August 16, Ulguo, Wenyang County

To the north of Dacheng is the Guanbei Plain, which is 400 miles away from Pingchuan. The four counties in the north of the Guanbei of the Great Ulcer Kingdom are rich in water and soil and abundant products, but because they are close to the lock and key of the Eastern Continent, they are always mired in the tug-of-war between the two countries.

The Gu family, one of the seven kings of the Wei Kingdom, has received this fief since 130 years ago. After more than ten generations of painstaking management, he finally took advantage of the headwind of the Thunder Emperor to turn the tables and completely swallow up the Ayutthaya area.

In the following ten years, the Gu family took advantage of the truce between the two countries and opened the door to commerce and trade, and gradually became the richest branch of the seven kings.

Wenyang Castle, which is close to the city, has expanded in size over the years, not only continuing to supply fine porcelain to the nobles of the family, but also gradually becoming the hub of Kanbei. The busy business road radiates 17 counties across the country, and business travelers are weaving, and cars and horses are flowing on weekdays.

Outside Wenyang City in the past few days, there is not a single pedestrian to be seen on the official road. As soon as the Venerable Wu family drove thousands of spirit beasts, eight thousand Xuan-colored iron horsemen carried the banner of the Lei Clan, pushed over from this avenue, and went straight to the big city.

In order to show their loyalty, the armies began to rush ahead of themselves and rush to the city to enter the city sooner. On the official road that was trampled by a large number of spirit beasts, friction between various armies occurred from time to time.

At noon today, the horse team of the An family intentionally or unintentionally broke the formation of the Su family, and the heavy knight in uniform trampled to death a Su family attendant who was blocking the road on the spot. How to compensate and how to appease has not yet been understood.

The last to embark on this official road was a red torrent rolling forward.

Ye Lang, the governor of the Ye family, followed his own pro-army, silently fell at the tail of the army of the seven surnamed Wang, and slowly moved forward at a low speed.

He didn't have to figure out how to deal with other people's behavior, he just had to take his headquarters with him.

The five thousand Ye clan athletes around him are really easy to bring.

The young soldiers did not have the slightest hint of the tiger-wolf temper of other families. These Ye family sergeants are no longer the great heavenly army that once accompanied the previous empress and fought in all directions.

Although you are one of the seven royal families, for more than ten years, the Ye family can only be trapped in the fiefdom of the old capital and cannot take a step. Now that they are embarking on the journey for the first time, most of the recruits who have never experienced the baptism of blood and flame are at a loss in their hearts.

They only knew to follow the Ye Clan's Flame Splitting Banner and move forward honestly.

The goal, the meritorious deeds, and the meritorious deeds belong to the Lei family. It has nothing to do with the Ye family anymore.

Ye Lang Dudu wiped a handful of sweat that dripped onto the short stubble, and raised his head to look around.

The Ye family's army did not have the habit of marching without armor, and each soldier wore fiery red leather armor, carried heavy ordnance, and carried a day's food and water replenished in Wenyang City on his shoulders.

The eight columns of infantry gave way to the official road, and the team spread on the land on the left and right sides of the official road, and quietly trekked. The oiled leather armor and dark skin shimmered warmly in the sun.

The detectives kept galloping back and forth on the official roads between the ranks, delivering news.

In the distance, a black-armored knight with a different kind of horse galloped wildly, rushed straight into the column of Ye Jiaxing's army, and stopped in front of Ye Lang's Dudu Horse.

This dark light armor is the standard equipment of the Lei Family Military Academy. Some of the young soldiers of the Ye family knew each other. Every year, the cavalry of the Lei family will escort envoys with great force, inspect the fiefdoms of the old capital, and hand over taxes and tributes.

Under the curious gaze of the recruits, the officer of the Nalei family neither dismounted nor saluted. Just looking at Ye Langdudu's eyes, he took out a yellow silk document from the leather tube on his chest and handed it forward.

The arrogant posture immediately annoyed the horsemen beside the governor. These veterans who had tasted human blood were not in a good temper, and immediately two centurions rushed to the governor's horse, one of them snatched the paperwork, and the other took the horse directly to the top.

The Lei family's mount was suddenly hit and fell backwards again and again. The military academy couldn't control the horse all of a sudden, and his mouth couldn't stop shouting, and he glared at the comer with angry eyes.

Just one looked at each other, and the military school stopped talking.

Although the Ye family has been dormant for more than ten years, the former Flame Splitting Heavenly Army, Yu Wei is still there, and not any bed bug can swagger around his head.

The fierce eyes of the Ye family's riders suddenly became relaxed. The black war horse was forced by the centurion's momentum, and his hind legs went limp, and he collapsed on the ground.

Ye Lang Dudu took the paperwork with an expressionless face, read it carefully twice, and then threw it back to the black armor military academy that had fallen from the saddle.

Although the man's face was pale, he was also a little stiff, and he pulled up his mount with all his might, and without saying a word, he turned around and galloped away.

A sneer resounded in the Ye family's queue. The emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally had a place to vent, and everyone's interest was high.

Ye Lang's expression was still as cold as iron, and it was terrifyingly cold.

There were only a few words in the paperwork: "The Thunder Emperor convened." Tonight. ”

When the Ye infantry army arrived at Dacheng, the pro-army of each family was under the guidance of the defending sergeant, and entered from the six gates of Guanbei in an orderly manner.

On the east and west sides of the north wall of the city, there are hundred-zhang cliffs with knives and axes. The walls of the city have not been cleaned for a long time, and the stone walls that connect the mountains are covered with moss. But the air of strictness has not diminished in the slightest.

The Ye family was in charge of the palace, and they also began to form a team. The commander of the thousand, Chuduro, crossed the line with a heavy square-headed sword, and stood at the base of the city wall and looked up.

"It's really high. Fortunately, I didn't think about coming in from here. When I came to him, I couldn't even see the human head above. ”

"I can't think of how that demon cub was built back then. ”

When it comes to siege and field warfare, the Flame Splitting Heavenly Army is unique in the world, which is the unanimous conclusion reached by the seven kings for hundreds of years.

Although the title of "Flame Splitting Heavenly Army" has long been stripped away, and although it has not been fought for a long time, the Flame Legion is still the most capable force in the country.

Ye Lang has this self-confidence. Because this legion, in addition to new blood, also has hundreds of fierce veterans like Chuduro.

He looked back at Chuduro, a man who had once been wild on the battlefield, and there was a trace of awe in the face of Xiongguan.

The commander stuck his sword on the ground, put his hands on the back of his neck, and tried to maintain his balance: "I remember that this is ten zhang high!"

"Nine feet and six feet. Ye Lang also raised his head, and the huge sun was coming out of the thick clouds, a little dazzling. "It used to be a civil structure, and he rebuilt it. He reached out and gently slammed his hand against the solid and heavy stone wall.

After nearly 20 years of erosion, although Xiongguan has not been subjected to sword soldiers again, the wind, frost, snow and rain have still left shallow traces on this huge fortress.

In the procession passing by, a bunch of gray hair flashed from time to time.

The veterans who experienced that war, although they have all been promoted to generals, are not many after all. Ye Lang's gaze seemed to penetrate the layers of stone walls, and he saw the camp of Lan Guo Guannan in the south.

Rush through it, and it's over.

Ye Lang never had any expression on his face. But since he sent troops to Dacheng, he has felt a burst of emptiness in his heart from time to time. This feeling became even stronger when he saw the soldiers guarding the city gates.

The three thousand guards under the jurisdiction of Gu Xinji, the guardian of Ayutthaya, were all supplementary soldiers from the Gu family.

Nineteen years ago, the kingdom of Ul paid an incomparably painful price and completely occupied the city. However, at that time, Bai Changqi, the general of Lan Guobian, set a forbidden spell, which cut off the vitality of this legendary city, closed the gates in the south of the city, and completely cut off the key to the north and south of the eastern continent.

The majestic city, even if it turned into a corpse, still firmly blocked the people of the Ul country.

If it weren't for the appearance of the national teacher, no matter how many young people there were, the king of the seven surnames would not be able to take a step further south.

With the merit of sealing the city but defeating the enemy, Bai Changqi established the identity of the first person in the Eastern Continent military family in one fell swoop, and successfully took over the military power of the Lan State.

It wasn't until ten years ago that the Quanzhou Jiang clan reached a deal with the Lei Emperor, using the only remaining merchant gate in the city to gradually restore normal trade between the two countries. The Gu family also developed because of this.

But these Gu family soldiers who were guarding the fat shortage, staring at the Ye family's army, their eyes were cold.

Because of the relationship between the previous head of the family, there has always been a barrier between the Ye family and the other six surnames.

Ye Lang looked coldly at the soldiers of the Gu family who were standing solemnly with guns at the gate of the city gate. The nearest young man was in his early twenties, his chin raised unruly, looking him straight in the eye, and he didn't mean to dodge at all.

Chuduro suddenly snatched a few steps from his side, grabbed the joint of the young soldier's right arm, and slammed it over. The young soldier fell to his knees in pain.

The commander spat and grasped the hilt of his sword with his right hand.

But the next moment, his hand was pressed. The iron pincer-like force made Chuduro stunned.

Without waiting for a moment's notice, the governor patted the commander on the back and dragged him behind him.

Chuduro looked up and around, his eyes widened as if he were about to burst into flames.

All the Gu family guards at the gate straightened up and clenched their weapons. A few even took a step forward.

Ye Lang was silent for a long time, and he stretched out his hand to the soldier who was half-kneeling on the ground.

The young man bit his lip and ignored it, silently picking up the spear and leather shield that had been thrown on the ground, and standing back in his original position.

There was still no expression on the governor's face. Even if he had already seen the tattoo on the soldier's upper arm.

Naked bound woman.

That pattern has been circulating among the people of Wei for a long time. That was the biggest insult to the Ye family.

A few fast horses galloped from within the city gates to the front. A general with a golden helmet and black coat rolled off his horse, grabbed a few steps, and stroked his chest and saluted.

"The city of Ayutthaya guards Gu Xinji and meets Ye Dudu. ”

Ye Lang slowly withdrew the hand that had been outstretched, bowed slightly in the direction of Lord Gu, and then turned back and signaled to Chuduluo: "The whole team, enter the customs." ”

After passing through the urn city, the eyes suddenly opened up.

The squares of the inner city are no less than a thousand steps in circumference. The soldiers of each family lined up neatly and marched into the barracks one after another along the wide stone road. On the wall of the two-zhang high barracks, the troops stationed in the camp have sent guards to lookout.

Ye Lang pressed on the back of the team and led the horse forward, looking around.

Dacheng deserves to be the first in the world. The regulations are strict and the weather is strict. The vertical and horizontal military roads divide into many square barracks, and corner towers, warehouses, stables, and fortifications are arranged in order.

It's just that all the facilities are not available.

What the Ulva Kingdom has captured is nothing but a dead shell. The great city with its many organs and exquisite operations is in the past.

Gu Xinji took the horse and followed a few steps: "Governor, forgive me." Time was pressing, and preparations in the city were very hasty, and only a part of the military camps that could be used were packed. Fortunately, there are enough garrisons of 100,000 troops in this city, and our people and horses can just live there. Your camp is arranged in Nanda Camp, just walk this way. ”

Ye Lang felt a little depressed. The view inside the military path is poor, and the view on both sides is blocked by high walls.

Reaching the intersection, he looked west along a horizontal military path, where a higher wall blocked the end of the road.

"It is the West Long Road, from Yangmen in the north to Shangmen in the south, and the business travelers who go to and from customs clearance need to pass through that closed passage, and they will not see military aircraft. It was closed a few days ago. ”