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Chapter 703: Early Winter Nine

The seventh day of the winter month in the 23rd year of Zhaohua.

early morning.

Yudanhe Plain, sunny.

Misty.

As Wuya Pass closed, the newly-appointed border guard Gou Kuo, wearing a bright armor with a broad sword hanging from his waist, began a routine patrol of the pass under the protection of a group of personal guards.

Standing on the high wall, the majestic Gou Kuo rested his right hand on the hilt of the sword, and supported the wall with his left hand.

He scanned the Yudan River plain under the mist very seriously, and said to the left and right lieutenants beside him:
"This general was trusted by the crown prince to come to guard the border. Before leaving, His Royal Highness the crown prince spoke to this general in the East Palace study."

He raised his left hand, pointed down and swiped, "The Yudan River Plain is a treasure land!"

"It has a vast territory and fertile land, which is even worse than our Xiayuanzhou..."

"Your Highness said that I hope this general can purge the frontier army, not only to guard this Wuya Pass well, but also to train all the soldiers in Seven City Walled more strictly!"

"Next autumn, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be enthroned as emperor!"

He pointed to the Yudan River Plain in the mist, "His Royal Highness hopes that this general can seize this large piece of land, and on the day of his enthronement, he will send a good news to the enthronement ceremony!"

"Add a rich touch to His Highness's coronation ceremony!"

He turned his head to look at the soldiers behind him, and his voice became louder and louder:
"Everyone, you are all the confidantes of the direct line brought by the general from Kyoto, and you are the most trustworthy and sharpest knives in the hands of the general!"

"This general has completed the replacement of the seven generals in the Seven Cities Walled... They are all fierce generals that my father transferred from the Condor Army!"

"It's a pity that Xia Li neglected to train his soldiers. The cavalry didn't have the combat skills that the cavalry should have, and the infantry didn't have the formation that the infantry should have..."

"Compared to the Condor Army, the soldiers in the Seven City Walls are simply a bunch of idiots!"

"Fortunately, Your Highness was aware of the situation and made adjustments in time. Otherwise, depending on their fighting strength... maybe one day, this Wuyaguan will fall into the hands of the Ning army again, and even Xiayuanzhou will not be spared!"

"Now, the seven generals are retraining those soldiers according to the training method of the Condor Army, and they will be able to form a strong combat force in about half a year."

"By then...next summer,"

Gou Kuo turned his eyes to the vast Yudan River Plain again, his waist was straight, and his square face was filled with a look of excitement:

"This general, I will personally command a hundred thousand soldiers, go out of Wuya Pass... to seize the Yudan River Plain, and present the best gift to His Royal Highness the crown prince!"

The soldiers behind him were encouraged, and there was thunderous applause immediately.

All of them looked excited, because this was a great achievement in breaking the ground!

But at this moment, Gou Kuohu frowned, and he stretched out his left hand again, pointing in the direction of the Red Flame Army camp.

"What it is?"

In the mist, it could be vaguely seen that the Red Flame Army camp was not as quiet as before.

Not only are there many people moving, there are also many tall and unknown things moving!
Chen Zhongshi, the left deputy general of the garrison, touched the tuft of short beard, looked at it for a moment, and said very seriously:

"General, could it be that the Chi Yan Army has been ineffective for a long time, and seeing the heavy snow coming, they are going to withdraw the camp back to the Yudan River?"

Zhang Shiqiang, the right deputy general of the garrison, also said at this moment:
"General, Ningguo's national strength is weak, so stalemate, it seems that the Red Flame Army's food and grass are almost cut off."

"Ningguo pinned his hopes on the regent Li Chen'an. Li Chen'an died on the top of the Western Mountain. This caused the Red Flame Army to suffer a blow. Therefore, the Red Flame Army has not launched an attack these days."

"Now it's rumored that Li Chen'an faked his death, and he went to the Wangqing Terrace in Xijian Tower... Presumably this news has also spread to the Red Flame Army."

"Wu Mian and Yan Jinong must know that there is no way out of Wangqingtai, so Li Chen'an will never be able to come out again in his life. This is no different from real death."

"Therefore, the general thought that it would be good for them to retreat to the front line of the Yudan River since they no longer had the will to fight. Otherwise, they would just give up the entire Annan Road!"

The left deputy Chen Zhongshi nodded and looked at Gou Kuo, "General, why don't you take advantage of his illness to kill him!"

He slammed his fist on the wall, "Let's go out of Wuya Pass and beat the dog in the water, how about it?"

Gou Kuo was eager to move, but he still pushed the thought back.

"The Qichengzhai cavalry who were stationed inside the pass wall have returned to Qichengzhai to receive new training. We only have more than [-] soldiers guarding the pass... It is not appropriate to leave the pass, because the Red Flame Army has the big killer in their hands. Fireworks."

"His Royal Highness said that the Ministry of Industry is doing its best to study the manufacturing process of fireworks. Once the research is successful, it will be the first to provide it to us."

"Don't worry, there are plenty of credits!"

"This general wants to use the smallest cost to obtain the greatest credit."

"Ignore it, let's go, patrol the wall!"

Gou Kuo flicked his cloak, was about to turn around and leave, when he glanced under the wall again.

The foot he stepped out came back again.

There was a look of surprise on his square face.

Because the Red Flame Army in the distance did not retreat, but pushed that tall thing, and was coming towards the wall!

Close the wall on top of the mountain.

The Red Flame Army is on the hillside.

That thing looks very huge, so the speed of pushing upwards is very slow.

But in the sight of Gou Kuo and others, many soldiers appeared on the mountainside!

Not a soldier of the Red Flame Army!
Because their flag is not the bright red of the Red Flame Army, but... black!
"God Guard!"

Gou Kuo turned his head to look at the right lieutenant Zhang Shiqiang, frowned and asked, "Didn't it mean that the [-] Divine Guards have left Yudan River and returned to Shuzhou?"

Zhang Shiqiang was also shocked.

He quickly cupped his hands and bowed: "General, this information is what Xia Li's former scout said... that the Divine Guard had left more than three months ago, we were still in the capital at that time, and we have only been here for about half a month... "

Gou Kuo puffed his cheeks, "Xia Li, the dog, this is a trick of Lao Tzu!"

"Order...all ministries to strengthen their vigilance!"

"Order...send people to the Seven City Walls quickly, the enemy army is overwhelming, and Wuyaguan needs support!"

"Burning smoke! Prepare to fight!"

With the sound of a horn, the wall of Wuya Pass suddenly became busy.

Beacon towers everywhere emitted straight smoke, Wuyaguan, which had been quiet for half a year, once again sounded the thundering drums of war.

Behind the Red Flame Army.

A huge first aid camp has been set up here.

The camp is filled with a lot of medicinal materials.

In the camp, there are still many recruited doctors from the Yudan City Medical Center, who are busy preparing healing ointments according to the prescription written by Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu and the others came outside the camp at this moment, and they all looked at the beacon in the distance, and also at the catapults that were slowly moving upwards.

Wang Zhenghaoxuan was amazed by the weirdness of that thing, couldn't help but turned his head and asked his father:
"The enemy knows our movements, can this thing be useful?"

Wang Zheng Jinzhong glared at him: "You know what a fart!"

"This is not a sneak attack!"

"This is to blow Wuya Pass down in an upright manner!"

"Let Wu Jun see the beauty of these fireworks!"

Xiao Wu looked at the guards on the two wings.

There was a hint of doubt in his clean eyes!
(End of this chapter)