It was not until the beginning of the year that the imperial court allocated 50,000 soldiers to the Guannan Camp, but it would take at least three to five years before they could be used.
This is also the reason why Xiang Liuer did not attach much importance to the results of the Yinzhou victory. Apart from Mu Tianlang, Li Luo really had nothing to offer. The disputes in the Dagan court consumed too much of Li Luo's mind.
Mu Tianlang's inaction further confirmed Xiang Liu'er's guess. Xiang Liu'er rubbed his eyebrows, took a breath of cold air, and said to himself: "I would sacrifice one hundred thousand lives in exchange for a way to defeat the Caohai Cavalry.
Li Luo, is this the world in your heart?"
The guard of Eagle Claw entered the house to clean up after Xiang Liuer left the study. The guard was startled by the mess. When the guard tidied up the papers scattered on the ground, he accidentally saw a piece of paper pressed in ink.
On a piece of paper under the inkstone, written with unknown blood or cinnabar, were four words: Time is running out. The writing was bright red and dazzling, as if it had magic power. It fixed the guard on the spot. Xiang Liuer came back.
I didn't notice it all the time.
At nightfall, this Eagle Claw guard disappeared from this world without leaving a single trace.
Dagan, Mu Tianlang's main tent.
This was the first military meeting after the Battle of Bailupo. The generals gathered together. The long-awaited greetings had long been washed away by the devastated battle situation in Beifu. There was no joy, only solemnity.
Li Luo didn't speak. It was so quiet in the tent that you could hear a needle drop. After a while, Li Luo took out something from the case and put it on the table. The generals looked at it intently. Yun Wuyan's eyes tightened slightly and he shouted in a low voice:
"Golden Order!"
Li Luo smiled silently, and then took out four more gold tokens from under the table while the generals looked at them in surprise and horror, and lined them up in a row, making a total of five tokens.
Yun Wuyan snorted, looked at Li Luo in astonishment, and asked, "Is this?"
"The Golden Order of the Imperial Court." The moment he spoke, a trace of confusion and loss flashed across Li Luo's face, which was caught by Ling Gumian, who was watching secretly from the side.
"I received the first one before crossing the river, and the fifth one yesterday. If I guessed correctly, the sixth one should already be on the way to Yinzhou." Li Luo said calmly.
"Is there a decree from the imperial court?"
"Well, order me to return to Zhuocheng as soon as possible."
All the generals in the tent were silent and looked at the five gold tokens in front of Li Luo in disbelief. Ling Gumian couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Absurd!"
Yun Wuyan's brows were furrowed. The fact that the imperial court could issue several golden orders in a row meant that it must be of great importance. But in today's Dagan region, is there anything more important than the war in Beifu?
"Before, I was worried about shaking the morale of the army, so I kept the imperial order secret. After all, I have disobeyed the order. Haha, I will inevitably be punished again."
"General, this is a serious matter. The war situation in Yinzhou is unstable and Meng Jue is watching with eager eyes. The general cannot leave at this time." Yun Wuyan said in a deep voice.
The generals under the tent nodded repeatedly. If Li Luo returned to Zhuocheng at this time, he would almost give up Yinzhou, which he had managed to defend with great difficulty, again.
Ling Gumian also had a solemn look on his face, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "The Imperial Court's Golden Order cannot be taken lightly. Your Majesty, why don't we jointly submit a letter to inform the Imperial Court about the situation of the battle in the North Mansion, and ask the Imperial Court to take back the order."
"Actually, the imperial court is not to blame for this incident." Li Luo sighed, "Jin Ling had some reasons why he had to pass on the news."
"What difficulties are more urgent than the war in Beifu? Is the imperial court blind?" Huchajing shouted angrily.
Li Luo told the truth about the Muzhou incident. Although Huchajing was usually careless, he was by no means an unintelligent person. He naturally understood Li Luo's responsibility and painstaking efforts. Just because of Hucha Dongchan's incident, Li Luo did not hesitate to turn against Prince Chun.
Everyone in Tianlang knew that Huchajing knew that Huchajing could retaliate with death for Li Luo, but for the Dagan court, this thorn had been deeply buried in Huchajing's heart.
"Yan Danfeng rebelled."
The generals were stunned at first. Some generals, such as Wu Ta, had no idea who Yan Danfeng was, but Yun Wuyan and Ling Gumian knew who Li Luo was talking about. Yun Wuyan took a breath of cold air.
, said: "General Yan Danfeng, how is this possible!?"
Wu Ta scratched his head, poked Chi Li next to him, and asked in a loud voice: "What kind of birdman is this Yan Danfeng?"
Li Luo couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, which dispelled a trace of melancholy. When Wu Ta followed Li Luo into the Xifu for the first time, he was still a simple and honest warrior with divine power. Now, it's better. When he arrived, he probably didn't recognize a few of the characters of Mu Tianlang.
On the contrary, he learned the nonsense in a good way.
Chi Li lowered his voice and explained: "Yan Danfeng is a border guard general in Dagan. He has guarded Shuzhou, Liuzhou, Mianzhou and Chuzhou in the southwest of Zhongfu for decades. He became famous earlier than Yun Shuai. He has many soldiers and generals.
The power cannot be underestimated.”
"Oh, what the hell is he talking about? His skin is itchy?"
Chi Li quickly glanced at the generals and said quickly: "Keep your voice down."
Hong Jun glanced at Wu Ta and was heartlessly amused. This big black guy was quite a sweetheart and worth making friends with.
However, Wu Ta's question aroused the doubts in the minds of the generals in the tent. Yan Danfeng has guarded the southwest of Zhongfu for many years. He has always been relied on by the imperial court and has a high position. He is just shy of becoming king. He did not expect that he would be behind his back at this time.
He stabbed the Dagan court once, and it was so bloody that he had to seal his throat.
"Because of Yan Shuang'er."
Yun Wuyan has never heard of this name, but since he also has the surname Yan, he should be closely related to Yan Danfeng.
Ling Gumian's pupils closed, and a chill filled her heart. The change in Ling Gumian's face did not escape Yun Wuyan's eyes, and Yun Wuyan asked in a deep voice: "General Ling, do you recognize this person?"
Ling Gumian glanced at Li Luo and said with a wry smile: "I have heard of her, but I don't recognize her, but the prince should recognize her."
Li Luo nodded and said calmly: "Yan Shuang'er is Yan Danfeng's only daughter."
"How does this... have anything to do with Yan Danfeng's rebellion?"
The corner of Li Luo's mouth twitched slightly, and he took a deep breath. After a long while, he slowly said: "Yan Shuang'er already has the person he likes, but he didn't expect that the imperial court wanted to marry Yan Shuang'er and wanted to bring Yan Shuang'er into Zhuocheng.
I wanted to use this to stabilize the morale of the troops in the southwest of Dagangan and jointly control Yan Danfeng. I never intended to backfire and end up in the current situation where it is difficult to get out of the situation."
The generals looked at each other in confusion. It seemed that the court was not to blame. It could only be said that Yan Danfeng had long had the intention of treason.
"General, who wants to marry Yan Shuang'er?"
"It was me originally."
The generals suddenly realized that it was no wonder that since Li Luo divorced his wife, there was only one princess in Zhuocheng's abandoned house, Gu Lianglei, who was born in a grassland. She had never been disapproved of by the royal family's powerful people. It was reasonable to find another well-matched princess for Li Luo.
Firstly, it would prevent Li Luo from losing face to the royal family, and secondly, it would make Yan Danfeng cling to the noble family.