In the northern part of Annan Plain, at the foot of Fulu Mountain.
More than a thousand years ago, the northern overlord expanded its territory to Guangxin County, and Nanfeng immediately declared itself a vassal and paid tribute.
The emperor then recognized the status of King Nanfeng and rewarded him with a large number of gold and silver treasures as gifts, including two rare fairy deer.
At that time, King Nanfeng was so grateful that he led his subjects to welcome him for more than 500 miles.
This Fulu Mountain is where King Nan Feng received the envoy from the Northern Central Plains Overlord.
Zhang Fu waved his hand distractedly, trying to clear away the thick white fog in front of his eyes.
It's a pity that it came back without success.
He raised his head and looked north reluctantly.
Three days ago, Zhang Fu was ordered to lead 30,000 people from Huchou Pass back to aid the capital. However, he was only halfway there when a cloud-piercing arrow rose behind him.
After repeated confirmation, he dared to confirm that it was the message sent by Huchou Pass.
Zhang Fu knew the importance of Huchou Pass to Nanfeng.
He did not hesitate to order the team to turn around and head north again.
Hurrying and slowly, he returned to the foot of Fulu Mountain. However, looking at the blurry mountains in front of him, he hesitated.
Ren Ning was afraid of an ambush on the mountain, so why not Zhang Fu.
"Report! A secret message from the capital."
The thick fog suddenly broke, and two soldiers who were all wet rushed over.
"General," the two of them wiped the fog from their faces in unison, "there are rumors in the capital that Prince Wang left the capital overnight last night and went to the south to verify the fish tax."
Zhang Fu received the secret letter and was checking the fire paint, when he heard this and his heart sank.
What bullshit fish tax is being investigated at this time?
It was clear that neither the king nor the ministers were confident that they could defend the capital, so they had no choice but to let the prince flee south to prevent the royal family's bloodline from being wiped out by Yun Chui.
"Confused!" He gritted his teeth and glanced south.
"Those idiot ministers who are greedy for life and afraid of death! If they fail to succeed, they will fail."
On the Annan Plain below, apart from his 30,000 troops, there were still more than 100,000 people chasing the main force of the Starfall Legion.
No matter how you look at it, it seems that you have more people and more power, so the prince left the capital first.
Once this news spreads, what will the people in the capital think, and what will the 100,000 soldiers outside the city think? Wouldn't morale be completely lost?
How can we fight this battle!
"Is the capital still well?" he asked as he opened the letter.
The two men nodded quickly: "Back to the general, the Starfall Legion was just wandering around the capital and did not attack the capital. The capital is safe and sound."
Zhang Fubo was furious, "Where are the 100,000 soldiers near the capital, are they all dead? Why not attack the Xingluo people and drive them away?"
cough!
The two looked at each other and coughed awkwardly, "I don't know the specific situation. It is said that the generals are closing the encirclement, but..."
But no one dared to stand in front of the Starfall Legion.
well!
Zhang Fu sighed, didn't ask any more questions, and just read the letter.
The more I looked at him, the uglier his face became.
The content of the letter is not long.
Nanfeng Wang ordered him to immediately lead his troops across the capital and go south to protect the prince who was inspecting the fish tax.
What?
Zhang Fu read the contents of the secret message again in disbelief, staring at the seal inside, reading it again and again.
The secret letter is true and indeed came from the hand of King Nan Feng.
"General, in the letter..." Three nearby captains couldn't help but come over.
"Read it for yourselves." Zhang Fu thrust the letter into their hands with a dark face.
Several people looked down and soon had different expressions.
"General, what should we do?" someone said.
what to do?
Zhang Fu paced anxiously back and forth.
He knows Prince Nanfeng.
Eight years ago, the Crown Prince of Nanfeng went to Yunchui Imperial College to study, and Zhang Fu was the chief guard at that time.
During the three years of their studies, the two of them could be said to be both monarch and minister, and they had the same affection as father and son.
Having been by his side for many years, Zhang Fu saw everything the prince did, so he knew him very well.
This is a child who studies hard and thinks hard, and has fully absorbed Yun Chui's cultural thoughts. He may not be as aggressive as his ancestors, but he is definitely a person who values love and justice.
Precisely because of such an experience, it can be said that as long as the crown prince lives and eventually becomes King Nanfeng, Zhang Fu's status will only get higher and higher.
As for Emperor Changxing of Yunchui, Zhang Fu also thought about it carefully during those three years.
This emperor had the same shortcomings common to Yunchui emperors.
As long as the surrounding neighboring countries pay lip service to the Celestial Kingdom and call themselves ministers.
He would wave his hand and say a bunch of virtuous and benevolent things.
The friction at the border will eventually become a minor issue.
Sometimes they even turn around and reward a large amount of property, the value of which is far more valuable than the tribute presented.
Only this time...
The Xingluo Legion came to the city, and Huchou Pass was directly destroyed.
Zhang Fu pulled out a beard, feeling a little uncertain in his heart.
Is Yun Chui prepared to call it quits as usual, or is he really going to destroy Nan Feng?
If we stop here and go against the king's orders to attack the Starfall Legion, regardless of whether we can defeat them or not, I'm afraid that in the end, both parties will be unhappy.
If Yun Chui is serious about it, even if he can accompany his 30,000 troops, it will probably be a drop in the bucket...
Thinking of this, Zhang Fu's eyes couldn't help but fall on the secret letter.
Report!
While I was thinking about it, another announcement sounded.
"General, there is urgent news from the north. All troops at Zhennan Pass are dispatched, and the baggage and supplies are boarding ships to go to sea. Fifty thousand infantry have passed Huchou Pass and are heading south along the post road."
"Board the baggage with food and fodder..." Zhang Fu's heart skipped a beat, "It seems like we are serious this time."
He raised his head and glanced at Fulu Mountain next to him.
The mountain pass is covered with white mist and is narrow, so this is a good place for an ambush. Plus, with leisure and waiting for work, they might be able to eat the 50,000 people in Zhennanguan in one go.
With 30,000 people together, he didn't have much confidence in facing the famous Starfall Legion.
But against his old rival Zhennanguan, even if the opponent had 50,000 people, Zhang Fu would not be disappointed at all.
He hurriedly asked: "Are there only 50,000 people at Zhennanguan? Where are the other troops?"
Zhang Fu was in a hurry to return to the capital three days ago to aid, and Zhang Fu didn't know how the Huchou Pass was broken.
However, the defenses inside and outside Huchou Pass also had his share of hard work. Zhang Fu knew that he was powerful. It was absolutely impossible to break through Huchou Pass in one day and night with only the men and horses of Zhennan Pass.
"Go back to General, there is not enough time, and the situation is unclear."
Zhang Fu nodded in understanding.
Seeing the cloud-piercing arrow in the sky and learning that Huchou Pass was in danger, he immediately ordered his soldiers to turn around and return for reinforcements.
However, the fog was too heavy and the large troops had difficulty moving. They had just reached the foot of Fulu Mountain.
The spies probably just arrived near Huchou Pass or Zhennang Pass. It was really not easy to figure out what happened in such a short time.
"But there are about 3,000 Yunchui soldiers wearing strange clothes who have taken the lead to go south. They are less than 50 miles away from the 50,000 Zhennanguan troops behind them." Xiaobing added.
He described what the raincoat looked like.
"They're just the first scouts." Zhang Fu disagreed.
Several captains of ten thousand men also nodded in agreement.
In this way, it would be impossible to ambush or even eat the 50,000 troops behind.
Zhang Fu no longer hesitated, "Give me the order, the front army will become the rear army, and the rear army will become the front army. Let's go south!"
He crossed the capital to protect the crown prince who was inspecting the fish tax.