The remote mountainous area echoed all night. With Wen Shiqing's careful arrangement, all the officers and soldiers of the Dragon and Lions spent an unforgettable birthday with Zhou Mohuai. Although alcohol was prohibited in the army, it did not prevent them from singing loudly. The fire was on the shelves and roasting wild game in the mountains. When they were tired of playing, they sat down and feasted, and they were very happy.

The night was jubilant, and the place where the dragon and lions were stationed on the second day returned to their usual strictness. The soldiers on patrol and guard duty performed their duties without any slackness. The entire camp and even the surroundings were clean and neat, and it was impossible to see that someone was making trouble here all night last night.

"General." Early in the morning, Zhou Mohuai ran to Wen Shiqing's tent. Wen Shiqing was still using breakfast. Seeing that Zhou Mohuai was coming, he pointed to the seat in front of him and asked Zhou Mohuai to sit down and eat with him. "I have already used breakfast, and I want to tell you something."

Wen Shiqing thought about it and guessed that Zhou Mohuai might have wanted to withdraw his troops and return to Beijing, so he slowed down his meal a little. "Don't worry, unless the military situation is urgent, I will talk about it after I finish it."

Zhou Mohuai was speechless. Since the general said so, he had to wait. He could not open the general's mouth and force the meal into the general's mouth.

When Wen Shiqing finally finished eating, he slowly wiped his mouth and called the soldiers standing guard outside the door to call Wu Qi and Guanyu to the big tent, and then followed Zhou Mohuai out.

"I know what you want to say, I have my own arrangements for this." Wen Shiqing glanced at Zhou Mohuai's expression and continued, "I will explain my decision to you one by one when I get to take down that piece of land and people will go back."

Guanyu and Wu Qi came soon, and Wen Shiqing spread out the map of this area on the wide table, holding his chin and wondering what he was thinking.

Zhou Mohuai stood beside him without saying a word.

This map was drawn by the most powerful military detective among the dragon and lions after field exploration and took several months to explore. Each marker on it is full of the hard work of the dragon and lions.

"General, do you have military information?" Wu Qi is now Zhou Mohuai's deputy general. Although this guy laughs and laughs on weekdays, he has his own set of things in battles and has made great achievements in combat.

Guanyu walked up, glanced at the map on the table, raised her eyebrows and said nothing.

"Look, the long flat ground sandwiched between these two mountains is the target we are about to attack. After military investigation, it was found that this land was called Huaxi Corridor, which is the territory of Xiyu." Everyone followed Wen Shiqing's fingers and looked north. "Xiyu relied on the steep mountains on both sides and did not step down any checkpoints in Huaxi Corridor. Fubo Village at the end of Huaxi Corridor is a very weak checkpoint. If you break through here, the remaining area in Xiyu will be as easy as taking things out of your bag."

The reason why the dragon and lion insisted on knocking down this land in Xiyu was because they felt that this land in Xiyu was like a long sword inserted beside the Southern Dynasty, which was very annoying.

Most of the territory of Western Chongqing is north of Jingjiang and west of the Northern Dynasties. The reason why there is still a piece of land in the south is a historical issue left over from the demise of the Zhou Dynasty. If you don’t pursue these, you just need to know that this area is an annoying thing.

The Huaxi Corridor has a long and narrow terrain, basically adjacent to the border line of the western South. At the end of the northern end of the Huaxi Corridor, there is a small piece of land. Although there is only one city and one village, it is no problem to garrison 100,000 troops there.

Furthermore, after crossing Jingjiang, it is Xiyu, and it is very easy to transport troops from there. Xiyu, which is located in the south of Jingjiang, is simply the best springboard for attacking the Southern Dynasty.

"We walked forward from here, borrowed from Nanzhao, then climbed over a mountain from here and entered the Huaxi Corridor, and then drove straight into Fubo Village."

After taking down Fubo Village, the rest of the matter will be easier. Wen Shiqing drew a circle on Wancheng behind Fubo Village.

"But how to convince Nanzhao to let us borrow the situation?" Wu Qi looked at Wen Shiqing and then looked at Zhou Mohuai.

The reputation of dragon and lion has spread everywhere in the south. Will Nanzhao allow the army that destroyed the two countries to enter its territory?

"You need to think about this." Wen Shiqing looked up and glanced at everyone's face carefully again, "I will go back to Beijing in two days. I will go back to reply to the order. You will continue to walk forward with the dragon and lion."

The emperor's imperial edict was indeed to order the dragon and lion to return to Beijing, but no one said that he had brought the dragon and lion back to Beijing. Wen Shiqing brought a small team of dragon and lions back to Beijing to reply to the imperial edict. Zhou Mohuai and the remaining large troops continued to attack the Huaxi Corridor. In this way, no one would resist the imperial edict, nor would he waste the effort spent by the dragon and lion over the past few months.

"General..." Zhou Mohuai knew that the imperial edict was to ask him to go back, and now Wen Shiqing has suffered for him, and he suddenly felt guilty.

"Don't feel guilty. Being able to use your life to protect and expand the country of the Southern Dynasty is the glory of every man in my Southern Dynasty. Supporting regardless of occasions and cooperating with the army to defend my status in the Southern Dynasty is the obligation of every Southern Dynasty person! If you want to prove your blood, let go. Regardless of the victory or defeat, returning alive is the best reward for the holy grace."

Wen Shiqing did not look at Zhou Mohuai's eyes, and he also avoided contact with the eyes of others. He supported his hands on the table, and the tent was quiet for a while, "Guan Yu, the day after tomorrow, you will return to Beijing with me to reply to the imperial edict."

But he heard a sneer, "Who said I must return to Beijing to reply to the decree?"

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"Going back alive is the best reward for holy grace." It's so heartbreaking...
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