Lihuang stood in front of the window with his back bent, looking at the branches and leaves fluttering in the breeze outside the window, slightly stunned.
Eunuch Lu came in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, Yunyan City has been attacked by the Rong army again."
"The four major Rong royal courts in the north gathered an army of 500,000 troops and marched under Yunyan City. Yuwen Chengdu, the commander-in-chief of Yunyan City, burned half of the city, temporarily delaying the attack of the Rong army and waiting for support."
He reported very quickly.
Emperor Li didn't speak. He was still looking at the fluttering branches outside the window. The wind blew in from the window, causing his pale beard to flutter slightly.
"The Cabinet, the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office and other adults are waiting in the palace." Eunuch Lu said again.
Lihuang then turned around, sat on the chair behind the desk, and said calmly: "The decree is passed, and Li Xun is appointed governor of Beizhou, Qinzhou, and Liangzhou, taking charge of the military and political affairs of the three states, and taking charge of the garrison of the three states.
Tri-State Frontier Army, Premier of the Northern War!"
Eunuch Lu lowered his head and responded: "Old slave, I obey!"
"Let everyone in the palace disperse!"
Emperor Li's voice floated up again.
Eunuch Lu raised his head, looked at Lihuang who was leaning on the back of the chair, closing his eyes and concentrating. He excused himself and slowly left the room.
…
There are four Rong royal courts in the north of Dali, namely Wuhuan Royal Court, Huyan Royal Court, Kangju Royal Court and Wusun Royal Court.
Among them, Wuhuan Royal Court occupies the most fertile grassland, has the largest population, and is the most powerful.
In the cloudy city.
Black soldiers and horses stepped on the dust on the ground and poured into the city, filling the city with a burnt smell.
Among the army, a tall man was riding on a horse, holding a simple sword, looking up at the city wall in front of him.
This tall man is the new king of Wuhuan Royal Court, Wu Heer. He is only in his forties. Not only has he become the new king of Wuhuan Royal Court, he also possesses the cultivation level of the innate realm. His own strength and ability
They are all extraordinary and have become the most dazzling sunrise by countless herdsmen on the grassland.
Three years ago, after Wu Huer became King Wuhuan, he showed obvious hostility towards Dali. He was unwilling to succumb to Dali. Although on the surface he did not violate Dali, he secretly
Under his instruction, many Rong tribes on the border of Dali were constantly provoking Dali's border troops.
He was the instigator when the Dali border army was harassed by Rong cavalry one after another.
The last time the Rong tribe's 100,000-strong army attacked Yunyan City was also his test.
In the past three years, he has been uniting with the other three Rong royal courts with the intention of fighting against Dali together.
It's just that the other three royal courts were extremely jealous of Dali and didn't dare to join forces with him, so he could only endure it.
But just half a year ago, someone suddenly helped him contact the three royal courts and sent him a large amount of supplies and food. He could no longer tolerate his ambition and began to prepare a plan to invade Dali.
So far, the four northern royal courts have reached an alliance agreement, and King Wuhuan has also become the leader of the Rong Alliance.
Looking up at the densely packed soldiers on the city wall, a raging smile flashed in his dark brown pupils.
Although a fire blocked them for a day and a night, the actions of the defenders in Yunyan City made him extremely excited, because in his opinion, they were afraid of him.
At this time, on the city wall, Yuwen Chengdu was dressed in iron armor, standing on the city tower, looking sharply at the approaching Rong army.
All the border soldiers around him clenched their swords and stared at him.
Once an enemy climbs the city wall, they will explode with a thunderous strike to kill them.
A chilling atmosphere filled the entire Yunyan City, and a dull atmosphere was suppressed in everyone's heart.
The expected attack came as expected.
With waves of dull horn sounds, the Rong army finally launched an attack.
The black enemy troops began to attack the city wall like a tide.
Despite the lack of siege equipment, they still unleashed frightening fighting power and climbed towards the city wall without fear of death.
Yuwen Chengdu held a gold-plated phoenix wing in his hand and looked at the enemies who were constantly climbing up the city wall with a cold and handsome look on his face.
"kill!"
Following his cold shout, the border troops on the city wall seemed to be lit with fire, bursting out with fiery fighting spirit.
The brutal war was once again staged in this city that had been ravaged by time.
…
Fifty miles east of Yunyan City.
A troop of cavalry came galloping over.
"Report!"
The roar echoed through the entire cavalry team.
Bai Qi quickly stopped his horse, and all the galloping cavalry stopped.
"General Qi, the Rong army has launched an attack in Yunyan City!"
"The Rong camp in the north has sent a large number of cavalry to attack the surrounding fortresses!"
"Almost all the troops coming to support from all sides were intercepted by the Rong cavalry!"
The scout spoke very fast.
After the words fell, Bai Qi's face became extremely solemn.
If Yunyan City is in trouble, the border troops and garrison troops from all sides will come to support, but the Rong army will obviously not turn a blind eye to those reinforcements, and they will definitely send troops to intercept them.
Bai Qi raised his head and looked in the direction of Yunyan City. They were still more than fifty miles away from Yunyan City. If they continued to move forward, they would definitely be blocked by Rong cavalry.
And once they fall into a bitter battle, they will not be able to support Yunyan City.
The problem now is that the Rong army has many soldiers, and their reinforcements are too scattered, making it difficult to gather together, and they lack unified command.
This is not to say that the frontier army has no command. The northern frontier army is unified under the command of the former military governor's office. The former military governor's office has a border army envoy's office in Qinzhou, which can uniformly deploy all frontier troops within Qinzhou.
But the current problem is that the Si Yamen is in Qinzhou City and cannot provide timely command.
At present, Bai Qi has only received a transfer order from the Envoy Si Yamen to support Yunyan City, but apart from the transfer order, he has not received any other orders.
Bai Qi thought for a long time and said, "Let's go north!"
All the generals around were stunned and asked in confusion: "General, why are we going north?"
Bai Qi explained: "If we go directly to Yunyan City, we will definitely encounter obstacles, but they will definitely not expect that we will go north."
"And as long as we bypass Yunyan Mountain from the north, we can directly attack the Rong tribe's camp!"
"But we only have five thousand people!" Several generals were completely unwell.
The Rong camp had an army of 500,000 people. Even if some cavalry were sent out, there would still be at least 300,000 to 400,000 soldiers.
Using their 5,000 cavalry to attack the Rong camp, isn't this just throwing an egg against a stone?
Bai Qi shook his head slightly and said: "Our purpose is not to attack the Rong camp, but to contain the Rong army so that they cannot attack Yunyan City with all their strength. Although five thousand people are small, it is enough."
Naturally, it is impossible for him to do something like knocking an egg against a stone, but at present, the road they use to support Yunyan City has been blocked, and they will not be able to reach Yunyan City in a short time.
If you can't reach Yunyan City, you won't be able to help Yunyan City at all. Instead, you can go to the Rong camp, which will be more or less useful.
If they can find the right opportunity to fight, they may be able to catch them by surprise and frustrate the Rong army.
Not much, Bai Qi directly led the army and rushed towards the rolling mountains in the north.
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at the same time.
Inside Beiyuan City.
Situ Qianfeng sat in the gorgeous lobby with a confused look on his face.
Sui Yan sat aside with a solemn expression.
"Uncle Yan, father hasn't left isolation yet?"
Situ Qianfeng said a little impatiently.
Sui Yan shook his head and said: "The city lord will not be leaving the seclusion in a short time."
"But if he doesn't come out of seclusion, what should Yunyan City do?" Situ Qianfeng said anxiously.
"That's Dali's business, not ours," Sui Yan said.
"But aren't we and Dali allies?"
"Allies are also relative! This time the opinion in the city is to stand aside and watch."
"This~~"
Situ Qianfeng's mood became increasingly dull and impatient.
News of the Rong army's attack on Yunyan City reached Beiyuan City yesterday, and Li Ru's letter also arrived in his hands early this morning.
He originally thought that Beiyuan City would send troops to support him, but now Beiyuan City has no intention of sending troops.
Situ Changkong is in seclusion. Everything in Beiyuan City is the responsibility of the elders of the Situ family. No matter how high his status is, he cannot change the decisions of his elders.
"I want to leave the city!"
"Can't!"
"Uncle Yan!" Situ Qianfeng's expression became serious and he looked at him with cold eyes.
Sui Yan looked at his cold eyes and couldn't help but look stunned.
"Young City Lord, this matter cannot be done forcefully!"
Situ Qianfeng said coldly: "You attach too much importance to things like face, but you have forgotten the foundation of our survival in Beiyuan City."
Sui Yan looked at him puzzled.
"Our Beiyuan City is very strong, with an army of 100,000. In the North, even Dali Chaotang cannot help the existence of Beiyuan City, but you seem to have forgotten that we rely on Dali for survival."
"You always think that Dali needs us, but you have forgotten that we need Dali even more."
"We didn't participate in the last battle in Yunyan City. If we still don't participate in the war this time, do we really want to break away from Dali?"
Situ Qianfeng shouted and asked.
Sui Yan's expression changed again and again, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
The reason why Beiyuan City made such a decision was firstly because of the destruction of Shangyuan Sect, and secondly because they also wanted to take advantage of Dali's weakness to show their importance.
They have always been attached to Dali, but they have never recognized that Beiyuan City belongs to Dali.
"But the Lord of the City is still in seclusion!" He whispered.
At this moment, a slender figure appeared outside the lobby door.
"Haha, I'm out of seclusion!"
A faint laughter sounded outside the door, which immediately shocked Sui Yan.
"Lord City Lord!"
"Father!"
When the two of them saw Situ Changkong, they both looked surprised.
Situ Changkong walked into the hall, looking at Situ Qianfeng with a handsome face and a smile.
At this time, Situ Changkong was already over eighty years old, but his face still looked very young, and even his hair was pitch black, without any trace of old age.
"Yes, you can see this clearly, which means you have become the city lord of Beiyuan City!" Situ Changkong looked at Situ Qianfeng with admiration.
Situ Qianfeng suddenly heard the words of praise and felt a little embarrassed.
You must know that Situ Changkong was very harsh on him in the past and almost never praised him.
"Gather the army and go to war!"
Situ Changkong didn't say anything more and directly ordered Sui Yan.
"Here!"
Sui Yan didn't raise the slightest objection and responded directly.
Afterwards, he hurried out of the main hall.
"Father, you are going to Yunyan City!" Situ Qianfeng said in surprise and joy.
"No!"
Situ Changkong shook his head and said: "I want to go to the Rong tribe's camp!"
"Haha, Beiyuan City has not been on an expedition for a long time. Those Rong slave soldiers have almost forgotten our ferocity!"
He grinned, "Follow me this time, don't make me cry in fear!"
"How is that possible?" When Situ Qianfeng heard this, he immediately jumped in embarrassment.
However, Situ Changkong ignored his anger at all and said with a smile: "It is also time to let you know why our Beiyuan City can stand proudly on this northern land."
"What we rely on is not Dali, what we rely on is the sword in our hands!"
"But you are right, we really can't leave Dali."
Beiyuan City is not dependent on Dali, but a force independent of Dali. It belongs to Dali, but it does not belong to Dali.