The battle between the Great Xiao Kingdom and the Beimo Kingdom lasted more than four months.

King Dingbei led the Eighteenth Iron Cavalry to retake two cities one after another. Beimo Kingdom retreated to Yanzhou City.

Yanzhou City is the most prosperous city among the six major cities in the border pass, while Yucheng, where King Dingbei is located, is the most important city among the six major cities, but it is much barren.

And food and wages are essential to war.

"The rations haven't been delivered yet?" Xiao Luohan clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands were exposed, "Going to borrow from other cities, I will definitely get enough 30,000 stone grains for Ben!"

"Yes!" The deputy general ordered to leave with a heavy heart.

Everyone knows that this food and grass is afraid to borrow.

If you can borrow it, you have already borrowed it.

"My lord, my lord! The food and grass are here—" one person shouted in surprise, rushing all the way.

The soldiers cheered. The food has finally arrived!

But soon, everyone's joy turned to anger.

This bag looked at the bulging food and grass, and it contained brown rice mixed with sand and gravel!

Can't eat at all!

This is true for several bags in a row!

"Damn! I'm going to kill these corrupt officials!" Several lieutenants were furious.

Xiao Luohan was also full of anger, but for now the plan was to quickly find someone to sift out the rice that could be eaten, and wait a few days.

Xiao Luohan wrote a secret letter, asking Ye Liu to rush to the capital and hand it over to Emperor Xiao in person.

The Great Xiao Emperor now trusts him more, and the two have communicated secret functions several times.

Although the old emperor was a bit greedy for power, he was not foolish and would never condone this matter.

However, Xiao Luohan still smelled a hint of wind and rain coming.

He looked in the direction of Kyoto in the distance, frowning for a long time.

Winter is coming, and this battle must be fought quickly.

After waiting for Ye Liu's reply, Xiao Luohan's eyes sank slightly and he made a risky decision.

The terrain of Yanzhou City is steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. The reason Beimo was able to capture the city at the beginning was only because the prefect was greedy for life and fear of death. He was frightened by the hundreds of thousands of cavalry assembled by Beimo Kingdom and raised a white flag without fighting. , Bai Bai gave Yanzhou City to the enemy country.

If he leads the army to attack frontally, even if he is reluctant to attack, he will suffer heavy casualties, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

Xiao Luohan's sword took a slant, intending to lead an elite army through the dry canyon on the southwest side of Yanzhou City, and then close the inside and outside to attack from both sides.

This canyon is called Qingfeng Valley, and very few people know it. He only discovered this Qingfeng Valley when he asked people to survey the terrain.

Although the method is dangerous, it can be regarded as a miracle.

It's a pity that the original foolproof plan, who would have thought that there would be a traitor in the confidant!

Xiao Luohan and the 200 elite soldiers he brought were trapped in Qingfeng Valley by the enemy.

The boulders that rolled down the cliff killed many people. In order to save a lieutenant, Xiao Luohan was smashed with two broken ribs and a lame leg.

The seriously injured man leaned against the stone wall, clutching his chest and coughing low, coughing out a mouthful of blood.

"My lord, the way to and from is blocked by boulders!" The lieutenant general replied in a distressed manner.

The lords wet their eyes, "If the king hadn't blocked the last commander for a while, the last commander would have been smashed into flesh by the boulder. But the king's status is noble, and the last commander would rather die."

Xiao Luohan waved his hand, "You are my lieutenant, and this king will not watch you die. Liu Yue, go and count the number of people."

Lieutenant General Liu Yue wiped his eyes and replied in a low voice, "Yes!"

The two hundred elites selected from the Eighteenth Iron Cavalry Army were all strong and brave, and they could kill two hundred enemies per enemy.

However, there is no way to hide under the cliff, and the army is lightly dressed this time, even such a powerful elite soldier can only be passively beaten under this kind of terrain.

More than a dozen people died, more than 30 were seriously injured, and the rest were all minor injuries, which can be described as heavy casualties.

Xiao Luohan heard Lieutenant General Liu's report, his eyes were gloomy, and his voice was cold, "Among the lieutenant generals of the Eighteenth Iron Cavalry Army trained by this king, there are also traitors. This king will definitely find this person and break him to pieces. A thousand corpses!"

Liu Yue also felt chills. He commanded the third branch of the Eighteenth Iron Cavalry Army. He was usually called brothers to these people. Who would have thought that a traitor would be one of these brothers.

The way to come and go is blocked, and when others find something strange and come to the rescue, the enemy will introduce them into a new trap.

But even if they knew there was a trap, they would definitely come to save people.

Because the lord is here.

Their backbone must not fall!

Even if the loss is heavy, the prince must be rescued.

The wounded soldiers all leaned against the stone wall, low moans echoed at the bottom of the valley, and a gust of cold wind blew past, which seemed to dilute the **** smell around them.

Xiao Luohan leaned to the side, looked at the thin night sky above his head, and let out a long breath.

...it's almost dawn.

He misses the little demon.

Little Yao'er was still waiting for her triumphant return, so he went to pick her up.

He promised to sit on the throne above the ten thousand people, and then promised her the next seat.

There are many, many things that he wants to do with Xiao Yao'er.

"Cough cough..." Xiao Luohan wiped casually, wiping off a strand of blood that overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

He was unwilling to die just like that.

He wants to live, he wants to grow old with the little demon...

Xiao Luohan thought about it, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.

In a trance, he seemed to hear the sound of fighting, as if it was coming from the cliff above his head, echoing at the bottom of the valley.

But the voice was not intense, and he couldn't help suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

Following that sound, he seemed to hear the sound of boulders breaking apart again.

"Your Highness! Someone has come to save us! Your Highness, look quickly—" Deputy General Liu suddenly raised his voice.

Various noises followed, and everyone seemed to be cheering.

Xiao Luohan felt that it was not very real.

Someone stepped on the stone chips.

stopped in front of him.

Xiao Luohan opened his heavy eyelids, because he was unconscious, and the sky was still dark, he only saw a vague shadow.

The shadow was standing a step away, leaning slightly to stare at him.

"Xiao Luohan, how did you make yourself look like this ghost?" The voice of the incoming person was sweet and soft, but his voice was cold, and there was a trace of naked disgust in his tone.

Xiao Luohan thought to himself, what the **** does he look like, does he mean that he is disheartened, or that he is so badly injured that he can't stand up?

Suddenly, he suddenly shuddered.

This voice, this tone--

Little monster!

Is he dreaming?

How could the little demon appear here?

The next moment, the blurry shadow suddenly reached out and lifted him up and threw it onto his back. The thin and soft body was carrying him, a rough old man, without even bending his waist, only slightly tilted his back.

Xiao Luohan felt more and more that he was dreaming.

Since he was in a dream, he didn't want any face, just let Xiao Yao'er carry him on his back, and lied down on her small body with peace of mind, hugging her slender and fair neck.

"Little Yao'er, this king must have missed you so much, that's why I dreamed of you. I am very happy to see you again in my dream. Little Yao'er, this king may have broken his promise, this king is right. I can't stop you..."

"Xiao Luohan, are you crying?" the petite daughter-in-law below him suddenly asked him.

Xiao Luohan didn't cry, but his eyes were red.

He felt very sorry for his little goblin.

He made a promise, but he didn't even know if he could go back alive to see her.

How can she live alone in the future?