Zhaoshui City is located in the southeast of Yicheng. It is an important border city on the southern border of Yongchang County to resist the southern barbarians.
Zhaoshui City is located to the north of Mianshui, and the terrain is higher. Therefore, when Mianshui originates from the Dagu Mountains and rushes towards Zhaoshui City, it surrounds it and bends a huge curve to the south. Only then did they return to the path going south, and finally merged into the Fubo River.
Therefore, the port repaired by the navy in Yongchang County, which is often active on the Mianshui and Fubo Rivers, is just south of Zhaoshui City. It can almost be regarded as a castle independent of Zhaoshui City, and this navy stationed here , has also become an important part of the defense line in the southern part of Zhaoshui City.
On this day, the water gate of the castle was opened from the inside. As usual, the navy patrolling the south returned to the city much earlier than in the past. So, just as those warships on the river came from a distance and entered the navy castle, In the middle of the city, the soldiers left behind in the walled city had already crowded the docks by the river.
They looked at the charred and damaged canvases on the warship and the huge signs of damage on the hull, and talked about it.
The leading warship is much wider than ordinary warships. It has a cabin that is significantly higher than the deck. When the warship enters the harbor and stops, a gray-haired old general will step out of this cabin. He His face was maroon, his eyebrows were straight, he held a helmet under one arm, and the other hand held a huge head of whether it was a cow or a deer. Blood was flowing down from the head, and the long and curved horns were blowing. It hit the ladder of the warship, causing cheers from the soldiers up and down the wall.
The old general got off the boat and casually threw the beast's head on the shore, letting the soldiers there watch. He turned around and walked towards the depths of the walled city very coldly. A handsome man dressed as a scholar glanced sideways at the lively soldiers. , followed closely by the old general and a group of guards, and behind them were four Wangchuan sword cultivators wearing blue Taoist robes. It was Qin Wansong, Song Guiyun and the Zhang brothers who Luochuan had always been worried about. Four people!
I saw that their Taoist robes were a little dirty, but the four of them were in pretty good condition. Except for the old Taoist Song Guiyun, whose complexion was obviously pale, the other three were just a little tired.
The old general went all the way deep into the navy stronghold, and finally came to a circular building at the core.
The circular building is surrounded by walls and only has windows above the second floor. It stops at the fourth floor. From a distance, it looks like a huge barn.
A group of people entered through the only stone door on the four walls, and felt that there was a different world. Doors and windows were neatly formed in a circle, and a red lantern was hung in front of each door, giving it a neat and orderly atmosphere. comfortability.
At this time, many soldiers were coming in and out of the enclosed room. When they saw the old general and his entourage coming back, they only curtsied in a hurry, and then went about their business, as if everything was in its own order.
The old general first went to the door of the building directly opposite the stone gate. He turned around and made a gesture to the guards. The guards dispersed and disappeared into the enclosure. The old general made another move to Qin Wansong and the other four. Make a gesture of invitation, and then enter the house first.
The man dressed as a scholar also looked back at Qin Wansong and the others, and followed them in.
Qin Wansong and the other two looked at each other and followed in without much hesitation.
Entering the room, everyone's eyes were filled with darkness. When they got used to the light, they realized that the place was much more spacious than it looked from the outside. The old general had already gone to the large table in the middle of the room and quickly made tea for everyone.
The man dressed as a scholar had no intention of doing anything for the old general, so he casually found a chair in the corner and sat on it.
Qin Wansong and the other four did not sit down, but stood quietly in the room waiting.
It wasn't until the old general made six cups of tea in a rough and crude way that he looked back and said, "Four Taoist priests, sit down."
Qin Wansong and the four others returned the greeting and found their seats to sit down.
Qin Wansong took the two cups of tea handed over by the old general, handed one to Song Guiyun next to him, and kept one for himself, "General Sun Pi doesn't have to be busy, but our senior brothers are not refined guests who can taste tea."
The old general known as General Sun Pi was not polite. After passing tea to Qin Wansong and the other four, he said to the scholar in the corner, "Take it yourself." Then he sat down on the main seat and drank the tea. He took a sip and said, "Four Taoist priests, don't be polite. Sun is not a tea drinker either. Let's just make do with each other."
Qin Wansong smiled and did not answer.
The old general drank up the tea in one gulp, put the cup on the table next to him, and asked, "Sun has thanked the four Taoist priests for their help outside the walled city, but he still wants to ask, Where did the four Taoist priests come from? I see that all of you are injured. You must have had a battle with those monsters in the south, but do you know where these monsters came from? "
After hearing this, Qin Wansong also put down his teacup and said, "Replying to what General Sun Bi said, our four brothers and I came from Heyu City. At this time, Heyu City had been destroyed and occupied by Nanyi. The human formation under the city was destroyed, and the monsters The clan formation has been formed, and the tide of monsters and beasts is coming soon. We learned the news in advance and sent word that the people in the villages and towns around Heyu City were migrating north, so they were chased by the monsters. They entangled them all the way and finally got rid of them. ....."
The old general's eyes widened when he heard this, but he still kept his voice low and asked, "Please tell the Taoist priest about the matter in Heyu City in detail."
"It's a long story..." Qin Wansong started from Li County, told the beginning and end of Weiming City, and then told all the things before and after Heyu City. Except for hiding in Luochuan and coming to Luochuan, other basic details It's like telling the truth.
The old general remained silent and did not interrupt Qin Wansong's story once. The scholar in the corner even hid his face in the darkness, remaining silent as if he did not exist at all.
It wasn't until Qin Wansong mentioned that after Niu Dexin risked his life for them, that he and others were entangled by several six-realm monsters all the way to the south of Zhaoshui City, and met the Yongchang navy who was also besieged by monsters, the old general frowned slightly and asked , "So, Heyu City has been lost, and all the defenders in the city have been wiped out... Those monsters dare to go all the way north and even approach Zhaoshui City, even if they want to come to that unnamed city..."
Qin Wansong shook his head, "We once had a head-on battle with the three big monsters in Heyu City. Even if my senior sister personally took action, she could only severely damage one of them. There is still a real monster lurking in the city. If you want to take back Heyu City, just rely on it." We are still unable to catch them, so we have to retreat first and wait for the allied forces of the prefects of Hanzhou counties to move south before making plans."
He leaned forward slightly and said, "As for Weiming City, judging from the speed at which we are moving south and north, it should not have been lost yet. After all, the tide of Nanyi beasts cannot cross the Hundred Thousand Mountains and go north that fast, and Senior Sister and others They will definitely make another plan for Heyu City to earn a chance for millions of surrounding people to move north. It is possible to destroy them with these scattered monsters, but they will definitely not be able to seize the city. But General Sun Pi needs to know that, There is no strong army stationed in Weiming City at this time, and it only relies on soldiers and laborers in the city. When the tide of Nanyi beasts arrives, I am afraid that it will not be possible to defend the city. I also ask General Sun Pi to report to the General of Zhaoshui City as soon as possible and send reinforcements as soon as possible. good."
The old general nodded heavily, "Don't worry, four Taoists, this matter is of great importance. Sun will definitely report it in the morning. I also ask the four of you to take a rest at my house. If General Zhaoshuicheng has anything to ask, someone may be sent here."
Qin Wansong and the other four stood up and bowed, then left each other, following the guards waiting at the door to find a place to stay.
When the four of them walked away, the old general frowned heavily, as if talking to himself in the air, or to the scholar in the corner, "Shui Sheng, what you expected is indeed true, something really happened to He Yucheng..." !!”
