The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Han Xin led his army to successfully capture Wangshu City, greatly boosting the morale of the Yan army.

News of the Yan army's successful capture of Wangshu City quickly spread, causing a stir throughout the land.

In the Dali army camp led by Li Zhengzhong.

"boom!"

Li Zhengzhong picked up the inkstone from the desk and threw it hard at the kneeling Wangshu City garrison commander.

The garrison commander of Wangshu City dared not dodge at all. The inkstone immediately struck him on the head, leaving a gash, and blood flowed continuously down his cheek.

"Five thousand men defended the city, and it was breached in a single day? Are you an idiot? What have you learned about military strategy?!"

Li Zhengzhong was furious, staring fiercely at the garrison commander of Wangshu City.

"General! The Yan army is well-equipped and has many siege weapons. I am no match for them."

The garrison commander of Wangshu City kowtowed to the ground, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, and said to Li Zhengzhong.

"Hmph! An incompetent general dares to make excuses."

"Guards! Drag this general who lost the city out and execute him!"

Li Zhengzhong coldly looked at the garrison commander of Wangshu City and immediately ordered his execution.

"No! General Li, you can't kill me! I'm related to the royal family by marriage; you have no right to kill me!"

The garrison commander of Wangshu City looked up in disbelief, his expression terrified, and shouted loudly at Li Zhengzhong.

Upon hearing this, the two guards who had just entered the military tent stopped and looked at Li Zhengzhong.

"What are you standing there for? Drag him out!"

Li Zhengzhong ignored the threats from the Shucheng garrison commander and roared at his two personal guards.

The two guards dared not delay and quickly helped the kneeling general up.

"Li Zhengzhong! You dare kill me! Let me go! I want to see His Majesty! I want to see His Majesty!"

Two guards dragged the man backward until the shouts of the Wangshu City garrison commander completely disappeared.

"Oh dear, this is troublesome."

Li Zhengzhong's expression gradually returned to calm, but his heart was filled with sorrow.

If Wangshu City is lost, it will have far-reaching consequences, and all factions will believe that Dali is weak and outwardly strong but inwardly feeble.

Now, Li Zhengzhong has only one path forward: to annihilate Han Xin's army cleanly and decisively, which might allow him to salvage the situation.

But now that Han Xin has led 10,000 Yan troops to occupy the city, the situation has changed from offense to defense, and his 15,000 soldiers are no longer sufficient.

Soon Li Zhengzhong began writing letters to Duan Zhengyan, requesting assistance.

But Li Zhengzhong could not wait for reinforcements from the rear forever. He ordered the entire army to speed up their march toward Wangshu City and try to see if they could retake the city.

……

Looking towards Shu City.

"General, the reconnaissance unit has reported that 10,000 reinforcements from Dali are about to arrive at Wangshu City."

One of Han Xin's personal guards came before Han Xin, knelt down, and said...

The reconnaissance unit is a team composed of martial arts masters skilled in light-footed techniques.

Their main tasks were to transmit information and gather intelligence, and they were led by Mei Jian.

"They arrived quite quickly; they seem to be in a bit of a hurry."

Han Xin put down the military treatise in his hand and chuckled softly.

Han Xin was very interested in the military books in the world of Tianlong, and he found many of the novel military strategies to be very ingenious.

"Pass on my order: each battalion shall defend the city and shall not leave the city to engage in battle without my order."

Han Xin remained calm and gave instructions to the messenger.

Han Xin knew very well that as long as Wangshu City was secured, Dali would soon be too busy to defend itself and would be unable to attack him again.

There are two smaller cities next to Wangshu City, which are very close to each other.

When the original generals of Wangshu City retreated, they also took the garrison of these two small cities with them, which Han Xin captured without lifting a finger.

A few days later.

Li Zhengzhong, who had rushed there, frowned as he looked at the Yan army on Wangshu City.

"Pass on my orders: set up camp and attack the city tomorrow."

Li Zhengzhong immediately began to reorganize his troops in preparation for attacking the city.

The next morning, Li Zhengzhong ordered his army to attack the city.

The siege lasted for several hours, but naturally, Wangshu City was not captured. Instead, several thousand soldiers were lost.

In the following days, Li Zhengzhong abandoned the attack on the city and instead tried to lure the Yan army out of the city to fight him in the open field, but unfortunately he still failed.

"Damn it! Surround Wangshu City for me!"

Seeing Han Xin cower like a turtle, and being utterly helpless, Li Zhengzhong gritted his teeth in frustration.

Meanwhile, Han Xin, in Wangshu City, was still leisurely reading military books.

……

Canhezhuang.

"Hahaha! General Han truly deserves to be called a pillar of our Yan Kingdom."

Murong Fu held the military report in his hand, his expression excited, and laughed loudly.

The military report in Murong Fu's hand was sent by Han Xin, bringing back news of the capture of Wangshu City.

"Congratulations, my lord! This battle has made the name of Yan resound throughout the world, and the restoration of our nation is just around the corner!"

Deng Baichuan and his retainers also smiled.

"This Wangshu City now completely belongs to my Yan Kingdom."

"Pass down the order to immediately dispatch the newly trained 5,000 soldiers to Wangshu City to reinforce General Han. Make sure the city is absolutely safe!"

Murong Fu immediately dispatched his newly trained soldiers, fearing that a counterattack from the Dali Kingdom would cause Wangshu City to be taken back.

Although the Murong family held absolute power in Suzhou, this area still belonged to the territory of the Song Dynasty.

It's just that the Song Dynasty had little control over this area.

However, Wangshu City was different. It was a city captured by the Yan army and now completely belonged to the Yan state.

Lu Yao also received a secret report from Han Xin, which was much more detailed than Murong Fu's.

After Lu Yao finished reading it, he placed it on the candle flame, leaving only a few ashes scattered around.

……

After one month.

The Song Dynasty and the Western Xia Dynasty launched an attack on the border of Dali.

In the Dali court, Duan Zhengyan was furious, angrily rebuking Li Zhengzhong as an incompetent general and issuing ten imperial edicts in succession.

After receiving Li Zhengzhong's letter requesting assistance, Duan Zhengyan realized the seriousness of the situation and dispatched an additional 10,000 Imperial Guards as reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, half a month later, the 25,000-strong army still failed to recapture Wangshu City, and instead suffered heavy losses.

Now that the Song Dynasty and Western Xia have launched military campaigns, Dali is no longer able to deal with Han Xin's Yan army and has no choice but to shrink its defenses and focus its efforts on resisting the Song Dynasty and Western Xia.

"Let Han Xin advance slowly; we must not rush things."

Lu Yao smiled and ordered someone to pass on the message to Han Xin.

With the Song Dynasty and Western Xia now engaged in military campaigns, and Dali preoccupied with its own problems, it is the perfect time for Han Xin to quietly develop his strength.

However, we must proceed gradually and not let Dali become desperate.

Otherwise, with an army of over 100,000 attacking, Han Xin would have had no choice but to retreat tactically.

At that very moment, Lu Yao and Murong Fu received a hero's invitation from the Western Xia Kingdom.

"The Western Xia have quite a grand scheme."

Lu Yao put down the invitation and sighed slightly.

The notice was from Princess Yinchuan of the Western Xia Kingdom, who was seeking a husband and inviting heroes from all over the world to the capital of Western Xia to participate in the marriage proposal ceremony.

Lu Yao, however, was well aware that Xixia's decision to seek a husband for Princess Yinchuan at this time was undoubtedly motivated by an intention to win over allies.

Because Lingjiu Palace declared its affiliation with the Xiaoyao Sect, the Xiaoyao Sect gained considerable fame in the martial arts world.

As the leader of the Free and Unfettered Sect, Lu Yao was naturally among those invited.