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"What's going on?" Wang Zhenjue, who was a calm man, could not help but shout outside. He had a bad feeling that something big was about to happen.
Just as he finished his sentence, a soldier rushed into the room. His face was full of urgency. He had not come in after hearing Wang Zhen's order, but had come running in from afar.
"Report …" The soldier quickly rushed over and knelt on one knee. He said anxiously, "City Lord, something terrible has happened. Silver Wolf Country has suddenly started a war with us. Their army is about to arrive at the other side of the Yu Qing River …"
"What?" Wang Zhentian was startled. He quickly calmed himself down and asked, "How many soldiers do they have? Who is the commander?"
"There are about 30,000 people in the vanguard and the troops behind them are still unknown. Even the commander couldn't tell, but the vanguard general should be Xiao Yong! " The soldier hurriedly replied.
Wang Zhenjue's frown deepened, but he did not continue to discuss the issue. As the governor of a city, as well as the commander-in-chief of a floating city, regardless of how shocked he was, he had to remain calm on the surface. Otherwise, it would be a huge blow to the morale of their soldiers!
The vanguard army had thirty thousand, and the main force at the back would probably be at least one hundred thousand, or even two or three hundred thousand. Although the Floating City was an important town at the border, the number of soldiers stationed there could not exceed one hundred thousand over a long period of time.
The difference in strength was definitely not small.
Moreover, this war came too suddenly. It was as if there was no warning. The Silver Wolf Country and the State of Yu were neighbors, but the relationship between the two countries had always been bad. War happened often.
However, in the last ten years, they were all relatively calm and only had a little bit of friction with each other. And this time, the Silver Wolf Country had gone crazy and actually invaded on a large scale. Judging from the situation, it was surely not a trivial matter. A war between hundreds of thousands of men had not happened in more than twenty years.
Wang Zhentian did not panic as he followed the soldier towards the North City. Along the way, other than gathering soldiers, he continued to issue orders. At this moment, not only was the drum sound of the gathering troops, but smoke was also coming from the southwest.
The smoke from the wolf ignited. When some of the nearest relay stations saw this, they would naturally follow suit. News of the impending war would spread throughout the State of Yu at an extremely fast speed. However, the smoke was only a signal of war. The other cities of the State of Yu, even the monarchs and emperors, did not know the details of the war.
Therefore, before he came out, Wang Zhen had already written a few letters to inform everyone that he would be sent to the military as soon as possible.
The battle had yet to begin when the floating city began to move at its fastest speed. The city walls were already filled with armored soldiers, each one in high spirits. Behind them, many of the defensive materials had already been delivered.
Rolling stones, wood, oil, and so on. Teams of archers with longbows in their hands, quiver full of arrows on their shoulders, all standing behind the battlements.
At this moment, Wang Zhenmu had already arrived on top of the city wall and was looking out into the distance.
In front of the city's north gate was the Yu Qing River. This river flowed rapidly, with the narrowest areas being more than ten meters wide, and the widest ones being over a hundred meters wide! Thus, when this river was first built, it was directly used as a moat.
At this moment, the enemy's army had almost reached Yu Qinghe, and the suspension bridge had long since been put away.
"Get out of the city and fight!" After a quick glance, Wang Zhenmu quickly made up his mind. He didn't want to defend himself, but to go out of the city and fight. In next to no time, he had gathered over 10,000 troops and opened the city gates. A majestic gnus rode beneath him as he rushed out, and the moat was slowly lowered as well! His thought was simple, to first defeat the enemy's vanguard force!
"Yes."
Next to the City Lord's Mansion, which was the temporary residence of the third prince, Qin Yue, was listening to his subordinate's report with a gloomy face. Ten minutes ago, he had just received news that Qin Qi's assassination had failed and everyone had died.
This caused him to be incomparably furious. Ever since he was born, besides the few small losses he had suffered from the crown prince, there had never been anyone who could cause him to suffer them. Of course, his royal father was an exception! This time, a few ant-like people had actually angered him again and again!
Qin Yue couldn't hold it in anymore. He was planning to vent his anger no matter what. Moreover, this person was the love of his future wife, so he definitely couldn't let him go!
However, at this time, a loud drum sound came from the North City. Qin Yue could obviously hear what the drum sound meant, so he temporarily put aside Bai Yu Zhe's matter and sent people to ask about the news.
Now, the person who asked for information had returned and was reporting to him.
"Third Prince, it seems that the Silver Wolf Country has launched a war against our State of Yu. It has also caused quite a commotion!" After that person returned, he respectfully said this to Qin Yue.
"What?" Silver Wolf Country has launched a war! " War was always a matter of the utmost importance to a nation. Not to mention that the Silver Wolf Country might be a little weaker than the State of Yu in economic terms, but in terms of combat power, it was actually a lot stronger than the State of Yu.
This was because the people of Silver Wolf Country were very fierce. Just from their name alone, it could be seen that they were using fierce beasts like wolves as their totems. One could imagine that under the necessary circumstances, they could make everyone their soldiers!
"How many troops did the enemy send out?" After a slight pause, Qin Yue immediately asked again.
"I'm not sure about the exact numbers, but I've just seen City Lord Wang's expression and it should be quite serious." The man said helplessly. It was not so easy to find out about military matters. He was only the third prince's bodyguard, so he didn't have the right to ask about anything from the Mayor's mansion in this state.
"Notify Qin Da and Qin Wu to come with me to the North City!" After a moment of consideration, Qin Yue immediately made a decision. He had temporarily forgotten about Bai Yu Zhe's matter.
No matter how much he hated Bai Yu Zhe, he was only unhappy in his heart. It was not a deep hatred. Moreover, personal hatred, compared to military matters, could only be put behind.
Although Qin Yue was a ruthless person, his ability was not weak. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become one of the strongest competitors to the throne. Of course, he didn't care about Bai Yu Zhe right now, but once the things here were settled, he would definitely not let Bai Yu Zhe go.
Soon, Qin Yue brought his personal guards to the northern city wall. Many of the higher-ups of the City Lord's Mansion knew him, so there wouldn't be any misunderstandings.
"Yes."
Bai Yu Zhe and the others had already arrived at the Pill Fragrance Pavilion. When Wu Cang saw him bringing so many people over, he was first a little surprised, but soon became excited. He happily arranged a place for them to stay and then prepared a feast for them.
What could Bai Yu Zhe prove by bringing his men here? This proved that he trusted her more and more! Wu Cang was definitely an intelligent person. Even though Bai Yu Zhe had told him last time that a grade-2 apothecary was his limit, it was impossible for him to reach grade-3.
However, Wu Cang understood that even though he was also a tier 2 alchemist, there were still many levels to his abilities. He wanted to go further on the path of alchemy. That Bai Yu Zhe was definitely his guide!
During the banquet, Bai Yu Zhe, Luo Ming, Little He and the rest of the eighteen people were seated. At the banquet, Bai Yu Zhe, Luo Ming, Little He and the rest of the eighteen people were seated.
However, there were only Wu Cang's family of three and a few of his trusted aides, a total of six people. Wu Cang's wife was also of the gentle and virtuous type.
At the banquet, everyone was toasting each other. It was very lively. At the beginning, Luo Ming and the others were still a little hesitant. After all, to them, the Incense Pill Pavilion was an extremely high and mighty place. Their prestige in the Floating City was not inferior to the City Lord's.
But not long after, they completely let go of Wu Cang. In front of Bai Yu Zhe, Wu Cang didn't put on any airs and even seemed very humble and respectful. And he also saw that although these eighteen people weren't dressed well, Bai Yu Zhe seemed to value them a lot.
Bai Yu Zhe and the rest did not know about the war that the Silver Wolf Country had launched against the Floating City. However loud and clear the war drums were, the news had not reached their ears yet, even though it was not slow.
"Brother Bai, you have come to stay in our Pill Fragrance Pavilion for a few days!" Wu Wenxuan smiled as she sat opposite Bai Yu Zhe. She picked up her wine glass and clinked it with Bai Yu Zhe's.
Bai Yuzhe's arrival made her very happy. What she drank was fruit wine, but it was still accurate. After drinking a few cups, she looked a bit younger and more charming than before, and her face had a tinge of red within. She seemed to have become even more beautiful than before.
Bai Yu Zhe smiled and drank a mouthful of wine. He said, "I haven't decided how long I'll stay for. It might be a few days, but I might need a month."
"That's great. Come, let's toast!" Wu Wenxuan immediately said excitedly. Bai Yu Zhe had come a few times before, but he had always been in a hurry. He left immediately after concocting the pill. She was naturally happy to stay here for such a long time.
"Pavilion Master Wu, I might bring you some trouble this time. You'd better think it through, and let me stay for a few days." Bai Yu Zhe slightly nodded to Wu Wen Xuan, then turned to Wu Cang and said.