The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

When it comes to gathering intelligence and playing dirty tricks, who is better than the ruthless scholar Jia Xu?

"Your Highness, I am willing to serve you!"

Hearing this, Jia Xu said without hesitation.

"Very good, in that case, I'll leave this matter to you!"

"Regardless of manpower or financial resources, just tell me what you need."

Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction, then spoke seriously.

"I accept the decree."

Jia Xu bowed and said.

........

at the same time

Beiting, Changhe City.

Inside the commander's residence, Li Chenglin was sitting in the first seat, his face looking frighteningly gloomy.

The Beiting generals standing on both sides of him all lowered their heads and remained silent.

The whole house is filled with a depressing atmosphere

Li Yuanchong's defeat caused huge losses to Beiting.

Especially before they could digest and absorb this news, Huluan took new action and sent troops across the border to occupy the northern grain-producing area.

Half of Beiting’s food supplies come from there. If it cannot be recaptured, Beiting’s food supply will immediately be in trouble.

But the key point now is that facing the aggressive Hulun side, Beiting can't think of any countermeasures.

After Li Yuanchong was defeated, only 5,000 cavalry were left in Beiting.

Outside the city, Hulan's 7,000 cavalrymen were watching covetously.

Five thousand against seven thousand, there is obviously no chance of winning.

If even the last 5,000 cavalry were wiped out, it would be completely over and Beiting would completely lose its mobility.

Although there were still 30,000 infantrymen, on the grassland, the infantrymen could only be crushed and slaughtered by the cavalry.

So in the current situation, Beiting is essentially trapped.

"General, I believe our army should still attack."

After a long silence, Deputy General Zhang Wenzhong stepped out.

"I agree with General Zhang's opinion."

"Considering the enemy's large number of cavalry, our army can fight with a mixed cavalry and infantry, which will ensure safety."

The deputy general** echoed.

"I know what you're thinking, but no."

"Even if the cavalry and infantry can compete with the enemy, what about our logistics? Should we rely on the infantry to transport food?"

"Once we lose our logistics, our army will undoubtedly be defeated," Li Chenglin said decisively.

"What should I do then?"

"Are we going to just sit there and watch Hulan swallow up the northern region?"

"That's right! We can't just sit there and wait for death."

"I believe that we should immediately summon all cavalry and fight Hulan to the death."

……

As soon as Li Chenglin finished speaking, the generals began to advise him.

"Okay, stop arguing."

"I have an idea about this matter. I have already written to the Anxi Protectorate General, requesting that the Anxi Protectorate send reinforcements."

Li Chenglin said coldly.

Li Yuanchong's failure made Li Chenglin furious, but he still remained rational and knew that anger was useless.

Therefore, a letter for help was sent to the Anxi Protectorate as soon as possible.

"Ask Anxi for help?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wenzhong, ** and others immediately showed joy.

The Anxi Protectorate was much stronger than the Beiting, with 100,000 elite troops, more than half of whom were cavalry.

If Hulan could get support from the Anxi Army, he would definitely not be their opponent.

"That's right. Beiting and Anxi have always been one. Protector General Fang and I are relatives. It's impossible for Anxi not to help."

"When the reinforcements arrive, I want to see if Hulan can still make waves."

Li Chenglin said with a burning gaze, as if he had already seen the hope of victory.

"Great! As long as the Anxi Army is willing to send troops, Hulan will surely die."

"That's right, haha, I finally got my revenge."

Zhang Wenzhong and others were so excited that they couldn't help cheering.

..........

Anxi Protectorate, Xizhou City.

In the back garden of the Protectorate, Anxi Protectorate General Fang Xiaolian was practicing martial arts.

Although Fang Xiaolian was over sixty years old, he was in very good shape.

A long spear danced like the wind, with terrifying power and awe-inspiring force.

"Your Excellency, an urgent letter has arrived from Beiting."

Suddenly, a guard came running over and said

"Take it and take a look."

Fang Xiaolian stopped what he was doing and frowned when he heard this.

The guard quickly handed the letter over. When Fang Xiaolian opened it, his face instantly became solemn.

"What's the matter, father?"

Fang Xiaolian's son Fang Shijie came up and asked.

"Something happened in Beiting. Li Chenglin's surprise attack on the Ninth Prince failed, and he lost 15,000 elite cavalry."

"Now Hulan has occupied its northern grain-producing areas, so they've come to us for help."

Fang Xiaolian frowned.

"What? Beiting was defeated by the Ninth Prince?"

"Isn't this possible?"

Fang Shijie said with his eyes wide open.

"What's impossible? See for yourself."

Fang Xiaolian handed the letter to his eldest son and said.

When Fang Shijie took the letter and looked at it, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

The letter from Beiting detailed the defeat and Hulan's current strength.

According to the letter, Hulan currently has more than 35,000 troops, including at least 15,000 cavalry.

"Hiss... How long has the Ninth Prince been in Beiting? How could he be so arrogant?"

After reading the contents of the letter, Fang Shijie couldn't help but gasp.

"Yes, it seems that His Highness the Ninth Prince is truly a hidden talent."

Fang Xiaolian murmured.

"So what do we do now?"

"Do you want rescue?"

Fang Shijie raised his head and said.

"We must rescue Beiting. After all, given the relationship between us and Beiting, how can we just stand by and watch Beiting fail?"

"Besides, Li Chenglin and I are about to become in-laws, so I can't just stand by and watch."

"Send the order down, mobilize 30,000 cavalry and rush to Beiting immediately to support them."

"Let Qu Gaoyi lead the army, and let Li Xin go back with us."

Fang Xiaolian ordered.

Li Xin is Li Chenglin's son and Fang Xiaolian's future son-in-law.

Fang Xiaolian has a son and a daughter. His son is Fang Shijie.

The daughter's name is Fang Bingqing. She just turned seventeen this year. She has been betrothed to Li Xin since she was a child and they are going to get married after the New Year.

Li Xin has been serving in the Anxi Army and currently serves as a deputy general in the Anxi Army.

As for why Li Xin served in the Anxi Army, it was because there was a war to fight in Anxi.

Li Xin has been a martial artist since he was a child and is quite belligerent.

The Anxi Protectorate was facing the powerful Tubo, and wars continued all year round, so he joined the Anxi army.

Now that his father is in trouble, as a son he must go back.

"My child understands!"

Fang Shijie responded and turned to leave.

Half a day later, 30,000 Anxi cavalrymen quickly set out towards Beiting.

........

Just when the Anxi army rushed to support Beiting.

The Hulun army also continued to expand its victory under the command of Li Jing.

Several more villages and towns in Beiting were occupied one after another.

However, immediately afterwards, Li Jing ordered to stop the attack.