I really became a king.

Chapter 445

After listening to Lu Fan's report, Jiang Yi remained silent, and the entire royal tent became silent.

The information that Lu Fan just mentioned was presented by Fuquan's intelligence organization Yingge a few days ago. This is one of the reasons why Jiang Yi was a little hesitant.

The behavior of the Inushi Dynasty is really abnormal. Now the troops of Prince Yi's Mansion are approaching the city of Hanshan, but there is no movement from Hanshan Pass.

It is normal not to send troops to rescue. After all, Prince Yi's Mansion adopted the siege and attack strategy some time ago, which caused the Quanshi Dynasty to lose a lot of soldiers and horses. It is reasonable for the other side to retreat to Hanshan City for defense.

But the strange thing is that the number of troops in Hanshan Pass is pitifully small at this time. According to the intelligence from Yingge, there are only about 100,000 soldiers. If it is Demon Realm Pass, Black Water Pass, or Niangzi Pass, it is nothing. After all, they are all famous dangerous passes. As long as they are deployed properly, 100,000 soldiers are enough to resist an army of hundreds of thousands.

However, Hanshan Pass can only be said to be a small pass, and the city defense formation is not very strong. One hundred thousand people are simply not enough.

Short of troops? This seems to be the only possibility. After all, Hanshan Pass is far away from the core of the Quanshi Dynasty, and the climate is harsh. It is not possible to dispatch a large army over a long distance in a short time.

But Jiang Yi quickly rejected it. The Quanshi Dynasty definitely had more than just this amount of troops in the Hanshan Pass area. Just looking at the dozen or so large and small military towns near Hanshan Pass, the total number of scattered troops would probably not be less than one million.

Although some of them had been eliminated by Jiang Yi before, there were still hundreds of thousands of troops. This was the strangest thing. These hundreds of thousands of troops remained motionless and there was no sign of any reinforcement at all.

"Maybe it's a tactic to confuse the enemy. They are deliberately keeping their troops in place to make us wary?" Jiang Xuehen asked doubtfully.

Jiang Yi did not comment, but looked at Lu Fan: "What other information did you get?"

Lu Fan said, "There is one more thing. I have already informed Ying Ge. Ying Ge has already sent people to investigate. I believe there will be news soon."

Jiang Yi nodded and was about to say something else when Fuquan's voice came from outside. After getting permission, a plain-looking man walked in. It was Fuquan who controlled the shadow pigeon.

Although he has an ordinary appearance and doesn't even practice martial arts, no one in the entire royal tent dares to look down on him.

"Have you found out everything?" Jiang Yi asked.

"Your Highness, I have learned from the investigation that the total number of troops in Hanshan Pass and the dozen or so surrounding military towns is probably close to one million. All of them are stationed in various military towns and are not moving. There is no sign of them rushing to Hanshan Pass to provide assistance."

"The weirdest thing is that these nearly one million soldiers are fighting on their own, without a commander-in-chief to take charge of the overall situation."

No commander? All the generals in the king's tent were stunned.

You know, without a commander-in-chief, when war really comes, the whole army will be scattered and fight on their own, which is a taboo in military strategy. However, the Inushi Dynasty did just that.

This is an army of nearly one million. The commander-in-chief cannot be appointed casually. He must have enough prestige in the army to intimidate the troops from all directions. Otherwise, it will be a taboo in military strategy.

Just like the hundreds of thousands of troops of Prince Yi's Mansion gathered under Hanshan City today, they are respectively affiliated with the Eight Tribes of Western Xinjiang, the Five Elements Banner, the Vanguard Camp, the Loyal Camp, the Marching Yamen, the Eight Banners of Khorhan, the Eight Banners of Heishui, and the Royal Army Camp. They are not subordinate to each other, and except Jiang Yi, no one else has enough prestige to control these troops.

That's why Jiang Yi came and personally took charge of Hanshan City. Only in this way could they unite as one and avoid being a group of scattered sand.

Jiang Yi pondered for a while, looked at Fuquan, and said, "What other information did you find out?"

Fuquan shook his head and said, "Your Highness, this is all we have found out." He felt a little sad after saying this, as several backbone members of the intelligence system were lost just for this piece of intelligence.

Jiang Yi tapped the armrest of the chair lightly with his right hand again, and all the generals were waiting quietly.

Was it a deliberate attempt to entice the main force of Prince Yi's Palace to attack Hanshan Pass, or was there some internal change in the Quanshi Dynasty, just like the Baiyue Dynasty?
Jiang Yi couldn't guess what was hidden in this, but he knew that what Prince Yi's Mansion should do was to take steady steps and consolidate the current benefits. Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly opened and he said, "Pass the order down, attack the city at midnight tonight!"

That night, the entire Hanshan City was extremely quiet. Except for the occasional neighing of war horses, there was no noise from any people, as if everyone had fallen asleep.

There was a strong wind during the day, but at night, there was no wind at all, and the various colorful flags that were originally fluttering in the wind all hung down.

In the garrison of Hanshan City, a man who looked to be only in his thirties sat there and said softly, "It seems too quiet tonight."

Below it, sat several military generals, all of whom were tall and strong with beards, which was also the iconic appearance of the dog-eating man.

"Are you all ready?" the man asked. After receiving a positive response from the people below him, he nodded and said, "Then let's do it!"

A man at the head hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Yi just arrived at the foot of Hanshan City today. Why don't we wait a little longer? He might attack Hanshan Pass in a few days."

The man called the Emperor shook his head and said, "No need to wait. Let's launch the attack tonight while Prince Yi has just arrived and has no time to make arrangements."

"But the enemy is likely to choose to attack Hanshan Pass. Then we will succeed, and we can even go straight to Huanglong and take the Demon Realm Pass and other three passes into our pockets..."

The man at the head became more and more excited as he spoke, and so did the other people, because they all knew what it would mean to capture Demon Realm Pass, Niangzi Pass, and Black Water Pass.

This means that they can rely on the three passes to form absolute strategic suppression, and can even ride their horses across Middle-earth and make the entire Middle-earth disemboweled under their iron hooves.

After all, the Quanshi Dynasty is not comparable to the Prince Yi's Palace. As long as they are willing, they can mobilize millions of troops to gather at the three passes. Without the Demon Realm Pass, the entire hinterland of the Dali Dynasty will be completely exposed to the troops of the Quanshi Dynasty.

This was very tempting. The young emperor was somewhat tempted, but thinking of the other purpose of this trip, he shook his head slightly and said, "No need to wait. We cannot afford to lose this battle. Pass the order down. After the Xiangyun Arrow is launched into the air, the army will attack!"

Jiang Yi always felt a little uneasy in his heart. This unknown war situation made him feel very uncomfortable. He always felt that it was beyond his control.

Moreover, he felt that the Inushi Dynasty seemed to be planning some big move, and he couldn't help but sigh softly: "I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle."

At this time, Jiang Yuan walked into the king's tent and reported, "Your Majesty, my aunt sent someone to deliver an urgent confidential letter, saying that the Madam had asked her to deliver it."

Jiang Yi was stunned. Madam? What madam?
Jiang Yuan hesitated for a while, and seemed to feel that his expression was not clear, so he could only bite the bullet and go on: "It's... it's Madam Ye."

Jiang Yi suddenly realized and felt a little strange. What urgent matter could Ye Qingling have to find him for?

When the messenger came in, Jiang Yi's face darkened and he asked solemnly, "Where's the letter?"

Tuo Xiaoliu, who was already a little timid, trembled all over after being shouted at, as if he had met some man-eating monster. With his trembling body, an unopened letter escaped from his arms.

Jiang Yi felt a surge of anger in his heart when he saw this. He didn't know why he was like this every time he saw Tuo Xiaoliu. He could never suppress the anger in his heart.

Tuo Xiaoliu was not much better. She was extremely afraid of Jiang Yi from the bottom of her heart and cried, "My aunt asked me to come here. She said that the prince didn't have anyone to take care of him, so she asked... asked me to come and serve the prince..."

"Nonsense..." Jiang Yi said, then stretched out his hand and said: Give me the letter.

(End of this chapter)