The day after the three planes crashed, Shangguan Hu became angry.
Not only did he order the coalition forces to speed up their approach to the imperial city, he also conducted a review with General Slov, the commander-in-chief of the Xiong soldiers.
In the live broadcast provided by the media, a team composed of 100,000 bear soldiers and 300,000 wolf soldiers were majestic and high-spirited.
More than twenty planes also flew over the imperial city in a majestic manner.
One moment, they formed an S-shaped formation, and the next they formed a B-shaped formation. They were roaring and full of fighting spirit, which was very scary.
Seeing the wolf soldiers who were like wolves and tigers, and the bear soldiers who were rushing like steel, everyone from the dignitaries to the people believed that Huang Wuji had lost.
After the review, Shangguan Hu immediately ordered the coalition forces to divide their forces and march northward.
At the same time, he issued a national speech targeting 80 million people.
He told him that he could blow up the imperial city in an hour, but he did not act ruthlessly because he thought about the lives of his people, the centuries-old palace city, and the thousand-year-old treasures.
But if Huang Wuji is determined to fight to the end, then he will destroy the ancient imperial city where his ancestors are buried in order to reduce the casualties of soldiers.
He gave Huang Wuji one last day to think about it.
If Huang Wuji does not surrender before tomorrow, the coalition forces approaching the imperial city for more than 100 kilometers will attack Gongziguan, the main gate of the imperial city.
If the 100,000 defenders of Gongziguan dare to attack the coalition forces, Shangguan Hu will use heavy weapons to bombard and destroy them.
Then drive straight into the imperial city.
He was confident that he could break into the palace for lunch.
"Shangguan Hu bastard, you are trying to pin the charge of starting a war on me."
"Obviously he was the one who led the bear soldiers into the border and started the war. Now he has become the sinner I want to die with holding the Eternal City in my arms."
When Ye Fan and Song Hongyan walked into Junlin Tianxia, Huang Wuji was looking at the electronic map with his hands behind his back and scolding them.
But when he saw Ye Fan and Song Hongyan appear, he put on a smile and greeted them enthusiastically:
"Young Master Ye, Miss Song, are you here?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It was Huang Wuji's incompetence about the wedding that frightened the two of us."
"General Song's matters and the matters concerning the disciples of the Martial Alliance will be clarified to you once I survive this calamity."
As he spoke, Huang Wuji gave himself two clean slaps, demonstrating his sincerity and determination.
"My lord, you must not do this!"
Seeing this, Ye Fan hurriedly stepped forward and took Huang Wuji's hand:
"The Diaoyu Pavilion matter has nothing to do with the king. It's just Prince Gong and the others who are evil and cowardly."
"Hongyan and I have never blamed the king."
Ye Fan's tone was very sincere: "What kind of apology or explanation is unnecessary."
"Yes, if we really blamed the king, we would have quietly left the imperial city long ago, let alone come here today."
Song Hongyan also smiled lightly: "Coming to see the king now shows that we regard the king as one of our own, and he is one of our own who will live and die together."
"Hahaha, okay, okay, Mr. Song said it well."
Huang Wuji laughed and waved his hand:
"So you're saying I'm an outsider? Okay, let's not talk about the Diaoyu Pavilion."
"Tell me why you came to see me?"
He was as cheerful as ever: "As long as I can do it, I will do my best to help."
Ye Fan took over the topic: "We are not here to ask the king for help, but we want to see what we can do to help the king."
"In any case, Shangguan Hu rebelled and led Xiong soldiers into the pass. We are also responsible."
His tone was firm: "Now that Shangguan and Tiger troops are approaching the city, we cannot sit idly by and ignore it."
Song Hongyan also echoed: "It is estimated that we will not be able to do anything to charge into the battle, but it will be no problem if we have a few more heads to come up with ideas."
"This game is difficult, no, it is basically impossible to crack."
Huang Wuji put his hands behind his back and smiled bitterly: "Ten war zones, ten war commanders..."
"Except for the four generals guarding the border who remained silent, the other six generals had all declared their support for King Shangguan Huqin before this morning."
"Shangguan Hu now has as many as 600,000 men at his disposal. He claims that throwing a whip into the Huangni River can stop the flow of the river."
"Of course, 600,000 men can send troops to the imperial city to fight at most 300,000 people."
"But that's it. Three hundred thousand wolf soldiers plus one hundred thousand bear soldiers are four times the strength of the imperial city."
"Let's not talk about public opinion and morale. As for weapons, the imperial city is vastly different from the coalition forces."
"None of the aircraft, chariots, ships, and smart firearms purchased by the Xiong Kingdom can be used. The only weapons that the 100,000 defenders can use to fight are their own home-made weapons."
"Although the Wolf Country also makes many short guns, long guns and serial guns, these can be used to scare ordinary people and underground elements, but used in wars are simply seeking death."
"Just like Guan Hu said, if we really let go and fight, he can destroy the imperial city in an hour."
"There is no need to fight this battle."
Huang Wuji's eyes were extremely firm: "It's just that my dignity is here, and I have to carry it no matter what."
Neither Ye Fan nor Song Hongyan spoke. Although they knew the situation was serious, they did not expect it to be so bad.
Not only are the coalition forces and the bear soldiers unstoppable, but there is also a huge generation gap in weapons.
This means that there is no chance of death or destruction.
Huang Wuji looked at Ye Fan and Song Hongyan: "Do you know why Shangguan Hu didn't bomb indiscriminately and end this battle early?"
"There are probably two reasons. One is what he said on TV, that he has already regarded the Imperial City as his own child."
Ye Fan took over the topic: "The second one is his bad taste of cat and mouse."
"He will approach the imperial city step by step, causing the people of the country to lose their support, causing the country's people to rebel against their relatives, and causing the country's leader to suffer and die."
He speculated on Shangguan Hu's intentions: "Shangguan Hu not only wanted to kill people, but also wanted to kill the king's heart."
"One more thing, that is, Shangguan Hu needs a letter of nomination from the six commanders."
Song Hongyan added: "The six generals attached themselves to him. Shangguan Hu was very close to him on the surface, but he still had a grudge in his heart."
"After all, if he can rebel against the leader of the country today, the six generals may rebel against him tomorrow."
"So Shangguan Hu is not in a hurry to take action against the government. He just wants the six generals to kill you together."
"Only if the hands of each war commander have passed through the blood of the king, Shangguan Hu can tie them all to the warship."
"If one person kills the king, it is treason. If all of them kill the king, that is what the people want."
Song Hongyan sighed: "Shangguan Hu is indeed a qualified political and military strategist."
“Mr. Song’s thorough analysis!”
Huang Wuji laughed in appreciation, and then changed the subject:
"This also shows that I am basically dead. Even if I commit suicide now, I will be dragged out and whipped."
"I am old and have enjoyed wealth and glory all my life. It doesn't matter how I die."
"On the contrary, it's you who are in your prime and young..."
"I am moved from the bottom of my heart to stay and fight alongside me, but I really hope you will withdraw from the imperial city and return to China."
"I know that Young Master Ye is very skilled, and the children of the Martial Alliance are not afraid of death, but there is really no chance of winning this round."
"Young Master Ye, take Miss Song away."
"Leave before Shangguan Hu and the others break through the Young Master Pass and march straight into the imperial city."
He looked at Ye Fan: "With your skills, you can't defend the imperial city, but there is no problem in returning to China alive."
Huang Wuji also had very complicated feelings for Ye Fan. At first, he just wanted to borrow Ye Fan's knife to eradicate the bellicose Shangguan Hu and others.
But after getting in touch with each other these days, he felt more sympathy for each other, which also made him not want Ye Fan and Song Hongyan to die in the imperial city.
"My lord, please stop speaking if you advise us."
Ye Fan laughed loudly: "If it is really easy for us to evacuate the imperial city, then you can go back to China with us."
"If not, I think the leader of the country should tell us the enemy's situation and see what we can do to help."
Then, he looked at the chief of staff and Liu Zhixin who had been standing and said, "Where have the coalition forces arrived now?"
"Master Ye, please come here."
Under Huang Wuji's helpless smile, the chief of staff invited Ye Fan to the electronic map:
"Shangguan Hu has a total of 400,000 coalition troops plus Xiong soldiers, divided into three directions: east, south and north to press forward."
"One hundred thousand wolf soldiers in each direction."
"We are now more than a hundred kilometers away from the imperial city, and we estimate that we will approach Gongziguan tomorrow morning."
"One hundred thousand bear soldiers are 30 kilometers behind the wolf soldiers. They are more responsible for holding down the formation and supervising the battle, and will not be too involved in the battle."
"Because in the eyes of the people of the Xiong Kingdom, the life of a bear soldier is ten times more valuable than that of a wolf soldier. They cannot rush into battle and die at will."
"Shangguan Hu now has two headquarters."
"The first headquarters is the forward headquarters composed of six generals. They go north along the Huangni River and command 300,000 wolf soldiers to encircle the imperial city."
"The second headquarters is composed of Shangguan Hu's cronies, Skof and other Xiong people. It is located in the middle palace of one hundred thousand Xiong soldiers."
The chief of staff gave a brief summary, and Ye Fan and Song Hongyan quickly digested the situation.
