It was precisely because of this concern and his own body that the Holy Emperor could have directly sent troops to attack Yicheng, where the forces of the white-clothed Celestial Maiden gathered, but he never wanted to send an army to attack throughout the winter and spring and summer, but instead allowed the forces of the Celestial Maiden in white and the forces of leaving the country to gain a firm foothold near Yicheng.

The land near Yicheng is the largest granary of the feudal kingdom, which has the most fertile mountains and plains in the feudal kingdom, and the feudal kingdom is ruled by the Holy Emperor, and the Holy Emperor has expressed his allegiance to the Dark Legion and the Dark Evil God and has taken the initiative to send troops to support the Dark Legion. Therefore, when the army of the Dark Legion invaded the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent, it did not touch the people and territory in the feudal country, so the people in the feudal country were in a relatively comfortable and natural state of life, and they did not need to worry about livelihood and other deadly problems for the people of Qi country. Therefore, there is no need to consider the problem of food in the territory of the closed country, but if Yicheng and the prefectures and counties near Yicheng are lost, it will bring a series of extremely unfavorable consequences for the closure war.

At the beginning of the period, the people and soldiers living in Zhongcheng did not realize the seriousness of the problem, but many of the civil and military officials immediately wrote to the Holy Emperor, hoping that the Holy Emperor could take the initiative to recapture Yicheng and the nearby counties. Needless to say, most of the people and army population in the feudal country were concentrated near the capital Zhongcheng, and even the Holy Emperor Zheng Junchao, who started in Mengcheng, still followed the way of his predecessors, and concentrated the population and most of the army near Zhongcheng, which left a hidden danger that could not be eliminated.

In the past, because the war did not spread to the territory of the feudal country, it was not obvious for a while that the cultivated land in the plains near Yicheng was important to the feudal country. At present, Yicheng is occupied by the forces of the white-clothed Heavenly Maiden, and the forces of the white-clothed Heavenly Maiden are the second-in-command - Princess Liuli Buyuehan and the representative of the army leaving the country, and the confidant of Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde, the southern lord Kong Hong, with a total of 50,000 troops, firmly controlled Yicheng in their own hands. In a short period of time, the reserves of the granary of Fengguo Zhongcheng were still relatively abundant, so he didn't care too much about the loss of Yicheng. But in the long run, as the granary was about to run out, the evil consequences of the loss of Yicheng also broke out from it.

The area around Dream City, the base of the Sealing War Society, is close to Hanhai, and the low-lying land is barren, making it difficult to cultivate the soil, and the land near Zhongcheng is not very suitable for large-scale cultivation, first, because of the lack of water, and second, the land is barren and has no nutrients for the crops cultivated above. Therefore, from the beginning of the establishment of the feudal state, the monarchs of the feudal kingdom have been looking for opportunities to seize the two important cities in the south of the Qi country, Ruocheng and Huicheng, and there is a reason.

Although Ruocheng and Huicheng are also located in the south, they are different from Dream City in that it is the longest river on the Hanhai Demon Spirit Continent, and the lower reaches of the Xuanling River, also known as the "Mother River", flow through these two cities and the surrounding counties under them. During the reign of Guangwujun and the early reign of the Holy Emperor, the feudal state repeatedly raised troops to attack the Qi state, and its most important purpose at that time was to seize these two fertile and rich lands.

Of course, the strategic plan of the feudal state did not succeed at the time, but this does not mean that the feudal state did not want to seize the land near these two cities, especially in this time when the feudal state is about to face food shortages, it may not be a wise choice to send troops to deal with the morale and strong fighting force of the white-clothed heavenly girl and the departure coalition army. But Qi State's current strength has not recovered from the heavy blow, and Qi State should be a soft persimmon that is easier to deal with.

Therefore, there were many days of debate in the court, and there was only one purpose, that is, where to get food.

Now that the time for large-scale harvesting has passed, only a small part of the replanted grain can be harvested in winter, and the land around Chungseong is surrounded by mountains, making it difficult to cultivate fertile crops. At this time, the cultivated land is already beyond its means, and the consequences itself are already very severe, and if we can't find a suitable way to break the situation, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the country to hold on to this winter.

But these are not the most critical issues, the most critical problem is that at this juncture, the leader of the feudal country, the monarch Holy Emperor, actually retired due to illness and retreated to the Yong'an Palace where the queen was located for many days, saying that he was ill, and even handed over the power of the military state to the queen Bulian, that is, the eldest princess Rongle who was once in the feudal country.

Fortunately, the eldest princess Rong Le Bu Lian has a strong ability to deal with things and deal with government affairs, and her prestige is also quite high in the feudal country and the feudal war meeting, and she holds the national seal and tiger talisman, and holds the edict written by the Holy Emperor himself, so it is recorded in the history books that when the Holy Emperor was seriously ill and retired, when the Empress Gui Yuan (that is, the eldest princess Rong Le Bu Lian, Gui Yuan was his title) came to the court in person, the civil and military officials were not surprised by this. Instead, she continued to go to the court, play, and return home every day, and the queen's ability to handle military and political affairs was very strong, and the government was still running in an orderly manner.

Of course, during the reign of the Holy Emperor, there was no mention of sending troops to recover Yicheng, and during the time when Princess Rong Le was in power, this matter directly became a dusty matter. All civil and military officials know that Her Royal Highness the princess who commanded the 20,000 elite troops of the white-clothed celestial girl force stationed in Yicheng, but Princess Rong Le and Princess Liuli, the daughter of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, Bu Yuehan, who dares to rashly mention the matter of marching into Yicheng in front of the eldest princess Rong Le, who loves her daughter, is asking for her own death.

What's more, the civil and military officials actually knew that the 30,000 troops who left the country were also stationed in Yicheng, and no matter how effective it was, it was better than the army of the white-clothed Heavenly Maiden's forces, and these 50,000 troops alone were enough to make the feudal army pay a painful price. More importantly, Yicheng has a dangerous terrain and a tall and strong city, and if you want to break through this 50,000-strong garrison, you need to mobilize at least 100,000 troops before you can hope to pose a threat to it. But the current feudal army has lost a lot of losses before, and it is basically impossible to dispatch 100,000 troops.

At present, there are about 130,000 standing troops in the feudal country, in addition to the 50,000 people necessary to defend the capital of the country, Zhongcheng and Donglinguan, there are also 20,000 troops stationed in Mengcheng and Shengcheng in the north, so there are only about 40,000 troops available for one and two. Even if all the garrisons in Mengcheng and the north were transferred back, there would only be 80,000, and there would be no certainty that they would be able to defeat the Yicheng army stably. What's more, once the army pours out, and regardless of whether the dark army takes advantage of the situation or not, Qi currently has tens of thousands of surplus troops to directly take Dream City, and the consequences are really unpredictable, so the civil and military officials of the feudal state do not advocate attacking Yicheng.

On the contrary, at present, due to the fact that most of the main forces of the Qi State were killed in the defense of Xuancheng and the second defense of Huicheng, although there are still more than 30,000 troops in the Qi State, most of them are newly recruited troops and their combat effectiveness is not strong. Even at this time of year, these more than 30,000 troops are still guarding Ruocheng and Huicheng, and if they can break through the defenses of Donglin Pass and its vicinity with a thunderbolt, they may be able to easily defeat the already weak Qi State, which may be an opportunity.

Chen Xian, the former general of the War Society and the current general of the Left Overseer of the Feudal State, tried his best to persuade Princess Rong Le to take this opportunity to send troops to attack the Qi State and seize the two places of Huicheng and Ruocheng to solve the current crisis of food shortage for the army and people of the feudal country due to the loss of Yicheng. Chen Xian's opinion was recognized and approved by most of the generals of the Feng Zhan Society, and they responded one after another.

Even in the court, Chen Xian not only impassionedly stated his own opinions, but even said, "A certain wish to lead the army forward, if you can't conquer Ruocheng and Huicheng and destroy the Qi country, a certain wish to die to apologize for your sins, and repay Your Majesty and Niangniang for their kindness." After such words, even if Princess Rong Le was unwilling in her heart, she could not say a suitable objection, and more importantly, the food crisis was really urgent, and she thought about it and there was no better way to survive the current crisis, maybe there was a last resort, but she was not willing to implement it.

In the end, Princess Rong Le still considered that Chen Xian was the confidant and favorite general of His Majesty the Holy Emperor after all, and he was also a veteran of the Fengzhan Society, and his status and prestige were still relatively high in the army. Princess Rong Le couldn't restrain his own actions, and maybe this was really the case, so she finally agreed to Chen Xian's request, and asked him to lead the 10,000 elites in the northern military camp of Zhongcheng and the 25,000 defenders of Dream City, a total of 35,000 soldiers of the Battle Society, to attack the Huicheng by surprise attack. The order has been issued, and the military department began to follow the order to mobilize 10,000 elite troops near Zhongcheng, coupled with the rapid assembly of the defenders in the southern Dream City, five days later, they officially set out to attack the two places of Ruocheng and Huicheng that Qi currently controls, which is nothing for the Zhongcheng army, but it is a test for the Dream City army, which will take four or five days to travel, and whether the Dream City army can come to meet on time is unknown.

Chen Xian also had his own ideas, he was more familiar with the current Governor of Dream City, Ling Ying, and he was able to take advantage of this opportunity to fight for the prestige and military power of the two of them, and on this basis, he could further stabilize his position in the feudal state. Because after their sect leader Zheng Junchao became the emperor, in order to stabilize the domestic situation, he promoted a part of the generals who were originally loyal to Guangwujun to take charge of the army, and even formed a situation of close parity with the original Fengzhanhui forces, which seriously damaged the interests of the original Fengzhanhui faction.

And this current Governor of Dream City, Ling Ying, is the deputy general of the original Governor of Dream City, Wei Xu, and one of the members of the Sealing War Society. It has courage, martial arts, and brains, but although its ability is strong, it is after all a little young and vigorous, and it is easy to impulsively fall into the trap of the enemy. Therefore, Princess Rong Le asked Ling Ying to be Chen Xian's lieutenant general, and cooperated with Chen Xian to send troops to attack Qi and seize the most important food resources at present.

It turned out that Ling Ying was capable, and only four days later, the army of Dream City arrived in Zhongcheng under the leadership of Ling Ying, and after resting for one night, Chen Xian and Ling Ying went up the next morning to meet Princess Rong Le and ask for troops.

The dust and smoke are billowing on the school field in the north military camp outside the city of Zhongcheng, the flag steps are fluttering, the army is magnificent, and the main army of the Holy Emperor's most confidant is preparing to attack the Qi country, the combat effectiveness of the army of the Fengzhan will is quite strong, after years of training and actual combat experience, most of this army has reached middle age, and its ability and experience are higher than when they were young. It was this powerful army that gave Chen Xian confidence that he would be able to make immortal contributions and help the feudal country get out of the current complex and difficult situation.