After capturing the electric city, Lin San ordered the army to rest for a day and then march out one day later.
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Demon King Mountain.
Inside the main hall on the top of the mountain.
The Demon King is wearing a yellow robe, sitting on a chair and being alone in a daze.
"Your Majesty, I'm here," Prime Minister Jin Xiaoyu slowly walked into the hall holding a folding fan.
"Prime Minister, you are finally here, I am almost dying of anxiety," the Demon King stood up and strode forward to greet you.
Jin Xiaoyu asked doubtfully: "What makes your majesty so anxious?"
"Alas..." The Demon King sighed: "I just received the news that the four cities of Wind, Fire, Thunder and Electricity have been captured by the enemy."
"Ah," Jin Xiaoyu was stunned: "Wind, fire, thunder, and electricity are linked together to form a four-city formation. The defense is absolutely powerful. How could it be captured by the enemy?"
The demon king shook his head: "I don't know the specific story. In short, the four cities of wind, fire, thunder and electricity have fallen. Even Haoyang was captured alive by the enemy."
Jin Xiaoyu's face twitched: "I thought that Haoyang was proficient in troop formation and should be able to resist the enemy's attack, but in the end..." To be honest, Jin Xiaoyu was quite confident in Haoyang at the beginning. He thought that Haoyang was a rare general and he led an army of hundreds of thousands, so he should be able to defeat the enemy. But in the end, he was defeated. Haoyang really disappointed Jin Xiaoyu.
"Prime Minister, the enemy has just sent news that they asked me to exchange for Haoyang on two conditions," the Demon King said in a deep voice.
"What two conditions?" Jin Xiaoyu asked.
"First, let me lift the restriction in Gu Jialan's body. Second, let me surrender and give up my position as the Demon King." The Demon King stated both conditions offered by the enemy.
Jin Xiaoyu smiled: "Have the enemy's brains been kicked by donkeys? They actually offered such harsh conditions. Do they think Haoyang's life is really so valuable?"
The demon king opened his mouth, but seemed to hesitate to speak.
"Your Majesty, why are you hesitating? Just refuse. As for Haoyang... I can only give it up. At worst, I will compensate Haoyang's wife and children more in the future and build a merit monument for Haoyang," Jin Xiaoyu suggested.
The Demon King shook his head: "Prime Minister, there is something I haven't told you."
"What's the matter?" Jin Xiaoyu was a little confused, not knowing what the Demon King wanted to say to him.
The Demon King exhaled a breath and said slowly: "That Haoyang... is actually my illegitimate son..."
"Uh," Jin Xiaoyu almost bit his tongue: "Your Majesty, are you kidding me..."
The demon king smiled bitterly and said: "How long has it been? How can I still think about joking?"
Jin Xiaoyu's face kept twitching and he didn't know what to say. He never dreamed that Haoyang would be the illegitimate son of the Demon King.
"I'm very confused right now. I really don't know what to do," the demon king said depressedly.
Jin Xiaoyu pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, if you ask me to tell you, you will never agree to the enemy's conditions."
"If you don't agree to the conditions, Haoyang will die," the demon king frowned tightly.
"Sometimes, some sacrifices are inevitable. I hope Your Majesty can think twice," Jin Xiaoyu advised.
The demon king remained silent.
"Your Majesty, you must suffer chaos if you don't stop," Jin Xiaoyu said anxiously when he saw the Demon King was silent for a long time: "For the great cause of the ages, we can only sacrifice General Haoyang."
"Alas..." The Demon King sighed longly: "I am so ashamed of Haoyang... If there is an afterlife, I will definitely compensate Haoyang well." From the Demon King's tone, it seemed that he had accepted Jin Xiaoyu's proposal and planned to give up. Haoyang, between power and his son, the Demon King finally chose power.
Speaking of which, Lin San really shot himself in the foot this time. If he didn't ask the Demon King to abdicate and only lifted the ban on Gu Jialan, maybe the Demon King would really agree, but Lin San was confused Re, actually set the conditions for the Demon King to abdicate, and now things turned completely bad.
"Prime Minister, the enemy army is coming fiercely. How can we resist it?" Since the four cities of wind, fire, thunder and lightning were conquered, the Demon King finally began to really pay attention to the enemy army and no longer dared to underestimate the enemy army. It's lethal.
Jin Xiaoyu took out a map from his arms and spread it on the table: "If the enemy wants to reach Demon King Mountain, they need to pass through a total of thirteen checkpoints. Ten of them are cities. Six of them have been captured by the enemy. , there are only four cities left. Your Majesty, you can look at the map. The remaining four cities are not in a good geographical location, and they do not cover a large area. The cities are not very solidly built, and there are even fewer troops stationed in the city. They are pitiful, so the remaining four cities will definitely not be able to withstand the enemy's attack."
"Then what should we do? We can't just watch those four cities being captured by the enemy," the Demon King's face darkened.
Jin Xiaoyu shook his head: "Currently we can only abandon those four cities. Then we put all our troops on the last three levels. The defense capabilities of these three levels are very strong. One level is a swamp. In the swamp It is a very dangerous place full of poisonous gas and poisonous snakes. It is very difficult for the enemy to cross the swamp. The second checkpoint is the Dayu River. The river surface can be hundreds of feet wide and the water is very fast. The most important thing is that there are many monsters living at the bottom of the river. These monsters are all descendants of ancient beasts. Due to their genetic genes, they cannot transform, but their intelligence is not low, and their cultivation is also very high. ,The most important thing is that those monsters are very loyal to your majesty. Without those monsters blocking the way, the enemy cannot cross the river safely. The last hurdle is the Lion Rock. The Lion Rock covers an extremely vast area, with few vertical lines from north to south. It is said to be tens of thousands of feet, and there are nearly 200,000 troops stationed on the mountain. They are strong and cannot be resisted by the enemy. As long as we grasp the last three checkpoints, the enemy will be overwhelmed. We want to turn defeat into victory. It’s not impossible,”
"Your suggestion is very good and very practical, but...do you really want to give up those four cities?" the demon king hesitated.
"Your Majesty, it's not that we want to give up, but the strength of the remaining four cities is too low. Even if we send troops to support, we probably won't be able to withstand the enemy's attack," Jin Xiaoyu explained.
"Are we going to give up four cities to the enemy?" The Demon King was still a little reluctant.
Jin Xiaoyu shook his head: "Of course we can't give it to the enemy in vain. Although the resistance of the remaining four cities is low, they still have the ability to fight with the enemy. We must not let the enemy easily get the four cities. When the time comes, Your Majesty issued an order to let the commanders of the four cities lead their troops to resist the enemy. Even if they cannot severely damage the enemy, they can still slow down the enemy's attack. In this way, we will have more time to arrange the last three levels. defensive,"