Outside the main hall, a damp wind and rain left between heaven and earth gradually disappeared. The armies of the city began their daily afternoon drills, and the exhilarating shouts drifted into the temple with the wind.

In the main hall, the curtains that rolled up and down slowly settled. In the midst of the green smoke, he paused to retract, and said slowly to Xiao Shizhu, who was staring at the map and thinking about something intently: "The corpse can crisscross the Dongyi Continent for thousands of years, and has been invincible in the rebellion in the past ten years, successively defeating the invasion of the Xudu Army and the Black Tooth Country, and once defeated only half of the Xiazhou Country, all of which occupy the favorable terrain of this Wenyuan Valley. ”。

"Hmm. Xiao Shizhu bowed his head slightly and didn't say much.

He had read the "Chronicles of the Ten Continents" published by the underworld, which was a geographical work of the underworld, in which it was written that Wenyuan Valley winds in Dongyizhou and is the longest canyon in the underworld. Wenyuan Valley in the southeast to northwest direction, on the two high mountains in the north and south, there are many valley slopes and steep cliffs, the gorge is deep and the valley is dense forest and stream everywhere, the terrain is extremely complex, with its high mountains and deep valleys, the majestic and precipitous are famous all over the world, so it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack these words, Xiao Shizhu remembers very clearly.

In addition, the valley is full of yin qi, and the land is fertile, easy to cultivate, and completely self-sufficient. With Wenyuan Valley, it is tantamount to having an additional place to attack and retreat in Dongyi Continent.

The strategy of harvesting coincided with his previous ideas and plans, which made Xiao Shizhu even more convinced that he had obtained a rare ghost talent.

But he can't attack right now. Even though he knew that he had suffered heavy losses than the Corpse Country, he was already struggling to survive, but he couldn't rush it. Most of the army in his hands has only just surrendered, and there is no tacit understanding with his Jiuyou Army, not to mention, his war preparation materials are also consumed extremely quickly after successive wars, and they are not abundant.

He needed a lead time.

Fortunately, all parts of the south of Manjiang City have quickly resumed production as early as two months ago, and all walks of life in Aoki County have been producing goods normally. With the supply of grain and grass from Yunmengzhou, he didn't have to wait too long for him to have the materials to start the war again.

However, during this period, Xiao Shizhu didn't want to let the extravagant hope and the corpse country live in peace. As far as he knew, after ascending to power and succeeding to the throne of the Corpse Soul Queen, he once slammed many of his half-brothers and sisters. This may be an entry point for disturbing the interior of the Zombie Country.

After pondering for a long time, and secretly perfecting this plan in his heart, Xiao Shizhu finally asked the long-awaited harvest: "General Harvest, do you think when does our country attack the country of corpses, is the best time?"

Saying this, Xiao Shizhu beckoned Bei Shu to turn around and return to the jade couch, picking up warm tea.

"Twenty days later, the day of the Midyear Festival is the best time. After thinking about it for a while, Bei Hui replied: "At that time, ten thousand ghosts in the underworld will be carnival, and they will be no less than the corpse country. The defence is bound to be a little slack, and the best time is coming. ”。

"Well, that makes sense. Xiao Shizhu nodded, then raised his hand and patted it twice, and a palace man and fungus man god entered in response.

The harvest has already proved his usefulness and sincerity, and Xiao Shizhu has nothing to ask.

"Take General Bei Shu to the barracks, from now on, he will be Zhu Hai's adjutant general. After Xiao Shizhu said this to the palace people, he turned his head to look at the harvest, put away his solemn face and said with a smile: "The aggrieved general will be a deputy general first, familiarize yourself with the establishment and organization of our army, as well as common sense such as daily training, and then give you a promotion after the army is expanded." ”。

He didn't care, he had already fallen to the point of exile, and it was already a great favor for the King of the Nine Shadows to be willing to take him in, so how could he pick the fat and pick the thin? So he got up and bowed, and then retreated with the palace people.

After seeing the figure of the harvest disappear at the door of the main hall, Xiao Shizhu retracted his gaze and looked at Shen Ji, and said in a low voice: "The two numerologies will be sent down immediately; In addition, the cultists in the Black Tooth Kingdom also provoked the Black Tooth King's invasion plan against the corpse country, allowing the two sides to go to war. ”。

The silent god took his explanation to heart.

"Second. Xiao Shizhu, who took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, said: "Order the cities south of Manjiang City to deliver the excess grain and grass to Manjiang City at the beginning of next month." ”。

Shen Ji nodded, and was about to concentrate his energy and spread the news, Xiao Shizhu, who had been thinking for a while, said to him again: "There is another one, tell the Xuanjiao disciples of the Six Heavens Continent to go to the vicinity of Sishan Mountain to secretly check if there are any survivors of the harvested family." If so, escort them back to Yuque through a secret passage. ”。

Xiao Shizhu wanted to compensate for the harvest, not only because he felt a little ashamed of the harvest, but also because he wanted to take advantage of this to firmly reap his loyalty to him and the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

If he can find the surviving family members of Bei Harvest and settle them, then Bei Shui will definitely be even more loyal to him and the Nine Shadows Kingdom. No matter how slim the hope of this matter is, Xiao Shizhu must do it.

"No. Shen Ji replied and began to give orders......

Approaching the Zhongyuan Ghost Festival, the market is wide, and the majestic and uniform buildings are even more lively in the city. The streets are full of business travelers, crowded everywhere and full of ghosts, and small merchants and vendors can be seen everywhere, setting up candle and incense stalls on the side of the street, gathering enough energy to keep shouting.

All the archways on the streets, as well as the shops facing the streets in the city, also decorated bright white mourning flags on the doors one after another according to the rules of the underworld, and set up brand-new paper mourning sticks or spirit flags at the doors.

Although it looks very weird, for the ghosts of the underworld, it is very festive to dress up like this.

The city is very lively, and the Six Heavens Gods and Ghosts Palace on Luo Yu Mountain is no exception, and the palace slaves are busy putting mourning flags, paper flowers and other things on each palace gate. And all the cloisters and corridors, and every white lantern under the eaves of the pavilions, shall be renewed. The curtains in each hall and pavilion had to be replaced with black silk cloth embroidered with silver silk threads and pictures of a hundred ghosts playing.

In front of the Heavenly Hall in the North Yin Middle, both sides of the wide palace road were full of forbidden guards composed of evil ghosts. Above the main hall, Emperor Xudu sat cross-legged on the straw mat, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the eight-legged softening neck hair lying beside him.

His eyes were fixed on the hundred officials in front of him, but there was no squeak.

Today is the day of the Great Dynasty, and the ghost officials above the fifth grade in the capital have all come to the palace in full dress, and they are lined up in front of the Emperor of Xudu according to the civil and military classes, and they all knelt on the ground. It was originally a wide hall, but it was crowded because it was crowded with a hundred ghosts. The foremen in front of the ghost officials were the few Hades who remained in the capital, and the six heavenly protectors who were already left.

Ghost smoke rose from the left and right in front of the Emperor Xudu, and the pair of imperial incense burners with three-elephant legs and feet rose and spread over the main hall.

In the mist, the Emperor Xudu, who had been silent for a long time, coughed lightly twice, and after clearing his throat, a pair of thin lips opened slightly, and he took the lead in raising his breath and said loudly: "You have worked hard recently, you don't have to kneel to discuss matters today, let's all be even." ”

Under the slow rotation of the yin wind, the scattered ghost smoke swirled lightly, and circulated into a whirlpool in mid-air, and the ghosts were shocked one after another. Emperor Xudu suddenly made the old thief's kindness obviously make these ghost officials of the Northern Yin Dynasty, who were accustomed to kneeling in the court, a little caught off guard and flattered.

After looking at each other for a while, they still stood up under the leadership of the Hades and thanked the Emperor Xudu.

After they all got up, Emperor Xudu looked around at them again and slowly asked, "Is there a military intelligence report in Dongyizhou?"

As soon as these words came out, all the ghost officials shook their heads, saying that they had not received the report. The defeat of the Xudu army outside Manjiang City should have been reported back to the Xudu long ago, but Xiao Shizhu did a good job of blocking the coastline in advance. In the vast sea, the flying pigeon could not be used at all, and the only way to transport the letter was to be transported by boat, and once the coast was blocked, it was difficult for the information to circulate.

And the Beiyin Dynasty is currently in Dongyizhou, and the ghost generals with heavy troops are still loyal to the Beiyin Dynasty on the surface, but in fact, they already have a grudge against the Emperor Xudu and deliberately do not report the matter.

There is no other reason, just because many days and Zong Tian once worked hand in hand to sweep away a lot of rebellion for the Beiyin Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the Beiyin Dynasty. Since then, the two ghosts have been friends of life and death.

However, Zong Tian was killed by the Emperor Xudu without asking the reason, and he did not hesitate to be angry in the calf pass, which made many days disappointed in the Northern Yin Dynasty, and he also gritted his teeth at the Emperor Xudu.

At the same time, many days are also in Dongyi Continent, secretly ready to establish themselves as kings, how can they still report the defeat of Manjiang City?

And another ghost general with heavy troops, Di Tu Raccoon, did not dare to report. His sailors suffered heavy losses, and more than 2,000 warships were sunk by the Nine Dark Sailors. Such a fiasco, once it is transmitted back to Xudu, it will be enough for him to be destroyed, how dare he take the initiative to contact Xudu?

As for Tubo, he was busy looking for personal revenge everywhere, and he had already left national affairs behind.

It is precisely for these various reasons that the Beiyin Dynasty has not received any military intelligence report from Dongyizhou in recent days.

"Oh?" Seeing them shake their heads, Emperor Xudu couldn't help but become suspicious. It stands to reason that the army of Xudu is marching and fighting outside, and it is necessary for the ghost generals to report the current situation of the army every ten days. It's been a month now, and the cloudy day besieging Manjiang City hasn't even sent a battle report, which is simply unreasonable.

However, Emperor Xudu did not make it clear, but after secretly writing it down, he calmly asked: "What about the other places?"

"Fenglinzhou has an urgent express, the ghost general Ji Meng is taking advantage of the victory to pursue Ji Xuanyuan Yu, and before the fifth day of the tenth, he surrounded a group of more than 100,000 ghost soldiers Youxiong Guo. And when Xuanyuan City was broken, the Minister of the Bear Country who disappeared was also in this army. With an indifferent smile on his face, King Equality slowly walked out of class, bowed slowly with a jade wat in his hand, and said softly: "Eradicating Ji Xuanyuan's remnants is just around the corner. If this battle is won, the southwest Fenglin Continent can be completely stabilized. ”。

When Emperor Xudu heard this, an irrepressible joy surged in his heart. He stopped caressing the Han Zhu, and after applauding repeatedly, he said aloud to the ghosts with high spirits: "The southwest is stable, and Ji Meng's contribution is indispensable, thanks to his proper use of ghosts, and his command and dispatch during the battle are well-organized, and his great achievements should be commended!"

This is the best news that Emperor Xudu said he had heard in the last few dozen days. Once the southwest is stable, then he will have less worries, and he will be able to spare more energy and troops to concentrate on dealing with the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

"Yes. The King of Equality echoed.

"King Ping sent a decree on behalf of me, ordering Ji Meng to step up the attack on this bear army, and strive to exterminate it before the Zhongyuan Festival, and then come to Zhongyuan to offer victory. The smiling Emperor Xudu stood up, looked around at the ghost ministers in front of him and paused, and said excitedly: "What the imperial court needs now is a ghost talent like Ji Meng who is loyal and capable of fighting on the battlefield, and can repeatedly build miracles; ”。

"No!" the ghosts straightened their robes, knelt down and kowtowed again, and replied.