Kang Luo's face was ashen. Gao Liguo's army is about to attack. South Vietnam cannot go back. He is now isolated and helpless, trapped and dead in Gaotian City. He lost, lost miserably. He struggled to get up, dragging his weak body to the map. Part of South Vietnam's military strength was contained by Gao Liguo. His people can't go back. Yuezhong City has fallen into Ning Chen's hands. Yuezhong City is far away from the capital of Nanyue, and there are only two cities in the middle... Yuezhen City and Huguo City.
These two cities can gather 100,000 soldiers and horses. Including the 100,000 national defense troops in the capital of South Vietnam, there were 200,000 troops. Ning Chen now has more than 20,000 people around him, plus the Ning'an Army, the 60,000 troops sent to support from Daxuan South Territory, and the people in the transport camp, there are almost 100,000 people. But he emptied these three cities, and transporting things required a lot of manpower. Therefore, Ning Chen now has almost 80,000 troops. "We still have a chance!" "Old General Muye is in charge of the capital. In this situation, my father will definitely let General Muye take command again." "My father cannot give all of the National Protector Army to General Mu, but at least he can give him 150,000 troops." "One hundred and fifty thousand versus Ning Chen's eighty thousand. With General Mu's ability, he should be able to stop Ning Chen." After some analysis, Kang Luo's expression softened a lot. Wei Jian nodded, "Fourth Prince, what should we do next?" Kang Luo pondered for a while, gradually regained his composure, and said: "Send the order, let the soldiers recharge their batteries and prepare for the arrival of Gao Liguo's army." "I want to swallow up the 60,000-strong army of Gaoli Kingdom, and then cooperate with General Mu Lao to attack Jianxuan Pass from the front... I don't believe that Ning Chen can defend the three cities under our attack." ... Ning Chen, on the other hand, did not go to Jianxuan Pass at all. The armies sent by the Ning'an Army and Tong Yuanzhou to support did not continue to attack the city and plunder the stronghold, but began to retreat. Jianxuanguan, Yuebei City, and Yuezhong City became empty cities. According to Ning Chen's instructions, all the people in the city were rushed to Yuezhen City. They also followed Ning Chen's instructions and did not steal all the people's food, leaving some rations for them.
But these rations were only enough to support them to Yuezhen City. Hundreds of thousands of people came to Yuezhen City with their families and their families, and they ran out of food. The South Vietnamese royal family could not ignore it, otherwise it would trigger a civil uprising. Therefore, in order to prevent civil unrest, South Vietnam had to deploy a large number of troops. This could just stop the South Vietnamese army from coming to recapture the three lost cities, and Daxuan's men would have plenty of time to retreat. Ning Chen was waiting halfway down the road. Ten days later, the Ning'an army and the southern army all withdrew and joined Ning Chen. Then they retreated to the southern border together. This time, the capture of three cities in South Vietnam was a huge gain. All three cities were emptied, and the supplies captured were immeasurable. On the way, when they stopped to rest, Ning Chen invited Yuan Long, Leian and others to drink. "Master Marquis, the general doesn't understand that our morale is strong and we can march straight in and fight to the capital of South Vietnam." Leian asked about the doubts in the letter. Ning Chen frowned slightly and glanced at him lightly. Yuan Long said in a deep voice: "Lei An, you talk a little too much." "Do you think you are better at military strategy than the Marquis? The Marquis has his own reasons for asking the troops to retreat, so just do it." Lei An's expression changed, and he said in panic: "General, I have talked too much, please punish me." Ning Chen smiled and said: "No! I can answer your doubts... We defeated Kang Luo this time because we occupied Tianshi." "Kang Luo was too confident. His biggest mistake was to lead his troops to leave the Jianxuan Pass and block the Foshou Mountain... If he guarded the Jianxuan Pass, even if the Ning'an army mobilized en masse, they would not be able to defeat him." "Defeating Kang Luo does not mean defeating South Vietnam... South Vietnam still has 100,000 national defense troops, all of whom are South Vietnamese elites. Although they are restrained by Gao Liguo, it will not be a problem for South Vietnam to gather 150,000 troops." "Even if we win, it will be a tragic victory... My Daxuan soldiers are also human beings. They have parents, wives and children. We cannot exchange their lives for our military merits." "As a general, you should not be too selfish! As a soldier, you must be deceitful. Fighting head-on is the worst strategy, and I disdain it. The best strategy is to defeat the enemy without fighting without fighting." Lei An knelt down on the ground, "I am being shallow, I admire you for your righteousness... Thank you very much for your teaching, I will keep it in my heart!" Ning Chen smiled and said: "We are all our own people, no need to be so polite... Come on, drink, but don't drink too much!" Because it was a break in the middle, no one dared to drink too much. After almost eating, Ning Chen asked Lei An to go down first. Immediately, Ning Chen looked at Yuan Long. Yuan Long leaned over and said: "Everything is as ordered by the Marquis, leaving three granaries in each city." Pan Yucheng's face was full of astonishment. "You also left three warehouses of grain for the people of South Vietnam?"
Ning Chen smiled and said: "Each city has three granaries...and the granaries are full of grain seeds." "I have people destroy the green seedlings in the fertile fields in every city... I have to leave some seeds of hope for them." Pan Yucheng frowned, "Leaving food for the enemy's city is a taboo. Those officials will definitely use this as an excuse to impeach you after you return to Beijing." Ning Chen sneered, "What I want is for them to impeach me." Pan Yucheng looked confused. Yuan Long explained: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou has foresight...Those seeds of hope will eventually turn into disappointment." Pan Yucheng looked puzzled, "What do you mean?" Yuan Long looked at Ning Chen. Ning Chen nodded slightly. Yuan Long then said: "Those grains are all ripe." "Cooked?" "Yes, the Marquis asked me to fry all the grain seeds." Pan Yucheng didn't realize it, "You can't plant ripe seeds, but if that's the case, why not destroy them directly? Wouldn't it be more thorough?" Ning Chen looked at him, "If you ruined me, why don't you transport it back to the border and let the soldiers eat it?" Pan Yucheng was startled, yes, if it was destroyed, why not transport it back? "What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?" Ning Chen smiled and said: "It's actually very simple. The climate in South Vietnam is humid, and you can eat two kinds of food a year... Now that the young crops have been destroyed, they will definitely replant them urgently." "There are so many fertile fields that need to be replanted, but this is a big project that will consume a lot of manpower, material and financial resources... All of this will have to be funded by the South Vietnamese royal family. It would be strange if South Vietnam's treasury is not emptied by then." "Replanting seeds is the hope of the people... But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. When the harvest is gone and the people have no hope, it will definitely trigger a civil unrest." "When there is civil strife in South Vietnam, the South Vietnamese royal family will definitely send troops to suppress it and pacify it. These will require money and will be enough to empty the South Vietnam treasury." "When everything is settled, South Vietnam's treasury will be depleted and everything will be in ruins. There will be no chance of recovery within a few years." Pan Yucheng, Feng Qizheng, Chen Chong... looked at Ning Chen and shuddered. This move is too poisonous! Fortunately, they and Ning Chen were friends rather than enemies. With such an enemy, they would have to keep their eyes open even when sleeping. Pan Yucheng asked: "Isn't it strange that the entire city has been evacuated, leaving a few granaries? South Vietnam will definitely be suspicious." Ning Chen smiled and said: "Those granaries are hidden very secretly. The people of South Vietnam are crying for food. They can't think about it that much...just pretend that we haven't discovered it." In fact, it doesn’t matter if you discover it. If this trick doesn't work, it doesn't matter to Ning Chen.
It's not that he doesn't have the ability to fight to the capital of South Vietnam, it's just that he doesn't want to do so. The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked. When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden. Isn't he worried about what Emperor Xuan will do to him? He is guarding against the new emperor. If the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, if he is jealous, he, the Marquis Ning with great military achievements, will become the waiting chicken. What he wants is that Daxuan cannot live without him. If he really wiped out all these small countries, he would be useless.