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"As ordered!"

Upon hearing the solemn order, the scout quickly turned around and headed towards Yunzhou City, the capital of the Western Shu Dynasty.

"General, the fighting power of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty has improved a lot. When the King of Pingxi was guarding Pingxi County, those soldiers would hide as far away as possible when they saw our Western Shu Dynasty army attacking, and would not resist at all."

Wang Jian frowned. He had led a large army to sweep Hua County before, but he did not expect to encounter such stubborn resistance this time.

Now, even thousands of Taoists from Taizhen Mountain, which had not appeared in the Song Dynasty for many years, came down the mountain to participate in the battle. It was really shocking.

"I have fought with the defenders of the Song Dynasty twice, and every one of them came here intending to die on the battlefield." Yuan Tai, standing nearby, also echoed.

They thought that attacking the Song Dynasty would be an easy task, but they did not expect to encounter such fierce resistance.

"Why do you think there has been such a change?"

Zhuang Yan also frowned. Although he had not fought against the Song Dynasty for a long time, he had long heard about the Song Dynasty's weak combat effectiveness.

"It may be related to that state guardian. This person has been in the Song Dynasty for more than a year. He has fought wars in the south and the north and has managed the Song Dynasty in an orderly manner. The dynasty was originally falling apart, and now only the emperor's uncle, Prince Dongxuan, is left."

"Many soldiers feel that the Song Dynasty will not fall, so they will naturally fight to the death, instead of being oppressed by the princes as before."

Yuan Tai raised his eyebrows. He was really curious about Ye Feng.

He really couldn't imagine that a dynasty on the verge of extinction was saved by Ye Feng in this way.

"Humph! Even if Ye Feng has great abilities, he can't lead the Song Dynasty to defeat the attack of our three great dynasties in a short time."

"Order the army to rest and wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to send strong men to arrive. As long as we can contain Master Beichun, we can then charge into Hua County and easily seize the entire Pingxi County."

Zhuang Yan snorted coldly, his face full of anger.

……

On the other side, the Hua County government office.

After Zhao Mu took the Dragon-Tiger Pill, his weak body recovered quickly and his face was no longer so pale, but his expression was very ugly.

Although he knew that more than 4,000 Taoists from Mount Taizhen had come to support him, he was very clear that the Western Shu Dynasty would also definitely send strong men.

The most important thing is that after the previous fighting and battles, he only had less than 60,000 soldiers left. Zhao Long's cavalry numbered 7,000 to 8,000, not counting the soldiers who were seriously injured and unable to continue to participate in the battle. In total, he only had more than 70,000 soldiers who could fight.

"Boss, if the Western Shu Dynasty makes a comeback again, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist." Chu Yuxin's face looked ugly. The 20,000 soldiers under his command suffered heavy losses, and now there are only more than 7,000 left.

"The 300,000 troops sent by the Western Shu Dynasty are all elite, well-trained, and very powerful. Our forces will decrease in number, and it will be almost impossible to continue ambushing the enemy. It will become increasingly difficult to compete with them."

Fang Ziqiang was not much better off. Of the 20,000 troops under his command, only 8,000 soldiers were left. It was extremely difficult for him to fight against an enemy force that was several times larger than his own.

"Can we ask the court to send troops for support?"

Cai Chengping looked at Zhao Mu.

Zhao Mu smiled bitterly and said slowly: "If the court still had troops available, they would have sent them to support us long ago."

"Our Great Song Dynasty is fighting on three fronts, and our military strength is already stretched to the limit. We also don't have as many strong men as other dynasties."

"However, even so, as long as we can delay the enemy for one day, we can buy one day for the Song Dynasty."

"I believe that the Lord of the State will definitely find a way to defeat the enemy. No matter which side of us defeats the enemy, we can quickly rush to the other side to help. Then we may be able to win a great victory."

Zhao Mu had no confidence in his heart. The only person who gave him hope was the King of the Nation, Ye Feng.

"Tell the brothers to rest quickly to prevent a surprise attack by the enemy."

Zhao Mu did not continue to talk to Chu Yuxin and other deputy generals. Now he could only strengthen his belief, delay time, and stop the Western Shu Dynasty from occupying Pingxi County.

……

Yunzhou City, inside the imperial palace.

Liu Xie sat beside the dragon throne. He looked at the Minister of War Shang Wei and said, "Sir Shang, what's going on? General Zhuang hasn't taken over Pingxi County yet?"

He originally thought that with an army of 300,000, Zhuang Yan could capture the entire Pingxi County in ten days at most. Now half a month has passed, and there is still no news of victory from the front line, which really makes him angry. You know, there are many officials in the Western Shu Dynasty who do not support this war.

Even the Prime Minister Pang Mingtong, who was standing in the court at this moment, did not agree with the original decision to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty.

"Your Highness, I received news from General Zhuang three days ago that he will attack Hua County with all his strength and seize Pingxi County. I think he will almost take it."

Shang Wei walked to the center of the court and bowed. As the Minister of War, he was a proponent of war and was now very anxious.

"Sir Shang, the news I received is that General Zhuang's army suffered a great loss in the first battle. If they want to attack Hua County by force, I'm afraid the losses will be great."

Pang Mingtong's ugly cheeks trembled, and there was anger in the depths of his eyes. As the prime minister of the Western Shu Dynasty, he did not agree to attack the Song Dynasty. But Liu Xie was eager to make merit, so he wanted to send troops to attack. Now that the siege has been going on for a long time, the food and grass consumed by hundreds of thousands of troops every day is a huge number.

"Report! Repay!"

At this moment, a hurried voice was heard outside the court.

The man looked exhausted. He quickly came to the court and bowed to Liu Xie, saying, "Your Highness, something bad has happened. Fei Deng, the Minister of Rites we sent to the Qingyuan Dynasty, has been killed by the emperor of the Qingyuan Dynasty. He also sent people to warn us that if we dare to meddle in the affairs of the Qingyuan Dynasty again, they will take the opportunity to attack our Xishu Dynasty."

"Ah...what? My nephew was killed?"

Upon hearing this, Fei Wei's face was filled with grief and indignation. He had originally sent Feiden to gain credit, but now he was killed by the enemy.

"Master Fei, it is absolutely true. Someone saw Master Fei Deng's head and 20,000 Dayuan war horses in the area bordering the Western Shu Dynasty. It is said that the emperor of the Qingyuan Dynasty wanted to give them to the emperor of the Song Dynasty to show his friendship."

The messenger said to Fei Wei.

"This is too much! This is too much! Even when the two armies were fighting, they didn't kill the envoys. The Qingyuan Dynasty acted rashly, which is really a provocation to our Xishu Dynasty."

As the Minister of Rites, Fei Wei has been to countless places, and people generally would not kill envoys, but he did not expect the Qingyuan Dynasty to do such a thing!