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On the dragon throne.

Dou Mu closed his eyes.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes and said to the eunuch beside him: "Pass on my order, recall General Xiao Cheng immediately to guard Xiangcheng."

After that, he seemed to have no strength in his body, and he collapsed on the dragon throne, muttering: "King Yan, you are a lowly son of a poor family, how can you beat me?"

Before the court meeting, he and Dou Wei agreed to recall Xiao Cheng.

This move made by King Yan forced them to make this choice.

He couldn't risk the destruction of Southern Liang and continue to participate in this uncertain war against Yan.

Of course, he also gave the Han family and the Xie family a choice.

If Han Zheng and Xie Duan agreed to lead the coalition forces to Xiangcheng and relieve the danger of Xiangcheng, they would continue to fight against King Yan with them.

After deciding this matter, he waved his hand to let the court officials disperse.

The next day, the Ma family soldiers really appeared under Xiangcheng, and the whole Xiangcheng suddenly became nervous.

Originally, Dou Wei and Dou Mu were still a little hesitant about yesterday's decision.

But when the Ma family soldiers shot and killed the Nanliang soldiers on the city wall two hundred steps away, they never doubted their decision again.

Xiangcheng is located in the center of Jingzhou, dividing Jingzhou into two.

Compared with the north of Jingzhou, the south of Jingzhou is more prosperous.

Therefore, they must keep Xiangcheng.

Otherwise, with the strength of the Ma family soldiers, they will take over the whole Jingzhou like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves after crossing Xiangcheng.

Their Dou family's foundation will be completely destroyed.

Of course, they can also retreat to Yizhou, relying on the dangerous road in Yizhou where one man can block the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it, and live in a corner.

But Yizhou is the foundation of the Xiao family after all.

If they go, they will feel like living under someone else's roof.

This is also the second reason why he recalled Xiao Cheng.

To prevent the Dou family's troops from being damaged in the war against Yan.

In this way, with the Dou family's troops, even if he retreats to Yizhou, Dou Mu's throne is still safe.

Moreover, the Beidi has formed an alliance with his Dou family, and with the support of the Beidi cavalry, it will be more secure.

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At this moment, outside Xiangcheng.

Dianzhang was holding a telescope and observing Xiangyang City.

He stationed his soldiers 800 meters outside Xiangcheng.

To avoid being bombarded.

Then, he sent 3,000 scattered soldiers to Xiangcheng and shot the Nanliang soldiers on the city wall.

According to the plan, their plan for Xiangcheng was to surround but not attack.

Only when the sword is hanging over your head is it the most dangerous. Once it falls, it will be a complete end.

Therefore, if they quickly take Xiangcheng, Xiao Cheng, who is far away in Qizhou, will break the jar once he gets the news.

Fight to the death with the royal army in Qizhou.

Instead of doing this, it is better to make the Nanliang monarchs and ministers in Xiangcheng nervous, and constantly issue edicts to urge Xiao Cheng to return.

However, it is not enough to just surround Xiangcheng.

They can't do nothing, they always have to scare the Nanliang monarchs and ministers in the ministers.

Therefore, he decided to keep pretending to attack the city, so that the Nanliang monarchs and ministers in the city would feel that Nanliang would fall at any time.

While the siege of Xiangcheng was underway, a team of cavalry escorted the eunuch who read the imperial edict and headed for Qizhou day and night.

Three days later, the team arrived in Lucheng.

On this day, Xiao Cheng was discussing the march to the north with the generals of the Yanying coalition.

The troops of Wu and Nanping arrived one after another.

The time for a decisive battle with the King of Yan has come.

When the imperial edict arrived, he immediately returned to his villa in Lucheng.

The eunuch read the imperial edict, and Xiao Cheng's face changed drastically.

"General, please lead the troops back immediately to save Xiangcheng, otherwise Nanliang will be in danger." The eunuch looked anxious and urged.

Gurtu was there at the moment.

However, he was not a minister of Nanliang, so he just listened to the news.

"Qinzhou, Yongzhou and Xiaoguan have all fallen!" He was horrified.

This meant that the road to Beidi was completely cut off, and 100,000 Beidi cavalry were trapped in Dasong.

If this news spread in his army, the soldiers would probably go crazy.

Unable to return to the grassland, they became abandoned children without a home.

Xiao Cheng glanced at the Dou family generals in the yard, and saw that the Dou family generals cast their eyes on him, waiting for his order.

That look clearly told him that he should return to Nanliang immediately.

Xiangcheng frowned. Most of the 200,000 soldiers and horses going to Qizhou this time were soldiers of the Dou family.

If he disobeyed the order, these Dou family generals would not let him off easily.

Unexpectedly, the real killer move of the King of Yan was here. Xiangcheng smiled bitterly three times.

Then his eyes narrowed, "But you think that you can destroy the powerful families in the world in this way, you think too simply."

Then he said to Gurtu: "King Gurtu, are you going to leave or not?"

"Once your Nanliang soldiers and horses leave, the morale of the Yan coalition will be loose, and there is no point in fighting. Of course, you will leave." Gurtu snorted angrily, "Why is this King of Yan so difficult to deal with!"

After that, the two looked at each other and looked at each other in silence.

That night.

It was pitch dark.

The soldiers of Nanliang and Beidi stationed outside Lucheng quietly left their camp.

At the same time, Xiao Cheng sent a letter to Han Zheng.

He left the camp secretly because he was worried that Han Zheng would be angry and prevent them from returning to Nanliang.

Sending a letter to Han Zheng was to execute the emperor's order to invite the soldiers of the Han and Xie families to Xiangcheng to help.

The palace bedroom.

Han Zheng was sleeping soundly.

Since the allied forces against Yan arrived, he had never slept so soundly.

At this moment, a flustered sound of footsteps woke him up.

The eunuch in front of the emperor entered his bedroom holding a letter.

"Your Majesty, it's terrible! Nanliang soldiers and horses have left the stronghold, saying they want to rush to Xiangcheng's aid."

When Han Zheng heard this, his head felt numb as if he had received an electric shock.

His hands were trembling as he tore open the letter. Reading from beginning to end, he was almost angry to death.

Breathing rapidly, he suddenly cursed, "Dou Wei, you old man, when you replaced your son with the third prince, I knew you were an unreliable bastard. Now, you have betrayed us again for your own selfish interests. From now on, I I have nothing to do with you."

Then, he cursed again: "Let us go to defend Xiangcheng. Who will defend Lu City for me? Go ahead and daydream!"

After scolding, he tore the letter into pieces and cried loudly.

Taro Aangda, who fled to Lucheng, brought news that Japan's warships were afraid of being completely annihilated by King Yan's fleet.

The Allied Forces of Defeating Yan have lost an arm, and now that the Nanliang soldiers and horses and the Beidi cavalry have withdrawn, how can we still fight this battle?

After a while, he scolded King Yan for being despicable and shameless.

Not daring to engage in a head-on battle with the Fa Yan coalition, he set up a trap to disintegrate the Fa Yan coalition.

After venting for a while, he lay on the bed.

Early tomorrow morning, everyone in the Xie family, Liang family and Fan family will know that Nanliang troops have withdrawn.

How will they react then?

Without the help of the Nanliang and Beidi cavalry, can they defeat the King of Yan?

Thinking of these, his thoughts couldn't help but become confused.

Next, he really didn't know how to go.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said to the eunuch: "Invite Lord Sato here immediately. I have important matters to discuss with him."