In Manjiang City, where the war is about to begin, there is no trace of panic or panic. Every ghost is doing his or her own duties, doing what may be the last thing before him.
They were not afraid of the mighty enemies that were about to arrive at the city. But the fact that Xiao Shizhu did not abandon them and escape gave them infinite courage and belief. Whether it was soldiers or civilians, there were still some ghosts left in the city.
After you have thought of everything and done everything that needs to be done, the rest is up to fate.
In the palace city, Shen Ji left in response, and Xiao Shizhu also walked slowly to the door of the main hall, looking at the distant sky to the north. He could clearly see that the rich ghost energy was rising under the sky, and after gathering in the air, it covered the edge of the sky.
It is dyed jet black, indicating that a storm is coming.
There was no need to send out scouts to investigate, Xiao Shizhu knew that it was emanating from a large number of murderous ghost soldiers.
He stood in front of the door with the hilt of the sword in his hand, looking at the dark sky for a long time, but there was still no fear on his face. Hearing that Yin Tian, a close minister of Emperor Fengdu, was among them, Xiao Shizhu wanted to meet this ghost for a while.
Looking at the dark sky, Xiao Shizhu couldn't wait any longer.
At this moment, Zuo Fan led all the garrison generals in the city towards him. Xiao Shizhu immediately turned around, strode into the main hall, and stood in front of the sand table.
The sand table was made temporarily, with sand, earth and stones piled up to represent the topography of Manjiang City and the area around Manjiang City with a radius of fifty miles.
After Xiao Shizhu stood on the north side of the sand table, Zuo Fan and other ghost generals also entered the empty hall. The battle was about to begin. Except for the two guards at the entrance, there was not even a palace person in this hall, and there were no unnecessary idlers.
, were all transferred by Xiao Shizhu to build and consolidate the defensive offensive.
After Zuo Fan and other ghost generals saluted Xiao Shizhu, they all gathered around the sand table and stood solemnly. But no one spoke, including Xiao Shizhu himself, who just stared at the sand table in front of him without saying anything.
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The atmosphere in the hall can't help but seem a bit heavy and depressing. Every ghost general present, regardless of rank, knows what they are going to face. Now, the ghost generals who once swept across the ten continents of the underworld and the strongest in the six seas
Ghost soldiers are about to come to the city, and there are a lot of them. For all the ghosts in Manjiang City, whether it is the ghosts in the main hall or other ghosts outside the hall, only by defeating the enemy can they return alive. Other than that, they have no other choice.
No other way!
But they also know that whether they live or die, this will be the most glorious battle in their lives. Not only because they have the opportunity to compete with the arrogant Fengdu Army, but also because they can compete with the legendary gods.
Their son, who never abandoned their lord, Jiuyou King Xiao Shizhu, fought side by side.
If they can survive, they, their descendants, and their neighbors will have something to brag about in the future. Words such as "I think back then, when I and King Jiuyou shared the same hatred and fought against the enemy together." will become their lifelong pride and pride.
One of the capitals.
"Are you nervous?" After a long time, Xiao Shizhu raised his head, looked around at the ghost generals, and finally smiled for the first time today.
Xiao Shizhu knows that swords have no eyes. He also knows that after today's meeting, many of the ghosts will reach the end of their ghost lives. From now on, all they will leave behind is a tombstone and a tomb.
He didn't want his outstanding men to go to the battlefield with a heavy heart.
"Don't be nervous." Zuo Fan and the other ghosts replied in unison.
"It's a hell if you're not nervous." Xiao Shizhu laughed, feeling very happy in his heart; when he looked around just now, he saw fearlessness, determination, pride and even excitement in the faces of the generals, but he did not see fear and excitement.
panic.
This is the army he wants, with advanced military weapons and equipment, but also with firm beliefs.
"I'm even nervous." Then he joked: "The old ghost from Fengdu gave me too much face. Millions of troops come to attack the city at every turn, and the number of sergeants is not exaggerated by the historian. They came from afar like this
'Passionate', can't wait for us to die, so how can we not be 'hospitable'. I've been thinking about braised pork knuckles and
The Fengdu Army must not be used to eating vinegar and fat sausages, but our artillery shells and muskets are probably their favorite. How to use these things to host a grand artillery feast for them has always been a question I have been thinking about. This
When I think about something slightly unsatisfactory, I become nervous and feel that I am so sorry for the enemy's 'enthusiasm'."
"So." Xiao Shizhu then cast his eyes on Ji Shang's face among the ghost generals and asked leisurely: "Have all the weapons Ji Shang asked you to decorate outside the city finished?".
"Of course, the 120,000 gold coins that Mr. Lin shipped in batches were divided into four and placed all around the outside of the city within a radius of five miles." Ji Shang nodded his head and answered in a sonorous and powerful tone.
"Very good, this 'appetizer' of yours will definitely make the Fengdu Army happy." Xiao Shizhu's eyes paused on his face. When he put away his smile, he looked around the general again and said loudly: "The Fengdu Army
Come here, the arrogance is already very arrogant, if you don't give them some
Look at how awesome it is, it will only destroy our majesty and increase their arrogance. Our Jiuyou Kingdom has only been in existence for more than ten years, but it can still sweep away powerful enemies around it. A mere million Fengdu troops are nothing, and let the other ghosts in the underworld also
Look how we beat them!".
"The plan remains unchanged. After the battle begins, the enemy will be shelled from the top of the city." After a pause, Xiao Shizhu sternly issued his first order to the generals: "Then the cavalry will leave the city, and the infantry will form behind to cover the artillery fire."
Rush down and kill the enemy."
"No!" All the generals immediately looked solemn and raised their hands to accept the order.
"All the government officers, as well as the pavilion chief Li Zheng, led the newly formed militiamen in the city to patrol the streets with knives and guns." Then, Xiao Shizhu issued a second order: "Whenever you encounter a situation where you lose your helmet, remove it."
Those who are timid and shrink from battle, or those who spread rumors to shake the morale of the army, will be killed without mercy!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. All the ghost generals present, except for Zuo Fan, the veteran who followed Xiao Shizhu all the way from Shuo Yue Island to the present Jiuyou Kingdom and affected the two continents, all felt that
Surprise. They never expected that this
The King of Nine Nethers, who looks pretty and pretty, always laughing and joking about every appearance, and exuding a ruffian air, is actually so powerful, with unheard-of military orders, and he even started killing people when he was still in the human world.
Zhu Hai also felt a little shocked.
Outside the hall, a strong and fierce wind was blowing, like a violent giant dragon with its teeth and claws, as if it wanted to devour everything in the world. It also blew the flags of the Nine Nether Kingdom outside the hall, and the sound could be clearly heard in the hall.
The generals held their breath, and all their eyes fell on Xiao Shizhu's face, and they did not look away for a long time.
But before they could recover from their shock, Xiao Shizhu's majestic and heavy voice echoed in the hall again: "Now let's allocate the six guards."
Manjiang City has six gates, two on the east and west and one on the north and south. As for the south gate and the north gate, the water gate is in the middle, and there is a gate on each side, so that these two sides can enter the city by land and water. Because of this, the north and south gates
The door is the most important thing.
Once the enemy attacks, these two gates can allow the enemy to advance by land and water, and the defensive pressure will inevitably be considerable. As soon as Xiao Shizhu spoke, the generals held their breath again.
"South Gate, Zuo Fan!" Xiao Shizhu paused and continued: "Northeast Gate and Northwest Gate, Zhu Hai and Ji Shang."
"No." Zuo Fan, Zhu Hai, and Ji Shang quickly responded with their hands raised.
"Southeast Gate Yuhua." Then Xiao Shizhu turned his head slightly and looked at the female Yumin ghost next to Zuo Fan. This ghost was Yu Rong's sister, but she was not her biological sister but her cousin's.
In the Jiuyou Kingdom where there are many female generals, there are also many female generals who can fight, such as Xia Xing Qiu Shuang and Chun Han Chunyun, as well as Su Su from Su Tianju, Sparrow Eagle from Daoshan Island, and Thrush from Xiaofeng Plain, etc.
They are all people who are good at fighting. Apparently Yuhua, who just graduated from the academy, is not that conspicuous.
Xiao Shizhu actually handed over a guard to the other party, which once again surprised all the ghosts present and made Yu Hua feel flattered.
After Xiao Shizhu cast a trusting look at her, he slowly moved his gaze away and landed on Dali Shangui standing under Yuhua, and then said slowly: "The southwest gate will be left to you, ghost."
Owl."
This bald and powerful mountain ghost raised his head and touched his bald head, and agreed without hesitation.
However, Xiao Shizhu has not announced the guard of the North Gate for a long time, which still makes everyone present curious; they all set their eyes on the sand table, to the north of Manjiang City.
The ghosts present all have rich knowledge of military theory, and more than half have rich practical experience. They all know that the enemy is coming from the north, and the main force will definitely attack directly at the north gate.
Once a war starts, this will definitely be the first place where the battle starts, and it will also be the most intense battlefield. From this point of view, the position of guard of the North Gate is really not a good job.
The ghosts did not wait long for Xiao Shizhu's suddenness. Soon, King Jiuyou announced the guard to the north: "North Gate, Xiao Shizhu!".
He slowly raised his head, and looked at each ghost with firm eyes in the surprised eyes of many ghost generals, to tell them that his words were not a joke to liven up the atmosphere and relieve tension.
As early as when he was making the plan, he had already decided to guard the north gate. This was an unshakable decision.
"Lord, this is too dangerous; according to the intelligence, the enemy is coming for you, but you still sit in the middle of the army and command the overall situation..." After a brief moment of surprise, Zuo Fan took the lead and stepped forward.
Called loudly and urgently.
But before he finished speaking, Xiao Shizhu raised his hand to interrupt him and said categorically: "Yes, it is precisely because the enemy comes from me, so I go to the North Gate. I can contain him at the North Gate.
With a large number of enemy troops stationed there, the pressure on the other five gates will naturally be reduced a lot."
"Generals, there is no need to say more, I have made up my mind." Then, Xiao Shizhu said: "I have a dream, which is to be able to compete with the Fengdu army in person, and go into battle naked and kill them without leaving a single piece of armor. Don't you say any more.
, is to hinder my dream. This matter has been decided happily, and the guard of the north gate must be me."
Hearing these firm and murderous words, the ghosts seemed to see an unknown Jiuyou King. Just yesterday, this Hades was still laughing and joking. After eating, drinking and sleeping, he went to various parts of the city to inspect the city defense and sergeant training.
A gentle soul who always maintains composure and a friendly smile on his face.
And at this moment, they saw Xiao Shizhu who was still calm and composed, but also decisive, stern and fearless. In addition to the cunning that was not uncommon in the past, there was also this trace of killing intent lingering in his eyes.
It’s enough to make all ghosts tremble with fear. (To be continued)