"King, king!"
"My king, Chao Yi, the general of the wolf clan, led his six thousand wolf battalion and escaped from the city overnight and disappeared without a trace!"
After receiving the news, Xu Mu smiled bitterly, and then sighed with difficulty. For the past few days, he had been sitting in the palace with the generals, waiting carefully. Finally, there was bad news.
"He must have fled out of fear of crime." Sun Xun said with a cold face, "I'm afraid he will fall into the cold again. I told you before, this person is an ignorant white-eyed wolf! The traitor in our Shuzhou must be him .”
"Sun Xun, don't say anything anymore." Xu Mu raised his hand with difficulty, his face full of anger.
"When the remaining generals arrive in Chengdu, I will discuss the matter of conquering Liang."
"Faliang..."
All the generals present looked shocked.
"My lord, it's almost winter now."
Xu Mu didn't answer, turned around, and walked inside somewhat lonely.
At this moment, the generals who stayed in the palace didn't know what to do. They couldn't sit down or walk. In the end, Han Jiu choked and spoke.
"Everyone, my lord is worried because we are not living up to expectations. Regardless of whether we want to fight against the cold or not, I, Han Jiu, will be the first to follow my lord!"
"Damn it, that wolf traitor!"
…
Yuguan front line.
Chen Zhong was furious and led hundreds of personal guards to attack overnight and rush into the walled city.
"Where's Chao Yi!"
"General Chen, Chao Yi and his six thousand wolf battalion have fled! The Lord has sent ten thousand light cavalry to kill them behind!"
Chen Zhong frowned. He has been in Yuguan for a long time, not far from the front line. On normal days, he would occasionally come over to have a drink with Chao Yi. Deep down in his heart, he felt that this young general of the wolf clan should be a true man with a sense of justice, not some slut.
"My lord has ordered General Chen to collect the baggage within seven days and return to Yuguan as appropriate to guard the gate of Shuzhou."
"Understood."
"General Chen, Chao Yi's rebellion has caused all the intelligence on our front line in Shu Province to be leaked. General Chen is ordered to be in danger this time, so please be extremely careful."
After the military officer finished speaking, he clasped his fist at Chen Zhong, then hurriedly got on his horse and drove back towards Yuguan.
Chen Zhong raised his head, looked at the yellow sand and sky in the distance of the walled city, and fell into deep thought.
The country is in turmoil, but there are only a few companions.
…
In the night.
The habitat of the Bingzhou wolf camp ushered in an interrogation. More than fifty wolf tribe members fell to their knees on the ground, struggling like crazy.
He was gagged, but couldn't shout anything.
"Raise your sword to respect God!"
The beheaded Shuzhou soldier raised his sword high, drank half a bowl of wine, and sprayed it on the blade.
"cut!"
No screams could be heard, and the place in front of the wolf tribe's habitat was filled with severed heads. A group of wild dogs came and took advantage of the people's unpreparedness. They quickly grabbed seven or eight heads and ran towards the mountains.
"My king has an order to surround this place. After three days, these criminals will be sent to Nanlin County to work as coolies to open up wasteland."
"Collect revenue!"
Beside the forest at night, several figures were hiding. After looking at them for a long time, they moved around and disappeared using Qinggong.
…
The palace in Chengdu City was filled with generals and generals.
Xu Mu sat on the throne and remained silent for a long time before he stood up and walked to the sand table for the deduction.
"Everyone, there is only one month left before winter begins."
"Lord, this is not a good time to cut off the cold." Fan Lu, who had just returned, hurriedly spoke to persuade.
"It's not that I want to attack Liang, but that the Liang people are pressing forward step by step. The crisis in our Shuzhou has reached a point where we cannot wait any longer."
All the generals present were silent. Many people had vaguely heard about the wolf general Chao Yi's rebellion against Shuzhou.
As a general in Shuzhou, if Chao Yi surrenders to the enemy at this time, one can imagine how serious the information he will bring will be.
"Don't panic, everyone, I have already made preparations." Xu Mu said coldly again, "Although I am a little anxious, it is not too late now."
"Lord, what do you say?"
"Forty thousand Shuzhou troops, 40,000 Muyunzhou reinforcements, plus reinforcements from other routes, totaling 120,000 people. As for the war horses, there are only a lot more. Originally, I did not want to use these troops. But considering Chao Yi’s rebellion, cavalry generals are scarce, and the Liang people in the northwest are good at leveling cavalry battles.”
Xu Mu paused, his face getting colder and colder. The generals below all looked attentive.
"If your guess is correct, with the large number of cavalry camps, the Liang people are very likely to have a big cavalry battle with us. Don't worry, I told you that I have been prepared for it."
"In a few days, General Wen of Muyun Province will send his troops back. This time, I just hope that you all can work together to defeat Liangzhou!"
"My lord, I have too few cavalry camps in Shuzhou." Fan Lu hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Don't worry, it's just a lot more than Liangzhou -"
Xu Mu paused and immediately changed his subject.
"I will make a final decision on the specific general matters when the other generals return to Chengdu. In the past few days, you will stay in Chengdu. If nothing happens, you will take more troops from your headquarters to the training ground to practice in preparation for the cold war. state."
"Si Hu, go to the kitchen later and tell Xi Niang and the others to prepare more meat to reward the generals——"
despair.
Si Hu in the corner suddenly looked shocked when he heard his name was called. A round object in his hand suddenly fell to the ground and rolled into the middle of the hall.
At this time, the sky was turning into night, and the round thing was emitting a clear fluorescent light, reflecting the whole palace, which was really beautiful.
"Si Hu, I said, you can't take things that others give to me!"
Xu Mu's face was startled, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and picked up the night pearl.
Si Hu suppressed his expression, turned around, and ran out quickly.
Xu Mu sighed and quickly put away the Night Pearl, "It's already dark, please help yourself. I'll ask the kitchen to reward you generals with wine and meat later."
"Thank you, my king."
Fan Lu, who was left at the end, did not leave the palace immediately. Neither standing nor sitting.
"Fan Lu, do you have anything else to do?"
"My lord...General Xiaolang, will he be framed? I've had wine with him, and he doesn't look like a thief."
Xu Mu didn't answer for a long time. Finally, he reached out his hand and pulled Fan Lu's beard hard.
"It hurts, it hurts! Master, stop it, I've been growing a thick beard since I was ten years old! Even my father wouldn't dare to pull my beard!"
"Fan Lu, remember. Sometimes what you see may not be true. Sometimes you think it is fake, but it turns out to be real."
Xu Mu smiled and spread his hands. There was no hair on his palms.
"Lord, I don't understand."
"Fan Lu, do you know where the Yingye Pearl can be found?" At this time, Jia Zhou walked out of the back compartment with a smile on his crutches.
"You can give me money?"
Jia Zhou shook his head, "No, it's hard to buy it with a lot of gold. In the world, only the largest Fuxun tribe of the Xiqiang people outside Yumen Pass, King Fuxun, has one, and he regards it as a treasure of the clan."
"Then, why is it in the master's hands?"
"Of course it's fake." Xu Mu smiled, "I have an old friend...forget it, I figured it out on my own and made a fake Yingye Pearl."
