Chapter 695: Who is the Gatekeeper?

The flying riders of the Compassionate Race carrying the banner of the Da Bong ……… Hall were a bit confused, and for a while they were unable to connect the “Da Bong military flag” and the “Compassionate Race”. The officials and bureaucrats in the hall were a bit bewildered.

Uh-huh? A flying horse?

In the next moment, everyone caught the point and looked at Yang Gong in unison.

“Clear the blades and let him in.”

Yang Gong pondered for a moment and said nonchalantly.

The mandarin led the order to retreat, and a quarter of an hour later, the escort of the Buzhengzhi Division entered the lobby with the two men.

Yang Gong, Li Mubai and the staff looked at the visitor with scrutinizing eyes.

On the left was a Southlander with a dark complexion, light blue eyes, hair naturally tinged with curls, and a wild look from his clothes and explosive muscles.

But those light blue eyes held the light of wisdom.

It is indeed the heart compounder ……… Yang Gong, who is the highest consul of a state, maintains his unsmiling majesty and casts his eyes on the soldiers around Tamo.

Xu Erlang’s second-in-command.

Gu Qi immediately read the inquiring gaze of the Lord Minister of Prefecture and bowed with a clasped fist:

“My humble position, Gu Qi, is Lord Xu New Year Xu’s lieutenant.”

After a pause and seeing Yang Gong nod, he continued:

“This is Tamo of the Heart Compass Tribe of the Compass Clan, the commander of the Flying Beast Army, the reinforcements Xu Yinluo invited.”

Li Mubai and his staff swore that these words were the smoothest and most wonderful sound that had been heard in the last ten years.

When did Xu Yinluo run away to the Southern Border Compulsion Clan again? He even invited the Flying Beasts of the Companions?

Also, how many flying beast armies were there, where were they, and what was their combat capability? They had a series of questions they wanted to ask, but before Yang Gong opened his mouth, the crowd restrained their impulses well.

But the heart was quietly on fire.

………. Yang Gong’s spine straightened slightly, his gaze fixed on Gu Qi:

“The flying beast army of the Companions, why did they come with you?”

He asked the question that was on the minds of his handlers.

Gu Qi said:

“The warriors of the Heart Compass Ministry came to the rescue of Songshan County at the order of Xu Yinluo and helped the defenders repel the enemy.”

As he spoke, he fished the letter out of his pocket:

“Backed by a handwritten letter from Lord Xu.”

The official stepped forward to receive the handwritten letter and respectfully handed it to Yang Gong, who unfolded it and read it, nodding his head towards the staff members who threw their gazes straight at him.

Pine Mountain County retains ………

Another fluttering good word, the staffers were pleasantly surprised and looked at each other, conveying excitement and joy.

At that moment, Tamo fished a handwritten letter out of his pocket and said:

“This is a handwritten letter from Xu Yinluo, asking me to pass it on to Minister Yang Buzheng when I arrive in Qingzhou.”

This time, Yang Gong directly raised his hand and took in the handwriting through the air, somewhat impatiently unfolding it.

Unlike Xu New Year’s handwriting, which was written in neat and elegant handwriting, this handwriting of Xu Ningyan’s was written in a twisted and ugly manner, with a font that looked like it had been forcibly pieced together by brushstrokes.

That s right, it s Ning Banquet s word ……… Yang Gong believed it at once, and there was no more doubt.

It is not that Xu Ningyan’s words no one can imitate, but Xu Ningyan’s ink treasure is extremely rare, today’s nine states, in addition to the Cloud Deer Academy and the capital Xu House, almost can not see Xu Ningyan’s handwriting.

Xu Ningyan was a person who wanted to be honored, so he treasured his ink treasures very much and would never circulate them.

So even if someone wants to imitate it, there are no samples to offer.

Yang Gong looked down, the first half is Xu Ning Banquet recounted that he was in the southern border tongue fight group of scholars, with unparalleled eloquence to persuade the compulsion tribe, with noble sentiments sentimentalization of the compulsion tribe, and finally let the compulsion tribe ice to release the previous suspicion, sent troops to the north, to support the great Feng.

Christine Yang believes that the eloquence may be there, the sentiment is to be questioned.

Further down, the number of troops sent by each ministry.

“Heart Compulsion Ministry Flying Beasts Ride Five Hundred ……..”

When he saw the first line, Yang Gong directly froze.

He suspected that Xu Ningyan had written it wrong, knowing that in the Battle of Shanhaiguan back then, the Da Feng’s flying beast army only numbered 1,500.

After the Battle of Shanhaiguan, within a few years, the imperial court demobilized half of the Flying Beast Battalion, and the Red-tailed Flaming Eagle was sold in large quantities.

Why? Because it can’t be afforded.

If the Heavy Cavalry ate silver, the Flying Beast Army ate gold.

What is the concept of five hundred flying beasts army? I’m afraid it accounts for half of the number of flying beast army in the Heart Compass Ministry.

Continuing to look down, the force compulsion department warriors four hundred; corpse compulsion department body control hand six hundred; shadow department elite eight hundred, if you add five hundred flying beast army ……….

Yang Gong’s heart sank, surprised and worried, surprised because these elite warriors of the Companions could undoubtedly ease the current decline of the Qingzhou Army.

Worried because the Companions were giving too much, their plans were bound to be not small, and Minister Yang was worried that Xu Qi’an would make promises recklessly and give promises that were unacceptable to the court.

He frowned at the end of the handwritten letter, the promise Xu Ningyan had given to the Companions.

This …….. Yang Gong once again suspected that Xu Ningyan had written it wrong.

Just now it was the feeling that the number of flying beasts army was too much, while now it was the feeling that the cost was too small.

Too cheap ………

Yang Gong’s spine was getting straighter and straighter without him realizing it, and he still remained majestic and stereotypical, but his eyes had become extraordinarily bright.

He didn’t move to put away his handbook and gazed at Tamo:

“Has the head of the Heart Compass Ministry read the contents of the handbook?”

Tamo didn’t understand why he had asked, thought about it, then understood and nodded stoically:

“Minister Yang Buzheng rest assured that the contents of the handwritten letter are accurate.”

The intelligence of Heart Compass Masters was generally above par, which was why Xu Qi’an had given them the handbook.

I’m afraid that’s how I would have responded if I were in the Power Compulsion Department:

“How do I know!”

Or just say, “Me too!”

Tamo continued:

“I also hope that Minister Yang Buzheng will write to the court at an early date to finalize this matter.”

Yang Gong nodded:

“This official understands, Commander Tamo has traveled a long way and is tired from the journey, this official will arrange for you to go down and rest first, and then we will have a proper banquet for the Commander in the evening.”

After having Tamo taken down to arrange for shelter, Yang Gong exhaled slowly and turned his attention to his staff at the table.

And these staffers, who are well versed in various fields and well read, have been impatient for a long time.

“What does Ning Banquet’s handwritten letter say about how many flying beast armies there are?”

Li Mu Bai asked on behalf of the crowd.

Yang Gong revealed a smile, “Five hundred.”

“Five hundred?!”

Shrieks of surprise resounded around the table, and the busy mandarins in the distance, stopped what they were doing and looked over in consternation.

“Show me.”

Li Mubai stretched out his hand and said in a deep voice, “Come!”

The letter paper in Yang Gong’s hand suddenly disappeared and appeared in Li Mubai’s hand, he unfolded the letter paper and read it, looking at it, his breath was slightly shortened, and the hand that held the letter slightly trembled for a few moments, but it quickly calmed down.

The letter paper was circulated among the staff, a pair of hands holding the letter trembled, and an expression of excitement and thrill appeared on one face.

The arrival of the Companions’ elites was like a timely rain for Qingzhou at this time.

Watering the dry battlefields everywhere.

“To invite so many Companions’ elites at just these costs, Xu Yinluo’s noble sentiments can impress even the Companions.”

A staffer stroked his beard in admiration.

Naive …….. Li Mubai and Yang Gong glanced at him, and the latter slowly said:

“Perhaps there is a price we have never known, paid by the Ning Banquet itself.”

The atmosphere at the table eased up, and the handlers laughed and talked as they lamented:

“I don’t know when Xu Yinluo will be able to finish dealing with the affairs of the Southern Border; if he can come to Qingzhou, why would the rebels worry about not being destroyed.”

“Although he’s not in the battlefield, he still has his heart set on Qingzhou doesn’t he.”

Speaking of the martial artist whose reputation is as high as the sky, even if all the people here are scholars, there is only reverence in their hearts. You should know that the literati despise the vulgar martial artist the most.

“Now that I look at it again, I still have to be grateful to Duke Wei, who allowed the pillars of Dafeng’s township to continue and not collapse due to his sacrifice.”

The Great Fathers were without Wei Yuan, but with Xu Qi’an, the legacy remained undying.

Li Mubai frowned and hummed:

“Ning Banquet is worthy of being my student, the art of combining and combining is pure, it’s not a waste of the many years of teaching I’ve done.”

Xu Ningyan was his nominal student.

Yang Gong expressionlessly scrutinized his fellow student and faintly said:

“Yes, this student, Xu Ningyan, this official is also very satisfied, and has not dishonored this official’s devoted teaching all those years.”

The two great scholars of the Cloud Deer Academy glanced at each other, and it was as if there were electric sparks clashing in the air.

………..

Two days later, ten miles away from Wan County, the main camp of the Yunzhou Army.

Eight giant birds as red as fire flew from the sky, skimming over one tent and landing on the northwest side of the military camp.

At this time, Qi Guangbo was sandboxing with strategists and generals of all battalions.

“With the strength of our troops, if we attack Wanxian County, we can take it within ten days, but Wanxian County has a great scholar Zhang Shen, who majors in the art of war, and should not be underestimated. If we attack strongly, I’m afraid we’ll lose our elites.”

Ge Wenxuan looked at the sand table and analyzed it.

Seeing that the generals of the battalions around him were frowning and not taking it seriously, he said in a deep voice:

“As I said earlier, to fight Qingzhou, the most important thing is stability, not speed. The faster we fight, the faster the elite will be depleted. We can’t fight to the capital with very few elite troops left.

“So to deal with Wan County, surrounding but not attacking and slowly consuming it is the best way. If the Qingzhou army rushes to support us, we will eat it. Eat as many as come.”

A square-faced general shook his head:

“The prerequisite for cutting meat with a blunt knife is that Songshan County can be taken down. It is only by eating Songshan County and Dongling that we can force the Qingzhou Army to do their best to stabilize Wan County.

“Otherwise, they could have used Songshan County as a stronghold and sent troops to meet up with Dongling’s defenders and eat Ji Xuan’s group. In that case, Wanxian would instead become a stubborn stone holding back our army’s main force.”

Chi Guangbo, the commander of the three armies, finally spoke:

“Has any information come back from Zhuo Haoran?”

A few days ago, Zhuo Haoran sent back an urgent report that the 6,000 elites under his leadership had encountered the defenders’ resistance in Songshan County and requested for reinforcements.

Chi Guangbo sent forty riders of the Vermilion Bird Army to come to his aid as fast as he could.

It’s reasonable to assume that Pine Mountain County should be taken as well.

“This Xu New Year, but let this general surprised, Zhuo Haoran is not good at attacking the city, but under the command of the six thousand elite primitive courage and good fighting, a young man in the year of the weak crown can do this, it is not easy.”

Qi Guangbo laughed, “It’s a general.”

As he was speaking, the sound of wild footsteps stopped outside the army tent, and Qi Guangbo looked out of the open tent, watching a soldier approaching from a distance, and said:

“What is it.”

The informing soldier exclaimed:

“The Vermilion Bird Army has returned to the barracks and brought back information that the 6,000 elites that marched to Songshan County were all wiped out. Zhuo Haoran fled and is nowhere to be found. The Vermilion Bird Army’s forty riders have only returned eight.”

Side by side, the book of intelligence on the floor.

Inside the army tent, the generals’ faces changed.

Qi Guangbo narrowed his eyes, his expression turning a bit sullen as he took a big stride and took the intelligence book in the soldier’s hand, unfolding it to read.

“Great General?”

Ge Wenxuan shouted in a low voice.

Chi Guangbo had little expression as he handed over the information in his hand.

Ge Wenxuan read it and fell silent.

Intelligence circulated among the generals of the battalions, and in the silence, someone finally failed to hold back and gritted his teeth:

“The Companions have allied themselves with the Great Bong.”

After Ge Wenxuan returned to the barracks a while ago and informed the crowd that the alliance with the Companions had failed, the top brass of the Yunzhou Army had a vague bad feeling in their hearts.

The generals looked at Qi Guangbo.

This Supreme Commander of the Yunzhou Army, after a long period of silence, let out a heckle:

“Interesting.”

Back then, when he first joined the army, he said these two words. When he sandboxed with Xu Pingfeng, he still said these two words.

………….

Dongling, the south gate collapsed into ruins.

Initially, the Da Bong defenders and the Yunzhou army engaged in alleyway battles in the city, and the battle burned every inch of the city.

After six days of sustained street fighting, the population of the city was reduced by half.

Some of the people escaped from Dongling, some were forcibly recruited by the Yunzhou Army or the Dafeng Army, and some died in the ripples of war.

And then, the Dafeng defenders withdrew their vehicles from Dongling and started a field battle with the Yunzhou army.

Only then did the fighting in the city calm down, but then came the looting of the Yunzhou army, the people’s homes of money and food, beautiful women, all were robbed.

In a well-preserved small courtyard, Xu Pingfeng coughed with a pale face, blood seeping from his palm.

Garuda Tree Bodhisattva sat cross-legged on a futon, and the temperature in the small courtyard was as hot as if it were the height of summer due to his presence.

“It’s been many years since I’ve been so badly injured, and a teacher is still a teacher.”

Despite being severely injured, Xu Pingfeng had a smile in his eyes.

He whirled around and glanced at the Galaxy Tree, “But even the teacher didn’t manage to seriously injure you.”

Galaxy Tree closed his eyes and meditated, saying faintly:

“Back then, the Primordial Supervisor was just as uninjured as I was, and aside from nearly dying at the hands of Shenshu when he overthrew the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, I haven’t been injured in five hundred years.

“The Companions seem to have entered the war.”

Xu Pingfeng shook his head without much care:

“It’s all trivial, the alliance with the Compass Clan is just a front, the purpose is to send the White Emperor’s incarnation to meet the Compass God. As for my eldest son, let him bounce around, when will he be promoted to the Harmonized Dao and be qualified to be my opponent.

“Alas, after all these years, I have finally solved a puzzle in my heart.”

Galaxia opened her eyes and stared at him:

“What is it.”

Xu Pingfeng laughed, “I probably know who the gatekeeper is.”