Chapter 34: The Leopard Demon
Xiao Luoqi hurriedly nodded yes.
Su Sheng looked at the two stupid teammates, too lazy to talk nonsense with them, and quickened his pace, wanting to leave the mountains as soon as possible.
What they didn't know from the deep mountains was that the border of Qianguo at this time was already in chaos.
The demon coalition army entered the country in a big way, making the border people miserable.
The descendants of gods and demons and the demon clan burned and looted at the border, doing all kinds of evil, and after the Daqian Dynasty got the news, they immediately organized an army to go to the border to support.
But the demons are cunning, and they do not want to engage the Terran army on a large scale, instead dividing into small teams and roaming the border villages.
They will not kill all the villagers at once, but only kill a few people at a time, and then throw their bodies to the public.
This was obviously a planned and organized action that had already begun to shake the foundations of the Great Cadre's empire.
The capital of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Qianqing Palace.
Emperor Zhao Kai sat on the dragon chair with a pale face, his eyes sharp.
"Zhongqing, now that the demon army is wantonly violating my border and slaughtering my people, when you are waiting to share my worries, you can put forward any way."
After speaking, he looked around at the ministers, but found that no one responded, and they all wanted to bury their heads in the crotch of their pants, and the emperor sneered.
"Good!"
"Very good!"
He looked at the prime minister headed by the civil official group, and asked in a cold tone: "Gong Xie, tell me your opinion." ”
Prime Minister Xie Cheng, who was named, hurriedly stepped out and said: "Back to the emperor, the old minister thinks that the four Zhenyuan generals guard the border on weekdays, but now the demon army has entered, but they have not reported it in advance, and the military department should be responsible for this matter." ”
"What Weichen sees is the same as the prime minister." Someone hurriedly chimed in.
"Wechen sees the same thing!" The civilian clique responded in a loud voice.
"Fuck you!" An angry general stepped out of the queue and bowed: "Your Majesty! These nerds who drop their book bags will splash dirty water! ”
"General Zhenyuan guards the fortress, and at the same time has to check the merchants and peddlers who enter and exit the customs, the first-line heavenly fortress with the most people is only 10,000 elite soldiers, the demon clan sneaked up overnight, and there was no time to react, such a nerd has never been on the battlefield, he doesn't even have a concept, and he will throw the pot as soon as something happens, it's really hateful!"
"Yang Liu! Don't be rude. At this time, an old man dressed in plain clothes and sitting on a wooden tie got up and scolded the general who came out.
When the latter heard this, he blushed, and the atmosphere shook his hands back to his place.
Seeing the old man interrupting, the emperor laughed instead of being angry, and hurriedly got up and personally stepped down to help the old man.
"Yang Gong, why are you here today?" The emperor's attitude is humble, as if he is not the king of a country, but a student.
"Your Majesty!" The old man stopped the emperor's behavior and said, "The old minister's old bones can still move, and the emperor doesn't have to worry." ”
"The emperor is a true dragon, how can he deign for the old minister."
The emperor smiled, and there was no slight: "Yang Gong is polite, come here, give Yang Gong a seat!" ”
Seeing the old man's face, the civil official group closed his mouth with interest, and even Prime Minister Xie Cheng, who was above 10,000 people under one person, silently retreated into the queue.
The eunuch quickly brought a chair and placed it on the right side of the dragon chair.
The old man didn't shirk and sat down directly.
"Your Majesty." The old man called out to Zhao Kai, who nodded and returned to the dragon chair.
"General Zhenyuan is guarding the fortress, I naturally see it, but this time the demon alliance army has entered the city, and the city lords who are basically close to Hengduan Mountain have sent back a letter of help, and this is not the time to hold anyone responsible."
"It's about finding a way to solve the dilemma, everyone, the year is approaching, and this matter can't be delayed."
The emperor said earnestly, but none of the ministers were willing to speak out.
"Ahem, ahem." At this time, the old man on the right side of the dragon chair spoke.
"It has only been more than 300 years since the founding of the Great Qian, and I think you have forgotten the lessons of your ancestors."
The ministers were speechless.
"Yang Gong......" The emperor got up and said.
The old man waved his hand and continued to speak: "Prime Minister Xie, Duke Weiguo, you can discuss a way." ”
"This ......" The prime minister was a little embarrassed.
"Huh?" The old man asked without question.
"Back to the martial god, the lower official understands." Cheng will be accepted accordingly.
The old-faced Duke Wei Guo also came out and returned: "My subordinates understand. ”
The old man did not relent: "Just now, I can't wait." ”
When the emperor heard this, an imperceptible smile crossed the corner of his mouth, and he sat back on the dragon chair with satisfaction.
In the afternoon of the same day.
The capital issued three holy decrees in a row.
1. Mobilize more than half of the troops in various places to go out to Hengduan Mountain, defend the country, and repel the demon coalition army.
2. Mobilize logistics forces in various localities to transport supplies, grain and grass for the front line.
3. Issue a reward order, calling on the knights of the rivers and lakes to go to the border to kill demons and demons, whether it is to kill demons or escort the army's food and grass materials, taxes can be reduced or exempted in the coming year, and at the same time, the imperial court collects the corpses of the demon clan and the descendants of gods and demons at a high price.
At this moment, the forces of all sides of the Great Cadre Country were rapidly mobilized.
There are even rumors that the two founding martial gods of Qianguo went to the border of Hengduan Mountain.
Although the rumors cannot be believed, it can be seen how seriously the imperial court attaches this matter.
The snow on Hengduan Mountain was non-stop, and the speed of the three of them was getting slower and slower.
Originally, they could hunt animals or hunt for wild fruits to satisfy their hunger, but now the snow is heavy and there is no more prey and wild fruits for them.
The three of them carried wooden sticks, and when they were hungry and thirsty, they casually picked up the snow falling on the ground and stuffed it into their mouths.
Xiao Luo, who was tired and panting, couldn't walk anymore, and sat down in the snow.
"Rest... Take a break. He called out to the two of them.
Li Cheng: "Seeing this weather, I can't tell when the snow will close the mountain, and we can't delay." ”
Su Sheng didn't speak, took out the two remaining steamed buns from his arms and threw them to the two.
Xiao Luo took the steamed bun and swallowed it in the snow.
"I knew that we would stay in Wangjia Village, even if the dilapidated house was a little leaky, it would be hot." Xiao Luo grumbled.
Li Cheng took the steamed bun and handed it to Su Sheng, who shook his head and refused.
"Heavy snow covers the mountain, one is a winter, do you really plan to stay in Wangjia Village to help them improve their bloodline?" Su Sheng tilted his head and asked.
Xiao Luo cried: "That's better than now." ”
"Okay, don't complain, I always feel that this place is very evil, so it's better for us to leave early." Li Cheng looked around and spoke.
"Don't, you still don't have to open your mouth, it was you last time, after saying that, we met a pack of wild wolves, I don't want to experience being eaten by wild wolves again." Xiao Luoqi hurriedly got up and said.
He walked to the front on crutches.
Seeing this, the two looked at each other and smiled, and silently followed.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and it was originally just over the soles of my shoes, but now I didn't even cover my ankles.
"Brother Su, how long does the map say it will be?"
"I'm about to get out of the way." Xiao Luo cried and complained.
Su Sheng was speechless and continued to open the road ahead, just as the three of them were trying to hurry up against the wind and snow.
Directly in front of them, a snow-white cheetah was staring at them intently.