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

"This..." Fang Chenglin was speechless.

"Of course, we can't just do nothing."

"Immediately dispatch 20,000 cavalry to the border to put some pressure on Hulan."

"Write another letter to Hulan and ask if Hulan can release Li Xin. The conditions are negotiable."

"Also, write a letter to the eldest prince of Hexi. Don't say anything else, just tell him the details of what happened."

"The eldest prince is extremely ambitious, and the ninth prince is rising strongly. He will definitely not remain indifferent. Once he learns of this, he will definitely take action."

After pondering for a moment, Fang Xiaolian spoke slowly.

"Yes, I obey my orders."

Fang Chenglin nodded in response.

"Well, you go ahead and do it."

"Remember, don't tell Qing'er about Li Xin's capture for the time being, so as not to make her worry." Fang Xiaolian warned.

"Yes, I know."

Fang Chenglin turned and left.

"Alas, Li Chenglin, Li Chenglin, are you old?"

"You couldn't even handle a little Hulan, but instead ruined Beiting's decades-long foundation. You couldn't even protect your son."

"How can I save you in this situation?"

After Fang Chenglin left, Fang Xiaolian sighed softly.

Fang Xiaolian was extremely disappointed with Li Chenglin.

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At the same time, thirty miles east of Beiting Changhe City.

A convoy is on the way.

The convoy was flying the Daqian Dragon Flag, and it was the imperial censor team that came to investigate Ning Quan.

In the carriage in the center of the team, a burly man sat upright with his eyes slightly closed, as if he was asleep.

This person is none other than the Minister of Revenue, Ishihara.

Sitting in another carriage behind him was Li Wanyue's brother, Li Taiheng.

The two of them set out from the capital and had been on the road for more than two months.

I have to say that it is really too far from the capital to Hulun.

It took more than two months to reach Changhe City, and it took another ten days to walk from Changhe to Hulun.

"Uu~~~!"

At this moment, a sudden sound of galloping was heard.

Then the sound of horses neighing was heard, and a soldier rushed towards them at full speed.

"Reporting to the Imperial Censor, there is a large army fighting fiercely in Changhe City ahead."

The soldiers hurried to report.

"What? A huge army fighting?"

Hearing this, Ishihara suddenly opened his eyes.

"Your Excellency, that is correct."

"Changhe City is now completely surrounded, and judging by the flags, the army besieging the city appears to be under the command of His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince."

"what?"

"His Highness the Ninth Prince has surrounded Changhe City?"

Upon hearing this, Ishihara was even more confused.

Beiting had strong soldiers and horses, and the imperial court could do nothing about it.

It is unbelievable that we are surrounded by the Ninth Prince.

"You said it was the Ninth Prince who led his army to attack Changhe City. Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

Li Taiheng was also incredulous and hurried forward to ask.

"Your Excellency, the flag is indeed that of His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince. There is no mistake about it," the soldier confirmed.

"How can this be?"

"How can he have the strength to attack Changhe City when Beiting has tens of thousands of troops?"

Li Taiheng also couldn't believe it.

"Quick, speed up and see what's going on."

Li Taiheng gave urgent orders.

"Yes, Deputy Envoy Li is right. Let's go and take a look."

Ishihara came back to his senses and urged.

Then, the convoy set off quickly and headed towards Changhe City.

"Master Li, what do you think is going on?"

"Li Chenglin has been ruling the country for thirty years, commanding tens of thousands of elite troops. How could His Highness the Ninth Prince possess such strength? This doesn't make sense."

On the way, Ishihara asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Li Chenglin is not a simple person.

He has been stationed in Beiting since the previous dynasty, with tens of thousands of elite border troops under his command.

Under his management, Beiting remained impenetrable for decades, like an independent kingdom.

Who would have thought that the capital was now surrounded by the Ninth Prince? This made Ishihara puzzled.

"Haha, Mr. Shi, if you ask me, who should I ask?"

"Am I not just like you, blinded by darkness?"

Li Taiheng smiled bitterly.

"Yeah, let's not worry about it. We'll know when we get to Changhe." Ishihara shook his head.

The sound of horse hooves was deafening.

Half a day later, the convoy arrived at Changhe City.

Afterwards, Ishihara and Li Taiheng were stunned by the scene before them.

The whole city was in ruins, with corpses everywhere and blood flowing like a river.

Broken limbs were everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which was disgusting.

What was even more shocking was the densely packed army at the foot of the city, with flags covering the sky and murderous intent rising.

This army looked to have at least 20,000 men, and cavalry could be faintly seen in the distance.

The most important thing is that flying above the army were Ning Quan’s royal flag and the Daqian dragon flag.

"This... is actually true."

Li Taiheng's eyes widened, his face full of shock.

He really couldn't understand how this could happen.

Is his brother-in-law a god?

It's only been a few months since I came to Hulun, and it has already developed to this extent. Is it possible that I will take over all of Beiting?

"This is impossible. How could His Majesty the Ninth Prince have such a powerful army?"

Ishihara also couldn't believe it.

"Who are you? Can't you see the army is fighting? Why don't you leave quickly?"

At this moment, several cavalrymen suddenly came up and shouted loudly.

"We are imperial envoys from the court. Who are you?" Ishihara shouted coldly.

"Imperial envoy?"

"What are you doing here?"

Hearing this, several cavalrymen were surprised.

"I am Ishihara, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I have been ordered to come to Hulan to investigate the details of the battle between His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince and the Huns." Ishihara stated his purpose directly.

"Details of the battle with the Huns?"

"That will happen in the future."

"Forget it, since you are the imperial envoy, then wait here. I will report to the general."

The leading cavalryman left after saying this.

The remaining few cavalrymen stayed where they were and kept watch.

It was Xiang Yu who led the army to besiege Changhe. At this moment, Xiang Yu was standing outside the camp, observing the situation in Changhe City.

Xiang Yu had besieged Changhe City for more than half a month, but according to Li Jing's orders, he did not attack with all his strength, but only launched a tentative attack.

Changhe City is short of food and will soon collapse on its own.

The purpose of a tentative attack is also to quickly deplete the enemy's morale.

In addition, 20,000 Anxi cavalrymen have arrived at the border, eyeing the besieging army covetously.

Although the Anxi Army was most likely just putting on a show, and Generals Guan and Lu were leading their troops to monitor them, we still had to be on guard.

"General, I have something to report!"

At this moment, the lieutenant came to Xiang Yu and said respectfully.

"speak!"

Xiang Yu said indifferently.

"General, an imperial envoy has arrived outside. He said he is here to investigate Your Highness." The lieutenant bowed.

"Imperial envoy?"

"Oh, yes, His Highness has explained this matter before, saying that there will be imperial envoys coming, including His Highness's eldest brother-in-law."

"I wonder if you've seen it?"

Xiang Yu suddenly realized.

"General, I don't know him." The lieutenant colonel said speechlessly.

"Yeah, too."

"In that case, I will go and greet him personally."

Xiang Yu nodded slightly, and immediately led hundreds of cavalrymen out of the camp.

A moment later, Xiang Yu came to the front of the caravan.