The Era of Generals

The mayor is back!

Zheng Yuanlong, the lord of Xiyun City, is the younger brother of Zheng Yuanyun, the lord of Bo'an City. Because of this relationship, Zheng Yuanlong led the army to set off overnight after receiving the urgent military affairs from Bo'an City, which shows that he was urgent.

Fortunately, Chen Ze only noticed the strangeness of the Poisonous Mist Forest one day late and reported it to West Cloud City, otherwise he might not be able to catch up with Zheng Yuanlong.

Looking at it now, the threat of the Poisonous Mist Forest has been lifted, and it seems that there is no need to chase Zheng Yuanlong back, but this is only an afterthought.

When the poisonous mist army did not attack Xiyun City, even Chen Ze couldn't estimate how many people the opponent had and what kind of attack plan they had. Calling for reinforcements before the battle started was just a matter of safety.

After that, although Xiyun City was safe, but out of caution, and although the Zhu Yan Empire attacked Bo'an City this time, the breakthrough point is very likely to be Xiyun City, so Zheng Yuanlong continued to rush back Not wrong.

After all, there are still more than 5,000 people lurking in the poisonous mist forest. If this force is not eliminated, it will always be a threat to Xiyun City. With the help of Zheng Yuanlong's returning army, Xiyun City will be more fortified. It also has the ability to counterattack.

City Lord's Mansion.

"You are Chen Ze?"

Zheng Yuanlong sat on the first seat in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion with a big horse and a golden knife. His dark face and a pair of squinted eyes were sharp and energetic, and he was sizing himself up at Chen Ze who was standing silently in the hall.

His figure is extremely tall, even if he is just sitting, he is a head taller than the attendants standing on his left and right, and the bulging muscles all over his body are so strong that the martial artist's strong clothes are about to burst. His sword eyebrows are poised and majestic.

The two brothers of the Zheng family, the eldest brother Zheng Yuanyun is a counselor, and now he is only a short distance away from the national teacher, while the second brother Zheng Yuanlong was born as a military commander, and now he has reached the position of governor, so he can be regarded as a pair of heroes .

"I have seen the Lord City Lord!"

Under Zheng Yuanlong's fierce gaze, Chen Ze was neither humble nor overbearing, and responded in a deep voice.

Zheng Yuanlong's eyes moved away from Chen Ze's face, and turned to look at Mr. Jing who was sitting on the side.

"Master Zheng, this time the West Cloud City is in danger, it is indeed thanks to Chen Ze's efforts to keep it safe, and the credit is not small."

Mr. Jing leaned slightly, confirming Chen Ze's achievements in defending the city, but he never glanced at Chen Ze from the beginning to the end, and his expression was calm, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

Ever since Chen Ze left that day, Mr. Jing never looked for him again.

If the other party didn't come to look for him, Chen Ze would of course be happy and quiet, and naturally he wouldn't take the initiative to go to the military plane to find him unhappy, so this is also the first time the two have met in the past few days.

"Are you...the third-class counselor?"

Zheng Yuanlong glanced at the military rank on Chen Ze's chest, and doubts crossed his face.

But it only passed away in a flash, and then his face sank, and he said coldly: "Since Xiyun City is safe, why do you ask the Lord of this city to come back?"

The implication is quite blameworthy.

Chen Ze shook his head helplessly in his heart.

The two in the hall, one is the lord of Xiyun city, and the other is the chief officer of the military plane, they are the two most powerful people in this city.

However, they are also the two least concerned about Xiyun City.

Because of Mr. Hua, Mr. Jing blindly handed over the military power to Chen Ze, but the city lord was not much better.

The city he guarded was almost lost. After he came back, he didn't show any kindness to Chen Ze, not to mention, he even looked coldly.

It is estimated that he was able to come back because he received Chen Ze's analysis at the beginning, and he did not dare to let the fall of Xiyun City become the breakthrough point of Zhu Yan Empire, and then take Bo'an City in one fell swoop, right?

Secretly complaining in his heart, Chen Ze had no choice but to say: "The reason for urgently asking the Lord City Lord to come back is, of course, that Xiyun City cannot afford to lose anything, and the second is because I don't want my lord to come back in vain."

"You mean..." Zheng Yuanlong said coldly: "As long as Xiyun City is not lost, the Zhu Yan Empire will not be able to attack Bo'an, so they will naturally withdraw their troops, so the city lord's trip to Bo'an City is a waste of time?"

"Then what about this?"

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Chen Ze to speak, he waved his hand, and he threw a roll of kraft paper in front of Chen Ze.

This roll of kraft paper was extremely thick, and it had already fallen apart when it was thrown in front of Chen Ze. From his angle, he could see the bright red word "BO" inside.

"This is……"

When Mr. Jing saw it from the side, his complexion suddenly changed. He rushed forward, picked up the kraft paper before Chen Ze, and spread it out, his expression turned ugly again.

"Flying Pigeon, when did you arrive?"

While handing the kraft paper to Chen Ze, he asked Zheng Yuanlong.

"Just now, the city lord just entered the city with his front foot, and the flying pigeon arrived after sending the letter!"

Zheng Yuanlong snorted coldly: "Didn't you say that as long as Xiyun City is kept, Zhu Yan's army will automatically retreat, then how can this be explained?"

Haotian Continent's technology is far less developed than Chen Ze's previous life. If you want to pass messages between cities, you usually send scouts to deliver the messages in person. Just like the last time when Bo'an City sent out a message for help, people handed it along the way. In the hands of the city lords.

In addition, it is Feige Chuanshu.

Although it would be faster to use carrier pigeons to transmit messages, there are too many uncertainties in the transmission of letters by flying pigeons, and it is very easy to be intercepted by the enemy. Not to mention, there is no guarantee that there will be accidents during the long-distance flight of carrier pigeons.

Therefore, if the commander wants to pass on the news, the safest thing to do is to send out scouts who have undergone rigorous training, followed by flying pigeons.

So generally, if you want to use the method of sending messages by flying pigeons, either the enemy is besieging the city and the scouts cannot leave the city, or the situation is so urgent that the uncertainty of sending letters by flying pigeons can be ignored.

After receiving the kraft paper, Chen Ze opened it to take a look, his brows furrowed.

Looking at the signature on the paper, this urgent letter for help was sent from Bo'an City only two days ago.

So that means...

At least two days ago, the Zhu Yan Empire was still attacking the city and had no intention of withdrawing its troops.

As the breakthrough point of this battle, Xiyun City has extraordinary strategic significance. Even if the Zhu Yan Empire dare not risk being detected and send more troops here, there will definitely be necessary surveillance.

And it was four days ago that Chen Ze defeated the army of poisonous fog, four and a half days ago to be precise.

For such a long time, the Zhu Yan scouts who were secretly monitoring the situation of the battle were notified to the frontal battlefield with an emergency contact method similar to the legend of the flying pigeon. Then the Zhu Yan Empire, who knew that nothing could be done, should have withdrawn its troops long ago, and there was no point in continuing to waste its own troops .

But they didn't.

Not only did they not, according to the kraft paper, the Zhu Yan Empire even sent an additional 200,000 troops to Bo'an City, and it seemed that they would not stop doing anything with Bo'an.

But the question is, the Zhu Yan Empire is not afraid of the stubborn Bo'an City waiting for reinforcements from many directions, but instead makes dumplings for them?

"May I ask, Lord City Master, did any of the cities you passed along the way send reinforcements to Bo'an?"

Chen Ze frowned, not answering the question.