C81

Chen Chu and Qu Feizhi were brought to the Castellan Mansion Conference Room very early in the morning. Qu Feizhi was still awake, leaning on the high-backed chair as he yawned. In his opinion, he already had feelings for this kind of hardwood board. Once he came back, the quality of his sleep would be especially good.

Kong Sheng was naturally not in the mood to joke around. After Xiu'er arrived, he pushed an arrow and a letter to the three of them. Qu Feizhi picked up the arrow and looked at it carefully. This was the bolt used by Moqiu Army, he had used it many times back then, so he was extremely familiar with this thing. However, looking left and right, there was nothing special about this bolt in front of him.

Chen Chu picked up the envelope, but did not open it, and handed it over to Xiu'er instead. The envelope was completely black, and it felt very heavy. On the surface of the envelope was a powerful tiger's head, which was the symbol of the Tiger King. Turning the envelope over, there was a golden line at the opening that added a lot of nobility to the envelope. The flame paint had already been cut, so it was obvious that Kong Sheng and the others had already seen the contents.

Xiu'er opened the envelope and took out the letter. This was also a typical piece of paper from Mo Qiu. It was extremely thick and faintly yellow in color, and felt heavy when held in his hand. However, when she opened the letter horizontally, the contents inside were completely different from the ordinary envelopes and paper outside.

The first part, basically speaking of the reason why Moqiu Army was battling, the glory of Beast God would illuminate the land and a mere barrier of Phoenix City would not be able to stop the iron hooves of an army of a million. The second paragraph started by praising the warriors of Phoenix City Pass for their bravery, praising how bravely they fought, and how they were able to persist in defending the city even under such arduous conditions. Even if it was a mantis trying to stop a chariot, it was still a form of courage worthy of admiration.

When he reached the third paragraph, the literary style began to change. He said that the was born with a merciful nature and could not bear to see the people of the Li Residence receive the battle poison. Furthermore, Mo Qiu and Fire Phoenix had been fighting for thousands of years, and this was not a blessing for the common people. Now that the war had been going on for several months, causing great damage to the lives of the citizens of the two countries, the monarch had deliberately asked for a truce. However, there was a condition. The Moqiu Army could not come in vain, and even more so, they could not leave in vain. These conditions were neither food nor money, but people. They wanted three people. As long as Phoenix City Pass handed over these three people, Moqiu Army would immediately return to Moqiu State. If he refused, then I'm sorry, but His Highness monarch will bring forth a million strong army to flatten the Phoenix City Pass's walls, charge into the Fire Phoenix Empire, and cause the citizens of the nation of Fire Phoenix Empire to bleed profusely for three thousand kilometers.

Why was it like this? It was because those three people had killed two out of the ten Moqiu State Second Tiger King s! Using the words of the letter, he was a close brother to His Highness the monarch who was as close as his own flesh and blood.

At the end of the letter, there were even three hand-drawn portraits. Although they were simple, it was not difficult to recognize that they were Xiu'er, Chen Chu, and Qu Feizhi. Thinking about how these three people were only killed in the Moqiu State army for a short period of time and had such a portrait drawn, many people couldn't help but admire the Moqiu State.

Seeing that the three of them had finished reading the letter, Kong Sheng tapped the table with his fingers. "Three heroes, what do you think we should do?"

It was only then did the three people realize that they had actually killed two Tiger King s in one go that night. At this moment, even Chen Chu had a face full of joy. According to the Imperial Military Discipline s, killing one Tiger King would be enough to split the earth and become a marquis. If he killed two of them, wouldn't he look up to the height of a shoulder to shoulder king? Even if these merits were distributed to the over a hundred surviving brothers and fallen soldiers, it would be enough for everyone to double their family's fiefdom.

However, that was all in the future. The matter was right now. The boss wasn't willing to let him go and wanted to avenge his brother. What should he do?

Qu Feizhi took the initiative to raise his head and ask, "Boss Kong, can I talk about something first?" At this time, there were only the three of them,, Zhao Handong and Ling Zilu in the conference room.

Kong Sheng nodded. "Go ahead."

Qu Feizhi pointed at the portrait on the table. "Don't you think it's a little ugly for me to draw?"

"Alright, next." Kong Sheng expressionlessly looked at Chen Chu and Xiu'er.

Xiu'er casually pushed her hair back a bit as she said with a calm expression, "Lord Kong, just do it. If you want the three of us to go, it won't be a problem.

Before Kong Sheng could reply, Chen Chu had already said indifferently, "Lord Xiu, I think if Lord Kong is going to hand us over, then there's no need to call the three of us over. He immediately found a carriage and stuffed us inside it, sending us out of the city without anyone noticing. It would have been great if he could hand us over to Moqiu Army, as it would save him so much time to speak. Am I right, Lord Kong? "

Kong Sheng revealed a rare smile on his face, "That's right. We are soldiers, it is a duty to protect our families and our country. If they want to fight, we'll fight. But if they want us to hand over our men in exchange for peace, we can't do it. Moreover, you actually killed two Tiger King s. If word of this gets out, our morale will be greatly boosted. "

Zhao Handong sighed from the side, "It's been so many years, and I have never heard of anyone killing Tiger King. Congratulations! "Congratulations!"

But at this time, Kong Sheng's face darkened once again, "But if we ignore this matter, the Moqiu Army will definitely invade us on a large scale, and I called the three of you here, just for this matter, to learn more about the other methods."

Qu Feizhi immediately stood up, "Let me lead the troops out of the city again, and find trouble for them!"

"Sit down!" Kong Sheng glared at Qu Feizhi, and then turned to look at Zhao Handong. The Vice Lord Commander of Phoenix City Pass smiled helplessly, and spoke to the three of them: "The three of you are still wearing the clothes of sinners right now, so we don't have a single soldier for you, and can only participate as advisers and staff officers."

angrily rolled his eyes. Chen Chu looked at Xiu'er, then looked at Kong Sheng, himself and he could be considered to be not lacking in military officers, but even if they were arrogant, other people might not be as outstanding as them, but they were definitely not that far off. Especially in matters of defense, such as defending the city, a person with a calm personality might even be better than the two of them. However, Kong Sheng was very clear about Xiu'er's fighting strength, and Xiu'er's current identity was still that of a Wulian Border Army officer. Was he going to cripple her combat strength for nothing?

Kong Sheng did not care about Chen Chu's gaze, and continued to speak, "For the past thousand years, although my Fire Phoenix Empire and homeland was vast, because of the people's peaceful personalities, they had never initiated a war. On the other hand, the Desolate Land's Mo Qiu bravely provoked him again and again. I originally wanted to hold on until they withdraw their troops, but since this letter is called 'peace seeking is a provocation', I might as well have a great battle with them. "

Chen Chu frowned slightly: "Lord Kong, may I ask how the military strength is compared?"

There are about two hundred and twenty thousand soldiers in the Phoenix City Pass, which is already four times more than the number we have today. It looks like we have enough defenses, but we have to take into account the strength of our people's militia ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Everyone present understood what he meant. Usually, it was enough to defend the city using people's militia. However, the Moqiu Army from before was just a small army attacking the city, at least ten or twenty thousand, and at most seventy to eighty thousand. As long as the garrison was meticulous and did not make any mistakes, they would be able to resist by relying on their advantage in numbers. But now, the entire Moqiu Army was going to attack, and it was unknown whether those people's militia could withstand it or not.

Qu Feizhi interrupted, "Then can you ask the imperial city for help? This was a battle of life and death, there was no need to hide anymore. Otherwise, if my Phoenix City Pass is broken, everything is gone. "

Hearing that, Kong Sheng's face showed some hesitation, he stopped for a moment and said: I've already arranged for a fast horse, we will set out at noon.

At this moment, Chen Chu frowned, such a big military event was delayed until noon before leaving, although it did not affect him greatly, it did not seem like Kong Sheng was acting in a swift and decisive manner.

Kong Sheng continued to say, "Everyone here is a martial artist, so I won't speak of those things. It would take at least thirty to forty days from today's announcement to the arrival of the Imperial Capital's reinforcements. Our current mission is to defend here at death's door for these forty days, and to continuously exhaust our Moqiu Army's strength. This way, when the capital's reinforcements arrive, we can send our entire army to assault them and destroy their Moqiu Army in one go. "

When he finished, the room was still for a moment. Everyone knew that Kong Sheng's words were true. The imperial city did not have a standing army, and facing an army of a million, mobilizing an army of one hundred and twenty thousand was a joke. It would take at least five hundred thousand to see. The grain and equipment of the 500,000 soldiers were both problematic. It's not an exaggeration to say that thirty or forty days is really too long. But facing an army of a million soldiers who had guarded for forty days, who would dare to be so confident?

Seeing that no one said anything, Kong Sheng sighed and said, "Let's leave it at that for today, everyone should go back first. We'll meet again in a few days."

Qu Feizhi saw that another guard was rushing towards him, and said with a frown, "Lord Kong, I'm already a consultant, do you still want to sleep on that wooden bed?"

Kong Sheng rolled his eyes, "It's already wrong to be so picky, why do you have to be so picky?"

Qu Feizhi felt wronged and said, "Then at least we can discuss it with the two Tiger King s, at least we can change it to Chao Yang, okay? I heard that there's going to be a celebratory feast tonight. Even if you don't want me to go, can you give me a jug of wine and two chicken legs? "

Kong Sheng's expression suddenly became serious, he stared at Qu Feizhi for a while, and then slowly said: "Even if you two took the initiative to leave the camp and use the heads of two Tiger King s, there is nothing else you can do."

"Ah?" What else is there? " Qu Feizhi looked puzzled.

Kong Sheng took a deep breath and said to Zhao Handong: "Old Zhao, call her over."

Zhao Handong took the orders and left the conference room. After a while, he returned, and upon his return, he found a young lady following him.

When Xiu'er, Chen Chu and Qu Feizhi saw this girl, they were all stunned. She was none other than the civilian girl that they had saved back then, Xiao Qi.

"Xiao Qi? Why are you here? " The Xiu'er cried out. At that time, when the troops were separated outside Ninth Tiger King's territory, she had personally entrusted Xiao Qi to do so.

Xiao Qi slightly lowered her head: "I ~ ~ I was a bit scared, so I came back to chase after you guys."

When she said this, everyone understood. It was fortunate that Xiu'er saved her. Even though she was entrusted with this task, since the first battalion was a mix of the of the rebel army and a large clan, and since there was no difference between the two, she must have been afraid of being humiliated again, hence she had personally ran over to chase after them. As for how to infiltrate Red Camp, that was simply, as long as one of the Red Camp Knight s was willing to help her, giving her some thick clothes to support her figure, and then putting on a cloak and helmet, it would just be a mess. If they painted their faces a little, or even covered them up, it would be impossible to tell who was behind the chaos.

As for being able to reach Phoenix City Pass, it was also because of this young lady's great luck. Red Camp Knight had even suffered two-thirds of the casualties, but she was actually able to survive.

However, now that Xiao Qi had appeared here, other than making people sigh about her good luck, she also had another identity, and that was the person who had personally experienced the massacre. She had truly experienced the most tragic massacre within the boundaries of Moqiu State. Although this massacre was caused by the first battalion, outsiders could not differentiate between the two. Because at that time, whether it was the first battalion, the Red Camp Knight, or the Wulian Border Army, they all had a common name: "Fire Phoenix Chaos Army".

Xiao Qi could follow the Apprentice Knight s of the Red Camp into the city, but they would definitely not be able to escape the one-on-one battle. She must have been caught at that time. This kind of girl did not need to be punished. As long as she was slightly scared, everything would be fine. Now that they saw Xiao Qi's ashamed expression, it was likely that Kong Sheng completely knew what they had done inside the Moqiu State. For a model soldier like him, to be able to endure such a massacre and not mention it was already a very difficult thing to do.

Seeing that the three of them did not say anything, Kong Sheng shook his hands slightly, "Alright, I won't say anymore, it's good that everyone understands, all of you can go now."

This time, Qu Feizhi did not utter a word, his head was lowered, and was sent out by the guards.

Returning to the courtyard Zhao Handong had arranged for his to stay, Xiu'er sat on the chair in a dejected manner. She found it extremely difficult to calm his heart, and she was a little unsure of what to do now. She found out the truth behind the conflict between Mo Qiu and the fire phoenix. She also obtained the power of the Beast God. Originally, he wanted to quietly avoid participating in the battle and just accompany Kong Sheng as he watched him from the side. However, the Moqiu State Master insisted on launching a huge attack on him, and Kong Sheng found out about the massacre that the expedition team was going to carry out in the Moqiu State. In this way, how would he see himself? What should he do now?

As she thought about it, Xiu'er's heart was filled with frustration. She subconsciously reached into her small pocket, where she hid a small pouch. The divine beast Taotieh had personally placed this embroidered bag in her hands before she left the Moqiu City, saying that she would decide based on her own heart. However, if she really met with a dilemma and had to make a choice, she might as well open this embroidered bag and take a look.

Just then, a servant girl that was arranged by Zhao Handong to take care of her walked in and said softly, "Lady Xiu’er, Lord Kong is here. He said that he has something to discuss with you."

Xiu'er immediately calmed her emotions and sat up straight. "Quick, invite Lord Kong in."

Kong Sheng slowly walked in, seeing that Xiu'er was ordering a servant girl to make tea, he gently waved his hand, "Don't be busy. Lady Xiu’er, can you come out with me for a walk? "