On the second day of Yefan's expedition, Beixuan also announced to the world and announced the leading generals of Beixuan's side.

"What?!" Ye Fan choked on a mouthful of water and coughed repeatedly.

"The leading president of Beixuan is Beixuan Princess Lie Beiyao. The soldier repeated it again.

"It seems that Beixuan is gone, so I chose a little girl who has not dried up. Nie Muchen sneered sarcastically, a little disdainful.

"Did you really find out, is it Lie Beiyao?" Ye Fan still didn't believe it. "It's true, it's an announcement issued by Beixuan. The soldier replied solemnly.

"Who is the leading lieutenant general?" asked Nie Muchen.

"It's Duanmu Ling, the king of Yanjing. The soldier replied.

"Well, that's right. Nie Muchen nodded, "Duanmu Ling is a rare general, and his ability to lead the army should not be underestimated, it seems that he is a deputy general, and he has real power, and that Lie Beiyao is just a scene as the boss." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Nie Muchen regretted it a little, he saw that Ye Fan looked at him with a trace of strangeness, he quickly turned his head over and stopped talking.

"Let the three armies assemble and prepare to go. Ye Fan commanded his subordinates.

"How is Your Highness preparing?" Nie Muchen asked.

"Advance north first, fight with the Northern Xuan Army, and explore their strength. ”

"Then we will send scouts to explore the way. Nie Muchen said.

After Nie Muchen came out of the big tent, Ye Fan summoned Ding Yi, who was sent by Murong Yongci to do things by his side, and ordered him in a deep voice, "Transfer some people and horses, and keep an eye on Jingcui Mountain for me first." ”

"Yes. ”

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The scouts explored the road first, and set up sentry posts on the mountains along the way. Nie Muchen is a cautious person, and he is never sloppy and arrogant in battle—even if his opponent is a female streamer, he will not underestimate the enemy too much.

Ye Fan led his army from Dadao to Shangjun, the farthest battlefield where Jiuchen invaded Beixuan, and stationed in Shangjun City. Nie Muchen first led a thousand fine cavalry to test Beixuan, but he didn't expect to see any guards and sentry posts at the junction of Shangjun and Yunzhong County all the way, he couldn't help but chuckle, "It seems that the Beixuan army was scared, so they only dared to shrink into the city and not come out." ”

"Your Highness, send troops. "After Nie Muchen came back, he had time to remove his armor and go to find Ye Fan.

"The Beixuan army is now stationed in Shangyun City, leaving half of the men and horses to garrison Shangjun City, and the rest of the people all set off to attack Shangyun. Ye Fan gave orders to the three armies.

"Your Highness can stay in the Shangjun City, and the ministers will take Shangyun City and come to His Highness to report his life. Nie Muchen said to Ye Fan.

"No, since this king is the boss, naturally we have to go together. To Nie Muchen's surprise, Ye Fan actually vetoed it, he wanted to stop Ye Fan, but when he saw a faint trace of killing light in Ye Fan's pupils, he still closed his mouth.

After all, Emperor Zhaoning told him in advance not to go against the night in everything, unless it was important, it had to be returned immediately.

"Since His Highness has made up his mind, the minister is naturally not easy to say. Nie Muchen flicked his hands, straightened out the three armies, and set off for Cloud City.

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It's already late spring, but the wind still has a hint of coolness. Lie Beiyao was dressed in a white military uniform, with a white cloak gently swaying in the wind, and a white rose pattern was tattooed on the neckline of the military uniform.

"I thought that Your Majesty would never agree to you coming to the battlefield, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to still ......"

"I wanted to come on my own. Lie Beiyao smiled lightly, "I heard that the leading general on the other side is Ye Fan. ”

"Yes. Duanmu Ling nodded, "Since the death of King Guang, Emperor Jiuchen has used this son very much. ”

"So I wanted to meet him. "Liebei Yao Road.

"What does Your Highness mean?" Duanmu Ling was a little puzzled.

Lie Beiyao only smiled and didn't answer again.

"Your Highness, General!" a shadow guard hurriedly came running, "The Nine Dust Army is now less than a hundred miles away from Cloud City. ”

"How many of them are there?" asked Duanmu Ling.

"About 100,000. Shadow Guard said.

"One hundred thousand ......" Duanmu Ling frowned.

"Have the soldiers bring the cannons and tie the gates with chains. Lie Beiyao ordered, "Everyone retreats to the city, and you can't face the enemy head-on without an order." ”

"Yes. The Shadow Guard ordered to step back.

When Yefan Nie Muchen's army marched twenty miles below the city, the soldiers in the city lit the red-clothed cannons, and the red-clothed cannons were so powerful that many Jiuchen soldiers were blown off their horses and could not advance at all.

"Retreat!" Nie Muchen gave the order, and the Jiuchen soldiers quickly retreated fifty miles, at this time, Lie Beiyao on the city wall raised his hand, and the Beixuan army stopped the cannon firing.

"The power of the red-coated artillery is huge, and our army can't get close at all, let alone siege the city. A general said to Nie Muchen.

"The light guards are behind, the shield soldiers are covering in front, charge me again!" Nie Muchen issued an order.

The Jiuchen Army adjusted the way of deploying the army, but the shield could not resist the bombardment of artillery fire at all, and there were still casualties.

"With shields and cannons, it's like hitting a stone with an egg. Ye Fan sneered on the side.

"I didn't expect the Northern Xuan Army to use red-coated cannons in the first battle. Nie Muchen was a little angry, "Withdraw the army first!"

The Jiuchen soldiers were all relieved when they heard the order to withdraw and retreated quickly, while the Beixuan army stopped the artillery attack as usual, and did not come out of the city to chase after it.

"Your Highness, the Nine Dust Army has withdrawn. Duanmu Ling said to Lie Bei Yao, "It's just a red-clothed cannon...... I'm afraid it's not a long-term solution, right?"

"As long as our army can't hold out, we can resist for a while. Liebei Yao said, "First frustrate their spirit, the successive victories have raised the morale of the Jiuchen Army, and our morale is low, we can't take the initiative to attack, we can only look for opportunities to recuperate." ”

Duanmu Ling nodded, this is indeed a good way now.

But he didn't pay attention, Lie Beiyao's eyes kept staring into the distance vacantly, as if he had been thinking about something in his heart, but he couldn't say anything.

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"I didn't expect that guy Lie Beiyao to use such a bold way to give us a blow in the first battle. A general puffed up and slapped the table.

"Don't worry. Nie Muchen was indifferent, "What about the red-clothed cannon, our Jiuchen's weapons don't have to be worse than theirs." ”

"That's a good thing, but we haven't developed a weapon to restrain the red-coated cannon, otherwise we would have taken Beixuan a long time ago, so why wait until now. The other general was a little angry.

"I wonder what Commander Nie thinks now?" Ye Fan spoke.

"We don't have an advantage in attacking us, there are only two ways to do it now. Nie Muchen said, "First, first send troops to surround Shangyun City, blocking their passage to the outside world, and also blocking their back route for transporting supplies. ”

"It's still General Nie who has been on the battlefield for a long time, this plan is very good!" a general applauded.

"What about the two?" said Ye Fan.

"Second, surround them for five days, and then send light cavalry to provoke under the city tower. ”

"Huh. Ye Fan smiled, "Commander Nie thinks that in such a stupid way, Lie Beiyao and Duanmu Ling will be fooled?"

"Haha, Your Highness is wrong about that. Nie Muchen smiled, "Lie Beiyao and Duanmu Ling will definitely not, but the officers and soldiers below may not." Besiege them for five days, first store up their anger, and wait until the sixth day to send troops to provoke, and they will surely be uncontrollable to open the gates of the city and kill them. ”

"Your Highness, General Nie's words are very reasonable. Ding Yi also agreed, "Previously, General Nie led the army to break through the sixteen counties of the border pass, and the Beixuan army was on fire in their hearts, they had just won the battle, and their morale was high, and they couldn't wait to go out of the city to fight with us." The fact that the high-ranking officers of Beixuan have been holding out will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the soldiers, and when the time comes, if we provoke us, they will not be able to fall for it. ”

"Even Duanmu Ling, I'm afraid he can't control the scene. Nie Muchen sneered.

"Our army has suffered a defeat today, and it has not rested for several days to fight, and it just so happens that it has been stationed here for a few days to recuperate, recuperate, and wait for a battle!" Bai Yibing was a little excited on the side.

"General Nie is worthy of being the most important commander of his father, and this king admires him. Ye Fan casually took a bowl, poured a glass of wine and handed it to Nie Muchen. Nie Muchen took it and drank it all and smiled slightly, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

"In the future, this king ...... I also have to rely on Commander Nie more. Ye Fan smiled faintly, looking at Nie Muchen's eyes full of deep meaning, Nie Muchen was not a fool, he also smiled, "Your Highness, where do you say, Nie Mou is Jiuchen, doing things for Your Majesty, doing his best, as it should be." ”

Ye Fan tugged at the corners of his mouth and stopped talking.

After everyone dispersed, Ye Fan said to Bai Yibing and Ding Yi who were left, "Nie Muchen, this person will not be used by us." ”

"What does Your Highness mean ......," Bai Yibing asked.

"If you want to do great things in the future, get rid of this person first. ”

"The subordinates understand. Bai Yibing nodded.