The black crystal iron ore that has just been explored at the bottom of the Earth Eye Lake is estimated to be able to build the infantry armor of two divisions, and maybe there will be more. Because the dark energy will isolate the fighting energy, the black crystal iron will not be forged into cavalry armor.

The infantry division equipped with black crystal iron armor is undoubtedly the top division in the mainland, and the army with one such division is the elite army, which is the trump card that determines the outcome of a battle.

Therefore, the Tongbei Empire and the Qi State both wanted to get more black crystal iron ore, and the negotiations between the two countries were stalemate for a few days, and finally Ji Yu came up with the secret recipe for refining black crystal iron, and only then did he finalize half of the ore distribution of a country.

Refining black crystal iron from ore is not a simple matter, the best technology is in the hands of the demons, and the biggest force to defeat the demons is naturally the Northern Empire, and the secret recipe mastered by the Tongbei Empire is far superior to that of the Qi Kingdom.

"After the raw ore is mined, it will be transported to a safe and secret location, and the empire will arrange for craftsmen to come and refine it, and your country can send someone to take care of the refined black crystal iron, and I will take half of it at the end of each month. "Ji Yu didn't give the secret recipe to Qi Guo.

"You can't send magicians, and we don't send magicians near the refining workshop. Wu Yi was worried about the entrainment of the space ring, so he added a special one.

"No problem!" Ji Yu readily agreed.

The fighting in the Diyan Lake area has not stopped, and the Cao State has been trying to regain the lost territory, while the Qi State has continued to build fortifications, putting on a posture of only defending but not attacking. The situation changed in late August, when Qi increased its troops in Diyanhu and began to take the initiative in local areas, forcing Cao to retreat and suspend the offensive.

"Lao Chen received information that Ji Yu, the prince of the Tongbei Empire, had entered and exited the palace of King Qi many times ten days ago, combined with the recent abnormality of the Qi army, Lao Chen suspected that the two countries had cooperated in private. Yao Mang entered the palace to report.

"In other words, the Tongbei Empire has a great interest in the Earth Eye Lake. Cao Qi grew his beard and looked even more majestic.

Cao Guo and Qi Guo have fought against Shaodian State together for so many years, and there has never been a conflict near Diyan Lake before, this time Qi Guo attacked Diyan Lake very suddenly, without any warning before the war, Cao Qi did not believe that it was a unilateral decision of Qi State.

"The king is wise. Although the Northern Empire has a tradition of letting the prince travel abroad, the excessive number of Ji Yu appearances in his own country, and the Battle of Diyan Lake happened during the period, which is enough to show that the Tongbei Empire is not unrelated to this matter.

Earlier, there was intelligence that the Qi State had requisitioned a large number of laborers into the Diyan Lake area, but they were nowhere to be found, and the old ministers thought they were conducting secret operations. With the strength of the Northern Empire, what is also going on secretly must involve huge interests. ”

The Supervision Department did not invest much manpower and material resources in Qi Guo, and Yao Mang used all his strength to find out the news.

"Since the Qi State is colluding with the Tongbei Empire, shouldn't Lone also find some help?" Cao Qi became more and more determined to recapture the Earth Eye Lake.

When Cao was invaded by Shaodian, he had contact with Meng and his own country, but they did not negotiate, and there were not enough interests to attract other countries to send their soldiers to participate in the war.

"Lao Chen thought that they could contact the Gu Yuan Empire, they definitely didn't want to watch the Tongbei Empire secretly gain benefits, and they had the ability to figure out what the Tongbei Empire was doing in Diyan Lake. Meng and his own country will definitely open their mouths, and it is not possible to ask them for help without some blood. ”

"That's right! The one who can balance the Tongbei Empire is the Gu Yuan Empire, and it is immediately connected with the Gu Yuan Empire. Cao Qi showed a look of impatience.

The news of Diyan Lake also spread to Giant Sheep City, but it was all a superficial situation, Ding Kui did not pay attention to this kind of information, and now that the threat of his own country was approaching, all his energy was put on the south.

"This time my country really made a big move, and according to the intelligence analysis obtained from the Security Bureau, the Fog Shadow County is preparing for a large-scale expedition, and has raised at least a month's worth of rations for two or three hundred thousand people. Their plan is not small, and they can't make back the cost of this battle at all by defeating Giant Sheep City. Liu Yu personally analyzed the information sent back by his country.

"Fortunately, I have always planned for the worst, those three sixth-level combat power are all in Fog Shadow County, which means that they will come over soon, and tomorrow they will start to transfer women and children to Hengfu City!"

Ding Kui is most relieved that Long Yan is the child in her womb will be born soon, and there can be no accidents.

The lord's wife Ru went to Hengfu City to escape the scourge of war, and the news quickly spread to Juyang City, which was indispensable to Ding Kui's fanfare.

On this day, at three o'clock in the morning, more than a hundred carriages and wagons of Huaxia carriages and horses came to the gate of the lord's mansion, and the largest luxury carriage with four pairs of wheels could catch up with the princess's Luan, which was specially prepared for Long Yan.

Strictly speaking, only people of the princess's level can ride the eight-wheeled carriage, but it is the carriage of the concubine's family, who cares if it is used by the princess, and it makes sense that the princess occasionally lends it to her family.

Almost all the valuables of the lord's mansion were loaded onto the van, and most of the maids and mothers-in-law in the backyard went with the car. The fourth battalion of infantry escorted the convoy under the banner, accompanied by a hundred earls of personal guards, and the commander of the formation was the famous "Death Grip", and in an inconspicuous carriage in the convoy sat one of the four marshals.

Although the lord and princess did not leave Giant Sheep City with the convoy, such a big battle brought a sense of crisis to the people of the territory, coupled with the news deliberately spread by the City Lord's Mansion, everyone knew that Giant Sheep City was not safe in the near future.

After noon, the wealthy and large commercial houses in the city swept away the cars on the market, formed a larger convoy, and drove towards Hengfu City.

Today's Giant Sheep City has demolished most of the city walls, basically has no defensive ability, and any previous invasion is different, as long as the invading enemy has enough troops, the Giant Sheep City will definitely not be able to hold it, staying in the city is similar to waiting for death.

At this time, many people have heard of Hengfu City, knowing that there is a large army stationed there, and there is also an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain, which is many times better than Juyang City in terms of security;

Ding Kui and Liu Yu stood on the tower of the southern city that had not yet been demolished, looking at the endless flow of people and convoys in the south, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"The most worrying thing is that these people who have real estate, afraid that they will covet their property and refuse to transfer it to Hengfu City, and stay and suffer from the oppression of their own troops. If so many people can follow the trend to Hengfu City today, there will definitely be people going tomorrow, and when our own army really arrives, we will be able to reduce a great burden. As the director of this great migration, Ding Kui is very satisfied with the results so far.

"Fortunately, we have chengguan, they can maintain order during the relocation, and when they arrive in Hengfu City, they can also help resettle the people, which has helped their subordinates a lot in terms of people's livelihood. ”

Liu Yu finally realized the versatility of the chengguan, and when he began to establish this strange establishment, he had a lot of complaints about the chengguan bureau, which raised a large number of idlers, and now he found that the chengguan was easy to use.

"The city defense army is now a regular soldier, the public security bureau must maintain a little majesty, and the city management is the most suitable for mingling with the people, each with its own duties. It is best not to be too rigid when using urban management, you may wish to bring more human touch, the purpose is to make the market stable and orderly, and everyone is harmonious. Ding Kui was quite proud.

Only he can play with the new thing of chengguan, and the people of this world don't understand it at all.

The lord's mansion suddenly became empty, and those who remained had work on their hands, except for one exception.

Shaodian Luan still has a lot of people around her, and her female guard squadron must protect her, and Biya stays behind to take care of her and Ding Kui's daily life.

"Haimengthorn, why are you still staying in the mansion?" she found out that Haimengthorn didn't go to Hengfu City.

"If Mrs. Hui is concerned, the poor concubine has to wait for the master, and the poor concubine is not an ordinary person now, if there is danger, the poor concubine can also protect the lady. ”

"It's not an ordinary person? Come, let this palace understand your unusualness. ”

Somehow, Shaodian Luan has always disliked Haimeng Thorn, and every time he sees it, he will be irritable.

"Ah, the poor concubine doesn't dare to do anything with you. "Haimeng Thorn has been training with Ding Kui for two months, and her Dou Qi cultivation is already in the late stage of Fighting Blade, if Ding Kui is diligent and fast, she may break through to the broken shield at any time.

Compared with the original powerlessness, Sea Dream Thorn is indeed not ordinary, and can use a long sword infused with fighting energy, barely a third-level combat power, and can scare and scare ordinary people.

"What are you doing?" Ding Kui happened to come back from outside.

"She said she could protect me when I was in danger, so I wanted to test her strength. Shaodian Luan saw Ding Kui coming, his mouth pursed, and his expression was not very satisfied.

"You fearless knight, what are you fooling around with her?Dream Thorn will really risk her life to protect you, although her strength is really not very good. Ding Kui knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.

"I'm going to be busy with you, Madame is much better than you, and I don't need your protection. He turned his head and said to Haimengthorn.

"Yes, yes, yes. Haimeng bowed and left.

Ding Kui waved his hand to let the female guards present leave, and then said to Shaodianluan, "Where did Mengji offend you again?"

"Hmph, she didn't offend me. Shaodian Luan saw that Ding Kui was coming out of the sea dream, and his heart was even more unhappy.

"It's all a family, be closer in your spare time, why are you always targeting her?" Ding Kui smiled.

"Where did I target her? But I was upset when I saw her. ”

Ding Kui's heart moved, and said: "You are an innate fire body, she may be an innate water body, is this the reason why the two of you are incompatible?"

Shaodian Luan was stunned for a moment, "What? What kind of water body is she? You practice water system exercises, so I didn't bother you." ”

"It's different, I can be yin and yang with you, and I know how to drive away the fire in your body. Dream Thorn is the same woman as you, and I guess water and fire are inherently in conflict. ”