Longxi Mansion, Longcheng.
Mr. Xu is sitting here. As the capital of Longxi Mansion, it is now a complete military town.
All the people in the city have been moved away, mainly to Qiping Mansion.
The north wind blows and the snowflakes drift.
If Mr. Xu hadn't started preparing clothes, firewood and rice for the winter early, this sudden cold winter would have directly destroyed the 200,000 troops guarding Longxi Mansion.
Today, there are only two strong cities left in Longxi Mansion, namely Dragon City, guarded by Mr. Xu, and Pingman City, guarded by Mr. Xu.
In fact, at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Longxi Mansion was under the control of the Northern Barbarians.
At the end of the previous dynasty, the people in the country were in dire straits, the borders were repeatedly plundered by the northern barbarians, and the imperial court lost control of Longxi Mansion.
It was not until the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the increasing national strength that the Longxi Mansion was recaptured.
However, the main battle at that time was Taiping King Xu Zhengqi, but he died of his injuries not long after retaking Longxi Mansion.
The Tang Dynasty's conquest of the Northern Barbarians also came to an end with the death of Xu Zhengqi.
This Pingman City was originally a military town built by Xu Zhengqi to completely wipe out the Northern Barbarians, where weapons and supplies were transported.
Unfortunately, with the death of Xu Zhengqi, Pingman City lost its original meaning of existence. Over a hundred years, Pingman City slowly evolved into an ordinary city.
It wasn't until Mr. Xu and Mr. Xu arrived that Pingman City existed as a military town again.
Dragon City and Pingman City are the horns of each other. They can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. They are the front line set by Mr. Xu to resist the Northern Barbarians.
In order to prevent the Northern Barbarians from plundering all directions, all the people in Longxi Mansion have been relocated.
When Mr. Xu was once again making routine inspections at the top of the city, he saw a group of scouts roaring in from outside the city. In the wind and snow, red flags were fluttering in the wind.
"Report—"
Not long after, the scout entered the city and arrived in front of Mr. Xu very quickly.
"But the Northern Barbarians are here?"
Mr. Xu looked at the hurried scouts with a solemn expression.
This year's winter came so early and the weather got cold so quickly, and the days over there in the North Barbarians were definitely going to be even more difficult.
War is inevitable.
Mr. Xu knew very well that in order to survive in such bad weather, the northern barbarians had no choice but to go south.
Even if the northern barbarians themselves do not want to move south, the savages further north will force them to go south.
Even if they are both savages, they are different.
For example, the Northland savages who appeared in Glacier Mansion some time ago had more or less interactions with the people of the Tang Dynasty and could not be considered true barbarians.
As for the savages in the north of the northern barbarian land, they are real savages who eat their own kind, drink blood and eat their own kind. They have no recognition of the same race. Even people from the same tribe can be called food.
It may be inappropriate to call these people savages. It may be more appropriate to say that they are beasts in human form.
At first, when Mr. Xu heard about the existence of such savages from the northern barbarians, it was really hard to believe it. However, just ten months ago, Mr. Xu saw such a savage with his own eyes.
He didn't know how these savages crossed the territory of the northern barbarians, but they did appear in the Longxi Mansion of the Tang Dynasty and attacked a scout team.
If the equipment gap between the two sides was not too great, the scout team sent by Mr. Xu would eventually be wiped out.
At this time, Mr. Xu had to sigh with emotion at the powerful military training method his daughter told her.
Fubao wrote a letter to his father, Mr. Xu, and told him the methods of military training for later generations. He did not go into the actual operation, but only gave a general idea, that is, to make soldiers have the will to never give up. Do not abandon, do not give up.
It was precisely with this will that this scout team did not lose their fighting consciousness, fought with these savages to the last moment, and finally destroyed them all.
An elite scout team, fully armed, was almost wiped out by a smaller number of savages than they were. This really taught Mr. Xu a lesson.
His scouts were the best among the best in the army.
From this, we can see how ferocious these savages are.
"Hui Houye, he is the high priest of the Northern Barbarians!"
"I was waiting a hundred miles outside the city and met the envoy of the Northern Barbarian High Priest. I have a letter!"
The scout quickly presented a letter to Mr. Xu.
"A letter from the Northern Barbarian High Priest?"
Mr. Xu was really stunned for a moment and couldn't figure out what the Northern Barbarian High Priest meant when he wrote to him.
Speaking of this Northern Barbarian high priest, he is really mysterious.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, it can be said that no one knows the name of the Northern Barbarian High Priest, but no one knows what kind of person this high priest is, whether he is male or female, old or young.
Last year, the Northern Barbarians attacked the south, and it was this Northern Barbarian high priest who planned it. In addition, Xu Huairen, the then Duke of Antai of the Xu Mansion, became a puppet, and his methods were very strange.
Now, the Northern Barbarian high priest sent him a letter, and Mr. Xu couldn't help but think about it.
"Master Marquis, let me come down!"
Everyone knows that the Northern Barbarian High Priest has strange methods, and no one can guarantee whether there is any mystery in the letter sent by the High Priest.
"It doesn't matter!"
Mr. Xu waved his hand to stop the guards around him.
If there was really something wrong with this letter, why would he let someone else's son suffer on his behalf
If he was afraid that someone had manipulated the letter, he could have destroyed it directly.
Mr. Xu quickly tore open the envelope and took out the letter paper inside.
There is only one page of letter paper with a rather elegant line of text written on it: Surrender to me and I will allow you to achieve your wishes!
Seeing the words on this page, Mr. Xu couldn't help but smile.
I'm afraid this Northern Barbarian High Priest has some tricks on his mind!
What he wants is to avenge his mother!
What he wants is to defeat the Northern Barbarians!
What he wishes is peace in the world!
Every wish he has can be achieved with his own hands, without the help of other people's means. What about the Northern Barbarian High Priest? So what if the method is mysterious and unpredictable, he can't ask for help from the other party.
"Report—"
The moment Mr. Xu threw the letter in his hand outside the city, another scout turned around and brought back a second letter, still from the Northern Barbarian High Priest!
"I want to see what you can say!"
Mr. Xu tore open the envelope for the second time and unfolded the letter paper.
"A hundred years ago, my master promised Taiping King Xu Zhengqi to live another life!"
"I wonder if Marquis Wu Cheng can ask for anything?"
Compared to the first letter, the second letter shocked Mr. Xu like a bolt from the blue.
A hundred years ago, Taiping King Xu Zhengqi led an army to conquer the Northern Barbarians, but he died before leaving the army. But now, if what the Northern Barbarian High Priest said is true, then there must be another hidden reason for Xu Zhengqi's death.
Suddenly, Mr. Xu was no longer calm! (End of chapter)