Cao Su was slightly surprised that someone could detect his presence even though he was thousands of meters high in the sky.
Even though he didn't have any control over his aura, this sensing ability should not be underestimated.
In Jincheng, Weng Xiao and Li Xingxi flew up one after another.
In addition, there were two streamers of high-grade strength realm that sprang out from the city and flew into the sky together.
In the sky, Cao Su did not dodge, but with a thought in his heart, he took out a bronze mask to cover his appearance.
When Weng Xiao, Li Xingxi and their two high-level strength masters gathered in front of Cao Su, they saw a black-haired man wearing a green robe. The man wore a bronze mask, with a cold temperament and an erratic aura.
indefinite.
"Who are you?"
As a big thief in two states, Li Xingxi saw someone quietly touching the top of his head for the first time.
After a cursory observation of Cao Su, he felt that Cao Su had a strong aura, but there was a layer of fog on his face that made it difficult to tell the depth.
It was a troubled time now, and his army was about to use troops against the imperial court. He had to be careful in every move he made, so he immediately became more cautious.
At his signal, the other two generals with high-level strength under his command landed in different directions, vaguely intending to surround Cao Su.
As for Li Xingxi's military advisor, the gloomy middle-aged scribe Weng Xiao, there was a very obvious fluctuation in mana, which was obviously different from the several warriors present.
"Are you a friend or an enemy?"
Weng Xiao opened his mouth and stared at Cao Su with a gloomy look like a poisonous snake.
Cao Su was wearing a bronze mask and was not panicked at all. He was surrounded by several people and did not express any attitude. However, when he saw that this man was a monk in the late stage of pill formation and was willing to associate with thieves, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"It doesn't matter if we are enemies, or friends?"
Cao Su snorted coldly, and a cold and icy breath spread out around him. Li Xingxi made no move, but the other two generals were filled with evil auras. Hearing this, they became furious. One of the generals shouted loudly: "It's the enemy who returns the favor."
It goes without saying that there's no need to leave, just stay here today! I'll wait for four of them to beat you up."
The battlefield is no different than the battlefield. It is the bounden duty of battlefield generals to use more to defeat fewer and to intimidate the enemy.
Li Xingxi stopped the furious general, guessing the origin of the bronze masked man.
Judging from the aura and conversation of the person in the bronze mask, he should not be a weak hand, and he should not be an unknown person. So in Youzhou, Liaozhou and other places, what masters like to wear this bronze mask?
"Oh it's you!"
An idea flashed in Li Xingxi's mind, and he remembered a piece of information from a few months ago.
A mysterious man in a bronze mask killed Yun Zhengbai and others, causing great commotion in Tongfu City. At that time, Yun Zhengxin, the usually steady leader of the Youbei Alliance, became angry.
Cao Su was stunned, this person actually recognized me?
He has already put on a mask, and can he change a little bit of his temperament, so that he can be recognized by Li Xingxi?
It must be the first time the two of them have met, right?
"Yes, it's me."
Cao Su sneered to see what Li Xingxi wanted.
Li Xingxi suddenly felt a little troubled. This bronze masked man seemed to have some issues with the Youbei League, but it had nothing to do with him. Li Xingxi could be said to have "no grudges in the past and no grudges in recent times." Since it had nothing to do with him, then why did Cao Su come here?
Purpose
"Your Excellency is very skilled in martial arts. I wonder if you can come to Jincheng to give me some advice?"
Li Xingxi was not sure about Cao Su's attitude. Although he subconsciously felt that Cao Su was not a good person, his face finally softened a little and he continued to press Cao Su about the purpose of coming.
Cao Su did not answer Li Xingxi, but looked at the middle-aged scribe Weng Xiao and asked with interest: "Did you discover me?"
Weng Xiao also admitted directly: "Yes, I have deployed dragon sound formations inside and outside Jincheng. Anyone who steps into my formation will be affected by me."
Weng Xiao also had nothing to hide. His identity as a late-stage pill-forming monk was not shameful, and he showed no fear at all when standing in front of a high-ranking power leveler like Cao Su.
Cao Su quickly searched for information about Longyin Formation in his mind, and felt that he had never heard of this term.
He looked as usual and lightly praised: "Good formation."
There was a look of pride on Weng Xiao's face. The Longyin Formation was one of the formations he was best at. Not to mention a powerful master of strength like Cao Su, even an ordinary person would do something if he stepped into the formation.
Induction, any flesh-and-blood creature can't hide under his formation, it can be called one of his most powerful methods.
"If you are interested, why don't you come with us to the city to watch the battle?"
Weng Xiao suddenly opened his invitation. This was a very straightforward temptation. If the bronze masked man had evil intentions in his heart, he would naturally not let them go.
Sure enough, the next moment Cao Su directly rejected Weng Xiao.
"The generals are murderous and look like they want to eat me alive. Although I am not young, I still want to live a little longer." Cao Su pretended to be mature and glanced at the three people present during the break.
Takefu.
The two generals were only at the third level of strength realm, and they used Qinggong to float briefly in the air.
Li Xingxi, on the other hand, was at the second level of Strength Realm. It is said that Li Xingxi was just an ordinary peasant disciple in the past. In recent years, his martial arts has improved by leaps and bounds. Especially after the uprising, he became even more diligent and brave. When Cao Su saw it, he really had some skills.
Li Xingxi sneered and was about to speak again, but Weng Xiao beat him to it.
Weng Xiao said: "Since you don't want to show your true colors, please do so."
This middle-aged scribe with a gloomy temperament directly issued an order to expel guests. This made Li Xingxi and others a little puzzled, but they did not refute the middle-aged scribe's decision.
Cao Su glanced at the middle-aged scribe, smiled lightly, and then turned into a stream of light and flew towards the north.
In an instant, it had disappeared into the sky.
After Cao Su left, Li Xingxi asked Weng Xiao in confusion: "Mr. Weng, why did you let this man go?"
Weng Xiao shook his head and said, "How is this person's martial arts?"
Li Xingxi was stunned, and then said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid it's not low, at least it's the second level of strength realm."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Weng Xiao asked again: "Then if you fight him, are you sure of victory?"
"That's not the case either."
Li Xingxi is an honest man, and he still hasn't figured out Cao Su's combat power after just a short period of contact. If they fight rashly, he may not be able to defeat this man one on one.
But he didn't prepare for one-on-one. There were three martial arts warriors here, as well as his Weng Xiao's magic support.
With three warriors and one pill-forming monk, even a first-grade warrior can fight with this kind of fighting power.
There are only so many first-class warriors in the world, and Li Xingxi didn't believe that just one person he met could be a first-class warrior.
So he felt that if he had taken action just now, they would definitely win.
However, Weng Xiao seemed to have a different opinion and insisted on letting Cao Su go.
"Since there is no guarantee of victory, once we take action, you may be injured."
"This is a critical moment when the battle with the Pingbei Army is about to begin. If one of you is injured, how will the battle proceed? If your condition declines and you encounter Cao Su on the battlefield, what will you do to resist it?
"
Weng Xiao takes a long-term view of the problem and can distinguish between primary contradictions and secondary contradictions.
At present, Li Xingxi's first enemy is Cao Su, followed by these messy people.
Li Xingxi finally understood what Weng Xiao said to him.
His tone was solemn, but also a little pity: "I'm afraid this person is the murderer of Yun Zhengbai. It is said that this person has great martial arts, but he has a conflict with the Youbei League. If we can take this person's head, the Youbei League will
Who here dares to go against Duke Luo?"
Li Xingxi wanted to use this person's head to continue to build capital for Luo Jian.
Although Luo Jian is the deputy leader in the Youbei League, his own strength is average. He can become the deputy leader purely because of Luo Jian's important status as the "Lord of Youzhou Palace".
Such an identity is not convincing in the Youbei League.
"You don't need to worry about Luo Jian's affairs. Luo Jian has already explained it to you."
"The top priority is to be prepared. I suggest crossing the river directly. There is no need to wait for the wind and snow to freeze the river. After crossing the Mojiang River and capturing Dongping City, Cao Su will definitely take action, but it will be too late. Dongping City will be captured.
After you take it, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend, and you will be in an invincible position."
The sudden visit of the bronze masked man accelerated the pace of their plans.
Weng Xiao helped Li Xingxi make the decision, but Li Xingxi was not angry at all.
Instead, he nodded: "Okay, just do as Mr. Weng said!"
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Cao Su turned back from the air and arrived at Youzhou Prefecture in less than half a day.
In Youzhou Prefecture, because Cao Su has not arrived yet, preparations for additional troops, troop deployment and other matters have not yet begun.
Youzhou Mansion is still a quiet and peaceful scene, and has not been affected by the arrival of the war.
After Cao Su arrived at Youzhou Mansion, he immediately summoned his generals and advisers.
Among them, Li Li was still farming in Tuxian Mountain and did not arrive in the city in time.
Zhang Ke, Luo Yi, Zhong Jin, Hong Ding, Ma Chao and others came to the city lord's mansion one after another.
Everyone is seated in order according to their positions.
"General, a few days ago, our army investigated the unusual movements of Li Xingxi's troops in the Dongping City area, and several spies even exchanged hands with each other."
Zhang Ke reported the situation of the test to Cao Su.
A few days ago, the detective horses of the Pingbei Army discovered Li Jun's movements in the Mojiang area, and then they discovered Li Jun's spies outside Dongping City.
"The Mojiang River has begun to freeze. Li Xingxi may wait for the Mojiang River to freeze, then cross directly from the Mojiang River and attack Dongping City."
"Dongping City is the main road to Youdong. Once Dongping City is controlled by Li Xingxi, it will be a smooth sailing for Li Xingxi when he arrives at Youzhou Mansion, and we will have no danger to defend it."
In the living room of the city lord's mansion, Zhang Ke directly pointed out the location of the Dongping City area on the huge sand table map.
His fingers were gesticulating on it, and further east from Dongping City, not far across the Mojiang River, was Jincheng.
Cao Su directly stretched out his hand and pointed out Jincheng.
"Jincheng?"
Everyone was slightly stunned.
Jincheng is one of the few big cities in Liaozhou. Because it is close to Youzhou, people in Youzhou are also familiar with Jincheng.
Jincheng is rich in peanuts, grapes, smoked chicken, etc., and is rich in supplies.
Cao Su said calmly: "Li Xingxi is here."
What?
Everyone was stunned.
How did Cao Su know about Li Xingxi's movements in Youzhou Mansion, which he just returned to today?
"Li Xingxi has a pill-forming monk under his command, as well as two high-level masters of the strength realm. Plus he has a total of three top-level strength realms. Li Xingxi's army is really gearing up and may cross the Mojiang River at any time."
"Once he crosses the Mojiang River, Li Xingxi can reach Dongping City in less than half a day."
Cao Su said calmly: "Who is guarding Dongping City in our army now?"
Zhang Ke quickly said: "This is Colonel Li Niu, who has 2,000 elite soldiers under his command."
Li Niu?
Cao Su had some impression that when he performed martial arts in Yangjiashan before, this Li Niu seemed to be the first one to appear, and he also defeated people of the same level.
A Liangzhou man armed with a halberd, he was not particularly talented in martial arts, but he excelled through hard work. Along the way, he became the mainstay of Cao Su's army.
"Li Niu is also considered a strong man, but with only two thousand people, I'm afraid they won't be able to stop Li Xingxi."
After Zhang Ke finished talking about Li Niu's situation, counselor Zhong Jin said bluntly: "General, we must find a way to quickly rescue Dongping City, otherwise once Li Xingxi captures Dongping City, it will be very detrimental to our army."
"I'm afraid Dongping City is difficult to defend. Now I doubt that Li Xingxi will wait until the Mojiang River freezes."
"And what our army is good at is not defending cities and fighting battles."
"It's best if we can defend Dongping City, but it doesn't matter if we can't."
Cao Su thought about it and quickly set his sights on the large Youzhou Plain.
From the Hengduan Mountains in the middle of Youzhou to the south, there is a large Youzhou plain that is convenient for cavalry to gallop.
There was no danger to defend on the plain, leaving Youzhou Mansion directly exposed to Li Xingxi's attack. However, at the same time, the plain was also the best way for Cao Su's army to fight.
"Our army is short of food and grass, and we have to wait until next year for a good harvest to achieve scale and effect. Li Xingxi claims to have an army of 200,000, but in fact, there are only 100,000 who can actually fight, and most of them are just abandoned.
The peasants who are hoeing have not even broken through the vitality and blood yet."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "In this battle with Li Xingxi, the troops will not be numerous but fine, and the general will not be large but brave."
Cao Su said a few words, and many generals listened thoughtfully.
Especially Hong Ding, who was attending the Cao Su Group meeting for the first time, his eyes shone.
He murmured to himself, "Soldiers are not numerous but fine, generals are not large but brave."
There was a look of surprise and admiration on his face. No wonder Cao Su was already a fourth-rank official in the imperial court at the age of twenty, with the title General Pingbei. Cao Su's military skills far surpassed ordinary generals. His teacher Kuang Yuanzhou in the past
, and it is absolutely impossible for him to be better than Cao Su in the art of war.
Cao Su said: "So for this battle, I intend to lead 10,000 elite cavalry, Hong Ding."
He suddenly called on Hong Ding's name. Hong Ding was slightly startled, then he raised his hand and said, "The general is here."
"In this battle, Li Xingxi also has top-grade experts under his command. Will you fight with me and be my vanguard?"
Cao Su's eyes flashed. Although Hong Ding's troops were not elite enough, he and his sworn brothers were quite capable in battle. Hong Ding was a third-level sworn brother. Among the two sworn brothers, Fu Biao was attacked by Yuan Tian, the eldest disciple of Qingyang Clan that day.
He was seriously injured and has not recovered yet, but Duan Xuan is still in the fourth level and can fight.
Hong Ding was named as the vanguard by Cao Su. He looked stern, then clasped his fists and said: "The last general will not give up even if he dies."
"Where is Ma Chao?"
Ma Chao, who had just broken through to the fourth level of strength realm, heard the news and came out, wearing black armor and silver robes, looking heroic.
"The end will be here."
"I appoint you as the general of the central army, commanding the cavalry of the central army."
Cao Su started to call Zhang Ke and Luo Yi one by one, two old men who had also broken through to the sixth level of strength, and looked forward to it, but Cao Su didn't call their names until the end.
This made the two of them a little anxious.
Zhang Ke even said directly and hastily: "Sir, where are Brother Luo and me?"
Cao Su glanced at the two of them and said with a smile: "You two, guard our Youzhou Mansion well."
The two of them were immediately disappointed and stood there in despair.
After everyone has finished ordering, everything will be arranged.
Cao Su sent all the soldiers away and ordered him to set off from Youzhou Prefecture at five o'clock tomorrow, with 10,000 elite cavalry going straight to Dongping City.
Zhang Ke and Luo Yi were left in the general's mansion by Cao Su.
Cao Su specially found someone to start a fire and had dinner in the mansion.
At Cao Su's level, the energy in his body is constantly flowing, and he has reached the Taoist "big grain state". He can go without eating for several days without affecting his condition at all.
But Cao Su still liked to eat, especially after he came to Youzhou and hired someone to make a stove.
Put water in the stove, rinse the meat and eat it, making it a simple hot pot.
"Come on, come on, sit down and eat."
Cao Su greeted Zhang Ke and Luo Yi and sat down.
Although the two of them looked disappointed, they were a little moved. They sat opposite Cao Su in a restrained manner, holding chopsticks in their hands, whether they were holding them or not.
Hot white steam rose from the pot. Cao Su picked up the meat and put it into their respective bowls.
"You two, do you know why I don't let you two participate in this battle?"
Zhang Ke is a straightforward man and blurted out directly: "Do you think our martial arts level is too low? We are only at the sixth level now. Are you afraid that we will be held back?"
This time Cao Su led elite soldiers and top generals, including Hong Ding, Ma Chao, Duan Xuan, and basically all the masters in Cao Su's army.
So it's no wonder that Zhang Ke thinks so. After all, although Zhang Ke, Luo Yi, and Li Li have started to make rapid progress after using the "Bodhi Pill", they are still some distance away from the fifth or even fourth level.
Cao Su pointed his chopsticks at him and cursed with a smile: "You really don't understand at all."
Cao Su shook his head and said: "This Youzhou Prefecture is where I work hard. If I don't trust you two, will I hand over the large city of Youzhou Prefecture to you two to guard it?"
"Do you think that if the front line is fighting, the back line will be safe?"
Cao Su stood up and said to the two of them: "With Li Xingxi's invasion, there will inevitably be turmoil in Youzhou Mansion. Which of these families and sects that I suppressed before is the most economical?"
"I put you two here because you are the people I trust the most!"
"I might as well tell you that I have written to the imperial court asking for top-grade experts. But even if the imperial court sends a hundred top-grade experts, will they be able to hold as high a position as yours in my heart?"
As soon as Cao Su said a few words, the two of them suddenly woke up.
Luo Yi immediately threw away the chopsticks in his hand, not even the meat, and knelt down directly in front of Cao Su.
The same goes for Zhang Ke. Although his reaction was a beat slower than Luo Yi's, he immediately knelt down in front of Cao Su and apologized: "General!"
Cao Su helped the two of them up and said solemnly: "Guard Youzhou Mansion for me!"
Luo Yi and Zhang Ke raised their heads, their eyes revealing incomparable determination.
"We will no longer be looked upon by the general."