Yun Wanwan certainly understood this feeling; it was truly unbearable, and it wasn't surprising that the border troops were acting this way. Prior to this, she and Rong Chengxuan had already made new arrangements for the border troops. While they wouldn't be needed for the war, they wouldn't be left idle.
When she heard the soldiers ask about this, she immediately said, "Prince An had already made arrangements for this. I didn't expect that despite all the haste, you guys couldn't wait any longer. We've been busy arranging food supplies recently, so we put your arrangements aside. I didn't expect you guys would keep this in mind."
After saying this, without waiting for the other party to ask, Yun Wanwan continued, "We have already conquered Shaping and Daxing. The army has set up camp in the southern suburbs of Daxing. However, the army still needs to advance, and the management of Shaping and Daxing will definitely be beyond their capabilities."
"Prince An's intention is to have the Left Guard select soldiers from the frontier army and send them to the two cities of Daxing and Shaping. The two cities we have captured must not be lost again. The task of defending the cities will fall on you. Of course, it's impossible for an army of 200,000 to go all at once. garrisons must still be stationed on the frontier."
"Whether you decide to go to Shaping or Daxing City is entirely up to you. If you want to stay at the border, then stay here. Prince An's 150,000 troops stationed here will soon be heading over to join him, so the final task of defending the border will still fall on you."
Yun Wanwan calmly recounted the matters she and Rong Chengxuan had already discussed. Hearing this, the 200,000-man frontier army finally felt motivated. While they weren't yet ready to fight, they were finally being used. And it was Prince An himself who had arranged this. For the first time, they felt like they weren't the ones Prince An had abandoned.
The soldiers' morale had gradually returned, and they were even a little eager to fight. Yun Wanwan was very satisfied with this, and before leaving, she repeatedly instructed Xiao Song to carefully screen those selected to go to Shaping and Daxing.
We need to first see if their physical fitness can adapt to the environment in the desert. If they can't, we can send someone else over. We also need to quickly catch all those people in the capital who have ulterior motives and are trying to take advantage of the situation.
Xiao Song agreed to all of this. As for the few remnants of General Yun's followers who had been captured at the outset, Xiao Song suggested court-martial for them, as a warning to the army and any who might still be tempted to make trouble. Yun Wanwan had no objection and, leaving all matters to Xiao Song, returned to Daxing City.
The crisis on the border was temporarily resolved. With the arrival of the border army, Rong Chengxuan was finally able to free up his hands to prepare for the attack on the third city of Western Zhou.
Rong Chengxuan summoned several of his subordinates to the big tent to discuss how to capture the third city. Xiao Song also brought the remaining 150,000 troops to Daxing City to meet up with Rong Chengxuan.
Rong Chengxuan wrote down a date. "I don't think the Western Zhou people will let us occupy two cities like this. They will definitely come back, and this date is the most likely date for them to attack the city."
Ge Zichen understood Rong Chengxuan's logic. After losing two cities in a row, the Western Zhou monarch would certainly not let it go. He would surely allow the commander, Jiang Younan, to find an opportunity to reclaim Daxing City. But he didn't understand why Rong Chengxuan was so certain the Western Zhou would choose the date he'd written to attack the city.
"Why is Your Highness so certain that the Western Zhou people will choose this day to attack the city?"
"I'll keep you in suspense for now. Go and prepare with the princess. If you don't believe me, I'll make a bet with you. If the Western Zhou people don't attack the city on that day, I'll promise you one thing, as long as it's not too extreme."
Yun Wanwan shared Ge Zichen's doubts. She couldn't understand why Rong Chengxuan was so sure the Western Zhou people would choose this particular day to attack the city, so she agreed immediately. "Well, Prince An, a gentleman's word is as good as gold. Now that you've spoken, you can't regret it. If the Western Zhou people really don't attack the city that day, you'll be at our mercy."
Rong Chengxuan raised his eyebrows, which was considered as his agreement. Now that he had said it, he naturally would not regret it.
When Yun Wanwan heard Rong Chengxuan had truly agreed, she knew he wouldn't go back on his word. She had been laying mines twenty miles outside the city, and had even assigned people to guard the area to prevent anyone from accidentally stepping on them.
Just as Rong Chengxuan had expected, Western Zhou launched an attack on September 20th. Yun Wanwan and Rong Chengxuan had just returned to the courtyard behind the prefectural mansion when they received the news from the spies.
Yun Wanwan, who originally thought that Rong Chengxuan was doomed to lose, had an expression on her face that was hard to describe when she heard that Jiang Younan's army had assembled and was about to set off for Daxing City.
Yun Wanwan glanced at the calm Rong Chengxuan standing aside and suddenly felt something was amiss. "Rong Chengxuan, did you already know this?"
Rong Chengxuan replied calmly, "Yes, and this time the Western Zhou army is likely to fight a desperate battle with us. It may be different from the Western Zhou army we have encountered before."
Yun Wanwan looked at Rong Chengxuan with suspicion. After all, even if the Western Zhou army wanted to fight them to the bitter end, they shouldn't have done so now. They should have waited until they reached the capital before engaging them in a decisive battle. Otherwise, wasting the entire nation's military might here would be fine if they won, but a loss would be a complete disaster.
In fact, what Rong Chengxuan said was not an exaggeration at all. The Western Zhou Dynasty sent an army of 300,000 to attack the city this time, which was more than the number of troops of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the allied forces combined. It can be seen that Jiang Younan really intended to take action this time.
But what if there are 300,000 troops?
Not to mention the south gate of Daxing City, they couldn't even get close to Beichen's camp in the southern suburbs.
There was a loud "boom boom" sound of thunder, and the vanguard troops of the Western Zhou Dynasty were blown to pieces in the blink of an eye, and the blood was almost flowing into a river.
Jiang Younan was in the rear, surrounded by a large force, and had not yet stepped on the minefield laid by Yun Wanwan and his men.
He watched everything happening in front of him from afar, and the rumbling sound kept ringing in his ears as if it was never over.
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