Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The next three days were uneventful, the bodies outside the city had been burnt clean, and the ashes of the bones had been buried. If it wasn't for the faint smell of blood in the air, I really couldn't tell what happened here three days ago.

The three days gave the common people a reassurance. They all thought that the pirates were completely repelled, the firecrackers were lit again, the Spring Festival was celebrated again, and visiting relatives and friends was also on the agenda.

Li Xu still lives outside. Kou Xiao took people to the palace to see it. It was intact and there was no trace of intrusion. This land was chosen by Li Xu at the time, it was very close to the military camp, and the group of pirates who came was also the weakest Yes, he ran away with a feint, and didn't intend to cause damage at all.

The weather has cleared up, and the sunbaked people are lazy. After seeing the supplies in the city, Li Xu started to spend every day in the factory in the western suburbs. He bought a lot of farm tools and ironware, and used the blast furnace to refine more weapons. Every day when he wakes up, the first thing he sees is the debts he owes. Li Xu feels that his life is much darker.

Then one day, he suddenly locked himself in the laboratory, alone, even He Zun could only guard the door, no one knew what he was doing inside, only knew that when he walked out of the laboratory two days later, his face was full of tears. Black ash, with a strong sulfur smell, but the eyes are surprisingly bright.

He locked the laboratory with three locks, and assigned 20 people to guard it in turn, more cautious than his office.

The long holiday that was supposed to be on the Lantern Festival ended early, and most of the workers returned to the factory, working overtime to produce weapons and cement.

If it wasn't for the lack of time, Li Xu even wanted to paste cement on all four walls of the city, and then insert broken glass on the cement, so that those who wanted to climb had nowhere to start.

The atmosphere in Minzhou City is the same as usual, but what happened outside, no one knows whether the pirates have gone to other places to do evil, these guys seem to disappear out of thin air after retreating.

Kou Xiao didn't let the army chase him down, but he still sent a few scouts to follow up cautiously, but he came back the next day and said he was lost. The place where he was lost was still a very ordinary valley. Tens of thousands of people said nothing. up.

Li Xu's first thought was that there was a secret passage in that valley. If so, it would explain why their arrival was fast and accurate, and they could avoid the eyes and ears of the government.

"The mountain is not high, about [-] meters, and there is nothing unusual on the mountain, and Minzhou is not far away. Everyone has passed by when they come and go. If there is a secret road, it is impossible for no one to find it." Ji Hanyu frowned while holding the map It became the word "Chuan".

"More importantly, Kou's army often practiced near that mountain, and no one noticed anything unusual."

"Damn it, did they dig it up temporarily?"

Liu Shu replied with a smile: "Master Ji's words are not as reliable as hell. Is the mountain so easy to dig through? You think digging a cellar."

Ji Hanyu is still a little cowardly to Liu Shu. This Eunuch Liu's imposing manner, he is afraid that he will not be able to match it in his entire life as an official.

Li Xu was extremely sleepy, returned to the house where he stayed temporarily, took a bath and fell asleep halfway through, when he woke up, it was quiet outside, the room was pitch black, and there was not even an oil lamp.

A flash of inspiration came to Li Xu's mind, and he jumped off the bed, and found that there was no cloth on his body, and there were many bite marks on his chest and under his belly.

There was only one person who would do this kind of thing to him. Li Xu hurriedly put on his clothes and ran out the door. When he saw light rain falling from the sky and the cold wind blowing, he couldn't help shivering.

Liu Shu came out from the next door with his coat on, "My lord, you are awake, do you want something to eat? There is still hot porridge in the kitchen."

Li Xu was really hungry, so he nodded, "Come on, General Kou is back?"

"Yes, when you fell asleep, you came back, took a shower, ate something and left. Before leaving, let the servant scold you, saying that the servant did not serve you well and made you lose weight."

Li Xu was speechless, "What does it have to do with you that I lost weight?" He has eaten less and slept less these days, so it is normal for him to lose weight, but thinking of the marks on his body, Li Xu is a little annoyed again, this damn Kou Xiao, Run away after taking advantage, won't you leave a phrase?

After eating three bowls of porridge, Li Xu became full of energy. He took out his previous thinking and drew some pictures on the map. Finally, he got an answer. He couldn't wait to tell Kou Xiao the answer. Can't wait.

He took He Zun and Lao Qi out, but the carriage was too noisy, so he walked to the east gate, and met several patrolling yamen servants along the way, and was almost shot dead as a spy.

The lights at the gate of the city were brightly lit, and the soldiers on duty at night saw Li Xu approaching and hurriedly led him to Kou Xiao's tent. Before he could notify him, Kou Xiao's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Li Xu left He Zun and Lao Qi outside the door, and went in alone. This camp was built temporarily, with a thin layer of tarpaulin, which could keep out the rain but not much wind.

Kou Xiao hugged him in his arms to warm him, "Did the prince come here late at night to take revenge?"

Li Xu leaned his head on his shoulder, and Kou Xiao's embrace was too warm and firm, making him reluctant to push it away, but he still had important things to do, so he didn't have time to talk about love.

"Let's take a look, I don't know if this king has a plan." Li Xu took out the map and spread it on the bed, pointed to a place and said, "This is where they disappeared, right?"

Kou Xiao frowned and nodded, "Yes, that place is less than a hundred miles away from Minzhou. I am familiar with the terrain there, and there is no place where tens of thousands of people can hide."

Li Xu pointed to a corner of the mountain and asked, "Is there a lake here?"

"Yes, are they hiding in the lake? Impossible, don't tens of thousands of people hide in the water without breathing? It's not fish."

Li Xu also drew a circle on the other side, "Is there a lake here?"

Kou Xiao really didn't pay attention to the location of the lake, and he didn't realize that there is only a mountain between the two lakes. Of course, the drawing on the map is not intuitive, it was added by Li Xu manually.

"what do you mean?"

"I suspect that these two lakes are connected. If they swim from the bottom of this lake, they can completely get rid of the pursuers."

"Even if this assumption is true, how did they get there so quietly? The two lakes just crossed a mountain, not thousands of mountains and rivers."

"That's another proposition, and I didn't think about it. The best way is to let people search in all directions from that location. They can always find a correct path, but we don't have time."

"Yes, they will definitely come by tomorrow night at the latest. If your guess is correct, does that mean we can set up a defensive line by this lake?"

Li Xu can't guarantee it, after all, it's just a guess. Tens of thousands of people swam from the bottom of the lake, and there must be a lot of movement. "Are you sure they will take this route next time?"

"Why not use such a good route? I bet they must think that this secret will never be discovered, so why not try it."

"What's the worst possible outcome?"

"Don't be so pessimistic, maybe it's the best result!" Kou Xiao laughed at himself after finishing speaking. As a commander, he has too many things to consider when encountering a war. What will each strategy lead to? Such results are also very important.

He licked Li Xu's lips, and said in a low voice: "The worst result is that our prediction is wrong. They have other more secret passages. When the last general leads a large army to wait by the lake, they attack from other places. Outside the city, because the defense is weak, it is easy to break the city, and then..." Kou Xiao smiled cruelly, "When the time comes, when the general brings people back, what he sees may be an empty city. "

Li Xu couldn't imagine such a scene, so he held back his palpitations and said, "It's also possible that General Kou led the army back to help, surrounded the enemy with the guards in the city, attacked back and forth, and wiped out the enemy."

Kou Xiao laughed loudly, clapped his hands and said, "Yes, you are right, as long as the city can prevent an effective resistance, it is indeed possible to wait for reinforcements to arrive."

"In that case, let's give it a go!"

Time was running out, and they couldn't spare a little time to warm up. Li Xu hurriedly went to the sheriff's mansion to issue an order. He recruited 3 young and middle-aged men from the city to transport sand and stones nearby, and organized an army of nearly [-] people. Militia teams, they held sharpened wooden sticks or thinned bamboo knives scattered at the gates of the four cities.

Li Xu also ordered all the people within one kilometer of the city gate to evacuate, so as not to hurt the people when the enemy army rushed into the city, but everyone knew that if the city gate was breached, they had to resist to the death, otherwise their family members would be killed. And the child must die.

They have heard a lot of the cruel methods of pirates. No one wants to let themselves and their families fall into a situation where others slaughter them. Therefore, as long as every household is able to carry and resist, they have weapons in their hands, some are brooms, and some are spatulas. , and several butchers tied four or five kitchen knives to their bodies, which were their lifelines.

Every household cooked all the ingredients bought for the New Year, and everyone in the family shared a little with them. This is what the prince told them. If the enemy broke through the city, they might be forced to hide and have food by their side. You can also live a few more days.

The civil servants in the Sheriff's Mansion are not all nerds. Li Xu noticed that many officials have changed into light short brown or bearded clothes, with swords or long knives hanging from their waists, but many of them have weapons that are very ornamental. But not necessarily practical.

Ji Hanyu hurried into the office, followed by two guards, and immediately handed a letter to Li Xu after entering the door, "My lord, this is an urgent report from Zhangyi just received."

It is said to be a letter, but it is actually a wax ball. This kind of wax ball is usually hidden in the hair of the sender. If someone catches the wax ball, they will swallow the wax ball immediately to ensure that the letter will not be lost.

The letter was sent by Jia Ping. In the letter, there were only a few words, describing the recent situation at sea, and summed it up in one sentence: The sea is calm and the sea is calm, and no abnormalities have been found. The construction of Chenxi Island is nearing completion. The prisoners are working hard. Yantian Production continues to decline, but is within forecasts.

"Sure enough, they avoided Chenxi Island and Zhangyi, which means that the other party already knew that Chenxi Island was our territory. I thought they would be the first to take down Chenxi Island and take it for themselves. It seems that this king miscalculated They're gone."

Ji Hanyu burned the letter after reading it, and said to Li Xu: "Minzhou is not far from the sea, and the opponent chose to attack Minzhou, perhaps because of location considerations. If Minzhou is in the hinterland of South Vietnam, they might not come."

"Fortunately, I came to Fujian, otherwise there would be no resistance in other places."

Ji Hanyu laughed when he heard this, "You are right, but have you considered moving the capital? Move the county guard's mansion and the king's mansion to the center of South Vietnam. In this way, no matter which side comes in, people have to go through first." There are many places to go, so I won’t be so passive.”

However, Li Xu didn't want to move. The transportation in the coastal area is definitely better than that in the inland area. The county guard's office is located in Minzhou, which is the first line of defense for pirates to go ashore, which is beneficial to the whole of South Vietnam.

Li Xu walked around the room for a few times, and then told He Zun: "Go to General Kou and ask for someone, someone with good skills, smart, and the most important thing is to be absolutely loyal."

Not long after He Zun left, he brought someone back, an old acquaintance, Guo Fu, who smiled like a big boy next door.

Li Xu took him to the factory in the western suburbs, opened the laboratory himself, and showed him a basket of football-sized black balls inside, "This thing is powerful, but I haven't tested it, so I don't guarantee it will be successful. You Take these with you, and I will tell you how to use them, you must remember every word, otherwise you would rather throw away these things than use it, understand?"

Guo Fu didn't know what he was going to take over. He sounded very powerful, and he promised: "Don't worry, I have a good memory, and I can write it down."

Seeing him take out the paper and quill pen from his pocket, Li Xu stopped talking immediately. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen, so it was indeed right to do so.

He organized his language, told him the usage methods and taboos of these soil bombs, and asked him to recite them verbatim several times before he was taken away.