"This besiege of Zhenhai is the result of the joint discussion between the Pope and His Excellency Jose, and it is related to the success or failure of our Eastern Expedition. The Kingsoft Mansion is currently a distribution center for all our army's materials. In order to prevent cunning pagans from attacking us again, our army will patrol for twelve hours from now on, and we must check the interchange teams in detail. No matter which country or which general's subordinates, even the noble Knights of the Shenwei Army, must conduct routine inspections and must never let a Han army go." The temporary commander of the Western Allied Forces of the Kingsoft Mansion and the commander of the Saxon Kingdom, Mahill, yelled.

"Pagans, pretend to be our Shenwei Army and defiled our honor, and will be sent to hell by me sooner or later." Locke, the commander of the Third Legion of the Shenwei Army, said coldly.

"Uh. Lord Locke, do you think I have arranged this properly?" Mahil looked at the murderous commander of the Divine Power Army and said flatteringly.

The Third Legion of the Shenwei Army is one level higher than the rest of the Xi6th legions, and adheres to the Saxon mentality of clinging to the strong. Mahill is the nominal cooperation with Locke as the commander of the commander of the Jinshan Mansion, which can be described as respectful.

Those who don't know will even think that Locke is the commander.

"It's nothing, I just need to be more harsh on those guys who dare to conspire to rebel against the Lord God, and let those who have ulterior motives know what punishment is!" Locke said disdainfully.

"What do you mean?" Mahil was unclear.

"From today, I will lead the team to patrol the surrounding area. When I encounter suspicious people, I will kill them all!" After Locke said that, he turned around and left.

"Your Excellency, Lord Jose told us to cooperate more with the Han people, especially those who are in charge of the true Taoism, who are our ally..." Mahir shouted.

"I have my own opinions." Locke replied coldly, not even looking back.

"I have been here for only three days and have killed more than ten people. I am still making trouble like this. If something really happens, I will definitely treat me as a scapegoat." Mahir said dissatisfied.

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The fourth day of the Empire Era.

"Master, Fei Ge delivers a letter!" A messenger handed a flying pigeon with blood to Zhang Guangyuan, the governor of the Empire Huaibei Camp.

"I'll still have to defend myself!" Zhang Guangyuan handed the letter to Guan Wentai, the deputy commander of the corps, beside him.

"Mr. Zhuge wants to abandon us?" Guan Wentai looked angry.

"Zhuge Zixuan wants us to get rid of the main force of the coalition forces in Zhenhai!" Zhang Guangyuan sighed.

As cunning as Zhang Guangyuan, he also felt a deep sense of powerlessness at this moment. It is said that Zhuge Ting is proficient in power and strategy and does not understand military affairs, but now it seems that Zhuge Ting completely wants to sacrifice his own army to delay the attack of the Western coalition forces, and then force all factions of the empire to work together to fight the Western coalition forces in advance!

As an ally of Zhuge Ting, Zhang Guangyuan suddenly realized Zhuge Ting's thoughts in his heart, but he was already a fish and meat, but he refused to be slaughtered like this. Everything would have to be survived by this disaster.

If Zhuge Ting was standing by him now, Zhang Guangyuan would never have suspected that he would beat Zhuge Xiaoer up. But this can only be imagined. In the past few days, the siege of the city was very fierce, and the coalition forces besieged the city like a bucket, without any leakage. The external contact was relying on Fei Ge to pass on the letter, so how could he leave Zhenhai to find Zhuge Ting?

In fact, two days ago, Zhang Guangyuan had the intention to withdraw his troops. At that time, he went from Zhenhai to the East China Sea and then to the Huai River, and still had hope of leaving the war zone. Of course, he would definitely have to sacrifice tens of thousands of troops to block the attack.

However, Zhuge Ting received a letter from Fei Ge who was sent to Zhang Guangyuan with the dual pressure from the State Privy Council and the Military Department, and said that reinforcements had set sail from all over the empire and that the vanguard could arrive in Jiangnan within five days. If he retreated without a fight, or retreated early, Zhang Guangyuan's family who remained in the imperial capital would be implicated.

When Zhang Guangyuan saw the letter, he lost his mind to retreat. In addition, Cao Shiwu also tried his best to send people to break through the siege and send a letter in. It is said that Nantong Mansion is still in his hands and will do his best to restrain the enemy troops attacking Zhenhai from the north, and even guarantee that Zhang Guangyuan will leave a way out.

At this time, even if the two sides have a clear gap, they must be temporarily left behind. After all, their lips are lost and their teeth are cold. Nantong Prefecture is the only way for the Western Allied Forces to attack Zhenhai on the northern route. Naturally, the Western Allied Forces will not let go of such a nail.

If the imperial reinforcements want to join the battle in Zhenhai Mansion soon, they will have to pass through Nantong.

As for Zhenhai Mansion, the coalition forces have stepped up their fierce attacks in the past few days, one after another, with coalition soldiers who came to Dongfangcai to preach missions, constantly rushing towards the mudflats on the east side of Zhenhai Mansion. The blood had already dyed the gray-brown mountain red.

The soldiers of the Guards stationed here are also constantly filling the gaps in the defense line with the loss rate of one brigade and one brigade.

The battle is a battle of will at this time. The coaches of both sides may still know the mission they shoulder, or know the fundamental purpose of the battle; but the soldiers below can only obey orders and exchange their lives for victory in the entire battle.

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On the morning of November 8, 999, on the road leading from the foot of Jinshan Mountain to Jinshan Mansion, dozens of Taoist priests wearing Huaizhen Dao Apricot Yellow Taoist robes, swords and thirty Western coalition forces escorted more than a hundred mule and horse carriages driven by nearly 200 Han people to Jinshan Mansion.

Strictly speaking, this Jinshan belongs to the remnant of Zhongshan, Jinling Prefecture. In addition to the Yangtze River, this road is dominated by low hills mixed with small plains. During the former Empire, it was even called a barbarian land. It can be seen that the geographical differences are different.

If the Empire had not been continuously digging and maintaining clearance roads for thousands of years, and water transportation could not meet the needs of the frontline, this dangerous and remote six-way transportation would have long been rejected by the coalition command.

"After this errand, we two can take turns to rest on the mountain. Speaking of the young lady who was caught from the bottom of the mountain in the past few days, she was really sour. When she returned, she would give me a sleep?" The two Taoist priests whispered in a food truck heading the convoy.

Although the carriage that transports food and grass is not comfortable to sit, it is better than walking on the ground. It takes more than fifty miles to go back and forth to Jinshan Mansion, and the whole journey is completed and the escort is rotated every three days, which is also a tragic task for these Taoist priests in Huaizhen Taoist Temple who are pampered and live in peace.

"It's not bad for you and brothers, but after Deputy Chen said that if Mu Dao does not come back within the year, our temple will have to re-elect the Taoist election, and the ones above will be promoted one in succession. Brother, I have been in the position of Taoist priest in the front hall for four or five years. I wonder if my elder brother will support me in the back hall to do something." The Taoist priest said with a smile.

"Haha, it's easy to say, I strongly support you when you enter the worship hall, brother." Another Taoist priest smiled.

"Ha, stop, I open this road, I plant this tree, I want to cross this road, and stay and buy wealth!" A loud shout interrupted the two of them.

I saw a few men in ragged clothes and weapons in their hands jumping out of the mountains and forests on the roadside. I looked carefully and saw that the men's faces were covered with ashes on the bottom of the pot.

"My grass, somewhere is the thief who came out of the car, dare to stop our convoy." The two Taoists immediately jumped down and pulled out their swords.

"What's the matter? Why did the convoy stop!" A Western coalition army member came over.

"Your Excellency, there are a few thieves who are blind and block the road. Please wait for a while, and my brothers will go up and clean up them, so let's continue on the way." The two Taoist priests said with a smile.

"Well, there are only a few people. I dare to provoke us. Kill them quickly and don't waste the time of handover." The coalition forces nodded and looked at the robbers blocking the road, as if they were looking at dead people.

It's ridiculous that the weapons in the hands of those robbers were nothing more than hoes, sickles, etc. I guess it was the refugees who fled their hometown because of the war. Now they are so hungry that they are crazy about gaining and losing their hearts. They are really not worth fearing.

"Take your life!" The Taoist priest who was Huai Zhendao rushed to the front of the people blocking the road. The sword in his hand brought a whistling sound, but he was also skilled in martial arts.

The next moment, the Taoist priest staggered under his feet, and the elegant white crane flapped its wings and turned into a dog gnawing mud. Then the dull sound of bone cracking sounded, but the man who led the robber hit the Taoist priest's head with a stick, and the big one obviously collapsed a piece of his head.

"Hiss..." Several Taoist priests who saw this scene took a breath of air, secretly afraid that if the stick hits them, they will be the same.

"Junior brother!" Several people who were close to the Taoist priest were stunned for a moment, cried out in sorrow, and then rushed forward together.

"Oh, why are there so many people coming? Things are not good, leave quickly!" The man in the lead screamed, and everyone rushed into the woods again.

"Bastard, what are you doing? Even so few refugees can't catch me, chase me!" The coalition centurion Senna, who led the team, didn't care about this little robber, but was furious at this moment.

Everyone rushed towards the forest, but no one appeared in the forest on the other side. Several figures quickly crept into the team transporting food and grass.

After a while, a group of pursuers walked back dejectedly. Several of them were obviously broken with their hands and feet and were caught in arrows. It seemed that the robbers had arranged a trap. Although there were no dead people, their morale was no longer as arrogant as before.

The villagers of the Han people were secretly happy when they saw it and said that evil will be punished.

The returned coalition soldiers and Huaizhen Daodao people were obviously hit hard. They were full of color and looked unlucky. With that annoyed, they waved their whip and slapped them hard on the Han people around them. Seeing the newly infiltrated people in the crowd, they were secretly angry.

Nearly 200 villagers pulled the cart to transport food and grass this time, and the few people infiltrated did not attract any attention.

After the Centurion of the Alliance Army was angry, he secretly thought about whether to report this matter to Shangfeng. If he told Shangfeng, if he couldn't do it well, he would scold him for leading the troops, and his soldiers were not dead just now. As for the Taoist priest who had his head broken, even if he was not lucky.

The convoy started again and walked forward for another five or six miles, suddenly a piece of smoke rose up in front of him.

"It's a robber again, but it's not possible..." Taoist Huai Zhenguan, who had just been beaten to death by a robber, couldn't help but tremble.

"Nonsense, how could a robber have a cavalry!" The Western Allied Forces Centurion Senna whipped it with a whip.

"The convoy stops, the Shenwei Army is in the process of probation!" The people and horses rushed to their eyes in an instant, with a group of about a hundred people, full of murderous intent, with mail in their bodies, and the knights wearing the white holy cross sword vest blocked the road.
Chapter completed!