books44 Chapter 599: The General Riding His Horse at the Seven-City Conference
Chapter 599: The General Riding His Horse at the Seven-City Conference
The Chisha nation has been attacking the Cangmu nation for two years. Although the first city they attacked was Bicheng, only the urban area of Bicheng was occupied by the red soldiers. Currently, the army heading north is blocked at Jieyun Pass in Jinyang City, and the army heading east is blocked at the foot of Yashan in Yutuo City. However, many people in the Cangmu nation know that if they fight alone, it is only a matter of time before Jieyun Pass and Yashan are captured by the red soldiers.
Therefore, the Seven Cities Conference attracted much attention, especially in Jinyang City.
The Seven Cities Conference was scheduled to be held in the Qingyang Hall in Tiankun Castle.
On this day, the gate of Tiankun Castle was surrounded by a crowd of people who came to watch the excitement early in the morning. The toes of the people behind were stepping on the heels of the people in front, the shoulders of the people on the left were squeezing the arms of the people on the right, and the two sides were packed tightly.
There were men and women, old and young, tall and short, fat and thin; some were holding or holding their children, some carried their children high on their shoulders, causing great dissatisfaction among the people behind them; there were also those who had already occupied the most advantageous positions on the windowsills on the second and third floors, and those who were young and agile were riding on the big trees on both sides of the road... There were all kinds of people, in all shapes and sizes, like a group of fish waiting to be fed in a landscape pond.
During the more than one month that Xiaoying had been in Jinyang City, she had already visited all the streets and alleys of Jinyang City. The only place she had not been to was Tiankun Castle, so she pestered Chu Xiaomu to take her in to have a look and have fun.
Chu Xiaomu couldn't persuade her, and he happened to have the gold pass given by Jin Huapeng, so he thought it would be no problem to bring one or two people in, so he decided to take her and Jinglan to Tiankun Castle for a look. It would be best if they could see the leaders of the seven major cities holding a meeting, but if they couldn't, it would be wonderful to have a look inside.
The three of them squeezed to the front of the crowd and finally saw the participants from various cities enter one by one.
Walking in the front was the Killer Hidden Gate of Xihai City, and behind him was still the large carriage with the emerald canopy, but there were only eight followers, unlike the large group of forty or fifty people when they first entered the city.
Chu Xiaomu had seen the Hidden God of Killing once, so he told him his name.
Xiaoying said, "Why is this person's last name so scary? Kill gods, kill gods. Do they really want to kill even the Lord God?"
Jinglan said: "The Shashen Clan is a very ancient clan in the Cangmu Kingdom. No one knows how many years they have been passed down. It is said that their ancestor Shashen Kan was once a general under Shenwu Bumie. He followed him to kill many evil spirits. For some reason, he betrayed him and participated in the final battle to kill the Shenwu Clan."
Behind Xihai City was Bai Juncheng. The participants this time were Mu Longguang and his two lieutenants. Each of the three rode a snow-white horse with four legs that were pure black from the belly down. This kind of horse also has a name. The people of Cangmu Country call it "Xue Fei Qingming". It is said that it is a unique horse breed in the Snowman Mountain of Baixue Country and is also the best horse in the world.
Mu Longguang and the other two were all wearing silver-grey iron-scale armor, with a curved treasure tree shape on the chest, separate shoulder armor on both shoulders, and special knee pads on the hem. Although there were only three of them, their clothes and armor were bright and decent, and they all had dignified expressions and looked straight ahead, so they were more imposing than the group from Xihai City.
Chu Xiaomu and Xiaoying both knew Mu Longguang, so they told him his name.
Jinglan praised: "Brother Xiaomu, you came from Baihua Island in the West Sea thousands of miles away. I didn't expect you to know so many important people. It's really amazing."
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "Jinglan, I see that what you like to do most now is to flatter me."
Jinglan's face was flushed and she was extremely beautiful.
Chu Xiaomu briefly told the story of how he offended Mo Haodong, the young master of the local wealthy Mo family, in Baijun City, and later met Mu Longguang by accident.
Jinglan said, "I heard from my father that General Mu Longguang is indeed a very remarkable person. Not only is his martial arts extremely high, but his character is also very good. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid Bai Juncheng would have been in chaos a long time ago."
Chu Xiaomu didn't know much about this part, and said, "I talked with him for two hours. From what he said, he is indeed a remarkable person. It's a pity that their Baijun City seems to have some misunderstanding with our Bicheng, otherwise we could make friends with him."
Xiaoying said with a sneer: "Who do you think you are, you idiot? You want to be friends with him, but others probably don't want to be friends with you."
Chu Xiaomu blushed and thought to herself that Mu Longguang was willing to be friends with me. He even asked me to be a lieutenant general in their Baijun City. It was just that you were asleep at that time and didn't hear it.
Jinglan smiled.
After Bai Juncheng and his group of three came the five people from Bicheng led by Li Qi.
Li Qi was already over 40 years old. Although he had experienced many hardships, he did not look old. He looked about the same as when Chu Xiaomu first met him. Moreover, he had a handsome face, with two thin moustaches on his lips, and a pair of bright eyes. Occasionally, when he glanced at the crowd, his eyes would sparkle with brilliance, which made people involuntarily respect him.
Moreover, General Biye had a very high prestige in the Cangmu Kingdom, so the five central armies under his command were also well known. Although Bicheng was broken this time, those who understood the situation knew that Bicheng was using a weak city to deal with the four major clans of the Chisha Kingdom, and after Humu Pass was broken, Bicheng had no strategic location to defend. Bicheng was able to resist 100,000 Chi soldiers for more than a month with more than 10,000 cavalry, which was indeed very, very remarkable.
The five people from Bicheng were all wearing standard silver armor, which was bright, but in fact it was simpler and far inferior to the carved iron scale armor of Bai Juncheng. Several places were even broken, and there were even holes cut by swords and axes.
The people of Jinyang City also knew how hard it was for the soldiers of Bicheng, so when they saw them appear, there was a burst of applause from the crowd. The applause became louder and louder, and finally it continued throughout the entire street.
Chu Xiaomu and the other two were excited and applauded enthusiastically. They thought that as soldiers of a city, as long as they were truly protecting the people, they would be able to see it.
With tears in his eyes, Li Qi bowed to the people of Jinyang City on both sides of the street to express his gratitude.
The God of Killer Yinmen, who was walking in the front, had a look of disdain on his face and snorted.
Bicheng, as the city with the smallest population and the least money among the seven cities of Cangmu Kingdom, should not be ranked third to enter. However, Jin Lier was grateful for Bicheng's fierce resistance against the Red Soldiers and the prestige of General Biye, so she tried her best to put them in third place to enter Tiankun Castle in front of her eldest brother Jin Tiankai.
Jin Tiankai originally refused, because he didn't want to offend Anfeng City, Yan City and Yutuo City, but he couldn't resist his sister's nagging, and she was dragging her injured body, so he had to agree to let the third ceremonial officer lead them into the castle.
Li Xian, Chu Xiaomu and others were of course unaware of this.