It brushed past the ghostly clapping acacia trees that stood dotted on the island, causing a swishing sound. The acacia tree unfolded its pink petals in the sea breeze, revealing its tubular calyx, which swayed gently in the wind.
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Under the tree, the bunches of jade-like green grass swayed with the sea breeze.
Amidst the ghostly aura spreading in the middle of the island, the military flag of Jiuyou Kingdom fluttered in the wind. The bright red and blood-red flower pattern on the flag was so lifelike at this moment.
After the surrender was over, Gou Hong led most of the Jiuyou National Army into the stone forest, released the ghost slaves in the city, and successively took over all the fortifications and fortresses in the city.
Shanjing Zuoru, who was still outside the city, turned sideways and said to Brother Ga: "General, please allow me to introduce other ghost officials and ghost generals to you."
"This is the tree spirit Qunyao. He used to be the pioneer captain of the Fengdu Army stationed here." Under Brother Ga's nod, the person next to the mountain spirit's finger has turned into a human form. His body shape is no different from a human soul, but
But every inch of skin is made of dry tree bark, introduced to Brother Ga.
"General." The tree ghost then bowed to Brother Ga and spoke in a hoarse, low voice.
This tree ghost is actually the same spirit as the tree spirits in Dongyi Continent who have surrendered to the Jiuyou Kingdom. The only difference from most tree spirits is that the tree spirits in front of them have turned into
Human form. This is rare even in the underworld, but it made Brother Ga look at him more curiously.
"This is the Navy Commander Tiger Spirit Jianzi and the Infantry Commander Snake Spirit Shi Gui." Then, the mountain spirit washed the flesh and took the demon ghosts and snake ghosts with snake-like bodies but two hands around the tree spirits.
Introduced to Brother Ga.
"Are there no empty knights on the island?" After getting to know each other one by one, Brother Ga suddenly asked.
They had never seen the Fengdu Army's air cavalry when they were fighting in the Huangquan Hainan Islands. Now when they came to Palm Island, they still didn't see any air cavalry. This made Ga Ge a little concerned.
"Returning to the general, there were originally 100,000 air cavalry stationed on various islands. But as early as the Beiyin Dynasty and Jiuyou Kingdom... As early as the beginning of the war between the Beiyin Dynasty and our country in Dongyi Continent.
"After thinking about it, after a pause, Shanjing Zhuoru, who changed the name of Jiuyou Country to 'our country', slowly said to Brother Ga: "They were all transferred to attack Junzi Port with a piece of paper.
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Brother Ga didn't ask any more questions, just nodded softly. As one of the military commanders of Jiuyou Kingdom, although he was running the army in Yunmeng Continent, he was also in charge of military affairs from Xia Youguo.
From the text sent by the palace, we learned that Junzi Port was a fierce battle. Although Jiuyou Kingdom defeated the greater number with less, it also paid a heavy price.
The entire process was written in detail in the article, and it was mentioned that after the war, most of the fortifications in Hong Kong were destroyed in the battle and had to be rebuilt; and in this battle, the Jiuyou National Army died.
There are tens of thousands of sergeants.
To make the Jiuyou Kingdom, which has advanced weapons and brave and skilled soldiers, suffer such a loss, the Beiyin Dynasty must have gathered all available troops in the surrounding area. It can be seen that Shanjing Zuorou did not lie.
It's just that neither he nor Brother Ga knew that this air cavalry did not go to Junzigang. Instead, they received another sudden transfer order halfway, took the Beiyin Navy warship, and immediately crossed east to Fengcheng.
Linzhouzhong.
The Northern Yin Dynasty temporarily gave up control of the southeastern part of the underworld and concentrated its efforts on controlling the southwest region.
But even so, the air cavalry on the islands in the southern part of the Huangquan Sea must be established as soon as possible. It is difficult to defend this archipelago dotted on the Huangquan Sea by relying only on navy and infantry; the air superiority in this area should also be firmly controlled by the Nine
In the hands of You Guo, this is also the task given to Brother Ga by Xiao Shizhu.
"Do you have any sergeants who are good at controlling air cavalry? If so, ask them to report to me tomorrow morning." After thinking for a while, Ga Ge said this to Shan Jingzuorou, and then walked forward with them,
Heading towards the city...
At the third watch, it rained heavily in the area of Sanxing Island above the sea. The heavy raindrops were mixed with the cold evil spirit, and flew down with strong winds, hitting the rough sea, announcing the winter in the sea.
It has already arrived.
Waves of roaring waves, driven by the strong wind, suddenly hit the scorched rocks on the shore of the island, making a loud roar that echoed the thunder in the sky.
The remaining leaves on the trees in the forest on the island fell one after another due to the sharp whistling winds and the heavy rain. The dead grass under the trees, which had already turned yellow, kept shivering.
Xiao Shizhu rode Gongyuan's flagship and entered the harbor surrounded by three islands.
The waves here were slightly weaker than outside, and the wind was also much lighter. The crew furled the sails, lowered the heavy anchors, and fixed the warship in the port. Most of them returned to the cabin to rest.
On the deck, only a few security personnel were left, scattered throughout the deck, continuing to stick to their posts under the storm.
Qiu Shuang, the ghost officer in charge of this place, and Dong Yue, who came from Danshui County on orders, boarded Gong Yuan's flagship in the rain, and came to Gong Yuan's cabin deep in the cabin, where they met Xiao Shizhu, whom he had not seen for a long time.
After meeting again after a long absence, Xiao Shizhu was still so calm. In the boat that was rocked by the violent storm, his face remained calm and composed.
"Have the arrangements been made for Fox Princess?" After Qiu Shuang and Dong Yue saluted, Xiao Shizhu asked this while walking slowly to the depths of the cabin, and stood in front of the flower window, raising his eyes through the window.
The exquisitely carved and lifelike window grilles look out at the turbulent waves that flicker in and out under the thunder and lightning outside the ship.
This cabin is located at the stern of the ship; during the war, the window on the bulkhead, through which the sea at the stern could be seen through the carvings, was a cannon port.
"Yes." Qiu Shuang, with a flash of worry in his eyes, nodded his head, stared at Xiao Shizhu's solid back, and urged him urgently: "The storm on the sea has risen and will not stop for a while. Please also ask the lord to move to the island."
Take shelter from the wind and waves for now."
"This little storm is not a big deal." Xiao Shizhu gently raised the corners of his lips and smiled indifferently. He had been on the battlefield many times and experienced many hardships and assassinations, but he did not have the 'delicacy' that Pluto should have.
As the hull swayed, a long creaking sound came from the gaps in the planks on the bulkhead.
"Let's talk about it here." Xiao Shizhu said again after a pause.
"No." Dongyue and Qiu Shuang hesitated before speaking, and finally agreed.
"Information came from Dongyi Continent. Lei Zeguo suddenly launched an attack and raided our country's Longju Pass in Dongyi Continent. The casualties at Longju Pass were also heavy. The defender Du Wula was so jealous that he ignored your lord's attack during the counterattack.
Under strict orders, cross-border operations were carried out." After a slight pause, Qiu Shuang spoke again.
Outside the ship, the sky and the earth were filled with gray, and a dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the sky without any warning.
The thunder and lightning on Minghai Sea are sometimes completely different from ordinary thunder and lightning. They are not blue but red, and the color is like blood. The lightning that is falling with the wind now is dark red. This red light-like thunder and lightning falls from the sky, and it is dazzling.
The blood light filtered through the carvings on the window and spilled into the cabin, causing a blood-red mess.
Green veins appeared on Xiao Shizhu's forehead, and murderous intent flashed across his face along with anger. Under the bloody light brought by the red lightning, it looked even more ferocious. At the same time, the hands in the wide sleeves of the robe were clenched into fists.
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One day ago, he learned about this through the fungus people. God Ji's reward was: the fungus people from Longju Pass came to report, Lei Zeguo mobilized all the troops from all over the country to suddenly attack Longju Pass, Longju Mountain covered the sky with black smoke, and east of Longju Pass,
Rivers of blood flowed up and down the hillside, and the defenders of Longju Pass suffered heavy casualties.
Heavy. This prompted the local garrison Duwula to become jealous and led his troops to enter the country to fight after the enemy retreated. Within one day, he captured two cities and four towns on the western border of Leize Kingdom, massacred nearly 100,000 ghost people and enemy soldiers, and captured
There were tens of thousands of captives, and countless beast souls such as cattle, horses, and qingsi.
Xiao Shizhu was furious when he heard this; he was not angry that Du Wula dared to disobey the ban he issued repeatedly before leaving Dongyi Continent, but that Lei Zeguo dared to suddenly attack and kill his soldiers!
Xiao Shizhu could still distinguish right from wrong. Although Doula crossed the border against the order, the enemy was at fault first, so it was excusable. But then again, he could not just condone Doula.
The military order was like a mountain, and it was ordered not to lead the army across the border. As the military commander, Du Wula had to order and prohibit it. This precedent cannot be set, otherwise Xiao Shizhu will lose his prestige in the army in the future.
On this day, he wanted to 'punish' Du Wula no matter how hard he wanted, and at the same time, he also wanted to give Lei Zeguo some color.
Now Qiu Shuang, who was boarding the ship to say hello, mentioned this matter again, and the anger in Xiao Shizhu's chest reappeared, and once it started to boil.
"Duwula's wish to plead guilty has been sent to Yuque City. The mother of the country has sent a letter telling her how to deal with Duwula. It is up to the lord to decide." Then Qiu Shuang said again.
Finally, we came to the issue that troubled Xiao Shizhu the most. Du Wula’s behavior was excusable, but he couldn’t be rewarded instead of punished.
"What do you think?" Xiao Shizhu, who suppressed his anger after pondering for a long time, asked Qiu Shuang.
In fact, he already had some concerns in his mind, he just wanted to hear his opinion.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Shuang and Dong Yu both turned their heads and looked at each other, seeing the hesitation and slight surprise in each other's eyes.
None of them expected that Xiao Shizhu would be so unexpected, and in an instant he would kick a difficult problem to them as easily as kicking a ball.
After thinking in silence for a moment, Dongyue still remained silent, and Qiu Shuang spoke again, slowly saying to Xiao Shizhu: "I think, although what the ghost general Du Wula did is excusable, the lord has an order after all.
First, she blatantly disobeyed the military orders issued by the lord and deserved to be punished. But now that she has given Lei Zeguo a painful lesson, for the sake of promoting our country’s prestige, the merits and demerits are balanced, and no reward or punishment is the best way."
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As soon as this statement came out, it was exactly what Xiao Shizhu meant. At that moment, he nodded his head without thinking and hummed softly.
"But I don't know if we can let it go like this." After pondering for a while, Xiao Shizhu added: "There is a word in the world called snow hiding, which means intentionally hiding or retaining strength. Du Wula is so good at fighting, so let's put her under
The small Longju Pass, faced with the Leize Kingdom, which has failed to break through our country's passes despite the efforts of the whole country, is overqualified and underused, so I want to hide it temporarily."
After saying this, Xiao Shizhu turned around and looked at Qiu Shuang with a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle's eyes.
His gaze was as sharp as a sword, which made Qiu Shuang's pores suddenly open, causing her to become hot and sweaty, and her heart suddenly palpitated.
After several years of fighting, there was little peace in his eyes, and most of the time there was bloodthirsty desire in his eyes, which always made the ghosts who looked at him feel lingering fear.
"Seeing that everything Du Wula did is excusable, let's transfer her back to Yuque to serve!" Xiao Shizhu said softly after a moment. (To be continued)