Chapter 277 If you want to doze off, give me a pillow [please subscribe]
On the outskirts of the city, Amber, the steward of the Izumo Palace, and the black-armored general led three hundred soldiers and horses to gallop on the mountain trails, flying under the stars and the moon, non-stop.
If it was just Amber and the black-armored general, with their ability to fly into the sky and escape from the earth, they would have reached Yundu, the capital of Izumo Kingdom, long ago. However, with ordinary armored soldiers around them, they would not be able to increase their speed at all.
More importantly, Amber had no intention of returning to Yundu.
Passing by a small green forest, the army set up camp and rested for a while.
Black-armored General: "Master Steward, are we just going to hand over Li City like this? Thinking about it makes me feel aggrieved. We in Izumo Country spent a lot of effort to defeat Li City!"
Amber sneered: "Of course I won't hand it over so easily. I originally wanted to give King Xi a show of strength and embarrass him when I was in Licheng, but I didn't expect that a third-level Qi Refiner would appear under King Xi. This is really...
Contrary to my expectation, Xiguo really has a profound knowledge!"
The black-armored general also nodded slightly: "Master Steward, the aura of the Qi Refiner of the third-grade Fengbo realm in the Xi Kingdom is a little unstable. It seems that the breakthrough has not been long ago. It seems that King Xi is well prepared."
Amber: "Well, the general of Xi Kingdom is called Cang Man. He is a retainer of King Xi. He has excellent spiritual talent. Last year, he led the army of Xi Kingdom to defend the country and made outstanding achievements. He was only the second grade before, but now he is
It's the third grade, King Xi is so generous, he is really willing to invest in the treasures of heaven and earth."
It was inevitable to hand over Li Cheng. After all, it was the emperor's will. A small border country like Izumo with no background was no better than those descendants of the Imperial clan with rich backgrounds. The emperor could decide their life or death with just one word.
The black-armored general also sighed: "Hey, it's really annoying. The Celestial Empire is too partial to the Xi Kingdom. We, the Izumo Kingdom, are also members of the Xia. Why should we favor one over the other?"
Steward Amber frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "Taboo, you and I are not the ones who can predict the Holy Spirit. When the emperor is angry, the family will be destroyed and the country will be destroyed. You must not be disrespectful!"
The black-armored general knew that he had made a mistake, and he was so angry that he did not dare to say anything more. He just stamped his feet to calm down the anger in his heart.
Amber sighed when he saw this, his eyes were cold, and he said quietly: "Actually, the Holy Emperor is not partial to Xiguo, but Xiguo has been in the limelight during this period, and the emperor has greatly commended it. This time, the handover of Licheng cannot be changed, and our Izuyun Kingdom
You can’t be disobedient or disrespectful, and you can’t shirk and refuse to make friends, but it’s not that easy to get out of the city!”
The black-armored general's heart tightened, and he frowned and thought deeply: "Our country can't take action, so how about inciting surrounding monsters to invade Xiguo? This is a good idea, but the other side also has third-grade Qi Refiners plus two or three thousand troops, so I'm afraid it won't be able to cause them any harm.
What a huge impact!”
Amber nodded: "You are right. Licheng has been run by Sun Wang's royal family for many years. The monsters in the mountains have long been out of control, and there is no way to attack Licheng!"
The black-armored general stirred the fire, added more firewood, and said, "Master Steward, what should we do? Should we just go back to the palace for business?"
Amber sneered: "If you don't want to be reprimanded by the king, you can go back."
"Hey, Amber must have a clever plan, and the final decision will all depend on your orders!" The black-armored general recalled what the king had told him, and was immediately startled, and smiled to please Amber.
Amber nodded with satisfaction: "It's not a clever idea. Do you know how the Sun Kingdom was destroyed in the first place?"
"Aren't all countries joining forces to annihilate them? Isn't it good for us to unite other countries? Although the emperor generally ignores the wars of border countries, but..."
"Stupid!" Amber said angrily: "The Kingdom of Sun died due to the intrusion of ghosts, and it was not the joint efforts of various countries. Years of invasions by ghosts, constant wars, and heavy losses in military strength caused the Kingdom of Sun to turn from prosperity to decline. Back then, we just buried them.
A terminally ill patient."
The black-armored general touched his head and looked like he suddenly realized: "Master Steward, I understand that Xi Country is a small country. If it continues to suffer from wars for years, then the country's strength will be weak. Let alone leave the city.
Even Xidu will be brought down by this, we just need to keep inciting ghosts and monsters to infest Licheng..."
Amber sneered: "Why bother? I know a ghost king in the Kongming Ghost Domain. Just say hello, and then Lidu will fall into an endless tide of ghost armies, hahahahaha~"
The black-armored general looked happy, but his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the invasion of Sun State by an army of ghosts was not an accident, but a big conspiracy?
Not long after, there was a gust of dark wind in the green forest, and suddenly there was a ghostly atmosphere and endless phantoms.
...
In Li City, Xidu's army camped outside Li City, repairing the city walls and fortifications. On the other hand, they opened warehouses to provide food and rescue refugees. Many people in Li City had starved to death in the past few days. The Izumo Army could ignore it, but
Yao Yun took over the city, so naturally he couldn't let it go.
Fortunately, Yao Yun was well prepared this time and brought a large amount of food and grass with his army, enough to feed the people and slaves in Licheng for a month.
However, Yao Yun did not support the people who left the city in vain. He used work as relief and organized all the refugees to work.
It can be said that Izumo Country's methods are also despicable and they use all means.
All the water conservancy facilities and bridges around the city were destroyed, and the iron farm tools distributed were also confiscated by the Izumo Kingdom. Before the Izumo army left, they looted a layer of land and robbed the people of their food.
They didn't have enough to eat, so they naturally didn't have the energy to farm. The spring plowing in Licheng, which was originally in full swing, came to an abrupt end.
The huge Li city is in dire need, and many things require manpower to complete. The city walls need to be repaired, and the collapsed houses in the city need to be repaired or even rebuilt.
Lack of people, lack of labor force,
Spring plowing and farming should not be delayed. It is a top priority. If spring plowing and sowing are missed, Li Cheng will be miserable for the next year. Xidu cannot keep raising Li Cheng.
Therefore, most of the people in Xidu have to be sent to farm. This is a long-term solution and is a necessary step to secure the master of the city. However, other fortifications cannot be delayed, such as building roads and bridges, and rebuilding homes.
In fact, spring plowing alone is also very urgent. If it is any later, the plowing season will be missed.
In general, Yao Yun lacks labor, lacks a lot of labor!
Two days later, Yao Yun was handling government affairs in Licheng in the tent, when two beauties, one large and one small, walked in carelessly.
This is naturally Liusu and Xiaozhujing.
"Why are you here? You haven't found a bamboo forest with bamboo shoots. There aren't any in the mountains?"
Yaoyao and Yunyun have huge appetites. They finished the bamboo shoots they brought in a day or two. Without food, they naturally pestered the little bamboo spirit.
Yao Yun knew that it would take the little bamboo spirit's vitality (demon energy) to spawn a bamboo forest, so he felt sorry for the little guy so he didn't let her spawn the bamboo forest.
So Liusu took the little bamboo spirits, Yaoyao and Yunyun into the mountains to look for bamboo shoots.
Before Xiao Zhujing could speak, Liusu said first, "Your Majesty, there is a ghost atmosphere around Li City, and there seems to be a ghost army..."