Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

In the early morning, the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums sounded at the same time. For a moment, Li Xu thought it was the sound of gongs and drums for celebration, and covered his ears with the quilt to block out the annoying sound.

The people around him jumped up, Li Xu only felt a gust of cold wind get under the covers, squinted his eyes and asked, "What are you doing so early?"

Kou Xiao quickly put on his clothes, bent down and rubbed his face, and said anxiously: "This is the sound of enemy drums, I'll go and have a look." After he finished speaking, he opened the door and left. Wearing a mask, He Zun rushed over and confessed: "Take the prince and the little princess to another place to hide, and come back when it's safe."

He Zun nodded, the target of the palace was too big, and it was outside the city wall, in case of improper precautions, this must be the first place for the enemy to attack.

Li Xu ran out of the room with only half of his clothes on, and shouted to Kou Xiao with bare feet: "If there is any news, let someone send it to you immediately."

Kou Xiao whistled, his exclusive steed jumped out of the stable, and soon joined his master, one man and one horse rushed out of the palace in the twilight of the morning light.

The sound of the drums became more and more urgent. The people had trained in advance and knew what the sound of the drums meant. The sound of the firecrackers gradually died down. On the first day of the new year, the people in the city were shrouded in fear before they started entertaining.

Li Xu turned and went into the bedroom, got dressed, and simply packed his luggage, then went to the next door to wake up the little princess, dressed her properly, and handed her to He Zun to hold.

Liu Shu came in a hurry, carrying a small bundle in his hand, not as calm as a little eunuch, he smiled and said: "My lord, I bought a small house in the name of Commander He a few years ago, let's go and live there for two days .”

Li Xu didn't object. They had rehearsed countless times in their minds at this moment, and everyone didn't panic. He ordered: "Let the kitchen make some food, and bring some dry food. Everyone should bring some dry food and food with them." water."

It is impossible for all the people in the mansion to follow, so Li Xu dismissed some of them and let them go home, and told them: "Remember not to run around when you go back, use the sound of drums to judge the development of the situation, and don't run too far when you have to run away." slow."

A servant said loudly: "Your Majesty, in times of crisis, how can we abandon you?"

Li Xu waved his hand, "Don't waste time, what can you do here, go back and protect your family if you are brave enough, I have my own guards to protect me."

Knowing that what he said was right, everyone knelt down, kowtowed three times and left.

The gate of the palace was locked with a big lock. The little princess lay on He Zun's shoulder, looked at the stone lion at the gate, and said, "Father, will they enter the palace and destroy Shu'er's yard?"

"No, they don't have the ability to break through the defense of Kou's army."

"Then why are we running away?"

Li Xu hugged her and said softly, "In order to reassure your Uncle Kou, so that he has no worries."

The little princess laughed, "I see, if Uncle Kou knows that you haven't hidden well, he will definitely come to protect you."

"Well, so we just need to take care of ourselves and not be discovered by the enemy."

A group of people sneaked into a certain house on a certain street. It was a very ordinary two-entry house with people living in the neighbors. They didn't know that they and King Shun had become neighbors.

After a simple arrangement, Li Xu disguised himself and took He Zun out. The street was quiet, only a few passers-by hurried home. Although they were in a hurry, they didn't feel panicked.

The street was still full of residues after lighting firecrackers. Li Xu walked along the red road and soon arrived at the gate of the city.

The first drumbeat sounded from this south city gate. Li Xu didn't get too close, so he chose a hut in a tea house to sit, watching the soldiers gathering in front of him from afar.

The rain that was still falling last night had stopped, but the sky was not clear, and the vision was not good under the cloudy clouds. Li Xu took out a telescope from his arms, and with it, he could see Kou Xiao wearing a red cloak on the tower.

This telescope is far worse than the modern ones, not only the field of view is not so far, but also deformed, Kou Xiao's upright figure is almost twisted into a paper man after being photographed by this thing.

I don't know if it was telepathy, but Kou Xiao looked back at him over there, and then looked over with the binoculars as well. He waved his hand in this direction, and then stopped paying attention to Li Xu's side.

Soon, a small soldier ran over quickly and conveyed a sentence to Li Xu: "Young Master, General Kou told you that there is only a group of pirates with about 3000 people in front of you. General Kou said that they should only be the vanguard.”

Li Xu doesn't understand war, and he doesn't understand what it means for the other party to send 3000 people first. Don't they fear that these pioneers will be wiped out first?

After the little soldier left, Li Xu asked about his doubts, and He Zun said: "There are two possibilities, one is that the other party used these 3000 people to find out the truth, and the other is to confuse us and try to delay time. "

There was commotion coming from ahead, Li Xu could see the city gate slowly opening without using binoculars, a group of cavalry rushed out on horseback, after they left the city, the city gate was closed again.

Li Xu hastily glanced up the tower, and sure enough Kou Xiao was nowhere to be seen. He frowned, but didn't say anything.

Although he prefers Kou Xiao to strategize in the rear, his style of leading troops has always been to charge forward, go in and out with the soldiers, and Li Xu actually feels that he is not very worried, maybe because there are not enough enemies.

Soon, the sound of fighting came from outside the city, Li Xu couldn't sit still, and strode towards the city wall. Now the place is taken over by Kou's army, but the officials guarding the city and the county guard's mansion are also there.

Li Xu's disguise was too successful, no one recognized him, and he was followed by an ugly and tall guard, who was soon stopped.

"Young master, what are you thinking? There is a fight outside. Are you here for a walk?"

Li Xu touched his face subconsciously, pointed to the tower, and asked, "Can I go up and have a look? Don't worry, I promise you will not miss anything."

The other party drew his sword, stared and threatened: "Go, go, what's the trouble? Is this city tower accessible to ordinary people?"

Zhao Gang was directing the soldiers to carry heavy crossbows and catapults up the tower, and when he saw this side, he shouted: "What are you talking about? If you can't drive him away, he will be killed. Who knows if he is a spy!"

Sensing the killing intent in the opponent's eyes, He Zun had already drawn his sword, Li Xu pressed his hand and shook his head, "Forget it, let's go back." He turned and left, Zhao Gang glanced at the backs of the two, Suddenly frowned, muttered: "These two look familiar, do they know each other?"

Li Xu went straight to the county guard's mansion. The New Year's Eve should be the most leisure time, but at this time all the officials gathered in the yamen. They looked tense and sat in their seats waiting to be summoned.

Fighting a war is not just a matter for the soldiers. Everyone from the officials to the people needs to cooperate with all their strength, otherwise it can only be a desperate battle.

Li Xu asked for water to wash off the camouflage, and called a meeting of several adults, "Thank you for your hard work, let's go according to the procedure set before, and send a team of strong civilian men to meet outside the city gate. Carried to the medical office, and then boiled several large buckets of hot water and meat porridge to send, many of them probably haven't had time to eat breakfast."

With an order from here, the officials outside immediately started to move, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

"Is there already a fight outside?" Ji Hanyu asked.

"It should be, Kou Xiao led his troops out of the city."

Lei Ming exclaimed: "This is a city defense battle, why did General Kou take the initiative to attack? Could it be that the opponent is coming fiercely?"

Li Xu didn't know much, so he shook his head and couldn't answer his question, but soon, they received the news from the front.

Sure enough, there were only 3000 people outside the south gate, and they were a mob. They were dispersed by a cavalry charge. Kou Xiao knew something was wrong when he saw this.

But at this moment, the other three city gates were in emergency at the same time, and the sound of drums was higher than the sound of drums, which was the sound of drums that should be heard when the enemy attacked.

"What's going on? They divide their forces to attack the four city gates? How is it possible, where do they have so many people?"

Li Xu guessed: "Maybe, they mainly attacked one of the city gates, and the other three might just be smoke bombs." Otherwise, it would be difficult to understand the usefulness of the 3000 people at the south gate.

Since Kou Xiao thought it was a group of mobs, he definitely wouldn't be the opponent's main force. The opponent had planned it for a long time and knew Minzhou very well.

"I'm curious, how did they get out of the city of Minzhou quietly? Although the defense line at sea is very long and difficult to monitor, don't they need to pass through villages and towns after they go ashore?" Ji Hanyu shivered after speaking. He said fearfully, "They...they didn't come all the way to clear the field, did they?"

Li Xuguang shuddered at the thought of that scene. He squeezed his thigh to force himself to calm down, "Is it possible? There are [-] sailors patrolling Minzhou Wharf every day. It's so close, it's impossible for the other party to be silent." Killing all the people without a sound, and then quietly dividing the troops in four directions, where would they come ashore from?"

After all, Lei Ming is a native of South Vietnam, and has more experience in pirate invasions. "Generally speaking, bandits will choose remote and uninhabited sea areas to stop their ships, so as not to be cut off. If their target is Fujian from the beginning Zhoucheng, you will definitely choose a deserted place to go, clearing the place is not so easy, and it is easy to delay time."

Ji Hanyu patted his chest and found himself in a cold sweat, "The official is young and inexperienced, Mr. Lei has rich experience. I hope Mr. Lei can give you some pointers this time."

Lei Ming glanced at Li Xu, the prince didn't give a clear indication of what he mentioned last time, he didn't know whether he wanted him to continue to occupy the position of the county guard or he had other concerns.

Li Xu nodded at him, "Master Lei, please work harder. When this matter subsides, you will not be too late to resign. This king also has some ideas and wants to communicate with Lord Lei. We will find a time to get together."

Lord Lei got up and made a bow, "Thank you, my lord, for your kindness. Don't worry, Minzhou City is the capital of South Vietnam. We must not allow the enemy to destroy it."

From dawn to dusk, throughout the whole day, Li Xu never left the meeting room, and the news was sent continuously. Every message was as heavy as a boulder, making people overwhelmed.

"It should be confirmed. The main force of the enemy army is at the East City Gate. There are about 2 people who have been swaying around for a whole day, but they are really cunning. Fortunately, we have [-] soldiers and horses. The militia can still hold out for the time being."

The four city gates of Minzhou are connected by passages. It is easy for them to change positions. If they passively defend the city, it will take a long time and energy. The soldiers are tired and the people are also anxious.

"Who would have thought that a pirate's self-built army is full of tricks, and I don't know who is leading the army. This military strategy is as resourceful as Jiang Junshi."

"Soldiers never tire of cheating. If the opponent is not fully prepared, they dare not go straight to Minzhou. I'm afraid there will be another move." Li Xu didn't want to sit still, so he asked someone to borrow cattle, "Borrow in the name of the king, tell them, There are debts and repayments. If the cattle are not paid, they will pay off the debt with cash, and then find a few people who are good at raising cattle to take the cattle to the east gate, and tie firecrackers to each cattle's tail. How to use it? I believe the general who guards the gate will understand."

"That's a good idea!" Lei Ming clapped his hands loudly, "It's still the prince who is very witty."

Ji Hanyu asked: "Then do you want to put some animals in other city gates? There are not enough cattle and there are pigs, sheep, oh, and it is said that the fat goose is also very powerful."

Li Xu knew that he was joking, and scolded with a smile: "Are you thinking that the other party's military rations are not enough to send them snacks? Returning pigs, sheep and geese, do they dare to hit people or bite people!"

The atmosphere relaxed for a while, and Li Xu's tense strings also loosened a little. At this time, another messenger came and delivered the latest battle report.

"Report, the enemy troops outside the south gate have retreated."

"Report, the enemy troops outside the North City Gate have retreated."

"Report, the enemy troops outside the west city gate have retreated."

The three messenger soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, and then ran back in a hurry. It seemed that their initial guess was correct. The enemy troops outside the other three city gates were all bluffing, delaying time, aiming to make a fuss.

Li Xu laid out a map of South Vietnam on the table. This is a map drawn by Cen Jin's family for several generations. It is the most detailed map of South Vietnam so far.

"I remember that there is a piece of flat land to the east. They chose this side to advance, attack, retreat, and defend. Then their retreat must not be set too far. Let people check and find out where they landed. If they can Seeing their boat, they burned it by all means."

But who to send to complete the task?This task is arduous, and there should not be too many people, otherwise it will be easy to scare the snake.

He Zun stood silently by the side, he knew he was the best candidate, but he would never leave King Shun, even if King Shun ordered it himself.

But everyone didn't seem to think about him. Ji Hanyu first said: "There are also more than a dozen masters in the yamen servants. They are retired from the Kou family army. Some are old, and some want to live a stable life. Sending them should have a certain chance of success." .”

Lei Ming stood up suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "These people can't do it, please give me an hour, the prince, and I will come as soon as I go."