The physical condition of the dozens of soldiers reserved in Shanyin City is getting worse and worse due to long-term malnutrition. Now it is not too much to describe them as old, weak and disabled soldiers. It is almost impossible to rely on them to defend the city. Fortunately, there are no Grays in most areas of Beiming. Those Grays who escaped the war have basically gone south to Xichuan. As for the few Grays left in Beiming, some occupied the mountains and became kings, while others established small strongholds and lived a happy life. They had neither the inclination nor the ability to attack large cities.
Therefore, although there are very few city defenders in this area, they have been safe and sound and are still under the control of Jiang Zhi's forces. Unfortunately, most of the people are gone, leaving the city in ruins.
If calculated carefully, the number of people who went to the Yinshan Grand Canyon to join the Crusaders should be about 50,000, and most of them were Gray prisoners.
This small number of people is indeed insignificant compared to what is happening on the front lines of the imperial capital. Sometimes after just one fierce battle, 50,000 Grays died in a day. Therefore, the officer responsible for the handover did not pay attention to it and did not report it to higher-level leaders.
But no matter what, this officer was derelict in his duty. This was not only about the population, but also about the reputation of Yu Jiang's forces. Jiang Wei was very angry and wanted to know the officer's name so that he could be punished when he returned. But these soldiers did not know it. The signal soldiers who had been to the front line at that time had already defected. Maybe the captain of the guard knew who it was, and that officer should be the superior of the captain of the guard.
Regardless, there are now many reasons to visit Yinshan Grand Canyon.
"Which one of you has been to Yinshan Grand Canyon?" Li Ming asked.
"I've been there several times, and I was the responsible contact person at that time," the veteran replied.
"I didn't expect you were in charge of contacting me, so why didn't you follow me? Do you have family members in Hedong?"
"I have no relatives anymore."
"Then why didn't you leave?"
"Because the tombstones of my relatives are still in the east of the river, I just hope that I can be buried with them on the day I die."
Listening to the old man's words and looking at his face, Li Ming suddenly felt cold in his heart. Having seen so many separations of life and death, my heart should have been numb, but now I am still touched.
Jiang Wei was even more serious than Li Ming. Her eyes were wet with tears twinkling in the corners of her eyes.
"If you have such thoughts, why are you still a soldier? Aren't you afraid of being buried in a foreign land?" Li Ming asked again.
"At that time, the leader promised me that even if I died in battle, someone would send the body back to my hometown. Moreover, I hope that my life can exert its final value. Before the end of the world, I was a veteran. I retired because of Reunited with my relatives. However, the end of the world has taken away all my family members, and the rest of my life has no other meaning except returning to the battlefield."
"Grandpa, you are a born soldier. I'm sorry, we have wronged you." Jiang Wei said, holding the old man's hand.
"There is no wrong or wrong, I am just doing my duty."
"If you had two choices before you right now, what would you choose?"
"What is the choice?"
"One is to send you back to Hedong, where you can spend the rest of your life in peace. The other is..."
Before Jiang Wei finished speaking, the veteran replied directly: "I choose another one. I don't mind dying on the battlefield to show my final value. But I only hope that the living can bring my body back and bury it with my family." "
"You really
Have you thought about it? "
"Young Lord, if you need anything, just give me your instructions."
"We are going to meet the Crusaders in the Yinshan Grand Canyon. Can you lead the way?"
"Please rest assured, young lord, I will definitely complete the mission." The veteran saluted.
Before setting off for the Yinshan Grand Canyon, Li Ming left behind 100 cavalrymen. They sent part of the supplies they carried to nearby cities to help improve the living conditions of the soldiers left behind.
A few hours later, Li Ming and Jiang Wei's team, led by veterans, went deep into the hinterland of the Yinshan Grand Canyon.
Beside a main road, there is a giant statue, which looks very much like Mr. Kong.
"When we see the statue, it means they already know that we are coming." The veteran explained.
After about a few minutes, Li Ming sensed a team of about a thousand people.
"They're coming."
"Set up your formation first."
Although Jiang Wei did not intend to conflict with the Crusaders, she still had the proper posture. After all, these thousand cavalry were elite troops.
Soon, the opponent's black knight arrived.
One of the captains at the head had a very wild beard and eyebrows. He looked at Li Ming and the others, and then at the veterans.
"Hey, why did you bring so many people here today? What are you planning to do? You don't want to take refuge with us, do you?" asked the Black Knight Captain.
"Stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point. We come to Juecheng and you ask him to come see us." Jiang Wei shouted.
"Juecheng? Who is Juecheng?"
"That's the Black God. He should be the leader of your Crusaders."
"Isn't it possible for you to see the leader whenever you want?"
"Juecheng is our good friend, just go and report it as soon as possible." Jiang Wei shouted.
"How to prove it?"
"Why do you talk so much nonsense?" Jiang Wei said angrily.
"What's your attitude?" the other party dismissed.
"Young Lord, the other party seems to be deliberately talking about him." Pang Long said.
Jiang Wei turned to Li Ming and said, "Sister, let's rush in."
"Are you sure this is okay?"
"There is no other way. There is no way Juecheng doesn't know we are here. He deliberately avoided seeing us. In this case, let's have some excitement."
"Exciting?"
"Yeah." Jiang Wei smiled.
"All right."
Li Ming quickly summoned the Ice Winged Dragon, rode on it, and flew to the deepest point. Jiang Wei turned into a ball of flame and rushed into the deepest part like a rocket.
In just about half a minute, Li Ming saw various buildings at the bottom of the valley. The Crusaders had indeed built a large stronghold here. Most of the construction has been completed, and tens of thousands of Gray laborers are still building the pyramid-like structures. It is roughly estimated that only about one-third of the pyramid has been built. If it is completely built, the height will reach 100 meters.
Seeing the Ice Winged Dragon flying across the sky, the construction workers immediately fled in fear. But this chaos alone was not enough. Jiang Wei summoned more than a dozen flying dragons at once, flying among various buildings.
People below kept screaming, and the chaos gradually expanded.
At this time, several people wearing black armor jumped up, grabbed the flying dragon, and smashed it into countless small fire balls.
The small fire ball exploded into an even smaller rain of flames, pouring towards the ground.
Normally, this kind of small flame rain
It was no longer lethal, but because the Grays were too frightened, they fled even more fiercely. Not only did the chaos not stop, but it escalated.
The few people wearing black armor were floating in the air, but they did not dare to continue attacking Li Ming and Jiang Wei, for fear that the battle would cause greater commotion and even hurt innocent people.
But it is not advisable to let them cause trouble, but how to stop them?
At this time, the long-lost friend finally appeared. He was wearing black armor and riding on a large lizard dragon.
Jiang Wei also flew on the back of the lizard dragon and shouted angrily: "Juecheng, you finally came out."
"Long time no see." Juecheng said with a smile.
"Thank you for being able to laugh. Why did you leave without saying goodbye? Why did you disappear for so long?"
"You can't blame me. I was coerced by Mr. Kong and asked me to establish a crusade for him."
"Mr. Kong has been missing for several months, why don't you come to us?"
"How can I be sure if he is really missing? He is not an ordinary person. What if he is deliberately putting on a show."
"No, the Cross Chamber of Commerce has split. If he doesn't show up yet, something must have happened." Jiang Wei said firmly.
"That's good, then I'll finally be free, haha."
"Okay, don't change the subject. Let me ask you. Why did you let the superpowers concentrate the rainwater in this area into the Yinshan Grand Canyon?"
"Because I want to establish a stronghold here. Only with rain can the plants here grow. This is all to create a good environment." Juecheng looked very reasonable.
"But you are too selfish, you know? In the cities in this area, the people there are living a miserable life due to lack of water."
"I know this, so why don't I take them over? Look at them, they have plenty of food and clothing here."
"Are you mistaken? You are stealing our population in disguise. We are friends. If you do this, my father will be very unhappy."
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you. Let's do this. When I finish building the pyramid, I will drive away all these people and let them return to your city. In addition, I will control the rainfall and try to make your city have rainwater."
"Okay, wait, I digress, I'm here to talk about something important." Jiang Wei said excitedly.
"What's going on?"
"You know about dark creatures, right?"
"Well, I heard about it, but I really didn't expect that there would be dark creatures so soon."
"Then why are you still building a stronghold in Beiming? Sooner or later, dark creatures will sweep across Beiming. You'd better go elsewhere."
"Wow, you came all the way to find me just to tell me this out of kindness?"
"Of course, there are other things."
"Just tell me."
"My father wants you to help. He can give you whatever you want, power, wealth..."
"Stop it, I will not join the Jiang Zhi forces. If I wanted to join, I would have joined long ago. I am still used to being my crusade leader, at least no one from above is looking after me."
"What? Did someone above take care of you before? Have you forgotten your mission on the surface?"
As soon as Jiang Wei finished speaking, Juecheng's expression immediately changed, and both parties became silent.
Because what Jiang Wei just said has pierced the last window. She wants to tell Juecheng: I know you are an underground person.
