"Prepare for battle!"

Where did Gu Yang talk nonsense to him, and shouted directly.

David didn't say a word, one after another orders were given, and the vanguard army immediately formed a battle formation. Wu Yi and Zhou Hu were obviously stunned for a moment before ordering the main army to assemble.

"Zhou Hu!"

A loud shout immediately sounded in the big array, and a young man with a golden crown and purple robe appeared beside Wu Zhi and shouted:

"You led the army to attack the vassals of my empire, and you can't commit treason!"

"Zhou Ziluan ......"

There was a burst of low shouts in the main army, the purple-robed young man was none other than the nineteenth prince of the Zilan Empire, Zhou Ziluan, the overseer of the Martial Kingdom.

Zhou Hu's face suddenly became gloomy, but he couldn't say a word. The situation has finally developed to this point, and he must choose between the Dao Court and the Empire.

Guyang Daoting seemed to be weak, and only he, the commander of the main army, knew how powerful this force was. 30,000 celestials, let alone sweeping the Zilan Empire, it is not a problem to unify the lower reaches of the Eastern Vein. The Zilan Empire seems to be powerful, and only he, an important minister of the empire, knows how corrupt this country is and how filthy the Zhou royal family is. Such a dynasty will be replaced sooner or later.

He was about to speak, when Zhou Ziluan waved his hand, and dozens of men, women, and children in prison uniforms were pushed onto the city wall by a row of armor soldiers......

"Dad, mother......"

Zhou Hu roared, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

Among the dozens of people, the old man had gray hair and wrinkled faces. The toddler was still in his arms, shivering. The expressions of the people were different, whether they were frightened, or angry, or prayed, or despair...... The mouth was bound by a piece of hemp rope, and only whining sobs and roars could be heard.

Zhou Ziluan snorted coldly and said loudly:

"Zhou Hu, Wu Yi, order your subordinates to lay down their weapons, take off their armor, and then enter the city with their hands tied and surrender, otherwise I will kill them for treason!"

With another wave of her hand, another young woman in a white dress was pushed up to the city gate tower by a Xuanjia guard.

Wu Yi's eyes were also red, and he hissed:

"Rou'er——, Zhou Ziluan, you are despicable......"

"You dare to insult this king!"

Zhou Ziluan snorted coldly, and slapped his backhand on the cheek of the young woman in the white dress. With a crisp sound, half of the young woman's cheeks in the white dress rose high.

"Zhou Ziluan ......"

Wu Yi roared, and the momentum around him was like a volcanic eruption, and he was about to rush forward and fight hard.

"Retreat!"

At this moment, Gu Yang's voice sounded, and the vanguard legion turned away. Zhou Hu grabbed Wu Yi and ordered the main army to retreat. Zhou Ziluan's wild laughter then sounded:

"Gu Yang, aren't you very capable of fighting? Don't you know the formation? Why don't you come to attack my mountain protection array, a bad seed, a coward......

Gu Yang led the army and retreated to Black Rock City, thousands of miles away, and the two armies camped separately. The high-level leaders then came to the Guyang tent, all with ugly faces. Gu Yang sighed and introspected:

"It's because we didn't do our job well, I didn't expect the Zilan Empire to be so filthy and rotten, and the top priority is to rescue the hostages in Yuanwu City. Wu Yi knows the most about Yuanwu City, and there is no detailed map. ”

Wu Yi took a few deep breaths to calm down, took out a crystal ball and put it on the sand table, and there was suddenly a big mountain on the sand table, and then he said:

"Yuanwu Mountain is a medium-grade wood attribute immortal spirit vein, and the mountain protection array is only relatively complete around Yuanwu City and the palace, and it is not difficult to sneak into the rest of the place, but it is not of great significance. This is the map of Yuanwu City, and they may be imprisoned in a black cell. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to Yuanwu City, and the city quickly enlarged, gradually filling the entire sand table. Compared to the cobwebbed streets and rows of houses in the city, it still looks too small.

Yuanwu City has a population of one million, is the capital of Wuguo, because the beast tide is blocked near Wusheng Pass, the social structure of Wuguo is intact, it is a typical feudal country. In addition to absorbing refugees from several nearby countries, it can be said that the national strength of the military countries has not been damaged, but has increased.

Wu Yi explained the situation in Yuanwu City in general, and began to introduce the important places in Yuanwu City in detail, and everyone's eyes then fell on a square in the north of Yuanwu City.

The square is several miles wide, and to the north is the administrative center of Yuanwu City-Yuanwu Mansion, and the black prison is located under Yuanwu Mansion. A large hall on the east side of Yuanwu Square is the general number of the Yuanwu Business Alliance. In a fortress to the west is a teleportation array that connects other immortal cities. The dozen or so Heavenly King powerhouses came through these teleportation arrays, and the Martial Kingdom also had backers.

With Wu Yi's explanation, there is more and more information on the map, and the difficulty of rescue is getting bigger and bigger. After Wu Yi finished speaking, everyone was at a loss. Gu Yang took a deep breath and said:

"The society of Wuguo is complete, military occupation is easy, political reform is not easy, it is better to let Yuanwu City go, it is better to deal with the thirty-one lower grade spirit veins first. The army turned towards Tang and continued to regain lost territory. I will stay with Team 1 to deal with this matter and promise to give you an explanation. Of course, if the two generals are forced to return to Yuanwu City under pressure, I will not stop them. ”

Zhou Hu's face was ugly, his family was pressed on the city wall, how could he be in the mood to go to Tang Country to fight now. Wu Yi couldn't speak, he really wanted to rush forward and fight with Zhou Ziluan at that time, and now he also wanted to lead the army to kill back.

Adjutant Loki suddenly clenched his fists and said:

"The two generals should go north, if the Wu Kingdom only wants to force us to retreat, they will definitely inform us in advance, and they will never provoke us at the beginning, there will be an ambush in the city. If you kill back now, you will definitely be ambushed by the enemy, so it is better to go north first. We've all withdrawn, and they're certainly not going to embarrass the hostages. ”

Zhou Hu took a deep breath and slowly nodded in agreement, and everyone then began to formulate a new battle plan.

This campaign opened up the connection between Wushengguan and Yuanwu City, and the next step was to integrate the resources within the territory of Wuguo, which were civil and logistical matters.

Now the armies of the two clans outside Zijin City are at a standstill, and neither of them can eat the other. The family lords of the Purple Gold Empire are retreating to the rear, obviously not optimistic about this battle. The Zilan Empire also had no intention of sending troops to rescue, Gu Yang naturally would not go to capture Yongding City, and the Dao Ting Army had only one way to go north.

The capital of Tang Kingdom is also located on a medium-grade water spirit vein, and there are more than forty low-grade fairy spirit veins within 10,000 miles, which are either occupied by demon beasts or entrenched by bandits at this time. After some discussion, everyone decided to make a quick decision, so they directly assigned the combat mission to each team. The vanguard legion immediately set off, followed by the main legion, and only a garrison of hundreds of people remained in the castles of the Martial Kingdom.

After the army left, Gu Yang came to the Archon's Mansion in Black Rock City and got in touch with Crystal Island.

Martial States has a backer, and he has the same now. At present, the major forces in the middle reaches can tolerate the human race in the lower reaches, but they will never tolerate such a vicious incident as kidnapping......

Zhou Ziluan sat on the south gate tower of Yuanwu City with Erlang's legs crossed and closed his eyes to recuperate, and the radio next to him was broadcasting current affairs news:

"According to this station, a fierce battle broke out again under the Purple Gold City, and the imperial general Yan Qing took the lead and led his subordinates to repel the surprise attack of the demon army for the twenty-first time. Imperial Prime Minister Yan Rong held a press conference on the battle situation, saying that the Zijin Empire had made contributions to resisting the demon army within its capacity, and hoped that all parties would send troops to rescue as soon as possible. ”

......

"This Taiwan news, Guyang Daoting expressed a solemn protest against the incident of the Zilan Empire's hijacking of the families of the Daoting Army, and hoped that the Zilan Empire would recognize the situation, unanimously release the hostages, and not make the front-line soldiers chill. The diplomats of the Dao Court had already met urgently with the Foreign Minister of the Zilan Empire on this matter, and the two sides agreed on the line of political settlement. Related news, this station will continue to follow up......"

"News ...... this station"

"Political settlement ......"

Zhou Ziluan was startled and shouted loudly:

"What is a political settlement, who can tell this king what a political settlement means!"

The surrounding guards bowed their heads in unison, and an old man in black robe next to him clenched his fists and said cautiously:

"Your Highness, Gu Yang is doing business with the major forces in the middle reaches, and the pressure on the empire is very great. A political solution to this matter is already the bottom line of the empire. ”

"Doing Business ......"

Zhou Ziluan slapped his palm on the railing in front of him, gritted his teeth and said:

"We can also do business with the midstream schools, wasn't the previous business doing well......

The old man in the black robe smiled bitterly, for the sake of it:

"Doing business requires capital, His Royal Highness lost all his capital in Wushengguan, what else to talk to people about......"

"Can you blame me then......"

Zhou Ziluan was furious when he thought of this, grabbed the collar of the black-robed old man, and shouted loudly:

"At that time, you said that the demon army was strong, and Wusheng Pass would definitely not be able to hold it, so let me run first......"

The black-robed old man ran wild in his heart, and in that situation at that time, who dared to say that Wusheng Pass could be held. As a loyal servant, his duty is to protect the safety of His Highness, so of course he had to let His Highness go first......

Zhou Ziluan let go of the black-robed old man, paced a few laps, took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and said:

"Tell Zhou Hu and Wu Yi that as long as they lead their troops to surrender, this king will release them, and those are originally the king's people. ”

"I'm afraid they won't agree to this condition......"

The black-robed old man smiled bitterly.

"We sit on the ground and raise the price, and they pay back the money on the spot and do business...... All this king wants is an army of Imperial monks. Their families are all in the Zilan Empire, and this king will see who dares to betray. ”

"Yes......"

The black-robed old man nodded, took out a crystal ball and put it on the coffee table, and began to contact the Zilan Empire, but he was not optimistic about this transaction at all. With Zhou Ziluan's current bargaining chips, there is really no room for bargaining with the other party......

A moment later, the figure of an old man in a green robe appeared in the crystal ball. After he looked around, he hugged his fist at Zhou Ziluan and said:

"I've seen His Highness Nineteen. ”

Zhou Ziluan nodded slightly, and the black-robed old man asked for him:

"Lord Xu has worked hard, His Highness means that as long as they return the Diguo Monk Army, they will be released here. ”

The old man in the green robe suddenly looked embarrassed, and said with a wry smile:

"The Guyang Provincial Court has asked us to unconditionally release all hostages within three days......"

"Don't think!"

With a cold snort, his face was extremely ugly. The black-robed old man hurriedly asked:

"Otherwise. ”

"Otherwise......"

The old man in the green robe smiled bitterly:

"Otherwise, the Guyang Dao Court will sanction the Zilan Empire and the allies of the Empire, including but not limited to a comprehensive embargo, prohibition of entry and freezing of assets. ”

"General embargo, ban on entry and freezing of assets...... What is this. ”

Zhou Ziluan sneered and asked:

"Could it be that my Purple Gold Empire still needs supplies from his archipelago!"

The old man in the green robe was about to cry, and he hugged his fists and said:

"Your Highness doesn't know that the royal nobles and family lords of the empire have all bought houses and land in the archipelago, and many people have invested in the stock market of the archipelago. Now that the upper class of the entire Purple Blue City has exploded, even the emperor has a word to spread out, let us properly solve this matter. ”

"A bunch of rice buckets ......"

Zhou Ziluan looked up to the sky and roared, the alpaca in his heart ran wildly, gritted his teeth and scolded:

"As the saying goes, it's really true, I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, I'm only afraid of pig-like teammates......"