One day later.
The endless blizzard in the sky is still falling as always.
The dilapidated Beifeng City is already crawling like a giant beast on the only way for the barbarians to go south, but the barbarians who have just completely occupied this giant city have begun to withdraw from this giant city one after another.
They didn't understand the king's order, but because they trusted the king, they still obeyed.
After the roving wolf cavalry received the war supplies provided by the sect, the huge barbarian army passed by the endless sect camps and headed north under the cover of the blizzard.
The scene of two huge armies that are hostile to each other tacitly understanding each other is as weird as a pantomime.
Both sides were so vigilant, but they also maintained restraint.
And while this weird scene was going on,
In a snow forest two hundred miles to the north, a group of hundreds of remnant soldiers were taking a short rest.
It was very quiet in the snow forest, and most people were silently running their exercises to restore the little energy left in their bodies.
Li Qingyan sat quietly in the middle of the military formation with his eyes closed and a look of fatigue on his heroic face.
I don’t know how much time passed in the swaying wind and snow,
A man in a purple python suit floated down in the blizzard, with some lightning arcs surrounding him that had not dissipated.
As soon as Li Zhaoyuan landed, a woman wearing a red unicorn official uniform immediately stood up and bowed:
"Your Highness."
Li Zhaoyuan glanced sideways at her:
"Mengxi, there's no need to be polite. Take the time to adjust your injuries."
Xu Mengxi quickly lowered his head and saluted:
"Thanks to the elixir given by His Highness, Meng Xi's injuries no longer affect his actions at this moment."
In that kind of desperate battle to defend the city, those with over-the-top personalities and more upright conduct will often suffer the most serious injuries.
Xu Mengxi was not Zhou Chen's sixth brother. When the war started, he deliberately took the barbarian totem and pretended to be dead, hiding in the rear to recover from his injuries.
In the final offensive and defensive battle on the northern city wall, Xu Mengxi fought to the death. If Li Zhaoyuan hadn't come to the rescue, she would have been beaten into a puddle of flesh and blood by the barbarian totem.
Li Zhaoyuan's deep black eyes showed just the right amount of softness:
"We may encounter barbarian wolf cavalry wandering outside in the future, so don't keep rushing forward then."
Xu Mengxi's red lips curled up slightly when she heard this, and when she was about to say something more, Li Zhaoyuan waved his hand:
"Okay, you rest first, I have something to ask Qing Yan."
"Yes." Xu Mengxi looked slightly disappointed, but still nodded, sitting cross-legged and breathing.
Walking to Li Qingyan in silence, Li Zhaoyuan slowly sat down.
Li Qingyan also opened his closed eyes at this time and asked:
"Second brother, how is the situation?"
Although he was a nobleman of Tianhuang, as the person with the highest level of cultivation among the remnant soldiers, Li Zhaoyuan took over the scouting task without any complaints.
After a moment of silence, Li Zhaoyuan glanced at the south and said in a low tone:
"The barbarians and the sect have reached an agreement. Now the barbarians have begun to move north, and they are most likely preparing to take over the Houting County area."
Li Qingyan nodded slightly:
"This speed is earlier than I expected, but it will take at least a day."
Li Zhaoyuan pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice:
"Qing Yan, are we still going to Houting County now?"
"Yeah." Li Qingyan nodded.
Li Zhaoyuan frowned slightly:
"There should be people from the sect staying over there now. If the sect in the north really reaches an agreement with the barbarians,"
At this point, he did not continue, but the meaning was already clear.
After being defeated in Beifeng, the reason why they chose Houting County instead of going to the sect camp outside Beifeng City was because they were worried that the sect would sell them directly to the barbarians as bargaining chips.
Today's hundreds of remnant soldiers are no match for those sects.
Once they enter their camp, hundreds of them will disappear quietly.
In other words, going to the Houting County area will also have the same risk.
When the barbarian army arrived, the sect's border troops who stayed in Houting County could also make them disappear silently as long as they were held back.
Li Qingyan's red eyes showed no emotion or anger, and he asked in a calm voice:
"Second brother, do you think the barbarian king will really abide by the agreement he made with the sect?"
"What?" Li Zhaoyuan muttered subconsciously, his eyes a little strange.
Li Qingyan raised his eyes and glanced at the thick snow clouds above the academy:
"Second brother, what the Northern Sect wants to see is that the barbarians fight against the elites of our court, while they sit back and watch, but the ultimate goal of the barbarian king from the beginning to the end is to break the Beifeng City and go south to invade us. Great inflammation.”
"If you put yourself in the position of the barbarian king, I would be more inclined to think that the barbarians would take advantage of the sect's elite squad to launch a surprise attack on them when they enter the city."
"Raid?"
Li Zhaoyuan frowned even more tightly: "The Barbarian King now knows that we have a magical weapon like Yunqi Bullet to dispel blizzards. Without the time, if they don't use the city or some geographical advantages to fight fiercely in the wild, their chances of winning are almost zero."
Li Qingyan shook his head:
"So the barbarian king has been waiting for a day."
Li Zhaoyuan looked thoughtful:
"one day?"
Li Qingyan narrowed his eyes slightly and his voice was a little hoarse:
"At this time of the day, King Man may be waiting for the sect to offer a higher price, but in fact, I am more inclined to believe that he is judging whether the elite of the sect has a third Yun Qi bomb. After all, if there is, the sect will All we need to do is blow up another Yun Qi bomb under Beifeng City to disperse the blizzard, and they can only compromise obediently."
Li Zhaoyuan was silent for a few breaths and slowly stood up.
Li Qingyan stopped him:
"Second brother, where are you going?"
Li Zhaoyuan replied naturally:
"Of course we are going to monitor the movements in Beifeng City. If there is a fight between the sect and the barbarians, we need first-hand intelligence."
There was a hint of amusement in Li Qingyan's phoenix eyes:
"Second brother, although your cultivation level is high, if they really fight and the military formation of hundreds of thousands of troops is fully deployed, it will not be difficult for the general to find you. This trip is too dangerous, so let's forget it."
Facing Li Qingyan's gaze, Li Zhaoyuan exhaled and cupped his hands:
"In that case, I'd better stay with you, Qingyan."
Li Qingyan smiled slightly, stood up on his knees, glanced at the resting soldiers around him, and said in a loud and powerful voice:
"Form the marching formation and continue north to Houting County."
The marching array is a type of military formation, where the soldiers' energy and energy resonate and complement each other, enabling long-distance attacks.
After there was no more sound, a group of several hundred people walked north through the snow.
When approaching Houting County, Li Qingyan suddenly frowned and stopped the advancing soldiers:
"Stop."
The elite divisions all had orders and prohibitions. The moment she spoke, the queue of hundreds of people immediately stopped on the snowy field.
Li Qingyan's red eyes looked across the white snowfall and vaguely saw two figures standing on a hillside not far away.
is watching,
A voice with a sweet smile floated across the wind and snow two miles away and accurately reached Li Qingyan's ears:
"Your Highness Wu Yuan, our parents miss you so much and are waiting for you here."
Hearing this, Li Qingyan's chest rose and fell slightly.
But the next moment,
Li Qingyan glanced sideways at the soldiers behind him, and immediately lowered his voice and said:
"We will arrive in Houting County immediately. Everyone will rest on the spot, form a Xuanwu Formation, and wait for my order."
After all,
Li Qingyan glanced at Li Zhaoyuan who was accompanying him again:
"Second brother, please, please keep an eye on the surrounding area to prevent the barbarian wolf cavalry from raiding."
Li Zhaoyuan's eyes also saw the two people standing on the hillside in the distance. He pondered for a moment and nodded:
"Okay, do you need someone to accompany you?"
Li Qingyan's red lips were slightly raised, and he asked sideways:
"Second brother, how can my consort be willing to do harm to me?"
After all,
Li Qingyan stepped forward and rushed towards the distant hillside like an arrow.
The distance of two miles passed by in an instant.
landing,
Xu Yuan turned his back and looked into the distance, while Lou Ji stood behind him, folded her arms and said with a smile:
"Your Highness is here. Our parents have something to say to you."
Li Qingyan looked at his back, his chest rising slightly, he stepped forward and said with a smile:
"Oh? What else does the consort want to say to me?"
Hearing this, Xu Yuan slowly looked back.
Between the wind and snow, we looked at each other for a moment.
Xu Yuan frowned slightly and took a step sideways to quietly move behind Lou Ji.
He saw a bit of the urge to beat someone up in the eyes of this bad woman Li Qingyan.
Lou Ji chuckled when she saw this scene and dragged Xu Yuan out from behind.
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Pushed in front of Li Qingyan, looking at her beautiful eyes so close, Xu Yuan glanced back at Lou Ji.
Lou Ji crossed her arms, ready to watch the fun.
With a sigh, Xu Yuan said with helplessness:
"Sister, please leave for a while. It seems that Qing Yan has something to say to me alone."
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Lou Ji glanced around the two of them, curled her lips, and muttered some miscellaneous things, then swayed her plump figure and disappeared into the snow.
After Lou Ji left, the two people standing on the hillside were somewhat silent.
Xu Yuan looked at the woman in red in front of him, shook his head, and said with a smile:
"It seems, Qing Yan, you have a lot to say to me?"
"What do you think?"
The cold wind ruffled the ends of Li Qingyan's hair, and his red crystal-like red eyes stared straight at the man in front of him, with a dangerous smile on his lips.
After listening to this guy's reminder when he left, she realized a lot of things.
She was tricked by him.
From the beginning, this guy was responsible for the entire situation in Beifeng City.
Under her gaze, Xu Yuan slowly sat cross-legged on the hill, then patted the seat next to him and motioned for Li Qingyan to sit down as well.
But Li Qingyan didn't move and stared at him quietly.
Xu Yuan shook his head when he saw this.
Not obedient at all, I miss the fifth day of Da Bing Tuozi.
After a pause, he said to himself:
"Qing Yan, I think you should have seen some clues, right? After all, even if Beifeng City was lost, didn't you touch the things I left in the North City Wall?"
"Ah"
Li Qingyan was so angry that he sneered: "Consort, do you think I dare to touch the things you left behind? If you don't pay attention, a first-class expert will die there."
Xu Yuan was speechless and said with a smile:
"Sometimes lifting the floor can be considered an art form."
"Art?"
Li Qingyan's long hair swaying in the wind was falling with bits of snow white: "I don't know whether art is art, but I know that if there are those source crystals to provide energy, Beifeng City will not be lost until now."
"Yes, it won't be lost."
Xu Yuan nodded in agreement, then stared at Li Qingyan and asked: "Then what? How long can the defenders in the city last?"
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Li Qingyan was silent.
The most fundamental problem with the fall of Beifeng was not the lack of energy in the city defense formation, but the lack of manpower, but the unyielding attitude of the elite sects outside the city towards friendly forces when they were in trouble.
After counting the interest,
She looked at his sharp profile:
"Xu Changtian, you have been trying your best to make Beifeng City fall as soon as possible from the beginning. Am I right?"
Xu Yuan raised his head slightly, met her gaze, and nodded directly:
"yes."
Li Qingyan took a long breath after hearing this. He was not angry and asked calmly:
"So, it was you who bombed the Arc de Triomphe in Nancheng?"
Xu Yuan hesitated slightly when he heard the words, and this time he answered ambiguously:
"Maybe, maybe not."
Li Qingyan frowned slightly, and his eyes gradually narrowed:
"What do you mean?"
Xu Yuan put his hands on the snow behind him and looked up at the dark sky with falling snow. After being quiet for a while, he said quietly:
"I didn't do this,
"However, I suspect it was my father who did it."
"." Li Qingyan.
This is a lot of information.
Thinking deeply, can it be understood that Xu Gong is having an affair with the barbarians?
After a pause, Li Qingyan frowned and asked:
"You mean, Xu Gong has connections with the barbarians?"
"ha?"
Xu Yuan chuckled and stared at Li Qingyan with a slightly amused smile: "Why do you have such an idea?"
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Li Qingyan was quiet for a moment, then chose to lean over and sit next to him, and exhaled:
"Yes, I was a little confused just now. Mr. Xu has no common interests with the barbarians, and based on my understanding of the barbarian king, it is impossible for him to bet the fate of the whole family on a promise of others and detour to the north and south of the city. , it will only be his own decision."
Speaking of this, Li Qingyan stared at Xu Yuan sideways:
"So, this should be Mr. Xu's idle move?"
"Probably, after all, a carload of source crystals is not too valuable for our prime minister's government."
Xu Yuan's voice was warm and slow.
The Grand Triumph Gate in the south of the city was blown up by a carriage from the Tian'an Chamber of Commerce. At first, Xu Yuan felt that someone was framing their Prime Minister's Mansion.
But the more we learned about it, the more something seemed wrong about it.
Previously, the four of them were able to enter Beifeng City without undergoing inspection because of the presence of Li Qingyan, the commander of the Yulin Army.
And what about the carriage with the Cheonan Chamber of Commerce logo?
Just like this, carrying a car full of prohibited items, he passed the inspections outside the city and entered the Arc de Triomphe.
And more importantly,
After the incident, Lou Ji's personal investigation failed to find any clues about the carriage.
How many people in this world can do this?
In addition, Zong Qingsheng can use Tianxun Yuanjing to contact Di'an City in real time, and the father knows very well that the army deep in the snowfield has not been harassed on a large scale for a long time.
This is not a chess game played by the old man. Who did it?
After the words fell, the two were silent for a while.
Li Qingyan thought for a long time and asked word by word:
"Even if it's a casual game, there should be a reason. Mr. Xu and my consort, why do you want Beifeng to fall?"
"Because I can't keep it."
"Can hold it."
Li Qingyan said seriously: "If you hadn't done those things from the beginning, Beifeng City would have been able to defend it if it wanted to."
Xu Yuan sighed and said:
"I don't understand military affairs. With Qingyan's strategy, you may be able to hold on until the Marquis and Mr. Zong go south, but this does not maximize the benefits."
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Li Qingyan thought for a moment, and the look in his eyes immediately became complicated. His red lips opened, but in the end he said nothing.
Seeing the change in her expression, Xu Yuan smiled gently and said:
"I thought you were going to hit me."
Li Qingyan slowly raised his eyes and smiled to himself:
"I still know how to choose between a northern city and a hundred years of peace in the north. Just like what the consort said before he left last time, you will get something if you give up."
Saying,
She pursed her red lips and said, "I just didn't expect that I would become a pawn in your hands, my consort."
"I?"
Xu Yuan raised his finger and pointed at himself, shaking his head: "You think highly of me."
There was a smile of unknown meaning on Li Qingyan's lips, and his long hair fluttered in the cold wind:
"I will lead the elite out of the city to attack the camp. My consort, you will immediately provide the sect with Yunqi bombs. At first, I thought it was a foolish move on your part. But now it seems that I am short-sighted, specifically to force the barbarians to attack the city. At the same time, It attracted the sect's 300,000 elite men to go south and encountered them outside Beifeng City."
"I only think about how to kill the barbarians, and my consort, you not only want to kill the barbarians, but also drive tigers and wolves to devour the sect's 300,000 elites in one fell swoop. In this way, you will treat Beifeng City, an ancient pass town, as an abandoned son. Can’t a person be considered a chess player?”
"Of course not."
Xu Yuan took a deep look at Li Qingyan and shook his head:
"What I did was just a part of the chess game."
"A corner?"
"Do you still remember those military vehicle frames we saw on our way north?"
"Those military frames used to transport relief supplies to the victims in the north?"
"Yes, those are the ones, but I guess those "disaster relief" targets are not ordinary victims, but the mountain gates of the northern sects."
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The wind howled and silence spread.
Xu Yuan slowly stood up with his knees propped up, looked at the direction of Di'an City from a distance, and whispered:
"Qing Yan, we are all chess pieces, the real chess players are in Di'an City."
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(End of chapter)
