The glow of the blood-red sunset sun was officially projected in the center of this Xuanling Continent. This very mild sunset shone on the empty plains below with no border in sight. This is the Weiku Plain, which covers the largest area and has the largest exploitable potential on the Xuanling Continent. At this moment, above the Viku Plain was stationed a very large army under the command of Empress Shengde. At this moment, when the general Zhou Yu left and did not return, someone finally stood up and explained this matter to the soldiers. Eventually, one of the lieutenant generals, who was quite popular in this army, came forward, and the army under his temporary leadership was still in a relatively stable situation.

It's just that even if the deputy general is temporarily in control of the situation, the news that Zhou Yu still hasn't come back is still hanging over his head, like an invisible blade, which may lead to risks at any time. He was considered Zhou Yu's confidant, and he naturally knew that Zhou Yu was in such a hurry to rush to the place a little southwest of the Weiku Plain, naturally in order to personally check the main oil mining sites located there. However, even if you want to check, you should choose to check it after you understand the situation clearly and confirm that it is correct, and now I have only found that there is not much time, and it seems a little unwise to enter this huge underground network with more than 100 personal guards?

The lieutenant general didn't want to guess what Zhou Yu was thinking at this time, but he didn't know what to do now because of this matter. He stood alone at the gate of the camp while dozens of scouts were dispatched to investigate the situation at once.

The last rays of the setting sun had faded, the bright moon was slowly rising into the sky, and the lieutenant general ordered the soldiers in the barracks to prepare for dinner. And he himself still stood motionless at the gate of the camp, looking intently into the distance, looking forward to Zhou Yu's early return. Even though there were bursts of cooking smoke and delicious aromas coming from behind him, the lieutenant still showed an immobile attitude, and he had already firmly believed in his heart that if Zhou Yu did not come back, he was willing to wait here forever. The guards also came to persuade him, but he remained unmoved.

I don't know how much time passed, a scout in the distance, wearing a white robe, whose face could not be seen clearly in the distance, galloped in front of him, turned over and dismounted, and saluted with his fists: "General, on the way back, I saw an army advancing towards us, in the darkness I really can't see whether they are our army or not, one of my brothers continues to monitor this army from a distance, I will come back first to report to the general, general, what should we do?"

The adjutant general originally thought that Zhou Yu would lead the army back, but he never expected to wait for such a result. However, at least know that it is an army, and the army here should be theirs. The forces of the Chen family of the royal family have withdrawn from the Viku Plain, so there should be no problem.

This result made the general can't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, he stretched out his hand to help the scout in front of him, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the news, I will ask the general to reward you after the matter is over, you go back to rest first." ”

"Obey the order, thank the general for reward," the young-looking scout bowed, and led the war horse into the camp of the country. Neither the lieutenant general nor the soldiers guarding the camp gate noticed the deep smile on his lips. The smile was unusual, except that he hid it well and didn't notice it. Now, it's time for the second step of action.

At the gate of the camp, Zhou Yu's adjutant general was still waiting for the arrival of the returning army in front of him, but he never thought that he had not waited for the army returning from the front, but an extremely shocking news began to come out of the barracks. It is rumored that the royal Chen family ambushed an army in the fire oil mining area when they left the Weiku Plain, and the more than 1,000 people led by Zhou Yu have now suffered a great blow, and it is very likely to suffer the biggest defeat, and may even be wiped out in that fire oil mining area. This is also the reason why Zhou Yu and his guards have not returned until now, and it is very likely that they have been buried in this fire oil collection point.

Although this news is not necessarily a factual news, it is undoubtedly a touch of worse news for the soldiers who were originally afraid that the army would have an accident here. Ordinary soldiers did not have a deep sense of foresight, and they sought the help of their superiors. As a result, these soldiers who began to ask for wishes had already begun to pass on their news to the entire camp, and the entire camp immediately began to boil. Many of the higher-ranking officials really didn't have much to do, so they could only go and seek the help of the adjutant general.

"What!" Mo was still standing at the gate of the camp half an hour later, and when he heard the news from his soldiers and the generals who commanded the army, he was stunned, he never expected that there would be such a news. However, he is also a very experienced general, and he is keenly aware of the current situation in which he must stabilize the camp and prevent civil strife in the camp. Calm down, he had to force himself to calm down. He turned to the soldier behind him and whispered, "Whoever talks about these things again will be killed!" At the same time, order the front army to dispatch 10,000 troops to the fire oil collection point as soon as possible, and be sure to find out what is happening."

The soldier nodded hurriedly, and quickly turned and entered the camp in the rear, and now, the lieutenant general suddenly felt a sense of dazed and rising lightness. Maybe that's all I can do at this time. His face suddenly showed a very helpless and even tired look, no matter what, he would continue to wait like this, until Zhou Yu and the others returned, which would determine the future development of events.

In a short time, a front army of 10,000 men hurriedly appeared in the camp, and this front army rushed out of the large camp of the departed army from the side of the adjutant general. The lieutenant general watched intently at the trail of the departing army in front of him, and watched as the army advanced directly and quickly to the southeast. The lieutenant suddenly felt that he was feeling a little unwell, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, wanting to turn around and go back to his camp to rest for a while.

However, before the lieutenant general had gone far, he suddenly felt that a shocking flame rose in the sky in the originally very clear night sky, and he quickly turned around to look at the situation in front of him. After confirming the situation in front of him, the adjutant general's face suddenly showed a look of great despair. His legs suddenly became a little untenable, and he muttered to himself, "How is this possible?

In the distance, at least tens of thousands of troops arrived, half of them with torches in their hands. Such an overwhelming array of torches suddenly directly illuminated the camp that had left the country, and the soldiers who had wanted to rest in the camp couldn't help but walk out of their camp. But then, at this time, their original curiosity suddenly turned into a kind of despair in an indifferent place. In the distance, the army of tens of thousands of people was marching towards them in an orderly manner, although the speed of the march was not fast, but the steady formation and movements suddenly made them feel great pressure.

Although the number of troops who left the country was still 40,000, their momentum was sluggish, and the current general Zhou Yu was not here to command this army, and the feeling of this army as if a group of dragons without a leader made them feel a lot of pressure. At about the same time, all the generals went to find the lieutenant who was now the only one who could command the army, and sought his help to solve the dilemma at hand. Now, the lieutenant is able to temporarily dominate the situation in front of him.

The lieutenant returned to his camp for the time being, but his expression and movements still did not seem very relaxed, although he took a sip of tea temporarily, he really couldn't see the situation in front of him clearly. So, at the request of several generals, he immediately stood up and walked out of the tent to look at the few generals in front of him who hurriedly came to see him, and the adjutant general couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Everyone, what should we do about the current situation?"

The army in front of them did not march very fast, and it was only after half an hour that they approached the large camp of the departed army. But as this army finally approached the camp of the army leaving the country, the soldiers in the camp finally got in order and began to line up and prepare for the departure. But at this moment, a herald-like rider suddenly appeared in the army in front of him. The herald rushed directly to the outside of the barracks and shouted, "Who is in your barracks now?"

Some soldiers rushed back and told the news to the lieutenant general, who was now in power in the camp of the departed country. The adjutant general walked out accompanied by several generals, and he looked intently at the very arrogant messenger in front of him, and he couldn't help but ask coldly: "Who are you from? What is the purpose of coming here? I am the commander of the army here, just say anything to me!"

The messenger in front of him couldn't help but snort, and he shouted loudly: "This general, please get ready, our general wants to discuss with you, about the hundreds of soldiers on your side captured in the fire oil mining cave on our Viku Plain, including a person who calls himself the great general Zhou Yu, my general wants to talk to you about this business"