Two more days passed!
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 are filled with gloom.
Xichengtou
King Nanfeng, who was still very 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 one 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, crops in the fields, 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 farther west.
Wanxiang, a small country in the west, suddenly sent troops to occupy Xian Mountain on the border between the two countries.
"Everything! 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 was from Wanxiang, and Nanfeng said it was from Nanfeng.
However, Nanfeng is more powerful, so most of the time it is firmly in Nanfeng's hands.
Nanfeng even built a large weapons department at the foot of Xian Mountain. The forged weapons and armor only need to be loaded on the boat and sailed down the east-west Xian River, and they will 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 overnight.
"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 definitely make this mere Liang Xiaoguo look good!"
The ministers and guards next to him lowered their heads deeply.
Not to mention Xianshan, the capital of the country is still in danger of being crossed by a mud Buddha crossing the river. There was nothing they could do 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 clouds in the north and the vast land may disdain the barren land in the south. But Emperor Changxing probably wouldn't mind having someone more obedient be the king of Nanfeng.
This was the reason why he sent Prince Wang away overnight.
Report!
An orderly soldier arrived in a hurry.
"Fifty thousand troops from Zhennanguan 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 to prepare to go 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 moment, the atmosphere in Xicheng 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 the situation in Nanfeng is worrying at this time, it is not without our efforts."
King Nanfeng looked at him deeply.
Pei Ruhai is a veteran who has lived through three dynasties.
More than forty years ago, as a young man, he witnessed with his own eyes Huo Zheng, the eldest son of Zhenguo, and his wife, Princess Yiguang, personally led an army to the capital city. King Feng of the south was forced to submit to the injustice and had to go north to plead guilty. He lost a large amount of silver and died in depression.
Since then, he has hated the Yunchui Empire to the north.
In the past few years, the medicine fields in Baihua and Canglan counties have been burned frequently, and the salt fields in Xiyu County have been repeatedly destroyed. The epidemic has spread in Yunchui, and the surrounding neighboring countries have collectively launched attacks. Most of them are due to his handiwork.
"Your Majesty, Yunchui and Wanxiang wantonly invade other countries, and they are morally unjust and will be punished by heaven. Our soldiers and people defend the country and plead for the people. They are on the righteous side, and heaven will help them..."
King Nan Feng listened expressionlessly.
Pei Ruhai had no choice but to repeat the old tune.
"Wei Junqian of Xingluo and Yuan Xingwen of Zhennanguan did not know about the southern invasion of Emperor Changxing and Yunchui. 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 will definitely want to Capture our 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, you must look around clearly. I don't know how many days Yunchui people's food and grass can last. But these days, the 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."
"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. His only grandson Pei Zhuang and his grandson-in-law Ruan Qianren have been loyal to the country at Huchou Pass. There is not much food in the house, but the veteran is willing to share it with the whole city. The common people share the hardships together in order to thwart Yun Chui’s ambition..."
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.
Ren Ning is waiting for Lei Er.
He looked up at the sky.
The heavy fog that lasted for thirteen 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, leading 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. We had just fought a battle with General Nanfeng named Luo Kai on the river beach in front of us, and easily defeated him.
"Sorry, sorry." Lei Er laughed.
The road to the south of Fierce Snake Valley is narrow and difficult to navigate due to its rugged rocks. The small team of men and horses was okay, but it was not easy to pass with three thousand horses without an owner.
Lei Er simply turned around and headed north back to Guangxin County, then passed through Zhennanguan Pass and Huchou Pass and headed south. Hurrying slowly all the way, we will finally arrive at the appointed place.
He smiled and said: "It happened suddenly. I didn't expect that although Nanfeng has a small number of people, it is very courageous. There are actually teams hiding in the mountains and forests to the west that secretly go north. It seems that they want to outflank Zhennanguan from behind. It's just that they have 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 Er smiled: "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 the weapons and equipment. Mount the horses and set off in two quarters of an hour. The target is the capital of Nanfeng."
