"What can we do about this! Now we are embattled, once we start a war with the Xuanwu Dynasty, we will be in danger!"

"Yes, it was originally just a war between the east and the north, but now the south is also fighting, and the Xuanwu Dynasty in the west is eyeing it, I'm afraid that the four-way army won't be able to deal with it!"

"Now that we have won a series of battles in the northern battlefield, why don't we transfer some of our troops to the west, if the Xuanwu army really comes in, it will be easier to deal with it. ”

"No, the army of the North Road is only 200,000 troops, and it is already overstretched, although it has an advantage now, but it is also because it has not yet met the main force of the Blood Moon, if we draw some more troops, not only will it not be able to quench our thirst far from water, but it will drag down the battle situation in the north, and we will be even more passive at that time. ”

In my opinion, the 500,000 people of the West Road Army plus the border guards may not be able to resist the Xuanwu Army, and it is too early to discuss this. ”

"Lord Xie's words are wrong, the strength of the Xuanwu army is well known, our army is not an opponent at all with the same strength, if we don't come up with a strategy against the enemy now, when the Xuanwu army really comes in, won't we be beaten passively?"

"Why did Lord Wang raise the morale of others and destroy his own prestige? The Xuanwu army is certainly strong, but the army of our dynasty is not vegetarian, you don't see that the 200,000 people in the North Road Military Region have recovered the two provinces of Lilin and Taining so quickly, and Heishui Province is also in the bag, you must know that the blood moon has a million army, can the Xuanwu army still swallow our army on the West Road?"

“......”

In the court, all the ministers discussed a lot, and their words were extremely fierce, and several ministers were even red-faced because of their own opinions, so they almost did it on the spot.

Emperor Yang looked at this scene lightly, and let the ministers quarrel until they were tired and stopped, and then he spoke: "Cowardice before fighting is a taboo for soldiers, I don't want to hear similar words again, if any of the Qing family has a good strategy to retreat from the enemy, you can speak out boldly." ”

The ministers fell silent for a moment.

It is not easy to talk about a good strategy to retreat from the enemy, and the two adults Wang and Xie, who had quarreled the most before, were silent.

The Ministry of War, Lu Housong said at this time: "Your Majesty, although the four dynasties have wolf ambitions, but each has its own thoughts, and they don't want to break the net with me, the Suzaku army is looking forward to it, and only at this time it sent troops to invade, and the Xuanwu army is only a cross-border garrison, which is enough to explain the problem, they want to contain our troops and disturb our military morale, so they will not fight to the death with us, we are not unable to fight." ”

Emperor Yang showed a smile and said, "Lu Aiqing, go on." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Lu Housong organized the language and said slowly: "Weichen thinks that the four major dynasties have the deepest grievances with our dynasty than the Blood Moon Dynasty, their offensive is the most ferocious, the most determined, and they must be dealt with severely! Why didn't the emperor issue a holy decree to allow the army of the North Road to expand its military capacity, and with its invincible and invincible spirit, expel the Blood Moon army as quickly as possible and pacify the north, so that the determination of the other three dynasties that were not firm will further collapse, as long as they block their offensive, it will not take long for them to retreat." ”

Hearing this, many ministers seemed to have found the backbone and nodded in agreement, but they saw Wei Zhengxian suddenly retort: "The emperor must not! The state has national laws, and the army has military regulations, how can the military system be changed at will?"

Lu Housong glanced at him and said lightly: "Lord Wei mentioned the national law and military regulations, so I don't know which national law and which military regulations are required for the princes to hold the position of supervising the army?"

Wei Zhengxian's expression was stunned for a moment, and then he said seriously: "When the country is in trouble, the princes come forward to exercise their abilities, but also to improve the morale of the soldiers. ”

Lu Housong sneered and said lightly: "Lord Wei is really brave and loyal, this official's proposal to expand the military capacity is also to pacify the north as soon as possible and resolve the crisis in the imperial court, why do you oppose it? Besides, even if you oppose it, you must first ask the emperor's opinion, right?"

"The two Aiqing are worried about the country, so there is no need to fight anymore. The Yang Emperor spoke at this time.

“...... Yes!" Wei Zhengxian glanced at Lu Housong coldly and swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

"Tell me the will. Emperor Yang glanced at the ministers and said, "First, allow the army of the North Road to expand its military capacity, pacify the north as soon as possible, and restore the military system after the war." ”

"Second, send an envoy to negotiate with the Xuanwu Dynasty, be sure to ensure that within two months, the Xuanwu army will not go to war, this errand will be handed over to Wei Aiqing, and after retreating from the dynasty, let's set off. ”

Wei Zhengxian's face turned white when he heard this, and he hurriedly said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen is only a shallow learner, and I am afraid that he will not be able to bear the heavy responsibility." ”

Emperor Yang said lightly: "Wei Aiqing doesn't have to be modest, my sons can contribute to the court, Wei Aiqing is the pillar of the country, how can this little thing not be done? ”

Wei Zhengxian couldn't wait to slap his mouth, he had nothing to do just now, what kind of mouth did he have, he made the emperor unhappy, and he still wanted to have a good life?

seems to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, isn't it a beating?

Even if you are the pillar of the country, my son is not something you can frame, otherwise I have a way to fix you.

Thinking about this layer, Wei Zhengxian knew that he had to go, and if he didn't go, he had to go, so he bowed down and said, "Minister, obey the order......"

Emperor Yang nodded with satisfaction and continued to order: "Third, announce to the world, recruit troops, all local sects consciously send a hundred elites to join the army of the Four Routes, and all affiliated dynasties will send troops to help, and those who resist the will or neglect will be removed!"

When the words fell, Emperor Yang revealed a trace of powerful momentum, the emperor's majesty was immense, and a domineering intention that looked down on the world spread throughout the entire Jinluan Palace, and spread out towards the outside.

The gentle and benevolent Yang Emperor showed his sharp fangs for the second time, and he was as strong as this!

......

Boom! Boom!

"Kill!"

Braving the rain of arrows and bloody battles, soldiers climbed to the top of the city one after another, and the rear trebuchets kept throwing at the city, and the archers, under the protection of the shield men, provided cover for the soldiers who rushed ahead.

"Ahh

There was a breach in the strong defensive barrier, as if the Yellow River had burst its banks, and it was out of control, and more and more soldiers climbed to the top of the city, fighting with the enemy on the head of the city, the aura was raging, and the flesh and blood were splashed.

As a result of the division of forces against the soldiers who climbed the top of the city, the enemy's offensive against the city became weaker, and more soldiers were able to climb up, forming a vicious circle, and the enemy's resistance became weaker and weaker.

Soon, the enemy army could not resist the frantic attack of the soldiers and began to retreat into the city, and the soldiers naturally took advantage of the victory to pursue and pursue.

Boom!

The heavy city gate slowly opened, and through the city gate, you could see the fierce fighting scene in the city, and people were constantly lying in pools of blood, either their own soldiers or enemies.

Yang Yan pulled out the fire sword behind him, pointed to the city in front of him, and the temperament of the whole person changed from indifferent to sharp, like a peerless sword out of the sheath, and the sharp sword intent went straight to the sky.

"Kill!" Yang Yan snorted coldly, and the terrifying killing aura came out, and the Red Flame Horse galloped out like an arrow from the string.

"Kill!" Yang Yan's countless soldiers cheered up, followed him, and rushed towards the city with the city gate wide open, like a fierce wolf pack rushing towards a group of trembling sheep, and there was no suspense at all.

Half an hour later, the banner of the blood moon on the city of Yicheng was lowered and burned, and the long-lost Tianyang banner was raised, and countless soldiers covered in blood showed bright smiles, as if they had forgotten their pain and exhaustion.

"Report to Your Highness, the number of people is light, this battle annihilated more than 20,000 enemy troops, captured more than 10,000 people, only 300 people escaped from Yicheng and disappeared, our army killed 213 people, more than 1,000 wounded, of which more than 300 were seriously injured. Bai Yu walked behind Yang Yan and said respectfully.

"Leave three thousand men in garrison, and all the wounded among them, rest for a day, and start the march tomorrow. Yang Yan said lightly.

"Yes!" Bai Yu replied, turning around to convey the order, since the expedition, he has long been accustomed to such a tight schedule.

Mo Ying on the side asked, "Your Highness, where is our next target?"

Since this month, their marching route has been irregular, moving east and west, south and north, sometimes it is clear that the front is the city occupied by the blood moon, but Yang Yan ordered a detour, and some not very important cities were captured with heavy troops, so that although there were many battles along the way, and all of them were victorious, the soldiers were confused in their hearts, and they couldn't guess Yang Yan's intentions at all.

"Here. There were only the guards around, and Yang Yan didn't hide it, and his finger lightly tapped on a note on the parchment.

"Changzhou!!" Everyone was shocked and blurted out that the place Yang Yan was referring to had the word "Changzhou" written on it.

Changzhou, the new blue province is second only to Yingcheng's heavy city, although there is no dangerous terrain, but there are Dakang, Qingzhou, Xucheng in front, Yingcheng, Chenzhou, Lancheng, are medium cities, military strongholds, can be described as Changzhou's natural barrier, want to capture how easy it is?

If it weren't for the fall of Gyeongju and Dakang, and the Changzhou garrison fleeing without a fight, the Blood Moon Army would not have been able to occupy Changzhou so quickly, and then occupy Yingcheng, so as to occupy Xinlan Province.

"Your Highness, with all due respect, the Fourth Route Army has not yet captured Yingcheng, and it is difficult to capture Changzhou with our strength alone. Lin Zixiao said.

Everyone nodded one after another, if you want to fight Changzhou, Yingcheng must be occupied first, otherwise the enemy army will come to help from all directions, not to mention defeating Changzhou, whether you can retreat is unknown.

"This prince has his own plans, and you just wait to obey the order. Yang Yan said lightly, without the meaning of explanation.

Hearing this, although everyone was still worried, they relaxed a lot, and no one doubted the ability of the Seven Princes, just like the aimless march during this time, didn't they also win so many battles?

Perhaps, he had other intentions?