"I didn't doubt your words."

Xu Yuan smiled slightly: "Li Qingyan, as the commander in the Northern Closure City, needs to stabilize the morale of the army after all, and many things can't be said explicitly. ”

After a pause,

Xu Yuan asked softly again:

"Did Li Qingyan arrange scouts to investigate those barbarian armies outside the city?"

Yuan Hao did not hesitate at all:

"Heavy snow obscured the field of vision, and after the explosion in the south of the city, His Royal Highness Wu Yuan immediately sent two teams of flight scouts to go out to reconnoitre."

"How?" Xu Yuan asked.

"The damage is very great, only three of the hundred flying scouts have returned"

"Yuan Commander."

Xu Yuan raised his hand to interrupt: "I'm not interested in casualties, I'm asking how many barbarian armies there are outside the city." ”

Yuan Hao was slightly stunned, and his heart was inexplicably a little stunned.

It's not that Xu Yuan is cold-blooded, but that these three young masters don't want to interfere in the decision-making of the army when they ask these things, right?

Thinking about it, Yuan Hao still replied truthfully:

"A rough estimate puts it at about 400,000 people."

"Wait."

Xu Yuan interrupted again:

"Now that the snow is obscuring the vision, will these 400,000 be a camouflage like straw men?"

The corners of Yuan Hao's mouth twitched, and he arched his hand:

"Although the field of vision is obstructed, the monsters on the flying scouts are using their cries to reconnoitre, and they are all confirmed to be real people."

Xu Yuan looked back at Lou Ji standing behind him without a trace, wanting to confirm this through her.

After meeting her eyes, Lou Ji directly smiled and said:

"Not necessarily, the sacrifice on the barbarian side has the means to hinder it, and Zong Qingsheng almost suffered a big loss in this, um. He explained this to me through Tianxun Yuanjing. ”

Xu Yuan nodded noncommittally after listening.

Yuan Hao saw the two of them looking at each other, and cautiously asked:

"Third son, I don't know what you're asking for?"

Xu Yuan looked at his expression and smiled slightly:

"Don't worry, I won't do that kind of thing for a layman to command an insider, just ask.

"But since these barbarian armies are real people, and now that almost an hour has passed, why haven't they attacked the city yet?"

Seeing this, Yuan Hao replied in a low voice:

"Third son, the siege preparations for the long-distance attack need to be prepared, the personnel need to rest, the equipment needs to be prepared, and the siege needs time.

"And the barbarians are now arraying from both sides of the North Closure City to the north to encircle the North Closure City, it is estimated that they are preparing to block the reinforcements of the sect that are rushing south, and they will attack the city."

“.”

Classic encirclement reinforcements.

Xu Yuan sighed in his heart and deliberately asked:

"In this way, those sects nesting in Houting County, which are three hundred miles away, can be regarded as crooked? Three hundred miles away. Even if the road is closed by heavy snow, it should be possible to reach it in two to three days at those elite speeds, right? ”

Yuan Hao's expression was a little stiff for Xu Yuan's question, and he said in a low voice:

"Third prince, the communication crystal over there in Houting County was destroyed when it fell last time, and His Royal Highness Wu Yuan has not had time to re-engrave Houting County after recovering it, so he can only send someone to deliver the letter."

"But even if the letter is delivered, now the heavy snow north of the North Closure City is basically five feet away, and if you rush to reinforce, it is very likely that you will be directly intercepted by the barbarians, and the army will collapse directly at that time."

Xu Yuan listened carefully and nodded slightly:

"So I know, you go down."

Yuan Hao's heart was relieved, and he arched his hand and was about to leave quickly.

At this time, Xu Yuan's voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Yuan Hao, you let the black scale army in the city go out of the city to test those barbarians attacking outside the city."

“.”

Yuan Hao's heart sank suddenly when he heard this order, and he didn't speak.

Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes:

"Why don't you answer?"

Yuan Hao said in a deep voice:

"Third son, this is death."

Xu Yuan's heartbeat accelerated slightly, and he paused word by word:

"Commander Yuan, this is a military order."

Yuan Hao took a deep breath:

"Outside, military order."

"Sister!"

Xu Yuan's tone dropped slightly, and Lou Ji smiled and locked Yuan Hao with her intentions.

After Yuan Hao withstood the pressure for a moment, he knelt on the ground directly overwhelmed, was silent for a few breaths, gritted his teeth and said:

"The generals are outside, and the military orders are accepted."

The words fell, and the pressure disappeared.

Xu Yuan stood up from the table, walked in front of Yuan Hao, and leaned down to look at him:

"We're old acquaintances who have worked together, and I know why you refused my military orders.

"I feel that I gave military orders indiscriminately, and the layman commanded the insider, causing senseless sacrifices."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan patted Yuan Hao's shoulder, and his voice was heavy:

"Commander Yuan, the position you are standing in now is not high enough, what you see is only a corner of a thousand miles, I can assure you that their sacrifice is necessary."

“.”

Yuan Hao seemed to want to say something when he heard this, but in the end he just asked:

"If His Royal Highness Wu Yuan asks about this, how should the last general answer?"

Now that Li Qingyan is in charge of the northern closure of the city, he will inevitably be held accountable for his rash march.

"Well, you just say,"

Seeing this, Xu Yuan straightened up and chuckled:

"This is the order of the head of our Prime Minister's Mansion in the North."

"Yes."

Hearing this, Yuan Hao made a fist salute neatly, turned around and walked out of the wing.

"Da-"

As the door is closed,

Xu Yuan sat straight back at the desk, leaned back on the back of the chair a little lazily, and rubbed his eyebrows vigorously.

"Long days."

Lou Ji asked in a cold and soft voice:

"Why didn't you just tell Yuan Hao the reason?"

"What reason?"

"The barbarian sacrifice has the means to shield the reconnaissance of the flying scouts."

"Huh"

Xu Yuan chuckled, looked back and asked:

"Sister, you should have known about this for a long time, why didn't you tell them about this important military situation?"

“.”

Look at each other, speechless.

"Giggles"

Lou Ji smiled, stepped forward and sat on the desk, looking at Xu Yuan with a smile: "Our parents are as cautious as my sister and me~"

The reason is very simple, Tianxun wafer.

This is the top secret of the Xiangguo Mansion, in this war mode where cultivators need to send a letter as soon as they leave the city, Tianxun Circle Crystal is the killer of the killer features.

There are many smart people in the world, Zong Qingsheng suffered this loss in the depths of the northern snowfield, and they knew this information here, and someone would inevitably be able to launch the Xiangguo Mansion in the future to master some kind of mobile communication means.

Lou Ji clasped her hands on her chest and asked with a chuckle:

"Then sister, can you ask why you're doing all these things?"

Xu Yuan's smile retracted and said seriously:

"Of course, I'm afraid that the barbarian king will give me a secret Chen Cang, and Fang Cai Yuanhao also said that if this natural disaster and blizzard are used to cover up the barbarians' sudden interception, the military formation will easily collapse."

"If the barbarians divide their troops into two places, make a detour all the way to the north and south of the city, and still cruise around Hou Ye and Mr. Zong all the way, and I rashly let Mr. Zong and them come to their aid, then it will really be a mess."

"We must test the reality of those barbarians outside the city, but if there are fewer people, we can't test it at all."

Lou Jidai frowned slightly:

"Do you need to be in such a hurry? If the barbarians really overwhelm all the tribes, at least half of this trip will not be able to come back. ”

Xu Yuan stared down at his hand, was quiet for a long time, and said:

"The barbarians must not have much to supply around the road, and when they besiege the city, they will naturally be able to see the truth and the false."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan raised his eyes:

"But now we need a race against time."

"Once it is confirmed that all the main forces of the barbarians have made a detour to the north to seal the city, you immediately notify Mr. Zong to go south!"

(End of chapter)