The night in Heyu City was quieter than at any time in the past many years.
But on this quiet night, more people have no intention of sleeping than at any time in the past many years.
In the darkness, everyone has their own thoughts. In the shadows, countless people are secretly doing things that they would never dare to think about on ordinary days.
When the old order is shaken, the first to suffer are always the people who live the poorest life.
But no matter how those dark and dirty things evolve, they can never disturb the world in the high-walled compound in the center of the city. Here, elite soldiers with full armor guard day and night, and teams patrolling the streets pass by from time to time. On the streets, The alleys are so clean that even mice don't dare to show up in the dark.
At the front of the courtyard, facing the broad main street, is a huge . On the door plaque are written three even somewhat arrogant characters, "General's Mansion".
The smoke cleared and the clouds dispersed, and the moonlight was like water.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the quiet main street.
The soldiers stationed in front of the general's mansion immediately became alert. They each grasped the handles of their swords or spears, but they relaxed slightly when they saw three officers in armor running from a distance.
When the three horses came closer, the three military princes, who had stone belts tied around their waists and three silver stars on their shoulders, got off their horses and strode towards the general's palace. The three military princes were tall and faced. Covered in armor, the armor of the first one was stained with blood, as if he had just come off the battlefield and was full of murderous intent.
The soldiers in front of the gate saluted and gave way.
The three military princes ignored the people around them and went straight into the porch. They walked straight in, but when they were about to enter the core hall of the general's mansion, they were stopped by the guards standing outside with their swords drawn.
The two military commanders who were walking further back immediately drew their swords and took half a step forward, but were stopped by the young military commander who was leading.
The leading military commander lifted his visor, revealing a bright and fair young face. He looked at the guard who stopped him, and said in a calm but dignified tone, "Please inform the general, the third officer of the first army is Military Marquis Wang Mingyuan, please see me!"
The guard also had armor on his face, with only a pair of eyes exposed. He glanced coldly at the military commander who called himself Wang Mingyuan, and the two people behind him. He shook his head towards the guard opposite, and soon, a slightly tired voice came from Came from deep in the hall, "Come in."
The guards who stopped the three military commanders sheathed their swords and returned to their positions, staring blankly.
He squinted toward the doorway in the distance.
The leader, the young military commander Wang Mingyuan, took a deep look at the guard and walked into the hall first with the two military commanders behind him.
The light in the hall was not very bright, and the lights in all directions were not very bright. There was no one in the hall, except for a majestic figure in armor sitting on the large chair at the top. He looked a little tired and rested his forehead on his hands. , seeing the three military officers coming in, he just barely raised his eyelids, glanced this way and said, "What's the matter?"
The leader, the young military lord Wang Mingyuan, clasped his fists and saluted, "To tell you this, general, my subordinates heard that the general was seriously injured in a battle with the monsters when he went out of the city, so he came here to visit."
The majestic general coughed slightly when he heard this, wiped the corners of his mouth with his hand, then sat upright and said, "A small injury, it doesn't matter."
Wang Mingyuan raised his head and looked directly at his superiors, "May I ask General, todayI was waiting on the city wall to look from a distance, and saw a spider web that was suspected to be laid by a spider demon in the west of the city. There is an extremely fierce fighting atmosphere in the east. The demonic aura is soaring to the sky. It is unabashed and arrogant. Why doesn't the general form an army and lead us out of the city to kill the big demon?! Instead, he single-handedly fights out of the city as a general. If anything goes wrong, where is Ha Yucheng?!"
"Presumptuous!" The majestic general at the head scolded, and his eyes that were originally a little tired suddenly took on a majestic light.
There was sudden silence in the hall.
Wang Mingyuan did not avoid his gaze, he looked directly at the general, then suddenly knelt on his knees, raised his chest and raised his head and said, "Father!"
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The general's expression did not change.
Wang Mingyuan took a deep breath and said, "Father, now the people outside the city have moved northward. The people in the whole Heyu City are saying that the southern border has been lost and the southern barbarians are coming. Both the people and the soldiers are really panicked. To the extreme, just before coming here, his son had just put down a civil unrest in Nancheng. At this time of crisis, the whole Heyu City team needed a victory to boost the morale of the people and let them know that Heyu City was not lost. I won’t lose it! Father, please order your son to lead the army out of the city tomorrow morning, go south to reconnect the three military towns and the navy, and then return north. The heads of the monsters and barbarians encountered along the way will be beheaded, and they will be brought back to Heyu City and hung on the city head. To calm the hearts of the people!!"
One sentence was said loudly. Wang Mingyuan took off his helmet and knocked his head on the floor of the hall, making a muffled sound of "dong"!
Behind him, two young military commanders followed suit, took off their helmets, and knocked their heads to the ground with a bang!
There was silence in the hall,
After a long time, the majestic general who was sitting at the head slowly stood up, walked to the three young military commanders who were kneeling on the ground, and asked slowly, "Leaving the city? May I ask Wang Junhou, how many soldiers will you take with you when you leave the city tomorrow?"
Wang Mingyuan did not raise his head and replied decisively when he heard the words, "Five thousand people! Once we and the five thousand elites form an array, together with Uncle Li and the others, we can behead the big demon of the third realm!"
The majestic general heard this and sneered, "If there is not just one but two big monsters outside the city at this moment, can your five thousand elite infantrymen defeat them? Or can they escape?"
Wang Mingyuan was speechless after hearing the words, took a deep breath and said, "Even if I can't cut off their heads, I'm not afraid. If that big monster dares to fight for our lives, who knows, we can really replace it with a big monster." Here comes the head!"
The majestic general frowned slightly, "What if I said...there are three big demons outside the city tonight?!"
Wang Mingyuan was startled, and then said, "If there are really three big demons outside the city tonight, then with my father's strength, he can escape without any difficulty, and there will be help from the strong men of the upper three realms of the human race! If they can lead the army south with me, Then why worry about the three-headed monster?!"
"Wangchuan Jianxiu, where can we assign at will?" The majestic general waved his hand and returned to his seat at the head of the house to sit down. His voice was a little cold, "People like you always talk about the people and soldiers, it seems. As a general, I have no common people or soldiers in my heart, but what you don’t know is that I have secretly sent people northward to Yicheng to ask for help. Before I have enough confidence, I can defend this Heyu City and protect it. Keeping thousands of elites and hundreds of thousands of people safe is the best option to deal with the current changes."
Wang Mingyuan straightened up and pointed at the blood on his body, "Father, you taught me since I was a child that to be a soldier or a general is to protect the land and water of the people. Now, I am killing people, killing those who once regarded us as guardians. !!」
"They deserve to be killed!!" The majestic general waved his hand, and his momentum surged. "If you can protect the land and water of the people and just rely on you to rush out and die with your blood, what use are generals like us?!"
Wang Mingyuan's eyes widened, he gritted his teeth and remained silent.
The majestic general lowered his head slightly, stared into Wang Mingyuan's eyes, and said every word as cold as ice, "Wang Junhou, military orders are like mountains, and you must not disobey them! This is also the truth I have entrusted to you since childhood! Take your people, return to your military camp, and remove In addition to military orders to quell chaos..."
"You are not allowed to step outside the military camp, even half a step!!!"
