Novoland: Eagle Flag Chapter 4: The land of no return 4

Shangyang Pass, the residence of the supply camp of the Lower Tang Kingdom.

Lu Guichen came in carrying a roll of marching quilt, and threw it on the flat and soft soil kang covered with straw: "The general said that from today onwards, you will live here and take care of the princess exclusively." He pointed to a barracks inside: "There is also the man inside. He has broken several bones, and the medical officer has helped him align the bones and tie them up. Remember not to let him move too much."

The tall and bright woman was standing against the wall in fear, her hands clinging tightly to her thighs on both sides. She had already changed out of her torn dress, but her hair was not combed properly, and her dark eyes showed fear and vigilance, unlike before she was released from the underground warehouse, she was quiet at that time, those women She didn't even yell when they jumped on her and beat her. I don't know if she was dumbfounded or completely forgot to be afraid.

"Don't go out and walk around. This is the center of the supply camp. It is surrounded by carts and the guards have also sent additional manpower. General sergeants are not allowed to enter or leave here. The general is worried that the princess will be harassed, so he did this on purpose. Make arrangements." Lu Guichen saw that she was not moving, so he went to help her shake off the quilt, "I was also assigned the task of inspection, but I will come back at night. If you need anything, you can tell me."

He paused: "However, there are too many wounded now, and the supplies are very scarce. When the Li army retreated, they burned a lot of supplies and food. In a few days, the supply will not be able to keep up. I am afraid that there will be not enough bread. .”

The woman came up with her head down, snatched the quilt from Lu Guichen's hand, and spread it out by herself. She is skilled in movements, far from being comparable to a noble boy like Lu Guichen who was raised by others.

"I forgot again, what's your name?" Lu Guichen scratched his head.

"Li Hong, Ye Lihong." The woman said in a low voice, "Master, please call me Li Hong. You are a noble man, and you can't work for lowly people like us. Don't do it next time."

"How can there be no distinction?" Lu Guichen was stunned for a moment, and comforted her, "It's not a big deal. I heard that you are the daughter of Master Ye Zhengshu, the chariot captain who used to guard Shangyang Pass? You are also from an aristocratic family. Origin."

"Yes." Li Hong said softly.

Lu Guichen felt that there was nothing else he could say to this woman, so he turned his head and approached the room, where Ji Ye was looking up at the roof, helplessly motionless. Lu Guichen had something on his mind, and seeing his friend's appearance, like a little wild animal being tied down on the ground, he felt a little more relaxed, and couldn't help smiling.

"I don't need any care!" Ji Ye couldn't help saying loudly, "It's fine for me to stay like this!"

"What the general said was not my idea." Lu Guichen pressed his index finger on his lips to signal him to speak in a low voice, "Don't shout, Princess Xiaozhou is resting in the opposite room now, don't disturb Her Royal Highness. "

"I'm just asking why I want to live with two women?" Ji Ye was angrily.

Lu Guichen scratched his head: "Actually, what the general said was..."

"What did you say?"

"The original words are because you can't move now, so it's more safe to arrange the princess and the people who serve the princess here..."

Ji Ye widened his eyes and looked at Lu Guichen puzzled.

"...This way you won't be attracted to the princess' peerless appearance." Lu Guichen continued.

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and went out, closing the door behind him. He knew that even if he stayed, he wouldn't hear anything good.

Lu Guichen turned around and was about to go out when he suddenly heard Li Hong asking in a low voice behind him: "Why do you believe me?"

Lu Guichen was stunned for a moment. From the first time he saw Li Hong, he never seemed to doubt this woman. Maybe it's just that her eyes are a bit like Ji Ye, or maybe it's because she's so quiet that she doesn't seem to have anything at all. Danger. Now when Li Hong asks, he realizes that this woman was considered half an enemy in the first place, and he wants to leave the immobile Ji Ye and the young princess under her care.

"If you really want to harm Her Royal Highness, you don't have to wait until now, right?" He paused at this point, "And it's true that there are no suitable people..."

"Those people are..."

Lv Guichen glanced at the barracks where Xiaozhou was resting, and lowered his voice: "Dead. The subordinates of General Cheng and General Fei became angry and killed the remaining few people. We sent People passed by, and there were twelve corpses below. Only Mrs. Shuang's body was not found, but her whereabouts cannot be found now."

"Oh." Li Hong replied in a low voice, her expression was calm, neither happy nor sad.

Bai Yi, Xi Yan, and Gu Yueyi, all in casual clothes, walked out of the barracks. Gu Yueyi took it to the door, but failed to isolate the groans and wailing coming from the barracks. Bai Yi's face was pale, his brows were tightly locked, and his lips were extremely thin, like parallel blades. Xi Yan and Gu Yueyi also looked sad, they looked at each other and shook their heads.

There are more than 200 wounded soldiers in the barracks behind them, and this camp accommodates no less than 12,000 wounded soldiers from the coalition forces. There were not enough medical officers in all the armies, so all the wounded and medical officers were gathered in one battalion, hoping that the speed of treatment would be higher. However, the coalition army, which had lost a large amount of supplies, had been short of medicines for many days. Facing the wounded soldiers, the medical officers did not have the necessary medicines. The death toll of wounded soldiers has been increasing day by day, and the three of them came to the wounded barracks together to look around, feeling cold in their hearts.

"There must be medicine!" Bai Yi whispered, firmly.

Xi Yan and Gu Yueyi shook their heads. It is not easy to obtain such a large amount of supplies in this place. Originally, all kinds of stocks in Shangyang Pass had been burned out when the Li army evacuated, and even for the nearest city of Chuwei State, it took twelve months to raise medicines and transport them. For a long time.

"It's not the worst, the food is also running out." Xi Yan said, "Li Gong's army is really a bunch of beasts, and they don't forget to burn them before leaving. The rice and noodles we have left can only last ten days at most. .”

"Our army's supply camp was spared," Gu Yueyi said, "But we don't bring much food, but a lot of oats for horses, which can also be used as army rations when necessary."

"Tianqi, the imperial capital, is just around the corner. How easy it is to get supplies. But the emperor still hasn't replied to General Bai's seal?" Xi Yan asked.

Bai Yi shook his head.

The leader of the medical officer also followed out from the barracks, an old man with a gray beard. He leaned closer to Bai Yi: "General, if there is still no medicine..."

He shook his head.

"There will be medicine, you just do your best." Bai Yi said.

An extremely stern roar suddenly came out from the barracks, making people's hearts tremble. The roar stopped halfway, followed by chaotic human voices, as if the wounded soldiers inside had climbed up, and someone was saying something loudly, making it very noisy.

Bai Yi was taken aback, turned around and pressed the doorknob, and was about to push the door in.

The medical officer took half a step forward to stop him, and bowed deeply: "Forgive me, General, it's useless to go to the General for these things."

"What is it? Do you know?" Bai Yi lowered his head and looked directly at the medical officer's collar.

"It should be that the wounded soldiers committed suicide because they couldn't bear the pain." The medical officer said in a low voice, "There are more than a dozen of them every day these days. .”

There was a sense of blame in the medical officer's words, but Bai Yi was not angry. The handle of the door was in his hand, but he didn't push it open. After being silent for a while, he slowly let go of the doorknob, took a deep breath, and showed a tired expression.

"There will be medicine, just do your best." He repeated.

When he said that, he returned to his usual calmness. That trace of exhaustion disappeared in an instant, like the traces of fallen autumn leaves, which did not exist at all.

The three generals went to the gate of the camp side by side, and the surroundings were busy. The supply camp provided almost all the backup support in the army, the iron workshop for repairing weapons and armor, the wood workshop for making antlers and fences, and the veterinary camp for treating horses. They are all set up here, and food rations and spoils are stored here. After the decisive battle, in Shangyang Pass, which was a bit bleak and gloomy, this area is the busiest, and it looks like a small market. Occasionally, sergeants came out of the barracks carrying stretchers covered with blood-stained white cloths, and the figures under the white cloths were wounded soldiers who could not be saved. The medical officer guarding the door took off the white cloth and tapped the pulse on the corpse's neck to confirm that he was dead, then waved his hand to signal the sergeant carrying the corpse to leave quickly. These corpses pass through the crowd, and few people take a second look. Dead bodies are one of the least rare things here.

"Ying Wuyi's wounded may not be less than ours. I don't know how he will deal with it. He has to bring the army back from the Canglan Road." The three of them suppressed in silence.

"The soldiers of the Southern Barbarians carry earthy herbs with them, so they don't need any medical officers. Those who cannot be cured will be killed by their own people, and they will be piled up and burned. Friends from the same country will go home with his necklace and tell The family members of the deceased said they had died in battle," Bai Yi said.

Gu Yueyi exclaimed: "It's helping people who are not afraid of death!"

"Shut up, go and have a look." Xi Yan interrupted them suddenly.

He walked very lightly, and followed a group of sergeants ahead who were carrying the corpse. Gu Yueyi and Bai Yi followed up without knowing what happened, only to feel that the team of sergeants was walking through the crowd with sneaky eyes, glancing around secretly. Then they all turned to a corner of the camp near the horse haystack.

The three of them followed to a place with a Gebu shed in the corner, and the sergeants who carried the corpse put down the stretchers, and the corporal kicked a broken copper shield at the door of the shed. A pale-faced veteran of Chu Wei came out from under the shadow of the shed. His face was covered with a white cloth, and only his scorched eyes were exposed. The corporal leader among the corpse-bearers pouted at the corpses behind him.

The old soldier stretched his neck, trying to go up and have a look.

"The new dead are all captives from the country, so they can't be wrong." The corporal frowned, "There are risks in doing this kind of dirty work. If I have nothing to do, would I still lie to you?"

The old soldier glanced at him, took out five silver pennies from the sleeve of his military uniform, and fortified them to the corporal commander. The corporal leader didn't want to touch him, he took half a step back, lifted the corner of his battle suit to cover his hands, and then took the silver hair.

"Dirty?" The veteran smiled like an owl, and turned back to the shed.

The corporal leader turned around and left with his men. Bai Yi saw their backs disappear by the side of the horse hay, and then slowly approached the shed.

"It smells so strong of lime, what is this place for?" Gu Yueyi lowered his voice extremely low.

Bai Yi shook his head. A cart outside the shed was filled with lime, and one side of the Gebu shed was supported by a few bamboo poles erected on the cart.

"What's inside?" Xi Yan asked, there was obviously something buried in the lime.

Bai Yi's face was tense, and he silently pounded the lime with the hilt of his saber. Something was exposed from the lime, and Bai Yi's hand holding the sword trembled slightly, then stopped. It was a shriveled human head, with cyan tattoos still visible on the top of the shaved head, it was obviously the appearance of an isolated lady. The human head closed its eyes tightly, and the pain before death remained on its face. Xi Yan also moved Jingyue's sword hilt, and more heads were exposed. Neatly packed into this pile of lime are hundreds of grades that have been dried and preserved to prevent spoilage. Every face was gray and white, eyes were tightly closed, and the pure dead silence carried a chill, penetrating into everyone's heart.

The three quietly looked into the shed from the side of the cart. It was a rather spacious space, dozens of soldiers were covered with white cloth, some of them stripped off the armor of the corpses one by one, removed the ironware and ornaments on them, and then dragged the corpses to the A corner of the shed. In the corner were some sergeants with iron axes. A corpse was dragged up, and the ax immediately fell down, cutting off the neck. Those who held the iron ax seemed to be veterans for many years. They were experienced in their hands, like chopping wood. Sometimes a single ax cut through the spine, and they had to make up another blow, and they were merciless.

The level rolled on the ground, and the veterans chopped and chopped, their expressions blank.

"What are you doing?" Bai Yi strode in, the anger between his brows could kill.

The leader of the Chu Wei veteran who paid for the corpse was startled. He rushed over to get angry when he saw Bai Yi's pale face. He knew Bai Yi, and there was no one in the Chu Wei Army who didn't know this famous general, and no one dared to resist his majesty. The old soldier's legs gave way, and he half knelt down, trembling, not daring to answer.

Xi Yan stretched out his hand slightly, blocking the gap between Bai Yi and the veteran: "You can probably guess that the armies of Chun, Jinbei, and Chen all have the practice of rewarding according to the series of captures. You Chu Wei There is no such rule in China, but the head is still valuable, he cut off the head of the corpse and took it to the military camp of other countries in exchange for rewards.”

The old soldier trembled: "Forgive me, General! I never dare to spoil my brother's corpse... It's just some dead captives... Someone bought these heads..."

Xi Yan glanced at Gu Yueyi, but Gu Yueyi avoided his gaze. The Jinbei Army also has the matter of buying a leader to receive a reward. It has been a practice in the army for many years, and the officers also acquiesce, and Gu Yueyi can't do anything.

"The ears are still cut off," Xi Yan pointed to a **** human head that had not yet been plastered with lime, "Can the ears be sold separately?"

The veteran dared not speak.

"Our rule in Tang Dynasty is to use a pair of ears to count the number of kills and receive rewards. So I said that we don't count the number of levels, we count the ears," Xi Yan laughed at himself, "Gu The general doesn't have to feel ashamed."

"Soldier!" Bai Yi shouted.

"Bai Yi!" Xi Yan frowned, "It's not a big deal in the military."

As soon as the words fell, the black-clothed soldiers had strode in, their heads covered with sweat, and they knelt down on one knee as soon as they pressed their sabers.

"Chuan Jun Judge!" Bai Yi said coldly.

"But..." The soldiers were slightly taken aback, "The imperial envoy from the imperial capital just arrived...waiting for the general outside."

"The imperial envoy of the imperial capital!?" Bai Yi was startled.

"Yes! It's His Majesty's imperial envoy. We learned from Mr. Xie, the staff officer, that the general is coming to inspect the supply camp today, so we didn't dare to delay and immediately escorted the imperial envoy. The brothers were looking for the general around just now, and were caught I heard the general's voice."

"Take me there!" Bai Yi ordered.

He didn't care about talking to Xi Yan and Gu Yueyi, and strode away with his soldiers. Xi Yan and Gu Yueyi exchanged glances.

"Should we also go to see the Imperial Envoy?" Gu Yueyi asked tentatively.

"With Bai Yi's character, he rushed to meet the imperial envoy, probably forgot about us. We'd better not join in the fun. In this battle, the one who stands out is General Bai. It was General Bai, and the imperial envoy is here, and it is General Bai who he wants to see. Bai Yi is already impatiently waiting for the emperor to reply to his form. Go to the Zhenghe Palace to meet the emperor." Xi Yan snorted coldly, "He never thought of others, marching and fighting is also a monopoly of power, he wins the victory, and he loses the defeat. Even if there are generals, it is better to provoke People hate it!"

Gu Yueyi was slightly taken aback, and laughed: "General Bai is not such a greedy person, but he was indeed the one who led the army to victory, and he should have met the imperial envoy first. He was anxious, yes When will you be able to enter Beijing? However, General Bai is indeed a bit arrogant, making people afraid to get close to him. If he speaks too loudly, he is defiant. But I am not surprised when others say that. General Xi is an old friend of General Bai for many years. I thought that General Xi was also dissatisfied with General Bai."

"I've been dissatisfied with him for many years," Xi Yan smiled, "but I'm used to it."

He turned to the veteran kneeling on the ground, shook his head and sighed: "It is despicable to use the dead to make money with the job of the supply camp. But I also know that it is not easy for you brothers. The hand is **** and smells like a corpse, and I earned two dirty coins. How much is one head?"

"Seven and a half cents, when it's cheap...only five..." The veteran's voice trembled.

"It's really not expensive." Xi Yan said in a low voice, "Then I'll tell Bai Yi, and I won't punish you severely. You guys are responsible for the burial of the heads that haven't been sold yet. If the soldier dies, you should bury him well, and then there will be a corpse..."

Xi Yan tapped the back of his neck with the hilt of his sword: "My temper is much better than Bai Yi's."

He turned and walked out of the shed. Gu Yueyi followed behind him, whispering: "The corpses outside the city are still left there to rot, and the corpses of a few wounded soldiers are buried..."

"It's useless," Xi Yan smiled wryly, "it's just a punishment, otherwise Bai Yi might not be able to let them go."

The imperial envoy is a middle-aged eunuch, obviously an eunuch, with a plump, white and delicate face, with curved eyebrows and drooping corners of the eyes, it is a pleasing face. When he saw Bai Yi, he went up to him with his sleeves fluttering, and hastily bowed and bowed: "I have seen General Bai!"

Bai Yi took a step back and returned the salute: "Don't dare, the imperial envoy of the emperor came here, and I didn't have time to greet him from afar. I offended you. I don't know what the imperial envoy should be called?"

"My minister is the Minister of Rituals of the Taiqing Palace. His Majesty named him Bai Keqin. He is the official envoy of this mission. I also have a deputy, Baili Moyan, who is the first-class secretary of the Rites. He turned his head and looked back, and shouted in a sharp voice, "Baili Moyan? Baili Moyan? Where did he go?"

The Jinwu Guard who accompanied the regiment took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Deputy envoy Baili said he was not feeling well. After entering the city, he went to rest directly and did not follow."

"How decent is it?" Bai Keqin made a fuss, and waved the sleeve of the dress fiercely, "How can a young man be so delicate? He is not as good as an old man like me! If it weren't for someone's sponsor, this ambassador Where is it the turn of a first-class clerk in the seat? He doesn't know how to respect himself, and dare not come to see General Bai when he is sick?"

"It's not a big deal whether you can see me or not," Bai Yi cut off the topic, "Since the imperial envoy has arrived, why don't you announce the imperial edict immediately?"

"What General Bai said is true, what he said is true," Bai Keqin turned around, with another smiling face, and whispered in a flattering voice, "General Bai, Your Majesty's edict this time... You'll know it after you hear it... I have served in the palace for so many years, and I have never heard of such an edict that praises a minister so much!"

He secretly showed Bai Yi his thumbs up in his sleeve: "From now on, General Bai, this is what you will be in the Eastern Lu army!"

Bai Yi frowned slightly, and before he had time to say anything, Bai Keqin had already stepped back, straightened his back, and his smiling face suddenly became iron-like. He opened the scroll in his hand, and the soft voice became full of air:

"Emperor Dayin ordered Bai Yi, the general of Chu Weiguo:

When I heard the news of the general's success, the ministers were all happy, and the imperial capital was in a turmoil. This time the feudal lords put all their strength together, the rebellious ministers retreated timidly, Shangyang won the first battle, the superior will report to the former emperor Yu Lie, and the inferior will entrust the loyalty and bravery of the generals, I am very relieved.

He was an important minister of General Bai's kingdom, enfeoffed 4,800 households in Shiyi, and was given to the court to ride a horse and carry a sword, and to sit and hear about the government. He also bestowed sapphire sword tools, amber screens, purple birches, and blood-striped huang, the general's heirs, the eldest son as a baron, eight hundred households in the city, and will never be replaced forever!

The rest of the generals also have rewards, which will arrive later. I have ordered fast horses to gallop to report to the kings and princes, and to choose a day to write the seals, enshrine the names of the generals, and enter the Taimiao to play for the souls of the former emperors. The country of Dayin will never be replaced forever! "

Following Bai Keqin's chanting, the warriors of the mission stepped forward one after another, and all kinds of gifts were displayed in front of Bai Yi one by one. The sapphire sword tool is a sacrificial vessel that can only be used by the royal family. The purple jade birch and the blood-patterned huang are two ritual vessels used by the emperor to worship the heavens. The extremely exquisite plaything, used to place on the desk, is carved out of a whole piece of amber. It is unknown which generation of emperor collected the treasures, and was also transferred from the imperial treasury as a gift. The sergeants were all shocked by the luxury of the gifts, but because of Bai Yi's majesty, they didn't shout admiration. Bai Keqin also had a smile all over his face, and looked away from the imperial edict from time to time, looking at Bai Yi, trying to see the excitement of feeling the favor from his face.

But contrary to his expectations, Bai Yi remained expressionless from the beginning to the end. If you have to say that there are changes, it's just colder and harder, which looks a bit ugly.

"Is that all?" Bai Yi asked suddenly.

Bai Keqin felt the coldness in those words, and murmured in his heart for a while, remembering that before he left, the eunuchs said that Bai Yi was an indifferent and rude person, and now it seems that it is true. Probably still dissatisfied. He didn't dare to show it, but still had a smile on his face: "That's all for this imperial edict. It was written in cursive script by Your Majesty. The official reward list probably needs to be written by the ministers. Pillar of the sky, this cannot be taken lightly."

"I'm not asking about rewards, I'm asking about our army's request to enter the imperial capital to supply food and medicine. I wonder if Your Majesty has any instructions?"

Bai Keqin slapped his forehead fiercely: "I was negligent about this matter for a while, and I forgot about it. Your Majesty has a few words that are inconvenient to write in the imperial edict, please ask me to bring them to General Bai."

He stepped forward a few steps to Bai Yi's ear, and smiled flatteringly: "Your Majesty said that he is very much looking forward to seeing General Bai, the most powerful general in the world. As for the Jinwu Guards in the imperial capital, they have a profound relationship with the imperial family. However, it has always been a custom for the soldiers of the princes not to enter the king's domain. General Bai's soldiers of dragons and tigers are newly slaughtered. Entering Beijing at this time, I am afraid that it will damage the integrity of the imperial capital. Peaceful atmosphere. All the courtiers are also worried. Therefore, according to your Majesty, General Bai respectfully invites you three times according to the ancient etiquette table. Your Majesty asks Qin Tian to monitor the astrology and choose an auspicious day. This will also facilitate the silence of those old courtiers."

"Gu Biao has invited you three times, choose an auspicious day?" Bai Yi looked at Bai Keqin coldly.

"It's all superficial matters, and it won't take long. Your Majesty himself, can't wait to fly with his wings behind his back, so that he can fly here to meet the dragon and tiger master who defeated Ying Wuyi's rebellious minister!" Those two eyes were so shocked that they felt chills in their hearts, and they unconsciously made their words more nasty, completely ignoring the emperor's instructions in the side hall to maintain the majesty and majesty of the royal family.

Bai Yi looked at him silently for a long time, and finally moved his eyes away and looked towards the sky.

"Oh, that's right, I forgot one more thing." Bai Keqin racked his brains, suddenly thought of something, smiled again, and approached flatteringly, "Your Majesty heard that General Bai is short of doctors and medicines. For the matter, I specially entrusted the eldest princess to search for medicinal materials for the general, and I have already sent the medicinal materials with the mission!"

Bai Yi was startled for a moment, his face softened, and he unconsciously looked behind the mission: "Oh? May I ask what are the medicinal materials?"

"It's twenty pairs of blood antlers, twenty pairs of old ginseng, twelve pairs of pearl powder, twelve pairs of crystal dragon saliva, and twelve pairs of birch fragrance that the eldest princess collected for General Bai..." Bai Keqin went on and on. He obeyed the eldest princess' orders and memorized the medicine list fluently.

As he read, he watched Bai Yi's face change like a storm in the sky, and his eyes seemed to be filled with anger. He didn't understand what was going on, the more he read, the lower his voice became, and finally he stopped blankly and looked at Bai Yi.

"General Bai?" His voice trembled slightly.

"Do you know what you're talking about?" Bai Yi asked quietly.

"I know! I know that this task is important, and I have thought about everything over and over again. I have memorized the edict and the medicine list by heart. Ever since I left the imperial capital, I have been tossing and turning in the car, fearing that General Bai There is a loophole in front of you."

"You don't know!" Bai Yi's voice was as cold as ice.

Bai Yi suddenly turned around and left, Bai Keqin stood there helpless, seeing Xi Yan and Gu Yueyi standing not far away with their hands behind their backs, their expressions were also very gloomy. He really couldn't figure out where he made a mistake and made these high-ranking generals unhappy, so he could only turn his attention to Xi Yan as if asking for help. He and Xi Yan also met once in the capital.

Xi Yan lowered his head and smiled wryly, then slowly stepped forward to greet Bai Keqin.

"General Xi, is this General Bai in a bad mood?" Bai Keqin asked in a low voice.

"Not good, very bad, this person doesn't have many moments in his life when he is in a good mood." Xi Yan replied with a smile, took the purple jade from the tray, and played with it in his hand.

"General Xi, that's...that's a gift from General Bai, yours will come later, later." Bai Keqin wanted to stop him, but he couldn't say anything.

"Bai Yi would probably be happier if it was replaced by pancakes." Xi Yan smiled, put the jade back on the tray, turned around and left with Bai Yi.

The sky was overcast, with iron-gray clouds coming from the north, sweeping across the entire sky. Stray wild geese draw a graceful arc across the sky, as if they will fall among the mountains at any time. Finally, it flapped its wings vigorously and got into the dense cloud. Bai Yi, Xi Yan and Gu Yueyi walked under the sky, the three of them were silent, Bai Yi suddenly stopped to look at the lone goose, his white robe was blown up by the wind.

"It's really cold near the imperial capital." Xi Yan had a vague meaning behind his words.

"The problem of medication for the soldiers will be solved within three days! If the supplies cannot keep up, our army will withdraw from Shangyang Pass first." After a long silence, Bai Yi said.

"Aren't you still waiting for Qin Tianjian to calculate the astrology and see if you will be lucky enough to enter Beijing?" Xi Yan smiled, "It is your honor to visit the Taimiao, General Bai!"

"Time is running out, and people die every moment!" Bai Yi paused every word, and at the end, his voice sounded like a blade rubbing against each other.

Apocalypse City, in a water pavilion surrounded by veils on all sides.

The eldest princess leaned on the bed and covered her mouth with a smile, unable to suppress the pride in her chest: "Bai Yi must have received the medicinal materials and supplies he asked for at this time, I really want to see the expression on his face with my own eyes .”

"This move is just to delay time. Although Bai Yi will be furious, just being furious will not cause any damage to him. If Bai Yi's generation of military kings really angered him, I'm afraid it would not be a good thing .” Lei Bicheng sat cross-legged on a couch opposite, with a calm expression. A pot of charcoal was burning between the two sitting beds, it was warm and quiet, and spices were added to the charcoal pot, and there was a warm fragrance when it was burned.

"Maybe it's because I'm a girl with too little mind, and I always want to see the faces of these arrogant people when they are helpless. Let's see how long Bai Yi can be stubborn!" The eldest princess sneered.

"Bai Yi is too dangerous. If you want to attack him, you have to kill him with one blow. If you don't have such confidence, it's better not to provoke him." Lei Bicheng closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, and said quietly.

"How to kill him with one blow?"

"Then we have to rely on the eldest princess to dispatch troops. The 40,000 troops in the hands of the eldest princess are their turn. No matter the Jinwu Guard or the Habayashi Heavenly Army, they will be organized into two teams. One team will advance towards Dangyang valley entrance. A team advances towards Shangyang Pass. There is not much time left, and the encirclement of Bai Yi is about to be completed. If there is still a way to escape, Shangyang Pass cannot be regarded as Bai Yi's land of no return."

"The Yulin Heavenly Army is a bit better, but the Jinwu Guard...Mr. Bicheng has never seen those indulgent and arrogant children. And rat gallbladder, even if it is ten times more, it is just meat for Bai Yi to swallow." The eldest princess sighed, worried, "Mr. Bicheng is really sure?"

"The power of strength between heaven and earth is not absolute. A poisonous mosquito can kill a rhinoceros. The Jinwu Guard may not be a new force when organized. The eldest princess sent someone to invite your majesty to open the arsenal of the royal family. If my information is correct, there are 25,000 refined heavy crossbows in the arsenal at this time. Your Highness, use these heavy crossbows to arm the army. They are excellent crossbows, perfectly designed, easy to use, powerful and The shooting range is also good, even for inexperienced people, it only takes half a day to master the method of use. They don't need to learn to aim, they just need to array and shoot. I have drawn the blueprint of the array for the eldest princess, and it will be The princess's hand."

The eldest princess unfolded the roll of drawings on the small table beside the bed, browsing the simple and huge formations. She doesn't understand military science, but she is dazzled by it.

"Are those crossbows really there? The arsenal of the royal family has not been opened since the death of Emperor Xi. I don't know what's in it." It was a huge expense, she couldn't believe that the imperial family had already prepared this batch of ordnance, and she didn't know where Lei Bicheng got the news from.

"Yes, these crossbows have actually been prepared nine years ago." Lei Bicheng said.

The eldest princess froze for a moment. She felt in a trance, as if all of this, today's dispute, had been settled nine years ago. Everything is a competition on the chessboard, the chess pieces have not been moved, but the huge plan has already been drawn up. So all chess pieces have to advance according to this plan.

"These crossbows are really as effective as Mr. Bicheng said?" The eldest princess had no choice but to trust Lei Bicheng, but she was still a little confused.

"Shooting through the armor of the Wind Tiger Cavalry," Lei Bicheng slowly opened his eyes, "It is enough."

At the same time as Bai Keqin announced the imperial edict, Chen ** was in the camp.

The largest barracks in the camp is where Fei An discusses matters. He sits upright against the wall with his eyes slightly closed. to speak.

"There will be food shortage soon, and it will only take three to five days," a centurion reported. Yes, it was snatched from the fire, and it won't last long."

"Medicines are also in short supply, and now the medical officers can't even prepare painkillers." A staff officer said.

"Have you ever borrowed food from friendly troops?" Fei An asked with his eyes closed.

"I borrowed it, but Jin Beiguo agreed, but what I sent was oats! Oats are what horses eat, isn't this a joke about our army!?" The centurion stood up and said sternly.

"Don't worry about these things. When food and medicine are needed, they will naturally come. It's unnecessary for you to disturb each other." Fei An said slowly, "Supplies may be coming soon."

A soldier stepped in quickly: "General, the imperial envoy of the imperial capital has arrived at the gate of the camp!"

"Imperial envoys from the imperial capital?" Fei An frowned slightly, "They came so fast, let's go out and have a look."

In front of the gate of the barracks, there was only a warrior standing in the wind holding a young man with a fluttering robe. They didn't carry any banners, and they didn't have any other followers. But the young man looked into the distance with a slight smile, that kind of gentle self-confidence, as if he owned the whole world, it was irresistible to his dignity.

Fei An led a group of commanders, walked up to the young man and stopped, looked at him coldly, and did not speak. The young man turned around and bowed to him, his movements were elegant and elegant, which was the etiquette for the children of a wealthy family.

Fei An did not return the greeting: "You are wearing the dress of a royal minister, did you come from the apocalypse? But you only brought one person with you. What token can prove that you are His Majesty's envoy? Familiar, but never knew there was someone like you."

He suddenly narrowed his eyes, and his eyes shot out like sharp iron lights.

"I am the Deputy Envoy of the Imperial Capital Mission, and my name is Baili Moyan." The young man folded his hands in his sleeves and bowed with a smile, "I do have few followers, and I look a bit shabby. However, Lord Bai Keqin, the official envoy of the mission, should be meeting with Bai Yi right now, and most of them naturally followed the envoy to General Bai, and I came here on the pretext of illness because someone asked me to bring a message to Chen. General Fei An of the country.”

"Message?"

"There are also some medicines and food. Although it is inconvenient to bring a lot to conceal people's eyes and ears, it is always beneficial and harmless."

"Who asked you to bring it?" Fei An shook his head, "I don't know you."

"General Fei, why don't you let me into the house to talk about it? Maybe I have brought good news to the general. Even if it is not good news, I am not afraid, I am just a blind man who is not in danger."

"Blind!?" Fean looked at Baili Moyan's smiling eyes in surprise.

Baili Mo Yan is smiling slightly, wearing white clothes flying, as elegant as a lotus. However, his pupils were a little hazy, and his eyes were erratic and absent, as if gathering in a distance that ordinary people's eyesight could not reach.

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