Chitose words

Chapter 435 Puzzles
Xie Zhao took the Beacon Fire Guards to sneak across the Bisobuda River this time, and there were no dangers along the way.

The Fenghuo Guards were originally a group of scouts and secret guards who had the best light skills among the Xie family's army, and for this trip, Feng Yanxi chose to lead a group of young people from the Fenghuo Guards who were both good at water skills and light skills.

Because they were worried that the sound of the water would alert the Yuwenbu scouts along the river, they did not dare to stay on the water for long during the whole process.

The group of people hurriedly dived to the surface to take a breath, and then dived again to swim for a long time.

Fortunately, everyone in this trip is a martial artist and has some martial arts skills, so it's not a problem to hold his breath in the water for a while.

Xie Zhao also has excellent water properties, and he can be regarded as a fish in water. It's just that the water temperature in the rivers in the North is really cold. Staying in the water for a long time will inevitably make your knees stiff.

It was difficult to form a team in the water, so they made an agreement before entering the water to swim westward along the river and meet ashore at the reed marsh ten miles west of the river.

Xie Zhao swam very fast and saw no sign of other Beacon Fire Guards when he landed ashore.

The ten-mile waterway and non-stop sneaking were actually a bit too much for her body.

When she first came ashore, she crawled silently into a dense clump of lush reeds on the shore. The next moment, she was as silent as a pool of waterweed spread flat on the ground.

After a while, when the tinnitus inside her skull gradually subsided and the violent beating of Xie Zhao's heart finally calmed down from the thunderous roar, she finally exhaled softly.

She could feel that the chill in her heart was receding little by little, and her weak and numb limbs were gradually regaining consciousness.

This was also thanks to taking the medicine in advance, otherwise the ten-mile waterway of the Bisobuda River in this winter, which was as sharp as an ice pick, would have almost caused her injury to relapse.

Xie Zhao raised the corners of his lips slightly, with an inexplicable smile on his cheeks.

Even so, so what?
She, Xie Zhao, would never admit defeat, not before, and even less so now.

At this time, Beacon Fire Guards had arrived one after another and landed one by one.

A rustling step seemed to approach Xie Zhao.

Xie Zhao did not move, but spoke lazily and softly:
"Uncle Feng, how many of our people are still missing from landing?"

Feng Yanxi whispered: "Master, there are still six left. However, my subordinates paid attention to the surrounding movements on the way here. There was nothing unusual. They should not have been discovered by the enemy.

These bastards must have landed on other nearby shoals and haven't found our main force yet. "

During this trip, in order to prevent others from discovering Xie Zhao's true identity, Feng Yanxi and his fellow Fenghuo guards changed the names they used to address Xie Zhao to "master".

This also avoids the possibility that if a lot of people get used to calling "Chitose", they will inevitably let slip when they meet Hanyong people from the Northern Dynasties on the road.

"Ah."

Xie Zhao squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then said:
"Then wait for another stick of incense. If they haven't arrived yet, leave a code to guide them. We will take the first step."

time does not wait.

Feng Yanxi immediately agreed.

"Order!"

Xie Zhao used to supervise the battles in the city every day, and the city walls were under constant fire all day long. She had always been informal in the army, so that her head and face were covered with gray and dirty these days.

After soaking in the cold river water for a long time, Xie Zhao's whole body was like a piece of white jade that had been washed away. His exposed skin was dazzlingly white.

It was like a "treasure" covered in dust, finally suddenly seeing the light of day.

In the world of martial arts, the beauty of the "Thousand-year-old Sword Immortal" has always been as famous as her "Mountain and River Sun and Moon Sword". Feng Yanxi looked at his master's thin cheeks with a hint of cyan in the white, and remained silent without saying anything.

After nearly a year of getting along, he already knew Chitose's character very well.

Xie Zhao was never someone who would take the initiative to show weakness to others, so Feng Yanxi didn't say anything unnecessary except a long sigh.

"strangeness."

Xie Zhao seemed to have completely calmed down and his brain began to function normally.

"Master, what's weird?"

Feng Yanxi asked casually.

Xie Zhao frowned and said in confusion:

"Actually, since the beginning of the war a few days ago, I have had three puzzles.
First, I don’t understand that the Hanyong Dynasty has had a truce with us for nearly ten years, and has been conducting trade with us during this period. Even if the prices cannot be unified, they are all reasonable prices. Now, what is the intention of the Yuwen Ministry when they invade?

They have always relied on the cloth, grain, tea, farming seeds, etc. purchased from the Tianchen Dynasty, but they don’t want them anymore?
The second is that although they are now supported by powerful firearms, the soldiers of the Southern Dynasties are fighting for justice to defend their territory. Although our soldiers are tired, they are full of momentum and will not retreat even one step.

On the other hand, the cavalry of Hanyong Yu Wenbu did not occupy the terrain advantage in this battle. It was difficult for the cavalry to take advantage of the siege, so the battle was extremely difficult and the casualties were also very heavy.

Even though Nanxu and I are forced by the balance between the rivers, lakes and temples, we cannot take action at will in the early stages of the war. But if the Tianchen Dynasty is truly endangered, Shentai Palace will have reason to take action boldly.

So even if they take Langya Pass under the old attack, what practical benefits will there be in the end?

As everyone knows, if the war between the north and the south reaches a day when water and fire are incompatible, City Lord Xue, who is also the only city in the Zixian Xuanjing, may not join in this unjust war of invading other countries. However, Shentai Palace, which is the state religion, and Nanxu, who is Tianchen's national teacher, have reasons and will definitely intervene. "

Xie Zhao murmured to himself and continued:
"If we are facing Shangnan Ruins head-on, Yu Wenxin, the 'Lone Wolf Sword Immortal', will not be enough to see. And my third puzzlement is"

Feng Yanxi also reacted and added with a livid face.

"Third, even if we defeat the Southern Dynasty, the Yuwen Department will naturally suffer heavy casualties.

The Hanyong Thirty-Six Tribes have always spoken based on their tribal strength. If the Yuwen Tribe's strength is greatly weakened after this battle, then they will completely lose their position as the number one overlord among the Thirty-Six Tribes.

Not to mention that the territory may be competed by other tribes in the future, I am afraid that the Tuoba royal family who is far away in the imperial court is even more happy to hear about this. "

"Yes." Xie Zhao's smile was slightly sarcastic.

"So, what do they want? I don't believe that the Yuwen Ministry is so 'selfless' and is willing to become a pawn and lose troops in order to expand the territory of Tuoba Imperial Court and unify the world."

"Master means"

Xie Zhao said thoughtfully: "The Yuwen Department has been able to sit firmly at the top of Hanyong's Thirty-six Departments for thousands of years, so naturally he is not a good person.

They were afraid that they would not be able to afford it early, and maybe someone promised them huge profits, which is why they were so willing to do so regardless of the cost. "

Are there any traces of the people from Western Xinjiang in this?

Xie Zhao chuckled.

"However, these are not the strangest things I just found."

"The strangest thing to me is that I always thought that all of this was the first stroke of 'Lone Wolf Sword Immortal' Yu Wenxin, but now it seems that is not necessarily the case."