Chapter 507 The Emperor Who Protected His Wife

The grain and grass were burned, and the imperial court had no new grain and grass to deliver to the barracks. All the generals were anxious to calm the panic of the soldiers and to discuss the strategy of the war in this situation, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers could only starve to death.

"We must go to war. We still have a way to live after robbing the Yan Country. If we don't drag it down, we will starve to death without the enemy coming!" A lieutenant general shouted, knowing from the sound that he had been holding back his anger for a long time.

"It's easy to say. We have to feed the soldiers when we go to war. Now that we can see the porridge at the bottom of the bowl twice a day, who has the strength to fight and kill the enemy? What's the difference between going to war and dying now? The general has already sent an urgent report to the court. The court will not ignore our lives or deaths. We will wait for food and grass." Some people objected.

For the umpteenth time they had discussed this matter, the crowd was once again in a frenzy, divided into two factions and quarreling endlessly. As the commander, hong jinliang did not say a word, his brows furrowed and he did not know what he was thinking.

However, this time, it did not make everyone happy. The sound of war drums made everyone silent in an instant.

"I didn't hear it wrong, did I? Is it the sound of war drums?" A vanguard stood up and went outside the tent to grab a soldier and ask.

"General, the Yan Country are beating their drums and are about to rush over." The messenger ran into the big account in a panic and reported, causing the vanguard to stagger.

"How many soldiers will the Yan Country send as the vanguard?" Hong jinliang said calmly.

"A hundred thousand," the messenger replied immediately.

"What? There are more than 100,000 vanguard troops. Is the Yan Country trying to win or lose a battle? Son of a bitch, bullying us is not enough, is it?" The general of the main battle faction stood up and asked for orders, "General, I will ask for orders to take my troops to kill a son of a bitch like the Yan Country."

"Is deputy general li joking? The whole army has not had enough food for many days, and can now fight the Yan Country army on the battlefield?" Someone immediately objected.

Everyone turned their attention to hong jinliang, and it was up to the commander to decide whether to fight or not.

"Pass the order, close the city gates, and those who leave the city without permission shall be punished under military law for treason." After pondering for a moment, hong jinliang gave the order in a cold voice and looked at the messenger, "Explore again."

Hong jinliang was Wanyan Lin's confidant, and no one dared to disobey his orders, but hiding and being a coward made many generals express their dissatisfaction, but this was not the time to quarrel. Everyone wanted to see how the Yan Country was going to fight this war.

The attackers always suffered more losses, and they were happy to see the Yan Country losing soldiers.

Five hundred meters outside the city gate, the Yan Country army stopped in unison. The guards held shields in front of them and formed an array to protect their companions behind them. After shouting for a few times, the soldiers retreated to the side without seeing any reaction. Wu Yuqing was sitting on his horse and ordered in a cold voice, "Throw the stone."

With Wu Yuqing's orders, the catapults immediately started, and the soldiers poured large stones into the gates of the Hengyuan like rain. Apart from the sound of stones hitting the walls, the local soldiers could also hear the cries of death.

After the boulders had been thrown out and the rain of arrows had stopped, Wu Yuqing waved his hand to the commander. "Cowards of the Hengyuan, I will play with you until today, and call for battle tomorrow. If you always want to be grandchildren, I am not interested in training your voice every day. Just wait until I hurt your walls and cut off your heads."

Wu Yuqing waved his hand to signal the army to retreat after calling out the soldiers. The footsteps of the 100,000 soldiers shook the ground and even the people in the city could feel it.

Wu Yuqing did not wait for the army to return to the barracks together, but rode on his horse alone. After returning to the barracks, he knelt down on one knee and saluted, but was held up with both hands.

"There is no outsider who needs to be polite." Ji Xun spoke in a low voice, dressed in a soldier's uniform and wearing a mask of a passerby's face.

"The army of the Hengyuan is still afraid to fight as the emperor has ordered." Wu Yuqing got up and sat at the side of the table after Ji Xun landed. He reported to Ji Xun the friction with the Hengyuan army during this period of time.

Ji Xun arrived in the army before dawn. After hearing that the Hengyuan's grain and grass were burned and that there had been only a small scale war for half a month, he gave Wu Yuqing the order to lead 100,000 people to choose the army of the Hengyuan.

After listening to Wu Yuqing's words, Ji Xun asked, "It seems that the Hengyuan doesn't have enough food, or they won't return the army to the city."

"Hong jinliang sent troops to guard against the city gate. Our people couldn't find out anything for the time being, but Wanyan Lin didn't threaten our army. I think that yi mei has arrived in Imperial Capital, the Hengyuan." Wu Yuqing frowned when he said this. He was worried about biwu's safety, but he couldn't leave the army for Hengyuan Imperial Capital.

"Immediately reorganize the army and attack the city early tomorrow morning. The crossbows drawn by Yue should also be used to exert their power. We must seize the city within three days." Ji Xun thought for a moment before ordering.

"I accept the order." Wu Yuqing stood up and cupped his fists.

"I'm going to look for Yue. You have full control over the war here. There's no need to report to Capital City unless it's urgent." As Wu Yuqing turned to leave, Ji Xun spoke.

"No!" Wu Yuqing's face changed, "Yue will not be in danger in Imperial Capital, but the emperor will be in danger when he goes. Yue will never agree if he knows."

"You can't even protect your own woman. You can't be an emperor." Ji Xun said firmly, "Brother yi, don't worry. Since I'm going to Imperial Capital, I'm prepared. I won't put myself in danger for Yue's safety."

"But..." Wu Yuqing wanted to say something else, but stopped under Ji Xun's hand.

After spending some time with Ji Xun, Wu Yuqing knew a little about Ji Xun's character. Unless Su Mianyue persuaded him personally, it might be useful, but it was related to Su Mianyue's safety. Nothing could stop Ji Xun from protecting his wife.

"I will write a secret letter to the head of the Tianlan. Brother yi can send it together if there is a war to negotiate."

"Our army was able to face the enemy in the palace directly. It was related to my sister setting fire to the enemy's grain and grass before she went to Imperial Capital. I'm afraid the Tianlan didn't have this opportunity." Wu Yuqing frowned and asked, "I heard from my sister that she and Shangguan Pei, the former general of the tianlan kingdom, had saved the descendants of the former royal family in a valley, and these people were skilled and had extraordinary military skills. If we could ask these people to help the Tianlan out of the mountain, it would be able to make the Tianlan recover its weakness. They were afraid that these people would become the Yan Country's mortal enemy after they became famous."

"Yue and I have discussed this matter. Before I came here, I had sent a secret letter to Mu Tinng. Whether I can invite these people out of the mountain depends on his sincerity and ability. Now the chaos of the various countries can only be solved after the crisis in front of us." Ji Xun opened his eyes and said with a smile, "Brother yi, your military skills are not inferior to those of the previous dynasty descendants. The people of the Purple Mist Mountain will only have higher martial arts skills than those people. If they really want to fight, who will suffer?"

"I was worried. I sent a letter to the Tianlan."

Wu Yuqing briefly explained his strategy to Ji Xun and immediately wrote a letter with Ji Xun's approval.

Whether the war can be ended as soon as possible depends on whether the Tianlan cooperates or not. With the strength of one country against the Hengyuan, the current strength of the country can not afford it.