"Li Dushan, Mr. Chen's burial place." Xu Mu murmured while holding the information.
Mr. Chen, that is, Chen Jiaqiao, led the Night Owl to sneak into Cangzhou, but unfortunately died. In Xishu, from the elderly soldiers to the newly recruited soldiers, everyone who has heard of Chen Jiaqiao's deeds has always been loyal to Li Dushan.
"After Lidu City was destroyed, the allied forces from the southeast and southeast were directed towards the imperial capital of Cangzhou."
Xu Mu frowned.
"Is there any action on the Demon Queen's side?"
The scouts who returned to camp immediately began to report.
"Lord, the front line has been explored. The Demon Queen has transferred the last 70% of the elite to Lidu City."
"Where is the Cangzhou Cavalry Camp?"
"Due to the terrain, we haven't seen Cangzhou's cavalry camp dispatched until now."
Unlike Liangdi, Jiangnan has many mountains and rivers. Moreover, Xu Mu and Zuo Shiren had said before that when fighting, try to avoid flat terrain.
The scout hesitated to speak, "My lord, there is another news coming from Dongling... The Demon Queen of Cangzhou has mobilized her flesh army."
Xu Mu was silent.
Just like in Wangzhou back then, many widows, as well as the old, weak, sick and disabled, were sent to the border to serve as meat soldiers and city builders.
At this point, we are infinitely close to the end of the country.
"I don't know what means the Demon Queen used, but she used the name of 'together to fight against the national calamity' and compared the Great Alliance like us to rebels who seek to usurp the throne. On the contrary, those merciless soldiers and civilians are very obedient."
"This is orthodox." Xu Mu sighed.
Not only in Cangzhou, Xu Mu dared to bet that outside of Cangzhou, apart from those foreigners who were waiting for opportunities, Dingbianjiang... there must be many die-hard loyalists to the Ji family royal family, who regard Cangzhou as their orthodoxy and try their best to continue the dynasty. Fate.
Of course, there is no comparison between this gesture and the original Marquis Yuan.
"Go ahead. If you have any new information, report it immediately."
The scout clasped his fists and left.
Xu Mu sat, thinking about his next plan. Over in Shuzhou, Jia Zhou had previously sent a letter saying that the General Hall in Chengdu had assigned a group of young generals to prepare for the baptism of war.
This is also what Xu Mu meant. There are really too few generals and staff in Xishu now. For example, in Yucheng, there was only one Yu Wen, with more than 10,000 defenders. Of course, he also laid an ambush army there as a backup.
"The Six Heroes."
Yin Hu approached slowly.
"Send a few people to tell Yu Wen that the war in Cangzhou has entered the final stage. Tell him to be more careful in Yucheng. The Demon Queen has already broken a lot of situations, and I'm worried that she will make a desperate move. In addition, , let Yu Wen think of a way to send Muluan to the front line."
"Don't worry, chief helmsman."
"Go ahead."
…
in Hebei.
Chang Shiro, who always liked to attack cities and plunder territory, gave up the attack and instead switched from attack to defense, guarding in front of Dieshi Pass, so that the vast Hebei army and the Rouran bow cavalry did not wait to take another step forward.
"Zhongde, I feel so frustrated." Sitting at the top of the city, Chang Shiro lamented while twisting peanuts.
For more than a month, the Yuzhou Army was on the defensive. No matter what tricks Taishu looked over, he never fell for it.
"According to my temper, I might as well just go out of the city and fight him decisively."
"My lord, no." The old counselor hurriedly dissuaded, "King Xu Shu's suggestion is right. Cangzhou's side is nothing more than delay. As long as this Hebei coalition army is blocked, my lord will be considered victorious. Moreover, if Cangzhou is destroyed, it will be a big disaster. Maybe, the Rouran Army will retreat to the grassland."
"When the time comes, if only the Hebei Army is left, it will definitely not be my lord's opponent. There is no room for failure in this Central Plains portal."
"I understand, I understand the truth. But I just feel uncomfortable holding it in. Just like that year, I went to the Qing Palace to find my sweetheart, and she told me that she suddenly had menstruation."
The old counselor rolled his eyes.
"If we can't conquer Dieshi Pass, that uncle Wang will definitely have to think of another way. Who knows, he will enter the Central Plains through another portal."
"Another portal? Not only my boss, but also me, have locked all the portals tightly. You might as well let these coalition dogs get wings and fly over."
The old counselor smiled.
"The battle in the Central Plains has nothing to do with foreigners. Unlike the last time, this time thanks to the efforts of the lord and Xu Buyi, many people are united."
"Destroy the demon queen, and then conquer Hebei. The entire thirty states in the world will respect the lord. When the royal family is no longer orthodox, the lord will be able to give it a go."
"Zhongde's words deeply touched my heart."
Chang Shiro laughed, but unexpectedly, just as he laughed twice, an agile spy master immediately sneaked in.
"speak."
"Master, I found out the news after two brothers died. The three kings of Hebei, the king of Yizhou, the king of Yezhou, and the king of Youzhou have all been killed——"
"What did you say!"
Not only Chang Shiro, but also the old counselor Liu Ji had a look of disbelief on his face.
"He did die inexplicably... In addition, Prince Sunzu of Yanzhou has not shown up for many days according to intelligence from the enemy city's spies."
"You haven't shown up for many days? Then who the hell is commanding the army now?" Tsuneshiro gritted his teeth.
"The person presiding over the military meeting is Gongsun Zu's legitimate son, Gongsun Qi."
"Little dwarf? Will the old dwarf also die? The dog husband Gongsun Zuhu poisoned the food child. Could it be that he suffered retribution this time?"
In just one moment, Tsuneshiro figured out the key.
"Zhongde, what do you think?"
The old counselor was silent for a moment and shook his head, "My lord, it's hard to say. Gongsunzu didn't show up, maybe he was imprisoned by the power seizure, maybe. But this incident further proves a possibility."
"What's possible."
"There is a problem with Taishuwang. My lord, if you think about it carefully, since Gongsunzu appointed Taishuwang, many inexplicable things have happened for no reason, such as the sudden appearance of reinforcements, the seizure of military power by the three kings of Hebei... and now, The three kings are all dead and Gongsun Zu is nowhere to be seen."
"It makes sense. Uncle Tai looked at this old dog, and maybe he was planning it from the beginning. And the little dwarf just fell into his trap."
"That's right." The old counselor pondered for a while, "I can't say that the Rouran people's ability to send troops like this has a lot to do with Tai Shuwang."
"The war in Hebei is really going to change."
Chang Shilang understood that what his old counselor meant was that the power of the Hebei Allied Forces might fall into the hands of Tai Shuwang. For example, that little dwarf Gongsun Qi is too immature and will definitely not be able to play with Tai Shu Wang.
"I will write a letter immediately and send it to my little boss. The great changes in Hebei may affect the entire situation."
The old counselor did not stop. He can clearly distinguish between the big public and the private.
"Very good. This is most likely one of the Demon Queen's methods. My lord, you and I both know that although Gongsun Qi is the leader of the alliance now, in fact, the person in charge of the overall situation should be Tai Shuwang."
"This person is extremely dangerous. If he cannot attack Hebei for a long time, he will definitely come up with other cunning ways to try to let Rou's tens of thousands of troops enter the Central Plains."
"I understand."
Raising his head, Chang Shiro looked at the desolation outside the pass and felt an increasingly uneasy feeling lingering throughout his body.
