When Ma Dacai came back from riding, he was dirty, his hair was spread out, and there were four or five bird droppings stuck to his head.
"The helmsman doesn't know that when I landed, I fell into the wolf's den and was almost picked up." Ma Dacai took a breath, took the tea, and drank a few sips quickly.
"I even overturned the tiger's den, you are so useless." Si Hu's tone was a little sour.
"Sihu, when you pushed me, you were so strong that I almost died of fright——"
"Let's get down to business." Yin Hu said calmly.
Wearing an animal skin mask all day long, and being the leader of Xu Mu's secret guard, Yin Hu is quite powerful among Xia'er.
Listening to Yin Hu speak, Ma Da softened his expression and his voice became serious.
"Following the helmsman's instructions, when I flew over from the Imperial Capital, I didn't close my eyes. I saw many of the Demon Queen's soldiers collecting firewood near the south gate of the Imperial Capital City."
"Firewood?"
"Yes, there are probably a lot of flammable materials. They are well hidden. If I missed a few glances, I wouldn't have noticed them at all."
"Where is the military strength?"
"Except for the south gate, the number of people in the other three gates of the imperial capital is very even."
Outside the south gate is the Allied camp. When the time comes, Zuo Shiren will launch a strong attack from this direction.
"Ma Dacai, when you looked over, were there any Tibetan troops near the imperial capital?"
Ma Dacai thought for a moment and shook his head, "Master, no. The entire imperial capital has been surrounded tightly."
Xu Mu nodded silently.
According to what Ma Dacai said, without the Tibetan army and those flammable things, there is only one possibility. The Demon Queen will set up a fire plan in the city in advance.
By then, not only the Allied troops would be burned to death, but also many soldiers in Cangzhou who were kept in the dark, and even the common people.
The Demon Queen will definitely not tie herself up in a cocoon, and will leave the imperial capital quickly. As for the way to leave the imperial capital, it is most likely to be a secret passage leading outside the city.
"This woman is so vicious." After listening to Xu Mu's analysis, Yin Hu's voice was full of hatred.
"Fights between trapped animals are often the most terrifying."
"Fortunately, the helmsman made the wooden kite, otherwise, it would have been a catastrophe for us. The helmsman, we need to report it to the friendly forces at the foot of the mountain immediately."
"Of course." Xu Mu pondered for a while, "I also have another plan to make the emperor defeat himself."
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Cangzhou, the imperial capital.
Standing on the city wall, looking at the dense allied camp outside the city, Su Demon Empress had a hint of coldness on her face.
She heard about it, and even Xu Buyi came to the front line. Everyone in the world knew that she only had the last capital city left. Once the capital city was destroyed, her power would cease to exist.
"Your Majesty, the scouts just came to report that there was a strange big bird flying in the sky."
"What big bird? Tai Shuyi, do you want to say it's a bad omen?"
"It's not..." Tai Shuyi sighed.
"It would be great if I could fly like a bird, taking my child with me and flying out of Cangzhou." Su Demon Empress smiled faintly.
"Queen Mother, people don't have wings."
"Stop talking about this." Demon Queen Su shook her head, "How did you go about the things I asked you to prepare?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the collected kerosene and various flammable materials are all ready. Most of them are placed in the direction of the south gate... However, if this happens, the people in the city will also suffer -
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Tai Shuyi stopped talking and didn't say any more. He suddenly discovered that from the beginning, he didn't like fighting. Even though he learned a lot of military tactics from his father, he still didn't like it.
Fighting is not a happy thing.
"Don't the people of the Central Plains like to die for their country? This is just right. If this plan is successful and the Allies are trapped, they will have the opportunity to leave Cangzhou and gather troops again."
"The situation on your father's side is already bad."
"The Beidi army in Hezhou and Tuoba Hu also began to retreat."
Tai Shuyi was silent, his body trembling slightly.
"It's a fight to the death. Xu Buyi blocked my two most critical moves, and my defeat has already appeared on the chessboard. I said before that the real victory is not in Cangzhou."
The Demon Queen raised her head and her voice was extremely pitiful.
"As a helpless woman, I can only do this."
"Queen Mother, those people outside the city who are asking for surrender."
"Mo Li, it's just stalling for time. Now Xu Buyi is here too. To tell you the truth, I was still hesitant about forcing Xu Buyi to show up. After all, you also know that he has always been able to create miracles."
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"The Queen Mother is afraid that he will find out."
"I made the most perfect cover-up, and with the high walls and thick walls of the Imperial City, he couldn't find anything. Of course he would think that I was fighting a trapped beast."
"But in fact, I will leave the city soon. This capital city should be burned down. The weather has been extremely dry these days, and the dense forests outside the city are covered. It is impossible to say that it will burn into a blazing fire. Like Xu Buyi,
Zuo Shiren, as well as the South China Sea Alliance, should all die here."
"They're all forcing me. I never like fire. The sister I met died in the sea of fire."
The Demon Queen lowered her head and sighed for a long time.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, many aristocratic families from all over the country have secretly written letters saying that as long as the Queen Mother comes over, they will still regard Your Majesty as their emperor."
"It's just the ambition of a pack of wolves. Tai Shuyi, you have to understand that in this world, if there are people from the Central Plains who are strong and strong, there will be dogs from the Central Plains who are weak and weak. They will never change."
"Queen Mother, I understand."
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Outside the imperial capital, there were thousands of people kneeling. After kneeling for a day and a night, some people finally couldn't stand it any longer. First of all, it was the rich gentry who pretended to be fainted and had their servants carry them back to the city.
According to Zuo Shiren's instructions, the Dongling soldiers of the first battalion marched to the place where they were asked to surrender and kneel down, holding their swords coldly.
"Within a stick of incense, if you don't retreat, you will be killed!"
"We are waiting for the sake of the country! It doesn't matter if we die!" An old minister frowned.
General Dong Ling smiled solemnly and asked people to pull out the old minister.
"Who are you?"
"Wang Shi, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, third grade. I advise you all not to rebel."
"Have you ever heard of Yang Xiu?"
"I heard that one of the three veterans who came to Cangzhou to remonstrate with His Majesty..."
"How do you feel compared to him?"
The old minister was trembling and did not dare to answer.
"He is an official of all ages who has eyes, but you, in the eyes of people like me, are just a blind old man who works as a talisman! You are just relying on a bit of official prestige and want to risk your life to gamble on wealth.
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"The world will decide for itself!" The old minister gritted his teeth.
"The decision lies in the heart of the people." General Pi didn't waste any time, he just drew his sword and chopped off the old minister's arm.
The veteran screamed and couldn't hold it anymore. He was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled back. He called his servants to pick him up and ran back to the city.
Perhaps Xiao Pi was trying to scare the monkeys. Many of the people who had been kneeling to ask for surrender had traces of fear on their faces.