"It was originally a night attack. The soldiers of Xijinyun Kingdom have fought in wars for many years and are more experienced than our soldiers. Even though the border soldiers had made preparations in advance and the generals of the Lu family sent troops to support them, they still lost these two cities."

"After the two cities were captured, the morale of the Xijinyun Kingdom increased greatly, and they were ready to pursue the victory. The soldiers at the border fought bravely, and now the border is already engulfed in flames..."

After He Yanxiu finished speaking, the gloom on his face became even heavier.

And Su Yujin also frowned.

The border has been peaceful for a long time. Although the soldiers are still there and they often train on weekdays, they have no actual combat experience for many years and are not at an advantage under the flames of war.

On the other hand, the New Jinyun Kingdom is a nomadic people with a tough folk character. It often has frictions with its neighboring countries. It has been at war for many years and is experienced. This time it is ambitious and has been planning for a long time.

I’m afraid this battle will be difficult to fight.

Regardless of winning or losing, as long as the war breaks out, soldiers will be killed or injured, and the people will be displaced...

Su Yujin pursed her lips.

At night, a strong wind blew.

It came whistling, with flying sand and rocks, sweeping across the entire capital city, wreaking havoc on every street, and even breaking the branches of lush trees.

In the second half of the night, thunder rumbled and raindrops as big as beans fell from the sky.

It rained, on and off, for two whole days.

When the rain stops and the sky clears, the deafening chirping of cicadas fills the air.

In the following days, the weather became hotter day by day, and along with the heat wave came one battle report after another from the border.

On the evening of April 19th, Xi Jinyun's army attacked Juncheng at night.

At noon on the 20th, Xi Jinyun's army attacked Juncheng again.

Late at night on the 21st, our army attacked Xi Jinyun's camp and burned some of the enemy's food and grass.

On the morning of the 23rd, Xi Jinyun attacked Juncheng again. Juncheng suffered countless casualties and was in urgent need of arrows.

On the 25th, a cavalry group from Xi Jinyun tied down the reinforcements our army was sending to Juncheng. In the battle in the canyon, both sides suffered heavy casualties.

On the night of the 29th, Xi Jinyun launched a night attack on Nanyun County, which was relatively short of troops.

On the third day of May, Nanyun County fell.

On the evening of the 6th, when once again resisting the attack of Xi Jinyun who was attacking the county city and counting the casualties, it was discovered that among the dead soldiers of Xi Jinyun, there were those with tattoos unique to the Wild Wolf Tribe of Tianyun Kingdom.

On the 14th, Xi Jinyun joined forces with the Wild Wolf Tribe to attack Juncheng again.

On the 25th, Juncheng fell.

On the 29th, our army pretended to retreat, lured the enemy deep into our territory, ambushed them in the Blade Canyon, and wiped out 3,000 elite soldiers of the Xijinyun Kingdom, including more than 100 people from the Wild Wolf Tribe.

On June 4, the Tianyun Kingdom sent troops to occupy Hongshuang Town, which was closest to the Tianyun Kingdom, on the pretext of avenging the Wild Wolf Tribe.

…

Looking at the thick battle report, Qin Yishu frowned.

Qin Peiyou and others stood in the Chongyang Palace, not daring to breathe.

"Your Majesty." He Yanxiu broke the deathly silence and asked, "Although the Xijinyun Kingdom is brave and good at fighting, and has joined forces with the Tianyun Kingdom to cause chaos, our border soldiers are also well-trained."

Especially the generals of the Lu family, all of them have learned martial arts and military tactics since childhood. They have practiced the deployment of troops countless times and have also had many actual combat drills. Although they are not invincible, they are quite powerful.

Why did we fail so completely?

This is unusual.

Qin Yishu raised his eyes and spoke in a hoarse voice, "These battle reports only describe the battle situation. Some internal situations have never been mentioned to outsiders, for fear of causing panic."

panic?

He Yanxiu and Qin Peiyou glanced at each other, then looked at Qin Yishu who was sitting behind the desk in confusion.

"The secret letter sent back by Duke Dingguo mentioned that the reason why the Xijinyun Kingdom was so fierce and difficult to stop was because the Xijinyun Kingdom used witchcraft." Qin Yishu said.

"Witchcraft?" Qin Peiyou raised his eyebrows. "But there is no such thing as witchcraft in this world. The so-called witchcraft is nothing more than taking advantage of people's fear and deceiving others with tricks."

"Duke Dingguo also thought so at first."

Qin Yishu said in a deep voice, "But in several battles, the soldiers found that once they fought with Xi Jinyun's soldiers, they found that the weapons in their hands would not obey their commands."

"Even Lu Yuntao and Lu Yuncheng felt that the swords in their hands were not smooth and the strength was not used correctly when they were fighting with the enemy generals. Moreover, they were fine before going into battle, but this happened when the fight started."

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"According to the captured prisoners from the Xijinyun Kingdom, this situation occurred because the great wizard of their Xijinyun Kingdom performed a spell, which made their weapons no longer obedient. This is one of the reasons,"

"Later, all the soldiers who fought against the Xijinyun Kingdom had unbearable itching on their bodies, and this itching was contagious to others, so that all the soldiers had difficulty moving their hands and feet during the battle. This was the second reason."

"With these two things combined, everyone was terrified of the witchcraft performed by the great wizard of Xijinyun Country. They were terrified. This is what the army fears the most when marching and fighting. If the army is uneasy, it will naturally suffer defeat at every step."

"I see." He Yanxiu nodded. "For something so mysterious like this, if there is no reason to explain it, it is natural to conclude that it is some kind of sorcery or divine power."

"But as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, there is no such thing as witchcraft in this world. The so-called witchcraft is just taking advantage of people's fear and adding a trick to their eyes. There must be something fishy about it."

"But the reason has not been found yet, and the soldiers at the border are panicking." Qin Yishu said, "Because the borders have been lost one after another, and with the alliance between Xijinyun and Tianyun, several other small countries are also ready to make a move."

"If these small countries join hands, their strength cannot be underestimated. Right now, because of this, officials in the court have different opinions, and some ministers have even begun to propose peace talks."

"The people are all in a state of panic, and some people with ulterior motives are taking advantage of this time to hoard money and food, hoping to make a fortune during the war..."

"The enemy is coming with great momentum and ambition. If we negotiate peace now, it will only embolden the enemy and make them think that our Qin is weak and can be bullied. Once they have a chance to catch their breath and recuperate, they will invade again."

Qin Peiyou said, "We are fighting hard at this moment. They have spent so much national strength and financial resources, and it may not be easy for them either. We need to hold out for this period of time, and then we can fight back in one fell swoop and gain the upper hand again."

"That is true, but the war situation at the border is not going well and there is resentment among the people at home, which is very detrimental to the stability of the government."

Qin Yishu sighed, "Besides, the morale of the soldiers at the border is unstable at this moment..."

This battle was extremely difficult.

How to choose has become very difficult.

Qin Peiyou and He Yanxiu were also silent.

They have a choice in their minds at this time, but they cannot provide a solution for this choice, so this choice is equivalent to the most useless words.

The gloom on Qin Yishu's face became even thicker.

Poor worker, I am too tired today. There is still one chapter left, I don’t know if I can finish it...o(╥﹏╥)o