The snow is not warm, and a few pots of soju are cold. The real house leak happened to rain overnight, this year's winter in Dayu was as cold as a ghost, it was not long in early winter, and it rained several heavy snows in a row, and the snow depth could not even reach the horse's calf, which was tantamount to bad news for the army of Dayu that was still fighting.

Dayu country is located in the middle of Dongfuyao Continent, the trees are evergreen all year round, and there has never been such a big snowfall, only this year is so, as if it is a foreshadowing.

Xu Huaigu and the three of them have been living in Xingqing for more than three months, and in these three months, the facts that have happened are not small, and everything is not good news, everything seems to prove that the qi of Dayu Country has been exhausted.

Originally, the Great Yu Kingdom united with the other three countries of Dongfu Continent and stationed five million troops at the border, intending to overwhelm the demon clan with their numbers and delay the pace of their attack.

However, since it is a four-nation alliance, it inevitably has many problems. When the agreement was signed, one of the conditions for the other three countries to send troops was that the armies of each country should be commanded by the generals of each country, and they would only be responsible for assisting the Dayu countries, and would not be subject to the direct dispatch of the Dayu countries.

There are millions of foreign troops, large and small generals, each of whom has their own ideas, and there are still some who have always been at odds with the rest of the country, and of course they are not willing to help.

Often, either one step is one step slower here, or there is a variety of excuses to excuse not sending troops. Moreover, these coalition forces are fighting in Dayu Country, and the soldiers always feel that the name is not right, even if they die on the battlefield, the bones cannot return to their hometowns, so when they fight, most of them look forward and backward, only thinking about saving their lives, and their morale is negative.

In addition to the two million troops of the Great Yu Kingdom, the remaining three million coalition troops may not be able to reach one-fifth of the combat power that can be exerted.

Lu Zijin also had a headache for this matter, and thought of a lot of ways to solve this problem, but the effect was always not good, and he was really helpless.

Originally, according to Lu Zijin's expectations, these armies should be able to hold the demon clan for half a year, but these several heavy snowfalls have become the king of Hades and completely overwhelmed the border army.

The demon clan's ability to fight in close combat is much stronger than that of the human race, and the heavy snow has swept away the advantage of the cavalry, but it has little impact on the demon clan that is convenient to move, so the demon clan took the opportunity to attack in a big way, and even won several key fortresses in a row.

However, in twenty years, it advanced more than 600 miles from south to north, and it was only one or two hundred miles away from Xingqing City, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

The coalition forces saw that the general trend of the Dayu country had gone, and the people were becoming more and more disheartened, and they only wanted to return to their own country as soon as possible, where did they still have the determination to fight?

Not only Xingqing, but also the monk world in Dayu Kingdom is also in disarray. Needless to say, some of the small sects ran away, and some of the ones who stayed behind couldn't last a day or two at most under the hands of the demon clan, and they were slaughtered cleanly, and even the first-class great sect Xingyue Sect in Dayu Country was not spared.

The Xingyue Sect is in the west of the Dayu Kingdom, and it is said that when the demon clan hit the foot of the Xingyue Sect Mountain, they sent two Great Demons of the Ten Realms to attack the mountain.

One of them was the four-armed ape that Xu Huaigu had seen before, and the other was heard to be a huge fire mantis, which was even more capable than the ape.

The two big demons broke the Xingyue Sect's Protector Array, the fire mantis set fire to the mountain, the demon clan took advantage of the situation to attack, and the monks of the Xingyue Sect faced it.

The battle was fierce, but in just three days, the entire Xingyue Sect was destroyed, and no one survived. With the Xingyue Ancestral Mountain as the center, the surrounding dozens of miles of land have all turned into coke, and not a single inch of grass grows.

It is said that after this battle, even the ancestral mountain of the Xingyue Sect was moved back to the demon domain by the four-armed ape, threatening to use this mountain as a chair and sit on it all day long to and pee.

After Xu Huaigu heard this, he gritted his teeth in anger. That stupid monkey is really too deceitful, Wei Caiyi might as well kill him in the first place!

However, the battle of the demon clan did also destroy the momentum of the monks in Dongfu Yaozhou. Even the Star Moon Sect has fallen to such an end, not to mention those who are not as good as the Star Moon Sect?

It is inevitable that the monks of various sects are a little desperate, many of them have the heart of fleeing, and some of them have the backbone to stay, but most of the disciples of the sect have different ideas, their hearts are scattered, and most of their combat power has been lost.

The situation is so grim, of course Xu Huaigu is anxious, but he can only watch dryly, unable to do anything. Unconsciously the midwinter of December has arrived, and the demon clan has captured several more cities, which are only a hundred miles away from Xingqing City.

Now, even if you want to hide the news, you can't hide it. The rumors in Xingqing City overwhelmingly leaned to one side, saying that the flames of war were indeed about to burn into Xingqing City.

Moreover, it is not another human country that is fighting with Dayu Kingdom, but a group of murderous demons, as long as they are encountered, no one will survive.

This rumor spread very quickly, and soon everyone in Xingqing City became known, and the people were panicked, and the people were ready to pack up and flee.

It was at this time that a ban was suddenly issued in the palace, announcing that Xingqing would be closed down, and no one would be allowed to enter or leave unless the army was in or out.

This undoubtedly confirmed the truth of the rumors, so the people were even more impatient. However, there are dozens of army soldiers in armor guarding the gates of Xingqing, and even the waterways are blocked, and the inventory is so strict that flies and mosquitoes cannot escape, let alone people.

For a while, Xingqing City simply became a big fire urn, and all the people trapped in it seemed that they could only wait for death.

On this day, there was another heavy snowfall, which was huge, and it rained for two days and two nights, and the snow was several feet deep.

The whole city was covered with heavy snow, and the people of the city were afraid of the cold and did not go out, and even the traces of birds were extinct, like a dead city.

However, on such a cold day, Xu Huaigu also got up early in the morning as usual. The genius was faintly bright, and he was ready to go to the city gates to take a look.

As soon as he came downstairs, he saw that the proprietress was also sitting behind the counter early, and there was a fire in front of her, and the light of the fire illuminated her face, and her expression was wooden.

The snow was so deep outside that even the door of the inn was more than half buried inside, and the proprietress didn't care, just sat behind the counter in a daze.

At this time, it was still early, and it was even colder, and the guests didn't get up, and there was no one in the lobby, only Xu Huaigu and the proprietress two.

Xu Huaigu glanced at the situation outside the door, frowned slightly, then looked at the proprietress again, and asked, "Shopkeeper, is there any breakfast in this inn?" The proprietress heard someone talking, and suddenly noticed that someone was coming downstairs.

She turned her head and saw that it was Xu Huaigu, so she sighed and complained: "Everyone is going to die soon, can you eat early?" ”

"What do you mean by that? Even if our army is defeated, it will be at least a year before we reach Xingqing, and we don't have to be discouraged so early, not to mention that maybe we can win? The proprietress sighed and said, "You can think about it." Victory? It's been months since I heard of a victory, but I know that the fight is getting closer and closer to our Xingqing. Someone told me last night that the demon clan was about to hit Ximenxia, Ximenxia is more than thirty miles south of Xingqing, if we lose two more games, won't it be our turn to Xingqing next? I don't see any hope of winning, and I can't escape, so I can only resign myself to fate. Alas, how can I die so hard! "The demon clan has already hit the ground of only thirty miles away from Xingqing?

Xu Huaigu's heart tightened suddenly. This is also going too fast. I don't know if this news is true or not, if it is true, then Xingqing is indeed in danger.

After the Ximen Gorge in the Qishui, and then go north, it is a smooth road, and there is no steep mountain to rely on, once the demon clan drives straight in, it will usher in the final Xingqing city defense battle.

"It stands to reason that it shouldn't be so soon." Xu Huaigu still trusted Lu Zijin, and he said with some doubts,

"Your information may not be accurate, I'll go outside to investigate." The proprietress looked out the window, frowned and sighed: "This snow is really disappointing, and I will have to call a few guys to clean it up later, otherwise I won't even be able to get out of the door." Xu Huaigu unloaded the latch and opened the door inward, and suddenly a large pile of snow collapsed into the inn.

The proprietress found two shovels, and the two cleared the snow at the gate a little, and Xu Huaigu walked to the streets of the city gate step by step with knee-deep snow.

The whole Xingqing City is white, the thick snow is pressed on the eaves of every house, the doors and windows of each house are closed, and the streets are dead silent, and not even a ghost shadow can be seen.

Xu Huaigu rubbed his hands and exhaled. Fortunately, he has the physique of a monk, otherwise in such weather, I am afraid that he will be frozen in a short time.

He originally wanted to go to the city gate to have a look, but remembering the so-called military situation that the proprietress said, he couldn't help but be a little worried, and after thinking about it, he turned around and walked slowly in the direction of the palace to the north.

The surroundings are quiet, and you can only hear the sound of snow falling from time to time, Xingqing, which used to be so lively, is now lonely, Xu Huaigu has seen a lot these days, and he is used to it.

He hadn't walked long before he heard the sound of horses' hooves. The sound of the horse's hoofs came from the south and went north.

He stopped, and saw several tall horses galloping from the south side of the street. It is also difficult for the horses to advance in such snow, it is said to be a small run, but the speed is not much faster than Xu Huaigu.

Xu Huaigu caught a glimpse of an old acquaintance sitting on a horse, and the man seemed to see Xu Huaigu from a distance, so when the horses came to Xu Huaigu's side, the man pulled the reins and stopped.

Xu Huaigu didn't expect to meet him here, so he raised his head and asked the man on horseback, "Mr. Lu?" How did you get into town? Lu Zijin sat on the horse, his face tightened, and his already thin face became more skinny.

These days are gone, and his whole person looks much older. Lu Zijin pressed the horse and replied, "Go to the city to meet Your Majesty and the national teacher, and have important matters to discuss." On the other horse, there was a mighty general wearing armor and a spear in his hand, and when he saw Xu Huaigu and Lu Zijin talking, he frowned and asked, "General Lu, who is this person?" Lu Zijin introduced: "He is Xu Huaigu, the sword cultivator of the Eight Realms." was originally a confidant of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and later made great contributions at the border. After hearing that Xu Huaigu had made a contribution at the border pass, the man stretched his brows and nodded slightly.

"This is General Mao Xuefeng, and we are in charge of all the affairs at the border." Lu Zijin pointed to the man with the spear, and then looked at the other people on the horses,

"These are all important generals at the border gates." Xu Huaigu nodded and wanted to speak, but several people over there urged impatiently, it should be that there is something urgent to enter the palace.

Lu Zijin had to say apologetically: "Mr. Xu, the border war is tight, we can't afford to delay, and we will talk next time we meet." After that, he was about to drive away, but Xu Huaigu hurriedly called out to him: "I also have something to do with entering the palace, please trouble Mr. Lu to give me a ride." Lu Zijin glanced back at Xu Huaigu and said, "Okay, you also get on the horse." The rest of the people didn't look very happy, so Lu Zijin looked around at a few people around him, and said in a solemn voice: "This Mr. Xu, but the person who desperately protected the soldiers of Tanglin Pass to break through to the north almost lost his life at the border pass. What else do you have to say? Several people were silent, Lu Zijin blushed his face, and drove the horse with Mao Xuefeng, and the rest followed behind, heading towards the palace.

Along the way, these generals all looked solemn and didn't say a word. When Xu Huaigu saw this scene, he thought that there must be something wrong with the border pass, otherwise he would not have returned to the capital even the two general generals, and his heart couldn't help but feel cold.

Led by Lu Zijin and his entourage, he naturally entered the palace smoothly. After entering the palace, Lu Zijin and the others hurried to face the saint.

Due to the limitation of his identity, Xu Huaigu only waited at the foot of the front steps of the hall, waiting for them to see Lin Cangyang, and then he went to find her.

The imperial palace of Xingqing City was built very high, and Xu Huaigu could overlook the whole city when he stood at the bottom of the stairs. He saw the ice and snow all over the city, and the two rivers were also covered with thick ice, and the vast world was full of drums, and his ears were empty, and he couldn't help sighing.

Now in Layue, in previous years, it is the time to welcome the New Year, but Xingqing City is such a scene, Xu Huaigu can't help but feel sad.

He looked into the distance with trepidation, secretly thinking in his heart, and he didn't know if Dayu Guo could survive this difficult Chinese New Year's Eve.