"Your Majesty, the Southern Army has taken control of the southern states, and the Northern Army is advancing smoothly, but the supply of food and fodder is always intermittent." The Minister of Military Affairs came out to report.
The peerless empress Qin Youlian just nodded faintly.
"How's the Western Route Army doing? They've been gathering for over a month now. When does General Li plan to march into Yunzhou?"
"Your Majesty, we received a report from the Western Route Army yesterday. General Li plans to capture Taoyuan City first, and then use Taoyuan City as a base to gradually recapture Yunzhou." The Minister of Military Affairs continued.
"Taoyuan City? Isn't it Taoyuan County?" The empress's charming face was full of confusion. According to the name of Dayan, only the provincial capital is called a city.
At this time, Song Yuan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the thieves who occupied Taoyuan County have changed it into Taoyuan City, and have appointed themselves the city lord. They no longer use the official system of the Great Yan Dynasty."
Old Lin's heart trembled when he heard this. Is this bastard going to become independent?
The Empress's face darkened upon hearing this. "Arrogant thief, send a message to General Li and order him to recapture Taoyuan County as soon as possible and bring all the traitors there to justice."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. The old general has already dispatched 50,000 troops to Taoyuan. He should be reporting back within the next day or two."
Hearing this, the empress's expression looked slightly better, but she glanced at Old Lin who was silent with his eyes closed.
Lin Zhengye was an able minister who arranged all government affairs in an orderly manner. However, he opposed the military attack on Taoyuan some time ago.
She also heard that Lin Zhengye's two daughters had an unclear relationship with the Taoyuan thief.
Although he had doubts about whether Lin Zhengye was in cahoots with the imperial court, with his current secret guards, he was not afraid that he would do anything to harm the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, here is the military report of the Western Army's 800-mile journey." Just as the empress was thinking about something, a eunuch came in holding a scroll of reports.
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