Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"Go tell them now to hold the defense line within the Yun family's territory."

Qin Ming was worried that the two of them would make irrational choices, so he immediately gave instructions to Chen Pi.

In addition to the battlefield where Cao Chuan and his men were stationed, the Ouyang family also took the initiative to open up a battlefield on the southern coast bordering the Yun family.

The strength of the troops on both sides is almost the same.

This is a huge war involving both sides fighting for territory and will affect future generations.

Therefore, almost both sides made huge investments, which exacerbated the brutality of the war.

In order to defend their territory, the Yun family suffered losses several times greater than those of Cao Chuan and his men.

Fortunately, their actions worked.

With their tenacious defense, the Ouyang family has not set foot in the Yun family's territory until now.

In the end, Yan Ziqiong didn't want to waste any more time, so she ordered to abandon the invasion of the Yun family and switch to defense. The freed-up troops were sent to the rear to participate in the construction of concrete fortifications.

This relieved a lot of pressure on the Yun family.

The large-scale war left them in ruins both inside and outside. Now that Yun Wenxun has taken over the Yun family, he has been in charge of the restoration work.

However, it may take longer to recover from the damage caused by the war.

"Brother Cao, His Majesty has sent a letter."

That day, Heifu came to Cao Chuan with Qin Ming's letter.

The two of them have been working non-stop for a while, without even much time to rest, and both are covered in dust.

Cao Chuan, who was leading people to dig trenches, suddenly froze when he heard the news from Qin Ming.

Qin Ming certainly knew about their defeat.

This letter is definitely about this matter.

Thinking of this, he threw down the shovel and climbed out of the mud pit and said:

"This defeat has nothing to do with you. I will take full responsibility."

Cao Chuan had his own considerations. He had followed Qin Ming for many years and had reached the pinnacle in the army.

But Hei Fu is a young general who just graduated from the military academy, and he can't bear such a heavy burden.

"Why do you say that, Brother Cao?"

Hei Fu was stunned and spoke quickly.

"You are still young and shouldn't have to endure such mistakes."

After this period of contact, even Cao Chuan felt that Heifu was a good general, smart and patient, neither arrogant nor impatient.

For a general like him, there will be huge room for growth in the future.

If he is not promoted this time, I am afraid that many military veterans in the court will still exclude him.

By then, it would be basically impossible to seize such a good opportunity as the Yan Dynasty War to get promoted.

"I know what you mean, but this is a strategy we decided on together. I'm committed to it, and I'm with you."

Heifu is a man of loyalty. After spending several months with these court generals, he has discovered that this group of people are not as arrogant and presumptuous as the court officers rumored by the outside world.

On the contrary, each of the generals who fought with Your Majesty to conquer the world was very down-to-earth and brave, and they were also very good to me.

"If I'm shamelessly pushing you to the front to take the blame just for some empty reputation, then I don't need this empty reputation."

Heifu has behaved well all along, and naturally developed a sense of pride, which does not allow him to do such a thing.

Seeing this, Cao Chuan could only sigh.

"Forget it, let's see His Majesty's orders first."

"Ah."

The two men unfolded the letter, glanced at it, and were suddenly stunned.

"Retreat to the Yun family and prevent Yan Ziqiong from entering..."

"Is it that simple?"

Both of them thought that after Qin Ming learned of the defeat, he would definitely punish them.

However, they did not expect that this time they were only assigned the task of retreating.

"here……!"

Suddenly, Hei Fu pointed to a line of small words below.

"For the fault of military defeat, the salary will be fined for half a year."

"Huh...it seems His Majesty is not planning to punish us."

Neither of them expected that they would not be punished for this defeat.

You have to know that salary deduction is just a superficial measure and it doesn’t mean anything to them.

At this time, Heifu frowned slightly and began to think about Qin Ming's intention.

"Your Majesty is now telling us to retreat and secure our defenses, but he hasn't given us any other instructions. I find this very strange."

Cao Chuan, who had relaxed, also reacted at this time, stroking his chin and said:

"Does His Majesty want to let us play freely?"

"That's possible. After the Tiger Roar Guards gathered, the defense lines were basically solid. It would be difficult for anyone other than your Majesty's team to break in."

"But what else can the troops on the west coast do besides defending?"

Cao Chuan was very confused, and Hei Fu also fell into deep thought.

Qin Ming has strong command capabilities, and it would be a waste to leave their entire army here alone.

If they just defend this place, relying on the concrete wall that the Yun family had built long ago, they would only need half the number of people to stop Princess Tiance's attack.

"Um!?"

Hei Fu was suddenly stunned.

Then he understood what Qin Ming's arrangement meant.

"Brother Cao, please go find His Majesty."

"what?!"

Cao Chuan couldn't believe his ears.

At this time of crushing defeat, Heifu actually dared to withdraw his troops to aid Qin Ming.

"Aren't you afraid that the Tiger Roar Guards will continue to attack and raze this place to the ground?"

"Thirty thousand people, three months, I can hold it."

Since the northern border of Daqian was frequently invaded by the northern tribes and the Yan army, military support for the war against the Yan Dynasty was declared stopped.

The two of them didn't have many troops left, so Heifu left less than half of his troops.

The rest was all given to Cao Chuan!

Seeing Cao Chuan still hesitant,

"Your Majesty's army is the sharpest sword, and it can definitely cut through the Yan Dynasty's defense network."

"All we need to do is assist this sword and make it even sharper!"

Heifu is always clear-headed on the battlefield and his decisions are very logical.

But this would put him and the local defenders under greater pressure.

Fortunately, there is the help of the Yun family. Unless the other party attacks desperately with the idea of ​​destroying both themselves and the enemy, it is impossible to break through the outer defense line of the Yun family that was built early.

"I support your approach!"

Just as Cao Chuan and Hei Fu were talking, a voice suddenly came from behind.

The two turned around and found that it was Yun Wenxun who arrived at this time.

"Have you finished your work over there?"

Seeing that it was him, Cao Chuan immediately asked about the Yun family's post-war reconstruction work.

Yun Wenxun nodded slowly and said:

"Fortunately, we arranged a large amount of supplies to trade with Daqian before the war, which helped us earn a considerable profit. Recently, we bought a lot of supplies from the Nanyang countries, which is just enough to support post-war reconstruction."

"I support what you two generals just said about dividing your forces. After you divide your forces, the Yun family's second line of defense, starting from several important nodes in the direction of Wangdu River, will also begin construction."

"Are you serious? If so, we have nothing to worry about!"

Cao Chuan and Hei Fu were suddenly ecstatic!