The war with Daelen turned back into a tug of war.
Dai Lun dispatched dozens of corps, and Wu Qiao also mobilized most of the troops.
Wu Qiao commanded the front main force to form a ")" formation to face the battle, with the middle part protruding out, and then taking advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness, he gradually changed the formation into a "(", with the middle part recessed, intending to lure the opponent into the gap and compress the formation. The space they could use made it impossible for them to take advantage of the crowd. However, Dai Lun was not fooled at all. Seeing Wu Qiao retreating, he ordered the pursuit to stop.
This kind of thing happened several times, and Wu Qiao still couldn't fool his opponent.
The two sides fought an offensive and defensive battle that lasted several months, tossed and turned, but Wu Qiao was still unable to advance too much.
At the critical moment, Tan Yan gave Wu Qiao a hand.
Tan Yan told Dai Lun that the Eastern Front is doing well at the moment, and an elite army can be dispatched to help Dai Lun fight against the Revolutionary Army. Daeron was of course overjoyed and hastily accepted. Tan Yan's army, well-organized and well-prepared, is like a torrent of steel, rushing on the ground, engulfing everything it encounters, and it cannot be stopped except by obstacles like mountains.
Darren assigned important tasks to this team.
However, to Dai Lun's surprise, the commander of Tan Yanju's army was ridiculously stupid. Wu Qiao lied a little, and he followed. Wu Qiao fought and ran, and the commander chased after him. Wu Qiao ran in circles, and he chased them in circles. He obviously couldn't hit him, but he was extremely persistent. Those who were led by Wu Qiao to circle around lost their positions.
Daelon trusted Tan Yan's army very much at first, but when he realized that it was unreliable, that army was firmly trapped in one place. He was so angry that he cursed, he didn't understand how the always excellent troops would mess up, and he couldn't imagine that it was Tan Yan who messed up.
The important task was not completed but was surrounded. Daeron's army retreated temporarily in desperation.
There was no problem with the escape route he chose, but at this moment, Tan Yan suddenly jumped out and asked him to rescue his trapped troops.
Talking about the elite team, Daeron borrowed it in the first place. At this time, the marshal was reluctant to throw it away, and he couldn't just throw it away—that army was indeed the best.
So, helplessly, Dai Lun temporarily changed the retreat route and took a short detour to save the elite troops. However, the place where Wu Qiao trapped the elite troops was carefully planned by him, and Dai Lun completely jumped into the trap this time.
Dai Lun asked the two troops on the left and right wings to go to rescue immediately, but the commander on the left wing was as timid as a mouse, seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately shrank back and did not dare to move out. Seeing that the left wing of the imperial army stayed where it was and did not dare to move, Wu Qiao temporarily pulled back part of his troops and surrounded Dai Lun's troops tightly.
So far, the chess game has been decided, and Dai Lun is powerless.
The emperor wanted to transfer Tan Yan back, but Tan Yan said that he could not withdraw.
If they withdrew, they would not be able to defend the Eastern Front, and the Republic Army would be Mine Star if it went any further.
Once the green placer mine is seized, everything will be over.
The emperor was even more unwilling to subjugate the country, so he had to continue to pressure Daeron, and tried his best to give Daerun some support, trying to delay more time.
"It only takes a while to defeat him..." Wu Qiao said silently in his heart.
He was still a little afraid that he would confront Tanyan again.
But he knew that Tan Yan would come to the rescue when Dai Lun expressed that he could no longer hold on and was about to be overrun by the revolutionary army. Otherwise, the palace will be captured. The emperor must save the nearby fire first. Even if the Republic takes the green placer mine, it will be a matter of the future. At that time, the emperor will try to beat the Republic back. Even if he can't fight back, the emperor can sit on the throne for a while longer.
Tan Yan said that he would lose on purpose to reduce the time of infighting, and Wu Qiao believed that he could do it.
As for what will happen in the future, Wu Qiao really cannot predict, but at least the situation is not as desperate as it was before. Before, Wu Qiao really experienced what despair is, that is, you know that if you go on like this, you will never do it. In the end, there is only destruction waiting for you. You must do something to change the status quo, but you are powerless and don’t know what you can do. Now... Maybe Tan Yan can be kept alive. Although, the imperial marshal who refuses to surrender and fight to the end will not have any good end. If he is not dead, he will be imprisoned for a lifetime.
"One is to protect the family, and the other is to live up to the emperor's kindness." Wu Qiao recalled Tan Yan talking about the reason why he was unwilling to fight back against the emperor, and his heart was still a little sad.
Just then, the situation changed again.
——Tan Yan's Eastern Front is still at a stalemate, but the Western Front is almost unable to hold on.
Daeron had been away for several months, and his temporary replacement commander was on the verge of defeat.
The emperor doesn't know how to fight, he can only hope for miracles.
He ordered Daeron: "Hurry up and think of a way to solve the crisis!"
"Is there any method?" Daeron also asked the emperor.
"At all costs!" The emperor gave Dai Lun a lot of decision-making power. "If you have a solution, do it immediately. You don't need to ask my opinion again, and delay the time." The emperor seems to have noticed it, his thoughts He is unreliable, thinking that he is proficient in military affairs, but in fact he is just being self-indulgent. Whether it is for Robin or Daeron, his insistence on going his own way will directly ruin things.
"Okay—" Daeron's voice actually had some hesitation, "I think, I can help the empire pass this level."
"Yes." The emperor chose to believe him this time.
A week later, a jaw-dropping thing happened.
The Republic Army on the Western Front suddenly paused its offensive, as if some kind of agreement had been quietly reached with the Empire.
Wu Qiao was very anxious to know what it was.
He didn't wait for him to investigate clearly through the insider, he understood exactly what happened.
——Daerun ordered people to bring the six armies of the Republic directly into the territory of the empire, and went straight to the capital. He was clearly joining forces with the Republic to deal with the Revolutionary Army!
Darren, teamed up with the opponent he was supposed to fight on the Western Front!
Wu Qiao was stunned.
It doesn't seem that hard to think of joining forces with one side's enemies to deal with the other side, but Wu Qiao still can't believe that the empire has done this.
That's right, on the surface, doing so eliminated the crisis on both sides at the same time, but Wu Qiao knew that the empire must have paid a certain price.
He didn't know what the empire had promised. If he thought about it, he would not resist and let the Republic advance directly to several star regions, such as "As long as the revolutionary army can be defeated, certain regions of the empire will be directly included in the opponent's existing range. "
In Wu Qiao's view, seeing the invaders as his companions and relying on land to ask for help to keep the emperor is a deep-rooted shame. He can't imagine the empire doing such a thing. An aggressor is an aggressor, and there should be only one attitude toward them, and that one attitude must never be companionship.
Before Wu Qiao could finish his anger, he had to divert his energy.
With Daelon's troops and the reinforcements from the Republic, Wu Qiao felt that he was really in trouble.