Chen Ze did not rush to a conclusion, but gave instructions to Chen Ming and others, asking them to move closer to the border line near Fengqi Province.

However, this walk actually passed directly through the pass where Yan Haomiao fought to the death, and did not stop until he came to the vicinity of Dongping City.

There are still no hidden whistles.

So, there is only one possibility.

That is... Dongping City has fallen into the hands of Cheng Hong!

Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Cheng Hong was so relieved that there were no sentries on the extremely important border.

Because there is no need for it.

To Chen Ze, this was the border between Nantes and Fengqi provinces, but to Cheng Hong, it was just one of the many cities he conquered.

In other words, in Cheng Hong's case, Dongping City is not a border, but an inland city. Naturally, there is no need to deliberately guard against the issue of whether there is a border or not.

Is the situation already that bad?

Chen Ze frowned and asked Chen Ming and others to stop first, without rushing to inquire about the situation in Dongping City.

At this time, he didn't want to reveal to Cheng Hong that he had left the vicinity of Iihe City, because that was also an invisible pressure for Cheng Hong, which would make the other party take into account the fact that he was hiding behind him no matter what decision he made.

side situation.

This will undoubtedly reduce Ouyang Lixing's pressure a lot.

Chen Ze also believes that he now has enough energy to make Cheng Hong fear him.

So what is the situation in Dongping City right now?

He frowned. Not long ago, he had received news from Hua Lao. This was the reason why he did not let Li Quan'an come to Nantes Province.

With Li Quan'an here, he can act as a liaison. Whenever there is new news coming from Mr. Hua, Li Quan'an will pick it up, and then find a reason to secretly send the content of the information to Chen Ze through the system.

Therefore, although Chen Ze has always been in Nantes Province, he is not completely ignorant of the situation in Fengqi Province.

To be honest, the situation in Fengqi Province is not optimistic.

Although the main city of Fengqi Province has not been breached yet, the Bailie Empire, which found the opportunity, sent several small troops to secretly sneak into Fengqi Province through various weak points of defense.

Of course, although it is said to be a secret, it is actually not much of a secret. The temporary commander of Fengqi Province was also aware of the enemy's approach.

This is also the reason why Bailie Empire did not try too hard to hide its whereabouts.

For them, if the news that they sent a small team to secretly sneak into Fengqi Province was known to the other party, it would not be a bad thing if they wanted to divide their troops to intercept these troops.

It just allows them to reduce the pressure on attacking the main city of Fengqi Province on the frontal battlefield, and maybe they can succeed in one fell swoop.

But the temporary commander seemed to be aware of this, so although he knew that the enemy was secretly deploying troops, he did not dispatch troops stationed in the main city to intercept it. Instead, he only issued an official document asking all local cities to guard themselves.

As a result, the Bai Lie Empire acted more unscrupulously. Slowly, more and more troops sneaked into Fengqi Province, and they could already assemble two to three huge troops.

The consequences can be imagined.

When the temporary commander could only choose to stick to the main city, the interior of Fengqi Province was on fire everywhere, with no fewer than three cities facing siege battles every day.

Some of them were defended, but they were defeated miserably, while others, because most of their troops were taken away by Ouyang Lixing before, could not stop Bai Lie's army like wolves and tigers, and the city was destroyed and people died.

Tragic situation.

But after all, as long as you attack a city, there will inevitably be losses. Therefore, after the Bai Lie Empire attacks a few cities, it will also have to make some replenishments. Therefore, for now, the war has not spread to the entire Fengqi Province.

This is the content of the information Chen Ze received from Mr. Hua.

For Chen Ze, this situation should have made it easier for him to fish in troubled waters and rescue the hostages.

So after he got the token from Ouyang Lixing, he rushed to Fengqi Province without stopping, just because he wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Fengqi Province to guarantee his mission first.

But as soon as he got here, near the border between Nantes and Fengqi provinces, he realized something was wrong.

Hua Lao's information did not mention that Dongping City also fell into Cheng Hong's hands.

In fact, since Cheng Hong began to besiege Ihe City, there have been no problems in Dongping City.

The reasons are also conceivable.

Fengqi Province is currently in constant war, and it is already very difficult to deal with the Bai Lie Empire.

If Cheng Hong launches an attack on Dongping City at this time, this will further irritate the current commander of Fengqi Province.

If Cheng Hong also controls the border between Nantes Province and Fengqi Province, it means that the other party can send troops into Fengqi Province at any time. This is another problem for Fengqi Province.

A huge risk.

Therefore, if Cheng Hong wants to attack Dongping City, it will definitely cause a backlash in Fengqi Province. Even when forced, the opponent will retain its troops and withdraw from the main city, leading a large force to enter Nantes Province.

This is a troublesome thing.

Yes, as far as Ouyang Lixing is concerned, Fengqi Province is very important, but what about others?

Furthermore, the so-called "obedience to power in emergencies" means that if Fengqi Province is attacked by two parties, it is very likely that it will not be able to defend it at all.

In this case, there is nothing wrong with giving up one province to save another.

Moreover, Ouyang Lixing was trapped in Hecheng, and the people commanding the defense in Fengqi Province were only temporarily assigned generals.

Who can guarantee that there is no imperial envoy by his side?

The Zhu Yan Empire considers the overall interests, not the gains and losses of one city or one province.

If it is found in the end that Fengqi Province cannot be defended, but Nantes Province seems to have a chance, the empire's top officials may not make a choice and demand that Fengqi Province be abandoned and the entire army reinforce Nantes Province.

In short, it is much better to save one province first than to lose all two major provinces.

This is considered from the overall perspective.

That's why Cheng Hong couldn't attack Dongping City.

Once he takes action, it is not impossible for the Zhu Yan Empire to make such a choice when it knows it is hopeless.

In this way, before the situation in Fengqi Province is clear, it is necessary to give the Zhu Yan Empire a glimmer of hope. Then, it is better to stay still.

Therefore, at this time, Dongping City, a small border town, and even the other three small towns including Xifeng City, became the top priority, and no one dared to touch it.

This is the most correct approach.

Chen Ze believed that if he were in Cheng Hong's position, he would also make a strategy of not moving to Dongping City first.
Chapter completed!