In the Weibaoshan Spiritual Palace, Taoist Master Xianyun said lightly: "The person you are looking for is me."
Luo Qingzhi was stunned for a moment, then calmed down, "Frankly speaking, I had doubts about you before."
"So, when did you stop doubting me?" Xianyun asked calmly.
"..."
Luo Qingzhi didn't answer, and Xianyun began to guess, "It's because I gave you the runes."
Xianyun took a sip of wine and said, "A few years ago, someone took a medicine from me, and then also took away one of my paintings."
Luo Qingzhi asked: "Are you a layperson from Changchun?"
Xianyun shook his head, "How dare I be that person? I'm just the custodian."
"Why are you telling me this?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"These are not secrets at all. I thought you would take the initiative to ask me, but seeing that your mind is not here, I decided to tell you anyway." Xianyun said.
"Do you think I should believe you? Luo Qingzhi asked.
Xianyun didn't care. He drank wine and said calmly: "It's up to you. I'll tell you everything. It's up to you to believe it or not."
"Princess, it's not good, it's not good."
Luo Qingzhi turned her head and looked at Wang Mian, who was running over. He looked serious and shouted, "Princess, it's bad, something happened."
"how?"
Wang Mian calmed his breathing and said as calmly as possible: "The Bagan army is attacking, and the people from Mufu are going up the mountain to find you."
Luo Qingzhi was also a little panicked. The Mu family army was controlled by Jiangzhou's troops in the north, and there were only thirty thousand in the city.
"Go and tell the people in Jiangzhou to let the Mu family army enter the city."
"Yes, Princess."
Xianyun smiled faintly, "It seems that you are going down the mountain."
Luo Qingzhi nodded and looked at the alchemy furnace room, "He, please take care of him, Taoist Priest."
Xianyun nodded.
Luo Qingzhi followed the Mu family down the mountain. When they arrived at the Mu family, Mu Wanning had already put on her battle armor and was preparing to go out of the city to meet the enemy.
"There are only 30,000 people in the city, what are you going to do?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Mu Wanning's eyes were determined, "Fight to the death!"
"Princess." Mu Wanning looked at Luo Qingzhi, "I know that on the battlefield, you always have clever tricks. Save Ningzhou City."
Luo Qingzhi said: "You can scare them by appearing on the city tower. The other Mu family troops are at the border. I will ask Wang Mian to dispatch them. Reinforcements will arrive within three days."
Mu Wanning nodded, "Shocking can't be mentioned. They must know that there are only 30,000 people in the city now, otherwise they would not dare to invade at this time."
Luo Qingzhi had no words to refute, and agreed in her heart.
"Be careful and delay."
Mu Wanning nodded, saluted, and left with a wave of her sleeves.
Luo Qingzhi stared at her back until she could no longer see her.
She turned around and saw Mu Chengqian standing in the corridor with tears in his eyes.
The moment he saw Luo Qingzhi, Mu Chengqian stopped crying, nodded, and motioned for Luo Qingzhi to come over.
"Don't worry, General. The eldest lady can handle it."
Mu Chengqian said: "Although she is a woman, she is also a soldier and has her own destiny. Princess, don't you think what happened today is too coincidental?"
Luo Qingzhi nodded, "Of course I think so."
"What did the princess think?" Mu Chengqian asked.
"..."
Mu Chengqian smiled and said, "The princess doesn't dare to say it?"
Luo Qingzhi was silent, and Mu Chengqian continued: "Ningzhou Prefecture is an important border town. There are such big movements of the Bagan army. Why didn't the sentry post give any warning?"
"After the princess came, she used the Jiangzhou army to control the Mu family army. Now, it is not the best time to take back the Ningzhou military power in one fell swoop." Mu Chengqian said calmly.
Luo Qingzhi said: "At the moment, resisting the enemy is the priority. I will investigate other matters and give you an explanation."
Mu Chengqian nodded and began to tell the news he had learned ahead, "What we have learned so far
According to the news, the Bagan army has 100,000 troops, and the 30,000 vanguards are only 300 miles away from Ningzhou City. It will be dawn soon, and they will reach the bottom of the city in no time. Aning will lead 30,000 Mu family troops to defend
thing."
"So, there are no other troops in the city now?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"Yes." Mu Chengqian nodded, "If someone attacks from the north gate at this time, Ningzhou City will be like searching for something."
Luo Qingzhi said: "I won't let this happen."
With Luo Qingzhi's promise, Mu Chengqian felt relieved and asked, "Can you mobilize the secret guards in the city?"
"...Not sure." Luo Qingzhi touched the white jade pendant around her eyes and waist.
"After dawn, I will organize the wealthy households in the city to hand over their servants to me to ensure the security of the city and not allow anyone with intentions to take the opportunity to cause chaos." Mu Chengqian said.
Luo Qingzhi said: "Okay, I'll check if those uninvited guests are still in the city."
After she finished speaking, she was about to stand up. Mu Chengqian stopped her and said, "Princess, accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger."
"I know, but I believe His Majesty would not do this." Luo Qingzhi said.
Following her memory, Luo Qingzhi found Huanxi Building and climbed in from the back wall. The building was empty without any trace.
Luo Qingzhi frowned slightly, always feeling that Shu Yuan was still in the city, but at the moment, Wang Mian left the city, Feng Zinan was injured, Luo Chen hadn't arrived yet, and there was no one around her. In so many years, Luo Qingzhi had never been alone.
to things.
"It turns out that this is how loneliness feels." Luo Qingzhi murmured to herself.
Luo Qingzhi returned to Mu Mansion. Many people had gathered at the door of the mansion. Mu Chengqian stood up with the support of his attendants.
"Dear fellow villagers, now the Bagan army is sweeping back and trying to trample Ningzhou City. As the defender of Ningzhou, my Mu family will protect Ningzhou even if we fight to the last man!"
The onlookers began to whisper.
"General, I have food at home and I would like to donate it."
"General, my family also has..."
Mu Chengqian saluted with difficulty and said, "Thank you, everyone, but what we are missing now is people."
Upon hearing such a request, there was no discussion in the crowd.
"Didn't this cost us our lives in vain?"
"That's right, we are just ordinary people. We go to the battlefield and can't do anything."
Mu Chengqian said: "The city is where the family is. I can't force you to send your relatives to the battlefield, but I hope someone can come out and work with me to guard the safety of the city."
"General, what you are saying is that there are no guards in the city now?"
Someone in the crowd raised a question, and everyone turned their attention to him.
Luo Qingzhi, who was outside the crowd, didn't feel nervous either.
"Yes." Mu Chengqian said firmly.
Mu Chengqian's words made everyone panic...br
"Then, then, should we abandon the city? What if we can't resist it?"
"Yes, yes."
Luo Qingzhi walked forward and said, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me."
The crowd was quiet, and Luo Qingzhi said: "I am Luo Qingzhi, Princess Anning, and I will not leave."
"Princess Anning?"
"It's Princess Anning of the Pingbei Army."
"Folks, Ningzhou is our home, and we should protect it. The Mu family has not left, and I will not leave. We will all stay to protect everyone and Ningzhou."
Luo Qingzhi's words gave everyone peace of mind, and gradually, many people were willing to join the defense of the town.
Mu Chengqian said: "Don't worry, everyone, we don't need you to go to the battlefield. I just hope that you can go to each city gate to guard it to prevent bad people from mixing in."
Luo Qingzhi stared at Mu Chengqian and nodded.
Mu Wanning was directing the establishment of defenses on the tower. Luo Qingzhi came to the tower and could already see the Bagan army from a distance.
Luo Qingzhi found Mu Wanning, "How is it?"
"I have done everything I have to do, and I can only stick to the rest." Mu Wanning said.
Luo Qingzhi held her sword and said: "The general and I will be here for matters in the city. Within three days, I guarantee there will be reinforcements."
Mu Wanning nodded, "Okay."
The Mu family of Ningzhou and the Bagan army have always been mortal enemies. Their respective generals have fought against each other countless times. The Mu family army first had Mu Chengqian and then Mu Wanning. They have always suppressed the Bagan army.
At the right moment, Puli, the chief of the Bagan army, led 30,000 vanguard troops to the foot of the city tower.
"Hey, isn't this the young marshal of the Mu family? It turns out that he is a pretty girl."
Mu Wanning smiled lightly, "I thought it was someone who came, but it turned out to be his defeated general."
Puli chuckled, "At that time, you had an army of 100,000, but, let me guess, you don't even have half of it now."
Mu Wanning said: "No matter how many people I have, you can't beat me."
But Puli said: "Go back ten miles and camp where you are."
Mu Wanning frowned, but she instantly understood his intention. He planned to wait for the remaining troops to arrive and swallow them up in one fell swoop. Mu Wanning felt uneasy, thinking, "If he dares to do this, he must have expected that there will be no reinforcements."
will come."
She turned around and looked at the street scene behind her, holding the spear in her hand tightly, her eyes still firm.
Come and report.
"Young Marshal, the Puli army is camped ten miles outside the city."
Mu Wanning asked: "How many more fireworks are there in the city?"
"I'm going to check it out."
After a while, the subordinate reported, "There are still hundreds of boxes of fireworks in the city."
Mu Wanning said: "Okay, go and move it over and take out the gunpowder inside."
Half an hour later, the gunpowder was taken out and poured into the wooden cylinder again.
"Find a few people and follow me out of the city." Mu Wanning said.
The subordinate said: "How about waiting for the evening?"
"By night, it will be too late." Mu Wanning said.
Luo Qingzhi was in Mu Mansion, looking at the map. Ningzhou was surrounded by mountains on three sides. It was an excellent defensive terrain. However, it was also such a terrain that it was easy to trap Ningzhou.
If Jiangzhou cannot immediately support, then Ningzhou will definitely be the turtle in the urn.
"The young marshal is injured, General, the young marshal is injured."
Luo Qingzhi listened to the noise outside the house, opened the door anxiously, and called the messenger, "What's going on?"
"The young marshal led his men for a sneak attack, but when he left, he was injured while trying to save others."
"How serious is the injury?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"I don't know yet."
Mu Chengqian also came out of the room, "On the tower, there must be someone to guide me. Help me there."
Luo Qingzhi looked at her hands, thought about it, and said, "I'll go."
Mu Chengqian thought for a while and nodded, "Please." This chapter has been completed!