C10 Call for Help

Zhao Handong and Qu Feizhi saw Kong Sheng staggering outside the Castellan Mansion door, and immediately went to greet him. As they interacted with him, they asked, "Lord Kong, are you alright? Your face doesn't look right, doesn't it? "

Kong Sheng laughed miserably, and then repeated Chen Chu's words to the two of them. Before the robust and upright northern man could react, the young noble's face had already been pulled down, and he clenched his fists, his voice cold: "Wait for me to beat that guy to death!"

Kong Sheng pulled him back, and gently waved his hand. "Forget it, the military situation is like fire, from the point of view of the safety of the citizens, he did not do anything wrong."

"My lord!" Qu Feizhi looked at Kong Sheng with dissatisfaction in his heart.

Kong Sheng once again waved his hand: "I told you not to go, and that you shouldn't go. The Lord Commander is convening a meeting later, and we shouldn't cause any trouble at this time."

"Yes sir!" Qu Feizhi answered bitterly, and then bowed slightly towards Kong Sheng.

Kong Sheng said indifferently, "I came out to inform you guys that the child that we rescued is the young master of Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family, and might be the only survivor of Blue Moon Pass. Go back and help him clean up, take a shower and eat something, maybe he will be called over during the meeting later."

"Yes sir!" Qu Feizhi and Zhao Handong bowed at the same time, and watched Kong Sheng return to the Castellan Mansion.

When Kong Sheng's figure disappeared from the door, Zhao Handong asked Qu Feizhi, "I say, Xiao Qu, what did Old Kong mean by that? Why did you go and beat that Chen Chu up? "

Qu Feizhi's face was ice-cold. As he turned to leave, he said in a low voice, "The Liehyang Pass that Chen Chu is at is much closer to his Phoenix City Pass than it is before. Even if we leave after receiving the signal, the time it takes to reach the Devil Kingdom Camp should be around the same as Lord Kong's. However, he purposely waited for half an hour before making his move. He purposely let Lord Kong lead the team to disrupt the enemy camp, and once the enemy's attention was focused on Lord Kong, he would lead the team to barge through the camp. This way, his chances of success would be much higher. As for his words that he was the only one who came back, the meaning was even more vicious. Usually, when we rush in, Lord Kong will take the lead, so when Chen Chu went in, he must have let the other Knights protect him, and even did not hesitate to use the bodies of the other Knights to block the blades for him. Only by doing so can he be able to enter the enemy camp later than Lord Kong, but still be able to come out earlier than him. To put it bluntly, we exchanged his information with the lives of two Battalion Fire Phoenix Army Knights! "

Zhao Handong paled when he heard this. He had joined the army for eight years, and from being a soldier he walked all the way to the Border Army, leading the way for every battle. He took the lead in every battle, even if there was a mission that required him to send troops as bait to attract the enemy. It was also because of this that he had become good friends with Kong Sheng, who also loved soldiers as much as his son. However, Chen Chu's actions were something that he had never even thought of.

Zhao Handong was silent for a long time, before he slowly opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Qu, although I haven't known your Lord Kong for very long, I do not know him personally. If everyone defended the city and charged into the camp together, then they could be considered friends for life. However, I believe your Lord Kong. Since he decided not to let you go and take revenge, you should not go. He definitely has his own reasons and methods. "

After Qu Feizhi heard this, his body trembled slightly. He stopped and nodded to Zhao Handong: "Thank you for your guidance, Master Zhao.

Zhao Handong laughed and patted Qu Feizhi's shoulder. "What do you mean by not being an adult? Let's go, our brothers have just returned, Lord Kong still has military matters to attend to, you have many things to attend to. "

Qu Feizhi's eyes reddened a little as he sighed softly, "One hundred and thirty-one people have gone, fifty-seven people have returned, a total of seventy-four brothers!"

The long conference table of the Castellan Mansion was surrounded by people. Other than Zhao Handong who was injured so it would be inconvenient to attend, all the other senior officer s above the level of the commander in chief had gathered here.

Hearing Chen Chu and Kong Sheng's reports, the huge conference room was in complete silence, as though everyone had their heads lowered, afraid that Commander Ye's sharp gaze would land on them.

Shi Keren rapped his fingers on the table rhythmically. He had only been here for a day, and he hadn't even gotten a chance to sleep when he received this series of bad news. In front of him, there was a huge army of tens of thousands crouching below the city walls, waiting for the arrival of another two hundred thousand soldiers. He had been the principal of Imperial Military Academy for a few years, and the moment he stepped into the northern war region, he came across such a big examination. old commander laughed bitterly in his heart as he raised his head to look at the crowd. The supervisors from the five northern provinces all lowered their heads to avoid his gaze. The Phoenix City Pass surrogate commander Kong Sheng and a few Border Army supervisors all looked straight at him, but their eyes were filled with desire, the meaning self-evident.

Shi Keren coughed lightly. "Everyone in the five provinces understand the danger of Phoenix City Pass. If Phoenix City Pass is broken, there will be no more of the northern five provinces. I don't need to say too much, please urge the various provinces' reinforcements and supplies immediately after the meeting. If the soldiers do not meet the requirements for food within ten days, behead them! "

"Follow Lord Commander's orders!" Several officials from the five northern provinces stood up to receive the order. As for the management band of Phoenix City Pass, all of them let out a long sigh of relief at the same time. To urge a friendly troop such as this, it would be better if old commander himself could speak up.

Shi Keren waved his hand and had the officials from the five provinces to sit down, he turned and looked at Kong Sheng, and said: "Lord Kong, even if the troops from the five provinces are to arrive tomorrow, you must be careful of the differences in their fighting strength."

Kong Sheng silently nodded his head. The Border Army defense was already in such a sorry state, if it were the local army, they would not have the advantage in numbers, and then think about the combat prowess of the local army …

Shi Keren's voice did not stop, "This old man will write a letter right now. Send someone to send it to the imperial city at the same time, ask for your majesty to send a Token for Transfer of Troops ~ ~ ~"

Without waiting for Shi Keren to finish speaking, Chen Chu who was seated at the side had already left his seat and knelt down on one knee, "This lowly general dares, I request old commander to personally go to the imperial city to deploy troops!"

Interrupting his superior was originally a very rude thing to do, and together with his harsh words, it caused an uproar.

Shi Keren's face did not look relaxed, and said solemnly: "Chief Chen, what do you mean by this? Could it be that this old man is someone who escaped before the battle? "

Chen Chu also did not answer directly. He just knelt down on one knee, and said without lifting his head, "This lowly general does not dare." Although he said he didn't dare to say it out loud, but looking at his attitude and tone, he didn't show any signs of giving in. He actually dared to insist on his opinion.

Shi Keren waved his sleeves, and said coldly: "There's no need to discuss this anymore!"

Just as he finished speaking, another voice sounded out, "Lord Commander, I second your suggestion to Supervisor Chen."

Shi Keren frowned and looked towards the source of the voice. The person who spoke was actually Kong Sheng.

Chen Chu was a young man full of vigor. He would not bother with small details when doing things, and would use any means possible to achieve his goals. But Kong Sheng was different, even though the child was in the army, he had a merciful heart, and his thoughts were meticulous, so he would not say some extreme things. Even if he wanted old commander to temporarily avoid danger, he would not say it on such an occasion. Since Kong Sheng had openly supported Chen Chu, then old commander would have to consider whether this suggestion had any other intentions.

Seeing that the old commander was silent for a long time, Kong Sheng did his best to lower his voice and said, "The old commander is going to the imperial capital personally, so the troops along the way can be arranged."

These words instantly sobered Shi Keren up, and Chen Chu's next words, completely destroyed this layer of window paper. He gritted his teeth and said, "The power of the Phoenix City."

Shi Keren completely understood Chen Chu's intentions. He personally went to the imperial city to seek reinforcements, and forget about the fact that the Phoenix King paid more attention to him, just based on the fact that he was the former principal of the Imperial Military Academy, every province that was stationed there was basically his student. Along the way, he could use his own prestige and the title of the commander of the northern war zone to request for additional troops and supplies from the various provinces along the way.

As for the military power that Chen Chu mentioned, it was an extremely urgent and thorny issue. Shi Keren was the new commander of the northern theatre of operations, he was also the top military officer from the five northern provinces as well as the one who came to the three trials of the Phoenix. He himself had rich combat experience, but he had only been here for less than a day. Right now, he was being pressured by soldiers. What he needed the most was time, even if it was someone as prestigious as Shi Keren, could he circulate his entire Phoenix City Pass as though it was his hands and knees in such a short amount of time?

Even if Shi Keren answered this question himself, he would not be able to give a definite answer. And the other perfect answer that could be said to be answered was right in front of him, and that person was Kong Sheng.

Kong Sheng was the wartime surrogate commander who had been appointed by the previous commander of the Phoenix City Pass. The most important thing was that the capital had yet to issue an official order regarding the northern war zone. This meant that there was still room for manoeuvre. As long as Shi Keren handed his blade over to Kong Sheng, then before the empire order arrived, Kong Sheng would be a temporary surrogate commander. After the arrival of the Imperial Army's order, he would be authorized by the commander of the northern war zone to command the era of war.

Furthermore, Kong Sheng was very familiar with the current situation of the walls being destroyed and the shortage of supplies in the Phoenix City Pass. Furthermore, to the officers and soldiers of the Phoenix City Pass, Kong Sheng was someone who had fought with their lives on the line for an entire eight days and eight nights.

So no matter what, in the face of such a military situation that was running out of time, the best choice in front of him was for Shi Keren to personally go and transfer troops to the imperial city while Kong Sheng continued to oversee the Phoenix City Pass.

Shi Keren was someone who thought of doing things and dared to do it. Once he thought of this, he immediately made a decision, "Please wake up both of you, follow what Supervisor Chen has said, this old man will personally go to the imperial city to ask for your help!" Saying that, old commander got up and took off his blade, placing it on the table, he looked at the people around him and bellowed: "Everyone!"

"This lowly general is here!" All the pipe belts stood up at the same time, and bowed towards old commander.

Shi Keren said in a deep voice, "Yes, Kong Sheng will continue to serve as the temporary commander of the Phoenix City Pass and will be responsible for all the defense affairs. This old man had set off this afternoon to the capital to seek reinforcements, and now I have given my blade to surrogate commander Kong to use as authority. Seeing this blade is like seeing this old man himself! You must all listen to my orders without any mistakes! "This order!"

The men all knocked their heels together and shouted, "This general obeys!"

In the afternoon, the next day in the north of the empire Battlefield, Supreme Commander Shi Keren, left the Phoenix City Pass, he was different from the large group of people that came here, in order to increase their speed, old commander only brought three to five attendants, and they were all single man with two horses, I am afraid that it was not fast enough.

Kong Sheng brought the remaining officials to send old commander out of the city gate, and repeatedly instructed the attendants to take care of him. He was already seventy years old, and if it weren't for the special circumstances, he really didn't want him to travel on the streets.

Shi Keren held Kong Sheng's hand tightly: "Little hole, even though I'm going now, it's still better than you guys fighting against enemies while using your full strength. Behind you is the peaceful northern five provinces. If you lose your Phoenix City Pass, millions of lives will be ruined. This old man will put it more seriously, the survival of the Empire will be determined by you guys. " After saying that, the old commander looked around at the generals, and bowed to everyone, "Lord, please!"

Everyone hurriedly returned the greeting, and replied, "Please do not worry Lord Commander, this subordinate vows to live and die with Phoenix City Pass!"

After the old commander left, everyone headed back. Kong Sheng pulled Chen Chu back, and asked softly: Chief Chen, why aren't you leaving?

Chen Chu replied coldly: "Could it be that surrogate commander Kong thinks that I am an eyesore?"

Kong Sheng shook his hands and said, "Chief Chen is mistaken, I am just curious."

Kong Sheng was indeed curious, as the first person who suggested for Shi Keren to leave the Phoenix City Pass, Chen Chu could totally use the reason of protecting the old commander to leave this place together, but he deliberately chose to stay. This was beyond Kong Sheng's expectations.

Chen Chu answered solemnly: "Since surrogate commander has asked, this official does not dare to not answer. It is a soldier's duty to be loyal to the nation. This official is only doing his duty. "

Hearing his dignified reply, the corner of Kong Sheng's mouth curled into a smile, and he did not ask any further questions.

Two days later, the first batch of reinforcements arrived from the five northern provinces. Looking at the carts full of food, arrows, and kerosene, Zhao Handong couldn't even close his mouth in laughter.

"With these things, I will be able to fight with those demon bastards for another half a year!" Zhao Handong strongly patted Qu Feizhi's shoulders.

Qu Feizhi glared at him and grinded his teeth, "Three tiger banners, if you don't have a good plan, carrying it for half a month will be hard."

While the two of them were conversing, a messenger ran over and reported to them, "Masters, Lord Kong has ordered for you to hurry to the city gate tower." Zhao Handong and Qu Feizhi looked at each other, then turned and ran.

Kong Sheng and Chen Chu were standing shoulder to shoulder on the city gate tower. Seeing Zhao Handong and Qu Feizhi coming over, they passed the binoculars in their hands to Zhao Handong with serious expressions.

After Qu Feizhi bowed to the two of them, he hurriedly asked, "Master, did the tiger flag arrive?"

Kong Sheng's face was ashen as he nodded, "We're here, and on six sides at that."