When Long Chen and Yu Wenkai returned to Yuncheng, the abducted people had already returned to the Acropolis.
The governor and captain of the Acropolis were killed at the same time and martyred the country. The empress ordered that the victims of the Acropolis be buried.
The new governor and captain have taken up their posts, food and military equipment have been sent to the Acropolis, and the people in the Acropolis have been mobilized to migrate to the interior.
The Acropolis is on the front line and is likely to be attacked again, but most people are unwilling to leave their homeland.
The north city of Yuncheng was being rebuilt. When the soldiers on the city saw Long Chen coming back, they immediately reported it to the empress.
Donna came out first, followed by Long Chen and Yu Wenkai.
"King Wu, old general."
Long Chen and Yu Wenkai dismounted and entered the general's mansion. The empress was still here.
The Martial Saint was seriously injured, the Ghost Girl was defeated, Yanmen Pass was safe, and the Empress did not need to rush back.
Entering the General's Mansion, the empress was already at the door. .??.
The clothes were sent from Yanmen Pass, and the empress changed into her own clothes.
"Thank you for your hard work, old general."
The empress came out, and Yu Wenkai smiled and said: "It's not hard, he had a fight with the ghost girl, and I just watched the fun."
The empress looked at Long Chen, who said: "Li Chengdao appeared, the ghost girl ran away, most of them were recovered, and tens of thousands of people were captured."
The empress sighed and said: "There is no other way. I have tried my best. I have decreed that all the people close to the border will move south."
After this time, the empress realized that no city near the border was safe.
There are only so many elite soldiers, and it is impossible to disperse the defense.
Since we can't hold so many, then give up and let the people go into the interior.
Anyway, victory or defeat will be decided this winter. When next spring comes, the battle situation will be decided.
"Have the people at Acropolis taken care of it?"
Long Chen asked in a serious tone.
This problem is very serious, and those who were bitten to death by the ghost soldiers must be dealt with.
Some people are likely to be resurrected and become the living dead, neither humans nor ghosts.
"After disposal, burn them all, or behead them and bury them."
The empress shook her head and sighed.
< br> Long Chen said: "I want to discuss something with the Holy One."
The empress knew what Long Chen wanted to say, so Yu Wenkai said: "You guys can discuss it, I'm going to rest."
He only cares about fighting, and other worrying things make Long Chen want to go.
The two entered the room and sat down. The maid served tea and closed the door. The empress said, "Do you want to train elite soldiers in Cloud City?"
The last battle illustrates a problem: ordinary soldiers cannot resist ghost soldiers at all.
Only half-ghosts can kill half-ghosts and ghost soldiers.
Long Chen nodded and said: "Originally, I was worried that there were too many soldiers who turned into half-ghosts, and it would be difficult to deal with them after the battle. Now it seems that we can't think that far. If they can't survive on the battlefield, there will be no way to think about the future."
Long Chen thought about training elite soldiers on a large scale, but was worried about how to arrange them after the war.
Now it seems that this idea is too advanced. Only by letting the soldiers survive can we consider the future.
"I think so too. There is a cave in the southeast of Yuncheng that is suitable for growing meat and vegetables. I am just doing it temporarily because I am afraid it will be too late."
It takes time to grow meat and vegetables, and it also takes time to train soldiers. The empress is worried that the ghosts are coming and the meat and vegetables are not ready yet.
"We still have a lot of corpses of ghost soldiers. We can use them first to train the soldiers."
Time is too tight. We cannot wait for the meat and vegetable garden to be ready before training troops. Every second counts.
"Well, I can't wait any longer."
"Come here, tell Donna, Yan Gang."
The maid outside the door immediately sent an order, and Long Chen asked them to find Gan Xin, Mo Lin, Dugu Jiali, and Bai Tingting.
Soon, six people arrived in the room.
"I discussed with King Wu and decided to train elite soldiers in Yuncheng."
The empress announced her decision, and Donna and Yan Gang were overjoyed.
They want to train elite soldiers more than anyone else.
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In this battle, they lost face. This kind of thing cannot happen again.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, King Wu."
Donna and Yan Gang immediately stood up and thanked them.
The empress nodded slightly, and the two sat down. The empress continued: "Gan Xin, Mo Lin, and you two are assisting in military training in Yuncheng. You have experience, so I don't need to give you any more instructions."
The four of them stood up to receive the order.
Long Chen instructed: "The number of people is limited to 30,000, and the number of meat and vegetables is limited. Before establishing the meat and vegetable garden, replace it with the meat of the ghost soldiers. That thing will be more effective."
Donna stood up and said, "Yes."
After finishing the instructions, the six of them withdrew and started to select suitable soldiers according to the plan.
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Shuohai City.
The cold wind from the north is pushing southward, and the ice in the port is getting thicker and thicker. There are more and more ice floes on the sea surface. The number of merchant ships coming and going has decreased. Only ships transporting food and weapons are still entering the port.
Heavy snow fell on Shuohai City, and the entire city became quiet. Only patrolling soldiers and carriages and horses transporting military supplies were still passing through.
The prefect Xiao Ling led several people into a house next to the prefect's mansion, where Ziyun and Miaoyin lived.
When they arrived at the door, Xiao Ling knocked on the door in person. The maid inside opened the door. When she saw Xiao Ling, she hurriedly bowed and said, "Slave, please pay homage to the prefect."
Xiao Ling said: "Go and inform the two envoys quickly. I want to see them."
The maid hurriedly informed that Ziyun and Miaoyin were playing chess and making tea in the house.
The cold wind is howling outside and the sky is covered with heavy snow. It is most comfortable to hide in the room, make tea and play chess.
"I have been waiting here for a long time, but there is no sign of Li Chengdao."
"I feel comfortable hiding here."
The purple cloud fell, and Miaoyin picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea.
Outside the door, the maid reported that the prefect Xiao Ling was here.
"Is something finally going on? Let him come in."
The two of them got up and went to the living room. The prefect Xiao Ling smiled. Ying walked in and paid homage: "The two envoys are aggrieved. Shuohai City is a small and bitter cold place, so the hospitality is not good enough."
Ziyun smiled and said: "Prefect Xiao is too polite. We are not as good as here at Yanmen Pass. Thank you very much."
Miaoyin asked: "Is there something wrong with Prefect Xiao coming here?"
There is no need to go to the Three Treasures Hall without anything. Ziyun and Miaoyin have special status. Xiao Ling will not set foot here unless there is something urgent.
Xiao Ling smiled and took out a letter from her sleeve, and the maid presented it to Ziyun.
"The Holy One has sent a letter, asking the two envoys to return to Yanmen Pass."
Miaoyin turned sideways to read the letter together. The empress said that Li Chengdao had returned to the ice field, the crisis in Shuohai City had been resolved, and asked them to return to Yanmen Pass immediately.
"Li Chengdao has gone back, and it seems that Long Chen bumped into him on the way."
Master Ziyun guessed that Li Chengdao was beaten by Long Chen on the way, and then fled back to the ice field in despair.
"Then let's leave today."
Miaoyin also wanted to go back, but was worried about something happening at Yanmen Pass.
When Xiao Ling heard that he was leaving immediately, he persuaded him to stay: "Can the envoy please stay for one more day? I will summon the officials in the city to see the envoy off."
The status of the two of them was noble and special, and Xiao Ling wanted to curry favor with them.
Ziyun smiled and said: "No need, I feel sorry for having been taken care of by the prefect these days."
"There's no need to see you off. Shuohai City is busy with government affairs, so I won't disturb you."
Since he couldn't keep him, Xiao Ling didn't dare to force him to stay, so he immediately asked his men to prepare a carriage and selected two female grooms.
Soon, when Ziyun and Miaoyin finished packing their things, the carriage was also ready.
The two of them got into the car, and Xiao Ling bowed at the foot of the car and said, "Your Majesty."
Ziyun smiled and said: "Thank you very much, Governor Xiao. When we get to the capital, we will treat Governor Xiao to a drink."
Xiao Ling bowed and said, "Thank you very much. I will send you off not far away. Have a nice trip."
Ziyun smiled and said: "Thank you, stay."
The carriage drove out from the west gate, braved the wind and snow, and drove slowly toward Yanmen Pass in the southwest.
