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Under the moonlit White Tiger Mountain, fierce fighting continued, and all kinds of flickering flames foreshadowed the cruelty of this fight.

In a blink of an eye, the two hours that Zhao Gongming had mentioned were about to pass.

Inside the central army tent, a group of lieutenant generals began to issue orders, asking their respective troops to prepare to withdraw from Baihu Mountain.

Even though Zhao Gongming felt reluctant, he had no choice but to start packing his luggage.

However, it was at this time.

Zhang Chunlei suddenly appeared in the central army tent with two personal soldiers.

At the same time, two bodyguards were escorting a man in black.

"Sir, we have found out that the troops blocking the exit of White Tiger Mountain are reinforcements from the Dune Kingdom!"

As Zhang Chunlei spoke, he lifted the turban of the man in black, revealing the blond hair and blue eyes underneath.

Upon seeing this, all the officers and generals present couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on their faces.

The battle continued until now, and they finally learned the identity of the enemy.

Unexpectedly, the opponent turned out to be the troops of the Dune Dynasty!

Zhao Gongming was the only one present, and on the surface, he still appeared calm and composed.

"It's indeed these guys."

After a moment, Zhao Gongming nodded thoughtfully.

Not long after the battle began, he already had some vague guesses in his heart.

According to common sense, the 380,000 barbarian troops in the Northeast would never appear in the Baihu Mountain area at this time.

According to the information they received from the Tuoba tribe, the various tribes on the Mobei grasslands were no longer able to send reinforcements to support the northeastern battlefield.

In other words, the origin of this army that suddenly appeared in the Baihu Mountain area is likely to be other than a barbarian army.

The biggest possibility is that it could only be the Dune Dynasty troops from the north!

"My Lord, what should we do now?"

Zhang Chunlei asked immediately afterwards.

"Take this man out and chop him up, the frontline troops immediately withdraw from the battle, the front army becomes the rear army, the rear army becomes the front army, the main army immediately withdraws from White Tiger Mountain!"

After confirming the identity of the enemy, Zhao Gongming decided not to waste any more time with them!

……

Time gradually came to dawn.

When Zhao Gongming's army in Baihu Mountain was retreating in an orderly manner.

On the other side, Xia Yun, who was on his way to Ulan City, received the latest information from Xiao Yan.

"General, the Ninth Prince just sent someone to deliver an urgent report. Ji'an City has been recaptured by our army, but when the troops were cleaning up the battlefield, they found wounded soldiers from the Dune Kingdom in the city!"

Qin Tianye hurriedly found Xia Yun and began to report.

On the chariot, Xia Yun, who had just woken up from a dream, disappeared instantly with his sleepy look.

Instead, there was a gloomy look.

"What a good way to strike first. I haven't even started to attack the Dune Kingdom yet, but they've already sent out their troops!"

Xia Yun snorted coldly, his words filled with cold murderous intent.

Things turned out just as he had guessed. The irrational actions of the barbarian troops in Ji'an City were precisely because the Dune Dynasty had already sent troops!

"In this case, I'm afraid that Wulan City has now fallen into the hands of the barbarians."

Qin Tianye said with a worried look on his face.

"No problem! Order all tanks to go full throttle and rush to Ulan City at full speed!"

Xia Yun no longer hesitated.

Even though a great battle was waiting for them, Ulan Zeng had hundreds of new-time tanks and 20,000 automated troops under his command.

He has full confidence that he can take over the entire Ulan City in one fell swoop!

……

In the blink of an eye, another day has passed.

Early in the morning of that day, when the three armies on the northeast battlefield were marching quickly.

Hundreds of kilometers away in the capital city, a silent storm suddenly broke out in the court.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Grand Marshal Xia Yun sent someone back to the capital to write a letter requesting to send troops to the Shaqiu Dynasty. May I ask Your Majesty if this is true?"

"The Shaqiu Dynasty and our Daliang Dynasty do not interfere with each other. For so many years, the two sides have kept to themselves. How can we let the two countries go to war because of the Grand Marshal's thoughts? Your Majesty, please issue an order immediately to stop the Grand Marshal's rash actions!"

"Your Majesty, our Daliang Dynasty has just experienced the war against the Japanese invaders and is now engaged in a fierce battle with the barbarian troops. If we easily declare war on the Dune Kingdom, it will surely put our Daliang Dynasty in danger!"

At the morning court session, the courtiers who had just finished the ceremony between the emperor and his subjects, followed by one of them taking the lead, the rest spoke up one after another.

Almost everyone's face showed loyalty to the country.

What's more, some even shed tears on the spot, as if they were giving advice to the country without any punishment!

Sitting on the dragon throne, the empress had a gloomy look on her face.

The news still leaked out.

After receiving the joint petition from Xia Yun and the other two that day, she had no intention of making the matter public.

She could also foresee what Xia Yun could foresee.

How could she not know that once the civil and military officials in the court learned of the impending war against the Dune Kingdom, it would inevitably attract countless doubts and objections.

But after all, there are many people in the capital city and many eyes are on the city.

"Your Majesty, I also think that it is inappropriate to rashly go to war with the Dune Dynasty."

"Our Daliang Dynasty has been at war for years. Now is the time to cultivate ourselves and accumulate national strength."

"Once the war between the two countries begins, the people of our Liang Dynasty will inevitably be dragged into the quagmire of war again. By then, even if our army can win, it will not help our national strength."

Xu Jinsong spoke immediately afterwards, and his face was calm and composed, without any sign of abnormality.

His words immediately aroused the echoes of the officials present.

The atmosphere in the court became increasingly tense.

"enough."

After the quarrel lasted for a few minutes, the empress shook her head.

The noisy sounds in the court quickly quieted down.

"Do you know why I decided to use military force against the Dune Dynasty?"

"That's because the Dune Dynasty was behind this great war between the northern barbarians!"

"If not, how could the barbarians mobilize 780,000 soldiers?!"

The empress spoke one after another, her voice was sonorous and powerful, and her sharp eyes swept over the ministers present.

"They are determined to destroy us. One day, the Dune Kingdom will lead its army here first! Instead of passively counterattacking at that time, it is better for our Daliang Dynasty to strike first!"

The empress continued to speak, her voice containing a tone that brooked no room for argument.

However, at this time, the emotions of the civil and military officials in the court had already been aroused. How could they listen to the empress's explanation?

Therefore, as soon as the empress finished speaking, voices of persuasion and remonstrance were heard again from the officials.

"Our Great Liang Dynasty is the Celestial Empire, and our army is the army of kings. Even if the Dune Kingdom leads its army to invade us one day, our army of kings can still defeat the invading enemy!"

"Your Majesty, please do not waste military and national affairs because of a momentary preference! I beg Your Majesty to issue a golden medal as soon as possible, and order the Grand Marshal to withdraw his troops immediately after annihilating the barbarian troops, and not to march into the Dune Kingdom!"

"..."