Ding'an City was originally a city at the very edge of the northwest of the Qin State, once the Huo Family Army led by Huo Yelin was stationed, Huo Yelin went down the mountain at the age of fourteen, and coincidentally became the commander of the Northwest Army at the age of fifteen, in the five years that he guarded Ding'an City, the former Chu army could not set foot in the territory of Daqin, and the name of the God of War was everywhere, but when Pei Yuanxi's true identity was announced to the world, he openly led the 300,000 Huo family army in the northwest to surrender the Xia Kingdom unconditionally and surrendered to Ding'an City.

At the same time that the Huo family army withdrew, Han Baitao, the mighty general of the Xia Kingdom, was ordered to lead 300,000 Han family troops to station, and for more than a year, in addition to preparing for war, they continued the style of the Huo family army, reclaimed the surrounding fields and mountains, and were self-sufficient, until His Majesty the emperor's declaration of war was announced to the world.

Five days ago, the 300,000 Jingjia army led by Jing Boxiao Jing Xiran father and son arrived in Ding'an City, Han Baitao personally led his deputy generals to greet them, today, the 500,000 army led by the empress also arrived, Han Baitao and Jing Boxiao's father and son jointly led their deputy generals out of the city to greet, along with them were the iron-armored guards who withdrew from the battlefield of Qinan City a few days earlier.

"The Empress has arrived!"

From the border city of Xia Kingdom to Ding'an City, all the way is densely packed with soldiers of the Wei State, no matter how big Ding'an City is, it is impossible to accommodate a million soldiers, even the iron-armored guards are camped outside the city, accompanied by a unique shrill singing of eunuchs, the imperial guard shared by the emperor and empress appeared in their sight, from soldiers to officers, kneeling one after another when the imperial guard passed.

"Long live my emperor, long live long live, Lord Monarch Chitose Chitose Chitose!"

"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live the lord monarch..."

"Long live my emperor, long live ..."

Long live the three hu one after another, a million soldiers are huge, Pei Yuanxian and Shen Liang who are riding in the imperial guard are tightly linked, not long ago, they received news from the Nether Dark Guard, the emperor is going to cut off the food and grass of the Wei family army, at this time their mood is not good, plus the rush with the soldiers for several days, their faces are even more ugly.

At the same time, in Linping City, the closest to Ding'an City, Yang Tiancheng, the commander of the Yang Family Army, and Liao Pengcheng, the commander of the Liao Family Army, stood side by side on the city tower, and their eldest sons were located on both sides.

"Liao Shuai, Qin Yunxian Fufu seems to have arrived."

Faintly, they seemed to hear the voice of three hoorays, Yang Tiancheng's face was expressionless, but his heart was not untouched, who would have thought that the first emperor of the Mighty Imperial City, the king of Qingping, Pei Yuanxian turned into the emperor of the Xia Kingdom, or the orphan of the first prince, a veritable imperial eldest grandson, and now the army of the Xia Kingdom is coming to the city, fighting under the banner of redressing the grievances of the first prince Fufu and the former descendants, and they have become evildoers.

"yes, we should prepare for war."

Liao Pengcheng lowered his eyes and sighed slightly, and said firmly: "Yang Shuai, we will definitely block the army of the Xia Kingdom outside Linping City!"

 Once, he may have had a choice, but now, he has no choice, even if he dies in battle, he must stop the army of the Xia Kingdom.

"That's natural, but it's easier said than done."

Yang Tiancheng couldn't help but be stunned, and then sighed: "Although the Nether Dark Guard is still on the battlefield in the northeast, according to our spy report, the iron-armored guard has withdrawn to Ding'an City not long ago, and the Wei Family Army, they have been guarding the southwest for generations, not long ago the old general of the guard openly supported Qin Yunxian, who knows if they will sneak attack behind their backs, if they are attacked in the abdomen, I am afraid that the 500,000 army of you and me will be less fierce." 

There is a worse situation he did not say, the people are dedicated to Shen Liang, firmly believe that Shen Liang can bring them a stable and prosperous life, he has already made a disturbance before, lest they affect the hearts of the army, he has asked people to evacuate the people of Linping City and the two nearby cities, but the soldiers are also composed of the people, afraid that they will turn against each other, looking at the current situation, he can't help but wonder, Shen Liang has long foreshadowed today's scene, So in those years will they buy the hearts of the people at any cost?

If this is the case, how deep should his heart be in the city? Seven years ago, he was just a down-and-out little son who didn't even welcome his biological father.

"No, even if the Wei family supports Qin Yunxian, they will not intervene in this battle."

As long as the emperor does not do anything superfluous.

The rest of this sentence, Liao Pengcheng did not say it, their news channels are not as fast as the Nether Dark Guard, it is not known that the emperor cut off the food and grass of the Wei family army, the behavior of the Wei family army, the Manchu dynasty military generals are all aware and convinced.

"That's right, it's Ben Shuai who is too worried, Liao Shuai, let's go back and discuss how to fight."

What didn't happen, it was useless for them to discuss more, Yang Tiancheng turned sideways and gestured to please, the only thing to be thankful for now is that they are on the defensive side, even if the number is not superior, it is not so easy for the Xia Kingdom's army to break through the city.

The Empress did not stop at the city gate, but drove all the way into the marshal's mansion where Shen Dafufu once lived.

"Greeting the Empress, long live long live long live!"

The imperial guard stopped steadily at the gate of the marshal's mansion, and the accompanying Jing Xiran and others knelt down on one knee, and the soldiers standing outside followed closely, Pei Yuanxian took Shen Liang's hand and jumped off the imperial court, waving their hands to make them flat, Shen Liang looked up at the familiar and unfamiliar marshal's mansion: "I didn't expect that I would come a second time."

The first time, he didn't even have a chance to visit the Shuai's Mansion, his eyes were full of only his brother's injuries, more than a year ago he returned to Xia Kingdom through Ding'an City, because the Huo family army was going to evacuate, their carriage did not stop, this was the second time he really stepped into the Shuai's Mansion, compared to seven years ago, his state of mind did not know how many times calmer.

"Let's go inside."

"Hmm."

Pei Yuanxian hugged him into the marshal's mansion, the husband and husband were familiar with the road, Jing Boxiao's father and son and Han Baitao followed silently, as for Kaiyang Tianji and the others who also went out to meet them, they were already under the leadership of Tianshu, responsible for settling the 300,000 army brought by the empress concubine, and the 200,000 army was stationed in the border city of Xia Kingdom.

"Yang Peng, Ma sent a letter to Lei Zhen, let him temporarily use the grain and grass of the Nether Dark Guard to withstand the gap of the Wei Family Army, and the rhythm of the battle in the northeast must not be disrupted."

As soon as he entered the hall, Shen Liang immediately summoned Yang Peng and ordered, the dog emperor calculated that they could not watch the Wei family army cut off food and grass and give their lives in vain, that is, with the idea of being able to stop the northern country without spending a penny, and consuming them all, did he think that the country of Xia was the country of Qin? After years of accumulation, the Xia Kingdom's national strength is strong, and with the help of the Murong family and the Nether Dark Guard, it is simply a pipe dream to consume them before the battle is over!

"Xiran, you go and arrange it, let our logistics prepare the food and grass of the Northeast Wei Family Army."

Pei Yuanxian's face was still not good-looking, and he traveled a long way to the border pass, but he didn't expect that what awaited them was such a disgusting act of the dog emperor.

"Hmm."

Through the news transmission of the iron-armored guard, they already knew that the dog emperor calculated the Wei family army, although the Wei family army did not explicitly express its support for them, but after all, they were born and raised in the Qin country, and they were born as martial generals, and they could understand that the Wei family was, and it was impossible for any family to do better than them.

"Don't worry, the Lord Monarch is not without background, and the dog emperor's move is undoubtedly digging his own grave."

After Jing Xiran left, Jing Boxiao looked at Shen Liang and said, because of his son and daughter-in-law, he also knew that Shen Liang respected his grandfathers and uncles very much, and he also had a very deep relationship with the third generation of Wei Xu and others.

"Hongu is not worried, but disgusting."

Shaking his head, Shen Liang stroked his forehead, continuous hurrying, his tirednessIt is predictable, let the dog emperor be so whole, he even has the urge to violently destroy the Great Qin Jiangshan.

"Tired? Or you go to rest first, I'll let Xiao Zhuozi go over to accompany you, and leave it to Xu here." Ignoring

Han Baitao's instantly widened eyes, Pei Yuanxian reached over and held his hand, his face was full of distress, although his body has been well nourished in recent years, but it is obviously impossible to compare with them who have been practicing martial arts for many years and soldiers with rough skin.

"It's okay, I also want to understand the current situation, and now that I'm resting, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep again at night."

Raising his head and throwing him a soothing look, Shen Liang smiled lightly, and Yin Tao on the side bowed tentatively and said: "Lord Monarch, it's better for the slave to let people cook you some porridge."

In order to get to Ding'an City as soon as possible, he saw with his own eyes how the lord monarch rode on horseback like the soldiers, eating and sleeping in the open, and thought that he could have stayed in the palace to enjoy the blessings, but he ran to suffer this crime for the emperor and the people of the world, and he felt deeply distressed.

"It's okay, take the pen and ink."

Shen Liang did not refuse, after the two little eunuchs brought the pen and ink, Shen Liang took the pen and wrote a formula: "Add medicinal herbs to boil porridge according to the above method, and give it to the soldiers, which can effectively relieve fatigue."

"Yes, slave this is going."

Yin Tao took the formula and turned around and went out, Pei Yuanxian said uneasily: "Is it really okay?"

"Hmm."

There is something he can't force himself, Shen Liang smiled, and didn't say more, Pei Yuanxian nodded, and instructed him two more words before turning his head and saying: "What is the situation now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the Dog Emperor drew a part of the troops from the garrisons of various cities and formed an army of 300,000 people to Liao Pengcheng and his son, who had already arrived in Linping City last night, but according to the minister's past experience, the combat effectiveness of these 300,000 people cannot be compared with Yang Tiancheng's 250,000 army."

Han Botao was still shocked by how much their emperor had changed, and Jing Boxiao, who was accustomed to it, had already answered on his behalf, the combat effectiveness of the regular army of the Qin State was similar, of course, except for the Wei Family Army and the former iron-armored guard, they belonged to the regular establishment, but they were independent outside the establishment, but the soldiers stationed in various cities were delicate and lazy all year round, and some had never even been in battle to kill the enemy, and they seriously lacked combat experience, and their combat effectiveness was undoubtedly greatly reduced.

"Linping City, as well as its nearby Shenyang City, Hanyuan City, these three cities occupy the high ground, arranged in a corner trend, when the city was originally built, it was built as a defensive town, the side defending the city undoubtedly has a great advantage, it is not easy for us to capture them, 500,000 people are enough for them to connect the three cities in a line and echo each other."

The combat effectiveness of the soldiers is not the most important thing now, the most important thing is how to break through the first high wall in front of them, in terms of geographical location alone, it is extremely unfavorable for them, coupled with the limited terrain, they have millions of soldiers, but it is impossible to use them all, speaking of which, this is still the first line of defense of Daqin jointly created by the Holy Ancestor Emperor and the military god Fufu, but now it is their turn to break the city, It's ironic!