If the night demon of the barbarian clan was the main reason for Zi Nan to leave the rat trap, then the other power in the hands of the barbarian was the reason why he felt like a fish in his throat.

The two barbarian lords who led this barbarian army this time, their realm strength only showed four words on the sacrificial god tower - unfathomable.

Even Yang Chao commented on those two people like this, which shows how strong the two barbarian monarchs have.

It is precisely because of this that he feels from his heart that this foggy city is really difficult to defend for a long time.

Just when Zi Nanli and the four of them were still racking their brains about how to get out of the death situation of this Misty City, in the Governor's Mansion of this Misty City, Wei Hougao finally saw the Devil Heaven who had not appeared for a long time.

Dressed in the military uniform of the orthodox Gandhara Empire, Xiao Shatian was sitting on a wooden chair with a tired face at the moment, although it was winter, the temperature was not very cold, but the strange thing was that the room where Xiao Shatian was located was full of charcoal basins.

The room was steaming, and even Wei Hou Gao felt a little scorching heat, and said in a hoarse voice: "Hou Gao, how many of our soldiers are there in the Pingwu Sect?"

When Wei Hougao heard this, he immediately felt a pain in his heart, he knelt on one knee, bowed his head in fear and replied: "Hui Xiaoshuai, the soldiers who can still defend the city now are less than three thousand."

"Three thousand...... It was much better than I expected," he looked up at the eaves, his eyes empty and tired, as if he had been so sleepy that he would fall asleep in the next second.

"Handsome...... The subordinate officials are not effective in supervising the battle, and the losses of our Imperial Northern Army are so great, and I ask the marshal to surrender his guilt" Wei Hou said in a low voice, his head hanging lower, and his body lying even more humble.

This man, who had resisted the attack of the barbarians before, had now put aside all his pride and begged for what he thought was the retribution he deserved.

"Get up, I don't blame you for this, if you want to complain, you should also blame me" As soon as he held his hands around, Wei Hougao suddenly felt that there was a warm current that held him up.

"Xiao Shuai......" Wei Hou Gao's face turned pale, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Xiao Xiaotian's wave.

"If I hadn't called you away from the Pingwu Gate, maybe the casualties would have been much smaller, and Ben Shuai didn't expect that the barbarians would dare to force their way into the Nine Shadows when the moon was empty, one wrong step, one wrong step, this Misty City may not be able to hold it" Xiao Xutian's tone was flat, and there was no other emotion in his voice except for the sleepiness that was difficult to hide, as if the seven thousand soldiers of the Imperial Northern Army who died on the Pingwu Gate had no pain at all.

"What does this mean? Xiaguan has forcibly recruited the dead slaves and servants of the wealthy clans in the city, many of these people have the cultivation of oneness, which is much stronger than the ordinary soldiers of our Imperial Northern Army, and there are also many people in the city who voluntarily come to defend the city, just now, Xiaguan also took these people to repel the attack of the barbarians......"

Wei Hou Gao said anxiously, although he was not sure of success in his heart, he had already had the determination to become a beneficiary.

He never thought of leaving this city alive, as the banner master of the Imperial Northern Army, it was his duty to defend the land and the country.

But now he doesn't have to listen to what Yu Xuantian said, he knows that this old backbone of the Imperial Northern Army is probably going to be unable to hold on, and the city of Fog Ruo can't hold it?

So what? Abandon the city and flee? Where can I go if I leave here? Without this barrier in the north, the barbarians can go all the way south to the mountains, and at that time, they are at risk of losing their country.

Even if you can retreat to the imperial capital and compete with the barbarians in the royal city, how should the people of this city be settled?

A small army, plus hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, once they lose the geographical advantage of a high-walled and fortified city, the barbarians known as invincible in the field can easily tear them apart in the wilderness like hungry wolves.

By that time, among these hundreds of thousands of people, there will still be a few people left.

He didn't say anything for a long time, and the more Wei Hou Gao spoke, the lower his voice became, and even the supreme commander of the Imperial Northern Army had the idea of abandoning the city, and he knew that it didn't make much sense to say anything.

But as soon as he thought of those innocent people, he wanted to make one last effort and attempt, and he forcibly suppressed the indignation in his heart that almost drove him crazy, and asked in a deep voice, "How handsome...... Why do you think this way?"

This is no longer the tone that the banner lord should have for the marshal, and the panic and self-blame of Wei Hougao before seemed to have disappeared in the feeling that he couldn't hold it.

"You can keep it, you can do it, you can, I sent someone for help early, maybe now the Black Dragon King has come to us with a large army from the mountain day and night...... As long as...... As long as we can ......"

Xiao Xutian raised his hand tiredly, and finally there was a hint of other expression on his sleepy face.

It seemed gratifying, it seemed painful, there was some resentment, and a trace of unspeakable anger.

"There are 3,000 people in your hands, and those people in your mouth and the masters of what realm will not play a role at all, this is not a competition in the ring, and the battlefield fight will not last long with this blood, Hou Gao, there is no source of soldiers...... What are you going to do to defend the Pingwu Gate?"

The false pavilion that Wei Hougao had built with great difficulty was rudely demolished.

The morale based on the status of freedom and the military exploits that will never be fulfilled can at most help him survive the previous difficulties, and the only reason why he still has some delusions about the victory or defeat of this war in his heart is the old man with the gamble plan embedded in the epaulette in front of him.

It's just the source of the greatest confidence in his heart, and it is destroying the little fighting spirit in his heart at this moment.

It's just that Wei Hougao still refused to admit defeat, he bit his lip tightly like a stubborn child, clenched his fists for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "What if...... Handsome ...... If I can solve the problem of the source of soldiers, can I defend this foggy city?"

He stared at him for a long time, until the regret in his eyes was replaced by the endless sleepiness, and the supreme commander of the Imperial Northern Army said lightly: "If you have a way, just let it go."

Wei Hou Gao was stunned in his heart, he didn't understand that Xiao Xutian was so disheartened about defending this misty city, but why he agreed to his request so happily and let it go, this sentence has a lot of meaning, as long as he thinks it is feasible, he can try it.

He also wanted to open his mouth to ask for a few words, even if he could get an edict from the Heavenly Empire, but the supreme commander of the Northern Army waved his hand, and he felt a huge force coming, and he couldn't help but withdraw from the house.

A copper-colored waist card flew out of the room with him, and he looked at the waist card engraved with a royal character in his hand in amazement.

With this token, he can command the entire Imperial Northern Army to fight the barbarians to the end.

Wei Hou fell to his knees and bowed heavily on the cold stone steps.

"Dashuai, I thank you on behalf of the people of the city."

There was no sound in the room, as if everything was silent, Wei Hougao took one last look at the dim candlelight in the room with a complicated expression, turned around and walked towards the outside of the governor's palace.

Inside the house, a figure was like a wave of water, gradually appearing in front of Xiao Shatian, and the position where the figure was standing was coincidentally the place where Wei Hou had knelt before.

"Uncle Son"

It was a young boy, looking at his appearance as only seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a brocade and rusty suit, with a jade belt around his waist and boots on his feet.

It's just that such a prominent young man respectfully calls Xiao Shatian his uncle.

"Why should the dragon king be coy, I have done everything you want me to do, is it possible, you can't even wait for these few days, do you have to let the old man go on the road now?" Xiao Xitian sneered and said lightly.

"Uncle Yu misunderstood, I saw that this Wei Hou Gao is really good, so I want to persuade you, like this kind of loyal and rare subordinate, it's better not to let him go to death" The young man smiled faintly, but his expression was extremely weird.

He propped his hands on the wooden chair and sat up straight, as if such a simple movement had exhausted all his strength, he coughed lightly, and the sleepiness in his eyes became more and more obvious.

"Aren't my Imperial Northern Army all treacherous villains, where are the loyal and brave people?" Xiao Xuetian stared at the young man coldly and said in a cold voice.

The young man laughed, shook his head and replied, "Why does Uncle Xiao have such a small belly and chicken intestines? Wu Lao is just a casual joke in the court, why should Uncle Xiao take it seriously, who is loyal and who is traitorous, my father is still very clear in his heart"

"Since Your Majesty knows, why did you sacrifice half of the soldiers of my Imperial Northern Army, why did you destroy this Misty City? Don't Your Majesty understand, without this important town on the Seventh Mountain, the Tianwu people can put the knife on our necks at any time" Xiao Shatian said with a flushed face and an angry expression.

"What the father and emperor know, it's just that Uncle Yu doesn't need to worry about the Tianwu people, at this time, the Red Mist Fortress must also fall into the hands of the barbarians" The young man leaned over, lowered his head and attached himself to the ear of the Emperor, and whispered.

"You...... You guys...... What exactly are you doing?" Xiao Xiaotian trembled his hands, pointed at the young man, and asked sharply.

"Uncle Xiao, don't be so excited, otherwise the desirelessness will attack, and you will have to suffer again" The young man looked concerned, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was even more obvious.

"You ...... You're crazy...... You actually colluded with the barbarians to get into the pit...... Jiantuo ...... "Xiao Xiaotian's voice gradually became like a thread, and after a while, the supreme commander of the Imperial Northern Army was completely paralyzed on his seat.

The young man took off his cloak and carefully covered it on his body.

He looked at the old man's face and said softly: "If you don't give up this misty city, if you don't lose this Northern Army, how can you fight with Tianwen Pavilion, uncle, you have been on the battlefield all your life, why don't you understand, sometimes in order to completely defeat your enemy, some small sacrifices are inevitable."