"Isn't it the earth dragon turning over? Is it another more terrifying disaster?" Ji Xun was surprised and incredulous, "What other disaster could it be? Let me tell you."
"I'm just guessing right now. Only by going to that mountain to see can I be sure." Shen Yue said, pointing to the towering mountain in the distance.
"Okay." Ji Xun nodded, "Sun Da, go and bring Yu Yu's horse over." Ji Xun ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness." Ji Xun responded and went to fetch Shen Yuyu's horse.
"Yu Yu, get on the horse." Ji Xun said with a princess hug, and put Shen Yu Yu on the horse's back. "If you can't walk, you can ride a horse." Shen Yu Yu didn't object and sat firmly on the soft saddle. Fortunately, It has been cloudy and comfortable for the past few days, and there is no sun. "Your Highness, I will lead the horse." Sun Daodao said.
"No, I'll just come." Ji Xun said, already leading the horse forward.
Sun Da stood there stunned for a while. He didn't expect that His Highness the Night King doted on his wife so much and was happy to be the princess' groom. It was admirable.
Along the way, Shen Yuyu did not forget to observe the surrounding terrain. Unfortunately, there were mountains and forests and thatch everywhere, and there were no clues.
I don’t know how far I walked, but I followed the path shaded by shrubs until I reached the foot of the mountain, where Shen Yue dismounted.
After arriving here, it was difficult for the horse to get up. At this time, Shen Yuyu pointed to a bush and said to Ji Xun, "Ah Xun, can this bush be pulled out?"
"Yes." Ji Xun easily pushed aside the bushes.
"Yu Yu, what are you looking at?" Ji Xun asked strangely when he saw Shen Yu Yu inspecting the rocks under the bushes.
"Look at these rocks." Shen Yuyu replied, and then she asked the three of them to walk some distance up the mountain and look at the various rock materials covered by the soil.
After looking at several places in a row, Shen Yue's expression became heavy.
"I'm generally sure." Shen Yue said, pointing to the top of the mountain, "But Ah Xun, just to be cautious, go and see if the top of the mountain is sunken inward?"
"Okay." Ji Xun responded, and did not leave immediately. Instead, he carefully helped Shen Yuyu sit down, "Yuyu, rest here for a while, I will be back soon.'
Shen Yuyu was indeed tired. After resting half-leaning for a while, Ji Xun came back sweating profusely.
"Yu Yu's guess was quite accurate. The top of the mountain is indeed concave inwards." Ji Xun replied.
"In this case, it is absolutely certain." Shen Yue looked up at the top of the mountain, "There is a crater there, and it seems that the volcano will erupt soon.
"Volcano?" Ji Xun looked confused.
There is no record of volcanic eruptions in the Great Zhou Kingdom. Perhaps this volcano has been dormant for thousands of years and no one has ever seen it erupt.
So Ji Xun was completely confused when he heard the word "volcano".
Shen Yuyu didn't know how to explain it to Ji Xun, so he thought for a while and said:
"Ah Xun has seen what iron looks like when it melts? When a volcano erupts, countless molten iron-like magma will be spewed out from the crater, and the temperature can be as high as more than a thousand degrees."
"Look here?" Shen Yuegu pointed to the rocks covered with soil, "The entire mountain here was formed after the magma erupted from the ground cooled."
“At that time, magma will violently erupt from the ground, forming countless fireballs that will shoot out in all directions, forming fires wherever they go, and the volcanic ash rising into the sky will block the sun, causing sudden changes in weather, snowstorms, and the inability to grow crops. All kinds of unexpected disasters."
Ji Xun and Sun Da both had shocked faces and didn't know how to react.
Shen Yuyu quickly continued: "Axun, do you still remember what I said to you, 'Misfortune lies on the back of blessing, blessing lies on the back of misfortune, and blessing and misfortune depend on each other?'
"Because of this 'disaster', we may be able to win this battle directly without losing any blood."
Ji Xun is so smart, he quickly understood what Shen Yuyu said.
"Does Yu Yu want to use the 'volcanic eruption' to defeat Prince Wei Yuande's million-strong army with one move?"
"Not bad." Shen Yuyu nodded affirmatively and greeted, "Let's go down the mountain and talk about it later."
When they came to the flat ground at the foot of the mountain, Shen Yuyu took a stick and drew it on the dirt.
"This is Luozhou, this is the crater, and this is the border of Lingzhou. Let's use one move to lure the enemy deep~~ By the way, where are Wei Yuande's troops?'
Ji Xun replied, "He has three groups of soldiers and horses coming from three directions: east, west and north. Now, except for the 300,000 soldiers and horses from the north, the others have arrived in Luozhou.
After that, he added, "The troops from the north will arrive in four or five days. Prince Wei Yuande has returned to Beijing. This battle will be directed by Niu Zhi himself. He is a veteran and is more difficult to deal with than Wei Yuande."
"It's okay, he will take the bait anyway." Shen Yuyu said with a determined look on his face.
After Ji Xun thought deeply, he nodded, "Then I will go back to the military camp and arrange this plan as soon as possible."
"Axun, I want to go with you." Shen Yuyu said with an affirmative look on his face.
"Okay." Ji Xun pulled Shen Yuxi into his arms, leaned over and kissed her cheek, and said guiltily: "Thank you for your hard work."
He couldn't bear to make his wife tired, but he knew very little about disasters like volcanoes, and he really needed Shen Yuyu's help.
After making an agreement, the three of them left Jiangjia Village.
Five days later, millions of troops were gathered on the border between Luozhou and Tongzhou of the Great Zhou Kingdom. The stationed felt bags were like huge white flowers, standing on the flat ground south of Luozhou, with a large black flag on the tall flag. The word "Zhou" indicates that this is the national army of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
This million-strong army mobilized almost most of the troops of the Great Zhou Kingdom to crush the "rebel" Night King Wei Chenyi.
People are everywhere escaping from the war. They are dragging their families with them and looking sad. Who wants to let the war burn down their homes and make them homeless?
"How can the Night King rebel? His Highness the Crown Prince started this war for no reason at all." On the way to escape, everyone would occasionally whisper.
"Isn't that true? The second princess of Da Qi did not return to Da Zhou with the prince at all. She was sent back to Lingzhou by the king of Da Qi and the prince to reunite with the Night King."
"That's right, so why did the Night King kidnap Princess Daqi and assassinate the prince? This is simply a show designed by someone with ulterior motives, a lame show that deliberately provokes a war."
"It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is sincere in killing His Highness the Night King. Otherwise, how could he mobilize a million troops to prepare for the attack?" The eyes of the crowd were sharp, and the Crown Prince's reason for provoking the war was clearly visible to the people all over the world.
But the common people are insignificant after all. Who can stop the imperial court from going to war?
At the Luozhou military camp, General Niu Zhizheng summoned several lieutenants to discuss the war.
"Vice General Wu, Vice General Zheng, Vice General Wang." Niu Zhi took a sip of tea, "Do you have any good ideas and strategies for this war?"
It must be said that Niu Zhi is a cautious person, he does not act arbitrarily, and he does not underestimate his opponents at all. He sincerely asked several lieutenants.
Lieutenant General Wu was the first to stand up and said, "General, I heard that there are sudden strange phenomena in Tongzhou and Lingzhou, and it is very likely that they will turn around. This war will be of great benefit to us.
Vice General Zheng nodded, "Yes, Lingzhou and Tongzhou did have a disaster like the earth dragon turning over hundreds of years ago, so the current phenomenon should probably be due to this reason. Since even God is helping us, we will definitely win this battle.
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Vice General Wang touched his chin, looking thoughtful.
"That being the case, the main battlefield should be in Luozhou. Otherwise, how could our troops be affected by the disaster?"
After listening to the discussion of the three people, Niu Zhi nodded silently.
"The three generals are all right and reasonable. We have the right time and the right place in this battle, and we will win without a doubt."
"But the dilemma now is that if the battlefield is placed in Luozhou, if the Night King is stationed in Tongzhou and does not take the initiative to attack, then wouldn't we be passive?'
"Not taking the initiative to attack? Impossible." Lieutenant General Wu said in a gruff voice, "A big disaster is about to happen in Tongzhou. How can they not find a place to hide? Maybe they have already wanted to attack Luozhou."
"This is not necessarily true." Vice General Zheng said, "If the Night King is so eager to attack, why not attack before the Northern Army comes? The Night King is a man with a lively mind, so be sure not to misunderstand his thoughts.
His plan fell into place."
"Yes." General Niu nodded in agreement, thought for a while, and said, "Let's do this. Our army will stay put for now, and wait until the disaster occurs in Tongzhou, and then attack Tongzhou in one fell swoop and take the opportunity to wipe out the Night King.
"Yes, that's very good." The other three lieutenants all bowed their heads and said yes.
Ten days have passed since Niu Zhi's "no action" was taken. During these ten days, there was no news of the disaster, and there was no news of the night camp. It seemed that he was not in a hurry at all.
"What the hell is going on?" Niu Zhishen couldn't hold back his anger and summoned the three lieutenants for a meeting again. "The disaster has not happened. The Night King is also stationed at the junction of Tongzhou and Luozhou. No one is the same. He is really not afraid of the earth dragon.
Turn over? That's weird too."
The three lieutenants didn't know what to say and looked at each other in confusion.
After sitting in silence for a while drinking tea, a subordinate hurried in to report.
"General, General, according to the news sent back by the scouts, the enemy troops suddenly moved their camps south and retreated."
"What? Retreat?" General Niu and the three lieutenants were all holding teacups and were stunned on the spot.
After a while, Niu Zhi asked his subordinates, "Are you sure you are retreating? Where are you retreating to?"
"We are sure to withdraw our troops. We still need to wait for the exact news about where we will retreat."
Niu Zhi waved his hand, "Then you go down first and report any news as soon as possible."
"Yes." The subordinate left hastily.
"Three lieutenants, can you express your opinion?" Niu Zhi looked at the three lieutenants Wu, Zheng, and Wang with a puzzled look on his face.
After Wu thought about it for a while, he curled his lips and said, "Is it possible that the Night King wants to lure us into Tongzhou on purpose?"
"It's possible." Vice General Zheng nodded, "The Night King is cunning. He has thrown a difficult problem to us with his retreat. Should we enter Tongzhou or not? If we don't enter, the mighty national army will actually abandon the lost Tongzhou.
It will definitely arouse public anger. If we advance, won't the army suffer disaster if the "earth dragon turns over"?
Niu Zhi and Vice General Wang nodded in unison.
"Since it is the Night King's plan, you must not go in." Vice Admiral Wang said.
"No, I want to go." General Niu thought for a moment and said with a firm tone, "As Vice General Zheng said, if you don't go, you will inevitably lose the support of the people, but if you go, there may not be much danger.
"Tongzhou is so big that Earth Dragon's Turn will not affect everywhere. According to my investigation, except for the one on the "Dragon's Back", other places will not be affected."
"It's settled, if King Ye withdraws to Lingzhou, then we will take back Tongzhou."
