"Newspapers for sale! Newspapers for sale!"
"In one battle, the Duke of Dali annihilated the vanguard of the Xiongnu and recovered Fuling City!"
In the streets and alleys, young men and women dressed in shorts and carrying cloth bags slung across their shoulders constantly shuttle back and forth.
Suddenly, the previously oppressive capital city began to come alive.
"What are you saying, little brat? Fuling City has been liberated?"
"Could it be that the imperial court is just deceiving people again?"
"Whether it's true or false, just buy a newspaper and you'll know."
"Give me one."
In no time, the newspapers that Dali Newspaper had rushed to print were sold out.
Inside the teahouse, several Confucian scholars were gathered together, reading the contents of a newspaper.
"On the night of the 50th, half a cavalry raided the camp and annihilated the vanguard army of the Xiongnu in one battle!"
Just reading the words on the newspaper made these Confucian scholars feel a chill run down their spines.
Is the news in this newspaper true or false?
"I've heard that the Xiongnu are incredibly brutal, and they grow up on horseback from a young age. Every Xiongnu is a born elite cavalryman."
"That's a full ten thousand cavalry! How could they have been wiped out so easily?"
As soon as the scholar finished speaking, someone in the teahouse immediately spoke up with a sarcastic remark.
"This news came directly from the palace. His Majesty personally ordered it to be printed and circulated throughout the country. How dare you question it? Do you think you're too old to live?"
Upon hearing this, the Confucian scholar immediately fell silent, for criticizing the emperor was a serious crime.
"I never imagined that the Duke of Zhenguo was not only a peerless poet, but also a formidable military leader!"
"Such a person, skilled in both literature and martial arts, is a role model in our hearts."
"Absolutely! Absolutely! I heard that on that day, all the civil and military officials feared the Xiongnu like tigers, but only the Duke of Zhenguo spoke out righteously and insisted on fighting! The sound of that poem 'Man Jiang Hong' still rings in my ears!"
"I've heard that the Duke of Zhenguo..."
As soon as Mu Zian's name was mentioned, a heated discussion broke out in the teahouse.
Who could imagine that this Duke Zhenguo, who was not even twenty years old, was not only a master of poetry and prose, but also a warrior who could wield a sword on horseback and bring order to the world!
His literary talent and military achievements are enough to put his peers to shame.
At this moment, Lu Ming's face was extremely ugly in the corner of the teahouse!
Since Lu Yunxue and Mu Zian separated, Lu Ming's life has been beyond tragic.
First, he was expelled from his sect by Li Jiuxuan, and then his legs were broken by Mu Zian.
And now, I've completely become a nobody in Beijing.
The era of being powerful and surrounded by followers is now a thing of the past.
Pavilions and towers are gone, silks and satins are no longer affordable, and delicacies from land and sea are out of the question.
The contrast between the beginning and the end was even more thrilling than riding a roller coaster.
Upon hearing Mu Zian's name again, Lu Ming was momentarily dazed!
If my sister hadn't broken up with Mu Zi'an back then, I wouldn't be in this state now.
Lu Ming was overcome with grief.
With the news of the great victory at Wuwei City and the recapture of Fuling City, the gloom in the capital of Dali was swept away.
The following morning, the six elite battalions of the Great Li, totaling 180,000 men, officially set off for Liangzhou!
Meanwhile, in Fuling City of Liangzhou, Mu Zi'an and Jia Xu were discussing their next move.
Although Fuling City has been recaptured, it has become almost a ghost town due to the devastation caused by the Xiongnu.
At present, Chu Xuesong's troops are only enough to defend Wuwei City and cannot spare troops to support Fuling City.
Currently, only Mu Zian's 1,000 Night Scouts and Han Shizhong's 2,000 Beiwei Army remain in Fuling City.
It was clearly somewhat difficult for three thousand men to defend such a large city as Fuling.
Jia Xu looked at the map of Liangzhou in front of him and began to analyze.
"Now the Xiongnu Left Wise King must have already learned of Tie Ge's defeat, and the Xiongnu army will likely arrive outside Fuling City within seven or eight days."
"Although the 90,000 Xiongnu soldiers are all cavalry and not skilled in siege warfare, the garrison of Fuling City is even smaller, with only 3,000 men. If the Xiongnu launch a fierce attack at all costs..."
Jia Xu didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning he expressed was already very clear.
Fuling City was located on the edge of Liangzhou. Although it could effectively resist the attacks of the Xiongnu, it also suffered the most severe impacts.
Once the bloody battle began, Fuling City became an isolated city.
Fuling City was able to hold out in the past because it held 70% of Liangzhou's troops and provisions, making it a well-established stronghold.
However, after the vanguard army led by Helian Tiege massacred the city, Fuling City has now become a completely deserted city.
With few people, little food, and great risks, this was the true situation in Fuling City.
Whether to continue holding Fuling or temporarily retreat to defend Wuwei City, it all rested on Mu Zi'an's decision.
After listening to Jia Xu's analysis, Mu Zi'an pondered for a moment.
Indeed, holding onto Fuling City at this moment is definitely not a good option.
However, if Fuling City were handed over to the Xiongnu, it would be tantamount to the Xiongnu planting a thorn in Liangzhou.
The Xiongnu Left Wise King then had no more worries about the rear.
And trying to take it back later would cost ten times as much.
After pondering for a moment, Mu Zian immediately spoke seriously.
"We cannot retreat. I must confront the Xiongnu cavalry here in Fuling City."
Upon hearing this, Jia Xu showed no surprise whatsoever, as if he had anticipated Mu Zi'an's actions.
Now that the decision had been made to hold the position, the next step was to prepare for the attack by the Xiongnu army.
Mu Zian decided to implement a scorched-earth policy.
First, disperse all the 1,000 Nights of Unrecruited Soldiers and use the next few days to gather up the defeated soldiers and civilians from Fuling City.
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