After I captured the wrong male lead, I broke off the engagement and married the villain

But she has no time to think about these things now.

A large number of troops have been assembled in the Paracel Islands and are eyeing the border covetously, and a major war is about to break out.

Dalu was escorted to Beijing, and his current situation is still unknown.

Nangong Yuan had no choice but to settle the border situation while sending people to Kyoto.

"There is something very important. I need you to come to Beijing immediately and help me investigate."

Shu Lian saw this and said, "But the battlefield is very dangerous, General, you need someone to guard you."

"There are thousands of soldiers here. The one we are protecting on the battlefield is the commander. Don't worry about me. You can go back to Beijing and help me. This is more important."

Seeing this, Shu Lian nodded: "What on earth is going on? General, you are so anxious."

"It's related to my father's death. You have already contacted Shen Jing, the Minister of War, after you return. This is a token of my love."

She handed over a jade pendant and said, "Pay special attention to King Li and the group of people under him. Whoever kills Dalu is the murderer."

"Yes."

They didn't say much and took the tokens after hearing what was said.

"Go, and be sure to do it as soon as possible. Tell me if you have any news."

"Don't worry, General. We will definitely complete the mission."

Everyone packed up their bags and left Hongzhou, riding back to the capital at full speed.

Nangong Yuan sat there, his expression as indifferent as ever.

"If my guess is true, then King Li will definitely take action against Dalu. He is just a commander, and a captured commander at that. Logically, he is not worth rescuing. Xisha made such a big fuss, could it be that his identity is not that simple?"

Thinking of this, Nangong Yuan called someone in.

"General, what's wrong?"

Nangong Yuan said: "I want to check Dalu's identity. Besides being the commander of Xisha, does he have any other identities?"

Lin Yun was not very clear about this, because the spies sent to the Xisha Islands would usually be discovered quickly and easily exposed, so he did not know much about this person.

"Then I'll go check it out now to see what's going on."

"Well, as soon as possible, I need to know."

Lin Yun agreed and turned to leave.

The border situation has become increasingly tense recently, and it looks like a war is about to break out.

But Nangong Yuan was able to sit still very well.

She had been busy training soldiers, modifying weapons, and adjusting tactics, but now she suddenly stopped.

Apart from having her subordinates conduct routine training and conducting inspections from time to time, she didn't do much else.

This made everyone a little suspicious, but even so, no one objected.

Although everyone always feels that Xisha is angered and is now coming to settle accounts with them, but for them, isn’t it a good time to take revenge?

Nangong Yuan was so calm that everyone felt relieved despite their doubts.

You see, our general doesn't take your so-called large army seriously at all. So what if you attack us?

It is still unknown who will live and who will die.

"If the Xisha group is feinting, then they must be using the border to put pressure on Kyoto so that they have to hand over Dalu."

This is a great humiliation. How can we send back the prisoners who were captured?

Anyway, there is no precedent for her, Nangong Yuan, so it doesn’t matter what Kyoto thinks. As long as the benefits are sufficient, they may agree.

However, Nangong Yuan will not let them succeed easily now.

She wanted to know what this group of people were planning secretly, and only after she understood it clearly did she make a decision.

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Lin Yun's news soon came back.

"how?"

He sighed and said, "It turns out that Dalu is a descendant of the Xisha royal family, and I heard that he is the legitimate son of a prince."

"Which prince?"

Speaking of this, Nangong Yuan actually has some understanding of it.

"King Chihe, Ding Ran."

Nangong Yuan curled her lips and smiled: "Ding Ran, I know this man. He is a traitor to the Xisha royal family. He holds great power and can call the shots in the court. If his son is captured, he will definitely not ignore it."

"General, their intention is now very clear. They want to use the border situation to put pressure on us to release Dalu."

Nangong Yuan sneered: "It's a nice thought, but you have to have the ability to realize it. Do they have so many people in Xisha?"

She had heard her father mention this man many years ago.

Ding Ran holds a respected position in the Xisha royal family, but that does not mean he can mobilize such a large army.

If he had this ability, he could have declared himself king long ago. Why would he need to care about the royal family?

What's more, the Paracel royal family is divided into pieces and fighting each other. Ding Ran has some say in it, but... it's far from enough.

It is too difficult to force them to hand over prisoners of war in this way.

"Although it makes sense, we still have to be on guard. If they really gather so many people, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to control the situation."

Lin Yun had some concerns about this. Veterans who had been on the battlefield for many years were always extremely cautious and unwilling to take risks.

Nangong Yuan did not force it.

She nodded her chin and said, "The outposts on Changheng Mountain have been built. We can now occupy the commanding heights. They don't stand a chance."

"General, are you trying to make a fuss here?"

Nangong Yuan stood up and patted his sleeves: "Since the other party wants to show me his strength, let's have a good fight to see who is stronger."

If the other party was cheating, Nangong Yuan would be happy.

"Let's go to Changheng Mountain again."

Changheng Mountain is not far from Hongzhou, and you can even see the endless mountains in the distance from the city.

Since defeating Dalu last time, they directly occupied the opponent's outpost and transformed many places.

Nowadays, no matter where they are, they are all strictly guarded. The people of the Xisha Islands have no chance to attack by force.

Nangong Yuan led his men up the mountain, and after looking at a few outposts, he said, "Okay, since we have the advantage, let's have a fight first."

Anyway, negotiations on the battlefield must be conducted in a situation where there are winners and losers.

No one surrenders when they can win; it's human nature.

"General, we don't have enough manpower here."

Nangong Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Recruit 10,000 men. We will set up the frontline battlefield at Changheng Mountain and meet them."

She took the initiative, and the people below calmed down.

I’m afraid that Nangong Yuan doesn’t dare.

If we get scared when seeing the enemy's army approaching, then we'll all be finished.

However, it is too difficult to scare Nangong Yuan.

She stood on the watchtower of the outpost and looked into the distance, seeing the troops gathering behind the mountain.

It does look crowded and quite creepy.

"General, the deployment will end tonight. What do we do next?"

"Wait, wait for them to attack."

Nangong Yuan was dressed in tight clothes with a long sword hanging on his waist. At this moment, he looked into the distance with a very calm expression.

Lin Yun nodded: "Yes."