Chapter four hundred and eighty second giant tooth beast
Xu Zhiqiong rode to the palace and wanted to see Emperor Yu Xian.
Emperor Yu Xian was playing chess with the queen in the palace. Hearing that Xu Zhiqiong asked to see him, he smiled and said to the queen: "We won the battle, and someone came to pick peaches. The peaches were not picked. I was really anxious. I was in a hurry to find them."
I came to ask for peaches."
The queen asked in surprise: "Does Xu Zhiqiong want to benefit from us? What does he want? Food or money?"
Yu Xianhuang shook his head and said: "If the food and money are okay, I'm afraid they are thinking about Dayu's land."
"Why give it to them? Our own soldiers and horses won the battle, but we only used some of their weapons. These weapons are not in vain. We all bought them with money."
"It is precisely because Xuan Guo is dishonest and unjust that I don't want to deal with them," Yu Xianhuang turned to the guards and said, "Tell Xu Zhiqiong that I am tired today and don't want to see him."
The guard conveyed the original words, and Xu Zhiqiong turned and left.
You really don’t want to see me, I’m too lazy to care about your nonsense.
He originally wanted to go back to the Marquis Mansion, but then he thought about it. Yan Huan treated him well, so he couldn't leave him alone. After thinking about it, Xu Zhiqiong urged his horse to find Princess Yanghuan.
Princess Yanghuan was busy mobilizing troops, horses, and supplies. When she heard that Xu Zhiqiong was coming, she did not intend to see him. However, the war was at a critical juncture. If Xuan Guo had other plans, she had to be prepared.
She rushed back to Yanghuan Palace and met Xu Zhiqiong.
After sitting down and having a cup of tea, Xu Zhiqiong explained his purpose: "Da Fengchang may have fallen into the enemy's trap."
He made some dots on the map. After seeing it, Princess Yang Huan laughed and said, "Marquis Yun, have you ever fought in a war?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiqiong already understood Yang Huan's attitude, and simply said perfunctorily: "I have been on the battlefield."
Yang Huan smiled and said: "Da Fengchang fought countless battles in his life. He must have experienced more battles than Marquis Yun, so Marquis Yun Yun won't have to worry about wars."
Xu Zhiqiong was silent for a moment and said: "Your Highness, Xu is really thinking about your country."
Yang Huan nodded: "Yang Huan appreciates Marquis Yun's kindness. The weapons sent by Daxuan are very sophisticated. I am true to my words and will send the remaining five million silver in two days."
Xu Zhiqiong looked at Princess Yanghuan silently.
Yang Huan smiled slightly: "You come and I go, we don't owe each other, the business is done, don't ruin the harmony between the two families because of a momentary greed."
Xu Zhiqiong got up and left.
What else is there to say?
It’s hard to persuade those damn ghosts! I really don’t need to worry about you anymore!
Xu Zhiqiong returned to the mansion and continued to learn Yu Xian's words. At dusk, Princess Yanghuan came to the door in person.
Xu Zhiqiong thought she had figured out the whole story, but he never thought that she was not here to talk about the war, but to recruit soldiers.
"I heard that there are five male attendants around Marquis Yun. The war is about to begin and there is a shortage of men. Your Majesty has issued an order. Officials of all sizes in the capital are not allowed to have any more male attendants at home.
Marquis Yun, although you are a minister of a foreign country, since you are in our capital, you must abide by these rules."
"Keep it! How dare you not keep it? But I only have four male attendants in my house. If you want them, take them all!"
Yang Huan said in surprise: "But I heard from Mo Chi that there are five male waiters in total."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "The princess should know who Liyong is. Do you think he can still live to this day?"
Li Yong was an amateur craftsman arranged by Yang Huan around Xu Zhiqiong. There was no way to discuss this matter with Xu Zhiqiong.
Yang Huan snorted coldly: "That's all, just four, please trouble Marquis Yun to invite them out!"
Xu Zhiqiong called all four male waiters out, and the four male waiters burst into tears.
Qing Ge hugged Xu Zhiqiong's legs and said: "Master Hou, please forgive me, I don't want to leave, I don't want to fight, I will serve you well from now on!"
For the sake of their acquaintance, Xu Zhiqiong begged for Qingge's favor: "Princess, this man is usually hard-working. Since he doesn't want to fight, let him be a man."
Hearing this, Yang Huan couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's good, this person in life must have some good qualities."
Unexpectedly, Qing Ge cried even more miserably: "Master Hou, I know my mistake. I am going to fight. I will not be a human race. I beg you, Master Hou. If I are a human race, in two years, I will be finished!"
The princess refused to say anything and ordered someone to take the male attendant away. Xu Zhiqiong said: "No!" Then he closed the door and went back to learn how to talk to Yu Xian with Qiao Zhu, mouth to mouth.
Qingge was sent to Zhongfu Camp on the same day.
The so-called farmers' camp is not a real camp, but a place where ordinary people come to collect seeds.
The building in Zhongfu Camp is very large, with more than 300 adult men living in it. Each man has a separate room, and the living conditions are pretty good.
Qing Ge was assigned to the fifth row of bedrooms because of his strong physique, and he belonged to the upper class.
The person living next door to him was an old man with gray hair, who seemed to be in his sixties.
At this age, can he still be a breeder?
The man stared at Qing Ge for a long time, then suddenly shouted: "Is it Ah Qing?"
Upon hearing this voice, Qing Ge felt familiar and quickly turned around and said: "You are..."
"I am a little insect, a mountain insect!"
Shan Chong, Qing Ge's childhood playmate, is about the same age as him, only in his early twenties.
How could a person in his early twenties become like this?
Qing Ge quickly helped Shan Zhong sit down and asked, "It's only been a few years since I last saw you. How come you're so old?"
"Hehehe~" Shan Chong said with a bitter smile, "You were lucky enough to work as a waiter for His Highness Mo Chi, but I was captured and sent to the seed husband camp. You worked as a waiter for seven years, and I worked as a waiter for seven years.
The husband of the farmer made it look like this,
Not bad, not bad. In three days, I will be able to go home when my term of service is over. The seed husband camp gives fifty taels of silver every year, a total of three hundred and fifty taels. I can go home and bring bouquets with me.
Have a good two years."
Hua Guan is the daughter-in-law of Shan Chong's family. Shan Chong married her when he was ten years old.
"That's fine," Qingge sighed, "it would be nice to go home."
"What a pity, it's a shame," the mountain insect sighed, "I'm useless now, but she's still young, and we don't have children yet. If I can't survive, I might have to come to the farmer's camp."
Taking seeds, do you think this is absurd?"
As he spoke, Shan Chong smiled.
Laughing and laughing, both of them cried.
"Brother, you must take care of yourself!" Shan Chong held Qing Ge's hand, "If you can't bear it anymore, just say you are sick. Don't bear it. If you can, rest for a while."
While talking, I suddenly heard someone making noise in the corridor.
A fierce woman pointed at a farmer and yelled: "Thanks to me, I took it out and took a look. The little thing you have is cleaner than plain water. What the hell is it going to do?"
Your husband camp has given our family three coupons this month. Will this one be in vain?
This person has had several abortions today, what else can he do? You think I have no power and power, and you are deliberately trying to make our family extinct!"
A police officer opened the roster and saw that this breeder had taken seeds eleven times today. He really needed to take a breather.
He said to the farmer: "You go back and have a rest, eat more, and take it seven more times. You have a rest today."
The husbandman thanked him profusely and returned to his house.
The messenger shouted to Qing Ge: "You are new here, do this job first."
Qing Ge glanced at the fierce lady and whispered: "Just wait a moment, I'll go to the toilet and come back."
After entering the toilet, Qingge wrote a letter, burned the paper into ashes with a flame, and scattered the ashes in the air.
Late at night, Mo Chi received the news: "I was forcibly recruited to the Zhongfu Camp by Princess Yanghuan. Your Highness, come and save me."
Qing Ge was Mo Chi's spy at Xu Zhiqiong's side.
He knew that Xu Zhiqiong had a suspicious temperament, so he only placed such an informant.
Unexpectedly, just such an informant would be captured by Huli Hutu and sent to the husband camp.
It was difficult to save him, but Mo Chi also received another news.
Xu Zhiqiong suspected that Yan Huan had fallen into the enemy's trap and went to alert the emperor and Princess Yang Huan.
As a result, the emperor disappeared, but Princess Yanghuan made fun of Xu Zhiqiong again.
This is a big deal.
Xu Zhiqiong fought in the north and south, and had rich battlefield experience, but Yan Huan had not fought in a long time, so Mo Chi believed in Xu Zhiqiong's judgment.
He immediately sent a letter to Shan Yan and asked Shan Yan to handle the matter immediately.
The next day, Shan Yan received the news and immediately went to find Princess Yang Huan.
Princess Yanghuan has been very tired these past two days, and it is not easy to allocate the weapons and food for tens of thousands of people.
When I heard that Shan Yan came to see her, Yang Huan ignored her, but Shan Yan was more patient than Xu Zhiqiong. From morning until late at night, Princess Yang Huan finally agreed to see her.
This is not for Shan Yan, but for Mo Chi's face.
In order to help Ying Gang succeed to the throne, the relationship between Princess Yang Huan and Mo Chi has always been bad.
But now the situation has changed, Yang Huan no longer supports Yan Gang, and for her own future sake, she must reconcile with Mo Chi.
Shan Yan directly stated her purpose of coming, and she agreed with Xu Zhiqiong's speculation that Yan Huan might have fallen into a trap to lure soldiers.
Princess Yanghuan still said the same thing: "Have you ever fought in a war?"
"Your Highness, I have never fought in a battle, but I have asked generals who have fought in battles. The enemy had several opportunities to counterattack, but they did not take action. This is obviously a trap waiting for Da Fengchang to exploit."
Princess Yang Huan frowned and said, "Which general said that? Bring him to see me."
Shan Yan shook her head and said: "Dafeng Chang won consecutive battles, and the whole capital was celebrating. Which general dares to throw cold water on it, but is not asking for trouble? That general does not want to be named."
Yang Huan sighed, "Shan Yan, I know there is a deep rift between you and Dafengchang. When Dafengchang comes back in triumph, I will just help you to resolve it. You don't need to use this method to slander Dafengchang."
Shan Yan sighed: "Your Highness, you underestimate me. I have been a secret agent in Xuanguo for more than ten years. What kind of grievances have I not suffered?
When I was a prisoner under Emperor Daxuan, the knife edge hung around my neck day and night. When did I say I was wronged?"
Yang Huan frowned and said, "Since it's not about the grudge against Yan Huan, is it about Xu Zhiqiong? Do you have an affair with him?"
Shan Yan sneered and said: "Your Highness is very good at joking. How old am I? How many years older can I be Xu Zhiqiong's mother."
Yang Huan shrugged his eyebrows: "You have a fourth-level cultivation, and you look like you are in your early twenties now."
Shan Yan put away her smile and said: "Your Highness, I have already said all the jokes that should be told. I have no personal relationship with Xu Zhiqiong, and I have no personal grudges with Yan Huan. Everything I do is for Da Yu."
She took out a map and handed it to Yang Huan: "Your Highness, please give the map to the emperor, just asking him to take a look at it. The lives of Dayu's entire army are at stake here."
Yang Huan took the map and looked at Shan Yan again.
Looking at this woman who had suffered countless grievances for Dayu, Yang Huan suddenly felt a sense of admiration.
That night, Yang Huan took the map, entered the palace, and reported the matter to Emperor Yu Xian.
Yu Xianhuang looked at the map, smiled indifferently, and put the map aside.
"I know that Xu Zhiqiong has fought in wars and participated in both the Northern and Southern Expeditions of Xuan Kingdom. However, he was not the commander of these two battles. The commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition was the famous general Chu Xin, and the commander of the Southern Expedition was the famous general Chu Xin.
The commander-in-chief is Liang Xianchun, who once served as an envoy in Dayu."
Yu Xianhuang poured Yang Huan a glass of tangerine wine, "Yan Huan has been fighting for half his life, and I, Da Yu, have countless good generals. How could I doubt Da Yu's brave soldiers because of Xu Zhiqiong's lies?"
Yang Huan said: "But the location marked on this map is indeed suitable for counterattack..."
Yu Xianhuang smiled and said: "When I went on an expedition with my father, I brought a total of 50,000 troops. After fighting the enemy for three days, there were only 20,000 sergeants left.
The army was completely defeated. I followed my father and fled like crazy on horseback for hundreds of miles. Let alone a counterattack, I didn't even have the guts to stop and eat.
Yanghuan, the enemy's current situation is similar to mine at that time. The defeated army has no power to counterattack. If I tell Yan Huan to withdraw his troops immediately, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the soldiers?
Go and tell Xu Zhiqiong that he will not be short of food, drink, and women. Let him stay in the Marquis Mansion and stop jumping up and down all the time. I don't owe them anything to declare the country.
He takes care of himself."
Yang Huan left the palace and told Shan Yan exactly what he said.
Shan Yan conveyed it to Mo Chi as it was.
Mo Chi sat in the Suzaku Palace and threw the wine glass on the ground.
"Shuzi! It will never be a big deal!"
Wait a minute, what does Shuzi mean in Daxuan Mandarin?
It seems inappropriate to use it to refer to my father...
How can you care so much now! Mo Chi told Shan Yan: "Try every means to inform Yan Huan and let him be more careful!"
Ten days later, Yan Huan led an army of 40,000 to Cong'an County.
The overall structures of Yu Xianguo and Daxuan were roughly the same. The only difference was that Yu Xianguo had no states, only counties. The counties were under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and each county governed several counties.
The army is less than fifty miles away from Cong'an City, the capital of Cong'an County. Scouts have sent news that there are no defenders in Cong'an City and it is almost an empty city.
Yan Huan was very excited!
Over the years, Yu Xian has been invaded by the Gu tribe every year, and has lost more and more territory. Now he can finally take back a county!
He ordered the march to be accelerated, but saw that the front army had slowed down.
Yan Huan ordered people to go and investigate.
Not long after, the sergeant came to report that there was a herd of cattle blocking the road ahead.
Yan Huan frowned and said: "How can a group of cattle stop the army? Just drive them away."
The sergeant had fought many battles before and said to Yan Huan: "Da Fengchang, I think those cattle are not too ordinary. They may be war beasts of the Gu tribe."
Yan Huan was on guard: "Have you seen the Gu tribe's men and horses?"
The sergeant shook his head.
There are no people or horses, only war beasts. What's the point?
Yan Huan urged his horse to reach the front army, but saw thousands of cattle, including domestic cattle and bison, standing on the narrow mountain road.
A sergeant came forward to drive them away. These cattle were like clay sculptures, standing on the mountain road and motionless.
Yan Huan had a premonition that something was not good. There should be poisonous insects in these cows. He immediately ordered: "Use fire to burn all these cows!"
All soldiers who have the cultivation level of life can use fire. They gathered in one place and were about to perform the skill of washing heavy children with fire. Suddenly they heard the sergeant reporting: "Da Fengchang, no good, there are huge teeth attacking the rear army!"
The giant tooth is a unique type of giant beast in Yuxian.
Yan Huan's hair stood up as soon as he heard Shuo Chi's name.
He hurried to the rear army, and as soon as he reached the center of the army, he heard the shrill cry of the big teeth.
A fat beast over four feet tall, with a long nose over three feet long, and two tusks over one foot long protruding from under its lower lip, was charging and trampling in the military formation.
This giant beast has rough skin and thick flesh, and bows, arrows and spears are completely ineffective against it.
The tusks were waving, blood was everywhere, the footsteps were trembling, and the ground was covered with flesh and mud. Every time the huge toothed beast took a step, there were two rows of corpses lying next to it.
Yan Huan washed the heavy boy with fire and burned two giant beasts to death. The giant beast fell into madness before dying, but also killed many soldiers.
Yan Huan shouted in a hissing voice: "Use fire, use fire quickly!"
The cultivated sergeants had all gathered in the front army, preparing to burn the cattle, but now they hurriedly gathered in the rear army.
The sergeant had just walked halfway when he suddenly saw an enemy figure appearing on the hillside.
The enemies had round and fat bodies, and their necks were constantly circling and shaking as they squirmed.
Golden silkworm!
Why did the golden silkworm suddenly appear halfway up the mountain?
I had clearly asked scouts to investigate before, but there were no enemy troops within dozens of miles around!
Golden silkworms cannot be dealt with by ordinary swords, guns, water and fire. A hundred or so golden silkworms are enough to destroy an army of tens of thousands of people.
Yan Huan rushed forward and used the Golden Crow True Fire to fight with the Golden Silkworm.
The Golden Crow True Fire can indeed burn golden silkworms to death, but it is a fourth-level Shengdao skill. How can there be so many fourth-level skills in the army?
Golden silkworms can be burned to death with the flame array. Yu Xianguo's sergeants are all familiar with the flame array, but the mountain road is narrow and the formation cannot be used.
To make matters worse, because of the narrow mountain road, 40,000 people formed a military formation several miles long, and they were not allowed to respond to each other.
Yan Huan was fighting with Jin Can when he heard that the front army was in chaos and the cattle went crazy and rushed into the army formation.
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News came from the front line that Yan Huan was defeated in Cong'an County and 40,000 troops were surrounded.
Supplies were cut off, and food and fodder could only last for five days at most.
Emperor Yu Xian sat blankly on the throne, speechless for a long time.
Yang Huan was at a loss and said with a sudden expression: "I'll go find Xu Zhiqiong."
"What are you looking for him for?"
"Let Xuan Guo send reinforcements, and we can provide some more silver."
Ju Liang said from the side: "This is absolutely impossible!"