The wind and rain outside the ship are still the same, but a little lighter than before; and the thunder and lightning that tirelessly tore through the dark night have also gone away.
On the vast Minghai Sea, the turbulent waves and giant waves that were still roaring became relatively calm as the wind and rain gradually subsided. However, the sky and the earth were still gray, filled with a strong evil spirit, which made
Baigui feels more comfortable.
The lush vegetation on the island was still swaying left and right under the wind and rain, dripping water constantly. The water droplets fell on the ground and fell on every bluestone road on the three islands, making a crackling sound.
Over the past few years, this place has developed into three densely populated towns. On each island, you can see a layer of tall houses and courtyards, standing on the hilly slopes of the island's peaks.
Thousands of hectares of fertile land at the foot of the mountain allow the three islands to not only be self-sufficient, but also provide military supplies to other areas of Jiuyou Kingdom.
In the port surrounded by three islands, Gongyuan's flagship was still parked in it, but it no longer swayed so much after the wind and rain subsided.
In the cabin, the centipede beads inlaid on the tree-shaped bronze lamps emitted a faint soft light, spreading to every corner of the cabin. After Xiao Shizhu said that, he moved his eyes from Qiu Shuang's face.
Opened, it fell on Dongyue's face with delicate features.
Dongyue, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but raise her eyes, looked at Xiao Shizhu, and then slowly looked away.
"But Longju Pass is not a dispensable place. When Duwu La comes back, someone else has to take over her to guard the pass." After saying this, Xiao Shizhu paused, but his eyes were still on Dongyue's face.
Swirl up and down.
He had already calculated in his mind that he wanted to transfer Du Wula away from Dongyi Continent for another purpose, so that other ghosts would feel that he had punished Du Wula and would not dare to disobey his military orders again.
But after Duwu La left, someone else had to take care of Longjuguan. A kid who just graduated from the academy cannot bear this important task. Only veterans like Dongyue, although their faces have lasted for thousands of years, they still look the same.
He has small facial features and a little bit of embarrassment on his face.
She looks a bit childish, but Dongyue's heart has already matured. She is not only cautious in doing things, but also thoughtful and can always handle the tasks at hand in an orderly manner. Only such a ghost officer can shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding Longju Pass.
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Seeing that Xiao Shizhu's eyes had not moved away from her face, Dongyue thought secretly: "Could it be that the master wants me to guard the gate?".
She was not afraid to guard the border, nor did she want to shirk the task of leaving her hometown that required a long journey to a distant place. She was just making a curious guess.
"Dongyue, you go." As expected, Xiao Shizhu spoke again in just a moment.
Dongyue, whose face was still calm, said to herself when she answered the call: "Sure enough, this job fell on me.".
After saying that, a touch of pride arose in my heart.
"Longjuguan is now a border fortress in our country, and it is also the planting base of our country's dragon's grass. Dragon's grass has the effect of strengthening the muscles and bones of beast souls, and can strengthen our cavalry mounts. Leave such a place to no one
Any kid with battlefield experience and management experience
I really don't feel at ease to take care of it." Xiao Shizhu, whose eyes softened a little and was no longer so sharp, walked to the cabin and sat down with his head on the desk, then looked at Dongyue and said slowly: "This is me too.
The reason why I sent you here specially from Danshui County."
Dongyue nodded her head silently, with a little pride and pride appearing on her face.
There are not many ghosts who can gain the trust of Xiao Shizhu; especially after he has experienced many assassinations and battles, Xiao Shizhu's inner suspicion has not diminished but increased. He can leave a frontier like Longju Pass to Dongyue to take care of
, on the contrary, it is an expression of trust. It is also the reason why Dongyue feels proud and proud.
"Danshui County is now fully stable, and keeping you in Danshui is overqualified. Although the Longjuguan area is a war zone with many dangers, only a capable minister like you can take on this important task." At this point, he paused.
Xiao Shizhu, who paused, finally slowly moved his gaze away and looked at Qiu Shuang beside Dongyue: "
I originally wanted Qiu Shuang to go, but Sanxing Island is also a top priority, forming a mutual echo with Shuoyue and Heilong Island. It is the northern gate of our country, and it must be guarded by capable ghosts that I trust.
Therefore, Qiu Shuang continues to stick to Sanxing Island. As for Longju Pass, I will get rid of you Dongyue."
"No." Dongyue and Qiu Shuang responded together again.
"Tomorrow morning, Dongyue will follow Gongyuan's fleet to Dongyi Continent. Land from Shanwan in the south. Lin Cong will arrange ghost soldiers to escort you to Longju Pass. But still don't fight across the border. How to
I am free to make arrangements for dealing with and retaliating against Lei Zeguo." Having said this, Xiao Shizhu pondered for a moment, his eyes twitching as he wondered what he was thinking about.
After a while, he then said categorically to Qiu Shuang: "At the same time, you will arrange for me to leave Sanxing Island early tomorrow morning, and Hu Ji asked her to leave two days later."
Xiao Shizhu had made all the arrangements and should leave and return to the capital. However, he still had no interest in Tu Yaoqing and was still unwilling to go with her again...
Fenglinzhou, outside Xuanyuan City.
A heavily armed Fengdu army was filing out of the city amidst the black snowflakes falling from the sky, heading south silently.
There were snowflakes all over the sky, and the flags of the Beiyin Dynasty that stood in the army were rolling and fluttering in the cold wind howling like a tiger, and they kept rattling.
At the front of this army, the leader was none other than Ji Meng. With a solemn expression, he was riding on the back of a strange beast that looked like a tiger and had a pair of wings on its back. He held the reins in one hand and held the reins in the other.
Hanging on the handle of the long knife at the waist.
In this snowy night, he led his troops out of the city. On the surface, he was going to inspect other places, but in fact, he had another mission.
Since the collapse of the Xiong Kingdom, the remnants of the Xiong Kingdom's army have been reduced to pieces, hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, guarding the main roads of the mountain streams and becoming the 'mountain kings.'
Today we will ambush the Fengdu Army's supplies and rob the Fengdu Army's supplies every day. Although the threat is not great, it still annoys the Fengdu Army.
What makes Ji Meng even more troubled is that the existence of these remnants has made the surviving citizens of the Xiong Kingdom still have the belief in stubborn resistance deep in their hearts.
They were always unwilling to be obedient citizens of the Northern Yin Dynasty, and Ji Meng could still see that.
For this reason, Ji Meng wanted to bring despair to these dead people and the erratic remnants of the Bear Nation. To do this, he had to massacre all the remnants of the Bear Nation army without leaving any survivors.
Including those ghosts who support and secretly protect the remnants of the Xiong Kingdom Army, they must be killed without leaving any trace.
In this way, he would kill one person and serve as a warning to others, severely deterring the Xiong Kingdom's subjugated people and the other ghost people in Fenglin Continent. At the same time, it would also convey a message to them: If you don't become obedient citizens of the Northern Yin Dynasty, you will die!
But it is not an easy task to catch these remnants of the Xiong Army who are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests. The dragons are always seen but not seen, and they are all broken into pieces. The target is not obvious.
After thinking about it, the clever Ji Meng realized that he was a thorn in the side of the remnants of the Xiong Nation Army and always wanted to get rid of him quickly. Then he could use himself as bait to attract the remnants of the Xiong Nation Army.
Therefore, half a month ago, he inadvertently let the news go out and announced that he had received the imperial edict from Emperor Fengdu and that he would be patrolling all over Fenglin Continent in the near future.
He firmly believed that the news would reach the ears of those who had remnants of the Bear Country in a short period of time. However, in order to ensure that the news would not be suspected by his opponents, he did not announce the specific time.
It was not until a few days ago that he asked some of the Fengdu troops in Xuanyuan City to pack their bags and act as if they were going on a long journey.
Ji Meng was worthy of being a famous general of the Northern Yin Dynasty, and he knew that words were worse than actions. As long as some sergeants started to pack their bags, plus the news that had been deliberately released before, the remnants of Xiong's army would definitely take action.
Sure enough, not long after his sergeants began to pack their bags, there were people in the city who had lost their lives in the Bear Kingdom, and they spread the news.
Ji Meng, who was observing secretly, knew that the time had come to lead his troops out of the city suddenly tonight.
The Fengdu Army, which had left Xuanyuan City, marched with Ji Meng in the snow. The snow in early winter was not too heavy, so the march was not very difficult. It was just that the cold snowflakes fell in large numbers and sprinkled on the iron armor of the sergeants.
Some soldiers could not help but shudder while wearing armor.
However, most of these Fengdu soldiers couldn't figure out why Ji Meng had to leave the city in the middle of the night. Could it be that he couldn't even wait until dawn?
Thinking of this, and listening to the howling north wind in their ears, they began to miss the stove and warm quilt in the barracks.
Ji Meng, who was riding the beast at the front of the team, didn't have so many distracting thoughts in his mind.
His long eyes looked through the snowflakes falling in the north wind, looking ahead to the south.
In the darkness far in front of you, there is a mountain gorge running north to south. In this valley, which is more than ten miles long, the walls on both sides are steep and precipitous. In the valley, there are lush trees and flowers, streams forming rivers and stalagmites standing there, so the terrain is complex.
Easy to defend but difficult to attack, it is a natural barrier to protect the south of Xuanyuan City.
Ji Meng got the information, and it was said that the remnants of the Xiong Army were gathered in that area, and the leader was none other than Zhuan Xu, the late daughter of the First Lady, who had escaped from Xuanyuan City in one step.
According to some rumors, the person following Zhuan Xu was Ying Long, the general of the Xiong Kingdom who Ji Meng had been looking for.
This valley is the first stop of Ji Meng's plan.
If the intelligence is correct, then at this time, many remnants of the Xiong Army should have gathered in the entire valley, hiding behind the vegetation in the darkness of night, waiting for the arrival of Fengdu Army and Ji Meng.
Thinking of this, Ji Meng was not frightened nor panicked at all, and his face remained calm.
After taking the beast a few steps forward, Ji Meng slowly turned back and looked at the army behind him. With the light of the torch in the sergeant's hand, he could see the meandering convoy in the army.
Every car in the convoy is a boxy car surrounded by iron walls. It looks like an iron box!
And what is contained inside is the despair that makes the remaining members of the Xiong Nation Army feel desperate.
[Centipede Bead - an orb that emits light at night; Volume 5 of "Jian Hu Ji" records: During the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a bridge in Wujin, Jiangsu Province. People who rested on it would get sick and die. The residents were very panicked and could not understand the mystery.
Later, several Hu people came and found poisonous insects entrenched under the bridge. They built an iron cage with a mechanism inside. The cage was covered with silk brocade and placed cooked chickens. They carried it under the bridge in the evening. People stayed away from it.
, for fear of offending the poisonous insects, the barbarians secretly monitored them. When the poisonous insects came at night, they were like wind and rain, and after a long time the momentum weakened. When they opened the cage at dawn, they found a giant centipede several feet long coiled in the cage, with its centipedes wrapped in silk brocade.
The Hu man cut open its head with a knife and took out a huge pearl. Then he cut open the centipede and found a pearl on each foot. These one hundred and one pearls became rare treasures, namely centipede pearls.] (Unfinished