The envoy from Xingchang County jumped into the hall excitedly, ready to report the fruits of victory to His Majesty - Recently, the entire Qixia Kingdom, including Wu Fanghai, has been losing battles, but we are winning. Look, how much face is saved

things.

So, forget about the envoy's excitement. He didn't see Her Royal Highness the Princess, who was already wearing a red military uniform, sitting on the throne. In other words, his eyes didn't see anything at all - they were completely out of focus.

, he was just excited and wanted to convey this exciting news.

But Ouyang Qingque's voice made the messenger wake up. He stopped, widened his eyes, and looked hard for a long time:

Oh, there's a replacement!

what's the situation?

That's a princess, right?

Where is the emperor?

The envoy was a little confused. Looking carefully, everyone in the court had their left and right arms tied with hemp - two great emperors had come in succession, and one arm was not enough.

The messenger looked at this weird scene and was stunned for a moment. Shouldn't I be too excited?

In fact, when Ouyang Qingque's voice came out, the entire atmosphere in the court froze. And Ouyang Si was even frightened by his sister: Why are you so stubborn!

"Ahem!" Ouyang Si coughed twice, "Well, continue to report on the Xingchang County matter."

"Oh...yes, yes." The messenger began to speak in a daze, and told the story of Xingchang County, and finally said emphatically:

"Your Highness, before my subordinates came down, the county guard specifically told us that we now have more than 100,000 prisoners in our hands, and the county guard is ready to exchange prisoners with the Kingdom of Jinyang. But how to exchange, the county guard dare not make the decision without authorization."

After Liu Xinyu heard this, she was overjoyed. She had just come into power, and she encountered such a 'good thing'.

What is this? This is God’s will!

But after the excitement, Liu Xinyu immediately ordered: "Go back and tell Gu Xingdong that I will exchange prisoners with the Kingdom of Jinyang in Xingchang County.

As for the time... you follow the strategic plan and let us know when you are ready.

The Minister of War is Yu Tiegan, you go to Xingchang County to coordinate this matter."

"Yes." Yu Tiegan immediately accepted the order and followed the envoy away.

After Tie Qian left, Liu Xinyu thought for a moment and then ordered: "Let Wu Fanghai stabilize the front, and the forces around Jiuyang Sect begin to retreat. Take away everything that can be taken away. Destroy what cannot be taken away! And cut off Jiuyang."

All the sect’s contacts in the surrounding areas isolate the location of Jiuyang Sect.

If you have the opportunity, you can try to launch some attacks on Jiuyang Sect and attack its affiliated forces, military power, etc.

Also, Wuyang County must speed up its retreat and make no mistake."

After a pause, Liu Xinyu suddenly turned to look at Hu Yinglan next to him, "Hu Yinglan, go to Ninghe County and see how the military preparations in Ninghe County are.

If you are ready, let Liu Jingming lead his army to attack Jiuyang Sect. The main purpose is to use artillery to destroy Jiuyang Sect's mountain gate, etc. Even if Jiuyang Sect cannot be defeated, Jiuyang Sect must be...unrestful! We must let Jiuyang Sect...

Zong cannot interfere in the war!"

"Yes!" Hu Yinglan also left.

Liu Xinyu glanced at the court again, her eyes paused slightly on Ouyang Qingque, but soon passed Ouyang Qingque - now, the country is not stable, and Liu Xinyu knows very well that it is not the time to 'settlement'.

Finally, Liu Xinyu's eyes fell on Su Ming, the Minister of Household Affairs. "Su Ming, how is the treasury?"

Su Ming immediately came out: "Your Highness, because of the purchase of elixirs at all costs, the spiritual stones and other materials are almost exhausted. However, the elixirs and other elixirs can last for three months. Coupled with the elixirs provided by the Kingdom of Canglan, it is expected that the elixirs can still be used.

Lasts for eight months.

Most of the magic weapons, magic weapons, etc. are now provided by Ninghe County, so for the time being... there is no need to worry."

Liu Xinyu took a deep breath. Once upon a time, a powerful country only had "a few months of life" left. Liu Xinyu raised her head and looked at the roof. Her eyes seemed to see through the house, miss the white clouds, and look towards the endless void.

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After a while, Liu Xinyu said slowly: "Everyone, work hard. There is no need to say more about the situation now. The country of Qixia has lost one-third of its territory."

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Time quietly came to the next day; the morning sun had risen, and Zhang Hao faced it with a faint smile on his face, but there was an indescribable heaviness in his smile.

Zhang Hao stood on the top of the city and first saw Huang Mingshan and others completing the work. Last night, Feng Zhiling controlled the flying boat to return to the Zhang family, bringing Huang Mingshan and others, as well as a full fifty tons of explosives! That kind of high-end

of explosives.

Making explosives is very simple, just mix them evenly. It is not as complicated as cannonballs. Even these rush-made explosives are not purified - they are completely focused on quantity.

At this time, Huang Mingshan and others had buried fifty tons of explosives underground. This was definitely a crazy number.

Seeing that Huang Mingshan and others began to retreat, Zhang Hao turned to look outside the city wall. From a distance, he saw that the attacking troops began to return. These troops brought back a large amount of supplies. And the coolies who transported them were of course Jinyang

The native inhabitants of the country, including captives.

In the past day or so, almost 30 hours, Xingchang County's army swept across a radius of 500 miles.

In the Kingdom of Jinyang, all large and small families, businesses, wealthy families, and government officials were purged, and most of those who had reached the foundation building stage were killed. Troops, officials, etc. were captured and used as prisoners to transport supplies.

Then the army also ambushed many reinforcements from the Kingdom of Jinyang by encircling the points and calling for reinforcements.

For the Kingdom of Jinyang, this was a completely unexpected war and disaster. The defenders, young generals, officials, etc. in countless places were unable to react until they died.

too suddenly!

Don't underestimate the officials and generals in small places. They are the foundation. Without these foundations, the rule of a region will be paralyzed by more than 70%.

The reason why they are so crazy is because Zhang Hao and others know very well that they have just taken advantage of a sneak attack, and it is impossible to defend this level. Therefore, what everyone has to do now is...complete destruction! Give Jin

The Kingdom of Yang left a mess in order to buy time for its own country.

The original plan was to bring disaster to the entire area, but the actual execution always differed from the plan. After all, the Kingdom of Jinyang still had some foundations, and the resistance was relatively strong.

At dawn today, the Kingdom of Jinyang finally organized more than ten legions and pressed them from all directions.

After confirming the news, the troops from Qixia Kingdom began to return one after another, each army brought back a large amount of resources and a large number of prisoners.

Zhang Hao was watching, but he saw Guan Zhengqing flying back excitedly, holding a person in his hand. When he came to the city wall, Guan Zhengqing threw the person to the ground.

Zhang Hao was a little curious. Seeing that this man was all dressed in luxurious clothes, it was not simple at first glance; he just seemed...not wearing pants? "Who is this? He can't be a prince or something, right?"

"No, it's the governor of Yunhai County. After Yunhai Pass, there is Yunhai County, which is the westernmost county in the Kingdom of Jinyang. We have already reached the county seat, but the county city has not had time to raise its defenses. Haha, I

When I caught this guy, he had just gotten up from my concubine's bed and was looking for his pants."

Zhang Hao:......

More and more troops returned, everyone was discussing excitedly, and there were even a few guys carrying girls on their shoulders. The army did not stay in the city, but directly crossed the checkpoint and went south.

Zhang Hao frowned slightly as he looked at the struggling and crying girls.

Guan Zhengqing saw it and patted Zhang Hao on the shoulder: "Turn a blind eye. Soldiers are going through life and death, and they must have something to think about. Moreover, you think that the troops from the Kingdom of Jinyang entered our country because Qiu Wuwu committed no crime."

?"

Zhang Hao took a deep breath, raised his head slightly and looked into the distance - not wanting to look at what was happening right now.

Zhang Hao knew very well that these things are inevitable in war, but he still couldn't bear to witness it. Unable to bear it, Zhang Hao said softly: "There are many intelligent beings in this world, but only we humans will conquer our own land.

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Guan Zhengqing looked sideways at Zhang Hao, and finally nodded slowly: "Maybe. But so what? We don't want to fail, we don't want to be slaves to the subjugation of the country, we can only fight!

This war was not started by us.

If there are mistakes, they are not ours!"

Zhang Hao didn't say anything, just looked into the distance quietly.

Everything was going according to plan. At noon, the army almost completely withdrew, looting countless supplies and prisoners. The army quickly withdrew from Yunhai Pass without stopping, leaving an empty city behind.

However, in full play, Zhang Hao and others retreated, but Dugu Junjie, Gu Xingdong and others led more than 10,000 elites to defend the city.

High in the sky, the last thing Zhang Hao saw before leaving was a black army coming from the east. Because it was too far away, what he saw was a black line.

An unknown number of tens of thousands of troops temporarily formed by the Kingdom of Jinyang rushed in angrily.

But what greeted them was artillery.

When they were still ten kilometers away from the checkpoint, the artillery began to greet them.

Zhang Hao only saw this, and was led by Feng Zhiling, flying away from high altitude. The main force of the legion retreated to Huaishan Pass in the south. Compared with the isolated Yunhai Pass, Huaishan Pass was completely within the influence of Xingchang County.

, easy to defend. The army will completely occupy Huaishan Pass and establish a new line of defense at Huaishan Pass.

After flying for a while, Zhang Hao looked down at the earth. The main force of the army was nearly 200,000, escorting almost 120,000 prisoners, as well as a large amount of supplies. They were advancing leisurely. The team stretched for more than 20 kilometers, like a long black dragon.

Winding in the mountains, river valleys, and plains.

Everyone was talking and laughing, driving prisoners and transporting baggage from time to time; no one was worried at all about the crazy legions from the Kingdom of Jinyang coming from behind.

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When Zhang Hao and other troops disappeared, Dugu Junjie and Gu Xingdong stood on the top of the city of Yunhai Pass, looking at the darkly approaching Jinyang Kingdom coalition forces in front of them, and listening to the roaring artillery next to them, Dugu Junjie had some pointers.

country:

"The enemy is estimated to number 130,000, not more than 150,000. But this time the incident happened suddenly, and the temporarily raised troops of Jinyang Kingdom may not have much combat effectiveness.

It cannot be said that they are a mob, but they are definitely not elites.

How long can they last under artillery fire?"

Gu Xingdong watched for a while, but his expression was serious: "I think they can hold on to the city wall. Look, they dispersed.

They haven't found a way to defend against artillery yet, but at least they have found a way to reduce casualties."
To be continued...