This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 414 Ambush
There was no one on the road.

The demon soldiers who had madly entered Chongbei County were planning to burn, kill and loot, but after rushing into the city, they discovered that there was not a single person in the entire Chongbei County.

Not even a dog.

"This……"

Under the Demon King's throne, he was in the central army, and it would take at least half a day for the three commanders to enter the city.

"Your Majesty the Demon King! This Chongbei County is an empty city!"

Someone came to report, looking aggrieved.

After hearing this, the Demon King, who was breathing heavily, slowly turned around, and the round mouth and sharp teeth on his face moved:

"I have anticipated this. I have asked my men to eat and drink their fill in this city. Eat all the food they brought. Tomorrow, they will follow me to attack the city. If the city is conquered, they will have food. If not, they will starve to death."

The Demon King's voice was unusually indifferent.

"This……"

When the demon who came to report heard this, he couldn't believe his ears. He stared at the demon king blankly:

"An army of five hundred thousand demons... this..."

"Didn't you understand what the emperor said?"

The Demon King's voice suddenly turned cold.

"But……"

The man wanted to say something, but was knocked back several feet by the Demon King's fierce punch.

"This is a warning. If you question my orders again, you will die next time."

There was a hint of coldness in the Demon King's voice.

"Yes. Thank you, Demon King, for not killing me."

The man backed out immediately.

That night, only 450,000 soldiers and horses were left out of the 500,000 soldiers and horses led by the Demon King. The Chongbei County was flooded with blood...

The next day.

The Demon King's army looked at the demon army with excitement in their eyes and slowly said:

"The troops will be divided into three groups. I will personally lead the 200,000 central troops to besiege Xuzhou City and Huoshui. The remaining troops will be led by the eldest prince and the prince Chaoyue, and they will go to one place each in the two states next to Xuzhou."

"Yes."

Upon hearing the order, Chao Yue, who was standing beside the Demon King's carriage, and the two demons, the eldest prince of the demon clan, looked at each other and bowed their heads to accept the order.

"Set off!!"

After half a day, the three armies finally separated and headed in their respective directions.

……

"Divided into three routes?"

In the military camp of Xuzhou City, Lu Yuanzhi heard the news reported by his subordinates, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes:
"Who leads the troops in the battle?"

"The Demon Emperor will lead the team personally."

"really."

Lu Yuanzhi nodded secretly, slowly turned his head to look at the person who came to report and asked coldly:

"How many demon troops do you lead?"

"General, there are at least 200,000 demon soldiers."

"now it's right."

Lu Yuanzhi's heart gradually calmed down. It was almost the same as he expected. He looked at Aunt Leng Leng:
"I don't need to go to the neighboring city for the time being."

"Yes."

After Aunt Lengdan nodded, her eyes became serious:

"There are 200,000 soldiers attacking the city, and we have only 170,000 troops inside the city. They can't break in."

"Of course the soldiers can't come in. What we're afraid of is that the Demon King will personally ascend the city walls."

A general frowned and spoke.

"Haha, soldier against soldier, general against general. Since he wants to climb the city wall himself, I will fight him."

Lu Yuanzhi spoke slowly at this time.

As a warrior, he has now reached the peak of the third level, and the warrior blood in his body is already boiling and burning.

It can be said that he was very excited and was looking forward to the battle with the Demon King.

He wanted to have a good fight with the Demon King.

"It's been a long time since I met someone who could make me use my full strength."

Lu Yuanzhi murmured slowly.

"But the Demon King is of the first rank!!"

None of the generals in the account were fools. They all knew how to settle the account. They looked at Lu Yuanzhi nervously and said:

"General Lu, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but if the Imperial Master does not take action, it will be difficult for us to resist the Demon King himself!"

"hehe."

When Lu Yuanzhi heard this, he just smiled faintly. His eyes slowly moved around the general, and his voice suddenly became cold:
"You said this to disrupt our army's morale?"

"My subordinates dare not."

"The Imperial Master has given me a treasure when he came here, which will definitely make the Demon King have no chance of returning!!"

Lu Yuanzhi's voice was unusually firm.

Upon hearing that there was a treasure sent by the national teacher, all the generals felt a little relieved.

The imperial master has reached the peak of his prestige and credibility within Dayong.

After hearing Lu Yuanzhi's words, Aunt Lengdan's eyes flickered a few times, but she didn't say anything.

"Since you are here, why don't I go and greet you first? I have never seen the Faceless Demon King that is said to be here."

Lu Yuanzhi's voice was steady, as if he was narrating a trivial matter.

"Absolutely not, Marshal, you must not put yourself in danger!!"

When the generals heard this, they instantly became nervous and all stood up to stop Lu Yuanzhi.

"How can you take the commander-in-chief of the three armies as a joke?"

"I just stood on the top of the city wall and took a look at the Demon King's appearance. I didn't say I wanted to fight him."

Lu Yuanzhi just laughed, and his eyes slowly looked outside the tent:
"Since the Demon King has arrived, if we don't welcome him, wouldn't it show that we, Dayong, don't know how to entertain guests?"

Everyone's eyes were slightly stunned, not understanding what Lu Yuanzhi meant.

Only Aunt Lengleng narrowed her eyes slowly:
"Master Lu is saying..."

Lu Yuanzhi waved his hand, with a sinister look in his eyes:
"When the Demon King comes, he will definitely divide his troops, one to surround the city and one to surround the water. Who is willing to help me meet the soldiers surrounding the water?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

What Lu Yuanzhi said was right. Generally speaking, the troops besieging a city would certainly cut off all the important roads to prevent the people in the city from having reinforcements, baggage, food, and water outside.

The "surrounding water" here does not just refer to water, but also includes food, drink, food and supplies.

"Besides, I am stationed in this city, and the Demon King will certainly be on guard against me, so as long as the ambush is done properly, the troops surrounding the water will surely be defeated."

Lu Yuanzhi's voice was firm.

Hearing his words, all the generals' eyes lit up.

Then someone stood up and bowed, saying:
"General Lu, I only need 10,000 soldiers and horses to defeat the demon tribe's vanguard troops surrounding the water."

Lu Yuanzhi looked towards the general and recognized at a glance that the person who spoke was none other than his personal guard leader, Xian Ling'er.

"General Xian, you are joking. You are the commander of the Marshal's personal guard camp. It is your duty to protect the Marshal. I will leave this matter to you."

At this time, another person stood up. It was General Ma Qi, who had performed very bravely in the Battle of Yumen Pass.

After the Battle of Yumen Pass, Ma Qi joined the Western Army of Weiwu Hou, so naturally he also came on this expedition.

The cultivation level of the fifth level of Breath-Restraining Realm.

After seeing him, Lu Yuanzhi's eyes slowly flashed with brilliance, and he slowly spoke:
"Is General Ma Qi sure?"

"I am willing to issue a military order!"

Ma Qi looked to be about 40 years old, walking with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, with a sharp gaze.

"Ma Qi, listen to my orders!" Lu Yuanzhi suddenly shouted.

"Ma Qi is here!" Ma Qi knelt down on one knee with a solemn expression.

"I order you to lead 10,000 cavalrymen out of the city and lie in ambush in the dense forest 20 miles in front of the city. If you see the demon soldiers, you should make a detour to kill them. If you are defeated, you should not fight to the end! If you lie in ambush for a long time without seeing the demon soldiers, then the demon army must not have passed through the dense forest. At that time, you should quickly withdraw to Dazhou City and join up with Julei Gongyang Gan."

Lu Yuanzhi waved his hand and threw an order directly to the ground in front of the table. "I obey your orders!"

Ma Qi picked up the general's order from the ground, saluted, and walked out of the tent with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

After receiving Lu Yuanzhi's military order, Ma Qi directly assembled his troops, set out from the west of Xuzhou, and slowly marched towards the distance, raising clouds of dust.

Lu Yuanzhi stood on the top of the city wall and watched Ma Qijun slowly leave.

Aunt Lenglan also stood beside him.

"In this battle, we must win and not lose. We must catch the demon army off guard."

Lu Yuanzhi's voice sounded slowly.

"You chose a good ambush site. Although Xuzhou City is not very big because of the dense forest, it is not difficult to hide 10,000 soldiers."

Aunt Leng Dan calmly analyzed: "The Demon King's army has just arrived in our territory. They are surrounded by the demon soldiers of the water. They don't know the route in our territory. It is possible that they will pass through the dense forest..."

"Ah."

Lu Yuanzhi nodded slowly, his eyes calmly saying:
"If we really don't ambush the demon army, it won't be a problem. We just need to go to Dazhou at night. With the speed of Ma Qi's cavalry, they will definitely be faster than the demon army that the Demon King sent to Dazhou to attack the city."

"Well, you've made great progress recently to be able to think of this."

Aunt Lengdan was very satisfied with Lu Yuanzhi, at least she was satisfied with his talent for learning.

Lu Yuanzhi just smiled faintly. A third-grade warrior is not only much stronger than ordinary people in terms of martial arts, but also in learning talent.

This has nothing to do with talent; it is simply a chain reaction on the body caused by a breakthrough above the third level.

"What if, as you said the other day, the demon army really wants to split up and go through Wangyou Mountain, bypassing Xuzhou City directly?"

There was a hint of dullness in Aunt Leng's voice.

Lu Yuanzhi's expression remained calm, and he said with a hint of sadness in his voice:

"Did you forget Wu Qianfeng?"

Aunt Lengdan was shocked. She suddenly looked up at Lu Yuanzhi in shock:
"You mean..."

"We chose him to go into the mountains to prevent this."

"But what if the Demon King leads the army into the mountains?"

Aunt Leng asked with a frown.

Lu Yuanzhi smiled faintly:
"That's exactly what I want. Let's go out of the city and fight. Kill all the demon soldiers besieging the city, and then go to the mountains to hunt down the demon king."

"Hi~."

Aunt Leng looked at Lu Yuanzhi in disbelief:
"You expected that?"

Lu Yuanzhi smiled faintly and said:

"I told you, my growth is more than what you see before your eyes. If the Demon King dares to lead his troops into the mountains, Wangyou Mountain will be his burial place."

"What do you know?"

When Aunt Lengdan saw Lu Yuanzhi's confident expression, a hint of doubt arose in her heart, and she looked at Lu Yuanzhi with a deep frown.

"Do you still remember the day when we performed martial arts in the mountains?"

The corners of Lu Yuanzhi's mouth curled up slightly and his eyebrows raised slightly.

"remember."

Aunt Lengdan still frowned, looked up and looked directly into Lu Yuanzhi's eyes with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"That day I felt something was wrong. I always felt like someone was secretly watching us."

Lu Yuanzhi looked towards Wangyou Mountain with a gleam in his eyes:
"But that feeling is so vague. If I hadn't reached the peak of the third level, I would definitely not be able to feel it. Now that I think about it, there is only one person in Dayong who can give me this feeling."

After hearing Lu Yuanzhi's words, Aunt Lengdan suddenly raised her head and stared at Lu Yuanzhi:
"You mean Ji..."

"Ah."

Lu Yuanzhi nodded, his eyes dim and he said:
"After so many years of planning, it's time to give Lord Ji a result."

"Hi~"

Aunt Leng Dan took a breath of cold air. Although she didn't know what Lord Ji, Marquis Weiwu, and Lu Yuanzhi were planning, she had a feeling that the demon king's army was coming outside the city...

The whole army might be wiped out...

"Marshal, Young Master Hai has woken up."

A voice came over respectfully.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Lu Yuanzhi heaved a sigh of relief. Ever since he took Hai Wuyang to Chongbei City to make up for the great battle two days ago and Hai Wuyang fainted, he had been worried all day, fearing that Hai Wuyang would die just like that...

"lead the way."

Lu Yuanzhi said lightly.

"Yes."

Following the man into the tent, Lu Yuanzhi's eyes fell on Hai Wuyang who was lying on the bed.

At this time, Hai Wuyang was still lying on the bed with a pale face, but he was much better than two days ago.

At least the expression on his face looked much more natural.

"How is it?"

Lu Yuanzhi stood beside Hai Wuyang, with a hint of inquiry in his voice.

"Much better. In two days at most, the great energy in my body will be fully restored."

Hai Wuyang sat up slowly. Although he still looked weak, at least he sounded full of energy when he spoke.

"Ah."

Lu Yuanzhi sat next to Hai Wuyang and said softly:

"I have a task for you to do."

"What mission?"

After Hai Wuyang heard this, a burning look appeared on his calm face.

As soon as he heard there was a mission, he immediately stopped being sleepy.

"Let's all go back."

Lu Yuanzhi first coldly dismissed his attendants. After everyone was present, he looked at Hai Wuyang in front of him and asked:

"After repairing the Confucian formation last time, have you gained any new insights into the border defense Confucian formation?"

"Have."

Hai Wuyang nodded seriously and said, "The Border Defense Confucian Formation is indeed worthy of its reputation as the best formation in Great Yong. Although it was only simply reinforced once, this formation did give me a lot of inspiration."

"Well, what if I give you a chance to set up a battle formation with Marquis Weiwu?"

Lu Yuanzhi looked at the arrogance on Hai Wuyang's face, smiled calmly and asked.

"What?!!"

After hearing Lu Yuanzhi's words, Hai Wuyang was stunned. He stared at Lu Yuanzhi with disbelief in his eyes and said:

"Isn't the Weiwu Marquis..."

"No."

Lu Yuanzhi chuckled, and seeing Hai Wuyang's somewhat broken expression, a strange smile appeared on his face and said:
"He is alive and well, and is now near Xuzhou City."

"what??"

Hai Wuyang sat up from the bed instantly, looking at Lu Yuanzhi with extremely scorching eyes:
"Where??"

Lu Yuanzhi pointed vaguely:
“It’s in the mountains.”

"Worry Mountain??"

After hearing Lu Yuanzhi's words, Hai Wuyang sat up from the bed and put on his shoes with such smooth movements that he walked outside without even having time to put on his socks.

"Where are you going??!"

"Go to Wangyou Mountain!"

"You don't even ask me why I know?"

Lu Yuanzhi was speechless.

"I believe you. If you said so, you definitely won't lie to me."

As soon as Hai Wuyang finished speaking, a pair of wings rose up from behind him and he soared into the air.

"Didn't you say that you no longer have the righteousness and integrity and need two days to recover?!"

Looking at his flying back, Lu Yuanzhi was stunned.

(End of this chapter)