The 30,000 troops in the Kezhou headquarters, under the leadership of Miao Tong, took warships and began to rush to Lingzhou.
"General Miao, there is an order from my lord. This time, you must obey King Xu Shu's command."
"I know." Miao Tong nodded. Among the many Dongling generals, apart from Feifu, he should be the closest to Xishu.
Even when he had free time, he and General Tiger from Xishu ran to the city to find a mutton soup shop.
"General Tiger looks like a fool, but he is a good person, and so is the King of Shu."
After muttering something, Miao Tong raised his head and looked into the distance on the river. Gradually, anger returned to his face.
"The Qingzhou dogs are attacking our Dongling! All of you, please raise your sails and return to our army to kill all the Qingzhou dogs!"
With the morale boosted, the Dongling Army, which had already been suffocating for a long time, wished they could spread their wings and fly back to Dongling to kill all the Qingzhou people who had invaded the state.
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On the bank of the Cangzhou River, Xu Mu was still thinking about Huang Daochong's previous words.
"Master, Kezhou's army of ten thousand people has begun to cross the river and is coming to join forces."
"Is there any movement from the Grain King?" Xu Mu frowned.
Yin Hu shook his head, "I didn't see any movement. I sent out many exploration ships on the river, and there was nothing unusual. On the contrary, Tang Wuyuan was like a mad dog, as if he had something to rely on."
"Captain, I suspect...the Grain King is giving up on Tang Wuyuan and has not accepted the promise."
Xu Mu smiled and said, "The Six Heroes mean that the well-hidden Food King still doesn't dare to take this step."
"It should be. Otherwise, when he led the people from Miao Tong to fight back to Dongling, he should have sent out the army, otherwise it would be too late. Maybe he didn't have the confidence to defeat the helmsman on the river."
"So, he gave up on Tang Wuyuan."
"This move by the Demon Queen is a bit hasty after all. Let Tang Wuyuan's army attack Lingzhou to create an advantage to surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and then invite the army of the King of Grain to join the game."
"It's ridiculous, but the Grain King is hiding again."
"A few days ago, Patriarch Huang came by chance." Yin Hu said hesitantly.
Xu Mu did not answer. The Grain King was not exposed, and whether it was Tang Wuyuan or the Demon Queen's Cangzhou, they would soon be at the end of their crossbows.
"It's a pity."
"Then lord...how are you doing now?"
"The situation in Cangzhou is basically stable. The only one who has to be careful is the King of Grain, but he is cowardly and a businessman who knows how to calculate."
"Go to Dongling, join forces with the Kezhou Army of ten thousand people, and surround and kill Tang Wuyuan."
Yin Hu nodded.
"You need to be careful when you go here. There are still four slaves in the world of the Demon Queen who have not been exposed. In addition, although the King of Food has not sent out troops, he is still near Xiangjiang River. It is unlikely that he will take risks."
"I know."
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In Lingzhou, Tang Wuyuan, who had already captured two cities, could not get news of King Liang's troops. For a moment, I felt inexplicably nervous.
"What? Didn't we agree? Join forces with my Qingzhou Army and take advantage of the opportunity to capture Lingzhou?" Tang Wuyuan frowned and looked at the military counselor beside him.
Several days have passed, and there is not even a letter from the King of Grain, let alone the military. God knows what it means.
Moreover, he received information from Jiang Mian. The King of Grain did not come, but instead the 30,000-strong naval force in Kezhou, led by General Miao Tong of Dongling, came in force.
"Do you know the Food King's camp?"
"This man's divine dragon has seen its head but not its tail...how to know." The counselor's voice trembled.
"I was mistaken!"
After figuring out the pros and cons, Tang Wuyuan was suddenly shocked. If the Grain King does not come, then the Qingzhou Army will now be a lone army deep behind enemy lines. The most important thing is that his lone army is about to be surrounded and suppressed.
"Send the order, send the order quickly, abandon the city, march to the bank of the Lingzhou River, and return to Qingzhou!"
"Master, this city was finally conquered..."
"I told you to go quickly!"
Tang Wuyuan gritted his teeth and trembled a little. I originally thought that with this great advantage, I might be able to take advantage of the chaos and occupy one or two states in Dongling.
But now it seems that it is impossible.
After abandoning the city and leading tens of thousands of troops, Tang Wuyuan looked anxious and quickly headed towards the river bank. As long as you get on the warship, cross the river, and reach Baimen Gorge, you can safely return to Qingzhou.
Of course, he could have a second choice, for example, be bolder and directly stir up chaos in the three states of Dongling, so that the besieged Cangzhou could take a breather.
But he didn't dare. With this choice, he would most likely die in Dongling.
"How can I, Tang Wuyuan, die before our great work is completed!" Tang Wuyuan's voice went crazy while riding on the horse.
"March urgently, board the ship and return to Qingzhou!"
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On the river not far from Lingzhou.
Miao Tong stood on the building boat, his gaze from afar became extremely cold for a moment.
In fact, 30,000 naval troops are not far from Lingzhou. In other words, he could definitely land ashore and fight to the death with the Qingzhou Army.
But he didn't, he obeyed King Xu Shu's wishes.
The King of Liang did not come to help, and he learned that 30,000 naval troops were about to rush back to Lingzhou. Tang Wuyuan must have wanted to retreat, so he boarded a boat and entered the river, turning back to Qingzhou.
"General Miao, is King Xu Shu wrong? That thief Tang Wuyuan is a talented general. There is no way he will stay in Lingzhou and defend the city." Beside Miao Tong, a general with the army spoke.
"I believe in King Xu Shu. Besides, that Tang Wuyuan is just a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death. How many people in the world are there like the Tiger of Dingzhou?"
"King Xu Shu said that when people are afraid, they will make mistakes. Therefore, the Qingzhou Army is very likely to board a boat and enter the river. Haha, once they enter the river, I, Miao Tong, as a naval general, can press The Qingzhou dog is here to be beaten on the head.”
"The King of Xu Shu is a great talent."
"It's natural." Miao Tong nodded, "I have already agreed with General Tiger that when Cangzhou is captured, I will go to Chengdu and ask him to treat me to the most authentic mutton soup."
"General Miao, I heard from some staff that the Demon Queen of Cangzhou is dead, and Xishu and Dongling are likely to become enemies..."
Miao Tong was startled, his face suddenly became a little angry, and he slapped the grinning general.
"You know nothing, but if you keep talking nonsense, I will fire you from your job! Hurry up, send more exploration ships, if you find traces of Qingzhou dogs, block them on the river immediately!"
"I, Miao Tong, want to chop Tang Wuyuan's head off! Pay homage to the heroes of our Dongling Alliance!"
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"Master, Miao Tong is almost at Lingzhou."
Xu Mu nodded. Deep down, I always feel a little bit of a pity. He originally thought he could lure out the Grain King.
Unfortunately, the Grain King did not move.
"Six Heroes, there is no need to take back the exploration boats sent along the river. Continue the exploration."
"When the Cangzhou matter is settled, no matter whether it's a god or a ghost, I, Xu Mu, will definitely find you out."
Yin Hu stood aside and said, "If the Grain King does not come out, Cangzhou's defeat will be unsolvable. In two months at most, Cangzhou will be defeated."
"Naturally, the two biggest sources of support have been blocked."
"Six heroes, let's sail. The army has been holding back for a long time, and it's time to move. So we took Qingzhou Tang Wuyuan and took the lead in the attack!"
"Ouch!"
On the building boat, both Chang Wei and Si Hu beat their chests and howled loudly.
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