"General, I have received the flying pigeon message from the prince!" While He Long was hesitating, the soldiers ran up to the tower and delivered the flying pigeon message they had just received.
He Long opened the letter, finally showed a smile, and shouted: "Keep this message going, our reinforcements will arrive at noon!"
When the soldiers guarding the city tower heard the news, everyone cheered up. Once the reinforcements arrived, even if all the enemy troops gathered to attack the city, they were not afraid at all!
He Long's eyes flashed and he ordered to the deputy general beside him: "Open the city gate and let the people in, but they must be collected together and no one can be separated. Women, the elderly, children and the young people must not be separated."
The men should be separated, especially the young men, and extra manpower must be deployed to watch over them. If anything is found to be inappropriate, they will be shot without mercy!"
"Yes." The deputy general took the order and immediately started to follow his instructions.
As soon as the army arrives, they have nothing to worry about. No matter what strategy the enemy uses, they will suppress it with all their strength.
Under the city tower, the solid city gate made of Wujin slowly opened. Vice General Li led a thousand soldiers to guard the city. After the city gate was opened, the soldiers blocked the way out and waited for the people to enter the city. According to General He Long,
As I just ordered, men and women should be separated, women, children and the elderly should be gathered together and locked up together, while men should be locked up separately.
"What are you going to do? Why do you want to separate us?" Some people in the crowd kept asking questions.
Everyone was pushing me and pushing you, all trying to squeeze in to their loved ones, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Seeing this situation, Lieutenant General Li asked the soldiers to guard him tightly and not let anyone go: "Listen here, the two armies are fighting now. The purpose of separating you is to prevent enemy soldiers from mixing in. As long as you cooperate well,
We will not make things difficult for you, and we will let you go after this battle is over, and anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed without mercy!"
After hearing these words, hundreds of people seemed to calm down a little. The two armies were fighting, and there was a high possibility that Xiao Zuo could sneak in. Everyone looked at Vice General Li, and everyone remained silent.
"Take them away and keep an eye on them." After the situation was stabilized, Lieutenant General Li immediately ordered people to take them away and lock them up separately.
Near noon, the 60,000-strong army led by He Lianjue finally arrived at Hongshan City!
"I will see you at last, the prince!" He Long guarded the city gate and finally waited for the reinforcements.
"Get up, you did a good job this time~!" Helianjue dismounted and stepped forward to help him up.
He Long has been following him all these years. Fortunately, he is guarding Hongshan City this time. If it were anyone else, he would be really worried.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. This is the duty of my subordinates!" He Long stood up and followed He Longjue into the city.
This is the second time Cen Xue came to Hongshan City. However, the first time she sat on a horse and carriage. That time she was following the army back to the capital. She passed by Hongshan City. She didn't expect that this small town on the remote border was also quite lively.
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"Fenghuang, look, there are a lot of gadgets there." Bai Lu looked at the stalls on the street and was so happy that she couldn't even think about it.
"Well, it's quite interesting. After you get settled, I'll go out with you for a walk." Cen Xue looked at her happy look, but thought how long it had been since she had gone down the mountain. When she was there before, she had always been
Bai Lu has been taking care of her for at least two months.
He Lianjue was walking in front when he suddenly thought of something. He looked back at Fenghuang and the others and told He Long: "Order someone to arrange a place for Miss Fenghuang and the others to stay."
"Yes, don't worry, Your Majesty, there are still several guest rooms in the mansion." He Long responded.
Although this is a small city on the border, Hongshan City is Loulan's national gate and has been heavily guarded for a long time. Naturally, a relatively simple mansion was built in this small city, specially for the generals who defended the city to live in. The current owner of this mansion
, which is Helian Jue.
"One more thing, the king's chariot will arrive in a few days, so we have to prepare in advance." Helianjue almost forgot about it.
"The king wants to come in person, so the general will immediately send someone to arrange the king's residence." He Long did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly ordered people to make arrangements, for fear of angering the king.
Cen Xue and others followed behind them. When she heard what He Lianjue said just now, Cen Xue's eyes flashed, they will be there in a few days... That's great...
He Lianjue looked behind him, and happened to see Fenghuang standing there in a daze. Looking at the excited eyes in her eyes, it actually made him feel very familiar, as if he had seen this exhausted person somewhere.
eyes?
"Fenghuang, what are you doing there?" He Lianjue couldn't help but ask her.
Shocked by his loud voice, Cen Xue regained her identity as Phoenix. She looked at Bai Lu and Qing Song beside her with some embarrassment, and murmured: "No, it's nothing, don't worry about me..."
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"Since there's nothing wrong, let's go." He Lianjue looked her up and down and continued walking forward.
The mansion is not very big, and the king will be coming in a few days, so the rooms are definitely not enough. It is impossible to have a room for each person, so she and Bai Lu can sleep in one room, and Qingsong can sleep in one room by himself.
After putting down her luggage, Cen Xue walked around the mansion alone. Compared with the royal palace, this place is not as big as Xingqing Palace.
There are two small courtyards at the front and back. Entering the front yard is the hall, which is also where the men discuss matters. Behind is the dining room, followed by the east and west wing rooms. The master lives in the east wing room, and they are guests. They all live in the west wing room. Cen Xueshu said
After counting, there are only seven wing rooms in total. The left door of the backyard is the kitchen, and there are four or five bungalows for servants. It takes less than a stick of incense to tour this mansion.
"Miss Fenghuang, what do you think of my prince's mansion?" Fenghuang had just turned the corner and was about to walk back to the west wing when a familiar voice came from behind.
It's Jue, the man calling her from behind is Jue, how should she deal with it?
After hesitating for a while, Cen Xue took a deep breath, allowing herself to look more naturally, and turned to look at him: "It turns out to be the prince. Although this mansion is not big, it is considered very good in this small border town.
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He Lianjue walked into her, and his deep eyes quietly looked at Fenghuang standing in front of him. Although he had only met her a few times, and had never even spoken a word to her before, why did he say so to her?
But she can feel a sense of familiarity?
Why did Yu Ran want to see the eyes he saw inadvertently when he entered the city not long ago and hit the depths of his heart?
Cen Xue saw that he didn't speak, but just looked at her blankly. Could it be that she had exposed a flaw? Is it impossible?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" the body called him.
Fenghuang stayed on Wuji Mountain for a long time and rarely went down the mountain, so her skin was fairer than other women from Loulan Kingdom. She had a pair of big, charming eyes that made her look particularly smart. He Lianjue had seen her in the palace before.
I've seen her twice, why didn't I think she was so pretty before?
"Your Majesty..." Cen Xue called him again.
"Ah?" This time, He Lianjue finally came back to his senses.
"Ahem, I'm sorry, Miss Phoenix, just now I..." Helianjue wanted to explain, but he seemed to be unable to find any excuse.
"It's okay, but is there anything else, Your Majesty? If nothing happens, Fenghuang will go back to the room first." Cen Xue looked at his absent-minded eyes, did she really show any flaws?
"Wait, actually, I have something to ask you." He Lianjue stopped her. In fact, he wanted to ask her about Cen Xue's situation in Wuji Mountain.
"What's the matter?" Cen Xue asked.
"Queen, how are you doing on Wuji Mountain?" He Lianjue felt that the question he asked was stupid. Cen Xue was already dead, but he still asked this question.
Cen Xue looked at the hurt look in his eyes when he said these words, and could understand his heart at the moment. If asked who she had failed in her life, she would answer that the only thing she had failed in her life was He Lianjue.
Affection.
"The queen is very good. Elder Muyue used our sect's thousand-year ice coffin to preserve the queen's body. After this battle is over, the prince can go up the mountain to see the queen." Cen Xue was very moved, no matter how she
Even though he failed Jue, he could still think of her in his heart.
His persistence made Cen Xue feel extremely guilty. If there was an afterlife, she would definitely choose to do it.
"Okay, after this is over, I will definitely go up the mountain to see her." Helianjue's voice instantly became extremely gentle, as if he was suppressing something.
"Then Fenghuang will leave first. Your Majesty still has to go up to the tower for inspection!" Cen Xue looked for an opportunity and wanted to leave.
"Okay, let's go back and rest." Helianjue nodded, and before she turned around to leave, he left first, as if she was indeed heading out of the mansion.
Cen Xue looked at his back as he left, feeling so lonely and sad...
Since the 60,000-strong army led by He Lianjue arrived at Hongshan City, the number of defense manpower at various important roads and city towers has been doubled. He Lianjue personally walked up to the city tower to show the spies hiding in the dark. Loulan
The Chinese army has arrived at Hongshan City.
As expected, the news quickly reached the ears of Xing Aotian and Nangong and his son. They didn't expect Loulan's army to arrive so quickly. They thought it would be two or three days late!
"General Nangong, the troops and horses in Hongshan City are now evenly matched with ours, or even more. How do you think we can break through?" Xing Aotian looked solemn. If Dongou's army could have arrived a few days earlier,
, and it will not delay the arrival of reinforcements from the Loulan Kingdom.
Nangong Lie was silent, but Nangong Jin stood up after taking a look at his father: "Your Majesty, now they have sufficient troops and occupy a favorable position in Hongshan City. If you want to defeat them and attack by force, our army must be the most powerful."
Defeat, the current plan can only be used wisely!"
"Oh, what's so great about you?" Xing Aotian looked at his appearance and knew that he already had a countermeasure.
"Your Majesty, can you still remember the people who fled, including our people? After they enter the city and find the right opportunity, they will attack the water source in the city..." Nangong Jin has already put the whole situation into perspective.
The plan was well planned. Even if they arrested all the mature men, they would never have imagined that children were their target.