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Under the attack of Feng Ningyan's plan, the soldiers of the Southern Wilderness who were attacking the city were shaken. They were beaten down to the point where they had no way to fight back.

In order to reduce the casualties, Duan Liushao had no choice but to order his troops to retreat. Extremely unwilling, he returned to the south of the Bridge of Victory and set up camp there.

On the city wall, Feng Ning Yan saw that the southern army had retreated. She looked at the Thousand Victory Bridge and tightly pursed her lips, not saying a single word.

The soldiers were cheering, but she did not smile.

Liao Guangwen walked up to Feng Ningyan's side and asked, "Young Marshal, you don't have to worry. The two hundred cavalry soldiers will be able to snatch back the Hundred Victory Bridge."

"No." Feng Ningyan's expression was cold and solemn as she shook her head, "The Thousand Victory Bridge is actually just a reputation. Without this bridge, there will still be other bridges. They won't be able to stop the invasion of the Southern Wilderness, so you don't need to take the risk."

On one side, Sima Du had already given the order for the troops to rest once more. The troops from the future exchanged with the exhausted and injured soldiers from the front.

Feng Ning Yan looked at the sky in the distance, and felt that there was a smell of sea water and dust in the cold wind.

Then she looked up at the sun to the west and saw that it was fading into the clouds.

She crouched down and touched the moss at the corner of the wall, the corner of her mouth slightly curving upwards.

"General Si Ma, Commander Liao, send word to all the soldiers in the Southern Yong Pass to rest on the spot and order their cooks to slaughter the cattle and sheep, as well as the white noodles. I want all the soldiers to eat steaming hot meat stuffing in an hour's time."

"Huh?" Sima Du was surprised, "This … Young Marshal, it's not a new year, why are you being so extravagant? "It's already pretty good to have a bract, a noodle bowl of rice, and pork stew with miscellaneous vegetables …"

"Cough, cough …" Seeing how stingy Sima Du was, Liao Guangwen couldn't help but lightly cough and remind him that he should listen to the young marshal's orders, because the young marshal had his own plans.

Sima Du and Liao Guangwen couldn't see through Feng Ning Yan's thoughts, but they could only do as she said.

Fortunately, the Southern Ning Army had a tradition of reclaiming farmland and raising livestock near the barracks. This would reduce the cost of military supplies and also ensure that the soldiers ate good food from time to time.

Therefore, killing cattle and slaughtering sheep was not a problem, he could just bring them here in the breeding ground.

After Sima Du gave the order, the soldiers became extremely excited. They salivated at the thought of the beef stuffing being swallowed by the clouds.

Feng Ning Yan brought Sima Du and Liao Guangwen along the city walls. When they reached a corner where there were few people, she said:

"There will be rain tonight, and the river will rise. After the rain, there will be fog, and I am certain that Duan Liushao will send troops to ambush us when the rain stops. General Si Ma, let the soldiers have enough food and rest, and there will be a fierce battle tonight. I will hurt Duan Liushao in one stroke!"

Only now did Sima Duo realize that the reason Feng Ningyan had suddenly fed the soldiers was to recover their strength and prepare for the next battle.

However, when he looked at the piles of corpses piled up like a mountain that he hadn't finished collecting, he couldn't help but doubt Feng Ning Yan's estimation.

"Young Marshal, if we fail to take down the second attack today, the enemy will suffer heavy losses. Is it not enough for him to suffer for a few days?"

"Do you know how many soldiers Duan Liushao is leading?" Feng Ning Yan asked instead of answering.

"Right now, there should be twenty thousand." Sima Du said.

Feng Ning Yan lightly smiled. "After Duan Liushao's military recruitment for the past six months, the total military strength of the entire country has already reached eighty thousand. It's about the same as the number of people in our Ningnan County."

"Hey! Our Southern Ning Army's huge army of one hundred thousand is brave and battle worthy, how can we compare to the temporarily formed squad? " Sima Duo proudly raised his head with a face full of disdain.

Feng Ning Yan couldn't help but frown when she saw that Sima Du was still nonchalant.

No wonder in his previous life, Sima Du lost the Southern Yong Pass, it was not because the Southern Yong Pass' warriors were weak, but because he was proud and underestimating his enemies.

Feng Ning Yan thought back to the tragic defeat of Ning Nanyan Army in her previous life. Her phoenix might had been wasted, her willow-shaped eyebrows were cold, and her expression was solemn as she said:

"The Southern Wilderness is a small border country, even if the most remote letter county garrison army from the Southern Wilderness rush over to the Southern Yong Pass and march at full speed, it would still only take a day and a half. Thus, on the surface, Duan Liushao only brought twenty thousand soldiers, but behind him were eighty thousand soldiers of the Southern Wilderness. General Si Ma, if we were to underestimate the battle prowess of these 80,000 strong enemy forces, then there is no need to fight anymore. We have already lost. "

After listening to her analysis, Sima Du felt extremely ashamed.

When Feng Ningyan saw that he knew he was wrong, she eased up her tone.

"The Southern Mountain Pass is the first barrier in Ning Nan County. This young general will guard the city with General Sima. We must not disappoint this father."

"Yes!" Sima Duo will not let the Great General and Young Marshal down! "

Sima Du clasped his hands together, promising with a loud and clear voice.

At this moment, within the tent of the Southern Wilderness' military camp, Duan Liushao was sitting on a commander's seat, wiping the gleaming Shattered Moon Saber.

"Military Advisor Sang, four years ago when the great general Yu Shuo fought with Feng Wei, he mentioned Feng Yao. What was the original saying?"

Sang Huaiyu waved the fan in her hands, recalling the incident when she had followed Yu Shuo to the North, and said leisurely, "A young person's talent is above his own, a young person's abilities must be respected. If this person is not eliminated, the Southern Wilderness will not be protected. "

The light in Duan Liushao's eyes gradually turned cold as he muttered, "If I don't eliminate this person, I won't protect the Southern Wilderness …" With that, he stood up and fiercely cut the crescent moon blade into pieces on the ground.

"I hate that three years ago, when that locust plague struck Southern Ning County, royal father timidly missed out on a good opportunity."

Sang Huaiyu laughed, "Your Highness, now that the Crown Prince is dead, and all the princes are fighting for the throne, wouldn't King Yu and Prince Cheng have a better chance than locust plague?"

Duan Liushao shook his head: "But you need to know that Feng Yao is Princess Yu, and Shen Lingjue is also the most famous person, with the highest possibility of becoming Crown Prince. Once he became the crown prince, replacing the disorderly emperor who had abandoned the imperial government, Fengwei was a relative of the emperor. He would definitely support him wholeheartedly, making the Northern Tribes even more difficult. "If I am unable to succeed this time …"

Saying this, Duan Liushao's eyes flashed with a resolute light, "There's no 'if'! "Ningnan County, this prince is determined to win!"

Sang Huaiyu lowered her head, and made some calculations with her fingers, before raising her head and saying, "Sima Du still has Feng Ning Yan to help him forcefully attack the Southern Yong Pass, so it's not advisable. He still needs to make a surprise attack. There will be a good rain tonight, and the Yonghe River will definitely surge … "

Duan Liushao's eyes lit up. After pondering for a moment, he walked to the sand table and looked at Yong He who was crossing the river to the east and smiled faintly. "This is a golden opportunity!"

It was a dark night. A torrential rain poured down, and the only sound that could be heard was the sound of heavy rain. The torches at the head of the Southern Yong Pass had also been extinguished, making it seem pitch-black.

Duan LiuShao stood inside the chariot and used the faraway mirror to look at the Southern Yong Pass. He saw that the defense of the tower was relaxed and there were very few soldiers. Even the patrolling guards had only gone over after a long time.

He knew that Feng Ningyan was very resourceful and resourceful. He put down the faraway mirror and said, "Tonight, the Southern Yong Pass is abnormally quiet."

Military Advisor Sang Huaiyu said, "Your Highness, are you afraid that the other party will come up with an empty city plan?"

Duan LiuShao knew in his heart that there was no way that the forces in the South Yong Pass would be empty. He didn't think that there would be an empty city, but in this situation, he felt that Feng Ningyan and Sima Du were already prepared.

A surprise attack was a surprise attack when the opponent wasn't prepared. If the opponent was already prepared, then the surprise attack would be greatly reduced and there would even be unnecessary casualties.

At this point, Vice Marshal Li Yuanxiong stepped forward and reported, "Reporting to Your Highness, the battleships have been assembled. They can occupy the Yonghe River just by the crown prince's order."