Under the main gate of the Yunan Pass, the flag covers the sky, the drums and horns sound in unison, and the formation is extremely huge.

Hundreds of thousands of Han army troops gathered here and waited for battle.

Such a large army has not appeared since the Northern War. Now, in order to deal with a small black and gold army, such a huge army has been dispatched, and I really can afford them.

In the city tower, Han Cangqiong took off his battle armor with a cold face, and sat in front of the platform of the city tower official, silent.

Ever since he entered the tower, the city gate officer and the lieutenant general felt a pressure coming over them, making them dare not speak out.

"Adjutant General, how many troops are gathered here now?" Han Cangqiong said coldly.

"Tell Your Excellency the General, at present the left army and the rear army are all here, and only the right army is still on the way. Now the assembled force is about 100,000 people, and if you add the general and your Chinese army, the total strength is about 130,000. The adjutant general told the truth.

"No, it's 120,000 people, and the Chinese army has already lost 30,000 people in the battle with the Black Gold Army just now. Han Cangqiong corrected.

As soon as these words came out, the two hurriedly glanced at each other, and they both saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.

"Your Excellency General, the Black Gold Army is really so powerful, they are only a hundred people. The adjutant exclaimed, with a surprised face.

Looking at the adjutant general's surprised face, Han Cangqiong seemed to have expected it, his face remained unchanged, and his voice was full of anger, and he said: "Hundreds? Hehe, it is this army with no more than 100 troops that has brutally defeated the 50,000 people of our Chinese army!"

Hundreds of miles away from the pass battlefield, in the meeting hall of the temporary headquarters of the Royal Legion of Xuzhou City.

"Is the Black Gold Army really so strong?" Yuan Rang asked everyone present with a letter paper with a shocked expression.

"Back to the emperor, according to the earlier report of the Han family army in the southern part of the Suzaku Legion, this is the case. A military general replied respectfully with his fists clenched.

"Your Majesty, the Huzhou army of the Vermilion Bird Legion has always been greedy for life and afraid of death, who knows what the real strength of the Vermilion Bird Legion is? Maybe the same is true of this Han family's army?" As soon as the military general finished speaking, a seemingly personable civilian official immediately stood up and retorted.

"What do you know? The Han family army is an elite army within the Vermilion Bird Legion, and the most powerful army in the southern Xinjiang of my Qianyuan Empire is the Han family army of the Vermilion Bird Legion, don't be embarrassed if you don't understand. The military general did not show weakness and said.

"You ......" The civil official was angry, when did this military general dare to talk to the civilian official like this?

For a time, there was tension in the council hall, and the two factions of civil officials and military generals looked at each other angrily, and they were on the same page.

The civil and military rivalry in the Qianyuan Empire has long been a tradition, and Yuan Rang has long been surprised.

"Okay, all of you Aiqing, don't quarrel, now it's time to discuss the issue of this pass battlefield, by the way, where is our Royal Legion cavalry unit?

Listening to Yuan Rang's questioning, the previous general's face couldn't help but flash a trace of embarrassment and hesitation.

And Yuan Rang was observant, and when he saw the general's strange expression, he said, "This Aiqing, what do you want to say?"

In an instant, everyone present turned their eyes on him, the eyes of the civilian officials were gloating, and the military generals were a little warned.

Suddenly, countless fine sweat particles appeared on the forehead of the military general who was named by Yuan Rang, which shows how much psychological pressure he has at this moment.

Having said that, the military generals will not let him go. Not to mention, the civilian faction will also expose it, and by the way, if you denounce the military generals faction, even Your Majesty will be displeased.

Under such circumstances, the generals naturally chose to offend their own faction.

Of course, he also regretted it very much, why couldn't he control his emotions and be happy and angry?

It's okay now, some of the generals are embarrassed.

"Back to Your Majesty, the Royal Cavalry Battalion has been completely annihilated by the Black Gold Army, only a hundred people are alive, and now eighty percent are already on the way back. The general replied truthfully.

Listening to the general's confession, the faces of the generals present became a little ugly.

"What? when did this happen, and why didn't anyone come to tell me?" Yuan Rang was taken aback when he heard the news, and asked sharply.

Everyone present lowered their heads and remained silent.

Looking at the appearance of everyone, the nameless fire in Yuan Rang's heart rose instantly, and just as he wanted to open his mouth to say something, there was a sudden commotion outside the door.

He frowned suddenly, and ordered the guards beside him: "Go and see what the situation is outside." ”

After speaking, he turned his gaze back to the people present, snorted coldly, and said, "I'll settle accounts with you later." ”

Hearing Yuan Rang's words, the generals present were all shocked, and they didn't dare to say anything when Yuan Rang was angry.

The civil officials, on the other hand, looked down on the generals with a smug eye, as if they had won the victory.

Soon, not long after the guards went out, a dusty herald hurriedly walked in, and without looking at how many people were in the house, he said to Yuan Rang in a very hurried voice: "Your Majesty, it's not good, something big is happening in the northern Xinjiang!"

Listening to the herald's words, the minds of everyone in the council hall suddenly went blank, and even the civil and military factions, which had always been on the same page, had put aside their prejudices against each other at this moment.

"What's going on in Beijiang? You speak slowly, don't be in a hurry. Yuan Rang tried his best to make his tone calm.

"Back to Your Majesty, my subordinates set out from the capital a week ago and came to Xuzhou City to report on the emergency military situation in northern Xinjiang. Half a month ago, the Northern Xiongnu Empire gathered a million troops and invaded the northern frontier of our empire, and when the subordinates set off from the capital, the army of the Northern Xiongnu Empire had already defeated the Frontier Army, the Tunbei Army and the Qinglong Army. ”

"What?" As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone present suddenly widened in disbelief.

Just a few days ago, there was a letter from the northern Xinjiang side saying that everything was under control, but it was very different from what the herald said.

Which side is true and which side is false?

Instinctively, of course, everyone was willing to believe the letter, but they knew that what the herald said was the real truth.

There is nothing to doubt, you must know that this herald is an elite soldier selected from the forbidden army of the Qianyuan royal family.

"However, even if the Northern Xiongnu Empire invaded the northern frontier of our Qianyuan Empire, it would be a routine autumn wind, right? Not to such a tragic extent, right?" a civilian official retorted.

At this juncture of national crisis, these civil officials still have a hint of luck. These words made all the generals present frown.