Wan Qingyan and Gai Huan were speechless, knowing that they had no choice, but the feeling of being unexpectedly hit by an unexpected disaster was really frustrating.
Wan Qingyan couldn't help but curse, "Everyone knows that the Shang Dynasty Sect is very ambitious. Dingzhou is so close to Nanzhou that it has been bad luck for eight lifetimes."
Gai Huan said, "Zhou Shouxian is even more unlucky."
What time has it been? You actually still have the mind to talk nonsense. Xue Xiao was about to urge the two of them to stop talking nonsense when suddenly there was a call from outside, "Sir, there is news from the court!"
"Bring it here!" Xue Xiao roared angrily.
The sergeant was startled, entered in panic, and handed it over to the court for summons.
Xue Xiao read the contents of the letter and waved the sergeant to retreat.
Wan Qingyan asked: "Has the imperial court already come up with a response to the letter at this time?"
"There is a countermeasure. The day lilies are already cold." Xue Xiao didn't hold back his complaints and threw the letter to the two of them.
After the two looked at it, they found that it was a warning from the imperial court, saying that Nanzhou was very likely to provoke this area and take the opportunity to send troops. They asked Xue Xiao to quickly restrain his subordinates and give the imperial court time to solve the problem.
Wan Qingyan couldn't help but spit out her teeth, "I only thought of reminding you after people called me, what does the Imperial Intelligence Department do for food?"
When something like this happened, the usually calm trio could no longer hold back their anger.
There was no choice. It was estimated that the news sent to the court hadn't arrived yet, so they had to do whatever they had to do. The three brothers and sisters had to leave the governor's mansion together and rushed to the battlefield as quickly as possible. On the way, they kept sending orders to the army to gather and deploy defenses.
Block the Nanzhou army.
The army rushed forward, a golden wing fell from the sky, and a secret letter soon reached Gai Huan's hands.
"Brother Xue, Brother Wan." Gai Huan greeted after reading the secret letter.
The army continued to march in a hurry, and the three of them rode out to the side of the official road. Gai Huan handed the letter to the two of them to read, "I feel strange that there are three major factions here. How could Nanzhou suddenly provoke and attack Dingzhou? Dare Qinggenzi
The problem still lies with the imperial court. The imperial court mobilized a group of people to sneak attack on the Maolu Villa and started a bloody battle with the defense force of the Maolu Villa. In the end, they failed. Cao Yu'er, the head of Feihua Pavilion, Jin Wuguang, the head of Zhenling Academy and other senior officials
He was caught and met with a miserable fate. He is currently hanging on top of the Qingshan County city in public! You two, it was the imperial court that angered Niu Youdao and provoked Niu Youdao's revenge!"
After reading the secret letter, Wan Qingyan cursed, "Did Shang Jianxiong take the wrong medicine? It's not a good time to take action, but he did it at this time, without looking at the current situation of the Yan Kingdom. Song and South Korea were eyeing each other.
How dare you do such a thing when you are so empty inside? I am convinced by this emperor. How can we be emotional about national affairs? We can easily do this even if we are not sure about it? He is not afraid of trouble, but we were tricked to death by him!
"
He was really angry, and he lost all respect for Shang Jianxiong, just to vent his anger.
The two of them didn't know the specifics of the actual battle at Maolu Villa. They didn't know that the imperial court had even dispatched Zong Yuan, the seventh master on the Dan List, and still lost, otherwise they would have been shocked.
The army was passing by with a billow of dust and smoke. Xue Xiao looked at the secret letter in his hand with a cold expression. He didn't say anything about Wan Qingyan's blasphemy against His Majesty the Emperor. There were some things outside that had to be turned a blind eye.
In fact, he had known about the imperial attack on Qingshan County for a long time, much earlier than Gai Huan.
The Shang Dynasty clan was very ambitious, and there was a tiger licking its claws beside his bed, which was a serious problem for Dingzhou. He was on the edge of Nanzhou, how could he, Xue Xiao, not pay close attention to the movements of Nanzhou.
He has already invested a large number of spies in Nanzhou and keeps an eye on Nanzhou's every move.
If not for this, how could those generals arrive from all over the place so quickly and in time? It was he who summoned those generals in advance.
Although he believed that with the three major sects present, Nanzhou should not dare to act rashly, he still did not dare to be careless and wanted to make preventive preparations in advance.
However, the response was still too slow. He did not expect that as soon as the Maolu Villa was attacked, Nanzhou would take action immediately. Even without considering that most of Nanzhou's troops had not yet arrived, the border defenders couldn't wait to take action directly.
Before the troops could be assembled in place, the main attacker took action in a hurry. How could a war be fought like this? It really caught him off guard.
However, he knew what the imperial court did. To be precise, it was Shang Jianxiong's good deeds. Especially when he messed up, he couldn't tell outsiders.
He knew clearly that Dingzhou was affected by a wrong decision made by Shang Jianxiong, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
If Shang Jianxiong succeeded in this kind of sneak attack, it would mean that His Majesty the Emperor was wise and decisive. If he failed and screwed up, it would be another matter. His Majesty the Emperor was stupid!
At this time, how could he dare to add fuel to the fire? He was obviously implicated, so he could only pretend that he was not disciplined enough and that he failed to restrain his subordinates, so that his subordinates did something stupid like robbing a woman from the Shang Dynasty clan and started the war.
He is the one who has troubles that cannot be told. He can blame anyone in the court. I have seen a few ministers who dare to blame the emperor. It is almost as if he is impatient!
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Inside Yanjing Palace, in the Imperial Study Room, it’s quiet!
The three elders who were in charge of the palace from Xiaoyao Palace, Zijin Cave, and Lingjian Mountain appeared in the Imperial Study Room, all staring coldly at Shang Jianxiong behind the case.
Shang Jianxiong looked at the complaint letter in his hand. Niu Youdao and Shang Chaozong's complaint letter to the three major sects was transferred here.
The three elders are here to represent the three major sects and seek explanations from Shang Jianxiong.
There were also several more eunuchs in the royal study room. Tian Yu stood beside Shang Jianxiong. The eunuchs standing on both sides of the room occasionally showed their eyes, as if they were secretly wary of the three elders.
"Your Majesty, have you finished reading this? Is what you said in the letter true? Is there such a thing as a sneak attack?" an elder asked in a deep voice.
Shang Jianxiong put down the letter in his hand and said solemnly: "To be honest with you three, I have just received the news about this matter and are confirming the situation. I have already issued an order to Nanzhou to have Nanzhou escort the criminals responsible for the sneak attack to the capital for interrogation.
"
The elder sneered: "In other words, His Majesty doesn't know about it?"
Shang Jianxiong said solemnly: "Three elders, don't worry, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter and give an explanation to the three major factions!"
Another elder chuckled and said: "Your Majesty has a body of ten thousand chariots. Since you have said this, we can't force you. But there is no basis for what you say. Your Majesty had better write it down, so that you can have corroboration when the matter is found out in the future!"
"
"Not bad!" The other two nodded.
Shang Jianxiong frowned slightly.
Tian Yu stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has spoken so eloquently, why are the three of you worried? Isn't it too much to ask your Majesty to write a testimony? Your Majesty has never treated the three of you badly in the palace."
The elder who had always had a sullen face said indifferently: "Brother Tian, one code is the same. We did not embarrass your majesty, but your majesty cannot embarrass us! What is the situation now? Our palace master is furious, and your majesty's casual remarks are like this
If you relay it back perfunctorily and unclearly, we won’t be able to communicate!”
The three people were resolute, and Shang Jianxiong had no choice but to write three letters to the three people and send them back for business, and then sent the three people away.
As soon as the three people left, Tian Yu waved his hand, and several eunuchs in the imperial study also quietly left.
Shang Jianxiong, who was sitting behind the case, grabbed the case with one hand and ravaged a piece of paper on the case. His majesty, the emperor, was forced to write a testimony. He felt angry in his heart, but he dared not speak out in anger.
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"Report!" A eunuch at the door handed out a secret report with both hands.
Tian Yu went over to take a look, with a look of surprise on his face. He turned around and walked quickly to the case. He hesitated for a while before finally saying: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation from the Intelligence Department. Nanzhou has sent troops. The vanguard troops are here."
We have already entered the territory of Dingzhou, and the defenders on the border of Dingzhou were killed and completely defeated, making it difficult to stop the Nanzhou army!"
Shang Jianxiong's eyes widened instantly, with disbelief on his face. He stood up suddenly, took the secret letter into his hand and checked it quickly.
"Report!" Another eunuch appeared at the door with a secret report.
It can be said that misfortunes never come singly. The house leaked and it rained all night. Tian Yu took a look at the secret letter and found that it was an urgent report from Xue Xiao, the governor of Dingzhou.
The letter detailed Nanzhou's excuse to send troops to attack after the provocation. It repeatedly stated that Dingzhou's defenses were empty and it might be difficult to stop it, so it urgently requested help from the imperial court!
After seeing this, Shang Jianxiong was so angry that he shivered, "You are a traitor and a traitor! You are a traitor and a traitor! How come I don't know that he has taken three more concubines?"
Tian Yu said sadly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to report the concubinage of high-ranking officials in the DPRK. You can make up any excuse you want. He has to say it is, and the Dingzhou garrison has indeed done something illegal. It cannot be explained clearly.
It’s better to respond urgently now!”
"You can be fooled so easily? And you are caught doing it! How does that idiot Xue Xiao discipline his subordinates? The officers and soldiers can actually dress up as masked gangsters to kill people and buy goods. It is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world! Say this, I am a fool.
There is no place to put this face, do you want to tell the world that these are the officers and soldiers of the imperial court?"
Shang Jianxiong roared angrily, and fell back on his chair in anger. He almost vomited blood in anger, and panted: "Unfortunately, Da Sikong's words were taken in. The rebellious ministers and thieves really took the opportunity to provoke... Da Sikong still has foresight. Hurry,
Please quickly invite Da Sikong to discuss countermeasures!"
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In the border area between Nanzhou and Dingzhou, a large number of people marched quickly to join the war in Dingzhou.
"Drive! Drive! Drive..."
The rumble of iron hooves made the earth tremble, dust and smoke billowed, countless cavalrymen could not be seen, and the Yingyang Wulie Guards rushed into Dingzhou like a long dragon.
Just in front of the road, there was a carriage with several generals surrounding it. Meng Shanming was sitting on the carriage pointing at a map and giving instructions to the generals.
Niu Youdao's follow-up letter to the Shang Chaozong stated that this battle must be speedy. The letter of complaint to the three factions was not only a complaint, but also a delay for the three major factions. It was necessary to open the door before the three major factions officially intervened.
If you have an appetite, grab as much territory as you can!
Repeated requests mean fast, fast, fast!
In order to speed up the battle, the Shang Dynasty clan sent Meng Shanming to personally direct the battle, giving Meng Shanming the power to kill first and then report later, so as to avoid wasting time asking for instructions back and forth.
In order for Meng Shanming to be on the front line of the battlefield in person and speed up the command's response time, Niu Youdao dispatched five birds to rush to Nanzhou Fucheng and directly pick up Meng Shanming.
The attack of the Nanzhou vanguard went smoothly at first, and the opponent was defeated. However, as time passed, the awakened Dingzhou troops gradually gathered to resist. The shortcomings of the Nanzhou vanguard's insufficient strength were exposed, and the offensive was blocked.
Although the Yingyang Wulie Guards arrived quickly, the speed of the infantry could not keep up, and it was impossible to rely solely on cavalry to attack the city.
Meng Shanming immediately devised a different strategy of warfare. Without waiting for the large forces at the rear, he decided to mobilize the nearby defenders and ordered the nearby defenders to advance and assemble layer by layer.
The nearby defenders abandoned their positions and ignored any other guard tasks. They just ran forward at full speed.
I left all the duties of guarding the county seat and the county seat and handed them over to the last batch of arriving personnel to take over.
In this way, troops from within the radiation range continued to arrive. Although it could not guarantee that a large number of troops could be quickly assembled, it ensured that a steady stream of troops would be transported into Dingzhou to cooperate with Yingyang Wu Liewei's offensive.
As for supplies! At this time, Meng Shanming was not very merciful when he went to the battlefield. He used battle to replenish supplies, and after taking the city, he was allowed to loot on the spot!