The first year of Jian'an, June 10th.

Balliard led his soldiers to advance under the cover of night. Although they were still not far away from Zerima, the distance was enough for the team to be guided forward by the lights in the distance.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to attack Zerima by surprise?"

Noyce's eyes flashed with excitement. Revenge? Of course he had this idea. Even if they should have been killed by the guards for their original theft, are people ruthless? Can they just turn a blind eye because of the difference between right and wrong?

Do you watch your comrades being killed without any thought of revenge?

But to say how strong his hatred is, that is not necessarily the case. They are scavengers, and the uninhabited desert is where they should stay. They ventured into the city to steal, and they were already aware of death, but at that time they

If you don't steal, you won't survive. If you steal, you may be killed, but there is still hope of living.

It is the saints who would rather die than surrender. The scavengers were once good people and helped people in distress, but under the threat of death, they still succumbed because they were only mortals, struggling to survive in this troubled world.

"Surprise attack? No, no surprise attack is needed."

Balliard gave Noyes a blow on the head. He really didn't understand. He could crush Zerima's army openly, so why bother with a surprise attack? What he wanted was stability. After taking Zerima in a surprise attack, Naze

The Marquis of Rima must be unwilling to give up. He wants to knock the Marquis's confidence and ambition into the dust.

"Ah? Does your Majesty still want to wait outside the city for them to find us?"

Noyce couldn't figure it out. Aren't the generals in the storyteller's story all about winning by surprise?

"Waiting for them to find us? No, we will give them a chance to find us, and we will tell them that we are already here."

Valliard couldn't wait to see the panic of the guards.

"There are settlements about one kilometer outside Zerima City, right? Then we will stop three miles outside Zerima City."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Noyce put the helmet that had been knocked askew by Balliard back on and stopped questioning Balliard's decision. Even the surrounding soldiers were not dissatisfied with Balliard's "wanton behavior."

reaction, as for the reason... they are determined people selected by Zhang Mingxuan.

The basis of their firm will is Emperor Sima Yi who once unified the continent of Shurima. They do not need to question Sima Yi's decision, they only need to believe that Sima Yi can bring them victory.

Within half an hour, the group arrived three miles outside Zerima City.

"The heavenly army has arrived! Go to Guizhou outside the city! Retreat quickly!"

How can one amplify one's voice without using the power of a transcendent? Balliard doesn't know anything about low-level skills, but there are some things that don't require skills, such as a loudspeaker.

"The heavenly army has arrived! Go to Guizhou outside the city! Retreat quickly!"

Just when Balliard's voice stopped, Noyce took the lead in shouting. The shouts of the 600 people did not spread for ten miles, but the three miles was only 1,500 meters.

Pass it on.

"Light the torch and keep shouting."

Balliard threw the trumpet to Noyce and asked Noyce to take over his voice. Noyce did not betray Balliard's trust and carried out Balliard's bizarre orders.

As soon as the shouts came out, there were lights in twos and threes in the originally dark settlement under the city of Zerima. These lights were like stars in the night sky. One side lit up and the other side lit up. Balia

De paid attention to the lights and counted how many people were awakened by them.

Noyce told him not long ago that there were many villages along the Kohali River. They relied on the fertile soil brought by the river to farm. Although they were not rich or well-off, their lives were pretty good.

Moisture, you can visit other villages during the slack time, but later, the empire was in chaos, the princes had the ambition to reach the top, and these villages were destroyed.

Because the population in the desert is too small, the army is short of men, and we need to recruit strong men. With the army, we need more food and more farmers, but there are too few people in the desert. Whether it is Zerima

The princes from other cities in this desert all know how important it is to snatch people in this desert with a limited population.

Therefore, when the first prince destroyed the village and captured all the people in the village into the city, the other princes followed suit one after another. As a result, the village fell into ruins and no one maintained it. Within two or three years, the remaining traces of the village would be destroyed by sand.

The sea is swallowing up, but can the city hold so many people?

Those people outside the city are basically captured, and they are still poor people who do the hardest and most tiring work and earn the least wages. They will not become the enemies of the empire. On the contrary, they are the most important members of the empire.

Loyal people, long after the capital of the empire became Ixtar, the people in this desert began to migrate.

Up to now, the fertile lands on the Shurima continent are still not overcrowded. However, there are still many people who are willing to live in the desert, enjoy it, and look forward to the hard-won benefits of the Kohari River. Because, the Kohari River

They flowed out from the City of the Sun, and living along the Kohar River, they could still feel the past glory of the empire, and they were waiting for the emperor's resurrection.

Lu En was sleeping in the Marquis Mansion in the city. He had not had a good night's sleep since the war between the feudal lords. He still remembered that the last time he slept so soundly was when he successfully negotiated a price with the Marquis of Zu'an.

Be ecstatic when you get a good deal on weapons.

At that time, Zerima was not very strong. It was just a city with relatively prosperous agriculture. In addition, whether it was economic, cultural, political or military, it was closely related to other cities.

Compared with cities, it lags far behind. The only thing that can be said to be an advantage is the quality of the population. People who are well-fed will always be stronger.

But no matter how strong he is, can he still stab through someone else's fresh iron armor with a rusty spear? Without sharp weapons or strong armor, Zerima has been chased by the armies of Marrow Seal City and Garden City in the early years.

Although he was fighting, Zerima's strength has grown since he negotiated with the Marquis of Zaun.

The quality of the population is already better than that of the people in those two cities, and they have stainless steel armor that is harder than those armors, and they have sharp swords that can easily cut people in half. The armies of Garden City and Marrow Seal City are like this.

How could an army that was inferior to Loen in everything be able to oppress him again? Even the grain that was supplied below cost price was raised and sold to the marquis of the two cities at five times the market price in the city.

Not selling food? This is not possible. Zerima is a granary, and Xueyin City is also built on the alluvial plain. The land is fertile, but there is less arable land. It can barely feed the people of that city. But Garden City

The arable land in Suiyin City is less than half of that of Xueyin City. If it were not possible to rely on the grasslands on the plateau to graze some cattle and sheep, at least two-thirds of the population would have to buy food from Zerima every year.

In the past, Zerima was not strong and relied on selling food to the people in these two cities to survive in the narrow gap. Although he is strong now, if he stops selling food, the people of Garden City and Marrow Seal City will

We will fight him tooth and nail. We can obviously develop slowly and gradually capture those two cities. Is it necessary to pursue speed and end up hurting both sides and destroying the whole place?

Of course, the time to unify southwestern Shurima is not far away. After taking the City of the Sun, he can gradually cut off the food supply of Marrow Seal City and Garden City, forcing them to fight him head-on, and then rely on Yi Shou

The difficult-to-attack City of the Sun made them understand that their only option was to surrender. Will they not surrender when the time comes?

Then, Roen can capture Nerimajie, conquer Vicoula, conquer the cities along the northern coast north of the Titan Mountains, and west of the Kohal River to bring the western part of the empire under his control, and then he can fight

Divide into two groups and defeat the most powerful princes in the northeastern part of the empire.

Gradually, Rune had dreamed that he was sitting on the throne of the Emperor of the City of the Sun, listening to the praises of people from all over Shurima, and all kinds of rare treasures in the world were collected in front of him.

All the beauties were dancing for him in the hall, enjoying themselves and enjoying themselves, nothing more than that.

Sudden,

"Master Hou! Master Hou! Something bad has happened!"

A familiar voice hovered in his ears.

Lord Marquis? How many years ago was this title? Now, he should be called "Your Majesty"!

Luen searched for his sword with his hand, drew it out, and stood solemnly, going to kill the ignorant person. Unexpectedly, when he stood up, everything in front of him changed. It turned out that just now,

It's just a dream.

"Koma? Why are you so panicked?"

Lu En stuffed the sword back into the scabbard, sat on the bed, and waited for the explanation from the wisest man under him. He originally thought that Kou Ma was a real wise man, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even "stay calm in the face of danger", so he was blind.

After so many years of training and his respect, if Kou Ma couldn't explain why, Luen planned to let Kou Ma teach.

As long as you are a human being, you will no longer be able to use it when you get old.

"Master Marquis, Your Majesty is calling! It's Your Majesty, he's calling!"

Koma was talking in a hurry, dancing and not knowing what to do. The appearance of Balliard turned the state of mind he had cultivated over the years into a bubble.

Luen had a good sleep because of his excitement, and Kou Ma was proud of the spring breeze and chanted the past and the present on the city tower. What was he talking about? He just said that the glory of the ancient sages would be overshadowed by him, and the glory of this era would be overshadowed by him.

, belongs to him.

Then, Balliard suddenly yelled, blocking out the verses that Kouma was about to say. His great ambition suddenly turned into dust, and only panic remained in his heart. Your Majesty is here! Why can he come?

Because those 30,000 elites were really defeated and the whole army was wiped out!

They are elites! What they wear is the fine steel armor and the fine steel spear that the Marquis bought in exchange for thousands of tons of ore. Ordinary swords can't leave a trace on the armor, and the ordinary armor is like paper under the spear.

The 30,000 elite soldiers, when viewed from the side, are a fist wider than an ordinary person. Their whole body is covered with muscles. With those muscles as support, these soldiers can even fight for six months continuously!

Such an elite group was destroyed, completely destroyed! Then Emperor Sima Yi came with a large army! At this time, there was no magic plan anymore, and a sudden disaster was coming, just like what the general ordered at that time

The whole family was slaughtered, and no calculations had any effect under absolute power.

If several scribes around him hadn't asked him to inform the Marquis immediately, he might still be stunned on the city wall.

"What did you say? Who is coming?"

Lu En didn't react for a moment, Your Majesty? Just now, this was what others called him. This time it was "Your Majesty". Lu En's mind hadn't turned around yet. He was woken up from his sleep, and his head was still not very clear.

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"It's Your Majesty! Emperor Sima Yi! He destroyed our 30,000 elites, and now his troops are approaching the city!"

Kou Ma anxiously explained to Lun En that it was urgent. There was no talk of character or calmness. Now, only by letting Lun En mobilize troops to defend the city could there be a chance of survival.

"Si——Sima Yi! How could he come! Didn't you say it was a false report? Didn't you say it was those two idiots who wanted to make a sneak attack? How could it be Sima Yi!"

Luen still didn't believe that his 30,000 elite men who had conquered all the wars in the north and south would be swallowed up by a city with a population of only 20,000 to 30,000 people. It must be a lie, yes, it must be a lie.

"

...Yes, that's right, it's my fault. This must be the trick of the two marquises. First they falsely report, and then they pretend to be 'Sima Yi' to attack the city. If the false report fails, they can also pretend to be His Majesty and attack the city.
To be continued...