Chapter Twenty-Nine—The Second Battle of the East (Part II)

In the south of Qi State, in the city of Huicheng, the general guarding Ruocheng was a middle-aged man who looked old, wore red armor, and held a long knife, followed by four guards with long knives pinned to their waists. This middle-aged man is the guard of this city, named Zhang Dao.

This Zhang Dao is none other than the southern governor of the feudal country who Feng Shanshan and Lu Deng ventured into the feudal state three years ago to persuade them to surrender. It was precisely because of the governor's timely dispatch of troops and leading the army to set things right that the Qi State was able to repel the tens of thousands of troops from Dream City under the command of Chen Jie. This led to the later Donglinguan Holy War.

Although the Holy War in Donglinguan was hastily ended under the planning of the Holy Emperor and the interests that had already been prepared, the two new forces were finally disbanded. However, this Zhang Dao led more than 10,000 people under his command to become the governor of the southern city of Qi. This is completely different from his original status in the feudal country. As a result, the famous sentence that the ancients once said, "A soldier dies for a confidant", has always encouraged Zhang Dao, making him the governor of a city in Qi State, commanding more than 10,000 troops in Qi Congress City and more than ten surrounding counties. Zhang Dao also reciprocated, and now in the face of the powerful attack of the Ming clan, he, as a veteran, is not afraid of danger, and leads thousands of troops under him to garrison Huicheng. Although the Ming clan has 30,000 people, they have no way to storm the city, and only by taking the method of tunnel warfare can they unexpectedly take this city in the hands of Zhang Dao, which symbolizes the important salt and iron town in the south of the Qi country.

Maybe it's because Zhang Dao is a veteran who has had a glorious time after all, and the depressed years have not wiped out the arrogance hidden in his heart. So much so that now, Zhang Dao thought that the seven thousand defenders in his hands basically did not have much loss, and the people were willing to help them fight against the Ming people. The Ming people had little chance of capturing this city with thick walls and a coastal border.

In the previous days, Zhang Dao also heard the news that the Holy Emperor had sent an army to the east to attack Donglin Pass. However, this point is not what Zhang Dao is worried about now. The Hengduan Mountain Range, which he was worried about, had already sent 3,000 troops to choke the choke point early to prevent the feudal army from raiding from Dream City. The camp stretched for three or four miles, stuck right on the mouth of the descending mountain range of the Hengduan Mountains, blocking all possible pedestrians. Regardless of whether the people of the feudal country come or the people of the Qi country go, they must go through strict investigation and careful torture before they can be released.

There were not many soldiers patrolling the camp on a regular basis, and tents rose one after another on the side of the camp made of low cedar trees. The camp held the main road, guarding against the small forces of the feudal state that might infiltrate.

At this time, two unusual figures appeared outside the camp, these two figures were extremely fast, and they seemed to appear outside the camp at once. The four soldiers guarding the gate of the camp looked at the man in white at the head of the right, this man had a slightly old face, but he looked very calm and dignified, and standing beside him was a woman also dressed in white, this woman was still beautiful and moving, as bright as a pear blossom and begonia. Although this woman is no longer young, she still hides the traces of the years. The two men, who looked to be in their thirties, carried a large bag on their shoulders, the top of which was tied with ropes, and they didn't know what was inside.

"Stop, who are you?" the four soldiers couldn't help but be secretly stunned, but then they reacted, and one of the younger soldiers raised the spear in his hand and asked sharply.

It was none other than Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing who appeared outside this camp, they ran as fast as they could, but they had already bypassed Dream City and came to the territory of Qi in two days.

Facing the investigation, Feng Baiyi took out a token from his arms, which was dark black in color and had a square diamond-shaped shape. On the top of this token, four large characters are clearly written in red letters, "Demon Spirit Secret Envoy".

Who in the Qi State doesn't know the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy? The most important intelligence hall in the Qi State almost has the strength to cover the sky in the Qi State. Although their demonic envoys do not have military power, they are far more terrifying than those who have military power. It is said that there was once an official of the Qi State who impeached the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy in private, and the next day, not only Xuan Lejun ordered it, but the official also died in his mansion for some reason. Since then, the special existence of the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy has become one of the taboos of the Qi Kingdom, and no one dares to provoke the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy, unless it is a person who is impatient to live would do so.

The four soldiers looked at it and confirmed that it was the token of a genuine demonic secret envoy. They couldn't help but be in awe, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "I don't know how much the two secret envoys have offended, I don't know what the adults have to say."

Feng Baiyi accepted the token, and the name of the secret envoy of the dark demon spirit really worked. In the Qi Kingdom, even if you show a general token, it is not as effective as this token of the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy. Of course, unless it is the older generation of Qi leader Yu Wang Ye Xia Yu, or this generation of Qi leader Chen Jie. The two of them have a very high prestige in the Qi army, and their tokens are also recognized by the soldiers of the Qi State.

Feng Baiyi smiled and said, "You don't have to be nervous, we just want to go to Donglinguan, I don't know if you can let you go?"

The four soldiers guarding the camp looked at Feng Baiyi's slightly smiling face, and their hearts secretly began to be frightened, for fear that they had done something to offend these two demon spirit secret envoys. Naturally, they didn't dare to check what was contained in the two large pockets on the shoulders of these two "Demon Spirit Secret Envoys".

Almost without thinking, the four soldiers immediately moved out of the way to both sides, making way for Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing. Along the way, a soldier had already returned to inform the brothers in the camp. Let Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing bypass this camp very smoothly and rush in the direction of the city.

The Qi soldiers guarding the camp watched Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing's footsteps as swift as the wind, and they couldn't help but sigh secretly, the Demon Spirit Secret Envoy was indeed not something that these little soldiers could afford to provoke. They just hoped that these two demonic envoys would not investigate them deeply, after all, they had not returned to the city so far, leaving a handle to be impeached. And to do this is a breeze for any demonic secret envoy.

However, when Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing confirmed that their figures were out of sight of the camp, they immediately threw the two large bags they were carrying on their shoulders to the ground and untied the ropes on them. Feng Baiyi kicked lightly and scolded with a smile: "Okay, you can come out!"

"Whew-" There was a soft cry from both pockets, and then both pockets began to shake violently. The first to poke out a head, and quickly squeezed his body out of this pocket, this young man is Feng Yuchong.

Subsequently, Feng Shanshan, Gao Hanyue and Yu Fei, who came together, also got out of their pockets, Feng Baiyi continued to put the pockets in his hands on his shoulders, and asked with a smile: "Are you planning to go north to Ruocheng or Donglinguan?"

Feng Yuchong, who was wearing a blue robe and standing next to Feng Baiyi, asked with some curiosity: "Dad, we are already in Huicheng now, why don't we help General Zhang Dao repel the attack of the Ming clan together?"

Feng Baiyi touched his son's head lovingly, and explained with a light smile: "Chong'er, with the six of us, it is not enough to change the current situation of the Ming clan's capture of Huicheng. In fact, Dad can also say that even if the Ming clan captures Huicheng, it will only become the bag of the feudal country in the future. You have to understand that our ultimate enemy will definitely be the feudal state, and even the final challenge must be the Holy Emperor or his successor, do you understand?"

Feng Baiyi couldn't help but sigh secretly, although these children of his own were still relatively handy in handling things, and they all handled it very well. But after all, they are young, they have never experienced many things, and their eyes on some worldly events are not as keen as those of them who have experienced a lot. However, Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing didn't care about this, they firmly believed that good training would definitely enable their children to grow up well.

Feng Yuchong, Gao Hanyue and Feng Shanshan nodded silently, and even Yu Fei, who was standing a little farther away, also nodded.

Carefully bypassing the Ming camp in front of the city, the six quietly left the city's sphere of influence. Although the road is now a county town controlled by the Ming people, it is not well guarded, and they pass away like ordinary people. In just half a day, they had already appeared on the road outside the city of Ruocheng. The passage that passed around the corner was the direction of the East Linguan not far from the front of Ruocheng. This is the moment when Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing are separated from their children. They didn't even have time to go back to the bamboo forest, even though it was so close. However, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and they can even see the bamboo forest they have lived in for more than ten years from a distance, and they don't have time to go back and take a good look.

Xia Qing hugged his three children tightly, and whispered: "You must be careful to protect yourself, you can not succeed, but don't have anything, the burden on your shoulders is indeed heavier than any other young person like you, I hope you must encourage each other to forge ahead."

Feng Yuchong, Feng Shanshan and Gao Hanyue's eyes were also moist, they had just experienced the happiness of meeting and the warmth of their father and mother by their side, but now, the ruthless fate and reality still made them destined to separate. stared and listened to Xia Qing's words and tears condensed in his eyes. They forcibly held back the tears in their eyes, respectfully knelt down and kowtowed to Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing three times, and then turned around and left slowly. Along the way, they didn't forget to look left and right, and looked back many times along the way, until Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing disappeared from their sight, Feng Yuchong adjusted their mood and embarked on a journey to Ruocheng.

Xia Qing stood on tiptoe, her eyes staring at the figure in the distance, she couldn't help but throw herself into Feng Baiyi's arms and cry bitterly. Feng Baiyi also sighed a little in his heart, but he took Xia Qing's jade hand without saying a word, and stopped Xia Qing's jade back with his right hand. Although his heart was also full of bitterness, he still whispered and persuaded and said: "Qing'er, the children will still be out of our protection after all, rather than regretting it at that time, it is better to choose to let go now."