Many people in the Central Plains world were watching the war in Cangzhou nervously. For example, Yuan Song, as the second pseudo-emperor, now regrets it.
If we had known that there would be a world alliance, we should not have stepped into the mud with one foot in order to fight for a so-called orthodoxy. Even if we want to kick our legs now, we still have to stick to our feet.
He was worried and sad.
"Father, Tang Wuyuan is also dead."
"I know." Yuan Song raised his head, his voice a little unnatural, "I said earlier that I could cooperate secretly. But this guy is a little more ambitious. He often boasts of being the sixth most powerful person in the world, and he looks down on the cripple from Xishu.
King Xu Shu played him to death, which I expected."
The elder Yuan Chong stood aside and thought for a long time before speaking, with a sense of powerlessness in his tone.
"Then father, once Cangzhou is destroyed, will the people of the Tianxia Alliance turn their guns to deal with the two states of Laiyan?"
"It's very possible. Yan Tang is still imprisoned in Muyun Prefecture...Xu Buyi's side is probably going to use a delaying strategy. After the war in Cangzhou, they should start to formulate a strategy for Laiyan Prefecture."
"I didn't say I agreed or refused, so I just locked up Yan Tang. I remember that Yan Tang was very fond of sex. I heard that he was put into a dungeon some time ago."
Yuan Song closed his eyes, "I don't have enough chips, Xu Buyi doesn't like it. And I found that what I asked for before was a bit too much. No matter what, Xu Buyi will not let me join the Tianxia League. Now that the matter has come to an end, I can only
You can retreat again and again."
"Father, what does it mean to retreat again and again?"
"Using the secret information, let Xu Buyi take a step back and not move to Laiyan and other prefectures within a year."
"One year is too little."
"It's already a lot. Moreover, I have considered the brutality of the Cangzhou war and the exhaustion of all the Allied forces. Otherwise, Xu Buyi will not agree. He will use the power of victory to attack the two states of Laiyan."
"Later, I will write down what happened more than ten years ago into a letter, and you will send someone to Muyunzhou——"
"Father, send another envoy?"
"No. Let Yan Tang do the negotiating. If it were anyone else, the persuasiveness would be 30% lower. Send someone with good martial arts skills to find a way to enter Muyunzhou and send the secret message to Yan Tang."
"In addition, tell Yan Tang that a batch of good armors have just been made here in Laiyan Erzhou. There are about 20,000 pairs of them. They are all tempered and will be given to Xu Buyi."
When he said this, Yuan Song's face felt painful.
"Had I known this, I shouldn't have proclaimed myself emperor when I got the two states of Laiyan and Laiyan. The situation in this troubled world has suddenly changed without even paying attention."
"I, Yuan Song, have actually been teased by God."
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In Muyun State, there is a stone prison in the deepest part of the dungeon.
A jailer just passed by and hurriedly covered his ears.
There is a young man with disheveled hair in the stone prison. Whenever he sees someone coming, he can't stop crying and begging. Ever since the little military advisor Dongfang Jing left, he has been imprisoned in the dungeon for no apparent reason.
The food in the dungeon was full of rotten food, but he even caught and ate mice, which made him suffer for nearly two months.
"I, Yantang, am a famous scholar in Laizhou. How dare you treat me with such contempt!"
The jailer sneered, threw the rotten food in front of the dungeon, and turned around to leave.
"Even if I, Yan Tang, starve to death or die of illness, I will never take a bite of this rotten food!"
After shouting, Yan Tang cried twice, picked up the bowl of rotten food, picked it up with his hands and started eating.
After eating a few more mouthfuls, Yan Tang was startled and slowly pulled out a small animal skin bag from his mouth.
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The front line of the war, the imperial capital of Cangzhou.
"The Queen Mother has given orders to open the south gate! Welcome the Allied troops into the city!" A Cangzhou general stood on the city wall in the early morning and shouted with all his strength.
In fact, no one knew that his body could not help but tremble several times at this moment.
Welcoming the enemy into the city was unthinkable no matter which dynasty it was in. Moreover, those who went to ask for surrender were clearly driven back. In other words, the people on the Allied side did not accept surrender.
Two huge iron doors were slowly pushed open, and a dozen Cangzhou soldiers, like generals, could not stop trembling.
Based on their knowledge, it won't be long before the army of the Tianxia Alliance will attack from the south gate.
Tai Shuyi stood by the city gate and looked at the people and soldiers around him. Among them, there were also many young children playing and playing back and forth. They still had no idea what terrible things were about to happen in the imperial capital of Cangzhou.
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These people will all turn into a handful of charcoal ashes.
There was a wind blowing at the top of the city. Tai Shuyi closed his eyes and felt his heart trembling violently. He didn't like fighting, but when he settled in Yanzhou, his father suddenly changed from an old pen clerk to a man of Yanzhou.
The chief staff officer, and then became the military advisor of the Hebei Army. Finally, the Queen Mother told him that his father was not from the Central Plains, and he was not from the Central Plains.
When he was young, Rouran people often came to Yanzhou to plunder horses, cattle, sheep, or young women from Yanzhou. Every time he heard about it, he would follow Xiang Yong and ride out of the city carrying an iron sword made of five taels of silver.
, like the Diaoyaoerlang in the Central Plains, bravely killing the foreigners.
Although he is not from the Central Plains, he has always... grown up eating wheat noodles from Yanzhou.
"Uncle scholar, can you help me fold the paper kite? If you fold the paper kite, they will play with me." Just as Tai Shuyi was thinking, a girl with braids ran over with a red face.
"I'll fold it for you."
After folding the kite, Tai Shuyi looked up at the sky for a long time. Then, the scholar took off his black robe, wearing only plain clothes, and rode out of the city alone.
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Outside the south city gate, there is the allied camp less than ten miles away, and the main tent is crowded with people.
"What is the Demon Queen going to do?" Zuo Shiren gritted his teeth, "We don't mean to surrender. It's better for her to open all the city gates now."
"Could it be that I invite you to enter the urn?" Zhao Di pondered for a while, "I'm worried that there must be a conspiracy in the city. The Demon Queen knows that with the current strength of the imperial capital and its shattered morale, it is impossible to hold it for long."
"Brother Xu, what do you think?" Zuo Shiren thought for a while, then turned to look at Xu Mu next to him.
As early as two days ago, through the great use of the wooden kite, Xu Mu had discovered that inside the imperial capital, preparations were being made for a plan to fire the city. If the army penetrated deeply, as Zhao Di said, if they really invited you to enter the urn, many people from the Allied forces would die.
But in fact, if you want to use the city of fire tactic, there is no need to expose yourself like this. Instead, it is most appropriate to pretend to be defeated when you are holding firm.
"It's a bit like an empty city strategy."
"Brother Xu, what's the empty city plan?"
"It's meant to be a bluff. But I feel that the Demon Queen must have other means. When our allies sneak in, they will be fooled."
Mu Yuan's spying has basically grasped the enemy's situation in the city. Xu Mu is confident that he can resolve the plan of burning the city or the layout of the troops.
"Inside the city? Wait." Xu Mu suddenly frowned.
After surrounding Cangzhou, they kept their eyes on the city. For example, in order to observe the enemy's situation in the city, he even used wooden kites to spy.
"Yu Wen, have you met Ning Wu?"
"Intelligence said that Ning Wu had joined forces with the Cangzhou army. But when they were attacking the enemy... they didn't seem to see it."
Ning Wu is the guard of Xinyue Pass. Previously, he was far away from Yucheng where Yu Wen was stationed.
"My lord, we have scouts all over the area near the imperial capital. We have been scouting for a long time, but there is no sign of any enemy. Furthermore, there are only ten thousand troops left in Ningwu, even if they are really hiding outside the city.
Nothing can be done."
"Don't underestimate the enemy." Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. He suddenly felt that the matter of the Fire City Plan was not that simple.
He was not sure whether Ning Wu was in the city or not. Judging from the past situation, this person was not a mediocre general. Even when facing Dongfang Jing, he was not at a disadvantage.
"Brother Xu, if you follow my advice, it's better to send a few battalions of troops to enter the city and take advantage of it." Zuo Shiren said in a serious voice.
"If the number of people is small, it will have no effect. If the number of people is large, there is a risk of being ambushed." Xu Mu did not speak, but Zhao Di had already jumped in to speak.
"Report——"
In the Chinese army tent, while they were having a hurried discussion, a general suddenly ran in at an inappropriate time.
"Report to the leader of the alliance and all the state kings. Outside the camp, there is a man on horseback from the imperial capital named Tai Shuyi, saying that he has something important to tell me."