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

"Okay, very good. In that case, I'll leave this matter to you!"

"This king is ready to send troops and capture Anxi in one fell swoop."

Ning Quan immediately slammed the table and said.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Jia Xu said respectfully.

"Come here, gather all the generals to discuss the matter."

Immediately afterwards, Ning Quan passed the order down.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Soon, all the generals came to the lobby of the county government office.

After everyone arrived, Ning Quan told everyone in detail the intelligence and analysis that Jia Xu had obtained, as well as the countermeasures.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect that the Daqian Dynasty had reached such a dangerous point.

What was even more unexpected was that Jia Xu quietly instigated the rebellion of three Beiting generals.

"Your Highness, since the situation has become like this, let's take action immediately and not delay any longer."

Zhuge Liang spoke first.

"I also agree to send troops immediately. Since we have internal support, we will be able to take Anxi quickly." Li Jing also spoke.

"The general seconded the proposal."

Other generals agreed.

"Yes, that's what I meant."

"General Li, how many troops can we mobilize now?"

Ning Quan nodded and asked.

"Your Highness, there are 25,000 cavalrymen in Hulan City, all of whom can be deployed."

"Changhe has 40,000 infantrymen, and 35,000 can be mobilized."

"In addition, General Li Cunxiao's 3,000 heavy cavalry and General Guan Yu's 10,000 light cavalry can also be mobilized, so the total number is 63,000." Li Jing clasped his fists and said.

"Only 63,000 troops. Isn't that a little short of manpower?"

Ning Quan frowned.

"Your Highness, 63,000 is already a lot. The Anxi Army only has 100,000 men, and we also have heavy cavalry and internal support."

Li Jing said confidently.

"Yeah, too."

"In that case, everyone, go down and prepare. The entire army will set out the day after tomorrow morning."

Ning Quan ordered.

"Here!"

Then, everyone said goodbye and went downstairs to prepare.

After a day of preparation.

Early in the morning of the third day, Ning Quan personally led a large army towards Anxi.

In the past, Ning Quan rarely went on expeditions personally, but this time was different.

Because Ning Quan was quite anxious, Daqian was now in chaos. It was no exaggeration to say that it was in a life-and-death crisis.

Ning Quan must take Anxi as soon as possible to deter Tubo and Nanzhao and force them not to invade Daqian.

Ning Quan had no good feelings towards Daqian, and even less so towards Ning Yuanwu, but he could not bear to see the people of Daqian suffer.

......

Anxi Protectorate, Xizhou City.

"Report!"

"To the Protector General, Ning Quan has personally led 30,000 cavalry out of Hulan and is currently heading towards Changhe."

A personal soldier hurriedly reported to Fang Xiaolian.

"Oh, he really went out?"

"Well, let's fight it out."

After hearing the report, Fang Xiaolian muttered to himself.

"Pass the order down, assemble the entire army."

"Notify the three cities of Yizhou, Ganquan, and Dexing to hold their positions firmly. At the same time, inform General Gao Xiang to lead his troops back immediately to provide support."

After thinking for a moment, Fang Xiaolian gave the order.

"promise!"

The soldiers took the order and left.

"Father, is it inappropriate for us to transfer General Gao Xiang back?"

"Once he comes back, what will happen to Tubo?"

Fang Shijie said worriedly.

Gao Xiang's troops have been stationed on the Tibetan border to monitor and intimidate Tibet.

If we withdraw, it will be troublesome if Tubo takes the opportunity to attack.

"It's already this late. Why bother with Tubo? Let's take care of ourselves first."

"And even if Tubo wants to take action, their target won't be us, but Hexi."

Fang Xiaolian said indifferently.

Under the current situation, it is impossible for Tubo to launch an attack on Anxi.

Hexi has few military forces and is much richer than Anxi. Why does Tubo insist on taking on this tough nut to crack?

"Yes, I understand, kid."

Hearing this, Fang Shijie suddenly realized

"Well, go down and get ready immediately."

"This battle is of great importance. If we win, everything will be fine. If we lose, Anxi will be in danger..."

......

Ning Quan led the army on the journey at an extremely fast speed.

It took only ten days to reach Changhe City.

After arriving in Changhe, Xiang Yu had already organized his troops and was ready for orders, and Guan Yu also led his troops back.

After the two armies joined forces, Ning Quan's total strength reached 63,000 people.

After resting for a day in Changhe City, Ning Quan continued to lead his troops to advance into Anxi.

Three days later, the army entered Anxi and arrived at Ganquan City.

Ganquan City is the Anxi city closest to Beiting and one of only four cities in Anxi.

The city is not very big, about the same size as Hulun, with a population of over 30,000 and a garrison of 3,000.

The commander of Ganquan was named Liu Hong. He was a brave general under Fang Xiaolian and also Fang Xiaolian's confidant. He was loyal to Fang Xiaolian.

Ning Quan led a large army to attack. Liu Hong had already received the notice and was ready.

When Ning Quan arrived, the four gates of Ganquan City were closed, flags were fluttering on the city walls, and soldiers were on high alert.

On the wall of Ganquan City.

"General, the enemy is powerful. I'm afraid we can't hold on for long." said Deputy General Zhao Ren.

"Yes, I know, but it doesn't matter. The Protector General will arrive with his troops soon."

"Let's cheer up, this war concerns the life and death of Anxi, and we must not lose!" Liu Hong said with a serious face.

"I will obey your orders!"

Zhao Ren said in a deep voice, then went down to convey the order.

At the same time, Ning Quan was also observing Ganquan City.

"Is this Ganquan City?"

"General Li, are you sure you can take it down within a day?"

Looking at the Anxi soldiers on the city wall who were on high alert, Ning Quan couldn't help but ask.

Even though Ganquan City is not a big city, its defensive capabilities are not bad.

Just now, Li Jing said that Ganquan City could be taken within a day, but he was a little skeptical.

"Don't worry, my lord. I promise to capture Ganquan within a day."

Li Jing assured confidently.

"Haha, good. I'd like to see the strength of your trap camp. I hope you won't disappoint me."

Ning Quan smiled.

Ning Quan knew why Li Jing was so confident.

Li Jing trained a heavy infantry unit, the Xianzhen Camp, specifically for siege warfare.

All the soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp were carefully selected, with strong bodies and amazing strength.

Moreover, they are all equipped with three layers of cotton armor and one layer of outer armor, making them difficult to be injured by swords and guns.

Apart from heavy crossbows, there is basically nothing that can break their armor.

This unit has been training for nearly a year and is now finally taking shape and putting it to use.

"Please wait and see, my lord."

Li Jing patted his chest and promised.

"Well, in that case, I'll wait and see." Ning Quan said with a smile.

"promise."

Li Jing clasped his fists, accepted the order, and turned to leave.

"Dong dong dong."

"Boom."

Soon, deafening footsteps resounded through the sky.

The Xianzhen Camp marched out of the battle formation. This army had eight hundred men.

Each soldier was clad in heavy iron armor, emitting a cold murderous aura, like a Shura crawling out of a sea of corpses and blood, which was terrifying.

"Is this the Xianzhen Camp? It's really not simple."

Looking at this army, even with Ning Quan's knowledge, he secretly admired them.