"The King of Shu is here."
"I have met King Xu Shu!"
In the huge military tent, with the arrival of Xu Mu, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely lively. Especially people from the Nanhai states were a little closer to Xu Mu.
"King Shu, you have been working hard on your journey. Drink some hot tea to moisten your throat." Zhao Di poured the tea himself and handed it to Xu Mu.
"Thank you so much, Brother Zhao."
"Brother Xu! Brother Xu is here!" On the tiger leather chair, Zuo Shiren also stood up hurriedly, holding Xu Mu's hand with excitement, "I haven't seen you for many days, and my brother has lost weight."
"Leader Zuo fought on the front line and made a huge contribution. I, Xu Mu, just hid and did useless things."
"Nonsense." Zuo Shiren pretended to be angry, "If it weren't for Brother Xu, the thirty states in the Central Plains would have been in chaos long ago. Although Brother Xu is in Cangzhou, he is far-sighted and we all admire these people. Very much."
"Tell me, is that so?"
"Of course, if there is no King of Shu, how can we be surrounded by the imperial capital!" Countless people in the military tent echoed.
Xu Mu smiled faintly and said, "I dare not take credit. Xu Mu will encourage you all."
One day, the Cangzhou Demon Queen will be destroyed. The separatist forces in the Central Plains will no longer have an opportunity to become one. In other words, either Zuo Shiren or the South China Sea Alliance may evolve into enemies.
Xu Mu saw it clearly.
"Leader Zuo, how is the situation in Cangzhou Imperial Capital today?"
Zuo Shiren sneered after hearing this, "Brother Xu should have seen it when he came. Just outside the imperial capital, the Demon Queen sent a group of old men as surrender envoys to ask for surrender."
"Brother Xu, do you believe it?"
"Of course I don't believe it." Xu Mu shook his head seriously. Judging from the Demon Queen's past, she is the kind of person who has a tough mouth. Don't talk about sieging a city, even if it's a siege of a palace, they will still risk their lives for you.
Please surrender? Not even Si Hu can be fooled.
"Brother Xu, what do you think she did-"
Before Zuo Shiren could finish his words, suddenly, a Dongling general walked in hurriedly.
"What?"
"My lord, princes, something bad is going on. In front of the imperial capital, there are at least thousands of people kneeling on the ground, asking us to withdraw."
"Meat Army?"
"No. Among these people, I saw many famous people. There are great scholars, veterans who have retired and returned to their hometowns, and many veteran generals."
Zuo Shiren frowned. Xu Mu, who was beside him, also looked unhappy for a moment. You don't need to think about it to know that these are the Demon Queen's hands and feet.
But what is helpless is that Cangzhou can still be regarded as royal orthodoxy. It is not surprising that it can appeal to so many people.
"Don't care what he does. If you don't retreat, I will kill him directly when the time comes." Zhao Di sneered.
"If you do this, you will be punished with words and writings." Zuo Shiren said in a worried tone, and then looked up at Xu Mu.
"Let's do this. I listen to Brother Xu. I will do whatever Brother Xu says."
Xu Mu was speechless. This old Zuo's old habit of cherishing feathers is coming back again. This time it was good, the whole ball was kicked over.
Of course, compared to Zuo Shiren, he didn't have any scruples. He didn't even think about letting these veterans, veterans, and famous families in the world hold him in their hands as a treasure.
"Mo Li." Xu Mu shook his head, "We will give them one day. If they don't retreat, we will use the method of killing chickens to scare monkeys to force these people to get out of the way. At that time, the army will continue to attack the city."
"However, does Zuo Alliance Leader know how many defenders there are in the imperial capital?"
"About thirty thousand. Previously, the Demon Queen's horses were used as a fire horse trick, causing heavy losses to our allies. Damn it."
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. In the bottom of his heart, there was actually still a doubt. The Demon Queen's request to surrender is very likely to force him out.
But the significance of this method of attacking the city with a large army is not great.
"What is Brother Xu thinking?"
"I guess the Demon Queen may be hiding some tricks in the imperial capital."
Zhao Di said angrily, "If not, capture a few of the people who have surrendered and force us to question them clearly."
Xu Mu smiled and said, "Brother Zhao, it has no effect. The Demon Queen dared to send them out, so she must be hiding something from the truth."
"Brother Xu doesn't know. The emperor's capital is not as good as other cities and counties. The city walls are so towering and the defense is tight. The spies sent out can't find anything at all." Zuo Shiren sighed and spoke.
"Don't worry, I have a solution. Everyone, no matter what the Demon Queen wants to do in the imperial capital, give me some time and I should be able to find out."
It's not just nonsense, Xu Mu is really confident. When he came, he specifically checked the wind direction and the nearby terrain. They all looked like good opportunities and were very suitable for the use of wooden kites.
However, Xu Mu didn't want to expose such a trump card. It would not be good if this sharp spying weapon fell into the enemy camp one day.
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"Brother Mu, there is no one here. I even chased away the whole den of roe deer." Standing on the top of a remote peak, Sihu made a loud sound.
"Brother Tiger, well done."
Xu Mu thought about it for a while, then picked a trusted Xia'er as his bodyguard, and prepared to take advantage of the wind to fly across the imperial capital on a wooden kite to investigate the enemy's situation.
"Master, Master Yinxiang, if I accidentally fall to my death, I have hidden a hundred taels of silver on the old wall on the left side of the palace outside Chengdu, and give it to Xi Niang in the kitchen for me, and tell her that I, Ma Dacai——"
"Shut up." Yin Hu gritted his teeth.
Xu Mu also had a terrible headache. Thinking about it, according to the ancient people's understanding, it was impossible for humans to fly into the sky.
"It's okay. Remember, don't close your eyes when flying over the Imperial Capital. Take a careful look at the military strength in the Imperial Capital and the baggage collected."
"Besides, this is for you."
"Master, this is a bad thing, and it's even made of cow dung."
"It's made of clay. You wear it to protect your eyes from the wind."
It is equivalent to making a simple eye protection object without lenses and is designed to block the wind.
"Captain, over there with Xi Niang, I'm Ma Dacai——"
"Si Hu, push down."
After waiting for the horse to be tied up before tying the wooden kite, Si Hu screamed twice and pushed the wooden kite down the slope condescendingly.
"Brother Tiger, you killed yourself for a hundred taels of wealth——"
Ma Dacai's wild scream gradually faded away until it turned into a black dot in the distance.
"Helmsman, it's okay. I've tried it before. After flying past the imperial capital, there are mostly dense forests, and Ma Dacai has Qinggong next to him again."
"I know." Even so, Xu Mu still raised his head nervously.
Fortunately, there was no problem with the wooden kite. It was a little swaying at first, but with the wind, it quickly stabilized.
In mid-air, like a goshawk, it flew towards the imperial capital of Cangzhou under the sun.
"Brother Mu, if he falls to death and his money... is wrong, what should his old friends and relatives do?"
"Six heroes, hold Sihu down for me, tie him to the wooden kite and push him down!"
"Don't worry, helmsman, I'll take action right away!" Yin Hu shouted with a smile, which frightened Si Hu into throwing up his legs and running forward quickly.
