"I didn't doubt your words."
Xu Yuan smiled slightly: "Li Qingyan, as the commander-in-chief of Beifeng City, needs to stabilize the morale of the army, and there are many things that she cannot explain clearly."
After a pause,
Xu Yuan asked softly again:
"Did Li Qingyan arrange for scouts to detect the barbarian army outside the city?"
Yuan Hao did not hesitate at all:
"Heavy snow obscured the view. After the explosion in the south of the city, His Highness Wu Yuan immediately sent two teams of flying scouts to go out for reconnaissance."
"How?" Xu Yuan asked.
"The damage was great. Only three of the hundred flying scouts came back."
"Commander Yuan."
Xu Yuan raised his hand to interrupt: "I'm not interested in casualties. What I'm asking is how many barbarian troops there are outside the city."
Yuan Hao was slightly startled, feeling a little frightened for no reason.
It's not that Xu Yuan is cold-blooded, but that the third young master doesn't want to interfere in the military's decision-making by asking these things, right?
After thinking about it, Yuan Hao still replied truthfully:
"A rough estimate is that there are about 400,000 people."
"etc."
Xu Yuan interrupted again:
"Now that heavy snow is blocking the view, could these 400,000 yuan be disguised as straw men?"
Yuan Hao's mouth twitched and he cupped his hands and said:
"Although the field of vision is obstructed, the monsters used by the flying scouts use their cries to conduct reconnaissance. It is confirmed that they are all real people."
Xu Yuan heard the words and glanced back at Lou Ji who was standing behind him, wanting to confirm this through her.
After meeting their eyes, Lou Ji directly smiled and said:
"Not necessarily. There are ways to hinder the sacrifices of the barbarians. Zong Qingsheng almost suffered a big loss from this. Well, he explained this to me through Tianxun Yuanjing."
Xu Yuan nodded noncommittally after hearing this.
Yuan Hao saw the two people looking at each other and asked cautiously:
"Third Young Master, I wonder why you ask this?"
Xu Yuan looked at his expression with understanding and smiled slightly:
"Don't worry, I won't do that kind of thing where a layman orders an expert, I'm just asking.
"But since these barbarian armies are real people, almost an hour has passed, why haven't they attacked the city yet?"
Upon seeing this, Yuan Hao replied in a low voice:
"Third Young Master, preparations for a long-distance siege require preparation, personnel need to rest, equipment needs to be prepared, and encirclement requires time.
"Moreover, the barbarians are currently forming formations from both sides of Beifeng City to the north to encircle Beifeng City. They are probably preparing to block the sect reinforcements rushing south to help, and then attack the city."
"."
Classic encirclement and support.
Xu Yuan sighed in his heart and asked deliberately:
"So, those sects in Houting County, which is three hundred miles away, can be considered a mistake? It's three hundred miles away. Even if the road is blocked by heavy snow, with the speed of those elites, they should be able to reach it in two to three days, right? "
Yuan Hao's expression was a little stiff in response to Xu Yuan's question, and he whispered:
"Third Young Master, the communication crystal in Houting County was destroyed the last time it fell. After His Highness Wu Yuan recovered it, Hou Ting County had not had time to re-engrave it, so he had to send someone to deliver the message."
"But even if the letter is delivered, the heavy snow north of Beifeng City makes it almost impossible to see anything five feet away. If we rush to reinforce, we will most likely be intercepted by the barbarians, and the army will collapse by then."
After Xu Yuan listened carefully, he nodded slightly:
"I understand, please go down."
Yuan Hao felt relieved, cupped his hands and left quickly.
At this time, Xu Yuan's voice suddenly came from behind him:
"Yuan Hao, let the black scale army in the city go out to test the barbarians attacking outside the city."
"."
Yuan Hao's heart sank suddenly when he heard this order and he said nothing.
Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes:
"Why didn't you answer the call?"
Yuan Hao said in a deep voice:
"Third Young Master, this is sending you to death."
Xu Yuan's heartbeat accelerated slightly and he said word by word:
"Commander Yuan, this is a military order."
Yuan Hao took a deep breath:
"We will be outside, military order."
"sister!"
Xu Yuan's tone dropped slightly, and Lou Ji locked Yuan Hao with her intention with a smile.
After Yuan Hao withstood the pressure for a moment, he was overwhelmed and knelt on the ground. He was silent for a few breaths and gritted his teeth and said:
"The general is out, and the military orders must be accepted."
Once the words are spoken, the pressure disappears.
Xu Yuan stood up from the desk, walked to Yuan Hao, leaned down and looked at him:
"We are old acquaintances who have worked together before. I know why you refused my military order.
"Oh, I think I gave military orders indiscriminately, and an amateur commanded an expert, causing unnecessary sacrifices."
Saying that, Xu Yuan patted Yuan Hao's shoulder and said in a heavy voice:
"Commander Yuan, your current position is not high enough. What you see is only a fraction of a million miles away. I can assure you that their sacrifices are necessary."
"."
Yuan Hao seemed to want to say something after hearing this, but in the end he just asked:
"If His Highness Wu Yuan asks about this matter, how should the general respond?"
Now that Li Qingyan is commanding Beifeng City and marching hastily, he will definitely be held accountable.
"Well, just say,"
Seeing this, Xu Yuan stood up straight and chuckled:
".This is an order from the person in charge of our Prime Minister's Office in the north."
"yes."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Hao gave a quick fist-cup salute, turned around and walked out of the wing.
"clatter--"
As the door is closed,
Xu Yuan sat back directly behind the desk, leaned lazily on the back of the chair, and rubbed the center of his brow vigorously.
"Long sky."
Lou Ji asked in a cold and soft voice:
"Why didn't you just tell Yuan Hao the reason?"
"What reason?"
"Barbarian priests have means to block the reconnaissance of flying scouts."
"Ah"
Xu Yuan chuckled, looked back and asked:
"Sister, you must have known about this for a long time. Why didn't you tell them this important military information?"
"."
Looking at each other, speechless.
"Kick-kick"
Lou Ji smiled brightly, walked forward and sat down on the desk, looking at Xu Yuan with a smile: "Our parents are as cautious as my sister and me~"
The reason is simple, Tianxun Yuanjing.
This is the top secret among the top secrets of the Prime Minister's Mansion. In this war mode where cultivators are required to send messages as soon as they leave the city, Tianxun Yuanjing is the trump card among the trump cards.
There are many smart people in the world. Zong Qingsheng suffered this loss deep in the snowy fields of the north. They know this information here. In the future, someone will definitely be able to deduce that the Prime Minister's Office has mastered some kind of mobile communication method.
Lou Ji crossed her arms and asked with a chuckle:
"Then sister, can I ask you why you do these things?"
Xu Yuan's smile faded and he said seriously:
"Of course I'm afraid that the foreign king of the barbarians will plot against me. Yuan Hao also said just now that if the barbarians suddenly intercept and attack us under the cover of this natural disaster and blizzard, the military formation will easily collapse."
"If the barbarians split their forces into two places, detoured all the way to the north and closed the city to the south, and still hung around near the Marquis and Mr. Zong, and I rashly asked Mr. Zong and the others to come back for reinforcements, then it would be a real mess."
"We must test out the reality of the barbarians outside the city, but there are not enough people around to test them out."
Lou Ji frowned slightly:
"Do you need to be in such a hurry? Go out to the city to test. If the barbarians really overwhelm all the tribes, at least half of this trip will be impossible to come back."
Xu Yuan lowered his head and stared at his hands, was quiet for a while, and said:
"The barbarians' detours must not have much supplies. When they gather together to siege the city, they will naturally be able to see what is true and what is false."
Saying that, Xu Yuan raised his eyes:
"But now we need to race against time."
"Once it is confirmed that all the main force of the barbarians has detoured to the north of Fengcheng, you immediately notify Mr. Zong to go south!"
(End of chapter)
