Sotama Palace: Backyard

"Young master, the latest news of the battle ahead from the shadow department." Ye Ying bowed down and handed over a letter, the seal of the letter is a special lock made by the Shadow Department, this lock can only be opened by a key, if it is damaged by external forces, the organ will emit medicinal powder, erasing the handwriting on the letter, it is an extremely confidential information can only be used by the mechanism.

Ye Nan opened the letter with the key, read it carefully, and then tore up the letter casually and threw it into the pond.

"Wang Yanchang blocked the first round of offensive of Wudingfang, and the losses of the Chu army were not small." Ye Nan turned back to Ye Ying and said.

"This is also expected, the strength of the Wuding side is not enough to completely use brute force to take the Xiongguan, and it must hit the nail." Ye Ying said.

"Wu Dingfang is not a mediocre general, such a wanton attack and the loss of troops in vain is not his style, there must be some conspiracy behind this." Ye Nan turned his head and looked at the unhappiness in the pond.

"The young master estimated in advance that the Wuding side would win, and now it seems that the Chu army has little chance of winning at this time, and as soon as the Yunguo reinforcements arrive in a few days, the Wuding side will have to go back to defense." Ye Ying said worriedly.

"Chu Guo's hole cards have not yet been released, and it is difficult to say whether the winner is lost, but I do want Chu Guo to win, even if Chu Guo has no hole cards at this time." Ye Nan was in a good mood, and watched with great interest as the servants on the other side of the lake went up the tree to prune the branches.

"This letter will be sent to Nantang immediately, and it should be almost time after calculating it." Ye Nan took out a letter from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Ye Ying.

"Yes." Ye Ying bowed, and then left.

Prince East Palace

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the latest news from the front, Wang Yanchang repelled the first large-scale attack of the Chu army, it seems that Xiongguan will be able to hold it, and my country can be said to have won the battle." A housekeeper-like person said to Ye Yunlan with a smile on his face.

"Wu Dingfang, this person I have investigated, it is definitely not easy to deal with, such an attack is definitely a conspiracy. You go to herald the night owl and send a letter to Wang Yanchang, so that he must not relax, but must be more careful, use the strength of the whole country to watch the neighboring Northern Jin Kingdom, pay close attention to the movement of the Chu State, and let Xu Yuan speed up his actions and be sure to enter the border of the Chu State as soon as possible. Ye Yunlan ordered with a solemn face.

Watching the housekeeper slowly withdraw, Ye Yunlan shook his sleeves and got up. "Prepare the sedan chair, I will enter the palace immediately."

Zheng Weiguo, South

In the yellow sand, the long procession continued one after another, and the soldiers dragged forward with heavy steps, everyone was exhausted, and the continuous rush exhausted the army drawn from all over the cloud country.

Zheng Weiguo was supported by Yun Guo, and the nominal lord Wei Wufu did not have substantial power, and was almost completely under the orders of Yun Guo Ye, and the army of Yun Guo took advantage of the road to repair, and Wei Wufu personally waited for the army led by Xu Yuan in the agreed repair place.

"Pass the order down, repair five miles ahead for half a day, and then continue the march." Although he hurried all day long, the chic temperament on Xu Yuan's body did not diminish at all, but his hair was scattered and there were many stains on his white robe. He quietly gazed out at the crowd looming in the dusty distance.

"Lord Weiguo, in the near future, the army of the Southern Jin Dynasty and the Chu State can show signs of mobilization?" When repairing, Xu Yuan was greeted into the tent by Wei Wufu, sat on the left side, bowed down and asked.

"According to recent intelligence, the army of the Southern Jin Dynasty and Chu State has no dispatch, and our country's joint night owls are closely monitoring all places, so there should be no mistakes."

Xu Yuan was silent, his army had been moving for seven days, it stands to reason that the enemy must have known his movements, even if he could not mobilize a large number of troops to block it in a short time, but it was indeed very suspicious that there was no movement at all.

But in any case, there is no army movement to block the attack, and there is absolutely no loss to your own army by driving straight ahead. In the art of war, it says: "A soldier is also a treacherous." Xu Yuan couldn't help but think of what his teacher had said to him that the best way to face a situation that he couldn't see clearly was to stand still. But now that the arrow is on the bow, the soldiers are fast, and Xu Yuan does not dare to delay.

The complicated emotions in his heart made Xu Yuan have a hint of ominous premonition.

Outside Xiongguan, in the tent of the Chu army

"General, this time our army attacked the city, losing forty storming vehicles, 2,000 cavalry, and more than 16,000 foot soldiers. An adjutant general half-knelt in his tent and reported the figures with great sorrow.

"Got it." Wu Dingfang said lukewarmly.

"General, such an attack must have been carried out by the generals, and the army also knew that it was a loss of troops, so why did you want the soldiers of my Chu State to die generously?" The adjutant general didn't know why, looking at the boss's not salty and indifferent reaction, a burst of anger rose in his heart, and he would never dare to say such things as he would have dared to say it, but at this time, the Chu army had lost the battle, and it was when morale was low, but the coach did not care about the dead soldiers, which was chilling.

"I understand your feelings, but you must endure for a few more days, and in a few days, I will lead the monarchs to the head of Xiongguan City and personally pay tribute to the souls of the soldiers." Wu Dingfang was not angry, and his tone was still light, just glancing at the generals with burning eyes. But his words were like a huge wave hitting a stone, and a monstrous sound sounded in the hearts of the generals.