The couple in the last days traveled to ancient times, farming and storing grain and meat in the war

While tending to his wounds, Zhang Xuanhu said without looking up, "You're trapped in the city, and Cai Laosan can't go back to report the news. He can't stay with me. Seeing that I'm in the base camp and nothing will happen to me, he hurriedly rode back to find Xiao Yan and Ning Yatou."

Before Ji Wei lost consciousness, he thought that if he fainted, he didn't know whether he would wake up. Even if he woke up, he was so seriously injured that he would not be able to lead the troops or fight for a while.

He also thought that there were many traitors in the military camp, and it was not as strict as when he was guarding the border before. There were really a lot of rats, and they needed to be dealt with with iron and blood.

When he looked around the military camp, he found that there was no one stronger than him, otherwise the emperor would not have let him lead the troops again.

What's more, the other side really has capable generals...

Now, it is estimated that only by letting his apprentice Xiao Yan come here, perhaps he can turn defeat into victory and drive the Beitan army out of Dayan.

Therefore, when he still had a trace of consciousness, he didn't care whether Doctor Zhang was still treating his wounds, nor did he care whether he would be laughed at by the civil officials. Besides, as long as his apprentice also shined in the military camp, what did it matter if he was the top scholar?

Naturally, the civil servants would no longer laugh at it.

He quickly wrote a personal letter and had it sent to the capital by express delivery over 800 miles to present it to Emperor Li.

He frankly admitted that the current Yuzhou prefect Xiao Yan was his apprentice, and he had passed all his skills to Xiao Yan.

He is now seriously injured and cannot serve as a commander, so he recommends Xiao Yan as the new commander of the army to resist the Beitan army.

After writing this letter, Ji Wei fainted.

In the imperial capital, Emperor Li was shocked when he received the urgent letter sent over eight hundred miles.

The Great Flame Protector God was shocked. The Loyal and Brave Marquis was defeated and seriously injured.

The second surprise was that Xiao Yan was actually Ji Wei's personal disciple.

No wonder Xiao Yan's answers on the palace examination that day looked like he was well versed in military strategy. So that's how it was.

All the civil and military officials were greatly shocked by these two things.

I also understand why Xiao Yan was able to answer like that on the day of the palace examination.

But at this moment, he couldn't care less. Seventy percent of the officials, including the Prime Minister, the Imperial Censor, and Lord Liang, all knelt and pleaded, "The war is urgent. Your Majesty, please make a swift decision. Since the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery personally recommended him, he must be a prodigy in leading troops in battle."

Emperor Li was upset.

He was already worried that Xiao Yan would become a threat to him, because Xiao Yan's family and Jiang Ningning's family were too rich.

If there hadn't been a war that prevented him from taking care of this matter temporarily, he would have probably found an excuse to demote Xiao Yan.

Now they are actually going to appoint Xiao Yan as the Grand General, giving him military power...

Xiao Yan is not like Ji Wei. Ji Wei has no children and is the only male in the family. He is also so old. Xiao Yan will definitely have offspring. Even if he doesn't, he can adopt one.

I heard that the Xiao family is doing a big business now, and the Jiang family is also doing a big business...

But if Xiao Yan is not appointed as the general, there will be no suitable person to resist the foreign enemies.

What if the Beitan army fights all the way to the capital?

After much deliberation, Emperor Li had no choice but to resolve the external threat first.

Therefore, he immediately issued an edict, ordering the official to rush to Yuzhou day and night to let Xiao Yan receive the edict.

Just as the official announcing the imperial decree left the capital, the seventh guard from the security desk had already arrived in Yuzhou and met Xiao Yan and Jiang Ningning.

Hearing that Ji Wei was ambushed and surrounded in a deserted town with no exit, Xiao Yan frowned, but was not overly worried.

"I've told you before that there must be gaps in a besieged city. You can definitely handle it. However, with so many people surrounding the city, you'll probably be seriously injured if you try to break out," Xiao Yan said.

Jiang Ningning nodded.

Xiao Yan added, "The weather in the north is bad right now, and Bei Tan is a distant expedition. It is naturally very difficult to transport food supplies from Bei Tan to the Bei Tan army in Da Yan.

Without sufficient food supplies, the Beitan Army had to either retreat back to the country or continue to invade the city of Dayan and rob the city of its food.

The money and food from the two cities that have been occupied are definitely not enough to support so many Beitan troops.

What's more, they have already occupied two cities, and the Dayan army has suffered a series of defeats. It is the time when the morale of the Beitan army is high. No matter what, the Beitan army will definitely not choose to retreat to the country at this time. Instead, they will continue to move forward and seize the Dayan city.

If they wanted to move forward, they naturally had to pass the Great Yan army and horses. Now Mr. Ji had set up camp there.

I believe that the Beitan army will attack Mr. Ji’s base camp soon.

"Sir, you have always been a proud man, refusing to yield an inch of ground. You would rather die than retreat. This is the most dangerous time for you."

Jiang Ningning said: "Then you should go there in person."

"I will definitely go there." Xiao Yan said.

"We definitely can't go together. In case something happens in Yuzhou, one of us has to stay in Yuzhou. But if there's anything you need my help with, you can find an opportunity, use your special powers to sneak back, and quickly bring me over to help.

"Wait until I finish helping secretly, and then you can send me back quickly." Jiang Ningning said.

Xiao Yan also knew about his ability to control the wind, which could carry people to their destination very quickly and send them back very quickly, so he naturally nodded.

But before going, Xiao Yan must tell Xu Ji.

Xu Ji is now his mentor.

Although Xu Ji was only a scholar, he had long discovered that he could learn more by studying with Xiao Yan and helping Xiao Yan with some official affairs than in the academy.

Xu Ji's knowledge and ability to handle affairs are now unmatched by other scholars.

His wife was the Princess of Dengping County, so naturally she couldn't openly help him deal with the affairs of Yuzhou, but as the prefect's advisor, Xu Ji could still do it.

Xu Ji and others also knew that Mr. Ji from the academy was the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

When Xu Ji and the others learned about this, they finally understood why the scholars in the academy were so indulgent towards Ji Wei, the martial arts master. It turned out that he was the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery!

Xu Ji heard that the war situation in the north was not good and that the life of the Loyal and Brave Marquis was in danger. His good friend Xiao Yan wanted to rush over, so he naturally did not stop him. He immediately said, "Okay, if anyone comes to visit, I will also say that you are ill and cannot see guests."

Since he was faking illness, he naturally couldn't come out to handle the matter personally, so Xu Ji handled it on his behalf.

"If there's anything you can't solve, just tell my Ningning." Xiao Yan said again.

"I know!" Xu Ji said immediately. They had known each other for so long, and he knew that his sister-in-law's ability was no less than that of his good friend.

Only then did Xiao Yan quickly ride his horse to the north.

He also brought a few people with him, including Zhuo Laoqi.

Only Zhuo Laoqi was familiar with the route and knew the specific location of Ji Wei and the military camp.

Two days later, Xu Ji was handling matters on behalf of the prefect Xiao Yan when someone suddenly came in hurriedly to report that an official had arrived from the capital to announce the imperial decree.

Before Xu Ji could go out to greet him, the official announcing the imperial edict had already come in.