Zichen Palace.

The atmosphere was depressing and cold.

Everyone in the palace was gathered together, but no one dared to say a word.

After Sheng Tinglan returned to his own body, he asked Duke Zhen Guo, who was staying in the capital to take care of his old age, to garrison the border fortress.

Yue Guo has already reached out to Jin Guo's court. He doesn't think that group of people will remain peaceful. Maybe the war will start soon.

The Duke of Zhen Guo is the God of War in the minds of soldiers and people, and the Gu family troops in his hands are also brave and powerful. Only such people can go to the border to defend the city, and he can rest assured.

Moreover, he also made secondary preparations to transform the moat and enhance the city's defense capabilities.

As expected, the Yue Kingdom sent troops to suppress the border, but Sheng Tinglan did not expect that the Zhenguo Guild would be ambushed and betrayed by his own people.

The soldier who sent the message was a soldier of the Gu family army. He was kneeling in front of the emperor and reported in detail what happened on the battlefield.

"At first, several Gu Jiajun noticed that there was something strange at the border. The Yue Kingdom seemed to be gathering a large number of soldiers and horses. However, after more than ten days, those people did not move at all. The few defenders who were originally guarding Yumen Pass

The general made an investigation and said that they were all dressed up as scarecrows and that they were people from the Yue Kingdom pretending to be powerful, which was not enough."

"To be on the safe side, General Gu led a group of troops to the front to investigate the enemy's situation, but was ambushed on the road. When the Duke of Zhen went to rescue him, all the Gu family soldiers who followed were poisoned to death.

The water they drank was poisoned by the generals who defended the city. These people had long been bribed by the enemy."

"After that, Duke Zhen Guo and General Gu were left alone and were plotted against. They were hit with several arrows in the abdomen, and were shot under the cliff by Dugu Xiao, the seventh prince of the Yue Kingdom. They have not been heard from since."

The soldier's breath became weaker and weaker as he spoke, and he immediately fell down, but his mouth was still open, as if he had something to say.

Sheng Tinglan was about to call the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, but Nan Xiao squatted down first, pulled out the arrow from the soldier's shoulder, and had someone bring a medicine box over to stop the bleeding and bandage him neatly.

After a while, the soldier regained his composure. He took a breath and continued: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo said that there must be other spies hiding in the military camp at the border. This situation is controlled by the seventh prince of Yue Kingdom.

"

"He also said that if Dugu Xiao was not eliminated as soon as possible, he would definitely be a serious problem for Jin State. When his subordinates were asked by the Duke of Zhen to come back to deliver a message to His Majesty, they were shot by the injured Dugu Xiao with an arrow. It can be seen that

His archery skills are superb..."

Nan Xiao had already bandaged it and asked: "How many meters did you run away at that time?"

"I can't remember the specific subordinate, but it must be a thousand meters away. If it weren't for the cover of the dense woods, his arrow would definitely hit the subordinate's heart..."

Nan Xiao lowered her eyes and thought, perhaps, this male protagonist does not necessarily just rely on the halo of the protagonist, but may have some real skills in him.

Her father and brother suffered this disaster, and their lives and deaths were unknown. Gu Jiyue had already knelt down and asked for orders to go to the border.

He was extremely anxious and urged: "Your Majesty, I have invited you to go to the border to temporarily act as the commander-in-chief!"

Not only did he want to protect and defend his country, but he also wanted to go to the front line to find his father and his brother. He didn't believe they died like this.

But Sheng Tinglan also had his own concerns.

"Jiyue, it's not that I don't want you to go, but you have been serving in the court for these years. You shouldn't have mentioned shooting anyone for a long time, right?"

How can a civil servant who has lived in officialdom for a long time go to the front line to lead troops in a war?

In the past, Gu Jiyue was a high-spirited young general who was praised by everyone. But at that time, under the wings of his father and brother, he could choose to do what he wanted to do.

Now that he has been up and down in the officialdom for many years, he has long been assimilated by the surrounding environment. He no longer has the high-spiritedness of the past, let alone the majesty and momentum that a military commander should have.

Gu Jiyue's face was pale, and she lowered her head and glanced at her hands. These hands were white and slender, but they also looked weak and weak.

This is just a hand holding a pen, it can no longer bend a big bow...

And he couldn't remember the last time he practiced martial arts.

Gu Jiyue smiled bitterly with red eyes.

Do you regret it?

No, he doesn't regret it.

He never regrets his choice. Whatever he gains, he will lose something. There is nothing to say.

The current dilemma is that no one is leading the soldiers at the front to fight.

During the reign of the late Emperor, there was a general with great achievements who launched a mutiny in the name of the Qing Emperor. The imperial palace at that time also experienced a bloodbath. Sheng Tinglan is still scared when he thinks about it.

Fortunately, the Duke of Zhen came to the rescue in time and cut off the general's head with a knife, thus quelling the disaster.

Since then, the Jin State has begun to emphasize culture over military affairs. When Sheng Tinglan ruled, the only military commanders in the court who were famous and capable were Zhen Guogong and his family.

"How many soldiers are there in Yumen Pass now?" Sheng Tinglan asked in a deep voice.

"More than 40,000 people."

Gu Jiyue had adjusted her mood and gave her advice seriously: "Your Majesty, you can first dispatch 10,000 elite city defenders from the nearest southwest direction to rescue the emergency, and then dispatch troops from other areas for reinforcements."

"That's what I meant." Sheng Tinglan nodded and quickly wrote an imperial edict.

A man in black fell from the beam, took the imperial edict from his hand, and then disappeared into the temple very quickly.

But if the Yue army begins to attack the city within these few days, the gap in numbers between fifty thousand and one hundred thousand will still be huge.

The Yue Kingdom had obviously made all kinds of preparations this time, but they had already lost the opportunity a long time ago.

As early as when Yue State planted spies into Jin State.

Sheng Tinglan was very frustrated, feeling that he had failed to be the emperor well and had failed to live up to his father's instructions to him before his death.

He did not reveal his true emotions, and said firmly with eyes: "There is no commander in the army, so I will go to the border in person and lead the expedition myself. Eunuch Li, please prepare yourself and bring me my thousand-mile horse.

Let’s go to the border immediately!”

"yes."

Sheng Tinglan turned her head and continued: "Anan, I will leave this important matter to you first..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up with a panicked look on his face.

"Anan, what are you doing?!"

Nan Xiao, who was standing next to him, went to change clothes at some point.

At this time, she was wearing a silver battle armor, with sharp eyes and a heroic appearance. She was standing there with a silver spear in her hand, looking like a majestic female general.

Everyone was dumbfounded.
Chapter completed!