The Yunmeng Allied Forces set up camp dozens of miles away from Lishan Pass and remained stationary. This made the general guarding the city, Hou Qing, uneasy and uneasy about the reason.
Hou Qing was puzzled by the unusual behavior of the Yunmeng Allied Forces at this time. According to his speculation, now that the Yunmeng Allied Forces had assembled, the Yunmeng Allied Forces, which had a large number of people, should raise their troops to attack Lishan Pass at this time. However, judging from the current situation, the Yunmeng coalition seems to have no intention of attacking the city, which is very inconsistent with common sense.
Hou Qing thought over and over again and could not sleep. There were various signs that the Yunmeng coalition must have some bigger conspiracy, so they stayed put for the time being.
Hou Qing anxiously came to Chimu Kun's residence, knocked on Chimu Kun's door in the middle of the night, and stopped Chimu Kun who was about to undress and sleep.
Hearing the Queen's voice calling the door, Chimukun thought it was the Yunmeng coalition attacking the city. He hurriedly put on the clothes he had not taken off, opened the door in a hurry, and asked the Queen hastily, "What? Is it Yunmeng?" Has the Meng Alliance Army begun to attack the city?"
Hou Qing said: "That's not true, but it is for this reason that I had no choice but to disturb the general. Please forgive me, general."
Chimu Kun waved his hand, invited Hou Qing to sit down in the room, and asked him: "You and I should stop being so polite. I know that you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for any reason. Tell me, what happened to make you so big?" You didn't sleep at night and came to me to discuss the answer?"
Hou Qing told Chimu Kun one by one about his uneasiness and thoughts, and wanted to know Chimu Kun's views on the matter.
After Chimukun fully understood the Queen's concerns, he said meaningfully: "The general's concerns are all my thoughts. Don't look at the calm situation at Lishan Pass now. This is a precursor to the coming storm. At this time, general, you and I The more you need to be more careful and take precautions, just in case, in my opinion, a fierce war is about to break out at Lishan Pass and spread to Jiuli City..."
After saying this, Hou Qing became even more anxious and uneasy. This anxiety was not because he was afraid of the Yunmeng Allied Forces approaching the city in large numbers. It was the instruction from the Jiuli ancestor that Chimu Kun brought to him (not to have a head-on conflict with the Yunmen coalition forces). This instruction forced him into a corner and put him in a dilemma. As long as the Yunmeng coalition forces attack the city, a head-on conflict is inevitable. Houqing doesn't know, what if he attacks by then? Or keep it? This left him in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.
Hou Qing asked Chimu Kun anxiously: "General, if the Yunmeng coalition forces attack the city, what will the general do? Please give me some advice, general."
Akagi Kun understood why the Queen would say this to the question. Akagi Kun stood up from his seat and silently walked to the open window.
Hou Qing followed closely behind and stood in front of the window with Chimu Kun. The two of them looked through the window and looked directly at the quiet night sky in the direction of Jiuli City. There, the stars were shining brightly, and it was quiet and peaceful. In the dark night The mountains and everything there are like sleeping babies, lying quietly under the starry sky.
Chimukun looked at the starry night sky and said meaningfully to General Houqing: "General, as long as you think about the people of Jiuli City in your heart, you will know what to do when facing the Yunmeng coalition. ”
Chimukun's words made the confusion in Houqing's eyes dissipate instantly, replaced by a pair of determined eyes. The stars in his eyes shone brighter at this time. Through the stars twinkling in the sky above Jiuli, Houqing saw this moment. The peaceful people living in Jiuli City are all smiling happily and enjoying this peaceful and prosperous age.
Hou Qing knew that if he allowed the Yunmeng coalition forces to break through Lishan Pass and march all the way into Jiuli City, everything in his eyes would become a fantasy and cease to exist. All that would be left would be ruins, mourning and displacement. He absolutely could not Let such a thing happen, he thought, Jiuli's ancestors didn't want to see such a thing happen, and the people of Jiuli didn't want such a thing to happen, so he couldn't let them be disappointed in him.
Chimukun woke up the dreamer with a word, and he let the queen know what he should do when the Yunmeng coalition troops approached the city.
Hou Qing cupped his hands to Chimu Kun and said: "Thank you, general, for your advice. I know what to do now." After saying that, Hou Qing resigned.
After leaving Chimukun's place, Hou Qing came to the Lishan Pass city tower with high spirits. He called the soldiers guarding the city and said impassionedly: "Soldiers, when the enemy troops are approaching the city, you must give me Be alert to the enemy's surprise attack.
You must remember that your shoulders are responsible for the peace of the Jiuli border and the responsibility of a guard. Behind you are the needs of your wife, children, children, relatives and friends, and the lives of the people of Jiuli City. You will fulfill your duty to protect us. I hope you will live up to your mission and live up to the expectations of the king and the people of Jiuli. We must not let them disappoint us. As soldiers, what can we do even if we are wrapped in horse leather? I am here. Swear, swear to live and die with Lishan Pass! "
Hou Qing's impassioned words instantly ignited the fighting enthusiasm in the hearts of all the soldiers and solidified the sense of responsibility in the hearts of the soldiers to protect the peace of the border. At this time, in the hearts of these soldiers, the blood boiled and the morale was high.
All the soldiers unanimously shouted on the tower of Lishan Pass, "I swear to live and die with Lishan Pass... I swear to live and die with Lishan Pass... I swear to live and die with Lishan Pass..."
This collective oath is like a stone thrown into a calm lake. The ripples caused gradually spread to the distance. From the tower of Lishan Pass, it instantly reached the people on the cliffs on both sides. In the military camp, the blood of the soldiers there was also boiling, and their morale was high. They also shouted in unison. For a time, the shouts of all the soldiers in Lishan Pass resounded throughout the valley and continued to the distance of the endless night. go.
"I swear to live and die with Lishan Pass... I swear to live and die with Lishan Pass..." This short oath, sonorous and powerful, actually broke through the confinement of the night, pierced the barriers of the mountains, and reached Yunmeng Although the voice in the coalition camp was weak, every word in the oath was enough for every soldier in the Cloud Gate coalition to hear it clearly.
When the soldiers of the Yun Alliance Army heard the solemn oath coming in the dark night, their morale was inevitably shaken. Some soldiers began to become restless involuntarily, saying, "It seems that the soldiers of Lishan Pass have already made up their minds to die and vowed to fight with Lishan Pass will live and die together, but it will perish with us!"
"What can we do? Lishan Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we attack forcefully, we will definitely pay the price of countless casualties. Even if the Yunmeng coalition finally captures Lishan Pass, we may not be able to pass this level and wait until we win. That time."
Some soldiers began to complain: "I really don't know why we launched this meaningless war? Are we going to die here in vain for a Chi You?"
"Yeah, I don't think Chi You is a good guy. When he conquered us, his hands were stained with the blood of our people! Why should we sacrifice our lives for a person like this?"
This kind of complaints, uneasiness, and fear became more and more intense in the oaths coming from the Lishan Pass soldiers, and the panic in their voices became more and more intense. Fear began to spread like a plague. These soldiers spread.
The commotion, restlessness, panic, and mania awoke the generals in the big tent. They were awakened from their sleep. The unusual movement outside made them mistakenly think that the enemy was robbing the camp. They quickly turned over from their beds in panic and hurriedly Came outside the camp.
At this time, the noisy and panicked sounds of the soldiers had already completely obliterated the oath coming from Lishan Pass. Nuba and others looked around outside the tent and did not find any enemy soldiers. At this time, several people were completely confused. I don't know why these soldiers are so frightened and uneasy as if they were possessed by evil spirits.
The furious Nuba grabbed a frightened soldier, picked up the soldier's collar and said, "Why are you panicking? You look like a bear, have you seen a ghost?"
The soldier was controlled by Nuba, with a look of fear on his face and a trembling voice: "It's the sound coming from Lishan Pass..."
General Qingping and others listened. It was too noisy here. They couldn't hear any sound coming from Lishan Pass. She asked in confusion: "What kind of sound could scare them like this?" ?”
In order to be able to hear the sound coming from Lishan Pass clearly, which could frighten these soldiers into panic, King Yanlong shouted loudly: "Shut up and don't move. Anyone who disobeys the order will be severely punished."
At this time, the orders of the Flame Dragon King seemed to have become a thing of the past and had no effect at all. Or in the noise, the soldiers did not hear any of his orders at all.
When the Flame Dragon King saw this, he said angrily: "Please be quiet..."
Still no one obeyed his order, and they all talked in panic, which completely angered the grumpy Flame Dragon King.
In desperation, the Flame Dragon King gave Nuba a wink, and Nuba would understand what he meant and call out his Skyfire Meteor. The Skyfire Meteor sprang out of Nuba's hand without any warning, and with a "hoo" sound, it was as fast as lightning to cover his ears. With such force, it hit the heart of a panicked soldier. With a cry, the soldier knocked over a dozen people and fell heavily.
A mouthful of bright red blood spurted out from the soldier's mouth uncontrollably. The soldier fainted without any reaction. Nuba knew that the soldier's crime was worthy of death, so Nuba had already Show mercy to him, otherwise, this soldier would have been killed by his meteors.
When everyone saw the soldier who was knocked to the ground by the slave bully and whose life or death was uncertain, everyone present immediately froze and closed their gushing mouths, and the scene suddenly became silent.
Nuba angrily reprimanded: "This is the result of disobeying orders. As a soldier, you are not afraid of horse leather shrouds, but you can still be frightened like this by that ethereal voice. We, the Yunmeng Alliance Army, have completely embarrassed you." ”
At this time, in the quiet Yunmeng Alliance military camp, the oaths from Lishan Pass, "Oath to live and die with Lishan Pass...Oath to live and die with Lishan Pass..." were clearly visible in everyone's ears.
Now Yan Dragon King and others finally understood what the chaos that had just happened was all about. He did not expect that before the war started, his soldiers would be interrupted by a few insignificant words from Lishan Pass. It's okay to be so frightened by the oath. If they go to the battlefield, they won't be defeated and all of them will run away from the battle and become deserters?
What he didn't expect was that the Lishan Pass guard general could shake the military morale of hundreds of thousands of Yunmeng's coalition troops with just one sentence. At this time, Yanlong King and others clearly realized that if they could not solidify these hundreds of thousands of people, With their military morale, they will undoubtedly lose this war. This large group of troops is nothing more than a mob. They will be vulnerable to a powerful enemy, let alone attack them. Therefore, their top priority is to gather strength and boost military morale without delay when the war is about to break out.
