The weather in the south has gradually become clearer, and the heavy fog near Nanfeng Capital has disappeared.
The sun is shining brightly in the sky, but the hearts of Nanfeng people inside and outside the capital city are filled with gloom.
Xichengtou
King Nan Feng, who was still high-spirited more than two months ago, has gray hair and suddenly looks ten or twenty years older.
There were ten fewer familiar ministers around him.
Some ministers took a boat to the north in three batches not long ago. It is said that they encountered pirates before crossing the Canglan Strait, and the boat sank and everyone died.
The other guy went out of the city yesterday to try to negotiate with the Starfall Legion, but he hasn't come back yet.
He raised his head and looked outside the city.
Thick smoke billowed everywhere in the western suburbs.
It was the surrounding villages, the crops in the fields, the eucalyptus trees on the mountains, and the Central Army camp near the capital that were burning.
However, King Nan Feng could no longer care about these things at this time.
He looked further west.
Wanxiang, a small country in the west, suddenly sent troops to occupy Xian Mountain on the border between the two countries.
"Vientiane! Xianshan!" King Nan Feng said these two words from his mouth through gritted teeth.
Xianshan is not too high or too big, but it is one of the few iron ore mines south of Yunchui.
Historically, the ownership of this iron mine was uncertain. Wanxiang said it belonged to Wanxiang, while Nanfeng said it belonged to Nanfeng.
However, Nanfeng is more powerful, so most of the time it is firmly in Nanfeng's hands.
Nanfeng even built a large-scale weapons department at the foot of Xian Mountain. The weapons and armor that had been made could be loaded onto ships and flowed down the east-west Xian River, and they would reach the Annan Plain in a few days.
Yesterday, the Vientiane army was already attacking the Ordnance Department of Nanfeng at the foot of Xian Mountain with all its strength. The defenders were in danger and had already asked the capital for help all night long.
"This is unreasonable," King Nanfeng waved his sleeves angrily, "Those thieves are taking advantage of the situation to rob others, and they are going too far."
"When this king regains his breath, I will make this mere little country look good!"
The ministers and guards next to him lowered their heads deeply.
Not to mention Xianshan, the capital of the country was still in danger of being crossed by the Ni Bodhisattva. They couldn't do anything except make a fuss.
King Nanfeng yelled and cursed for a while before he stopped, the worry on his face became even stronger.
With the Weapons Division captured, Wanxiang only needs to send a large army down the river, and it will take less than a day to appear in front of the capital.
The majestic Yunchui in the north, the vast land and abundant resources, may disdain the barren land of Nanfeng. But Emperor Changxing probably wouldn't mind if an obedient person replaced him as the king of Nanfeng.
This was the reason why he sent the prince away overnight.
Report!
A messenger hurriedly arrived.
"Fifty thousand troops from Zhennan Pass appeared at Fulu Mountain Pass. A total of 60,000 troops from Baihua, Xiyu and Canglan counties followed closely behind. General Luo Kai urgently requested help."
Report!
"The Xianshan Ordnance Department has been occupied, and all our defenders have surrendered. A total of 25,000 Vientiane troops are boarding ships and preparing to head east."
Report!
"General Liming Fang bypassed Zhennanguan from the west to attack Guangxin, and encountered the Guangxin local garrison. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties."
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Several consecutive unfavorable reports made the faces of King Nanfeng and others look increasingly ugly.
For a while, the atmosphere in West City was depressing.
The country is destroyed and the family is destroyed.
These four words flashed through everyone's mind.
cough!
The white-haired Pei Ruhai bowed respectfully.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. Forgive me for speaking frankly. Although our situation in Nanfeng is worrying at this time, we are not without the power to recover."
King Nan Feng looked at him deeply.
Pei Ruhai is a veteran who has lived through three dynasties.
More than 40 years ago, when he was a young man, he witnessed with his own eyes the then prince Huo Zheng and Princess Yiguang's wife personally led an army to the capital city. King Feng of the south was forced to beg for mercy and had to go north to plead guilty and pay compensation.
After collecting a large amount of money, he died in depression.
Since then, he has hated the Yunchui Empire to the north.
In the past few years, the medicine fields of Baihua and Canglan County have been burned frequently, the salt fields of Xiyu County have been repeatedly destroyed, epidemics have spread in Yunchui territory, and neighboring countries have collectively launched attacks, most of which are due to his handiwork.
"Your Majesty, Yun Chui and Wan Xiang are wantonly invading other countries, and they are morally unjust and will be punished by heaven. Our soldiers and civilians are defending the country and asking for orders for the people. They are on the righteous side, and heaven will help them..."
King Nan Feng listened expressionlessly.
cough!
Seeing the king's ugly face, Pei Ruhai had no choice but to stop talking about moral etiquette.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Changxing and the Yunchui Military Department did not know about this southern invasion by Wei Junqian of Xingluo and Yuan Xingwen of Zhennan Pass. Therefore, their supply of logistics, food and equipment must be insufficient. In order to calm down the anger of Xingji City in the north, they
You will definitely want to capture my capital as soon as possible."
"As long as our people defend the capital with all their strength. When they run out of food and supplies or Emperor Changxing becomes angry, Wei Junqian and others will have no choice but to withdraw their troops unless they want to commit treason."
boom!
Before King Nan Feng could speak, Cai Jun, the city guard next to him, punched the city bricks hard and pointed angrily at the thick smoke rising from all directions.
"Master Pei, please look around clearly. I don't know how many days Yunchui people's food and grass can last. But these days, people around the capital have all rushed into the city to take refuge. I know that our food will never last ten years.
sky."
If this continues, the Yunchui people outside the city have no need to attack the city. As long as the news spreads, the city will be in chaos within a few days.
"Your Majesty," Pei Ruhai bowed deeply to King Nan Feng, "what General Cai said is absolutely true. The food in the city is the key to this battle."
"As the saying goes, when the country is in trouble, every man has a responsibility. The veteran has been poor all his life and has a clean life. The only grandson Pei Zhuang and grandson-in-law Ruan Qianren have been loyal to the country at Huchou Pass..."
He wiped the water on his face: "Although there is not much food in the old minister's house, the old minister is willing to use it all to share the hardships with the people of the city, in order to thwart Yun Chui's ambition and protect our century-old foundation of Nanfeng...
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The ministers next to him looked at each other in confusion, and some even showed hatred in their eyes.
However, under the meaningful gaze of King Nan Feng, they all expressed their willingness to open warehouses and stockpile grain after muttering for a while.
Annan Plain, north.
Outside a small village about fifty miles west of Fulu Mountain.
The village has been burned down to the ground, and the villagers have long since disappeared.
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He looked up at the sky.
The heavy fog that lasted for fifteen days finally became thinner, and the visibility could barely reach ten feet.
Although the place farther away is still blurry, at least it will no longer be like the previous Huchou Pass where you have to touch your face to see people clearly.
Tap tap tap.
About half an hour later, the dull sound of horse hooves sounded in the north.
After a while, Lei Er took the lead and led a vast herd of horses to catch up through the white mist.
Call!
The horses stopped in response and screamed happily.
The mount finally arrived.
The Xingluo soldiers cheered in unison and ran towards their horses.
Xiao Gang found his handsome Bai Yu at a glance, and ran over to hold her. He turned around and said, "Lei Er, you're a little late."
The 50,000 soldiers from Zhennanguan arrived first, and now they are all running ahead of them. They had just fought a battle with General Nanfeng named Luo Kai on the riverbank in front, and easily defeated him.
"Sorry, sorry." Lei Er laughed.
The road to the south of the Fierce Snake Valley is narrow and difficult to navigate due to its rugged rocks. Fortunately for a small group of people, it is not easy for a small group of people to pass with three thousand horses without their owners.
Lei Er simply turned around and headed north back to Guangxin County, then passed through Zhennanguan Pass and Huchou Pass and headed south. He hurriedly and slowly arrived at the agreed place.
He smiled and said: "The incident happened suddenly. I didn't expect that although Nanfeng has a small number of people, it is very courageous. There are actually groups of teams secretly heading north hidden in the mountains and forests to the west. It seems that they want to outflank the town of Nanguan from behind. They just entered Yun
Chui met the Guangxin County Lieutenant who was guarding the border, and the two sides fought fiercely."
"It's easy for me to pass by the battlefield with so many horses. I've been working hard on my way, but it's just that I took such a big detour, so I'm a little slow."
Ren Ning walked over and looked Lei Er up and down.
Seeing that he was fine, he casually asked about the battle in Guangxin County.
"Don't worry, General." Lei Erxiao said, "If something happens to Guangxin, I wouldn't be able to come so quickly, right?"
Ren Ning suddenly realized and no longer paid attention to things in the north.
He patted Zhui Feng, who kept rubbing against him.
"Give the order, everyone feeds the horses and prepares weapons and equipment. Mount the horses and set off in two quarters of an hour. The target is the capital of Nanfeng."