In Xianglu City, the capital of the Northern Ming Kingdom, the originally suave and gentle prince Yutai tassel changed his weak image in the past, and used his status as a prisoner to issue various decrees resolutely. Although some ministers and generals were dissatisfied with these decrees, without the leadership of the Ming Moon of the Shotai, the opposition did not achieve results in the end.

In the palace, the Yuxue Garden, where Mingyue lived, was strictly guarded by guards inside and out, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Even the food in the imperial dining room was taken over by the guards and forwarded.

Above the attic, the bright moon is like ice. She is not without the capital to resist, but Mingyue knows that without the permission of her father, the prince tassel will definitely not dare to do this. Since it was her father's will, Tantai Mingyue did not let people resist, she chose to obey the arrangement.

The guards sent the meal and retreated, and a palace lady said softly, "Your Royal Highness Princess, you should eat some, your body will not be able to bear it if you continue like this." ”

Yutai Mingyue shook her head slightly, "My father has no appetite, you should step back first." ”

Gong E looked at Princess Mingyue's thin and sad face, sighed and retreated helplessly. The bright moon looked at the garden, but at this time, she thought of Duan Lang, who was far away in Wuliang City. Harrier Eagle Xiaobai had already brought back the news over there, and learned that Fang Yan was fighting with Duan Lang, how much did Tangtai Mingyue wish that she could also stand by Duan Lang's side. She is tired of this identity, and even more tired of this kind of trouble of not being recognized for the whole Beiming.

Through this house arrest, Tangtai Mingyue completely saw her status in her father's heart. No matter how good she is, after all, she is a daughter and cannot inherit the throne of Beiming. In the end, his father still chose to support his brother's tassel. Mingyue didn't believe that her father couldn't see through Xiyue's ambitions, she only felt that her father and brother were tasseled, and their vision was too narrow. The short-term benefits have blinded them, and the soldiers pressing into the border pass will only bring unexpected disasters to Beiming. Even if there is no sign of this disaster now, the Moro Kingdom will eventually make Beiming pay the price.

As she was thinking, she heard a chaotic footsteps under the attic, and then Gong E came to report.

"Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

As if she hadn't heard it, her eyes were still looking into the distance. The tassel walked in and waved at everyone, and Gong'e and the guards retreated.

Yutai Tassel looked at the meal on the table, and said gently, "Mingyue, today's meal is still right for your appetite." ”

Yutai Mingyue frowned in annoyance, "Tassel, if you don't deal with the government affairs of the DPRK and China, how can you have the leisure to run to my Yuxue Garden." ”

Yutai Tassel walked to Mingyue's side, and looked under the attic with his hands behind his back, "Sister, to be honest, my brother is indeed inferior to you in some things." But in this matter, you are wrong. ”

There was a hint of disdain on Mingyue's face, "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fine, please go back." ”

"Why, don't you ask yourself what's wrong?" With a victorious attitude, the tassel looked at his sister Yutai Mingyue.

Yutai Mingyue let out a sigh of relief and said, "Tassel, as the king of the future, your vision is too short-sighted. If it weren't for Beiming, I wouldn't have bothered to tell you. Let me ask you, how many moves can you see in this chess game? ”

Yutai Tassel smiled disdainfully, "Mingyue, don't think that you are very remarkable, the Xiyue Kingdom asked us to contain Moro, just to free up our hands to fight with Great Xia." My brother has already seen through this. ”

"What about Great Xia, what about the Moro Kingdom, and what changes will the entire war situation take in the future, do you see it clearly?" Yutai Mingyue looked at the tassel coldly.

"Great Xia has suffered heavy blows from both sides, coupled with the rebellion of the Marquis of Xining, this time it will definitely be a big injury. I'm afraid that without a decade or two, it will be difficult for them to return to the state they were before the war. As for the Moro Kingdom, they don't border Great Xia, so even if they want to get a piece of the pie, they can't get a piece of the pie. Of course, because we Beiming signed an alliance with Great Xia, it is inconvenient to take advantage of this loophole. But Xiyue had already promised me and my father 20 million taels of silver as compensation. Believe this figure, even if it is a medium-sized war compensation, it is nothing more than that. Mingyue, don't you want Beiming to be rich and strong. ”

Tantai Mingyue shook her head mockingly, "Tassel, twenty million taels of silver is indeed not a decimal number. But have you thought about it, for the sake of 20 million taels, you have completely offended the two major countries bordering the border with Beiming. In particular, the Moro country is eyeing my northern Ming morning, and you have taken the initiative to send others a pretext for war. And the Great Xia side, which could have been an ally for a long time, was treacherous for the sake of immediate interests. When the Great Xia recovers, if we want to repair it, I'm afraid the price will be even higher. ”

"Hmph, in the woman's opinion, can't I, Beiming, take advantage of their war and make every effort to become a powerful country in the world."

"I'm afraid that the Moro Kingdom will not give you this opportunity. Once the Western Vietnamese army sends out to Great Xia, I can guarantee that it will be the time when the Moro Kingdom will raise troops to invade. While there's still time, let's get ready. ”

"Hehe, sister doesn't have to worry about herself, my army has already laid out the front line of the Moro country, how can they fight back in this situation."

Looking at the tassel's self-righteous smile, Tantai Mingyue could only lament how unfortunate Beiming was, and the future monarch was so short-sighted. It's just that she is a daughter and can't inherit the great cause, otherwise Tai Mingyue will inevitably compete for this throne.

The capital of the Great Xia calendar, at this time, the capital city was pressed on Li Jianshan inside and out. He, a member of the military department, has become a veritable boss of the capital city.

On this day, Li Jianshan was dealing with official business, when he saw the harrier eagle Xiaobai fall into the courtyard. Li Jianshan has no other hobbies, but he has a special love for these birds. As soon as he saw Xiaobai, Li Jianshan hurriedly ran out.

"Little one, why are you here, let me see what good news you have brought." Li Jianshan said, taking the secret letter from Xiaobai's leg.

"This can't be a love letter written by Mingyue's girl to Duan Lang, right? Don't blame me if you send it to the wrong place. Li Jianshan smiled squailly and opened the secret letter.

Looking at the content on the secret letter, Li Jianshan's face couldn't help but change. Western Yue actually wants to invade Great Xia? This news scared Li Jianshan a lot. At present, the main forces of Great Xia are expelling the Nanping army. At this time, Xiyue inserted another knife, which was simply worse for Great Xia. Li Jianshan once again confirmed the secret letter of Tangtai Mingyue, and after careful analysis, he felt that Tangtai Mingyue would not joke about this kind of thing. With his understanding of Tantai Mingyue, he would never send this letter if he was not sure.

Li Jianshan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly found someone from the Investigation Department in the city and sent a secret report to Emperor Yuning. In addition, Li Jianshan repaired a book, which was sent to Fang Jiye quickly.

On the eastern border of the Western Yue Kingdom, 300,000 troops were secretly assembled. Since being defeated by Great Xia more than twenty years ago, Xiyue has been holding back a heart of revenge. It was precisely because of that battle that Western Vietnam and the Moro Kingdom also formed a relationship and became mortal enemies. In that year, Western Yue and the Moro Kingdom joined forces to gather hundreds of thousands of troops to invade Great Xia, and the Great Xia Emperor personally took command to fight back. In the final critical showdown, I didn't expect the Moro State to withdraw after the defeat of the Liangjie Mountain, and the 200,000 troops of Western Vietnam were dumped by Daxia.

In the past 20 years, the West Vietnamese country has always wanted to repay the hatred of the past. At the moment, the Nanping army attacked Great Xia, and the Marquis of Xining turned against the water, which was a good time for them to be ashamed.

In the warm pavilion of the Kyoto Imperial Palace in Great Xia, Emperor Yuning looked at the secret report handed over by Lord Huai. Knowing that Xiyue was going to invade Great Xia, Emperor Yuning's body shook and almost didn't stand firm. As soon as Lord Huai stretched out his hand, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and carefully waited for Emperor Yuning to sit down.

"Master, can you send the divine doctor here?" Wei Dong hurriedly asked.

Emperor Yuning shook his head, "No need, the Xiangguo and the military department squire Lord Zhu come over." ”

"No, the old slave will go."

In less than a stick of incense, Yu Ban and Zhu Wenjun came to the warm pavilion. Lord Huai stood aside, motionless as if he were a tree stump. But Emperor Yuning's face looked very gloomy. Yu Ban was slightly stunned, looked at Zhu Wenjun, Zhu Wenjun shook his head quietly, which means that he has not received an unfavorable battle report at present.

The two stepped forward, "Submit to the forbidden, knock to see Your Majesty." “

"Minister Zhu Wenjun, knock to see Your Majesty."

"Arise, give me a seat."

After Yu Ban and the two sat down, Yu Ban asked strangely, "Your Majesty, I don't know what the matter is to summon the ministers?" ”

"Huai, show the secret report of the capital city to the two Aiqing." Emperor Yuning said weakly.

Lord Huai stepped forward and handed Yu Ban the secret recital sent by the Investigation Division. The handwriting on the secret letter was very small, and Yu Ban looked at it for a long time before he could see it clearly.

"Lord Huai, is this news~ reliable?" Yu Ban asked in surprise.

"I don't know, but it says that the news comes from Beiming. As far as I know, the princess of Beiming, Tai Mingyue, has an ambiguous relationship with Duan Lang, and I am afraid that the news is from her handwriting. Lord Huai said with a smile.

Zhu Wenjun hurriedly took it and looked at it carefully. After reading it, Zhu Wenjun couldn't help but feel shocked in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the thieves of Xiyue will not die, no matter whether the news is true or not, General Fang must be notified to be careful of their sneak attack." Zhu Wenjun said.

Emperor Yuning looked at the two of them, "The news is from Lidu City, Fang Jiye should have received the news." I came to you just to want to know how my Great Xia would deal with the war on two fronts, and whether the logistics supply of the treasury and the military department could keep up? ”

Zhu Wenjun thought for a while and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the current equipment supply is mainly based on General Yan Facheng and General Ma Ruzheng. Judging by the accumulation of warehouses, it is not a problem. It's just that once the war breaks out again on the Western Front, I'm afraid there will be some difficulties in weaponry. However, I have ordered the Kyoto Manufacturing Office and the Ishiki Base to step up the construction of weapons and arrows to ensure the supply of both fronts as much as possible. ”

Emperor Yuning hummed lightly and looked at Yu Ban. Yu Ban frowned and thought for a long time, but said softly.

"Your Majesty, the national crisis is at hand, and the minister feels that it is necessary to reduce the expenses of the royal family members and ~ compress them. It's not too late to recover until the war is over. ”

Emperor Yuning was stunned for a moment, he knew that Yu Ban said such a thing, which meant that the treasury was basically the same.

Emperor Yuning nodded silently, "Quasi-play!" ”

In addition, the minister also suggested that the matter of West Vietnam should be suppressed for the time being. At this time, the people in the court were panicked, and the people in the world were unstable. If the invasion of the West Vietnam is notified again, I am afraid that it will cause civil unrest. It's better not to send it for the time being, and wait until the good news comes from the south, and then announce it to the world together. Yu Ban said.

"Well, Yu Aiqing's proposal is exactly what I wanted. Messages can be suppressed, but preparations must keep up. Huai Aiqing, immediately open a special line for the war in the west, and I want to know the battle situation over there as soon as possible. ”

Lord Huai bowed slightly, "The minister obeys the order." ”

The monarch and the ministers discussed again, and everyone's hearts were heavy. Great Xia's internal and external troubles made Emperor Yuning's weakened body like a candle in the wind, and there was a danger of extinguishing it at any time. He only hoped that the exciting news would come from the Southern Theater as soon as possible, so that Huang Jihuang's uneasy people in Daxia could boost their hearts.

At this time, Duan Lang's army was less than fifty miles away from Huining City. However, Duan Lang did not move on. Because he found that a large army of Nanping blocked the way. Moreover, this large army is mainly composed of chariot longbowmen and heavy armored battalions, with more than 30,000 people. The chariot longbow camp is different from the bow battalion, the bow has a shorter range and is far less lethal than the longbow. Such a layout of soldiers and horses is the nemesis of light cavalry.

"Duan Shuai, it seems that the other party has been prepared, what should I do?" Cui Zhiliang asked.

Duan Lang looked left and right, "The army is on standby, if they don't attack, we won't retreat." If the heavy battalion rushes over, fight them. Zhou Long, send scouts to see if you can bypass them and block their back road. ”

The opponent's Nanping army blocked the way at the three forks, but these men and horses did not take the initiative to attack, and the two sides did not retreat, and the two sides were so deadlocked at a distance of three arrows. Duan Lang is not in a hurry, anyway, there are still two days before the agreed date. Even if these longbowmen were restrained, it would be a great achievement for Yan Facheng and them to attack the city.

The two sides confronted each other until sunset, when Duan Lang saw the Nanping army begin to withdraw. But the strange thing is that instead of evacuating to Huining City, they retreated to another road.

"Duan Lang, where are they going? Grandma drops, it can't be that she faints from hunger and forgets the way back. Zhang Ruming asked strangely.

"Ignore them, let's continue to Huining City. Zhou Long, send a group of men and horses to follow them. When the guys returned, they took advantage of the night to kill him by surprise. ”

Duan Lang knew that the crossbowmen had lost their sights at night, and once he let his light cavalry enter the longbow camp, it would be a one-sided slaughter.

Duan Lang's army soon came to the city of Huining. When night fell, a few dim lanterns hung on the city, and from a distance, there were many defensive guards standing on the city walls.

Duan Lang rode on the horse, watched motionlessly, and watched half a pillar of incense for a long time. Everyone didn't understand what Duan Lang meant, and looking at Duan Lang's serious expression, no one opened their mouths to ask.

"No, we've been fooled, give the order, and enter Huining City." Duan Lang suddenly said.

Zhang Ruming, Cui Zhiliang and the others were taken aback, "Duan Lang, what are you kidding, we have a few people, you want to attack the city?" Zhang Ruming asked in surprise.

"The scarecrows in the city, the city is silent, they have evacuated."

After Duan Lang finished speaking, a war horse rushed out. At this time, Duan Lang understood why the Nanping army was blocking them at the fork in the road, it turned out to be for the transfer of the baggage army. But why did they want to leave, which made Duan Lang a little confused.

Zhou Long hurriedly followed with the army, no matter what Duan Lang said was right or wrong, he couldn't let Duan Lang go on an adventure alone. Sure enough, Huining City has become an empty city, and the guards in the city are all dummies.

Duan Lang's army entered the city, and in a forest not far from the city gate, several figures walked out. One of them was dressed in a general's robe, and his eyes looked coldly at the city.

"Let them rejoice first, and after an hour, shoot rockets into the sky, so that the brothers who are in ambush in the city will immediately ignite the gunpowder that has been buried everywhere. Don't advance, it's better to let the opposing army enter the city as well. The wind is strong tonight, even if we leave, we will turn Huining City into a sea of fire. ”

"The general can rest assured, if he does not succeed, he will become a benevolent, and he will never disappoint the high expectations of the military division." A man in black said with his fists clenched.

The general, dressed in battle robes, nodded, leaving a few horses behind to meet the brothers in the city. After the arrangement, the general went away with his entourage on horseback. Only one person remained, waiting for the signal to send the ignition.

In Huining City, Duan Lang took the people and horses around the city cautiously and looked around. The people in the city had already fled empty, and as soon as the army of Nancheng left, there was a dead silence in Huining City, more like a ghost town that had been uninhabited for a long time. Who would have thought that half a day ago, there were 100,000 troops stationed here.

Coming to the North City Gate, Duan Lang and Zhang Ruming stood on top of the city, looking at the Daxia camp with flags on the opposite side, Zhang Ruming couldn't help laughing.

"Duan Lang, you said that now Prince Dezhang suddenly ordered a sneak attack, and a rain of arrows fell, did we die unjustly."

Fang Yan hurriedly snorted, "Dead fatty, don't say this kind of thing, the little heart has been tested." ”

"Cowardly, Lao Tzu and the gods are buddies, of course they are bad and not good spirits."

Duan Lang smiled, "Come on, immediately send someone to the opposite camp, just say that this city has been taken by me Duan Lang, and I am waiting to welcome them into the city." ”

"Yes, yes, immediately order a few more torches to light up the city, those blind guys in the province can't see Lao Tzu." Zhang Ruming also said.

A fast horse rushed out of the city gate, and in less than half a pillar of incense, Duan Lang could hear a horn sounding on the opposite side. After a while, the forward battalion rushed over.

"Is the city a general Duan Langduan?" The man on the horse shouted.

Duan Lang waved his hand, and before he could answer, Zhang Ruming hurriedly shouted, "Not only Duan Lang, but also Lord Ben is here." Tell Prince Dezhang that Xuanwu, the official of the Heavenly Survey Prison, has been waiting here for a long time. ”

When the city heard this, they immediately cheered. Moreover, the city gate was wide open, and Cui Zhiliang, Zhou Long and others were already lined up outside the city to greet them.

In a short time, the army poured into the city with cheers. No one expected that after so many days of confrontation, they would actually take Huining City without blood.

Inside the city gate, Yan Facheng, the commander of the Kyoto camp, looked at Duan Lang in surprise, not understanding how Duan Lang did it. And Prince Dezhang put on a lofty posture, waiting for Duan Lang and others to come forward to salute.

Looking at Dezhang's arrogant appearance, Duan Lang was also very helpless, after all, he was the prince of the prison country, and he had to come forward to pay respects. Duan Lang was just about to walk over, but Zhang Ruming pulled his sleeve and shouted with a big grin.

"General Yan, isn't it a surprise, I didn't expect us to meet here. Let's go to the palace to celebrate. Someone comes, open the way ahead. ”

Zhang Ruming deliberately ignored the prince Dezhang, and after finishing speaking, he pouted and climbed into his chariot. Zhang Ruming's order, Duan Lang's army immediately took action. Duan Lang, who was supposed to lead the soldiers to salute immediately, suddenly smiled bitterly and didn't know whether he should order to stop.

Duan Lang was helpless, and hugged his fists in embarrassment, "His Royal Highness the Prince, General Yan, let's go to the lobby to talk." As soon as the soldiers entered the city, they also needed to arrange a defense to prevent the Nanping army from coming back. ”

Yan Facheng didn't care, and smiled heartily, "It's really terrifying, Duan Lang, it's good." Let's go, go to the lobby. ”

Prince Dezhang's face was gloomy and he hated to wring out the water, and when Yan Facheng said this, it was inconvenient for him to get angry. After all, Huining City, which had blocked the army for many days, returned to the hands of his own people, and all the soldiers were very happy.

The main generals went to the yamen of the capital, and the soldiers and horses of Daxia began to take over the defense of the city according to the step-by-step arrangement. More than 200,000 troops poured into the city, and Huining City, which was originally lifeless, suddenly became lively.

At this moment, inside and outside the southern city, a sharp arrow shot into the air with a bell. The arrow was accompanied by a burning tung tarpaulin, and in the night it was like a fiery snake rushing towards Cangxiong.