The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Wan Lianxing's few lofty words aroused heated discussions among the people, and everyone shouted: "My Lord, you are careless, my Lord, you are careless."

"When will my uncle come back?"

Wan Lianxing said: "First drive away the people from the Southern Yan Kingdom."

Shang Xi peeked inside through the crack in the window of the elevator car and said, "Isn't that my Uncle Ge? Uncle Ge, are you going with my uncle too?" She remembered that this Ge Dongqing was a gentleman who couldn't carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands. So how could this guy go to fight in the war?

At this time, Ge Dongqing came over and said, "Shang Xi, why don't you stay at Uncle Ge's house for a while."

Shang Xi said, "I'm afraid I'll delay your Aunt Ge from going to the weaving workshop to supervise. Oh, by the way, you followed your uncle to the war, but you haven't told my Aunt Ge yet, right?"

Ge Dongqing said: "I was in a hurry and didn't have time to go home and say goodbye to your aunt. Please tell your aunt on my behalf."

Shang Xi nodded to indicate his agreement. "Uncle Ge, the battlefield is very dangerous. Aren't you afraid that the enemy might accidentally hurt you?"

Ge Dongqing clasped his hands together and said generously: "Although the Marquis and I are brothers with different surnames, I will live and die together, and share weal and woe."

Shang Xi rolled her eyes in her heart, then moved her nose and asked, "Why does your car smell like duck feet?"

At this time, Wan Lianxing pushed Ge Dongqing aside. When Shang Xi wanted to look into the sedan again, Wan Lianxing blocked her sight just right. "My niece, your nose is not as sharp as before. How can there be the smell of duck feet on my uncle's carriage?"

Shang Xi moved her nose again, "It can't be wrong, Cheng Youning always eats it, and it tastes like this."

Wan Lianxing said, "I see you are craving for duck feet. They are sold in the back. Go buy a few to satisfy your craving. I have something to do and cannot delay you."

Wan Lianxing glanced at his entourage, and the carriage started moving. Shang Xi had no choice but to let go of her hands that were clinging to the window of the carriage.

At this time, Cheng Youning was chewing duck feet in the sedan, hiding behind Wan Lianxing. He patted his chest and said, "It was a close call. If my mother had found out, I wouldn't be able to go out with my little grandfather today."

Wan Lianxing said: "With Grandpa here, what are you afraid of?"

Cheng Youning said: "I'm afraid my mother will catch up with me."

Wan Lianxing burst out laughing, "With your mother's running speed, she can't catch up with us even if we get off the carriage and walk."

When Cheng Youning heard this, he felt relieved. He could finally sit here and eat duck feet safely again.

By the time Shang Xi discovered that Cheng Youning had followed Wan Lianxing to Tongchun County, the man had already been gone for a whole day.

The more Shang Xi thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he picked up the whip and prepared to go out.

Madam Wan and Master Wan stopped the man and said, "It's so late at night. It's very dangerous to walk on the road at night. Besides, there will be a war there soon. What are you going to do?"

Shang Xi said, "It's because there's going to be a war there that I don't want Cheng Youning to go."

Madam Wan said, "Although your uncle is a bit of a jerk, he will definitely protect you, Cheng Youning. I am very relieved about this."

Shang Xi said: "On the battlefield, swords have no eyes, the situation changes rapidly, and everything is hard to predict."

Madam Wan said, "Then you are not allowed to go either. Everyone has left the house, and you are making mother worry to death."

Shang Xi said: "I will go pick up Cheng Youning and come back soon. There will be no delay."

Madam Wan said, "You are not allowed to go there either. If you dare to step out of this house, I will have someone lock you in the house immediately."

Under the coercion of Madam Wan, Shang Xi had to put down the whip in his hand and kept thinking about this matter in his heart. He thought that Wan Lianxing must have a good chance of winning, otherwise he would not have been able to take Cheng Youning with him.

……

After four days of fierce fighting at Songchun Pass, corpses were scattered all over the ground outside the city and blood flowed like a river.

Li Duyuan, the commander of Qunyang County, and Song Baokang, the commander of Chaizhou, had suffered countless casualties and wailings in their ranks. As the disparity in strength between them and the enemy continued to widen, they were unable to fight back and could only defend themselves.

There was deathly silence in the camp. Song Baokang asked Li Duyuan, "Captain Li, when will your 10,000 reinforcements arrive?" He asked Li Duyuan three times in four days. Such a long distance would not be reached without an urgent march of 6,000 men.

Li Duyuan said solemnly, "It will take at least two days."

Song Baokang sighed, "More than half of our soldiers have been killed. We can't wait for two days."

As the captains of a county, both of them knew how long they could hold out, but distant water could not quench immediate thirst, so they could only wait.

Li Duyuan stared into the distance with his hollow eyes, as if he had made the final decision, "We can only fight the enemy to the death."

Song Baokang asked, "Should we borrow troops from Wan Lianxing?"

Li Duyuan shook his head and said, "Captain Song, if it weren't for Zou Sanduo, Wan Lianxing might have lent us troops. But this pig-brained Zou Sanduo has evil intentions towards Wan Lianxing. He covets his money and is jealous of his status as a marquis. Those villains have often made things difficult for Wan Lianxing in the court. Wan Lianxing is not stupid, he will send troops to help."

Song Baokang said: "Now we are almost at the end of our rope, why not give it a try? Facing the invasion of foreign enemies, as the people of Dalang, we should unite against the enemy and put aside personal grudges."

"Wan Lianxing hates evil and his enemies are like enemies. My people have already found out that Wan Lianxing's troops have arrived in Tongchun County. The 20,000 troops have set up camp in Tongchun County and are not moving forward. He is just waiting for Songchun Pass to fall." After saying this, Li Duyuan sighed deeply.

Song Baokang asked, "How can he have 20,000 troops?"

Li Duyuan said: "He not only has 20,000 troops, but they are all cavalry and archers, all of them are elite soldiers. According to people who have inquired about the news, Wan Lianxing came from Fengying City in a swagger this time, without any cover."

Song Baokang said: "He is going to rebel."

Li Duyuan said: "The emperor doesn't trust him now. His situation is like trying to survive in a crack. It's precarious. Unfortunately, this is Fengying. The emperor is far away. He has soldiers and money in his pocket. Who can check and balance him? Wan Lianxing is just sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, climbing the bridge to watch the water flow. He will take action after we are both defeated."

After saying this, Li Duyuan and Song Baokang both sighed and could only hold on, waiting for Li Duyuan's reinforcements to arrive.

The Southern Yan Kingdom knew that they were at the end of their strength and launched a fierce attack the next day.

After another great battle, the gate of Songchun Pass was finally broken down by the enemy, and the people of Yan State in the south rushed into the city like wolves. Unfortunately, although Songchun County was very large, it had very few people, and the level of poverty had reached an outrageous level.

Songchun County, which had already been plundered by Zou Sanduo, could no longer find anything valuable, and the soldiers of the Southern Yan Kingdom gave up the plundering in frustration.