At the end of March of the sixth year of Qiyuan, Stone City, which had resisted the attack of the demons for two years, was lost, and the hands of the demons once again reached into the hinterland of Chiyou.

No one expected that Yan Shifang would gamble with his life and make such a bet with Li Banshan, but on the first day of becoming the commander, he gave up Stone City to the demon clan without resistance, which deepened the suspicion of the demon clan's undercover agent.

In the following ten years, he abandoned six cities one after another, and gave Li Xueyi the territory that the Nine Great Dao Command and the vast number of Chiyou people fought hard to break their heads and bleed, and finally won back. The local Chiyou tribe, who was originally full of hope for Yan Li, now when he is mentioned, he is gritting his teeth and cursing, and the entire Chiyou domain is full of complaints, especially the Chiyou people who are ruled by the demon clan, they simply hate Yan Li to the bone.

Yan Shifang's reputation plummeted, and Tiance Lou in the Immortal World even removed him from the Tianchen list, bluntly saying that he was not qualified to be on the list, which made people applaud.

Frostleaf City is also a dangerous place, located deep in the Pantang Mountain. The steep mountains on all sides of the winding mountain look like old vines winding and coiling from a distance, hence the name. Compared to the sturdiness of Stone Town, Frostleaf City is known for its wonders. It is just surrounded by the mountains that rise on all sides, and the only way in and out of the main road is a gap between the mountain wall and the mountain wall, which only allows a horse-drawn carriage to travel, and it cannot enter or exit by exit, otherwise it will cause traffic jams.

On a mountain peak that happened to be able to observe the entire Frost Leaf City, Guan Xiaolong and Xu Longxiang stood side by side in black robes, Xu Longxiang observed the surroundings and said, "If you want to attack this city, you have to go over the mountains and mountains, and it is really good for cultivators to work at ease." ”

Guan Xiaolong knew that Xu Longxiang was by no means saying this for the sake of cultivators, but just felt that the situation was very good for them, and he looked a little indifferent. He felt the need to remind the latter of some details, so he spoke: "Why do you think Yan Shifang has repeatedly abandoned the city and put himself in a situation of contempt for everyone?"

Xu Longxiang said: "He fell out with Li Xueyi, and he was determined that he couldn't defend the city by himself, so what could he do except return it step by step?"

Guan Xiaolong said: "I don't have to run around these years, I often read books in my spare time, and in the art of war, there is a word called 'gathering momentum'." On the battlefield, momentum is people, and the greater the number of people, the stronger the momentum. Yan Shifang seems to be retreating step by step, but in fact, he is preparing for the subjugation of Chiyou's whole domain!"

Xu Longxiang suddenly shook his head and said, "How do you say it?"

Guan Xiaolong knew that the other party had paid attention to it, so he went deeper: "Yan Shifang withdrew from Stone City, the troops were preserved, and after that, every city, even the guards were all taken away, and when he arrived in this city, the troops he gathered had reached a considerable scale. Do you see what I mean?"

Xu Longxiang was not a stupid person, and he was suddenly enlightened, "I understand, he knows that Li Banshan's manpower left for him in Stone City can only be used for garrison, so he sent the city one after another, in order to gather the available forces, and then choose an opportunity for a counterattack to annihilate the invading demons in one fell swoop! As long as the main force of the demons suffers heavy losses, he can take the opportunity to counterattack...... He not only showed weakness to the enemy, but also completely reversed the situation that was originally unfavorable to him...... The man ...... "He gritted his teeth, and could not think of any words to describe it, or rather, every word he could think of was suspected of destroying his prestige, so that he would not want to speak."

Guan Xiaolong said: "It's easy to do if you understand." What we have to do next is also very clear, we will do our best to assist the landlord to take Frost Leaf City, and no matter how great his ability is, he will not be able to return to the sky!"

"Great, then what am I going to do?" Xu Longxiang became a little excited, as long as it was not good for Yan Li, he was very proactive.

"You come here. "There is an old pine tree on the side of the cliff in Xishan, and there are two people standing under Panasonic, and they are also discussing the same thing, but the mood is very different.

"Your Highness, if Frost Leaf City is lost, it is really possible for Chiyou Domain to be taken down by the landlord, can we just watch it?" The person who spoke was dressed in men's clothes, with a man's heroic spirit and a woman's femininity, which was both contradictory and opposite, and had a strange sense of harmony.

Known as His Royal Highness, it was naturally Ye Qiuchi, his face was calm, his eyes were like ancient wells without waves, he couldn't see what he was considering, but his tone was very low, "We need to determine two things first. ”

"Which two?"

"First, Yan Shifang retreated one after another, was it really to gather momentum? Second, why didn't Senior Sister return to the Heavenly Demon Palace as soon as she came back from the evil prison, is it really as she said, she was in retreat to stabilize the realm? I heard that she robbed a prisoner who should have been executed during the civil strife in the Sword Court, and that prisoner had a deep relationship with Yan Shifang, and this act contained a lot of information. ”

"For example?"

"For example, how did Senior Sister escape from the evil prison, according to what she said to her father-in-law, she hid in the Kunzhou and secretly escaped, but we ignore a very critical question: after so many years, she should have killed Yan Shifang in that ghost place a long time ago, why are both of them safe and sound? From the matter of capturing prisoners, I conclude that Senior Sister and Yan Shifang must have an unknown relationship. ”

Lu Suxue sighed: "It's not surprising that there is, this is your choice." ”

Ye Qiuchi's face flashed with green energy, he turned his head coldly to look over, and said with a strong suppression of anger: "Let Yan Shifang mix in, it's your problem, not mine!"

Lu Suxue sighed again: "Yes, the object is Yan Shifang, and the result is completely different...... The landlord looks more free and easy than before, and he is also more lively. So you suspect that Yan Shifang deliberately ceded the city to the landlord in order to make her make meritorious contributions?"

Ye Qiuchi took a deep breath and said, "It's just a small possibility." Unless he is really obsessed with ghosts, he is willing to give up everything for the sake of his senior sister and intends to betray the demon world. Anyway, it's not yet the last moment, and the possibility of us cooperating with Yan Shifang is not very big, at least in Frost Leaf City, let's take a look at the situation. ”

"It's coming!" Lu Suxue said suddenly.

Ye Qiuchi turned his head to look, on the other side of the mountain, the dense black and oppressive army of demons and ghosts surged over, the water flying in the sky and the ground running in the soil, the demons like hell dogs, the demons with flesh wings, the ghosts who are good at digging the soil, and the strange-shaped heartless demons and ghosts......

In Frost Leaf City, the meeting hall was full of people, and Huang Shouyi sat at the bottom of Yan Li, too lazy to say a word. He didn't understand why Li Banshan hadn't sent a new letter of appointment yet, so that he would be a great elder and endure this kid's anger.

Yuan Qianquan broke the silence first, and said tentatively: "Commander Yan, you can't escape again this time, right?" He made up his mind, as long as Yan Li dared to say anything similar to retreating, he would immediately turn his face.

Yan Li was surprised: "There is a natural danger to defend, why do you want to escape?"

Yuan Qianquan's face suddenly turned purple, as if he was the one who advocated abandoning the city and fleeing. When everyone heard that they were going to fight, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere was no longer so stiff.

"The question is, how to fight. Huang Shouyi said lightly.

Yan Li said: "What do the old-timers have?"

Huang Shouyi sneered: "How dare I be, how dare I be, just this ten years of hard work, how can you Yan Shifang respect me as a senior?

Yan Li said: "Then tell me my opinion." ”

"Why can't I even speak?" Huang Shouyi almost jumped up again, he thought that he had the qualifications to say some angry words, but he didn't expect this kid to climb up the pole again, and directly ignored him, how could he bear it.

Yan Li said indifferently: "Why don't you say it if you have something to say?"

Huang Shouyi's face turned blue when he was stabbed, and he couldn't help but secretly think that the stone city had been lost now, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would let him defend it himself, even if he lost Chiyou in the end, it would be the result of his insistence. Thinking of this, he snorted coldly, "The commander thinks he is capable, and he doesn't like to listen to the old man, so he will say it himself." ”

Yan Li smiled, and then continued Fang Cai's words: "Li Xueyi will definitely take advantage of the momentum of the big victory to attack, and we will be ready to meet the head-on attack in Frost Leaf City." The first to attack must be those Demon Wing people, their intelligence is relatively low, and they are easy to deal with, but be careful of the black demon arrows, I think, they will be dealt with by you, Elder Tao. ”

"Wow. "Elder Tao's name is Tao Qian, and he is the elder of the Sword Court, leading the fifty groups of Yuanchen to guard Frost Leaf City. The new commander sent instructions for them to obey the orders of the new commander unconditionally.

"The master of the demon clan, judging from the report of the spies, I have only seen Li Xueyi at present, and I can deal with her, but if there are other masters, I will need a lot of support from the elders. ”

"This is natural. ”

"Elder Yuan, the Dao Court's method is good at dealing with conflicts, and those ghosts and demons will be handed over to you. ”

"Got it. Although Yuan Qianquan was reluctant, he still did not dare to openly disobey.

"Also pay attention to the poisonous curse of the ghost clan, from which I once suffered. Yan Li turned to another elder and said, "The method of pure yang view has a restraining effect on poisonous spells, so I have to ask Elder Kong to bother." ”

Elder Kong's name is Kong Zhongxuan, from the Qin Academy in the Four Courtyards of Pure Yang Guanqin, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting, and his first-hand piano skills have reached the peak, and he has also reached the point of being supernatural in resisting the enemy with music and rhythm, which can avoid the invasion of poisonous curses to the greatest extent.

Kong Zhongxuan was still a little angry at first, but seeing that Yan Li's arrangements were in order, he agreed.

Each province has a ministry, and the division of labor is clear, and there is a bottom in the heart. Then the atmosphere became more and more lively, discussing some details of the problem.

In the end, Yan Li asked someone to prepare a feast, and after eating hastily, he performed his duties and went to the designated defensive position.

Li Zhengjun stayed alone, and said to Yan Li in confusion: "All the Taoist generals have sent ministries, why do you leave the Shanghuang Temple idle?"

Yan Li smiled: "Of course, your role is more important, and you can't let the third person know." ”

Li Zhengjun was puzzled: "Could it be that there are spies among us?"

Yan Li said: "I don't know about this. However, the more people who know, the more risks. ”

Li Zhengjun said: "You don't have to go around the bend!"

Yan Li said: "You should bring some disciples of the Chiyou tribe who are familiar with the local area, and secretly go to check the foothold of the demon clan and see where they are camped." Li Xueyi is not a brainless and reckless person, Frost Leaf City can't be attacked in three or two days, she will definitely find a place to camp, if there is a surprise attack by heavenly divine soldiers, do you guess she Gu Shou or Gu Wei?"

Li Zhengjun laughed heartily: "Okay, you Yan Shifang, it turns out that you had such an idea at the beginning." ”