You died to save me, I promise you a lifetime

General Zheng's eyes were blazing with fire.

"What else can we do? We're going to die anyway, so we might as well just stay here and waste time.

Instead of living a peaceful life, Prince Rui had to join in the fun and attack Dayan. He was using the lives of his soldiers as bargaining chips for his struggle for power and profit.

Alas, the emperor is also guilty. He has fattened up Prince Rui, a white-eyed wolf. Not only has he harmed himself, but he has also brought suffering to the people.

Judging from the outcomes of the other nations, none of them ended well. It doesn't matter if we die, we just hope that the Great Yan Emperor will continue to show mercy and spare the people."

The secret guard echoed, "From the information we've gathered, they certainly haven't troubled the people."

"Well, that's good! Go and tell all the generals to come to the military tent to discuss the battle plan."

Since our superiors have abandoned us and we are now outside the capital, we are not subject to the king's orders. We can only try to protect ourselves.

General Zheng's mind was working quickly, considering various feasible combat plans.

Although he knew that he could not reverse the situation at all, since he had joined the army, dying on the battlefield was more honorable than dying after surrendering.

Guo Yi's military tent.

For several days in a row, the people of Western Shu remained huddled in their camp, showing no intention of coming out to fight.

Guo Yi had no choice but to send out spies to investigate. The spies reported back: "General, the people of Western Shu are training, and the camp is full of people."

"Drills, what are they doing? Are they sharpening their weapons before the battle?"

The military advisor laughed and said, "Perhaps he senses a crisis and wants to sharpen his weapons before the battle, making a final stand."

"This will make people look up to them. Pass the order on, our soldiers can't just sit there and relax, they need to train."

General Ye agreed, "Judging by the time, the Emperor and his men should be arriving soon."

Guo Yi said happily, "I have already asked people to prepare their military tents."

"Your niece is coming. Look how happy you are."

"Of course I haven't seen her in years."

Seeing his happiness, General Ye said humorously, "Your niece is no ordinary girl. She is very skilled. I don't think you and I can withstand a few of her moves."

General Ye said this when he first came to the border, but Guo Yi was a little hesitant to believe it.

"I know the martial arts skills of Yifeng and his son. How could Ge'er be better than them? Could it be that Ge'er had some kind of adventure?"

"That's not all. The girls under Miss Mu are also very skilled. Think about it, can anyone who can follow the emperor be any less skilled?"

"That's right!" Guo Yi felt proud.

It was dusk.

Zhao Jingchen and his group arrived at the camp.

After receiving the news, Guo Yi and General Ye went to greet them with a group of generals.

"Your Majesty, I am honored to see you!"

Zhao Jingchen personally helped the man up: "Thank you for your hard work, generals!"

After they finished greeting each other, Mu Yunge walked forward with a smile: "Ge'er greets uncle and cousin! It's been many years since we last met. Are uncle and cousin well?"

Guo Yi looked her over carefully and said, "She's doing fine! We haven't seen each other for a few years. Ge'er has grown up into a big girl. Come on, let's go to the military tent and sit down before we talk in detail."

Then he called his personal guards to take everyone to settle down.

Guo Yi and General Ye accompanied Zhao Jingchen, Mu Yunge and others into the commander-in-chief's tent.

After everyone sat down and exchanged some greetings, they got down to business.

Guo Yi reported the current situation: "Your Majesty, the people of Western Shu are not going to war, but they are actively preparing for it. Currently, there is no news of further troop deployments to the border."

Zhao Jingchen raised his eyebrows.

"It seems that the people in power in Western Shu have learned about the situation in Northern Jin and have given up the struggle. These Western Shu soldiers on the border are trying to protect themselves."

Guo Yi presented an information booklet, "The domestic situation in Western Shu is complicated, divided into two factions: those who advocate peace and those who advocate war.

The peace faction is headed by the Emperor, while the war faction is headed by the Emperor’s brother, Prince Rui…”

Zhao Jingchen took the booklet and looked through it carefully, then handed it to Shang Jue.

"In this case, in addition to eliminating their combat forces, we must also identify and eliminate the pro-war factions to put an end to this problem once and for all.

General Guo, do you have any way to inform our people to pay attention to Prince Rui's whereabouts and the movements of his minions?"

"Yes, I will arrange it right away!" Guo Yi agreed and hurried to do it.

Zhao Jingchen glanced at Mu Yunge and said to the other generals, "We've been traveling all day. We're tired. Let's rest for a night. We'll discuss the specific action plan tomorrow. Let's send dinner to the military tent. Keep a low profile."

The next day, General Guo and his son, General Ye, Zhao Jingchen, Shang Jue, Mu Yunge and others gathered in the commander-in-chief's tent.

Zhao Jingchen said, "Everyone, tell me, how do you play?"

Guo Yi spoke first. "Currently, there are still approximately 400,000 troops stationed on the Western Shu border, a force comparable to our own. In terms of morale, we definitely have the upper hand."

General Ye said as a matter of course: "We can do as we did with other countries. We can first eliminate their capable forces and then discuss the pro-war and pro-peace factions."

Shang Jue looked at the map and said, "That's for sure. Without the army, the pro-war faction is just an empty shell and naturally poses no threat.

The authorities in Western Shu did not mobilize troops or take any further action, which seemed like a desperate move.

And this Prince Rui, Liu Xuande, is our number one enemy. We can regard this counterattack on Western Shu as an operation to capture the king. After we reach their capital, we must do everything we can to find them and eliminate them completely."

Everyone nodded in unison.

Zhao Jingchen flipped through the booklet in his hand. "Right now, the information we have is limited, and we still need to verify who Liu Xuande's subordinates are. We will rest for a day today, and then attack the hundreds of thousands of invading troops from Western Shu tomorrow.

By the way, if possible, keep their commander alive and see if you can get anything out of him."

Guo Yi frowned slightly, "The commander sent by Western Shu this time is named Zheng. He is a brave warrior and has great leadership skills.

Take these days, for example, they are all isolated, but he is still training his soldiers. He is admirable."

Zhao Jingchen pondered for a moment and said, "When it comes to treating soldiers on the battlefield, whether they are from our own country or from other countries, the respect they give is based on their ability.

General Guo and General Ye, take your men and launch an open attack tomorrow."

Rong Chunlin looked at Zhao Jingchen and asked, "What about us? Should we act alone, or join General Guo and the others?"

Shang Jue smiled and said, "We are few in number, so we are suitable to be the vanguard and attack their camp. General Guo and General Ye, make sure to transfer the elite troops to the front of the team. This will effectively reduce casualties."

Guo Yi and General Ye both agreed.

The next morning, the soldiers of Dayan were ready to head towards the Xishu camp.

The news quickly reached the Western Shu camp. They did not panic too much. Under the leadership of General Zheng, they lined up outside the camp to fight.

But as soon as the battle started, he felt something was wrong.

This was the first time that the Dayan people launched a large-scale offensive. Judging from the formation and number of people taking part in the battle, there was nothing new. The fighters did not seem to have anything special either. They were just ordinary soldiers.

But where does their confidence come from?

Could it be that he has already arrived? Weren't they said to be invincible? Where are they?

He jumped onto a big tree next to him and carefully observed the situation behind the Great Yan Man, but found nothing special.

He glanced around casually.

This glance made his heart sink to the bottom instantly...