I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Jiang Yuan was stunned for a while before he slowly nodded.

"What is your relationship with Chen Liu?"

Bai Lihuo spread his hands and said, "Isn't this obvious? Commander Chen is stationed in the imperial capital and is in charge of fair and just killing."

"I'm lurking inside, responsible for collecting intelligence."

"Then why did you show up now? Why didn't you move when Ning Fei broke into the imperial capital? Why didn't you show up when Ning Fei brought people to arrest His Majesty?" Jiang Yuan asked with a frown.

Now all the people in the East Factory are dead, and suddenly a guy appears and claims to be the deputy commander of the East Factory. There is no evidence to prove his wrongdoing!

"Sir, it's not that I won't move, it's just that there is really no chance." Bai Lihuo said helplessly.

"At the beginning, I was rushing back from the border with 200,000 border troops. When we arrived, the military power was in Ning Fei's hands again."

"Even if I were just a common man, my anger would be worthless. Besides, when Your Majesty was captured, I hinted to Him in front of the palace."

"What does Your Majesty say?" Jiang Yuan asked in a deep voice.

Bai Lihuo rubbed his hands together and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty gave me eight big words."

"Wait for the opportunity, don't die!"

After hearing this, Jiang Yuan was silent for a while, then he asked again, "How is His Majesty doing now?"

"I don't know about this. I don't know whether he is alive or dead." Bai Lihuo sighed.

"Oh, by the way, I have something that can prove my identity!" Bai Lihuo said, and began to reach into his arms with an excited look on his face.

After busying around for a while, he finally held up a pair of silk underwear.

"Look, sir, this is embroidered with my deputy commander of the East Factory..."

"Okay, put it away!" Jiang Yuan said with disgust on his face.

The moment he saw this pair of underwear, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but recall the days when he and Chenliu Duanmu Yuanchen were starving and freezing in the mountain cave.

If Chenliu hadn't made two veils from the silk underwear he had made, they would probably have starved to death on the road.

"You believe it, sir?"

"Yes, I believe it." Jiang Yuan nodded slowly.

Bai Lihuo suddenly became excited: "Think about me, Bai Lihuo, who has been lurking in Ning Fei's army for seven or eight years, and now I have finally escaped!"

After a loud roar, Bai Lihuo solemnly walked up to Jiang Yuan and extended a hand: "Sir, please enter the city!"

At this time, the generals guarding the city gate were dumbfounded.

Damn, this guy is an undercover agent. No wonder he keeps saying he doesn’t want to die. It turns out we are a fucking family!

But it was too late to regret now. The city gates were open and the soldiers had decided to surrender. Even if they shouted to resist to the end, no one would follow them.

There were 200,000 defenders in the city, so overwhelming that it took several days to count them all.

All the guys who went to the battlefield for the first time were sent back home by Jiang Yuan to farm.

These guys were originally farmers and were all forcibly conscripted into the army. If they really arrived at the battlefield, they would be cannon fodder. But now, Taiping County does not need cannon fodder at all. On the contrary, if too many of these guys died, it would greatly shake the morale.

In addition, those who had only sons or no children were all repatriated after being given travel expenses by Jiang Yuan.

In the blink of an eye, only less than 20,000 people were left out of the 200,000-strong army.

These guys are all veterans who have served for more than five years. They have seen blood and fought on the battlefield.

"Sir, when will we enter the imperial capital?" Bai Lihuo looked at Jiang Yuan excitedly.

Jiang Yuan calculated the days. According to the original schedule, it would take one or two days to capture Yanzhou City. Then he would have to properly deal with those soldiers, which would take at least ten days.

By then it would be time to move on. Once we reached the imperial capital, it would be almost the same time as the agreed time.

But now, due to Bai Lihuo's surrender, there are now five more days.

"Don't worry. We've been on a long march, and even though humans can handle it, horses can't. Let's rest here for three days, and then we'll set off again."

Jiang Yuan spoke lightly.

"By the way, sir, there is another guy in Ning Fei's army, who is also one of ours. Maybe he can be of use." Bai Lihuo said quickly

"Oh, tell me about it." Jiang Yuan immediately became interested. Since this undercover agent could hide for such a long time, he must have won Ning Fei's trust. If he could strike a blow at the critical moment, it might be the key to determining victory or defeat.

"Sir, this person is..."

As Bai Lihuo muttered, an incredible expression gradually appeared on Jiang Yuan's face.

"You, are you sure? Is this guy one of yours?"

"What's wrong, sir? Doesn't it look like it?" Bai Lihuo said seriously.

"I really didn't expect this." Jiang Yuan sighed. Who the hell could have thought it was him!

Jiang Yuan even thought about whether it might be Ning Fei's guard or the boy who led the horse, but no one expected that it would be this person.

"Okay, I get it."

Jiang Yuan waved his hand, turned around and walked to the chair and sat down. He looked at the map and began to analyze the situation on Wang Jue and Chen Qing's side.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed quietly, and with everyone excited, the team started to set off.

Jiang Yuan rode out of the city with a calm expression. He knew very well that conquering half of Daduan was nothing.

Ning Fei did not resist at all, and did not even deploy his real elite troops. It can be said that until now, Ning Fei has not lost any strength, and the real decisive battle between the two is far from beginning.

Before I knew it, it was from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to sunset.

Three days before the fourth month, Jiang Yuan stopped where he was, with the majestic imperial capital before him.

Just like the previous times I came here, it stretches as far as the eye can see. Just looking at it gives people a feeling of indestructibility.

"Huh, we're finally here, the imperial capital." Jiang Yuan muttered to himself.

He would recall the scenes of his previous visits to the imperial capital, and almost none of them had a good ending. But this time, the entire imperial capital was bound to crawl at his feet!

"Sir, there's news from Wang Jue and Chen Qing." Li Hu stepped forward and said.

"According to what they said, the two of them will be here almost the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I understand. Pay attention to defense these two days to prevent Ning Fei from launching a surprise attack." Jiang Yuan said in a low voice.

"I understand, don't worry, sir." Li Hu bowed and then turned to leave.

After watching for a while, Jiang Yuan turned around and walked back to the battlefield.

At this time, on the city wall of the imperial capital, Ning Fei was looking at the endless army in the distance.

"Is it finally here? It's a few days later than I thought."

"General, you must not underestimate the enemy. According to the statistics of the three armies of Jiangyuan, the three parties have more than one million soldiers, and they have not suffered any losses along the way." Qingzhu said, shaking his feather fan.

"Well, it doesn't matter. We will eventually have to go out of the city to fight anyway." Ning Fei said lightly.

According to the news received in recent days, Ning Fei had already learned that the city wall was really useless in front of Jiang Yuan.

Instead of waiting for the enemy to destroy the city wall and affect the morale of the army, it is better to lead the army to rush forward as soon as possible, let the two armies entangled together, and make Jiang Yuan’s so-called artillery battalion useless.

This was a decision Qingzhu made after much consideration.

Although it was a bit reckless, Ning Fei had to admit that there was no better way.

Qingzhu couldn't help but sigh. If not for this, relying on the defense of the large army in the city, even if Jiang Yuan had a million soldiers and horses, they still had a great chance of winning.

But if we abandon the city walls and go out to fight, the outcome will be hard to predict.

But now, there is really no way.

In the blink of an eye, it was two days later. Early in the morning, Jiang Yuan was awakened by a loud noise.

Chen Qing, Wang Jue and others walked into the big tent side by side.

"grown ups!"

Jiang Yuan quickly turned over and got up. He hadn't seen her for three months. Before he opened his eyes, a faint smell of blood mixed with wind and sand hit his face.

After three months of baptism of war, these guys have more or less changed a little. Wang Jue, who habitually had a stern face, looked even colder.

"Oh, now that everyone is here, it's easy." Jiang Yuan put on his clothes and walked out of the tent.

"See? That's the imperial capital in the distance. We don't have much to say. Let your army rest for two or three days, then we'll start the attack."

"As for today..."

Before Jiang Yuan could finish his words, he heard a voice from a distance.

"Sir! We are here!"

Jiang Yuan turned his head in surprise and saw Qin Tianzhu riding his horse and waving the whip, rushing in the front, with a team of hundreds of people behind him.

"Qin Tianzhu? Why are you here?" Jiang Yuan asked.

"Didn't I tell you to rest for three months? It's not even three months yet."

"Hehe!" Qin Tianzhu laughed dryly for a while, then said, "My lord, I've recovered a long time ago and I'm fine now. Besides, I didn't act on my own initiative. It was Chen Xuming, Chen Xudong, and Mu Cangtian, the little guys, who were coming. A few masters were also coming. I was worried about them, so I specially escorted them all the way!"

"What?!" Jiang Yuan screamed, then looked at the convoy behind Qin Tianzhu.

"Hey, sir!" Chen Xudong waved his hand and smiled.

"Ahem!" Mo Wentian slowly got off the carriage with the support of Mu Cangtian.

"Well, the imperial capital hasn't changed much compared to a few decades ago."

Jiang Pingyang nodded: "Yes, it's exactly the same as when I competed with those old guys back then."

"No, what are you guys doing here?" Jiang Yuan hurried over.

"It's okay, come over and take a look." Mo Wentian said with a smile.

Jiang Pingyang scratched his eyes calmly and said, "That's right. I've been in Taiping County for such a long time. I want to get some fresh air."

Jiang Yuan looked at Mo Wentian with mixed feelings. According to what he said last time, this time, he must have come for Ning Fei.

However, Jiang Yuan really couldn't bear to watch the other party die.