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The scouts stumbled and crawled into the central command tent.

His armor was tattered and worn, his face was covered in blood and dust, and his bloodshot eyes were filled with nothing but fear.

"Your Majesty! Your Highness! General Yue!"

He didn't even have time to give a full military salute before he fell to his knees with a thud, his voice hoarse as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper.

"The King of the Northern Desert... The King of the Northern Desert has gone mad!"

Murong Yan, Lin Zhen, and Yue Fei, who had just finished a small military meeting, all turned their attention to him.

Murong Yan was still wearing the legendary black and gold phoenix descending to earth dress. She did not wear a shawl, but simply spread the five-zhang-long dark gold train casually on the marching map. The giant phoenix woven with real gold thread on the hem of the dress had its eyes slightly closed, as if it felt a little impatient with the sandstorm outside the tent.

Upon hearing the scout's words, her usually clear and cold phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

"speak."

A single word, devoid of any emotion, sent a shiver down the spine of the scout who was already terrified.

"Reporting to Your Majesty," the scout swallowed hard, his voice trembling uncontrollably, "we were ordered to scout the Blackwater River area and discovered that the main force of the Northern King's army has turned around!"

"They abandoned their encirclement and suppression of our guerrilla forces and are advancing towards our Yumen Pass at full speed... at a frenzied pace that disregards any cost!"

"what!"

Yue Fei was the first to react. He suddenly stood up from his seat, his bronze, resolute face filled with disbelief.

"The entire army is marching towards Yumen Pass? What does he want to do? Does he think his 150,000-strong army can break through Yumen Pass of our Great Qian Dynasty?"

Yue Fei's voice was full of the unique confidence of a soldier.

Yumen Pass is an impregnable fortress built by the Great Qian Dynasty on the northwestern border, a feat achieved through the efforts of several generations.

The city wall was ten zhang high and three zhang thick, and was constructed from huge stones mixed with molten iron, making it indestructible.

Within the pass, an elite 100,000-strong border army is stationed year-round, equipped with the latest defensive weapons of the Shenji Battalion.

Let alone the fact that the Northern King has a mere 150,000 men, even if that number doubled, he wouldn't be able to shake the Jade Gate Pass in the slightest in a short period of time.

What is this King of the Northern Desert thinking?

"He didn't intend to breach the Jade Gate Pass."

Lin Zhen, who had been sitting quietly beside Murong Yan as if she were an outsider, suddenly spoke up.

His voice was calm, yet it was like the sharpest knife, instantly dissecting all the confusion in Yue Fei's heart.

"He's trying to force us to go back."

Lin Zhen slowly stood up from his seat and walked to the huge marching map.

His finger lightly touched the red line on the map that represented the long supply line of the Northern Desert Army.

"Our guerrilla tactics over the past few days, while failing to inflict substantial damage on his main force, have successfully wiped out all of his supply tribes."

"The Northern Desert Army is now an isolated force cut off from supplies."

“He knew very well that if we dragged this out any longer, his 150,000-strong army would collapse on its own due to running out of supplies, without us even having to lift a finger.”

"Therefore, he had to change his strategy."

Lin Zhen's gaze shifted from the map to Yue Fei's solemn face.

"He's gambling with us."

"We're betting that we won't dare to take Yumen Pass, our 100,000-strong garrison, or the safety of the entire Great Qian Dynasty, to wear him down."

"He wants to force us to abandon guerrilla warfare and return to defend Yumen Pass by launching a full-scale attack on it, so that we can have a head-on battle with him, the kind of battle he is best at and most eager to fight."

Lin Zhen's words made everyone present feel uneasy.

Yes.

Conspiracy.

This is a blatant, undisguised conspiracy.

The King of the Northern Desert was using the safety of Yumen Pass to lure them into a trap.

They knew it was a trap, yet it seemed they had no choice but to jump in.

"Your Highness, what should we do now..."

Yue Fei's brows furrowed tightly into a "川" shape.

He knew that Lin Zhen was right.

But he couldn't figure it out.

Are they really going to give up their hard-won guerrilla advantage, go back to defend Yumen Pass, and confront those 150,000 barbarians from the northern desert who are already seething with anger?

The price was too high.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense.

The stunningly beautiful queen, who had been listening quietly without offering any opinion, suddenly smiled.

"He wants to fight us to the death?"

Murong Yan slowly stood up from the commander's seat.

She walked to Lin Zhen's side, her beautiful phoenix eyes sparkling with a light of wisdom and confidence that captivated all the men present.

“My husband, I think this is an opportunity.”

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Lin Zhen raised an eyebrow, a look of great interest appearing on his face.

He knew what Yan'er had thought of—an interesting idea.

"tell me the story."

"Since he wants to force us to defend, then we will not do as he wishes."

Murong Yan's lips curled into a confident and domineering smile.

Her finger traced across the Jade Gate Pass on the map, past the main force of the Northern Desert army that was marching madly.

It landed precisely on the northernmost point of the map, on the golden royal tent marker that was guarded by countless tribes.

"Isn't he trying to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao?"

"Then we'll give them a taste of their own medicine."

Murong Yan's voice, though not loud, was like a thunderclap, booming in everyone's ears.

"Let's launch a surprise attack on his royal court!"

Upon hearing Murong Yan's words, Yue Fei's hawk-like eyes widened instantly!

A surprise attack on the royal court?

This idea is undeniably bold!

You could even call it insane!

"Your Majesty, you must not!"

He took a sudden step forward, knelt on one knee, and his voice was filled with anxiety and confusion.

"The royal court is the heart of the northern desert, and its defenses must be extremely tight! Scouts report that at least 50,000 elite troops remain there!"

"At most, we only have 27,000 troops available for battle, and they are divided into three groups. How can we possibly fight against 50,000 elite troops?"

"Moreover, once we penetrate deep into the grasslands and are surrounded by the main force of the Northern Desert King, we will truly be trapped like turtles in a jar, with no way out!"

Yue Fei's concerns were not without merit.

This is no longer an adventure.

This is gambling with the future of the entire Daqian Dynasty.

Murong Yan smiled, looked at Yue Fei who was anxious, and shook her head.

"General Yue, who said we were going to confront those 50,000 elite troops head-on?"

A cunning glint flashed in her eyes.

"We just went to his backyard and set it on fire."