In August 448 A.D., the scorching sun scorched the cracked earth. The steel-clad soldiers shuffled their steps, struggling to move forward, leaving shallow marks on the dry dirt. But soon this trace was erased by the comrades behind him.

Three hours ago, Gutian City in the northern part of Xuanqing Country.

"What? still retreat?" a veteran who was over the age of old but tall and strong, and stood up and shouted, "Mr. Xuanqing, in the past half month, we have followed you to the border to fight against the enemy, with the purpose of defending the country. But to this day, not a single battle has been fought, and it has retreated again and again from the border. Not to mention the loss of the city, the rapid retreat for several days made the soldiers tired and the army disheartened, and they had no intention of fighting. Don't talk about defending the family and the country, self-protection will be a problem at that time. ”

Xuan Qingyi listened, narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile: "Then what do you say, General Zhu Wenchong?"

"What are you running away from? go up and fight with them directly!" General Zhu Lao took out a bright big pu knife from his waist and split the table in front of him in half, "What are you afraid of? The Byzantines are just like this table, they look hard, but they are actually vulnerable." One slash down and they're finished. ”

Several generals and magicians sitting next to General Zhu Wenchong were taken aback by his unusual behavior, and they all jumped up from their chairs and retreated. The guards around Xuan Qingyi immediately formed a row of human walls and stopped in front of him.

"Haha!" Xuan Qingyi laughed, "One knife will be over!" You're right, it's just that it's not time to go under the knife yet. With that, he waved his hand to indicate that it didn't matter, and everyone sat down and talked slowly.

"When will it be?" Old General Zhu's voice was very loud, and his roar was like thunder. "What do you say, boy?"

The man who was called Zhu Wenchong called a kid. It was a young man with a white face and beard, and he was dressed in a light leather armor. He wore tight breeches and a gold-encrusted dagger around his waist. He has a slender figure, and his ten fingers are white and slender, which is in stark contrast to Zhu Wenchong, who is five big and three thick.

"Everything is up to Mr. Xuanqing. ”

"Li Beizhan, you are boring enough, one is more boring than the other!"

Xuan Qingyi looked at Li Beizhan and asked, "General Li, aren't you worried?"

"With Mr. Xuanqing's wisdom, how can you not understand the thoughts of the young general? As long as Mr. Xuanqing is there, victory will be there. Li Beizhan stood up and said.

Ruinong's seat is on the lower right side of Xuan Qingyi. Silver and Gonzas stood behind him. Fiona has no interest in the Anthropocene realm, so she makes an excuse to "Paz".

After listening to the conversation between Xuan Qingyi and Li Beizhan and Zhu Wenchong, Rui Nong couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body: Oh my God! This honorific, this sycophancy...... No matter how old Xuan Qingyi is, he will be twenty, and you will have a gentleman. But what General Zhu said is right, it's been half a month, we have been retreating, constantly retreating, what is Xuan Qingyi's idea?

"What do you think?" Xuan Qingyi glanced down.

"Everything is up to Mr. Xuanqing. Everyone's answer was the same as Li Beizhan's.

"Zhang Chong, report on the movements of the Byzantine army. ”

A middle-aged man with a mustache sitting at the bottom left of Xuan Qingyi got up. He took out a yellow paper talisman, stared at it for a moment, and said, "According to the latest information, the 50,000 Byzantine vanguard has arrived twelve kilometers northwest of Gutian City, please give instructions." ”

"Okay! Continue withdrawing, bring all the food, drinking water, and iron tools in the city...... Not a single drop must be left to the Byzantines!" said Xuan Qingyi, who came to the mustache and ordered. "Keep watching!"

"Yes!

"Obey!" After the generals received the order, they all turned around and left the camp.

Ruinon slowly followed behind everyone and thought: take away all the food and water sources, even the iron tools. Isn't this a scorched earth policy in disguise? So what should the common people in the city do?

"Sometimes the people are the foundation of the country, but sometimes the people are a burden. Nightmare's voice was muffled. "Tiger poison does not eat children, but the handsome have to make themselves more cruel than beasts for the sake of the cause. ”

"Don't Xuan Qingyi's subordinates understand?"

"How can you not understand? Yes, everyone understands. As long as Byzantium still wants to occupy the Xuanqing Kingdom. They had to appease the people of the city, and for that reason they had to divide the limited supplies they had in the army to win the hearts and minds of the people. ”

"Using innocent people to cut down the material and manpower of the Byzantine army in disguise. Rui Nong took a deep breath and thought: You can really do it! Xuan Qingyi.

This is just one of his many strategies. ”

"One of them? What about the others?"

"Although we have the new weapons of the dwarves, the Byzantines are outnumbered, and if they fight in a frontal battle, they will still be at a disadvantage, so it is better to give up those cities to the Byzantines, as long as they want them, they will have to divide their forces to defend them, so that we can take the opportunity to concentrate our superior forces to attack a point. ”

"The primary goal is to eliminate the vitality of the ......"

"You haven't noticed another thing...... What is the most important thing about war?"

"Logistical ...... What you mean is that Xuan Qingyi deliberately stretched the front of the Byzantine army, and then waited for an opportunity to ......"

"Yes, there is always a gap in Baimi, not to mention the hundreds of kilometers of supply lines of the Byzantine army. As long as the front is stretched long enough, they will always show their feet. Nightmare thought for a moment and asked, "But then again, do you remember Charlie's back garden?"

"Back garden? You mean the ...... Charlie brought us here?"

"Yes, do you know where the road is?"

Rui Nong scratched the back of his head and thought: The teleportation array in the hotel and the large teleportation array in the back garden are very level, and only a small amount of elemental fluctuations are leaked during operation, and I can't sense its operating principle so I can't judge the location of both sides.

"Xuan Qingyi and Charlie didn't mention a word, right?" asked Nightmare, "even if Charlie was willing to share their family's internal secrets with you, he didn't mention it to you. Sure enough, it's a terrible guy. ”

"After your analysis, it seems that it is indeed ...... Xuan Qingyi really attaches great importance to the army's logistical supply. Whether it's the enemy or yourself. ”

"Smack!" there was a crisp sound of glass shattering from inside the luxurious carriage. His Majesty Justinian smashed a glass into pieces, "Ahhh Roll over and climb onto the roof of the carriage.

"Your Majesty!" the old men on both sides were stunned, "Be careful!"

"Suffocate me!" said Justinian's body glowed faintly blue. It was a magical glow of water to cool down, but it still couldn't withstand the summer heat. "Where's the ice water? Why hasn't it arrived yet?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, and I'll be there soon!" An old man with a gray beard bowed tremblingly on horseback, then took out a handkerchief, wiped the row of bean-sized beads of sweat from his forehead, and pulled the reins to turn around and go to the rear.

His Majesty Justinian shook his hand impatiently and said, "All right, all right, no need! You now have difficulty even sitting, and you are riding a horse." Just don't fall to your death!" As soon as the weather was hot, Justinian's temper was unusually restless. "What kind of city is that ahead? What is it called...... What?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's Gutian City!"

Justinian took a crystal ball from his pocket, stared at it for a while, and asked, "What's the matter? Are all my magicians-eaters?"

"Report!"

"If there's a fart, let it go!"

"Uh...... Under His Majesty's Majesty, the latest news came from the vanguard in front of him, and no armed force was found in Gutian City. ”

"Is it no one or no soldiers?"

"No soldiers...... There are only the common people in the city......"

His Majesty Justinian played with the crystal ball in his hand and thought: It's been half a month, and the Xuanqing Righteous Army has been on the run...... What kind of medicine are they selling in their gourds?

"Your Majesty, could this be a ploy of the enemy's arrogance, or is it a trick to lure the enemy deeper...... Then ...... "One of the counselors, who was on the right side of His Majesty Justinian, stepped forward and admonished."

"That's right! They used a strategy to lure the enemy in, and they used it quite cleverly. His Majesty Justinian smiled and said, "In that case, what reason do we have to refuse their great gifts?

"Your Majesty. What do you mean ......"

"No more chasing, from today onwards, our offensive will come to an end. Saying that, His Majesty Justinian put away the crystal ball and took out the communication brazier: "Command the three armies." Entering a state of rest and preparation for war, the group army arranged for manpower to build city defenses, and logistics personnel pacified the people and distributed food. No one shall disturb the public for any reason. Violators of the order will be dealt with according to the Supreme Military Law!"

"Your Majesty, if you distribute food to appease the people. Our army's food stocks won't last a few days!" said an old man on the right side of His Majesty Justinian.

"Pig's head! Are those magicians all eating dry food? Why don't you tell them to set up a teleportation array and send all the military rations and equipment to the front line! Otherwise, they will all go home and farm!"

"The manpower is already arranged! but...... Three days ......"

"How?"

"Your Majesty, that's a teleportation array that needs to supply 500,000 troops! Even if you rush to work day and night, you can only build the main passage in three days...... Moreover, in the past half a month, our army has marched several cities and marched for hundreds of miles, and many cities and towns have not ......."

His Majesty Justinian frowned, waved his hand impatiently, and said, "Why do I think it's hot again? Okay, okay! Do what you want! Give me the shortest time to complete the construction of the supply line!"

"Yes!

Out of Gutian City, the 20,000 infantry of the Xuanqing Righteous Army plus all kinds of baggage marched towards Linyi City on the southeast side. The surging Hengmo River turns from west to southeast and passes through Linyi, bringing high-quality water sources and convenient water and land transportation, and quenching the thirst of the garrison soldiers in the scorching summer weather. Xuan Qingyi is very satisfied with this.

"It's not a long-term solution. Zhang Chong rode against the wind, quickly came to Xuan Qingyi's side and said, "I just got the news that the Byzantine army has entered Gutian City, and they may move south at any time to attack Linyi, Mosang and Huangniuling. ”

"Yes, I want to see how persistent Justinian of Byzantium the Great is. Xuan Qingyi showed an unfathomable smile on his face, "It doesn't matter, go to the city to rest for a while, and then act according to the military situation." ”

"Yes!"

Rainon, Silver, and Gonzas mixed in with the crowd and slowly moved along with the flow of people. General Zhu Wenchong is right, after half a month of hard work and running, the morale of the soldiers is low, and their physical strength is almost exhausted, if the enemy attack at this time, how can they resist it? But the same is true of the Byzantine army?

"Where's Sister Fiona?" little Silver looked left and right behind Renon, looking for the beautiful figure that had vanished.

Ruinon thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what to do...... "Where else would Fiona be an elf?" "Let's go together!" said Ronon as he took Silver's hand, "Gonzas?"

"Huh?" said Gonzas, blushing and turning back to Rinon "What's the matter?"

"Well! when I didn't say it. ”

The medical team, along with the logistics team, is at the very end of the team. The conspicuous white shed carriages and stretchers are the best proof.

As they got closer, Renon heard a fierce quarrel. "Do you know how many patients we have here who need water?"

"Miss, I can't complain about this! It's an order from above!"

"Is life more important or is order more important?" Fiona angrily grabbed the officer by the collar and roared, "I don't care what you order or not, hurry up and bring the water!"

"Ahem, ahem...... Be...... Be...... I'll try......" The poor clerk was so strangled that he coughed dryly, "Aunt Evendi......! Let it go...... Ahem...... I'm going to ......."

"Go!" Fiona snorted, raising her foot and kicking the man's ass. The poor clerk crawled away.

But as he passed by Rainon and Silver, Rainon was shocked. I saw him grinning and saliva, and let out a burst of lewd laughter: "Hey, hey, hey, she looks so cute when she gets angry...... Hey, hey, hey......"

Renong was suddenly petrified for ten seconds: Who is this Nima?

"Rynon and Sylph are you here, are you done?" Fiona noticed the innocence of Rainon and Sylph after a while, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.

"It's okay! Since there is no war, I, the battle mage, are still in a panic. As he got closer, Renon noticed Fiona's dry lips and haggard complexion, "Oh my God, what's wrong with you?"

"I ...... Nothing, just a bit more patient. Fiona reached out and patted her dusty cheeks, and then simply combed her long, shriveled hair with her fingers.

"There are a lot of patients? What's going on? There's no war going on now. Ruinon asked puzzled.

"It's all caused by heat stroke...... Ten people have died. Fiona's face showed endless sadness and pain, but quickly turned to anger, "But the damn officer said that he was going to stop the water supply?

"Stop the water supply, who gave the order?"

"I don't know what to do!"

Renon took out the water bladder from the space ring and handed it to Fiona and said, "You take it and use it first, and I'll ask what the hell is going on." It's still two days away from Linyi, and if there is a problem with the water supply now, then the Xuanqing Righteous Army will be defeated without a fight!" After speaking, he patted Sylph on the shoulder again, "Can you stay and help Sister Fiona?"

"Hmm!" Silvere nodded vigorously. (To be continued......)