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Chapter 173 Slash!
Yunchui Northeast Frontier, Yumu County.

It's a cold place.Often after autumn, the trees freeze into jade carvings, so it is called Yumu County.

North Customs.

Zhongyong Bo Xiaozheng was in a good mood, standing at the top of the city and looking east.

More than a dozen miles away is the vast North Sea, and the blue waves on the sea are boundless.

However, at the end of last year, when Xiao Zheng led the East Sea defenders in Pinghai County to the north, he realized that the Beihai in front of him was actually not that big.

Across the North Sea is the Baekje Peninsula, and further east is the base camp of Japanese pirates.

And continue to the north, that is the territory of Beixiong Empire.

"General, Southern Battle Report! Good news, good news!" Xiao Yong happily ran over, waving a stack of papers.

For generations, his family has been guards of Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion or the original Duke Xiao's mansion.Now that Xiao Zheng is leading the army to go north, he has also become one of the personal guards.

"There is another news from Xingji City. Nanfeng is destroying the country, and the Xingluo Legion and Zhennanguan officers and soldiers are escorting hundreds of Nanfeng civil servants and military generals to the north."

"Hold!"

Xiao Zheng cursed happily and depressedly, and quickly took the battle report and read it carefully.

They were all legions, and when Yan Hui was stationed in the south, he did nothing except being bullied.And as soon as Xingluo passed, Nan Feng became a dead Feng.

It just so happens that the one stationed with him at Beihaiguan now is the Yanhui Legion.

"Look, general!" Xiao Yong stretched out his finger and pointed to somewhere in the military newspaper, and said cheerfully, "There is the Second Young Master on the list of triumphant detainees going north. Counting the time, the Second Young Master should have arrived home safely."

"That's good, that's good." Xiao Zheng also just saw the name of the second son, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

The master and servant looked at each other, and they couldn't help but smile.

The appearance of Xiao Gang's name on this battle report not only means that he survived on the battlefield, but also won real military exploits; it also means that the Duke of Zhongyong can temporarily hold on to his ancestor's title.

"Let's go!" Xiao Zheng waved his hand in a refreshed manner: "Carefully check the gates again. See if there are any omissions."

As a father, he cannot lose to the second son.

While walking, Xiao Zheng raised his head and looked north.

In May, the severe cold in Yumu County has disappeared, and there is a vibrant scene of spring flowers blooming everywhere inside and outside Beihai Customs.

When the news of breaking through Hushou Pass reached here last time, the Beixiong people slowed down a lot.

Presumably, the news of Nanfeng's demise has spread to neighboring countries, and the royal families of all countries must carefully weigh the capabilities of the Yunchui Empire in their hearts.

In an instant, Xiao Zheng had a little more confidence in guarding the North Customs and stopping the Beixiong people who were about to invade the south.

Report!
However, just a few steps away, a loud and urgent report came from behind.

"General, Japanese pirates are aggressively attacking Baekje, and Baekje asks me for help."

Xiao Zheng stood still suddenly, turned around and raised his head, looking coldly towards the vast North Sea to the east.

Beixiong's feet slowed down, but the pace of the Japanese pirates in the east accelerated instead?

And Japanese pirates have always been greedy, as long as they gain a firm foothold in the Baekje Peninsula, they may come west along the peninsula or across the North Sea at any time!

Snapped!
Xiao Zheng punched his palm heavily.

Most of his current subordinates are the Donghai garrison stationed in Pinghai County.For generations, they have fought bloody battles with Japanese pirates on the eastern coast.

It can be said that almost every soldier has his parents and grandparents who died or were injured by the Japanese pirates.

Speaking of beating the unfamiliar Beixiong people, they may be a little reluctant, but they have to go north due to the imperial order.But when it comes to fighting Japanese pirates, everyone can't wait to eat their flesh and drink their blood.

After taking a look at the military situation, Xiao Zheng didn't groan, and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army with his sword in hand.

In the west, deep in the Xiliang Prairie.

The Royal Court of the Grassland knew the news of Nanfeng's subjugation immediately.

"This Ruan Tianshou..." The King of Xiliang was speechless for a while.

"My lord, although Nanfeng Wang's son has not been captured for a while, Nanfeng has already perished. The Starfall Legion can withdraw to support other directions at any time. Should we be cautious on the grassland?"

"My lord, from what I see, it's best to wait for Beixiong to launch an attack first to attract most of the attention and military strength of the Yunchui Empire. It won't be too late for us to go east."

……

The King of Xiliang silently glanced at them.

brush!
In front of the restless ministers, he directly tore up the military newspaper of Nanfeng.

"For the survival and future of the grassland people, this king only said three things."

"First, block the news of Nanfeng's destruction of the country."

"Second, pass on the order that all tribes speed up the recruitment of soldiers and equipment, food and grass, and must raise enough shares before the first ten days of May. Procrastinators will be dealt with by military law!"

"Third, the army advances eastward, and anyone who disagrees. Cut!"

As soon as this order came out, the entire grassland tribes, large and small, became a sensation.

Fortunately, the soldiers are recruited according to the head of the tribe.However, grassland food and equipment are scarce, so it is not so easy to get enough shares.

Many tribal leaders turned their attention to the caravans on the east and west lines.

Now that Wang Ting has decided to attack Yunchui at all costs, the east-west trade routes will cease to exist for a long time to come.

Instead of letting the caravan go back lightly and cleverly, it is better to "borrow" it for your own use.

For a moment, the ban on "not to harm the caravans" agreed by Xiliang and Yunchui no longer existed, and more than a dozen caravans going west or returning to the east were instantly killed to the point of blood flow.

Ling Yunsheng, the head of the Ling family caravan in Sulan County, was sweating profusely and looked around.

Some time ago, he was heading east with a caravan full of goods.

However, when passing by the familiar tribes, the friendly tribes in the past refused the approach of the caravan and even did not allow them to stay on the pasture.

Ling Yunsheng was puzzled.

Fortunately, the tribal leader sent someone secretly to report the situation for the sake of past affection.

The entire caravan broke out in a cold sweat.

The road to the east could no longer be walked, so Ling Yunsheng hurriedly led the caravan to hide all the way north.While hiding, the sky is full of gods and Buddhas, begging Amitabha Buddha for blessing.

His caravan was born in Sulan County, the economic center of Yunchui.Therefore, it is a large caravan, with more than 800 vehicles carrying goods alone, which is not comparable to the small and medium-sized caravans of the Gu family.

The grassland is vast and boundless. Even if the Ling family is a large caravan, it is like a grain of sand in the sea. Once thrown out, it will be difficult to find again.

So they are safe so far.

"Uncle Mo, where are we now?" Ling Yunsheng asked the old guide.

"My lord," Ling Mo held the map with a dazed expression on his face, and said bravely, "According to our speed and direction these days, it should be about [-] miles northwest of Yanzhen Fortress."

Ugh.

Ling Yunsheng sighed.He also saw Ling Mo's embarrassment, "Are there any signs around?"

Only by finding the mark can we really know the specific location of the caravan and thus determine the direction.

Ling Mo stared at the map carefully: "There are no tribes around here, and there should be a desert of no return if you go north for more than a hundred miles."

Not returning to the desert?

Hearing this name, Ling Yunsheng gasped.

He hurriedly asked people to check the water carried by the convoy, and then sent guards to search around the desert of no return.

The guards of the Gu family's caravan were only more than forty people, while the guards of the Ling family's caravan had two hundred people.Shang Shou gave an order, and the guards, in groups of five, got on their horses and scattered around in a hurry.

The guards returned to the team one after another the next day, but they did not find the Desert of No Return.On the contrary, the guard heading east ran back with a strange expression on his face.

"My lord," the five of them glanced at each other and stammered, "There are people from Xiliang grazing about two hundred miles to the east. The five of us didn't dare to get too close, so we changed several directions and took a few distant glances. Eye."

"Their crest looks a lot like Kailun."

Ling Yunsheng frowned, a little unbelievable: "The Kailun tribe near the Yunchui border?"

"It should be them."

(End of this chapter)