On the wall of the ancient city, the emperor held the battlements and looked outside the city. At first, he heard Meng Chang'an report that when he found the Black Martial Army about a hundred miles north of the ancient city, he seemed to have some emotional fluctuations, but at this moment, he seemed to be calm as if nothing had happened. There was no emotion on his face, and all this seemed to be expected.

"His Majesty!"

Chen Leng and Meng Chang'an leaned over at the same time: "Please evacuate your Majesty."

If you leave at this time, you still have time to rush from the ancient city to the southwest, and do not go south to contact the army of Samburu, and fight all the way to the southwest to return to Sanyan Hushan Pass. As long as you pass the pursuit of the Black Warriors of the Three-eyed Hushan Pass, it is impossible to easily chase after them. Sanyan Hushan Pass is so tall and strong, there is no problem to block the Black Warriors. Don’t forget that it can block Chen Leng Meng Chang’an’s majestic pass.

At this time, the enemy has a hundred miles in the near future. All the cavalry escorted the emperor away, and the infantry retreated while fighting. This seemed to be the best strategy, but this strategy would inevitably suffer heavy losses. Those who are sure to withdraw are the cavalry led by Meng Chang'an and His Majesty. The infantry led by Chen Leng may not be able to leave.

"I don't believe it. Neither of you ever thought that Xin Fengyue would come."

The emperor's eyes were still looking outside the city: "The reason why the black warriors are powerful is not because of their internal fighting. No country in this world with serious internal fighting will be strong. Daning is powerful because of unity. The black warriors are powerful because of unity. When they reach a high position like Xin Fengyue and Samburu, they will not let the country perish because of internal fighting. They can see the big things clearly."

Chen Leng and Meng Changan looked at each other, and they both guessed correctly.

This is also the biggest worry between the two. The emperor still had to stick to the other ancient city even though he knew that the Xinfengyuehui came, because the emperor wanted to use this place as the key to victory. Both of them thought of the Xinfengyuehui coming, how could the emperor not have imagined it?

This is the biggest bet and biggest variable in this war.

The emperor said that this battle must not be delayed for three years. Three years have been too long. When Chen Leng was in Chang'an City, he asked the emperor what he could do. The emperor smiled but refused to answer. At that time, the emperor was actually determined to use himself to bet on the victory of this battle.

"I have nothing to worry about."

The emperor pointed outside the city: "There is a large army of 300,000."

He pointed north again: "There is a large army of 500,000 in Xinfengyue."

After saying these two sentences, the emperor smiled: "It seems that he is determined to win. Compared with such a force, they should be sure to win. If they are not confident in such a situation, they really don't have to take it seriously. But do you know why I am not worried? Because I bet on myself, and the black warriors have bet on the national destiny."

Chen Leng and Meng Changan were stunned at the same time.

The emperor waved his hand and signaled that everyone else would retreat first, leaving only Chen Leng and Meng Chang'an.

"What is the virtuous minister?"

The emperor looked at Chen Leng and Meng Chang'an: "One, the country can rely on, and two, the emperor can rely on."

His tone was plain but it seemed to have a power that pointed directly at the heart of the people.

"You are the loyal ministers of Daning, and I can rely on them. Chen Leng, do you remember that when I left Chang'an, I told you that I gave myself to you, and I can tell you everything. I will give you a background today. You may all see that, I am suspicious but dare not ask, nor dare to inquire about the prince."

The emperor paused: "Why do I have to let the prince supervise the country when I leave Chang'an? If I am not at ease with him, I can bring him to the northern border instead of staying in Chang'an. With the ministers who become the head of the cabinet, even if there is no prince supervise, what can happen? I am afraid that it is much more stable than the prince's stay. I insist on keeping the prince in Chang'an because I have made a preparation for death, so I have to prepare for Daning."

Chen Leng and Meng Changan's faces turned pale in an instant.

"Scared?"

The emperor stood with his hands beside the city wall, looking into the distance, he was like a towering mountain.

"I said that I would use this battle to fight for Daning for a hundred years of peace and stability, and to fight for a hundred years of prosperity and invincibility. I am not just talking about it. What is my life and death alone? Compared with Daning's century-old foundation, I am insignificant. Look at the outside. They were once the Central Plains. They have been occupied by black warriors for hundreds of years. The people here have been deeply rooted in their hearts and think that they are slaves of black warriors."

"I am here, just like Zhuang Yong was guarding Fengyantai that year. Zhuang Yong did not give up until the last soldiers and soldiers? It is because he firmly believed that reinforcements led by Tie Liuli could come and must come. I also firmly believed that Wu Xinyu must come. I put myself here and handed over the next century of Daning's foundation to Wu Xinyu. If I believe in him, he will never let me down."

"If I go, fortunately there is still a prince who wants me. I know what I keep him because Daning needs him at this moment. Regardless of whether he is qualified or not, I am gone. He is there, and Daning will not move."

This is why the emperor kept the prince. Even though he had found so many things, he never made it clear. Chen Leng woke up. The emperor's judgment at this moment may not be three years ago, five years ago, but ten years ago, or even fifteen years ago, which was something that the emperor had to complete. He was preparing for the efforts of the Northern Expedition for the Emperor over the years.

No matter how bad the prince is, he is still a master of success. He only needs to do nothing, and Daning is still stable. The emperor has said this more than once, to the old dean, to Dan Tai Yuan Shu, and to Lai Chengdu, but they cannot understand the determination in his heart when His Majesty said these four words, and they cannot realize this determination. They just don’t understand why the emperor still kept the crown prince even though he knew that the crown prince was not a good weapon, but he could not think deeply about this level.

The emperor has made preparations for death and has the determination to die.

"I am here, and the black warriors will not give up. As long as I am still alive, Sambrut and Xin Fengyue will continue to attack fiercely. I am like the most delicious bait. I will catch them here and 800,000 troops here. I must buy more time for Wu Xinyu."

The emperor looked back at Chen Leng and Meng Chang'an again: "I have handed myself over to you."

Chen Leng and Meng Changan leaned over at the same time.

The emperor let out a long sigh: "When people live, I am the emperor. When I live, I will compete with the heavens. If God does not allow me, I will take it myself."

This sentence ignited Chen Leng and Meng Chang'an's passion.

"Just fight."

The emperor smiled: "What's there?"

Chen Leng and Meng Changan said one word at the same time: "Fight!"

The emperor said: "Now you should understand why I have not allowed the crossbow formation chariot made by the bearded man to fight until today. It is a killing weapon that can only be used at the most critical moment. In the battle of Wild Deer Yuan, the crossbow formation chariot is a killing weapon that tear the black warriors' defense line."

The emperor slapped the battlements with his hand: "The black warriors know unity, so let them see what unity is. Compared with Ning people, there is no one in the world."

No one can do it!

Half an hour later, the city was under.

Chen Leng pulled Meng Changan for a moment. Meng Changan looked back at Chen Leng and frowned slightly: "I know what you are thinking, no."

Chen Leng glared at him: "Can you stop being so stupid?"

"stupid?"

Meng Chang'an stopped and turned around and looked at the cold eyes and said seriously: "If you don't say it, I know what you want to say. You want me to take all the cavalry. Once you don't have any other ancient city, you may not be able to defend it. Is this right? You will bring the remaining troops to block the pursuers for us. I know that even if a guy like you dies behind me, he will not shout back. You care about Your Majesty. You know that if Your Majesty has something to do, Da Ning will be unstable. If Da Ning is unstable, the people will not be able to continue to live a good life."

"But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that you want me to leave, you want to block it for me."

Meng Changan stared at Chen Leng's eyes: "But have you ever thought about it? That year, my father arrested Mr. Chen and Cha'er, and his water bandits arrested me too. You only saw that after I was arrested, and before I was arrested, why did they catch me?"

Chen Leng was stunned.

Meng Changan said lightly: "Because when I passed by, I saw Mr. Shen's business banner on the ship. Silly boy, you mentioned it to me. You said that the man surnamed Chen treats you very well. I scolded you at that time, saying that no matter how good you are, he is an outsider, not a family member, but I remember that the person who can treat you well should not be bad. When I passed by, I saw that the merchant ship burned, and I went there. It was not that I was confident that I could kill all the water bandits. I was so old at that time. The calmest choice was to escape. I didn't run away because I knew that Mr. Chen was the person you cared about. If they died, you would be sad. You were already so miserable. It would be better if you were sad."

Chen Leng stared at Meng Changan in a daze, not knowing what to say.

Meng Changan patted Chen Leng's shoulder: "That's the person you care about, not the person I care about. I want to save them, just because of you and not because His Majesty is the person you care about. I will also try my best to protect His Majesty, but the premise is that you can't have anything to do. A person like me is not afraid of any traitors, nor is I afraid of any thunder strikes, and of course I am not afraid of thousands of people being despised. When choosing between His Majesty and you, I will choose you."

After saying this, Meng Changan turned around and walked forward: "Your Majesty has something to do with Daning. If you have something to do with me."

Chen Leng stood there and watched the guy walk forward, and he felt like something was beating him like a drum in his heart. It hurt a little. For Meng Changan, the word "only brother" in this world should not be disappointed.

He is loyal to Daning and Meng Chang'an, and cares about his wife and children, but once Chen Leng is involved, he will become a ruthless and unrighteous person. He can abandon Daning, he can abandon his wife and children, he is a bastard.

But he is a good brother.

"Don't think so much."

The voice came from a distance, and Meng Changan seemed a little dissatisfied with Chen Leng's reaction.

"First think about how to fight this battle, instead of how to escape. Before making a choice, don't forget the general armor on you and me, don't forget that you and I are both soldiers, General Zhuang Yong should be sadder than us when he guards the Fengyan inkstone alone. He has tormented him, why can't we hold on?"

Meng Changan stopped and looked back at Chen Leng: "I am a person who doesn't want to lose."

Chen Leng took a deep breath and started laughing.

"Who isn't?"
Chapter completed!