"Everyone performs their duties. You deserve credit for guarding Yuncheng."
Long Chen got off the horse, and Donna held the reins of the horse.
"King Wu, please come into the city and rest."
Donna led the way, and Long Chen and Shi Jingxiang entered the city.
The soldiers who knew Long Chen saluted one after another, feeling very happy in their hearts.
These days, Donna and Yan Gang have been saying that the ghost clan may invade at any time, and everyone is under great pressure.
Long Chen has arrived, so they don't have to worry.
Of course, some smart generals were even more nervous. Long Chen's appearance here meant that the ghost clan was likely to attack Yuncheng.
Long Chen entered the city, and Yan Gang received the news and immediately entered the general's mansion to pay a visit.
"The last general, Yan Gang, pays homage to King Wu."
"General Yan, please take a seat."
After Yan Gang sat down, Long Chen asked: "How is the defense around Yuncheng?"
Donna was the general and said: "There are 100,000 soldiers in the city. According to King Wu's instructions, fortifications have been built inside and outside, and all the waiting cavalry have been sent out. Once any movement of the ghost clan is discovered, they will be informed immediately."
Long Chen asked: "Has the firearms supply in Linglong Pavilion been in place?"
Donna said: "We're in place, everything is ready."
Long Chen said: "That's good. We have no advantage at all in a head-on battle. The ghost clan's cultivation is on par with Emperor Wu, and we soldiers can't defeat them."
Donna and Yan Gang were slightly shaken.
They had long heard that ghost soldiers were highly cultivated, and when Long Chen told them, they were still shocked.
Donna also ate dried meat, and her cultivation level had just broken through to the Emperor level. Yan Gang was even worse, still stuck at the Martial Emperor level.
In other words, although there are 100,000 soldiers and horses in the entire Cloud City, only Donna and Yan Gang can fight the ghost soldiers, and the other soldiers are meat heads.
Therefore, Long Chen continued to increase the number of firearms in Yuncheng and tried to avoid head-on confrontations.
"King Wu, I heard that the battle at Yanmen Pass was brutal..."
Yan Gang wanted to ask but it was hard to do so because Long Chen fought this battle.
"Yes, it was very tragic. More than half of the first batch of elite soldiers trained were killed or injured."
"But the ghost tribe is not much better. Ninety thousand troops came out, and an estimated 40,000 were killed. We captured 10,000, leaving less than 40,000. I estimate there are only 30,000 available."
Donna and Yan Gang looked at Long Chen with admiration.
Long Chen actually killed so many of the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who were at the level of Emperor Wu.
Long Chen continued: "It's because of this that the Martial Saint sent ghost fetuses to sneak into Xixia and rob the population. They need to restore their combat effectiveness."
Donna said: "Yanmen Pass suffered a loss and did not dare to covet the surrounding areas. Xixia's defense is even weaker, so I want to start from here."
Long Chen nodded, confirming Donna's analysis.
Yan Gang asked: "King Wu is here, are the ghosts coming soon?"
Long Chen shook his head and said: "I don't know either. I can only be sure that the ghost fetus is sneaking in with the ghost soldiers, but I don't know where the ghost soldiers are."
There is no need to hide this matter, Long Chen tells the truth.
"That's it, do you want to increase the number of patrols on standby?"
Yan Gang looked at Donna, who said: "Hou Qi has been scattered, where is the Hou Qi?"
All the waiting riders in Yuncheng are patrolling in the north to prevent sneak attacks by the ghosts. There are no more manpower.
"Don't be too nervous, there won't be too many of them, and their target may not be Cloud City."
After hearing what Long Chen said, Donna immediately asked: "Do they have other goals?"
Long Chen said: "Yes, I suspect that the Acropolis may also be one of the targets."
Yan Gang slapped his thigh and said: "Yes, the defense of the Acropolis is weak and it is very dangerous there. The last general..."
Yan Gang wanted to send people to defend immediately, but Long Chen immediately said: "No, Old General Yuwen's Demon Dragon Camp is over there. If Gui Fei dares to go there, he will definitely suffer a big loss!"
The strength of Yu Wenkai and the Demon Dragon Camp is definitely enough to deal with the ghost fetus, Long Chen is very sure of this.
"Oh, that's good, that's good."
Yan Gang got off the stool and sat down again.
"Don't be too nervous, just go about your business."
Both Donna and Yan Gang wanted to talk again, but Long Chen said it was hard for them to talk anymore.
Talking too much will make them look like they have nothing to do.
The two of them got up and went out. Long Chen asked Shi Jingxiang: "Let's go to the city to have a look together?"
Shi Jingxiang nodded, got up and walked out with Long Chen.
Donna and Yan Gang didn't know Shi Jingxiang. They never said hello to Shi Jingxiang, nor did they ask about Shi Jingxiang's identity.
They knew that Long Chen was romantic and were worried that if they asked the wrong question, things would be embarrassing.
...
Northern border of Xixia.
Gui Tai and Li Chengdao rode into Xixia at night.
There is no obvious border line between Xixia and the grassland, and there are no markers dividing the border.
There is only a vague concept between Xixia and barbarians. It seems that any mountain you cross belongs to Xixia, and any ditch you cross belongs to barbarians.
"Holy Son, waiting to ride."
Li Chengdao saw a few horses approaching in the distance and immediately gave a warning.
"It's just five people...that's all, let's go."
The ghost fetus is greedy and wants to eat people, but after thinking about it, he gives up. The purpose of this trip is to catch people. If you eat them, you may be discovered.
The two of them accelerated their speed, used the terrain to avoid the waiting riders, and continued towards the hinterland of Xixia.
...
Yanmen Pass.
After dinner, a young jailer returned to his cell, sat down, poured a bowl of water, and drank from it.
"The weather is getting hot again. I almost froze to death last winter."
An old jailer next to him was dozing off, and the nagging woke him up.
Opening his sleepy eyes, the old jailer said: "The hot spots are good, but when the weather gets hot, the ghosts won't dare to come."
Rumble...
There was a burst of thunder outside, and the young jailer looked at the door and said, "Is it going to rain?"
Another old jailer said: "It's time to rain. This year's rain is too late."
It's late spring now, and the spring rain should have fallen long ago.
"Isn't that old guy noisy anymore?"
The young jailer drank another bowl of water and felt a little bloated.
When you are thirsty, the first bowl of water is the sweetest, but the second bowl of water is not tasty.
"No more noise, it's very quiet."
The old jailer rubbed his eyes, slowly stood up and walked to the cell where Ma Feizi was.
The cell was already dark, and it was getting dark, making it even more blurry.
The old jailer walked to the fence. He did not dare to get too close. The ghosts were very dangerous and he was afraid of being caught and bitten to death.
This happened once. A jailer was caught by a ghost and had his head bitten off.
"Hmm? Where are the people?"
The old jailer didn't see Ma Feizi, his heart trembled suddenly, and he immediately shouted: "Xiao Li, come here!"
Even if Ma Feizi could not be seen, the old jailer did not dare to approach.
The young jailer ran over and asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
Judging from the old jailer's voice, something must have happened.
"Did you see anyone?"
the old jailer asked in panic.
When the young jailer saw that there was no one inside, the lock on the door was opened, and he exclaimed: "It's over, run away!"
The old jailer fell to the ground, patted his head with both hands, and said, "It's over, run away!"
The young jailer urged: "Stop talking and report it quickly!"
The old jailer didn't dare to say anything, so the young jailer immediately reported the matter.
Soon, the news reached Wu Jian.
"Ma Feizi ran away?"
Wu Jian originally didn't pay much attention to Ma Feizi, but when this guy ran away, the situation changed.
"General Wu, didn't you say that Ma Feizi is useless?"
Han Ziping followed, and he heard about Ma Feizi.
Wu Jian shook his head and said, "No, if this guy doesn't run away, everything will be fine."
"But this guy ran away. He might be cheating. Let...Tang Heizi lead people to chase him!"
Han Ziping asked: "Is it necessary for Tang Heizi to chase him?"
Tang Heizi is now considered a high-ranking general in the army. He is just a runaway Ma Feizi. Is it too much to send such a high-ranking general to chase him?
