The ruthless prince and the enchanting concubine

Chapter 293 The Messenger
The news of the fall of Beiyuan Country's border quickly spread to Zichangzhong, the capital of the country, and Mu Lingxun was shocked when he heard it.

At this moment, the ruthless reality does not allow him to think about it anymore. Nangong Jin's offensive intention could not be more obvious. The purpose is just like what the messenger who came to report to Nangong Huan said. Yan took it away by force.

After the soldiers who returned from the front line were sent out, Mu Lingxun sat in the palace with a gloomy face, thinking about what to do next. Time was running out, and the situation at the border was imminent. For dozens of days, the unstoppable Nangong Jinhui attacked all the way to take Zichang.

"Nangong Jin..." Mu Lingxun said the name coldly. Everything seemed to be such a coincidence. As early as last year, when he went to Fengnan Dynasty with Wei Donghai in disguise to discuss important matters with Nangong Huan, He seems to have formed a relationship with this Nangong Jin. Could it be that Nangong Jin is not only wanting to take Ning Yan away today, but also taking revenge on him mercilessly?

Mu Lingxun pondered for a while with an unknown face, and after a while, he made up his mind.

"Come on! Call me, Hussar General Wei Donghai!" Mu Lingxun shouted loudly. At this moment, he can only defend the two important cities behind at all costs, and stop Nangong Jin's attack at all costs. He must not let Nangong Jin take a step closer to Zichang.

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At this moment, Nangong Jin's brigade had already set off again, and at the same time, [-] officers and soldiers and a reliable general under him were stationed at Yanguan.For the small Yanguan, these troops are enough.

He has led the army for many years, and he knows this truth very well. If he does not control Yanguan well, he will follow him all the way in the future, and when he reaches Zichang, there will be a passive situation of flanking front and back. If that is the case , perhaps this war will fail.This is something he doesn't want to see anyway.

The army moved forward silently, and each of the soldiers was full of fighting spirit. The battle to conquer Yanguan a few days ago made their blood boil and their fighting spirit was high. What they saw at this moment may be just waiting for their victory in the near future. All they had was the spoils of war in Zichang City.

Nangong Jin accelerated the mount under him, looked forward again, and after a while, shook the whip in his hand, calling for the lieutenant who had been closely by his side.

"My lord, let me ask you, how far is it to the next city in Beiyuan Kingdom? How long will it take to reach it?"

The lieutenant wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking for the answer on the invisible map in his heart.

"Going back to the lord, there are still about three hundred miles away from the next city. If we go at the current speed, we can arrive in four or five days. The name of the city is Luoping City."

"Oh..." Nangong Jin agreed lightly, his eyes became gloomy, Luoping City, he thought silently, wondering if this city would be easily breached by him like the first Yanguan?

The sky is still so blue, and the floating clouds seem to be embroidered on it with brocade silk, motionless.Nangong Jin once again ordered the army to move forward as quickly as possible...

He didn't know what kind of preparations and what kind of situation was waiting for him in Luoping city at this moment.

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A few days later, Nangong Jin's army finally arrived ten miles outside Luoping City, and it was at this time that he discovered that Luoping City had already made all preparations to meet the enemy, and it was completely in the posture of resisting everything to the death. A deep trench has been dug, and on the outside, there are dense rows of sharp antlers, pointing at the sharp blade, ready to pierce everything that comes.

At this moment, in Luoping City, Hussar General Wei Donghai has already arrived. Since Mu Lingxun gave the order, he has been leading a small group of troops to rush day and night without stopping, and finally rushed to station in front of Nangong Jin. This Luoping City, as for the real army behind him, is also rushing in this direction, but according to his arrangement, the army will first be stationed in a pass city behind, waiting for orders from here, If Luoping City is successfully defended, then everything will be fine. If there is a loss, then the second city where tens of thousands of troops are stationed will be the last line of defense against Nangong Jin's attack.

On this day, Nangong Jin was sitting in the tent discussing with his officers how to break through the defense of Luoping City in the shortest possible time. The generals under his command looked at the huge map with serious faces and thought to himself with their own ideas.

"Report!" There was a voice of reporting from outside the tent. After Nangong Jin answered, a subordinate official walked in from outside, followed by a strange man.

Nangong Jin was taken aback when she saw this person. Looking at this person's attire, it seemed that he belonged to Beiyuan Kingdom...

"Report to the lord, report to the generals, Wei Donghai, the guard of Luoping City, sent a messenger. It is said that there is a letter written by himself to be presented to the lord, and the subordinate brought this person." Go away, let out the person behind.

Nangong Jin frowned slightly. Of course he remembered the name Wei Donghai, but he didn't know why he sent the letter.

The sender seemed to be a little panicked, and everyone present could see clearly, he stood with his head bowed, trembling slightly, and didn't speak for a long time.

"Are you General Wei's messenger?" Nangong Jin asked coldly with sharp eyes.

"Back... back... back to King Jing'an!" the messenger said tremblingly, and took out a kraft paper envelope from his pocket in a hurry.

"This is a letter written by our general Wei. I hope King Jing'an will read it."

Nangong Jin didn't speak, just nodded, and asked his subordinates to take the envelope, and then opened it to take a look. The words in the letter were not very violent, but just asked him why he sent troops here suddenly, hoping that he would serve the interests of both countries. Heavy, don't act recklessly, I hope he will retreat as soon as possible.

After Nangong Jin hastily read it, he smiled coldly, left the letter on the table and ignored it.

The interests of both countries?Big things?Nangong Jin felt ridiculous for such words, and now, such words have no effect on him.

"You go back and tell your general Wei that it's okay for the king to retreat. Let him go back and persuade your king, Mu Lingxun, to hand over the queen Ning Yan. At that time, the king will retreat immediately." Nangong Jin tapped on the table with her fingers, observing the messenger's actions.

"Yes... yes! The prince's words, the little ones must be brought!"

After a few short words, Nangong Jin waved to the soldiers to take the messenger away. When everything in the tent returned to calm, Nangong Jin looked around and said immediately.

"Generals, go down and prepare. The siege will start tomorrow." Nangong Jin's tone was cold, as if he didn't have the slightest worry about the upcoming battle.

The generals under him were taken aback.

"My lord, are you waiting for Wei Donghai's reply? Shouldn't you give Wei Donghai a few days to think about it among your subordinates?"

Nangong Jin waved her hand, "No need, just follow what the king said, don't delay."

The generals saw that Nangong Jin had made up his mind, so it was inconvenient to say more, and they each paid their bills and prepared to go.

After everyone left, Nangong Jin let out a long sigh, "Mu Lingxun, even if this king gives you a chance to consider, I'm afraid you wouldn't send Yan'er out in a strange way, would you?"

He knew in his heart that no matter whether it was Mu Lingxun or Wei Donghai, they would never easily agree to his terms. The matter had reached this point, and the most effective way to take Ning Yan away was by force... …

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At dawn the next day, Nangong Jin's army launched an attack on Luoping City without warning. Unlike the last time, today, Nangong Jin was dressed neatly and took the lead, directing the offensive of his troops.

The guard Wei Donghai was very surprised. He just sent a letter to Nangong Jin yesterday. According to his guess, Nangong Jin should have stopped for at least two days. He did not expect to take action so soon.

The number of defenders in Luoping City and Nangong Jin's army is really different. They dare not rush out of the city to meet the enemy. They can only defend passively in the city, delaying time as much as possible.

"Rush, kill, occupy the top of the city!" There was a loud shout from the city, countless siege ladders had already been erected, and the enemy army attacked upwards like a crazy swarm of locusts. With bows and arrows, or with stones, they tried their best to block the enemy from climbing the city. However, Nangong Jin had too many troops. When one shot down, more soldiers rushed up and knocked down another. Ladders, there will be more ladders erected in other directions...

The siege battle lasted until the afternoon. During these few hours, the sound of fighting and screams could be heard endlessly. The peaceful and peaceful Luoping City in the past has now looked like a purgatory on earth.

In the end, the defenders in the city still failed to resist Nangong Jin's attack. In desperation, Wei Donghai abandoned Luoping City, and led his important generals to flee the city in a hurry before the city gate was breached.At this moment, their only hope is to firmly hold the next pass, which is also the place where Beiyuan Kingdom's troops gather.Now that they have lost two cities in a row, the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable...

(End of this chapter)