Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

When Xiao Lingxi saw Ning Fan's hesitation, she immediately became more angry.

"Now the Northern Expedition is encountering difficulties. General Xiao Zhongzhong sent a telegram back yesterday, saying that the war in the Northern Expedition is in an anxious state and it is difficult to separate for a while. The battle line should not be drawn out too long. I plan to go to the front line to take a look soon. , let’s wait until I come back from the front line to discuss this matter.”

Ning Fan thought for a while, and then decided to refuse. He would put it off as long as he could. He really didn't want to go to Zhongnan Mountain.

Seeing Ning Fan's refusal, Xiao Lingxi had a look of disappointment on her face, but because Ning Fan had moved out of the Northern Expedition, Xiao Lingxi really couldn't say anything, so she could only leave with a sullen face and angrily. Xiang Fei and Huang Yumeng, who were left in the room, stared with big eyes and were so frightened that they dared not speak out.

"Your Majesty, the queen is doing this for your own good. After all, if the king of a country has no heirs, how can the world be stable?"

Concubine Xiang also sighed. Ning Fan could not leave an heir. This was indeed a problem. As concubines in the harem, they were also under pressure.

"Yes, Your Majesty, my master may really be able to solve this problem! If you don't want to go to Zhongnan Mountain, I can ask my master to come to the palace in person."

Huang Yumeng's big eyes flickered, making Ning Fan panic.

Ning Fan felt upset and needed some quiet time.

The Northern Expedition indeed encountered resistance. The telegram sent back by Xiao Chong made it clear that the Rakshasa people had changed their tactics. They no longer fought with large corps, but used small guerrilla tactics to deal with Dakang's team.

Moreover, the walls were strong and the country was clear, so that Dakang's team could not find anyone in the vast land.

If things go on like this, the battle line will be stretched too long, which will be very detrimental to Dakang, so Ning Fan is worried.

A train departed from Jingxi Station, and Ning Fan took his Shenlong steam train and hurried north.

The railway has not yet been completely laid to the north, a vast uninhabited land, and when it reaches the border area, Ning Fan still needs to get off the train, get on the carriage again, and rush to the main positions in the north.

There were vast virgin jungles along the way, but the army built a road to transport artillery in the middle, and the carriages moved forward amidst the bumps.

Thousands of guards in royal robes protected Ning Fan and kept moving along this road. Half a month later, after going through all kinds of hardships, Ning Fan finally reached the territory of Rakshasa Kingdom.

At this time, there were 20,000 Northern Expedition troops stationed in Blackwater City, and the general who stayed behind was named Ma Lei.

Hearing that the emperor came to the front line of the Northern Expedition in person, the guard Ma Lei was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse. The front line was cold and bitter. He did not expect that the emperor actually came to the front line in person.

"Hurry up and follow me to greet His Majesty. If you neglect His Majesty, you and I will be dead."

Although Ma Lei was a rough man, he could handle things clearly and knew that His Majesty the Emperor would never neglect him. He quickly led two thousand guards to the outside of the city and set up a line to greet Ning Fan.

The welcoming ceremony was very grand, but Ning Fan didn't care about it. After entering the city, Ning Fan felt particularly strange when he saw these Rakshasa-style buildings.

"General Ma, why are there no common people from the Rakshasa Kingdom in this city?"

This is the city of the Rakshasa people. Dakang's army captured this place and naturally occupied the city. However, there was no common people in the city. This made Ning Fan puzzled. Could it be because Dakang's army massacred the city? Already?

Ning Fan remembered that he had repeatedly said that he would not allow the slaughter of innocent people, and he also believed that Xiao Chong would not do that.

But the current situation is that in the huge Heishui City, there is indeed not a single common person.

"Your Majesty, before the Blackwater City was attacked, the people moved in advance. Besides, the number of people in the Rakshasa Kingdom is far less than that of our wealthy people. Their land is vast and sparsely populated, and they are often tens or even hundreds of miles away. Not a single house in sight.”

Mare is familiar with the situation in Rakshasa's country.

Ning Fan asked Ma Lei about the situation of some of the frontline soldiers, and then rested in Blackwater City that night. The north is a land of bitter cold, and the temperature can reach more than ten degrees below zero at night. Even if it is hot summer, the low temperature at night is not Feel good.

However, Ma Lei did not dare to neglect Ning Fan. He specially sent a stove at night. The stove heated the room warmly, and Ning Fan slept peacefully.

Early the next morning, while Ning Fan was still asleep, Xiao Chong took several personal guards and rushed back to Blackwater City overnight.

When Ning Fan got up to have breakfast, he found that Xiao Chong had already appeared at his dining table.

Seeing the gray-haired and haggard Xiao Chongningfan, he felt inexplicably distressed.

The two had had some bad blood before, and their relationship had dropped to a freezing point. But today, Ming Fan suddenly found that everything in the past seemed to be suddenly relieved.

"Your Majesty, you suddenly came to this Rakshasa country. I'm afraid you are not used to the food here."

Xiao Chong said to Ning Fan while chewing on the black bread.

The battle line is too long, the railway has not yet been built to this side, and it is impossible to keep up due to poor conditions in the later stage. The current rations of the army in front are some black beans and black rice bought along the way.

After these grains are ground into powder, they are made into black steamed buns, which taste very hard.

"What is the main problem we have now?"

Ning Fan opened the map while chewing the steamed bun. Xiao Zhong pointed to two locations on the map and said to Ning Fan: "The main problem we encounter now is that we cannot take these two cities, and the Rakshasa people's The main force will not collide with us head-on at all. They will only fight guerrillas and attack at night. "

"The national character of the Rakshasa people is not like this. It must be the British advisers who are at work, which makes these poor people become cunning."

Xiao Zhong pointed to the two cities on the map. Ning Fan took out his pen and drew red circles on the two cities.

"Can't the city wall be blown open with explosives?"

Ning Fan looked at Xiao Zhong and asked.

"It's possible, but the number of casualties will be larger! There are many English soldiers on these two city walls to help defend the city, and the spears in their hands are no less than our Dakang's rifles."

Xiao Zhong said with some embarrassment.

Ning Fan saw the two sides of the two cities. On both sides, Ning Fan found that there seemed to be mountains on both sides. After careful inquiry, he discovered that both cities were built in mountain depressions.

"We can enter the city at night and open the gate from the city."

After Ning Fan carefully looked at the locations of the two cities, he already had a plan in mind.

The north wind blows loudly at night in this Rakshasa Kingdom, and the wind is very strong. Ning Fan carefully surveyed the geographical location of the two cities. If he used the mountains on both sides to paraglider to enter the city, it would not be possible. Too much trouble.