Chen Anjie sneered at Li Lingrui's change in attitude, but did not dare to show it.
After all, the two sides are currently in a cooperative relationship. Li Lingrui needs him to block the southern end of Brass Valley, and he also needs Li Lingrui's southern expeditionary army to continuously attack in the north.
Both parties must work together, and no one can leave.
Besides, Chen Anjie has no intention of stepping on Li Lingrui now.
He casually clasped his fists and saluted Li Lingrui, and then said: "Sixth Prince, I have just received news that Jin Feng's reinforcements have passed Jiuliangou and are about to arrive!"
"How many people are here?" Li Lingrui's face also became solemn.
"About 70,000 to 80,000 people." Chen Anjie replied.
Although the Ninth Princess has recruited hundreds of thousands of new soldiers, many are still in training or on their way.
When Guan Xiaorou arrived at Dashan Pass, the total number of veterans and recruits in Dashang Pass was less than 90,000.
The King of Qin has been mobilizing troops frequently recently, and Zheng Fang also wanted to prevent him from sneaking attacks on Dashan Pass, so he left some troops to guard Dashan Pass.
Therefore, in the end, there were only more than 70,000 people who followed Guan Xiaorou to support Jin Feng, and including Fan Jiajun, it was only about 80,000.
"There are only 70,000 to 80,000 people, can't you stop them?" Li Lingrui frowned.
"They are escorted by airships!" Chen Anjie sighed: "Our falcons haven't been trained yet, so they can't stop them! If we hadn't destroyed the Jinchuang Chamber of Commerce's supply depot in advance, their airships would have flown over long ago!
"
Li Lingrui frowned even more when he heard this.
Apart from falcons, they really have no other way to restrain the airship.
Shu and Qin were adjacent to each other. When Jin Feng rose, the first one he attacked was the King of Qin. So Li Lingrui knew that Chen Anjie was not lying and would not lie about this matter.
If they had falcons, they would have sent them out long ago.
"Does His Highness the Crown Prince have any way to deal with it?" Li Lingrui asked.
Since Chen Anjie ran over in the middle of the night, he most likely had already thought of a solution.
"To be honest, I came to the Sixth Prince to discuss this matter." Chen Anjie said: "We from Qin will send troops, and the Sixth Prince will send out falcons. How about we stop Jin Feng's reinforcements together?"
This answer is similar to what Li Lingrui guessed.
Frankly speaking, Chen Anjie's request is not excessive at all, and can even be said to be very sincere.
After all, Dangxiang only sent out some falcons, while the King of Qin needed to send out tens of thousands of soldiers to fight Jin Feng's reinforcements in close combat.
But Li Lingrui did not dare to agree directly, but said: "Your Highness, I will not hide the matter from you now. In fact, I don't have many falcons in my hands. I almost used them all last time...
"
Before the war started, Zhang Liang arranged for the hot air balloon to take off, forcing Li Lingrui to release the falcon and die together with the hot air balloon.
Although Li Lingrui and the others won in the end and used up all the hot air balloons in Zhuangzhuanggou, several of the party's falcons were also killed, and now only a few are left.
These falcons still need to be kept to guard against the fact that Jin Feng still has a hot air balloon in his hand. How could he possibly lend it to Chen Anjie?
Chen Anjie had guessed that Li Lingrui would say this before he came, and had already thought of his words.
"Sixth Prince, I know you definitely don't have many falcons, but think about it, what would we do if Jin Feng's reinforcements arrived with airships?"
Chen Anjie said: "As far as the information I have received so far, the Jinfeng reinforcements have at least more than twenty airships."
"Twenty ships?" Li Lingrui's heart suddenly pounded.
The last time a hot air balloon and a falcon were exchanged, it took about one falcon to exchange for a hot air balloon.
Although the falconer is currently training the falcons to change their speed and attack methods, if Jin Feng's reinforcements suddenly get more than twenty airships, even if he kills all the falcons, he still won't be able to fight.
"Is the news from His Highness the Crown Prince true?" Li Lingrui asked.
"It's absolutely true. If the Sixth Prince doesn't believe it, he can send someone to check it out near Jiuliangou."
Chen Anjie said: "The more than twenty ships are just what we have seen. There may be others we haven't seen!"
"The falcons in my hands are not enough," Li Lingrui said.
He believed that Chen Anjie was not lying and believed in Chen Anjie's judgment.
If he were the reinforcements commander, he wouldn't release all the airships at once.
What worries Li Lingrui even more is that hot air balloons are light in weight and occupy a small space, so the reinforcements will definitely carry more hot air balloons.
"Dangxiang has always been famous for its falcons. Can the Sixth Prince bring in more falcons?" Chen Anjie asked.
Li Lingrui took a deep look at Chen Anjie and finally knew the true purpose of Chen Anjie's trip.
"Your Highness, I have sent people back to recruit falcons a long time ago. It's just that the mountains in the north have been blocked by heavy snow recently. It will take time to send the falcons here."
After training, falcons actually have the instinct to return to their nests, but the party's falcons have never been to Brass Valley. They can fly no matter how they fly, and they can only fly back to their nests or the location of their falconers.
Therefore, if you want falcons to serve in Brass Valley, you can only ask the falconers to come over.
The distance from Zhuzhuanggou to King Dangxiang City is more than a thousand miles, and the mountains in the north are blocked by heavy snow. Even if the falconer rushes hard, it will still take a long time.
"How long will it take?" Chen Anjie asked.
"I don't know," Li Lingrui shook his head: "The wind and snow have been too heavy recently. I haven't received any news from the north for several days."
"This..." Chen Anjie pondered for a moment: "In this case, there is only one way we can go!"
"What way?" Li Lingrui asked.
"Fight to the death!" Chen Anjie said: "Starting from tomorrow, we will all attack with all our strength, trying to level the Brass Valley and destroy Jin Feng before Jin Feng's reinforcements arrive!"
Although both sides have been fiercely attacking Brass Trench in the past few days, they still have reservations.
The news of the reinforcements made them completely unable to sit still.
“It’s a deal!”
Li Lingrui pulled out the dagger from his waist, slashed his palm, and then said: "Early tomorrow morning, I will order an all-out attack. If you disobey this, you will be punished by heaven and earth!"
This is a custom on the grassland. If you make a cut on your hand, you must fulfill your promise, otherwise you will be punished by the gods.
After Li Lingrui finished speaking, he handed the knife to Chen Anjie.
In fact, Chen Anjie despised this custom in his heart, but due to the relationship between the two parties, he still took the knife, imitated Li Lingrui, and cut his palm.
Then he promised: "Sixth Prince, don't worry. I will send a message to my father when I return later, asking him to send as many more troops as possible. Even if I use people to pile up, I will level the brass ditch!"
"Then I will leave two falcons for emergency use, and all the remaining falcons will be handed over to His Highness the Crown Prince for dispatch!" Li Lingrui added.
"Then I will also write a letter to inform my father to mobilize as many troops as possible to stop Jin Feng's reinforcements!"
Chen Anjie cupped his hands towards Li Lingrui: "Work together to level the brass ditch!"