When they arrived at the entrance of the secret realm and were about to go in, they heard the sound of horse hooves on the meadow, and then more than a hundred Sui army cavalry approached. Li Bochen immediately ordered his soldiers to line up their formation, and he shouted, "Who is coming!?"
The Sui cavalry stopped more than a hundred steps ahead. One person said: "According to the order of the Grand Duke, we are here to help our friendly forces!"
Fang Cheng cursed after hearing this: "Bah!"
Li Bochen only said in a deep voice: "General Sun, please report back to Duke Chebei. The monsters in the valley have been killed by our army, so don't worry about it anymore!"
There was silence for a moment, and then the man said: "Is it Li Bochen, the tenth... commander? He is really good at it, and his reputation is well-deserved."
Li Bochen sneered: "We used to be an infinite army, so it's no problem to deal with monsters."
The man didn't say anything else, he just rode his horse forward again, and the cavalry behind him slowly followed up. When he got closer, he saw that Li Bochen's troops were all in good order and looked high-spirited, so the man who led the team stopped.
Li Boxen cupped his hands towards him and shouted: "Enter the valley!"
The people behind him slowly retreated, and he turned his horse's head and ran into the secret realm. Once you enter the secret realm, you can still see the scene outside, but you can't see the inside from the outside. The general leading the team was stunned for a moment, and the people behind him were also shocked and confused, as if they didn't understand where they had gone.
Fang Cheng said: "General, who is that person?"
"Sun Feihu." Li Bochen smiled and sighed, "I used to be able to risk my life. Alas."
The cavalry led by Sun Feihu waited outside for a while, and then two ten-man teams came over cautiously. But Li Boxen mobilized the earth energy to close the entrance. Those people rushed to this place and passed through. They found nothing and had to return.
After a while, more than a hundred cavalrymen turned their horses and galloped back to the camp. Li Bochen also ordered the generals to dismount and remove their armor.
At this time, the villagers who entered the secret realm were a little scared and didn't know where they were. Fortunately, Chang Qiuwu came in together on Li Bochen's order, and ran back and forth with the stewards, and at least he asked people to rest on the grass for the time being.
Li Bochen was really tired, so he simply sat at the entrance. After a while, Chang Qiuwu came to report with the steward. He forced himself to tell them where they could go and where there might be dangers, and also explained in detail the various situations in the river.
After they went to appease everyone, he slowly climbed up a nearby cliff and found a small rocky slope to sit down on. He took off his helmet and looked to the south.
The walls of the camp were all lit up, and Sui Wujiu's people should have settled down. But tomorrow, I don't know what the situation will be like. Sui Wujiu would never allow an unpredictable secret realm to exist two or three miles away from his camp. He was in the Dongxuan Realm and could detect luck, so he didn't know if there would be any unexpected means.
Just as he was thinking about this, he heard a slight sound from the bottom of the cliff, and Fang Yu also climbed up. He had been busy directing the formations of soldiers to patrol and take turns to rest, but now he was finally free.
He is indeed a good hand in handling military affairs. Li Bochen said: "Brother Fang, come here and have a rest."
Fang Ye walked up to him silently, sat down beside him, and turned to look south.
The two were silent for a moment, and then Fang Cheng said: "General, tell me what the situation is like in Hou City now."
It shouldn't be bad, right? The big cities in Li's territory are all under the control of the occupying forces of the five countries, so they will inevitably hoard food, grass and soldiers in the cities. Even if the city's masters set up formations to hide, eating and drinking should not be a problem within a few months or even a year. However, it will definitely have a great impact on ordinary people.
Just as he was about to speak, something suddenly moved in his heart.
Fang Cheng asked where is Houcheng? It’s his mother in the city!
Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, feeling guilty. To be honest, he had really forgotten about his mother these days.
He could only whisper: "Brother Fang, I'm so sorry."
Fang Cheng smiled: "General, what are you talking about..."
But at this point, he couldn't help but raise his hand and wipe his face. Li Bochen sighed, thought for a while, and said, "Don't worry. I will definitely solve this matter in the next few days - the worst case scenario is that the two of us will go all out and sneak over and find a way to pick up the old man."
At this point, he suddenly felt that the word "risk it all" was really inappropriate. When he wanted to speak again, Fang Yu said: "General, I know what you mean. But not now."
Li Bochen opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. If you look at it as a prince, lord, or general, it really doesn't work. Right now, Sui Wujiu was guarding between the Hou City and the secret realm, perhaps waiting for him to escape.
But what about Fang Cheng? His mother's safety is probably more important than any invasion of the demonic kingdom.
Li Bochen sighed lowly, and just as he was about to grit his teeth and say, "I've made up my mind," he suddenly saw two more soldiers coming from the direction of the camp. Each one is a hundred-man team, well-equipped. One branch crossed the entrance to the secret realm and walked into the valley, while the other branch stopped twenty or thirty steps in front of the entrance.
Then the officer gave the order, and the soldiers set up camp on the spot and began to clear the grass and dig trenches with the baggage they carried. It seemed that they planned to complete the task overnight and not rest for a quarter of an hour.
Then someone came to the entrance and stood down, saying loudly: "General Li, although the monster has retreated, the Grand Duke is still worried about your safety. Our army was ordered to guard here, and when you come out, we will escort you to the Grand Duke." Go there."
The person who spoke was none other than Sun Feihu, who had brought the cavalry here earlier.
Fang Yu stood up and said angrily: "This is too much bullying. Are they going to block it?!"
Li Boxen said: "Brother Fang, you go downstairs to appease people's hearts first."
The outside could be seen in this secret realm, and the soldiers at the entrance also saw this scene and started talking about it for a while. But just now they had a small victory over the monster beast, so the morale of the army would not be disturbed for a while. If we really have to be blocked by outsiders for a long time, I'm afraid there will eventually be some problems.
Fang Bao bowed and ran down, while Li Bochen looked at Sun Feihu outside on the cliff.
I knew him before when I was the commander of Wuliang City, and he was also the commander at that time. But the two have bad tempers and have little friendship. He felt that Sun Feihu was secretive in doing things and did not talk to others sincerely, while Sun Feihu felt that he was a reckless man of low level.
Now that he has become a prince... even though he only leads more than a hundred people and can be regarded as a hundred generals, he still has a title after all. People in this world attach great importance to the word "status". Sun Feihu only calls himself "commander" and "general". I wonder if this is why he feels unhappy.
But, now that we’ve reached this point, what’s the point of worrying about it? People's ideas are really different.
Sun Feihu walked around the entrance again before walking back, and Li Bochen had no intention of arguing with him. They were both commanders in the past, so they might be rivals, but now, their rival is Sui Wujiu.
But what should we do if we really want them to keep guarding? He has not fully explored this secret realm, and it should be quite large in area, perhaps even larger than Mengjiatun. The food rations brought by more than a thousand people, plus the things from his world, might last more than half a month, but after that they would be unsustainable... not even able to farm.
If it's the Linxi Army...
Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked to the northwest. We can't see the situation of the Linxi Army camp here, and we don't know if they have repelled the monsters and retreated far away. At this time, the sky was half dark and half bright. It was clear on my side, but there were thin clouds on their side, so the mountains further away were also shrouded in darkness, leaving only vague outlines.
Li Bochen was about to look away when he suddenly noticed that some black shadows seemed to be shaking in the mountains over there. He was slightly startled, suspecting that it was his imagination. But when I looked again, it seemed that there was still movement.
He initially thought it was some optical phenomenon caused by the movement of airflow. Because at such a distance, what you want to see are people. Those people should be more than ten meters tall and stand on the mountains.
But the next moment, he heard a long and low roar, like a Qiang horn.
