The stone bricks on the city wall were covered with weeds. When the spring breeze blew, it swayed repeatedly. Tang Zhen pressed the hilt of the sword in his hand, standing on the city wall like a stone sculpture, urging the civilians who were repairing the city wall in the distance. The broken wall had been built again at half the height, and smoke was curling in the city, and the soldiers of the Lingyao Department were preparing lunch for the civilians.

Suddenly, a soldier pointed his finger at the distance and said, "Look at the commander, someone is coming from Qihai City."

Tang Zhen was slightly stunned and his eyes went away. Sure enough, there were smoke and dust in the distance. Not only were there people, but many people also came. The 100,000 troops of Qihai City were finally about to arrive in Lanyan City, but it was only arrived nearly twenty days after Lanyan City was slaughtered.

"Go and call Princess Xi."

"yes."

Not long after, Tang Xiaoxi walked up to the city wall in a white brocade robe, followed by several ten thousand men from Qihai City. She slowly came to Tang Town and said, "Send a cavalry out of the city to ask where the people are. Close the city gate and don't trust anyone easily."

"Yes, princess."

Tang Zhen sent cavalry out of the city to join the army as soon as he spoke. Not long after, the cavalry galloped over and clasped his fists at Tang Xiaoxi on the city wall and said, "Princess Xi, the commander of Tang Town, is the Young Master Tang Lu and Miss Tang Wei of Qihai City. Behind the line, Master Tang Tian is escorting Mr. Lan to come to Lanyan City. The 100,000 troops in Qihai City are about to arrive in Lanyan City. Mr. Tang Lu asked his subordinates to inform Princess Xi and ordered Princess Xi to open the city gate and go out to welcome Mr. Lan."

"Does Tang Lu and Tang Wei?"

Tang Xiaoxi pursed her red lips, her eyes flashed with uncertainty, and said, "Tangzhen, send orders to lock down all the gates of Lanyan City, send heavy troops to guard them, and prohibit any Imperial army or volunteer soldiers from entering Lanyan City."

"Ah, Princess." Tang Zhen said in a shocked look, "It's not good to do this. After all... we are all soldiers from Qihai City, and Mr. Lan personally led the Qihai City army to reinforce Lanyan City. It would be fine if he didn't leave the city to greet him. Why did he have to close the city gate?"

Tang Xiaoxi said lightly: "There is only one master in Lanyan City, her name is Qin Yin. Unless Qin Yin comes to Lanyan City in person, I will not hand over Zetian Palace to anyone. Tang Town, don't forget that this Lanyan City was taken back from Yihe Kingdom at the cost of more than 10,000 soldiers. Now, I am the master of Lanyan City."

"Yes, I will understand."

Tang Zhen wanted to speak but stopped. After a few seconds, he clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to follow the princess and will never move."

"That's good, go and pass the order."

"yes."

...

The gate of Lanyan City was closed, and Tang Xiaoxi stood above the city in her clothes, watching the dark Qihai City gathering in the distance.

Half an hour later, nearly 37,000 troops of nearly 37,000 troops formed outside the city. Two generals riding white horses galloped over, which was Tang Lu and Tang Wei. This made Tang Xiaoxi somewhat uneasy. Tang Lan had three sons, and the eldest son was Tang Xiaoxi's deceased father, the second son Tang Jin, and Tang Jin had three children. The eldest son Tang Bin was killed by Lin Muyu in Xunlong Forest. The second son Tang Lu and his daughter Tang Wei were these two under the city.

Tang Lu was wearing silver armor and had already recognized Tang Xiaoxi, rode his horse out, and said, "Xiaoxi, quickly open the city gate. Grandpa's horse team is about to arrive, what are you waiting for?"

Tang Xiaoxi approached the city wall, smiled slightly, and said, "Please ask the second brother, my sister, go back and tell my grandfather that Lan Yancheng has just suffered from the massacre of the city. The city has not yet stabilized and is not suitable for garrisoning the army, so please ask grandfather to garrison Qihai City outside the city."

"Xiao Xi, what do you mean?" Tang Lu suddenly frowned.

"It's not interesting."

Tang Xiaoxi smiled: "Second brother, look at the sides of the city wall, what are they?"

Tang Lu glanced at him and said lightly: "So what if the piles of corpses are piled up like mountains."

Tang Xiaoxi burst out laughing: "Second brother, do you know it's a corpse? Then you know why these people were reduced to corpses. Yes, it's because the army of Qihai City has been slow to come out. If the 200,000 troops in Qihai City are in full swing, as is now, these people will not die, Chu Huaiyan will not die, Qin Lei will not die, and Mu Mu will not die, either... will not die."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Tang Lu said with a stern look: "Qianhai City is the foundation of our Tang family. Yihe Country is powerful. Even if we go out, we will hit the stone with our eggs. Xiaoxi, open the city gate quickly, otherwise I..."

"Otherwise, what do you want to do?" There was a chill in Tang Xiaoxi's beautiful eyes.

"Otherwise I will level the broken city."

Tang Lu raised his spear high and shouted loudly: "The soldiers on the city, you are all soldiers of my Tang family. Have you forgotten the iron training of the Tang Sect? Open the city immediately and welcome the army of Lan Gong into the city."

But the soldiers on the city did not move at all, and no one even looked at Tang Lu.

Tang Xiaoxi couldn't help laughing: "Second brother, don't waste your time. They are soldiers of the Tang family, but before that, they were soldiers of the empire first. Not everyone was rebellious and wanted to ascend the throne. Go back and tell grandpa that unless Xiaoyin returns to Lanyan City, I will not open the city gate and let any army go. If you want to enter the city, come and attack, archer, prepare."

"Brush..."

A row of archers pulled the longbow away in unison and aimed at Tang Lu, Tang Wei and others under the city.

Tang Lu has been spoiled and domineering since he was a child. He has never suffered such humiliation. His face turned cold and cold: "Okay... you did a good job. As a member of my Tang family, how dare you aim your bow and arrow at me... Okay, Tang Town, I remember you."

Tang Zhen clasped his fists on the city wall and smiled: "I'm sorry, the second young master. The last general is waiting for the Iron Order of the Tang Sect. Currently, he is only loyal to Princess Xi. What's more, Tang Zhen is an imperial soldier and is loyal to the empire until his death."

"Pooh."

Tang Lu raised his spear and said, "Come here, prepare to cast the stone cart to attack the city for me."

On the side, Tang Wei saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly grabbed Tang Lu's arm and said, "Brother, stop making trouble. Go back and tell grandpa about the situation here first. If we really start a war with Xiao Xi, I'm afraid... I'll be out of control..."

"snort."

Tang Lu gritted his teeth, turned around and left, and disappeared in a flash.

...

With the sound of horse hooves, Tang Lu and Tang Wei returned to the central army camp with a pale face and saluted to Tang Lan from afar: "Grandpa, Lan Yancheng is not willing to open the city gate to welcome the seven navy."

"What's going on?" Tang Lan looked innocent, shivered in the evening breeze, wrapped her robe armor, and said, "Didn't Xiaoxi and Tang Zhen have entered Lanyan City?"

"Hmph, that girl and Tang Zhen have already treasoned." Tang Lu said coldly: "Even Xiao Xi ordered people to shoot me with bows and arrows, forcing us to leave the city wall, which made me angry to death."

"Treason." Tang Lan smiled: "Xiao Xi secretly dispatched the army of Tangzhen camp, called on the demon clan to escort the demon clan to seize a large Lanyan City from Yihe Kingdom. If this is considered treason, then we will be traitors."

"Grandpa, you..." Tang Lu couldn't figure out Tang Lan's thoughts and said, "Grandpa, it's Xiao Xi, the disobedient descendant of the Tang family, to stop us from entering Lanyan City."

Tang Lan sighed and said, "What do you say to Xiaoxi?"

Tang Wei blinked and said, "Miss Xiaoxi said that unless His Highness Qin Yin comes in person, she will not open the gate of Lanyan City. This Lanyan City can only belong to Qin Yin, not to anyone else. Therefore, she asked her grandfather to station the Qihai City army outside the city, and waited for His Highness Yin to return to the city and would naturally accept the Qihai City army."

"That's how..."

Tang Lan frowned and waved his hand and said, "Tang Lu, Tang Wei, you two go and arrange camp outside the city. Since Xiao Xi doesn't come to welcome me, the old man, into the city, then let's wait outside the city."

"yes."

Tang Lu, Tang Wei rode away, Tang Lan sighed and remained silent.

On the side, a general with a cloak covered his face smiled and said, "What a joke. The granddaughter occupied the city but did not allow his grandfather to enter the city. It is really a strange story. However... it seems that Mr. Lan did not take his anger on Princess Tang Xiaoxi, why is this?"

Tang Lan turned around and looked at him, and smiled faintly, "Can you still see General Xiang? All the sons of the Tang family are mediocre people, except Xiaoxi. Although she is a daughter, she dares to act. Nearly 500,000 troops of Yihe Country surrounded Lanyan City. Who dares to compete in the world? Only my disobedient granddaughter Xiaoxi has the courage to stand up and deal with famous generals such as Ji Yao, Long Qianlin, and Ding Xi but are undefeated."

The mysterious general smiled slightly and said, "This is a fact. Tang Xiaoxi, the only one in the Tang sect, is the most courageous."

"So..."

Tang Lan sighed and said with a smile: "Even if Xiao Xi does something disobedient, I can't be angry with her. She is my greatest pride and the only hope of our Tang Sect."

"Then... what is Mr. Lan going to do now? He will be stationed outside Lanyan City."

"No."

Tang Lan's eyes shot through and said, "Yihe Kingdom seized most of the empire's territory with the force of whale swallowing, but now it is at the end of the poverty. They can only retreat again and again. The army of Muyu City, which travels to Yunzhong Province, has also come out of seclusion. We cannot wait, and we have no time to wait. We must seize more land before Qin Yin stepped into Lanyan City."

"Lan Gong is wise, I don't know what I need to do."

"I'll give you a team of men. You will rush to the Earthly Star Province south of Lanyan City at night. Be sure to take Lengxing City for me and make Lengxing City our jurisdiction. Tell me, how many people are needed."

"Two thousand iron cavalry is enough." Xiang Yu raised his lips and smiled confidently.

"two thousand."

Tang Lan also smiled: "It's true that he is a descendant of the military god Xiang Wentian. This arrogance is indeed not something that ordinary people can do. Then I will give you three thousand iron cavalry and must recover the entire territory of Lengxing Province within three days. Can it be done?"
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