I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

The general stared wide-eyed, then collapsed to the ground, filled with resentment.

Ning and Lin Wan'er exchanged a smile, knowing that they had successfully occupied Xiang County.

The two then began directing the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and reassure the civilians.

When the people of Xiang County learned that Ning Wulun and Lin Wan'er were from the Long family army from Shouchun, they cheered with joy and were extremely grateful.

In recent years, the people of Huaibei have deeply missed the Southern King who once saved them from hunger.

Meanwhile, in Yuncheng, Huaibei, the eldest prince, Long Yingshen, was in a state of utter distress.

He hadn't expected Ning Wuguan and Lin Wan'er to be so brave, managing to capture Xiang County in such a short time. He hurriedly summoned his generals to discuss countermeasures.

The generals looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Just then, a soldier rushed in and reported, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The Southern King's Black Cavalry, led by the Sixth Young Master of the Ning Mansion, is already attacking!"

Upon hearing this, Lung Ying-shen was struck dumb.

Knowing he was powerless to reverse the situation, he could only flee back to the capital with his personal guards and trusted followers.

When Ning Wuwei learned in Shouchun that Ning Wuwu and Lin Wan'er had successfully occupied Xiang County, he was overjoyed.

He immediately ordered his other brothers to lead a large army to Huaibei, preparing to annihilate the Huaibei army in one fell swoop.

After several days of fierce fighting, the Huaibei army was finally completely defeated.

Long Kan, one of Long Yingshen's generals, was captured alive by Ning Wuwu, one of the six young masters of the Ning family, during his escape.

Ning Wuwei personally interrogated Long Kan.

Long Kan confessed that the eldest prince, Long Ying Shen, had begun plotting to seize the throne again in the past two years, secretly colluding with foreign enemies in an attempt to overthrow the rule of King Long Yun Fu.

Upon hearing this, Ning Wuwei was enraged. He ordered Long Kan to be escorted to the capital and handed over to the king for punishment.

In the grand hall of the capital, the king personally interrogated Longkan.

Long Yingshen was greatly shocked to learn of Long Kan's capture, knowing his plot had been exposed. He could have immediately launched an uprising and fought the king, but his seventh brother, Long Yingshan, rushed back to the capital overnight.

Knowing he had lost all his opportunities, Lung Ying-shen had no choice but to disguise himself and run away.

King Long Yunfu was filled with mixed feelings. After much deliberation, he finally decided to spare Long Yingshen's life out of consideration for the fact that he was his son, and issued an edict to the world stripping Long Yingshen of his throne.

The Sixth Young Master of Ning Mansion was awarded a generous reward by Long Yunfu for his outstanding contributions in this battle.

Ning Wuwei was even appointed as the Grand General Protector of the Nation, in charge of the military forces in the capital.

However, Ning Wuwei did not accept the official title and led his brothers back to Huaibei, which angered the king.

In a fit of anger, he issued another imperial edict, ordering Long Bin's Long family army to retreat to their original fiefdom, Lishui.

He wants to reclaim all areas except for Lishui.

Upon hearing the news, the seventh prince, Long Yingshan, fell ill and sought to see his father.

“Father, when you were driven to the brink by the false king, it was your ninth brother who saved you and your son. When you issued the decree to bestow upon your ninth brother the title of King of the First Rank, you clearly wrote: ‘Where the royal flag is planted, all land belongs to the king.’ Are you going to go back on your word now?”

Upon hearing this, Long Yunfu blushed, paused for a moment, and said, "I would rather lose the Jiangdong territory than not reclaim the lost lands."

Upon hearing this, Long Yingshan cried out, "Father, my ninth brother is the pillar of the Great Xia Kingdom. If you make such a resolute decision, Great Xia will lose the Southern King!"

"My mind is made up. If he insists on going his own way, I will immediately issue an edict to abolish his titles of Prince of the First Rank and Prince of the South!"

"Ugh……!"

Long Yingshan held his breath and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The king immediately summoned the royal physician to provide emergency treatment.

The next day, the seventh prince resigned from the throne under the pretext of good health and applied to move to Yangzhou.

On the third day, the king noticed that his seventh son looked pale and asked the royal physician about his condition.

The imperial physician sighed and said, "The Seventh Prince's life will not last long."

King Long Yunfu wept upon hearing this. Although he had nine sons, only his seventh son was understanding and reasonable.

On the fourth day, the king issued an edict: Longyingshan was granted the hereditary title of Prince Kaoshan, with Yangzhou as his fief.

On the fifth day, Long Yingshan and his entire family of more than 60 people moved to Yangzhou.

Ning Wu and Lin Wan'er's relationship was also elevated during this battle. The two fought side by side and went through life and death trials together, and their feelings for each other grew even stronger.

Seeing the two inseparable, Long Bin was secretly pleased.

Ning was his adopted son, and Lin Wan'er was a female knight-errant he had rescued. The two were well-matched in terms of social standing and appearance.

Therefore, Long Bin announced that Lin Wan'er would be betrothed to Ning Wulun, and the wedding would be held on a chosen date.

Ning and Lin Wan'er were both surprised and delighted upon hearing this.

They looked at each other, their eyes filled with happiness.

The city of Lishui immediately became lively as people congratulated the couple, wishing them a long and happy marriage.

Just as the two were preparing to get married, a sudden piece of news shattered their peace.

It turns out that Long Yingshen had not given up. He colluded with the Bohai Kingdom and made a comeback, attempting to occupy the eastern Shandong region.

The Bohai Kingdom was a powerful external enemy. They possessed advanced weapons and tactics. With Long Yingshen's introduction, they decided to take advantage of the fact that the Long family army of the Southern King had withdrawn from Jizhou County, leaving the Qilu region as a vacuum area of ​​the Great Xia Dynasty, and occupied a vast area in eastern Shandong.

Upon learning the news, Long Bin was furious and immediately ordered the Long family army, which was withdrawing from the Jeju region, to halt its retreat.

He sent a messenger to his seventh brother, Hua Yingshen, while simultaneously summoning his generals to discuss countermeasures.

However, the Qilu region was already militarily depleted and could hardly withstand the attacks of foreign enemies. Moreover, the troops were still led by the eldest prince Long Yingshen, who had previously held military power in the Great Xia Dynasty, and five or six city generals had successively led their troops to surrender to Long Yingshen.

With Qilu on the verge of collapse, Ning Wuwei, far away in Huaibei, stepped forward and volunteered to lead an army of 200,000 men, which was originally going to retreat to Jiangdong, directly to Jiyuan City.

Ning Wuwei led his army to a place sixty miles east of Feicheng and engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy.

With his outstanding command skills and fearless spirit, he successfully resisted the enemy's attack and recovered the occupied city of Boshan.

However, just as Ning Wuwei continued his pursuit of the enemy, bad news arrived.

While colluding with foreign enemies, Long Yingshen also planted his own confidants and spies in the capital. Taking advantage of the Seven Princes' relocation, they launched a coup, attempting to overthrow Long Yunfu's rule.

Upon learning the news, Ning Wuwei was greatly alarmed. He knew that he was part of the Long family army, the closest to the capital. Although the king had repeatedly issued decrees detrimental to his adoptive father, Long Bin, based on slanderous advice, this was merely a matter of internal royal disputes. Now, with the Great Xia Dynasty on the verge of collapse, he had to immediately dispatch troops to defend the king and quell this coup.

Therefore, he ordered his generals to split into two groups: his second brother, Ning Wuwei, would lead 150,000 troops to continue to recover the lost territories of Qi and Lu, while he himself would lead 50,000 elite troops to rush to the capital day and night.

Ning Wuwei led 50,000 elite troops like an arrow released from a bow, piercing through the vast night and heading straight for the capital.

Along the way, he kept receiving news from scouts that the situation in the capital was even more critical than he had anticipated.