Smoke rose in the wind, and flames swayed in the wind. The ghost soldiers of Huangquan on the grain road simply threw the spilled grain into the fire to burn it. And the grain and grass that have not been scattered have been collected and distributed.

Tai Feng and Shi Cassia, who suddenly came to his senses, responded and turned away.

Xiao Shizhu also watched them leave, and then turned and went up the hillside on the side of the road. He walked through the dense towering trees and bushes, stood on the torch-lit hillside, came to the ghost slave who was handing out weapons and armor, and asked loudly, "Who is the leader of your group now?"

The sound of the question resounded through the dense forest, startling the wild birds in the forest to spread their wings in a panic and fly high, which also made the ghost slaves who were just busy stop and focus on Xiao Shizhu's body.

Immediately afterward, there was a look of admiration and respect in their eyes.

They are all ghosts of Huangquan, some are ghost soldiers, and some are ghost people. After the battle between the ghosts of Huangquan and the ghost soldiers of Xudu, he was captured by the ghost soldiers of Xudu and became a ghost slave.

All this time, they have not succumbed, and they are whipped and driven by the ghost soldiers of Xudu, looking forward to the day when the ghost soldiers of Huangquan will come to liberate them.

However, thousands of years have passed, and the ghost soldiers of Huangquan have been defeated again and again. The ghost soldiers of Huangquan, who won less and lost more, were too busy to take care of themselves, and the hope that the ghost slaves were looking forward to became far away.

Until Xiao Shizhu entered the Yellow Spring, he rekindled the hope of all ghost slaves.

Every time Xiao Shizhu led his troops to attack a ghost town or ghost town, he would release the ghost slaves who were detained in it and let them regain their freedom. In the hearts of these Huangquan ghosts who used to be ghost slaves, Xiao Shizhu is even taller than the Queen of Huangquan. They willingly obeyed Xiao Shizhu's dispatch, and were willing to be born and die for him.

At this time, Xiao Shizhu had just finished asking, and the three strange-looking ghosts walked out of the group of ghosts and stood opposite him.

The ghost at the head had five heads, each with three eyes, green skin and purple hair, and four hands on his body. The appearance is a little weird, plus the two teeth in his mouth are out, and the five heads are all angry, and the appearance of the whole ghost is fierce and vicious.

However, among the ghosts of Huangquan where freaks gathered, he could barely see it like this.

And the eyes he looked at Xiao Shizhu, like the other Huangquan ghosts around him, were full of admiration and respect for each other.

He is the leader of the group of ghosts of Huangquan in front of Xiao Shizhu, temporarily selected, it is said that before he became a ghost slave, he was a ghost soldier of Huangquan, and he also had a military rank.

"What's your name?" Xiao Shizhu had to raise his head to see the five heads on his shoulders that this ghost with a big waist and a round waist carried on his shoulders.

"If the son of God is called Five-Headed, they all call me Headless. The five-headed ghost clenched his palms into fists and saluted Xiao Shizhu.

"Have you ever fought?" Xiao Shizhu glanced at the five heads with his chest and back, and saw that his arms and chest were covered with many strip-like wounds of different lengths, which were obviously not whipped by the ghost soldiers of the Xudu Empire, they were all knife wounds that fell on the battlefield, and each one was shocking.

Wutou put his five heads together, and the head in the middle then spoke, telling Xiao Shizhu about his experience: "Yes, I fought with the ghost soldiers of Xudu in this Yellow Spring for more than 700 years, and then accidentally in a battle, I was stunned by fire and thunder. When I woke up, the ghost soldiers were already cleaning up the battlefield, and I was captured. ”。

"Well, if you have fought in a war and have battlefield experience, I am relieved. Xiao Shizhu said this, turned around and walked to the side, beckoning Wutou to follow.

The other Huangquan ghosts were already busy distributing their weapons and the food sent to them by the Huangquan ghost soldiers. And Wutou followed without thinking, and followed Xiao Shizhu to a secluded place in the mountains and forests.

"I'd like to ask you a favor. Standing among the towering ancient trees covered with slippery moss within two or three zhang of the surrounding area, Xiao Shizhu looked at the mountain in front of him, and there was a grain road with thick smoke billowing and flames rising.

"Son of God, though he speaks, I will take my brethren and help you to do it. Wutou didn't think about it, and he didn't ask what it was, so he responded in one bite.

"Take your men and attack everywhere where there is a military force nearby. Xiao Shizhu lowered his voice a little, and whispered to the five heads: "But I want you to try not to go head-to-head with the main army of the ghost soldiers of Xudu. You must ensure that the enemy retreats, the enemy is stationed and disturbs, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I pursue. They continue to use the nearby mountains as a stronghold, and the dense woods as a barrier, and the ghost soldiers who are fighting in circles will never occupy any ghost towns and towns, but they can destroy the granaries, the armory supervisor and the fortifications of the ghost soldiers of the drunken capital. ”。

"That's fine. After he finished speaking, Wutou nodded again without hesitation, and at the same time silently remembered Xiao Shizhu's request......

Netherworld, Shuoyue Island.

The waves washed up the beach, washing away the blackened beachhead with countless craters, and by the way, the broken planks and broken masts and some charred sails in the sea were sent to the beach.

Every inch of beach on this small island has long since been unrecognizable. After more than a month of fighting, the artillery fire of the Jiuyou National Army and the Xudu Army was criss-crossed, turning every part of the edge of the island into a thousand holes.

The ghost soldiers of Xudu finally firmly occupied the four bays of this island, but they could not go any further. The Nine Shadows Army cut off their supplies, leaving them short of artillery and ammunition, unable to bombard the obstacles and the Nine Shadows Army in their path on a large scale.

Relying on its rich battlefield experience, the Jiuyou National Army used the house as a stronghold, the attic as a watchtower, and the courtyard wall as a cover in the city, and launched a large-scale street battle against the ghost soldiers who dared to enter the city from the beachhead.

With the help of the familiarity of the terrain, as well as a bit of sinister and scoundrel, the Nine Shadows Army can always repel the Xudu Army.

Of course, the ghost soldiers of Xudu did not show weakness, and they were still so fierce in battle. In the past few days, the two sides have fought dozens of times in the city, and neither has taken too much advantage of anyone, and they are already at the end of the crossbow.

However, the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom is full of materials, from ammunition to food and medicinal materials, which cannot be compared to the ghost soldiers of Xudu. The Jiuyou Army even has a surplus of artillery shells, which can first mark the coordinates of the location of the Xudu ghost barracks on the beachhead during the day, and then give the Xudu Army an artillery attack from time to time at night. Obviously, the Nine Shadows Army will be able to last longer than the ghost soldiers of Xudu.

On this day, Ying Zhaocai walked out of a temporary medical hall in the depths of Xuanshui City to house wounded soldiers after inspecting the situation of the wounded soldiers, and saw Ji Kang and the fungus people, as well as a few guards walking briskly towards him.

Since this Ji Kang offered his plan last time, so that the Jiuyou National Army did not suffer heavy losses due to the collapse of the city wall, he was temporarily promoted to his deputy general by Yingzhao, and he was always with him.

"Great Marshal, this is the battle report of the last few days sent by the guards from other parts of the island. Before coming to Ying Zhao, Ji Kang handed several battle reports to Ying Zhao.

Ying Zhao opened one of the battle reports, flipped through a few times and opened the second one without saying a word.

After a while, Ying Zhao took a rough look at all the battle reports and nodded with satisfaction.

Those battle reports all said that although the outside of the city had been occupied by the Xudu army, the towns in the marginal areas were still there, and the ghost soldiers of Xudu had not captured any of the ghost cities in the Nine Shadows Kingdom.

However, the casualties of the ghost soldiers are indeed a little bigger, and after coming in for more than ten days, another seventy or eighty thousand ghost soldiers of the Nine Ghost Kingdom have been reimbursed one after another, which really makes Yingzhao very distressed.

"There is one more thing that has to be decided by the commander. When Ying Zhao handed over the battle report to the herald and asked the soldiers to send Xiaoyu Mountain City to archive, Ji Kang, who had been silent for a long time, said this and waved to the guards behind him.

The two guards strode over, and after standing still left and right in front of Ying Zhao, they both pulled out a few feather arrows from the quiver at their waists and handed them to Ying Zhao. At the same time, Ji Kang frowned, and when there was a little worry in his eyes, he also whispered to Ying Zhao: "Recently, we found that the feather arrows shot by the Xudu Army have more strips of cloth and paper like this. ”。

Ying Zhao picked up one of the feathered arrows, and saw that this arrow was an oolong iron arrow in the shape of a flat snake spear, shining with a cold glow in the light of the cloudy sun. This is the Oolong Iron Spine Arrow, which is one of the special feather arrows for the ghost cavalry of the Xudu Ghost Soldiers, and it seems that this arrow was collected when cleaning the battlefield. Looking at the interface between the arrow and the shaft of the arrow, there is a small strip of cloth the width of a finger, only about an inch or two long, tightly tied to the body of the arrow.

Ying Zhao's eyes flashed with doubt, and he reached out to untie the strip of cloth, took it in his hand and unfolded it and looked at it. I saw the front and back of the cloth strips, and they were all written crookedly: "Those who cut the head of the Ying recruitment will be rewarded with 100,000 taels of silver." These twelve words.

After Ying Zhao saw it, he was not in a hurry or angry, but he picked up the second feather arrow again, untied the strip of cloth on it, and saw these twelve words on the front and back again.

Without Ji Kang's majority, Yingzhao can also see that this is Gong Mingyi's means, and the fight is nothing more than the idea that there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, and no ghosts and no greed.

"Marshal, I've already set out to strengthen your guards, and I won't let you have any problems. Ji Kang, on the other side, said his plan: "From today on, your guards will never leave you, even when you go to the toilet and sleep, they will follow you every step until the end of the war." At the same time, I have asked the ghost soldiers to collect the strips of paper on the feathered arrows and burn them all. In the future, once discovered, they will all be destroyed. ”。

"Well, it's very thoughtful, but I don't think it's necessary. Ying Zhao nodded, although his face was a little solemn, he still said lightly: "I believe that my subordinates are not traitors seeking glory." There is no such thing, betraying my ghost for 100,000 taels of silver. ”。

"My handsome, the heart of the heart is the same as the ghost heart of the belly. Ji Kang, who immediately became anxious when he heard this, stomped his feet and said urgently: "Yes, I also believe that our soldiers will not do this kind of thing to sell their lord for glory for the sake of wealth." But isn't this an extraordinary time? 100,000 taels of silver is not a small temptation, so can't you prepare for it with one more hand?"

Hearing that 100,000 taels of silver was here, Ying Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up, and almost at the same time a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind.

Ji Kang on the other side said a lot of persuasive words, but Ying Zhao didn't listen to a word, just thinking about the plan he thought of.

Over the years, he has followed Xiao Shizhu to the east and west, and he has been deeply taught by Xiao Shizhu's words and deeds. This Xiao Shizhu's scoundrel and yin damage ability, Ying Zhao has also learned so many tricks.

may not be as good as that Gong Mingyi, but the other party's Gong Mingyi's move of tying the bounty order to the feather arrow is more than enough.

Ji Kang on the other side said that his mouth was dry, and then he stopped, and looked at Ying Zhao, who had been pondering for a long time, curled the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, showing confusion.

"We might as well give him Gong Mingyi and give him back. Ying Zhao looked at the confusion on Ji Kang's face, and said thoughtfully: "We can also issue this reward order." ”。