The First Tyrant of Daxia

Two whole days passed.

Every hour or so, the left camp would attack Xiangyang City.

The White Lotus Army had no time to rest at all. They were constantly running around and their spirits were in a tense state.

Especially during these two nights.

The overall condition of the White Lotus Army is already quite sluggish.

Yang Taian personally supervised the battle several times and ordered not to relax, so that they could maintain a high level of vigilance. No one knew whether Qin Yun would make a real attack in the next feint and directly attack the city.

On the morning of the third day, Qin Yun, who had had a good sleep in the main tent, walked out slowly.

After the frost and snow, the sun was warm in the army's camp.

He stretched.

He asked calmly, "How was last night?"

"Your Majesty, there were eight attacks in total, and the White Lotus Army responded in all eight attacks."

"Our army is unharmed." said Mr. Feng.

Qin Yun narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems that Yang Taian is not completely useless. He still has some ability to command the army."

"Pass the order down, continue the feint attack, and destroy the spirit and morale of the White Lotus Army!"

"Our soldiers have entered an infinite cycle."

"Yes!" Everyone nodded, showing great trust in him.

Qin Yun asked again: "Has Mu Le taken action? Have the other four cities started fighting?"

Feng Xin said: "Your Majesty, after you gave instructions two days ago, General Mu Le was invincible and captured the last small town last night."

"This Xiangyang City has become an isolated city."

Everyone was delighted to hear this. In just three days, His Majesty had achieved such results. Five cities had fallen, but four had been conquered in a row.

But the next second, Qin Yun poured cold water down mercilessly.

"Don't be too happy too soon. The garrisons of those four cities are less than 10,000. They are all rebellious local troops. The main force of the White Lotus Sect is not even here."

"Obviously, they are all in Xiangyang City."

"This Yang Taian is obviously a man who has read military books thoroughly and knows how to place his bets in the right place. His army of 100,000 is firmly defending Xiangyang, relying on the city walls. Without 200,000 troops, it would be impossible to take it down!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces quickly darkened and they were no longer complacent.

There was even some worry, because the imperial court did not dare to send so many troops to Yuzhou now, and could not afford the loss!

As we all know, siege is all about who has more people!

"Alas, it looks like Yang Taian is not going to leave the city to fight."

"One hundred thousand people don't dare to fight against 40 thousand of us. How cowardly!" Someone sighed, feeling unhappy.

Qin Yun narrowed his eyes and looked at the towering Xiangyang City in the distance.

"That's not necessarily true. Yang Taian will definitely take action. He can't just passively take the beating forever."

Some people wondered: "Why didn't he take action?"

“He almost watched as the other four cities were lost.”

Qin Yun narrowed his eyes: "Good question, it hits the point."

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!"

"I wonder what Yang Taian is waiting for, maybe he is planning a big move!"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and their eyes widened.

Big chess?

A dangerous smell was quickly revealed by Qin Yun, and everyone became more solemn.

Yes, Yang Taian doesn’t need to be so cowardly, he can even fight back.

But he just kept on guarding.

"Unfortunately, I can't guess his moves for the time being. I can only respond to changes by remaining unchanged." Qin Yun frowned and fell into deep thought.

What did everyone want to say?

suddenly.

A soldier came running over the fence in the snow.

"His Majesty!"

"The baggage train has all arrived."

"In addition, twenty students from the Martial Arts Hall, including Sun Zhongmou and others, also came to study with the army."

"May I ask, Your Majesty, whether you would like to receive me?"

Qin Yun waved his hand and said sternly: "No, Fengxin, you go and deal with it. Don't give them special care. Treat them like coolies and take them to the most dangerous places during the war!"

“If you want to achieve great things, you must first starve your muscles and bones and exhaust your skin.”

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Being a student in the Martial Arts Hall was originally a great honor, but being in the hands of His Majesty was really a double torture.

"Yes!" Feng Xin saluted and left.

At this time, the Jinyiwei rushed over again outside the army formation.

Qin Yun raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong again?"

The Jinyiwei half-knelt, his expression serious: "Your Majesty, after a discussion between the Imperial Capital Cabinet and Marshal Xiao, they sent someone to you."

Qin Yun was suspicious: "Who is it?"

"Yue Nu!" said the Jinyiwei.

Moon slave?

Suddenly, he was stunned.

I left in such a hurry that I even forgot about Yue Nu.

"Please come to the main tent immediately. She can probably help me break the deadlock!" Qin Yun's eyes flashed with light.

"Yes!"

Not long after.

Yue Nu was brought in. She was wearing a purple brocade robe with a collar embroidered with white mink. Although her round thighs were covered, they were still eye-catching.

Compared to before, she is so beautiful now, a real rich beauty.

But her delicate face still had an indifferent look, not aloof, but the kind of coldness that went deep into her bones!

When she saw Qin Yun again, a hint of resistance flashed in her eyes.

"Your Majesty." She bowed politely.

Qin Yun, wearing a cloak, broke off a piece of tea cake with his own hands and threw it into the boiling water in the stove.

He smiled and said, "Sit down and talk."

"Why, you don't seem to want to see me?"

Yue Nu looked straight ahead, and her attitude couldn't be said to be bad, but it definitely couldn't be said to be good either.

"Your Majesty, you are serious."

"I came to Yuzhou this time by the cabinet and Marshal Xiao to help you. The court and you have been very kind to me and my sister. How can I repay kindness with resentment?"

Hearing this, Qin Yun's hand that was pouring tea froze for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly.

This Yue Nu answered the question irrelevantly, but the subtext was that I, Yue Nu, came here only because I had to obey the orders, and I also wanted to repay the favor.

In the final analysis, he just doesn't want to see me, but because of his status, he puts it more tactfully.

He was not angry, but smiled and poured her a cup of tea.

He brought it to her and said, "I've been away for a few days. Is everything going well in the capital?"

Yue Nu glanced at the tea on the table and said with a hint of meaning: "Some are good, some are not."

Qin Yun raised his eyebrows: "Who is not good?"

Yue Nu said calmly, "Mu Ci."

Qin Yun frowned and walked forward worriedly: "Why is she not well? What happened?"

Hearing the anxious tone, Yue Nu felt a little uneasy, her beautiful eyes flickering.

But he still couldn't help but speak up for her: "She has a mental illness."

"This woman is very kind. She only has you in her heart. She builds the diagonal loom in the Imperial Workshop every day and night for you. Su Yan is pregnant, and the sales of clothes in the Trade Department also fall on her shoulders."

"During the Lantern Festival, she was so busy that she almost fainted several times."

Hearing this, Qin Yun froze, feeling a strong sense of guilt!

Yue Nu glanced at him and continued, "You don't know these things, right?"

"To put it bluntly, she did it all for you."

"But have you ever really cared about her? I'm afraid not. Even during the Lantern Festival, only the Queen expressed her condolences on her behalf."

"Do you know that she secretly cried several times, saying that she wanted to give birth to a child for you, but she couldn't even see you."

"She keeps making excuses for you, saying you're too busy, worrying about state affairs!"

"..."