The Southern Fire had been dormant in Medog's territory for a month and a half. It was already hot in Nanli, but it was still freezing on the plateau. At this time, three major events happened in succession in the Middle-earth world:
The Uighur army penetrated the northern border of the plateau and approached the city of Renka. The Tibetan army withdrew into the holy city and resisted fiercely with the help of the thick walls of the strong city. The battle was stalemate and the two sides were in a stalemate;
The Yan people finally took action. Regardless of the severe cold weather, the army marched westward onto the plateau. Anyone who has a little understanding of the current situation can judge the purpose of the Yan people. However, even if the Uighurs wanted to withdraw, it would not be that easy. It seemed that they were laying siege.
Renka, but looking at it from another angle, he was dragged to the Holy City by the Tubo people. Once he retreated hastily, without even thinking about it, he would be followed by the fierce pursuit of the Japanese soldiers, and a big rout would be inevitable.
That situation is probably not much better than the Yan soldiers rushing in to attack from both inside and outside.
Therefore, the current competition between the Uighurs and the Yan Kingdom depends on two words: time.
Both armies are in a hurry. If the Yan army can arrive before the Uyghurs capture Renka, the fate of the Uyghurs will go without saying; but if the opposite is true, and the Uyghur expeditionary force seizes the holy city first, they will be able to turn their backs on the enemy and be gone.
They were in danger of being pinched, and relied on the fortified city to wait for work to attack the Yan people. However, judging from the current situation, the Uighurs were in danger this time. The garrison in the holy city was far tighter and more solid than other places, and the resistance of the enemy soldiers was also extremely fierce and tenacious.
The Great Khan's plan for a quick victory may be in vain.
As for the third incident, it is closely related to Nanhuo. Nanli failed in the end, the capital Phoenix City fell, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty fled with the young emperor Fukuhara.
It only took more than two months for the Yan army to invade Phoenix City from Zheqiao Pass. The speed was not unpleasant, but only the Yan people themselves could understand the hardship. The resistance of the Nanli people was more intense than they imagined.
Although the speed of the Yan army's advance was not affected, their casualties greatly exceeded expectations.
It can be said that the "rapidity" of the Yan army in Nanli was obtained by the sacrifice of a large number of soldiers' lives. Jingtai was furious about this, and what followed was the Yan army's crazy massacre of the conquered areas. Wherever the army passed, there were corpses everywhere.
, the tragedy is beyond words, the cruel methods of the Han people are far better than those of the Fan soldiers...
The Uighur troops came to the Holy City, the Yan army came east to attack the plateau, and the Yan army massacred Nanli and captured Phoenix City. Among these three events, the last one had the least impact on the chaos and did not play a decisive role. Facing the powerful Yan
The fiasco of China and Nanli is a matter of course, but the fall of Phoenix City is a clear sign: the balance that has been maintained in Middle-earth for more than a hundred years has been completely broken.
From a superficial point of view, the fall of the capital signifies the demise of the country. The world is no longer divided into five kingdoms.
Of course, the so-called 'annihilation' is only an official statement. There are still people, soldiers, generals, princes and emperors in Nanli. The battle is not over yet. After deliberation, several auxiliary ministers announced to the whole country that Nanli
We will not establish a new capital. From Long Live Fukuhara onwards, all the soldiers and civilians of Nanli and even the descendants of later generations will always regard Phoenix as their capital! This means that if they do not surrender, do not stand side by side, and do not compromise, they will fight back, even if Nanli
There is only one person left. The direction he walks and the direction he looks at is always Phoenix City.
One imperial edict after another was spread from the exiled little emperor to all directions, signaling righteousness and bravery, and gathering troops. The Nanli people refused to give up their resistance, and similarly, the Yan people's massacres did not stop.
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Sixty-five thousand Nanhuo soldiers were ordered to assemble. After this period of repair, the soldiers were in the best condition from physical strength to mental condition. Everyone knew that they would go out again. Now this group of tiger and wolf soldiers have been tempered by the flames of war, and they have experienced life and death.
After going back and forth several times, it may be a bit exaggerated to say that they have been reborn, but it is unmistakable that they are all ferocious, no one is timid, and everyone is in high spirits when they hear the assembly call.
Song Yang led the generals to the military formation, stepped onto the temporary high platform, and the first words he spoke shocked the entire army: "More than two months ago, the Yan army invaded Nali, and nine days ago Phoenix City fell. From then on.
From the Broken Bridge Pass to Phoenix City, seven cities in Nanli were massacred, and the capital was plundered by Yan thieves and burned to the ground in a fire."
There was an uproar in the army that could not be suppressed... Nanhuo was fighting on the plateau, and the army was closed. Ordinary soldiers had no information channels and had no idea that a new war was happening in the country. And the war that started two months ago, Nanhuo
The fire was cultivating comfortably here? The soldiers couldn't understand, and were even angry.
Song Yang and the generals behind him did not suppress the noise of the soldiers, but stood in front and waited quietly. It was not until the army gradually became quiet that Song Yang spoke again, with a loud but calm tone: "A true warrior shares the honor and disgrace of his family and country, and kills the enemy.
You died generously on the battlefield in blood, and your descendants will respect and remember you. If you go back to the country, all of you are warriors, and you will never make a mistake. But I didn't take you back, it's my fault."
"It's not that they are greedy for life or afraid of death, or that they seek compromise. It's just that nowadays, in addition to warriors, Nanli also needs another kind of vicious soldier: the lingering ghosts... evil spirits."
Song Yang emphasized the last two words in a serious tone.
"The real evil ghosts are transformed by the evil spirit. They come back from the dead and then live to die with only four words: seeking revenge and seeking life! The warriors die in a proper place, and their bodies are buried in the ground and their souls reincarnate in peace forever; evil ghosts roam the world, tormented by hatred day and night.
, but even if we exhaust heaven and earth, we must return this pain ten thousand times to the enemy."
"A warrior is easy to do, and he will die a hundred times; an evil ghost is difficult to deal with, wandering in Yin and Yang, and will never be reincarnated. The violent energy in his body is not only the enemy's nightmare, but also his own pain. Until one day, the great revenge will be avenged, the evil energy will dissipate, and the evil ghost will
His soul also dispersed and turned into blue smoke."
"It's easy to die, but it's really difficult to take revenge. From bitter waters to broken bridges, Nanli has many soldiers in Kyushu, but when it comes to elites, who can compete with Nanhuo? This is the hardest and most painful,
Besides us, who else can be the most cruel and murderous evil spirit, and who else is qualified to be the most cruel and murderous evil spirit besides us?"
"Nanhuo has been repaired and restored, because there must always be someone who stays to avenge Nanli and be the evil warrior. The country has fallen and Phoenix is in trouble. From this moment on, at this moment, Song Yang, together with you, will fight with Nanli.
Together with the fire...he instantly becomes a demon!"
Song Yang raised his sword and pointed to the east: "From now on, the evil spirits of the south are reborn. The evil spirits of Yan have only done one thing: drown the Yan army and Yan people in their own blood."
Finally, Song Yang shook his other hand, spread out a copy of the imperial edict, and shouted loudly: "According to the decree, the Southern Fire Division will set out immediately to march eastward to the Yan territory, and the Yan people will suffer in our south. Ten times, a hundred times, ten thousand times
Give it back twice as much!”
There is no need to try too hard to sensationalize. Just explaining the reasons is enough. The final declaration is also the top priority. Not going back to save the country is an awkward thing for the soldiers from Nanli, but if this is the emperor's will, everyone will be relieved and feel in their hearts.
No more regrets, only full of hatred.
Abandoning Tubo and suddenly turning to attack Dayan would have affected the morale of the army. After all, the Yan country was strong and no one was willing to die, but now it has become a matter of course for the soldiers of Nanhuo.
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When the Southern Fire started to take action, Hua Yan was standing on the White Drum Tower sentry tower. He looked quietly at the wilderness. The national crisis was approaching, and all armed forces were called up. The outpost on the edge of the Southern Wilderness was no exception. The post here was disbanded, and the brothers were
Next, pack your things and set off to the meeting point specified in the military order.
The sentry post that has been guarded for more than ten years has almost become Huayan's second hometown. I usually don't feel bad staying here every day, but now that I suddenly have to leave, I am actually a little bit reluctant to leave...but I must leave.
, because Huayan's real hometown has been destroyed by the Yan people's iron hoof, even if there is no military order, he will join the battlefield sooner or later to show the Yan people what color Nali's knife is.
Soon after, his soldiers came up to report that everyone was ready and ready to go. Hua Yan nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and pointed to the Nanli dragon flag planted on the guard tower: "
Do you need to take this away?"
It is only natural for the army to carry the flag, but this is the southern border, and it seems inappropriate without the flag... The soldier has just joined the army not long ago, he is newly assigned, and he does not understand anything, so he blinked: "Yes.
Ah, do you need to take it away?"
Hua Yan was happy: "Who are you asking?" The soldier had no idea and quickly shook his head. It was General Hua who made the decision. Take it and march to the battlefield. It feels better to have a flag.
The soldier was ordered to pull down the flag, and the general went downstairs to check on the team. Unexpectedly, the soldier ran down a moment later with his hands empty.
Hua Yan frowned, but the soldier didn't wait for him to ask questions and hurriedly said: "General Qi, someone, a group of people, came out of the woods."
Hua Yan immediately climbed back to the sentry tower, placed his hand on the arrow stack and looked into the distance. He soon saw clearly the group of people walking out of the wild forest. The leader was a child with white hair and a face, still wrapped in thick furs in the extremely hot weather...
It's Amber whom I've met before.
What was a little surprising was that the people following Amber this time turned out to be a group of Han people, both male and female, as well as a little doll and an old monster whose face was painted in white and was neither male nor female.
Why are there still Han people in this ancient wilderness? Hua Yan was surprised and did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly opened the door to welcome them out.
Amber is still the same, time has left no trace on her face. If there is no accident, she will still be the same until her death. When she sees Hua Yan, she nods to say hello, and then gives Hua Yan the baby in her arms.
He looked closely and asked with a smile: "This is my grandson. Is he handsome?"
Amber recognized a son, and a woman gave birth to a son for her son, whose nickname was Xiao Xiaosu... The baby that Amber is holding in her arms now is Xiao Xiaosu.
Suhang went to the island to ask for a bead necklace from the natives, and unexpectedly got a stone box. Without further delay, he returned to China by boat. The return journey was unexpectedly smooth. Not only was the trade wind helping, but the tide was favorable all the way.
It was as if the old man tilted the sea slightly to help Suzhou and Hangzhou return home. Even the old boatmen called him evil.
Arriving in Central China, the place where Su Hang landed was exactly where he and Song Yang and his party broke up. There was no coastline in Nanli, and Su Hang and his party were all wanted rebels in Dayan, so they could only land here.
Su Hang was originally prepared to cross the wilderness, but when he arrived, he found that there was a group of savages here. When they saw the big ship, they first worshiped and then danced, looking extremely happy. When they came into contact, the savages showed Su Hang
I picked up a carefully preserved wooden board with a few Chinese characters written on carbon strips that stood out: Suzhou and Hangzhou, please come inside, other people's boats should get out of here.
The signature is amber.
Su Hang was surprised and amused. She pointed at the wooden board and then at herself and nodded. The savages couldn't tell the difference. Anyway, she said it was true and immediately led Su Hang and his entourage into the wilderness to find amber.
After meeting Hu Hu, Su Hang realized that she had almost become the empress of this place, with countless savages under her command who treated her like a god.
To be honest, neither Amber nor Song Yang. Even Su and Hang himself, when they parted ways, did not expect that one day she would come back. Amber stayed behind in that natural port as a savage. It was just "doing human things".
The two women are both magical women in this world. They got along very well before, and now they are naturally happy to meet again. They tell each other about the past, talking hundreds of pounds, and Amber heard that Song Yang actually had a son.
I was smiling from ear to ear.
Although she was happy, Amber also looked lucky. She said to Su Hang: "Fortunately, you came back in time. I was about to leave here."
Although the time they spent together on the ship was short when they were on the run, Su Hang also roughly understood Amber's temperament and asked with a smile: "Are you tired of playing here?"
Unexpectedly, Amber shook her head and lost interest: "It's not that I don't want to continue. It's just that I have no choice. Let's set off. Come with me to Nuli and talk as we go."
Amber's journey in the dense forest was taken care of by her savages, but when she came out of the forest, she didn't take any savages with her... She jumped off the slide pole and waved to the savages behind her, who knelt down on the ground and kowtowed with a bang bang bang.
, then stood up and returned to the depths of the dense forest. Amber picked up Xiao Xiaosu and walked towards the Baigu Tower with Su Hang and others.
Xiao Xiaosu is not a particularly small baby, he weighs about thirty kilograms. Amber is weak but she holds him and refuses to let go, which shows how much she loves the little baby.
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Amber was an important person that both Chang Chunhou and Prime Minister Zuo had told them to pay attention to. After Hua Yan received her, he immediately reported her to the superiors. But what was completely surprising was that not many days later, Prime Minister Zuo deigned to condescend to come over in person.
Meet Amber.
Amber did not introduce the identities of Su Hang and others to Hua Yan before, so he naturally did not mention those "irrelevant idlers" in his report. As a result, Prime Minister Zuo was completely surprised when he saw Su Yu and Grandma, and then
He was even more surprised when he learned Xiao Xiaosu's identity.
All in all, we all share the same friendship through thick and thin. When we met again, we were cordial and uninhibited. We joked for a while, and then Prime Minister Zuo looked at Amber: "Last time, Bai Gulou reported that when everyone in Amber showed up, there were countless natives behind him... I
I also talked about this matter with Song Yang, Song Yang guessed that you ruled the entire ancient wilderness and became a goddess in the eyes of the natives."
As he spoke, the old man laughed and continued: "This sounds scary, but we have all seen your abilities and methods. The more we think about it, the more we feel that it is really possible."
"With his ability to use poison and medicine, he initially convinced several small tribes of the indigenous people. Several small tribes merged into a big tribe, and then conquered more small tribes. In this way, it snowballed, and more and more subordinates were added to it.
The territory is getting bigger and bigger, and it feels pretty good, so I haven't left yet, thinking to myself, maybe we can really unify the wilderness and build a savage country, which is also an interesting thing." With Amber's temperament, he will naturally not pretend to be pretentious.
Be modest or exaggerate for no reason, but tell the truth: "Unfortunately, later I gradually realized that the wilderness was really too big, especially when I explored deeper, I found that this place is really scary..."
With Amber's temperament, a slight fear appeared on his face when he said this. He paused for a moment before continuing: "Unifying a hundred thousand people in the wilderness is impossible, so I only took a small area.
I don’t know exactly how big it is.”
Mr. Hu was very interested, and he was just chatting: "Being able to occupy a small area and control many tribes of savages is already the greatest among great things! Anyway, based on my knowledge, there is no one in the world who can do this except you.
...There is only Song Yang and no one else."
This is not a compliment to Amber, this is a compliment to Song Yang. Sure enough, the mother smiled and looked very happy: "Old Hu, if you have anything to say, please just say it directly. There is no need to go around."
Women who play in the world don't take everything to heart, but this does not mean that Hu Hu is pure-minded. On the contrary, she can have a great connection with You Li, can cause a lot of trouble for Yan Ding, and is closely related to Chen Hui and Luo Guan.
A person who is a close friend of a master is not an ordinary person. She has never seen anything like this.
Prime Minister Zuo coughed and stopped beating around the bush: "Excuse me, Amber, how many savages can be summoned?" In this situation, the emperor is still young and has no responsibility. He can't count how many things are on Prime Minister Zuo's shoulders. If he didn't have a great purpose,
Even if we have some friendship, it's not his turn to make this trip himself.
The old man's 'plot' lies in this question, in Amber's hands, how many savages can be summoned... After Amber first emerged from the wilderness, Mr. Hu once sent people to everyone in Baigu Tower.
The soldiers all inquired and investigated, and confirmed that the report was accurate. Behind Amber, there were indeed countless savages.
During the time of national crisis, Mr. Hu wanted to ask Hu Bo to mobilize the savages out of the mountains to help Nanli fight the war. With the relationship between Hu Bo and Song Yang, this was not impossible.
Amber responded directly: "I haven't counted, I don't know how many people there are. But... it doesn't matter how many people there are. If they can be mobilized, they won't wait until you come to invite me. When Song Yang fought against the rebels in Qingyang,
When he is a child, I will take people out of the mountains and help him fight. The savages are unwilling to leave the mountains and forests, and even I can't bring them out."
Mr. Hu was unwilling to give in and frowned: "The savages refused to come out of the mountains? How could it be so? As far as I know, monsters from the wilderness broke into the world three hundred years ago and wiped out thousands of miles of blood. It is clearly recorded in the history books that a huge monster
A catastrophe.”
Hearing this, Amber suddenly laughed. (To be continued)