"The sister of the Imperial Preceptor! What a great official position!" Li Ye smiled, ignored her, and continued to read his book.
Mu Mu rolled her eyes at him and continued to eat her own melon seeds.
At this moment, Nalan Yu came over on a military horse and leaned against the carriage. He shouted: "Master National Preceptor!"
Li Ye asked softly: "What's going on?"
Nalan Yu said in a deep voice: "The city guards reported back. The palace lord asked the army to enter the city. The imperial army can camp in the square of the city lord's palace."
Li Ye thought about it, pondered for a moment and then replied: "Five thousand forbidden troops suddenly arrived. There really is no place to arrange them. Then we will set up camp in the city according to the palace master's arrangement and let everyone have a good rest for two days."
"Send the order, the army enters the city and sets up camp in the square in front of the palace master!" Nalanyu opened his mouth and shouted, the order was passed forward from behind, and the sound echoed in the empty snowy field.
After a while, Nalanyu turned his horse's head and followed Li Ye's carriage towards the gate of Tianfeng City.
Five thousand forbidden troops heard the news and moved. Countless troops crowded the group in darkness and moved towards Tianfeng City.
Tianfeng City is the capital of Nanxuan Territory. It has been famous for its vast and fertile land and rich products since ancient times.
Most of the merchants in Nanxuan Territory have properties in Tianfeng City, and because Nanyun City is close to the grassland, traders from the grassland come to Tianfeng City to do business from time to time. Therefore, Tianfeng City is an important and unique city among the five regions.
Now that Southern Xinjiang is in turmoil, the traders who used to do business in the three towns in Southern Xinjiang have all returned to Tianfeng City.
Under the sun, above the earth.
This is a haven where there is no temporary haven.
As the soldiers in the building passed the order, the gate of Tianfeng City slowly opened, and the city guards in armor came out of the city to greet them.
There were no various ceremonial guards placed in sequence, only the soldiers guarding the city silently saluting.
They all knew that the coming imperial troops were about to rush to Nanyun City to fight against the invading grassland tribes.
The leader of this army is Li Ye, who is now known as the youngest national advisor in the five regions.
Accompanied by the rumble of horse hooves, a cavalry troop wearing black armor slowly marched towards the city gate. The heavy sound of horse hooves intertwined together, like the sound of rolling thunder.
Although these forbidden troops have never been on the battlefield, the neat cavalry exudes a strong smell of iron and blood. When they march in formation, their murderous spirit is even stronger.
These soldiers, who had been pampered for many years and had been away from the battlefield for a long time, could not help but feel dizzy, and then they felt a sense of fear from their hearts.
Some people started to cheer unconsciously.
"The Imperial Guards are mighty, the Imperial Guards are mighty!" The sound shook the tower.
The first guard to bear the brunt of the attack was Zhao Gongming, who was in charge of the military power of Tianfeng City and was also the person leading the troops. He rushed to the city gate as soon as possible after receiving the order from the city lord Zhuge Ming.
When he saw the imperial guards uniformly entering the city, he couldn't help but feel suffocated.
The cavalry were stacked in layers, and in the center was a carriage pulled by four riders, surrounded by hundreds of heavy cavalry, like stars holding the moon.
Guard general Zhao Gongming stepped forward, crossed his arms across his chest and bent down, saying, "Welcome to you, Master Imperial Master."
The soldiers behind him also crossed their arms and saluted, "Welcome to the Imperial Master."
The carriage slowly stopped, and then the entire cavalry stopped.
All the cavalrymen turned over and dismounted at the same time, shouting at the same time: "Welcome to the Imperial Master."
The sound shook the world.
Li Ye, wearing a white robe trimmed with gold, slowly walked out of the carriage, stood on the carriage, and bathed in the mountain breeze.
Nalanyu came to the carriage, turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and said, "Please lead the army into the city, Sir."
Li Ye jumped off the carriage, came to the guard Zhao Gongming, raised his hands in return and said, "Li Ye, a disciple of Prajna Temple, has met the general."
The guard Zhao Gongming bent down and saluted: "Tianfeng City Security General Zhao Gongming has met the Imperial Preceptor. The Palace Master is already waiting for the Imperial Preceptor at the city lord. Please go with the Imperial Preceptor."
Li Ye nodded and said with a smile: "It's so troublesome general." Then he looked at Nalan Yu and said: "Command the army to dismount and enter the city. Do not disturb the people in the city."
Nalanyu passed on the order, and the city guards led the imperial army to camp in the square in front of the city lord's palace.
After Li Ye exchanged a few polite words with Zhao Gongming, he got back into the carriage. Nalan Yu and his entourage were escorting behind them, and in front were guard Zhao Gongming and other soldiers. They rode towards the city.
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The army walked quietly through the city, causing countless people in the city to rush to watch.
Li Ye and Nalan Yu, led by Zhao Gongming, arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. Shangguan Yunxiao, the Master of the Mansion, had already been waiting outside to greet them.
After explaining the situation, Shangguan Yunxiao led the Forbidden Army General Jiang Shangyun and others to greet them in the square outside the palace master, and ordered the servants of the palace to help, assisting the army in setting up camp and starting cooking.
Zhao Gongming led Li Ye, Nalan Yu, Mu Mu and others directly into the palace and met the palace master Zhuge Ming who had been waiting for a long time in the main hall.
Zhao Gongming stepped forward and introduced the identities of Li Ye and others to Zhuge Ming one by one.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Master is here. I'm sorry for the delay in greeting you. I hope you'll forgive me." Zhuge Ming, about fifty years old and wearing black casual clothes, and Li Ye cupped their fists and saluted.
Li Ye smiled lightly and said, "If we don't come here without invitation, we are disturbing the Palace Master. Please forgive me for the trouble we have brought to Tianfeng City."
"Where, where, the Imperial Preceptor led the imperial army to rush to the southern border. It is a blessing for our Nanxuan Territory. Why bother?" Zhuge Ming laughed.
Li Ye also smiled when he heard this, clasped his fists and said, "Since the palace lord is so kind, I would like to thank the palace lord and Tianfeng City for their hospitality on behalf of the five thousand forbidden troops. I will leave for Nanyun City after two days of rest."
"You are in such a hurry, why don't you stay a few more days? Although Tianfeng City is not as good as the Imperial City, the customs and culture here are good, and it is worth staying a few more days." Zhuge Ming advised.
Mu Mu, who was sitting aside, couldn't help it. After hearing these words, he exchanged glances with Li Ye. It meant staying a few more days, and he was not in a hurry anyway.
Li Ye looked at her, laughed, and introduced to the palace master: "This is my roommate Mu Mu. This time I will accompany you to southern Xinjiang to fight the enemy together. She likes shopping. I really have to go with her tomorrow. Go and have a nice walk around the city.”
Mu Mu rolled her eyes at Li Ye, knowing that there was no chance for her. He stood up and exchanged blessings with Zhuge Ming, and said with a smile: "Junior Mu Mu has met Lord Zhuge."
Zhuge Ming was startled, thinking that there was a reason to bring his sister with him to the battlefield, and he was a little stunned for a moment.
Nalan Yu Yile, who was sitting next to Li Ye, couldn't help but said: "Master Zhuge, don't underestimate my sister. She is no less ruthless than your soldiers. Besides, she is a cultivator at the eighth level of the Golden Core. Because, even when charging on the battlefield, he is still first-rate."
After saying that, he glanced at Mu Mu and thought to himself, as the eldest brother, it's okay.
Mu Mu looked at Nalan Yu with happy eyes. She curled her lips with Li Ye and sat back in her seat.
Zhuge Ming was shocked after hearing what Nalan Yu said. He looked at Li Ye and said, "I didn't expect that the imperial master's sister-in-law has such cultivation. I think the trip to southern Xinjiang will be a success!"
Li Ye looked at Mu Mu and Nalan Yu with a headache, and thought to himself, can't you two just settle down for a while?
After staying for a long time, Li Ye turned back to Zhuge Ming and said, "Please tell me the situation in southern Xinjiang in detail."
While they were talking, a maid from the palace had already brought tea and pastries. Mu Mu was not polite and picked up two pastries, stuffed one into her mouth and handed the other to Nalan Yu.
Zhuge Ming was stunned, then led Li Ye to the case in the lobby, pointed to the map on the table and said: "Currently, Xiaguan, Xichun, and Kaiyang have all been lost. The generals of Xiaguan and Kaiyang have led their troops to retreat. In Nanyun City, General Xichun died on the battlefield, and deputy general Ma Tianyun led his army back to Nanyun City."
Li Ye nodded, frowned while looking at the map, and said, "Please continue."
Looking at Li Ye's appearance, Zhuge Ming continued: "The original garrison of Nanyun City was 50,000, commanded by the Great Emperor; the total number of garrison returned from Xiaguan, Xichun, and Kaiyang towns was less than 10,000, and there were five More than a thousand soldiers may have disappeared. Later, our Tianfeng City and the cities in the Southern Territory added a total of 10,000 troops, and now Nanyun City has about 70,000 defenders."
"How many soldiers and horses are there in the grassland tribes? What is their combat strength?" Li Ye frowned even more tightly.
Zhuge Ming did not expect Li Ye to ask so carefully. He hurriedly opened his marching record and read it while saying: "According to reports from our spies, the tribes on the grassland are currently the Yelu Royal Court, the Lan Family Royal Court, and the Yuezhi Royal Court." ??, Jiankun Royal Court, among which Yelu Royal Court and Lanshi Royal Court garrisoned Xichun, Yuezhi Royal Court garrisoned Xiaguan, and Jiankun Royal Court garrisoned Kaiyang."
??"The Yelu Royal Court and the Lan Royal Court have a total of about 100,000 troops. They are stationed in Xichun. The Lan Royal Court is stationed in Xiaguan and has about 50,000 troops. The Jiankun Royal Court is stationed in Kaiyang and has about 50,000 soldiers and horses. The total number of troops is There are about 200,000 horses, which is almost three times the strength of our army."
After saying these words, Zhuge Ming sighed heavily. "There has been no war in the five regions for more than 20 years, and there are not many troops stationed in each region. Even if we add 50,000 troops after the spring, they will not be as strong as the troops in the grassland tribes."
"The key is that Nanyun City is unsafe to defend!" Li Ye raised his head, glanced at Zhuge Ming, and said in a solemn voice.
Zhuge Ming was stunned and asked, "What did the Imperial Master say?"
Li Ye pointed at the map and said: "Nanyun City looks like it is bounded by the Qingcheng Mountains to the east, with a cliff ten thousand feet insurmountable, and the Wei River in the south, with a natural danger of a river hundreds of feet tall."
"However, there is a flat plain in front of Nanyun City. There are neither mountains nor rivers, and there is not a decent jungle on the edge. In the eyes of the grassland tribes, this kind of terrain is a battlefield where they can charge and kill the enemy!"
Zhuge Ming was shocked when he heard this. He lowered his head and looked at the map of Southern Xinjiang carefully again. After a long while, he replied blankly: "I see. It seems that we are all careless!"
"I really don't know if the defender who built this Nanyun City is a pig. If you have to choose, you have to choose a dangerous terrain that can be defended. Fortunately, my husband sent a letter to Nanyun before and asked the eldest prince Shuaijun to dig a moat. Otherwise, the army will probably have to retreat to Tianfeng City!"
Li Ye said coldly.
Mu Mu, who was standing behind Li Ye, also frowned. Although she had never been on the battlefield, she and Li Ye had listened to the teacher's explanations for a few days and had some understanding of the terrain of the battlefield.
When she heard Li Ye's analysis, she was also shocked and frowned.
Nalan Yu stood next to Li Ye and also thought deeply. Having grown up in the Tianshan Mountains, he also understood the importance of a natural barrier to a sect, let alone an important border town.
There is no danger to defend and there are not enough troops.
How can this war be won?
Li Ye thought deeply...
