He was covered in blood, his light leather armor was visibly damaged, his hair was unkempt, and there were several fresh scratches on his face that was a mixture of sweat and dirt.

"Enlightenment...... Your Majesty...... The front line is in a hurry. He gasped for breath, so tired from the long ride that he was too slow to untie the bamboo tube with the emergency paperwork on his back. He finally untied the tether, his hands were so trembling that he couldn't even pull the plug, but the guards who were still standing on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help, and then he opened the letter box and took out a roll of animal skins sealed with beeswax.

The guard presented the letter, and Hu Yaoxian, who was already very nervous, quickly read it at a glance, and his already blue face suddenly turned pale. He felt that his body instantly lost the strength to support him, and he leaned back in his chair after slumping, and his loose fingers could no longer hold the animal skin roll, allowing it to slide off.

It's all bad news.

The Tiger Pass was lost.

The city of Gangwei was lost.

The front-line commander Hu Zesheng died in battle.

At the end of the scroll was a line of black text mixed with dried dark blood.

Ironjaw City is lost.

……

From the attack to the capture, the battle for Ironjaw lasted only four hours.

News of the fall of Gangwei City was completely blocked, and the staff who arrived with the Tyrant Tooth Fleet and the Marine troops quickly took control of the situation. More than 2,000 Tiger people surrendered in the first batch, followed by the second, third, and fourth groups...... Hu Zesheng's body was found in the chaos of the army, and he ordered his body to be divided with a fierce smile.

The severed heads were carried to the public with spears, and the death of the main general had a serious impact on the morale of the defenders, coupled with the intensive artillery fire from the fleet, the tiger people, who had never seen such a terrifying scene, were completely stunned and fell into fear.

The battle ended in a short period of time, and Tyrant Tooth completely took control of Gangwei City.

Hu Zesheng's hands were cut off, and the red fingerprint was pressed on the letter, and the seal of the commander that he carried with him and was found from the corpse. Tyrant immediately sent someone to send this forged distress letter, and after the commander of Iron Jaw City received it, he immediately sent reinforcements of up to 40,000 people according to the requirements of the letter, and rushed to the aid of Tiger Prison overnight.

In the early morning of the second day after the reinforcements departed, the Tyrant Tooth fleet reappeared on the river and launched a full-scale artillery bombardment of the water-based Iron Jaw City.

The defenders were evacuated, and Pingjun's intelligence department set up a secret stronghold in Iron Jaw City, and the messenger team sent earlier got in touch with it, armed with weapons and ammunition smuggled into the city in advance, and soon gathered a special operations force of more than 200 people. They stormed the Commander's Mansion and shot most of the high-ranking personnel, including the Commander and the Castle Lord, with heavy fire. The entire city of Iron Jaw lost control, the chain of command collapsed, and the city was in chaos.

The slogan of "surrender or kill" resounded throughout the city, and bloody human heads hung on high poles. The dragon infantry who landed later took over all the important points in the city, and they stood on the top of the tower to monitor the whole city, and quickly calmed the situation.

Storm Tooth ordered the expansion of the riverside wharf on the existing basis of Iron Jaw City, and strengthened the distribution capacity of materials and personnel.

By the morning of the next day, 50,000 Tiger Clansmen were forced to board the ship and escort them to White Deer City. It was the last stop of the river convoy, and after disembarking, they would travel en masse to the more distant new capital. From then on, they will become complete dragons under the subtle and changing thinking of the working group.

In exchange, 20,000 dragon immigrants from White Deer City arrived in Ironjaw City and became new residents here.

According to Tianhao's plan, this is not a reciprocal population replacement. The original 200,000 people in Iron Jaw City do not need to be moved to the north of the mainland, but the number of migrants cannot be less than 100,000 (two batches before and after).

The defeated Tiger people were depressed, they felt that they had lost everything, became captives, and then slaves. However, from the time they boarded the ship, they found that the dragon people from the north had a friendly attitude, and there was no scolding as expected, especially when distributing the rations, it was very fair and the amount was very sufficient.

All the relocated Tiger people are based on "households", and they drag their families with their mouths. Adults can get two thick meat-filled patties, the elderly can reduce it as appropriate, and children can get one or half depending on the situation. The bread is so large that it is equivalent to two slaps for an adult. Although it was made in advance last night, it was already cold, but it still maintained a certain degree of softness. It is sandwiched with a thick layer of salted blubber and topped with a salty powder ground with dried fish, as well as dried meat floss and fresh vegetables. Even the pickiest person has absolutely nothing to say about this kind of food.

Meat floss is a newly developed military ration of the Logistics Department of Thunder Point City. The northern barbarians are experienced in making cured and dried meat, using fish, deer and pork as raw materials, steaming and tearing into thin strips, and stir-frying with a large amount of oil.

They disembarked in White Deer City, rested for the night, and the next day they set up a group to head north to Xindu.

The relocated Tiger civilians were all poor, and had been roughly screened when they were in Ironjaw City. They have little to offer and have few belongings to carry with them during the migration.

The Task Force's advocacy was very good.

"From now on, you, like us, are dragons."

"His Royal Highness the Lord Regent never abandons any of his people. Everyone speed up and arrive at the new capital one day earlier, so that they can start a new life one day earlier. ”

"Don't worry about food and clothing, the relevant things will be sent to you when the time comes."

"What are you talking about, some people say that we are deceiving you to take you to Xin, and we want to transport you there to kill and eat meat? Hahahaha, how do you have such an idea? If you were going to kill someone, you would have killed it a long time ago, so why wait until now. Think about it, what are the rations you are giving out every day? There are fish and meat, and you are full, have you ever been treated like this when you were in Ironjaw before? ”

When we arrived at Rock City, all doubts were gone. The Tiger immigrants were given the clothes they were given, and they were amazed at the bustling and tidy city, especially when they saw the tall walls, sturdy towers, and vast farmland that stretched far beyond the surrounding area, both in size and population, and they finally dispelled the last trace of doubt and worry, and were full of hope for the future life.

A new round of land reform began in Ironjaw City.

With more than half of the inhabitants moving away, there is a lot of space inside and outside the city. Wu Rong was appointed by Tianhao to guard the new city, and she arrived at the same time as the Tyrant Tooth's fleet. As the situation in the city was brought under control, two successive groups of migrants were forcibly removed, and the plan from Tianhao was also fully rolled out.

The first task is still the arrest of the nobles, especially the kind that usually does a lot of evil and the people are very angry. The collection of information has been the responsibility of Pingjun's intelligence department, and based on this information, Wu Rong ordered the public execution of the nobles in the city who were identified as identities, and the civilians who were conservative and bullying could apply to be the executioners. To a large extent, she has won over the hearts of the people and stabilized the situation.

The chaotic architectural pattern in the city must change accordingly, and Wu Rong ordered all the vacant houses to be returned to the city guard for a second distribution of property. Based on the captured civil affairs data of Tiejaw City, the land outside the city was re-planned, and more farmland was allocated to the existing civilians according to their household population.

A few days later, Tiger King Yaoxian's first batch of 50,000 reinforcements arrived in Iron Jaw City. The leader of the team was surprised to find that Iron Jaw City had changed hands, and there was no sign of chaos in this city that should have belonged to the Tiger Clan, especially some of the guards standing at the head of the city were simply Tiger Clansmen.

……

Two weeks later, a delegation of more than 200 envoys arrived from Bloodclaw City and arrived at the Tiger Clan camp set up in the southeast direction outside Ironjaw City.

The commander of the reinforcements, Binh Duong, saw the figure of the former national master Wu Lin in the envoy group. He was very surprised, but he didn't come forward to talk to him because of the large number of people, and it wasn't until the dead of night that he walked into the camp of Wulin with a few personal guards.

"Great Brother." Binh Duong knelt on one knee in front of Wu Lin with a very respectful attitude. He was the former deputy captain of the National Guard, but he was promoted to commander because of his combat effectiveness, and is now the chief general of the first batch of reinforcements.

Wu Lin showed a wry smile on his face, and he picked Pingyang up from the ground: "Actually, you don't need to hide it, I'm no longer a national teacher." ”

An angry expression appeared on Pingyang's rugged face: "You are the real national teacher of the Tiger Clan, and no one can take your place." When I go back this time, I must meet Your Majesty and beg him to restore your status as a national teacher. ”

"Things are actually not as bad as you think, Your Majesty just let me rest for a while. It is also His Majesty's intention for me to join the envoy group this time, after all, I am more familiar with the situation of various tribes, although I am not leading the team, but I can help to check for them, please refer to it. ”

Wu Lin didn't say anything to death, nor did he reveal his hatred for the Tiger King. He has always been cautious, although Binh Duong was once his confidant, but who can guarantee that he will not change his mind, because interests are on his side?

This accompanying envoy was indeed Hu Yaoxian's order. The envoys were headed by Hu Yaozong, the brother of Tiger King Yaoxian and an ambitious member of the royal family. Together with the dragon envoy Libin who sent the letter before, the two sides went to White Deer City together to negotiate various items such as war and reparations.

Binh Duong is a pure soldier, and he doesn't think about things deeply. Standing up, the two of them sat down separately, and Pingyang looked at Wu Lin suspiciously: "Great Master, why do you want to negotiate?" Don't your majesty want to fight? ”

Hu Zesheng had previously sent people to Bloodclaw City to deliver a message, and the first batch of reinforcements to arrive in Iron Jaw City was 50,000 people. After that, another 30,000 were sent, a total of 80,000, which are currently under the control of Binh Duong.

These are the standing armies of the Tiger Clan, the real elite. It takes time for the reserve to be mobilized or deployed. Although the Tiger Clan is powerful, and in extreme cases it can even send an army of millions, but it takes a long time, at least several months.

Wu Lin shook his head: "Your Majesty's thoughts are difficult to fathom, I just obey orders." If he asks me to talk about it, I will talk about it, and if it is an order to attack, you will not be able to resist. ”

It is impossible for Wu Lin to say what he thinks about Binh Duong.

On the day of the fall of Ironjaw City, Hu Yao was silent for a long time, and then burst into flames. Roaring to issue a general mobilization order for a full-scale decisive battle with the dragons.

This kind of talk is just to be said in front of the auxiliary ministers and commanders. With Wu Lin's years of contact and understanding of Hu Yaoxian, he knew very well that the Tiger King was purely just verbally venting.

As soon as the Tiger Prison was lost, the Tiger Clan completely lost the strategic initiative in the north. To fight or not to fight, it is entirely up to the dragons to decide.

The Pantuo River has abundant water flow, and both sides of the river bank are fertile fields. From the Iron Jaw City downwards, it is a densely populated and prosperous city. This is the most important grain producing area of the Tiger Clan, and from here, the border between the Tiger Clan and the Lion Clan has changed, no longer bounded by the Pantuo River, the east and west banks are the territory of the Tiger Clan, and the east direction is more than 30 kilometers, which is the border fortress of the Lion Clan.

The 200,000 troops who have been guarding the east all year round are not to be moved, and their task is to guard the border and watch out for the lion-people who covet the grain-producing areas.

Including Wu Lin, all the high-level members of the Tiger Clan had no idea that the Tiger Prison Pass would fall in such a short period of time.

They didn't even expect that Gangwei City and Iron Jaw City would fall one after another. The latter, in particular, dealt a fatal blow to Hu Yaoxian. For the first time, he had doubts about his own ruling strategy, and he was also terrified of the powerful combat power of the dragon army.

Negotiations must be used as a pretext for stalling for time. Of course, if the negotiations go well and can get something from the negotiating table that cannot be obtained on the battlefield, Hu Yaoxian does not mind ending the dispute between the two clans.

Yes, a dispute, not a war. Don't underestimate the difference between two words, the meaning of which must never be the same.

"Let's talk about Ironjaw City, and those dragons." Wu Lin turned the conversation to something familiar and controllable: "What do you think of the current situation?" The battle ...... Can it be fought in the end? ”

"This ......" Pingyang is a little difficult. In fact, he has been thinking about these two questions, but he doesn't know how to open his mouth for a while.

After thinking for a moment, Pingyang raised his head and said seriously: "Great Master, I have captured some prisoners of the Dragon Clan army during this time, I think it would be better for you to talk to them." ”

"Captive?" Wu Lin smiled, he nodded, full of interest.

A few minutes later, the guards escorted the two men into the tent.

Both were men, one was a middle-aged man in his thirties, and the other was very young, about twenty years old. They wore the black military uniforms characteristic of the dragons, with torn sleeves and plackets, and a few abrasions on their faces and arms.

Their hands were tied behind their backs. Middle-aged people walk ahead. There was a charcoal fire lit in the middle of the tent, and the light was not very bright. He was escorted forward by the guards. Wu Lin sat in the center, the focus of everyone's attention. The middle-aged man had been staring at Wu Lin since he walked into the tent, until he was very close, he suddenly stopped, tried to open his eyes wide, and then frowned, his face constantly alternating with surprise, thinking, and suddenness.

Finally, he snapped away from the guards, took a big step forward, and knelt down on one knee in front of the witch.