The news of Yecheng's response quickly spread throughout Dayan's control area.
After all, Ye Cheng did not block the news, and Li San deliberately spread the news on his way back. It is natural to imagine how the news spread.
Less than a day later, An Ning in Jiangzhou learned the news.
For the first time, An Ning couldn't understand what her brother Ye Cheng was going to do.
“Why?” She murmured to herself in the empty hall, “Xiao Tian is just a lost dog, why should Brother Ye Cheng lower himself to ignore his dying struggle?
更何况，叶尘哥哥不是说，安晴要释放魔帝了吗？怎么会有时间在这种无谓的事情上浪费？」
她越想越觉得不对劲，心中升起一丝不安。
Yecheng always has deep intentions in his actions and will never do anything in vain.
But this time, she didn’t understand, so she decided to ask.
An Ning made a quick decision and immediately went to find An Xin, asked her for help, used her sword control skills, and sent her to Pengcheng.
Ye Cheng was very surprised when An Ning appeared on the Pengcheng tower covered with dust.
He looked at his wife's slightly anxious face in confusion, smiled gently, and then wrote, "Why are you here? If you need anything, just send someone a message, why bother to go to the front line in person?"
"If I don't come, brother Ye Cheng, are you going to fight a meaningless battle with Xiao Tian?"
An Ning's tone was filled with a hint of helplessness. She walked quickly to Ye Cheng, and then got straight to the point!
"I really don't understand, why did you agree to him?
Do we need to waste time on a defeated general."
Ye Cheng listened patiently, took her hand and asked her to sit down on the stone bench beside the battlement.
"You are right," Ye Cheng said, "But have you ever thought about why Xiao Tian did this?"
An Ning was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said: "It's just that he wanted to die with dignity and put an end to his pathetic loyalty."
"Yes, not entirely." A trace of approval flashed in Ye Cheng's eyes, "He is using his own life to fight for a way out for the soldiers under his command.
If he loses this battle, he will die, but his men can surrender to me justifiably.
If he wins, everyone will be happy, and An Qing will have no reason to continue her crazy plan. "
"First of all, he can't beat you, and secondly, those who can't beat him are just a bunch of rabble, how can they be worth your trouble?"
"No," Ye Cheng shook his head, his expression became serious, "I used to think that was the case. , but have you ever thought about it, Xiao Tian fought against us and was defeated repeatedly, but did any of his people turn their backs on him?
Although Xiao Tian has a bad character and is extremely indifferent to people who have nothing to do with him, his vision of seeing people and his method of winning over people's hearts are top-notch.
His subordinates Qin Lie, Zhou Shen, Lu Chen, Wang Zhong and others were all devoted to him.
Especially Zhou Shen and Lu Chen, weren't they the two guys who rescued Xiao Tian last time we captured him?
How can such people be part of a mob?
I have a hunch that if we can take these people under our command, it will be beneficial to us in the future to pacify the world and govern all peoples. "
Hhearing this, An Ning's eyes gradually changed. She is now the head of a country, so she naturally knows a lot about how to deal with the king.
Understand the importance of talents.
Yecheng this time, the purpose is not to completely defeat Xiao Tian to waste time, but for the longer-term future.
"I understand, brother Ye Cheng."
An Ning nodded, the doubts and anxiety on his face disappeared.
"Okay, in that case, I won't bother you anymore."
After saying that, An Ning stood up and prepared to return to Jiangzhou, "Brother Ye Cheng, just feel free to fight him. You don't have to worry about anything else later."
"Wait a minute, An Ning, there is something you have to be careful about. An Qing is a person with no bottom line.
She may very well send someone to attack us while I am in the decisive battle with Xiao Tian.
After you return to Jiangzhou, you must immediately strengthen the defenses of Yangzhou in the south."
An Ning's heart trembled, and she nodded solemnly, "Brother Ye Cheng, don't worry, I know what to do."
Watching An Ning's figure disappear into the sky, Ye Cheng's face also darkened.
He immediately issued an order to the generals, and Zhao Yu, Wang Yue and other capable generals, together with the most elite troops, were all on standby.
Yes, he ordered people to stay put. This time, facing Xiao Tian's challenge, he did not intend to bring his elite to fight.
At that time, it would be bad if An Qing took advantage of it, so he led a new army that had been training in Jiangzhou and had not yet experienced any use.
That new army has been engaged in garrison and field work since they pretended to be insurgent before the attack on Yecheng and took them away from the capital to organize themselves.
However, an ugly daughter-in-law always has to see her parents-in-law, and it is impossible for an army to stay away from the battlefield forever.
This time is a good opportunity, and therefore, Ye Cheng chose this army.
The generals leading the team were also generals within the New Army, Zhao Si and Wang Wu.
In addition, Ye Chengyue's battlefield was Wuzhou south of Yangzhou.
It is also more convenient to adjust the troops in Jiangzhou.
After Ye Cheng arrived in Jiangzhou Fucheng, he immediately led this army and marched into Wuzhou in a mighty manner.
When the army arrived at a canyon about fifty miles away from Wuchang City, Ye Cheng, who was walking at the front of the group, suddenly reined in his horse.
Then, he waved to the soldiers behind him and said, "Give the order, the whole army will stop advancing, divide into three thousand people, and go around the east and west wings of the canyon in front."
Zhao Si looked at Ye Cheng doubtfully, "General, why do we need to take a detour? It takes less than three hours to get to Wuchang from here. If we take a detour, we will be delayed for at least a day."
Ye Cheng laughed and said, "Yeah, maybe after three hours, what we see is not the wall of Wuchang City, but the wall of Fengdu City and the Black and White Wuchang and Meng Po Tang." "
"There must be an ambush above the canyon in front. If we enter the valley so boldly, at least half of us will not be able to get out of the valley."
Zhao Si suddenly realized, "The general has good advice."
As Ye Cheng expected, Zhou Shen was ambushing on the cliffs on both sides of the canyon. He led three thousand people to ambush on both sides.
In order to ambush the vanguard of Yecheng, they also prepared a large amount of kerosene and bows and arrows here.
However, they waited eagerly for several hours, from sunrise to sunset, but Yecheng's army refused to enter the valley.
Zhou Shen was a little impatient. Just when he was about to order the entire army to attack, he heard a whooshing sound coming from behind him, like the sound of wind or... the sound of arrows!
"No, retreat quickly!"
But it was too late at this time, a jar of fire oil was hit by an arrow and then exploded.
Zhou Shen's men and horses suffered heavy losses in an instant.
If Lu Chen hadn’t led someone to help him, Zhou Shen would have lost his life at this moment!