While Wang Zhenmin was thinking, suddenly bursts of loud drumming came from the north, the drumming was extremely rapid, and the roaring sound could be heard in at least half of the floating city, and the city lord's mansion was originally located in the north of the floating city , can be heard very clearly.
"What's going on?" Wang Zhenmin's originally calm personality couldn't help asking outside immediately at this moment. He had a very bad premonition in his heart, as if something big was about to happen.
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier rushed in from outside, his face was full of urgency, obviously he didn't come in after hearing Wang Zhenmin's shout, but came galloping from a distance.
"Report..." The soldier rushed over quickly, then knelt down on one knee, and said eagerly: "My lord, something is wrong, the Silver Wolf Kingdom suddenly launched a war against us, and their army is about to reach the other side of the Yuqing River …”
"What?" Wang Zhenmin was startled, quickly stabilized his emotions, and then asked: "How many troops do they have in total, and who is the commander?"
"The vanguard army has about 30,000 people, and the rear troops are not known yet. The coach can't tell, but the vanguard general should be Xiao Yong!" The soldier quickly replied.
Wang Zhenmin's frown suddenly deepened, but he didn't continue to discuss this issue! As the lord of the city, and now the commander of the floating city, no matter how shocked he may be, he must remain calm on the surface, otherwise it would be a huge blow to the morale of his soldiers!
There are 30,000 vanguard troops, and it is estimated that 100,000 or even 200,000 or 300,000 troops will be used in the rear. Although Fucheng is an important border town, the garrison will not exceed 100,000 troops for many years.
The difference in strength is definitely not small.
Moreover, this war came too suddenly, as if there was no warning at all. Silver Wolf Country and Yu Country are neighboring countries, but the relationship between the two countries has always been very bad, and wars will happen from time to time.
However, in the past ten years or so, it has been relatively peaceful, with only a few minor frictions. But this time, I don't know what went crazy in the Silver Wolf Country, and actually invaded on a large scale. Judging from this posture, it is definitely not a small fight. A war with hundreds of thousands of troops has not happened in more than ten or twenty years.
Wang Zhenmin did not panic, and followed the soldier quickly towards the North City. Along the way, in addition to gathering soldiers, he continued to issue orders one after another. At this moment, not only was the battle drum beating for the army to assemble, but also the towering smoke had already ignited in several directions to the southwest.
When the smoke ignited, some nearby post stations would naturally follow suit when they saw it. The news of the coming war would spread in Yu State at an extremely fast speed. However, the beacon smoke is only the signal of the war. The other cities of Yu State, even the emperors and ministers of the empire, do not know the specific situation of the war.
Therefore, before Wang Zhenming came out, he had already written several letters, and people rushed to send them to various places as soon as possible in the mode of military situation.
Before the war officially started, the entire floating city was running at the fastest speed, and the city walls were already full of armored soldiers, all of them full of energy. Behind them, a lot of supplies for defending the city have also been quickly shipped up.
Rolling stones, twigs, rolling oil, etc. Teams of archers held longbows, quiveres filled with arrows behind their shoulders, all standing behind the battlements.
At this time, Wang Zhenmin had already reached the city wall and looked into the distance.
In front of the north gate of the floating city is the Yuqing River. The water of this river is fast-moving. The narrowest part is more than ten meters wide, and the widest part is even hundreds of meters wide! So this river was directly regarded as a moat when the city was first built.
At this moment, the army of the opponent's Silver Wolf Kingdom was almost at the Yuqing River, and the suspension bridge had already been put away.
"Go out of the city and fight!" After taking a look, Wang Zhenmin quickly made a decision, instead of sticking to it, he went out of the city to fight. Soon, he assembled tens of thousands of troops, opened the city gate, and rushed out with a majestic wildebeest under him, and the moat was slowly lowered! His idea is very simple, that is to dampen the spirit of the opponent's vanguard first!
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Next to the City Lord's Mansion, which is the temporary residence of the Third Prince Qin Yue, he is listening to his subordinates' report with a gloomy face at the moment. Just ten minutes ago, he just received the news that Qin Qi's assassination failed and everyone died.
This made him extremely angry. Since he was born, except for a few small losses from the prince, no one has ever made him suffer, except of course his father! But this time, a few ant-like characters actually made themselves angry again and again!
Qin Yue couldn't bear it anymore, and was planning to vent the anger in his heart no matter what, not to mention that this person was his future wife's old love, so he couldn't keep it!
But at this moment, there was a violent drumbeat in the north city, and Qin Yue could of course hear what the drumbeat meant, so he temporarily put Bai Yuzhe's matter aside and asked people to inquire about the news.
Now, the person who inquired about the news has returned and is reporting to him.
"Third Prince, it seems that the Silver Wolf Country has launched a war against our Yu Country, and the movement is very serious!" After the man came back, he said respectfully to Qin Yue.
"What? The Silver Wolf Country has launched a war!" Qin Yue's shock was no small matter. War is always a big deal for a country. What's more, the Silver Wolf Country may be worse economically than the Yu Country. But in terms of combat power, it actually surpassed the State of Yu by a lot.
Because, the people of the Silver Wolf Kingdom are very fierce, and it can be seen from their founding name alone. With a beast like a wolf as a totem, it is conceivable that they can even turn all the people into soldiers when necessary!
"How many troops did the other party dispatch?" Qin Yue immediately asked again after being stunned for a moment.
"I don't know exactly how many subordinates there are, but I just saw City Master Wang's serious face, so the situation should be more serious." The man said helplessly, the military situation is not so easy to inquire, he is just the third prince's bodyguard , but he has no right to inquire about anything from the City Lord's Mansion in this state.
"Notify Qin Da, Qin Wu, go to Beicheng with me!" After thinking about it, Qin Yue immediately made a decision, and he temporarily left the matter of Bai Yuzhe behind.
No matter how much he hated Bai Yuzhe, it was just that he was unhappy. It was not a deep hatred, and personal hatred could only be put behind when compared with military affairs.
Although Qin Yue is ruthless, his ability is indeed not weak, otherwise he would not become one of the most powerful contenders for the throne. Of course, he doesn't care about Bai Yuzhe now, but once the matter here is dealt with, he will definitely not let Bai Yuzhe go.
Soon, Qin Yue took several of his personal guards to the north city wall. Many high-level officials in the City Lord's Mansion knew him, so there would be no misunderstanding.
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Bai Yuzhe and the others had already arrived at the Danxiang Pavilion. Wu Cang was a little surprised at first when he saw so many people coming, but soon turned into excitement. He happily helped them arrange a place to live, and then held a big banquet to entertain them.
What can Bai Yuzhe bring his own people here to prove? It proves that he has more and more trust in himself! Wu Cang is definitely a smart person, although Bai Yuzhe told him last time that the second-rank alchemist is his limit, and it is basically impossible to reach the third-rank alchemist.
But Wu Cang understands better that for a second-rank alchemist, there are still many levels of ability. He wants to make himself go further on the road of alchemy, so Bai Yuzhe is definitely his guide!
At the banquet, Bai Yuzhe, Luo Ming, Xiao He and other 18 people were all present. Wu Cang arranged a long table on the assembly line. Hundreds of people could sit in a row, and everyone had a sumptuous banquet in front of them.
As for the people in Danxiang Pavilion, there are only three members of Wu Cang's family, and a few of his confidants, a total of six people. Wu Cang's wife is also the gentle and virtuous type.
At the banquet, everyone exchanged glasses, which was very lively. At first, Luo Ming and the others still couldn't let it go. After all, Danxiang Pavilion was absolutely superior to them before, and their reputation in Fucheng was not even lower than that of the city lord Wang Zhenmin.
But not long after, they let go completely. Wu Cang showed no airs in front of Bai Yuzhe, and even seemed very humble and respectful. And he could also see that although these eighteen people were not well dressed, Bai Yuzhe seemed to value them very much.
Bai Yuzhe and the others still don't know about the war launched by the Silver Wolf Kingdom against Fucheng, because Goulan Street and Danxiang Pavilion are located in the south direction of Fucheng, and they can't hear the drums beating loudly. , but it has not yet reached their ears.
"Brother Bai, you are here this time, but you want to stay in our Danxiang Pavilion for a longer time!" Sitting opposite Bai Yuzhe, Wu Wenxuan picked up a wine glass and touched Bai Yuzhe, and said with a smile.
Bai Yuzhe's arrival made her very happy. What she drank was fruit wine, but it was still alcoholic. After a few glasses of wine, she looked less girlish and more charming. His skin is white and red, and it seems to be more beautiful than before.
Bai Yuzhe smiled slightly, took a sip of wine, and said, "How long you will stay has not been decided yet, it may be a few days, or it may take a month."
"That's great, come on, let's finish this cup!" Wu Wenxuan said excitedly. The few times Bai Yuzhe came here before, he came and left in a hurry. He left immediately after refining the alchemy. After so long, of course she is happy.
"Pavilion Master Wu, my visit this time may cause you trouble. You should think about it carefully. Do you want me to stay here for a few days?" Bai Yuzhe nodded slightly to Wu Wenxuan, then turned to Wu Cang, and said .
(end of this chapter)