"One hundred thousand! Your Majesty, where did you get 100,000 troops? As soon as he heard the empress's words, Wang Xiaolai asked directly.

The empress snorted: "Excluding the Yulin army guarding the palace, there are still 40,000 Wangcheng guards in Daxing City that can be conscripted, and with the garrisons of the states and counties of Shangsi Prefecture, can't you get 100,000 troops?" ”

"But in this case, won't Sizhou become an ornament, any army flows in, Your Majesty, you can't help them."

The empress stared at Wang Xiaolai: "Little Laizi, I want you to remember that as long as your advantage on the front line is big enough, I will be safe enough in Daxing City, you, do you know?" ”

It can be said that when the empress said this, she put all her hopes on Wang Xiaolai, so that, after listening to the empress's words, Wang Xiaolai hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I still think you should keep some troops by your side, relying only on the Yulin army, it is still a little dangerous." ”

"No, I said, as long as you have a big advantage on the front line, I will be safe enough."

"Your Majesty, you haven't thought about what to do if something happens? For example, I carelessly lost to Zhao Sui? Wang Xiaolai asked.

The empress smiled: "If that's the case, it means that my destiny has arrived, and when the time comes, you just have to come back, and I won't complain about you, it's a big deal, let's all retreat to the north, go to the emperor's uncle's tent, and then start over with Zhao Sui." ”

The empress said lightly, but Wang Xiaolai understood that if that was the case, the empress who had retreated to the north and wanted to turn the tables again would be tantamount to a fool's dream.

It can be said that the empress put all her hopes on herself.

At that moment, Wang Xiaolai sank his heart and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Zhao Sui and I, only one of them can enter Daxing City alive." ”

The empress hummed, "I hope that person is you." ”

In the next two days, the garrisons of various states and counties in Sizhou arrived in Daxing City one after another, and it can be seen that long before Wang Xiaolai returned, the empress had already ordered these garrisons to be dispatched, otherwise, it could not be explained that within two days, the garrison of the entire Sizhou could be assembled.

In front of the civil and military officials, the empress hugged Wang Xiaolai tightly and said softly: "I am waiting for your good news in Daxing City." ”

After speaking, he plucked up his courage and gently put Wang Xiaolai's lips a little.

How shy the empress and Wang Xiaolai are, not to mention for the time being, those civil and military officials have all exploded.

That is, the two old men, Zhao Liwen and Liu Maolin, nodded with some relief.

Stepping on the war horse, Wang Xiaolai put on the robe that the empress had sewn for him personally, looked at the road, and slowly marched under the gaze of many eyes.

Unlike Lu Gongyou's expedition a month ago, this expedition, in the eyes of everyone, has no chance of winning at all.

If you don't believe it, just look at Lu Gongyou's posture when he went on the expedition, it was simply all over the city when the people came out to say goodbye, and then look at Wang Xiaolai, except for the civil and military officials who the empress specially asked to come and Li Shuangyu and others under Wang Xiaolai, are there any outsiders?

In this way, except for a few people, Wang Xiaolai embarked on a journey without being favored.

And the empress, who watched Wang Xiaolai's back leave, forced herself to calm down in front of the hundred officials and returned to Long Yuan, and rushed to the camellia who was driving: "Go back to the palace." ”

When the dragon chariot moved, the empress's face finally couldn't be suppressed, and the red almost spurted blood.

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Commanding an army of 100,000, this is also the first time in Wang Xiaolai's life to lead troops, fortunately, Zhao Guangxiang helped to command, such as where to camp, the direction of the spies, how to guard when camping, and a series of major military events, all of which Zhao Guang taught Wang Xiaolai to do.

After all, he is also the founding emperor, Zhao Guang's ability is still there, but Wang Xiaolai found that Zhao Guang was a little different from before he entered the Three Barbarians, and he couldn't say what was the difference, he just had such a feeling in his heart.

Probably Zhao Guang knew what the reason was in his heart.

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The head of the city of Yanyang changed hands several times, and Ning Xi, who escaped back from Tai'an County, together with Liu Mianyi and Shen Xiping, the three of them shared the same hatred and led the remnants of the army to defend Yanyang.

In a short period of time, Zhao Sui couldn't attack it, and in the end, he took out Lu Gongyou's head, wanting to use this to hit the morale of the defenders, but he never thought that the defenders were all Lu Gongyou's old subordinates.

However, after the three of them won the battle, they also suffered a big loss.

It turned out that this was just a plan to seduce the three out of the city, and led the light cavalry to attack the empty eastern capital of Yanyang, and when the three returned to the city victoriously, they found that the city of Yanyang had been planted with the banners of the rebels.

And the desperate three people wanted to go to Runan, running for several days, and finally arrived only to find that Runan County had been taken by Li Tianxing one step ahead, there were interceptions in front and then there were chasing soldiers, and the three people who lost their supplies fled in embarrassment, crossed the garrison pass, went out of Yuzhou, and when they were about to be beaten back to Sizhou, the three of them combined, Liu Mianyi, who was nicknamed Liu Maniac, turned back to the horse pistol, attacked the lax guard Yingchuan County, and finally took the city and was able to cultivate.

However, at present, except for Yingchuan, all the territory in Yuzhou is in the hands of Zhao Sui.

Yingchuan County is located in the center of the hinterland of Yuzhou, which has led to nearly 10,000 remnants of the army being trapped in the city, and the shortage of grain and rice is unsustainable, and it is in danger.

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"Lao Liu, let's not make a fuss like this, it's better to take advantage of Zhao Sui's inattention, how about we break through and retreat to Sizhou?"

Shen Xiping suggested to Liu Mianyi (Liu Mianyi's official position is the largest among the three, followed by Shen Xiping, and Ning Xi is the youngest)

Liu Mian, the acting commander-in-chief, thought about it and shook his head: "No, it is the best choice for us to be in Yingchuan now, anyway, we have already snatched back the body of Lu Houye, as long as we hold on, Zhao Sui can't solve us, when he attacked Sizhou, he didn't dare to let go of his hands and feet to fight the front line where General Jin Shichang and General Ning Shiguang were." ”

"But it's not a way to drag on like this, and there is not much food in the city." Shen Xiping said: "We have to find a way to ask for help." ”

Liu Mianyi looked up at Shen Xiping: "Asking for help?" Are there any reinforcements in Daxing City now? Now, we can only fight with Zhao Sui to the death, to see if we starve to death first, or if he Zhao Sui can't hold it first, he thinks that after using trickery to trick Lu Houye, the world will let him Zhao Sui play a role? I, Liu Mianyi, were the first to disagree. ”

Ning Xi clapped his hands on the spot: "Okay, General Liu said it well, although I, Ning Xi, am not talented, but I am willing to fight Zhao Sui to the death and avenge Lord Lu." ”

Shen Xiping is not the kind of person who looks forward and thinks backwards, the reason why he has so many worries is because these three people are more reckless than the other, and they urgently need a person who can be stable, and now, Ning Xi has said so, and it has also mobilized Shen Xiping's warlike nature: "Okay, since both of you said so, I, Shen Xiping, am not a person who is afraid of death, isn't it just Zhao Sui, I don't believe it, after fighting for four months in a row, the rebels under him still have strength!" ”

Liu Mianyi snorted and stood up: "No matter what, as long as one of us is still alive, Yingchuan, we must not give it to Zhao Sui." ”

"I'd rather die than retreat!" Shen Xiping Ning Xi gritted his teeth and said.

The three of them have already made up their minds, and the development of things always surprises people.

A spy rushed in and said, "General, the battle report of the Hongnong defense line, General Jin Shichang and General Ning Shiguang were calculated by Zhao Sui and lost the city, and now they are retreating to Anqing County." ”

Hearing this, Shen Xiping directly burst out: "What? So what are Jin Shichang and Ning Shiguang doing to eat, and can Zhao Sui get his hands when the supplies are complete? ”

The spy bowed his head and said nothing.

Shen Xiping looked up at Liu Mianyi: "Old Liu, it seems that we have to make some moves." ”

Ning Xi also said: "General Liu, yes, Hongnong has been breached, which means that the door of Sizhou has been opened, and Zhao Sui may enter Sizhou at any time, and at the moment, we are the only ones who can contain Zhao Sui's attention." ”

Liu Mianyi is also an old soldier, knowing that the situation is urgent at this time, he has an impulsive personality, he thought about it and nodded: "Okay, since this is the case, then let's hit Zhao Sui's weakness and attack his granary, Runan City." ”