"Then we are helpless and watch them take away what should be ours?" Bixili's heart was full of reluctance.
He slowly shook his head thoughtfully, and the look on Lei Juetian's face became deeper, "Great Khan, I want to visit several major countries in the Nanyang Alliance tomorrow to see if I can do some personnel work. I hope the Ronisian Alliance It would be nice if we could delay it for a little longer.”
Bi Xili's eyes lit up, "Yes, these guys from the Nanyang Alliance definitely don't want to see Lin Guoxiong and the others being beaten right under their noses. Juetian, you go do your job and see if you can get them to send troops to intervene as soon as possible."
"Great Khan, it's not like you don't know the style of those bureaucratic members of the Nanyang Alliance Parliament. I'm worried that Lin Guoxiong is already singing a triumphant song before the decision to send troops is passed." Lei Juetian said with a bitter smile.
Hearing what Lei Juetian said, the light in Bixili's eyes dimmed again, "Hey, how could you forget the imbecility of these guys?"
"There is no need to be too discouraged, Great Khan. We can observe and observe first. If there is no abnormal movement among the Tanghe people, it will not be too late for us to dispatch our Imperial Forest Army. I hope the Ronisian Alliance can persist for a longer time. In addition, I suggest that it be more appropriate. What does the Great Khan think of increasing the establishment of one or two regular regiments?" When making this last suggestion, Lei Juetian was hesitant and his tone was uncertain.
"I had this intention for a long time, but I was worried that you wouldn't agree, so I didn't bring it up. Now that we have occupied Yuejing, we can add three to four regular regiments." Bixili clapped his hands.
"Great Khan, our initial army establishment has already exceeded what our national strength can support. If it hadn't been for this incident, even now I still don't agree with increasing the army. After all, adding one more soldier will consume a considerable amount of materials and money. We still need time to digest and absorb it.”
Bixili also knows that as the Minister of State, he pays great attention to the comprehensive balance of all aspects of the country, and he respects this very much, so he generally does not interfere with Lei Juetian's plans.
Under Da Yu Pass, rockets roared up in the sky, blooming like meteors, drawing unusually beautiful arcs in the dark night sky, while the heavy trebuchets continued to push towards the city wall, and stones the size of heads were thrown high. It was thrown high and fell with a shrill sound of wind, sometimes splashing with dark red blood, and miserable screams one after another. Under the city wall, soldiers as dense as ants braved the rain of arrows and falling rocks, and kept erecting the ladders. The soldiers with weapons in their mouths climbed up quickly with red eyes, hoping to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible.
Seeing the unprecedentedly fierce and cruel battle of the city, Lin Yunfei, who was commanding such a large scale for the first time, was extremely nervous. His hands seemed to be filled with water, his face turned red, and he stared intently at the city wall that was reflected like daylight. The wounded soldiers being carried down like water couldn't attract any sympathy from him. His attention had completely fallen on the outcome of the battle. He was too eager for a victory.
Since the cancellation of the Lin family's westward expansion plan, he has been holding his breath for several years, hoping to prove himself with a brilliant victory. To be honest, he has been very strict with the training and exercises of the Second Army in the past few years, even to the point of harshness, which has also caused dissatisfaction among some lower-level officers, but there is no denying the combat effectiveness of the Second Army. Great progress has been made in the past few years.
The originally well-planned raid ran into trouble here. The opponent seemed to have been prepared for it. Although the opponent's strength was far inferior to ours, the high walls of the city and the strategic location caused the Lin family army, which led the two divisions to attack, to suffer. early failures. But Lin Yunfei didn't care. He knew that the opponent's strength was far from enough to cope with his offensive, but he was surprised that the opponent could understand his side's surprise plan.
As time goes by, the battle becomes more and more intense and cruel. There are piles of corpses under the city wall, but this does not stop the brave soldiers at all, and the Neil Kingdom defense forces on the city wall also know that the outcome of the city's defeat will be What could it be? He even risked his life to resist the crazy attacks one after another.
Due to the emphasis on the marching speed of the troops, the entire army did not carry many siege equipment, and most of them were in the rear of the troops. Therefore, for a long time, they could only rely on simple ladders to launch attacks on the levels with absolute advantages. This made the attackers They suffered huge losses in the early stage. Fortunately, the rear army brought up powerful siege equipment such as trebuchets, siege engines and arrow towers in time, which turned the battle situation in favor of the attacking side.
The war lasted until noon of the next day. With ten times more troops than the opponent and tenacious fighting power, and after paying the price of nearly 5,000 casualties, the Sanjiang Second Army finally took over the most important pass in the northern part of the Neil Kingdom. , so far, the entire Kingdom of Neil has no danger to defend except the capital Neil City. Even Neil City is far less dangerous than Da Yuguan. The only way for the Principality of Neil seems to be surrender. gone.
At the same time, on another arrow, the other two divisions led by Jin Shaobin, deputy commander of the Sanjiang Second Army, seemed to be going quite smoothly. They had been accustomed to a comfortable life in a state of peace for a long time. After being on guard for a sudden attack by two divisions, it suddenly collapsed. Coupled with the cooperation of the Lin family's special service personnel who had already been ambushing there, in less than three hours, the majestic Wansong Pass was completely controlled by the Lin family. .
At 8 o'clock in the morning on February 8, 695 in the Continental Calendar, after occupying Wansong Pass, Jin Shaobin left only one regiment of soldiers to garrison Wansong Pass and to guard the prisoners. The remaining 50,000 people marched non-stop towards Kika City, the capital of the Principality of Kaki. Advance. At 6 p.m., the attack on Kika City officially started. The Kika garrison with less than 8,000 people was forced to surrender after holding on for four hours. The Grand Duke of Kaki led some of his cronies long before the capital fell. Fleeed to neighboring Peacock City, and transferred from Peacock City to the Nanyang Alliance. However, just twelve hours later, the lord of Peacock City, Count Okdo, also announced his surrender to the army led by Jin Shaobin who was approaching the city.
On New Year's Eve, although Situ Mingyue was delayed until midnight, he slept very comfortably in the second half of the night. Being satisfied with the Minister of Military Affairs' plan allowed him to put aside all his thoughts and sleep peacefully. It wasn't until the attendant had to interrupt his sweet dream to wake him up due to time constraints. When he woke up, he realized that the time was coming soon. Today was the Spring Festival, and he would lead the ministers to hold a grand ceremony at the Temple of Heaven. Another grand worship ceremony.
He wanted to scold the attendants, but then he thought about it. He must have seen that he had not slept so peacefully for a long time, otherwise they would never dare to delay it until this time on such a day. They hurriedly put on their clothes and washed up. , after breakfast, we came to the Temple of Heaven, located directly north of the palace, where all the ministers were already waiting.
The Temple of Worship is located in the north of the palace, with its front facing east, and the royal garden spread out behind it, which is also to its west. This is a magnificent building that combines Eastern and Western architectural art. The geometric grid road, with a central axis of two kilometers long, governs the overall situation and forms a secondary axis-like layout locally.
Close to the west wall of the palace is the garden, with a pair of pools on the central platform, reflecting the magnificence of the palace. Patterned planting altars are arranged in the north and south of the pool platform. Beyond the planting altar on the north side is a fountain path under the shade of dense trees, leading to the Swan Lake. The scenery is deep and quiet. Beyond the planting altar on the south side, down the 20-meter-wide 100-step staircase is a flower garden dominated by orange trees. On the outside is a large verdant lake. The scenery is beautiful and the scenery is open. It makes people think of smoke and waves, and the enclosed north The sides form a strong contrast.
Going down the large steps from the west edge of the pool platform, there is a large oval pool. In the center stands a bronze statue of Situ Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tanghe Empire, riding a horse and wielding a sword. Fountains around the pool spray water columns that are more than ten meters high. The water droplets scatter in mid-air, forming scenes of water mist that sway with the wind. It makes the equestrian statue in the center even more sacred and inviolable, making people feel like they are worshiping. idea.
Wu Feng silently stared at the statue in front of him, with infinite emotion in his heart. He recalled that hundreds of years ago, the founder of the Tanghe Empire rose from a small prince. After countless wars and conspiracies, he finally established the largest empire on the Laya continent at that time. The most powerful empire, its life history is so tragic, but looking at the current empire, thinking of this, looking at the sun rising from the east, Wu Feng has a feeling that the sun is declining.
The Temple of Sacrifice to Heaven is a round dome architectural structure, with magnificent carvings, majestic shapes, and a conical top pointing to the sky. Bathed in the sun, all the ministers present were dazzled and intoxicated.
The following ceremony to worship the heaven was quite complicated, long and boring. Naturally, the royal family members took turns on the stage. Several princes with different ideas all showed solemn and solemn looks in front of their father and ministers. When Wu Feng felt bored, the ceremonial officer who came to the altar to announce the end of the ceremony completely attracted his attention.
The high-erected palace bun does not look dull at all, but adds a touch of nobility. The picturesque dimples on the eyebrows contain a frost-like icy charm, especially the high bridge of the nose. It is obvious that this is A woman with an extremely strong will, and her eyes like deep pools under the deep eyebrows like distant mountains are even more full of aura. Her large palace dress made everyone, including the ministers, sigh. , just because this robe is so wide that it is impossible to peek at the true figure of this extremely enchanting figure who is sitting high above.
When Wu Feng asked about the identity of this woman, Liao Qichang, the head of the Jiangnan County of the Empire next to him, looked Wu Feng up and down three times as if he had seen a rare object. Only when Wu Feng was extremely embarrassed did he tell Wu Feng that she was Zhu Zimei, the grand-niece of the Empress Dowager, the ceremonial officer of the imperial court, is one of the three most famous flowers in the empire along with Angel and Situ Yushuang.
Wu Feng suddenly realized that it was no wonder that she could captivate all living beings. How could such a stunning beauty remain unknown? It turned out to be her. Although I already own one of the three famous flowers in the Imperial City, I have never had the opportunity to see the other two famous flowers. Today, I can see the beautiful flowers on this occasion, and it is not in vain to act like a stupid bird early in the morning. I have been standing here for most of the day.
All the energy was focused on the etiquette officer who was more than ten meters away. Wu Feng finally found the main purpose of coming today. Under the eyes of everyone, he enjoyed this beautiful woman with a trace of coldness and arrogance in a relaxed and indulgent attitude. , it is indeed a rare and beautiful job.
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