In August, a heavy rain in Chang'an just stopped.
On the damp Longwei Road in front of the Hanyuan Hall, Liu Wenji, wearing the clothes of the chief eunuch, was followed by Zhao Gong, who was dependent on him, and behind him were more eunuchs.
A great debate between ministers and eunuchs had just ended in Hanyuan Hall, and the two sides left unhappily. After Prime Minister Liu went to Hexi, the hatred between the ministers and eunuchs became tense and could no longer be concealed. The emperor was unable to mediate and could only watch helplessly.
Lord Zhao followed Liu Wenji and walked at a leisurely pace, speaking in a low voice with a look of relief on his face: "Eunuch, you can rest assured. Your Majesty sent Yan Suchen to Jiannan. Yan Suchen is just a civil official. He doesn't know how to fight. We have seen his random analysis and random command of the war in the memorial... Talking about war on paper is simply ridiculous.
"Letting such a person be the commander-in-chief will eventually lead to peace talks. Peace talks still require a father-in-law."
Liu Wenzhi remained silent.
Yan Shang had been concerned about the war for three or four months. At first, he just suggested the court to fight, but later he simply began to teach people how to fight. The emperor hated Yan Shang's instructions on how to do things the most, and he looked at the memorials sent to him every day with an impatient look.
Now, because of the incident of Prime Minister Liu, the scholars and the eunuchs are fighting so fiercely. The emperor is in the wrong and dares not force the opinions of the ministers to negotiate peace. Since Yan Shang is so enthusiastic about the war, the emperor does not know what he talked about with Yan Shang in private. Today, in the court, in order to appease the ministers, the emperor appointed Yan Shang as the commander and let Yan Shang be in charge of the Jiannan war.
This barely prevented the ministers from overturning the palace during the morning court session.
But Liu Wenzhi always felt uneasy.
I always feel that letting Yan Shang interfere is not a good thing.
Yan Shang certainly didn't know how to fight. He had never fought a war before. Talking about war on paper seemed to make sense, but Liu Wenji asked several generals who stayed in Chang'an, and they all said that it was not possible to do so on the actual battlefield.
Liu Wenji negotiated with the Nanman in private, and in order to keep his affairs from being exposed, he had been tactfully helping the Nanman. Normally, Liu Wenji could rest assured that Yan Shang, who could not fight, would be sent to Jiannan... But Liu Wenji knew his old friend too well.
Don't fight a battle without preparation.
Don't talk too much about other people or other things.
Be careful in what you say and do.
Would such a person frequently give Jiannan random orders?
Liu Wenji exhaled and said quietly, "I don't know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing to let Yan Shang go to Jiannan, let's not talk about it for now. We've been having a hard time lately. Your son-in-law who is not destined to be with you has been eyeing our handles and tormenting us every day."
He was talking about Wei Shu.
Zhao Gong's eyes were angry.
Lord Zhao: "You are such an ignorant brat! You will suffer the consequences sooner or later!"
Liu Wenji rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Forget it. Since Your Majesty wants Yan Shang to go to Jiannan, we have no choice but to give up on Jiannan. Fortunately, there is still the Hexi battlefield... Negotiating peace is the right thing to do, but those stubborn ministers don't understand. They all shout that they don't want to divide the territory and don't want to be slaves of a conquered country. But the peace talks haven't even started yet, why are they so intense?"
Liu Wenji paused and said, "Now even His Majesty is about to be won over by them."
Because the emperor was afraid that his ministers would become angry and cause trouble, he did not dare to say that he wanted to negotiate peace.
Lord Zhao then joined in the scolding.
Liu Wenji thought that since he couldn't intervene in the war in Jiannan, he could only focus on Hexi. What he feared most was the loss of his power. In order to maintain this power, he had to keep going even if it meant stepping into a quagmire.
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In the Jiannan military camp, Yan Shang is the new commander-in-chief of the Jiannan troops.
Judging from his quick journey to Jiannan, he had already left Guangzhou before the imperial edict from Chang'an arrived.
What was happening now was basically within Yan Shang's expectations, with only a few minor differences - such as the death of the former head coach.
During the months of correspondence between Yan Shang and the commander-in-chief, the two sides reached an agreement that Yan Shang would find a way to transfer the commander-in-chief out of Jiannan and have him take over.
The coach can fight a war, but he doesn't understand politics and can't handle the pressure from the center. But he can still speak.
The only problem was that it took too much time to dispatch them back and forth. Before Yan Shang could make a move, the head coach committed suicide, giving up his position to Yan Shang in the fastest way possible. This result was hard to bear.
Yan Shangli was in the former commander's main camp, flipping through the correspondence between him and the commander on the desk, watching the commander constantly telling him about his suffering in Jiannan. The general should have been on the battlefield, but he was trapped in the barracks and played politics with others, which eventually led to this result.
Yan Shang's fingers on the desk trembled slightly and he closed his eyes.
He thought this was the first person he had ever known to die in the war.
More people will die in this war later.
He tried his best to preserve it, but he might not be able to do so.
No matter how uncomfortable he felt, he had to carry on. Let the real generals fight the war with gunpowder smoke, and he would support those generals, so that they would have no worries and fight the war without gunpowder smoke behind them. Only in this way can he be worthy of the death of the coach and the sacrifice of more people.
In order to be transferred to Jiannan, Yan Shang negotiated too many conditions with the emperor. In order to prevent the emperor from negotiating peace, he directly promised to end the war within a year, and the court would not have to pay for all the military pay and food. The court only had to pay half, and Yan Shang would have to raise the remaining half himself.
One year later, if the war still has no outcome, or if Yan Shang drags the entire Wei Dynasty into defeat, Yan Shang will die as a token of apology and take responsibility for the war.
The emperor, who only wanted to have money and enjoy himself, agreed to Yan Shang's conditions, so Yan Shang was able to come to Jiannan.
Yan Shang pondered for a while in the tent, then turned around and called out, "Let the generals come in, let the eunuchs from the central government come in, and call Yang Si in."
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In front of the generals and eunuchs, Yan Shang amiably sent people to send these eunuchs back to Chang'an, saying that from now on, on the battlefield of Jiannan, only Yan Shang's words would count and the central government would not intervene.
The eunuchs were suspicious, but the arrow shot by Yan Shang earlier had weakened their backbones, and they did not dare to argue with this new commander who seemed gentle but was actually strong. One eunuch forced a smile and said that he had not received the imperial edict.
Yan Shang said in a gentle voice: "The imperial edict is on the way. If the eunuchs go back, they might just bump into it halfway. Wouldn't it save some effort and make both you and me happy?"
The eunuchs were speechless.
The generals in the tent were particularly happy to see Yan Shang pack up and send the eunuchs out of Jiannan with just a few words, feeling that all the anger they had suffered before had been vented. The eyes they looked at the new commander were no longer as sharp and disdainful as before - the new commander was gentle and elegant, like a jade gentleman who discussed literature and philosophy in Chang'an City, not like a general who could go to the battlefield.
I thought the central government had just casually sent a weak scholar to deal with the war, but now it seems that this weak scholar was able to drive away the eunuchs and dared to shoot the executioner as soon as he arrived. It seems that he is not in the same league with the emperor.
Then, in front of all the generals, Yan Shang had Yang Si untied, and then casually appointed Yang Si as a general.
The whole audience was in uproar.
A general was dissatisfied: "Commander..."
How could a criminal become a general? The former commander would consider the temper of the people and would not be so rude! This man can't fight at all and is giving orders blindly!
Yan Shang interrupted in a friendly manner: "I am the Grand Marshal of the Army, the only third-rank official here, responsible for all military affairs in Jiannan. I will be solely responsible for victory or defeat, so you don't have to worry about it. If you really have any suggestions, officials above the third rank should speak to me directly, and those below the third rank don't have to speak."
Generals: “…”
The only people with higher official positions than Yan Shang are probably the prime minister and the six ministers of the current dynasty, right? Who else is qualified to give Yan Shang advice?
In the tent, Yan Shang looked at Yang Si.
Yang Si smiled at him nonchalantly, quite jokingly - after not seeing him for many years, Yan Erlang's temper has improved.
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After the soldiers withdrew, Yan Shang left Yang Si in the camp, and then Concubine Zhao Ling came in in a hurry.
Seeing that her cousin was safe, Concubine Zhao Ling jumped up and cried and laughed, extremely happy. When they saw Yan Shang, they felt like they saw their relatives, and their hearts were filled with security.
Concubine Zhao Ling was beaming with joy: "I was just about to start fighting, but Han Shuxing suddenly grabbed my arm from behind and stopped me from moving. When I was about to fight with Han Shuxing, I saw Second Brother Yan shooting an arrow...Second Brother Yan suddenly appeared and scared me to death!"
Yang Si was pointing his arrow at Yan Shang, and suddenly thought of the arrow that Yan Shang and Mu Wanyao shot together at Meng Zaishi when they were at Zhongshan.
Yang Si said, "Yan Er has always been good at archery."
He looked at Yan Shang and said, "You should learn this technique well. If you learn it well, you might be a great archer today and be able to go to the battlefield..."
Concubine Zhao Ling's eyes were filled with admiration for Yan Shang. She refuted Yang Si, "Isn't it a pity for a man like Brother Yan to go to the battlefield? Brother Yan is the most powerful when he doesn't go to the battlefield! Brother Yan, didn't Her Royal Highness the Princess come with you? Tell us, why did you come here suddenly? We didn't hear any rumors. Brother Yan, you are so powerful...
"Are you a god? Did you predict that something bad would happen to us?"
Yan Shang couldn't help laughing. After not seeing each other for many years, Zhao Wu Niang was still chattering and lively, so he couldn't get a word in. However, neither he nor Yang Si stopped Zhao Lingfei. Zhao Lingfei had been suppressed for a long time because of Zhao Gong. It was rare for her to be so happy and talk so much. How difficult it was.
Then a soldier came outside to report that there were new people coming to pay their respects. The tent curtain was opened, and Yan Xiaozhou and Han Shuxing came in one after the other.
Yan Xiaozhou saw that her beloved man was indeed with her brother, just as her brother had told her through Han Shuxing... Her brother said he would save Yang Sanlang, and he did not lie to her!
Yan Xiaozhou rushed over and hugged Yan Shang, extremely happy: "Second brother! You really came... Second brother, you look much better than when you were in Chang'an. Are you and second sister-in-law living well in Lingnan? Why didn't second sister-in-law come? I thought you two followed me wherever I went."
Yan Shang caught his little sister who jumped into his arms. Hearing Yan Xiaozhou and Zhao Lingfei asking Mu Wanyao, he felt embarrassed.
No matter how he thought about it, he felt that he and His Highness were always together wherever they went.
He said embarrassedly: "It's tiring to travel, and besides, we both have our own things to do, so we are not always together."
Seeing his second brother’s blushing face, Yan Xiaozhou politely stopped talking.
Concubine Zhao Ling said mischievously, "I thought that with your highness's desire to control Second Brother Yan, it would be impossible for Second Brother Yan to be separated from her for a long time. Your highness wants Second Brother Yan to be under her watch at all times so that she can feel at ease."
Yang Si looked at Yan Er, and thinking of Mu Wanyao's temper, he also showed a somewhat ambiguous smile for a moment, staring at Yan Shang. Only Yan Er, who has a good temper, can tolerate Yaoyao's domineering temper.
Yan Shang coughed, unwilling to share his personal feelings with them. He said, "Yang San, I strongly recommend that you be the commander in this war. If you lead the charge, are you sure you can win?"
Seeing that he didn't want to satisfy the girls' gossip, Yang Si followed Yan Shang's lead and changed the subject. Yang Si said slowly, "If the backup is strong and the food and grass are sufficient, I will definitely make sure that the Nanman will never return."
Yan Shang nodded: "One year."
Yang Si's eyes jumped, he thought for a moment, and nodded slowly.
Yan Shang: "In that case, you go to fight, and I will find a way to get the rations for the rest of the army."
Zhao Lingfei and Yan Xiaozhou were both very sensitive to the affairs of the court, and Yan Shang was very smart. When Yan Shang said this, the two women looked at him with a little surprise. Yang Size was a beat slower than the two women to react: "The court won't give us food?"
Yan Shang said, "Only half of it. It doesn't matter. I can get food from all the gentry and noble families in the countryside. Sanlang, just focus on fighting. You don't have to worry about these things or the battles with the central government. As long as you win the war... you're helping me."
Yan Xiaozhou looked worried, suspecting that her brother had made a promise that was extremely stressful. She took the initiative to say, "If you want to raise food, I'll help my second brother..."
Zhao Lingfei interrupted: "No, Xiaozhou sister should continue to take care of the wounded. Xiaozhou sister is a weak girl, it is very inconvenient to go to the homes of the rich and powerful. And Yan Erge has friends all over the world, Yan Erge should be easier to raise food than us."
Yan Shang nodded with a smile.
Concubine Zhao Ling's eyes lit up. "I'm going with Brother Yan too! I'm the daughter of the Minister of War, so Brother Yan and I are attacking in different directions. I'll borrow grain from local governments, and Brother Yan will raise grain from the noble families. No matter how much grain cousin wants, we can give it to him! It's much better to control these things in our hands than to let others control them."
Yan Shang sighed: "Wu Niang has grown up a lot."
The next thing was to talk about how to fight the war. Although Yan Shang said that he could not command, he still wanted to hear Yang Si's ideas.
After listening to how Yang Si surrounded and deceived the Nanman, Yan Shang's eyes flickered slightly, and he said slowly: "Didn't Jiannan say before that he wanted to negotiate peace with the Nanman? Why don't we notify the Nanman to negotiate peace and let their generals come. If we can catch them all in one fell swoop..."
Yang Si raised his eyebrows.
He crossed his arms and sighed, "Yan Er, you are so treacherous. Are you so unruly? If the world knew that you schemed against the southern barbarians and used peace talks to trick them in, no one in the world would call you a gentleman anymore."
Yan Shang: "There are no gentlemen in the officialdom. Those who want to be gentlemen cannot be officials."
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In mid-August, the Wei Dynasty began peace talks with the Nanman in Jiannan.
After receiving the letter, King Ale laughed wildly three times, and half of the pressure on him disappeared. He mobilized the whole country to fight against Wei. If he lost, the Nanman might not be a country anymore. All the troops were put into the war, and the Nanman's reserve was already tight. Wei's peace talks were like a life-saving straw.
Meng Zaishi reminded King Ale: "The new commander of Jiannan is Yan Shang. He is not easy to deal with. Be careful of him. He will not negotiate peace with us before the battle."
Meng Zaishi said calmly: "If we want to win, we should actually assassinate Yan Shang. Now while Jiannan hasn't realized Yan Shang's ability yet, if we assassinate Yan Shang, this war might be half won."
King Ale didn't care: "You, I have also heard about what happened to you in Chang'an. Didn't you just lose the fight with Yan Shang for a woman? It's just a princess of Wei. When we win, we can get as many as we want. You care about Yan Shang because you care too much about that princess.
"It was their emperor's idea to negotiate peace. Didn't they say that the ministers of Wei dared not to rebel against their emperor? And didn't you say that Yan Shang was delicate and timid and couldn't fight at all? Meng Zaishi, are you too cautious about Wei because you suffered a loss in Chang'an?"
Meng Zaishi wanted to persuade him again, but then he thought, why bother persuading him? It would be a good thing for him if King Ale suffered a loss.
He admitted that he was afraid.
King Alek laughed.
But King Ale was not completely carried away by the joy of victory. On the first day of the peace talks, the main field was in Jiannan County. King Ale did not go to the battlefield himself, but sent Meng Zaishi and other generals to the other side's camp to negotiate.
In the military camp, Meng Zaishi was standing at the back of the generals. He lazily raised his eyelids, looked at the flags in the military camp, and saw Yan Shang standing in front of the camp, smiling and welcoming them. The Nanman generals saw that Master Yan Shang was so gentle and refined, and immediately put aside their last bit of worry.
Yan Shang smiled: "I have prepared wine and food for the generals in the camp, we can talk while we eat."
A southern barbarian general was tempted: "I heard that there is a kind of wine in Jiannan that is particularly strong..."
Yan Shang understood: "Is Jiannanchun hot? Yes."
The southern barbarians were itching to have a chance. They were used to being barbaric. Just having a sip of Wei's wine would make them feel that their lives were worthwhile... Wei was so rich, why wouldn't they want it!
Yan Shang toasted everyone at the banquet, but he didn't drink himself, saying that he couldn't hold his liquor well. The southern barbarians ignored everything when they saw good wine and food, and those who had some self-control were shaken at this time. There was no doubt that the southern barbarians were too poor.
Poverty makes people lose their will, unable to resist temptation, and full of ambition for wealth.
Yan Shang offered wine to Meng Zaishi, who sat with his knees bent, but did not drink. While watching the prostitutes dancing at the banquet, Meng Zaishi and Yan Shang looked at each other.
Meng Zaishi smiled and lowered his voice: "Yan Erlang, there was drug in the wine, right?"
Yan Shang remained calm and smiled, "General, just give it a try and you'll know, right?"
Meng Zaishi: "Such a despicable method."
Yan Shang laughed: "It doesn't matter if it's inferior, as long as it works."
Meng Zaishi: "When we met in Chang'an, I never thought that this day would come."
Yan Shang tilted his head and put down the wine cup in his hand. He lowered his eyes and smiled: "Didn't you think of it? How come I thought of it back then?"
A sharp light appeared in the stone eyes.
He lowered his voice: "We can still cooperate."
Yan Shang sighed: "Then General, please give me some bonuses first, so that I can see the benefits of cooperation."
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Zaishi's muscles suddenly tensed up, and he felt an unprecedented danger. He jumped up like a cheetah, lifted the table in front of him and rolled several times on the open space in the hall. There were continuous bangs behind him, and Meng Zaishi jumped up, rolled and dodged several times.
He lifted up the long table to block the sword behind him.
At the same time, the whole banquet was in chaos. The generals of the Wei Dynasty drew their swords from the table, and the dancing prostitutes fled in panic, while the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty surrounded them from all sides of the hall. The southern barbarians who were admiring the beauties and drinking fine wine drew their swords, but they lost their strength and felt dizzy.
Meng Zaishi looked coldly and saw that the man holding the long sword and looking imposing was Yang Sanlang Yang Si. Yang Si was kneeling on an opened table, looking at him with a fierce look.
Meng Zaishi did not dare to be careless.
The other southern barbarians shouted, "You poisoned the wine! You are so insidious! You actually poisoned the wine during the peace talks!"
The words have not yet been spoken.
He was still kneeling in front of the plan he had just discussed with Meng Zaishi, looking at the chaos in the room. Yan Shang said calmly: "I don't understand what the barbarians are saying."
He ordered: "Kill——"
Meng Zaishi looked at Yang Si, saw him stand up, and saw the Wei soldiers surrounding them. Meng Zaishi laughed, "Great! It turns out that the Wei people are so unethical and are playing this trick."
Yang Si smiled: "We can learn from each other."
Meng Zaishi: "Is Yang Sanlang targeting me? Among all the people in this place, I may be the one who supports you the most."
Yang Si said casually, but also seriously: "Who made me only know you? I think... it would be better for our Wei Dynasty if a powerful person like you died. What do you think?"
Meng Zaishi: "What a coincidence. I also think it would be better for me, Wu Man, if you and Yan Erlang died."
Yang Si was still smiling, and Meng Zaishi was watching him smile. The two of them were smiling, but the light in their eyes was getting fiercer and fiercer. Then, caught off guard, they both jumped up at the same time, their bodies were as fast as lightning and leopards, and they attacked each other. The sword light illuminated their eyes——
"The battle that was not completed in Chang'an that day will be restarted today - let's see who will be the winner between you and me!"
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The lie of the Wei Dynasty's peace talks caused the Nanman to suffer heavy losses. Meng Zaishi fought desperately with several Nanman generals to escape from the Wei army camp. During the peace talks, half of the Nanman generals who went to negotiate died in the Wei army camp. King Ale was furious and launched an attack on Jiannan that day.
The war, which had been suspended for a month, resumed.
From this time on, the battle entered a period of intense intensity and endless struggle.
This period lasts for half a year.
Yang Siru grew up on the battlefield like a god of war. His military talent convinced the generals of Jiannan and they no longer dared to look down on him. Their commander Yan Shang also made these soldiers admire him. Yan Shang rarely intervened in the war and usually just listened to their generals' strategies.
Yan Shang blocked all the opinions and suggestions from the central government for them.
While the Hexi station was dragged into a whirlpool by the hub, the Jiannan battlefield was not affected by the hub at all.
And there is plenty of food and grass.
Yan Shang raised grain everywhere, borrowing grain from local nobles, wealthy people, and gentry. His wide range of friends made the soldiers of Jiannan admire him very much. Because Yan Shang not only borrowed grain, but also borrowed soldiers from the governors of neighboring states, such as Huainan, for Jiannan.
Everything is supplying the battlefield.
There were winners and losers at the beginning of the war, but as time went on, the natural problems on the Nanman side made it difficult for them - they were too poor.
They have to fight this war because they are poor, but they cannot afford it because of poverty.
Yang Si's military talent put Nanman under great pressure. Even if the battlefield in Hexi was stalemate, it could not relieve the pressure on Jiannan. Yanshang was as hard to break through as an iron barrel. The traps they left behind and Liu Wenji's power in the center could not penetrate Jiannan at all.
King Ale became more and more irritable, and he also understood more and more how correct Meng Zaishi's initial suggestion to assassinate Yan Shang was. What's the use of being able to fight a war? Being able to block all political attacks from the rear and let your soldiers fight freely is the real strength.
Unfortunately, the Nanman is no longer able to send someone to assassinate Yan Shang. Yan Shang rarely leaves the military camp and never goes to the battlefield... What can King Ale do?
The Nanman were dragged into this war. As the weather got colder, the Nanman's inability to adapt to the climate of Wei began to show. The Nanman began to fall ill, and more and more people fell in the army. They did not gain much advantage from the battlefield. This battle dragged into winter... The Nanman could not hold on at all!
In October of that year, seeing that his soldiers were becoming increasingly exhausted, King Ale knew that he could not go on like this.
But how can we let the Nanman admit defeat?
After much thought, it was more important to kill Yang Si on the battlefield, and it was more important to kill Yan Shang outside the battlefield. Once these two people died, the situation on the Jiannan battlefield could be reversed.
King Ramon of Ale discussed in the stone and said, "I plan to divide the troops."
Meng Zaishi had a blank expression on his face, thinking that if he divided his forces at this time, he would be courting death.
But King Ale immediately looked at him and said, "Divide the troops and attack Lingnan and Guangzhou."
Meng Zaishi's eyelids twitched slightly as he looked towards King Ale.
King Ale stared at him closely: "I have sent people to check. Before coming to Jiannan, Yan Shang was the governor of Guangzhou. Even to this day, his wife is still in Guangzhou, and his family is also in Guangzhou. I have checked Yan Shang's life, and I have to say that I underestimated him. But when I was checking these, I unexpectedly discovered that Yan Shang seemed to have a very good relationship with the princess."
Meng Zaishi remained expressionless.
King Ale: "If something happens to the princess, we can force Yan Shang to withdraw his troops from Jiannan to rescue her! We can definitely take advantage of his feelings for his wife! What do you think?"
Meng Zaishi said calmly: "Good idea."
He lowered his head and smiled: "Did the king send me to kill that princess?"
King Ale laughed and patted Meng Zaishi on the shoulder: "What I mean is that I want you to stay in the Jiannan battlefield and kill Yang Si for me. I will personally lead the troops to kill the princess. You and the princess have an old relationship, and I dare not let you kill your confidante."
Meng Zaishi chuckled: "It's just a past event from my youth. I have long forgotten her. The king underestimated me."
King Ale smiled at him half-heartedly, but he really didn't dare to let Meng Zaishi go to Lingnan. Late that night, they discussed a new military strategy. King Ale led part of the troops to retreat from Jiannan, then took the water route to attack Guangzhou, vowing to force Yan Shang to withdraw his troops from Jiannan.
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In Guangzhou city, the enemy attacked by water, and the governor of the city immediately came to find Mu Wanyao.
The governor was a little flustered. He had been training for half a year, but he didn't expect to see a day of real use. He hurried to the princess's mansion to find the princess. Mu Wan stood up, slowly waving a silk fan.
She said calmly, "Why are you panicking? It takes a thousand days to practice military exercises, but only a moment to deploy them. This princess is very good at predicting things, and I am here in person to command the troops. What are you afraid of?
"Call me—"
The sleeves of her clothes fluttered, and the lightning in the sky illuminated Mu Wanyao's eyes. She was cold and fierce, looking directly at the governor, who yielded and led the princess out of the palace to watch the battle on the main road.
"Your Highness is here in person. My men, fight for me!"
Mu Wanyao quietly looked at the neatly arranged ships and soldiers below. The war drums were beating, and the war flags were flying in the sky. The governor accompanied the princess to watch, and the sight of the soldiers' loud shouts shook the sky, making people's blood boil.
Mu Wanyao closed her eyes, her blood boiling in her heart and her skin burning: the battle to defend Guangzhou had finally begun.
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