Chapter 272

The reason why Miao Youfang put down his bow and arrow and noticed that there was something wrong with these people wasn't because he was smart, but because his premonition of danger didn't give him any feedback.

This meant that the flying beast army wasn't hostile.

"Something's wrong?"

Xu Erlang raised his hand to block the centurion who wanted to forcefully escort him away and turned to look at Miao Youfang.

Miao Youfang described the characteristics of that group of people and explained, "That's right.

"They aren't hostile."

After listening, Xu Erlang immediately made a judgment.

"People from Nanjiang?"

Their skin was dark, their hair was naturally curly, and their clothes were green and blue, mixed with animal skin.

Whether it was the records in the books or what he saw with his own eyes (referring to Lina), Xu Erlang could conclude that they were from Nanjiang.

People from Nanjiang, could it be … Miao Youfang patted his head and said ecstatically,

"I understand now!"

Without explaining further, he threw away his bow and arrow, stood on the parapet wall, and waved his arms excitedly at the approaching flying beast army.

Seeing the response, the leader of the winged cavalry warriors left the team and dived down to the top of the city wall. The rest of the winged cavalry warriors hovered above the city wall vigilantly and kept a distance.

"Whoosh, whoosh …"

The wind set off by the membrane wings blew away the gravel and sand. The giant black-scaled beast landed on the road and slowly folded its membrane wings.

Miao Youfang flew up to them and asked hurriedly,

"Are you from the Gu tribe?"

The middle-aged man on the back of the giant black-scaled beast said, "My name is Ta Mo.

I'm the commander of the flying beast army of the Heart Gu Division. I'm here to support Qingzhou under the orders of Chief Chun Yan.

"The Heart Gu Division has reached an agreement with Xu Yinluo."

The official language of the Central Plains was not very standard. Miao Youfang had to listen to it three times before he understood.

As expected, he invited them … Miao Youfang heaved a sigh of relief. He and Xu Qi 'an had parted ways on the way to the Gu tribe. The army of the Gu tribe appeared at this moment and showed no hostility towards the Daibun garrison.

Even if he used his toes to think, he could easily figure out that these people were the reinforcements that Xu Yinluo had brought.

Miao Youfang turned around and nodded to Xu Erlang, indicating that he was safe and reliable. Then, he waved again.

Xu Erlang was escorted by the vigilant centurion to Miao Youfang.

"I told you before, Xu Yinluo and I parted ways on the way to the Gu tribe," Miao Youfang explained casually and said excitedly,

"They are reinforcements brought by Xu Yinluo."

The reinforcements that Xu Yinluo found … The centurion was stunned.

Miao Youfang's voice was very loud. When the guards in the distance heard it, they, who were originally vigilant and hostile, suddenly froze.

Xu Erlang looked at the Nanjiang man on the back of the beast. He had dark skin and thick lips. He was thin but not weak. On the contrary, his tight muscles gave him explosive strength.

Xu Erlang's eyes flashed and he asked calmly,

He asked calmly, "Did my brother send you here?"

"This is Xu Yinluo's cousin," Miao Youfang interrupted.

Tamo's gaze changed when he heard that. Xu Erlang's eyes were filled with respect and flattery.

"Yes."

Xu Erlang nodded and said casually,

"How did you find this place?"

Under normal circumstances, his brother would definitely send reinforcements to Qingzhou City and contact the higher-ups of Qingzhou. There was no reason for them to come to Songshan County directly.

He pretended to ask casually, but he was actually testing the reaction of Tamo, who claimed to be from the Heart Gu Division.

"It was Xu Yinluo who asked us to come. He even gave us a map of Songshan County." Tamo said as he took out a map from his pocket. "Although I've been to Daibun many years ago, I still took the wrong route. We should have arrived last night."

He glanced at the Daibun flag on top of the city wall.

"Thank goodness we're not late."

"Big Brother sent them to Songshan County … We're saved. Songshan County is saved. The people are saved …" Xu Erlang closed his eyes. His body trembled slightly.

He took a deep breath and suppressed all the emotions in his heart. He nodded lightly and said, "Yes.

"How did Big Brother know that I'm in Songshan County?"

This was indeed his brother's style.

He just didn't know how Big Brother knew that he was stationed in Songshan County.

Tamo shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

He then asked,

"Can we land now?"

Seeing Xu Xinnian nod, he looked up and whistled.

The Flying Beast Army circling in the air received the order. They descended in an orderly manner and landed steadily on top of the city wall. But because there were too many of them, most of them could only land below the city wall.

In the distance, a soldier with a weapon in his hand approached cautiously and asked, "What's wrong?

He asked, "Your excellency Xu, I heard General Miao say that they're reinforcements invited by Xu Yinluo?

"Brother, we want to know if it's true."

Xu Xinnian glanced at him and saw a few injured soldiers gathering in the distance. They were looking at him eagerly.

Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Xinnian looked at the young soldier and nodded.

"Yes, these are the Flying Beast Army of the Heart Gu Division. They're reinforcements invited by Xu Yinluo."

The young soldier's face suddenly trembled. He was so excited that his whole body trembled. But tears were welling up in his eyes.

Miao Youfang jumped onto the parapet wall. He looked from left to right at the Black Scaled Beasts on top of the city wall. He then looked down at more Black Scaled Beasts.

His eyes were glistening with tears.

He took a deep breath and tried his best to hold back the tears in his nose as he roared, "

"Brothers, our reinforcements are here. Xu Yinluo has invited reinforcements for us. We also have the Flying Beast Army. "

His voice echoed.

Excitement suddenly exploded in the hearts of the soldiers and militias. Then, it set off a wave of noise.

Someone murmured with tears streaming down his face, "We're saved."

Someone was so excited that his face turned red and he roared loudly.

Some people were so excited that they danced and cheered non-stop.

After the militias below the city wall found out about the situation, they excitedly ran along the streets and alleys.

They told the people in the city that reinforcements had arrived. They were the reinforcements brought by Xu Yinluo.

For a moment, cheers echoed throughout the small county town.

Xu Xinnian took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement.

He said, "Your excellency Tamo, the Flying Beast Army of the Heart Gu Division has come from afar. We should have arranged a place for you to stay, but speed is of the essence in war."

Tamo patted his chest and said,

"What's your excellency Xu's order?"

…

When Zhuo Haoran received the scout's report, he was playing with camp prostitutes in the military tent. Some of these women were captured during the march, while others were beauties plundered from various counties when they conquered the first line of defense in Qingzhou.

Even the Great General Qi Guangbo could not interfere in the matter of snatching women from the camp.

This was because camp prostitutes were an essential part of an army.

For those in power, the necessity of camp prostitutes was to boost morale and relieve the soldiers' boredom of fighting on the battlefield.

This was especially effective when the war was disadvantageous.

Hundreds of Flying Beast Army?!

When he heard the news, Zhuo Haoran's first reaction was that the scout had lied.

When did Qingzhou have such a large Flying Beast Army?

It was simply a fantasy.

He immediately pulled up his pants and ran out of the military camp with his weapon. He flew into the air and looked at the city wall.

After seeing it with his own eyes, he had no choice but to accept this "absurd" news.

The city wall was filled with giant black-scaled beasts with their membranous wings folded.

"When did Qingzhou have such a large Flying Beast Army?"

Zhuo Haoran clenched his fists, his face was twitching.

The city was about to be breached, but the defending army suddenly received hundreds of flying beast reinforcements. Zhuo Haoran was so angry that his chest was about to explode. He quickly landed and returned to the military camp, the first order he gave was to retreat.

There were only over thirty Vermillion Bird Army soldiers in the camp, they could not contend with the defending flying beast army.

Regardless of whether they admitted it or not, the situation had changed, they were the ones who should be escaping.

Other than retreating, there was no other way.

The army camp was thrown into chaos. The few hundred soldiers who were left abandoned everything they were doing, abandoned all the supplies, and mounted their fast horses. Under Zhuo Haoran's lead, they galloped out of the camp, leaving a trail of dust in their wake.

Over thirty Vermillion Bird Army soldiers flapped their wings and quickly retreated.

But what Zhuo Haoran did not expect was that just as they retreated, Chen Xiong's roar could be heard from behind.

The cavalry turned around and were scared out of their wits. In the sky behind them, the flying beast army was like a black cloud that was charging over.

The giant black-scaled beasts flapped their membranous wings and quickly caught up to the cavalry. The Heart Gu Masters on their backs roared loudly.

In an instant, the well-trained warhorses lost control and knelt on the ground, the men and horses tumbled down together, the scene was a mess.

The Heart Gu Masters threw cannons, barrels of kerosene, or pulled their bows and rained arrows on the defeated army.

"Xu Xinnian!"

Zhuo Haoran roared loudly at the sky.

Six thousand elites were killed in Song Shan district, half of his life's wisdom was destroyed.

…

An hour later.

In a half-collapsed barbican, Xu Xinnian sat behind a table and looked at everyone, smiling:

"Flying beast army killed three hundred enemy cavalry and captured twenty-eight people. Killed twenty Vermillion Bird Army cavalry and captured three people, eight escaped.

"Zhuo Haoran and his vice general escaped, their whereabouts are unknown."

Xu Erlang did not expect the flying beast army to capture a rank four Warrior, it was too difficult. The results were already very gratifying.

There were only two centurions left in the defending army, Zhu Jun, Miao Youfang, and the Heart Gu Division's flying beast army leader Ta Mo.

After hearing Xu Erlang's' report ', everyone's face was full of joy, their dejection was swept away.

"I really did not expect Xu Yinluo to be able to strategize and win a battle a thousand miles away from Southern Border."

"Nonsense, why don't you think about it? Xu Yinluo is a master of the art of war."

The two centurions chatted excitedly, worshipping Xu Qi 'an as if he were a god.

Even Zhu Jun, who was usually serious, had a smile on his face.

Xu Erlang looked at Ta Mo and smiled:

"The Heart Gu Division's flying beast army solved Daibun's urgent problem. I will write a letter later, take it with you to Qingzhou City. As for the matter of the alliance, leave it to Minister Yang to handle. "

The alliance between the Gu Tribe and Daibun was still a 'verbal promise', it needed Yang Gong to submit a letter to the imperial court, get an official document, and get the imperial court's approval.

From Xu Erlang's point of view, the imperial court could not ask for more, but they still had to go through the necessary procedures.

"If Minister Yang knew that Xu Yinluo brought back five hundred flying beast army for Qingzhou, he would be ecstatic."

Zhu Jun's smile deepened.

Ta Mo seemed to remember something and said:

"I forgot to mention, other than the Heart Gu Division, there are also our brothers from the Strength Gu Division, Corpse Gu Division, and Dark Gu Division."

In the barbican, the chatter and laughter suddenly stopped.

Xu Xinnian's breathing became rapid, he supported himself on the table and stood up:

"There are more? How many? Where are they? "

Ta Mo pondered for a moment and said:

"With the three divisions combined, there should be more than a thousand people.

"As for where they are, I don't know. After we left Nanjiang, we split up. After all, the winged cavalry can't carry so many people. "

The three divisions added up to more than a thousand people … Xu Xinnian and the others were excited.

Anyone who knew about the Shanhai Pass battle should know how difficult it was to deal with the Gu Tribe warriors.

Although the Gu Tribe did not have a large population and could not be compared to Daibun's army of hundreds of thousands, they had made Daibun's army suffer many losses in the Shanhai Pass battle by relying on their strange and troublesome Gu techniques.

If they could be used properly, these more than a thousand Gu Tribe members and five hundred flying beast army would definitely be able to shine on the battlefield.

Xu Xinnian's face was flushed with excitement, his fingers trembling slightly as he held the pen.

"I will write a letter to Minister Yang."

He turned to the deputy general and said, "Follow Ta Mo back to Qingzhou City."

Soon, Ta Mo carried the Daibun flag on his back and rode the black-scaled flying beast alone, leaving Songshan County and flying towards Qingzhou City.

…

Two days later, in the main hall of the Minister's Office.

Yang Gong lowered his head to look at the map spread out on the table. He stared at the words' Songshan County 'and said in a deep voice,

He said in a low voice, "We have to be mentally prepared for Songshan County to fall."

All the advisors, including Li Mubai, had a heavy heart.

Although the scouts sent out had not replied, it was easy to speculate the outcome by comparing the deployment of troops in Songshan County and the enemy's lineup.

Li Mubai sighed.

"Reinforcements are ready. As long as the scouts send back detailed information, we can immediately send troops to Songshan County and recapture the city."

Based on the overall situation of the second line of defense, the plan was to protect Songshan County first. The reason was simple. Dongling had turned into a field operation and could advance or retreat at will, so there was no need to worry.

Wan County was besieged by the main force of Yun State's rebel army, and the flying beast army was circling overhead. It was unknown how many troops they would have to send to relieve Wan County's predicament, and they might not be able to protect it.

In comparison, recapturing Songshan County was the wisest move.

The enemy had just occupied Songshan County not long ago, and it was impossible for Yun State's army to arrive in a short period of time. If they sent troops now, the chances of recapturing Songshan County would be great.

After that, they would send troops to defend Songshan County to the death and protect the last stronghold of the second line of defense.

"Erlang is well-versed in the art of war and isn't a pedantic person. He shouldn't be sacrificed for the city," Li Mubai prayed in his heart.

Yang Gong looked around at everyone.

"Does anyone have any brilliant ideas to deal with the flying beast army?"

One of the advisors said,

"The best way to deal with the flying beast army is naturally to have one."

After a pause, he continued, "In addition, we can modify the ballistae so that they can be fired into the air, which may be able to restrain the flying beast army. In a situation where there is not a great disparity in strength between us and the enemy, it is also a good idea to let a fourth-grade expert attack. "

As he was speaking, an official hurried in and reported in a loud voice,

"Minister, a winged cavalry warrior carrying the Daibun flag has arrived outside the city. He claims to be a member of the Gu Tribe."