Chapter 577: Layout: The Prelude to the War (Part I)

PS: Will the battle to recover the seventeen states of the sea start? or will it be unexpected? Xiaoyu's source pearl change has finally turned A, the first time I wrote, I got the support and help of many friends, here, Xiaoyu expresses my heartfelt gratitude. As I said, every book is my own child, no matter how beautiful or ugly, I will take care of it with my heart and take care of it carefully until I become an adult, Xiaoyu estimates that this book is more than five million words, although it is very tiring, but I will keep walking. At least two shifts a day, nine in the morning and four in the afternoon, will not change.

Murong Yu traveled all the way west, went straight to Xinyu City, and came to the Xinyu City Lord's Mansion and directly reported his name. Yu Zhongfeng came out when he heard this, and this current His Royal Highness the Prince, that is, his sister's son, he finally came.

Yu Zhongfeng glanced at Murong Yu, who was alone, from a distance, and stopped, stunned. As the son of the old marshal, he knew the purpose of Murong Yu's trip, and with such a major task as recovering the Seventeen Prefectures of Youhai, Murong Yu was actually alone.

Oh my God! I'm not mistaken! There is only one person who has come to recover the Seventeen Prefectures of the Hidden Sea. Originally, according to Yu Zhongfeng's idea, Murong Yu must have led a large number of soldiers to hug him from front to back, so as to show the identity of His Royal Highness the Prince.

However, now there is only Murong Yu alone, not even a single guard. He even had some doubts about whether this Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a fake, or an impostor. The two sons who followed Yu after the stroke were also stunned, and they looked at their father suspiciously, as if asking: Is this person really His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

looked at Murong Yu, who was carrying his hands behind his back, his robe was flying, and his aura was extraordinary. Yu Zhongfeng calmed down and stepped forward to salute: "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Murong Yu turned around and glanced at Yu Zhongfeng. personally stepped forward to support Yu Zhongfeng and bowed slightly. Said: "My nephew has seen my uncle, and my father and mother want me to say hello to my uncle on their behalf!"

Yu Zhongfeng is fifty-seven years old this year, but he looks like he is in his early forties at most, wearing a dark blue robe, long beard fluttering, and a majestic tiger appearance, looking at this nephew, showing a kind smile. He took Murong Yu in one hand, turned around and beckoned to his two sons: "Xinghua." Xingye, I haven't seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince soon. ”

Yu Zhongfeng's eldest son, Xinghua, was a lieutenant general of the Xinyu City garrison, wearing the refined armor of the unified system of the imperial army. And the youngest son Xingye is estimated to be about the same age as Murong Yu, and he is also in a strong suit. The two brothers were in good spirits and heroic, and looked at Murong Yu at the same time.

Hearing Yu Zhongfeng's call, Xinghua and Xingye stepped forward and bowed at the same time: "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Murong Yu looked at the two cousins and nodded deeply. smiled: "Your own family doesn't have to be polite. ”

Murong Yu didn't have any arrogance, but showed a sweet smile, which made Xinghua and Xingye feel good. originally thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be arrogant, or domineering. I didn't expect it to be so easy to get along with, so naturally it was a little unexpected.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please come inside!" Yu Zhongfeng leaned sideways. Slightly bowed.

Murong Yu strode forward and asked casually, "Uncle." Is Grandpa here?"

"Your grandfather held a military meeting in the barracks, and it is estimated that he will not come back until the evening. Yu Zhongfeng replied in a low voice.

Murong Yu knew that his grandfather must be making preliminary preparations for the recovery of the Seventeen Prefectures of Youhai. Since your time is precious, you don't have to waste it here, wouldn't it be nice to go straight to the barracks. After a pause, Murong Yu looked back at his uncle and said, "Uncle, why don't we go directly to the barracks?"

Yu Zhongfeng naturally knew that Murong Yu's trip was aimed at commanding the battle to recover the Youhai, so he thought about it for a while and said, "Then I'll accompany you over." After saying that, he shouted to his two sons: "Xinghua, Xingye, you don't hurry up and prepare the carriage." ”

"Yes, father. Xinghua and Xingye went in response.

In a moment, a luxurious carriage drove out of the city lord's mansion and out of the west gate. Eight wildebeests unique to the West, which are widely used throughout the Empire and are considered the most powerful means of transportation in the Empire. In front is the sixteen cavalry to open the way, and behind is a brigade of city lord guards, which is the standard guard of the city lord traveling.

Yu Zhongfeng and Murong Yu sat in the carriage, and Xinghua and Xingye sat on the tall horses, opening the way in front. Murong Yu carefully observed, this kind of good horse produced in the western part of the empire - the Golden Horn Gale Horse. Tall, strong and powerful limbs, and light hooves, it was indeed suitable for running on the plains, and under the whip, the horses flew on all fours, and the group galloped through the wilderness towards the place where the flag was raised.

On the third floor of the military camp, Marshal Yu Yuanren was conducting a detailed analysis with the commanders of the three major legions under his command to recover the seventeen states of Youhai.

In addition to the Yulin Legion led by Sheng Yu Chaofeng, Emperor Bixia mobilized several legions from the south and north respectively to quietly move closer to Marshal Yu Yuanren, once the Western Legion entered the Seventeen Prefectures of Youhai, these legions were enough to take over the defense of Xinyu City. The main role of these legions was deterrence, and they were not intended to actually fight.

The guards here knew Yu Zhongfeng and did not stop the two. Yu Zhongfeng took Murong Yu through the layers of military camps, all the way to the military hall, and the three-story small building was impressive.

Murong Yu observed the soldiers of the Western Route Army along the road, these guys were all high-spirited, shouting and rectifying their equipment. Murong Yu looked at them coldly, and secretly had a rough estimate of their combat effectiveness. Obviously, in order to deal with the danger of the seventeen states of the Youhai Sea, the overall quality of the Western Route Army was a little more bloody than the soldiers of the imperial capital, who were known as the elite of the empire.

Years of war readiness, occasional skirmishes, and long-term stress of a state of war, these soldiers exude the fierce murderous aura of a soldier. This is also the reason why Murong Yu is optimistic about the three major legions, and Murong Yu believes that they will definitely shine in this battle.

Of course, under Murong Yu's strict requirements, the Yulin Legion was by no means inferior to them in terms of combat power, and after the conquest of the Thirteen Ridges of Yunfeng, the Yulin Legion had expanded to 200,000 people. This is the number of people that a medium legion has, and if it is a little larger, the logistics of the legion will be very troublesome.

Generally, large-scale legion battles are joint operations of several legions, especially between several major empires. On the defending side, generally one or two legions are sufficient, but due to the complex form of the Seventeen Prefectures of the Hidden Sea, the empire has to station three legions.

"Who?" shouted one of the marshal's two personal bodyguards.

The other was surprised: "Lord of the city, why are you here? The marshal is holding a military meeting, and no one is allowed to disturb him. ”

The two of them glanced at Murong Yu together, because Murong Yu's appearance and temperament were by no means idle. Of course, this is also the most normal reaction of the guards, in order to protect the marshal, all the people who are close to the marshal must be investigated clearly, and it is impossible for people of unknown origin to see the marshal.

Since it was the marshal's son, the two of them maintained the due courtesy, otherwise, they would have ordered Murong Yu to be stopped a long time ago.

"Let them in. The old marshal's voice rang out.

The two guards were stunned for a moment, glanced at each other, bowed at the same time, and said, "Two, the marshal is invited." ”

Murong Yu nodded slightly, and Yu Zhongfeng took the lead and pushed the door open.

"Squeak!" The door of the council hall opened, and Murong Yu's gaze crossed his uncle Yu's stroke and locked on the old marshal's body.

Yu Yuanren, who was standing in front of the sand table, carefully looked at Murong Yu behind his son, and a golden light burst out, like a sharp sword piercing Murong Yu's heart, wanting to penetrate Murong Yu's mind. Yu Zhongfeng strode into his father and bowed lightly: "Lord Marshal, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down." ”

As he spoke, Yu Zhongfeng raised his eyes slightly and looked at Murong Yu, and the other three legion elders were taken aback when they heard this, and they didn't know whether to step forward and salute, or wait for the marshal's order? The eyes of the three of them brushed from Murong Yu to the marshal.

Although Murong Yu is said to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he is a junior after all, and the one who can be called a marshal in the west of the empire is naturally the Generalissimo Zhenxi, that is, his grandfather. He didn't dare to slack off, stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "Murong Yu has seen his grandfather." ”

After so many years, her daughter married into the royal family and never came back, and in a blink of an eye, the children are so old. As a father, Yu Yuanren also saw his daughter when he returned to the emperor two years ago. That time, because it was summoned by Emperor Bixia, it was also in a hurry, and Murong Yu was not in the imperial capital at that time, so he couldn't see it, and he inevitably felt some regrets in his heart.

Especially his own mysterious and unpredictable genius grandson, known as the eternal genius, the old marshal is full of expectations! Today, he finally saw Murong Yu, can he not be excited?

looked Murong Yu up and down, and found that Murong Yu was half a head taller than his father, handsome and straight, with a lofty spirit, and a maturity and stability that surpassed his peers. The old marshal simply stepped forward, patted Murong Yu's sturdy arm gently, and said, "Good! good!"

After the baptism of the years, Murong Yu, who has been a man in two lifetimes, has gradually matured, his sword eyebrows are slightly swaying, and the light of wisdom in his pupils is shining. He looked at this respected grandfather with a smile, and suddenly had a very cordial feeling.

"Grandpa, my father and mother asked me to bring their greetings. Murong Yu bowed slightly again.

The marshal pulled Murong Yu and didn't allow him to be more polite, and said with a smile: "I heard that you defeated Cai Yun's child, it's really amazing!" After speaking, he turned around, glanced at the three of Gotha, and said solemnly: "You haven't come to see my grandson, he is the current Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

The three of Gotha immediately stepped forward and saluted: "The last general will meet His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Murong Yu raised his hand slightly, and with a soft force, he held up the three of them and responded: "The three of them don't need to be polite. ”

The marshal pointed to the three of them and introduced them one by one: "The tallest and most sturdy is the Legion Commander of the Twilight Moon Legion, Gotha Robert, the middle one is the Commander of the Pure Moon Legion, Pan Leopard, and Zuihou, the Great Demon Guide of the Fire System, Hewrth Walter. ”

With the introduction of the marshal, the three of them saluted Murong Yu again in turn, which was enough to give His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's face. They are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and of course, they are also secretly speculating that the purpose of His Royal Highness the Prince's trip is to recover the seventeen states ......of the Youhai Sea?