Suzhou, Changye City.

The second prince stood on the city wall, looking at the high troops in the distance—after several battles, their numbers had increased, and the camps were lined up on both sides of the official road, and flags could be seen fluttering everywhere around the city.

Obviously, the high kingdom has surrounded the city on three sides.

"I'm new here, can you please explain to me the battle situation?" Ning Qianshi turned his head and looked at the three people behind him - two of them were the chief officials in charge of garrisoning this place, namely Suzhou Mu Li An and Feitian General Zhou Shikai. Although the third person was wearing a regular dress and was not an official of Daqi, the officials present were all respectful to her - this person was the head of the Fei family, Fei Chuxiang.

"Although I am not good at leading troops into battle, I can still say a few words to my father, and if you need anything, you can just ask. ”

The prince's words in the warm pavilion were not a joke.

His request was quickly approved by his father—as for how he got it, Ning Qianshi didn't know about the process. According to the decree, the Shangyuan Privy Council will send more than half of its forces to support Suzhou to prevent the situation from further deteriorating, and Thaning Qianshi is also on this list.

In order to specially inform him to travel, Ning Weiyuan even went to the warm house with the approved piece of music in person.

When I arrived in Suzhou from Shangyuan City, it was already early November.

"Your Highness is humble. Li An smiled and stroked his beard and said, "It is excellent news for us that you can bring the Privy Council priests to reinforce Suzhou." ”

"Exactly. General Feitian echoed, "Don't look at the enemy's many people, in fact, there is no way to take the Suzhou Iron Triangle." When the snow fell on the first day of January, the more they were, the faster they collapsed. ”

"Oh, but I received news that Suzhou has lost four places, and the situation is precarious. ”

"This ......," General Zhou paused, "the last general has not yet found out what the specific situation is in the west - but it is indeed a bit unreasonable that he has not held out for even a month in the four important places." But rest assured, Your Highness, this situation will be reversed here, and you will dare to guarantee your life!"

Ning Qianshi smiled and did not debunk the other party's remarks.

Except for the border, the other states are all unified with the army, and now Suzhou has been annexed by more than half, and Zhou Shikai, as the commander of the local garrison, is still shrinking in Changye City, which is very telling in itself.

"Can the general be serious? There is no joke in the army. ”

"Your Highness, look," the other party pointed to the north and south, "There is Tianxin City in the south, Weibei City in the north, and this Changye City, the three places can be described as each other's horns. This is also the reason why the other party only dares to surround three sides, but does not dare to break rashly. Once they have the intention of crossing our side and going straight to Youzhou, our army can take the initiative to attack, cut off his support, and flank the two flanks, and the enemy will be defeated!"

"Then what if the opponent attacks?" Ning Qianshi pretended to be quite interested.

"Hahaha...... Please rest assured that it is never easy to siege a city. The pace of Gaoguo's attack is too fast, and there is a lack of siege equipment, and if it is cut down and built now, it will be next year. What's more, Changye City still has the Fei family in charge, and they are not afraid of the other party's magicians playing conspiracy. In short, you can report to the Holy Lord, the offensive of the High Kingdom is at the end of its strength, and the next matter should be resolved at the negotiating table. ”

"It is the responsibility of the Fei family to defend a place in Suzhou, and we have only solved a few thieves who want to attack Changye at night, and we should not be in charge. Fei Chuxiang said lightly.

"Lord Li! Lord Zhou!" Suddenly, a soldier ran up the city wall and reported loudly, "The army of Gao Guo has sent a messenger, saying that they want to talk to the two of them!"

"Let the messenger in. There was a hint of joy in Ang Lee's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal. He arched his hand towards Ning Qianshi, "Sure enough, they also know that they won't be able to hold on for long." ”

Leizhou and half of Suzhou were in the hands of the enemy, but when they heard the news of the envoy's visit, the first reaction of the city defender was joy. The second prince looked at the west quietly, and it seemed that the stability of the past hundred years had worn away their due sharpness.

"Whew...... It is naturally best to be able to finish it early. He said leisurely, "After all, Shangyuan has more important matters waiting for me to go back and deal with." ”

"Hahaha......" everyone laughed. Fei Chuxiang bowed and said, "Your Highness wants to go back and wield Qinghao and indulge in ink painting, right? The Fei family has prepared a dust washing feast, and I hope you can enjoy it tonight. ”

"Oh, you know what I like?"

Ning Qianshi couldn't help but look at her twice.

As a rare woman in the family, Fei Chuxiang will never be too young, but in terms of appearance, she is similar to a woman in her thirties.

As far as he knew, this person was not a sentimental person.

"Of course," Fei Chuxiang covered her mouth and said, "The Fei family's custody will not disappoint you. ”

......

That evening, the Fei family's mansion.

The lobby is brightly lit and staggered. Even if the Gao army was stationed not far from the city, it would not affect the holding of this dust-washing feast. After ten days of siege, Changye was still unharmed, which had formed a consensus among the upper echelons that the enemy army lacking siege means could not really threaten the Suzhou Triangle, and the reinforcements of the Privy Council made them let go of their last worries.

"General Zhou, did the envoy sent by Gao Guo say anything?" After three rounds of drinking, Ning Qianshi's face was already a little drunk, and he patted General Feitian on the shoulder and asked.

"Huh...... Your Highness, this is a military secret, and it is inconvenient to disclose it in the end. The other party also said with a slightly hearty face.

"I can't do it, if it were His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you would say it, right?"

"Ahem, this...... It's the rule. Zhou Shikai scratched his head, and finally sighed, "Hey, the last general will just say a few words, you can go to other outsiders, anyway, others in Gyeonggi will naturally know." They have a great appetite, saying that they want to cede Leizhou permanently, is this something that the last general can decide? ”

"Heh, do these thieves think that no one in Qiguo can fight?" Ning Qianshi slammed the table.

The last general also thinks so, after all, they have less than 100,000 people, and they will have to return to the front line of Leizhou in winter. By next year, even if the garrisons in other places toss around, they should be able to rush here, right? At that time, it is not certain who will kill the deer!" General Zhou swallowed again, "Your Highness, can the last general also ask you a question?"

"You say. ”

"The last general heard...... Your Majesty's health didn't seem to be doing well before, but I wonder if he has recovered a little now?"

"You're a bold question. Ning Qianshi smiled disappreliantly, "Don't worry, my father's state is much more stable than before, not to mention that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also fully prepared, and there will be no chaos in Gyeonggi." ”

"That's good, that's good. General Zhou looked very lucky.

After everyone was full of wine and food, Fei Chuxiang led the second prince to a side hall in the courtyard of the Fei family.

"This is a little gift prepared for you by the Fei family, and I hope Your Highness will not dislike it. She made a gesture of invitation, "I have placed the retinue you brought next door to this hall, and there are also maids arranged in the hall, so if you have any needs, please mention them directly." Well, you have a good rest, I will retire first. ”