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

Xuanwu County was not big to begin with, and if it had not been stockpiled before, the food supply would have been cut off long ago.

But now, all the food and fodder are only enough to supply the army for twenty days.

But Zhao Shijie knew better that taking the initiative to attack was definitely not an option.

He still has to focus on defense.

As long as Da Qi makes progress, Da Qian will definitely withdraw its troops.

Therefore, Zhao Shijie stayed at home every day.

He had already made up his mind. Even if the food was gone, he still had people around, right?

In fact, Daqian is also facing a food problem, but it is not as serious as Zhao Shijie's. However, this cannot continue for a long time.

The three kings of different surnames in Daqian were also at a loss as to what to do.

They believed they had tried their best. The other side had a large camp of 200,000 people and the support of Xuanwu County City. There was no other way but to fight hard.

"Reporting to the three princes, His Majesty's secret order."

Just as the three were thinking about how to defeat the enemy, a guard suddenly ran in and reported.

"Your Majesty's secret decree? Present it quickly."

The three of them heard this and immediately spoke.

"As ordered!"

The guards presented the secret order.

"His Highness the Ninth Prince has dispatched troops to Jiannan?"

As soon as the three of them finished reading the secret decree, shock appeared on their faces.

Ning Yuanwu clearly told them in the secret decree that Ning Quan had sent troops to Jiannan and Jiannan's reinforcements in Xuanwu would soon be withdrawn.

They were required to seize the opportunity and quickly take Xuanwu.

"His Highness the Ninth Prince is truly an amazing being. How on earth did he do it?"

Zhao Heng, the King of Zhendong, sighed.

"Haha, this prince has long discovered that His Highness the Ninth Prince is no ordinary person."

"What a pity! If it weren't for his bloodline, His Highness the Ninth Prince would definitely be the best candidate to inherit the throne. I would definitely support him."

Zhenbei King Sikong Yan said with regret on his face.

"Well, these are His Majesty's family affairs, we can't interfere too much."

"Now that the opportunity has come, let's plan carefully how to take Xuanwu as soon as possible!"

King Liu Yongde of Zhenxi said in a deep voice.

"Well, Jiannan has the most reinforcements in Xuanwu, more than 80,000. Once they withdraw, the coalition forces outside the city will only be a few hundred thousand strong. This is a good opportunity to defeat the enemy!"

Sikong Yan nodded and said.

"In that case, let's quickly prepare and eat up the coalition forces outside the city first!"

"Okay! It's settled."

The other two expressed their agreement.

.......

Outside Xuanwu City, the allied forces camp.

Li Yuanliang, the commander-in-chief of the Jiannan Army, sat in the commander-in-chief position with a solemn expression.

The three deputy generals below also frowned.

Just now, they received a secret letter from the governor, asking them to withdraw their troops immediately.

They could never have imagined that Ning Quan could send troops to Jiannan.

"Everyone, it looks like we have to go back."

Li Yuanliang said with a serious expression.

"There's no problem going back, but if we leave, won't the coalition be defeated?"

A deputy general said.

"What can we do? Jiannan is our home."

Li Yuanliang smiled bitterly.

The three deputy generals nodded when they heard this.

"Commander, I think we should notify the other parties."

"Otherwise, if we withdraw suddenly and leave the other parties behind to die, there will be a blood feud in the future."

One of the lieutenants spoke up.

"Well, you're right. You should personally invite the commanders of each army to come over, and I will tell them personally."

"But don't inform Xuanwu, otherwise there will be trouble."

"Xuanwu is defeated, and we cannot let others die with it."

Li Yuanliang thought for a while and said.

"The coach is wise."

All the deputy generals bowed and said.

Soon, the deputy general left.

.......

Soon, the commanders of the various reinforcements arrived one after another.

Half an hour later, they left in a hurry again.

The next morning, a miracle happened. The allied forces outside the city broke camp and retreated.

Seeing the coalition forces suddenly withdraw, Zhao Heng and the other three were also stunned.

They had just agreed last night to launch an attack on the remaining coalition forces once the Xuanwu Army withdrew.

Now they have all withdrawn?

"Hahaha, Zhao Shijie, what else do you have to say now?"

"Pass the order down, the entire army will attack, and we must capture Xuanwu County City within three days."

Zhao Heng laughed heartily and immediately ordered an attack.

"promise!"

The deputy general beside him received the order and immediately conveyed it.

Suddenly, the war drums thundered, and tens of thousands of Daqian soldiers rushed towards Xuanwu County City.

"What happened? Why did the coalition forces withdraw?"

The coalition forces suddenly withdrew, and Zhao Shijie was of course confused.

Can't figure out what went wrong?

Little did he know that he was being tricked by Li Yuanliang.

It would have been fine if Li Yuanliang had just led the Jiannan Army to retreat, but he also told the news to other reinforcements, and as a result, they all left at once.

"Release the arrow, hold it for me."

After a brief moment of surprise, Zhao Shijie quickly reacted and commanded the army to launch a defense.

"The Xuanwu Army's morale is low, so we won't have any trouble taking it down within three days."

"Come here, notify the Shiwei cavalry immediately and have them rush to Xiangzhou to support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhao Heng looked at the Xuanwu County City and issued new orders.

Cavalry is not needed in a siege. The Prince of Xiangzhou is facing an army of 200,000 from the Great Qi, so he must send troops to support him immediately.

.......

Xiangzhou City.

Crown Prince Ning Gao stood on the city wall, looking at the fierce fighting below the city with a very ugly expression.

The offensive of the Great Qi army was getting more and more powerful, showing no fear of death.

And this offensive has been going on for ten days.

After ten days, half of the 50,000 imperial guards he brought with him had been lost.

"Your Highness, our army has suffered heavy casualties. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on!"

Zhang Shougui, the governor of Xiangzhou, said with a worried look on his face.

Although Xiangzhou City had high walls and thick walls, it could not withstand the attack of the Da Qi army at all costs.

"Even if you can't hold on, you have to hold on."

Hearing this, Ning Gao said with a cold look.

This war concerns the life and death of Daqian, and even more so his future throne as emperor. How could he give up easily?

He also received a secret order, knowing that Ning Quan had sent troops to Jiannan to force Jiannan's reinforcements to return.

In this way, the problem in Xuanwu will be solved soon.

"Report, urgent letter from the King of Zhendong."

At this moment, a personal guard rushed to Ning Gao and handed a letter to him.

"Is it finally here?"

Ning Gao was secretly delighted and immediately opened the letter.

“Hahaha, that’s great!”

"The King of Zhendong has sent the Shiwei cavalry to support us!"

After reading the letter, Ning Gao laughed out loud.

"Come here, inform the entire army that reinforcements will arrive within five days!"

Ning Gao said excitedly.

"promise!"

The personal guards were overjoyed and immediately passed on the good news.

"Your Highness, you can breathe a sigh of relief now!"

Zhang Shougui also said this with a relaxed look on his face.

"Hahaha, Da Qi, ah Da Qi."

"You were defeated by this prince last time, and this time will be no exception."

Ning Gao laughed loudly.

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