Snow City in the North is still cold.
With the retreat of the Elsa Principality's army, the dark clouds that had shrouded the fortress city for many days finally dissipated.
After repeated confirmations from the combat readiness department's scout team, the exact relevant information was finally obtained.
Tens of thousands of night watchmen from the Principality of Aisha returned without success, and the mighty team has recently left the territory of "Dog City".
The city lord Zhong Lizhan personally ordered that the curfew order was officially lifted, and the major city gates were finally opened.
Commerce and transportation gradually returned to normal, but long-distance travel between fortress cities was still restricted.
Just because the bombed maglev track needs emergency repairs, it will not be able to return to normal in a short time.
Even so.
The people in the city and those forced to stay on the northern border did not complain too much.
They were thankful that they didn't have to live under the fear of war, and it wouldn't hurt to wait a little longer.
Not only that.
Under Xue Yun's strong suggestion, "Dog City" also implemented humanitarian relief to satellite towns affected by the war.
A large amount of survival supplies and medical teams were transported out of the city overnight and moved to areas trampled by the war.
Ever since——
The entire "Dog City" is full of joy, every house is decorated with lights, and even late at night, you can see fireworks blooming over the city.
"It's great that there are no more wars and bloodshed."
Stopping on the high platform attic of the City Lord's Mansion, overlooking the bustling night view of the city.
Xue Yun was smiling, and with the heavy snowfall all over the sky, this scene made him feel relaxed and happy.
"yes."
beside him.
Zhong Lizhan was dressed in a brocade robe, holding a tall wine glass in his hand, shaking his head silently and saying: "Unfortunately, many things in this world cannot go as people wish, and this peaceful scene is just a flash in the pan."
He was slightly startled.
Xue Yun turned to look at the middle-aged man beside him and fell into a long silence.
"Brother Xian, you are a smart man, you should know clearly."
He took a sip of the wine in his glass.
Zhong Lizhan sighed and said helplessly: "The so-called peace and beauty are achieved by strength. If you are weak, you will one day be enslaved and replaced by others. If you want to live in a corner, you are undoubtedly talking nonsense."
We are in a cruel apocalyptic wasteland era.
Only through self-improvement can you gain the respect of others. Being humble and submissive is not a long-term solution.
From a certain perspective, Zhongli Chan's words are not completely unreasonable.
"Brother Zhongli, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Grinning.
Xue Yun shrugged his shoulders, raised his eyebrows and said: "What should we say, we are all brothers who have burnt yellow paper. In my opinion, it is better to save this kind of convoluted official accent."
"Okay, have fun!"
He raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
Zhong Lizhan's eyes were sharp and he said bluntly: "Now that Cooley has retreated with his army, there is no guarantee that these beasts in the Aisha Principality will remain evil. As the master of the "Dog City", my brother has no choice but to do more than ordinary people think. Further away."
"As for foreign aggression, let's put it aside for now..."
Narrow your eyes.
Zhong Lizhan's expression was solemn and he said word for word: "Looking at the overall situation, in fact, the most difficult problem happens to be the internal problem of our Daxia Empire!"
Before fighting against the outside world, one must first settle down at home - this is not necessarily an unreasonable fallacy.
Think about it carefully.
The reason why the Principality of Aisha dared to invade rashly was to cross the border and start an undeclared war against the Great Xia Empire.
The root cause still lies in the various conflicts within Daxia.
The aggressiveness of the Xuanyuan royal family, the overt and covert struggles among the major princes and city lords, and the internal conflicts between centralization and enfeoffment. These series of problems made it impossible for the huge Daxia Empire to unite on the same front.
With such a decadent system and customs, it is undoubtedly a fool's errand to try to frighten the ambitions of foreigners!
"Brother Zhongli, what do you mean?" Xue Yun frowned.
“Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it’s better to take the initiative!”
He took out an official document with a gold frame from his arms. Zhong Lizhan's expression was stern and his eyes were full of determination.
Take a peek.
Xue Yun immediately recognized this thing. It was the document of withdrawal from the vassal state that the Daxia royal family sent envoys to deliver to the major city lords as a test.
Rumble~~
Zhong Lizhan was serious about his words. He waved a ball of flame and burned the document on the spot.
Before Xue Yun could react, Zhong Lizhan continued to order in a deep voice: "Tong Mao'er, bring them in..."
next moment--
Tong Mao'er, with a wicked smile on his face, walked boldly into the hall, followed by the cronies of the "Kuai Kui Army". As for the people who were detained, they were the security missions sent by the Imperial City.
"Zhong Lizhan, are you crazy?!"
The leading envoy official gritted his teeth and cursed loudly: "We are envoys sent by the imperial city. How dare you be rude to us? Are you deliberately trying to disobey us?!"
"Shut the fuck up!"
Kicked over the leading envoy official.
Tong Mao'er's eyes widened angrily and he threatened viciously: "If you fart one more time, believe it or not, I will cut off your tongue right now!?"
All of a sudden.
All the envoys obediently remained silent. The so-called integrity was just talk. It was okay to scare people at ordinary times, but at critical times, it was not as important as their own lives.
He glanced at these people with disdain.
Zhong Lizhan looked at Xue Yun and said: "These envoys have been in Dog City for more than half a month, and Brother Wei has been entertaining them. At that time, like other city lords, he just wanted to delay the time and wait and see what happens. , as a result, what awaited was the invasion of the Principality of Aisha..."
Actually.
When the war first broke out, Zhong Lizhan also visited these envoys and prayed that they would send a rescue proposal to the Imperial City and the Tiger Capital, but unfortunately they were ruthlessly rejected.
It turns out.
Apart from pretending to be powerful, these idiots are all basically greedy for life and afraid of death.
During this period of time, he stayed in a hotel in the city. Apart from eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, he didn't make any contribution to the "Dog City" at all.
"I'm not afraid of my good brother's jokes. After experiencing this disaster, I understand a truth."
His eyes were unusually cold.
Zhong Lizhan had no expression on his face and said coldly: "Some things cannot be avoided even if you want to. The best way to solve a problem is not to escape, but to face it."
Say it.
The city lord in front of him waved his hand violently, making a beheading gesture.
"Got the order!"
Grinning.
Tong Mao'er, who was afraid that the world would be in chaos, responded quickly and immediately nodded towards his cronies.
next moment--
Dozens of the night watchmen of the "Crazy Kui Army" showed fierce looks in their eyes. They summoned the white ape monsters on the spot, rushed forward and decisively broke the necks of all the imperial city envoys.
