Qi Feihong took out the messenger jade talisman, activated the messenger jade talisman with his spiritual power, and heard the voice of Huangfu City: "My Lord, the enemy suddenly appeared in Yinlingzi City, heading west to attack Chi who occupied Shentu City. The army of the Dragon Kingdom. Lord Yu Wenxian led his army to resist, but was defeated and suffered heavy casualties. There were faint signs of being forced to evacuate Shente City... May I ask, Lord, whether I want to lead an army to help the Red Dragon Kingdom?"
Qi Feihong frowned and asked: "How many troops are there in the enemy army? Where do they come from?"
Huangfu City said: "There are about 200,000 enemy soldiers, and the reports of the expedition horses came from Pingyi City. There is no war in Pingyi City now, so they have freed up their hands to attack the Chilong Kingdom's army, intending to take back the captured troops. Shentu City occupied by Feilong Pavilion."
Qi Feihong pondered for a moment and asked again: "Has the Lord Yu Wenxian contacted us and asked for military support?"
Huangfu Cheng said: "No. We originally sent troops to attack and occupy Shentu City, but it was forcibly occupied by Yu Wenxian's army. Probably the leader of Yu Wenxian's country also knew that what he did was unbecoming... I wanted to come to Yu Wenxian's country The Lord himself felt a little unjust, and after being attacked by the Eternal Golden Immortal Army this time, he had no shame in asking for support."
Qi Feihong said: "In any case, both of us are allies, and we cannot ignore death. Send one hundred thousand troops to attack from the south of the enemy's army, contain half of the enemy's main force, and reduce the pressure on the Red Dragon Kingdom. If the situation allows, we will attack in one fell swoop Take these enemy troops."
Huangfu Cheng said: "I obey the decree, I will lead the army to go to war now."
Qi Feihong said: "Be sure to proceed with caution. In addition, let Lord Li Tianxing lead the remaining troops to retreat to the ring city less than a hundred miles away from Qingcheng to garrison as your response force, ready to respond at any time."
Huangfu Cheng said: "Master Li has already set off for Huancheng. He should have arrived at Huancheng by now."
Qi Feihong said hello, cut off the call with Huangfu City, looked up at Tian Xizi in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "Tian'er, go and rest, I'll wait, maybe something else will happen."
Tian Xizi said: "Then let me accompany you. I will get you some cakes."
Qi Feihong smiled slightly and watched Tian Xizi get up to get pastries and other things in person. He turned around and said to A Yuan: "Have you noticed anything wrong before? You went to Yinlingzi City and Shentu City. It can be seen that you have arrived. Lord Yu Wenxian?"
A Yuan said: "When I arrived at Shente City, I only saw a large number of soldiers from the Red Dragon Kingdom occupying Shente City, but I did not see the leader of the Kingdom Yu Wenxian. I didn't find anything wrong. The battle had just ended. , the city was in chaos. Except for our soldiers, they were soldiers from the Red Dragon Kingdom. They were all busy clearing enemy troops and cleaning the battlefield. They were not very friendly to us. I didn't bother to pay attention to these and left. ”
Qi Feihong said: "It is indeed not easy to notice these things in war. What about you, Ajuan? You went to Pingyi City and saw the soldiers with your own eyes. Did you find anything wrong?"
Ajuan thought about it and said slowly: "It's nothing else, but one thing seems unusual. Does the Lord know how many soldiers there are under General Li Zheng?"
Qi Feihong asked curiously: "Why do you suddenly ask this? I know that the total number of all the soldiers led by General Li Zheng on the expedition is about 500,000."
Ajuan said: "I'm afraid it's far more than 500,000. The total number of siege soldiers I saw outside Pingyi City is at least one million. After General Li Zheng defeated Lu Hao, he surrendered many of the defenders inside Lu Hao's city. These Except for some personnel of the garrison who were replenished to the reduced army, the rest of the personnel remained in General Li Zheng's Third Army. I estimate that the number of soldiers in the Third Army now exceeds 500,000, which is far higher than the number set by the original ruler of the country. The officers and soldiers of each army are much larger."
Qi Feihong frowned and said, "General Li Zheng has never mentioned this matter, and no one has mentioned it to me... Ajuan, please don't talk nonsense, I'm afraid there will be misunderstandings."
Ajuan said: "Because this matter is so important, Ajuan doesn't dare to say it casually. But Ajuan has seen it with her own eyes. If she doesn't tell the king, then it's Ajuan's fault... The king, the Third Army There are too many soldiers, and together with the soldiers of the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army who went to support, the total number of soldiers under General Li Zheng will definitely not be less than one million. I am afraid that General Li Zheng will have some influence on the country's leader. Hiding it, but why it is so, I don’t know.”
Qi Feihong said: "The Third Army under General Li Zheng originally only had 300,000 soldiers. Adding in some soldiers from the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army who went to assist in the battle, the total number will not exceed 500,000. If there are really one million soldiers, , it is indeed weird. Ajuan, did you mistake the 300,000 Feixian Kingdom soldiers sent by Lord Jin Xing to assist in the battle as General Li Zheng's soldiers? Their costumes are the same as our soldiers, so it is easy to confuse them."
Ajuan said: "Even so, the total number will not exceed 800,000, but Ajuan saw with her own eyes that the number of soldiers attacking the city was at least one million. This does not include the 100,000 soldiers trapped in Pingyi City. .”
Qi Feihong's expression became serious, he raised his hand to stop Ajuan from talking, and took out the jade communication talisman, as if he was preparing to contact someone. Ajuan said anxiously: "The king must not question General Li Zheng at this time, or he may cause General Li Zheng's misunderstanding and affect the overall situation."
Qi Feihong said: "General Xuannv Yuqing is currently outside Pingyi City. She must know something. I don't need to disturb General Li Zheng. I will know everything if I ask General Xuannv Yuqing."
After Qi Feihong finished speaking, he contacted Xuannv Yuqing in front of Ajuan and others, and soon received a reply from Xuannv Yuqing. After Qi Feihong spoke to Xuannv Yuqing, his expression was a little strange. He seemed very angry, but at the same time he seemed very happy.
Ajuan and others didn't know why and couldn't help but look at Qi Feihong, waiting for Qi Feihong to speak. Qi Feihong didn't say much, he just told everyone to rest, then left the King's Mansion alone and went to the east gate of Qilin City.
Tian Xizi brought the cakes over and saw Qi Feihong leaving alone. He wanted to ask him where he was going, but he thought that he might be going to do something important, so he held back.
Qi Feihong ordered someone to call Dongfang Qing on the way, and asked Dongfang Qing to go with him to the east gate to meet the Shangqing San people.
Dongfang Qing was talking to her ancestor Dongfang Chi at this time. After receiving Qi Feihong's order, she immediately set off and rushed over to meet her master Shangqing Sanren with Qi Feihong.
Dongfang Chi had nothing to do, so he came with him. He wanted to meet Dongfang Qing's master, Shangqing Sanren, and also take a look at the scenery of the east gate. He comes from the immortal world and is not familiar with the world of immortality. He hopes to go around and get familiar with the people and customs of the world of immortality and appreciate the beautiful scenery of the world of immortality.
The three of them had little communication along the way. Qi Feihong had something on his mind and hurried on, barely talking to Dongfang Qing and Dongfang Chi.
The three of them rushed to the east gate. After Qi Feihong ordered someone to report, they went directly to the residence of Shangqing Sanren. Seeing Qi Feihong, Shangqing Sanren seemed to have expected Qi Feihong's purpose of coming to him, and said with a smile: "The king is here in person. Do you want to ask about something in the army?"
Qi Feihong nodded and said directly without caring about politeness: "Master, if you are in the army, do you know whether the army strictly follows the military regulations and laws to manage the officers and soldiers? How many officers and soldiers are there in each army?"
Shangqing Sanren smiled and said: "The king must know something, right?"
Qi Feihong nodded: "General Li Zheng's Third Army, the number of soldiers should have been around 300,000, but in fact it has already exceeded 300,000, and the number exceeded is extremely shocking. Only now did I know that General Li Zheng The number of officers and soldiers of the Third Army actually reached an astonishing one million, which is much more than the other armies of Qilin Kingdom combined."
Shangqing Sanren smiled and said: "What's the harm? General Li Zheng is dedicated to the Lord and the Qilin Kingdom, and he has no second thoughts. Moreover, he has been on expeditions all year round, and his soldiers have suffered many casualties and retirees. In order to ensure the number of soldiers, It is reasonable to recruit more soldiers. It can even be said that General Li Zheng is good at running the army, so he will have more soldiers during the war. Otherwise, I am afraid that you, the leader of the country, will still bother to recruit soldiers because the number of soldiers is insufficient. And worry.”
When Shangqing Sanren said these words, Qi Feihong and others were particularly surprised. What Shangqing Sanren said seems to be different from what most people think, but after careful consideration, it seems to make sense.
