The above is blocking the news, in fact, the Niu people broke through Gangwei City a few days ago. Remember the last time the flotilla passed over the river? The Great Commander said at the time that it was a ship sent by His Majesty the Tiger King, but in fact he deceived us, it was simply a boat of the Niu people. ”

"I don't want to fight anymore, I want to go home."

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Hu Jinzhong specially asked the cook to add more ingredients to the meal in the morning, and distributed extra jerky and dough to all the soldiers.

This practice works well in normal times, but now it is not effective.

The soldiers did not appreciate it, and they went into the tents of the battalion commanders in droves and made demands.

It all adds up to one sentence: we're going home.

The furious Tiger was no longer interested in finding out where these rumors came from. There are too many, and even an inventory will not lead to anything. He again sent his guards to punish the leaders of the soldiers, cutting off hundreds of heads.

The brutal methods worked, the voices of opposition and questioning were completely suppressed, and no one dared to say the word "go home" in front of Tiger Jinzhong, but he knew very well that this situation would not last long.

In fact, Hu Jinzhong also wanted to withdraw the army, but he didn't have the guts.

Withdrawing troops for no reason will only incur the wrath of His Majesty, and the most important thing is that the situation is unclear now, what happened to Gangwei City? It will take time for Tiger Prison Pass to send troops to probe the news, three days, or four days, and a decision will be made at that time.

……

Tiger Clan's territory, Gangwei City.

Two thousand cavalrymen marched day and night and finally reached their destination.

A strong smell of burnt could be smelled from a long distance, the gates were open, and almost all the buildings were in a dilapidated state, with burnt marks everywhere. The ground was littered with the carcasses of livestock, the congealed blood had long since turned black, and countless flies had gathered on the surface of the rotting flesh and danced wildly.

Caution and carefulness soon proved to be unnecessary, it was an empty city, the enemy had long since left, they had looted a lot of supplies, taken most of the inhabitants captive, and the few lucky ones who had escaped the city early had been wandering in the wilderness until they saw the familiar insignia of the cavalry, and then they left their hideouts, crying to their own people about those terrible and miserable things.

Although the cavalry commander who led the team had long been mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the tragic reality. He hurriedly sent people to the Tiger Prison Pass and the city south of the clan to report the news, and then asked for help.

The largest logistics city in the north of the Tiger Clan was destroyed, and a huge amount of materials were burned.

This means that the Tiger Prison Pass and the army that went out of the pass this time will not be able to be resupplied in the short term.

What are we going to do?

……

Deer Clan's territory, Red Moon City.

Lu Qingxi stood on the makeshift platform and glanced into the distance with an indifferent gaze.

The buildings of Red Moon City have no beauty at all, they are messy and irregular, except that the towers are warehouses, and the lowest floor is a civilian area, and the large areas of gray are greasy to look at, and the aqueduct connecting to the river is in disrepair, and many places have to be repaired with plaster, which looks tattered and damp, covered with large patches of moss, and cockroaches and various mosquitoes can often be seen.

A beautiful city comes to mind for some reason.

Lu Qingxi had been to Rock City, and he was full of praise for everything there. The wide and straight avenues, the trees planted on both sides of the road, the neat houses, even the militarized buildings such as the towers are quite beautiful and angular, and they are not at all as incomplete as Red Moon City.

Worse is the stench that permeates the air.

There is no shortage of water in Red Moon City. In terms of geographical location and environment, the comprehensive convenience conditions even surpass that of Bucks City. However, the most incomprehensible thing for Lu Qingxi is the sanitation problem, no matter where he stands in the city, he can see the sparkling river, and there are also water canals extending in all directions in the city. But even so, the residents of the city have no concept of bathing at all, and some disgusting guys are not willing to wash the underside even after going to the toilet. Body odor, fecal odor, vegetable leaves mixed with the smell of soil decay...... All of this mixed in, even when standing a few tens of meters away, can cause people to feel extremely disgusted and fearful.

To make matters worse, a significant portion of these flavors come from women. This made Lu Qingxi completely lose his illusion of beauty.

Panshi City is so clean, there are fixed personnel responsible for cleaning the area, removing garbage everywhere, and even using ox carts to pull large wooden barrels full of clean water, splashing them with wooden scoops on the streets where people come and go, in Tianhao's words, the effect of "dust reduction".

The tight skin covered Lu Qingxi's inner activities, and he clenched his fists tightly———— why did all the good things belong to that person's name? Why are all good things far away from me?

The problem is, I'm going to have to rely on these filthy and smelly guys to become the king of the clan.

The square under the platform was full of people, heavily armed Deer Clan soldiers.

Lu Qingxi couldn't help but feel a touch in his heart: I am their king, and they are the warriors under my command.

Putting aside his unrealistic fantasies, Lu Qingxi cleared his throat and took the thin iron microphone from the attendant next to him.

This is one of the special skills he learned from Tianhao.

"Soldiers, my people, we are about to have a great and decisive battle."

"All along, the Tiger people thought we were weak and not their opponents at all. So their armies repeatedly crossed the border and attacked our cities. ”

"We've had a lot of deaths. Among them are your parents, brothers, sisters, friends...... I also paid a lot for it. I had to bow to the Ox Clan in the north and sign an armistice with them, so that I could concentrate my forces on repelling the Tiger Clan in the south. I hope for your understanding that we cannot deal with two enemies at the same time, and we must concentrate our forces on one point and destroy one first, and then we can better solve the problem. ”

The words worked well and resonated with the silent crowd.

"The Ox are our enemies." A burly hundred-man leader replied loudly: "But the Tiger people are not a good thing. They have always wanted to snatch our women and spin and weave for them. ”

"Yes! They are all our enemies. A middle-aged soldier armed with a spear nodded, his eyes revealing hatred: "My brother was killed by the Tiger Clan, and that was many years ago. ”

Lu Qingxi caught this angry emotion in time, he raised his voice, raised his right hand high, and waved it with violent force: "Do you want revenge?" ”

"Yes!"

"Of course!"

"Lao Tzu became a soldier just to have a good fight with the Tiger people. yards, but I haven't been able to get a chance. ”

Lu Qingxi chose this place as the location for preaching, and dozens of iron microphones were erected around the open space. His face turned red with excitement: "Now is the best opportunity, we will send troops now and kill all the Tiger Clansmen." ”

Those who stand at the forefront of the team are all leaders, at least the heads of 10,000 people. An officer was bold and flattering, and asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, I have no intention of questioning your wise decision. But we're playing now...... Doesn't seem to have much of a chance of winning? ”

Lu Qingxi glanced at this person, in fact, he didn't expect to get approval at all. Since his accession to the throne, there have been too many voices opposing him as the new king. In fact, it's normal to think about it, the old deer king is dead, and all the princes are dead, but this does not mean that the royal blood is completely cut off. The old deer king has an extremely powerful, even perverted reproductive ability...... Well, it doesn't seem to be very respectful to say that a dead person is like this, but it is Lu Qingxi's true thoughts. The former king had many grandchildren, and a dozen or so children of five or six years old, and God knows how many women this old thing had ruined, and it was just enough to sleep and leave a lot of trouble.

Lu Qingxi killed everyone who questioned his identity as the new king, as well as those who might threaten his status, including children.

They will grow up, and they must be killed as soon as possible while the chins, armpits, and crotches of the cubs are still hairy.

Lu Qingxi got a reputation for being "brutal".

His burden was heavy enough, and he felt like he couldn't bear even a little more weight anymore. Especially now that Tianhao led the army to capture Broken Horn City and the entire Deer Clan tended to collapse, Lu Qingxi suddenly had a wonderful idea.

Stag City must be kept, the last of the clans must be kept.

I am their king.

Of course, he is not a fool, at least not a military idiot, a waste of war, as the commanders and officers think.

"Who told you we can't beat the Tiger Clansmen?" He stared at the commander with a grim gaze and raised the microphone to his lips: "I know that some of you look down on this king, but you don't want to think about it, if it weren't for me, Red Moon City would have survived until now?" ”

As he spoke, he raised his head as he unleashed a fierce and eager gaze that spread to the deer soldiers who were standing farther away.

"I am the one who feeds you, and it is the one who allows you to enjoy meat and fat during these difficult days. That's right, these things come from the cattle clan, which some people call their enemies. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"

"He openly admitted to colluding with the Niu people?"

"Wait a minute, and hear what he has to say."

Lu Qingxi raised his hand high again and made a downward pressing motion: "Silence!" Don't get so excited. I want to say that the Ox are our enemies, they occupy our land and take our people captive. But now, an even greater threat is in front of us, and if we don't repel the attack of the Tiger Clan, Red Moon City will never be at peace, and we won't be able to concentrate our forces on dealing with the Niu Clan. ”

"Eat bite by bite, and do the same thing. The king and the Niu clan reached an agreement, and the two clans made a temporary truce. They provided food and meat to help us deal with the Tiger people. ”

The commander standing in the front row turned pale and muttered, "This is a betrayal...... Thou hast turned your back on the captives. ”

He said these words almost subconsciously, and it was also a little because of the unwillingness and anger in his heart.

Lu Qingxi stared at him deadly, silent, but his expression was murderous.

There were still whispers, and the guards who were standing around were waiting for them, and although no one was moving, and the voices of each other were very quiet, the atmosphere was suddenly tense.

“…… Do you have an issue with me? For a long time, Lu Qingxi asked slowly.

The commander regretted it a little, he knew that he shouldn't anger Lu Qingxi, at least not at this time. But it's too late to say anything, and denying or changing your attitude in public and flattering you will only embarrass you even more. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth vigorously and turned his heart sideways: "Your Majesty, you should not reconcile with the enemy. We have to fight, and even if everyone dies, it is better to live like a coward. ”

The irritable ingredient permeated Lu Qingxi's body, and even people who were not very familiar with him could clearly feel it. There was not the slightest smile on his face, it was as cold as ice. Suddenly, there was a terrifying burst of shrill laughter.

"Reconciliation? That's what you think of this king? ”

Stretching out his hand, his thin fingers firmly locked on the Commander, Lu Qingxi's hoarse voice sounded like a witch cursing: "Do you think we can deal with both the Ox Clan and the Tiger Clan?" Do you think so-called bravery is just standing here and shouting a few slogans? ”

"Hey, hey, hey...... Fight? I want to too, you think I don't want to kill them, I'd rather stay here and be a shrunken turtle? ”

"Do you think we have a chance of winning if the North and the South go to war at the same time? Where does the food come from? There are also weapons and armor. Do you think the gods will give you these things and fall from the sky on their own initiative? ”

"You think it's best for everyone to die in battle?"

Beads of sweat oozed from the Commander's forehead, and he couldn't answer any of these questions. It's not that Lu Qingxi can be eloquent, but he has done his homework in advance and anticipated all possible situations.

"You think I don't know your secrets?" Lu Qingxi obviously didn't intend to let him go like this: "Your cousin is a member of the rebel group, I originally thought that you were a smart person, able to stand your ground, and really consider problems from the position of the clan, but I didn't expect you to be like him, you are a bedbug hidden in a dark corner." ”

Hearing this, the commander was shocked and stammered: "Your Majesty...... No...... It's not like that. ”

"Take him down!" Lu Qingxi didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and ordered the guards standing nearby: "Cut off his head and sacrifice to the gods." ”

The wolf-like guards swarmed up, dragging the unprepared commander out of the venue quickly. The men were so skillful that they strangled him with strips of coarse cloth so that he could not scream, as if he were dragging a bag of discarded objects out of the edge of the aisle, and soon disappeared from sight.

"We can win against the Tiger Clan." Lu Qingxi drew everyone's attention back in a higher voice: "I want to tell you that this time we have allies, and we are not alone against the enemy in the south. ”

A soldier at the front of the position asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, are you referring to the Niu Clan?" ”

Lu Qingxi nodded calmly: "Whether it is the Tiger Clan or the Niu Clan, they are all our enemies. First use the power of the Ox Clan to deal with the Tiger Clan, and then we will go back to deal with the Ox Clan. This is the king's plan. ”

He didn't want to make it so clear, but he didn't expect the situation to almost get out of control.