When he returned to the East Palace, Li Chen immediately received two important news.

One of the news brought a letter written by Wu Qingcang.

After opening the envelope and reading it, Li Chen closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and summoned Su Zhenting and Hu Shifan, who had just taken office as the general of the Logistics Office, to serve as the new position.

"My minister, Su Zhenting, see Your Highness."

"Old minister, Hu Shifan, see Your Highness."

The two arrived in a hurry and treated the salute as soon as they arrived at the side hall of Xizheng Hall.

"No need to be polite."

Li Chen looked up and said to Su Zhenting: "Can there be any further news coming from the Crescent Pass?"

Su Zhenting immediately said: "I just received the latest battle report half a day ago. At present, the 600,000 Liao army was divided into three groups, surrounding the Crescent Pass. At present, the Crescent Pass is still guarding the death penalty, but there are many casualties. The letters asking for help every day came from the front line like snowflakes. The Liaodong Army has already advanced to Gansu and Shaanxi, and can reach the Crescent Pass within three days."

"very good."

Li Chen nodded, looked at Hu Shifan and asked, "General Hu, you have led the Liaodong Army for more than ten years. Tell me a truth, how much can the Liaodong Army play?"

Hu Shifan's snow-white beard shook and said with a heavy expression: "Since your highness has asked, the old minister will take the initiative to say that the Liaodong Army may not have much effect."

"Because the Liaodong Army has been stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula for many years and is accustomed to the coastal defense operations of the broad plains, the entire army is lightly equipped and mobile, and interspersed. Although it is more flexible, there is no room for urban defense operations on the loess desert."

"If it is a large-scale group battle with multiple troops, the Liaodong Army can serve as a mobile force and use its flexible advantages to conduct short-distance raids, but the situation at the Crescent Pass now has bound the hands and feet of the Liaodong Army."

Hu Shifan's words made Li Chen look heavy, but he couldn't get angry.

Because what Hu Shifan said was the truth.

We can't blame the Liaodong Army for being incompetent. We can only say that the army is actually the same as humans, and always has advantages and disadvantages.

If you use your strengths, you can burst out with one hundred and twenty percent of your combat power, but if it is completely a shortcoming, then your combat power will at least be a big discount.

Su Zhenting interrupted at this moment, "When I came, I just received a reply from King Ning."

Li Chen raised his hand and said, "Give it."

Wan Jiaojiao got up and took the official letter from Su Zhenting, then turned around and handed it to Li Chen.

When Li Chen opened the official letter, he saw that there were not much content, only a few dozen words, and his handwriting was sloppy. Obviously, the person who wrote this official letter was very casual and did not take this official letter to the court seriously and wrote it casually.

Just glanced through it at a glance, Li Chen looked at the content roughly.

He closed the official letter, slapped it on the table, and sneered: "King Ning, King Ning!"

"The words were all rude, saying that soldiers lacked training, and even lacked food, supplies, and could not rush to the Crescent Pass. The most outrageous thing was that there was an outbreak in the military camp, and there were ten soldiers and six diseases. Not only did they reject the request of our palace to send troops, but they also asked for money and food from us, so I would like to be Ning King!"

Su Zhenting had obviously read this official letter, and he said in a deep voice: "King Ning tried his best to find a reason, and he predicted that the court would do his best to protect the Crescent Pass. If the Crescent Pass was not lost, his territory would be as stable as Mount Tai. This is to ensure that the court would use the strength of the whole country to ensure his safety."
Chapter completed!