"The thieves gave us food..." The refugees who had been fleeing in all directions began to slowly stop. Having been in Cangzhou for a long time, it is not like Dongling Kezhou. The propaganda of the Cangzhou royal family has already described Xu Mu, the king of Xishu, as a evil leader who eats dolls.
Xu Mu didn't deliberately suppress his reputation. Looking at the refugees in front of him, Xu Mu looked a little uncomfortable. Although Ci is said not to be in charge of military affairs, no matter what, he is a person who came from the bottom. Compared with Chang Shilang Zuo Shiren, he can understand better the difficulties of ordinary people's survival in troubled times.
"Are you guys leaving Cangzhou?"
"Exactly, exactly." After a long time, someone finally answered.
Xu Mu smiled and said, "I have already sent people to announce the border on the Chuzhou side. You can follow the official road to Chuzhou. The patrols along the way will certainly not stop you."
"King Shu, are you serious about this?"
"really."
Previously, in order to prevent spies from mixing in, Zuo Shiren had been arranging patrols at the border between the two states. But in Xu Mu's view, the harm outweighs the benefits. To put it bluntly, after capturing Cangzhou, it is also a big thing to appease the people of Cangzhou.
The Demon Queen has lived in Cangzhou for a long time, and Xu Mu dares to be sure that with the waves of political exaggeration, he has become like a demon in troubled times in the hearts of Cangzhou people.
"Captain, we've run out of food."
Xu Mu nodded and looked forward. The refugees who found these more than a thousand people, after thanking them, hurriedly found a way out of the forest as if they were afraid that Xu Mu would regret it, and ran forward along the official road.
Of course, there are many that move slower. We are gathering our few belongings and preparing to set off.
"Lord, the army has been prepared. The road to Lidu Mountain-" A general came running over and was about to say half a sentence when Xu Mu gave him a cold glare and hurriedly stopped his voice.
"Report after you return to the camp." Xu Mu frowned and looked at the refugees who were gradually dispersing.
"Everyone, I, Xu Mu, want to say one more thing. If you can't live in the future, it doesn't matter if you come to Xishu. As long as you have the ability and are willing to settle down, the officials in Xishu will be willing to rent the land, and they will also be exempted from the fee in the first year. Sancheng Tianfu."
The people who had not left all turned their heads and looked at Xu Mu with a somewhat unbelievable look.
Tai Shuyi raised his head, and for a moment, his eyes also showed yearning.
Of course, he was pretending.
"I keep my word and will never deceive you."
Xu Mu turned around, took the people accompanying him, and began to leave.
Tai Shuyi, who raised his head, was silent for a moment, and quickly followed the fleeing crowd out of the forest and walked towards the official road.
…
"What does the helmsman mean? Are you really going to Li Dushan?" Yin Hu sounded confused on the way back to the camp.
"Li Du Mountain is outside Li Du City. What I said is just to let the spies among the refugees bring the news back to the Demon Queen. If you really go to Li Du Mountain, you will be stupid."
Stopping, Xu Mu frowned, "Due to the mountains, the terrain outside Li Du City is steep and it is very easy to hide troops. In this way, the Demon Queen only thought that I would help the allies and wait for opportunities near Li Du Mountain. And move to prepare for a surprise attack on Lidu City. She will definitely mobilize her troops again to guard Lidu City."
"But with the current war, I thought about it... I want to go somewhere."
"Helmsman, where are you going?"
"Six Heroes, you will know when you get there. The rain in the past few days has made it difficult to see. Maybe it is a good opportunity to march."
"The things the helmsman does...are always a bit unpredictable."
"There is nothing I can do. I have been working hard to survive longer in troubled times."
Just like Dongfang Jing went to Hezhou, without this kind of secret plan, he would not be able to defeat the Demon Queen.
"The Hezhou side, with the help of the Yuzhou Army and the small military advisor, should be able to hold it. The only thing I'm worried about is the next breakthrough point that the Demon Queen will choose."
"Captain, could it be Hebei?"
"Hebei is an open chess game, not a secret chess game. This chessboard has been around for a long time. In the past, it seemed that everyone was dormant, waiting for the day when they would become the killer."
Yin Hu lowered his head and thought for a while, "Listening to what the helmsman said, this matter seems a bit mysterious."
"Don't forget, the Demon Queen is not fighting alone. I heard... there is a saying."
"Sacred deer and eagles, together we conquer the Central Plains."
"Yes." Xu Mu breathed out, "The eagle is Beidi's totem belief. If there is no mistake, the sacred deer should belong to the Rouran people. These two are not thinking of carving up the Central Plains and crushing our Central Plains rivers and mountains. Improvised."
"Earlier, I pacified the Hu barbarians. And when I attacked Liangzhou, I pacified the Western Qiang. At Yumen Pass, there is only one Yudang tribe left. When Lao Yu is king, even if you threaten him with a knife, For the sake of the tribe’s longevity, he should and will not be incited to rebel.”
"As for the Shanyue people, they will not be incited to rebel even if they are loyal to Zuo Shiren."
"Hai Yueren, the Demon Queen tried, but failed."
Xu Mu paused, "Finally, those barbarian horse bandits outside Dingbei Pass in Dingzhou may be the most dangerous. Therefore, I asked Lu Xiu to return to Dingzhou early."
"Among the people from the Central Plains, many are bloody, and many want to be dogs. But generally speaking, neither Chang Silang nor Zuo Shiren, nor the Demon Queen can stretch her hands too far."
"She can only borrow troops from outside the Central Plains."
The rain poured down in waves, getting heavier and heavier. When Xu Mu stopped talking, he realized that the world in front of him had become rainy and misty.
"Six heroes, go back to camp first. When the rain subsides, we will organize the army and go on the road."
Yin Hu nodded, probably looking for an umbrella to protect his helmsman from the rain. However, they discovered that at some point, Si Hu had pulled out a tree, ran towards him, and covered the head of the chief helmsman.
"Brother Mu, there are so many small trees around here, it's so boring. Next time, I'll pull out a big willow tree."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Tiger."
…
Following the refugees, they only walked halfway. After Tai Shuyi looked around, he quickly turned into the dense forest on the roadside.
"Li Dushan." He muttered three words and thought about it again.
In the end, he just shook off the rain all over the sky, used his Qinggong skills, and flew away in the forest.
…
The continuous rain has caused the monument line on the Xiangjiang River to cover two more sections.
A human figure, holding an umbrella, stood silently on the bank of Xiangjiang River, not knowing what he was thinking. Until another figure jumped up and landed next to him.
"Master, the army has been mobilized. We are just waiting for the master's order."
The person holding the umbrella seemed to be hesitating.
If you take this step and fail, you can't regret it.
"In the Cangzhou war, the royal family was clearly at a disadvantage. But I always feel that there will be a turn for the better with Empress Dowager Su."
"What the master means... is to send troops to help Cangzhou."
The person holding the umbrella sighed and shook his head, "I also feel that Xu Buyi has always been in control of the overall situation, and it seems that he will not lose. The biggest advantage in Hezhou has been blocked."
"Master, forgive me for being stupid...what do you mean now?"
"Wait some more time."
The man holding the umbrella turned around.
"Helping Cangzhou is like being in a gambling house. I just bet a handful of silver. If I lose, I won't feel bad. But if I send out an army of private soldiers, it will be like betting all my wealth. If I lose, I will be in pain." die."
"Everyone in the world knows that I, the Grain King, am not a fool."
"hold on……"
