Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

After Chu Ning confirmed the situation in Lancheng, he immediately deployed troops there.

However, the border cannot be without defense. Leaving behind 10,000 troops can prevent a sudden attack by the Qin army.

After making preparations, the army marched towards Lan City in a mighty manner.

On the other side of the Qin army camp, Sima Cuo stood on his horse and watched the Chu army retreat.

The deputy general on the side was unwilling: "General, it is really unacceptable to let them go like this!"

Sima Cuo said indifferently, "It doesn't matter if I am unwilling. His Majesty has already ordered to reward General Montaigne, and he won't let us take action."

"But……"

"Okay, no need to say more!"

Sima Cuo interrupted the deputy general who was about to speak with a cold voice: "Your Majesty has your own plans. Don't act on impulse and ruin your majesty's plan."

"Pass the order down. No one is allowed to leave the barracks without my order. Anyone who disobeys will be punished by military law!"

Although the deputy general was unwilling, he could only bow and salute: "I obey your orders!"

But after the deputy general turned and left, a sneer appeared on Sima Cuo's cold face.

He knew very well that his emperor would never let it go after suffering such a huge loss.

There will definitely be more competition between the two sides next!

However, the next battle may not be on the battlefield, but in politics.

As a frontline general, he would naturally not ruin the emperor's plan at this critical moment.

Although no one knows how the emperor plans to deal with Chu Ning, it will definitely be more dangerous than a direct confrontation on the battlefield.

Following his order, all the Qin troops retreated into the barracks, showing no signs of leaving.

At this time, Chu Ning, who was leaving with his troops, also received a report from the cavalry.

"Your Highness, there is no sign that the Qin army will leave the camp to pursue our army!"

Chu Ning couldn't help but shook his head when he heard this: "It seems that Qin is still very cautious and did not launch a surprise attack because our army left."

Chu Kuang at the side couldn't help but laugh and said, "Nothing can escape the control of Eighteenth Brother. If they chase after them, they will definitely fall into the trap you set."

"They are lucky to have escaped. It seems that my sword will not be able to drink blood today."

This made Ran Ming behind him chuckle: "I didn't expect that His Highness Thirteenth Prince is so belligerent. I'll have a fight with you if there's a chance."

The smile on Chu Kuang's face suddenly disappeared.

Are you kidding? How dare he compete with Ran Ming?

That's a humanoid killing god. Not only is he extremely powerful, he also likes to blow other people's heads off.

Just think about competing with such a person, who wouldn’t be scared?

Chu Kuang gave a rare smile: "We are about to capture the capital of Yan State. Now is not a good time to spar with each other. Let's talk about it when we have free time."

He would rather spar with Zhao Yu than with Ran Ming.

After all, Zhao Yu would let him go, but Ran Ming wouldn't.

Chu Ning, who was standing by, rarely saw Chu Kuang being humiliated, and couldn't help but laugh.

Soon, in a happy atmosphere, everyone rushed towards Lan City.

Since the Qin army on the border does not dare to attack, there will probably be no movement in the short term.

Even if there is movement, with 10,000 soldiers, they can hold out for a while.

This period of buffer is enough for Chu Ning and others to take over Lancheng.

Chu Ning led his army and advanced forward with confidence. After several days of marching, they finally arrived at Lancheng on this day.

Feng Anguo, who had received the news in advance, had already lined up his troops and was waiting outside the military camp.

The mighty military power formed a powerful momentum, shocking the Yan soldiers watching on the city wall.

Although they didn't know why the Chu army formed their battle array, they still reported the matter.

When the Emperor of Yan heard the news, he was shocked and immediately sent people to strengthen vigilance.

It was not until near noon that a large number of soldiers and horses appeared outside the city, rushing towards them in the wind and dust.

Feng Anguo, who had been waiting for a long time, brightened his eyes and said loudly: "Everyone cheer up!"

The Yunzhou soldiers immediately straightened their heads and chests, as if waiting for inspection.

Soon, Chu Ning came on horseback with his men.

Feng Anguo bowed and said in a clear voice: "Greetings to the two Your Highnesses!"

The soldiers behind him shouted in unison: "Greetings to the two Your Highnesses!"

Chu Ning looked at the crowd, who were full of murderous aura and high spirits, and laughed loudly, "No need to be polite!"

"You have fought fiercely against the Yan army in Yunzhou and have made great contributions. When I take over the capital of Yan and completely control Yan, I will report to my father and reward you according to your merits after returning to the court."

"In addition, after conquering the Kingdom of Yan, I will return to the court to accept the crown prince's enthronement ceremony, and I will also bring some generals back to be rewarded."

When these words were spoken, everyone was delighted.

Taking some generals back to reward them is equivalent to treating them as one's own people.

It turned out that they had always belonged to the faction of the former general, and they thought that Chu Ning would settle accounts with them after becoming the prince.

But now it seems that Chu Ning not only has no intention of settling accounts with them, but instead treats them as his own people.

This scene made everyone very excited, and they immediately cheered: "Thank you, Your Highness the King of Chu!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "Okay, everyone go down and rest. After three days, we will launch a general attack."

He turned to look at Feng Anguo and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work over the past year, Lord Feng."

Feng Anguo quickly replied: "It's not hard to serve the country. But Your Highness has caused such a big stir in Qin this time. I'm afraid some people in the country are ready to make a move."

Chu Ning laughed: "It doesn't matter, as long as I conquer Yan State, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks I have, they will pale in comparison to the achievement of destroying a country."

Seeing that Chu Ning was well prepared, Feng Anguo said no more and gestured with his hand: "Your Highness has come from afar and must be tired on the journey. I have prepared a banquet. Please come and enjoy it."

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "Everyone, please follow me."

At the command, the soldiers went to rest, and the main generals followed Chu Ning into the commander's tent.

There were several small tables inside, each with some food and wine on it.

Chu Ning and Chu Kuang sat side by side at the front seat, and everyone started eating and drinking.

Feng Anguo was introducing the situation of Lancheng to everyone.

Currently, there are only about 8,000 defenders in Lancheng, but there are still 5,000 imperial guards in the palace, and the Emperor of Yan has recently sent people to conscript able-bodied men, so many young people have been forced to go up to the city walls to defend.

However, these people are not sufficient evidence. The ones who are truly capable of fighting are the eight thousand people and the five thousand imperial guards.

With these people and the tall walls of Lan City, if we attack by force, we will definitely lose a lot of soldiers.

This is also the reason why Feng Anguo only laid siege and had no intention of launching a violent attack.

Chu Ning nodded slightly after listening to this: "Master Feng's strategy is correct. We really can't attack by force!"

Turning to look at Su Tingmei who was holding a feather fan, he asked with a smile: "Mr. Su, do you have any good ideas?"

Su Tingmei smiled and said, "Attacking the city is inferior, attacking the heart is superior. If we can make the people in the city panic, and then promise them great benefits, they will definitely open the city gates on their own initiative!"

This is an idea already!

Chu Ning laughed: "It seems that you and I have the same idea. In this case, let Mr. Su take care of this matter!"

After all, Su Tingmei was the general's former man. If you want to make him completely loyal, you have to give him some credit.

Therefore, this battle was given to Su Tingmei to command in order to win people's hearts.

"As you command!" Su Tingmei was somewhat moved and stood up and saluted to receive the order.