The war has begun!

Whether Dongyue and Beiqi were in cahoots or were in the same nest, they both loudly announced to the world their determination to attack the Southern Shu Kingdom.

Emperor Shuntian personally appointed generals, selected 200,000 soldiers, and led the army to the battle. In the Southern Shu Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong, who had just abdicated, was still in charge.

Emperor Shuntian personally led the expedition, which was not only a firm counterattack against the invasion of Beiqi by Dongyue, but also a sign of the determination to break the existing rigid situation and lead the Three Kingdoms into a new chapter in the glorious history of the long-term existence of the three powers.

Emperor Shuntian's expedition was more like a shining flame, burning with hope for change and progress, and vowing to push the wheel of history towards a more prosperous future.

Although the Southern Shu Kingdom had not seen a war for decades, the amount of money the imperial court spent on the military was increasing day by day.

Not only the soldiers in the army, but also the people's morale remained high. At first, when they heard that they were going to go to war, they were still a little dazed, but when they saw that the royal family was as stable as a rock and Emperor Shuntian was leading them, their morale boosted and they didn't seem to be afraid at all.

The expedition was scheduled for the next day at 11:00 a.m. The imperial court also rushed 800 miles to redeploy the cities near the borders of Dongyue and Beiqi, and the city gates, especially the East Gate and the North Gate, were guarded by twice as many troops as before.

The total number of Dongyue and Beiqi troops this time is about 150,000, but the two countries have been fighting for many years, and they are familiar with each other's fighting style. If they suddenly unite, their actual combat capabilities cannot be underestimated. Therefore, Su Yi did not take it lightly, but increased the number of enemy troops by 50,000.

On the day of military review, Mu Jin also participated in the war arrangements of Su Yi and the Nan Shu generals. Every step of the plan was not only to completely drive Dongyue and Beiqi out of the Nan Shu territory, but also to annex Dongyue and Beiqi together to eliminate future troubles.

It seems that this war is not as simple as the people of Nan Shu thought. Dong Yue and Bei Qi have mobilized the entire country to attack Nan Shu with great momentum. Su Yi and Mu Jin don't believe that they have no backup plan. It is obviously not an easy task for Su Yi to repel them and annex the two countries.

Soon it was the hour of Mao on the day of the expedition. After the three armies had finished their sacrifice, it was already late autumn morning. The cold wind blew on everyone's neck, which made them more energetic. A thin layer of white frost had formed on the ground, which was trampled into the mud by the horses' hooves.

The streets and the official roads outside the city of Bianliang were crowded with people who came to see off their relatives and friends, while the army marched in an orderly manner in their respective directions.

Su Yi and Mu Jin led the troops in the front, and when they looked back, the expressions of the soldiers and civilians were different. Some old men wiped their tears with their sleeves and watched their grandchildren slowly go away. Some old men showed expressions of pride and satisfaction because their sons and grandsons brought glory to the country.

The horses under Su Yi and Mu Jin looked at the high morale scene and couldn't help but circle in circles excitedly, as if they were more eager than their masters to get to the battlefield and fight side by side with the soldiers.

Su Yi turned around and looked at Mu Jin with a curved lip: "Are you scared?"

"Afraid?" Mu Jin rolled his eyes at Su Yi and said, "If you don't hurry up, I'll beat you until you're scared!"

Hearing Mu Jin's words, Su Yi laughed happily. The soldiers nearby didn't know why their emperor was laughing, but laughing was always a good thing. Those who heard it couldn't help but curl up the corners of their lips and laughed along.

The morning breeze blew gently, bringing a hint of coolness, ruffling their hair a little.

The road to Dongmen Pass is long and far, but Mu Jin is extremely anxious and wants to spur his horse and whip it immediately just to see his father and brother as soon as possible.

However, Su Yi was worried that her body could not withstand such hard work, and kept reminding her that the soldiers would not be able to bear it, so she had to slow down her pace repeatedly.

It took less than half a month to cross the mountains and reach the East Gate of Southern Shu. With such a large team, it was much faster than the usual marching speed.

It is common sense that when family members reunite, they should miss each other endlessly and have difficulty expressing their deepest feelings.

However, with a powerful enemy at the doorstep, Mu Jin and Mu Weihou and his son had no time to exchange pleasantries, but instead quickly plunged into intense preparations for war.

Before Su Yi arrived, the Mu family army had been guarding the East Gate Pass and was determined not to go out to confront the enemy forces of the two countries head-on.

Although the enemy racked their brains and used all their tricks, they were still unable to force the soldiers of Southern Shu to step out of the city gate.

They tried various methods, including provocation and insults, throwing stones, arson attacks and climbing the city walls, but all these strategies were useless and they were unable to capture the East Gate Pass which was tightly guarded by Mu Weihou.

Outside the East Gate, the enemy's shouts and curses were heard, but the Mu family soldiers on the city wall did not respond. Su Yi and Mu Jin followed Mu Weihou and his son to the city wall.

Several people looked at the dense enemy troops in the distance and made secret calculations in their hearts.

Outside the city wall, a familiar man was sitting on a tall horse and cursing at Mu Weihou on the city wall. He was spitting and cursing intermittently with some obscene words.

"Mu family waiter! You colluded with Beiqi before, which was detrimental to Dongyue. When Dongyue and Beiqi joined forces, you turned around and surrendered to Nanshu. I'm afraid that the name of fence-sitters is not because of your Mu family. If you Mu family still have some blood in your heart, you will go out of the city and fight with me."

The person who was cursing was Huang Xin, the newly promoted general of Dongyue. He kept spewing obscenities, causing Mu Jin to frown.

She turned to Mu Yan beside her and said, "Brother, please ask someone to lend me Ajin's bow and arrows."

Mu Yan smiled and asked his men to bring a bow and arrow to Mu Jin. "Don't be upset, Jin. It's normal for both sides to curse each other on the battlefield. If you are angry and respond, it will make him succeed. If you do nothing, he will be angry. When they are tired of cursing, they can't do anything to us, so they will go back."

"Besides, at this distance, even Daddy would have a hard time hitting it. Huang Xin is not stupid. He has measured the position he is standing in accurately."

"I just can't stand it. Our Mu family has been severely hurt by such a villain's malicious words! Even if I can't hit the target, I can't get rid of the hatred in my heart until I shoot this arrow!"

After Mu Jin finished speaking, he drew his bow and arrow and aimed at Huang Xin who was sitting on horseback outside the city wall. The soldiers surrounding Huang Xin immediately picked up their shields and covered Huang Xin tightly.

Seeing that the Dong Yue soldiers under the city wall were in some chaos, she raised the corners of her mouth slightly and shot an arrow. Her arrow was as fast as lightning and penetrated the shield in front of Huang Xin.

The arrow was only an inch away from Huang Xin's forehead, as if it would pierce through his head in the next moment.

Huang Xin was terrified and his face turned pale. He immediately turned around and fled with the soldiers who had come to quarrel with him.

He couldn't understand how a woman like Mu Jin could have such superb archery skills.

But he felt fortunate in his heart, thinking that his ancestors were probably kowtowing to the King of Hell in the underworld today, otherwise he would have become the soul killed by Mu Jin's arrow today.

Mu Jin returned the bow and arrow to Mu Yan and sneered: "Humph, you think you can speak so arrogantly and insult my Mu family with such a villain?"

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