Chapter 25: Preparedness

On the seventh day of the Snow Lake Festival, the crowds of people who came from all over Jialuo to pray for blessings dispersed one after another, and as the sky lanterns on both sides of the Dengxian Road slowly went out, the White Tiger Legion was also ready for the final assault.

At this time, Luo Qi was in his tent looking at the map spread out on the table in amazement, he has been in office for more than ten years, from Fulong Town at the foot of the mountain to the Qianji Palace at the top of the mountain, he can draw the map of this road with his eyes closed, but today, it is densely marked with many markers that were not there before, and it has obviously been redrawn in more detail.

He swallowed nervously, looked at the young man next to him who was completely ignoring the fact that he was talking to Xiao Yibai, and it took a long time to muster up the courage to ask, "Second son, is there a mark on this...... What is the meaning? ”

Xiao Qianye then turned his face and explained: "Thirty years ago, the imperial capital obtained a more detailed map of the White Sect's main altar, if you combine the two into one, won't you be able to see it more intuitively?" ”

The corners of Luo Qi's mouth twitched, revealing a slightly weak expression, and he touched the back of his head in embarrassmentβ€”he didn't bother to do this kind of thing, after all, he never really wanted to kill and fight with that group of crazy cultists.

Xiao Qianye saw through his thoughts at a glance, although he didn't expose it, but when he thought of how the other party said that he was also the general of the White Tiger Legion, he still patiently continued: "From Fulong Town up is Dengxian Road, this is the only road suitable for marching and fighting, it is precisely because of this, the White Sect will definitely lay a lot of defenses on this road, and there is a snowy land about a mile long between Dengxian Road and the Divine Farmland, for so many years, our army has almost returned here, this place must be strange, and we must not act rashly." ”

Luo Qi looked like he was humbly seeking advice, but in fact, his brain had drifted far away.

Of course, he has seen this mysterious and unpredictable one-mile road, obviously watching the wind and snow stop, as long as he takes a step forward, he will be immediately pulled into it by the strange power that roars and cannot break free, the comrades who were standing side by side with you a second ago will be directly weathered into powder after a second, the most terrifying thing is that the dead will not fall, and the body of white bones is even more courageous than before his death, over time, every time he intends to attack the White Sect, he will find an excuse to retreat before this mile, anyway, there are young and vigorous young men in the military pavilion, Those fledgling men have a yearning for the dream of glory, and they will rush forward without hesitation for the faith in their hearts.

But he won't, he originally picked up a cheap one by mistake and became the general of the garrison of Jialuo, although the climate in this place is harsh and there is a shortage of materials, but the Tiangao Emperor is also happy to be idle.

As the general of the White Tiger Legion, every time he comes to the New Year, he will return to the imperial capital Tianyu City to participate in the annual banquet of the three armies according to the custom, and naturally he is also responsible for the training of new recruits in the Jialuo region.

Luo Qi subconsciously looked at Xiao Qianye, if Xiao Yibai is a person who smashed the golden key by himself, then he is just the opposite, a person with gold and jade, blue out of blue, of course, the root of all this is because he has a starting point beyond the reach of ordinary people - he is the second son of the imperial capital Tianzheng Mansion.

If it weren't for this identity, how could he go to Kunlun Mountain to study alone at a young age? It is impossible for ordinary people to even go to sea, but under the relationship of Xiao Lingyun, the former military pavilion master, he asked the navy to personally escort him to the high seas, and then transferred to the merchant ships of the Jingge to the port, and finally let a caravan in the Central Plains take an eight-year-old child to the foot of Kunlun for thousands of miles.

The most important thing is that Yun Qiushui, one of the main culprits in the Shenyue theft case, is the female sword fairy of Kunlun Mountain, he didn't shy away from it, and he also worshiped other people's teachers, and he went for a full ten years.

Eighteen years old...... Luo Qi silently looked at the young face opposite, and a trace of jealousy suddenly welled up in his heart, the eighteen-year-old civilian was still worried about his livelihood, and the eighteen-year-old prince had already shouldered a heavy responsibility with the support of the crown prince, if the White Sect was taken by him this time, the position of the lord of the military pavilion should be nine out of ten, right?

Although it is customary to call it the "Pavilion Master", the status of the actual military Pavilion Lord is equivalent to that of a marshal, and this eighteen-year-old young man will soon become an equal existence with Gao Chengchuan, the governor of the forbidden army, and the marshal of the Navy Bailifeng!

He pursed his lips again, there was still a trace of contempt in his jealousy, no wonder Governor Gao wanted to obstruct it in every possible way this time, not only did he not want the throne of the lord of the military pavilion to fall into the hands of the crown prince, but he wanted a veteran of the three dynasties above 10,000 people under one person to sit on an equal footing with an eighteen-year-old young man, and no one could swallow this breath, right?

Thinking of Governor Gao, Luo Qi's heart suddenly throbbed strangely, remembering the deliberate reminder of the other party when he saw the Great Commander last time.

He is about to turn fifty, half of his feet have stepped into the coffin, and he has to pretend to work in this cold and freezing environment every day, the duty of the military pavilion master is to inspect the four realms, the deceased former pavilion master Xiao Lingyun will always stay in Jialuo for two months every year, that time of the year is his most painful time, he has to brave the wind and snow to personally lead the patrol to suppress the demons, and now his old cold legs are getting more and more serious, and he must use a medicated hot compress every night to stop the pain.

Return to the imperial capital for retirement...... For Luo Qi now, these five simple words are the biggest dream in life, to return to that warm and comfortable mansion, accompanied by his wife and children, and no longer have to worry every day about whether the high-level leaders of the imperial capital want to attack Baijiao again.

In the next second, Luo Qi sighed inexplicably, his eyes suddenly became empty, and he pursed his lips as if he was lost - the conditions proposed by Governor Gao are too difficult, the backer behind the two brothers of Tianzheng Mansion is obviously the Crown Prince of Mingxi of the empire, in the past few years, the crown prince and Governor Gao have been fighting openly and secretly for a long time It is not a secret to hide, it is estimated that even the emperor on the throne can only turn a blind eye, if he helps the governor kill the two brothers, even if he returns to the imperial capital city as he wishes, he will be killed by the crown prince, right?

"General Luo? General Luo? Seeing his distracted appearance, Xiao Qianye knocked on the table and shouted twice in a row, Luo Qi reacted in hindsight, grinning without smiling to hide his embarrassment, Xiao Qianye stared at this person with a ghost in his heart without blinking, and asked, "Does General Luo have any different views on what I just said?" Yes, you have been stationed in Garo for many years, and you have the experience of fighting the White Sect several times, so you might as well share your opinion. ”

"No, nothing." Luo Qi actually didn't pay attention to what he said just now, and hurriedly waved his hand to shirk it, "The second princess is the commander appointed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, of course, all arrangements are up to you." ”

At this moment, Luo Qi saw the coldness of the soldier from the face of this young man, obviously he was just a person who had only returned from Kunlun Mountain for half a year, but he seemed to be a victorious general who had been in a hundred battles, just glanced at him and ignored himself, and continued to point to the map and said: "Starting from the Divine Farmland, even if it is officially entered into the scope of the General Altar, the area of this field is not large, but it is not clear whether the things planted on it are herbs or poisons, just in case, I have asked Danzhen Palace to prepare a batch of pills in advance, Once the army has managed to break through, you will stuff the pill into your mouth and burn the god's farmland as soon as possible. ”

Luo Qi was shocked when he heard this, he didn't even know about this kind of thing! You must know that most of the time Danzhen Palace is very busy, and he asked the family to temporarily rush to work to prepare a special pill to deal with it with a word, and he also sent it all the way over?

Sure enough, being noble is easy to do, don't say that Governor Gao can't swallow this breath, even an old Jianghu like him, who is used to seeing people's warmth and warmth, has a little bad taste in his heart.

After that, Luo Qi almost didn't listen, and it wasn't until Xiao Qianye noticed that he was distracted again, and he deliberately raised his tone, so he concentrated his mind for a moment, this time he obviously felt a little anger on the face of the young man opposite, and he didn't dare to be absent-minded anymore.

Xiao Qianye swept Luo Qi coldly with his afterglow, and paused before saying: "General Luo, today is the last day of the Snow Lake Festival, before I was taken back to Qianji Palace by the order of the eldest brother because my eldest brother was accidentally poisoned, the crown prince had to temporarily order the camp to retreat, and now the eldest brother has come back safely, and the people who came to put the lights have basically gone back, the White Sect has repeatedly provoked and is arrogant, and it can no longer be so passive and stalemate to shake the morale of the army, pass the order, integrate tonight, and wait for my order to attack at any time." ”

Luo Qi's body trembled violently, and he wanted to ask some of the most critical questions but didn't dare to ask - since he decided to attack, someone had to lead the team, right? The White Sect is an alien god cult with many terrifying spells, and it can't fight against others just because of its physical strength or numerical suppression!

Xiao Qianye looked at Luo Qi, who was so nervous that he broke out in a cold sweat, and his tone was categorically cold: "General Luo, you lead people ......"

Before he could say this, Luo Qi clearly heard the sound of his heart pounding in his chest, and his dry lips moved without making the slightest sound, let him lead the team? This seems reasonable, after all, he is the guard of the White Tiger Legion, and he has been stationed outside Fulong Town for so many years, and he can be regarded as having a lot of experience in fighting with the White Sect, although Gongzi is the commander of this military order, but he is the crown prince's person after all, how can he personally go into battle in such a new situation, what should I do? What to do, what to do, what to do!? Let him go...... What's the difference between that and sending to death?

Luo Qi didn't notice that Xiao Qianye's gaze had been quietly looking at him, the corners of his mouth slowly rose and a smile floated, and then he said something that he didn't expect at all: "General Luo will lead people to support in the rear." ”

"Huh?" Because he was too shocked, Luo Qi, who stayed in place, just stiffly spit out a note, thinking that he had auditory hallucinations, Xiao Qianye had already lowered his head and continued to look at the map on the table, as if the speculations that made his heart beat just now had not been thought about by the other party for a moment, "Dengxian Road is not rugged, most of them are cult spells artificially creating wind and snow to block the army's offensive, the problem is still on this blank one-mile road, I have seen their terrifying forbidden arts, it is indeed an enemy that cannot be guarded against, I am a teacher of Kunlun Mountain, There are sword spirits who can go over and investigate the situation before you go, and wait for my orders before acting. ”

Luo Qi listened in disbelief, and for some reason felt his throat tighten, and said to the ghost: "Childe, that place is very weird, you should let an experienced warrior go to investigate first, you go in person in case you ......"

"What if?" Xiao Qianye interrupted him, "I've gone through the battle files with the White Sect for the past fifty years, and all of them have been broken and sunk there without exception, haven't we sent experienced warriors to investigate the situation in the past fifty years?" If there has been no progress for fifty years, why risk the lives of the warriors as they have always been? Everyone's life is precious, how can I stand behind the warriors with peace of mind? ”

Luo Qi only felt that his heart was stinged by the other party's cold and clear gaze, and his heart was shaken for the first time, as Xiao Qianye, there was no need to personally take risks, or to open the way for the army alone in this situation of knowing that it was dangerous and abnormal! He can even sit in the rear in a dignified manner, waiting for the soldiers to go forward and break through the Thousand Machines Palace for him, it doesn't matter how many people die, as long as he wins, all the credit is his, the person in power will give him a promotion and knighthood, and the people will greet him in the middle of the road, history will only remember the winners, and no one will remember those nobodies who fought for their lives!

Perhaps this is the military pavilion in the memory of the older generation of soldiers who has glory and dreams, soars like an eagle in the world, and is loyal to the country and the people?

After not knowing how many times he lost his mind, Luo Qi looked up and found that he was the only one left in the tent, he slumped down in the chair tiredly, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw a strange blood butterfly suddenly appear out of thin air, and the familiar sound reached his ears again.

Xiao Qianye and his eldest brother walked side by side in the barracks, Xiao Yibai recalled his words, and suddenly laughed and teased: "When did you start to like to talk halfway, so you are confused?" When you stopped for a few seconds just now, Luo Qi was afraid that his soul was about to fly. ”

Xiao Qianye only glanced at the tent that had been far away with his spare eyes, and whispered: "Luo Qi is timid and afraid, he definitely doesn't dare to take the initiative to poison us, but it is also a sure thing that there is someone behind him, rather than having a disagreement with the top general of the White Tiger Legion at this time to shake the morale of the army, it is better to find an excuse to transfer him away from the front line and let him stay in the rear." ”

"Yes." Xiao Yibai answered casually, with a worried face, "Luo Qi's martial arts are very ordinary, he only entered the military pavilion by virtue of his relationship and became the general of the White Tiger Legion, although the two fire beads were taken out of his hands, after all, there was a caravan to help him carry the pot, and we have no substantive evidence to convict him, even if he is arranged to support him at the rear, it is better to be careful and beware." ”

"You're with him." Xiao Qianye added without thinking about it, and said a reasonable reason, "First, your injuries have not healed yet, and you are not suitable for charging into battle, and second, you can also help me keep an eye on Luo Qi so as not to cause trouble." ”

Xiao Yibai had a bitter face, and just as his mind was spinning quickly and thinking about how to refuse, a sentry came rushing from afar, and the voice had already come before anyone arrived: "Childe!" Fulong Town is under attack! The White Sect has attacked Fulong Town! ”