"Master, there is a small city ahead, shall we capture it?"
After entering Qinglong County, Ada, who was in charge of reconnaissance, landed next to Ye Chen from the sky and said.
"No, as long as the garrison in the small city does not come out to harass us, we will ignore it and rush directly to Qinglong City to capture it in one go."
After hearing Ah Da's report, Ye Chen replied without any hesitation.
Soon, a small town with closed doors appeared in Ye Chen's field of vision.
Ye Chen took a casual look at the small town and saw only one soldier wearing leather armor and holding a sharp weapon, standing on the wall of the small town one after another, nervously looking at Ye Chen and the 90,000 elite troops behind him.
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Seeing that the soldiers in the small town had no intention of coming out to stop his army, Ye Chen didn't care. He lightly kicked the belly of the horse under him and galloped towards Qinglong City without slowing down.
The 90,000 elite men behind them glanced coldly at the soldiers on the small city, followed closely behind, and galloped away in the direction of Qinglong City.
Seeing the departing figures of Ye Chen and his group, as well as the dust left in the sky, the soldiers on the wall of the small city couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and secretly thanked the gods for their care.
"Fortunately, they did not attack the city directly. Otherwise, my family and children would be in danger."
Watching Ye Chen and the 90,000-strong army leave, the lord of the small town, a fat man with a big belly, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand and whispered to himself in a thankful tone.
After running fast for a day and night, Ye Chen's 90,000 troops were a little tired. Ye Chen ordered to stop moving forward and stationed on the spot, allowing the 90,000 troops under his command to rest and recuperate before threatening Qinglong City tomorrow.
"Commander Zhao, according to the scout report, Ye Chen personally led an army of 100,000 people into Qinglong County. They are currently stationed in an open space a hundred miles away from Qinglong City. The troops will be at Qinglong City tomorrow. Can we organize the manpower and take advantage of the long distance?
When he is exhausted, give him a heavy blow."
A strong man wearing silver armor, with a sharp sword hanging on his waist, thick eyebrows and big eyes, looked at the man next to him wearing a golden battle armor, a red cloak, and a pair of moccasins, with a full face.
Dao, a middle-aged man with a determined look.
"No need, order the scouts to watch every move of Ye Chen's army from a distance, teleport back the movements of Ye Chen's army in time, and launch mobilization force to the people in the city. Organize all the strong men in the city and form a reserve army to be ready at any time.
Climb the city wall and help defend.
At the same time, an order was issued in the name of the city lord's palace to recruit the slave guards kept by the nobles in the city, and the mercenary guards hired by the merchants to assist in the defense. All those who resist will be punished for treason and will be killed without mercy!"
After hearing the words of the man in silver armor, Zhao Hong, a middle-aged man in gold armor, thought for a while and spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, it would be inappropriate to recruit the servants of the noble merchants in the city to protect you! This may cause dissatisfaction among these noble merchants, which will be extremely detrimental to your future future."
As soon as Zhao Hong finished speaking, the big man in silver armor changed his expression and hurriedly persuaded him.
"There's nothing wrong! Just do as I tell you and I will bear all the responsibilities!"
Hearing the persuasion of the big man in silver armor and seeing the worried look on his face, Zhao Hong's eyes flashed with relief and he said without changing his mind at all.
"Yes, Lord Commander!"
After hearing Zhao Hongzhan Jin Jietie's words and seeing the determination on his face, the man in silver armor hesitated a little, nodded and said loudly.
Looking at the departing figure of the man in silver armor, Zhao Hong showed a wry smile on his face, his eyes shone with deep worry, and he couldn't help but whisper to himself: "Do we have a future in the future?
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Sun Wei's solemn expression before leaving made Zhao Hong understand that Ye Chen's army was extremely powerful and that the defensive power of Qinglong City was impossible for him to defeat.
Think about it, a hundred thousand elite troops of the Wu Kingdom and twenty saint-level warriors were all defeated miserably at the hands of Ye Chen's army. How could a small Qinglong City reach the army under Ye Chen's command!
However, Zhao Hong is not a person who is greedy for life and is afraid of death. If he wants to make him surrender to Ye Chen without a fight, he still can't do it. He is ready to mobilize all his forces and fight to the death with Ye Chen's army, which is worthy of Sun Wei's fight.
His support.
The sun descends from the sky and disappears under the sea. The moonlight rises from under the sea and hangs high in the sky. It sheds patches of bright moonlight, making the dark continent a little brighter.
Zhao Hong, who was in the pavilion in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, frowning and thinking about how to deal with the enemy, suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps. He involuntarily turned his head and looked around, only to see a servant of the City Lord's Mansion with a worried look on his face.
He hurried towards his side.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good. The First Madam, the Second Madam, and the Third Madam, together with a large number of servants and under the protection of elite guards, left the City Lord's Mansion in the direction of the West City Gate."
Hurrying to Zhao Hong's side, the servant of the City Lord's Mansion looked at Zhao Hongdao with an anxious expression.
"How long have they been gone?"
After hearing what the slave said, Zhao Hong quickly stood up and asked loudly.
"Come back to the Commander-in-Chief, Madam and the others have just left."
After hearing Zhao Hong's question, the servant quickly replied.
As soon as the servant finished speaking, Zhao Hong moved and left the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion like lightning, heading towards the west city gate.
The 90,000 troops under Ye Chen's command are approaching. Qinglong City is not safe, but the outside is even more dangerous. There are a large number of Ye family spies hidden. Once the eldest lady and the others leave Qinglong City, they will definitely be targeted by the Ye family spies and fall into the trap of Ye Chen.
Hands of morning.
"Open the city gate!"
A woman wearing brocade clothes and an exquisite hairpin, tall and pretty, with a look of pride on her face, her hands on her hips, and a hint of disdain in her eyes, gave the city guard officer a fierce look.
, scolded loudly.
"Madam, the Commander-in-Chief has an order. No one is allowed to leave the city without his instructions! If we let you leave without authorization, you will be executed! Please forgive me!"
Hearing the beautiful woman's scolding, the city guard officer replied loudly and seriously.
"How dare you disobey Madam's orders? Are you looking for death?"
Seeing that the city guard officer was unwilling to accept the offer and open the city gate, the guard of the beautiful woman immediately stepped forward, drew out her long sword, pointed the sharp sword tip at the city guard officer and threatened loudly.
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"Protect your lord!"
Hearing the threatening words of the beautiful woman's guard, the hundreds of soldiers guarding the city roared instantly, drew out their weapons, and pointed at the beautiful woman's guard, potentially launching a ferocious attack on them at any time.
"You actually dare to point your weapons at the city lord's wife. You want to die! Put down the weapons in your hands quickly!"
Seeing the hundreds of soldiers under his command pointing their weapons at the pretty woman, the guarding officer's expression changed and he yelled loudly.
When the pretty woman saw hundreds of soldiers slowly putting down their weapons under the scolding of the city guarding officer, they were still looking at her with cold eyes. She couldn't help but feel tight in her heart and her face was a little ugly.
She didn't expect that a small city gate official would not accept the blame of her majestic city lord's wife, and would instruct the soldiers under his command to point weapons at her. This made her extremely dissatisfied, and she was ready to find an opportunity to severely humiliate her.
Drive him away.
"Madam, why did you come here? It's not safe here. Please return to the city lord's mansion to live."
Seeing the beautiful woman and her group blocked at the city gate, Zhao Hong showed a hint of relief on his face, and hurriedly went up to greet them, saying respectfully.
"Hmph! These are your good soldiers, but they dare to point their weapons at you!"
Seeing Zhao Hong coming, the pretty woman knew that she was not allowed to leave the city, so she felt angry and pointed at the city guard official with a cold light in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Madam! It was my fault in teaching that frightened Madam. Madam, please go back to the City Lord's Mansion first. I will definitely teach them a lesson and give Madam an explanation!"
After hearing the beautiful woman's words, Zhao Hong quickly said respectfully.
"Huh! I'm waiting for you to give me an explanation!"
The beautiful woman is the wife of the city lord. She is very good at intrigues and observing people's emotions. How could she not see that Zhao Hong was perfunctory with her?
However, Sun Wei abandoned them and fled alone, and Zhao Hong was the military leader of Qinglong City, and the entire Qinglong City was under his control. Even if she was dissatisfied, she had no choice but to snort.
, and returned towards the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.
After the pretty woman and her group walked away, Zhao Hong reached out and patted the city guard officer on the shoulder and said, "What's your name?"
"Coming back to the commander, my name is Zhao Yi!"
After hearing Zhao Hong's words, Zhao Yi quickly replied loudly.
"Zhao Yi! You did a great job! I will remember you!"
Hearing Zhao Yi's words, Zhao Hong showed a hint of appreciation in his eyes and praised loudly.
In the mansion of Viscount Ross, the largest nobleman in Qinglong City, dozens of nobles and businessmen gathered together, quietly waiting for the arrival of Viscount Ross.
"Hello everyone, you should already know the purpose of my intensive gathering of everyone this time! If you have any ideas, just say it."
Viscount Ross, wearing a mink coat, hands full of rings of various colors, and a rosy face, walked into the conference hall, sat on the main seat, looked at the dozens of nobles and businessmen below, and said lightly.
"Sir Ross, Baron Ye Chen personally led an army of 100,000 to attack. Qinglong City is no match for his army. We absolutely cannot defend Qinglong City with Zhao Hong!"
"Lord Ross, none of the 100,000 elite troops and 20 saint-level warriors of the Wu Kingdom are any match for Ye Chen's army. Qinglong County will soon fall into Ye Chen's hands. Instead of waiting for the city to be broken, it will be reduced to Ye Chen's.
Instead of being prisoners, we surrender voluntarily in exchange for a fortune, and at the very least we can keep our property and personal safety."
",,,"
As soon as Viscount Ross finished speaking, a merchant nobleman named Qinglong City stood up one after another and expressed his opinions loudly. They all advocated surrender and were unwilling to defend Qinglong City with Zhao Hong.
For them, the noble merchants of Qinglong City, every move in Qinglong City is closely watched by them. Ye Chen led an army to invade Qinglong County and stationed a hundred miles away from Qinglong City. He will arrive at Qinglong City tomorrow.
, Sun Wei abandoned his three wives and fled to Qinglong City alone. The news that Zhao Hong was preparing to defend Qinglong City and coexist with Qinglong City could not be hidden from them at all.
Ye Chen's army was so powerful that even Sun Wei fled. They, the upper class of Qinglong City, were certainly not willing to live and die together with Qinglong City.
For these aristocratic businessmen who are accustomed to enjoying themselves, the safety of their own people and property is the most important. As for who is the ruler, they will not care as long as it infringes on their interests too much!
"I understand what you mean. However, the 50,000-strong army in Qinglong City is in the hands of Zhao Hong. The mercenary guards and slaves under our command were also gathered together at Zhao Hong's forced request to obey his command.
, we are completely unable to resist, how can we surrender to Ye Chen!"
After hearing the words of dozens of nobles and businessmen, Ross shrugged helplessly and said lightly.
"Lord Ross, I have two ninth-level warriors in my house, and dozens of dead soldiers are available."
"Lord Ross, I also have a ninth-level warrior in my house, and more than ten dead soldiers can be used."
",,,"
As soon as Ross finished speaking, a number of noble businessmen responded loudly.
How could they, the nobles and businessmen, not have any hidden power! The situation is critical now. If they cannot make the right decision before Qinglong City is destroyed, and wait until Ye Chen enters Qinglong City and launches a crusade against them, their personal and property safety will be
There will be no guarantee, so they will use their best strength to win a chance for themselves.
"Very good, everyone will gather these masters and dead soldiers tonight, and look for opportunities to capture Zhao Hong in tomorrow's city defense battle, and offer the city to Ye Chen in exchange for wealth."
After hearing the words of dozens of nobles and businessmen, Ross showed a faint smile on his face.