On the top of the mountain, the light of today's cloudy day is a little dim because the clouds are too thick.

Under the oblique illumination, it shone on the front of the Heavenly Temple in the North Yin, and the doors and windows were closed.

There are important meetings in today, and all the topics are kept secret. Even if it is a record, it is the top secret of the Northern Yin Dynasty.

Naturally, the doors and windows are not wide open.

Even the guards of the Praetorian Army at the gate have increased.

Under the light of the cloudy day, the armor on the golden armor warriors of the Northern Yin Dynasty, which was reflected and flickering, was very dazzling and majestic.

Behind these sergeants facing outside the main hall, deep inside the hall separated by a door, Emperor Xudu continued to stare at the map, his eyes intent, his gaze focused.

The green smoke in the incense burners on both sides flew past in front of the map, and the clouds and mist painted on the map also moved slightly, making it even more lifelike and ready to come out.

The place he was looking at was still the Yitian Mountain in Dongyingzhou on the map.

The Yitian Mountain Range stretches for hundreds of miles, the height of the main peak Wuling is about 800 zhang, towering into the clouds, and the height is comparable to that of Dushuo Mountain. But it is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, and it is difficult to see the true face of the mountaintop.

There are also many peaks in the mountains, all of which are connected and continuous, one after another. In the meantime, there are many cliffs and steep walls, and the terrain is complex.

When Emperor Xudu had not completely abandoned Dongyingzhou, a part of the Xudu army and the Xuandi army were stationed here, and at the time of the largest number, 200,000 ghost soldiers were stationed here.

Only because of the Yitian Mountain, the north can control the northwest region of Dongyingzhou.

In the west, it can support the seaport hundreds of miles away, and in the east, it can take the area west of the central area of Dongyingzhou.

The south can be used as the northern barrier and screen protection of Dushuo Mountain, setting up an insurmountable barrier for the area north of Dushuo Mountain.

In this way, the area north of the Dushuo Mountain will be held.

And the river under the mountain is vertical and horizontal, and the stream and river flow horizontally, which is a place where there are natural dangers to defend, and it is also one of the important strategic places in Dongyingzhou.

To the north of Yitian Mountain, you can no longer see the majestic and magnificent scenes of mountains and steep cliffs. More often than not, there are plains and scattered low hills.

Even the water of the streams and rivers is much calmer, and it is difficult to see the turbulence.

This kind of place is already unsafe to defend, and it is thousands of miles wide.

Although they are fertile land, they are easier to take away.

Whoever occupies the Yitian Mountain is equivalent to controlling and mastering this thousand miles of fertile land. There is also a river under the mountain, along with the coastal port, and at the same time, it can cut off the river and waterway and other transportation channels to the mainland.

"Xiao Shizhu's strategic vision is still very good. Yitian Mountain is a strategic location, and it is indeed very likely to be Xiao Shizhu's target. ”

The person who said this was the white-haired old man with a long beard on the other side of Wutong. Although the old man is already wrinkled, he is also full of energy and his face is full of red light. The physique is also very strong, although it is not a big waist and a round waist, not a skinny old man, and his posture is as tall as a pine.

A pair of thin eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light burst out.

This old man's name is Bee Weng, the bee became a demon and turned into a human, and he was previously the commander of the air cavalry of the three continents of the Northland. It is also a ghost with war experience and extreme wealth.

He is also very talented in air cavalry command and air combat, and in the era when the Emperor Xudu and the evil gods who fled back from the defeat of the world fought for the right to war, this ghost was already the right-hand man of the Emperor Xudu.

He, who has always been scheming on the battlefield, also looked at the Yitian Mountain on the map at this time, and said thoughtfully: "Judging from all kinds of battle reports and palace reports, even if the Jiuyou Kingdom was victorious in the war with our country, the number of troops arranged by Xiao Shizhu in Dongyingzhou is not large, and the limited number of troops in the Jiuyou Kingdom is only enough to hold the land and towns that have belonged to Xiao Shizhu in Dongyingzhou, how to divide the troops to the north?

"Of course not. The Wheel King said this answer with great certainty, but the suspicion in his eyes became a little heavier as he said this.

As the bee man said, the garrison of the Nine Shadows Kingdom in Dongying Continent is only enough to hold on to the land it has occupied, and it is difficult for it to enter the north and fight again.

Unless Xiao Shizhu has started to transport troops to Dongyingzhou now, maybe he will be able to start a war at the end of the rainy season.

However, in the intelligence, the naval warships of the Nine Shadows Kingdom did not show signs of moving towards the Qinglong Sea in the East Yingzhou region on a large scale.

Even the underwater Wave Boat and the Shark people showed no signs of large-scale movement. From this point of view, there was no major military operation in the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

It seems that it has begun to die down, and the whole country has unanimously entered into recuperation.

"After fighting with the Nine Shadows Kingdom for so many years, I understand one thing! Xiao Shizhu is an out-and-out bad boy, his ideas can't be too conventional, Xiao Shizhu won't let go of the attack at the end of the rainy season. The Emperor Xudu in front of him seemed to be in a good mood today, and after he chuckled, he said slowly to the ghosts: "Such a good time to attack him, I expect that Xiao Shizhu will definitely seize this opportunity to attack other ghost countries other than the Qingqiu Fox Country." He should have been in full swing to transfer troops, and he must have used merchant ships and civilian ships. ”。

This is not in a hurry, but in a word, I guessed how Xiao Shizhu crossed the sea and transported a large number of materials and troops to Dongyingzhou.

The trade between Dongyingzhou and Dongyizhou is bound to be an endless exchange of civil and commercial ships.

As long as it is a merchant ship, as long as it is a civilian ship, it is not under the surveillance of any ghost detective outside the Nine Shadows Country, and it is the easiest to be ignored.

Emperor Xudu's words broke through the sky, and also made the other ghosts suddenly realize.

At the same time, there was a lot of uproar, or smacking.

The mobilization ability of the Nine Shadows Kingdom is so powerful, it is unprecedented in the Netherworld. Even civilian ships and merchant ships can be mobilized at will to serve the ghost country and the war, and it seems that the Northern Yin Dynasty will never deal with tens of millions of ghost soldiers of the Nine Ghost Kingdom.

It's almost the entire Nine Shadows Kingdom.

This is something that even the Emperor Xudu has never done.

He is nothing more than controlling and ruling over the hundred ghosts, above the hundred ghosts, and gaining supreme power and superiority. But Xiao Shizhu united and appointed the hundred ghosts, with him as the center, so that the hundred ghosts were closely united around him.

The entire Nine Shadows Kingdom is like a huge machine, and every ghost is doing its own thing according to Xiao Shizhu's wishes, so that this machine is constantly running.

This made the eighteen generals behind Emperor Xudu feel that their opponent was so frightened for the first time.

At the same time, I was puzzled, I don't know how Xiao Shizhu did it?

"That's right. The King of Rotation sighed lightly and said, "We have lost the right to control the sea, and we cannot control and monitor the ships coming and going from the Sea of the Nine Shadows...... Moreover, and even the escort fleet is saved. ”。

"Yes, this is the purpose of Xiao Shizhu's must be to look at the sea power. A trace of admiration appeared in Emperor Xudu's eyes, and he admired this opponent who was tens of thousands of years younger than him.

It's just that after a while, Emperor Xudu's face returned to normal.

He turned, faced the ministers again, and sat down on the straw mat.

"But that's not bad, there's nothing to worry about. At least for us, the Nine Shadows Kingdom is not a threat for the time being, and once he sends troops, it will also be a good opportunity for our country. Emperor Xudu, who sat down, picked up the gold-inlaid jade ornament on the table in front of him, held it in his hand and played with it: "Just turn Dongyingzhou into a quagmire, so that the Nine Shadows Kingdom is mired in the quagmire of war here, and it can't be pulled out for a while." ”。

Emperor Xudu's strategy was simple and straightforward, that is, he wanted Xiao Shizhu and the Nine Shadows Kingdom to fall into a long-term tug-of-war with the local ghost kingdoms here, constantly consuming the economy and resources of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, as well as the military strength.

In this way, the Beiyin Dynasty can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and at the same time recuperate peacefully.

Therefore, in the treaty, the Emperor Xudu will clearly state that the Northern Yin Dynasty will flood all parts of Dongyingzhou. This is tantamount to giving Xiao Shizhu the opportunity to annex and occupy Dongyingzhou, and it is also tantamount to acquiescing to Xiao Shizhu's doing.

The more protracted the war in the region was, the more beneficial it would be for the Northern Yin Dynasty.

This is also one of the reasons why the Emperor of Xudu saw that the situation was not good and flooded the area.

The Northern Yin Dynasty is not like the Nine Hidden Continents, the trees are big and the roots are deep, and the fertile land that can be cultivated in the Six Heavenly Continents is three times that of the Nine Hidden Countries when there was no Dongying Continent and Dongyi Continent. Emperor Xudu can temporarily not need the two major granaries in the world to ensure the grain production and storage of the Northern Yin Dynasty.

The fields of the Six Heavenly Continents alone were enough to ensure the expenses and supplies of the entire Northern Yin Dynasty, not to mention, the Northern Yin Dynasty also had Fenglin Continent, Kunlun Continent, and other underworld continents such as the Three Continents of the Northern Land.

These places are also rich in arable land.

But the Nine Shadows Country is different, the south and west of Xuanyan Continent are mostly barren land, the land is very barren, and there is a lot of lack of water and dryness. So Xiao Shizhu had to send Julong to repair the spiritual canal, build water conservancy to transform the land, and study green manure and fertilizer such as fertile land, so as to improve the land in order to grow grain and grass medicines.

However, the cost will increase slightly.

Although Yunmengzhou has a lot of fertile land, there are many mountainous areas, which are relatively easy to consume manpower and material resources.

In such a situation, sometimes Xiao Shizhu had to buy and sell other materials in exchange for food. For example, when the Yuque ground moved, there were countless casualties, and the fertile land within a radius of hundreds of miles near Yuque City was destroyed, and Xiao Shizhu had to buy and sell some idle villas outside the Yuque Palace in exchange for money and grain. As for the Nine Shadows Kingdom, if it wants to solve the situation of insufficient reserves, it is indispensable to seize the two major underworld continents in the east.

Xiao Shizhu has always been in such a limited predicament, fighting hard, and has always walked on the tip of the knife. In addition to the ghost mother, only the Emperor Xudu knew everything about the huge underworld.

Therefore, Emperor Xudu easily set up countless problems for Xiao Shizhu.

It's just that I never expected that Xiao Shizhu became more and more brave and stronger the more he fought, but now it also gave Emperor Xudu a headache.

"Does Your Majesty want to secretly support the enemies of the Nine Shadows Kingdom in Dongying Continent?" The King of Rotation thought for a while, as if he had a heart with the Emperor Xudu, and also thought of this plan, so he asked: "Is it the support of artillery and weapons, or money and food?"

"Food, grass, medicine. "Emperor Xudu had already calculated, and he did not hesitate to say the answer at the moment.

In addition to the lack of weapons and warriors on the battlefield, these two things are the biggest consumables.

And it is still rich for the Emperor of Xudu and for the Northern Yin Dynasty.

It is not impossible to allocate a part of it to support the enemies of the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

"What about the ghost cannon?" asked the Wheel King, who had written down the matter.

"This is for the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom, their fox king, he is the one who wants to fight with Xiao Shizhu the most, if he doesn't give him some ghost cannons, the fox country will definitely perish in the end. Emperor Xudu put down the ornaments in his hand that he had been playing with for a long time, and picked up the teacup: "There are also those Nine Shadow Bows that you bought with a lot of money, and some of them will also be sent to the Fox Country, but they must be transported secretly, but don't let the Nine Shadows Kingdom find out, and cut off the beard halfway." ”。

"No. The King of Rotation answered without hesitation.

"Okay, let's discuss it again, what other ways can we better drag down the Nine Shadows Kingdom. After drinking tea and moistening his throat, the Emperor Xudu looked expectantly over the ghosts in front of him......

In the Nine Secluded Country, the capital Yuque is still so lively.

The city was full of people and noisy.

And in Miyagi, there is more peace and tranquility.

Only the yin wind that blew was more harsh.

Xiao Shizhu accompanied the sound of the wind, came to the edge of the Tianquan Palace, a sky pavilion connected with the attics on both sides of the Tianquan Palace, stood in the middle, looked ahead, and could see the vast square in front of the Tianquan Palace, and the 10,000-year-old jade tree.

Today, Xiao Shizhu can rarely take a leisure, take the opportunity to go out for a walk, stay away from those trivial things on the recital, and relax.

Naturally, he didn't bring many people by his side, just followed by a Qinglan and a fungus man who was responsible for liaison.

Today, Yuque City did not see the sun early in the morning, and the dark clouds were dense in the air, and it was a little cold.

Xiao Shizhu's current body bones are long since in the past. A little chill, he can also feel unbearable cold. So after the next dynasty, he added a silver-white sleeveless armor to the robe early.

On the straight collar placket, the gold thread embroiders the pattern of the stars, mountains and rivers. It's simple and not cumbersome, and it looks atmospheric.

And his long hair, which had long been recoiled, was coiled on the top of his head at this time, and was fixed with a jade crown.

Hanging around his waist is still his Moon Destroying Sword and the Nine Shadows King Seal.

Xiao Shizhu, who didn't say a word, stood on the edge of the railing of the pavilion road with his hands behind his back, silently looking at the square below him.

In the huge square, except for the guards of the forbidden army standing guard around him, there are no other ghosts.

Only occasionally can you see a few ghosts coming and going hurried by.

is so quiet, but it can also make Xiao Shizhu relax.

"Your Majesty, why don't we go back? After standing for a long time, Qinglan saw that it was windy here, and was worried about Xiao Shizhu's body, so she proposed: "The wind here is strong, but you have to be careful to turn around and you catch a cold again." ”。

"No problem. Xiao Shizhu said two words disappreciatively, he just wanted to be more quiet.

In dealing with complicated state affairs, you always have to take a break from your busy schedule.

Qinglan wanted to speak and stopped, and finally stopped talking, but she was still a little worried.

He knows that Xiao Shizhu's body has been a little weak recently, and he has to take medicine often. Even so, it is easy to get sick often, Qinglan is worried that Xiao Shizhu has been in the cold wind for a long time and will get sick again.

"Qinglan, the Qingqiu Fox King has reached the realm of Yunmengzhou. Soon it will enter Xuanyan Continent. Xiao Shizhu continued to look ahead, stood with his hands in his hands, and asked unhurriedly: "The Qingqiu Fox King is about to enter Beijing, what do you think?"

Qinglan behind her was stunned by Xiao Shizhu's question.

After a while, he came back to his senses, but he glanced at Xiao Shizhu's solid and generous back, lowered his head slightly, and replied cautiously: "The king knows, although the little one has followed the king for many years, he has never been able to govern the government, and he doesn't understand diplomacy and other state affairs. ”。

"Slippery head. When Xiao Shizhu heard this, he scolded a little angrily: "You are trustworthy, I haven't shied away from you in many important things, and I have learned a few tricks." Now you actually tell me that you don't know how to govern the government and don't understand diplomacy?".

Xiao Shizhu, who said this, hummed lightly.

"Huh. Qinglan, who laughed, said: "Your Majesty, the palace maids are just workers in the palace, but they can't talk about state affairs, let alone participate in politics. ”。

"I'm just asking you, what do you think, this doesn't count as participating in politics. Xiao Shizhu then said.

"Whatever you say, it's fine, it's all small talk. Xiao Shizhu paused, and then added.

The wind rose again and howled.

The coldness on the air pavilion road has increased instead of decreasing.

"No. If Qinglan, who had been ordered, bowed slightly after thinking twice, straightened up again, and returned: "This Qingqiu Fox King has come here with a lot of goodwill, but there is no goodwill. said that there is goodwill, but he doesn't dare to argue with the king in my country, you have to obey, and people are under the eaves. ”。

"Say that there is no kindness...... Qinglan paused, and after a little muttering, he said: "There are a lot of small actions in the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom, but I am afraid that this time the Qingqiu Fox King dares to risk his life, just to get something beneficial to the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom." ”。

As for what it was, Qinglan didn't dare to guess.

This is also based on the previous case of the Qingqiu Fox King secretly reselling rare minerals in the Nine Shadows Kingdom. There are also some other small actions of the Qingqiu Fox Country, and on the whole, the analysis obtained.

"Do you want to say......" Xiao Shizhu still didn't turn around, continued to look ahead, and said leisurely: "Is the Qingqiu Fox King a bad comer?"

In fact, he already knew the answer.

But as he said, it's okay to pretend to be stupid in small talk.

Qing Lan nodded silently, and then said one later: "Hmm." ”。

Xiao Shizhu gently raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile.

Even Qinglan could see that the Qingqiu Fox King was indeed not good, so it was really not good.

It's just that Xiao Shizhu is not afraid of the Qingqiu Fox King, even if this old ghost is not good, what does it matter?

He has not seen any strong winds and waves in Xiao Shizhu over the years, and he is no longer the little ghost who entered the underworld at the beginning of the year, and when he saw an armed brawl on the street, he would also be frightened.

Over the years, Xiao Shizhu has often leaned over from the sword forest and sword rain, and he has already practiced not to be afraid of danger.

Even if the Qingqiu Fox King is not good, Xiao Shizhu is not stunned.

"But my lord, this fox ghost is naturally good at deception. The Qingqiu Fox King may be a bad comer, and the king had better have more eyes. After a while, Qinglan admonished Xiao Shizhu: "Be cautious in everything, after all, there is no big mistake in being careful." ”。