Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

As the offensive strategy was finalized, Ye Shoujiang led his men out of the capital overnight.

They pushed the front line forward more than 30 miles and faced the troops of Wanyan Tielu and Xiao Tianzhu head-on.

This kind of battle formation made Wanyan Tielu and Xiao Tianzhu feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

Yan Zheng's troops have already split up to support, and the two of them now have nearly 150,000 Tiger Roar Guards at their disposal.

In addition, there is a group of regular troops originally trained by Yan Zheng.

The total amount is three hundred thousand.

Such a large force should have been able to defeat Ye Shoujiang and others who had only arrived at the front-line with a mere tens of thousands of troops.

But the reality is that both of them are very troubled.

The reason is simple, because all their troops were dispersed.

These troops were needed to garrison the newly captured lands and cities.

The larger the area they captured, the more their troops would be dispersed.

But the bad news keeps coming.

Just like today, the two people who had just received information about Ye Shoujiang's movements received another battle report from the rear.

"Two generals, the Luo Sect's people are taking action!"

"They are inciting the people in the city to attack our garrison!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a layer of gloom suddenly covered their faces.

"Luo Jiao..."

This name has brought an invisible pressure to the entire Yan Dynasty in the past two years.

From the royal family to the common people, everyone had a different attitude when hearing about Luo Jiao, but they all took it surprisingly seriously.

The royal family was worried that the Luojiao's cohesion was too strong and would have a huge impact on the stability of the Yan Dynasty.

The people are looking forward to the spread of Luojiao to where they live, so that they can change their current situation of being exploited.

The move Qin Ming had made against Yan Dynasty more than a year ago is still exerting its power.

I heard that there was internal strife in the Yan Dynasty royal family, and the princes and princesses were fighting against each other.

The people who had long been influenced by Luojiao didn't care about that.

They were ready to rise up and soon launched an attack on the Tiger Roar Guards, wanting to fight for their own rights and freedom.

This caused Xiao Tianzhu and Wanyan Tielu a lot of headaches.

"General, what should we do... They are just a bunch of civilians. Although they can't cause much damage to the Tiger Roar Guards, we still need to allocate a large number of people to maintain order."

The messenger soldier was hesitant at this time.

They are all ordinary people. It would be hard to bear to kill them, but if we don't kill them, I'm afraid they will slow down the pace of the battlefield.

Just when Wanyan Tielu began to hesitate.

Xiao Tianzhu suddenly said:

"Kill them all."

"Didn't they ask me a few days ago whether we would massacre the city?"

Hearing this, Wanyan Tielu immediately interrupted Xiao Tianzhu.

"No, absolutely not! They are all citizens of our Yan Dynasty!"

"Things must be prioritized. I'm sure Brother Wanyan understands this."

Xiao Tianzhu frowned and gave the order as a matter of course:

"If there are any who resist, let them massacre the entire city as a warning to others!"

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Wanyan Tielu.

"Brother Wanyan, please don't be soft-hearted. If you mess things up, all the years of hard work we've put in together will be wasted."

"I don't want to."

Wanyan Tielu immediately shook his head, and then, in front of Xiao Tianzhu, he issued an order to the cities occupied by his troops:

"Arrange three thousand men to maintain order in each city. If there are any troublemakers, we can kill them later."

"Yes!"

Both of them led a troop and each managed the place they had plundered from Yan Ziqiong.

Therefore, they do not interfere with each other. Even if Wanyan Tielu makes his own decision, Xiao Tianzhu cannot interfere.

"Ugh."

Faced with Wanyan Tielu's decision, Xiao Tianzhu sighed but didn't say anything.

On the other side, in Yan Zheng’s position, news of Ye Shoujiang’s arrival also came.

"Your Highness, Ye Shoujiang's participation in the war doesn't mean that Qin Ming has already interfered in our internal affairs?"

"Can I take action now?"

The group of generals around Yan Zheng were all a little anxious at this moment.

The appearance of Ye Shoujiang means that Daqian is about to take action again.

They already had good reason to send troops.

Even the court's consent is not needed.

Facing everyone's questions, Yan Zheng did not give a direct answer, but asked his subordinates:

"Hasn't the court replied yet?"

"Your Highness, we have raised an army. The court has not replied yet, and we have already sent three groups of people."

call……

He let out a long breath, and in a place where no one could see, Yan Zheng tightly grasped the armrests of the table and chair, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

Ever since the war began, his anxiety has been growing day by day.

The court’s attitude made him so upset that he couldn’t sleep!

The troops under his command have been fighting for so long, and the imperial court has never tried to stop them!

And I, at the outermost edge, pretended to obey the court's orders and waited for the same long time.

The court also did not respond at all!

Do they want to just let it go?

My expression of loyalty...was it wrong?

Perhaps we shouldn't wait for the imperial court's response and just fight Yan Ziqiong directly...

But if he finally defeated Yan Ziqiong, his dominance would arouse the suspicion of the court, and the other party would take the opportunity to turn against him. How would he deal with it?

People who are not in this position will never understand the struggle involved.

Yan Zheng sat quietly in the chair, his thoughts swirling, staring coldly at the group of noisy generals.

The joys and sorrows of people are not shared.

They just want to fight and make a name for themselves.

Yan Zheng's goal is to maintain his position, defeat Yan Ziqiong and then take over the throne.

"Continue...hold still."

"Wanyan Tielu and Xiao Tianzhu have already sent a lot of reinforcements. Everyone, please don't discuss this matter any further."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

That night, Yan Zheng wrote another letter and asked someone to pass it to the court.

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind.

If there is no response this time, the Giant Elephant Army will be dispatched.

Instead of suffering like this, it would be better to take Yan Ziqiong's territory as soon as possible.

He will accept any punishment from the court!

Ye Shoujiang on the battlefield naturally had no idea what was going on in the heart of the Third Prince who was in control of the battlefield.

He just quietly advanced the front.

In just a few days, thousands of elite soldiers under Wanyan Tielu were worn out.

Fortunately, Wanyan Tielu was very good at positional warfare.

They even learned the tactics of large and small fortresses that were prepared on the west coast when the Black Ambush came.

With sufficient materials, he built large and small forts on the spot to support each other.

These fortresses are like stubborn nails on the battlefield, difficult to remove.

Even Ye Shoujiang's offensive was blocked by the defense of large and small fortresses.

In desperation, Ye Shoujiang called back Heifu who was fighting on the front line.

"Have you noticed anything in the past few days?"

After taking his seat, Ye Shoujiang went straight to the point and brought up the issue of large and small fortresses with him.

"Yes, they learned my big and small fortress tactics."

"You called me here today, probably to ask how to restrain the enemy."

"I have a plan."

Hei Fu spoke with a smile, then took out a row of explosives from his arms.