"The King of Zhuzhou died in battle." Xu Mu, who also received the information, suddenly realized that something was not good. Under the general situation, there was no problem in attacking Cangzhou. But what he was most afraid of was that something would happen again.
"How is Zuo Shiren doing now?"
A scout who delivered the message hurriedly replied, "We are not afraid. We are boosting morale and mobilizing the army to storm the city gate."
"I know." Xu Mu nodded.
Almost all of the Demon Queen's elite troops are deployed in the last ten cities. This battle is expected to take some time.
"Six Heroes, other information."
Yin Hu suddenly appeared, "The war in Hebei has begun. Spring has just begun. The king of Yuzhou has already ordered his troops and horses to prepare to attack Dieshi Pass."
"When did this information come out?"
"It should have been five days ago. The latest information, Night Owl has not yet been sent."
Xu Mu was silent for a while, "Where is it in Hezhou?"
"Nothing unusual happened."
"Qingzhou."
"Tang Wuyuan ordered his troops and horses, saying that he wanted King Qin to kill the thieves. In the name of saving the royal family, he also contacted many forces, and his momentum was somewhat alarming."
"It's just that the thunder is loud and the raindrops are light."
On Tang Wuyuan's side, Zuo Shiren had already taken precautions and left a force of troops to block him on the only way.
In addition, over at Yucheng, Yu Wen also sent a letter. In the letter, he asked whether, with the war in Cangzhou, Xinyueguan was almost an isolated city, should we go out to attack.
Xu Mu refused. The current situation is not clear yet. At least, the Demon Queen still has many secrets that have not been exposed. He does not want to throw all his effective forces into the battle.
"By the way, my lord, there is another letter. It was delivered to Shuzhou some time ago and was transferred from Shuzhou yesterday."
"Sent to Shuzhou?" Xu Mu was stunned.
"There is no signature of the sender. It only says that it will be delivered to the lord in person."
Xu Mu took the letter and found that it was already wrinkled. God knows how difficult the journey of this letter was.
If it is sent to Shuzhou, it means it is far away. If not, it should be sent to Muyunzhou.
Opening the envelope quietly, Xu Mu's face gradually became shocked. Until finally, with an almost cold face, he tore the envelope into pieces.
Si Hu hurriedly grabbed the shredded paper and buried it in several places.
After finishing his work, he walked back with a relaxed look and spoke in a low voice.
"Brother Mu, what's wrong?"
"nothing."
After spitting out only two words, Xu Mu fell into deep thought for a while. The content of the letter was really shocking. And he didn't expect that his old friend would keep such a secret.
For a moment, Xu Mu fell into deep thought again.
…
"How are Xu Buyi's men and horses doing now?" Wearing her warrior armor, the Demon Queen stood firmly at the top of the city. What she was most worried about in her heart was the Xishu side.
"We crossed the river earlier and have been launching strong attacks in the north. However, our soldiers are extremely tenacious and the city gates are still firmly defended."
Demon Empress Su was silent for a moment, and finally nodded. Then, she raised her eyes and looked around at the fighting under the city wall.
"Don't be anxious, this war will take a turn for the better soon."
"Queen Mother, what kind of turning point is there?"
Demon Empress Su did not answer, but her beautiful eyes suddenly showed a hint of radiance.
"Do you feel that something is missing in this Central Plains land?"
"Queen Mother, please forgive me for being stupid."
"Eagle." Queen Mother Su smiled, "I know that there are also eagles in the Central Plains, but what I mean is that they are the kind of eagles that dare to compete with the sky."
The general in front of me was promoted from the ranks and was a rough guy. I didn't understand it for a while.
"In the sky of the Central Plains, there should be eagles spreading their wings. In this world, in addition to those who are willing to serve the king, I also have other helpers."
"Let me end this troubled world myself."
…
"This troubled world must be over." At the top of Hezhou City, a young man wearing robes and armor stood coldly in the wind and suddenly said to himself.
After standing there for a long time, he took steps and walked steadily down the city wall.
"General Chang, a letter from my lord."
Chang Jiulang took it, did not open it, tore it into pieces, and then threw it into the wind.
"General Chang?" The general who delivered the letter looked a little confused.
"Come here." Chang Jiulang said with a smile.
General Pi took two steps closer in confusion. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his body and realized that at some point, General Chang in front of him had stabbed a dagger into his chest.
"Sending an order, the rebel general Wang Fang secretly communicated with Beidi and led the enemy fifty miles into the pass. All officers and men, follow me out of the pass to kill the enemy!" Chang Jiulang took back his dagger and suddenly shouted angrily.
The recent generals did not understand. Among them, there were many who had doubts and asked questions. For example, those old soldiers and generals who had guarded Hezhou without retreating.
"General Chang, what do you mean? When my old general passed away, he said that the army cannot leave the border at will -"
Chang Jiulang had a cold face and stabbed the dagger into General Lao Pi's belly. General Lao Pi coughed up blood and fell down with bulging eyes.
Behind him, many old soldiers were guarding him, roaring angrily, drawing their swords and charging forward.
"Surround and kill the rebels."
Chang Jiulang had no expression on his face, stretched out his finger, and pointed forward coldly.
"If anyone misses our military plane again, they will be killed immediately! Listen to my order, I have a good plan in mind. If I go out of the city to ambush, I will surely gain something. Your military merits will be improved."
"Gather your troops and leave the city!"
For a time, nearly 40,000 defenders gathered in Hezhou. Many people were urged to run out of the city by their generals before they understood what was happening.
Of course, this is obviously different from the defensive strategy of veteran general Lian Yong. Along the way, each military formation continued to raise questions, causing the military morale to continue to weaken.
Riding on the horse, Chang Jiulang turned a deaf ear.
In his consideration, these more than 40,000 defenders were like abandoned sons.
"March, continue marching, we will set up an ambush near Wangzhou."
…
Goshawks were circling in the sky, and under the eagle's gaze, long black formations were moving forward, following the direction of the Central Plains.
"We've arrived at Yongguan. I'm waiting on the other side of the Central Plains. There's already a covert, cutting off the Jiren outpost's exploration." On top of a tall horse with gold armor, there was a majestic middle-aged man wearing a gold medal on his head.
Wearing a felt hat and a gilt cloak depicting an eagle, he holds a golden riding whip in one hand and holds a golden knife in his other hand.
From a distance, it seemed that there were only a few people following the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man suddenly stopped his horse and looked at Yongguan in front of him.
He smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, Li Poshan, the number one general in Daji back then, died here."
"It's a pity that such a hero was killed by a coward from the Central Plains."
"That's right, there is no virtue in punishing people!"
"This huge land in the Central Plains should be inhabited by those who are able to do so. My people, the Eagles of the Grassland, will seize this unforgettable land of thousands of miles with me!"
"Tenggri!"
The golden sword was drawn out and pointed directly in the direction of Hezhou.
"Roar!"
On the horizon, silhouettes of people riding one after another suddenly galloped out, holding scimitars and carrying horse bows. Above the thousands of horses galloping, their iron hooves trampled the green grass, and even the white clouds in the sky seemed to be shaken away.