Ning Chen's fever was very severe, and it didn't get better until night. The medical officer in the tent was running around anxiously. Empress's words were still vaguely in his ears, and his head was all focused on this young man.
Changsun listened to Ning Chen's advice and went on the defensive to the fullest. Regardless of whether Northern Mongol Royal Court's offensive came or not, their side had already shown its attitude of not being able to defend.
Over at Marquis Qinghe, the letter has also been sent out, and it must be received soon. Xingchao Pass originally had 50,000 troops guarding it. Adding in the 100,000 people brought by Marquis Qinghe, the number has exceeded 150,000. The transfer of 50,000 people at any time will not be affected in the short term.
After Yan Returning City was defeated, Fan Lingyue only left less than 10,000 people in the city, waiting for the arrival of follow-up troops without consuming the army's combat power.
This is also the reason why Fan Lingyue chose to massacre the city. She wanted these 10,000 people to truly form a fighting force of 10,000 people, instead of worrying about all kinds of sudden sneak attacks all day long.
Food and grass are indispensable in war. Northern Mongol Royal Court's food and grass must pass through Yan Returning City. Marquis Qinghe's mission is to delay or even destroy Northern Mongol Royal Court's food and grass supplies with 50,000 soldiers and horses.
The amount of food and grass needed by 300,000 people is extremely terrible. It is impossible to raise Northern Mongol Royal Court at once, and it can only be transported to the front line through Yan Returning City one trip after another.
Northern Mongol Royal Court's subsequent troops have been stationed in Yan Returning City one after another. Yan Returning City is now guarded by at least 60,000 people. To take it back, it will consume at least three times more troops. This is without Northern Mongol Royal Court sending troops for reinforcements.
Therefore, it is unrealistic to cut off the food and grass supplies of the Northern Mongolian army once and for all. At least the current Great Xia no longer has that many troops to spare.
As long as Marquis Qinghe can cause trouble for the Northern Mongolian army's food and grass supply, it will be the greatest help to Changsun and even the entire Great Xia. Now Great Xia needs time to take a breath, and Duke Jingwu is sitting in the imperial city and mobilizing soldiers and horses from all over the world. It also needs enough time.
Ning Chen is a true genius. Although his cultivation talent is average, his brain is very useful. The key to Great Xia can be seen at a glance.
Changsun is a person who knows people well and makes good use of them. She will consider Ning Chen's opinions seriously. The most lacking thing in the army at the moment is generals. Ning Chen's reminder will make her feel much more relaxed.
It was precisely because of this that she could not do without the help of this boy for even a moment. Ning Chen Being comatose at this time really made her very anxious and annoyed.
At night, the cold wind picked up again, and Ning Chen still showed no sign of waking up. Changsun was walking around outside the tent in a irritable mood. The elder brother was unconscious, and this guy was also unconscious. Qing Ling didn't understand military affairs, and there was no one around her who could discuss matters.
"Empress Dowager, why not call First Prince over?" Qing Ling saw Changsun's appearance and suggested that Imperial Prince from Great Xia are all rare talents and may be able to give Empress Dowager some help.
"No, he is the crown prince, Great Xia's future depends entirely on him, he cannot be in any danger," Changsun rejected without hesitation.
"Ahem"
At this moment, there was a violent coughing sound, the wheelchair turned, and Ning Chen walked out wrapped tightly, looking pale and terrifying.
"Empress Dowager is right, First Prince cannot come and is not suitable to come."
Ning Chen said tiredly, First Prince is too upright today, and it is okay to be a peaceful and wise king, but it is really inappropriate to come to this battlefield full of intrigues.
"When did you wake up?" Qing Ling asked with a happy face.
However, before Ning Chen could answer, Changsun's angry voice came, "Who asked you to come out? Why don't you go back and rest!"
"Empress Dowager, I'm not in the way. I've been sleeping all day and my head is a little dizzy. Come out for some fresh air. I'll be back soon."
Ning Chen requested helplessly. In fact, he was a little worried about Changsun's side and wanted to come out and have a look.
Great Xia has been in power for more than a thousand years. This is probably the first time that Empress has come out to serve in the army. You can imagine how much pressure Changsun is under.
Nowadays, Great Xia is surrounded by enemies from all sides. If we can hold off Northern Mongol Royal Court's army for one more day, we will buy one more day for Great Xia.
As he said before, he will do his best to help Changsun get through this difficulty.
Changsun frowned, but didn't say anything more. This kid has a temper as stubborn as an ox, and it's useless to persuade him.
"Empress Dowager, I remember there is a river three hundred miles behind us. If we lose, just send people to destroy the bridge." Ning Chen looked at the Northern Mongolian army not far away and said calmly.
"Is there no hope?" Changsun sighed and asked.
"If it were someone else, maybe, but the opponent is Fan Lingyue, we will definitely lose," Ning Chen said honestly.
He told the truth, their military strength was already at a disadvantage, and Fan Lingyue had 100,000 cavalry in his hands, while they only had 30,000. This was the most terrible gap, and it was impossible for them to stop them.
He will do his best to delay this day as long as possible until Great Xia can take a breather.
Great Xia is still the strongest after all. As long as he is not beaten to death in one breath, Great Xia will definitely win in the end.
To be honest, after this war is over, it will be clear whether Great Xia will lose.
They can lose, even lose embarrassingly, but they can never lose meaninglessly.
Nowadays, their best choice is a war of attrition. The longer the fight lasts and the more brutal the fight, the more disadvantageous it will be to Northern Mongol Royal Court.
"Empress Dowager, how is the battle situation in the east?" Ning Chen thought for a while and asked.
Eternal Night Divine Cult and Northern Mongol Royal Court sent troops at the same time, and the fight made Great Xia extremely embarrassed. Unlike Northern Mongol Royal Court, there was a Military Advisor, Eternal Night Divine Cult relied on tyrannical force to clear the way. An invincible Martial Lord took action. From Great Xia to Martial Marquis and down to the general, no one could stop him.
A monster like Xiantian is really a very troublesome existence.
"We have defeated two cities in a row. Fortunately, the number of heavy cavalry of the Divine Cult is not large, only 30,000. Otherwise, Great Xia would no longer have to fight this war," Changsun said with a tired heart.
It is rumored in the world that the number of heavy cavalry should not exceed ten thousand, and the number of heavy cavalry should not exceed ten thousand. The heavy cavalry in question is Eternal Night Divine Cult.
This terrifying unit is modest when it comes to saying that one is equal to ten, but in reality it is almost invincible and invincible on the battlefield.
Heavy cavalry has extremely high requirements on war horses and soldiers, so even Eternal Night Divine Cult, who has a profound background, cannot train more.
It is a pity that although Great Xia occupies the entire Central Plains area, the production rate of war horses is too low, let alone such heavy riding which requires extremely high requirements for war horses.
"Empress Dowager, Great Xia Is there no one who can stop the heavy cavalry of the divine religion?" Ning Chen asked in confusion.
Great Xia has thousands of years of talent. If he was crippled by 30,000 heavy cavalry like this, it would be unjustifiable. Great Xia has been invincible for so long, so there always needs to be something at the bottom of the box.
"Yes, God of War Marquis Kaixuan, and the one hundred thousand Blackwater Army in his hand." Changsun nodded solemnly and said.
"Then why Marquis Kaixuan never takes action?" Ning Chen asked even more puzzled.
He has also heard of Great Xia, the top ten Martial Marquis, God of War. Since he is so powerful, why not take action quickly? Do you really have to wait until Great Xia is completely defeated before you show up to turn the tide?
"Because His Majesty had strictly prohibited Marquis Kaixuan from taking any action before he disappeared." As she spoke, Changsun's eyes were also confused. Now she could not understand Xia Emperor more and more, what on earth he wanted to do.
Ning Chen has nothing to say, this is a slap in the face, we can't let ordinary soldiers fight against the heavy cavalry of the divine religion, right? There is also the invincible Martial Lord, who is going to stop him?
Moreover, I heard that Eternal Night Divine Cult has another innate, but he has never come out. What exactly is Eternal Night Divine Cult planning?
Ning Chen found that there were still many things that he didn't understand, especially about Eternal Night Divine Cult. His knowledge was almost limited to the legends of the world. He didn't know anything about the internal situation of Orthodox God.
In the Northern Mongolian military camp, Fan Lingyue was sitting in the tent, with a trace of fatigue from many days of marching on his beautiful face. After a long time, he asked softly, "When will they arrive?"
"Reporting to Military Advisor, we set off at noon and will arrive in three days at the latest," the young general said respectfully.
"Tell Qing Wuyou to be careful and don't let Great Xia's spies catch any clues." Fan Lingyue reminded him calmly.
"Yes." The young general accepted the order and immediately turned and left.
"I failed to kill him at first, and it really caused a lot of trouble."
Fan Lingyue sighed, she had not planned to use them so soon, but Great Xia's determination to fight to the death forced her to use the trump card in her hand in advance.
The tiger returns to the mountain and ends up in trouble. One more Ning Chen brings too many variables.
Unfortunately, Four Noted Swords was seriously injured by Prince Yan's move from Great Xia, and he would not be able to make another move in a short period of time. Otherwise, the best way would be to eliminate this hidden danger as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Fan Lingyue's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. If she guessed correctly, Ning Chen should have the same idea as her at this moment.
She can give him a chance, and she can also give herself a chance.
After a while, Fan Lingyue picked up a pen, wrote a letter, and then said, "Here comes someone!"
"Here" a guard in armor walked in.
"Go to the Great Xia camp and hand this letter into the hands of a young man named Ning Chen. After arriving at the Great Xia military camp, you directly tell him that you want to see this person, and Empress of Great Xia will introduce him to you." Fan Lingyue handed out the letter and said calmly.
"Yes!" The guard bowed and walked out.
An hour later, the guard came to the Great Xia military camp and bluntly said that he was the messenger of Northern Mongol Royal Court and wanted to see Empress Dowager of Great Xia.
A general from Great Xia came up, searched him carefully, and then personally led him to Changsun's tent.
"Empress Dowager, the messenger from Northern Mongolia asks for an audience."
"Come in"
In the tent, Changsun was still awake and spoke.
"Go in," the general said in a bad tone, pushing the guard.
Changsun casually glanced at the Northern Mongolian guard in front of him and said calmly, "What did your Military Advisor call you for?"
The guard felt uncomfortable after being glanced at by Changsun, but he still said bravely, "In the name of Military Advisor, come here and deliver the letter to a person named Ning Chen in your camp."
"Huh?" Hearing this, a cold light suddenly flashed in Changsun's eyes, and the temperature of the entire camp seemed to drop suddenly...