The window of an attic in the distance slowly closes. The man's movements were extremely light, so no one noticed any movement here.

"The Wangdong Intelligence Station of the Xinghua National Intelligence Bureau, on September 8, successfully cleared the No. 13 target. ”

It's a dark corner. In this dimly lit place, there is only one solitary figure. This man, holding a pencil, recorded this passage on a blank piece of paper.

Then, after he stuffed the blank paper into his arms, he said no more, and then quickly left, blending into the thick night.

Leaving the country in the east and looking at the court in the east city.

At this moment, the king of Dongli, who could no longer sit on the throne, had already stood up and paced back and forth near the throne several times. The battle reports from the front line had come one after another, and his mind was thrown into confusion. He was angry and terrified, and if it weren't for the responsibility of being a king, he would have behaved like a godless.

After thinking for a while, King Dongli had a gloomy face, and finally turned to the civil and military ministers below, and said: "Outside the eastern city, the Xia army is gathered, and all the civil and military generals, what should we do? What should we do? Who should be sent to lead the troops into battle?"

However, Dongli Wang had been silent for so long just now, and the coldness of not saying a word had already silenced all the civil and military officials. The stakes are very high, and the situation is serious, so even if the king speaks, hundreds of ministers in this silent court are all silent, and no one dares to speak out first, for fear that if the words are slightly inappropriate, the king will be angry on the spot and be punished heavily.

As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger. This principle is applicable everywhere.

But at this critical juncture, when the king of Dongli urgently needed a pertinent opinion. The officials under the court were silent, and such a scene was like adding fuel to the fire, making Dongli Wang almost break out. He was really furious, and scolded on the spot: "Bastard!"

Hearing the sound, above the court, the civil and military officials suddenly panicked. Kneel down in a panic.

Half ringing, a thin and frigid minister. Only then did he come out and say, "My emperor is angry." The minister thought that the enemy army was a spy and sneaked into the city and caused chaos in the city. Cooperate with the enemy army outside the city. It should be the key to our army's primary solution. Only by finding them out one by one and cutting off our army's worries can we make our army comfortable and go out of the city to fight. ”

"Minister Wen, you don't need to say anything about this, we all know it. But the spies come and go without a trace, and we can't find them!" said one in a brocade robe. The middle-aged minister with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks concealed disdain on his face when he heard this. Say what you want. Between the words, although there is no direct refutation, it is full of ridicule, which clearly indicates that the other party's conclusion has no practical effect.

The old man in the sixtieth century, who was called "Minister Wen", only squinted at the other party, not only did not get angry, but also did not refute it.

"It's a pity that five of our generals died in a row, and there are not many generals left in the country. Another minister then sighed.

Perhaps someone was the first to speak, and the king showed no sign of blame, and then all the ministers in the hall finally seemed to open a chatterbox, and the court seemed to be very noisy. However, even if there are many speakers, it is not always clear which of these statements is particularly useful.

"Enough! Shut up!" Finally, under this noisy but extremely empty speech, the king of Dongli finally became completely angry, and said: "The enemy army is besieging the city, and there are more spies in the city! I want a solution, not endless discussions!"

"The ministers are guilty!" the ministers knelt down again and pleaded guilty. This time, there is really no one who dares to speak nonsense, unless they want to put their lives on this court.

As soon as the anger in his heart was vented, it seemed like a flood that could not be suppressed, and the king of Dongli immediately said angrily: "Send the order to carry out a large-scale search throughout the city, as long as it is a person with a different identity, all of them will be arrested and strictly examined." Dig up all those rats for me anyway!"

"Oh no, don't!" However, in this situation where no one dared to answer, there were still people who did not hesitate to defy the law and speak out to dissuade the king from leaving the east. And the person who stopped this speech turned out to be the minister of Wen who was close to the age of sixties.

It's just that this time, the other civil and military officials just bowed their heads and listened to Minister Wen's words, and no one refuted them.

Minister Wen's words made the anger on King Dongli's face a little more angry. Seeing that the king of Dongli was angry, Minister Wen did not delay, and hurriedly continued: "The whole city is searching, the movement is too big, and the people have already spread rumors at present, if there is a large-scale search at this time, it will definitely disrupt the people's livelihood and make it easier to cause instability among the people." At this time, the enemy army is besieging the city, and the ministers are foolish and should not conduct a large-scale search, so they should be fierce and secretly investigate in private. In addition, the important ministers and wise generals in the city should be guarded by additional soldiers, or assembled in the palace and guarded by the palace guards. The general is in the army, and he cannot leave, and he should be able to ensure safety. ”

Minister Wen risked his life to make a statement, and every sentence was reasonable, and if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the most suitable arrangement in front of you. After thinking about it for a while, Dongli Wang finally calmed down his anger, nodded, and said, "What the Wen Qing family said is extremely true, and it is accurate. ”

"Your Majesty, if you want to win the battle, the Dongli army needs the same sharp weapon. A military general raised his head and clenched his fists.

"The crystal cannon is not easy to repair, and coupled with the shortage of energy crystals, I am afraid that it cannot be ......," said a minister in charge of alchemy weapons.

The general was extremely dissatisfied and said: "Even if there is a crystal cannon, we can teach the enemy troops outside the city a lesson and restore their morale! Otherwise, there will be no morale, and the soldiers will be defeated without a fight......

When the king of Dongli heard this, he also thought so, and forcibly ordered: "Within three days, a crystal energy cannon must be repaired!

"Minister, obey!" the minister had to nod and accept the order of the king of Dongli.

Outside Wangdong City, in the camp of the Xia army, in the tent of the central commander, the high-level of the Xia army was discussing the war.

Bai Qi, the commander of the Xia army, stood in front of a map with various mountain and river routes, and saw three words in the center of the map, which was the city of Wangdong City.

"I, the 30,000 sons of the Yunzhou army in Great Xia, have come out of the 'Tianyun Pass', and I am invincible! As long as I capture Wangdong again, I can complete the battle in one battle, and the southern part of Great Xia is as stable as Mount Tai!" A middle-aged man wearing a military uniform. Holding a feather fan, he talked boastfully.

"Dou joins the army, this is a good word!" Bai Qi praised Dou Wenji who was wearing a military uniform. Smiling slightly, he continued: "I still have some concerns, where did the elite of the Dongli Army, which defeated the southern part of my Great Xia a year ago, go? ”

"It is reported that the rebels in the west of the country have taken control of Xilin City. The elite of the Eastern Departure Country had to go to quell the rebellion. Another general said.

The Xia army invaded the Dongli country, and the Dongli army failed to resist, so they went to catch some tongues. I learned that there was a rebel army in the country of Dongli, and it has not been wiped out so far. The Xia army just didn't know how powerful this rebel army was, and how much the military strength of Dongli Country had been affected, so they didn't dare to make great strides in the attack. Take a steady and steady attacking approach. Always ready to pull out.

In fact, Bai Qi didn't expect them to hit the city of Wangdong City. What an accident!

Bai Qi is the generalissimo of the three states in the south of the Xia State appointed by the new monarch of the Xia Kingdom, uniting the chaotic armies in the southern Xia Kingdom, and the task is to defeat the Dongli army and recover the lost territory.

The Yunzhou Army is an elite army formed by Bai Qi when he was in danger.

This time, can you capture Wangdong City? It doesn't matter. Because of the lack of popular support in the Xia Kingdom, he was temporarily unable to leave the country in the east. Establish domination. The important thing is whether Bai Qi's Yunzhou army can capture the king of Dongli, or ask the king of Dongli to surrender.

The reason is simple, that is, the new emperor of Xia has just put down the rebellion, and the people's hearts are not stable. The new emperor needs a great achievement to prove his ability to the people of Kyushu in the world!

Bai Qi's heart was calm, the new monarch of Xia was proclaimed emperor, and the rebellion of the rest of the princes in Kyushu was also quelled, plus the lost territory was recovered. In fact, Bai Qi had already completed the task assigned to him by the Emperor of the Xia Kingdom.

As long as Bai Qi returns home with the news of victory, the new emperor will definitely spread his great victory throughout Kyushu.

Bai Qi listened to the plans of the generals and the strategists, made up his mind, and gave an order: "The left wing cavalry is divided into two routes, all the way to the west to investigate, to ensure the safety of the western front. The other way ensures the smooth flow of the eastern front. The rest of the army, rest tonight, and attack the city tomorrow!"

When the Xia army was planning to attack the city, a black-clothed army with a well-groomed army was slowly moving eastward.

In the distance, more than a dozen horsemen, coming from the east, rushed towards the black-clothed army.

"Who's coming?" asked the Black-clad Forward Soldier.

"The Third Legion, the Cillin Legion Leon, has come to meet the King. Leon dismounted.

"Stop, later. The Blackcoat said.

Leon, the commander of the Cilin Legion, waited quietly.

After a while, Leon was summoned and entered the middle army part of the Xinghua Royal Guard.

"See Your Majesty!" Leon knelt down on one knee and saluted Yi Xingchen.

"Well, back and forth. Yi Xingchen answered in a big carriage.

"Yes!" Leon got up and climbed into the carriage.

Yi Xingchen sat in the carriage, saw Leon coming in, and smiled slightly: "Leon, you have worked hard!"

"Loyalty to the country, what I want. Leon said respectfully.

"Okay!" Yi Xingchen smiled and continued to ask, "How is the situation in Wangdong City?"

"According to the minister's understanding, the Xia army will attack the city soon. Leon said.

"Very good! We must not only occupy Wangdong City, but also inflict heavy losses on the Xia army, so that we can win time for Xinghua Kingdom to recuperate and recuperate, and develop and grow in the future!" Yi Xingchen said happily.

"The Xilin Legion has built a camp five hundred miles west of Wangdong City, and the Guards can be stationed at any time. Leon continued.

Yi Xingchen nodded in approval and said, "You did a good job." ”

Two hours later, more than 1,300 sergeants of the Xinghua Royal Guard were stationed in the temporary camp.

The camp of more than 5,000 soldiers of the Xilin Regiment was stationed on the left side of the Royal Guard camp.

Yi Xingchen summoned the senior generals of the two legions to gather to understand the situation from the Xilin Army on the one hand, and on the other hand, to formulate and improve the battle plan of the Xinghua Army.

In the tent of the camp, Yi Xingchen saw many familiar faces, Leon, Charlie, Eli, Jack, Li Ke and other former Xinghua palace guards and officers of the Xinghua Officer Corps, they were all the earliest citizens of Xinghua Kingdom, and they had grown into generals of the first army, or a territory. These people are the foundation of Yi Xingchen's rule.

Yi Xingchen didn't know much about the battle array.

However, Yi Xingchen is self-aware and will not take the initiative to propose any plans, but let the officers under him put forward professional opinions. Only when the officers disagree with each other, it is up to him to choose one and make a decision.

"There is a Zanglong Valley here, the basin area is very wide, the fire is endless, and the steep slopes on both sides are not high, it is almost impossible to ambush the ambushers, and the archers are limited. However, this is for the old army. Zanglong Valley, for us, is a rare place for shelling...... Bringing the enemy into the valley, using 100 mortars, and shelling the enemy can kill the enemy's morale and cause heavy casualties to the enemy in a very short time. Even better, even if the enemy has a crystal cannon, it will not be able to damage our artillery positions. When the time comes, elite soldiers armed with submachine guns will be able to annihilate the remnants of the enemy without much effort. As an artillery expert of the Royal Guard, Li Ke spoke eloquently.

Leon put forward his opinion, saying, "The question is how can we bring the enemy into Zanglong Valley. ”

"Yes! Xia Jun will not give up Wangdong City and run into the ambush circle by himself. Charlie also said.

Li Ke was embarrassed when he heard this, and he took it for granted.

"However, just like that, Xia Jun saw that our army was powerful, and he didn't take the opportunity to escape!" Li Ke said.

"If we can't hit Xia Jun hard, my country will not be able to talk to Xia Jun on an equal footing in the future. We must let the Xia army know our strength! The stronger the strength we show, the less dare the Xia army invade the territory of Xinghua. Leon said. He had already regarded the entire territory of Dongli as the territory of Xinghua.

After some discussion, the officers of Xinghua Kingdom were divided into two factions, one faction proposed a strategy to lure the enemy into the valley and encircle and annihilate him, and the other faction proposed a plan to attack the camp of the Xia army and destroy it by force.

Both plans have certain loopholes.

In the former, it is difficult to lure the enemy, and Xia Jun may not be able to be hit. In the latter, a sneak attack should ensure that the whereabouts of the army are not revealed. The cavalry of the Xia army was scouting on the Western Front, and it was everywhere, and it was difficult for the Xinghua army to march without being noticed.

It's a pity that the Xinghua army was not afraid of the Xia army, nor was it afraid of leaving the army from the east, so it was worried that the enemy army would run away and could not decide the outcome in a battle.

Why do you have such worries? Yi Xingchen knew it very well, and so did the officers of Xinghua Kingdom. That is, the development of Xinghua to the present, the trained army is still limited, and there is no way to maintain multi-front operations.

If the Xia army had fought a guerrilla attack, the eastern part of the country would have been defeated! The defenders of Dongcheng could not be annihilated in one fell swoop, and it would have to take a lot of time and energy to regain the hearts of the people in the Wangdong region, and it would have to take a lot of time and energy to solve the problem one by one.

No matter what, Yi Xingchen has to make a decision.

"Implement the strategy of luring the enemy first, and if the strategy of luring the enemy fails, then it will become a righteous and bright attack! No matter what, the Xinghua army will win!" Yi Xingchen said.

"The Xinghua army will win!" shouted all the officers of Xinghua in unison.

The night passed, and the sun had just risen, looking out of the eastern city.

Looking at the defenders of Dongcheng, they soon found that the Xia army was standing in front in a neat line, without a trace of noise, and there was a kind of oppressive calm. (To be continued.) )