Emperor Murong Dan looked up at the sky again, only to see that the yellow sand covered the sky, making people feel depressed and breathless.

The wind in his ears did not stop, blowing the military flag under his feet and hunting, looking down, seeing the military flag rolling and tumbling, there was a sense of déjà vu of the mountains and tsunamis, and the feeling of boredom suddenly decreased.

The Emperor stood on a high place, standing with his hands in his hands, the wind blowing his robe, fluttering, his body straight, facing the wind, without the slightest hint of flinching.

From a distance, it seems that under the sky, in the highest place, he is the only one.

When the soldiers at the bottom of the mountain looked up and saw this scene, their hearts were shocked, their faces showed ecstasy, they raised their blades high, and shouted long live, which lasted for a long time.

Behind the emperor, Murong Feng took a deep breath when he saw this, took a step back, knelt down, bowed his head to the ground, and shouted with the soldiers' voices: "Long live!" ”

The wind was stronger, and the yellow sand was so thick that I couldn't see the scene ahead.

The emperor frowned slightly, suddenly opened his mouth amid the sound of the mountain and tsunami, and said to Murong Feng behind him: "What do you think of our chances of winning this battle?" ”

Murong Feng was stunned for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he replied: "The enemy army has come thousands of miles, the supply of grain and grass is insufficient, and it is from afar, and the soldiers are not enough, which will inevitably affect their morale, and the sandy weather in our country is extremely unsuitable for the southerners," Speaking of this, he paused, and said: "In fact, since the start of the war, the old minister has doubts in his heart, I don't know what Liu Xiu plans to do, why he insists on fighting this war with no chance of winning, even if it is to fight, it is best to fight after the beginning of spring, when the wind is small and the sand is less, which is suitable for the southerners to fight." ”

Murong Dan nodded silently after hearing this, and did not answer.

Murong Feng was also silent for a while, and then said: "In this way, it is not a matter of time before our army defeats Yan Shuo's army, but I don't know if His Majesty intends to take this opportunity to move south, go straight to Pingyan, and even go to Dongping, the capital of Wei?" ”

After hearing this, the emperor thought for a while, then sneered and said, "Liu Xiu asked 150,000 people to come and send him to death, didn't he just want to lead my army south so that he could fight to the death?" I follow his heart. ”

Murong Feng frowned after hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and said, "But Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the empire is better to be cautious." ”

The emperor raised his head and said lightly: "Why?" ”

Murong Feng took a breath and replied: "Your Majesty, if our army goes south to defend the country, the advantage will be in the hands of the defenders, although our army has the power of victory, but the long journey is long, the soldiers are tired, and Liu Xiu's army is waiting for work, occupying a peaceful and dangerous place, and the logistics advantage is too great, at this point, the gap between our army and it is too big, and Liu Xiu is good at using tricks, although the old minister sent people to investigate, but still don't know how many troops it has, and even how many people the shadow army that defeated the emperor, the old minister doesn't know anything, so"

At this, he sighed, lowered his head, and said no more.

After hearing this, the emperor frowned, turned his head to look at Murong Feng, and said, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Murong Feng gritted his teeth and replied solemnly: "Once Zhongliang wins a big victory, our army can take advantage of the situation to move south and recover Dingbian, and then don't continue to attack," Speaking of this, he paused and continued: "In the spring of the next year, when the enemy is slack, and our army has enough food and grass, it is not too late to march again." ”

When the emperor heard this, his eyes were cold, he snorted, and said coldly: "If this is the case, why should I give up fixing the border? He raised his head, looked at the vast sky above his head, and said slowly: "I will give the people of Dingbian to Liu Xiu, this 'great gift', he wants to inherit my kindness!" ”

Murong Feng opened his mouth to speak, but after hesitating for a while, he didn't make a sound after all, he just nodded, whispered, and stopped talking.

Seeing this, the emperor's expression did not change, he turned his head to look at the soldiers who were walking forward at the foot of the mountain, and after being silent for a while, he suddenly spoke, waved his hand and said: "You go down first, send more people, and investigate the marching route of Liang Jian's first army of the Weiguo Auxiliary Route Army, I decided to divide the army into two roads now, and take advantage of the fact that the two roads of the enemy country have not converged for the time being, kill him by surprise, and at the same time order Xue Tian and Ma Zhaojun to lead all the soldiers and horses to the south, acting as the vanguard army, and after I win, the three armies will join forces and fight to the death with Liu Xiu!" ”

The corners of Murong Feng's eyes twitched somehow, and he replied in a trembling voice after a while: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that although this plan is good, it is too risky after all."

The emperor's face was like an expression, and his voice was cold: "You say." ”

Although it was cold and windy, Murong Feng still subconsciously wiped his forehead, and after a moment of silence, he replied respectfully:

"Your Majesty, in case Liang Jian's soldiers and horses have no intention of merging with Wanyan Shuo, if Ma Zhaojun abandons the city and sends troops, the risk is too great, and," As if he didn't dare to say something, Murong Feng hesitated for a long time before he spoke again, and said: "Besides, once our army is defeated in Zhongliang City, and Xue Tian has already led the army south, when the time comes, if you are isolated, your emperor, not only Zhongliang will not be protected, but I am afraid that even Broken Leaf City will be."

Hearing this, the emperor suddenly bowed his head and looked at Murong Feng, his eyes were faintly murderous, and there was no trace of emotion in his tone, and he said coldly: "If I can't even defeat Yan Shuo's 150,000 soldiers and horses, then what is there to talk about dominating the world." ”

After speaking, he stood up straight, waved his hand, and said to Murong Feng: "Okay, you step back and make arrangements first, and you don't have to worry about other things, I have my own measure." ”

Murong Feng's eyes showed an unwilling look after hearing this, but his eyes flashed, and finally he shook his head, closed his mouth and stopped talking, and after a while, he bowed his head to listen to the order, and after saluting the emperor again, he got up and retreated.

The emperor turned around, bowed his head slightly, and couldn't help but nod as he watched the Yan army march forward with high morale.

Looking ahead, I saw that the yellow sand was filled, covering the road ahead, but the team like a giant dragon appeared and disappeared from time to time in the killing weather.

Murong Dan suddenly felt a sense of pride entrenched in his chest, he clenched his fists rarely, and shouted at his soldiers: "Yan Guo Iron Army, this battle will be won, kill!" ”

The sound was like thunder, and the earth trembled!

However, in the crowd, a man and a woman who were escorted by the soldiers shook their heads after looking at each other.

The yellow sand was pervasive, and even if you looked up, you couldn't see clearly the figure of the emperor standing at the highest place at this moment.

This country, in the near future, will be covered with blood, when life withers and blood blooms like flowers, will the curtain of the world be completely opened?

Behind the war, who is standing quietly, staring at a qiē?

Zhang Rui slowly lowered his head, and there was no expression on his face.

When the army arrives in Zhongliang, the two of them should also be saved.

Two days later, after a long march, the emperor's army arrived at Zhongliang City, the last defensive barrier of the Yan Empire.

The weather is rare sunny and windless, the yellow sand that has been permeating for a long time finally temporarily stopped, and the sun is warm and warm, shining on the city wall, with a faint softness, as if embracing and protecting this ancient city that has stood for a long time.

Murong Dan, the emperor of the Yan Kingdom, stood on the city wall, accompanied by Xue Tian, the city guard, in front of all the imperial defenders, holding the city wall with both hands, looking at the vast plain under the city in front of him.

"Your Majesty," Xue Tian behind the emperor took a step forward and said with a little emotion: "There has been no trace of the southern army in the plain in front of us for more than a hundred years, and the land in front of this city has been thirsting for the blood of the enemy for too long. ”

The emperor didn't speak, and he couldn't look ahead, so he said lightly: "General Xue, have you done everything I arranged?" ”

Xue Tian nodded and said, "The last general has been arranged, and he can send troops just after the emperor's order." ”

The emperor looked at him and smiled: "Very good," after speaking, he shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "After I first ascended the throne, I 'demoted' you from Broken Leaf to Zhongliang City and served as the city guard, and I never gave you any explanation. ”

Xue Tian didn't hide it, touched his head, and replied with a wry smile: "The emperor's holy decree has been issued, and the last general naturally doesn't dare to say anything, just because after being demoted by the emperor, he was in a bad mood and his feelings were not right. ”

The Emperor laughed loudly.

Xue Tian rubbed his hands in embarrassment, and only after the emperor's laughter stopped for a while, did he continue:

"It's just that the last general is ignorant, I don't know that the emperor has such a far-reaching layout, it turned out that it was not 'exiled the last general', but to give the last general a great opportunity to make meritorious contributions, if the last general can figure out the holy will as soon as possible, maybe the mother-in-law in the family can still leave one or two, hey, all the mothers-in-law in the house were beaten away by the last general, and no one was left," After speaking, he sighed bitterly:

"Your Majesty, don't you know, although Zhongliang City is also a big city in the middle of the empire, but I don't know why, there are very few women in this city, and the last general has been here for so long, and the 'envoy maids' in the palace are all big men who have been transferred from the army! Sometimes, the last general" said this, and he seemed to realize that there seemed to be something wrong with him saying these words in front of the emperor, and hurriedly shut up, and stood with his head bowed, not daring to raise his head.

Seeing this, the emperor was slightly stunned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of blaming, Xue Tian breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to the city, and sighed: "Your Majesty, the last general is not complaining, but he has been here for a long time, and after not seeing a woman for many years, eggs can hatch birds!" Sometimes the last general is really suffocated, and when he sees a female dog passing by from afar, he thinks it looks good! ”

After hearing this, the emperor laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Xue Tian on the shoulder, and said, "I haven't heard these words for a long time, so you Xue Tian can be so 'vulgar' in front of me as always!" Seeing Xue Tian's frightened expression, he shook his head with a smile, and said: "I don't mean to blame, and you don't need to worry, after the victory in this battle, I promise you to guard a county in the southern country, and then there will be a cloud of beauties in the city, you can choose!" ”

Xue Tian was overjoyed when he heard this, and laughed and said, "The minister first bows to the emperor Longen!" ”

When Xue Tian's laughter gradually stopped, the emperor opened his mouth and asked: "After I heard that Yan Shuo's army suddenly stagnated, and the commander of the enemy's auxiliary route army, Liang Jian's army, did not show signs of moving forward, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Hearing the emperor ask him about business, Xue Tian replied: "Long live Qiqi, the minister has sent several spies to investigate and deliver the news, all kinds of signs indicate that Wan Yan Shuo seems to be waiting for Liang Jian to come to converge, but" He first pondered for a while before he spoke: "Your Majesty, after hearing about Yan Shuo, this person has always been cautious, he waited for the two armies to join forces with such fanfare this time, and the minister always felt that there was fraud in it." ”

The emperor was silent for a moment and then shook his head, and said, "Our army is several times the enemy's soldiers, and we are not afraid of his 150,000 soldiers and horses, but just in case, we still act according to my previous plan, and the troops are divided into two ways and broken one by one!" ”

Xue Tian hurriedly nodded in response: "The minister obeys the order!" ”