Beijin, Black Wind Mountains

Inside the imperial tent, Wanyan Honglie was looking at the table in front of him in despair. There was a bowl of white porridge, two noodles, and nothing else on the table. Even Wanyan Honglie's favorite wine was nowhere to be seen.

Note that it is noodle cakes, not meat cakes. One meal of the dignified Emperor of the Northern Jin Dynasty consisted of this bowl of white porridge and two pieces of noodle cakes. It was only because of his status as emperor that he could eat so much. Ordinary soldiers could not eat it in a day.

Two pieces of bread.

Beijin's hundreds of thousands of troops have been blocked in the Black Wind Mountains for more than half a month. There is not much food and grass left in the army. They rely on the quartermaster's careful calculation to keep the soldiers from starving to death, but if they want to be full, they must

It’s a fantasy.

In order to find more food, all the wild vegetables in the surrounding mountains were dug up, but how could such a small amount of food be enough to feed hundreds of thousands of troops and war horses.

The Jin soldiers have reached the edge of running out of ammunition and food.

"Gulu."

Wanyan Honglie picked up the porridge bowl and took a sip. When had he ever eaten something so unpalatable? But now he was so hungry that he felt it was good to drink a bowl of white porridge. Maybe he had never eaten anything before the expedition.

I didn't expect it to end up like this.

"Your Majesty, in three to five days, the army will be completely out of food." Wan Yanchang, King Wuzhao of the Northern Jin Dynasty, stood in the tent and said silently.

Wan Yanchang's face was a little pale, and he didn't look as energetic as before. Commanding the offensive and defensive battles on the front line for more than half a month was exhausting his efforts.

Wanyan Honglie paused while drinking the porridge, and did not worry too much about the food and grass. He just asked in a low voice: "How is the battle to attack the mountain?"

"The first two lines of defense in the Black Wind Mountain Range have been breached by us, and the brothers have suffered a lot of losses. However, the third line of defense is located in several critical locations. It is really not easy to attack by force. In addition, the brothers have already..."

Wan Yanchang didn't know what to say at the end. At first, the Jin soldiers were eager to go home and had strong men and horses, so they attacked extremely fiercely. But since the food and fodder were in short supply, the offensive became more and more decadent, and many soldiers raised their weapons in succession.

It is quite difficult to use swords and guns, let alone fight in battle.

What worries Wan Yanchang the most is that there have been many deserters in the army. If they cannot capture the Black Wind Mountains, the Jin army will collapse without a fight.

"Keep attacking, don't stop." Wanyan Honglie's eyes were extremely cold. He knew what Wanyanchang was going to say, and he also knew that food and fodder were in short supply, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and hold on.

Wan Yanchang nodded slightly. At this point, he had no other choice but to hold on.

"Is there no news from Jiuxiao City yet?" Wanyan Honglie rubbed his frown, his voice a little tired.

"Our scouts worked hard to get around Black Wind Mountain, but found that Jiuxiao City had been surrounded and the two sides were fighting fiercely."

Wanyan Honglie nodded silently, as long as the capital city has not been breached, there is hope.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

A very panicked voice came in, and then a former army general staggered in, without even having time to report.

"thump!"

The general who broke into the emperor's tent knelt down without saying a word and shouted to His Majesty with red eyes.

"What's wrong? It's like this, say something!" Wan Yanchang was disgusted by this scene and shouted with a cold face.

"Yan Rong sent people to deliver it, delivered it..."

"What was sent!"

The general who was kneeling on the ground buried his head firmly on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "They have sent it. They have sent His Royal Highness Prince Long's battle armor."

"Snapped!"

Wanyan Honglie's eyes instantly glazed over. The porridge bowl in his hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The remaining half of the bowl of white porridge was scattered everywhere.

Battle armor? What does the second brother’s battle armor mean?

Wan Yanchang was dumbfounded. He took a step forward, grabbed the general's clothes and kept shouting: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could my brother Wang's armor fall into Yan Rong's hands and dare to bewitch him?

Junxin, I will kill you!"

After saying this, Yan Chang pulled out his saber with a squeaking sound and put the blade against the man's neck.

"Your Majesty, how dare I lie to you and Your Majesty." The general who reported the news said with a tearful tone: "I saw it with my own eyes. The armor has been transported into the camp gate."

Wan Yanchang slumped over and fell to the ground helplessly.

"Send the third brother's armor to the emperor's tent." Wanyan Honglie finally spoke, but anyone could hear the strong fluctuations in the emperor's tone.

"promise!"

The general who reported the news hurriedly trotted out, but Wanyan Honglie seemed to have been drained of energy and energy, and he kept wearing rough clothes.

After a while, several soldiers came in carrying a wooden plank, and then quietly left.

Wanyan Honglie walked tremblingly in front of the wooden board, half-knelt on the ground, and his eyes instantly turned red when he looked at the objects on the wooden board.

There was an armor placed on the wooden board. Wanyan Honglie recognized it at a glance as the armor worn by Wanyan Agu. Obvious gaps were cut on the chest, back, and left waist of the armor, and the blood stains were not wiped off.

Dried, on one side of the armor was placed the saber worn by Wanyan Aguda and the royal jade token.

All of this symbolizes that Prince Wanyan Aguda of Beijinlong died in battle.

Originally, Wanyan Honglie and Wanyan Chang still had a trace of luck in their hearts. Perhaps Yanrong had only captured the second brother's armor, or perhaps he had captured him alive. But the scene in front of them clearly told them that Wanyan Agu had died in the battle.

"Second brother!"

Wan Yanchang finally cried out in grief. A tough-blooded man also has tenderness, and he cried hoarsely.

Wanyan Honglie's eyes were filled with tears, and he hit his head on the armor so hard that his head was bloody.

He did not expect that the initial division of the troops would be the last meeting with Wanyan Aguda. The two brothers would lead an army to conquer Pinghan Road in person, and the other would direct their troops towards Liaodong.

Before setting off, I was full of confidence, thinking that the world would fall into the hands of the Jin people. Who would have thought that today we would be separated from heaven and man.

"Yan Rong! If I don't avenge this, I swear I won't be a human being!" Wanyan Honglie said through gritted teeth.

Wan Yanchang kept reaching out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, choking and saying: "Brother, it's time to think of a way. Once the news of my brother's death in battle spreads among the army, the morale of the army will collapse."

He was very aware of Wanyan Aguda's status in the army. The soldiers all thought that he was an invincible military god, but the military god died.

Is there still war to be fought?

Wanyan Honglie took a step back, kowtowed heavily towards his brother's relics, then stood up and shouted angrily: "Send the order!"

Wan Yanchang stood up straight in an instant, and several generals who had been waiting walked in from outside the tent.

"The whole army rests for a day! Slaughter the horses and give the soldiers a good meal. Tomorrow morning, I will personally lead the army to attack the mountain! Remember them all! Either you cross Black Wind Mountain alive, or you die on the way to attack the mountain!"
Chapter completed!