Chapter 8: The Storm Rises
A city called Pi.
The people of Picheng value faithfulness, but they are also very cunning.
It's all about people.
See if it's a friend or foe.
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Shang You and Xiao Wall had a long talk all night, but they basically spent it in a noisy manner.
The two have always been at odds, and it has been since childhood.
A thesis to save the world, a martial convincing man.
As the saying goes, different ways do not conspire with each other, but the two of them have come together, and they both pay attention to the same end.
The road is different, it's okay, the end is the same anyway, there has been a lot of noise, and then there has been laughter.
The free and casual way of getting along is not tired, but it is very cool.
Inside the guest room of the Xiao Mansion in the north of the city.
"Brother You, come on, come on, come with me to see Grandpa Pi. ”
Xiao Wallman arrived before he could make a sound, playing with the broken knife in one hand, and rushed into the room while playing.
"I'm the Seventh Prince of the Windy Country. Shang You quipped.
"Okay, my brother doesn't know you yet, but you've finished the first half of that paragraph. ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and at the same time chanted aloud.
"I was favored by people when I was young, so I didn't enter the emperor's gate in this life, I pity the soul of the pen, and wake up the world with my talent. ”
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"Do you want the stolen horses?"
In front of the gate, a masked man in white with a sword jumped from the roof, and he asked the two people who were about to go out.
"Don't, walk to be comfortable. Xiao Wall squinted and replied.
"Let me ask again, do you want horses? ”
The masked man took a step forward, his gaze sharp.
"I don't want any of the stolen horses. ”
"Okay, then it's no fun for me to keep it. ”
The masked man was expressionless, turned around, and walked away neatly.
Shang You looked at this scene as if he didn't understand, and he guessed the meaning.
Ma Tongma, whose mother is this going to greet?
"Brother You, let's go, I'll talk to you about this horse later. ”
Xiao Wall swept around and glanced at Shang You.
Shang You nodded understandingly, there must be enemy spies lurking in all corners of the city.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the gate, they went straight to the most prosperous area in the city, Xiangpi Street.
The streets are full of wild animal skins and all sorts of things.
There are majestic and small, and the most famous is the shadow puppet show in the sheepskin house.
When the two of them didn't have time to listen, they only stopped two steps at the door and left.
It's not too fast or slow all the way, and the City Lord's Mansion is close at hand.
"My lord, I have been waiting for you for a long time. ”
Xiao Wall waved his hand and slowly entered the mansion with Shang You.
After walking to the inner mansion, Xiao Wall suddenly hurriedly ran towards the study.
Shang You followed closely, faintly uneasy in his heart.
"Pi Ye, it's coming, it's finally looking forward to the eighth thing. ”
As soon as Xiao Wall entered the study, he said overjoyed.
The ink-scented study was full of books, but next to each book was a bottle with Mr. Horn in the bottle.
In the corner of the study, there was a chair covered with fur, on which sat a round old man, holding a map, looking intently.
"Do you know? You should call me Uncle Huang, Pi Ye, my family is also surnamed Xiao, I made a mistake back then, so I changed to a human skin, otherwise what do you think I'm an old man who is about to enter the earth?"
Pi Wansan put down the map and looked over with sharp eyes.
"Well, who is he?"
"Windy Country, Your Highness the Seventh Prince. Xiao Wall replied.
"The wall says it's him, that's him, even if he's dead, let our family guess, it must be Master Gu's anti-heaven handiwork, right?"
Pi Wansan's eyes narrowed into a line, and he suddenly stood up from his chair.
Shang You opened the book regardless of it, it was difficult for him to control his hands, and when he saw the book, it was like seeing money, and he couldn't help but touch it.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Pi Wansan said enviously.
"If you have a fate, help our family ask Master Gu, do I still have a chance?"
Shang You nodded solemnly, and then put all his mind into the sea of books.
There are many books, and under the control of inertial thinking, he has no defense, and he can't extricate himself in an instant.
"Your Highness still likes books so much, don't you plan to go back for revenge?"
"No, in this life, it is my responsibility to travel the world and educate the world. ”
"Then Your Highness doesn't want to take back the Krathong?"
"It's hard to collect when it's covered with water, and if it's gone, it's gone. ”
When Shang You said this, he was depressed to death, and it was this layer of skin that dominated the discourse.
It's a water-covered lamp forged from divine water!
It is rumored to have the effect of using water as a guide to grow endlessly.
If it is taken to the isolated island, it will definitely be able to replenish the divine substance it has lost.
"Your Highness can see it, the wall, as soon as the army of the Eighth Prince arrives, you will have a showdown.
Also, this dragon leather armor was given to me by your imperial grandfather back then, and now it is passed on to you, using this as a proof to gather the heroes who are still interested in the Xiao family, and then use the entire leather city as the base to kill a bright future. ”
Pi Wansan pointed to the map and excitedly took out a set of leather armor that had been prepared a long time ago.
The armor was covered with scales, not like fish scales, but like real dragon scales.
Shang You's eyes straightened suddenly, and the boundary core in his chest was actually turning, but it didn't move in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Wall made a big salute, took the leather armor, and said urgently.
"Pi... No, Uncle Huang, I'll go to the army to arrange it first, and then Brother You will go and get acquainted with me. ”
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The population of Picheng was 200,000, and the number of soldiers was only 20,000.
Raising soldiers is a money-burning business, and the war is going on, and it is estimated that even these 20,000 soldiers in Picheng have to be counted according to subtraction.
It can be seen from the fact that the soldiers and generals actually went out to hunt to make a living, and it can be seen that they are almost unable to hold on.
Picheng camp was built in the north of the city, known as the city in the city, and outside the north of the city is a large mountain, and there are small military villages one after another outside the mountain.
This is one of the retreats prepared by Pi Wansan in order to prevent accidents.
Xiao Wall and Shang You began to walk back, and when they went back, they used horses to walk.
After half a cup of tea, the two of them came to the barracks.
As soon as Xiao Wall entered the camp, he gathered generals of all sizes to arrange matters in the main general's mansion.
In the hall, there were more than a dozen sturdy soldiers and middle-aged people dressed as a division of the first army.
At the top, Xiao Wall is in the center, and Shang You is on the left.
On the right, there is actually a female general, her whole body is tightly wrapped in white leather armor, only the face is exposed, it is neither ugly nor beautiful, and her skin is wheat-colored.
Everyone sitting together was nothing more than a notice, and the preparations for the defense had been waiting for a long time.
After that, they had a meal together, and then Xiao Wall introduced Shang You to them.
didn't use his real name, after all, now that the Gale Country has not perished, his identity as the seventh prince is still too eye-catching, let alone a person who has been dead for three years.
So he replaced it with the fake name Xia You that had been said earlier.
From nightfall until late at night, everyone chatted and laughed while waiting for the enemy soldiers to come to the city.
But until dawn, there was no enemy attack.
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"Brother You, it's been half a month, do you guess if that old fox will come to attack Picheng?"
Xiao Wall sat in his own house, and he was painting his face again when he had nothing to do.
Shang You has been either reading or writing for half a month, and he even sleeps with books at night, otherwise he won't be able to sleep......
"Didn't my brother say that yesterday the king of the north abandoned the city and led a large army to attack Fengdu? ”
As soon as the words fell, a panting soldier broke in outside the door and said urgently.
"Young master, the Eighth Prince's army is overwhelming, and it is only an hour away from Picheng. ”