I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

"General, we caught a carrier pigeon!!"

The military advisor rushed into Cong Chongqiu's tent excitedly, holding a carrier pigeon in his hand.

He woke up early in the morning and prepared to discuss with General Cong how to arrange the follow-up matters.

On the way, I met this pigeon flying towards me.

How could the soldiers, who had been craving for meat for so long, let go of the meat that was right in their mouths? A few soldiers jumped a few times and caught the pigeon.

As a result, they found that there was a letter tied to each of their feet.

Now, the carrier pigeon fell into his hands.

Cong Chongqiu, who was looking at the sand table, raised his head to look at the carrier pigeon in the military advisor's hand, and his head began to throb.

The enemy's carrier pigeons are really good at finding their targets accurately.

None of the first three letters fell into his hands.

As soon as he dealt with the two groups of people, the letter fell into the hands of his people.

"Take the letter down and let us have a look."

Cong Chongqiu glanced at the pigeon's feet.

"I've asked someone to call a military doctor." The military advisor glanced at the letter and showed no intention of taking it down.

"It's better to be careful."

Cong Chongqiu is now the backbone of more than 100,000 soldiers, and nothing can happen to him.

The soldiers brought by Shi Qiang were like a group of loose sand. Knowing that Shi Qiang had been dealt with, no one dared to question it, as if Shi Qiang did not exist.

Look at how badly General Shi Qiang failed.

However, he still asked his personal guards to pay more attention to the soldiers who came with Shi Qiang to prevent them from reporting to the imperial city.

The longer this matter can be delayed, the better. The soldiers can live one more day and have an extra way out.

A moment later, the military doctor came to Cong Chongqiu's tent carrying a small medicine box.

When the military doctor saw the familiar little carrier pigeon, the corners of his mouth twitched.

The enemy has so many carrier pigeons. Why don’t they release a thousand or eight hundred of them over so that everyone can have a taste?

"Don't worry, General. It's not poisonous."

The military doctor carefully examined the pigeon and handed the letter over with both hands.

He had experience this time and knew that he shouldn't look at things, so he didn't even open the letter. He just cut off a corner of the letter and checked it.

After the military doctor left the tent, Cong Chongqiu opened the letter.

The military advisor looked at Cong Chongqiu's frown and couldn't help asking,

"General, what did the enemy say?"

Cong Chongqiu frowned and put the letter on the table, tapping it gently.

"Take a look."

The military advisor picked up the letter in confusion.

After a moment, the military advisor's gaze shifted from the letter to Cong Chongqiu's face.

"General, I think the enemy's suggestion is feasible."

"There is no turning back for us now. The Shi family and the Wuma family both have extraordinary status in the imperial city."

"If what happened here spreads to the Imperial City, none of us will be able to survive."

"So there are only three options before us."

"Either take your soldiers and hide in the Dark Mountains, or rebel directly, or surrender to the enemy."

"But!" The military advisor took a deep breath and continued,

"First, it is winter now, and it is too dangerous to lead the soldiers into the Dark Mountains."

"Secondly, if we rebel, we are short of manpower, food, and financial resources, so the chances of success are low."

"And there are enemy troops chasing us from behind, which means we are attacked from both sides. This road is the most difficult."

After this analysis, two paths have been ruled out, so the only way left is the last one.

If it were any other general, the military advisor would never dare to say such treasonous words.

Those generals were loyal to the royal family, and when he said this, other generals could chop off his head.

But General Cong was different. He knew that the general never took the royal family seriously.

Those people in the imperial city eat and drink delicious food all day long, and never consider the hardships of the soldiers on the border. General Cong often scolded those people in the imperial city.

"So, joining the enemy is in our best interests."

The military advisor looked at Cong Chongqiu seriously.

Cong Chongqiu leaned back in his chair, frowning and looking at the military advisor.

The military advisor’s analysis made sense, but he couldn’t agree to the enemy so easily.

There is no way the enemy just wants Crescent City.

After they capture Xinyue City and the soldiers in his hands, they will definitely capture Xiliang Kingdom.

He may not care about the royal family of Xiliang, but he has to care about the innocent people of Xiliang.

"Military Advisor, please write a letter back to the enemy..."

.......

Water Sky City....

"Wow, you replied pretty quickly."

Lin Yiran smiled and looked at the carrier pigeon in Xiao Yunhao's hand.

这信辰时（7:00-9:00）才送出去，这才刚到午时（11:00--13：00），回信就到了。

"General Cong is about to face a situation where he will be attacked from all sides. How can he not be anxious?" Xiao Yunhao smiled faintly and untied the letter from the pigeon's foot.

After opening the letter and taking a look, Xiao Yunhao handed it to Lin Yiran.

"Fourth brother's wife, take a look."

Lin Yiran reached out and took the letter.

"If we want Xinyue City, we have to lead the soldiers under General Cong himself, and ask for food and winter clothes, and we can't harm the people of Xinyue City..."

Lin Yiran looked at the requirements mentioned in the letter and smiled.

These demands were not excessive. The people of Xiliang would be her subjects from now on, so they would naturally not allow anyone to harm them.

She can't just take over an empty country.

She only needs to deal with the parasites and those who are dissatisfied in the imperial city of Xiliang Kingdom, and then elect a group of fresh blood to take office.

The people are very easy to appease. Exempting all kinds of exorbitant taxes will make the people cheer.

The difficult ones are the aristocratic families with complicated connections.

However, it was obvious that General Cong, the lone commander, had no intention of protecting those aristocratic families.

This point coincides with her opinion.

"It's not too much, but it's not too little either." Xiao Yunhao looked towards the direction of Xinyue City.

"However, General Cong is quite direct. We can arrange a time to discuss in detail."

Since the other party has expressed his willingness to join us, he becomes one of our own.

We should always give what is due to our own people when it comes to food and drink.

But those soldiers were all given to General Cong, which was very inappropriate...

.......

General Cong's tent...

"General, how about we meet here to discuss this in detail?"

After reading the enemy's reply, the military advisor frowned tightly.

The enemy asked General Cong to go to Shuitian City for detailed discussions.

This is too dangerous.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. If General Cong went to the enemy's territory, he would be trapped in a jar.

If the other side uses human wave tactics to trap General Cong, then even if General Cong has all the skills, he will not be able to get out.

Cong Chongqiu glanced at the letter in the military advisor's hand.

“No…”

Cong Chongqiu shook his head.

"This letter is signed by Xiao Yunhao. I trust him."

"Besides, he probably meant for me to go and see the living conditions of the soldiers in their barracks. I am indeed quite curious."

Meeting in the enemy's camp for a detailed discussion would be a display of military strength to him.

Since he had decided to surrender, he naturally hoped that the enemy's military strength would be as strong as possible.

What the enemy said was not as true as what he saw on the scene.