At this time, more than twenty days had passed since the death of the old emperor. As news came from all sides, the Rong army could no longer contain the fighting spirit in their hearts.
Emperor Laoli died, Dali was in chaos, and the surrounding royal courts were rising. If we didn't attack Dali in a big way at this time, how could we wait for Dali to calm down and continue to raise his nose?
In the main account.
King Uher of Wuhuan was sitting on the main seat with a happy face. Next to him, Huge, the high priest of the Wuhuan court, was holding a letter with a thoughtful look on his face.
"High Priest, Dali is surrounded by enemies from all sides now. It's a good time for us to attack!"
Uhel said excitedly.
He has been waiting for this day for a long time.
Since the last attack on Yunyan City failed, he has been waiting.
Waiting for chaos within Dali, waiting for the death of the old Emperor Li, and waiting for the royal courts around Dali to attack.
Huge frowned and said: "Your Majesty is right, now is the best time for us to attack, but~"
"But what?" Uher asked.
Huge shook his head slightly and said helplessly: "But Dali's power in Yunyan City is too strong, and it will be difficult for us to win."
Wuhel was startled, and then his expression turned gloomy.
Huge was right. Dali's power in Yunyan City was too strong, and it would be difficult for them to break through Dali's defense.
Dali now has 100,000 forbidden troops in Yunyan City, 200,000 border troops, and 100,000 Skyhawk troops in Beiyuan City, a total of 400,000 troops. In addition to these, the Qinzhou garrison has gathered troops 300 miles south of Yunyan City.
One hundred thousand, the northern frontier army and another 200,000 troops were stationed in the two border cities around Yunyan City.
In other words, once they launch an attack, they will face an army of 600,000 people.
During this period of time, although Wuhel had established his own prestige in the camp and completely overawed the other three royal courts, his army only numbered 400,000.
The enemy is strong and we are weak!
Thinking of this, Wuhel's hot heart was instantly poured with cold water.
"Are we going to miss this opportunity?" Uhel said dullly.
Huge shook his head, "The opportunity is right in front of us, how can we miss it!"
Wuhel's eyes lit up, "Does the high priest have any good ideas?"
Huge showed a confident look and said: "Since Yunyan City cannot attack, then we will attack elsewhere."
"We, the Rong tribe, have hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and they can march hundreds of miles in one night."
With that said, he stood up, walked to the map next to him, pointed to a city on the map and said: "Jinshan City!"
"Jinshan City!" Wuhel looked at Jinshan City on the map with a look of joy on his face.
Jinshan City, like Yunyan City, is a border town to the north of Dali. However, Yunyan City is in the north of Qinzhou, while Jinshan City is located in the northeast of Beizhou. The two cities are three thousand miles apart.
Three thousand miles is a long way, but if you ride a horse, you can reach it in about ten days.
The soldiers of the Rong tribe are all natural cavalry. They have grown up on horses since childhood, and they have a large number of horses and can ride three horses at a time.
In addition, the vastness of the northern grasslands is perfect for riding horses.
They can reach Jinshan City from Yunyan City within ten days.
In contrast, it is absolutely impossible for the northern frontier army of Dali to support Jinshan City in such a short period of time.
"Deploy one hundred thousand elite warriors, march three thousand miles, and attack Jinshan City directly. As long as we can defeat Jinshan City, we can enter Dali Beizhou. From Beizhou south, we can herd horses for thousands of miles and approach Kyoto."
Huge said with a slight smile.
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! The high priest's plan is very clever."
Uhel was beaming with joy.
But he still said: "With our strength, we may not be able to attack Dali Kyoto."
Huge smiled and said: "Our goal is naturally not Dali Kyoto, but to mobilize the border troops of Yunyan City!"
"One hundred thousand soldiers and cavalry are threatening Dali Kyoto. The Yunyan City border army will definitely mobilize troops to support us. At that time, we will go west and attack the Liangzhou border city!"
He pointed to a border town on the map to the north of Liangzhou.
Uhel's eyes became brighter and brighter.
"The high priest is indeed very resourceful!"
He couldn't help but praise it vigorously.
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Western Region.
The Fire Worshiping Court.
Among the army camps that stretch for dozens of miles.
More than a dozen generals from various countries in the Western Regions gathered in the main camp.
Sitting on the main seat is General Royard of the Fire Worship Court, who is also the commander-in-chief of this million-strong coalition.
Gathering an army of millions is not an easy task, especially since these armies come from various countries in the Western Regions.
The Western Region has countless high mountains and undulating desert plateaus, so the difficulty of marching can be imagined.
In order to gather these millions of troops, the Fire Worshiping Court and the countries in the Western Regions spent a lot of money and time.
By now, armies from various countries have entered the camp and have been undergoing repairs for half a month.
Royard sat on the main seat, looking at the generals in the tent with a very solemn expression.
An army of millions!
It sounds incredibly powerful.
But Royard knew in his heart that there were many conflicts among the countries in the Western Regions, and it was definitely very difficult to bring them together.
In order to avoid conflicts between the countries, Royard spent a lot of thought on camp arrangements.
When formulating offensive opportunities, Royard was even more troubled.
There is no way around it, some royal courts have deep blood feuds with each other. If these feuding royal courts and their armies get together, they might start fighting among themselves before they fight Dali.
"Senior Mu, does Nanmu City agree to our proposal?"
Royalde's eyes fell on Mu Yanxin next to him.
Although Nanmu City is at the southern end of Dali, it is also bordered by their Fire Worshiping Court. If they attack Dali, Nanmu City intervenes, it is likely to affect their attack plan.
In order to prevent Nanmu City from causing trouble, they wanted to win over Nanmu City.
Mu Yanxin shook his head slightly and said, "Not yet."
"Lu Shiwan has not shown up for more than ten years. Now Nanmu City is dominated by the young city lord Lu Baifeng, but Lu Baifeng is still hesitant."
Lu Shiwan is the city lord of Nanmu City. Compared to Situ Changkong of Beiyuan City, Lu Shiwan is a real hands-off shopkeeper. After he became the city lord of Nanmu City, he handed over the affairs of Nanmu City to
Later, when the elders of the Lu family became old, Lu Shiwan directly put Lu Baifeng, who was only thirteen years old, in charge of the affairs of Nanmu City.
Royard said in a deep voice: "Tell them that in ten days, this is the last chance."
Although the strength of Nanmu City is not weak, it is not yet to the point where Royard is afraid.
If Nanmucheng doesn't know the truth, then he doesn't mind operating on Nanmucheng first.
Mu Yanxin nodded, he still very much hoped that Nanmu City could join their alliance, but since Royard said so, he could not refute Royard.
Although he is the high priest of the Fire Worshiping Court, his identity as an outsider can never be taken off.
In the Fire Worshiping Court, Royard was higher than him in terms of status and reputation.
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In Nanmu City.
Under the bright sunshine, the gorgeous flowers are full of life.
It is now the twelfth lunar month, and there is heavy snowfall in the north of Dali, but Nanmu City is still full of spring.
Sitting in the pavilion among the flowers, Lu Baifeng's face was gloomy.
"Young City Lord!"
Ji Qian came from a distance and bowed.
"Have you found your father?"
"No!"
Ji Qian said in a low voice.
Lu Baifeng let out a long sigh.
His father was really unreliable. Except when Lu Shiwan was often with him when he was young, he rarely met Lu Shiwan for more than ten years.
Sometimes, even if he wanted to see Lu Shiwan, it was difficult to find traces of Lu Shiwan.
"What about the others?" Lu Baifeng asked.
Ji Qian said: "The army of the Haili Royal Court is working on the siege equipment, and they may attack the city in the next few days. The Fire Worship Court has given us a deadline, requiring us to make a decision within ten days.
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At this time, the 200,000-strong army of the Helle Court was a hundred miles south of Nanmu City, and the Fire Worship Court was also forcing them to surrender.
"What do you mean by clan elders?" Lu Baifeng asked.
"The clan elder means that the Young City Master will make the decision!" Ji Qian said.
"They don't have other intentions?" Lu Baifeng raised her eyebrows, a little surprised.
Ji Qian pondered for a moment and said: "For the Royal Court of Haili, they want to fight to the end, but for the Royal Court of Fire Worship!"
He didn't say the next words, but Lu Baifeng understood what he meant.
The feud between Haili Royal Court and Nanmu City can be traced back to a hundred years ago. There is no chance of reconciliation between the two parties. It is impossible for the Lu family to cooperate with Haili Royal Court, but for the Fire Worshiping Royal Court, they
There isn't much animosity.
Lu Baifeng thought for a moment and said, "What's happening in the court?"
"The court has mobilized the imperial army to come for support, but other than that, there has been no action!"
"I just dispatched the imperial army!" Lu Baifeng frowned.
He did not doubt the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army, but water from a distance could not quench the thirst of the nearer. It was a full five thousand miles from Kyoto to Yuanzhou. The army was marching slowly. In less than three months, it was absolutely impossible for the Imperial Army to reach Yuanzhou.
"Well, this is the news coming out so far!"
"What is the little emperor planning!" Lu Baifeng frowned even deeper.
Based on his understanding of Qin Wei, he naturally did not think that Qin Wei would ignore the situation in the southwest.
It stands to reason that the best way at this time is to dispatch garrison troops from various states nearby and join forces with the southern frontier army and Nanmu City to defend against foreign enemies.
But now Qin Wei only dispatched the imperial army and had no intention of dispatching the garrison troops from various states. This was difficult for him to understand.
"Where is Nanyang City!" he asked again.
"Nothing happened!" Ji Qian shook his head.
"Damn!" Lu Baifeng couldn't help but cursed.
He can't understand the situation in Dali Southwest now.
The armies of the three Nanman Royal Courts were close in front of us, but the court actually only mobilized the imperial army, and there was no movement in Nanyang City!
Don't they know about those barbarian armies?
"Send a message to Lan Yuehou and ask him what his plan is!" Lu Baifeng said angrily.
Kyoto was too far away, so he couldn't ask for a while, but Nanyang City was only a thousand miles away from Nanmu City. He had to find out Lan Yuehou's attitude. If Lan Yuehou wanted to give up his career, he wouldn't mind joining the Fire Worshiping Court.
coalition forces.
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Inside Nanyang City.
Lan Yuehou didn't know Lu Baifeng's annoyance. At this time, he was lying on the rocks beside the Nanyuan River, holding a wine bottle, looking at the endless river water, and drinking freely.
Opposite the Nanyuan River are the army camps of the Sanmiao Royal Court and the Yuwu Royal Court. They are ten miles apart and can't be seen to the end.
Four beautiful maids were beside him, some were playing the harp, some were making tea, and some were making wine.
There were four guards in black cloaks in the distance. They were sitting or standing, looking around vigilantly.
However, Lan Yuehou himself had a nonchalant look on his face, as if the barbarian army opposite him was just an illusion, which made him unable to feel the slightest emotion.
"Master Marquis, send a message to Kyoto!"
The old man stood next to Lan Yuehou and said.
"What's the matter?"
Lan Yuehou asked without raising his head.
"Your Majesty asked the Marquis to guard Nanyang City!" the old man said.
Hearing this, Lan Yuehou smiled and said, "After this guy became the emperor, his thoughts seemed to have become deeper!"
The old man's eyes darkened slightly, "Does he not want Mr. Hou to return to Beijing?"
"That's natural!"
"He has just ascended the throne, and it is the time to stabilize the government. Although Dali is now in danger, he does not care about it. To him, these royal courts are more like chickens and dogs, without any threat."
"In contrast, the Dongfang family behind this prince is the existence that he fears the most."
Lan Yuehou raised his head and took a sip of wine and said calmly.
"Let us defend Nanyang City. Does he want us to fight to the death with the barbarian army?" the old man asked.
"Probably not. We only have a few thousand Mingyue Army. The soldiers in Nanyang City are all their soldiers from Dali. Even if we fight to the death, it is his soldiers who will be lost."
"I guess he wants to use some unfair means to deal with the barbarian army."
Lan Yuehou smiled meaningfully.
"You go back to Kyoto now and tell him that I want to return to Kyoto and see how he reacts."
The old man was startled and then responded.
He understood that Lan Yuehou was testing Qin Wei's attitude, and wanted to see if Qin Wei really wanted to keep Lan Yuehou in Nanyang City.