From eunuch to emperor

Shi Le rushed back to the prefect's mansion angrily, and Kong Ji followed into the backyard.

Privy envoy Lu Qichang, army envoy Li Chenglie, cavalry and infantry generals Sha Wenchen and Le Min soon arrived in the backyard to listen to the orders.

Shi Le sat at the head, his face was ugly, and the others dared not speak.

In the end, it was Kong Ji who broke the silence and said: "Your Majesty, our army has the upper hand and the city is firmly defended. Long Cheng'en is asking for a fight. We will fight, so there is no need to worry."

The privy envoy Lu Qichang glanced at Kong Ji, but did not speak.

Li Chenglie, the commanding officer of the army, said instead: "National Teacher, although we have the upper hand in strength, but the morale of the army is not stable. If there is a decisive battle, we may... be at a disadvantage."

Li Chenglie wanted to swear, but the unstable morale of the army was caused by Zhaoti Temple.

The army mutinied last night, and many people were killed to suppress it.

But this is just a stopgap measure. The news of Zhaoti Temple's begging for a child is still spreading wildly in the army, and it can't be suppressed.

A battle in such a state is almost a lost situation.

Shi Le remained silent, this was what he was most worried about.

Although the Long family's army is small, they are united as one and concentrate their forces to kill them. Xixia's army will definitely not be able to support it.

Monk Kongji said: "There is no way to deal with this matter. We only need to stick to Yingcheng, and the problem of morale can be solved."

"The soldiers are in the city, Long Cheng'en can only attack the city. We have twice as many troops as the Long family's army, and the advantage is still on our side."

Kong Ji looked at Shi Le, and the others also looked at Shi Le.

After listening to Kong Ji's words, Shi Le nodded helplessly, and said, "That's fine, we won't suffer if we stick to it."

"As long as we win against him for a while, the soldiers will no longer be afraid of Long Cheng'en."

There are actually three issues that Shi Le worries about:

One is that there are not as many generals as Long Chen, the only ones who can be called generals in the army are Shi Le and Kong Ji.

Sha Wenchen and Le Min are only average in appearance, and they are short in general, and their combat effectiveness is not good.

The second is that the morale of the army is slack, and the matter of Qiuzitang is still fermenting. If you hate Zhaoti Temple and the court, you can openly speak out, and even directly call Shi Le an asshole.

The third is that the soldiers fought timidly and were killed several times. They were very afraid of Long Chen and did not dare to face the Long family's army.

The generals are no match, the soldiers are no match, and it is wisest to choose defense at this time.

The privy envoy Lu Qichang nodded and said: "What the national teacher said is very true, we will stand firm, and Long Cheng'en can't do anything about it."

"If he chooses to attack by force, we can kill him for a while."

Commander Li Chenglie also agreed with Kong Ji's point of view, saying: "I agree with what the national teacher said."

Shi Le nodded and said: "Okay, let's follow the strategy of the national teacher. All the troops outside the city will enter the city tomorrow, and the city will be reinforced again."

"He wants a decisive battle, and this king will let him attack the city!"

Shi Le very much hoped that the defense of Yangcheng would be like the last time he fought against Zhenguo Temple, where the Long family army died in the battle and laid down hundreds of thousands of corpses.

"Bring pen and ink, I will fight!"

Lu Qichang brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Shi Le swiped the pen to write down a sentence: The decisive battle will be fought in two days!This king will kill you!

The jade seal of the Xixia Kingdom was covered, Lu Qichang took it, and immediately sent someone to Zhenguo Temple to issue a letter of challenge.

"Let's get ready! This battle must be won!"

Shi Le ordered that Sha Wenchen and Le Min go to arrange immediately, and Lu Qichang and Li Chenglie went together.

Shi Le and Kong Ji continued to practice in the backyard.

Two days later, when Long Chen attacked, it was inevitable that the two sides would fight, so we must seize the time to improve our cultivation.

The messenger rode back to Zhenguo Temple and reported that Wu Jian's battle letter had been delivered.

"Has Shi Le replied?"

When one party declares a war, the other party wants to fight, or avoids fighting.

The messenger said: "We had a quarrel with the Xixia cavalry and killed several of his generals, but Shi Le did not reply."

Wu Jian nodded and said, "Okay, if Shi Le accepts the challenge, he should send a messenger to deliver the letter of challenge. Go and rest."

Not long after the messenger went down, Xixia's messenger arrived.

More than 100 cavalry rushed over and arrived at the city of Zhenguo Temple.

"The Long family army came out to accept the challenge!"

The Xixia messenger was clamoring outside the city, and Han Ziping rode out on horseback, faced the messenger, and said coldly, "Do you dare to fight?"

The Xixia messenger looked like he was facing an enemy, his face was arrogant and his heart was flustered. He threw the bamboo tube on his back and cursed: "Tell Long Chengen, I will go to Yangcheng to lead him to death in two days!"

After cursing, the messenger turned and ran away.

Han Ziping looked at the back of the messenger going away, and kept suppressing the impulse in his heart.

He wanted to shoot the guy dead with one arrow, but it was not moral to do so.

Back in the city, Han Ziping immediately sent the letter of war to Wu Jian, and Wu Jian returned to the top of the mountain and gave it to Long Chen.

After dismantling it, Long Chen said with a smile: "Shi Le is ready to fight."

Wu Jian was a little surprised, and said: "Now that Shi Le's army is in disarray, how dare he still dare to fight?"

Long Chen put the reply letter aside, and said: "I decided to send troops to attack, Shi Le has to fight if he doesn't fight, so why not reply with a letter of war to boost the morale of the Xixia army."

"I guess they won't fight. The best option is to retreat into the city and wait for us to attack."

Wu Jian nodded silently, and said: "If Shi Le retreats into the city, we will face the problem of attacking the city. The moat of Yangcheng is very deep, and a strong attack will inevitably cause heavy casualties."

Long Chen thought for a while and said, "I'll think about how to break the situation."

Holding Shi Le's reply, Long Chen entered the room.

Shi Le's letter of challenge to the war will be handed over to the Empress, so Long Chen keeps it.

After entering the room and sitting down, the two sisters Wu Chuchu and Wu Xiangyun came in.

"My lord, everything is ready."

The two sisters closed the door, and they sat down, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Wouldn't it be hot to wear armor on such a hot day?"

Seeing that the expressions of the two were not right, Long Chen already guessed what they wanted to do.

"It's so hot."

Wu Chuchu took off the armor, and Wu Xiangyun also untied the armor, the lining inside was drenched with sweat.

"Xixia's daytime is too sunburnt, and I'm even tanned."

Wu Xiangyun looked at the back of his hand, it was much darker than when he first came here.

Wu Xiangyun is a warrior and a girl, so she definitely cares about her skin.

Long Chen picked up Wu Xiangyun's hand, and said distressedly: "Yeah, my little daughter-in-law has turned black again, her little hands were tender before."

Wu Xiangyun frowned and said with a smile, "I'm telling you the truth."

Long Chen smiled and said: "I'm serious too. When you were in the capital, your two little hands were pink and tender, but now they are all dark."

Wu Chuchu smiled and said: "Xiangyun, don't talk to him, you can't talk to him."

When it comes to bickering, Long Chen has never lost.

"You can't say no to me, do you want the two sisters to beat me together?"

Long Chen asked with a smile.

Wu Xiangyun changed the lining, only wearing a dark blue silk apron, and picked up Long Chen's folding fan to cool off.

"it's too hot."

Wu Xiangyun tossed his hair, not answering Long Chen's coquettish words.

Long Chen took Wu Xiangyun's fan and said, "If you fan like this, the more you fan it, the hotter it will be. I'll help you cool it down."

Wu Chuchu also changed the lining and wore the same apron as Wu Xiangyun.

"Are you so kind? Xiangyun, be careful, he's playing tricks."

Long Chen picked up his apron with one hand, and cooled Wu Xiangyun with the other, and said, "It's cool like this."

Wu Xiangyun chuckled and said, "You really are uneasy and kind."

Long Chen smiled and said: "I kindly gave you a cold, but you still wronged me, you bitch Lu Dongbin."

Wu Chuchu didn't want to pretend anymore, and said, "Xiangyun, get rid of him! I'll help you!"

The two rushed forward, snatched away the folding fan, and cleaned up Long Chen together.