Li Zongming said anxiously: "Your Majesty is just concerned and is in trouble..."
The two men met and smiled, and Xia Yuanlong's knot was finally resolved. At least for the time being, he didn't have to worry about any evil thoughts he would have because of Chen Shen's "excellent achievements."
As for whether the queen can be so tolerant? That is unknown...
At noon, Chen Shen led 20,000 brave cavalry and 3,000 bloody guards and marched south.
"Grandpa, wait a moment, my grandson will come to rescue you soon!" The young man rode the one-horned red-maned beast and took the lead.
Three days later, south of Daxia, Kowloon City.
Two hundred thousand troops were stationed outside the city, surrounding Kowloon City, a quasi-second-class town.
In fact, before Chen Shen left Kowloon City, studied both Dan and Wu, and was admitted to the Imperial Academy with top three qualifications, Kowloon City was only a third-level town.
But just because of the birth of Chen Shen in Kowloon City, according to the practice of Daxia Kingdom, the Daxia royal family's investment in education in the town will be greatly increased, which will also lead to the rapid growth of Kowloon City's population and trade.
Today, just one year later, the size of Kowloon City has not changed, but its prosperity is about to catch up with the second-tier towns in China.
Originally, Director Deng Yideng of Kowloon College was very pleased, and the city lord Xiao Mo was very happy. After the Xue family was destroyed by Chen Shen's hand, the Luo and Ma families were doing their best to consolidate and develop their respective powers.
The whole city-state is a prosperous scene.
However, a sudden war three months ago made the situation in the cities in the southern region of Daxia suddenly tense.
About two weeks ago, the three first-level cities north of Huainan and the gateway to the Southern Territory were breached. Daxia troops withdrew from the Huaijiang River Basin and retreated to second-tier towns.
Kowloon City is one of them.
In the city, the prince Xia Tong was stationed, along with his few royal cavalry of 2,000 men and 60,000 ordinary soldiers.
On the city wall, Deng Yideng, the dean of Kowloon City, looked back with a sullen face. His face was haggard, and his body was stained with a lot of blood. It must have been that he had been fighting the enemy personally for a long time.
Beside him, Ma Teng, the head of the Ma family, and Luo Tianfen, the head of the Luo family, stood on either side. Their armors were also torn and stained with blood.
The heads of these two families knew very well that no eggs would be left intact even if the nest was overturned, so they both led their clansmen and servants to the city, hoping to defend their homes!
Under the city wall, there were broken arm fragments, tattered armor and weapons, and the land stained light red with blood, which seemed to show people a bloody battle that they had just experienced not long ago.
Let’s look at the besieging army. Their flag is “Kun”. They are the general under the command of the King of Huainan and the tribe of the one-star Xuan King Kun Qianyao.
Admiral Kun Qianyao led a massive 200,000 people to gather here, vowing to break through the city, move the Huainan King's battle line further north, and eat away at every inch of land and every city in Daxia.
Inside the city, the city lord's palace.
The one-armed man on top of the throne frowned: "The enemy attacked the city and surrounded three but one was missing. The purpose is to weaken our army's momentum. When our army's morale was weakened, they filed out from the missing side, thereby losing their strength.
The courage to fight to the death with the enemy.”
This one-armed man is none other than the crown prince of Great Xia: Xia Tong.
His missing arm was beheaded by Chen Shen! However, Chen Shen's identity at that time was the master of Tianqi Pavilion.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I, the good man of Kowloon City, will never run away! The city is here and the people are here!" A white-haired old man said respectfully, clasping his fists.
This old man is over sixty years old and is the city lord of Kowloon City—Xiao Mo.
Even though he is getting old, his energy and vitality are not sluggish at all. It can be said that he is getting stronger with age.
"The city is here and the people are here...?"
On the throne, Prince Xia Tong nodded noncommittally, then suddenly smiled and said: "Hahaha, it's a good thing that the old city lord is in such a good spirit."
"But now the enemy is strong and we are weak, and there is a huge disparity in military strength. Even if we reject the city and defend it, I am afraid that after three to five days, we will not be able to escape the end of the city being destroyed and people dead."
"This..." Xiao Mo was speechless and thought to himself: "Is it possible that you are going to give up? Damn it! Who said that all the soldiers and civilians in Kowloon City should work together to resist foreign enemies? Who said that the city is here?
As long as the people are here, you will never retreat?"
"In the end, the city lord listened to your words, put aside his old face, and spent all his wealth to seek help from aristocratic families and city residents. Only then did he get a hundred thousand militiamen to help defend the city."
"It's good now. The vitality of our Kowloon City is almost exhausted, but you say such depressing words. Do you want to just pat your butt and leave?"
Xiao Mo was furious, but he couldn't express it clearly because of the other party's status.
Xia Tong seemed to see the sullen look flashing in the old man's eyes, shook his head with a half-smile, and said again: "Hehehehe, old city lord, don't be impatient. Let me finish what I have to say."
"I have a plan to defeat the enemy! However, if you follow the plan, you people in Kowloon City may have to pay extremely heavy losses in battle. I wonder if you are willing to listen to it?"
"I would like to hear the details."
"Okay. The strategy is very simple, that is, the sound of attacking from the east to the west——"
Xia Tong spoke eloquently: "The prince led his army out of the north gate and pretended to run away to show the enemy."
"Then Kun Qianyao will definitely lead the army to attack the city. At that time, you will lead the remaining troops in the city to support one or two. For half an hour at most, I will take advantage of the enemy's carelessness to fight back and join the defenders at the top of the city.
The inside should be coordinated with the outside, and Kun Qianyao should be sent to the city!"
When Xiao Mo heard this, his eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again: "His Royal Highness, this plan is very clever! It's just... there are only about ten thousand remaining troops in my city, and most of them are injured."
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to last for half an hour!"
"What's so difficult about this?" Xia Tong rolled his eyes, patted his chest and said, "I will leave the remaining two thousand royal cavalry in the city for you to drive."
"With their ability to fight roving warfare, it shouldn't be difficult for you to hold Kowloon City for half an hour, right?"
Xiao Mo gritted his teeth, clasped his fists and bowed: "In that case...I am willing to risk my life to give it a try!"
"Hahahaha, good, very good! You are a true warrior!"
Crown Prince Xia Tong had an appreciative and warm smile on his face, and waved to His Highness the old man: "While there is no one else in the palace, come, come, come to me, the Crown Prince."
"This prince has decided to give you another gift. When necessary, it may help the old city lord save you from danger!"
"Yes! Thank you, His Highness the Crown Prince!" Xiao Mo walked forward quickly, thinking in his mind: "Judging from the battles these days, His Highness the Crown Prince may not be brave enough or wise enough, but his heart is not bad."
"If you work hard over time, you may not be able to achieve success. By then, my descendants may also be able to follow His Royal Highness and get some glory?"
At this moment, the old man who came close to the prince suddenly felt that the scenery in front of him suddenly changed, and the world was spinning for a while...