340 Failed negotiation(1/2)
The sixth day of the eighth month of the 1331 New Yu calendar, night
The 300,000 troops in Chengkang County lasted six hours, from daytime to late at night, and took about a thousand miles to travel. Hou Yucheng's army behind finally arrived at midnight.
There is no official road between Hexi and the southern border. Whether it is Hou Yuxiao or Hou Yucheng's army, they can only choose to march in the wilderness. The wilderness in the middle was originally pitch black, but at this time there were hundreds of thousands of torches illuminating it, not dark at all.
Hou Yuxiao stood in the sky and looked down from a distance. The lights stretched for at least dozens of miles, like a fire dragon walking through the darkness, making people feel magnificent.
But soon, he glanced roughly at the number of troops below. His face suddenly became a little confused. He turned to look at Hou Yucheng and asked:
"Didn't I just ask you to bring 100,000 Chiyan Army and 200,000 Zhaoyang Army here? How many large armies have you brought here?"
Hou Yucheng, who had just rushed for more than a thousand miles, not only could he find any fatigue on his face, but was full of excitement for the current war. When he heard Hou Yuxiao's inquiry, he quickly explained: "Brother, there is a new situation!"
“What’s the situation?”
"The current army in the clan is in Longxiang and Jiuwu County. Longxiang in the east has 100,000 Red Flame Army, 200,000 Hexi Army, 100,000 Hexi Army, 100,000 Red Flame Army, 200,000 Zhaoyang Army, and 200,000 Hexi Army.
I was planning to transfer Longxiang's 100,000 Red Flame Army to the place where you said, and the remaining 200,000 Zhaoyang Army were transferred from Jiujun County. But after I went to Jiujun County, my subordinates told me that Leiyin Temple had transferred a lot of their Yinkang County garrison troops. I personally went over and inspected it and found that it was indeed the case.
Leiyin Temple had previously released 200,000 Earth Demon Monk Soldiers and 300,000 Huang Chan Army in Yinkang County. After I passed by yesterday, I found that there were only 100,000 Huang Chan Army left in them!"
There are only 100,000 troops left, and what is left is not the Earth Demon Monk Soldiers, but the ordinary Huang Chan Army...
"Last month, when Junior Sister Qingning came to the city to see me, she told me that the master, along with Xun Mu, Meng Qu, and Jing Yuanxiu of the Ten Thousand Sword Saint Sect, went to Jianye Mansion to find Shi Tian. I don't know what happened and haven't returned yet."
Hou Yuxiao suddenly heard the news she said when she said goodbye to Zhao Qingxue in Fucheng, and immediately looked excited.
"What happened in Leiyin Temple?"
"Yes, it should be that something happened in Leiyin Temple. There is no news about Jianye Mansion City at present. The people who came to the Marquis's Sect had previously reported every ten days, but now it has not been reported for more than a month. There is only one explanation for this situation, that is, Leiyin Temple blocked the city, and the garrison of Yinkang County should have been transferred back by them."
Hou Yuxiao then realized why Hou Yucheng brought so many people here. The army stationed in Jiujun County in Hexi was to guard against the army left in Yinkang County in Leiyin Temple. Since Leiyin Temple has withdrawn all the army in Yinkang County, they naturally don’t need to leave too many army in Jiujun.
"So, I brought all the 100,000 Red Flame Army and 200,000 Zhaoyang Army from Jiuxiao County. It should be enough to leave only 200,000 Hexi Army stationed. Together with the 100,000 Red Flame Army from Longxiang County, I brought 400,000 troops, and 300,000 troops from my elder brother, this time, my Hou family's elite troops were all out, and it would be enough to defeat Wumiao in one fell swoop and take down the southern border!"
Hou Yuxiao nodded and his expression gradually calmed down.
"Let the army continue to advance south, and you go and call the three Gao brothers."
"Yes, brother."
The 700,000 troops below seemed to be slowly advancing south, but that was because he was in the sky. In fact, their march was very fast. Even when the army led by Hou Yucheng came in just now, it did not take too long.
Hou Yuxiao didn't wait long, Hou Yucheng took the Gao family and the other two to fly behind him from below.
"Our army goes south. At present, southern Xinjiang should not know. Second brother, you and Gao Changlong, first lead 200,000 Red Flame Army. How long will it take to march from here to the nearest Heimiao City?"
Hou Yucheng's eyes lit up slightly. He knew that Hou Yuxiao was deploying tactics. He roughly calculated and replied: "This place is more than 1,700 miles away from Heimiao City. If I only bring 200,000 Red Flame Army, I can guarantee that I will arrive in six hours!"
The good-quality war horses equipped by the Zhaoyang army were slightly slower. Just now, all the 300,000 troops walked at the speed of the Zhaoyang army. They walked about a thousand miles in six hours, and about one hundred and sixty miles per hour.
The Red Flame Army marched alone so fast. It was as fast as possible to march nearly 300 miles per hour and 1,700 miles per hour, which was indeed less than six hours.
Hou Yuxiao pondered for a moment, and looked at Hou Yucheng's order and said, "Then you and Gao Changlong will lead the 200,000 Red Flame Army to fight. First, take the detour to the south of Heimiao City. Remember, you cannot expose your whereabouts before my orders, and you are not allowed to attack the city without authorization."
"Yes, brother!"
"Gaochanghu, you will take 100,000 Red Flame Army to follow Yucheng. When you arrive at Heimiao City, you will go directly to the southwest to guard the scouts along the way. If you have any abnormal movements, please inform us as soon as possible."
"Subordinate to obey the order!"
"Gaochangbao, you will lead the remaining 400,000 Zhaoyang troops and continue to march south. The normal speed will arrive after ten hours. I will give you another hour to repair it in the middle. When I arrive in Heimiao City, I will order you to attack as soon as possible. Do you understand?"
"I'm going to receive the order!"
Hou Yuxiao’s three arrangements are not complicated.
Gaochangbao's 400,000 Zhaoyang troops headed south to attack Heimiao City.
Hou Yucheng and Gao Changlong led the army to detour, mainly to avoid surprises, and could cooperate with Gaochangbao's 400,000 Zhaoyang troops to attack Heimiao City together. Then, to prevent the Heimiao army from fleeing south after the war, or Baimiao reinforcements to go north to support;
Gaochanghu's 100,000 troops went to the southwest of Heimiao City, and defended Qingmiao City, which was ninety miles southwest of Heimiao City.
Hou Yuxiao basically finalized the plan to attack Heimiao City in mid-air. Hou Yucheng and the three brothers of Gao had long seen the map of Wumiao in southern Xinjiang. They have been commanding troops for nearly ten years. After a little thought about Hou Yuxiao's arrangement, they can understand that none of the four people raised objections, which was obviously unanimous to Hou Yuxiao's plan.
"Brother, where are you going?"
Hou Yuxiao narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the south side, and whispered: "I'll go to Heimiao City first and talk to them to see if I can win without a fight!"
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It took less than a day before the leader of the Black Miao tribe, Heigu, was killed by Qingxuan. Hou Yuxiao was not sure whether the news had reached Hei Miao City. However, according to the news, if the Black Miao people knew about it, under normal circumstances, the Black Miao tribe would definitely break with Qingmiao. Of course, it is unrealistic to expect them to raise troops to attack Qingmiao!
Even though Hou Yuxiao hoped that, he still understood in his heart.
There are only five martial arts sub-saints in the southern border, namely the clan leader of Wumiao. There is one martial arts sub-saint on the Hei Miao side. It would be nice if Qingmiao is not afraid of Qingmiao coming. It is impossible to launch an army to attack Qingmiao.
Although he deployed a siege, it would be more cost-effective if he could take down Heimiao City without bloodshed. The breakup of the Five Miao has become a fact. He already has a chance. If he can successfully convince Heimiao to surrender, the next battle against the other four Miaos will be smoother.
This is a killing number of kills in one fell swoop, so he naturally has to do his best to promote it.
He rushed to Heimiao City alone, which was much faster than the marching speed. In less than half an hour, he was already standing above Heimiao City.
In the dark night sky, watching the city behave normally, no people move, and most of them are still immersed in their sleep. Hou Yuxiao immediately knew that the news of the murder of Heigu had not yet reached Hei Miao City.
"Lao Wu said that when Heigu went to Qingmiao City, he brought two Broken Realm powers. Unexpectedly, there were still two left in the city. Just one Black Miao, there were a martial arts sub-saints plus four Broken Realm powers. Isn't there more than twenty Broken Realm powers in the entire Five Miao in southern Xinjiang..."
After Hou Yuxiao released his breath and sensed the situation in the city, he was suddenly a little shocked. There were more than twenty powerful powers in the Broken Realm, which were more than some holy places in China. No wonder it was said that four hundred years ago, southern Xinjiang was comparable to holy places. Even if the five Miaoshu joined forces now, the gap with the holy places was only a martial arts saint. I really don’t know what the situation in southern Xinjiang four hundred years ago was.
"Who is yours? Why did you trespass into my Hei Miao City?"
Suddenly, a stern sounded from the front. Hou Yuxiao looked up at the two old men dressed in black in southern Xinjiang and with animal teeth ornaments hanging around their necks, somehow they had already flew into the air from the city and stared at him with a vigilant look on his face.
Hou Yuxiao's face was extremely kind, and bowed and said softly: "Let's go, Hou Yuxiao, Hexi, Yongzhou, dare you ask the two black Miao elders, the name of Gao?"
Hou Yuxiao, Hexi………
The two old men looked at each other and their faces became alert instantly.
The reputation of Hexi in Shenzhou has long been spread to southern Xinjiang. The two remember that when the Hexi Alliance was established five years ago, Wumiao had specially discussed countermeasures for this matter and sent Qing Miao people's Qingwu to Xingnan Prefecture City. The Thousand-faced Jade Lang Hou Yuxiao is not an unknown person. The reputation of Wanglong Mountain's Battle of Fahai is even more well-known.
Thinking of this, the two of them not only looked more and more alert, but also put their hands behind them, obviously they were making some preparations.
"I'm in the dark."
"In the Lower Hei Ting."
Hou Yuxiao frowned, and the actions of the two of them carrying their hands behind their backs could not escape his eyes. Until now, he had not shown any hostility. The two of them were ready to take action. This time he came here to surrender and avoid a big battle between the two sides. He took a deep breath, and simply pretended that he hadn't seen it, and hurriedly said:
"Did the two clan elders not know the news about Qingmiao City?"
"Qingmiao City, what news?"
The two of them frowned slightly and asked in unison.
Hou Yuxiao immediately pretended to be surprised and said, "To be honest, Hou has just come from Qingmiao City. Yesterday night, the emperor of the temple, Qingmiao clan elder Qingxuan, and Duanmu Hong, together with the left guardian of the Rakshasa Holy Sect, killed the leader of your Black Miao clan, Heigu. Hou thought the news had already been spread, but he could not have thought of it..."
When the two of them heard Hou Yuxiao's words, their faces obviously changed. Hei Yan on the left looked shocked and said in horror: "Qingxuan, how is this possible to kill the leader of my clan?"
"This matter is absolutely true. Hou can guarantee his life. If you don't believe it, you can sneak into Qingmiao City by yourself and find out after a look."
The two of them were silent for a while. Hei Ting on the right frowns slightly, and looked at Hou Yuxiao and raised his hand and asked, "I'm going to ask me, the head of the Hou family came to tell us this news, what is the request?"
Hearing this question, Hou Yuxiao's heart suddenly sank.
It may not be true whether the two believed him or not, but Hei Ting asked this deliberately, obviously he was wary of himself, which was not a good signal.
"Hou just happened to be back to Hexi, so I'll do it by the way. Both of you are too worried!"
At this time, talking about cooperation or even surrendering will be like exposing one's ambitions for southern Xinjiang. Once the two of them are more suspicious and the entire Heimiao City is in a panic, it will cause unnecessary trouble for the Hexi army that will arrive in Heimiao City tomorrow morning.
"Then I, Hei Miao, have to thank the head of the Hou family for this enthusiastic act. Why not follow me and talk more about the details of Qingmiao City with me, so that I can also let me and all the friendship between the landlords?"
Hou Yuxiao looked up and stared at Hei Yan who had a kind face and invited him. After more than ten breaths, he finally shook his head and chuckled: "You two, please, Hou is still going to rush back to Hexi, there is no need!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong light burst out from the beast teeth ornaments hanging around the necks of the two people in front of him, and a fierce demonic aura suddenly formed a black singularity behind him.
The momentum of the two powerful people in the Broken Realm was instantly pressing against dozens of miles in an instant, covering Hou Yuxiao. Two long swords suddenly flew out from the top of the two. After they held them in their hands, they did not hesitate at all. They directly slashed Hou Yuxiao's head and slashed them suddenly. The two of them took action directly, not giving him a chance to escape.
clang…………………
A terrifying sound of gold and stone interlacing instantly resounded over Hei Miao City. Looking at Hou Yuxiao holding a golden stick in his hand and blocking his knife, Hei Yan Heiting and his two faces sank at the same time.
"Do you guys have too big tempers?"
Hou Yuxiao's expression was even more gloomy than the two of them. When Heiting just sent the invitation, he was basically sure that there was nothing to talk about next, so he said that he wanted to rush back to Hexi and declined the two of them.
But no matter what, he never expected that these two people would take action directly.
"Brother, don't talk nonsense to him, kill him first!"
The two of them didn't talk to him at all. Hei Ting shouted fiercely, and the long sword in his hand suddenly lingered in black air. After retracting it, it circled around the top of his head, jumped up in the air, and accompanied by his slash, three black sword auras that dozens of miles suddenly attacked Hou Yuxiao's face.
The sword energy directly brought out three space cracks in the air, revealing the three galaxies behind it. Although it is beautiful, it is also full of murderous intentions.
"The Star River God Sword, the unique skills of the Black Miao!"
Hou Yuxiao's eyes sank, wanting to take back the Canglong stick to resist, but a huge force came from his hand. He looked up and found that it was Hei Yan who had not yet withdrawn. He used a knife to trap his long stick, obviously deliberately creating opportunities for Hei Ting.
"Master Hou, don't rush to leave. Try my second brother's knife first."
Hou Yuxiao took a deep breath and frowned. Looking at the sneer on Heiyan's face and Heiting who was about to slash over, a faint look flashed in his pupils and said in a low voice: "If you don't want toast, you will be punished for wine. I kindly told Heigu was killed. If you don't go to cause trouble for Qingxuan, you will attack me first, seeking death!"
As soon as the word "seeking death" came out, Hou Yuxiao's body shook suddenly, and a shattered singularity behind him suddenly appeared. The aura of the mysterious demon instantly enveloped his whole body. His aura quickly climbed up, and in an instant, the aura of Hei Yan Heiting and the others was completely suppressed.
To be continued...