The sound of heavy rain hitting the leaves could be heard outside the window, and the night seemed even quieter. Du Wu stood by the window, looking at the Tun Ling tree in the courtyard in ecstasy. The rain kept falling down along the thick leaves of the Tun Ling tree. drop.
The same city, the same yard, the same window, the same spiritual tree, everything remains the same, but the difference is the state of mind.
When Du Wu defeated Ghost King Lie and entered Star Dou City, seizing half of the Star Continent, he lived in this courtyard for the first time. He was full of positive energy. The spiritual tree in the courtyard was almost dead. After the negative spiritual veins were re-twisted into the positive spiritual veins, this tree The withered spirit tree sprouted again.
Now, the Tun Ling tree bathed in the rain is full of vitality and stands like a canopy, but the Du Wu standing in front of the window has lost his wind and spirit, and the heroic spirit between his brows has been restrained.
That day in Tanwei City, Du Wu did not listen to the opinions of Liu Yong and Hou Xin, nor did she fully follow Zhao Gai's wishes. She led the main force of the Chongming Army to retreat to Xingdou City, gathering the defenders in each city along the way. Ten thousand increased to 160,000. Du Wu was reluctant to let go of the Xingchen Continent that she had worked so hard to defeat. She was unwilling to retreat to Chongming Continent. However, facing the powerful Chu army, she was not sure of victory, so she chose a compromise, shrinking the front line, gathering superior forces, and then asking for help from Chongming Continent. , and when the time is right, he will come back with a single blow and wipe out the Chu army.
After all the hard work and half a month, Du Wu finally withdrew the main army back to Star Dou City without any danger. However, the annihilation of Sun Mou's 30,000-strong army made her regret it a little. In addition, the news of Yuan Shi's death came. It made her a little depressed. At this point, Hou Xin's four diamonds were all destroyed, which was a heavy blow to the Chongming army.
"Perhaps I should listen to the great strategist!" Du Wu thought, but he quickly shook his head: "At that time, the Chu army had more troops than ours, and it was really not sure to fight a desperate battle. I am doing this now. It’s the safest!”
Du Wu convinced himself, his slightly frowned eyebrows relaxed, and he regained his heroic appearance, thinking: "As soon as the reinforcements of the two eldest brothers arrive, my Chongming Army will have an overwhelming advantage, and there is no need to be afraid of Chu anymore." The army has the strongest golden general Hou Xin, but he is afraid that he will not be able to defeat the Chu army. Huh, Chu Jun, just wait, I, Du Wu, have not lost yet!"
The sound of hurried footsteps came from the courtyard. A guard hurriedly walked in despite the heavy rain. He leaned outside the house and knocked on the door.
Du Wu frowned, feeling uneasy in his heart unconsciously. It was already past midnight, and the people below would never knock on his door unless they had something urgent to do.
Du Wu opened the door, and the female cultivator of the bodyguard saluted solemnly and said: "Your Highness, Palace Master, General Hou, please go to the meeting hall quickly to discuss important matters!"
Du Wu's expression changed, and he quickly put on his armor and walked out of the room into the heavy rain. Ye Zhong flashed out from nowhere and followed Du Wu like a shadow. An invisible wall of air formed around his body to protect Du Wu. Dance to block the heavy rain.
Du Wu hurried to the meeting hall, glanced around, and found that all the senior officials had arrived. Everyone looked solemn and even frightened. He couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart. He quickly walked to the main seat and sat down, trying to remain calm. Asked: "Mr. Hou, what happened?"
Hou Xin looked extremely solemn and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, something serious has happened!"
Even Hou Xin, who had always been as calm as a stone Buddha, said something was wrong. It was obvious that something was really wrong. Du Wu's heart sank rapidly.
"The army of the two princes met the Immortal Wind at the boundary river. Almost the entire army was wiped out. The whereabouts of the two princes are unknown!"
As soon as Hou Xin said this, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day. Du Wu felt his ears buzzing and his mind went blank. He leaned slumped on the back of his chair and almost fell over backwards. Hou Xin and Liu Yong were holding hands next to him. Hold on quickly.
Du Wu suddenly stood up, his pretty face was a little distorted, and shouted sternly: "How is it possible? How is it possible that there is no immortal wind in Jiehe? Hou Xin, how dare you fool me!"
Du Wu's voice was stern, but her voice was a little trembling. She knew in her heart that no one dared to joke like this, but in her heart she hoped that Hou Xin's old face would smile and tell her that this was indeed a joke, or that she was dreaming now.
Hou Xin didn't pay attention to Du Wu's gaffe. He had also been so glum when he heard the news.
"Your Majesty, the news is indeed correct. The troop transport fleet of the two princes encountered the Immortal Wind on the boundary river, and the entire army was wiped out!" Liu Yong sighed secretly.
Du Wu seemed to have lost all his strength, and fell back on his chair. He asked in a difficult voice: "How did you get the news?"
"The people who survived the troop transport said it personally!" Liu Yong replied: "There were three-pronged troop transports that did not sink, and more than 7,000 Chongming troops survived on the ship. However, the storm subsided long ago, and Chu Jun and Tao Feifei took 50,000 troops with them. Yudong Qi appeared and captured them all!"
Hearing the word "Chu Jun", everyone present was shocked. Du Wu turned pale and said coldly: "How could the Chu army appear so coincidentally? Could it be that the other party deliberately spread rumors to shake our military morale!"
As soon as this statement came out, Du Wu felt that it was redundant. With the thoughts of Liu Yong and everyone present, how could they not have thought of this, so he changed his words and said: "Bring the person who sent the message!"
Liu Yong waved his hand, and six Chongming soldiers were immediately brought in. They all looked frightened and tired, and they knelt down on one knee to salute Du Wu.
Du Wu glanced at the six people and shouted coldly: "Which team are you from?"
The six people reported their team numbers one after another. There is no doubt that these six people are from the Chongming Army, and they are not ordinary soldiers. One of them is a black iron general from the Xuanwu Army.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Du Wu's heart sank to the bottom.
The six people recounted what had happened. Although everyone else present had heard it once, they couldn't help but gasp when they heard it again. In a storm, the 200,000-strong army was wiped out.
Du Wu's face was ashen. Her biggest reason for returning to Star Dou City was the support from Chongming Province. Now all the 200,000 reinforcements from the two brothers were buried in the boundary river, and the support was cut off. Is God going to destroy me, Du Wu
The six Chongming soldiers did not dare to say a word, and knelt down on the ground tremblingly.
Du Wu's pupils were not focused at all, and he murmured: "There is no fairy wind, how could there be no fairy wind, how could Chu Jun appear without a prophet!"
The black iron warrior asked Du Wu to ask himself, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, the palace master, it is indeed impossible for the immortal wind to appear in the boundary river, so... so we suspect that the storm was caused by Chu Shaxing, brothers. It is rumored in private that Chu Shaxing is really the Heavenly Killing Star descended to earth... He has the ability to trigger the Immortal Storm, and everyone who opposes him... all... "
The Black Iron Warrior did not continue, but everyone guessed what he was going to say, and they all felt a chill on their backs!
Du Wu's expression suddenly changed, and a cold light flashed in his hand. The black iron warrior's head was missing, and blood sprayed several meters high. Several people next to him were sunburned and fell to the ground in fear.
"The nonsense has shaken the morale of our army and deserves to be killed!" Du Wu scolded with a ferocious expression.
Everyone present was shocked.
"Stand back. Don't spread the word about Jiehe. Otherwise, we will be killed without mercy!" Du Wu shouted sternly.
The five Chongming soldiers nodded and retreated with pale faces, and the body of the black iron warrior was also dragged away.
Du Wu's eyes coldly swept across the high-ranking officials present, and finally settled on Liu Yong. He calmed down and said, "Master Dace, how many surviving Chongming troops have entered the city?"
Liu Yong replied: "Palace Master, don't worry, all the survivors who escaped to Star Dou City will be strictly guarded by subordinates, and no adverse news will be leaked!"
Du Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and it was Liu Yong who took care of things to reassure him.
"To avoid any accidents, deal with all these people!"
Du Wu said the word "deal with" very calmly, as insignificant as washing hands with tea. You must know that there were nearly 2,000 survivors of the Chongming Army who fled here, but she was wiped out with just one sentence.
Everyone present sat upright in awe!
Du Wu said calmly: "Chu Jun released the prisoners, obviously deliberately using these people's mouths to spread the news and shake our military morale!"
"Palace Master is wise and decisive!" Zhao Gai praised quickly.
"But paper can't cover up the fire. The news will spread sooner or later. We have to find a way to deal with it as soon as possible. What clever plan does Mr. Dace have?" Du Wu turned around and asked.
Zhao Gai suddenly looked embarrassed. He didn't get a good look by flattering him. Du Wu didn't seem to hear him. Instead, he turned to Liu Yong to ask for advice.
Liu Yong secretly sighed, if Du Wu had listened to him and had taken advantage of the Chu army's exhaustion to cut through the chaos with a quick sword, how could he have ended up in this situation? Even if he retreated directly to Chongmingzhou, he would not be in the current situation.
"Difficult!" Liu Yong sighed and said only one word.
Du Wu's face darkened and he said regretfully: "I should have listened to the Chief Minister at the beginning. Is there really nothing I can do?"
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Zhao Gai's cheeks suddenly felt a little hot. At that time, he was the leader of the anti-war faction who advocated retreat. Now Du Wu was clearly slapping him in the face.
Hou Xin said in a deep voice: "Palace Master, please rest assured. Although there are no reinforcements, there are still 160,000 troops in Beidou City. The Chu army can't even hope to defeat us. There are generals here to protect the Palace Master. At worst, we will withdraw to Chongmingzhou." !”
Du Wu felt a little relieved when he heard this. Yes, he still has an army of 160,000. It has not yet been decided who will win and who will lose!
Liu Yong was silent. Although there were still 160,000 Chongming troops in Xingdou City, this army was now just a lone army. There could be no more support from Chongmingzhou. As long as the Chu army surrounded the city, sooner or later it would be over. The Chongming army must be exhausted.
"Palace Master, withdraw!" Liu Yong suddenly raised his head and said.
Hou Xin suddenly frowned, and Du Wu also frowned and said, "Evacuate? Where to retreat?"
"Haijiao City!" Liu Yong said resolutely: "While there is still a chance, we will retreat to Haijiao City. It is close to the Immortal Sea. We can escape into the vast sea, take a roundabout way back to Chongmingzhou by sea, or directly Go to Lei Yuzhou and Lian Yuezhou!”
Hou Xin said displeasedly: "I disagree. Liu Qing's cowardly escape mentality without fighting is not advisable!"
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