If you are a general in charge of the army, you should immediately build fortifications outside the cities of Maitreya and Dakong. If it is too late, it would be better to ask the temple masters to blow up a section of the mountain. As for the territory of the Sui Kingdom... from the Siheng Mountains behind Dangtu Mountain to the Jingzhou and Wuzhou areas in the middle, nearly half of the country was undefendable. Now that we are losing soldiers one after another, our strength is already insufficient. We must not fight a war of attrition with the monsters in that land. Instead, we should immediately relocate the people, clear out those two states, and confront the monster army across the Wumen River in the central part. , they must be pinned down in the northern border of the Sui Kingdom and wait for reinforcements, and then...
But when he thought of this, he suddenly froze, thinking what was he doing? In Wuliang City, he was just a general among the ten, and now he is not even considered a "soldier". Who should he tell these things to?
Before, I was galloping and felt the joy that I had not seen for a long time, but now I felt that my chest was so tight that I just wanted to scream. He knew that he shouldn't worry about these things, and it was useless to think about them. But I feel like an old farmer - I have been working on a field for three years. Although I had to sell the field later, I suddenly found out that someone had abandoned the field. How could I feel happy?
But looking at Sui Ziang's cheerful smile just now, he shouldn't be in such a mood. He had never faced a monster in the North Plains, so he had no idea how ferocious and terrifying those things were. Sui Ziang may have felt that the Six Kingdoms had lasted for thousands of years, and the defeat in the Beiyuan War was just a temporary crisis, and someone else would always handle it.
Young masters of the Sui Kingdom like him think so. Will those kings and emperors further south who are not bordering the Demon Kingdom also think so?
Li Bochen sat on the horse for a while, feeling sad. But in the end, I told myself that the things I did in Zhangcheng were precisely for the purpose of establishing a foundation for my future. As for the future... whether you will grow old in the mountains and rivers or dominate the world, it all depends on destiny. When the building is about to collapse and the sea is flowing, it is the day when a hero is born. I hope I can become a hero too.
He sighed again, clamped his horse's belly, and headed towards Zhangcheng.
After entering the city, he did not hide his whereabouts, but wore iron armor and had a meal in the carriage hall. The owner of the car shop probably didn't expect that he was an officer, so he looked a little flustered and gave him more food, which Li Bochen smiled and accepted.
Then he went upstairs and took off his armor, thinking that it wouldn't matter if he waited for another two or three days. The matter in Zhangshan is about to be completed, and we must not fall short. As for Chebei Gong Sui Wujiu...he should know that he is dead this time. As soon as Wuliang City was destroyed, he fled with the remaining soldiers, leaving no capital in his hands.
Sui Ziang said that he would go south to plead guilty, but Li Bochen thought that he should take Sui Buxiu and escape to the Fish Kingdom in the south. If he were more courageous, he would go directly to the Kingdom of Heaven to seek asylum. I heard that the emperor liked to play tricks and checks and balances, and he would be happy to have Duke Che Bei in his hands to control the Sui king.
If this were the case, he, the "Commander of Chebeigong", would still have some persistence, and the government here would not act rashly, but Fang Yu's hope would be in vain.
He stood by the window and looked out, thinking that man was always speculating, and he didn't know how he would react when he heard the news about Wuliang City.
He had many things to consider and his situation was extremely delicate, so the afternoon passed very quickly. During this time, Yin Shen traveled around and found that the number of people staring at him had changed from two to four. Maybe Fu Zhi planned to tie himself up when he received the order to "find out the remnants of Duke Chebei", but the speed of transmitting news in this world is very slow. Even if the King of Sui had issued the decree at this moment, Zhangcheng would still have to wait. It will take more than a month to get the order. By then, he would have already slipped away.
After sunset, he went downstairs to have dinner again. After waiting for another two hours, when eleven faint sounds were heard in the city, there was a rustling sound outside the window.
Li Bochen walked over and opened the window, revealing Fang Yu's face. He was stunned for a moment, then jumped in and said: "The general knows about Duke Chebei, right?"
His tone at this time was not as respectful as last night, and his expression was much calmer. Li Boxen walked to the bed and sat down: "I won't know until daytime."
Fang Yu stood by the window and looked out. Seeing that Li Boxen was no longer talking, he lowered his voice and said, "What are the general's plans?"
Li Bochen smiled: "Are you panicked? The Grand Duke just went to the capital to plead guilty. Whether he will come back or not is not yet known. It's better for you to feel at ease for the time being."
Fang Ruan frowned and said: "But you asked me to go to Wuliang City before, saying that I could get riches. What should I do now? I'm not you... You can just walk away when the situation is bad, but I have an old mother. I'll go If I can't go to Wuliang City, if I'm in Zhang City...and someone knows about the affairs between you and me, how can I feel at ease?"
Li Bochen sneered and asked him, "Then what do you want?"
After listening to what Fang Yu said at this time, he already secretly thought in his heart that this person was indeed who he thought. If there are benefits, then please follow them. Now that the benefits promised to him were gone, his attitude immediately changed. He had made up his mind to capture Fang Yu immediately if it looked like he was going to fall out with him. If he still had a tough attitude after that, he might have to take his life.
But what surprised him was that after hearing his unkind rhetorical question, Fang Tao was startled and said, "Did you really not receive any secret orders from Duke Chebei?"
He sighed again and sat down by the bed: "General Li, General Li... Oh, you really have made me cornered."
Just as Li Bochen was about to speak, Fang Yu stood up again and said in a deep voice: "In this case, I will take my mother and leave Zhangcheng first. I also have a word of advice for you - it is best to leave tonight."
Li Bochen didn't expect Fang Yu to say such words. Did he come here tonight to persuade him to leave? I just don’t know if this is out of good intentions or to protect myself. He smiled and said: "You can leave, but I can't. I work for the Grand Duke. Even if the situation is critical, I have to die."
Fang Bao was stunned, took two steps in the room, hesitated for a moment and then said: "General, don't blame me for not reminding you - Su Tongyou and Sui Buxiu have already planned to attack you. Their plan is to take you to Zhangshan Mountain tomorrow , when I seize the tiger's fortune, I will kill you too. When I deal with Ye Chengchou, I will just push your affairs to him. If you don't leave tonight, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave!"
This statement made Li Boxen even more surprised. What was surprising was not that the people in charge of the government office were trying to harm him, but that it came from Fang Cheng's mouth.
"Did you come here specifically to tell me this tonight?"
Fang Bao sighed: "I didn't want to tell you. But yesterday I accidentally let my mother know about me and you. Today she heard me tell Sui Ziang's plan, so she threatened me with death and asked me to report the news. General Li , whether you were showing kindness last night or out of genuine intention, tonight I will repay your kindness."
Li Bochen was silent for a moment: "Having such a mother is also a blessing for you."
Fang Cheng smiled, not knowing what he was thinking, and said, "Then I'll take my leave."
He held up the window sill and was about to jump out. Li Boxen said, "You can't get the wealth of Wuliang City. But I have another way here. Do you want to take a look?"
