Chapter Eighty-Five: Heading North

"Majestic and high-spirited, crossing the Lianyun River; to protect peace and the motherland is to protect the hometown......"

Well, a good volunteer army song was adapted by him beyond recognition.

I understood the meaning, but the strange tone and too straightforward lyrics made Minmin and the others can't help but roll their eyes.

Brother Zhou just likes to be funny! A good sad atmosphere is so ruined!

"What kind of weird tune is this?" Min Min couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Yi turned his head, looked at her pretty face with a smile, and said, "The war song of the future generations!"

Zhao Min nodded understandingly, it turns out that the music of later generations is like this, but it is quite straightforward!

There was nothing to say all the way, and after meeting with the main forces of the four major legions in front, the army marched towards Pingman City.

At this time, the situation on the front line of Vientiane County was not as unbearable as the imperial court expected.

The elven army under the command of Feather Dance and Amber Light is still on the front line of Manchuan Pass, and cannot move north.

The vanguard army sent by Prince Hicks suffered heavy losses under the deliberate targeting of Chahan. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of rangers are eyeing the Vientiane Plain, so how can people rest assured that they will lead the army north. If one is not careful, the grain road is cut off, and it may be the end of the total annihilation.

Chahan's arrangement made Yu Wu helpless!

"Uncle Wang, haven't you found out the whereabouts of this cavalry!?" Sitting in the white tent of the Chinese army, Yu Wu's face was very ugly. This cavalry army of the Qinling Empire, numbering hundreds of thousands, could not be so quiet! But the fact is that he can't even touch their feet, which is a headache!

Prince Hicks' face is also very ugly, since the Manchuan Pass was conquered, it seems that good luck is gone. The northbound vanguard army had just left Manchuan Pass for less than 100 miles, and then encountered this elusive army, suffering heavy losses, and the commander was spared only with his life!

More importantly, your own army needs magic crystal cannons to conquer the city, and as soon as this cannon sounds, the logistics materials such as magic crystals needed are massive. If he leads his army north regardless of it, once the logistical supply line is cut off, the consequences will be unimaginable! And there is no need to think much about this, just by relying on the actions of this commander of the Qinling army in the early stage, it can be concluded that the other party will inevitably do so.

Losing the magic crystal cannon, relying only on the magic legion, to conquer the Qinling fortified city garrisoned by the army, is completely extravagant! The combat effectiveness of the Qinling army is far stronger than his own army, although Hicks doesn't want to admit it, but this is the truth!

"No, Your Highness, I've been wondering, judging from the combat style of this army, it's exactly the same as that Zhou Yi's! Will it be ......" Hicks wanted to say something, of course Yu Wu knew, but it was impossible, so she waved her hand to interrupt Uncle Wang's words.

Yu Wu straightened up, walked to the door of the big tent, looked at the dense camp tent in front of him, and said in a low tone: "Impossible! That Zhou Yi is still in Luojing City! The boss in front of him is someone else." ”

"Could it be that the Qinling Empire is really so powerful, and famous generals are emerging in an endless stream, if it goes on like this, when will it be able to recover its homeland and settle the people of the empire!" Prince Hicks actually knew in his heart that in the news of careful investigation, the difficult Zhou Yi was still in Luojing City at this time, and it was impossible to be in front of him. But the combat style of the Qinling general in front of him was too similar to Zhou Yi, which made him really unwilling to believe that Qinling could force his own side to move an inch if he sent famous generals casually.

"Well, even if this person is not Zhou Yi, the relationship with Zhou Yi is by no means ordinary. This half-elf Babu is Zhou Yi's subordinates, and if he can obey this person's orders like this, it can be seen that it is ordinary!" "It's okay that Yu Wu doesn't mention the half-elf, but when he mentions it, Prince Hicks is simply a new hatred and old hatred wells up in his heart, his face instantly turned red, and his eyes are on fire.

"Hmph, when the army captures Pingban City, this king must know these bastards what kind of punishment those who desecrate the bloodline will receive!"

Feather Dance turned her head and took a deep look at Hicks.

To be honest, she didn't really agree with the Empire's iron-blooded policy towards the half-elves. In any case, the birth of this race was actually caused by the elves. Back then, if it weren't for those elf nobles who couldn't control the things under their crotches and bullied the Qinling Chinese clan, how could there be a half-elf bloodline. And the cruel methods of the upper and lower levels of the empire against the half-elf clan could not prevent them from hating the empire.

"After defeating the Qinling Empire and occupying the south in the future, it is still necessary to take a long-term view of the treatment of the half-elves! The empire's previous racial policy was biased, and it was easy to attract the hatred of all races. I heard that Zhou Yi said in his letter to the Qinling Emperor that the people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light; the king, the boat, the people, the water, the water can carry the boat and also overturn the boat!

For Zhou Yi, she had a deep hatred at first. Being captured, walking naked and ugly, embarrassing, and then parading in front of the army, this humiliation made her grit her teeth with hatred. However, after the battle of Manchuan Pass, the more than 200,000 troops of the Qinling Empire were wiped out under her own order, which deeply touched her.

When Zhou Yi marched south, the captured elven army was tied up after confiscating weapons, and the only exception was to put himself under house arrest, but at that time, he was also forced by the situation, and he had to do it in order to escape!

But what about herself!? In order to break through the Manchuan Pass, she ordered the Guancheng and the Qinling Legion in it to be razed to the ground, and in comparison, it seemed that she was even more ruthless! Thinking about it like this, her hatred for Zhou Yi actually dissipated unconsciously.

Thinking about it carefully, the news of Zhou Yi found out from all sides, although she was his enemy, she couldn't help but admire her eyes and methods!

"Yes! Although he has suffered many losses and suffered a lot of humiliation in front of this son, this king has to say that this person is definitely a great talent, capable of writing and martial arts! But, Your Highness, it is not a good thing for the empire to have such a person in the Qinling Empire!" Prince Hicks nodded in agreement, and then his tone changed, and he expressed the worry in his heart to Yu Wu.

"Report!" While the two were talking, there was a rush of footsteps outside the tent, and a guard hurriedly came to report.

Took the letterbox in this person's hand, checked that the fire paint was in good condition, Yumo opened the letterbox, took out the letterhead, and at a glance, his face changed greatly. Then without saying a word, he handed the letterhead in his hand to Hicks, who took it, and frowned at first glance.

"How's that good!?" Ha Wu asked when she saw him finish reading.

"Promoted to the position of Sage, he was named the King of Zhenguo Wucheng by Emperor Qinling, and commanded the Qinling army! Zhou Yi has full wings, and the situation is getting worse and worse!" Prince Hicks stretched out his hand and rubbed his brows, and said in a broken mouth.

"Well, the commander of the five major legions went south to reinforce! Together with the Sixth Army of Chuyang City and the Seventh and Ninth Army Corps of Pingmancheng, he has a full eight legions in his hands, nearly a million troops! If you count the Qinling army in front of us, the Qinling Empire is menacing this time!" Yu Mo nodded and said.

Except for the army stationed in Baiyue County, his own side is only worthy of more than one million troops on the front line of Manchuan Pass. There is no superiority in troops, let alone combat power. After several battles, they have learned enough about the combat effectiveness of the Qinling army! In this way, relying on a large number of magic crystal cannons, there should be no problem in sticking to the front line of Manchuan Pass. But how can he and others hesitate, there are still imperial immigrants who continue to come across the sea, and they need a large amount of land to settle!

Some people are about to say, didn't you just use the magic crystal cannon to conquer the Manchuan Pass! Why don't you go up with the whole army, carry the magic crystal cannon step by step, push to the Pingman City, and take the city according to the gourd drawing.

Hmph, this is not a good family and don't know the price of firewood and rice! As soon as the cannon goes off, the phrase "ten thousand taels of gold" is by no means an exaggeration to be used on the magic crystal cannon. The ammunition of the magic crystal cannon is the magic crystal, and a magic crystal is needed when the cannon comes down, and the magic crystal mine in the empire has long been depleted for thousands of years, and now it is used in the inventory of the empire, and one is less than one. The last time they attacked Manchuan Pass, the elven army that was eager to break through the gate almost wiped out the entire military inventory of the landing army. The magic crystals left behind now still need to be used for defensive battles just in case!

"No, we must go north as much as possible, if we don't capture the first line of Pingman City before Zhou Yi's army goes south, the northern expedition will be an empty word! It may even burn the flames of war to Baiyue County behind us. When the time comes, how will the civilians of the empire be settled!" Ha Mai suddenly stood up and said with a resolute expression.

"Yes, even if it is to fight, it is necessary to place the battlefield in Vientiane County, and it must not affect the Baiyue County behind it!" Prince Hicks also agreed with her opinion, and it was necessary to leave a stable settlement for the imperial immigrants.

The two of them glanced at each other, and they both understood what the consequences of this decision were!

Away from the large rear that has been settled, put a million troops under the enemy's fortified city, and there are hundreds of thousands of cavalry behind to threaten the supply line, and a million enemy troops in front of them are about to go south. If you can't quickly conquer Pingban City, maybe it will be a situation of ten deaths!

But if this is not the case, after Zhou Yi goes south, the flames of war will inevitably burn to Baiyue County, and the empire will not even have a foothold!

Hmph! I also have an army of millions, and I don't know who will kill the deer! Yu Wu cheered for herself in her heart, and also comforted her uneasy heart!

Seeing that Uncle Wang also supported his decision, Yu Wu immediately ordered: "Spread the military order of the main palace! The army is assembled! Leave eighty percent of the magic crystal cannon and 200,000 troops to build fortifications here, and the rest of the army will be ready immediately! The main palace will personally lead the troops to the north! Vowed to take the Pingman City!"

"Your Highness! I will command the army going north, and Your Highness will stay here!" Prince Hicks was moved when he heard the order, and hurriedly stopped.

"No, Uncle Wang! The front line of Manchuan Pass is also very important! Uncle Wang will lead the army to stay behind, and the palace will take care of the affairs of the northern expedition!" Yu Wu looked resolute and rejected Prince Hicks's suggestion. She knew that Uncle Wang was not worried about her own safety, and the current situation, the risk of the Northern Expedition was too great! She was the crown prince of the empire, and Uncle Wang was worried that she would make a mistake.

However, if he, the crown prince, is not willing to take the risk of going north, how can he boost the morale of the army and ask others to take such a risk? Only when he, the crown prince, leads the troops to the north, can he inspire the morale of the army!

"Your Highness is ......" Prince Hicks was just about to continue to advise, but Yu Wu interrupted with a word, and said undoubtedly: "This palace is the commander, this is the military order of this palace, this palace has made up its mind, there is no need to say more!"

Compelled by the determination in her eyes, and knowing her character, Prince Hicks knew that it was useless to say more, so he had to bow down, and then turn around and give orders with a heavy face.