The Qing Fortress Army in Nan Geng City didn't have an easy time. When the Blackfeather Army invaded, they were like locusts passing through. What Liu Yizhao didn't expect was that the other side actually sent a first-rank foreign official to mix in with the army and almost killed him during the battle.
However, an army made up entirely of cultivators was different. The Qing Fortress Army already had artifacts specially used to deal with first-rank experts who could fly. Under normal circumstances, these weapons would be kept in the warehouse and were extremely precious. However, Liu Yizhao had a bad feeling this time.
The Blackfeather Army was coming fiercely. He knew very well that the Blackfeather Army's attack this time was different from the past, so he had ordered his trusted aide to carry artifacts that could deal with first-rank experts.
Now that Nan Geng City was besieged, Liu Yizhao wanted to retreat when the reinforcements didn't arrive. He didn't want to live or die with the city.
The Southern State's Red Flame Army that was supposed to be the reinforcements for Nan Geng City was now guarding Liyang Pass, which was more than a hundred li to the east. If the other side really wanted to send reinforcements, they would probably arrive in two days. However, Liu Yizhao knew very well that the other side wasn't willing to take the risk and wanted to use the Qing Fortress Army to test the Blackfeather Army's intentions.
As for Wu Weijun in the north … Liu Yizhao never had any expectations for Wu Weijun …
A trusted aide said in a low voice, "Commander, the Blackfeather Army has big plans. It's rumored that the Western Emperor Of Heaven, Duanmu Huangqi, has said that if the Blackfeather Army can capture ten cities in the Southern State, he will confer ten more Castellans from the Blackfeather Army and reward the three armies!"
Liu Yizhao glanced at him. "Of course I know this news. That Red Flame Army thinks he can defend Liyang Pass by himself without sending reinforcements. He doesn't understand the principle of interdependence."
"Then Commander, what should we do now?" the aide asked in a low voice.
"Abandon the city, gather Wu Weijun's troops to the north, and leave Nan Geng City to the Blackfeather Army. I'd like to see if the Red Flame Army can stop the Blackfeather Army outside Liyang Pass!" Liu Yizhao said coldly. At this time, the Qing Fortress Army still had some strength. Before the Blackfeather Army really pressed in, it would not be a problem for them to break through.
At that time, more than half of the Qing army would be lost, and it would be good if a few thousand of the thirty thousand Qing army could survive. But Liu Yizhao felt that losing more than half of them was better than all of them dying here. He didn't believe that the Red Flame Army would dare to not come to South Geng City's aid on their own. There must be something fishy behind this.
"Abandoning the city is a capital offense," the aide said in a low voice.
"Now, someone wants to kill us. If we leave now, the Southern Province will not tolerate us. Who knows, we might have to flee to the ends of the world." Liu Yizhao sighed.
Liu Yizhao looked at the distant mountains and wondered if someone wanted to use the Blackfeather Army to kill him. But he couldn't say this to anyone, because the implications were too great. He could explain the Red Flame Army's inaction to the Emperor Of Heaven, but Liu Yizhao knew very well that he would probably be a corpse before he could see the Emperor Of Heaven.
If there was really someone behind the Red Flame Army, then the other party would definitely not let him see the Emperor Of Heaven.
Liu Yizhao asked, "Did the people who went to Field Ridge Town come back?"
"They came back," the aide said. "Our most elite scouts went to the place you mentioned, but the cave was long gone. The scouts said that the place was probably discovered by the Blackfeather Army. The people hiding inside were smart, and they weren't captured by the Blackfeather Army."
Liu Yizhao let out a sigh of relief. "Okay, go get ready. We'll break through at midnight."
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At this time, Lü Shu was looking at the Wu Weijun outside from the wall of the fort, and he was a little worried. He had agreed to protect these Wu Weijun out of vanity and impulse, but after the joy, he didn't know what to do.
Now, he could go back and brag to Chen Zu An and the others that even if he came to Lü Zhou, he could easily become the commander of an army, and the bandit Lü Shu could become a good name overnight …
But the problem was what to eat with so many people!
Lü Shu asked Lü Xiaoyu to send Anthony to follow the Blackfeather Army from afar, so that he could observe their movements at any time. This was so that they wouldn't know when the Blackfeather Army would come back.
At this moment, Lü Xiaoyu frowned. She whispered to Lü Shu, "The Qing Fortress Army seems to have broken out of Nan Geng City, and they happened to run into the Blackfeather Army in the north."
Lü Shu said calmly, "I don't know why, but I have a feeling that the scale of this battle is going to be huge. Pack up, stop the production of soap for now, and use the peanuts as food."
"Okay." Lü Xiaoyu nodded.
"Have you found a way out of the mountains?" Lü Shu asked.
"Found it. The Anshan Mountains are very deep. When I was looking for alkali ores, I found an underground cave. It's very big, and it stretches for more than ten kilometers. It's perfect for hiding. There's a water source nearby, and it's not very steep." Lü Xiaoyu said, "But what about food?"
"Fortunately, we've been buying peanuts like crazy recently, and by a freak combination of factors, we've accumulated food reserves. Although it's not a good thing to eat peanuts all the time, it can still last us for a while." Lü Shu thought for a while and said, "The Blackfeather Army didn't plunder Yun 'an City in order to travel light. I'm guessing that Ye Xiaoming still has food and wealth in his private storehouse. Liu Qianzhi told me that Ye Xiaoming still has two private storehouses. Bring Li Heitan and Liu Qianzhi there, and store everything in their spatial rings. If there's not enough space, get someone to carry them. Be careful of those Wu Weijun, if anyone dares to betray us, kill them. "
Extraordinary times called for extraordinary treatment. At this time, Lv Shu was ready to enter the mountain with the Wu Wei Army! Once the Qing Fortress Army broke out of the encirclement, it meant that Yun 'an City had lost its last barrier. It was only a matter of time before the Blackfeather Army completely took over this place.
He had observed the rest of the Wu Weijun troops for two days. Perhaps it was because farming had become an invisible filter, this group of people were quite willing to endure hardships.
This made Lü Shu understand that not all of the street children were lazy. Some of the street children had become street children because they were forced to do so. Those who were lazy, sneaky, and deceitful had all died under the iron hooves of the Blackfeather Army.
When the sky had just turned dark, he suddenly saw Li Heitan walking up the mountain with a burlap bag on his shoulder. When he saw Lü Shu, he said excitedly, "My King, we're rich! This Ye Xiaoming is really rich!"
Lü Shu heaved a sigh of relief. He saw thousands of people carrying burlap bags, which meant that they had a bountiful harvest. This way, the food problem could be slightly alleviated. Therefore, Ye Xiaoming came to him to ask for military support because he wanted to earn money. It wasn't that he didn't have money. He had probably gone to all the nobles and slave masters in Yun 'an City.
At night, Lü Shu took inventory of the supplies. The most delightful thing was Wu Weijun's rations. Ye Xiaoming had long treated Wu Weijun as his private property. He would do whatever came his way. He had been waiting for the war to come so that he could make a big profit from this batch of rations. In the end, all of it had gone to Lü Shu.
"This batch of rations should be enough to last us for half a year." Lü Shu thought about it and said, "I don't know when the situation in Nanzhou will stabilize."
Lü Xiaoyu was seriously recording the accounts. The young lady was now able to help Lü Shu as a housekeeper. Her face had a maturity and seriousness that didn't match her age. It wasn't that she liked doing these things. She just wanted to help Lü Shu share some of the pressure.
To Lü Xiaoyu, this was more like a game. Since Lü Shu wanted to play, he would play along with Lü Shu.
Lü Shu turned to look at the night behind him and said, "Let's enter the mountains at dawn!"
The bandits and Wu Weijun's street children behind him didn't speak. Everyone was waiting for Lü Shu to lead them out of this predicament.
At this moment, none of them, who were exhausted, thought about how glorious Wu Weijun's tattered reputation would become in the future. The turning point would begin tonight.
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