Xiao Fan has refined a huge amount of pills, which is enough for the soldiers to use for more than ten days, and tonight Lin Caixuan brings herbs, and he can refine two furnaces of pills.

After Qin Han and the others retired, Xiao Fan walked into the inner tent, sat down, took a five-grade top-grade true qi pill, and began to refine the medicinal power. During this period of time, the carving of the armament formation pattern consumed a huge amount of energy and true qi, but it benefited Xiao Fan. Not to mention that the seal carver has been promoted to the third level, his spiritual power has increased, and his true qi has become more refined, and he almost broke through the second innate realm and entered the third realm.

The medicinal power of the True Qi Pill dissolved, and it immediately turned into a torrent that broke through the barrier. Xiao Fan only felt a muffled sound in his body, and then the space of the entire dantian more than doubled, and the true qi churned like a sea, and it took a while to calm down. And there are a thousand cells in the body that are deified, shining, and the strength of the flesh is raised to a new level.

Finally broke through to the Innate Realm Triple Heaven, Xiao Fan estimated that according to this progress, he would definitely be able to enter the Grandmaster Realm within two years. At that time, even Ying Zheng's cultivation has improved, even if Ying Zheng has completely cultivated his supernatural powers, Xiao Fan is confident that he can overpower him.

On this night, Lin Caixuan came, and when she learned that Xiao Fan's realm had broken through, a knowing smile appeared on her face, she was happy for him, and at the same time, she was extremely proud of having such an excellent man.

Lin Caixuan brought a batch of medicinal materials, which was the second batch of medicinal materials collected by Lu Qingya through various channels in the capital, and the amount was many times higher than that of the first batch.

Xiao Fan got this batch of medicinal materials, opened the furnace and refined them overnight, refining a total of more than 2 million first-grade and second-grade True Qi Pills, and more than 100,000 Bigu Pills. With these elixirs, even if there is no food and grass supply in the future due to certain circumstances, the army can support it for a month.

In the following time, the Huai'an Domain army continued to train. Xiao Fan spent most of his time in the main tent, taking the True Qi Pill to improve his cultivation realm.

The soldiers who went out to scout would bring new news every day, after Yang Zilong repelled the army of the Red Wind Empire, the Red Wind Empire sent troops to help, and the two armies converged, with a total of 300,000 people, which was more than four times the army led by Yang Zilong, so Yang Zilong also had pressure.

In Jingzhou City, after Yang Zilong left, the greatest command was handed over to General Liu. Originally, Jingzhou City was guarded by General Liu, but later the Dayan Empire increased more than 200,000 iron cavalry, and Jingzhou City was in danger many times, so the emperor ordered Yang Zilong to go to defend against the enemy.

Now, Yang Zilong was transferred to Nanlincheng, and the emperor increased the number of troops for Jingzhou City by 100,000, and at the same time ordered General Liu to defend the city to the death, and not to open the city to meet the enemy, so as to ensure the safety of Jingzhou City. However, the Great Yan Iron Cavalry was too strong, and during this time, a siege battle would be launched every two or three days, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers of the Longteng Empire defending the city.

In half a month, the 150,000 troops guarding Jingzhou City suffered one-third casualties, and the more than 300,000 iron cavalry of the Dayan Empire were still extremely violent, and it seemed that Jingzhou City was about to be unable to hold it. Emperor Zhao Songhui was anxious, worried that Jingzhou City would be breached, and considered increasing the number of troops in Jingzhou City in the past, but except for the troops of Fengshou County and the Imperial Capital City, there was no army to adjust.

The 150,000 elite soldiers in Fengshou County and the 300,000 elite soldiers in the imperial capital city are the key to Emperor Zhao Songhui sitting on the throne, and he will not use these 450,000 elite soldiers no matter what, but Jingzhou City is in a hurry, and under such circumstances, I am afraid that it will not be able to hold it for long.

After another 10 days, the battle reports of Jingzhou City came one after another. The day before yesterday, the army of the Dayan Empire launched a ** city battle and almost broke through Jingzhou City. More than 40,000 soldiers defending the city suffered casualties, and now there are less than 60,000 remaining soldiers who are still fighting in battle.

Fortunately, the city was finally held and not breached. The army of the Dayan Empire also suffered about 20,000 casualties, and the smoke billowed inside and outside the city of Jingzhou, and the corpses were all over the field, and the blood flowed like a river.

When the news of this battle reached the imperial capital, Zhao Songhui was shocked, and Jingzhou City was almost lost, which made him tremble. This emperor's heart has already bred fear, he is afraid that the Great Yan Iron Cavalry will break through the city, so as to attack the city and the pond all the way, and approach the imperial capital, and at that time he will become a turtle in the urn, and the country is about to die.

However, in this situation, there are no troops to adjust, and 450,000 elite soldiers are in hand, but they are unwilling to use a single soldier. The rumors of Yang Zilong's mutiny have always been haunting the emperor's mind, and the emperor is deeply afraid of Yang Zilong. He was worried that once he transferred the elite soldiers of Fengshou County, Yang Zilong would reach some agreement with the Red Wind army and march straight to the imperial capital.

Although Yang Zilong only had seventy or eighty thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, Yang Zilong's horror was well known. 70,000 soldiers and horses in his hands can exert the combat effectiveness of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

What should I do? Zhao Songhui was anxious, panicked, and couldn't sleep without food.

In the early days of the Dynasty, Zhao Songhui faced the Manchu Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, and the worry between his eyebrows was difficult to hide.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that Jingzhou City is in an emergency, it is always under the iron hooves of Dayan, I don't know what good plan you Aiqing has?"

There was silence in the hall, and no one squeaked.

"Why don't you speak? Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, isn't there anyone who has some way? Which general is willing to go to Jingzhou City to help General Liu resist the Great Yan Iron Cavalry?"

Emperor Zhao Songhui glanced at the Manchu Dynasty and asked in a deep voice, but there was still silence in response to him.

Under these circumstances, which military general is willing to go to Jingzhou City, which will be breached at any time? Doesn't this mean looking for death? Those generals who are loyal to the empire have already gone to the battlefield, and the rest are just villains who are greedy for fame and fortune, and of course they are not willing to send them to death.

"Your Majesty, the situation is critical now, if Jingzhou City is lost, then the Great Yan Iron Cavalry will attack the city all the way to the imperial capital. Lao Chen has a suggestion, and there are two ways to try it now, I don't know if I should say it or not. ”

Prime Minister Tai Yi stood up, bent down and said respectfully.

"What is the prime minister's plan, although he says so. I think that this Manchu Dynasty civil and military minister, only the prime minister and the prince can share my worries. ”

Emperor Zhao Songhui glared at the rest of the ministers, then looked at Tai Yi and motioned for him to speak his mind.

"Back to the emperor, the old minister feels that there are currently two ways. The city of Jingzhou was in an emergency, the defenders suffered heavy casualties, and the number of troops was sharply reduced, so the city would definitely be broken. The first way is to increase the troops, but the armies of Fengshou County and the capital must always be prepared to suppress the rebellion and prevent it from happening, so they can't move. At present, the only thing that can be mobilized is the 50,000 army under Xiao Fan, the general of Yuyan. The second way, which is also a last resort, is to negotiate peace. The emperor can send a letter to the Dayan Empire, stating that peace will be negotiated, the war will be quelled, and the terms of peace will be discussed by the respective envoys. ”

"Xiao Fan's 50,000 troops?" Emperor Zhao Songhui's eyes were cloudy, slightly contemplative, looking at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and said: "Which of the two methods you think is more preferable?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thought that although General Xiao commanded an army of 50,000, he had no experience in war, and that group of troops still didn't know how well Lu Dao was trained and how effective it was. If the Great Yan Iron Cavalry still breaks through the city, what should it do?"

Taishi Zhao took the opportunity to stand up and said like this.

"What do you think about this matter?"

"The ministers think that what the Taishi said is extremely true, and the current plan must ensure that Jingzhou City is not broken, otherwise the capital will be in danger soon!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the matter of peace needs to be considered, whether General Xiao's army has the strength to fight a war, the emperor ordered him to go to Jingzhou City to fight, if General Xiao can resist a strong enemy, then there is no need to consider the matter of peace, and the reputation of our empire will not be affected. ”

Lord Zhang stood up, opposed the peace, and suggested that Xiao Fan be sent.

"Reputation? The country is about to die, and you are still thinking about reputation? What if General Xiao's army has already broken the city before it reaches Jingzhou City? What if General Xiao's army is still unable to resist when it arrives in Jingzhou City, resulting in the fortress city being breached?"

Zhao Songhui said coldly, it was obvious that he also advocated peace, and he was so frightened by the Great Yan Iron Cavalry that he didn't dare to fight anymore.

"Your Majesty!"

"Lord Zhang, you don't need to say it!" Zhao Songhui stopped Lord Zhang, and then said to Tai Xuan and Zhao Taishi: "After retiring from the court, I will write a letter to you, and the two of you will immediately arrange for peace." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After retiring from the court, the prime minister and the prince were summoned by the emperor to the imperial study, and withdrew from the palace with the emperor's handwritten letter.

"Prime Minister, can we make a lot of money this time?" Taishi Zhao looked at Tai Yi with a smile on his face.

"Taishi, don't worry, your benefits are indispensable. Only in this way can we continue to negotiate peace and obtain the greatest benefits. Now the emperor has been in chaos, one is worried that the Great Yan Iron Cavalry will break through the city, and the other is worried about the chaos within the empire, which can be described as panicking, this time is the time when he needs us most to "share his worries" for him, hahaha!"

Tai Yi smiled, and then arranged peace with Zhao Taishi.

In the Huai'an Domain military camp, Xiao Fan got the news, and his eyes gradually became cold. Don't Taishi Zhao and Prime Minister Tai Cheng want to deal with themselves? The answer is no, they just want to gain first, and then take the opportunity to let themselves go to the battlefield and get rid of themselves. Xiao Fan's heart was like a mirror, and the snow was bright.

"General, these two old guys are really not fucking things, they are advocating peace, I'll fuck two old sluts!"

The deputy general Qin Han scolded angrily, and his fists were clenched.

"Hmph, the emperor is also a mediocre and incompetent person, the hatred of the country is so deep, but he clings to the 450,000 army and refuses to use a single soldier, and is willing to negotiate peace, which really makes the world laugh!"

The lieutenant generals, partial generals, and lieutenants were all extremely angry.

"Don't be impatient, this peace negotiation will not quell the war, it won't be long before the Dayan Iron Cavalry will attack the city again, and then it will be time for us to play. Go down and hurry up and rehearse the battle formation. By the way, the armament has been built and distributed to the soldiers. ”

"Yes, General!" replied the adjutant general, partial general, lieutenant, and others, and then withdrew from the main account.