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“Huh?”

Zhao Qinghan exclaimed in surprise and asked, "There is such a brave and good fighter in the western province, but why don't I know?"

"You know." Meng Hu smiled, "but you didn't expect it."

Zhao Qinghan thought for a moment and still gained nothing. She couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Then I really can't think of it."

Meng Hu's eyes narrowed and asked, "Miss Qinghan, are there two large iron mines in the western province?"

"Yes." Zhao Qinghan nodded, "The western provinces have two largest iron ore in the empire, and the iron ore produced is also the highest purity. The fine and thick iron required for the two royal legions of the empire to build weapons and armor were transported from our western provinces. Hey, you mean..."

"That's right." Meng Hu said with a heavy emphasis, "It's the barbarian slave who mines there!"

The barbarians are the general term for the nomadic peoples living on the Great Wilderness in the Middle Earth. The Great Wilderness is located in the northeast of the Middle Earth World, connected to the Glorious Empire in the south and the Galaxy Empire in the west. It is vast and stretches for tens of thousands of miles. There are thousands of tribes of all sizes living on it. Due to the harsh environment and scarce living resources, these tribes of all sizes often kill bloody kills for supplies. Almost every barbarian grew up in swords, iron, blood and fire. They are all brave and war-hardened cavalry soldiers.

However, due to the lack of resources and iron tools, the barbarians could only use crude bone weapons. In addition, they had no writing and civilization, and were extremely backward in strategy and tactics. Therefore, despite the cavalry troops coming and going like the wind, they rarely achieved victory in their battles with the Middle-earth Army.

In order to prevent the barbarians from being unified and becoming stronger, every once in a while, the Galaxy Empire and the Glorious Empire would send troops to the Great Wilderness to reduce the number of barbarian tribes, and capture the strong barbarians from the plundering tribes to go to Middle-earth world to become slaves. This is the origin of barbarian slaves in the three major mines in the western provinces.

Zhao Qinghan said in surprise: "But those barbarians are unruly and hate us Middle-earth people to the core. They can't fight for the glorious empire. If they really want to give them weapons and war horses, they are afraid that they will run away immediately, and may even endanger the safety of the empire. Wouldn't this be worth the loss?"

"But this is our only chance!"

Meng Hu said solemnly, "If you just keep defending to the death, no matter how strong Xiling City is, it will inevitably be defeated by the Mingyue Empire Army in the end. Only when a powerful enough cavalry cruising outside Xiling City and conducting continuous harassment operations will the Mingyue Empire Army be afraid and dare not attack the city with all its strength, and Xiling City can be defended!"

Zhao Qinghan thought for a moment, then said relievedly: "Thu, I believe you. No matter how rebellious the barbarians are, you will definitely have a way to tame them."

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Outside the Broken Soul Valley, the central army tent of the Mingyue Camp.

Yan Ting, who succeeded Du Yu as chief of staff of the Qingzhou Army, walked into the tent with a serious expression and reported to Situ Rui: "Governor General, General Tuoba Tao's corpse has been found."

"oh?"

Although Situ Rui had known that Tuoba Tao would never be spared, he suddenly felt a slump when he heard the bad news.

Yan Ting said with a serious expression: "General Tuoba Tao's corpse was found in the Valley of Despair, and at the same time, the corpses of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers were found. When the patrolling rangers discovered it, the corpses burned all over the valley of Despair, and the situation was terrible."

"What did you say? Valley of Despair!"

Situ Rui couldn't help but change his face when he heard this, and his already a little gray face was covered with a layer of blue!

Three years ago, Situ Rui burned Zhao Yue's Fourth Division in the Valley of Despair. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yue's general Meng Hu also burned Tuoba Tao and his Third Division in the Valley of Despair. If this matter is spread, the reputation of the Qingzhou Legion will be completely destroyed. This is simply slapping Situ Rui's old face!

Yan Ting asked worriedly: "Governor General, I have already told the Rangers that they must not leak this matter..."

"No."

Situ Rui waved his hand and said solemnly, "Win is winning, losing is losing. Tuoba Tao and his third division were burned by Meng Hu in Despair Valley. This is a fact. There is nothing to hide! If you turn around, you plan an urgent delivery, send the news together with Situ Hao and Du Yu's death to the imperial capital in an urgent manner."

Yan Ting couldn't help but feel a trace of solemnness flashed across his face, and he responded respectfully: "Yes."

Situ Rui breathed a sigh of relief, paced back and forth in the tent for a few steps, and suddenly stopped and asked the captain of the guards standing in the tent, "How is General Yan's injury?"

"Thank you for your concern to the Governor, you have no major problems with your humble position."

Before the guard captain answered, a loud voice suddenly sounded outside the tent. Before he finished speaking, Yan Changkong's majestic figure had already entered the tent. After entering the tent, he bowed to Situ Rui and Yan Ting respectively, and said solemnly: "I am not in charge of Yan Changkong, see the Governor General, and the Chief of Staff."

Yan Changkong's face still looked a little pale, and he was obviously not overly injured.

Situ Rui waved his hand and said, "You are here just in time for Changkong. I have something to ask you."

Yan Changkong said: "Does the Governor want to ask Bei Yi about Meng Hu's impression?"

"Well." Situ Rui nodded and said solemnly, "You have had a fierce battle with Meng Hu, and you should have a more intuitive impression of him."

Yan Changkong responded without thinking: "It's not that he is a humble position, nor is it that he is a humble position to excuse himself. If he talks about martial arts alone, his confidence is not inferior to Meng Hu. However, Meng Hu is a cunning person by nature and has no grace to be spoken of in the battle formation. He can fight whenever he says he is fighting, and even use hidden weapons. This is really a shame for the general."

Situ Rui turned around and looked at Yan Ting and asked, "Yan Ting, what do you think of Meng Hu?"

Yan Ting thought for a while and replied: "But I think that Meng Hu like this is really terrifying!"

After saying that, Yan Ting looked at Situ Rui with some concern. Seeing that he looked normal, he continued: "From the killing of General Situ Biao in the Battle of Tianlang Pass, to the burning of General Tuoba Tao in the Valley of Despair, and to the killing of Lord Du Yu and the Prince Consort last night, it is no accident that Meng Hu can kill several generals of our army in succession. This person is so powerful in martial arts, ruthless in military use, and the ability to capture fighter jets on the battlefield. It can be said that he only saw in his life!"

"You've come to the point."

Situ Rui said, "Meng Hu is indeed very skilled in martial arts, and he is indeed extraordinary in military use and training. His ability to capture fighter jets on the battlefield is even more surprising. In time, this person will inevitably become a major trouble for the empire. Therefore, when you have another chance next time, you must kill him and never raise a tiger to cause trouble."

Yan Changkong said solemnly: "Don't worry, Governor General, next time I meet on the battlefield, I will take Meng Hu's head."

"No, it is not enough to rely solely on force." Situ Rui shook his head and said solemnly, "If you want to capture Meng Hu, you have to use a trick! But the most urgent task is to solve the remaining enemies in the Soul-Breaking Valley first."

Yan Ting said: "Don't worry, Governor, there is no water source in the Broken Soul Valley. Zhao Yue and the remnants of the Western Legion will not last long. They will collapse on their own at most three days."

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Three days later, the bad news finally came.

The entire Western Legion was destroyed, more than 20,000 people were killed in battle, and the remaining more than 50,000 people were captured, including the army chief of staff, Ye Dingxi, the division commander of the Third Division, Zhao Yue committed suicide and died in the country, Li Mingfeng, the commander of the First Division, and Wu Qida, the commander of the Second Division.

The sky is gray, the clouds are gloomy, and the sky in the western provinces has collapsed!

In the hall of the Sanjiang City Guardian, all officers and above of the corps commander of the Fourth Division, gentry, officials of the Sanjiang Prefecture, and the main clergy of the Sanjiang Diocese of the Holy See of the Light. Almost all of the participants had their heads hanging down, their eyes were dull and their expressions were depressed. It was obvious that in their opinion, even the main army of the Western Legion had been destroyed, and the battle was decisive.

Zhao Qinghan, who was in the main position, had beautiful eyes swollen and swollen, and had a sad expression. He had obviously just cried. No matter what, she had just celebrated her 20th birthday not long ago. If it weren't for the large-scale invasion of the Mingyue Empire Army, she should have taken the Qingyiwei to hunt leisurely in Qingyun Mountain and continue her carefree life as a noble lady of the governor.
Chapter completed!