Qi country, Fengxiang!
It's another sunny day, and the fiery sun seems to be demonstrating the power of the autumn tiger. With its dazzling halo, it burns the entire sky into a blue background and white cloud patterns.
The soldiers at the gate of the city were all dizzy from the heat, but due to their duties, they still tenaciously maintained an orderly formation. However, the few outside who were exposed to the sun were inevitably a little sluggish. , but he also tried his best to straighten his body.
Sweat flowed out from the gaps in the armor's stomach and dripped onto the ground. As soon as it left a trace of water on the ground, it was quickly evaporated and returned to its dry appearance. However, the sweat remained unyielding regardless of this. It fell to the ground and eventually turned into traces of water vapor that could not be detected by the naked eye and dispersed in the air.
At this time, the returning commander glanced at the soldiers and shouted softly: "Due to urgent military deployment, the shift change time has been extended by one hour!"
"yes!"
All the soldiers at the city gate responded in unison without any complaints.
When the commander stood in the queue, all the soldiers turned their heads slightly and looked at the commander.
The soldier closest to the commander asked curiously and slightly excitedly: "Boss, is there going to be a war?"
Another soldier next to him asked, "Is His Highness King Qi going to lead his army on the Northern Expedition?"
We have long heard that the war in the north is raging. Millions of Khitan cavalry are heading south. The Jin State has lost three Jin kings in a row and is unable to resist the Khitan army. Almost all the sixteen states of Yanyun have fallen into the hands of the Khitan.
There are even rumors that the Khitan Khan Yelu Abaoji wanted to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor after completely conquering the sixteen states of Yanyun.
The people in the north may fear the Khitans as much as tigers, but the people in the areas that have not been devastated by the war are aggrieved. How is it that the Central Plains barrier has fallen into the hands of foreigners?
The people of the Qi Kingdom are all looking forward to the wise and powerful King Qi leading his army in the Northern Expedition, expelling the aliens, regaining the rivers and mountains, and pacifying the Central Plains!
And these soldiers of Qi Kingdom, after Jiang Yunqing's good cleansing... ahem, good encouragement, they fell into blind and crazy worship of Qi King. Faced with such a situation in the north, they naturally hope to follow Qi King. King, follow the Khitans, attack the Jin Kingdom, and conquer the Central Plains in the north!
"Ahem, I told you it's an urgent military matter, don't make random guesses!"
Shi Chang coughed lightly, glanced at the inquiring soldier beside him, and scolded him with a straight face.
However, judging from the context of that cough, it did not mean to blame, but more of a reminder.
Hearing this, all the soldiers looked away one after another, and they already had their own guesses in their hearts. Judging from the temperament of this Supreme Elder, he would never hide anything from his brothers unless there was something wrong with it. He was strictly ordered not to say it, or he himself didn't know what it was.
For a moment, the huge city gate fell into silence again. The air was distorted by the sun, adding a bit of anxiety to the silence.
In a pergola not far from the city gate, a tall man wearing brocade clothes and a silver mask looked at the city gate with interest.
With his extraordinary hearing, he could hear all the conversations of the soldiers at the city gate.
The corners of the mouth under the silver mask could not help but curl up. Before that, he had already observed several military camps in Qi Country. Even in the expanded recruit military camps, those soldiers who had not been baptized on the battlefield were full of momentum. Not to mention those veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. When the battle formation is practiced, the killing atmosphere can be described as terrifying.
The Qi army can have such power. Once it is put into the battlefield, it must be an extremely elite soldier.
He felt that if his subordinates were all such soldiers, they might not have been defeated by Zhu Wen back then!
However, what he didn't know was that there were 50,000 more elite Qi troops who had already followed the empress north and entered Yunzhou!
Now, seeing that the perseverance of the city guards was so amazing, he suddenly felt that if he returned to the position of King Qi, the world would not necessarily fall into the hands of Li Xingyun. He, Li Maozhen, could just steal it!
Alas~
Li Maozhen sighed secretly, it is a pity that such elite soldiers
Strong generals were all trained by Jiang Yunqing. Based on his current understanding of Jiang Yunqing, even if Li Xingyun insisted not to sit on the throne, he would rather support his sister to ascend to the throne. It is absolutely impossible for that position to fall into his hands.
That guy Jiang Yunqing once clearly mocked him in front of him, saying that he was not capable and that Qi Country was his limit and he was not qualified to sit in that position.
Although his sister's growth over the years is truly amazing, his current abilities may not be as good as his own sister's, but he considers himself to be much better than Li Xingyun.
But those words came from Jiang Yunqing's mouth. Even if he didn't accept it, what's the use?
That guy is a monster and a pervert.
People say that in troubled times there are many monsters, and they are talking about people like Jiang Yunqing, right?
In the midst of infinite emotion, time passes quietly...
About seven-quarters of an hour later, a strange pair of men and women appeared among the groups of twos and threes entering and leaving Fengxiang City, but they were different from these twos and threes.
The man is tall, with black hair simply tied up, and a short beard. Although his appearance is a bit old, his strong facial features still support his appearance. His temperament is calm and sophisticated, and his eyes are deep. And the vicissitudes of life, his eyes followed the movement of the woman beside him, full of doting.
The woman has purple hair shawl and a very beautiful appearance. Although the years are merciless, her face still has some wrinkles, but the woman’s hands are entangled behind her, her steps are lively and light, and her eyes that look around are exuding curiosity, as if she is a Like a young woman who is inexperienced in the world.
For a moment, it was somewhat unclear whether the two were husband and wife or father and daughter.
The woman was attracted by the stall selling melons and fruits near the city gate. Her eyes lit up and she unconsciously walked in the direction of the stall.
But before she could take a few steps, the man who caught up behind her grabbed her hand and said, "Mom, we'll eat later, there's someone waiting for us over there!"
"Who is it?" the woman asked curiously.
"Who else could it be?"
As he spoke, the man slightly raised his head in the direction of the pergola.
The woman looked in the direction where the man raised his head and saw a man in brocade clothes and a silver mask looking at them in the pergola. His figure seemed familiar.
After pausing for about two or three breaths, the woman suddenly realized it and slapped her head: "It turns out it's him!"
Immediately, the two came to the pergola.
The man cupped his fists towards Li Maozhen and said with a smile, "Brother Li, long time no see!"
Li Maozhen glanced at the two of them, her eyes fell on the man, but she did not return the greeting, but just sneered: "Haha, Brother Chi came so fast!
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