Seeing that he was so modest, Xu Tianchang couldn't help but appreciate it a little more, and said with a smile: "If you can let the people live a stable life for a few days, what is this reputation?" However, I still have to add an insurance policy for your strategy, since we are just feints, and the other party is busy defending, then you can draw out a team of soldiers and horses, Mu Sheng, you will take a team of 20 soldiers and horses to escort the little princess back, so that in case of trouble, it is easy to deal with." ”

Fang Ling couldn't help nodding secretly, Xu Tianchang was really cautious, after all, his analysis was still a little rough, he could only get a rough idea, and it was the people who really had a full understanding of the situation.

Next, Ruan Chong sent a large number of people to spread the news of the attack, of course, this news was only transmitted to the foreigners, and the real task for the villages was to make a superficial appearance of preparing for an attack and secretly build defenses.

In the afternoon, the soldiers from various villages came to report that the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Department began to retreat, and at about sunset, Xu Musheng led a team of 20 people to escort Fang Ling and the two to the imperial city.

Xu Musheng is obviously also very experienced in leading the team, 20 people are divided into three teams, one team is in front of the investigation, one team protects the rear, and one team protects, although in this way, the speed of travel is slowed down, but it seems very safe, after all, in this valley bottom, everyone carries the necessary green silk pills, and everyone may attract murder.

After walking for about half an hour, the sun only had half a face left, and the hillside was about to arrive, Xu Musheng and the others looked more solemn, and the pace was slow, and the deal was divided into four teams, and one team dived into the forest to find out if there was any trace of the enemy.

Seeing Xu Musheng and the others so cautious, Fang Ling couldn't help but become cautious.

Along the way, he also has a deep understanding of the skills of these soldiers, and if he pulls one out, I'm afraid it's no worse than the forbidden army in the palace.

This is also very easy to understand, when the descendants of the Xi Kingdom entered the valley, there were only a few thousand people, and they must be the elite of the selected elite, and in the past three hundred years, all kinds of martial arts must have been taught to each other, so as to refine more essential martial arts, especially under the war, everyone is a soldier, and they are all combat power.

Moreover, he also found a problem, that is, the strange disease did not seem to affect the physique of everyone, most of these people are strong and strong-boned.

After everyone cautiously crossed the hillside, the imperial city appeared in view, as Ge Yi said, the imperial city is a stone city, and the city formed by the accumulation of boulders is indeed larger than Xihe County, which is a miracle at the bottom of this valley.

On the city wall, there are many soldiers, each wearing rattan armor, some holding rattan shields and spears, carrying longbows, and the city gate is closed, no one enters or leaves.

Seeing Fang Ling and his party coming, the soldiers immediately became vigilant, and set up bows and arrows one by one, while Xu Musheng shouted loudly: "I am Xu Musheng, the major general of the Xu Department, and I specially escort the little princess back to the city!"

As soon as he said this, some of the soldiers in the city also recognized Xi Ling'er, and immediately cheered, and it didn't take long for the city gate to be opened, and then a group of people came out, led by a black-faced man, in his forties, although he looked a little rude, but he smiled a little honestly.