Huo Pingchang entrenched himself in Ningcheng, refusing to leave. However, the prolonged battle proved unfavorable, and the depletion of food and fodder became a pressing issue.
Therefore, he took a risk and dispatched a large team to transport food and grass. He wanted to take advantage of the cover of night to send a batch of food and grass from the official road north of Ningcheng to the city to save the army in the city from the danger of running out of food.
He also knew that Huo Yan might get this information to rob the grain, so after the grain transport team was about to set off, Ning Cheng also took action.
Huo Pingchang sent a message to Xiaoyue City again to plead with Duota.
The letter stated that everything he did was to protect Northern Qiang, and if Huo Yan was allowed to invade again, the Northern Qiang territory would be lost.
He even stated in the letter that as long as Huo Yan died, he would let Duota do whatever he wanted, just to save the lives of his innocent wife and children.
This petition is written in an eloquent and righteous manner.
Huo Pingchang thought he still understood Duota. This guy was cruel and ruthless, vindictive, and would do anything to achieve his goals.
This was proven by the fact that Dota seized the throne twice, killing his father and brother with his own hands the first time and beheading the traitor in public the second time.
Ever since he knew that he was interested in Yuan Zhao, Huo Pingchang finally found Duota's weakness.
According to his intelligence, Duota had just ascended the throne and entered Dacheng without hesitation, built Chaoyuan specifically for him, and even abducted his beloved from Dacheng and imprisoned her.
He even left the position of princess vacant. Knowing that marrying Showa would arouse strong opposition from conservatives, he still insisted on sending a generous gift to Dacheng as a betrothal gift.
This is not the correct way of loving power more than beauty.
So in the letter, he also revealed another meaning between the lines: as long as Huo Yan died, Duota would be able to fulfill his wish and marry Zhaohe as his princess.
Huo Pingchang knew very well what crazy things Dota would do when faced with his obsession.
So in his opinion, Dota had no reason to reject him.
At least on the point of letting Huo Yan die, the two could reach a consensus.
Sure enough, after receiving his letter in Xiaoyue City, Duota sent troops to completely block the border line, preventing any suspicious people from entering or leaving Beiqiang.
At the same time, he personally sent Cang Yuan to deliver a letter to Ningcheng, telling Huo Pingchang that as long as he could defend Ningcheng, he would be able to atone for his sins.
Huo Pingchang was overjoyed. He knew that as long as the border was blocked, Huo Yan's men would not be able to take advantage of the situation, and his grain transport team would also be able to operate much more smoothly.
When the grain transport team was about to set off, he sent people to hold on to Huo Yan's several deputy generals.
Leaving Huo Yan with no one to use.
Just in case, he confirmed again and again that there was no other movement from the Eagle Guards in Xiaoyue City.
Not only was the grain team escorted strictly, but a team of elite soldiers was also sent as vanguards to explore the way, and hundreds of cavalrymen were in the rear to provide support. Once any abnormality was detected, they could quickly turn around and retreat.
However, he did not know that Huo Yan would choose Yuan Nan'an, who had already been in Xiaoyue City, as the vanguard, nor did he expect that Duota had already reached a cooperation with Huo Yan.
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Although Yuan Nan'an is nominally the commander-in-chief of this operation, the only one who truly obeys her orders is probably Mo Yu.
Others just thought she was there to go through the motions and have some experience.
Mo Yu is considered the top leader among Huo Yan's secret guards, and most people listen to him.
He stayed by Yuan Nanan's side almost every moment to ensure her safety.
At the same time, he had already told her all of Huo Yan's plans, and she was the one who issued all the orders and instructions.
Some people were secretly dissatisfied, thinking that it was too frivolous to bring a little girl along to such an important battlefield.
Not only do I have to distract myself to protect her, but I also have to act according to the little girl's mood.
All those present were adult men, and none of them were convinced.
Although Yuan Nan'an is usually carefree, she can naturally sense their emotions when she is alone among so many people.
When she stopped to give the first order at the ambush site, someone scoffed.
"Everything is decided by the general. Isn't this no different from a puppet?"
At that moment, the others couldn't help but burst into laughter.
It's obvious that he doesn't take Yuan Nanan seriously.
Mo Yu stood aside, lowering his eyes and saying nothing.
When the others saw that Mo Yu had no intention of stopping them, they thought that Mo Yu was also dissatisfied.
After all, Yuan Nan'an's "airborne" arrival directly affected the position of Commander Mo Yu.
Therefore, he became even more arrogant.
"It's good to be born well. If you want to take a day trip to the battlefield, come on time."
"After practicing for a few days, you think you are good enough, treating the battlefield as a training ground."
"You'll see. By then, I guess I won't even dare to kill anyone. This experience won't last forever."
"If you ask me, the general is too doting on the princess, even to the point of doting on the child he had with another man."
"Hahaha, don't let anyone hear this, speak softly."
Before he finished speaking, everyone laughed softly, their words filled with undisguised contempt and ridicule.
However, before the laughter faded away, a sound of breaking air suddenly came!
"Bang--"
An arrow was firmly nailed into the ground next to the feet of the person who spoke. The tail of the arrow was still trembling slightly, and the cold light was sharp.
Everyone suddenly fell silent.
The soldier who spoke suddenly changed his expression and took a step back. When he looked up, he saw Yuan Nan'an riding on a horse with cold eyebrows and eyes as sharp as a knife.
She slowly put down her bow, threw off her cloak, and the horse under her took steps forward.
Every step was oppressive, and the air instantly froze.
She stood in front of the soldier, lowered her eyes to look at him, and spoke in a steady voice.
"Say that again?"
Her tone was extremely soft, but the man felt unprecedented pressure, his throat tightened, and a layer of cold sweat unconsciously seeped out of his forehead.
Yuan Nan'an was dressed in military uniform, with a long sword at his waist and a tall and straight figure. Although he was not very old, he had a sharp edge that made people dare not look directly at him.
Her hand slowly rested on the hilt of the sword, and her eyes swept over everyone present one by one. The corners of her lips curled up slightly, but there was no smile at all.
"Do you think I came to the battlefield to have fun?"
She slowly drew out her sword, and the blade shone like a streak of silk, emitting a cold glow in the night.
Everyone subconsciously tensed up.
Yuan Nan'an did not draw his sword, but raised his hand and raised it gently.
In an instant, the soldier who had spoken rudely just now felt a cold wind blowing past his ears, followed by a slight stinging pain on the top of his head.
He reached out and touched it, and found that a piece of the helmet tassel on his head had been cut off!
There was complete silence all around.
Yuan Nan'an slightly put away his sword, his expression cold: "This is my first warning to you."
"You can say I can, but insulting my mother..." She turned around and glanced at everyone. Everyone felt a strong sense of oppression.
"No..." she said word by word.
At this moment, the soldier suddenly felt that he was not facing a little girl, but a general.
Yuan Nan'an turned his horse around, returned to Mo Yu, and faced everyone.
Her tone returned to normal and she asked, "Moyu, what is the most important thing in the army?"
Mo Yu's eyebrows moved slightly, and he answered in a deep voice,
"Obey military orders."
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