The tyrant empress is my wife, I am invincible and have been hiding

Yan Ziqi received Meng Ziming's order and did not dare to neglect it.

Although he was a general, he was well aware that although Meng Ziming was young, his methods were decisive and ruthless. Since he ascended the throne, the other two powerful ministers had been killed by him, leaving only him and Zhai Xuan.

Yan Zi got up and went to the Ministry of War, and gave an order directly, saying: "Convey the emperor's order, send Cai Su to lead an army of 100,000 to Heshui City as quickly as possible, and be ready to fight. You must pretend to attack the Great Wei Dynasty, but don't send any troops. Do you understand?"

"As ordered!"

An official from the Ministry of War quickly drafted the order and passed it on directly.

……

Ye Feng led his mighty army towards Yanyun County, with a gleam in his eyes.

As soon as he walked out of Jinling City, he sent out nearly a hundred scouts to the outside of Yanyun County and the area bordering the Great Wei Dynasty. He didn't know where the army sent by Lin Xiaoxiang would attack the Great Wei Dynasty from.

When the people of Changlin County saw Ye Feng leading the army to arrive, they all cheered with joy. Since Zhao Changlin was killed, the people of Changlin County no longer had hundreds of thousands of troops sucking their blood, and their lives became extremely good.

Inside the tent of the Central Army Camp, a map of the Song Dynasty was placed in front of him. He said slowly, "Where do you think the Wei Dynasty army will attack from? Ye County? Dongyun City? Or will they cross the Jinling River from Yunhai Port?"

Yang Zaixing frowned slightly and spoke first: "Your Excellency, I think Ye County should be eliminated first."

"Outside Ye County is the endless Nile Forest. There are many swamps in the forest, and poisonous snakes and insects are everywhere. If the army marches through it, I'm afraid they will suffer heavy casualties before they get out of the Nile Forest. The gains will not outweigh the losses."

Zhong Feihua also nodded. They were very familiar with Ye County.

When everyone heard about the Nile Forest, they all felt that what Zhong Feihua and Yang Zaixing said made sense. Crossing the Nile Forest to fight would really be a waste of time.

"According to what you said, the only way is to storm Dongyun City and pass through the bridge over the Jinling River? Or go from Yunhai Port and cross the Jinling River to attack Yanyun County?" Ye Feng frowned slightly. He did not rush to draw conclusions.

He had been in the Wei Dynasty for so many years, so naturally he had heard more or less about the Nile Forest. It was a world of poisonous snakes and insects, and it was very difficult to pass through it.

"Ok!"

Zhong Feihua and Yang Zaixing nodded.

"Sun Biao's 50,000-strong army is stationed in Dongyun City. Although Lin Xiaoxiang has sent out hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the city, there will be many casualties. The only option left is to cross the river from Yunhai Port and attack Yanyun County directly."

After Ye Feng finished speaking, he always felt that something was wrong.

He knew Lin Xiaoxiang's character very well. Since he sent Pang De and Tai Shi Zi, they were determined to win, so it didn't seem that simple.

"Order the army to set up camp where they are."

Ye Feng did not urge the army to move forward. The scouts he sent out would surely bring back news about the enemy as quickly as possible by sunset tomorrow.

"Do you think that the Lord of the State can really defeat the Wei Dynasty by leading a large army?"

"I heard that the Wei Dynasty is coming with great force, with hundreds of thousands of troops."

"Our Great Song Dynasty has been too weak in recent years. I'm afraid even the King of the State is powerless to save the situation."

Many people along the way saw Ye Feng leading a huge army and started talking about it. Everyone had a worried look on their face.

They all knew very well that once the army led by Ye Feng was defeated, they would all become prisoners or even slaves of a conquered nation.

……

Pingxi County, Shuixi City, the county magistrate’s residence.

In the middle of the meeting hall, there was a middle-aged man in a blue robe. He had a square face, a resolute expression, and worry between his brows.

"Everyone, recently I have received news that the army of the Western Shu Dynasty is heading towards our Pingxi County. What do you think?"

Cai Shao was Zhang Ling's favorite student. When he received Yu Shouren's transfer order to be the county magistrate of Pingxi County, he came to Pingxi County without any hesitation.

However, they did not expect that only half a year after arriving in Pingxi County, the army of the Western Shu Dynasty would be heading towards Pingxi County.

"My Lord, I think you don't have to worry. The Lord of the State has already made preparations. General Zhao Mu has stationed a large army in Hua County."

"Hua County is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The army of the Western Shu Dynasty will not be able to capture Hua County in a short time."

The official on the left is Mi Lin, the county magistrate’s assistant, who is mainly responsible for the security patrols of the entire Pingxi County, as well as regular soldiers.

"Master Mi, mobilize all the detectives and yamen runners in Pingxi County who are capable of fighting, form a reserve army, and hand it over to General Zhao Mu for management."

"The rest of the officials, no matter how senior or junior, will follow me to deliver food and supplies to the soldiers at the front."

"Recruit doctors from all over the county and form a team. If any soldier on the front line is injured, they will be treated immediately."

Cai Shao's eyes were solemn, he was still worried, and he continued to give instructions to the officials around him.

He knew very well that now that he had become the prefect of Pingxi County, he had the responsibility and obligation to ensure the safety of the people of the entire Pingxi County, and he must also ensure the supply of food and fodder for the soldiers on the front line.

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, when we first arrived in Pingxi County, we did obtain a lot of stored grain, but most of it was requisitioned by the Ministry of Personnel. As the autumn harvest was about to begin, we did not expect the Western Shu Dynasty to attack us. Once a war breaks out, I am afraid we can only hold out for a month at most."

The Pingxi County Ji Cheng, who was in charge of money and grain, said slowly.

"One month is enough. I don't believe that the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Western Shu Dynasty don't need military rations."

Cai Shao's face was filled with resentment. He never thought that the Western Shu Dynasty would dare to attack the Song Dynasty. This was a great shame and humiliation for him as a scholar.

"However, we all need to be prepared. The imperial court is in a difficult situation right now, and we will certainly not be able to withdraw food and fodder even if we report it to the court."

"We can only rely on ourselves. From now on, all our officials' homes must reduce unnecessary spending."

"Make preparations for both situations. Borrow grain from the people of Pingxi County and write an IOU. They will repay the principal and interest in the future." Cai Shao knew very well that no one could predict the situation of a war and how long it would take, so he had to be fully prepared.

"As ordered!"

Cheng Ji bowed to Cai Shao and accepted the order.

……

Hua County, on the hill directly ahead.

Zhao Long was wearing silver armor, holding a spear, riding a white warhorse, his eyes flashing with great fighting spirit and murderous intent.

In front of him stood thirty thousand Dayuan war horses, with strong limbs, bulging muscles, blazing eyes and majestic aura.

Next to each warhorse stood a cavalryman in armor, holding a cavalry sword in his hand, the blade flashing with a cold light.

"Brothers, the army of the Western Shu Dynasty will arrive in Hua County soon. The time for our light cavalry to show their might is about to come. Are you afraid?"

Zhao Long was filled with a strong fighting spirit. His cultivation had unknowingly broken through from the peak of the sixth-grade junior grandmaster to the seventh-grade junior grandmaster realm, and his strength had also been greatly improved.