Thirty miles north of Dali City

Somewhat unexpected to the people of Nanyan was that the Black Flag Army did not surround Dali City, but only set up camp outside the north gate. The black battalion looked heartbroken. No one in the city expected that the Black Flag Army would kill Dali City so quickly. After Jin An defeated, Murong Meng thought about dispatching troops to block the Black Flag Army, but no one in the court's civil and military service stood up to recommend a reliable candidate who could win this battle. In fact, none of them were willing to lead troops to fight.

So Murongmori regretted it a little, regretting his hesitation.

If Jin'an had the increase in troops, the Black Flag Army would not have been so fast.

Looking at the panic and fear on the faces of the court officials below, Murong Meng couldn't help but sneer. Just now, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Personnel and other six ministers, plus senior officials from the three provinces, submitted a joint report to ask him to issue an order to abandon the city! The civil and military officials in the court were the only civil and military officials who were scolded by him a while ago, and a crying requested to fight to the end. There was only one civil and military in the court who asked for a war and asked him to escape... This was such a shameless and timid advice. Murong Meng couldn't even think of the shamelessness of these people!

It’s not that he can’t see through these people’s dirty thoughts, so he feels disgusted.

These people don’t care whether he, the Emperor of Nanyan, is still the emperor. As long as their family business can be preserved, it is enough. Fang Jie, suddenly changed his strategy, was undoubtedly the first killer move to attack Dali City, and directly attacked the hearts of those court officials. Fang Jie, Jin An, did not kill anyone anymore, but protected Ning Hao’s family of the city lord of Jin’an, and did not even take away Ning Hao’s copper property!

This news is undoubtedly another signal for the adults of the Southern Yan court. When Fang Jie went south to kill all directions, these court officials finally showed a hint of shared hatred and aggression in an instant. Although Murong Meng knew that their shared hatred was not because of Yan State or because of him, but because of himself, this was a good thing for him. Unfortunately, Fang Jie only let a city lord out, which exposed the falsehood behind this unity in advance.

The weakness of Nanyan is actually fundamentally due to the division. The local governments do not obey the imperial court's orders, and those aristocratic families are also intrigue, not to mention how much respect he is as emperor. If so many aristocratic families and local tyrants unite, they may not be able to stop Fang Jie's Black Flag Army.

Therefore, Murong Mori didn't even worry for a while. He felt that as long as the court officials united, what's the terrible thing about the Black Flag Army no matter how powerful it is?

Now, Fang Xie used this method to loosen the already unstable determination of the courtiers.

"His Majesty!"

The Minister of Rites stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the Black Flag Army is in full swing. It is a bad idea to regret it at this time. Although Dali City is high and thick, it is inevitable to lose it over time. As for those foreigners... they are even more untrustworthy. Your Majesty's body of a thousand gold coins must not take risks. I think that when the Black Flag Army did not siege the city, your Majesty personally led the army out of Dali."

Although he noticed that Murong Meng's face was not good-looking, he simply said in one breath: "Your Majesty, I think that if Your Majesty withdraws from Dali, the bandits will inevitably be restless and proud. At that time, the bandits were lazy and contemptuous, which was the best time to counterattack. Your Majesty's retreat was not to give up, but to win the final victory... There are more than a dozen heroic cities and many armies in the south of Dali. If they unite, can the Black Flag Army continue to be powerful?"

"I would like to ask Your Majesty to withdraw from Dali and issue an order for the lords of the cities in the south to lead their troops to protect them. Then they can form a powerful army and win, which is only a little more time."

The Minister of War said: "Your Majesty, I also think this is the best way."

Murong Meng sneered and said, "This method is indeed good, but I have a better one, the fastest and most direct one, which can protect most people in the hall from danger. The city wall will not crack a brick, and you don't have to damage a copper coin."

"What good advice does Your Majesty have?"

Someone asked immediately.

Murong mocked coldly and said, "I tied myself up and sent it to the Black Flag Army camp. You guys can all be safe. Do you think, what's my plan?"

As soon as this sentence was spoken, the people below suddenly became silent.

Murong's smile on the corner of his mouth was full of sarcasm: "Not long ago, when Fang Jie sent an envoy to come, you all shouted that you would live and die with Dali City and die with Dayan Country. Why? After only a few days, your mind changed? Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. You saw that Ning Hao could leave peacefully with his family property. Do you want that too, right?"

"ridiculous!"

His eyes swept over the ministers: "Before Fang Jie's army had shown its knife, and the Black Flag Army's ladder had not yet been set up on the city wall, you were defeated by others. He only used such an incredible method to make your heart grow grass. I really don't know whether to praise the enemy's cunning or curse your shamelessness! Ning Hao is still alive, he is just a toothless old dog that is forbidden. What about you? I think Fang Jie will let you go?"

The people below were silent and looked at each other.

"I have always endured you and gave in to you because I feel that as long as I show enough patience and tolerance, you will be moved by me and work together to build the Great Yan Kingdom into a world-class power. Even if you cannot achieve such a goal, at least you can make the Great Yan Kingdom united as a solid piece, and no one can try to leverage the foundation of the Great Yan Kingdom! But I was wrong. Your hearts are made of ice for thousands of years. Even if I tolerate it, I can't warm it up and melt it!"

"I can tell you that you all gave up."

Murong Meng stood up and shouted: "I have issued an order to block the eight gates of Dali. No one can leave the city without my will, otherwise he will be killed! I am not a qualified emperor and have not been able to manage Dayan well, but at least I can manage my capital well! Do you still remember what I said when I ascended the throne?"

He glanced at the person below and sneered, "Great with both prosperity and death together!"

...

...

Fang Jieqi climbed the watchtower and looked at Dali City with a thousand miles of eyes. When he saw this city, all the memories suddenly came out of his mind. He spent the first few years of his escape here. Although he lived cautiously, he was still safe. At that time, those who protected him had no good expression on him, including Chen Qingfan, Mu Xiaohao, and Big Dog.

Who would have thought that so many things would happen later?

It seems that this city is no different from when he left. However, there are obviously more defenders on the city wall, and Fang Jie also saw artillery set up on the city wall.

"Master"

Chen Xiaoru climbed up the watchtower and shouted: "Murongmori gave me a reply."

He handed over a letter, Fang Jie opened it and looked at it, and there were only five words on it.

Wish you a fight

Fang Jie smiled and threw the letter aside: "When I decided to go south, many people told me that Murong was too cunning. When the army attacked Dali City, I was afraid that he would have already led his men into the mountains. There were a vast 100,000 mountains, and it would be difficult to encircle and suppress them. But... how could he escape?"

"He escaped, hid in the mountains, and when he came out, he was still the emperor. If he lost Dali, he was nothing. He would go to those local families? Who would dare to take him in at that time? So from the beginning to the end, I knew that Murong Moe would not escape. Dali is here, he is the emperor of Nanyan. If he abandoned Dali, he would not think of going back to the past."

"Have our people entered?"

Fang answers questions

"After entering, I should contact the city's cavalry school soon."

Chen Xiaoru replied: "Follow the messenger to the city and hide under the carriage. There are four people in total. If there are too many, they will be noticed. Although there are few people, they are well-selected and competent personnel."

"Um"

Fang Jie nodded: "How many people are there in the city's cavalry school?"

Chen Xiaoru said: "There were about thirty or forty people. At that time, the Xiaoqi School was nervous and there were only so many people who could be transferred. Among the people who were abducted Pingshang Road, most of them should be in Dali. However, the subordinates probably still had no one to enter the city, and the refugee team should be supervised when they arrived in Dali. It would be not too difficult to secretly withdraw from the team with the alertness and skills of the Xiaoqi School. If there were people outside, they would soon report to the army."

Fang Jie nodded: "What I want to know now is whether there are any great practitioners around Murong Moe protecting him, and this person must be captured."

"The news should be out soon, and the people who got in were carrying the carrier pigeons."

"Um"

Fang Jie was silent for a while and asked, "Is there any news on the reinforcements?"

Chen Xiaoru said with his head down: "Luo Weiran has already entered Yongbei Road with reinforcements, and it is expected that he will arrive in 20 days. He didn't notice anything along the way. The replaced people who were all in the world were also transferred back by Wu Yidao. As soon as the people came back, they immediately began to interrogate."

Fang Jie said: "These people should not interfere in interrogation, at least not interfere in public. If they interfere, it will inevitably make people who are in the world think that we can't believe it, so they will simply hand it over to Sanjinhou for treatment."

"I understand, but there are so many people, it's nothing to lose one or two people on the way."

Fang Jie smiled and said, "Get cleaner."

"Don't worry, lord!"

Chen Xiaoru clasped his fists and said.

"Yan Kuang is coming back soon, leaving Mu San alone in Chang'an City. He is smart enough, and what he lacks is confidence. If there are more people, he will feel more at ease. You can select capable people to Chang'an to protect Mu San's safety. If you don't fight Chang'an City now, but you will definitely fight in the future. Mu San will be of great use sooner or later staying in the capital, and you can't lose anything."

"Here!"

"After Xu Xiaogong and Liu Enjing arrived, they would immediately bring them to see me."

"Here!"

"Have Andrew arrived?"

"At the latest, I will arrive early tomorrow morning. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be here tonight."

"Is there any news on the Firearms Workshop?"

"The shells sent back have been dismantled and studied. The craftsmen in the workshop said that as long as there are samples, it is not too difficult to manufacture them, but the scale of the workshop restricts output. Moreover, when the factory was built, it was built according to the manufacturing level of the Principality of Ross. Now that something better has been found, many infrastructure constructions have to be renovated."

"Then change it as soon as possible. Yongzhou is not stable yet, so the firearm workshop cannot leave the Zhuque Mountain Camp."

Fang Jie thought about it and asked, "Who is in Mouping City?"

"It's the left cicada of thousands of households."

Chen Xiaoru replied: "A very calm person, and his mind is also flexible."

"Let him find a way with the people who are all over the world. It is best to get a few firearm craftsmen from the Oplu Empire back. When Andrew arrives, let him be responsible for the interrogation... Remember, after the city is broken, those foreigners try to catch the lively, and these people are still needed to improve the firearms. Andrew will interrogate them, which is the most suitable candidate. When sending a letter to Zuo Mingchan, please pay more attention to the movements in Mouping. If there is any contact between foreigners and Yang Shunhui or Mu Mansion in Mouping City, hurry up and report it immediately! He has been there for a while but there is no news. It seems that neither the people from Mu Mansion nor Yang Shunhui care about my reminder... It is always a sign of failure."

"Here, I will ask someone to do it afterwards."

"besides……"

Fang Jie paused for a moment and said, "Send someone to rush back to reinforcements, and pass on my military orders to let Chen Duanshan be the head commander and Zhuge Wuyin be the deputy commander. Take over the command of the army. Please come here first to see me."
Chapter completed!