After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

The Golden Hall was quiet. The messenger spoke up: "Half a month ago, the vanguard army of the East Sea arrived at Shanhai Post Station, but was lured north of Xuanshui by the enemy's vanguard Qin Liangyu with a feigned defeat. General Xue was defeated and retreated to Shanhai Post Station. Unexpectedly, the enemy generals Guan Yu and Gao Shun launched a night attack on the vanguard camp, cutting off General Xue's retreat. General Xue was beheaded by Guan Yu, and his nephew also died in battle."

"what!"

The people in the court were first taken aback, and then they were shocked.

Liu Longyue also looked incredulous, and even glanced at the old emperor on the dragon throne with a hint of mockery.

The Crown Prince exclaimed in shock and anger, "How could this be! And why is the battle report only arriving now!"

"It was General Xue Pingchuan who suppressed the battle report, trying to salvage the situation, which is why the order was delayed," the soldier explained, forcing a smile.

Upon hearing this, all the officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

So Jia Pingchuan has won, which is why the previous battle report was sent back along with the victory report.

The old emperor composed himself and said with feigned nonchalance, "Continue."

"Look! General Zhao of Donghai has sent troops to the vicinity of Pingzi County. When the garrison commander Liang Huan heard that Chen Futu had appeared in the county town to kidnap Dong Xian'er, he personally led 5,000 elite troops there that night. General Zhao, fearing that he might fail, led 30,000 troops to try to besiege Chen Futu in Pingzi County. However, before the army arrived, General Liang's 5,000 troops were ambushed and defeated by Chen Futu. He was captured alive in the chaos."

Liang Huan has been captured alive!

The entire court was filled with gasps of astonishment.

The crown prince wore a constipated expression, because Liang Huan was his brother-in-law.

"Then what!"

The old emperor tried his best to suppress his anger and pressed on with his questions, his voice unconsciously rising in pitch.

"General Zhao personally led his cavalry in pursuit, but Chen Futu divided his three thousand cavalry into five routes and used guerrilla tactics to contain them. General Zhao was exhausted and suffered heavy losses from multiple attacks on his return journey. His infantry rear was also attacked and he could only set up camp to defend. That night, Chen Futu used the strategy of exhausting his troops and launched a five-pronged cavalry attack to burn down the combined camp. As a result, General Zhao suffered a great defeat."

"Bastard thing!"

The old emperor could no longer hold back upon hearing this.

Pig?

Thirty thousand men couldn't even defeat three thousand!

Chen Futu's three thousand men fought a battle with Liang Huan first, so their numbers are definitely less than three thousand. Moreover, they were divided into five routes. Even if each of the thirty thousand men had just one spit from the other, they could have drowned them!

The Crown Prince, his face grim, demanded, "Where is Zhao Tianhao?"

"General Zhao was shot in the eye by enemy general Qin Liangyu and has escaped," the soldier replied tremblingly.

The imperial court was in an uproar.

Prince Sun Chengzong of Kaiping asked, "Although General Zhao was defeated, his army is still intact. What was the outcome?"

“The enemy’s strategist Zhang Liang had long received news of General Zhao’s departure from the camp, so he set up an ambush to cut off the army’s retreat and launched a surprise attack, resulting in the complete annihilation of the East Sea Navy.”

Now no one in the court spoke; they all looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Sun Chengzong also became mute.

Everyone has heard of Zhang Liang's strength. He easily defeated Yan Sheng before, set up an ambush from all sides, and now he has defeated the army of the East Sea.

Where did Chen Futu get such a wise man under his command?

The old emperor stared intently at the messenger and growled, "So Chen Futu escaped?"

"In the Battle of Pingzi, Chen Futu's troops had only a thousand men left. On their way back, they were intercepted by five thousand cavalry sent by Luofu. As a result, Luofu's army lost its composure in their pursuit of the greatest merit and was defeated by Chen Futu's remaining troops. The entire army was wiped out, and General Han Tong was killed in battle."

What is a critical hit?

The old emperor's head was buzzing, his knuckles were clenched so tightly they turned white, and his anger almost shot out from his cloudy eyes.

They're all idiots! Idiots!

Liu Longyue stood quietly in the corner of the main hall, silently processing this information. Even though she wanted to calm down, she couldn't.

It's too ridiculous.

Even the Prince of Zhenbei isn't that powerful, is he?

The idea that the remnants of the army, who had fought a fierce battle all night, could defeat Han Tong's 5,000 elite cavalry is nothing short of a fantasy.

However, this was not the end of the story. The messenger then recounted in detail how Chen Futu left Zhang Liang to guard Shanhaiyi, and then personally led troops to raid the western battlefield, set fire to Zigui Road, and disguised himself as an enemy army to inflict a major defeat on the Shi Kingdom and Longman armies at Jiuyuan.

Upon hearing this, the old emperor seemed to have all his energy drained away, and he slumped back on the dragon throne in despair.

The crown prince and all the civil and military officials were stunned into a blank mind by this explosive news.

Finally, the commander recounted the details of Jia Pingchuan's defeat.

In short, the strategy of uniting the two Western Regions states to attack the northern frontier separately has completely failed.

"A bunch of trash..."

After the old emperor finished speaking, his vision went black and he fainted.

"His Majesty!"

"Quickly summon the imperial physician—"

The imperial court descended into chaos, and the imperial physician rushed into the palace.

Taking the opportunity, Liu Longyue bid farewell to the Crown Prince and left the palace; she was going back to the Northern Wu Kingdom.

She had a ridiculous premonition that the Great Qian Dynasty would be destroyed in a few years, so there was no point in her staying in Beiwu.

Before leaving, she wanted to send a handwritten letter to Beiwu to obtain his permission to return. Perhaps she could even reach a cooperation agreement with Beijiang and divide up the Great Qian in one fell swoop.

Liu Longyue then secretly sent word of the allied forces' defeat.

Within just a few days, the world was in an uproar.

The common people were talking about it, and the scholars were cursing the court generals as a bunch of incompetent fools who were all bark and no bite.

Only a few people understood that it wasn't that the Great Qian Dynasty was too weak, but that the Northern Frontier was too strong, or rather, that the Prince of Zhenbei's heir was too strong.

Everyone in the world underestimated him.

From this moment forward, the Crown Prince of Zhenbei will become a nightmare for all nations.

Longcheng has been bustling these past few days. After Zhang Liang returned home, Chen Futu generously rewarded the troops. The soldiers received ample pay and rewards and were filled with gratitude towards Chen Futu.

In addition, Chen Futu received a letter from Liu Longyue. Looking at the delicate handwriting, he was momentarily lost in thought.

The dog emperor framed the emperor with fabricated charges, and the root of the problem was this Princess Beiwu.

Although Liu Longyue's reputation was ruined, she was still nominally the daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei.

The most ridiculous thing is that Chen Futu has never seen her.

The letter made it clear that Liu Longyue was returning to the Northern Wu Kingdom and hoped to meet him via the Northern Frontier.

Zhang Liang couldn't help but laugh after reading the letter. "Your Highness, this woman probably has ulterior motives. The Northern Wu has lived in harsh conditions for many years and has always dreamed of conquering the Central Plains. Now that the Northern Wu princess has seen Your Highness's outstanding military achievements, she wants to switch her bets."

"She thinks I'm stupid. If she didn't agree, why would that dog emperor risk damaging diplomatic relations between the two countries and tarnishing her reputation? Since this princess is coming to the Northern Frontier, then let me, the young master, give her a proper welcome. I can't bear this infamy for nothing."

As Chen Futu spoke, a wicked smile gradually crept onto his lips.

It is said that Princess Beiwu grew up on horseback, and was both heroic and beautiful. It would be a great loss not to meet her.

However, it might not be so easy for her to leave the capital.

"Strategist, why don't we give the dog emperor some more fuel and let Daqian and Beiwu fight like dogs?"

Chen Futu's expression was somewhat sinister.

Zhang Liang teased, "Excellent! I figured the princess wanted to send a message to Beiwu requesting her return. This letter was just delivered on the way. She can't leave the capital for the time being, so why don't we..."