In the 17th year of Yanwu's reign, on the 21st day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Yan Que, the Marquis of Rongcheng, died.
The next morning, Dongyan City fell.
Dayan, Bauhinia City.
In the morning court, Emperor Yan walked to the main hall with an old look, and was greeted by the ministers respectfully.
"Your Majesty, news came from the southern border yesterday. Commander Gu and the Nanyan Army are advancing southward again, and now they have completely controlled the northern border of Dali."
"My ministers, I would like to congratulate your majesty on the long life of Da Yan!"
As soon as he came to court, he heard the good news from the ministers. The old emperor's face was also flushed, and his mood became much more comfortable.
"good!"
"The ancient scholar is indeed the pillar of my country. With him taking action, I feel at ease."
"Your Majesty, if this momentum continues, I am afraid that within three months, Marquis Dingguo will be able to ride on Xueyue City and capture Empress Li alive!"
"My Da Yan hegemony is just around the corner!"
All the courtiers were extremely excited. If Dali was really captured within three months, then they would naturally be better off.
The most important thing is that after capturing Dali, there will inevitably be a new round of power reshuffle, and the distribution of interests involved will be enough to make everyone present jealous.
"Report——"
"Your Majesty, the east border is eight hundred miles away, hurry up!"
"Um?"
Hearing the call from outside the palace, Emperor Yan frowned slightly and whispered: "What happened at the Hanging Sword Pass in the East?"
"Xuan!"
"The last general, the centurion of the scout camp of the guard army, is here to see your majesty."
"Last night Dayu made an undeclared war and attacked our guards. At night, he suddenly sent a large army to attack the city late at night. Rongchenghou led 200,000 guardsmen to resist desperately. They fought until dawn today. Since Rongchenghou came down , the entire army of 200,000 guardsmen was wiped out!"
"Dongyan City is destroyed!"
"boom!"
The scout knelt on the ground respectfully, tears already running down his cheeks and wetting the ground. The whole court was like a pot exploding with a loud roar.
Emperor Yan stood up from the dragon chair with an astonished look on his face, and quickly browsed through the battle report handed over by the eunuch on the side, his face sinking like water.
"The ultimate masterpiece of Yanque!"
Seeing the four words "leader", Emperor Yan felt dizzy. After browsing quickly, he slapped the battle report on the table and shouted angrily: "Dayu, how dare you invade our border?"
"ah?"
"Dayu is so brave that he dares to send troops to me, Dayan?"
"That's unreasonable!"
Emperor Yan looked furious, looked around, and said loudly: "Prime Minister!"
"I'm here!"
"Now that Dayu has rashly launched an army against me, how should I resist?"
"Your Majesty, Dayu's invasion of this country is obviously well-prepared."
"Now, we must not move lightly towards the north and south of our main army divisions, and as the Marquis of Rongcheng said in his letter, Dayu's military front cannot be underestimated."
"And the only ones the court can use are the Nine Guards of the Capital."
"The most urgent task is to send fast horses to summon the marquis of Dingguo to guard against Dayu's surprise attack from behind."
Hearing Quan Ji's words, Emperor Yan also breathed a long sigh of relief and said with sharp eyes: "Everyone, tell me, who should be the leader?"
"Your Majesty, the old minister recommends Marquis Changqing as commander."
"snort!"
"Yunxi just suffered a huge defeat in Dali, so don't embarrass yourself in front of Dayu's formation again."
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Dingguo is in the southern border, the Marquis of Ziyun is in the western border, the Marquis of Shenwu is in the northern border, and the Marquis of Rongcheng... I am afraid that the only one that can be used now is the Marquis of Changqing."
Emperor Yan's face showed a bit of displeasure, and he said in a deep voice: "Does it mean that except for the five great princes, I, the Great Yan, have no one to call me?"
"Your Majesty, why don't you invite Duke Qi to come out?"
"Um!"
Only then did Emperor Yan's expression soften a little: "In accordance with the decree, the Duke of Qi will lead the Black Yan Guard, the Red Yan Guard, and the 300,000 permanent troops stationed in the capital to fight against Yu the Great!"
"promise!"
"Your Majesty, after all, the Duke of Qi is old and frail, and may not have enough physical and mental strength. Why not let Yunxi serve his crime and serve as deputy commander?"
This time it was Prime Minister Quan Ji who spoke again, and only this man dared to go against the old emperor and give advice.
"That's right."
"Yu Shang is the pioneer..."
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Dongyan City.
Ning Fan was sitting in the main hall of the Hou Mansion, holding a piece of information from Bauhinia City in his hand, with a look of sadness on his face.
"As expected of Da Yan, he is really wealthy!"
"You can raise an army of 400,000 in the blink of an eye, it's incomparable!"
“Even if I want to go south now, I’m afraid I’m powerless.”
Looking at Ning Fan's gloomy expression, the scribe on the side said with a smile: "My lord, there is no need to worry. Now that Dongyan City has been captured, even if Dayan's troops are strong, the worst result is that we return to Xuanjian again." Just turn it off."
"Haha, what you said makes some sense."
"Wenyou."
"Tell me, who is this Duke of Qi!"
"yes!"
Li Ru slightly cupped his hands and said softly: "My lord, Qi Jun is a veteran general of Da Yan. The last time he wore the seal of command was more than ten years ago. During the battle with Hu Nu, he used his troops without any rules, but he often produced surprise troops."
"The style is very similar to that of the champion."
"oh?"
Ning Fan also had a bit of surprise on his face, and said with a smile: "Being able to be compared with Huo Qubing is something that should not be underestimated."
"My lord, according to the information from my subordinates, the deputy commander this time is an old acquaintance of my lord."
"Elaborate."
"One is my lord's old friend in Dali, and he is also the defeated general of General Ran Min."
"Yunxi!
Ning Fan made the point. Li Ru nodded with a smile and said softly: "General Pioneer is a new generation leader in the Da Yan Army. His name is Yu Shang. He followed Chen Zhaochong during the battle at Xuanjian Pass."
"Now that the climate has become what it is, one's force is even more unfathomable!"
"No impression!"
Ning Fan shook his head, looked around, and said softly: "Although Da Yan dispatched the nine guards of the capital this time, there are only 100,000 people, and the other 300,000 are all miscellaneous troops, so there is nothing to fear."
"Everyone, tell me, how should we fight this battle?"
"Should we take the initiative, or should we wait for work?"
"Lord!"
Bai Qi sat down and looked at Ning Fan with burning eyes: "The combat power of the Xuanjia Army and the White Robe Army lies in surprise attacks and attacks. We, Qin Rui Shi, are also good at attacking fortresses and confrontations, and the Beggar Army is also not good at defending the city. "
"It's better to take the initiative to meet the enemy and continue marching before Da Yan's troops arrive."
"Um!"
Ning Fan nodded slightly, with a gleam in his eyes, and looked at Zhao Changying: "Mr. Zhao Guogong, you will mobilize one hundred thousand Suppression of the West Army from Xuanjian Pass to garrison Dongyan City."
"Now that the war between Dayu and Dayan has begun, I will personally fight against Dayan next!"
"promise!"
"Li Ru, summon Shen Wansan and ask him to come to Dongyan City as soon as possible."
"promise!"
Ning Fan's face showed a look of anticipation. The game of chess played in Dayanbu back then could finally begin.
War is not just about fighting on the battlefield.
"System, redeem two peerless general summoning cards!"
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