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"Report!"

"Yangguan City fell, and all [-] defenders were killed."

"Report!"

"Jiangyue City fell, and the Mobei army slaughtered the city."

"Report!"

"Yulin City fell, and the eight tribes of Mobei set fire to the city."

Big business city.

For five days in a row, battle reports came in one after another. The Mobei army broke through three cities in a row, and the war situation took a turn for the worse.

No one expected that the Mobei Eight Clans, whose strength was so different from that of the Great Shang Dynasty, had such a powerful fighting force that the defenders of the Great Shang Dynasty had no power to fight back.

The mobility of the Mobei Iron Cavalry is extremely strong. Everywhere they go, burning, killing and looting, the Dashang defenders will only be beaten, and they will be powerless to resist.

However, the most elite Zhenbei army in the northern border of Dashang, although their combat effectiveness was good, they couldn't catch the tail of the Mobei cavalry at all, and could only watch helplessly as the Mobei cavalry drove straight into the territory of Dashang.

Due to geographical reasons, Mobei and Dashang have completely different main arms. The Dashang army has always been dominated by infantry and is good at defense and positional warfare. However, in terms of mobility, it is far from Mobei's cavalry.

And three days ago.

The eldest prince and King Jiuyou led their troops north to cooperate with King Zhongwu's Zhenbei Army to block the Mobei iron cavalry.

Unfortunately, the effect is not good.

It is almost impossible for infantry to block cavalry unless there is a geographical advantage.

How can a man outrun a horse?

This is common sense, and it is also the biggest dilemma of the Great Shang Dynasty today.

The Zhenbei Army, the Blackwater Army, and the defenders from various places add up to more than 20, which is far more than the Mobei Army. However, no matter how many infantry, if they encounter the impact of cavalry on the plain, the chances of winning are very small. negligible.

However, if they do not go out of the city to block the attack, the Mobei cavalry will try to avoid the elite forces of the merchants as much as possible and choose to attack the weaker cities.

For a while, the defensive formation of the northern border of Dashang was scattered by the Mobei cavalry, and it was in a mess.

"History, indeed, repeats itself."

Li Yuan.

Li Ziye heard the battle report from the northern border, sighed lightly, got into the carriage without saying anything, and rushed towards Taixue Palace.

at the same time.

The imperial palace, Fengtian Temple.

Hundreds of officials went to court, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy.

Today, there are no officials to recommend themselves or recommend others to go north, and gaining military exploits becomes death. This huge difference makes many people discouraged.

The big businessmen's dignitaries are too shrewd, and they will never do things that are not good for them.

The millennium dynasty not only breeds wealth, but also corruption.

"Why, didn't you all compete to go to the northern border a few days ago, why are you all dumb now!"

On the dragon chair, Emperor Shang looked at the civil and military officials below with their heads shrunk, and said angrily.

Manchu civil and military officials lowered their heads, and no one dared to speak.

"King Xuanwu!"

Seeing this, Emperor Shang looked down at King Xuanwu, and said coldly, "Lead the troops northward tomorrow, and stop the cavalry of the eight tribes of Mobei at all costs."

In front of the ministers, King Xuanwu's complexion changed again and again, but he did not dare to disobey the holy will in public. He stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "Minister, accept the order!"

In the court, all the ministers looked at each other, looking at each other's nose and nose, and no one dared to talk too much at this time.

The strength of Mobei Babu has exceeded their impression by a lot.

No one could have imagined that Mobei, which was a mess at the beginning, is so powerful now.

Above the main hall, Emperor Shang looked at the officials below who were greedy for life and afraid of death, his face was livid.

These rubbish!

When fighting for power, he was more active than anyone else, but when it came time to serve the country, they all pretended to be dumb.

However, the mere Mobei Eighth Clan actually wanted to use the troops of the three Martial Kings, which really exceeded his expectations.

One must know that there are only ten Martial Kings in total in Dashang, and nearly half of the Martial Kings are guarding outside all the year round, and they cannot be transferred unless it is absolutely necessary.

The potential enemies of the big merchants are not only Mobei Babu.

Thinking of this, Emperor Shang glanced at the eleven princes in front of the courtiers, and after a while, withdrew his thoughts.

Forget it.

Although the old eleven was brave and good at fighting, he was still young and inexperienced, so even if he went to the northern border, it would not be of much use.

In front of the officials, Mu Qing saw his father's eyes in the hall, and was about to take the initiative to walk out to invite Ying, but was pulled by Mu Bai who was at the side.

Mu Qing was stunned, and looked at Brother Si Huang beside him with a puzzled look on his face.

It didn't take long.

Ending early.

All the ministers left the hall one after another.

Mu Bai and Mu Qing also left Fengtian Hall one after the other.

"Brother Four."

From behind, Mu Qing quickly took two steps, chased after him, and asked with a puzzled face, "Why did Brother Four Huang stop me just now?"

"Entrusted by others." Mu Bai replied truthfully.

"Entrusted?"

Hearing this, Mu Qing was even more puzzled and asked, "Who?"

"Professor Li."

Mu Bai replied.

Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Why does Li Jiaoxi prevent me from going north?"

"I don't know."

Mu Bai shook his head and said, "If you want to know, you can ask him yourself."

Mu Qing nodded thoughtfully, and said, "I will find a chance to ask him."

Taixue Palace.

The courtyard on the east side.

After finishing his morning class, Li Ziye came to return the bible.

Ever since he began to practice Feixian Jue with the aid of the Heavenly Book, Li Ziye had to go to the East Courtyard twice a day, borrowing it and returning it on the same day.

In fact, Li Ziye found it troublesome, but he didn't dare to borrow it and refuse to return it.

"Confucian chief, can I bring back the heavenly scriptures to Li Yuan?"

In the small courtyard, Li Ziye asked tentatively.

"No."

Kong Qiu shook his head.

"why?"

Li Ziye asked doubtfully, "Your old man is already a strong man above the five realms. The distance from Li Yuan to Taixue Palace is nothing. If you want to get back the heavenly book, it's not just a matter of thought."

He still clearly remembers how that old fellow Liu Rongnv flaunted her prestige in the capital city of the Great Merchants and was taught a lesson by the Confucian chief.

At that time, the head of Confucianism did not go to the Taixue, and he was able to make Liu Rongnv, a five-level practitioner, vomit blood and get injured. This level of cultivation is really unmatched.

"The reason, you will know later."

While tidying up the garden, Confucius said, "If you want to borrow the heavenly book, you still come here every morning like this. I don't think it's bothering you. As for taking the heavenly book out of the Taixue Palace, don't even think about it."

"Ok."

Li Ziye nodded and said nothing more.

He just asked casually, since it doesn't work, then forget it.

Running twice a day is considered exercise.

"Little guy, what can you do to deal with the war in the northern border?" In the vegetable garden, Kong Qiu got up and walked out, washed his hands, and asked.

"No."

Li Ziye shook his head and said, "The infantry is at a disadvantage against the cavalry, and the only way to do so is to defend against danger. However, the territory of the Great Merchants is too large, and it is too difficult to stop the extremely mobile Mobei iron cavalry."

"Really?" Kong Qiu said again.

"Confucian chief, don't you want to intervene in this war?" Li Ziye asked rhetorically instead of answering.

"I don't like their massacre of the city." Kong Qiu took the towel hanging on the side, dried his hands, and said.

"The Eight Parts of Mobei don't have any extra troops to defend the city, so it's not surprising that they took the city and chose to slaughter the city."

Li Ziye sighed softly and said, "This is exactly the same as what the Mongolian cavalry did back then. History is repeating itself."