Who understands? He traveled through time with a high-spec spatial ability.

The Imperial Palace of Yan, Taichu Hall.

Emperor Yan threw down several memorials in succession. Due to excessive anger, his already weak body could no longer support him. As if all his strength had been drained, he slumped onto the dragon throne, panting heavily.

"He's gone mad! Prince Chen of Liang is a complete madman! What's wrong with this good-for-nothing Tuoba Zheng? I entrusted him with 100,000 troops, and he just handed over Hancheng and Pengcheng to the enemy like that!" The Yan Emperor's roar echoed in the palace, making the ministers in the hall tremble.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Take care of your health, Your Majesty!" Several senior officials immediately knelt down and kowtowed, pleading with him.

They knew that the Emperor Yan's health had always been poor, and such rage would be extremely detrimental to his well-being.

The Yan state really cannot afford any more turmoil right now.

Today was supposed to be Lunar New Year's Eve, and the imperial court was on holiday. But before he could even eat, he was summoned by a royal eunuch with an imperial decree.

It turned out that the Prince of Liang had set out with his troops from Tongguan, and within a day he had captured Hancheng and Pengcheng, the neighboring cities of Yan. He was advancing rapidly and showed signs of heading towards the capital.

Meanwhile, Tuoba Zheng, the commander of the 100,000-strong army sent by the Yan Emperor, suffered repeated defeats and his whereabouts became unknown! This allowed the army of Prince Chen of Liang to approach the capital.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task now is to redeploy the defenses to resist the attack of Prince Chen of Liang," an old minister said tremblingly.

Emperor Yan took a deep breath and forced himself to sit up straight. "Issue my decree: the Imperial Guards must immediately assemble to strengthen the defenses of the capital. Also, dispatch troops from surrounding counties to provide immediate reinforcements."

At this moment, Tuoba Jun stepped forward and said, "Father, I believe that simply defending without attacking is not a good strategy. The Prince of Liang has suddenly launched an attack, so his rear must be vulnerable. We can send a surprise force to bypass the enemy's rear, cut off their supplies, and make them fall into chaos without a fight."

The Emperor of Yan's eyes lit up. "This plan is excellent!" But then, as if remembering something, the hope on his face vanished. "How many troops are needed for this plan?"

"Father, 50,000 troops are enough."

At this moment, a young eunuch hurriedly entered through the side door of the main hall, ran all the way to the edge of the dragon throne platform, and handed the report in his hand to the chief eunuch who had already seen him.

The chief eunuch received the report and immediately noticed the urgent mark on it, his heart tightening. Without daring to delay, he quickly presented the report to the Yan Emperor, who sat on the dragon throne.

Upon seeing this, the Emperor of Yan felt a sudden sense of foreboding.

He hurriedly took the report, unfolded it, and his face instantly turned ashen.

Sure enough, after quickly scanning the report, his emotions, which had just begun to calm down, were stirred up again, and he felt a surge of inner turmoil.

The Yan Emperor felt a surge of hot blood rush to his throat, a metallic taste filled his mouth, and then everything went black before his eyes. He fell backward and fainted on the spot.

Let's rewind to two days ago.

The atmosphere inside the Changlin Army camp at Tongguan was unusually heavy.

Tantai Zhou's expression changed drastically upon receiving the urgent report. He never expected that Tuoba Zheng would be so treacherous and cunning.

Seeing this, Qiao Jingjing took a deep breath and quickly calmed herself down.

She stared at the map and said in a deep voice, "Now that things have come to this, do you have any solutions?"

Tantai Zhou frowned, and after thinking for a moment, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He said coldly, "Since Tuoba Zheng has driven himself to this dead end, then I will grant him his wish and do as he desires!"

Having said that, he turned around abruptly and shouted, "Zhang Han! Zhao Xin!"

"Your subordinate is here!" The two men stood with their fists clasped and responded in unison.

Tantai Zhou sat upright in the commander's seat, clad in heavy armor, his face stern and imposing without anger.

His voice was deep and authoritative: "I order you two to lead 20,000 heavy troops to the Leopard Camp. You do not need to engage the enemy in direct combat; simply hold off Tuoba Zheng. Remember, under no circumstances can he escape. If he advances, you retreat; if he retreats, you advance. You must hold him back at all costs!"

"Yes! Understood." The two replied in unison, a resolute glint in their eyes.

Tantai Zhou nodded slightly and continued, "Wang Meng, I am giving you ten thousand soldiers to guard the Tiger Camp. This place is a vital stronghold for our army and must not be lost. Are you confident that you can hold it?"

Wang Meng knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist and said loudly, "This humble general will certainly live up to Your Highness's trust and will defend Tiger Camp to the death without hesitation!"

"Very good!" Tantai Zhou's lips curled into a cold smile. "The rest of you, follow me northward and head straight for Tuoba Zheng's lair! Since he dares to try to catch me off guard, I'll let him taste what it means to be caught in a dilemma! I'll make that old bastard, Emperor Tuoba Yong of Yan, voluntarily sue for peace with my Great Liang!"

Tantai Zhou's words were like a fire, instantly igniting the fighting spirit of the generals.

They were already fired up from their recent victory and were eager to show off their skills. The prince's words undoubtedly resonated with everyone.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the quartermaster Han Dang thought for a moment and felt it was necessary to remind the prince.

So he spoke up at the opportune moment: "Your Highness, in my humble opinion, our current provisions are only enough to last ten days. If we are to attack the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom, I'm afraid our provisions will be in short supply. Should we write a letter to His Majesty requesting additional provisions?"

Tantai Zhou's gaze was firm, and he said in a deep voice, "It's too late. The key to this military campaign is to strike unexpectedly. If we wait for His Majesty's decree, we're afraid we'll miss this fleeting opportunity. As for the provisions, I naturally have other plans."

Qiao Jingjing echoed, "My lords, you can rest assured that His Highness has been making full preparations for this war. Not only are the supplies of grain and provisions plentiful, but new supplies will also be delivered continuously within three days."

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing this, Tantai Zhou knew that the morale of the army had stabilized, and without further hesitation, he decisively ordered the army to set off immediately.

Along the way, the army led by Tantai Zhou was like a surging torrent, unstoppable.

Wherever they went, the Yan army collapsed and was powerless to fight back.

Zhang Han and Zhao Xin lived up to expectations, successfully holding back Tuoba Zheng's army and preventing it from returning to its base.

Meanwhile, on the Emperor's side, the ministers were frantically trying to provide medical assistance.

When the Yan Emperor slowly awoke, looking at the situation before him, he sighed, "Is my Yan Kingdom truly destined to perish in this war?"