After sending off the Maple Leaf Forest, Xiao Yao invited the King of Dongzhou and the King of Nanzhou to the room.

The two princes were also quite distressed, now that the Dayuan army had hostages in their hands, and now that Xiao Yao had invited them, he suddenly felt uneasy.

The two of them knew in their hearts that Xiao Yao belonged to the Jianghu people, and considering that things would not follow the official style, once they became impulsive, they would hand over Emperor Dayan to the Dayuan army, and at that time, it would mean that Dayan would be completely destroyed from then on.

"The two princes, please take a seat. ”

Seeing that the two of them had bad faces, Xiao Yao guessed what they were worried about.

The two looked at each other and sat in their chairs a little decadently.

After brewing a pot of fragrant tea, Xiao Yao filled the teacup, gently put the teapot on the table, paused, and said lightly: "The two princes don't have to worry so much, I brought you here mainly to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy." ”

Hearing this, the two of them exhaled a long breath, as long as they didn't hand over Emperor Dayan, then everything would be easy to talk about.

"Lord Palace, with all due respect, the current situation is urgent, and it is not easy to resist the enemy's attack, so how can there be any good strategy to retreat from the enemy?" said the king of Dongzhou bitterly.

Playing with the teacup in his hand, Xiao Yao thought thoughtfully, and after a while, said in a deep voice: "I went to the enemy barracks just now, they are very strong, and there are a large number of strong people to follow, now we are sitting and waiting, it will only let them swallow us little by little, rather than this, it is better for us to take the initiative to start a war and fight for the initiative." ”

Stunned, the king of Dongzhou frowned, and said: "You also said that they are very strong, and we are not sure about this, so let's think about it in the long run." ”

Smiling indifferently, Xiao Yao said disapprerovingly: "They are strong, are we very weak, they are all Dayan soldiers, there is not such a big gap." ”

"Do you know, the Yellow Flag Army belongs to the Dayan Field Army, and they usually train far more soldiers than the soldiers of the four states, so there is no doubt about their combat effectiveness. Dongzhou Wang explained.

"Yes, besides, they have 300,000 soldiers, and we only have 200,000, and we don't have an advantage in any way. The king of Nanzhou echoed.

Nodding, Xiao Yao said: "Sitting still is death, no matter what, we have to strike first, I am not looking for two people to come over to listen to some words that lose fighting spirit, but to solve the crisis and solve the enemy army." ”

The atmosphere in the room was unusually oppressive.

The two princes never said a word, and kept thinking about the strategy of retreating from the enemy in their hearts.

Taking a sip of tea, Xiao Yao said lightly: "If the two of you are not sure of their minds, it is better to hand over the army to me for the time being." ”

His body stiffened, and the king of Nanzhou said bitterly: "This is not in accordance with the rules, even if we agree, Emperor Dayan will not hand over military power to an outsider." ”

Nodding, Xiao Yao called the guards around him in and asked him to go and invite Prince Mo Yan immediately.

Half an hour later, Prince Mo Yan rushed over, and when he saw that the two princes were also here, he was stunned at first, and then pretended to be indifferent and said hello to Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao was also straightforward, and directly told his thoughts straight to the point.

After listening, Prince Mo Yan also showed bitterness on his face, he was in awe of Xiao Yao, but he was not very relieved, after all, once the person who held the power tasted the sweetness, it would be difficult for him to let go.

How smart the king of Dongzhou is, he can see the clue in an instant, he supports Xiao Yao, but because of his identity, he can't show it too obviously, otherwise, it will inevitably make Prince Moyan suspect that he has other motives.

"If the palace lord starts a war with the whole army, the city will definitely be empty and defenseless, why don't we assign half of your soldiers and the enemy Zhou Xuan, and leave half of the soldiers to garrison the city, do you think?"

Prince Mo Yan moved his gaze to Xiao Yao, he wanted to see if Xiao Yao would agree to take a step back.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yao said in a deep voice, "Okay, I'll do my best." ”

"Commanding an army of 100,000, Brother Xiao must have a suitable official position, otherwise, the soldiers will have a bad heart. With a faint smile, Prince Mo Yan said.

Nodding, Xiao Yao knew the official set, and it was true that he did not exercise his power without an official position, but Prince Mo Yan's proposal invisibly pulled him into Dayan's chariot.

"Two princes, in your opinion, what official position is Brother Xiao suitable for?"

Prince Mo Yan threw the headache to the two of them again.

The two looked at each other, they knew that the prince did this, in fact, it was also a test of whether they were loyal to Dayan, and they could also see what kind of attitude they had towards Xiao Yao.

The king of Dongzhou didn't speak, and he couldn't speak, he had a bad relationship with Xiao Yao, he was afraid that the prince would be unhappy when he was high, and he felt ashamed of Xiao Yao when he said low, although he knew that Xiao Yao didn't care about his official position, but he couldn't guess people's hearts indiscriminately.

After pondering for a long time, Wang Qing of Nanzhou coughed and said with a smile: "Since the palace master advocates going to war and commanding an army of 100,000, the official position is too low to convince the public, so it is better to make him the commander of the two states." ”

This sentence, the king of Nanzhou said very cleverly, this official position sounds bigger than them, but it is much lower than the real commander, and no one on either side can be offended.

After patting the table, Prince Mo Yan suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "It's so decided, now the Dayan Dynasty has officially awarded Brother Xiao the position of the commander of the two states, and he will take office immediately." ”

After bending over and thanking the prince and the two princes, Xiao Yao took over the talismans of the two princes, and the pressure in his heart increased a lot, at this moment, he was holding the lives of 100,000 people in his hands.

The four of them left after discussion, Xiao Yao had just taken up the post of commander, and he must first convey the order to take office.

Of course, the Dongzhou soldiers were very happy, but the Nanzhou soldiers didn't know anything about Xiao Yao, especially the age of the commander.

However, in the next two days, Xiao Yao issued orders one after another, completely let the Nanzhou soldiers teach the commander how powerful, at the beginning the Nanzhou soldiers were mainly the king of Nanzhou, some bold commanders did not obey at all, even if they obeyed, it was a drag, until Xiao Yao ordered to cut off the heads of the three commanders in one go, they knew that the commander was a hard stubble.

Xiao Yao was also forced to do this, if he couldn't achieve the unity of the whole army before the war, he would be defeated on the battlefield, charging into battle, the courage needed and the cooperation between the soldiers, as well as the command of the commander.

At this time, Xiao Yao sent secret agents to observe the movements of the enemy army, while training the soldiers, although some temporary, but it can also improve the chances of victory more or less, of course, he also invited the two princes out, and cheered up the soldiers every day.

Another three days passed.

The Great Yuan army began to advance and camped ten miles away from the city of Nanzhou.

At a distance of ten miles, the iron cavalry of the Great Yuan army arrived in an instant, which was already a precursor to war.

Xiao Yao stood in the city defense tower and looked at the endless barracks, his fists couldn't help but clench, and his eyes flashed with monstrous war intent.