Qingzhou, in the military camp.
"Lord Ye, I heard that you ordered to attack the city tomorrow!" Jin Lou walked in and asked Ye Yiqing, who had his back to him.
Ye Yiqing was looking at the map of Xiliang. When he heard Jin Lou's question, he just nodded and said, "Yes, tomorrow."
Jin Lou's face broke into a big smile. "Donglai's city gate still has a no-war flag."
"Since it was Western Liang who started the war, the flag of no war is meaningless." Ye Yiqing turned around and a cold smile appeared on his refined face.
"Yes, I think so too. Those old men in Qingzhou are still saying that the no-war flag is the rule. F * ck the rules, what's the point of talking about rules when the war has already started?" Jin Lou said with a smile. Xiliang, a small country, dared to start a war with the Jin. Not only did they beat them up, but they also treated them like sick cats.
Ye Yiqing didn't think as much as Jin Lou. He wanted to attack the city to save Yao Yao as soon as possible. He didn't want to waste time here. When he learned that his daughter had been taken by the Witch King of Xiliang, he only had one thought: beat Mo Rongzhan up and then flatten Xiliang.
"I heard that there are 200,000 troops in Anhe City," Ye Yiqing said in a low voice.
Jin Lou's smile froze. "Yes, I heard that the Dark North Kingdom has concentrated all their troops in Anhe City."
"Seems like they already knew that your Emperor would go to Xia Province." Ye Yiqing said. He looked down at the map on the table. This was a big map of the whole world. Except for Qi, the other four countries had already started the war. The world was not far from chaos.
"Wan Ziliang is in the Wilderness," Jin Lou said. "What does the Dark North Kingdom want?"
Ye Yiqing was silent for a moment. "The Jin have 50,000 elite troops, the Dark North Kingdom has 200,000. Who do you think has a better chance of winning?"
Jin Lou wanted to say that their Emperor was invincible, but the difference between 50,000 and 200,000 was too big. He couldn't say it confidently. "As long as they can buy some time, the Jin's reinforcements will arrive in Xia Province and the Dark North Kingdom will lose."
"That depends on whether Mo Rongzhan can buy it or not." Ye Yiqing said in a low voice. He did not underestimate Mo Rongzhan, nor did he have high expectations. After all, the difference between 50,000 and 200,000 was too big.
"Lord Ye, can we take down Donglai tomorrow?" Jin Lou asked.
Ye Yiqing looked sharply at Jin Lou. "We must take down Donglai."
The flames of war raged in Xia State.
The wounded soldiers were carried back to Xia State City. Mo Rongzhan's black armor was stained with blood, and even he didn't know if it was his or someone else's.
"Your Majesty, we've burned the Dark North Kingdom's rations warehouse. They won't be fighting for at least five days." Wang Cuo ran over from the other side, panting as he spoke to Mo Rongzhan.
Mo Rongzhan nodded. "Well done!"
He had sent Sima Jian and the rest to intercept the Dark North Kingdom army's rations, in order to buy time. Today, he had brought tens of thousands of elite soldiers to fight against the 200,000 strong army. Although he had lost 5,000 soldiers, at least the Dark North Kingdom had retreated.
The reason for the Dark North Kingdom's retreat was very simple. They had received news that the rations warehouse had been intercepted, and thought that the Jin had sent troops to attack from the rear, so they hurried back to defend.
In Mo Rongzhan's deliberate plan, the commander-in-chief of Anhe City, Hai Gang, had no idea how many soldiers there were in Xia State. He thought that the Jin's army was here, so he didn't dare to fight to the end and attack Xia State directly, afraid that he would fall into Mo Rongzhan's trap.
"Organize the troops and do a headcount," Mo Rongzhan said to Wang Cuo. "Treat the soldiers well today."
Wang Cuo smiled. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Mo Rongzhan returned to the temporary commander-in-chief's residence. As soon as he entered the room, Eunuch Fu came up to him. "Your Majesty, quickly wipe your face with a hot towel."
"Mm." Mo Rongzhan took the hot towel from Eunuch Fu and applied it directly to his face. The hot air warmed his frozen skin.
"Your Majesty." Wu Chong strode over and bowed to Mo Rongzhan.
"There's news from Xi Liang!" Mo Rongzhan took off the towel and looked at Wu Chong sternly.
When Wu Chong was in the capital, he was injured by Wu Ming. His injury was not as serious as Xue Lin's. When he could walk, he came to Mo Rongzhan's side to run errands.
"Your Majesty, there's news from the Wilderness. Lu Lingzhi has left the barracks and rushed to Donglai." Wu Chong said, "From Xi Liang, only the Empress has gone to the palace and brought Wanyan Xi, who was locked up in prison, back to the Priest Hall."
Mo Rongzhan nodded lightly and asked Eunuch Fu to come over and take off his armor. At least he knew that Ye Zhen was safe now. With Huang Fuchen in the Priest Hall, Qi Ruoshui wouldn't dare to do anything to her. "Wanyan Xi is dead!"
Wu Chong said, "It seems that he has been saved by the Empress."
"Is there still no news from Shen Yi?" Mo Rongzhan asked with a frown.
"Not yet." Wu Chong said.
Mo Rongzhan frowned slightly. Shen Yi had been searching for Ye Zhen with his men. Hong Ying and Jianjia had also rushed to Xi Liang to meet him. How could there be no news at all?
"I see. You can leave now." Mo Rongzhan whispered and then remembered Lu Lingzhi. "Don't worry about Lu Lingzhi. Let him go to Donglai."
Ye Yiqing was in Qingzhou. He would never let Lu Lingzhi go.
He couldn't go to Xi Liang to save Ye Zhen in person. He had to resist the 200,000 troops of the Northern Underworld Kingdom here. Now, he could only hope that Ye Yiqing could capture Donglai as soon as possible.
Donglai was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was also the most important pass in Xi Liang. As long as Donglai was captured, it would be much easier to take the capital of Xi Liang.
As for Shen Yi and the others, they would have to go back to Xi Liang.
Jianjia and Hong Ying were ordered to go to Qingzhou to meet with Shen Yi. After disguising themselves, they sneaked into Donglai separately and rushed all the way to the capital. However, when they arrived at the Priest Hall, they found that it was not easy to save Ye Zhen. They had to find ways to wait for an opportunity around the Priest Hall. Even if they could enter the Priest Hall, they could only worship the Witch God in the front hall.
They waited for a long time and tried every means possible to finally become the maids of the Priest Hall. Before they could find the Empress, the Priest Hall suddenly caught fire.
"Hong Ying, did you see that? That person looks like Miss Jin!" Jianjia took Hong Ying's hand and said.
"It's her!" Hong Ying looked at the woman who was running towards them. At a glance, she knew that she was Jin Shanshan.
Jianjia said, "Why is she here? Now that the Priest Hall is in chaos, we have to find the Empress quickly. Maybe Miss Jin knows the whereabouts of the Empress."
Hong Ying saw that there were still pursuers behind Jin Shanshan. She said, "I'll distract those people. You rescue Miss Jin first."
"Okay!" Jianjia nodded. "I don't know where Lord Shen is. He should be looking for the Empress."
"Be careful. Don't let anyone discover our identity." Hong Ying said.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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