The voice was very soft, and it was impossible to distinguish between men and women. It was as if it was just some vague murmurs, but if you listen carefully, you could hear some complete words and sentences.

The Southern Zhou Kingdom... soldiers and horses... Ji Army... Longxiang... ambush... Wude Pass... army... next year...

Zhang Luochen was both excited and afraid. The fear came from the unknown, but he couldn't open his eyes now. Even though he was wearing powerful magic, he couldn't help but become nervous, so he didn't hear much of the words and sentences he recited in the voice clearly.

He almost wanted to open his eyes regardless of everything, and faced the unknown existence that came out of nowhere.

However, he held back because for some reason, he always felt a little relieved at this moment.

Moreover, the book also said that you should not open your eyes or talk to each other no matter what.

After a while, the heat suddenly dissipated, and the smell of sandalwood in the nose gradually faded. Zhang Luochen realized that the thing was leaving.

He felt his body stiff, and he suddenly pulled off the paper covering his face, raising his hand was a starting stance of thunder in the palm of his palm.

The lightning condensed in the palm of the palm, but it did not shoot out. The quiet room in front of me was empty, and there was nothing there.

Zhang Luochen breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little scared in his heart. He took out the secret technique of the cave from his bag and took a look. He thought this book was the most dangerous. Damn it was going to scare someone to death.

It's amazing, I have to take a little more leisurely in the future.

He still doesn't know what the thing he was talking about was, but he has a feeling that that thing is probably more terrifying than any enemy he has encountered in the past.

It’s better not to be dying again if you have nothing to do in the future. When I returned to the living room, I found that Yang Baichuan had already returned from the palace.

"Young Master, I brought back some news from the palace that the soldiers and soldiers from all over the place had arrived near Luocheng, and the king had sent people to dispatch them.

The second prince Ji Jun also led his troops back to the capital. He is now only more than 100 miles away from Luocheng and will arrive in two days.

The army of the Central Zhou Kingdom has not yet retreated. The king sent some horses to track them, but no news has been heard back yet."

Zhang Luochen nodded. The news seemed to be vaguely related to the words he heard, but only the previous sentences were related. The voice said that the Southern Zhou Kingdom... soldiers... Ji Jun...

Could it be that the king-supporting troops everywhere in the Southern Zhou Kingdom were about to arrive, and the Ji army also led the troops? But I felt like I was forcibly leaning up.

What do the "Dragon Evil... Ambush... Wude Pass... Army... Next Year... What does it mean?

Zhang Luochen then started to figure it out. Longxiang should refer to the Longxiang army. Ambush? Could it be that the Zhongzhou State set up an ambush on the way to withdraw troops. If the Southern Zhou army chased and killed them, they would be ambushed? But this is reasonable, Wude Pass... the army... Next year, isn't it that there is a large army in this Wude Pass? Or does it mean that the Zhongzhou State intends to resist the pass and guard it. Wude Pass is the northern gateway of the Southern Zhou State. If Wude Pass is defended, the counties north of Wude Pass will probably be occupied and digested by the Zhongzhou State.

The last "next year" is not saying that this battle will not be decided until next year?

Zhang Luochen made some guesses and even guessed some results, but he didn't know whether this result could come true.

He didn't dare to talk about this to Ji Guang. After all, it was just some inexplicable whispers he heard in a trance. He was not sure even if he wasn't sure if what he heard was the words, so how could he give people some advice?

However, in the next two days, he did not look at the Dongxuan skills anymore, but focused on the military situation.

It’s not that he cares more about the development of the war, but mainly wants to determine whether his guess will come true.

As a national teacher, it is relatively easy to inquire about information, but he obtained first-hand information about what happened next.

Ji Guang sent people to contact the king-supporting troops everywhere, preparing to gather a wave of troops to regain the lost land, and gathered more than 30,000 people. Perhaps because he felt that his strength was enough, he sent a commander to mobilize the Ji army's troops.

What surprised Zhang Luochen was that the Ji army cooperated very much, completely obeyed Ji Guang's order, and led the troops outside Luocheng to join the army summoned by Ji Guang. After meeting, the two brothers had a secret talk all night, but they didn't know what Ji Guang said, the next day, Ji army handed over the military power and recognized Ji Guang's king's name.

The two armies were united into one, with a total of 40,000 to 50,000 troops. In addition, they had just won the battle to defend the city and were very morale, so they marched all the way to the north.

As a result, he was attacked by the Longxiang Knights halfway. Fortunately, the Ji army was also a powerful general who had been leading troops for many years. He led the cavalry in front of the hall that had already gathered to fight back. In a big battle between the two sides, both sides suffered losses, and the Longxiang Army retreated.

However, due to this delay, the Zhou army successfully retreated to the Wude Pass.

The Southern Zhou army successfully recaptured two county towns, but when they marched to Wude Pass, they were blocked. Although the Central Zhou army lost some troops, the main force was not damaged, leaving 20,000 defenders at Wude Pass. Because of the advantages of Cheng Pass, the Southern Zhou army was completely unable to conquer.

However, the main force of the Central Zhou army divided its troops into several groups and directly swept the Southern Zhou rebels in several northern counties. In this way, the northern counties were completely included in the territory of the Central Zhou.

The Southern Zhou army was not good at siege and morale gradually declined. Ji Guang even sent someone back to ask Zhang Luochen to take action, but in the end he was rejected by Zhang Luochen.

It's okay to fight to defend the city, so you can avoid siege. It's still very dangerous if the opponent uses a crossbow to give him a few shots.

Seeing the autumn wind building, the two sides had to temporarily quit the war and put aside their wars.

Ji Guang also wanted to fight, and even shouted the slogan "The Central Zhou army seized my land, plundered my subjects, and harmed my father, and this hatred was irreconcilable."

However, no matter how loud the slogan is, it is just a slogan. The war cannot continue after all, and the reason is very simple - there is no money.

Wars cost money. Although it is a war within the country and does not require labor to go on an expedition, the previous pension for casualties is a considerable amount.

Because after winning the battle, the soldiers have to be rewarded.

Although the soldiers who served the kings and horses from all walks of life did not participate in the war, they had no credit and worked hard, so they had to give them some excise fees.

There were so many things, and the treasury was immediately empty.

Because of the war, refugees need to settle down, the king will die and the new king will ascend the throne to the throne, which is also a place for money.

Moreover, the autumn harvest is coming soon, so we can't delay the farming season. After all, it is a feudal society and its productivity is not so developed. If there is no food to eat, people will starve to death.

So despite his unfairness and resentment, he could only give up attacking Wude Pass and withdraw his army to Wude County, thirty miles south of Wude Pass.

This county was originally a logistics base at Wude Pass, but the city was not tall. It was abandoned by the Central Zhou Kingdom, but now it has become the front line of the Southern Zhou Kingdom.

Both sides each served 20,000 troops to guard against each other, but the rest of the troops had to be dismissed as soon as possible and went back to collect food.
Chapter completed!