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Sure enough, General Fan pointed to the location of the guide and said: "There are two roads here, one is relatively flat, but on the way, you have to pass through a canyon, about five miles away, there are high mountains on both sides, and the fog is thick, if the enemy ambushes here, it will be difficult for our army to cross, and even if it can pass, it will inevitably suffer a heavy setback." β
Xiao Qian nodded again, the peaks on both sides are high and dangerous, if there are dozens of cultivators above level 5, it is really difficult to deal with, even if it is a grandmaster like himself to open the way, it will be a little difficult, unless, use the jade bottle to bring the army over, but, in case the enemy is on guard, set up a figure of equal strength in this place, drag yourself down, and fight for a few days and nights, even if you can win, the army stays in the jade bottle for too long, and the morale will be hit, and in this war, it is changing rapidly, and there will be accidents at any timeγ
Thinking of this, Xiao Qian couldn't help but say: "It's not recommended to go this way, it's dangerous, if you're not careful, thousands of people will die!"
General Fan nodded: "Childe is right! Although this road is closer, the enemy will be on guard, we can't joke with the lives of the soldiers, please look here!"
Xiao Qian looked over, there was a small mountain peak, endless, all the way to a few hundred kilometers, to the vicinity of Denanxu.
General Fan said: "This place is called Nanwei, and there is a small city in it, which is not to be feared, maybe it has not fallen into the hands of the Soul Palace, even if it falls, it can be captured." The important thing is that the mountain peaks here are small, and if the enemy wants to ambush them, there will not be many people at all, so we can go all the way south from here to the mountains at the place of the city of Denanxu, condescendingly, and take Nanxu in one fell swoop. β
Xiao Qian nodded again and again when he heard this, and said: "General Fan is right, we have to get the greatest success with the least casualties, if we go down this path and everything goes well, when we wait outside Henanshan City, maybe it is when the rice harvest is completed, we can just harvest those grains." β
General Fan nodded and said, "That's very good, but now I don't know how long the grain in Gongzi's hands can last?"
Xiao Qian said: "The general can rest assured that there is no problem in eating food for another year or two." β
"That's really good, as long as we have half a year's stock of grain, we will definitely be able to hit Nanxu, and by then, the production of that place will be rich, and we can get it!" General Fan said happily.
Xiao Qian nodded and said, "In this way, it's a matter of how many people to bring." β
"As for the warriors, I think 10,000 men are enough. General Fan said.
"Okay, this general arranged, I will go with you, as for Wu Fengwan, you don't have to go, let her stay and take care of Wanru, do you want to invite King Jiao and go with you." Xiao Qian thought in her heart, Wu Fengwan must not be at ease with Wanru, she will guard it here, and she will kill several birds with one stone.
"King Jiao doesn't need it, let him hide in the southern city and Nantong city, in case the enemy wants to take advantage of the situation, they will definitely have no return. Moreover, this is now our way out, and we must not afford to lose, otherwise, in case of accidents, we will be in a dilemma. We brought no flowers and no fruits, they went to explore the way, and they drew maps, so they must know the terrain better than we do, so that if the enemy is prepared, we will not suffer too much!"
Xiao Qian glanced at General Fan, and saw that there was a kind of expectation in his eyes, and he couldn't help but understand a little bit in his heart, he must have wanted to rub his good deeds, and couldn't help but smile secretly for General Fan's kindness.
It seems that he doesn't know himself too well, and he really doesn't want to be sorry for Wu Fengwan now, and wants to be responsible for her and Wanru.
However, General Fan's arrangement is reasonable, and with the help of Fig and Fruitless, the advance may be much smoother.
And at this time, someone came in to report that the head of the Sha family was outside asking to see him!
Xiao Qian couldn't help but go out with General Fan to greet him, but the head of the Sha family was extremely moved, saluted Xiao Qian and the general, and said: "Son and the general are out to greet him, Xiao Lao'er is really uneasy!"
Xiao Qian smiled and took the hand of the head of the Sha family and said: "The master of the family is really too much to see, your life-saving grace is unforgettable!"
The head of the Sha family couldn't help but be even more moved when he saw that Xiao Qian still remembered the feelings of the past. General Fan said: "Don't be polite, everyone, I'm about to ask someone to invite the city lord, there is a big matter to discuss, I didn't expect that you didn't know the prophet, come one step earlier, it's really good, let's go in first!"
The master of the Sha family said a few words modestly, followed into the hall together, and after taking their seats, the general asked him what was the matter?
"I heard that the general invited Gongzi here, is it because he wants to send troops?" the head of the Sha family was no longer polite, but said directly.
The general glanced at Xiao Qian with a smile, turned around and said, "The city lord is really prescient, we are discussing this matter, I don't know what the city lord thinks?"
"The old man is not talented, since he arrived here, he has never made meritorious service, and he wants to go with the general to escort the general, I don't know if the general dislikes it?" said the head of the Sha family with a guilty face.
"Where is it? The Sha family master is really too humble, under the care of the family master, the people live and work in peace and contentment, this is a great achievement, no one can replace him!" Xiao Qian is still used to calling him the Sha family master.
"Childe has an overreputation, this is just a trivial matter, why worry about it!" said the head of the Sha family.
"Hey, City Lord, this is a matter that concerns thousands of households, how can it be said to be a trivial matter?" General Fan glanced at the Sha Family Master and said, "This city is very important to us now, and it is inseparable from the Sha Family Lord, so this time, you will stay in this city, and you must ensure that nothing goes wrong in this city, otherwise, our efforts over the years will be in vain." β
The head of the Sha family glanced at Xiao Qian, Xiao Qian also nodded, and said to the head of the Sha family: "There is the head of the Lao family, if there is something here, you can ask for help from the southern city, this city is very important, and the responsibility of the head of the family is also great, I hope that the head of the family will focus on the overall situation!"
Seeing that Xiao Qian and the general had the same attitude, and said so earnestly, knowing that the matter had been decided, he no longer asked to fight together, but said solemnly: "Son-in-law and the general can rest assured, as long as the old man is here, this city is there!"
Xiao Qian nodded, knowing that the master of the Sha family was not a person who was very happy, and he was a lot more relieved, but in order to be sure, Xiao Qian went to the southern city and planned to bring the big yellow horse back, and found the king of Hujiao, so that he could care more about the safety of this city.