The lively and bustling banquet suddenly came to an abrupt halt as if the pause button had been pressed.

The laughter and noisy atmosphere that was just filled the air disappeared without a trace in an instant, as if it had never appeared.

The entire hall suddenly fell into deathly silence, so quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping to the ground could be clearly heard.

Wanyan Sheng and the high-ranking officials present at the scene were all as if they were under a spell. They sat there in a daze for several seconds, and then they slowly came to their senses as if waking up from a dream.

Wanyan Sheng’s face, which had been smiling, was now as gloomy as the sky before a storm. He frowned tightly, stared fiercely at the soldier who came to deliver the message, and said with gritted teeth: “Say it again! Are you sure of every word you said? If you dare to tell a lie or spread false information, I will beat you to death!”

You know, now that the Liao people have been destroyed, the Jin army is marching southward with an unstoppable force.

They advanced with overwhelming force, all the way to the capital of the Song Dynasty, and formed a tight siege around it.

It is no exaggeration to say that in a short period of time, the Jin Dynasty was impregnable and there was no threat at all.

And how could Huining Prefecture, as the capital of the Jin Kingdom, be surrounded?
This is simply a fantasy!
Wanyan Sheng racked his brains but could not figure out who else could possess such a large force.

Hundreds of thousands of troops.

In ancient times, with inconvenient transportation and slow information transmission, it was almost impossible to completely conceal the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of troops.

As the capital of the Jin Dynasty, Huining Prefecture was surrounded by countless spies and scouts.

Not to mention such a big commotion as the siege of Huining Prefecture, even if the enemy troops just got slightly closer to within a hundred miles of Huining Prefecture, there was no way they could escape the keen eyes and ears of these spies.

Unless… unless all the scouts and spies betrayed the Jin Dynasty, but Wanyan Sheng knew very well that this situation would never happen.

Therefore, Wanyan Sheng could not believe the news brought by the soldier in front of him.

The princes and ministers present all showed anger on their faces and said in a loud voice:

“Your Majesty, this villain must be the hateful Song Dynasty spy. He must have come here with ill intentions and deliberately wanted to disgust us!”

One of the ministers even echoed excitedly: “I think so too. This villain must have seen that our Great Jin is growing stronger and stronger, while the Great Song is already shaky and on the verge of extinction. Therefore, he is jealous and resentful, and deliberately came to disturb our fun!”

Another minister pointed at the kneeling messenger soldier and shouted angrily: “You are such a fool, you really succeeded and managed to disgust us!”

The soldier who came to deliver the message was so frightened that his face turned pale. He knelt down on the ground, trembling all over, and kowtowed repeatedly to explain: “Your Majesty, I am telling you the truth. If you have any doubts about my words, you only need to climb up the city wall and see for yourself, and you will know the truth.”

Wanyan Sheng pondered in his heart. Although he felt that the man in front of him was probably talking nonsense, the matter was of great importance and he did not dare to gamble lightly.

If the bet is won, it would only mean killing such a small messenger to liven up the party;

But if the bet was lost, the entire Jin Dynasty might be doomed to failure.

Thinking of this, Wanyan Sheng frowned and shouted, “Come here! Send someone to the city wall to check what’s going on!”

After this incident, Wanyan Sheng’s original joy in watching the opera and listening to the music was instantly gone.

He just waved his hand impatiently, signaling the dancers who were dancing to step back quickly.

As the dancers filed out one after another, the originally bustling hall suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere became somewhat depressing and dull.

At this time, another minister stepped forward and assured Wanyan Sheng, “Your Majesty, don’t worry. Not only will this never happen, but even if there are hundreds of thousands of troops surrounding the city, I will lead all the soldiers to fight bravely and make sure that they will end up with nothing left!”

“The Jin cavalry is invincible in the world. Even if someone dares to besiege the city, they will only be seeking their own death!” A Jin general shouted loudly, his face full of pride and disdain.

“Hahahahahahaha… As the saying goes, sending someone’s head from a thousand miles away is more valuable than the sentiment behind it! The walls of our Huining Prefecture are towering into the clouds and indestructible. No matter who they are, no one can hope to break through!” Another minister echoed with laughter.

Wanyan Sheng sat on the dragon chair, thought for a moment, then smiled and said, “My dear ministers, what you said is very true. I was a little out of control just now. Come on, let’s continue drinking happily.”

As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at the messenger who was still kneeling on the ground.

The messenger lowered his head, and when he heard the emperor’s words, his body trembled slightly, and then he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

What he reported was absolutely true. As long as we send someone to climb up to the top of the city wall and take a look, we will be able to tell whether it is true or not.

At this moment, I prayed silently in my heart: No matter who led the army, since they are already at the gates of the city, don’t leave in a hurry! It’s best to launch an attack immediately, so that you can save your life.

A torrential downpour of horse hooves sounded through the sky, coming closer and closer, becoming clearer and clearer.

The guards that Wanyan Sheng sent out to check the situation rushed into the hall at lightning speed like a group of frightened wild horses.

The leader was pale and trembling all over. He rushed to Wanyan Sheng and fell to his knees with a plop. His voice was filled with extreme fear and panic: “Your Majesty, something is wrong! There really are hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city!”

“Snap!” A crisp sound suddenly rang out.

The wine glass that he was holding tightly fell heavily to the ground, and instantly turned into countless pieces that flew everywhere.

Wanyan Sheng’s eyes widened, his face full of shock and disbelief.

“Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! How could so many enemy troops suddenly appear? Where on earth did they come from?”

The huge roar seemed to be able to penetrate the walls and reach the sky.

The ministers present were all stunned.

For a moment, it was difficult to digest the news.

Wanyan Sheng didn’t bother to continue drinking.

He rushed out of the palace gate like an arrow, moving swiftly and quickly.

In the blink of an eye, he found a BMW with bright fur and a strong body. He jumped on the horse, whipped the horse and galloped straight towards the city wall.

A cloud of dust rose behind him, showing his anxious mood at the moment.

When the ministers saw this scene, they were all shocked, but they did not dare to be negligent and followed closely.

For a moment, the sound of horse hooves resounded throughout the street, and the scene was quite spectacular.

Outside the city, Zhu Ming saw a completely different scene.

In a short period of time, a steady stream of troops crossed thousands of miles and arrived outside Huining Prefecture. At a glance, hundreds of thousands of troops were marching in a mighty force, with flags flying and armor flashing coldly, which was daunting.

Zhu Di stood on a high place, looking far into the distance at the city that was about to face the baptism of war, and couldn’t help but sigh: “Xiao Zhu, I have to say that your plug-in is really too convenient. No matter how many times I experience such a scene, I can’t help but marvel at it every time I see it.”

Old Zhao nodded repeatedly, expressing his deep agreement: “Brother Zhu is right. This not only greatly saves a lot of time required for marching, but also eliminates the need to worry about the troubles caused by the long supply lines. And most importantly, this kind of elusive tactics will scare anyone who is an opponent. If I were in the opponent’s position, I’m afraid I would have to clean my neck and wait for death while there is still time.”

“It’s just so-so. Actually, my cheat is nothing. Take some time to read my novel. You will understand when you read it, cheating is fun for a while, and it will be fun to keep cheating! By the way, when do we start to attack the city?” Zhu Ming asked impatiently while pointing his finger forward.

Zhu Di smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I think Wanyan Sheng must have received the news by now. Let’s hold off for now and let them get nervous on their own.”

Old Zhao added, “Humph, since they like to besiege the city so much, let’s give them a taste of their own medicine this time. Just surround them here and scare them. Anyway, when I go back to court now, there is no one in the court. They are all with Old Zhu.”

Hearing this, Zhu Ming was stunned: “Besieging the city is no problem, but what about food and drink? Otherwise… I run back to the Song Dynasty to get some food?”

Who would have thought that when Old Zhao heard this, he smiled slightly, waved his hand confidently and replied: “Then there is no need to go through all this trouble, we can just go directly to Wanyan Sheng to ask for some food.”

“Asking Wanyan Sheng for food?” Zhu Ming widened his eyes, his face full of suspicion, and he even wondered if he had heard it wrong.

Old Zhao clenched his teeth tightly, his cheeks puffed up slightly with anger, and said bitterly: “Didn’t the Jin people do this before? They surrounded the Song Dynasty but did not attack, and demanded all kinds of money and property from it in various ways? Now the situation has changed, and it’s our turn to teach Wanyan Sheng a lesson. We must let him experience for himself what the whole process of the Jingkang Shame is like!”

On the city wall, Wanyan Sheng frowned and led a group of ministers to look into the distance with a solemn expression.

In the distance, a mighty army was marching slowly forward with orderly and heavy steps. The dark mass, like a dark cloud pressing down on the land, gave people a strong sense of oppression.

“Where on earth did they come from? Why didn’t we notice it beforehand?” Wanyan Sheng roared angrily. His voice echoed on the city wall, scaring the surrounding birds away in all directions.

Faced with the emperor’s questioning, the ministers present looked at each other in confusion and were speechless.

Because like Wanyan Sheng, they knew nothing about this sudden army.

“Is someone secretly plotting a rebellion?” a minister guessed tremblingly.

“If it is really the Song army that is attacking, once they enter the border of our Great Jin, they will definitely be discovered by our spies. But the current situation… is really strange!” Another minister shook his head, looking confused.

“Hundreds of thousands of people are by no means a small number. How could they just appear out of thin air?” Another minister echoed. Everyone discussed the matter, but could not come to a definite conclusion.

At this time, Wanyan Sheng’s face became increasingly gloomy, like the sky before a storm.

He gnashed his teeth and said, “I think the same thing. Who on earth is so bold as to openly disobey the emperor?”

In his opinion, the army that could appear unnoticed a few miles away from Anning Prefecture could only be the work of the Jin people’s internal forces. After all, it was almost impossible for an outsider to do this.

Zhu Di led the coalition forces of all dynasties and slowly approached the city wall.

When they were only a few hundred steps away from the city wall, they stopped.

This position was not chosen randomly.

This place is beyond the range of the Jin people.

Even if the Jin people wanted to take action, they could not cause any danger.

On the other hand, the cannons carried by the Allied Forces of Wanchao could easily drop shells onto the city walls, posing a huge threat to the defenders in the city.

“General, there’s a report from the front that the Jin king Boghile Wanyan Zonggan wants to see you!” A spy hurried over and knelt on one knee to report to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly, and information about this person flashed quickly through his mind.

Wanyan Zonggan was the eldest son of Wanyan Aguda, the founder of the Jin Dynasty. He held a prominent position in the Jin royal family and was considered an important official. Now he held an important position and was highly valued and trusted by the Jin monarch.

Zhu Di snorted coldly and waved his hand in disdain, “No! He is just a minister, how much power can he have? He can’t make the final decision at all. It’s a waste of time to meet him!”

Old Zhao chuckled and agreed, “That’s right, the Marshal is right! We have three emperors gathered here. If they really want to negotiate, let Wanyan Sheng come here in person!”

At this time, Wanyan Zonggan in front of the battle was anxiously waiting for a reply.

Taking advantage of this gap, he quietly looked at the huge coalition army of all dynasties in front of him.

Everywhere he looked, he saw that all the soldiers were wearing uniform armor, no less handsome than the generals he had seen before. They were lined up in neat and uniform lines, exuding a chilling and murderous aura.

Wanyan Zonggan was secretly shocked. After a rough estimate, he found that the number of these soldiers was at least over 100,000.

In this day and age, it is almost impossible to have such a well-equipped army.

Then, my eyes were attracted by the flags flying in the air.

Inscribed on those flags were two large, vigorous and powerful characters: “Yanhuang”.

Wanyan Zonggan had studied the long history of the Central Plains in depth, so he naturally knew the profound meaning and weight of these two words.

In an instant, Wanyan Zonggan’s face changed drastically, and he looked horrified.

Before, I thought it was some Jin people who started a rebellion.

No one expected that the Song army would appear here, and that it was such a well-trained and well-equipped elite army.

At this moment, Wanyan Zonggan seemed to have suddenly guessed something. He felt a chill rising from his spine and instantly spread throughout his body. He felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss.

“How can this be?

Could this be the plan of the Song Dynasty?

He deliberately let the Jin soldiers surround his capital.

This was used to paralyze the arrogant Jin people and to firmly lure back the Jin people’s main force.

While the Jin army’s attention was drawn, the Song army could send a surprise attack on Anning Prefecture without anyone noticing.

Destroy the Jin Dynasty in one fell swoop!
All his efforts are accomplished in one battle!
What courage and determination it takes to make such a decision!
If we are not careful, Kaifeng Prefecture may be breached by the Jin soldiers, and the Song Dynasty will immediately fall into chaos and disaster, and lose everything!
I can’t believe that Emperor Zhao Huan of Song is so terrible!
Even the Emperor of Qin, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song did not have such courage!

I’m afraid that your previous cowardice was all a disguise, intended to paralyze us.” (End of this chapter)