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Nan Yan's questioning caused Shao Fang's face to turn red, his eyebrows raised, he fiercely slapped the table, stood up, pointed at Nan Yan and shouted: "Nan Yan, you have guts, to dare speak so rudely to me?!"

"This lowly general doesn't dare." Nan Yan lowered his head and said: "It's just that this lowly general is honest, it's not good to not spit it out."

"Alright, alright, alright. This King will let you puke happily today!" Shao Fang was fuming, he roared towards the outside: "Men, drag this daring traitor out of here, make up your mind!"

Following his words, several guards walked into the hall with large strides, and when they were in front of Nan Yan, without any explanation, they escorted him out.

Nan Yan didn't even say a word of apology as he let the guards drag him out of the hall. Nan Yan was an old general within the Mo Army. The reason he was called an old general wasn't because he was old, but because he had been in the army for a long time. He had joined the army at the age of fifteen, and had already been for nearly twenty years.

Within the Mo Army, there were still many generals that admired Nan Yan, including the two general of the Mo Country, Lian Ge.

Seeing that the King really wanted to kill Nan Yan, the two of them stepped forward and knelt down, and said anxiously: "King, the General Nan is the ruler, and has always been loyal, moreover, the General Nan is the commander of the Huben Army, the King wants to behead the General Nan, I am afraid that it will cause the dissatisfaction of the soldiers of the Huben Army, and we are at a disadvantage, I hope the King thinks twice!"

If it was someone else trying to persuade him, Shao Fang would probably have killed those who tried to dissuade him. However, the ones trying to advise him now were Lian Ge and Xiang Wen, his most beloved and most valued generals.

"That bastard is hateful. He completely doesn't put This King in his eyes. How can This King spare him?" Although he said that, Shao Fang's expression had eased up, and he slowly sat back down.

"General Nan is a straightforward person, whatever you have to say, just say it. Great King, seeing as how General Nan fought for our country for more than ten years, you should let him off this time!" Lian Ge and Xiang Wen said at the same time.

At this time, many generals also knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Great King, please retract your order and spare General Nan's life!"

Killing a great general before the battle was indeed disadvantageous to their side. who had calmed down also felt that killing Nan Yan in this situation was not appropriate, and it just so happened that the generals were pleading for him. Seeing the My beloved deputy pleading for him, this king shall let him off this time. But the death sentence can be avoided, and the living punishment can't be forgiven, so place Nan Yan in jail, and wait for his death sentence! "

To be able to save Nan Yan's life under the King's blade was already not easy. No one dared to ask for more, and once again kowtowed, and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Although Shao Fang did not kill him, he still had to choose the commander who could defend against the Feng Army. Nan Yan was definitely not able to use him, and Great General's ability was lacking, and Lian Ge and Xiang Wen's ability was very good at fighting, leading soldiers to fight, so on and so forth, Shao Fang was truly worried about who they should choose as the commander. And just in this kind of situation where no one was available, Shao Fang did not dare to offer his personal command, set an example, and fight a life and death battle with Feng Army. This, could be the biggest difference between him and Tang Yin!

After many officials discussed and came here to discuss, they finally thought of one person, the Middle General of Mo Country, the Xu Leng Qi who was known as the general of the traitor.

Xu Leng Qi was an old general of the Mo Country, and the old man was already close to sixty years old. Although he had always been the commander of the Mo Army, he was in charge of the navy, not the army.

When Shao Fang's father, Shao Ting, was still in King Mo, in the Eastern Sea County, there had been a situation where the was bribed by the other nations, a situation where they rose up and declared their own country. At that time, Shao Ting had acknowledged Xu Leng Qi as his commander and led the water army to suppress the Eastern Sea County's rebel army.

After the chaos in East Sea County had been pacified, Xu Leng Qi had stationed himself there. He had been the marshal of the navy and also the County Head of East Sea County, all the way until now.

Right now, the situation with Mo Country was critical, to the point where even Xu Leng Qi, the commander of the water army who was far away in the Eastern Sea County, had thought of this. Actually, Shao Fang was also muttering to himself, asking Xu Leng Qi to fight in the water was definitely not a problem, but to fight in the land, could he do it?

Li Jin, Guo Hui, Zhang Rong and the others explained that although there were differences in water battles, the principles were the same. Since Xu Leng Qi was able to command the water army to be as pure blue as fire, then he definitely could command them on land too.

Shao Fang accepted the words of Li Jin and the others, and immediately sent a message to East Sea County, urgently urging Xu Leng Qi to return to the capital.

Just like that, Xu Leng Qi summoned the commander of the Eastern Water Army, who was the commander of the Mo Country, and made him the Chief General, giving him the number of General Ping Bei. He even paid his respects to the commander of the three great armies, counted out three hundred thousand, and headed towards the Haowan County.

In fact, what Li Jin, Guo Hui and the others said was right. The water army and the army were the same. Even though Xu Leng Qi was very old, his ambitions were not small. He happily accepted Shao Fang's appointment, and even saw his departure as his last chance to accomplish anything before he returned home.

When the people of the Feng Army heard that the Mo Country had sent a marshal of the water army to be the marshal of the Central Army, they nearly laughed their mouths off. There was no one left in the Mo Country anymore, there were thousands of choices, and to actually choose a marshal of the water army to fight against their side, that was the biggest joke in the world.

Qi Heng took the initiative to request for Tang Yin to submit to him. He was willing to be the vanguard and enter the Haowan County to wipe out the enemy troops.

There was no way to break through the Heavy Cavalry in the Mo Army, which resulted in the Ninth Army appearing as though there was no one on the battlefield, and no one could be his match. Qi Heng was arrogant and did not place Mo Army in his eyes at all.

Tang Yin now had a problem, which was splitting up his troops and fighting. After taking down the Zeping County, according to the arrangement of the Military-political Hall, right now the Feng Army needed to be separated, the main force's goal was still to head south and attack the Haowan County, but at the same time a portion of the troops would have to attack the Sishui, the main goal was to help the Yu Army open the Mo Country door, so that the Yu Army could enter the Mo Country smoothly. The Military-political Hall believed that the best choice for the army was Pingyuan Army. Firstly, the Pingyuan Army had a strong fighting strength, and with the current defense of Sishui, Pingyuan Army could be easily obtained. Secondly, the reputation of Pingyuan Army was great, so after setting down Sishui and joining together with Yu Army, the morale of Yu Army would be increased by a lot, and the fighting strength would naturally increase by a large amount, which would be beneficial to coordinating with their main fighting force.

Separating the Pingyuan Army had a significant impact on the overall fighting strength of the Feng Army. Tang Yin was also thinking about how he should fight in the upcoming war, but seeing Qi Heng taking the initiative to submit, with another confident look, Tang Yin felt that he should let the Ninth Army give it a try.

Looking at the current situation of the battle, the Mo Army was obviously not well-prepared for the appearance of the Ninth Army and had no way to counter them. It would be a pity if their side did not take advantage of this opportunity.

After careful consideration, Tang Yin decided to send the Ninth Army to the front to suppress the Mo Army first. Then, he would lead the main force to suppress it and completely destroy the Mo Army.

Qi Heng led the Ninth Army, received Tang Yin's approval, and took the lead to set off south in a grandiose manner. And on the second day after the Ninth Army left, the Ninth Army, led by Tang Yin, also set out to leave the Chang City, and head towards the border town of Jiang Yang.0

Currently, the Main Regiment on Tang Yin's side consisted of Directly Subordinate Army, Feilong Army, Ninth Army, and Battle-tested Army. Their total military strength was close to six hundred thousand, and the other side's Mo Army was coincidentally just as strong as their Feng Army, also around six hundred thousand. It looked like both sides were about to begin another evenly matched battle.

Once the Pingyuan Army was taken, then two hundred thousand Yu Army would advance to the level of Mo Country. At that time, the Yu Army and the Pingyuan Army would join together, and with the Sishui attacking Haoyang Anhui, it could form a pincer attack on the Mo Army.

Therefore, the pressure of this battle was entirely on the side of the Mo Army. Before the battle had even started, Feng Army already held the psychological advantage, and the morale of the entire army was already very high.

However, what was unexpected was that Xu Leng Qi's arrival had actually made the two sides' already clear situation less clear.

Before Xu Leng Qi even reached the Haowan County, he had already sent out several commands to his subordinates on the way. On one hand, he was ordering the Mo Army s to build more camps and trenches, with defense as the main point, to fight and drag as much as possible. If they could not beat him, they would immediately retreat and conserve the forces of their side as much as possible. On the other side, he had also sent a message to Tianyang County and ordered their County Head, Le Chen, to personally command a troop of elite soldiers to rush from Tianyang County to the Zeping County and ambush the base camp behind it ? ? Chang City.

The scouts of Feng Army grasped every single movement of the Mo Army, and similarly, the scouts of Mo Army were very clear on the movements of the Feng Army.

The entire Feng Army went south, wanting to fight their side to the death with the Haowan County, causing the Chang City's defense to be empty. In Xu Leng Qi's opinion, this was the best opportunity for them to launch a sneak attack. The battle of Chang City had caused the four great armies of Mo Country to suffer heavy losses, losing to the Haowan County. This included the Mo Army of the Tian Yang County, which was no longer a threat to the Feng Army, so the focus of the Feng Army could not be placed on the Tian Yang County's side.

As for the sneak attack Chang City, what Xu Leng Qi valued the most was the logistics support for Feng Army, which allowed him to store a large amount of resources in the Chang City. As long as he destroyed it, it would be extremely beneficial for his side.

A few days later, the Ninth Army passed by Jiang Yang and entered the Haowan County. The Mo Army stationed there followed Xu Leng Qi's orders, and set up a large number of temporary fortifications, fortresses and camps between the cities and towns, even villages, to resist the attacks of the Feng Army.

In the beginning, Qi Heng had been dealing with it carefully, but as the battle went on, Qi Heng discovered that although there were many defensive measures on Mo Army, the soldiers all lacked the will to fight, and the resistance was minimal. As long as their side attacked slightly ferociously, Mo Army would be so frightened that they would all flee.

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