After a 36-minute gallop, we arrived at Starstrals.

The thunder of the wind rushed into the palace like a bolt of lightning, coming so fast that the blood stains on his body had not even been refreshed, and when he arrived outside the main hall, he canceled his mount and carried the bloodstained Seven Star Dragon Yuan to the temple.

"Your Excellency!"

The two gold-armored guards stretched out their hands in unison: "You are not allowed to bring a sword to the palace......"

At this moment, Luo Qingyi's voice came from the main hall: "Who is it?" ”

"It's me, Ding Muchen, Your Highness."

"Oh, let Master Ding Muchen come in."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

Walked into the main hall, and suddenly the ministers of civil and military affairs on both sides looked over, Lin Xingchu, Xiyang, and Lu Xu, the only remaining of the four palace marshals, were there, Lin Xingchu looked at me with a pair of beautiful eyes and a blood-stained appearance in armor, and couldn't help but be a little moved, and said, "Ding Muchen, where are you from?" ”

"The Protectorate of the Western Regions." I said softly.

"...... of the Western Regions Protectorate"

Luo Qingyi put on the empress's robe, suddenly stood up from the throne, rushed to me with an arrow step, held my hand tightly, and said: "After the death of the fierce commander, our army will no longer be able to go west out of the Yumen Pass, tell me quickly, what is the current situation of the Western Regions Protectorate...... The body of the fierce commander is ...... again"

I smiled bitterly: "We just fought a disastrous battle in the Western Regions Protectorate, and basically wiped out the opponent's main force from the territory of the Western Regions Protectorate, but they will definitely make a comeback, as for the remains of the Lie Shuai...... I'm afraid it's already gone......"

Luo Qingyi's face was "??? Then he frowned lightly and said, "You mean that it is possible for the Western Regions Protectorate to recover, right?" ”

"Yes."

I nodded: "Just today, we have successively recovered the county towns of Hanyue County, Rinfeng County, Wuque County and other counties, and the siege of Loulan City is about to be lifted. ”

"Oh?"

Luo Qingyi's beautiful eyes were blazing, and he said, "You say, I will definitely do my best to do it for you." ”

"Okay."

I had the bottom in my heart, and said: "Our people who guard the Western Regions Protectorate have decided to recapture Jiuquan Pass through a blitzkrieg, as long as Jiuquan Pass is in our hands, the entire territory of the Western Regions can be recovered, but the city wall of Jiuquan Pass is seriously damaged and is no longer so strong, so I hope Your Highness can give me a batch of craftsmen and materials, the more the better, as long as the Jiuquan Pass is repaired, we may recover the entire territory of the Western Regions Protectorate." ”

After listening to this, Luo Qingyi bit his red lip, and after thinking for a long time, he walked up the royal steps again, turned around and fluttered in his robe, quite the majesty of the emperor, and said: "The Ministry of Works, how many craftsmen have been gathered to build Jiuquan Pass in a short period of time?" ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu held the jade wat in his hand and said in a deep voice: "About ...... There are 5,000 people, most of them are stonemasons, as far as Lao Chen knows, there are many stones in the mountains around Jiuquan Pass, which can be mined on the spot, as long as His Majesty gives an order, Lao Chen will immediately go to mobilize people and let them bring tools to go to the west with Lord Ding Muchen. ”

"Okay, do it right away!"

"Yes!"

Luo Qingyi continued: "The situation in the Western Regions at this time is already quite dangerous, and it is naturally not possible to rely on Ding Muchen alone to escort him, so where is Lin Yi?" ”

In the crowd of generals, a young general came out of the ranks, wearing a long sword at his waist and three gold stars on his neck, he was a general, and he was also the commander of the giant elephant cavalry regiment in Julu City, and now he has been promoted to 3 levels in a row because of his repeated military exploits, and he clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "The last general, please give orders from His Highness!" ”

Luo lightly bowed his head and said: "You lead the 400,000 iron cavalry of Julu City to follow Ding Muchen to fight the Western Regions Protectorate, in addition, I am transferring 1,000 heavy artillery, 10,000 crossbows, 2,000 ballistas, and ballistas to you, I hope you will live up to your mission and guard the western gateway of the empire, in addition...... After leaving the Yumen Pass in the west, you must obey Ding Muchen's dispatch, he is the main general, you are the deputy general, understand? ”

"Yes, the last general will obey!"

As he spoke, Lin Yi walked up to me and smiled slightly: "Lord Ding Muchen, we have another chance to fight side by side!" ”

I was ecstatic: "Hmm! ”

With these 400,000 elite NPCs led by Lin Yi, we are equivalent to the strength of at least 200W players, if these NPCs obey me, then whether it is offensive or defensive, it is at least enough for the people in India to eat a good pot!

……

Out of the main hall, some craftsmen mobilized from the Ministry of Industry were constantly refreshed outside the door, holding hammers, sickles and other tools, as well as some heavy equipment such as carriages, and Lin Yi also went to gather troops outside the city, and at the moment when I walked down the steps, a familiar voice came from behind me: "Ding Muchen......"

It was Lin Xingchu calling me.

As soon as I turned around and looked at her in military uniform, I couldn't help laughing and said, "What's the matter, Xing Chu Gong?" ”

"I have something to say to you......"

She pursed her red lips, and she looked like she wanted to speak again, and there was a hint of tiredness written on her pretty face.

"Okay, find a place where no one is."

"Hmm!"

As we walked side by side into the Imperial Garden, Lin Xingchu said to one of the guards, "I don't want to see anyone around. ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

The surrounding palace maids and waiters were dispersed one by one, and on the side of the pond, only Lin Xingchu and I were left standing under the rockery, watching the willow leaves floating on the water and the fish pecking.

"What the hell is going on, Xing Chu Gong?" I asked.

Lin Xingchu looked at me, with a pair of beautiful eyes, and said: "You know, Qingyi only ascended to the throne under my strong leadership, and now she is the real Xia Emperor, but she relies on me more than a day." ”

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"Nope."

She shook her head lightly and said, "Until today, I have mastered more than seventy percent of the military power of the empire, and White Deer City is my fiefdom, so ...... I'm afraid that one day, I will become the one who is the one who is the most successful person in the eyes of the people, and once I make Qingyi suspicious of the power, I am afraid that the trust between us will fall apart. ”

"So...... What is Xing Chugong looking for me for? ”

"Seek an answer."

She sighed faintly, looked at the turquoise water, and said, "What do you think...... What can I do to completely dispel Qingyi's doubts about me and let her know...... I, Lin Xingchu, am dedicated to the Xia clan, and I have never thought about my own honor and disgrace? ”

I was lost in thought.

It took a few minutes before he looked up at her and said, "There's a way." ”

"What's the solution?"

"Decentralization."

"How?" She was confused.

I smiled slightly and said: "Actually, in terms of power schemes, Lu Shanhe, the Xia Emperor of the upper and last generations, still has a hand, not only divided the Duke of Xingchu and the Duke of Tianmu, but also canonized the four palace marshals to rule the army of one side respectively, so that the power can be divided, so that the princes of all parties can check and balance each other, but he can control the authority of the world, since Lu Shanhe can do this, why doesn't the Duke of Xingchu let the light clothes follow suit?" Now that three of the four palace marshals have died in battle, it just happens to be an excellent opportunity, you can personally admonish Qingyi, let her re-divide the four palace marshals, and even divide part of her military power to show her heart. ”

Lin Xingchu's beautiful eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but smile, and waved his powder fist to lightly hammer the armor on my chest, and said with a smile: "Stinky boy, if you really have you, why didn't I think of re-canonizing the palace marshal?" If this is the case, Qingyi can not only canonize his own subordinates as the palace marshal, but also justifiably divide the troops from my hands. ”

"Hmm."

I nodded: "That's right, if there is no check and balance, something will naturally happen, Xing Chugong, as long as you say this, Qingyi is so smart, how can she not understand your mind?" She will continue to rely on you, after all, you are the number one general of the Xia clan, and Qingyi needs you to support Sheji for her. ”

Lin Xingchu smiled lightly: "Well, I understand, thank you, go and recover your Western Regions Protectorate, right?" Maybe...... When I make a statement to the light clothes, leave a position for you as a palace marshal? With your military exploits and the trust of light clothes in you, as long as I speak, she will definitely canonize you, believe me. ”

"Nope."

I shook my head: "I'm used to being idle and free, I don't want to be a palace commander, it's enough for me to be a dragon rider in the Dragon Domain, in short, everything is for the prosperity of the Xia clan!" ”

"Hmmm! For the prosperity of the Xia people! ”

……

Outside the city, the soldiers and horses were mighty, Lin Yi wore a military armor, rode his horse forward, saluted respectfully, and said: "My lord, the people, craftsmen, and materials have been prepared, and we can set off immediately!" ”

"Let's go!"

"Yes!"

summoned the thunder of the wind, turned over and got on the horse, and just took a large group of NPCs to the north, behind him, the five major cavalry regiments of Julu City were there, and there were some foot shield soldiers, archers, artillery, etc., and Sulla was also among them, riding a white horse, walking side by side with me, and seeing each other along the way, it was not bad to talk and laugh.

……

An hour later, pass through Yumen Pass and follow the official road in the south all the way to Jiuquan Pass.

Just after one o'clock in the morning, there was a "drop", a voice call came from Dong Xiaoyu, her voice was full of excitement and excitement, and said: "Master Xi, tell you a good news!" ”

"Oh, what's the good news?" I asked with a smile.

She said beautifully: "Today's decisive battle in the Western Regions Capital Protectorate was named the Battle of Cold Moon County by the Virtual Ministry, and some people even proposed to name it the Great Victory of Cold Moon County, which wiped out all the main forces of the Indian Service in one fell swoop and annihilated nearly 800W people, this credit is too great, and the upper echelons of the Virtual Ministry are considering rewarding the important participants in this battle!" ”

"Whew~~~~"

I took a deep breath and said with a smile: "In this way, the downgrades of so many of our brothers in Beichen have not been in vain, and finally someone has praised them?" ”

"Uh-huh."

Dong Xiaoyu said with a smile: "At the latest tomorrow morning, the announcement of the award will be posted on the official website of the virtual department, and when the time comes, the whole platform will be promoted, and we Yueheng China will also help to publicize it together." ”

"yes, got it!"

"Keep it up!"

"Of course!"

A few minutes later, a message from "Di" came from the afterglow of the smoke: "Jiuquan Pass has been taken!" When will your craftsman arrive? ”

"About four hours later."

"Okay, wait for you!"

"Hmm!"