A piece of news spread like wildfire in the Western Qin Empire.

The rebellious Wufu coalition army that conquered the king of Zhenxi, in the hinterland of Fufeng Mansion and occupied an absolute advantage in Beijing, suddenly suffered heavy losses, including 400,000 troops in the two major provinces of Qianyang Mansion and Qishan Mansion, the whole army was annihilated, and none of them survived, and the main battle corps of Jintai Mansion and Chang'an Mansion also lost more than half, Jintai Prefecture Governor [Fist Town Mountains and Rivers] Jin Xingwen was killed in battle, and Chang'an Prefecture Governor [Red Dust Sword Immortal] Li Gang was seriously injured......

Almost overnight, the forces of the Five Governments collapsed.

The general situation of counterinsurgency, which was just around the corner, was reversed in an instant, and the dying Zhenxi Wang regime got a chance to breathe, and the entire northwest hinterland of the Western Qin Empire was like a poisonous sore, which could not be pulled out for a while.

Between counterinsurgency and rebels, the offense and defense reversed.

The news spread like an explosion, and the whole country was shocked.

The rebellion of the king of Zhenxi with the soldiers of the two provinces was already a major event that the Western Qin Empire had never had since the rise of Guangwu Zhongxing, which can be said to be a very bad sign.

This is a great disgrace.

After this battle, it was already very difficult for the Western Qin Empire to organize the encirclement and suppression of the King of Zhenxi in a short period of time, at least in this winter, the Western Qin royal family was no longer able to organize large-scale military operations, and it took time to mobilize troops from farther provinces, and it was mixed with the entanglement of interests and bargaining of various local regimes.

The emperor is not out, and this kind of military action with the strength of the whole country is extremely slow.

What's even more fatal is that the five government coalition forces have lost more than half, so that the several major state capitals around Fufeng Mansion are unable to organize the second encirclement and suppression, and it can even be said that the military strength is empty, and the Zhenxi Army has collected a large number of ordnance and armaments, which can ensure that they survive this winter, and after recuperation, wait until the spring of next year, and the reorganized Zhenxi Army will inevitably gain a firm foothold in Fufeng Mansion.

Of course, these are long-term effects, and they are things that the big names at the top of the empire need to worry about.

And what more people are most curious about is why did the Five Governments Coalition Army lose?

It was supposed to be a war without suspense.

The king of Zhenxi hurriedly raised troops, the foundation is not deep, Fufeng and Fengxiang have been operating in the Western Qin royal family for so many years, and the people's hearts are not under his control, at most they only control most of the army, many grassroots administrative units, officials, and not necessarily completely fall to him, in the face of the strong pressure of the five government coalition forces, there are many rebellions and rebellions, it can't be said that a plate of scattered sand, but the cohesion is really pitiful, which can be seen from the beginning of the war, the five government coalition forces destroyed the withered and decayed Fengxiang Mansion.

However, it was the King of Zhenxi who should have had the last laugh.

The sudden rout of the coalition forces of the five provinces allowed the Zhenxi army to take the opportunity to recover Fengxiang Mansion again, and also introduced the flames of war into the territory of Jintai Mansion and Qishan Mansion.

The cavalry of the Zhenxi Army was plundered by the surrounding state capitals, and their lives were devastated.

The spies, meticulous work, and scouts of the Zhenxi Army were like fish fry scattered into the lake, densely infiltrating the surrounding major state capitals, and from time to time creating some small-scale turmoil and riots, which made officials at all levels of the Western Qin Empire anxious......

News keeps coming from all sides.

Among them, a piece of news caused shocks on all sides.

On the night that led to the sudden rout of the alliance of the five provinces, on the main battlefield about 100 miles away from Fufeng City, the capital of Fufeng Province, there was a breath of gods and demons, and the power of gods and demons outside the sky appeared......

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"Extraterrestrial gods and demons?

The wine shop on the first floor of the Dragon City Inn in the center of Longcheng Guan, a major border town of the Western Qin Empire, Li Mu asked curiously.

Sitting on the opposite side, Guo Yuqing's face was slightly solemn and said: "Some terrifying beings from outside the sky, for the Shenzhou Continent, they are invaders, destroyers, destroyers, and the common enemies of the entire continent. ”

When Li Mu heard this, he became interested.

From outside the sky, that is the cosmic sea of stars.

I can be regarded as coming from outside the sky, if I talk about it seriously, isn't I also a god and demon outside the sky?

"In this way, if the King of Zhenxi takes refuge in the gods and demons outside the sky, isn't that self-destruction?" Li Mu said: "Defecting to the mainland and the common enemy, this is no different from directly betraying this world, right? ”

Guo Yuqing said: "The world is not so simple, since the beginning of the ancient era, there have been things happening in the Shenzhou continent where the gods and demons from outside the sky have come to the continent, so long is that the years have passed, the gods and demons lurking in the continent, I don't know how much, some have gone to the local customs, and some have always been hidden in the dark to peep into the world, during which I don't know how many sects, How many dynasties have been established by the Outer Heaven Demon God, and their control and penetration of this world has reached the point of pervasiveness, such as before the Western Qin Empire, the Great Moon Dynasty, which ruled this land, was founded by the forces of the Outer Heaven Demon God, and the ruling period was as long as three thousand years......"

And there is such a thing.

Li Mu said that it was the first time he heard of it.

It feels like this thing is a bit like the rumored brotherhood, the Knights Templar, the Rotonchilds, the old European aristocracy and the like, secretly controlling the development of the earth, the replacement of countries, and even planning and promoting World War I, World War II and the like.

In this way, isn't the so-called Shenzhou Continent a test field for the major forces of the Extraterrestrial Star Sea?

"Fortunately, the gods and demons outside the sky, if they want to descend on the Shenzhou Continent, it is not easy, they have to go through a catastrophe, and if they are not careful, they will turn into ashes. Guo Yuqing said: "The Heavenly Dao has its own order, and in the long years, the number of gods and demons outside the heavens who have really descended is limited, otherwise, the entire Shenzhou Continent is now a paradise for gods and demons." ”

That's right.

Li Mu nodded.

It seems that the rebellion of King Zhenxi is not so simple.

"By the way, eldest brother, you just said that the Great Moon Dynasty once ruled the land of Western Qin, and the power of the gods and demons outside Fufeng City could be the remnants of the Great Moon Dynasty?" Li Mu's thinking diverged freely, and he said casually: "The King of Zhenxi won't be already in collusion with the remnants of the Great Moon, right?"

Guo Yuqing couldn't help but glance at Li Mu carefully.

For this third brother who looks like he doesn't have a straight shape on weekdays, he glanced at it, and his political thinking was very clear, because in his own heart, he also judged it this way.

The two of them, set off the day before yesterday, traveled all the way day and night, and only arrived at Longcheng Pass today.

According to the better time and place before, wait here for the arrival of the second earthworm.

Along the way, I heard a lot of things about the defeat of the Five Governments Alliance, the news from all sides is true or false, and there is a sense of turmoil, and now the Western Qin Empire seems to have entered an eventful autumn.

However, what is the truth, how long will the Zhenxi Army be able to support after the empire reacts, that is not a matter of concern to the two of them, about the remnants of Dayue, it is just a casual thought, both of them are waiting for Qiu Yin's arrival, after all, the northeast enters the prairie and rescues Shangguan Yuting, which is the urgent thing to do at present.

However, what made the two of them feel strange was that they waited until the appointed hour passed, and in the evening, the swordsman Qiu Yin actually appeared.

That's not quite right.

Because Qiu Yin has always been an extremely punctual person, if it weren't for any major delays, he would never miss the appointment.

But just yesterday, the two also received a summons from Qiu Yin, saying that everything was normal, he had arranged everything in Guanshan City, and had set off on the road to Longshan Pass, and it was impossible to encounter anything serious.

In this world, it is definitely a real event that can make Qiu Yin miss the time event.

Until dark, Qiu Yin did not appear.

After Li Mu and Guo Yuqing discussed it slightly, they decided to stay in Longcheng Pass for a day to see if Qiu Yin would come later.

The two of them checked in at the Dragon City Inn.

Out of Longcheng Pass to the northeast, it is the prairie.

For Guo Yuqing, after many years, he was so close to the prairie again, and he had mixed feelings, and after returning to the inn room, he couldn't help but think of some of the past, and he didn't have any thoughts of going out and moving again.

And Li Mu came to the border of the Western Qin Empire for the first time, so he was quite curious, so he left the inn alone, walked around at will, and there were many pedestrians on the street, but it was not as prosperous as Chang'an Mansion, but it was another charm.

There are also quite a few roadside stalls and hawkers.

Longchengguan is an important border town, so these stalls and vendors are also familiar households certified by the border army, and a curfew will be imposed after about 11 o'clock in the evening on earth time.

At this time, there was still half an hour before it got dark.

Li Mu casually ate some roadside stalls, the taste was average, and he remembered the plain noodles of Granny Cai who ate in Ping'an Town that day, since the military cemetery of Chang'an Mansion was goodbye, Granny Cai's ancestors and grandchildren and border army officer Wu Beichen and others all came to the border pass, logically speaking, it should be among the five towns of the border pass, and I don't know if it is in Longcheng Pass.

He walked around, Longcheng Pass is not big, and there are no attractions, when it is slightly dark, he is ready to go back to the inn to rest.

Coincidentally, at this time, Li Mu saw a familiar figure.

Wu Beichen.

At the gate of the Japanese cemetery, the hot-blooded border army officer who stood up and reprimanded the little prince Qin Lin.

He really revisited Longcheng Pass?

In this way, isn't Granny Cai and Caicai's ancestors and grandchildren also there?

Li Mu was overjoyed and stepped forward to say hello.

"Are you...... Ah, is it Master Li?" Wu Beichen was surprised when he recognized Li Mu.

Li Mu said: "Captain Wu, huh, have you been promoted? Haha, your strength has also increased greatly, well, the great grandmaster is at the peak, it seems that his cultivation has been going very smoothly recently." "It can be seen that Wu Beichen's strength and cultivation have increased a lot compared to before.

"It's thanks to the help of adults. Wu Beichen said respectfully.