Wen Qingyu had a faint smile in her eyes, and it didn't matter if she refused to tell her. There is no one in the world who can find things better than the spirit blade.

"What kind of poison prescription?" Kong Zhaoyuan raised his eyebrows, a little undecided.

"The more hidden things are, the more likely they are that I need them. Perhaps, that thing didn't work out. ”

"Okay." Kong Zhaoyuan nodded: "I'll do it when I'm looking for something." ”

"Be careful." Wen Qingyu glanced at him: "Yuehe is good at making poisons, there should be a lot of poison in her room." So, don't touch what you shouldn't. ”

"Don't worry." Kong Zhaoyuan put away the smile on his face: "My brother is from Langzhong, it shouldn't be a problem." ”

"Yes." Wen Qingyu said to Feng Yan again: "You go and investigate everyone Wu Jingtai has seen since he woke up." ”

The two agreed and quickly retreated, Qiu Lu frowned, and said in a low voice, "What is Childe suspecting?" ”

"After the death of the king of southern Xinjiang, Wu Jingtai behaved too calmly."

Qiu Lu's eyes flashed, and there are only two situations in which a person can be unusually calm when he encounters a major event.

One is that he already knew that something big was going to happen, so he wasn't surprised. The other is that the person is really very determined, and Taishan collapses in front of him without changing his color, and nothing can make him panic.

Obviously, Childe doesn't think that Wu Jingtai is the second kind of person.

"Since Gongzi knows what Wu Jingtai is planning, how can he leave the prince's mansion at this time? also openly let Feng Yan and Kong Zhaoyuan show up? Isn't this so that Wu Jingtai knows our hole cards? “

Wen Qingyu smiled slightly, and there was a hint of mystery in his smile: "You will know immediately." ”

"Childe." Ning Zhi's voice sounded in the courtyard: "Miss Yuehe asks to see." ”

……

Today's world is already a mess. Only Qu Yao, where Wen Qingyu was, was relatively calmer.

At this moment, Luo Yeji was standing outside the third tunnel that had been dug up under Fenghuaxuan, and above his picturesque face was a solemnity that no one could understand.

"Master, our people can't find any trace of the princess anywhere in the northwest. However, someone saw that the Great Commander had gone to the Medicine King Valley, would the princess ......?"

"No, it won't." Low Yue's voice sounded slowly, and I don't know if it was because the temperature in the tunnel was abnormally low. His voice is not warm to the ears of people.

"Quickly sort out a copy of the secret report sent by Jinrong in the past few days."

The figure of the dark guard disappeared immediately, and Ling Qi quickly glanced at Luo Yeji. He could clearly feel that since he saw the things in the tunnel, the state of his whole person had changed.

If he could be called indifferent before, now he is definitely an angry lion, and even has a faint expression of madness.

At this time, everyone should stay away, maybe a crazy lion will be torn to pieces by accident.

"You say, she disappeared so quietly without even saying hello, don't you believe the master?"

Ling Qi's body immediately trembled, and a trace of pain appeared on his face in an instant. Is he asking him? Really?

Is this a question for him? What can he say? If you say that, I'm afraid that death is not far away.

"Qingqing definitely won't disbelieve the master, she should have encountered something urgent before she had time to contact the master."

Ling Qi let out a long sigh, Master, fortunately, you still know what sanity is. It's great to be able to find the answers to your questions on your own.

"But why are you disobedient?" Luo Yeji's voice raised again: "Master said that you must protect yourself, but it's good that you are obviously injured, so you can run to a dangerous place like Quyao without making a sound." Wu Jingtai and Lian Rui are so important? Important, you can't even say hello to you? ”

Ling Qi lowered his head and decisively began to pretend to be dead. The weird smell that permeates the air is sour, isn't it?

Master, do you know how sad you looked when you said that sentence just now?

You are also a dignified king of a country, do you know what grace and face are? Is it really okay for subordinates to see such a resentful woman-like image?

"Since you are so disobedient, as a punishment, you are not allowed to see the contents of this secret passage."

Luo Yeji waved his hand towards Ling Qi: "Go, reseal." ”

……

At that time, on the tower of Xichang City, Yu Canglan stared at the city wall without blinking a pair of peach blossom eyes.

There was no smile on the face that was more beautiful than the woman, and even the skin that had always been smooth on weekdays was covered with a layer of gray, and the whole person looked gray.

"Shizi." Zhong Xiong stood beside him, and the situation was not much better than him. The already dark complexion became more and more untidy, as if it had just crawled out of the mud.

"Just now, the scout came to report, saying that there was a large army in Yangping Mansion. Looking at the direction, it is clearly coming towards Xichang. ”

Yu Canglan raised his eyebrows: "Is this trying to trap Xichang back and forth?" ”

Zhong Xiong pursed his lips and did not answer, his eyes clearly agreed with Yu Canglan's words.

Five days ago, the 200,000 troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty approached Xichang under the leadership of Qin Zhe, the protector of the country.

I don't know how he got through the Lingshui River, and suddenly appeared under Xichang City, and then there was a strong siege.

Xichang is a small city, and it used to be very desolate, so Xichang's walls and defenses were very weak.

Qin Zhe arrived suddenly, and after an attack, the city wall of Xichang immediately collapsed.

If it weren't for Yu Canglan's proper response and quick formation, Xichang would have already asked Qin Zhe to snatch it.

After that, Yu Canglan slept directly on the city wall, and took advantage of the fact that Qin Zhe had not yet extricated himself from the formation, and quickly ordered the soldiers and civilians in the city to strengthen the city wall.

The spirit blade has been busy at the four city gates these days, and naturally there is no clean person. Zhong Xiong's eyes were bloodshot, and it was obvious that his whole body was tense.

Now, Wu Jinglong has copied from the back bread again, and the situation in Xichang is becoming more and more dangerous.

"Have all the people and the army of the city been withdrawn?"

"Gone." Zhong Xiong nodded: "Now that the waterway can't be walked, it will take many days to return to Hongmen Pass by land." ”

Yu Canglan looked down at the map in his hand.

Qin Zhe deserves to be a veteran, not only quietly touched the city of Xichang, but also tightly controlled the waterway of the Linghe River at the first time.

As a result, it has become very difficult for the elite and non-resistant people brought out in Xichang City to return to Linzhou.

Yu Canglan's slender fingers wandered along the map with the undulations of the mountains.

Outside the east gate of Xichang City is a sheep intestine path leading directly to Mangdang Mountain, and after turning over Mangdang Mountain, it is a forest that is not dense.

Then there are two slightly higher loess slopes, after passing those two high slopes, there is a direct road to Hongmen Pass.

During this period, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and unpredictable weather disasters may be encountered at any time on the high slopes of the loess. Only when you are really on the road can everyone be considered truly safe.

"Shizi, when are we going to retreat?"

"Can't be withdrawn." Yu Canglan rolled up the map, his face was quite solemn: "We need to hold on for at least seven days, and drag Qin Zhe's army for seven days before the people and the elite of the Ningbei army can reach Hongmen Pass safely." ”

The corner of his lips hooked: "Seven days later, Xiao Yu'er should be able to come back." ”

Zhong Xiong paused, and couldn't help licking the corners of his slightly chapped lips, his expression obviously a little decadent. With such a small broken city as Xichang, hold on for seven days, do you dream?

"It must be held." Of course, Yu Canglan knew what he was thinking: "Xichang is the first pass for Xiao Yu'er to officially enter Southern Xinjiang, and she has all her beards and tails in our hands. Now that we have lost it, it is not just a city that has been lost. It's the face and morale of the Spirit Blade. ”

Zhong Xiong's eyes flashed, and he straightened his waist suddenly: "Yes, my subordinates will go to give orders." ”

Yu Canglan nodded at him, and saw Zhong Xiong run away without a figure. His gaze was again on the blackened tent in the distance under the city gate.

"Kwon Tae, how many things are left in the city?"

Quan Tai flipped through the small notebook in his hand: "There are only 500 spears, 1,000 machetes, 30,000 bows and arrows, and 50 barrels of tung oil. ”

Yu Canglan sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but scold the original Xichang County Order.

It's also a gateway city anyway, how can you be so careless, there are so many equipment in the warehouse. Isn't it equivalent to giving Xichang City to others?

"How much more do you have to eat?"

"In addition to the ones handed over to the Ningbei army and the people to take away, there are now 1,000 quintals of rice and 3,000 quintals of white flour left in the city."

There was even less food left, and it was basically impossible to hold out for seven days.

"Is there rice bran or anything like that?"

"Yes." Kwon Tai nodded, his eyes were a little puzzled, what does Yu Shizi want these things for?

"Command the fire-headed army to mix rice bran and wheat bran in white flour and beat them into cakes, and give them to the brothers in the city, and bring ropes to wear and tie around their waists. In the future, I will no longer go back to the barracks to eat, and I will solve the problem directly on the city tower. As for the white rice......"

Yu Canglan's voice paused: "From today onwards, I will no longer steam rice, only porridge." Once a day in the evening, he sent porridge to various city towers, took these medicinal herbs and instructed the Huotou army to put them in the porridge. ”

As he spoke, he untied a cloth bag from his belt. Kwon Tae stretched out his hand and took it, which was quite weighty, and opened it to see that it was full of unknown medicinal herbs that had been dried.

"...... these things?"

"It's all good stuff." Yu Canglan said indifferently: "It can quickly replenish physical strength, which can effectively save food." It is important to ensure that the food in the city can last for at least half a month. ”

Kwon Tai swallowed his saliva, so a little bit of food has to hold on for half a month? Are you kidding?

He looked at Yu Canglan seriously, and when he saw that his face was extremely solemn, he nodded and went down to give the order.

"Also, tell the Firehead that you don't have to prepare a separate meal for me from today onwards. I will eat whatever my brothers in the city eat. ”

Kwon Tai's eyes flashed slightly, and he immediately went down the castle tower.

It was only at this moment that Yu Canglan sighed: "Xiao Yu'er, in order to keep Xichang for you, this son has pressed all his net worth. You've got to come back soon. ”