wicked immortal

Black Water City!

The current Heishui City is quite different from the past. In the direction of the Great Qin Empire, it was pushed out for several miles, and a thick city wall tens of meters high was built, like a huge black monster lying outside Heishui City. Behind the city wall, the tents of the Great Qin Empire are dotted like stars in the sky.

The defense direction of Heishui City was originally the assassin prairie, but after the fall of the territory of the Great Qin Empire, the originally safe direction of Heishui City became the most threatening direction.

In Heishui City, 18 soldiers of the Great Qin Empire were stationed. These 18 soldiers of the Great Qin Empire were the only remaining elite troops of the millions of troops of the Great Qin Empire.

If the city wall hadn't been pushed out for a few miles, it would be impossible for the small Heishui City to station 18 soldiers and thousands of civilian officials, not to mention countless family members.

The entire Heishui City was filled with a strong atmosphere of war. Heavily armed troops kept shuttling through the city. Their armors were bright and their metals and irons were clattering. Pervasive in the air, the atmosphere is extremely depressing...

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General Chang Kong's injury still hasn't improved, and he sat on the chair, without the calmness and prestige he had before, with a pale face, as if he would fall down at any time.

The little emperor was dressed in a dragon robe, with a panicked expression on his face.

The only surviving sledgehammer god among the four gods sat upright, with a serious expression on his face.

Guo Futou also had a serious face.

In the hall, there was a suffocating silence.

Now, Heishui City is almost at the end of its rope. With 18 soldiers, tens of thousands of civilian officials and family members, and the original residents of Heishui City, the total population has reached 28.

28 people consume unimaginable materials every day, not to mention that there are still some war horses and livestock that still need to eat beans.

All the animals that can be slaughtered in Heishui City have been slaughtered. The wild cats and dogs that can be seen casually are rare, and some chickens and ducks are even extinct.

Now, what Heishui City is facing is not the attack of the Crusaders, but how to fill their stomachs. The soldiers' food has changed from three meals to two meals.

If the situation continues to deteriorate, Blackwater City will be destroyed by itself.

"General Guo, I heard that someone slaughtered a war horse?" General Chang Kong coughed violently.

"Yes."

"Why?" General Chang Kong was taken aback for a moment. He didn't expect Guo Futou to admit it so readily. You know, slaughtering a war horse is a serious crime, and the general should also be held liable.

"They're hungry!" Guo Ax was as taciturn as ever, and his answers were extremely concise.

"You want to kill the horse when you're hungry?" General Chang Kong showed a trace of anger on his face.

Guo Futou did not argue aloud, his face was silent.

"Forget it, this matter will not be pursued, and it will not appear again in the future." General Changkong sighed: "Now the situation is getting worse and worse, do you have any good suggestions?"

"..."

The generals in the hall looked at me and at you, but they didn't make a sound.

"Let's go to battle!" Guo Futou said in a loud voice.

"General Guo, as I said, it is not allowed to go to war." General Chang Kong had a displeased look on his face.

"General, the last general has checked that the food in Heishui City can last for three months at most, and it needs to be frugal. Now, the supplies of some officials' families can only keep them from starving to death. There are many complaints. Many civilian officials are also fluctuating. , some people have to take the risk of sending their servants to hunt in the Black Forest, and many servants never return, if things go on like this, I'm afraid..."

"I know."

General Chang Kong stopped Guo Futou from continuing.

Now General Tokoku is caught in a dilemma.

Although Heishui City is high and dangerous, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but food cannot be guaranteed, and sooner or later there will be leaks, but the problem is that taking the initiative to attack is not the solution. After all, protecting the emperor is the main thing now. The stakes are huge.

The most important thing is that the Crusaders are not going head-to-head with the Qin Empire's army at all. They just sent a large number of rangers to surround Heishui City. The infantry in Heishui City are not brave at all. And heavy cavalry, it can be said that the impact on the entire battle situation is minimal, sending them out is no different from sending them to death.

Among all the generals, Guo Futou is the representative of the main combat faction.

"General..." Guo Futou seemed to want to say more.

"Is there any news from General Zhao?" General Chang Kong interrupted Guo Futou.

"No, Zhenshui Pass is safe at present. The Crusaders are only adopting devious tactics of delaying, and there is no large-scale military mobilization." A general in charge of intelligence said.

"Where are those towns?" General Chang Kong showed a glimmer of hope on his face.

"There are more and more rebels in the Great Qin Empire, and many gentry support the rebels. However, the scale is very small, mainly in some villages and towns. Once the number reaches a certain number, there is a chance that they will be chased and killed by the Crusaders' cavalry. It is very difficult. Become a climate."

"Oh……"

General Changkong sighed, and the surrounding generals all looked disappointed.

When the news of Bafang City's Zhenshui Pass came, the entire Heishui City was boiling, and people almost saw the dawn of victory. However, things did not develop as they expected. A single spark did not start a prairie fire.

The cavalry of the Crusaders still had an absolute advantage, dividing the vast territory of the Great Qin Empire into countless small pieces, making it impossible for some ambitious people of the Great Qin Empire to unite vertically and horizontally, forming a massive resistance force.

"Could it be that General Zhao has nothing to do!" General Chang Kong showed a trace of fatigue on his face.

In the hall, there was a long silence.

Originally, everyone pinned their hopes on Zhao Yuan, but for three full months, Zhao Yuan was still huddled in Zhenshui Pass. Except for the fierce resistance in some small towns, there was no reaction in big cities.

Obviously, Zhenshui Pass also encountered the same predicament as Heishui City.

According to this situation, the Zhenshui Pass will fall into the hands of the Crusaders sooner or later.

"He has!" Guo Ax stood up abruptly.

"Yes..." There was a wry smile on General Changkong's face.

"If I were General Zhao, I would take the initiative to attack and echo with Heishui City, and I would never sit still!" Guo Axe said loudly like a bell.

"However, he is still at Zhenshui Pass."

"Perhaps, he is waiting for Heishui City to take action, and then form a flanking attack to regain Daqin Heshan in one fell swoop!"

"Axe, I know you are in a hurry, but if we take the initiative to attack now, we are likely to fall into the tricks of the Crusaders. Besides, aside from the cavalry of the Crusaders, they also have a lot of master practitioners. Whether it is the army or Among the generals who led the troops, they were all at a disadvantage, otherwise, the four great gods would not go to the third place..."

General Changkong had a dejected expression on his face. Tears welled up in his eyes, who had always shown himself a powerful image. You must know that the four great gods were all his favorite disciples.

"General, we still have many high-level fighters who are comparable to the four great gods!"

Guo Futou's eyes fell on the little emperor's back. Behind the little emperor, surrounded by dozens of older warriors, they were the dozens of warriors that Zhao Yuan brought out from Tieling. These people were all sent by General Chang Kong to the little emperor's side to be responsible for the little emperor's safety.

"Stop mentioning this!" General Chang Kong snorted coldly.

"General, General Guo is right..." the little emperor opened his mouth and said.

"Your Majesty, I promised the late Emperor back then that I must protect the safety of the Emperor. Although the country and the country are important, they cannot be compared with the safety of the Emperor. If there is something wrong with the Emperor, the Daqin Heshan..."

In the hall, there was another long silence.

People all understood what General Changkong meant. If the emperor died, the Great Qin Empire would lose its orthodoxy. At that time, the Great Qin Emperor would invade the people and fight for unknown reasons, which might cause new chaos.

For a regime, legitimacy and inheritance are more important than a war. As long as the little emperor survives, the Great Qin Empire can make a comeback at any time. Once the little emperor dies, there will be no cohesion, and all resistance will become a mess.

For the Great Qin Empire, as long as the little emperor is alive, he can have thousands of troops...

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