not a fool. There must be counselors around him to make suggestions! The food and grass for the Shu army should be shipped here soon. This is not good news for us!"
"Your Majesty, the imperial court has yet to send troops to help. If this continues, how can Yanmen Pass resist Shu's 600,000-strong army?"
The officials were all worried, but Helian Mochuan still looked calm.
"His Highness the Eighth Prince has sent a letter, and he has notified the Xie Jiajun to come for support. Now the Xie Jiajun should be on their way here. The Xie Jiajun has been living in the northwest, and they are all brave and capable generals. If they can come to the rescue in time, our Yanmen Pass will have a chance of survival!
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Coincidentally, this Xie Jiajun happened to be Ning Wan's maternal ancestor's family, so Su Feng was a little worried about this.
"Your Majesty, Miss Ning has never had any contact with the Xie family. Will they really help us?"
Helian Mochuan looked at Su Feng coldly and said: "The Xie family is my general of Dayan first, and then Wan'er's mother clan. When General Xie was sent to the northwest to guard the border, Wan'er's mother was indeed there.
Because of that! But after all, they are our Dayan soldiers after all, how can they not save them because of their personal affairs?"
Helian Mochuan and the others did not know that the reason why Helianhong was able to mobilize Xie Jiajun was precisely because of Ning Wan.
"Father, please don't be too anxious. Wan'er is so smart, she will be fine!"
Xie Jiajun was already on the way to Yanmen Pass. After General Xie learned that Ning Wan was surrounded at Yanmen Pass and his life was in danger, he could not sit still. He happened to have He Lianhong's order, so he directly sent his troops to Yanmen Pass.
"For so many years, we have ignored Wan'er. We thought that as long as she got rid of the relationship with the Xie family, she would grow up well, get married and have children. But who could have imagined that my Wan'er would become a member of the royal family again?