If you talk about the first legion of the Celestial Empire, it is understandable that the second legion is not well known. After all, their usual activity area is not here. But when it comes to the Dragoon Legion, no one will not know that it is the main army of the Celestial Empire stationed in the Western Regions.

"Are you really the captain of the Dragoon Legion? Doesn't that mean that the Celestial Empire has been planning the Western Regions for a long time? Both's mouth could now fit an egg.

"Yes, our great emperor has already begun to plan the affairs of the Western Regions. Not only that, but in the Western Regions Alliance, we have other internal support, and you don't need to know who it is now. But you just need to be clear, the decision to attach now is only good for you, and there is no harm in it. After all, after taking the Western Regions, our emperor also needs a large number of talents to govern here, and obviously your Lord Bode is a talent that can be created. ”

Ma Chao said this proudly. This is also to deepen the self-confidence of the other party and make the other party more determined to do things.

When Bode heard this, his eyes lit up, and he knew that his opportunity had come. It seems that a cunning person like him values more than profit. Then whoever can bring him better interests, greater benefits, he will naturally defect to.

Thinking that once such a large area as the Western Regions was conquered, it would definitely take a large number of talents to govern it. He was so familiar with the situation here, and it was only fitting that he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility. "Thank you for the attention of the Commander, Bode must do his best and perform well."

"Okay, that's the case, let's do the first thing next, isn't the grain army sent by Wuqiang and Loulan in the barracks? We'll kill them tonight, and then we'll leave the White Dragon Pile and head to Philadelphia City, where our greatest emperor awaits our rendezvous, hahahaha. As soon as he thought of being able to fight with Zhang Chao, Ma Chao felt that his blood was surging.

Bode was even more shocked by these statements, he didn't expect that the emperor of the Celestial Empire was not besieged, but had already entered the hinterland of their Western Regions very early, so from this point of view, the Western Regions Alliance would only lose this battle even more. Of course, this is naturally a good thing for him. "Yes, Podzun listens to the Legion Commander."

Bode was attached. And on the same night, the five thousand Wuqiang and Loulan sent by the two countries to urge food were killed in the barracks, and at the same time, the general of the Mi country, Wan Qi, and his henchmen died.

Everything came too quickly, and before some of the generals and soldiers could figure out what was going on, they were ordered to leave the White Dragon Pile and go straight to the hinterland of the Western Regions.

......

Seventy miles outside of Philadelphia in the middle of a dense forest.

It's mid-September. The weather is cool in the morning and evening, and this is not the biggest problem, the mosquitoes that are everywhere in the forest are really difficult to prevent.

"The mosquitoes here are so big, a bite is a big bag, it's really annoying." Lu Yong muttered dissatisfied, while scratching the back of his hand with his hand, and looked closely, there was a red and swollen bag there, obviously just after being stared at by mosquitoes.

Zhang Xing, who had not heard of it, did not pay attention to Lu Yong, although he had red and swollen marks on his body, including his face, he was still unaware, pointing to a simple map in front of him and said: "Battalion Commander Huang, now that the dense forest is surrounded on all sides, what we need to find is a place to attack and kill it." ”

"What Master Zhao said is good, but where to kill? And the emperor has already sent a holy decree, let's wait, see if it is..."Huang Xu stared at Zhang Xing, carefully waking up.

Something like disobeying the holy decree is something that other people don't dare to do, but Zhang Xing dares to do it, and Huang Xu really doesn't dare to say it.

Fortunately, Huang Xu's worries were unnecessary, because after Zhang Xing heard it, he nodded and said: "I didn't say that I would break through immediately, even if my father made a holy decree, then I must obey it." I'm just talking about preparing in advance. After all, the fighters are changing too quickly, and once the enemy starts to set fire to the mountain, then we must be prepared. ”

"Set fire to the mountain? Not really. We have less than 4,000 people, is it worth it? In addition, the weather is now dewy in the morning and evening, and if it is rainy, the light rain is still falling outside, even if it is a fire, it will not be lit. Huang Xu asked with some disbelieving.

"Of course, ordinary ignition is not good, but what about using fire oil? What about the innumerable amount of oil used to do so? In short, it is necessary to be vigilant, and it is not a bad thing to prepare early. Of course, Zhang Xing knows these external situations, but as a general who commands the army, even if there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance of something happening, he still has to be prepared, and this is a qualified commander.

Seeing that Zhang Xing said so formally, Huang Xu nodded, "Okay, I'll immediately arrange for the Dragon Battalion to go out to investigate the situation and see the distribution of the enemy's troops." ”

"Yes." Zhang Xing nodded.

To say that Zhang Xing's suspicion is not suspicious. Because at this moment, in the military tent of the Western Regions Alliance, the Great Yue Clan, Great Xia, Dawan and the lords of the Kangju Four Kingdoms are discussing the method of attacking with fire.

It was Wang Can, the lord of Great Xia, who came up with this idea.

He already has the blood of the Han nationality in his bones, which also makes him never underestimate the land where his ancestors were born and raised, and the people there.

Although the scout had already sent news that there were only three or four thousand enemies trapped in the dense forest, Wang Can still looked like a great enemy, because in his opinion, if he could appear behind him quietly, such a person would definitely not be simple.

Wang Can proposed to attack with fire, and naturally some people were against it, for example, Pei Du, the lord of Dawan Kingdom, seemed to be unimpressed. In his opinion, in such a large forest, it is the rainy season, and the fire is too slow. It's better to stay in all directions, as long as the other party escapes, attack directly, wouldn't it save a lot of time?

Regarding Pei Du's statement, Wang Can directly vetoed it.

"The Celestial Empire army, if it can hide from all of us appearing here, how can it be an ordinary army. Then if the other party is extremely patient, will they hide for a year, and we will have to stay here for a year? Please remember that the Cheshi Kingdom has not yet been completely captured, and Jiaohe City is still in desperate resistance. Wang Can's voice unconsciously increased by a few points, he was telling everyone that now is not the time to win, what we have to do is not wait, but take the initiative to attack.

As soon as Wang Can's words fell, Pei Du originally wanted to refute it. At least in his opinion, doing nothing and guarding outside this dense forest is a beautiful difference. As for Jiaohe City, it doesn't matter if it hasn't been taken yet, let other countries attack, just to weaken the strength of friendly forces and complete yourself.

It's just that before these words were spoken, Mu Feng, the lord of the Great Moon Clan, said: "What the lord of the Great Xia said is extremely true, we can't wait now, I agree to set fire to the forest."

It's no wonder that Mu Feng is so angry, his son Mu Xi was killed by these Celestial Dynasty soldiers. With the psychology of avenging his son, he will not wait.

Mu Feng supported Wang Can, and Yi Ji, the lord of Kangju on the side, knew that it was useless to oppose it, even if he was afraid, why bother to be that wicked person. Immediately, he said, "Okay, I agree to set fire to the mountain." ”

As Yi Ji's voice sounded, it was equivalent to setting the tone of things, and the next time was for everyone to start pulling around the fire oil.

Outside the dense forest, a large amount of fire oil was mobilized, and then fire began to start everywhere, although it was not the best time to set fire because of the weather, but with the help of so much fire oil, the fire still slowly burned.

"The other party really set the fire, what should I do?" Huang Xu, who got the news from the members of the Dragon Battalion sent out as soon as possible, ran into Zhang Xing's main account and asked for a solution.

"Ruthless!" Hearing this, although Zhang Xing was a little surprised, his eyebrows were still wrinkled together. It seems that what he did in Blue Moon City before was very infuriating. "Is there any news from Father?"

Hearing Zhang Xing ask, Huang Xu shook his head, "Not yet, the fire has just happened, presumably the emperor hasn't gotten the news yet." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Xing nodded, obviously agreeing with this point of view. That is why my father doesn't know what is going on here, so he can't give him any orders. "Okay, then wait for now, but tell the brothers to be ready to break through at any time."

Zhang Xing has to give his father enough time to make decisions, but at the same time, he also needs to be prepared just in case.

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Zhang Chao's imperial tent. Xu Chu looked nervous and took the news that Tianyan had just sent to him.

"Did you really set it on fire?" Zhang Chao's eyes widened as soon as he saw the news, obviously he had expected this thing.

Compared with his son Zhang Xing's worries, Zhang Chao never suspected that the Western Regions Alliance would have a fire attack. In his opinion, even if everyone is already an enemy, no matter what means are used, it is normal and understandable. However, just use more oil to eradicate the trouble of the henchmen, and if he is replaced, he will definitely do it.

Just thinking about it, when everything became a fact, Zhang Chao couldn't help but sigh, it seems that this time it is not possible to take risks.

Originally, the Black Cavalry was transferred to increase his chances of victory and take less risks. It's just that now it seems that he can't wait any longer, once Zhang Xing has any mistakes, it will be too late to regret it.

"Zhongkang, tell me to go down, and the people will set off as planned." Zhang Chao knows that even if the fire is over, he can't wait, sometimes time is life.

At the gates of Philadelphia, it was bustling. Barrels of fire oil were being transported out of it, and the direction was in the dense forest dozens of miles away.