This is due to the efficient work of the government, and the second is due to the influence of Ying Luofan. As soon as the war mobilization order was issued, Ying Luofan's figure appeared among the people, giving speeches everywhere to inspire the people's fighting spirit. As for Ying Luofan, the unanimous opinion of historians is that he is "close to the people and quite kind to the people, so he is deeply loved by the people." At the same time, he was also a careerist, with the ambition to conquer the continent and restore the glory of the former Zinge dynasty", regrettably, "he did not have the extraordinary talent commensurate with his ambition, if he had not been born in troubled times, not in the war years when the heroes fought for supremacy, but in the world of peace, with his benevolence and the precious quality of daring to let his courtiers let go of their work, he would have become a benevolent monarch who would carry on the past and forge ahead into the future."

With Ying Luofan's encouragement, it is tantamount to icing on the cake, and the enthusiasm of the people is even higher.

At sunset the next day, 10,000 reinforcements marched into the city. Ying Luofan immediately met with the commander of the ten thousand cavalry, encouraged him, and immediately incorporated him into the city guard.

On the third day, except for the consolidation of the city defense, nothing major happened, and Ying Luofan was very happy. The spies reported that the enemy would arrive in Huche in two days.

The fourth day was the most tense day, and according to the spies' report, the enemy's vanguard would appear under the city at noon today, and at sunset, the enemy's main force would arrive. At that time, the battle for the defense of the capital began.

At noon, Ying Luofan, who was dressed in gold helmet and gold armor, rubbed his sour eyes and looked ahead, the expected smoke and dust were billowing out, the neat enemy phalanx did not appear, and the earth was nothing but the golden sunlight.

Both happy. Ying Luofan, who was a little disappointed, looked at the raging sun. Muttered, "What's going on?" ”

It's sunset. Don't talk about enemy tracks, there is not even a ghost. This is a terrible thing, not only Ying Luofan is puzzled, but even Nott and other important ministers are also puzzled, looking at the empty land stupidly one by one, except for the bloody afterglow of the remnant sun, there is nothing.

"The enemy is definitely not coming!" I don't know who said it, but the voice was full of excitement. Disappointment again.

This sentence was immediately recognized by everyone, who nodded in agreement that the enemy would not come, and everyone relaxed and smiled. Although you can't seek excitement, there is a little bit of disappointment, but after all, war is very dangerous, and life is a beautiful thing, and you can't be happy or unhappy.

However, their joy did not last long. Just left a squad of wounded cavalry.

All of the cavalrymen were wounded, and some even crouched on horsebacks and were humped by their horses. Not because they don't want to control the horses, but because they're dead.

The castle, which was originally full of joy, suddenly turned from joy to nervousness, as if the air had suddenly frozen, and it was so quiet that even a needle could hear it.

The rapid and monotonous sound of horses' hooves was so gripping, and every time it sounded, it seemed like a hammer hitting people's hearts.

The leading officer rushed to the city and shouted: "Quick, open the door, there is an urgent military situation." ”

The city gate officer shouted, "What unit are you from?" ”

"We are from the city's camp." The officer held his credentials aloft with an anxious expression.

As soon as he heard the Chengpu camp, Ying Luofan vaguely knew that something was wrong, and immediately said, "Open the door and let them in." ”

The city gate official immediately opened the city gate, and a team of knights immediately entered the city, and under the supervision of Ying Luofan's guards, they came to Ying Luofan's side and said, "There is an urgent military situation to report to Lord Not." ”

"Your Majesty is here, you say." Noether stepped out of the crowd and commanded loudly.

陛xià. The officer knelt down and began to cry, "Quickly send troops to save the city's general camp!" ”

"What's wrong with the Chengpu camp?" Ying Luofan asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, we are here to report and ask for your help. The Chengpu battalion was ambushed by the enemy on the way to the aid of the capital, and the officers and men of the three armies fought hard, and finally because the enemy was too strong to get out of trouble, Commander Xi Ming ordered us to break through the siege and ask for help from His Majesty. Majesty, 60,000 soldiers are waiting for the rescue of Majesty. The officer burst into tears.

The officer's words were like a bombshell, shocking the entire Hugh Chee City, and the original joy disappeared in an instant.

The heartstrings of Nott and the others tensed all of a sudden, and they all looked at Ying Luofan, waiting for his decision. Especially Nott, as the Minister of War, if Ying Luofan asked him for a charge of negligence, it would not be a problem to cut off his head, and the panic in his heart would not be clear in one sentence, his face was as pale as paper, his whole chest was about to explode, he was dizzy, he almost fell, and the beads of sweat on his forehead rolled to the ground one after another.

At first hearing the bad news, Ying Luofan's face turned white, but he soon recovered, pacing back and forth with his hands on his cheeks, his mind running rapidly, thinking about countermeasures.

This decision is difficult to make, and it is clear that the enemy has fallen for it. The enemy did not intend to attack such a fortified city as Huqi City, so he set up a suspicious formation and put on a posture of attacking Huqi City, which made Ying Luofan feel bad, and transferred the army of the Chengpu battalion, and after losing the available fortifications, the army of the Chengpu battalion was only at the mercy of others.

If Ying Luofan's guess was right, the 60,000 troops of the Chengpu battalion were almost wiped out at this time. In this case, reinforcements are not only meaningless, but also create opportunities for the enemy, and maybe even the reinforced troops will be eaten. But if he didn't send reinforcements, with his benevolence and heart, he couldn't bear to let his subjects die, and he didn't make any effort to rescue them, Ying Luofan didn't want to see it anyway, and he couldn't bear to see it.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Ying Luofan still had difficulty making up his mind and asked the officer: "How long can the Chengpu battalion last?" ”

The officer said without thinking: "Your Majesty, if the enemy attacks fiercely, it will take two days at most." If the enemy does not attack fiercely, it will be fine for a week. ”

"And when you left, was the enemy attacking fiercely?" Ying Luofan's eyes brightened a lot.

"At the beginning it was fierce, and under the first wave of the enemy's blows, we lost almost 30,000 people. Later, the enemy's offensive weakened considerably. The officer stated. Don't wait for Ying Luofan to ask again. And then he said, "But." The offensive is still strong. ”

"The enemy's offensive at the beginning was extremely fierce, in order to weaken the city's general camp, and then the offensive weakened, and let them break through and report the news, this is a bait, in order to lure the army in the city away from the fortified city, so as to destroy our army in the field, what a precise calculation!" Ying Luofan calculated in his heart. I had to admire it secretly, and asked the officer: "Have you seen the enemy's banner?" ”

"Your Majesty, the banner of the enemy attacking us is the banner of the defenders of Xiangcheng." The officer replied immediately.

"Go down and rest first!" Ying Luo Fan Road.

The guards took the officer down, and the officer said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, tens of thousands of brothers are waiting for reinforcements from Your Majesty." ”

"I see." Ying Luofan waved his hand.

Ying Luofan looked at the officer's back and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, what good plans do you have?" ”

"Your Majesty, hurry up and send troops! Anyway, we have to get the rest of the army back. Nott immediately said that the idea of mobilizing the city's camp was his, if he could rescue some of them. Then he will have a lot less responsibility, and he can't help but be in a hurry.

"yes. 陛xià. "The ministers also hold this view, the city now needs the army the most, if you can save tens of thousands of troops, the strength will be much stronger, and you will sleep more steadily.

"Have you thought of this problem? The enemy who attacked the Chengpu camp was the defenders of Xiangcheng, the same Xia Hua who defeated our coalition army in Xiangcheng. The defenders of Xiangcheng are only tens of thousands, plus the Shenfeng Fortress, there are only 100,000, even if he has the courage to go deep into our hinterland. Besides, our spies found that the enemy's banners include the Flying Lion Legion, the Queen's Legion, and the Leopard Shadow Legion, which are the enemy's main legions. Have you thought about this? Ying Luofan asked.

Ying Luofan's meaning could not be clearer, that is, the number of enemies is more than 200,000, and the main force of the Flying Lion Legion is in Silk City, conducting the Battle of Silk City, and in this case, they have all sent troops, plus the two main legions of the Queen Legion and the Leopard Shadow Legion, as well as the armies of Xiangcheng and Shenfeng Fortress, then this action planned by the Blue Moon Empire has obviously been planned for a long time and is prepared. Since the enemy dared to enter the hinterland of the kingdom of Shuka, they must have been fully prepared, and attacking the camp of Chengpu was only part of it.

The ministers vaguely knew what Ying Luofan meant, that is, not to reinforce the city camp and abandon them.

The enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops penetrated deep into the hinterland and approached the capital, and the most important political, political, and military centers like the capital were the best targets. In order to eat the camp of Chengpu, the enemy must be prepared, maybe the enemy has been waiting for reinforcements in the city for a long time. Without the cover of the high walls of Huchi, it is very easy for an enemy with a numerical advantage to eat up reinforcements.

Looking at the overall situation, in order to preserve strength, abandoning the Chengpu camp is also a last resort.

Reason told the ministers that Ying Luofan's choice was correct, and emotionally, they were still difficult to accept, so no one sang praises of virtue and said that Ying Luofan was wise and martial.

The ministers saw two tears slipping from Ying Luofan's eyes, gently took off the crown, and faced the west where the Chengpu camp was besieged, silent. The ministers also took off their hats and looked at the west with tears in their eyes.

Suddenly, in grief, they were awakened by the sound of hurried horses' hooves, and when they looked around, a troop of cavalry galloped from the west, all wounded, bloodstained, and unbearable.

"It must be the last batch, the Chengpu camp is over." Ying Luofan thought that he had come to tell him the news that the camp was finished, but the officer's words made him understand that he had made a mistake in judgment. ”

The officer shouted, "Open the door, urgent military report." ”

Without waiting for an order, the city gate officer opened the gate and let the group in.

As soon as the officer entered the door, he brought the guards to Ying Luofan.

Ying Luofan said anxiously: "You are from the Chengpu camp? What's going on now? ”

When the officer saw Ying Luofan wearing an imperial robe, he immediately bowed down and cried, "Your Majesty, please send troops quickly and save the city's general camp!" We can't hold it anymore. (To be continued......)