child time.

Her eyelids seemed to be fighting, and once they closed they stuck together and she never wanted to lift them again. Jin Fengluan felt drowsy as she sat there.

As the king of a country, Jin Fengluan only stayed up almost all night the last time he moved from Jinling to Nanze. He was also very worried and stressed in the past few days. Therefore, even though a war was breaking out on the front line, he still couldn't resist the sleepiness.

After shaking her body, she managed to lift her heavy eyelids and said to the ministers below the stage: "Wait here, I remembered something."

After saying this, without waiting for the ministers to reply, she stood up and left the hall with the help of the palace maids, then went to the Yangxin Palace with a sleepy look on her face.

She firmly believed that the front line would send good news next, so she simply went back to the Yangxin Palace to take a nap for a while, thinking that nothing would go wrong.

As soon as she left, the ministers began to whisper.

"The Sheep and Horse Wall was lost so quickly. I think the strength of the rebels is beyond our expectations. If this goes on, can the defenders of the Outer City successfully defeat the enemy there?" The Minister of Rites buried his head and whispered to the Minister of Revenue Wang Yong.

Wang Yong had a droopy face, his eyes were narrowed to the point of being almost invisible under his drooping eyebrows. He shook his head:

"It's hard to say. Official Xia always reports good news but not bad news."

"I guess the fighting on the front lines is intense, otherwise they wouldn't abandon the Sheep and Horse Wall so quickly. The rebels' artillery is very powerful. Once they send the artillery into the city, it will be difficult for the defenders on the outer wall to deal with it."

"Ah, this..." Upon hearing this, the Minister of Rites frowned even more tightly, as if to comfort himself, he continued: "It shouldn't be the case. Among the four lines of defense at the city gate this time, the Outer City Tower and the Inner City have the most soldiers and the most stringent defenses."

"To put it another way, even if the rebels break into the outer city wall, they will only bring trouble upon themselves. After all, the defenders on the main city tower and the outer city tower can besiege them."

"How can they resist when they are attacked from both sides?"

Wang Yong nodded slightly and said, "Well, that's true."

"But after all, the Sheep Horse Wall was lost too early, which was out of plan..." At this point, he shook his head again and sighed inaudibly: "I just hope that after the rebels suffer, they can retreat for a while."

"Fighting like this all the time really makes me a little nervous. If they retreat, it will give us a break. After we count the casualties and replenish the baggage and manpower, we can prepare for the next step."

"If the fight continues like this, who can bear it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold snort was heard from the side.

"At this point, why do you still want them to withdraw? Don't you understand the rebel's style of work? Will he give up if he doesn't achieve his goal?"

"If you ask me, it's not a bad thing that he keeps attacking cities."

Wang Yong glanced sideways and saw that the person who spoke was King Jing's younger brother Jin Pingyong. Although they were both fat, he was still smaller than Wang Yong. At this moment, he was crossing his arms, slightly raising his chin, with an indifferent expression.

"I wonder what your Highness has to say? I am listening attentively." Wang Yong bowed.

Jin Pingyong raised the corner of his mouth and sneered, "It's not a matter of whether your opinion is good or not."

"How can the troops deployed in the outer city tower be compared with the defenders on the Sheep and Horse Wall? There are countless cannons, crossbows, matchlock guns, and bows and crossbows. Do the rebels think that they will win a great victory after breaking into the Sheep and Horse Wall?"

"Don't you know that this is a big mistake? I think they will suffer heavy casualties as soon as they come in."

"The rebels are young and reckless, but they don't know the rules of military tactics. A reckless attack will only cause them to suffer heavy casualties. As the saying goes, the first blow will weaken the second and the third will be exhausted. After they are frustrated in Yangma City, how can they still have the courage to fight?"

After he finished speaking, the Minister of Rites nodded repeatedly, and the gloomy expression on his face eased a lot. Apart from him, most of the neighboring ministers were the same.

Wang Yong hesitated and said, "But the rebels have always been in a style of advancing and never retreating. From Beiliang to Anyang County, from Anyang County to Jinling, in battles big and small, they have always been like this."

After hearing this, Jin Pingyong's smile widened, and he said loudly:

"You think I don't know?"

"But so what? Being brave at this moment will only lead to the death of more of their people."

"The rebels don't follow rules when they fight. They just let their men charge forward blindly, which means they are willing to work for them."

Wang Yong said "Oh" and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

He understood clearly what His Highness meant by this, which was that the rebels would be defeated anyway.

But if he really couldn't advance or retreat, how could the war be so tense now? Was it because he thought too much and lost too much confidence, or was it because he was too confident?

He looked at Jin Pingyong, who was crossing his arms and looking very pleased with himself, but he was still nervous.

Jin Pingyong glanced at Wang Yong and shook his arm, saying, "Why, the Earth Official looks like this, are you really scared?"

"Are you worried that the rebels will come in tonight?"

After hearing this, Wang Yong's face turned red, and he laughed at himself and said, "It's a lie to say I'm not afraid. The rebels are attacking the city, how can I not be worried?"

"It's just..." He dragged out his tone and continued, "It's unlikely that they can break in."

"Should?" Jin Pingyong raised his lips slightly and shook his head: "It's impossible, not should."

"Just wait and see. Soon we will receive victory news from the front. The rebels will have suffered heavy casualties. They will either be defeated and retreat outside the city, or they will struggle to survive."

"Your Highness is right." Wang Yong bowed repeatedly, Jin Pingyong nodded and just snorted.

Seeing him so confident, Wang Yong couldn't help but complain in his heart. When the troops were deployed on the front line before, this fat boy retreated again and again, saying that he was not good at military affairs. But now he stood here and spoke in a very confident manner, as if everything was under his control.

Don’t you know that no matter what kind of tactics it is, it needs people to execute it, and there is a huge gap between saying it and doing it.

But it was obvious that his words calmed most people down. Apart from anything else, he did ease the atmosphere.

At this moment, a deep voice sounded slowly:

"The Outer City has already deployed a strategy to deal with the enemy. If the enemy army really doesn't care and continues to attack..."

"Then, what awaits them will be ashes." Prince Qing said expressionlessly.

"Your Highness is right!" Jin Pingyong immediately agreed loudly, then looked around at everyone and laughed, "After all, there is kerosene there!"

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