"My king, Chao Yi, the general of the wolf clan, led his six thousand wolf battalion and escaped from the city overnight and has disappeared without a trace!"
After receiving the news, Xu Mu smiled bitterly, and then sighed with difficulty. For the past few days, he and the generals sat in the palace, waiting carefully. Finally, bad news came.
"He must have fled out of fear of crime." Sun Xun said with a cold face, "I'm afraid he will fall into the cold again. I told you before, this man is an ignorant white-eyed wolf! The traitor inside Shuzhou must be him
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"Sun Xun, don't say anything anymore." Xu Mu raised his hand with difficulty, his face full of anger.
"When the remaining generals arrive in Chengdu, I will discuss the matter of conquering Liang."
"Faliang..."
All the generals present looked shocked.
"My lord, it's almost winter now."
Xu Mu didn't answer, turned around, and walked inside with a somewhat lonely figure.
At this time, the generals who stayed in the palace didn't know what to do for a moment. They couldn't sit down or walk. In the end, Han Jiu swallowed and opened his mouth.
"Everyone, my lord is worried because we are not living up to expectations. Regardless of whether we want to fight against the cold or not, I, Han Jiu, will be the first to follow my lord!"
"Damn it, that wolf traitor!"
…
Yuguan front line.
Chen Zhong was so angry that he led hundreds of personal guards and rushed into the walled city overnight.
"Where's Chao Yi!"
"General Chen, Chao Yi and his six thousand wolf battalion have fled! The Lord has sent ten thousand light cavalry to kill them behind!"
Chen Zhong frowned. He had been in Yuguan for a long time, not far from the front line. On normal days, he would come over occasionally to have a drink and chat with Chao Yi. In his heart, he felt that this little general of the wolf tribe should be a righteous man.
He is a true man, not a slut.
"My lord has an order, asking General Chen to collect the baggage within seven days, return to Yuguan as appropriate, and guard the gate of Shuzhou."
"Got it."
"General Chen, Chao Yi's rebellion has caused all the intelligence on our Shuzhou front line to be leaked. General Chen is ordered to be in danger this time, so please be extremely careful."
After the military officer finished speaking, he clasped his fists at Chen Zhong, then hurriedly got on his horse and hurried back in the direction of Yuguan.
Chen Zhong raised his head, looked at the yellow sand and sky in the distance of the walled city, and fell into deep thought.
The country is in turmoil, but there are only a few companions.
…
In the night.
The habitat of the Bingzhou wolf camp ushered in an interrogation. More than fifty wolf tribe members fell to their knees on the ground, struggling like crazy.
He was probably gagged, but couldn't shout anything.
"Raise your sword to respect God!"
The beheaded Shuzhou soldier raised his sword high, drank half a bowl of wine, and sprayed it on the blade.
"cut!"
No screams could be heard. In front of the wolf tribe's habitat, there were piles of severed heads. A group of wild dogs came and took advantage of the people's unpreparedness. They quickly picked up seven or eight heads and ran towards the mountains.
"My king has an order to surround this place. After three days, these criminals will be sent to Nanlin County to work as coolies to open up wasteland."
"Collect revenue!"
Beside the forest at night, several figures were hiding. After looking at them for a long time, they moved around and disappeared using Qinggong.
…
The palace in Chengdu City was filled with generals and generals.
Xu Mu sat on the throne and remained silent for a long time before he stood up and walked to the sand table for the deduction.
"Everyone, there is only one month left before winter begins."
"My lord, this is not a good time to cut off the cold weather." Fan Lu, who had just returned, hurriedly spoke to persuade him.
"It's not that I want to attack Liang, but that the Liang people are pressing forward step by step. The crisis in our Shuzhou has reached a point where we cannot delay it."
All the generals present were silent. Many people had vaguely heard about the wolf general Chao Yi's rebellion against Shuzhou.
As a general in Shuzhou, if Chao Yi surrenders to the enemy at this time, one can imagine how serious the information he will bring will be.
"Don't panic, everyone, I have already made preparations." Xu Mu said coldly again, "Although I am a little anxious, it is not too late now."
"Lord, what do you say?"
"Forty thousand Shuzhou troops, 40,000 Muyunzhou reinforcements, plus reinforcements from other routes, totaling 120,000 people. As for the war horses, there are only a lot more. Originally, I did not want to use these troops.
But considering Chao Yi’s rebellion, cavalry generals are scarce, and the Liang people in the northwest are good at cavalry warfare on the ground.”
Xu Mu paused his voice and his face grew colder. The generals below all looked attentive.
"If your guess is correct, with the large number of cavalry camps, the Liang people are very likely to have a big cavalry battle with us. Don't worry, I told you that I have been prepared for it."
"In a few days, General Wen of Muyun Province will mobilize his troops and return. This time, I only hope that you all can work together to defeat Liangzhou!"
"My lord, I have too few cavalry camps in Shuzhou." Fan Lu hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Don't worry, compared to Liangzhou, it's just a lot more -"
Xu Mu paused and immediately changed his subject.
"I will make a final decision on the specific general matters when the other generals return to Chengdu. In the past few days, you will stay in Chengdu. If nothing happens, you will take more of the troops from your headquarters to the training ground to prepare for the war.
state."
"Si Hu, go to the kitchen later and tell Xi Niang and the others to prepare more meat to reward the generals——"
despair.
Si Hu in the corner suddenly looked shocked when he heard his name was called. A round object in his hand suddenly fell to the ground and rolled into the middle of the hall.
At this time, the sky was turning into night, and the round thing gave off a clear fluorescent luster, reflecting the whole palace, which was really beautiful.
"Si Hu, I said, you can't take the things that others give to me!"
Xu Mu's face was startled, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and picked up the night pearl.
Si Hu suppressed his expression, turned around, and ran out quickly.
Xu Mu sighed and quickly put away the Night Pearl, "It's already dark, please help yourself. I will ask the kitchen to send you meat and wine to reward the generals later."
"Thank you, my king."
Fan Lu, who stayed at the end, did not leave the palace immediately. He neither stood nor sat down.
"Fan Lu, do you have anything else to do?"
"My lord...General Xiaolang, will he be framed? I've had wine with him, and he doesn't look like a thief."
Xu Mu didn't answer for a long time. Finally, he stretched out his hand and plucked Fan Lu's beard hard.
"It hurts, it hurts! Master, stop it, I've been growing a thick beard since I was ten years old! Even my father wouldn't dare to pull my beard!"
"Fan Lu, remember. Sometimes what you see may not be true. Sometimes you think it is fake, but it turns out to be real."
Xu Mu smiled and spread his hands. There was no hair on his palms.
"Lord, I don't understand."
"Fan Lu, do you know where the Yingye Pearl can be found?" At this time, Jia Zhou walked out of the rear compartment with a smile on his crutches.
"Just give me money?"
Jia Zhou shook his head, "No, it's hard to buy it with a thousand pieces of gold. In the world, only the largest Fuxun tribe of the Xiqiang people outside Yumen Pass, King Fuxun, has one, and he regards it as a treasure of the clan."
"Then, why is it in the master's hands?"
"Of course it's fake." Xu Mu smiled, "I have an old friend...forget it, I figured it out myself and made a fake Yingye Pearl."