Chapter 244 Crossing the River
Yang Qingyin pointed to the west, "Oh no, the demon soldiers are really endless.
The two of them flew the highest and looked farthest. Mu Xingqiu also saw that the unclean air 200 miles away in the west was surging and gathering, branching out and rushing towards Duanliu City at an extremely fast speed. It flew over a hundred miles in a moment, and suddenly transformed into a huge wolf head.
"This is not the end!" The wolf head uttered human words, like thunder in the low sky, paused for a moment, let out a low howl, and quickly retracted.
"Qi Wushang." Mu Xingqiu recognized the wolf's head, and its one eye was the most obvious sign.
Yang Qingyin shouted back to the retreating wolf head: "Of course it's not the end, Pangshan Taoism is still looking for revenge on you!"
The threat of the giant demon king had little impact on Duanliu City. They had just survived the disaster and were not really interested in the future. When Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin landed on the ground, the whole city was excited. Screaming for joy, crying, hugging relatives and strangers tightly.
More than half of the city wall on the west side of Duanliu City was destroyed, and there was a huge pit outside the city. It was filled with ashes, metal debris, and a heart.
The Taoist priests were floating in the air and gathered around the pit. They were not as excited as ordinary people. They stared at the still beating heart without saying a word. No one even turned around when Mu Xingqiu and Yang Qingyin landed.
The heart shrank to the size of a barrel and continued to shrink.
Several Taoist priests held bronze mirrors to shine on it, then put them away. Shen Hao looked at Mu Xingqiu and said, "This is no ordinary monster."
"Give it to Zuo Liuying." Mu Xingqiu almost exhausted his mana and enthusiasm, and didn't care about the origin of the heart. "Qi Wushang shows up, and it's time for Zuo Liuying to come out."
Shen Hao nodded, "Let's go to see the leader together."
Xiao Qingtao interjected: "Brother Xiaoqiu, Xin Youtao hopes that you can cross the river first to find him and the Xijie ** team. They have brought your unicorn with them."
Mu Xingqiu was stunned for a moment. I don’t understand what Xisuke’s team is doing when they cross the river. “You go to see Zuo Liuying with your heart first. I’ll come back as soon as I go.”
Yang Qingyin curled her lips, and was more interested in the heart in the pit, "There are so many weird things in this group of demon soldiers. The little demon mountain has a heart, and the big demon mountain must also have a heart, maybe there are more than one or two."
When Mu Xingqiu caught up, the Xijie Cavalry had just passed by the cheering crowd and was driving on the bridge. The three-headed unicorn was walking in the front.
Following closely behind were the princess and Xin Youtao, followed by hundreds of blood-stained warriors with murderous intent still present, and more than four hundred cavalry who did not participate in the battle.
There are more than a hundred soldiers from the Dongjie Kingdom on the other side guarding the bridge. According to the agreement reached by the two countries a long time ago, the army cannot cross the river casually. However, no Dongjie Kingdom soldier stood up to stop it. A very tall watchtower stood beside the bridge. , from which they saw the fighting to the west. Full of awe and fear for this group of Xijie warriors who not only survived but also defeated.
The soldiers who looked more like monsters than monsters frightened the ordinary humans who were watching.
The moment the three-headed unicorn set foot on the territory of Dongjie Kingdom, the weapons in the hands of the soldiers guarding the bridge fell to the ground.
The princess and prince led the team. The soldiers of Dongjie Kingdom knelt down in unison. Amidst the approaching smell of blood, they had nothing to say, nothing to stop them, and no fighting spirit in their hearts.
The Xijie army entered the territory of Dongjie country calmly. Continuing to move forward, Mu Xingqiu landed on the flea's back and slowed down. Walking on the other side of the princess, separated from her by the female unicorn.
Because they had fought together, the Pangshan Iron Kirin was quite friendly to the Silver Horned Kirin of the King Xisuke's royal family.
"I hope General Mu can accompany me on this journey, soon." For an ordinary woman, the princess showed extremely tenacity. After a fierce battle, she did not show fatigue. Although she was wearing a helmet, However, her body is upright. This is not entirely due to Fu Lu, but also to her own will.
"Okay." Mu Xingqiu didn't ask any further questions and turned to smile at Daliang Shen Xiuming who was following him.
Shen Xiuming also grinned. This disciple of Zhiyongsuo who only wanted to be a flower farmer was no worse than any warrior when he had to pick up a weapon.
A few miles away from the river bank, Dong Jieguo dug a semicircular trench connected to the Jie River. It has not yet been completed, and no water has been diverted. There is still a road in the middle, and only half of the high wall behind the trench has been built. The tall wooden A lot of watchtowers were built, and it was through them that the soldiers of Dongjie Kingdom could see the battle on the other side. As for their generals, they could see more clearly with the help of the Eagle Eye Flying Talisman.
Dong Jie's camp was only more than ten miles away from the bridge, and the princess and others arrived quickly.
The military camp was in chaos, and the commander-in-chief sent three groups of envoys to greet them and ask for the reason. But no one from the three groups of envoys dared to speak. When they saw the soldiers covered in blood, they immediately jumped off their horses and knelt on the roadside, not even daring to raise their heads, let alone ask.
The princess never stopped and went straight to the military camp.
The princess stopped her mount after more than twenty steps, and the guards behind her quickly lined up on both sides. This was an impolite distance, but also a very oppressive distance, especially a group that looked like they had just emerged from the belly of a giant beast. The soldiers stopped in front of them, their blood-soaked murderous intent was real, and the sense of oppression became even stronger. The brightly-armored Tojie soldiers on the opposite side were frightened and moved back uneasily.
The commander of the East Jie Kingdom was a thin old man with a smile on his face. As the princess approached, his smile became more and more stiff. He could not say a word and could only turn his eyes to Master Xin. The two were not only friends, but also relatives in a roundabout way. He took in the commander of the West Jie Kingdom who came to seek refuge, so he had reason to express dissatisfaction.
Master Xin coughed lightly and felt that the princess's behavior was inappropriate. It was a good thing to defeat the demon army, but there was no need to be arrogant, and it was even more wrong to damage the relationship with the East Jie Kingdom. He took a half step forward, "Your Highness..."
Bang! A guard jumped off the horse and hit the flagpole in his hand heavily on the ground.
The veteran Pan Sanye escaped from the battle again, with multiple injuries on his body, but he refused to retreat to the south. He stayed with the princess and even took the princess's Qilin flag from a dead guard.
He took off his bloodstained helmet and threw it on the ground. The helmet rolled several times and stopped in front of Master Xin and the commander of the East Jie Kingdom. Both of them were startled at the same time, and dared not say a word to such a rude provocation.
Sweat and blood stained the old soldier's face. He looked like an old beggar, but a dignified beggar who did not eat the food given to him by others. He raised his head and said to everyone at the gate of the military camp, whether they were generals or soldiers, "Kneel down, you cowardly rats, the princess of Xijie Kingdom has arrived, and you are not qualified to stand in front of her."
Master Xin's face turned red and white, and he was about to explain. The commander-in-chief of Dongjie Kingdom and other generals around him actually knelt down. They were frightened by an old soldier who looked very weak. Facing an army with only one-third of their own number and a princess who was still thin in armor, they knelt down and trembled. In their minds, the battle that had just ended emerged, and they dared not make any resistance.
Master Xin's heart was startled, and suddenly he felt something flying out of his heart. He also knelt down, touched the ground with his forehead, and regretted it.
The princess spoke, but she did not dismount. Because she wants to conquer the other side with "momentum" instead of pure strength. This momentum is not easy to come by and cannot be maintained for too long. Mortals forget. Soon, the bravery of the soldiers of Xijie Kingdom will become unreliable legends and stories. Therefore, no matter how tired she is, she will persist today.
"Soldiers of Dongjie Kingdom. From today on, you will be loyal to me and Xijie Kingdom. These days, you have been afraid of the demons. Now, let me tell you that demon soldiers are not scary."
The princess's voice spread throughout the military camp, and soldiers from all over the place came over, first looking at the petite figure on the back of the silver-horned unicorn, and then the generals who knelt at the door. They put down their weapons and knelt down one after another.
"You don't have to worry about treason. I gave King Dongjie a large sum of money. I bought you and all the cities, armies and people within a radius of 500 miles."
The commander of Dongjie was shocked. He did receive a large sum of gold and silver treasures from the princess. He kept a part of it and gave the other part to King Dongjie. It is estimated that it is still on the way. However, this wealth was clearly agreed to be exchanged for the smooth operation of the bridge and has nothing to do with other things. No matter what, Dongjie will not sell its territory and subjects for money.
"Your Highness, this, this... there is a misunderstanding..." The commander knelt forward, hoping to explain.
"Misunderstanding?" The princess said coldly, showing a hint of anger appropriately, "When we fought bloody battles on the other side to protect Dongjie Kingdom, was there any misunderstanding? Before the demon soldiers crossed the river, King Dongjie had already packed treasures and took his concubines to the imperial capital for refuge. Was there any misunderstanding? You took my money and thought I would die on the battlefield, but now you want to regret it, is it also a misunderstanding?"
"Not a misunderstanding, not a misunderstanding..." The commander kowtowed repeatedly and was defeated in front of the princess. He had the Eagle Eye Flying Talisman, and he could see the battlefield more clearly than ordinary soldiers. The Xijie army was more brutal than the demon soldiers. Even if he had ten times more soldiers, he would not dare to resist.
The princess nodded, and Xin Youtao immediately jumped to the ground and helped his sister down from the back of Qilin.
The princess landed unsteadily, but she adjusted herself immediately, gently pushed her brother away, and walked to Master Xin, "Do you know your crime?"
Master Xin looked up at the princess in panic. He never thought that this young princess was so powerful. When he escaped from the capital and caught up with the army led by the princess, he took over the command without any humility. The princess acted very weak at the time, as if she was very happy to get the assistance of the old general.
Even when facing the attack of the demon soldiers, the princess still trusted him very much and let him make a battle plan. Only at the last moment did she unexpectedly declare that she would go to the battlefield in person, but she left a way out for the old general.
Master Xin always thought that the princess spent money to buy the bridge for him, but the two were talking in the tent at the time, and no one could come out to prove that he was ordered to flee the battlefield.
Looking at the bloodstains on the princess's armor, ｗwｗ.ｋ． ｃ The old general suddenly realized that all this was a conspiracy, just to take away the army in his hands and get rid of him.
The princess, who had never even entered the military camp in the capital before, needed a war to win the loyalty of the soldiers.
Master Xin looked at the soldiers behind the princess. He clearly saw some purple talisman soldiers without helmets. These people who were once more loyal to him than to the royal family were expressionless at this moment, and even showed a hint of disgust.
The princess took a risk. She lost the battle, and no one knew about the whole conspiracy. But now that she had won, she had to win completely and win everything.
Teacher Xin's full of excuses disappeared, he prostrated himself on the ground, and said in the most humble voice: "This old minister...knows his crime, please show mercy, Your Highness, and grant this old minister a death."
Mu Xingqiu watched this scene, he didn't understand the cause and effect, but he could feel the princess's cold and cruel emotions, which were very similar to the bloodthirsty emotions of the soldiers on the battlefield.
So he understood that this was the battlefield belonging to the princess.
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