Gu Lei set off urgently the next morning when the city gate was opened, and because he was afraid of being watched, Zichuan Xiu didn't even dare to see him off, so he could only silently watch his horseback figure disappear into the long street from the window.

Seeing the only person he trusted leave, he left the window in a daze.

Now, compared to the thousands of troops in the Far East, he is really alone.

The other guards and Xiuzi battalion guards, Zichuan Xiu didn't dare to believe them anymore.

Perhaps they were indeed loyal when they set out from the Far East, but after returning to Dìdū for so many days, back to the capital of their homeland, it was too easy for the Zichuan family to have the heart to buy them.

To make matters worse, he had been unwary of yīn's conspiracy before, and because of his pity for the hard work of the warriors, he had always taken a rather laissez-faire attitude towards the guards, and now it was too late to implement a strict system of discipline and mutual surveillance among the guards, so many days were enough time for Di Lin to turn half of the guards into an informant in the prosecutor's office.

The Far East is a huge new field, no matter which force can't wait to get a foot here, although it is said that it is his big brother, but Zichuan Xiu has never hoped that Di Lin will let himself go in this matter.

Although he had accepted the title of commander, Zichuan Xiu had not yet received a letter of appointment to take up his post in the Danya Military Region, as if the high-ranking members of the Zichuan family were hesitant about the huge military power he was about to take over.

Zi Chuanxiu was in a very bad mood, and he had been hiding in the house and didn't want to see anyone, even if close friends like Sterling and Di Lin came to invite him to a banquet, he deduced that he had a cold.

The reason was ridiculous, because the two of them were also high-ranking officials of the family, and he always suspected that they also had a part in the script that forced him to submit.

Of course, this is unreasonable, but after being deceived by Zi Chuan Ning this time, Zi Chuan Xiu always has an inexplicable psychological disorder, and he is suspicious of everyone.

In his opinion, the whole ornate dìdū is a huge yīn conspiracy whirlpool, and every pedestrian is a secret agent of the prosecutor's office and the governor's office.

But that day, when Puxin Qiben, the head of the Black Flag Army's office in Dìdū, came to ask for a meeting, Zichuan Xiu suddenly became interested in meeting him. After all, it is quite necessary to know the troops and subordinates you are about to take up your post.

Pu Xin Qiben was tall, and his thin and slightly dark face was covered with wrinkles. He had a straight uniform, but his temperament was more of a long-sleeved businessman than a soldier, and the shiny dark brown sè belt did not add much to his military spirit.

"Excuse me, is it the famous Far Eastern hero Hide-sama Shikawa in front of me?" he asked with a smile and politeness.

Shikawa Xiu bit open a beer bottle and spit out the lid with two words: "Nonsense!"

Pu Xin Qiben smiled awkwardly. It must not be said that Qiben is talking nonsense, because looking at Zichuan Xiu's appearance, no one can associate the drunken guy who smells of alcohol, has a beard on his chin, and his clothes like he hasn't changed for a week with the word hero, and this person is almost completely submerged in a wine bottle as high as a mountain.

"Knowing that your Excellency is about to assume the supreme commander of our legion, this news makes all the officers and men of our army very excited. Ever since the martyrdom of the former Loyal Commander-in-Chief in the Far East, the post of commander of our regiment has been vacant. Now, His Royal Highness the Wise Commander-in-Chief has chosen a famous general like Hidekawa-sama as the commander of our army, which fully demonstrates the family's concern and importance for our regiment, and makes all the officers and men of our army feel extremely encouraged. All the officers and men of the army will closely rally around the corps headquarters with Hidekawa-sama as the core, and we firmly believe that under the command of my lord, our army will ......."

"Is there any wine?" Shikawa Xiu interrupted him and asked, looking at Akimoto's jaw-dropping panicked look, he shook the empty bottle in his hand impatiently: "I'm done." ”

"Ah, ah, I'm very sorry, the subordinate came in a hurry, and the preparation was not sufficient, although it also brought a little small gift, but there was no good wine in it. I'm sorry. ”

"Forget it. Zi Chuanxiu looked at the mountain-like gifts of precious silk, gold jewelry, and diamonds piled up in the corner of the wall, and the corners of his mouth showed a sneer, if such gifts were still called "not fully prepared", he didn't know how to be full.

"So, what did you look for me for?"

Pu Xin Qiben let out a meaningless "grunt" sound in his throat: "No, it's nothing! It's just that the lower officials learned that the adult was appointed as the commander of our legion, and rushed to pay their respects." ”

"Is it really nothing?"

For a moment, Pu Xin only felt that the other party's drunken and hazy eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and his eyes were so bright that people didn't dare to look at them, and that gaze seemed to be able to see through a qiē obstacle to the deepest part of a person's heart.

He stammered, "It's really nothing, it's just that the brothers in the office know that Hidekawa-sama has taken office, and they specially asked me to come over to greet everyone on behalf of everyone......"

In order to avoid Zichuan Xiu's sharp gaze, Qiben looked left and right, and sighed: "Oh, you are the leader of the family, the hero of the Far East, you actually live in such a simple guest house, how did the military affairs department arrange it?

Zichuan Xiu smiled: "Your Excellency Pu Xin......"

Qiben hurriedly interrupted him: "My lord, you can call me Xiao Pude! The military commander is our father, and we are all your children!"

Zichuan Xiu couldn't cry or laugh, Zichuan family has a clear hierarchy in the army, there is indeed such a convention, the soldiers are used to calling the senior commanders in the army "father", and those highly respected commanders also say "my children" when reviewing the troops, and no one thinks there is anything wrong. But if you put it another way, how awkward it is.

The atmosphere in the Far East is unrestrained, and although the army is equally disciplined, there is no such disgusting customs, and at first glance, when he heard the middle-aged officer in his early fifties call himself "Father", Zichuan Xiu almost vomited last night's overnight meal.

Zi Chuanxiu couldn't help laughing: "Then, Your Excellency Xiaopu, please introduce me to the main situation of the legion!"

Pu Xin showed an embarrassed expression: "My lord, I am not an officer of the General Staff, and the office in Dìdū is an office subordinate to the Logistics Department of the Corps, mainly responsible for the supply and transportation of logistics equipment, as well as the business of contacting the Military Affairs Office, the Logistics Department and other zhōngyāng institutions, and we are not familiar with the specific situation of the front-line troops. In my opinion, if the special situation is still obtained, the chief of staff of the legion will personally report to you?"

"Then, can you talk about the logistical situation of the regiment? How many soldiers does our regiment have? What kind of weapons are the various units equipped with? What is the food situation of the regiment? In which provinces and cities are our food supply points located? What is the amount of food and funds per rì consumption of our army? What is the proportion of each unit? -- On these questions, you can briefly talk about them!" He took out a notebook and a small pencil, bowed his head and prepared to take notes.

After waiting for a long time but no sound, Zichuan Xiu raised his head in surprise: "Huh?"

Pu Xin Qiben blushed, stammered: "My lord, this, the specific business is in charge of my deputies, those special professional staff officers, those specific numbers are all in their place, today came in a hurry, I am not ready to make a special report......

"Your Excellency Pu Xin, as the main person in charge of the Black Flag Legion's office in Dìdū, you actually said that you are not engaged in specific business?

Pu Xin's expression was about to cry: "I am mainly responsible for external liaison and communication. I jīng tong chūn summer, autumn and winter four seasons of the four seasons of the hosting method, a variety of red wine origin and delicious recipes, chestnut chicken eleven recipes, how to steam abalone. I also know that the chief of staff, Lord Goshan, is born on the third day of May, the wife of the Chief of Military Affairs, Lord Sterling, whose favorite jewelry is a pearl necklace, and the president, Lord Luo Minghai, likes to play golf-"

He glanced at Zichuan Xiu, hesitated for a moment, and said, "And Lord Xiuchuan, you love to collect banknotes, gold, precious stones, negotiable papers, and yellow books. He leaned in and whispered, "My lord, I have three of the latest dragons, tigers and leopards hidden in this gift, specially prepared for you!"

Shikawa looked at him in surprise, almost unable to believe his ears. He really couldn't cry or laugh, and the phrase "rice bucket" was already on his lips, but fortunately he finally held back.

He looked at the sleek high-ranking officers' uniforms of his subordinates and asked, "Your Excellency Pu Xin, how did you get this flag position?"

Pu Xin cried with a sad face: "My lord, I was originally the manager of the largest hotel in Danya City, but the former commander of the legion, Lord Guan Jin, appreciated me and recruited me into the army, specifically responsible for the external liaison work of the Black Flag Army. In order to make it easier for me to associate with those big people, he said, 'From this day on, you will wear the uniform of the flag book!'" --Hidekawa-sama, are you going to fire me? Then I will have to go back and continue to wash dishes......"

Zichuan Xiu laughed, it was the first time in so many days that he had laughed so happily.

The former hotel manager and current Qiben was really a living treasure, which made him so happy that the gloom clouds in the sky were swept away, and he stood up and patted Qiben on the shoulder: "Your Excellency Pu Xin, it seems that you have put on a military uniform, but you don't have the soul of a soldier! In the army, we don't say 'fire', we only say 'retirement' or 'discharge'." ”

"Yes, yes, the adults have taught it. The lower officials are shallow, and they will have to ask the adults for more advice in the future, and they will give them a lot of advice...... "Pu Xin's head was sweating, but seeing that the new commander was so happy, he also relaxed a little.

"Then, Your Excellency Pu Xin, you lead the way, let's go to your office!"

"Yes, yes, adults are welcome to inspect, and adults are welcome to guide!"

In the following day, Zichuan Xiu ignored all kinds of etiquette and ran to the office of the Black Flag Army in Dìdū with Puxin Qiben without saying hello.

The sudden arrival of the new boss caused a huge shock to the office, and the officers had not had time to put in order the messy and piled up of chores and papers, which naturally contained a few unscrupulous books and half-empty wine bottles, which were not surprising.

Seeing a boss like Pu Xin, he could also guess the style of his subordinates. Naturally, Lord Hidekawa would never tolerate such a strict violation of military discipline.

He convened a meeting of all the officers, at which Commander Hidekawa severely criticized the officers and immediately announced the confiscation of all the yellow books and periodicals.

The officers who were being trained drooped their heads, and they all cordially greeted the ancestors of Puxin Qiben's direct mother: You just ran to shoot the new commander's ass, why did you lure this tiger here, and you didn't even say hello in advance?

Of course, Lord Hidekawa couldn't be seen that he had come here specifically for a few yellow books, and he pretended to have those professional staff officers who were in charge to interrogate.

They were very familiar with the specific business, and Zichuan Xiu learned that the Black Flag Legion under his command now has more than 93,000 troops, and 90 percent of the soldiers were newly recruited after the Far Eastern War, and the proportion of skilled soldiers was lower than that of the Zōngyāng Army and the border guards, and the training process was not satisfactory - in the Far Eastern War, the main force of the Black Flag Army was tragically annihilated by the Demon Ludi Army in the Battle of Moon Bay, and suffered heavy losses.

The number of heavy catapults and ballistae equipped on the various defensive fronts is insufficient, and it is not yet possible to form an effective defensive line, and the number of horse-drawn carriages for transporting troops and logistical equipment is also insufficient; in the event of a major war, the transport brigade can only transport the strength of one frontier defense team at most, and it is far from achieving the goal of rapid mobility of the whole army.

There are bows and arrows, strong bows, crossbows, and hunting bows, but there are very few trained archers who are skilled in using these long-range attack weapons, and they are far from the requirement that each division must have one or two bows and arrows to cover the brigade in the training regulations.

The corps now has two cavalry divisions, but these two divisions are still on a blank slate, because of the shortage of war horses, and now the cavalry division is three people sharing a war horse for training.

"Insufficient, insufficient, insufficient!" Zi Chuanxiu listened to these two words for a day, and what he heard the most was these two words, he was extremely angry, and asked, "When will the war horse be ready for us?"

"This ......" The officers looked at each other, and no one dared to say anything.

Pu Xin Qiben said cautiously: "Originally, in the first half of the year, we finally invited the chief of staff, Lord Goshan, to dinner, and after we begged for a long time, she finally agreed to use the funds of the logistics department to buy five thousand war horses for us, but these five thousand war horses were intercepted by the head of the military affairs department, Commander Sterling, on the way, saying that they were used for the equipment of the 53rd Division of the Family Reserve Army!"

Zi Chuanxiu slapped the case: "How can this be! Sterling boy, have you bullied Lao Tzu? You wait, I'll beat him! Those 5,000 war horses, I want him to spit out a lot!"

Seeing the courage of the newly appointed commander of the legion, all the officers rejoiced.

Lord Hidekawa is a hero of the Far East, and it is said that he has a very good relationship with the commander-in-chief, and he also has all kinds of complicated and incomprehensible entanglements with the next commander-in-chief.

Of course, these relationships are a little distant for these middle and lower-level officers, but they only need to know one thing, the backstage of Ah Xiu's command is very hard, and he doesn't even pay attention to the commander of the military affairs department.

With such a tough commander in office, the sad sorrow that the Black Flag Army, which has always been regarded as a second-line army, is expected to be over, right?

The officers took the opportunity to add fuel and vinegar to Zi Chuanxiu: "That is, it's not just 5,000 war horses! There were many such things before, and the 53rd Division of the Family Reserve Army is a good thing! No matter what new equipment they use first, those excellent war horses are supplied to them first, and those high-quality weapons are used by them first, and the quantity is particularly large, and tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of pieces are transported over at a time!"

"If it is to give priority to the supply of the Zhōngyāng Army or the troops fighting on the border, then we have no opinion. But my lord, you see, a reserve division doesn't even know where it is stationed, but they just snatch things that are close to our mouths every time.

"My lord, Commander Fang Jin has passed away, and our Black Flag Army is a child without a father, and we are bullied miserably! In the Commandery's Office, who speaks to us? We have no weight at all! We are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and we are finally looking forward to you, my lord, and you have to give us this breath! The Black Flag Army depends on you, my lord!"

The officers were stunned, and Zichuan went out in a rage.

Pu Xin Qiben obediently arranged a carriage for him: "My lord, you don't have a special carriage yet, right?

"Hmm. Zichuan Xiu didn't say much, and directly instructed the coachman: "Go straight to the military affairs office!"

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"Huh!"

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

Commander Stirling reluctantly put down his notebook and looked at the person who was squatting in the corner of the wall and blistering boringly: "Ah Xiu, what do you want to do?"

Zi Chuanxiu smiled evilly: "I'm visiting the Military Affairs Department! The Military Affairs Department is really worthy of being the family's military decision-making center, all of you adults are so strict, your eyes are full of wisdom, and there is an aura of wisdom all over your body, all of them are loyal and good people!"

There was a chuckle in the conference room, and the staff officers of the Military Affairs Office looked at Shikawa with interest.

This man is the man of the day, and his deeds have become legendary.

He is a high-ranking officer of the family, a hero who once saved the Zichuan family, and a hero who fought alongside Sterling to defend Pai in the Far East War. When the enemies of the demon clan were arrogant, he suddenly took refuge in the demon clan, and his reputation was infamous and he was spurned by the human world. The wanted paste on the wall has not yet dried, and he has returned to his family, this time it is not easy, the traitor who ran away alone, came back with several dazzling halos: "Liberator of the Far East, King of Light!", "Demon Terminator!", "King of the Far East!", "Brave Man of Mankind", "Brave Man of Avenging Lord Ge Yingxing" - it is really hard to imagine that one skin can be wrapped in so many titles.

Today, the Far Eastern hero stormed into the military affairs department in a rage, and despite the fact that the meeting was being held, he stayed in the corner with a dead face and refused to leave.

Seeing this posture, Sterling knew that if he didn't send this Laipi guy away, he wouldn't want to work today, he waved his hand to signal the meeting to be suspended, and led Zichuan Xiu into his office: "Ah Xiu, what the hell are you doing?"

Zichuan Xiu explained the matter in a solemn tone as much as possible: "As the new commander of the Black Flag Army, I strongly protest against the discriminatory behavior of the Family Military Affairs Office against our regiment! What the hell is that 53rd Division of the Family Reserve Army? I strongly protest! Protest!"

After listening to him, Sterling's expression was like - Zichuan Xiu had never seen anyone who could pull his face like this in an instant, let alone the always dignified and strict Sterling - his expression was like he had just eaten two kilograms of rat poison and two big rats jumping around, and his facial muscles trembled uncontrollably.

"Ah Xiu," Sterling said as carefully as he could, "You really don't have any impression of the 53rd Division of the Family Reserve Army?

"How is that possible!Sterling, you're in the dark again, I-" Zi Chuanxiu's voice stopped abruptly, he suddenly thought of something, and in an instant, his face was also stretched long, and his eyes were about to bulge.

He impolitely stretched out his hand and pointed at Sterling tremblingly, "Is it?"

"Uh-huh. Sterling nodded heavily, "You guessed right. ”

"Oh my God, give me death!" Zi Chuanxiu covered his face and shouted: "Why did you suddenly hit yourself on the head with the you pulled back then?"

"Hmph," Sterling sneered: "This is not ridiculous, but what is ridiculous is that after someone was smashed, he still shouted everywhere that he wanted to find someone to settle accounts! Aren't those war horses, weapons, and equipment and materials all given to you in the name of the 53rd Division in the Far East? Now someone is actually coming to me to protest! Hmph!"

Zi Chuanxiu covered his face and didn't dare to look at Sterling, he wished that there was a hole in the ground for him to drill into, he had never had such a big embarrassment in his life, he whined: "I also boasted to my subordinates that I would definitely be able to bring the war horse back, such an ugly thing! Woo, it's so shameless, I'm not alive!"

"Forget it, don't pretend, I don't know you yet?" Thick-skinned like a chopping board, you can still survive this blow!" Sterling said, "Even if you don't come today, I'll go look for you." How does it feel to take over the burden of the Black Flag Army?"

Realizing that this was not a casual conversation between friends, but a formal conversation between the military director and the commander of the Black Flag Army, who was about to take office, Zichuan Xiu also sternly said: "I haven't officially taken office yet, but as far as I know so far, there are many problems in the Black Flag Army, and I don't have a bottom in my heart." ”

Zichuan Xiu is not modest, he is about to take over a complex, composed of many military units of a unified and multi-functional combat group, which governs three large military regions located in the southwest of the family and the border with the Lin family, which are 250 kilometers long and 120 kilometers wide, under the jurisdiction of dozens of regular infantry regiments, cavalry regiments, border defense teams and various professional units, and there are eight provinces in the rear as its direct military administrative areas.

The newly promoted commander knew that he was about to be responsible for the family's most powerful territorial cover force after the Far Eastern Military Region and the Western Frontier Military Region, which was responsible for guarding the gates of the family's southwestern territory, and would soon take the initiative to attack the Liufeng family through the Lin family.

Whether this army can undertake such an arduous and complicated task, although it is not something that he is willing to do, since he is in this position, he must be responsible for the troops under his command.

Sterling smiled and said: "It may be a little difficult for others, but Ah Xiu, you are a person with leadership experience, you have dealt with very dangerous and difficult situations in the Far East, and I am not worried about your military ability." However, there is a big difference between the family's western front and the Far East, in the Far East, your army and civil affairs are all single-handed, monopolizing power, saying one thing and doing it vigorously, but in the Danya Military Region, although the situation is not as critical as in the Far East, the various relations are a hundred times more complicated.

"As a military governor, you must know how to compromise with all kinds of forces and relations, you have to get along with the local civil governors, with the local nobles and magnates, with the local senatorial council representatives, and with the garrison magistrates of the prosecutor's office. If we can't get along well in all these aspects, there will be a big problem, and they will all rely on them for the supply of military supplies, the summoning of civilian workers, and the supply of grain and grass. Moreover, although your rank is higher than that of the local provincial head, you cannot meddle in local affairs casually, let alone meddle in the grievances and entanglements between the local powerful nobles, and you must maintain strict neutrality - the army cannot interfere in politics, this is the iron law of the family army.

"The Southwest Province is the richest province of the family, and it is also the province where the Senate and the nobility are the most powerful, and after you take office, you will face many temptations and threats, although there is no blood and swords and guns, but the same dangers are numerous. In short, a qiē act cautiously and cautiously, and never let xìng be arrogant. ”

Zi Chuanxiu listened quietly, and there was a deep concern in Sterling's bland words. He was both an admonition and a worrying admonition.

Zi Chuanxiu's heart was overflowing with a warm current, although he had achieved a great career in the Far East, in Sterling's eyes, he was still the immature and reckless Ah Xiu.

He nodded: "I know, I will act prudently." ”

Sterling smiled with satisfaction: "I also know that Ah Xiu, you have experienced ups and downs in the Far East, it is impossible not to have this knowledge, and I am just telling you in vain." After you take charge of the Black Flag Army, the Military Affairs Department still needs your support!"

Zichuan Xiu smiled: "Big brother, are you polite to me?"

Sterling laughed: "There's no way, there are too many official words, and I can't change it for a while." ”

He was about to get up to send Zi Chuanxiu out, when there was a loud "bang", the door was slammed open, and a panting officer appeared at the door, his face full of panic.

Sterling said angrily, "Less than a staff officer, you are so rude!

The officer's face turned white: "My lord, it's not good! The army of the demon clan has broken through the Valen defense line, the eastern six provinces are in an emergency, and the advance of the demon clan has approached Kaige City, which is less than five hundred kilometers away from dìdū!"

Sterling and Zichuan Xiuhuo stood up, the two looked at each other, and Sterling said in a trembling voice: "That's impossible!"

Located west of the Gucci Mountains, the province of Bit is a province with agriculture as its main industry, which is located on the eastern border of the family, backed by the Gucci Mountains, and has always been known for producing rice, wheat, Ceramics and beauties are famous, because they are not on the highway that runs through the mainland, compared with those provinces with developed industry and commerce, such as the western province of Jixin or the southwestern Danya Special District, the economic conditions of the province are not superior, nor is it in a strategic place and receives special care from the family, among the 56 provinces of the family, the province of Bit is a relatively obscure province.

At every regular meeting of the Command Office, Gao Ke, the governor of Bit Province, always consciously deflated in a corner and remained silent, and after the angry governors finished reporting, President Luo Minghai seemed to remember that there was an inconspicuous corner in the corner of the family map, and asked casually: "Is there anything to report in Bit Province?"

Without waiting for Gao Ke to stand up in a panic, Luo Minghai nodded: "That's good, dismiss!"

Thus, the status of the province in the family can be seen.

However, on the first day of November in the 783rd year of the Imperial Calendar, the province of Bit suddenly became the central province of the attention of the upper echelons of the family, and for this honor, the province of Bit was insensitive from the governor of Gauck to the common people at the bottom.

But alas, just like the obscurity at the beginning, the attention of today's is not up to them to choose.

It happened so suddenly, without warning.

In the early morning of the same day, the sky was shining, and when Loki, a small city located under the Guqi Mountains, was still immersed in sleep, the residents of the city were suddenly woken up by the jǐng bell of "dangdangdang", and the value of the city was shouting heartbreakingly: "jǐng report, the demon soldiers are coming!"

It was a horrific scene for civilians who had never experienced real war.

Under the eastern city wall, as far as the eye could see, there was a black oppressive man, it was the column after column of demon soldiers, countless hideous faces made a terrifying grin, and countless mouths let out a thunderous roar: "Wagla!" continuously echoed over the city.

The mayor let out a hysterical scream: "How is it possible! How did the demon soldiers cross the Valen Line? What about our army?"

This is indeed a very interesting and practical question, but unfortunately it is not the right time to ask, the whole city is running away in a panic, where is the time to ask this.

Since it is not on a strategic location, there is no regular army of the family stationed in the city, only a local jǐng guard, seeing that the situation is critical, the mayor called repeatedly: "jǐng guards, come quickly, come and guard the city wall!"

As well, they are professionals with special emergency training, and the members of the city's jǐng guards react much faster than civilians.

In front of the fleeing cháo, when countless civilians were still stumbling and crying on the crowded streets, the jǐng guards had simply walked out of the west city gate, and as soon as the smoke slipped away, their figures disappeared on the horizon, leaving only one sentence rippling in the air: "Mayor, you resist first! Hold on, let's go and move the rescuers! Don't worry, the family will posthumously recognize you as the flag book of martyrdom!"

The mayor was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Wow cāo! I usually said this sentence, but this time I gave these dogs the first place!" Seeing that the city wall was empty, look at the city, all the animals with legs on the street are rushing to the west city gate, and only one of them is left here, isn't it waiting for death?

"But as a city official, it is your duty to defend the land, and it is a felony to escape from the battle...... "The mayor was in a hurry, and brought a little pig and put it on the city wall, and said to it in a solemn manner: "I order you to hold on to the city until I bring the rescue soldiers back to rescue you!"

Piggy: "Purr!"

"Okay, you can do a good job! In the future, I will posthumously recognize you as the protector of the country!"

The mayor comforted himself while fleeing, I arranged manpower and arranged a firm resistance force to defend our city, and I went to the rear in order to mobilize troops to carry out a better counterattack, and to cooperate with the outside and the outside, so that the demons who would commit crimes in the future would be annihilated under the city of our city -- how could this be regarded as an escape from the battle? If the city fell, it was because the enemy was too strong, and all the officers and soldiers defending the city had been killed, and we did our best, so we can't blame me!

The more he thought about it, the more proud he became, and he felt that the family should award him a medal of bravery, but it was a pity that he did not look back, otherwise he would have seen the "staunch resistance" he had arranged, the little pig, which was less than a year old, also sneaked down the city, spreading its hooves and running west.

The mayor of Rocky City and the fleeing Jǐng guards reported the astonishing news to the provincial head in unison: "We have seen hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers with our own eyes!

The mayor of Rocky City also shed tears of heartache: "My warriors who defended the city have gone through hard battles and all of them have died honorably. The pig was originally intended to be slaughtered during the Chinese New Year, but it was wasted like this, and it was heart-wrenching.

At first, the governor and governor of the province thought they were joking, but soon the same reports came one after another: "There is a demon army on the outskirts of Franco!"

"An army of demons has appeared outside Enjia City!"

"The demon army is attacking Canaan!"

In less than three days, more than 20 towns, villages, and cities have fallen one after another, and most of the southeast of the province has fallen into the hands of the demon army - this is the first time that the demon army has appeared in the plains of mankind since three hundred years, and the consequence of the demon army's westward expedition three hundred years ago was the collapse of the powerful Bright Dynasty, coupled with the destruction of the family army in the Far East not long ago, in the minds of ordinary people, the demon army is definitely a symbol of invincibility and no one.

In the face of the demon army, there are no people who dare to resist at all, often as soon as they see the banner of the demon race on the horizon, the guards at the head of the city will shout: "The demon soldiers are coming!"

Therefore, although dozens of towns have fallen, there are few real casualties in the hands of the demon soldiers, due to the panic and fear of the human race, the demon army did not encounter any organized resistance, and the demon army made great strides towards the hinterland of the family!

Now, things can't be treated lightly with jokes.

Without the slightest warning, the demon army suddenly crossed the so-called insurmountable Heavenly Trench Guqi Mountain Range, and a large number of demon soldiers appeared in the human world east of the mountain range.

Since the number of regular garrisons in the province added up to less than five thousand, and they were scattered everywhere, in the face of the sudden arrival of the demon army, the panicked governor of the province did not dare to expect that he could use such a weak force to stop the demon army.

After urgent deliberation with the provincial governor in charge of civil affairs, they jointly issued an announcement: due to the sudden appearance of the demon army, in order to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy of the army being surrounded and annihilated in the battle of the Far East not long ago, and in order to preserve the vitality of the army and better fight the enemy, the provincial garrison will immediately retreat to the hinterland of the family and join up with the reinforcements before counterattacking.

"We are at a critical juncture of life and death, and the army is the last hope for saving the country! In any case, the army must be preserved!" said the provincial governor in a vigorous manner, implying that you and ordinary people, who are not "the last hope of the country," had better ask for more blessings for yourselves.

After the provincial garrison and the provincial head fled in the middle of the night, the order in the province of Bit finally collapsed completely.

All the cities were abandoned on the same day, and thousands of inhabitants took to the highway with their simplest belongings and retreated to the hinterland of their families, the crowd fleeing like a long dragon with no end in sight.

If one could look down from above, they would see that there was suddenly a long thick black line on the earth, spreading all the way to the horizon beyond the naked eye, which was a torrent of hundreds of thousands of fleeing civilians.

The panic is not limited to the province of Bit itself. After the news spread, the entire southeastern province of Liuxing, which was close to the Guqi Mountains, set off a wave of panic, thinking that the terrifying and cruel demon army was about to arrive, thousands of residents began to spontaneously flee their homes and flee westward.

Many cities in the southeastern provinces were deserted, wild dogs and rats wandered around the wide empty streets in broad daylight, and the autumn wind blew through the empty door panels, making a thumping sound.

This time the terrifying wave of cháo even spread to the Huanggi area on the outskirts of Dìdū.

Almost overnight, thousands of fugitives filled the streets of Dìdū. Because Dìdū still has a garrison of nearly 200,000 troops, and a strong and tall city wall, this is still a safe place of refuge in the eyes of the fleeing people.

Whether they were nobles or commoners, they were dusty and dirty. No matter how inquisitive the people asked, they would just say the same thing in horror: "It's terrible, they're coming!" As for how many people "they" had, and how terrible they were, no one could say.

But one thing is confirmed, the number of "them" is huge, and many people claim to have seen the overwhelming army of green and brown sè, and saw the demon flags flying in the sky, and a long team of people and horses walking on the highway, at least ten kilometers long.

The Family Command was shocked and embarrassed by the fact that they had just claimed that the Far East had been recovered, only to find out that the enemy had entered the family territory.

In order to prevent the demon army from rushing straight to dìdū, the military affairs department sent an emergency dispatch order to mobilize 200,000 troops to the Western Military Region to come back to guard dìdū.

At the same time, the Military Judge Advocate General's Department of the Procuratorate urgently ordered that all military districts east of Dìdū must strictly defend their positions, and those who dare to retreat without an order will be killed!

In order to enforce military law, the Public Prosecutor's Office took urgent measures and killed more than 20 officials at the level of the banner who had fled from Bitxing Province in one fell swoop, and hung their heads on the walls of Dìdū for public display.

On the fifth day of November, on the day that Dìdū got the Eastern Incident, the Command Office urgently summoned Commander Zichuan Xiu and asked sternly: "Your Excellency Zichuan Xiu, isn't the Far East under Your Excellency's control?

Zi Chuanxiu sneered: "Lord Luo Minghai, my lords, why can the demon army drive straight in, I think I should ask Lord Lin Bing, the guard of Valen Pass, right?"

The members of the Command Office looked at each other. Indeed, there is only one way for the demons to invade the west, and that is to lay down the Valen Pass, and someone exclaimed: "Could it be that Valen has fallen?"

At this time, Lin Bing was on his way back to Valen from Dìdū, and it took several days for the exact news to come from Valen: Valen Pass was safe and sound, and the situation at the pass had been calm recently.

Hearing the report that a large-scale demon army had appeared in the interior of the family, Lin Bing's first reaction was: "Don't be kidding, today is not April Fool's Day!"

For three hundred years, the only way for the demons to reach the human world was the Valen Pass, and the Valen Fortress defense line was the moat that protected the Zichuan family for thousands of years - this belief was the foundation that supported the safety and confidence of the entire human world.

Now, this ancient iron law has suddenly been shaken, and it is very likely that the demons will find a second road leading to the Guò Guchi Mountains in addition to the Valen Pass! Although no official has come out to explain, this news has spread far and wide, causing a great shock among the people.

The people shuddered at the thought that without the knowledge of the human race, they didn't know how many demon soldiers had already poured into the human world from that secret pass.

For a time, the phrase "God is punishing sinners, and the end of the human world is coming!" was in full swing, and religious businesses of all sizes were booming, and desperate citizens donated their possessions to churches and prophets—anyway, there were not many people in this world, so it was better to book a good place in heaven sooner rather than later.

At the same time, there was a rapid increase in violent cases such as robbery, forcible jiān, and murder.

At a very moment when society is about to spiral out of control, the army, which is the "last hope of the nation", looks like it is sleepwalking with nothing to do.

Because it is not clear the number and scale of the demons who have come to attack, and there are not many defenders in dìdū, once the battle is lost, the entire dìdū will be exposed to the sharp claws of the demon army without concealment, and the army will not dare to rush into battle.

After four hours of continuous meetings, both the Command Office and the Military Affairs Office agreed that the most important thing at present was to confirm the passage through which the demons had entered, and how many demon troops had entered the family's interior.

For this reason, the family urgently sent an investigation team to Valen and the Far East, and at the same time, Commander Shikawa Shu, who had been appointed as the commander of the Black Flag Army, had to postpone his appointment and stay in Dìdū to cooperate with the work of the command office.

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