An Lang stood on the city wall, looking into the distance.
He had been at the border for three days, but had not spotted any Hun troops, and for a moment he began to doubt the news that the Hun army was approaching.
"Report, General An lost a city on the border!" At this time a soldier came hurriedly to report.
"What did you say?" An Lang looked at the soldier in disbelief and asked.
"General An, a city has been lost somewhere else on the border. General Chu orders you to hurry to the conference room to discuss it." The soldier replied respectfully, but there was a hint of panic in his words.
Upon hearing this, An Lang could no longer sit still and quickly walked towards the meeting room.
When he arrived at the meeting room, An Lang found that almost all the generals were present.
Everyone looked solemn. An Lang was very confused. Didn't they just lose a city? At worst, they could just take it back. Why were they all so dejected
General Chu was the first to speak: "This time, the commander is still Shanyu Feng, and he also has two fierce generals, Yelu Yun and Qiqihada."
Then General Chu pointed at the border defense map and said with some concern: "This time, the three men split into three groups to attack different cities. In just half a day, four cities have been captured..."
An Lang's pupils dilated when he heard this. Four cities had already been captured in just half a day.
Chu Qingge said at this time: "Even if the troops are divided into three groups, it will not take only half a day to pick out the weakest defense cities on the border of Ningguo and then destroy them one by one..."
"It may be that the border defense map fell into the hands of the enemy..." An Lang made a bold guess. If not, how could they be at a disadvantage from the beginning.
"Perhaps, the Liang family leaked the secret..." Chu Qingge thought of Ning Mu's rebellion and the Liang family's collusion with the Huns a few days ago, and guessed.
"This is very likely. Maybe the Liang family didn't hand over the battle formation diagram before they fell. But there's no guarantee that there won't be a few fish that slip through the net and leak the news to the Xiongnu Kingdom..." General Chu stroked his beard and said angrily.
Then General Chu ordered: "Now, we can only split into three groups and help each other. At the right time, we will catch the enemy off guard!"
"It's the only way..." An Lang was also a little helpless. Sometimes it's not that the enemy is too strong, but that the teammates are too bad.
Even with the most elaborate plans, the information was leaked again and again...
General Chu sighed heavily and said, "Qingge, you take the two lieutenant generals to garrison Bingzhou and the cities surrounding Bingzhou."
Then he pointed to the battle formation map and said, "I will go to guard the cities near Huzhou."
General Chu glanced at An Lang and said, "General An, you will also be stationed here. This city is the most important city in the frontier, and the pressure on General An is enormous..."
"I will definitely live up to the mission!" An Lang promised, clasping his fists.
As they spoke, everyone led their troops to garrison, leaving General Chu alone to worry about the border defense map. General Chu murmured: "We are now in a passive situation. The enemy knows our situation very well, but we know nothing about the situation on the Xiongnu side... This war is difficult..."
Half a month passed. During this half month, Ningguo and the Huns fought countless large and small battles. Although they managed to defend the city and took the opportunity to recapture some cities, they were still at a disadvantage.
Outside the city, the Hun army was fighting with the Ningguo army. An Lang rubbed his temples and looked at the map tiredly. He circled the cities that had been attacked by the Huns with a brush, and then drew the map after he had finished.
An Lang was surprised to find that the cities that had been attacked by the Huns, if connected together, would surround Yancheng where he was now!
Their real target is still Yancheng!
The guerrilla warfare tactics of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west were just to deceive people. The actual purpose was to capture Yancheng. As long as Yancheng was captured, the Huns' gateway to Ningguo would be opened. When the time came, Shanyu Feng led his army to attack Huanglong, and then... the capital would be in danger!
Thinking about this, An Lang said worriedly: "Oh no, we must notify General Chu and General Chu immediately!"
As An Lang was about to go out and let his confidant report the news, but he never expected that An Lang's confidant said solemnly: "General, the Xiongnu army has increased its troops... If this situation continues, Yancheng will be captured in less than half an hour..."
An Lang's heart sank when he heard this. He said to his confidant: "Ride a fast horse and leave the city carefully. Let General Chu, who is closest to us, come to support us. If Yancheng is broken, Ningguo will also be in danger..."
Hearing this, the confidant felt a heavy pressure. He clasped his fists and said goodbye: "I obey your command!"
Then he turned around and left.
An Lang looked towards the direction of the city gate, feeling like a hero at the end of his road. He sneered: "Little Hun boy, your Grandpa An is here!" As he said that, he picked up his red tasseled silver spear, rode his warhorse, and went out to fight!
Ningguo Palace, inside the Pepper Room.
An Xin was chatting with Su Ya. An Xin was gently rocking the cradle to coax the cute baby to sleep, while Su Ya was embroidering small clothes for the cute baby.
"You are the only one who is clever and thoughtful, thinking of making a few sets of clothes for the cute baby." An Xin looked at Su Ya with both emotion and amusement.
Then An Xin stretched out her other hand, sighed, and said: "I wanted to sew it, but after just a few stitches, I pricked my hand several times. Fortunately, I have my sister and Yingying, otherwise this little cute baby would be pitiful..."
Seeing An Xin's hands wrapped in gauze, Su Ya said with distress and helplessness: "If you are not good at it, don't do it. It would be better to mix a few bottles of lotion for Meng Bao..."
An Xin nodded in agreement after hearing this. Then, An Xin said with some worry: "Sister, I have had nightmares these past few nights, dreaming that something happened at the border. Do you think something will happen to my brother..."
An Xin has been feeling a bit stuffy in her chest and having palpitations lately.
"You're overthinking it. Although the border is in crisis, according to the news received in the past few days, there are more good news. Don't worry about it..." Since coming to Yaxin Pavilion and the tea house, Su Ya and An Xin have been able to find out some news very quickly. Su Ya also felt that nothing would happen. After all, the person going to the border was a military genius of Ningguo.
"Maybe I'm just worrying too much..." An Xin comforted herself.
At this time, a palace maid came in and whispered a few words in Yingzi's ear. Yingzi looked shocked and a little bit unbelieving. Then, Anxin restrained her emotions, knelt on the ground in front of Anxin and Suya, and said in a heavy tone: "My queen, the latest battle report came from the border. General An was captured by Shanyu Feng, and his life or death is unknown..."