, the Sixth Prince entered the city riding a tall war horse, majestic and high-spirited, wearing gorgeous armor. The Yezi people lined the streets to welcome him, as if they were welcoming their own prince.
When we left, it was still dark, so we left quietly.
There were fifty highly skilled cavalry accompanying the Sixth Prince, with crimson pennants flying on their spears.
Behind these fifty cavalry were the princes of Great Xia who were following the Sixth Prince. The strong wind swept through them, fluttering their flags with a "crackling" sound, and countless flags cluttered in the air.
Liu Mo rode down one by one, passing various flags. When he was riding beside the Sixth Prince, the other prince said, "Did your new master send you to deliver a new order?"
"Your Highness, don't speak so harshly." Liu Mo said, "I just want to stay and do them a favor."
"In my opinion, what you did is betrayal!"
Liu Mo frowned. He agreed to Liang Ding's request and chose to stay and help Ye Ziren! "
On the one hand, Zhien wanted to repay them, and Ye Ziren saved their lives. On the other hand, Liang Ding proposed that once the Yezi people's mortal enemies were defeated, they would send troops to help Liu Mo.
Regarding this matter, Liu Mo had a disagreement with the Sixth Prince.
First of all, Liu Mo thought it didn't matter whether the Yezi people would send troops to help Daxia. Even if they didn't send troops, it would still be better than having one more enemy.
Leaving like this quietly will inevitably arouse the hostility of the Yezi people.
The sixth prince insisted on his own opinion. If the Yezi people were hostile, they would be eradicated directly.
"Your Highness, I have no intention of betrayal. After the things here are done, I will lead the troops to support you."
"You love to be clever," the Sixth Prince said, "That's enough, don't waste any more words, Liu Mo!"
"It seems difficult for things to develop in the direction I want." Liu Mo thought to himself. "Liang Ding really wants to say goodbye to you in person, but things are urgent and I can't get away!"
The Sixth Prince snorted. "Both each other, isn't everyone okay? You should go and look at your subordinates." His tone was like reproach.
"They will be fine." Liu Mo said defensively.
"That's not necessarily true. After I leave, you will only have ten thousand troops!" the sixth prince said coldly.
Liu Mo's governor was appointed by the Sixth Prince, and many of his subordinates were loyal to the Sixth Prince.
Now Liu Mo and the Sixth Prince had differences, and more than half of the troops chose to follow the latter instead of Liu Mo.
"Please be sure to leave a mark along the way and I will find you as soon as possible."
"No need!" The Sixth Prince also has his willfulness, "From the moment you make your decision, you and I are no longer monarchs and ministers!"
"Your Highness, why are you so hostile to me?"
"Hostility? Is there a war between us? Why didn't I know." The sixth prince said, "Liu Mo, I will not choose you as my enemy, at least not now.
Before that, you can go back to your country without coming to this wild land to find me. You have done a lot for me, and I will remember that. "
The Sixth Prince suddenly laughed bitterly, "I still have a lot of things to do. Crossing that wilderness, Yang Yizhi's army is still waiting for me.
Even if God protects me, let me defeat the Zhou Dynasty army and kill my bastard brother who killed his father. The Great Xia Dynasty still needs me to rebuild, and the cultivated land must be reseeded and protected.
Liu Mo, instead of wasting time with me here, you should go back early and do what you should do! "
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Liu Mo seemed to understand.
"You understand, you don't need any more explanation from me!" The Sixth Prince clamped his horse's belly, and before leaving, he said again, "A true dragon will not surrender to anyone, and that's the case for you and me!"
"A true dragon...will not submit to anyone!"
Liu Mo watched silently, his injured right hand twitching.
The team behind caught up.
Lu Sheng was accompanied by two soldiers. When he saw Liu Mo, he said, "Master Liu, I really want to stay and fight alongside you, but I have sworn that I will follow His Highness the Sixth Prince for the rest of my life."
"It doesn't matter!" Liu Mo patted his shoulder, "Your Highness has changed a lot, you have to take good care..."
"I understand! Master Liu, take care of yourself!" Lu Sheng said.
"You too!" After saying that, Liu Mo turned his horse's head and galloped back to Yezi City in the distance.
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On a hill overlooking the avenue, a long folding table made of raw pine wood was set up and covered with a tablecloth.
Liang Ding's big tent is next to the table, with the red and gold flag flying on the long pole, and he himself is having dinner here with his important generals and allies.
They want to discuss how to deal with a common enemy.
Liu Mo arrived a little late. He had been riding a horse for a whole day, and now his whole body was sore as he staggered up the gentle slope.
The day's march was long and exhausting.
It was already dusk, and the sky was full of fireflies, as if they were alive.
The cook was serving the main course of the night: five suckling pigs roasted to a golden crisp with different fruits in their mouths.
Smelling the fragrance, his mouth watered. "Sorry, I'm late." He said as he sat down on the bench next to Liang Ding.
"Is this your new ally?" said a bearded man. "If your new ally takes to the battlefield as slowly as a dinner table, by the time you arrive, the battle will have been over."
"Hey, sir, can you leave one or two farmers for me to deal with the head office?" Liu Mo replied, "It doesn't take too many. I've never been greedy."
He filled up the wine while watching the servant cut the pork. The crispy skin crackled under the knife and the hot oil dripped down. Liu Mo has not seen such a beautiful scene for a long time.
"So your Daxia soldiers can only deal with peasants?" the bearded man sneered.
"Maybe!" Liu Mo said with a smile, "Didn't those farmers turn you upside down too?"
"you..."
"Okay, don't get into a quarrel. The enemy is outside, not here!" Liang Taiping stopped. "Let's report the battle situation."
In order to deal with his mortal enemy, Liang Ding spent many years of effort to integrate this large and complex team.
He negotiated with the chiefs of various places, negotiated with the kings, and won the first village with sweet words, another with gold and silver, and the third with a sharp sword.
He allowed various disputed tribes to make peace and allowed city-states that had not interacted with each other for decades to communicate.
However, Liu Mo knew that such an alliance was not strong.
"According to the scout report, the Hu tribe's army has moved south from the twin cities," Liang Ding said while watching the servants put the meat slices into his wooden plate. "Yan Lei's troops have joined them. The enemy army is to the north at the moment. It’s about a day’s journey from us.”
One day trip? The decisive battle will soon begin. Liu Mo thought to himself.
Suddenly, he raised his head and said, "Hu Clan? Our enemy is the Hu Clan?"
