Yingtian City, Fengtian Hall.

"Quite what Tie Xuan played! Order the palace painter to paint the big cat. The first place will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. Anyone selected to hang on the city wall will also be rewarded!"

"If you're not a court painter, you can still draw if you can. Remember, Xie Huan is also good at painting!"

Lao Zhu's bold voice echoed in the court.

Tie Xuan let out a long breath, "Wang Huai didn't harm me, I love him!"

Some officials are stupid and draw cats to scare mice?

Is it true, Your Majesty? This is okay?

Officials who can draw have already rubbed their hands together, ready to make some extra money.

Three days later.

From Suzhou to Yingtian, we learned from the express report along the route——

If the rat plague doesn't come tonight, it will come tomorrow night.

Therefore, on the wall of Yingtian City, the elite of the imperial guards in the city were gathered.

The three brothers Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunxi and Li Jinglong were all on the city wall and wanted to contribute.

The three people who returned from Suzhou with Lao Zhu - Yu Xin, Xia Yuanji and Xie Huan, surrounded by guards in brocade robes, also came from the palace and climbed to the top of the city.

The emperor went to war in person, and everyone drank a bowl of duck blood powder!

Li Jinglong inherited his father Li Wenzhong's title, and with Zhu Yunwen's blessing, he was able to stay close to Lao Zhu.

"Your Majesty, rats are not as smart as humans. Let's lure the enemy deeper - prepare a few bags of rice and scatter them all the way into the trap. Won't the rats follow and eat into the trap?"

Li Jinglong couldn't wait to show off in front of Lao Zhu.

Xia Yuanji is an upright person and can't help but speak out.

"When playing chess blindly, first see how many rats there are, whether they will take the bait, know yourself and the enemy, and then make a plan, okay?"

Xie Huan also glared at Li Jinglong.

"Can the rats in Suzhou city accurately find the granary and build a new granary as bait?"

The dignified Duke was accused by two young Luoluo, so Li Jinglong turned to Lao Zhu for help.

"Have you eaten your rice? Your Majesty, you can use the current granary..."

Lao Zhu waved his hand to interrupt and then stabbed Li Jinglong with his backhand.

"The granary is in the city. Should we just open the city gate and line up to welcome the rat army into the city?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Li Jinglong still didn't know what the problem was and kept mumbling.

"There's no need to welcome you, it's okay to open the city..."

Zhu Yunwen quickly asked him to shut up and stop embarrassing himself.

Early morning.

The rat army has not yet arrived.

The moon, which was about to set in the west, was covered by passing dark clouds.

At the top of Yingtian City, soldiers patrolled with sleepy men.

Lifelike cat paintings are hung on the city walls every twenty feet.

The breeze blew, and under the swaying firelight, the cat looked like it was showing its teeth and claws.

Outside the city, torches have been lit all night, and they are almost reaching their end...

suddenly.

A beacon is burning in the distance!

"Rocket preparation, strengthen lighting!"

Tie Xuan, who was temporarily assigned to defend the city because he came up with a good anti-rat strategy, shouted an order.

The soldiers immediately cheered up and stood ready, looking into the distance.

A moment.

"Report! The rat army is coming!"

The sound of horse hooves clattering from far to near.

The city gate opened in response to the sound, and it was closed as soon as the horse passed by, fearing that a mouse would be let in.

The sentinel was then led to Lao Zhu, who was supervising the battle.

"His Majesty!"

The sentry's voice that reported back was a little shaky.

"The rat army is several times or even dozens of times stronger than when it was in Suzhou...I'm afraid..."

Lao Zhu groaned deeply.

"As a soldier, don't lose your temper and say what you have to say!"

The sentry's face changed, but he still couldn't suppress the panic.

"I'm afraid all the rats along the way have been summoned...the measures put in place, I'm afraid...I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand it!"

Lao Zhu had a livid face and gave the order sonorously.

"This man shakes the morale of the army and cuts off the sacrificial flag!"

"Others will defend with me. If they dare to take a step back, kill them!"

After Lao Zhu said this, the whistleblower felt extremely regretful, just report the military situation, why talk so much!

Li Jinglong thought of knowing one's enemy and one's friend, so he inserted a question.

"How many are the Rat Army?"

The sentry was stunned, how much? You can count it?

He was still dazed, and before he could make a sound, blood was already splattered on the flag.

Li Jinglong secretly exclaimed that it was a pity that he did not ask for the accurate number of enemy troops.

The other defenders all took a step forward.

Yingtian City could not be defended, and the food at home was also running low.

at this time.

The Yulin army defending the city began to set up arrows, and the first round of rockets lit up in the sky.

In conjunction with the torches outside the city, even though Lao Zhu's eyes were a little presbyopic, he could clearly see the horrifying scene.

I felt in my heart that the sentry was brave enough to return to the city without being frightened.

He absolutely should not disturb the morale of the army!

Li Jinglong's heart collapsed at this time, and the sea water was immeasurable...

...

Zhaojun Sai.

I slept on a hard bed all night and always woke up extra early.

Wang Huai walked out of the tent, holding a cup of Mongolian milk tea and drinking it happily.

Ah Biao actually hasn't slept yet and is still waiting for the observatory's formation.

It's not like he's not used to a hard bed all night long.

It seems that he cares about Lao Zhu just as firmly as Lao Zhu cares about him.

Everything was as usual, the only powerful magic weapon Wang Huaineng brought was the Lu Zhan Sword.

After thinking about it, I returned to the carriage and dug out some money.

Gu Qingqing stopped riding the carriage and didn't know where she was going.

Wang Huai never thought of taking her with him. She was in Zhaojunsai, which made people feel reassured.

Gu Qingqing can stop Xu Chunxi, the Mojiao who has the ability to destroy the formation.

Wang Huai took a small bag and pulled it out with a clang.

Abiao opened his mouth in surprise.

"What is this?"

Wang Huai smiled mysteriously.

"This is really a good thing. You will know later. I really can't bear to use this treasure..."
To be continued...