Zhao Hai was a little happy when he saw that Qi Feihong easily invited Li Zheng, the leader of the Water Gate Sect, and felt that Qi Feihong was quite capable and well connected. He continued to discuss Feihu City's defense matters with Qi Feihong, put forward his own opinions, and seemed to have taken office and officially became Feihu City's military advisor.
Qi Feihong trusted Zhao Hai very much. As long as it was Zhao Hai's suggestion, he almost always followed it.
Zhao Hai is worthy of being the wise man of Qilin Village, and the suggestions he puts forward are of great benefit to the defense of Feihu City. It was reasonable for Qi Feihong to accept the order.
The two discussed the deployment, and Jin Min came to report that after reporting the situation in Feihu City to Yu Wenxian, Yu Wenxian ordered Feihu City to defend the city without mentioning any reinforcements.
Qi Feihong was a little disappointed, but he also understood that at this point, they could only rely on themselves.
So Qi Feihong, Jin Min, and Zhao Hai continued to discuss countermeasures. When it was getting late, Tan Xiang came to report in person, saying that some states had cleared out people who were not members of Feihu City and escorted them to the execution hall for interrogation. Tan Xiang personally interrogated several of the most suspect people, and actually discovered some spies, not only the spies from Qilin Village, but also the spies from Qiankun Cave. He thought the matter was serious and reported it to Qi Feihong immediately.
After Qi Feihong learned about this, he immediately ordered Tan Xiang to bring the spies from Qilin Village to him for personal interrogation. Qi Feihong wanted to know something he cared about, especially the true strength and intentions of Qilin Village.
Tan Xiang and others found more than ten spies. It was impossible for Qi Feihong to interrogate them one by one. He could only choose the one with the greatest suspicion among these people for interrogation. This person resisted desperately at first and refused to tell the truth, but under Qi Feihong's methods, he finally had to tell the truth.
The news that Qi Feihong got from this person shocked Qi Feihong.
This person told Qi Feihong that Lu Hao from Qilin Village was originally a demon cultivator and had the same origin as Qiankun Cave. The reason why they blatantly chose to attack Feihu City this time was precisely because they had the secret support of Qiankun Cave and were confident.
This news shocked Qi Feihong. He immediately conveyed the news to every senior executive in Feihu City and convened everyone to re-formulate countermeasures.
Going to war with Qiankun Cave is not as simple as facing the people of Qilin Village. Everyone agreed that the news should be reported to Yu Wenxian immediately and asked Yu Wenxian to send troops to support Feihu City.
When it comes to Qilin Palace, Yu Wenxian should have no reason to refuse to send troops to support.
Qi Feihong also felt that this matter was no longer a simple war between Feihu City and Qilin Village. He immediately explained the current situation of Feihu City to Yu Wenxian and asked Yu Wenxian to send troops to Feihu City.
Yu Wenxian was shocked when he heard the news. While ordering Qi Feihong to guard Feihu City strictly, he also immediately ordered His Highness Yu Wenchao to lead troops to Feihu City to help Qi Feihong guard Feihu City.
The word Qiankun Cave made even Yu Wenxian fearful. When he heard that it was the alliance between Qiankun Cave and Qilin Village that was attacking Feihu City, his attitude changed drastically and he immediately sent troops to support.
Qi Feihong ordered the whole city to enter a wartime state. The soldiers were ready and the people spontaneously began to prepare for the coming war.
For a moment, people were panicked, and Feihu City was filled with tension. Many people can't stand the huge pressure and show panic. Some people even left the city overnight to escape Feihu City and go to other cities to stay temporarily to avoid the war.
Qi Feihong did not stop the evacuated people. He asked people to maintain order and avoid hurting innocent people. He did nothing else.
Not long after, Yu Wenchao led an army of 100,000 to Feihu City through the teleportation array and joined the defense. After all, Yu Wenchao was the Third Highness, and the soldiers he brought were all elite, and seemed to be more powerful than the soldiers in Feihu City.
In order to respect Yu Wenchao, Qi Feihong offered to let Yu Wenchao take full command of the upcoming defensive battle. Yu Wenchao was polite and insisted that Qi Feihong command the war, and he was willing to go to the front line to be a vanguard. Qi Feihong had no choice but to continue to direct the battle.
Feihu City's army grew to 120,000 people, and all consumption increased greatly. Qi Feihong had to order a large amount of items to be purchased from nearby cities to replenish the army and maintain the normal expenses of the army.
Jiang Chaoyuan, the steward of the household hall, was temporarily ordered by Qi Feihong to prepare wartime supplies. He took the deacons of the household hall out of the city and went to nearby cities to purchase a large amount of weapons, food, clothing, herbs, elixirs, etc. Only this time, almost all the spiritual coins of the Feihu City Lord's Mansion were spent, turning the Feihu City Lord's Mansion into an empty frame.
Qi Feihong had not paid attention to Feihu City's financial situation in recent years, and he did not expect that Feihu City's financial resources were so vulnerable. Qi Feihong originally thought that Feihu City could last at least for a while.
Qi Feihong was worried about not having any spiritual coins, but he heard that Li Zheng was coming. Li Zheng brought millions of spiritual coins, as well as a lot of weapons, food, clothes and quilts, which helped Qi Feihong solve his urgent need.
But this is by no means a long-term solution. After all, what Li Zheng brings is limited. There are too many people in Feihu City. If time goes on, there will still be a situation of running out of ammunition and food. Therefore, Qi Feihong immediately discussed with Li Zheng and handed over the economic power of Feihu City to Li Zheng. Li Zheng did not refuse, but just proposed to use his own people to do the job. The reason was that he was used to it. In order to ensure the normal needs of everyone in Feihu City, Qi Feihong had no other choice but to follow Li Zheng's instructions.
In fact, Qi Feihong completely trusted Li Zheng and would naturally have no objection to Li Zheng's request. Moreover, he left the matter to Li Zheng so that he could devote himself to dealing with Lu Hao's army that might attack at any time.
At this time, all states have cleared out the non-Feihu City population within their jurisdiction and handed them over to Tan Xiang's torture hall for interrogation. Tan Xiang and all the deacons of the execution hall interrogated day and night, using many extreme methods, including soul-searching and other forbidden techniques, to eliminate most of the spies in Feihu City in just one day and one night.
Extraordinary measures are used in extraordinary times. This is also done out of necessity. No one thinks it is right or wrong.
The process was a bit bloody, even cruel, but the effect was very obvious. As many as a hundred spies were cleared out of Qilin Village, and thousands of spies from dark forces such as Qiankun Cave were cleared out. These people were cleared out as soon as possible to prevent them from causing trouble in Feihu City when the war broke out. It was very timely.
Qi Feihong ordered these people to be imprisoned in a temporary wartime prison in Feihu City, and arranged for special personnel to guard them. At the same time, he secretly took away several spies with some status in Qilin Village and conducted a second interrogation with Zhao Hai.
A few hours later, Qi Feihong quietly gave the order, ordering Nalan Xi, Jiang Jun and Jin Min to enter the city lord's palace with their subordinates and set up ambushes on three sides of the city lord's palace, leaving only the side directly opposite the gate open.
It was almost dawn, and the three-day appointment between Qi Feihong and Lu Hao was approaching, but there was no movement from Lu Hao's side, and he seemed to have forgotten about attacking Feihu City. Qi Feihong was not in a hurry. He was sitting in command in the city lord's palace as before, and he didn't look anxious at all.
Shortly after nightfall, Shangqing San and Huangfucheng, who went to inquire about the intelligence of Lu Hao's army, returned to the city lord's palace. They saw Qi Feihong. After talking secretly with Qi Feihong for a while, they sat down next to Qi Feihong and closed their eyes to rest. Entered into a state of cultivation.
A smile appeared on the corner of Qi Feihong's mouth, a meaningful smile. He didn't say anything or issue any orders. He continued to do what he was doing as if nothing happened.
The main hall where Qi Feihong was in the city lord's palace gradually became quiet. Except for Qi Feihong's occasional noises, no sound could be heard anymore.
At this time, a shout came from outside the main hall door, and a guard from Feihu City shouted loudly: "Who broke into the city lord's mansion at night?!"
Following this loud shout, more people shouted, and the originally quiet City Lord's Mansion instantly became noisy. These sounds had already alarmed Qi Feihong, but Qi Feihong was sitting firmly in the hall. He just raised his head and glanced outside the hall, and then buried himself in reading a document in his hand.
Qi Feihong seemed to have expected that someone would sneak into the city lord's mansion, and he didn't pay any attention to it.
Shangqing San and Huangfu Cheng beside Qi Feihong did not move either. The two sat cross-legged, as if they were still in a state of cultivation and had not come back to their senses. There were only three of them in the hall at this time. They didn't move, but the hall was still very quiet and the atmosphere was a bit strange.
