Xiaoqing stepped forward and took the noodle bowl from Chen Xiaobei's hand, "Uncle, I will do this."
Chen Xiaobei did not refuse, and handed the noodle bowl to Xiao Qing's hand, and then walked into the main room with Liu Rumei.
"Rumei, I'll have breakfast later and then go feed the tiger."
Chen Xiaobei had nothing to say, and Liu Rumei simply responded.
The three of them were sitting in the room chatting away. After just a few words, they heard someone outside the yard shouting, "Miss, Miss."
This was Liu Ziming's movement. Liu Rumei quickly stood up and went out to greet him. As soon as he arrived in the yard, he heard Liu Ziming say, "Miss, I received a letter from Brother Liu Tie. They arrived at Wannian City last night."
"What about my father? Have they said anything?"
"I told you that the emperor has revealed the post house in Wannian City, but I'm afraid it will still take some trouble to meet."
Hearing this, Liu Rumei took a long breath and said, "Well, this emperor has a conscience."
"They also said that the prince has been practicing your Four Spirits and Bagua Formation for some time with Wannian City as the center!"
"In addition, according to them, the four gates of Wannian City will be closed starting today. I believe that the soldiers and horses of the Earth Kingdom will arrive soon."
Liu Rumei was stunned after hearing these words. She frowned slightly and didn't say anything for a long time.
"Forget it, if I can defend Wannian City, it will be regarded as my contribution to the country."
Liu Ziming bowed and turned around to leave. In fact, Chen Xiaobei heard their conversation in the room.
He walked out of the back room and saw that Liu Ziming had left. Liu Rumei, who was about to come back, asked in a low voice, "What, is it not satisfactory over there?"
Liu Rumei nodded slightly, "I didn't expect the prince to retreat directly to Wannian City."
Chen Xiaobei's heart tightened, he was surrounded by people in the capital, and he became passive.
This is like encircling a point to call for reinforcements, and the rest of the troops can only rescue them.
"Oh, the prince is probably confused for a moment."
After hearing Chen Xiaobei's emotion, Liu Rumei was very surprised. He turned around and looked, and then asked, "Standing back and waiting for help should be a good choice. Why do you say he is confused?"
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "Although I don't know how to fight, I also know the principle of retreat. There must be some dangerous places hundreds of miles away from Wannian City."
"Even if we are going to be surrounded by people in Wannian City, we must be prepared first."
After hearing this, Liu Rumei suddenly understood what Chen Xiaobei meant.
"You mean the prince shouldn't stay in the city."
Chen Xiaobei nodded vigorously, "Yes, since the prince is in Wannian City, his contact with the outside world is cut off. This may not be good for the war."
Liu Rumei thought thoughtfully and nodded, "It seems to make sense, then I'll quickly ask Ziming to tell Liu Ce and the others. I hope it's still late tonight."
Liu Rumei was just wishful thinking, but it was actually too late.
Thousands of miles away in Wannian City, as soon as Xiao Jingyun finished his breakfast, the guard captain Zhou Quan hurried in.
"Your Highness, Du Bai just sent someone to report that the outposts of the Great Earth Kingdom have been discovered. We are only twenty miles away."
Jamel Xiao nodded, put on his coat and walked out.
As he walked, he said, "How many soldiers and horses do you have?"
"Back to Your Highness, I have gathered four to five thousand people at my disposal. They are all nursing homes from various families. Their levels vary, but at least they all have some foundation."
Xiao Jingyun was obviously a little surprised. He didn't expect to be able to gather so many people. "Okay, it's good to have a foundation. The training will be faster. By the way, you can go to each house and spread the news. From now on, it will be fine." Stop wandering on the streets and tell the shops not to increase prices at will."
In fact, Xiao Jingyun said that these are not mentioned. Ever since the news spread that the Earth Kingdom was coming, the people had already stocked up on the urgently needed food and vegetables.
Xiao Jingyun hurried out of the south gate and arrived at Du Bai's camp. Du Bai camped five miles outside the city.
Seeing Xiao Jingyun coming, Du Bai hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Highness, it's dangerous here. If you need anything, just send someone to tell me."
Jamel Xiao waved his hand, "What's going on ahead."
"Oh, there is just a small group of enemy troops ahead. Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will never take a step back."
Xiao Jingyun nodded, got on the carriage again and looked into the distance. He could only vaguely poke at it. There were figures shaking wherever he looked, and the rest could not be seen clearly.
"Du Bai, have you figured out the enemy's situation? How many people are here?"
Du Bai clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, according to the news sent back from the expedition, the enemy has increased its troops by at least hundreds of thousands. Now they must have at least 400,000."
"And according to reliable information, their reinforcements are still on the way, at least ten or two hundred thousand."
Hearing this, Xiao Jingyun frowned, "In order to save Taoist Master Jueding, we only sent 200,000 troops, but now we have to send 500,000 to 600,000 troops. It is clear that this is an all-out effort!"
Du Bai, however, acted very boldly and patted his chest, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will make sure they never come back."
Xiao Jingyun did not express his position, but waved his hand and asked Zhou Quan to take the guards back a few steps. Then he lowered his voice and said to Du Bai, "Although the Four Spirits Bagua Formation changes wonderfully. It can also defeat more with less, but If the opponent has four to five million, and if they focus on hitting you a little, your formation will not be activated."
After listening to Xiao Jingyun's words, Du Bai nodded, "This subordinate understands that there is a limit to defeating more with less."
Xiao Jingyun nodded, "If the battle situation is unfavorable, we can retreat to the city first. Reinforcements will arrive as long as we hold on for a month."
At this time, Jumong also received news that the army of Dachang Kingdom was camped outside the city.
Hearing the news, Zhu Meng was somewhat surprised. He had thought that Xiao Jingyun would retreat into the city early due to the high tents and thick walls in Wannian City.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingyun actually placed hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city.
After thinking about it, he didn't understand what Jamel Xiao was trying to do.
At this time, military advisor Zhang Liao spoke, "General, we have fifty thousand soldiers and horses, and Du Bai guards the south gate with only thirty thousand soldiers. I think we should go and find out the truth first!"
Zhu Meng nodded, "Yes, since the attack on Dacang Kingdom this time, although we have been busy and unable to do anything, if we continue like this, we may lose our status in front of the prince."
"General, we can order the soldiers to set up camp first, and wait until the third watch tonight to launch a night attack to show Xiao Jingyun some color." Zhang Liao said with cupped fists.
After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed.
Zhu Meng immediately sent an order to set up camp and sent someone to send the news to Prince Jonah.
When Prince Jonah saw the map sent by Zhu Meng, he was also a little surprised that there was a line of defense outside Wannian City.
Seeing him frowning, a man stood next to him. It was his close friend named Bazaar Khan.
