"boom."

When the Longtan Camp entered the city, the north gate of Fire Moon City had fallen apart. A few months ago, the gate was damaged when the Armored Demon broke into the city. Now it was expected that it was broken by heavy shields of the soldiers of the Longtan Camp.

The four hooves of Stepping on the broken gate slowly entered, Lin Muyu held the reins and looked at the gray marks in the city. The demons must have let the fire go when they entered the city. The granary, temple, blacksmith shop and other facilities in Fire Moon City were all turned into ruins.

...

Wei Qiu looked at everything around him with his star eyes and frowned: "Commander, this is completely a ruin and cannot be defended at all. We should not waste time here."

"I know."

Lin Muyu nodded and said, "The demons may make a comeback at any time, so we must quickly transfer the people here, send people to gather all the people in Huoyue City, leave the city from the north gate, and send a hundred people to escort them across the Qinling Mountains to live in Cuckoo City."

"yes."

Wei Qiu frowned and asked again: "Sir, will the city lord of Cuckoo accept these people? After all, these people were the people of Yihe Kingdom before, and were the people that our empire hates deeply. I am worried... the city lord will kill these people."

"It's okay, I'll write a letter."

"yes."

...

At dusk, nearly 20,000 hungry craftsmen were collected. As the hunter said, these people had their own skills. Some stonemasons, some carpenters, and some bowmakers were all civilians who could be directly recruited by the Imperial Army. Moreover, the Empire was building steel walls, and the demand for blacksmiths and stonemasons was very high. At this moment, these people were even more precious than gold.

“Brush…”

Lin Muyu brushed off a blacksmith platform that was burnt to the dark, put the cloth on it, then took the pen and ink from Wei Qiu, and carefully wrote a letter to the lord of Cuckoo City: "Mr. Wang Ju, these people are refugees from Huoyue City, and everyone has some skills, so I decided to transfer them to Cuckoo City and become the people of the empire. I hope you can make a good arrangement and don't hurt them, Lin Muyu."

After writing, he took out the seal from Qiankun bag and covered it with the blood-red ink mud held by Qin Yan.

Then, he rushed into the granary and slaughtered several armored demons who guarded the food, and distributed the food to the civilians.

Until late at night, one hundred cavalrymen from the Gentian Battalion slowly escorted 20,000 civilians out of the city, and the valuable things in Huoyue City were almost empty. These civilians were pulling countless items away with large and small chariots, including food, gold coins, iron tools, etc.

On the city wall, Lin Muyu watched the refugees leave. The cold wind at night blew on his face like a knife cut. He gently pressed the city wall and opened the marching map again. With the stars, he groped through the city light. Finally, his fingers gently pressed on a city mark on the map and did not leave.

Wei Qiu stood aside and said with understanding: "Xingjue City, a very rich city, originally with a population of more than 200,000, but now there should not be much left. Commander, you want to fight Xingjue City."

"Um."

Lin Muyu looked at him with a clear look and said with a smile: "Send someone to find out near Xingjue City to see how many armored demons are guarding in Xingjue City. There should be not many."

Wei Qiu nodded: "The Armored Demon Army almost went out to fight Long Qianlin in Bailing City. Of course, there would not be too many defenders here, but sir... Xingjue City is too close to the Sunset City guarded by Ding Xi. It takes no more than two hours to ride from the steel wall to Xingjue City. Even infantry can arrive in half a day. If we attack Xingjue City, we may have to face the army of the Yihe Kingdom of Lingnan at any time."

"I have decided, no need to say more."

Lin Muyu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let everyone eat and sleep well tonight, and set out to attack Xingjue City early tomorrow morning, and still march lightly, bring three days of dry food, and all the supply troops will be withdrawn to Mosong Pass."

"We don't need to replenish supplies." Wei Qiu was stunned.

"It doesn't matter. Just capture Xingjue City within three days, and there is some food. If we can't capture it, we will go back to the empire territory. It's too dangerous here."

"yes."

That night, nearly 5,000 troops of the Longtan Camp slaughtered hundreds of livestock found in the city, cooked a pot of broth, and let the soldiers have a good meal. They fed the horses and fed them all. At midnight, there was a snoring sound in the camp. The only sound was the sound of hoofs from the scouts from afar. Such a night was too quiet, so quiet that it made people feel a little uneasy.

Next to the Central Army's tent, Lin Muyu did not sleep, but lay on the huge millstone beside him, looking up at the starlight, and naturally stretched his body to absorb the power of the starlight. At the same time, he followed the mantra of the Star Technique and ran the fighting spirit in his body again and again, but he could never break through that layer of confinement, nor could he understand the power of the fourth heaven of the Star Technique.

In the late autumn night, a layer of frost fell down and fell on Lin Muyu's face, but it did not melt. The layer of star power on his face exuded a beautiful luster, refracted from the frost, which looked particularly beautiful.

...

In the early morning, he woke up with a loud sound of horse hooves and scolding. Lin Muyu opened his eyes slowly and was cursing Feng Xi. This guy had a bad temper and was scolding the soldiers of the Linghuo Division that actually burned the marching cakes and wasted food in vain.

"Brother, it's time to eat."

Qin Yan brought the noodles and meat soup. A large piece of meat bone was placed in the soup bowl, which seemed to be beef and had a fragrance.

Lin Muyu took it honestly and unceremoniously. He was indeed hungry after practicing all night. He drank soup and ate meat in big mouthfuls. Qin Yan gently raised his hand to help Lin Muyu pat the frost on his shoulder, and smiled warmly, "Brother, you haven't rested in the tent that night."

"Well, the practice of Star Art requires absorbing the source of power in the starry sky."

"It's really a strange martial art, but it's also very strong." Qin Yan smiled.

Lin Muyu also smiled and continued to bite the cake. Qin Yan was more like a younger brother to him. After Qin Lei died, Qin Yan did regard Lin Muyu as his elder brother, otherwise he would not have called each other.

It would be great to have such a little prince brother who is strong and very loyal.

After eating a large bowl of meat, Lin Muyu clapped her palms and said, "Carry it out and prepare to continue the march."

"yes."

Qin Yan washed the soup bowl and handed it to the soldiers of the Linghuo Department. Then he led Taxue over and said with a smile: "Brother, we can only arrive at Xingjue City at dusk today. Do you want to attack the city immediately?"

"Um."

Lin Muyu nodded and said, "Before the demon army came to the reaction, they took Xingjue City and then took the good things from Xingjue City back to Lingbei. Instead of leaving them for the demons, it is better to leave them for the empire."

"Ha, I think so too."

"Set off."

"yes."

The army was moving in a mighty manner, the flag of the Purple Flower Empire fluttered in the wind, while the soldiers of the Longtian Camp were all full of energy. The bright sword armor was full of majesty, and the morning light dragged the shadows of everyone very long. On the ground of death, the army galloped away, as if it brought a glimmer of hope to this slaughtered land.

...

In the sunset city, behind the steel guard wall, the camps of Yihe Kingdom were connected in a group, with people shouting and neighing, which was very lively. Between the camps, a row of iron cavalry quickly entered the central army's tent. Walking in the front was a senior general wearing two stars on his shoulders with the rank of ten thousand men, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a face full of curly beards, and a chilling aura in his eyes.

Holding the hilt of the sword around his waist with his hands, he stepped into the tent under the protection of the guards. In front was Ding Xi, holding a bowl of marching broth in his hand.

"The last general Xiong Chao, see Ding Shuai." He said aloud.

Ding Xi raised his head, smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Why did General Xiong come to the front military camp? Aren't you staying with Marshal Lu Zhao in Sunset City?"

Xiong Chao raised his thick eyebrows and said, "The city is full of beakers and swallows. I, Xiong Chao, are a rough man and can't stand these things, so Marshal Lu Zhao ordered me to lead three thousand iron cavalry out of the steel guard wall to test the situation of the demons."

"Get out the steel guardrail."

Ding Xi frowned and said, "Marson of Lu Zhao should also understand the dangers in the north of the steel guard wall. As long as the demons dispatch a legion of one thousand people, I am afraid that General Xiong's three thousand iron cavalry will not be restored for the rest of his life."

Xiong Chao laughed: "Ship Ding is too worried. Even though the armored demons of the demons are powerful, they are still stupid after all. As long as we use rockets to shoot them, how can the armored demons do anything to us? Moreover, we just got the Yu Shu. Marshal Long Qianlin's dragon cavalry has used the iron chain formation to fight the main force of the armored demon army outside the city. The commander personally supervised the battle. Therefore, there will be not many demons in Xunbaixing Province. If we don't attack at this time, we may waste a great opportunity."

Ding Xi narrowed his eyes: "General Xiong really has to go to the battle."

"Yes, I've decided."

Xiong Chao took out a command arrow and said, "This is the command arrow sent by Marshal Lu Zhao to the last general. I hope that Shuai Ding can let it go."

"It seems... the general is eager to make contributions." Ding Xi smiled slightly and said, "But after leaving the steel guardrail, there is nothing to protect you. There are also... not only demons in the north of the guardrail, but also imperial army. Lin Muyu's Gentian Camp is said to have entered Lingnan. You must be careful. Once you encounter the Gentian Camp, don't fight and withdraw the steel guardrail immediately."

"Imperial Army."

Xiong Chao pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, his face full of disdain: "Shis Ding hasn't been fighting for too long, and he has lost the spirit of the commander of the army. What is the only one Lin Muyu and the Longdan Camp? Did Ding Shuai forget that in the battle of Lanyan City, the Longdan Camp and the Imperial Guard were killed by our Sunset City army and fled in a panic? If Lin Muyu was smart, he would naturally hide from me. If I met him, Ding Shuai would wait for the general to come back with Lin Muyu's head to receive the reward."

A chill flashed through Ding Xi's eyes and said, "General Xiong, don't underestimate the enemy."

"Don't worry, Ding Shuai just needs to be assured."
Chapter completed!