When the army under Su Yi took over Zhutian County, Lanping County, Danyan County and Huining County, which were abandoned by the army of the Ice Lion Kingdom, the Ministry of Defense of the Great Qin State immediately organized more than 400,000 troops to prepare to re-enter Yueyang City, but these more than 400,000 Great Qin army troops were stopped by the army under Su Yi when they were about to enter Danyan County and Huining County controlled by Su Yi's army.

Su Yi, as the commander of Yueyang City's city defense, immediately sent a telegram to the Ministry of Defense of the Great Qin State, declaring that the main force of the Ice Lion Country's army did not leave Yueyang City far, but only withdrew to the north of Phoenix Mountain, and the closest distance between Phoenix Mountain and Yueyang City was only about forty kilometers, and the main force of the Ice Lion Kingdom's army could cross Phoenix Mountain again at any time and attack Yueyang City.

In order to resist the second attack of the Ice Lion Army on Yueyang City, Su Yi has implemented military control in Yueyang City, Yuhong County, Zhutian County, Lanping County, Danyan County and Huining County, and the three temporary armies under Su Yi are also recruiting as many soldiers as possible, Su Yi is confident that he will lead the three temporary armies under his command to win the second victory in the defense of Yueyang City.

As for the hundreds of thousands of army troops sent by the Ministry of Defense to Yueyang City, Yueyang City does not need it for the time being, and once the hundreds of thousands of army troops transferred by the Ministry of Defense enter Yueyang City, it will bring very great logistical pressure to Yueyang City, so Su Yi thanked the Ministry of Defense at the same time, and hoped that the Ministry of Defense could send these hundreds of thousands of army troops to other battlefields in the country.

At the temporary residence of the Ministry of National Defense in Jinzhou City, the capital of Nanjiang Province of the Great Qin State, Minister of Defense Liu Fuchen held the telegram sent by Su Yi in his hand, and said to the other twelve senior officials of the Ministry of Defense with a gloomy face: "The content of Su Yi's telegram, I think you all already know, now let's talk about what kind of strategy our Ministry of Defense should adopt for Su Yi and Yueyang City." ”

As soon as Liu Fuchen's words fell, He Binghui, one of the six vice ministers of the Ministry of National Defense, spoke: "I think our Ministry of Defense should immediately remove Su Yi from the post of commander of Yueyang City, and then the Ministry of Defense will directly take over the three temporary armies under Su Yi's command, as well as Yueyang City, Yuhong County, Zhutian County, Lanping County, Danyan County and Huining County. Letting Su Yi command the troops of the three armies, plus repelling the attack of the Ice Lion Kingdom army on Yueyang City, may make that Su Yi a little unaware of the height of the sky! ”

At this time, Zhao Zeling, another deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense, said in a deep voice: "Su Yi is now a well-known hero of our Great Qin State, if our Ministry of Defense does too much, domestic public opinion will definitely not stand on the side of our Ministry of Defense, and the three temporary armies under Su Yi have defeated more than one million Ice Lion Army troops attacking Yueyang City, and their combat effectiveness can be called the crown of our Great Qin Army, if Su Yi is unwilling to hand over the military power, our Ministry of Defense will not be able to help him for the time being, not to mention that now our Great Qin State has stood on the edge of the cliff, We also need Su Yi to lead his three provisional armies to continue to resist the invasion of the Ice Lion Nation's army. ”

Yan Degang, one of the five deputy chiefs of general staff of the Ministry of National Defense, immediately snorted coldly and said: "Minister Zhao, although Su Yi was born in the Zhao family's 16th Army, it seems that the Zhao family does not have much influence on Su Yi, even if you defend Su Yi like this, it will be difficult for the Zhao family to pocket Su Yi's three temporary armies." ”

Zhao Zeling glanced at Yan Degang, and said in a steady tone: "Now that our Great Qin State is facing the threat of the death of the country, at this time, our entire Great Qin State must be united, I speak for Su Yi, I just don't want our Great Qin State to have an internal friction under the current crisis, so that those lion people in the Ice Lion Country will take advantage of it, if our Great Qin State can win this war, I would rather our Great Qin Army have one more faction." ”

Chief of General Staff Zhou Botao coughed and said: "I don't think Su Yi can be removed from the post of commander of Yueyang City City Defense for the time being, according to the report of the intelligence department, the Ice Lion Country is recruiting reservists on a large scale to supplement the various Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions and Garrison Infantry Divisions damaged on the battlefield of Yueyang City, and after these damaged Ice Lion Country troops have completed the replenishment, the Ice Lion Army will definitely launch a second attack on Yueyang City again, and we need Su Yi to lead his three provisional armies to continue to hold Yueyang City." ”

He Binghui, Vice Minister of National Defense, frowned and said: "Then we can't let Su Yi get out of the control of our Ministry of Defense, I heard that the three temporary armies under Su Yi have a total strength of more than 800,000, and Su Yi is still continuing to expand the army, and it is obvious that there is a trend of not falling behind." ”

Next, Sun Hongwei, another deputy minister of the Ministry of National Defense, frowned and asked: "I don't know if the intelligence department has found out, where did the weapons and equipment and other materials in Su Yi's hands come from?" Will there be other orc nations standing behind Su Yi? ”

Minister of Defense Liu Fuchen shook his head and said: "The origin of those weapons and equipment and a large number of supplies in Su Yi's hands, our intelligence department has not found out clearly, Su Yi's explanation for this was obtained through special channels, but Yueyang City is located in the hinterland of our Great Qin Kingdom, and it was surrounded by the army of the Ice Lion Country before, even if Su Yi has the support of other orc countries, it is impossible for those weapons and equipment and a large number of supplies to be transported into Yueyang City, which is also incredible." ”

After a pause, Minister of Defense Liu Fuchen continued: "I think that according to the current situation of our Great Qin State, it is best not to take tough measures against Su Yi, after all, Su Yi is not yet thirty years old this year, and he is still young and vigorous. ”

In the end, the proposal of Defense Minister Liu Fuchen was supported by most of the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of National Defense, so the Ministry of National Defense ordered the more than 400,000 Daqin Army troops that were preparing to enter Danyan County and Huining County to cancel the plan to support Yueyang City and return to their original garrisons for the time being.

In addition, the Ministry of National Defense will also dispatch an observation group headed by Zhou Botao, chief of the General Staff, and Zhao Zeling, vice minister, to Yueyang City to reward those who have made meritorious contributions in the defense of Yueyang City, and will also inspect the reasons and experiences for the victory in the defense of Yueyang City.

After ending this meeting of the Ministry of National Defense, after Vice Minister of Defense Zhao Zeling returned to his residence in Jinzhou City, Zhao Lianhong, the commander of the 22nd Army of the Great Qin Army, hurriedly asked: "Big brother, the Ministry of Defense has finally decided how to deal with Su Yi?" ”

Zhao Lianhong, the commander of the 22nd Army, is the cousin of Zhao Zeling, vice minister of national defense, and the 22nd Army is also an elite unit in the hands of the Zhao family.

Zhao Zeling's face was a little gloomy and said: "The Ministry of Defense will not move Su Yi for the time being, after all, there is a threat from the army of the Ice Lion Country, and then the Ministry of Defense will first send an observation group to Yueyang City, I am the deputy head of this observation group, and Zhou Botao, the chief of the General Staff, is the head of the observation group." ”

Zhao Lianhong's eyes lit up immediately, "Big brother, your visit to Yueyang City this time may be an opportunity, if you can draw Su Yi to our Zhao family, then our Zhao family will immediately become the strongest faction in the Great Qin military!" ”

Zhao Zeling shook his head and said: "Now that Su Yi wants money and money, he wants people, and the three provisional armies under his command have more than 800,000 troops, where will they succumb to our Zhao family, it is obvious that Su Yi already has plans to form a faction of his own." ”

Zhao Lianhong hesitated for a moment and said: "Big brother, since the hope of bringing Su Yi to my Zhao family is very slim, is it possible to win over those army commanders and division commanders under Su Yi, such as Wu Youliang, the commander of the Second Army under Su Yi, who turned out to be from our Zhao family's faction." ”

Zhao Zeling suddenly sighed, "Actually, I don't want to do what you said, you must know that there are dozens of divisions of the Ice Lion Country's army, but they are stationed north of Phoenix Mountain, and they can launch a second large-scale attack on Yueyang City at any time, and now our Zhao family is going to win over those generals under Su Yi's command, which will inevitably affect the morale of the army under Su Yi's command." ”

Zhao Lianhong, the commander of the 22nd Army, pondered for a while and said: "Big brother, even if our Zhao family doesn't make a move, the other twelve factions will definitely make a move to win over and buy the generals who led the troops under Su Yi's command. ”

Zhao Zeling said with a wry smile: "I also understand this truth, if our Zhao family doesn't make a move, we will definitely miss a good opportunity to expand the strength of our Zhao family, but at this time, our Zhao family and the other twelve factions will make a move, and if we don't do it well, it will directly make the three temporary armies under Su Yi fall apart, so after the next attack on Yueyang City by the Ice Lion Country army, I don't know if Yueyang City can still be defended?" ”

Zhao Lianhong thought for a while and said: "Big brother, even if the thirteen factions divide up the army under Su Yi, these troops still exist, and without Su Yi alone, it shouldn't affect the overall situation!" ”

Zhao Zeling sighed again, "I hope I'm worried about nothing." ”

At the residence of Liu Fuchen, Minister of National Defense in Jinzhou City, Liu Fuchen said in a deep voice to an officer wearing a colonel of the Great Qin Army: "Guangrui, when you go to Yueyang City this time, you must try your best to persuade Qian Rongli, the commander of the Provisional Third Army under Su Yi, to pull the entire Provisional Third Army into the camp of our Liu family, as long as Qian Rongli can do this, you can agree to him on any conditions!" ”

The colonel's name was Liu Guangrui, the nephew of Defense Minister Liu Fuchen, and he was also one of the heads of the intelligence department of the Great Qin military.

Liu Guangrui immediately said: "Uncle, I feel that we can't just put the goal of our Liu family on Qian Rongli alone, those division commanders in Su Yi's three temporary armies should also be the target of our wooing, of course, Qian Rongli should be the focus of our work, after all, Qian Rongli was originally a member of our Liu family's faction." ”

Minister of National Defense Liu Fuchen continued: "Guangrui, Qian Rongli is not as good as before, it turns out that Qian Rongli is only a division commander of a provisional division, with only more than 20,000 people under his hands, and the entire division does not have many heavy weapons, now Qian Rongli, but with more than 200,000 troops almost armed to the teeth of the provisional Third Army, there are not enough interests, and it is difficult for Qian Rongli to be willing to return to our Liu family's faction." ”

Liu Guangrui nodded and said: "Uncle, don't worry, Qian Rongli's family has now been protected by someone I have sent, presumably Qian Rongli will definitely be willing to continue to serve our Liu family, but I am worried that Qian Rongli will not be able to control the entire provisional Third Army, so for the six division commanders under the provisional Third Army, our Liu family also has to win over, and in addition to the provisional First Army and the Provisional Second Army, I will not give up, and try my best to draw more troops under Su Yi into our Liu family's camp." ”

Minister of National Defense Liu Fuchen bowed slightly and said: "Guangrui is doing things, I am still very relieved, this time the matter of winning over the generals under Su Yi will be fully handed over to you to be responsible." ”

After the Ice Lion Army's army gave up continuing its attack on Yueyang City, although the Ministry of Defense still vigorously promoted Su Yi, the new generation of the Great Qin State's god of war, on the surface, the thirteen factions of the military began to secretly show their magical powers, trying to achieve the goal of dividing up the hundreds of thousands of elite troops under Su Yi by winning over and bribing the officers at all levels of the three provisional armies under Su Yi's command.

On the evening of April 21, 2538, Su Yi held a military meeting at the city defense headquarters in Yueyang City, and the commanders and deputy commanders of the three provisional armies under Su Yi's command, as well as the division commanders and deputy commanders of the eighteen provisional divisions, all attended this military meeting.

Su Yi said straight to the point at the beginning of the military meeting: "I have asked Deputy Commander Sun to convey my meaning to the troops, originally Yueyang City was surrounded by the army of the Ice Lion Country, these people here have no other choice but to defend Yueyang City with me, and now we have opened up contact with other units of the Great Qin Army, if any of you want to leave, I Su Yi will not stop you, after all, you are originally people from various factions, But if you want to continue to stay in my Su Yi's army, then you have to cut off with the original faction you are in, and say a big word, now I, Su Yi, am the strongest faction in the Great Qin military! ”

As soon as Su Yi's words fell, Zhou Jianmin, the commander of the provisional First Army, said loudly: "Commander, if it weren't for you, Yueyang City would have been captured by the Ice Lion Country army, and I, Zhou Jianmin, would have lost my life a long time ago, and I don't know about others, anyway, my Zhou Jianmin's life will be sold to the commander in the future, as for the He family where Vice Minister He Binghui is located, I, Zhou Jianmin, actually don't owe them anything to the He family." ”