Xilu left the high priest's residence and returned to the royal city.
Walking in the deserted royal city, Xilu thought about many things, and finally returned to the Wutong Palace. He took a look at the Wutong tree. After entering the palace, he came to the woman lying in the room and looked at himself.
As the mother-in-law, Xilu's face finally changed from the indifference that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and became extremely gentle.
In front of his mother and concubine, Xilu seemed not to be a demon princess, not the most amazing young demon man of this generation, but just a daughter.
A daughter who longs for her mother-in-law to open her eyes and look at her again.
Xi Lu's eyes were slightly moist. He put his hand on his mother-in-law's hand and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just looked at her like this.
I don’t know how long it took before Xilu stood up and left here. .??.
Outside Wutong Palace, the Demon Emperor slowly appeared. Xilu looked at his father and said softly, "I have met my father."
The Demon Emperor glanced at Xilu and said appreciatively, "Yes, now we are only one step away from Wangyou. After a hundred years, this Demon Realm should be yours."
The Demon Emperor has hinted to Xilu more than once that she is his heir in the Demon Realm, but this is the first time he speaks directly and points out the matter like this today.
Xilu said calmly, "Father, this Demon Realm will be inseparable from my father for thousands of generations. As long as my father is here, there will be no problems."
The Demon Emperor looked at Xilu and smiled and said, "Even if I don't die, I don't necessarily have to sit in this position forever. Now, moving forward and pursuing the supreme realm is what I want to do."
"Of course, before that, I must defeat the human race first and let Chen Che be completely defeated in front of me."
The Demon Emperor looked at Xilu and said, "After that, I have nothing to ask for."
The great cause was accomplished at that time, and there was nothing left to miss.
Xilu said, "Father, I want to go to the front line, to Mobei."
The Demon Emperor didn't seem surprised by this, he just smiled and said, "Well, I am relieved to have you in charge, but even though you have reached such a state, you are still not familiar with marching and fighting, so don't be too involved in making military decisions."
Xi Lu nodded. She naturally knew that commanding thousands of troops was different from commanding the power of one person, so she did not refute it.
"Although you have reached such a state, you must be careful at all times. The human race may not attack you. Don't be too persistent. He may become a big bait for you."
The Demon Emperor looked at Xilu. If it had been before, he would not have mentioned this matter at all, but as his daughter, he had not been able to get any benefits from the several fights with that young man. He had no reason to suspect that the young man was already Xilu.
A piece of heartache.
Xilu just said calmly, "When I see him, he will only die in my hands."
The Demon Emperor said nothing, but stared at Xilu in front of him, feeling a little displeased.
"Father, don't worry, I will know how to advance or retreat."
Xilu cupped his hands, turned around and left.
The Demon Emperor looked at Xi Lu's back and did not look away for a long time.
He just stood there, waiting for the other person to come here.
The high priest of the demon clan arrived unexpectedly and saluted the demon emperor, "Your Majesty."
The Demon Emperor glanced at him and said straight to the point, "I met her, what did you say?"
In a royal city, what is not under the eyes of the Demon Emperor? As long as he wants to know something, so what?
Maybe you don’t know?
The high priest remained silent.
The Demon Emperor didn't ask further questions, just waiting for the answer.
It's so quiet here, so quiet that the high priest of the demon clan can hear his own heartbeat.
"Your Majesty, the top priority right now is the war with Daliang. Apart from that, other things can be put aside for a while."
The high priest spoke, but did not tell the demon emperor the answer he wanted.
The Demon Emperor said indifferently, "But do I have to know?"
The high priest raised his head and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is the co-leader of the demon clan. If you want to know, you can definitely know."
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Xilu went south at a very fast speed, going south along the Onan River. She saw many demon clan armies, which were gathering at the moment and heading south.
Just the number of the armies he saw was already much larger than the number of demon clans that participated in the war in previous years. Therefore, from this point alone, Xilu also knew that this time the demon clan was going to march south with the strength of the entire clan.
The thing is not false.
This is the first time in the history of the demon clan.
Continuing southward, Xilu soon found the camp where the vanguard army was located. A total of 200,000 troops were stationed in the hinterland of Mobei. If they went further, about a thousand miles away, they would meet the frontmost pass of the human race.
In the big tent, General Liu Xiang was watching the terrain on the sand table and waiting for the scout's report. He was not in a hurry to continue setting off camp.
Speaking of which, this demon general's march was very methodical. Every time he moved out of camp, he would only have to move more than a thousand miles before setting up camp. He also left troops along the way to ensure smooth flow of food routes.
In the previous years, the demon army was rampaging in Mobei, and in the beginning, Daliang's side chose to defend the city more than take the initiative to fight. The demon clan did not have to consider these issues at all, but as time went by, Daliang's border troops were not
Blindly defending will often cause cavalry to appear in all directions, cutting off their baggage and food routes.
From that time on, the demon tribe became more cautious every time they went south, not as casual as before.
Liu Xiang pointed to a place on the sand table and said calmly, "If nothing unexpected happens, I will decide to attack Liangguan first, and then pull out all the passes in front of the Great Wall in the north of Daliang one by one, and then wait for the army to gather and attack the city together.
"
Liangguan, on the northern defense line of Daliang, is not the most important military town, but it is relatively weak and it will not take much effort to conquer it.
Once you capture Liangguan, you can use the terrain as a springboard to continue southward.
This is indeed a place for the demon clan to advance, attack, retreat and defend.
The other demon generals nodded, choosing to attack Liangguan at this moment was indeed a very safe choice.
Whether they succeed or not, it won't have much impact, because there is an open grassland outside Liangguan. Even if they are ambushed by Daliang, they have a great chance to leave calmly without letting Daliang make a hole and kill them all.
They all stayed outside Liangguan.
Seeing that the others had no objections, Liu Xiang continued, "Send the giant elephant clan as the vanguard. When they rush outside Liangguan, they will attack the city directly. Don't give them any chance to breathe, lest they..."
"your Highness?!"
"See Your Highness the Princess."
Before Prime Minister Liu finished speaking, the tent suddenly opened, and a figure stepped into the tent. When the other demon generals saw the person coming, they all bowed and saluted.
Liu Xiang also raised his head and looked at the uninvited princess. He cupped his fists and said, "I have met your highness."
Xilu didn't waste any time and asked directly, "Have the scouts come back? Where is the woman named Xie at the moment?"
Liu Xiang was startled, counted the time, and suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Yes, this woman was still in Mobei before. Although she started to return south after the battle, she didn't go very fast. She should be at these passes.
One of them is."
He looked at the sand table and immediately had a new idea. Hitting Liang Pass was the safest way, but if Xie Nandu was among these passes, then he could completely change his goal and abandon Liang Pass.
As a general of the demon clan, Liu Xiang certainly knows what Xie Nandu means to Daliang. This newly emerged woman has excellent military talent. Even if she turns the tide in the subsequent war, she is destined to cause more casualties to the army.
, if the woman can be killed at the beginning of the war, then the subsequent war will definitely be a great benefit to the demon clan.
And there is no chance now.
Liu Xiang squinted his eyes, he could clearly see the gap between the two.
Xilu said calmly, "General Liu knows her value. If he can kill her, he should kill her as soon as possible. We must not let her return to the Great Wall."
Liu Xiang nodded and said, "What Her Royal Highness the Princess said is absolutely true. If there is an opportunity, of course we cannot let it go. Once we let it go, I am afraid there will be no such good beheading opportunity in the future."
After saying this, Liu Xiangyi patted the table and said with a smile, "I'm back!"
As he spoke, a demon scout covered in blood broke into the tent, knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "General, we have found out that there are only fifty thousand human soldiers stationed at Liangguan!"
The scout handed over the information he had gathered. After Liu Xiang took it, he took a few glances and found that there were only the number of soldiers garrisoned at the passes in Daliang. He frowned and said, "Which pass is Xie Nandu at?"
Now he no longer cares much about the strength of the troops at those passes. He just wants to know if Xie Nandu is still there.
The scouts were startled at first, but fortunately, as scouts, they would naturally think of various situations, so they quickly said, "That human woman is at Songting Pass!"
Prime Minister Liu turned his head and glanced at the military report. There were 30,000 Daliang defenders at Songting Pass, and another 20,000 were cavalry troops who had just returned to the pass from various places in Mobei.
Liu Xiang immediately asked, "Your Highness, how about the army abandoning Liang Pass and changing its route to Songting Pass to kill the woman?"
Xilu did not speak in a hurry, but came to the sand table, took a look at the positions of several passes above, frowned and said, "Songting Pass is located in a difficult location. If we don't take Liang Pass first, we will be defeated."
Surrounded."
"Actually, Daliang's frontier troops are no match for us on the Mobei grassland. However, Her Royal Highness the Princess's worries are not unreasonable. In this case, how about dividing 50,000 troops to take Liangguan first? In fact, it is not necessary to take Liangguan.
As long as we hold back the soldiers at Liangguan and we have no worries, then Songtingguan will be like a turtle in a urn."
After all, Liu Xiang is also a demon general who has been marching and fighting for many years. He quickly gave a solution and it was effective. It was not a choice made just to claim military merit.
select.
Xi Lu nodded and said calmly, "I am not an expert in marching and fighting. This is what General Liu decides. I am just making suggestions. If General Liu thinks it is unreasonable, you don't have to listen."
Liu Xiang laughed and said, "Your Highness, Princess, is being too modest when you say this. If Your Highness hadn't reminded you in time, I would have missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Xilu said calmly, "I heard before that the woman was killed once by Demon Lord Bai Jing in Mobei, but it was not successful. I think she was escorted by a strong human race who has the ultimate forgetfulness."
Liu Xiang nodded and said, "It's the dean of the academy and the sword immortal Liu Banbi who has been guarding her."
When marching and fighting, the most important thing is not the number of soldiers under your command, but the ability to understand everything that happens on the battlefield in a timely manner and not to be blind.
Xilu thought for a while and said, "I'll go with you."
Liu Xiang thought for a while, then laughed and said, "Of course it's great. With His Highness going there in person, if you want to come to Xie Nandu, you will have no choice but to die at Songting Pass."
Xi Lu had no expression on his face and just said, "Let's break camp."
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After Xie Nandu, the dean of the academy, and Liu Banbi arrived at Songting Pass, the woman did not stop for a moment. After finding the guard of Songting Pass, she sent more than 20 scouts deep into Mobei.
Before the first batch of scouts came back, the smoke actually started in front.
Tieshi Pass, which is located at the forefront of all passes, is responsible for monitoring the movements of the demon clan at all times. Therefore, it was Tieshi Pass that was the first to discover that the demon clan had an army of 200,000 heading south.
When the news came back to Songting Pass, the guard Zheng Tao looked solemn. After thinking about it again and again, he said to Xie Nandu, "General Xie, a war is about to break out here. You should return to the general's mansion as soon as possible."
Xie Nandu glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Look at the battle of the Monster Clan. This time going south, it is not necessarily just a matter of knocking down a few passes. It should be the vanguard of the Monster Clan, and there will be a steady stream of troops gathering in the future."
Zheng Tao frowned and said, "In this case, General Xie should get up and leave immediately!"
Xie Nandu asked, "Why should I leave? Just watch these passes fall, putting us at a disadvantage from the beginning of this war?"
Zheng Tao was speechless for a moment.
Xie Nandu thought to himself and said, "Now the General's Mansion still needs some time to prepare. I will write a letter to report to the army, but I will stay. From now on, you will be my deputy general and contact several passes. We can't do it all at once."
We lost these passes from the beginning."
Zheng Tao nodded, not wanting to refute at all.
The entire frontier army admired this young woman and would no longer question her ability to march and fight.
Xie Nandu left the city and returned to the General's Mansion at Songting Pass. He looked at the sand table for a moment and said calmly, "Let the 20,000 cavalry troops in Songting Pass and several nearby passes be mobilized to get at least 10,000 cavalry troops out of the pass.
Gather here, you can advance, retreat or defend. Once the demon clan knocks on the gate, this place will be living water and you can go from all directions."
Zheng Tao worriedly said, "There are not many defenders at Songting Pass. If these 20,000 people go out and the monsters take a detour here, can we hold it?"
Xie Nandu said calmly, "If this is the case, these passes will be defended, and I will eat the monster clan's 200,000 troops in one bite."
