Heavenly Dao Formula

Suzhou, Changye city.

The second prince stood on the city wall, looking at the Gao Guo troops in the distance - after several battles, their number became a bit more, and the continuous camps were lined up on both sides of the official road, which can be seen everywhere around the city Waving flag.

Obviously, Gao Guo has surrounded the city on three sides.

"I'm new here, can you please explain the battle situation to me?" Ning Qianshi turned his head and looked at the three people behind him - two of them were the chief officers in charge of stationing here, namely Suzhou Mu Li An and Flying General Zhou Shikai. Even though the third one was wearing ordinary clothes, she was not a Daqi official, but all the officials present respected her very much—this person was the leader of the Fei family, Fei Chuxiang.

"Although I'm not good at leading troops in battle, I can still say a few words to my father. If you need anything, you can just speak up."

What the crown prince said in the warm pavilion was not a joke.

His request was quickly approved by his father - as for how he got it, Ning Qianshi did not know about this process. According to the decree, the Shangyuan Privy Council will dispatch more than half of its forces to support Suzhou to prevent the situation from further deteriorating, and Ning Qianshi is also on this list.

In order to specially inform him to go out, Ning Weiyuan even went to the greenhouse with the approved memorial in person.

It was early November when we arrived in Suzhou from Shangyuan City.

"Your Highness is humble." Li An smiled and stroked his beard. "It's great news for us that you can bring alchemists from the Privy Council to reinforce Suzhou."

"That's right." General Fei Tian echoed, "Don't look at the enemy's large number of people, but there is nothing they can do about the Suzhou Iron Triangle. When January comes, when the ground is snowing, the more people they have, the faster they will collapse. .”

"Oh? But the news I received is that Suzhou has lost four places, and the situation is in dire straits."

"This..." General Zhou paused for a moment, "The last general hasn't found out what's going on in the west—but it's really unreasonable not to persist in all the important places for a month. But please rest assured, Your Highness, in such a situation It will definitely be reversed here, and the last general dares to guarantee it with his life!"

Ning Qianshi smiled, but did not expose the other party's remarks.

Except for the border, all other prefectures have a unified army. Now more than half of Suzhou has been swallowed up. As the commander-in-chief of the local garrison, Zhou Shikai is still shrunk in Changye City, which can explain the problem in itself.

"Is the general serious? There are no jokes in the army."

"Your Highness, look," the other party pointed to the north and south sides, "there is Tianxin City in the south, Weibei City in the north, and Changye City in addition, the three places can be said to be horns of each other. This is why the other party only dares to surround three sides, but does not The reason for cutting off the rear hastily. Once they plan to cross our side and go straight to Youzhou, our army can take the initiative to attack, cut off their backup, and attack the two wings, the enemy will be defeated!"

"Then what if the opponent attacks by force?" Ning Qianshi pretended to be quite interested.

"Hahaha... please rest assured, Your Highness, it has never been easy to siege a city. Gao Guo's offensive is too fast and lacks siege equipment. If it is now cut down and built, it will be next year. Not to mention Changye City and the Fei family Sitting in the town, you are not afraid of the opponent's warlocks playing tricks. In short, you can report to the Holy One that Gao Guo's offensive is at the end of its strength, and the next thing should be resolved at the negotiating table as expected."

"Defending Suzhou is the duty of the Fei family. We just dealt with a few thieves who wanted to attack Changye at night, so we should not sit in charge." Fei Chuxiang wrote lightly.

"Master Li! Master Zhou!" Suddenly a soldier ran up the city wall and reported loudly, "The Gao Kingdom army sent an envoy, saying they want to talk to the two of you!"

"Let the messenger in." Li An's eyes showed a hint of joy, but he soon returned to normal. He cupped his hands towards Ning Qianshi, "Sure enough, they also know that they can't last long."

Leizhou and half of Suzhou are at the enemy's disposal, but upon hearing the news of the envoy's visit, the city guard's first reaction was joy. The second prince looked to the west calmly, it seemed that the hundred years of stability seemed to have worn away their due vigor.

"Phew... it's best to end it sooner." He said leisurely, "After all, Shangyuan has more important matters waiting for me to go back and deal with."

"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter. Fei Chuxiang made a salute and said, "Your Highness, do you want to go back and indulge in ink painting? Don't be in such a hurry. You just arrived in Changye City, so I have to wait for you with all my heart. Fei's family has prepared a dust-cleaning banquet. I hope you will enjoy it tonight."

"Oh? You know what I like?"

Ning Qianshi couldn't help but look at her twice.

As a rare woman in charge in an aristocratic family, Fei Chuxiang will never be too young, but in appearance, she is actually similar to a woman in her thirties.

As far as he knew, this person was not an angry person.

"Of course," Fei Chuxiang covered her mouth, "The Fei family's custody will not disappoint you."

...

That night, at the residence of the Fei family.

The lobby is brightly lit, with staggered lights. Even if Gao Guo's army is stationed not far from the city, it will not affect the holding of the cleansing feast. After ten days of siege, Changye is still safe and sound, which has formed a consensus among the upper echelons - the enemy forces lacking the means to attack the city cannot really threaten the Suzhou Triangle, and the reinforcements from the Privy Council made them let go of their last worry .

"General Zhou, did the envoy sent by Gao Guo say anything?" After drinking for three rounds, Ning Qianshi looked a little drunk, and he patted General Feitian on the shoulder and asked.

"Hehe...Your Highness, this is a military secret, sorry for the inconvenience of revealing it." The other party said with a similar expression.

"I can't even do it? If it was His Royal Highness, you would say it, right?"

"Hey, this...is the rule." Zhou Shikai scratched his head, and finally sighed, "Hey, let me just say a few words, please don't spread it, anyway, other people in Gyeonggi will know about it. They I have a big appetite, and said that I want to cede Leizhou permanently, is this something that the general can decide? Don’t you have to report it and wait for someone from above to make a decision.”

"Heh, do these thieves think that no one in Qiguo can fight?" Ning Qianshi thumped the table.

"The last general also thinks so. After all, there will be less than 100,000 of them, and they will have to retreat to the front line of Leizhou in winter. By next year, even if the garrisons in other places struggle, they should be able to come here, right? Who will die at that time? Certainly!" General Zhou drank another cup, "Your Highness, can the last general ask you a question?"

"you say."

"The general heard... His Majesty's health didn't seem to be very good before. I wonder if he has recovered a little now?"

"Your question is also very bold." Ning Qianshi smiled indifferently, "Don't worry, the state of the father is much more stable than before, not to mention that His Royal Highness is also fully prepared, and there will be no trouble in Gyeonggi. "

"That's good, that's good." General Zhou showed a lucky look.

After everyone had their fill of wine and food, Fei Chuxiang led the second prince to a side hall in Fei's courtyard.

"This is a little gift prepared by the Fei family for you. I hope His Highness will not dislike you." She made a gesture of invitation, "I will place all the attendants you brought with me next to this hall, and there are also maids in the hall. Do you have any questions?" You just need to ask them directly. Then, you have a good rest, I will resign first."