Chapter 576: Meng Tu Reappears
The atmosphere was awkward, with a hint of tension.
Although Ye Yunyang has not yet married Dongfang Yixue and Liu Yuying, they seem to be the mistresses of Pingnan Palace.
Dongfang Yixue moved in a month and a half ago, which made Dongfang Pingtai angry, because in the old man's opinion, unmarried men and women are not allowed to live together.
What's more, Ye Yunyang is a popular figure in the Han Empire and even in the Holy Heaven Continent, I don't know how many eyes are staring at him, there is an extra woman in the palace, and it will definitely spread as soon as possible.
Although Liu Yuying still lives in the palace in name, he often does not return at night under various excuses, and there is no need to guess where he lives every night.
The emperor looked at this very openly, and Dongfang Pingtai had nothing to say.
"Hehe, Xue'er and Maki are here, I thought you went shopping. Ye Yunyang said with a dry smile.
"What the hell is going on?" asked Dongfang Yixue Zhengse.
"Yes, if you don't give us a reasonable explanation, this matter is not over!" Liu Yuying said angrily.
He spread his hands: "I really don't know! You think, if I knew, can I not run away in advance, I have to wait until the fire burns my eyebrows before running, is this my style?"
The second daughter frowned, and Liu Yuying whispered: "Sister Dongfang, it seems to be the case." ”
"That's not going to work!" Dongfang Yixue didn't intend to spare him, and said, "If you don't attract bees and butterflies outside, how can such a thing happen?"
"Wronged!" he said with a wry smile.
Liu Yuying tightened his face: "Sister Dongfang is right, if there is nothing to say between you and Ying Qi, why did Ying Luoyue rush her over?
I have to admit that Ying Luoyue's move was ruthless enough, first under the banner of peace and friendship between the subjects of the two countries, and then notified the Han in the official way of the national letter, and finally it was known to the world, under these two pressures, Emperor Han had no chance to choose, so he could only grit his teeth and agree.
This is also what Ye Yunyang is worried about, so he will choose to run away after hearing the news.
It's a pity that his speed of action is still a little slower, and he is blocked at the door by the second daughter.
At this time, Chen Shilai rushed in from the back door, and said in an anxious tone: "Childe, it's not good! The news just came from the south, the demon king Meng Tu gathered tens of thousands of orcs, landed from the original Dongban coastline, burned and looted all the way, and headed towards the Nanban Mansion City, the coastal residents and garrisons suffered heavy losses, and the garrison of the Mansion City General Yin Falcon asked for help from the imperial capital. ”
"What!" his eyes widened.
Chen Shilai nodded: "It's true, you better hurry up and see Your Majesty and discuss the matter of sending troops to meet the attack." ”
"Okay, let's go to the palace. He turned and walked briskly towards the main entrance.
For such a reasonable reason, of course, you have to go through the front door, and then go through the back door will make the second daughter suspicious.
After leaving the mansion, he gave a thumbs up, lowered his voice and said: "Shilai, you did a good job, you have relieved me of the siege, let's find a better restaurant in a while, you can eat whatever you want, I will treat you today!"
Chen Shilai hurriedly shook his head: "Did you misunderstand something?"
"What? Your lie just now was very successful, and neither Cher nor Maki doubted it. He said.
"No!" Chen Shilai hurriedly explained: "It's not a lie, it's true! Meng Tu really appeared and led thirty or forty thousand orcs to land. ”
"Huh?" he was taken aback, and said in his heart, no wonder the second daughter didn't doubt it, it turned out that the news was true.
So what are you waiting for, hurry up and see the emperor.
Ten minutes later, the master and servant came to the palace gate, the chief eunuch happened to lead a few horses out, and after seeing Ye Yunyang, he smiled and said: "His Royal Highness King Pingnan is coming down so quickly, Your Majesty and the crown prince are rushing to the palace of the government, let the old slave go to inform you! The situation is urgent, Your Majesty said that you should ride directly into the palace, all the way to the palace, and no one can stop you." ”
"Great!" Ye Yunyang stepped forward and chose a horse, it was too wasteful to walk to the council hall, and riding a horse was a good choice.
In the council hall, in addition to the emperor's father and son, there is also the high priest Huo Hong, who happened to come to meet the emperor, which was a coincidence.
"Pingnan King Ye Yunyang arrived. The eunuch shouted at a high pitch.
Ye Yunyang stepped into the main hall, and before he could make a salute, Emperor Liu Qi said, "Yunyang doesn't need to be polite, you must already know what happened in the south, right?"
He nodded and said, "Got it, I just don't know the details." ”
The prince opened his mouth and said: "There are more than 30,000 orcs led by Meng Tu, and their combat effectiveness is very strong, and our two coastal defense forces totaling 80,000 people have been defeated one after another, and only a few thousand have escaped alive. According to the intelligence, the target of Mengtu's march was the city of Nanbanfu, and according to the speed of the orcs' march, the troops would be under the city tomorrow morning. ”
The orcs were mainly shrimp soldiers and crab generals and other sea tribes, they suddenly landed, defeated the coastal defense troops with lightning speed, and then went straight to the city of Nanbanfu along the way.
After two months of silence, Meng Tu finally appeared.
But where did he gather such a large group of people?
You must know that during this time, the islands in the four seas are all under the strict monitoring of the air forces of the two countries, and as long as the orcs are found, they will be exterminated immediately.
The only explanation is that the orcs were hiding in the sea, so they were not discovered.
The emperor took a deep breath and asked, "Yun Yang, what do you think?"
Since the defeat of Nantian Island, the emperor has not intervened in the battle against the orcs, and has full authority to Ye Yunyang.
Ye Yunyang said in a deep voice: "We can only choose to face the battle to win time for the people of Nanban Mansion City to retreat, and then immediately send someone to inform Daqin and ask them to send a master group to assist us." ”
This time we have to face more than 30,000 orcs, and the strength of the Han Dynasty is simply not enough to compete.
"Okay, what do you need me and the prince to do, you can just mention it. The emperor turned his head to look at Huo Hong and said, "High Priest, it is a matter of national peril, and the temple also needs to fight with all its might. ”
Huo Hong hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will go back immediately to organize people and go to Nanban Mansion City to help in the battle." ”
Wizards are inferior to warriors in combat, but they can conjure gods as a way to defend a city.
In Nanban City, where the residents were migrating with their families, Yin Falcon ordered the city gates to be opened, and at the same time asked the defenders to speed up the repair of the city walls and arrange the city defense equipment.
However, as the capital city of the original Southern Barbarian Palace, it really can't be compared with the imposing inland city, and the city walls are low and narrow, which can't stop the vigorous orcs.
Looking at the residents crowded at the city gate, Yin Falcon's face was full of sorrow.
I thought that after driving away the demon beasts and defeating Shi Zi, I would be able to garrison the city with peace of mind, but who would have thought that after only a few months of calm, the war would come again.
He remembered the battle in the north of the Qin State a few months ago, when more than 10,000 orcs defeated more than one million ghost face legions without the power to fight back, lost three battles in succession, lost two cities, and finally won a game with the help of the Han master group, but had to give up Yancheng and come to the Han for help.
Looking at the Nanban Mansion City at this moment, the strength of the army is only 200,000, whether it is the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers or the command ability of the generals, there is a certain gap with the Ghost Face Legion, and there are more than 30,000 orcs to face, how to fight?
Now his only hope is that the emperor will quickly send a master regiment and reinforcements.
But even if the master group arrives, only a few hundred people, can they defeat an enemy several times their size?
To the southeast, the orcs are marching.
More than sixty percent of the team is made up of shrimp soldiers and crabs, followed by octopus people, snake people, and a few tiger people, werewolves, and elephant people.
Thousands of giant sea turtles walked at the back of the procession, carrying all kinds of supplies on their bodies.
Meng Tu was sitting in a black carriage, with four demon beast seahorses in front of him, his expression was leisurely, he was holding a small file in his hand, and he was sharpening his nails.
An octopus man came over and said, "Lord Demon King, this place is only three hundred miles away from the Nanban Mansion City, and if we speed up our march, we can reach it before dawn." ”
Meng Tu didn't think about it and said, "Then speed up the march." ”
"But ......," said the octopus man, with some embarrassment, "the brethren have come all the way, and have fought two battles in the meantime, and have never rested, and are a little tired. ”
Meng Tu raised his eyebrows: "What's a little sleepy, when you take the Nanban Mansion City, you can rest!"
The octopus man did not dare to disobey him, but he resigned, "Yes!" I will cheer everyone up and speed up the march. ”
Meng Tu snorted lightly, and after the octopus man walked away, he put down the file and said to himself: "This seat must first take the Nanban Mansion City, restore the previous title of the Western Barbarian King, and then go all the way north, go straight to the lair of the Great Han, and slaughter the emperor and ministers, I will be the emperor!"
As the former king of the Western Barbarians, he first wanted to regain the face he had lost in his previous defeat, so he chose the Nanban Mansion City as the starting point of the war.
For two months, he contacted the orcs scattered in the South China Sea, and finally formed this army, and before more orcs could join in, he couldn't wait to send troops.
At the same time, more than 100 medium-sized flying wings appeared in the sky above the city, and the scene was spectacular, and the morale of the defenders was greatly boosted, and all of them were shouting loudly with their weapons.
Yin Falcon also showed joy: "The master group is here!"
The deputy general was also excited: "Yes, and there are a lot of them, it seems that there are four or five hundred people, all of them are masters above the Golden Body Realm, this time we have been saved." ”
Yin Falcon saw Ye Yunyang standing on the first flying wing, and said with a smile: "Gather people above the rank of general, and go to the landing field with the general to greet His Royal Highness King Pingnan." ”
"Uncle Yin!" Ye Yunyang got down from the flying wings and greeted Yin Falcon.
In front of all the generals, this made Yin Falcon feel that Bei'er had face, and he said with a smile: "King Pingnan is polite, the last general will be far away." ”
Ye Yunyang waved his hand: "It's not an outsider, so there's no need to be polite." Uncle Yin, what is the situation in the city, can all the people evacuate before midnight?"
Yin Falcon frowned slightly: "It's a little difficult, but I've already sent someone to urge!Why is it before midnight, did you get any news?"
Ye Yunyang nodded: "According to the latest reconnaissance information, the orcs are speeding up their march, it seems that they are going to fight quickly, they will come to the city before dawn, and there is not much time left for us." ”
"Understood, I'll send someone to urge me to make sure that all the residents are evacuated before midnight. Yin Falcon is colorful.
"Uncle Yin, I'm very relieved. Ye Yunyang glanced at the not tall city wall, to be honest, he didn't know the bottom in his heart, if the Great Qin master group could arrive in time, the odds would be slightly greater.