A red, palm-sized tiger cub sprinted through the air, and a sword flashed from behind, splitting the tiny figure in half.
Before the little tiger had time to bark, it turned into a stream of light and disappeared.
"Oh, what a small trick."
A gray-haired but energetic old man in commoner clothes raised his hand and put his sword back into its scabbard, "It was dark last night, so this thing was hiding in the dark. It must be a sneak attack. It's a pity that I can't hide it from you."
At this time, the sky turned bright, and it was already the next morning. The forest was darker and much quieter than outside, and there was not even a bird chirping. After the chaos last night, some plans were suspended, and the old man in common clothes did not sleep all night.
While sleeping, I was sometimes planning and sometimes angry. In the morning, I was even more angry. I walked around the forest at home with my sword in hand, trying to chop something to release the bad breath.
During this walk, he got out of the problem and found an inexplicable little tiger in the shadows. The old man couldn't help but kill it with a sword, and his mood improved a little.
He put away his sword and returned to his tent, where he saw a young man leaning on a chair and looking at the sky.
As soon as he saw this person, the anger that the old man had just suppressed came up again, and he shouted: "Why is Your Highness sighing again? Does he still have the dignity of His Highness? Wouldn't it disturb the morale of the army if others saw it?" The tone was harsh, and it no longer seemed like that.
"Admonish Your Highness".
His Highness has been so virtuous in his journey, and he has met more than one "minister" who noticed his frustration. It's just that different people have different personalities. The previous minister wanted to use a gentler method to relieve him, and through victory, he was defeated.
He re-established his confidence, but unfortunately failed. But this old man, Shang Zhuguo, was older and more senior. When the situation was not going well, his anger rose. He was too lazy to coddle him and started to explode outright.
The young man raised his head when he heard this, his eyes were red. He didn't know whether he stayed up late or was angry. He sneered and said, "The morale of the army? Where is the army? I thought they were all given to Shangzhu Kingdom."
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Shang Zhuguo shouted: "I still have an army of tens of thousands and a lot of talented people outside. But they are all doing big things and have not been transferred here for a while. Those who died this time are just rogues hired from the rivers and lakes. One thousand died, and one died.
Ten thousand are not worth a penny."
His Highness smiled ugly and said: "Old General, let's just lie to others. Don't hide it from me. Although the Jianghu people are not valuable, the platform we organize the Jianghu people to work around is not valuable either? Just like Chuncheng's working around people.
Once it was bulldozed, the Guituimo branch in Yunzhou could not be saved, and our decades of hard work were ruined. Is this loss very small? Besides, your two right-hand men, a major general and a guardian
Jun, he didn’t come back when he led the team, and we lost contact. You’ve been miserable for the past two days and can’t eat. Is it a lie?”
Shangzhuguo was stabbed in a painful spot, his eyes were about to burst, he stared at His Highness, gasping for air.
When His Highness saw him showing off his power like a wounded tiger, he felt guilty. Just as he was about to calm down and lift this layer, he heard Shang Zhuguo say word by word: "Yes, two of my confidants are gone."
The major general can run away alone, but most of my bodyguards have died. I have taken her with me for three years and regard her as a descendant. How can I not be sad? She is so young, has such good talents, and has a great future, but
How can I not regret that she died midway? However, she was loyal to the country and died a worthy death. Why shouldn't I be happy for her? No matter what, the dead are dead, and the living still have their own responsibilities. Young people all
I am not afraid of opening the way. I am an old man, so why should I be afraid of rushing forward and charging forward one more time? Your Highness, you can sit on the high platform and watch us charge into battle for you, but don’t discourage us, and you must be worthy of those who sacrificed their lives.”
He spoke sincerely, and His Highness was moved by his loyalty and no longer sneered at him. However, he did not give up his opinion. Instead, he advised: "We all know the loyalty and bravery of the guards and young generals, and the court also knows it, maybe
It will make loyal people bleed in vain. No matter whether it is a reward or a commendation, I will never begrudge you. But it is precisely because too many people have sacrificed and it is such a pity that I have to advise you. We don’t have many people and we cannot withstand such consumption.
They died because those of us who planned the strategy made mistakes. The water in Zhuoyu Villa is very deep, and the water in Yunzhou is even deeper. In my opinion, our strength is not enough to continue."
As he spoke, he slowly took Shangzhuguo's hand and said sincerely: "Shangzhuguo, let's retreat. Save your strength to do big things. Yunzhou's big plan is not here."
Lao Shangzhuguo gradually calmed down and said: "Your Highness, you can retreat if there is a temporary setback. Zhuoyu Villa can be retreated, but do you want to retreat in Yunzhou? You used the big event in Yunzhou as an excuse to retreat today, so what if the big event is also a setback? Zhuocheng is already disadvantageous.
, Our Yunzhou plan is simply abandoned? Otsuka Zai is not looking for it anymore? Zhuguo is also not closed? Go back to Kungang? There is a lot of pressure from the Snow Mountain King in Kungang, do you want to let it go too? What about Yangzhou?
What about Jiangzhou? What about Wujing? Should they all give up?"
After saying this, His Highness has fallen silent. In fact, he understands better than Shang Zhuguo the situation the turtles are facing now. Although they have been saving for many years, they mainly focus on saving manpower. The territory they control is not large, and every territory is
I lost it, but I don’t know when I will get it back.
Old Shang Zhuguo suddenly laughed and said: "Your Highness, you don't have to be depressed, the situation is not bad."
His Highness said "Huh?"
Shangzhu Guodao: "Because I haven't taken action yet. If I take action, the situation will definitely turn upside down."
His Highness was silent, not sure whether he was bragging for a moment, but couldn't help but said: "Shi Shangqing sent news that there is at least one swordsman on the mountain, maybe more than one. Not to mention the swordsman, the inspection department even sent a deputy
Guardian envoy. Lao Zhuguo is also a swordsman..."
Shangzhu Guodao said: "Swordsmen and swordsmen are different. When I became swordsman, they were still wearing crotchless pants..." Seeing that His Highness' face was a little tense, he also smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have no plans to go up the mountain now.
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He smiled and said: "I am the one who leads the troops. He is not a fierce general who rushes into the battle alone, but a general who directs the overall situation. The key to fighting is to bully the few with more. I had the same layout before. I recruited more people and used the power of thunder.
The force flooded Zhuoyu Villa. But they attracted more people, which caught us off guard. Now they have too many people and cannot fight, so we will wait until there are fewer of them, and then we can use more people to attack them.
Master Da. Last night, Shi Chunqing opened the portal and asked me to go over. Not to mention that the Xumamen Gate was shattered. Even if it wasn't shattered, I wouldn't go through. There is a trap, how could I jump?"
He spoke very casually, not paying attention to the look of Shi Chunqing opposite him.
His Highness asked doubtfully: "Really?"
When the portal was broken last night, Shangzhuguo looked like he might rush in at any time. Although he was old, he still looked like a tiger descending from the mountain. He was so frightened at the time that he almost threw himself in front of Shangzhuguo to stop him. It was really a turtle.
Kou is not rich, Shangzhuguo is. Now Shangzhuguo says he is not impulsive?
"I don't need to hide it, because I am old. If I were a few decades younger and at the age of the guards, I would really have been able to rush up and fight before the portal collapsed. But now I have been fighting for many years, and there is no such thing as advance or retreat.
How can you not know? There are so many of them today, so why not stand still? When those people come down the mountain, we can go up the mountain again, and I will personally take the sword. In the end, Zhuoyu Villa is just a small matter, and we still need to deal with the real big things in Yunzhou
A few years. Since we will not leave Yunzhou, when will this sword be different?"
His Highness nodded, that's all. Standing still... isn't it just retreating? It's just a nicer way of saying it. Let's talk about it in the future... in the future.
He asked again: "What if the sword has a swordsman after a while?"
Shangzhuguo smiled and said: "If you have it, just kill the swordsman, isn't it? Can't the sword be replaced by the swordsman? The only thing to worry about is that Gao Yuanhou comes and wants to take the sword away. But it is unlikely. This
It is the first sword in Zhuoyu Villa, and it will not be given to others easily. Even if you want to leave, just send someone to pick it up. You can also intercept it halfway. It is more convenient to do it on the road."
His Highness nodded again.
Shangzhu Guodao: "Besides, I will also be raising helpers during this period. Who doesn't have reinforcements yet? Just yesterday, I specially invited..."
At this moment, someone heard someone say: "Brother Xia Tian, am I late? Oh, His Highness Prince Sheng is here too."
His Highness was startled, turned around in surprise, and said, "You... ah, is Zhu Guo here?"
I saw a man walking out of the woods. He was about twenty years old. He had red hair on his head, like a burning flame. His appearance was quite handsome. His brows were full of evil, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if covered with a layer of blood.
This makes his whole body look bright red.
This image has a strong sense of beauty, but it will definitely cause uproar when walking on the street. The mutated hair shows that these people are from the Yinhui Township and are infected by the Yin Qi. To the common people, these people are just
It seems to be the source of the plague, so avoid it as much as possible.
Although under the rule of Yunzhou, the Prosecution Department gradually tried to recruit people from Yinhuo Township and publicized it, which seemed to alleviate some prejudices, the effect was not immediate. If anyone went out with a red hair, someone would point fingers, and no one would dare
If you get close easily, you won't even be able to buy a steamed bun. Even if there are people from Yinhuo Township who dare to leave the closed village, they will most likely have to wear a hat to hide their presence.
This person dares to openly show off his red hair. In addition to his extraordinary courage, he must also have an unruly and ruthless spirit in his bones.
It was also the first time for His Highness to see this young man, but as soon as he saw the red hair, he knew who he was. This was the second leader of the turtle bandits in Yunzhou, Shangzhuguo, Dongfang Shangzhuguo. He was the younger generation of the turtle bandits.
He is the leader of the turtle bandits and is also famous among the turtle bandits for his mysterious origins and fierce personality.
Although it's not a good reputation.
In the small Yunzhou, there are actually two Shangzhu Kingdoms. This is all for the turtle bandit's century-old plan.