The nights in Beiliang come earlier than elsewhere.
The dusk is round, and the setting sun is like blood, dyeing a faint blush on the continuous tent outside the northern city. Xu Fengzhe stood at the top of the city, holding a piece of paper as thin as a cicada’s wings in his hand, which was densely covered with fly-headed calligraphy. It was a secret report just sent by Tianji Pavilion.
The ink on the paper has not yet dried out, with a faint rosin smell. It is the secret ink unique to Tianji Pavilion. It is said that it can be soaked in water for seven days without fading. Xu Fengzhe’s eyes wandered on the tiny handwriting, his eyebrows sometimes furrowed and sometimes stretched.
“The Empress Beimang personally led an army of 300,000 and has reached the border of Liuzhou…” Xu Fengzhe murmured to himself, his voice low, with a hint of undetectable solemnity. Liuzhou is the gateway to Beiliang. Once it is lost, the Beimang cavalry can drive straight into Beiliang’s hinterland.
“What a Tianji Pavilion, I even know the whereabouts of the Northern Mang Empress.” Xu Fengzhe crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the brazier beside him. The flame licked the paper, swallowing it instantly, turning it into ashes.
Seeing this, Xu Fengnian said, “Brother, who is the sacred place of this Tianji Pavilion? It is possible that they are really gods?”
Xu Fengzhe shook his head and said, “Immortal? There are no gods in this world. It’s just some shameful means.” He paused and said, “But the information of this Tianji Pavilion has helped us a lot. With this information, we can prepare in advance so that we won’t be caught off guard by Beimang.”
Xu Fengnian nodded and said, “Although that is the case, we can’t believe it. Tianji Pavilion is working so hard to help us, I’m afraid that the goal is not small.”
Xu Fengzhe smiled and said, “Where is free lunch in this world? Tianji Pavilion naturally has their purpose. But at the moment, we are people on the same boat as them, and their purpose cannot be hindered at the moment.”
He turned around and looked at the dark Beimang Camp outside the city, his eyes becoming sharp. “Feng Nian, send the order to continue, the entire army is on alert and strengthen patrols, and there is no slack. In addition, let the people of the “Shadow Guard” move, and be sure to keep a close eye on the movements of Beimang.” “Yes!” Xu Fengnian responded and turned around and left.
As night fell, the city of Beiliang was silent, only the footsteps of patrol soldiers and the friction of armor echoed on the empty streets.
Xu Fengzhe sat alone in the study, with a huge map in front of him marked the deployment of troops in Beiliang and Beimang. His fingers slowly moved on the map, and his mind was constantly deducing various possible battle situations. “System, exchange for ten ‘Thousand-Mile Eye Talismans’, and then ten ‘Wind-Ear Talismans’.” Xu Fengzhe silently recited in his heart.
“Ding! The exchange is successful, and 20,000 squander points are deducted.” The voice of the system is in Xu Fengzhe’s mind.Ring.
Xu Fengzhe’s mouth raised slightly. With these talismans, Beimang’s movements would be even more difficult to escape his control.
At the same time, a secret meeting was also underway in the Beimang Camp hundreds of miles away from Beiliang City.
“His Majesty, the intelligence network of Tianji Pavilion is too powerful. They have learned about our actions in advance and suffered heavy losses.” A general wearing black armor said in a deep voice.
The Empress Beimang sat upright on the throne, her face gloomy and a cold light flashed in her eyes. “Tianji Pavilion…I seem to have heard of this name somewhere.” She pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, “Dong Zhuo, have you ever heard of this Tianji Pavilion?”
The general named Dong Zhuo bowed and said, “Report to Your Majesty, I have heard that hundreds of years ago, there was a mysterious organization called Tianji Pavilion that caused a bloody storm in the world. It is said that this organization is proficient in mechanisms, is good at spying on intelligence, and has its power all over the world. However, later, the organization suddenly disappeared and has never appeared again.”
A strange color flashed in the eyes of the Empress Beimang. “Hundreds of years ago… Could this Tianji Pavilion be related to the organization that year?”
Dong Zhuo shook his head and said, “I dare not make a conclusion. However, the style of this Tianji Pavilion is indeed somewhat similar to that of the organization that year.”
The Queen of Beimang was silent for a moment, and suddenly sneered, saying, “No matter what their origin is, if you dare to oppose my Beimang, you will have only a way out of death. Pass my will and order “Shadow Kill” to investigate the details of Tianji Pavilion with all your might, and be sure to find out their old nest for me!”
“Abide by the order!” Dong Zhuo took the order and left.
In the Beimang camp, there were bright torches and people. An invisible contest was quietly unfolding between Beiliang and Beimang.
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In the next few days, the atmosphere on the border of Northern Liang became more and more tense.
The information from Tianji Pavilion was continuously delivered to Xu Fengzhe. The mobilization of the Beimang army, the transportation of food and grass, the appointment of generals… everything was recorded on the record one by one by one by the Tianji Pavilion.
Based on this information, Xu Fengzhe continued to adjust the defense deployment of Beiliang, concentrated his troops at several key passes and fortresses, and sent a large number of scouts to closely monitor Beimang’s every move.
Xu Fengnian led the “Shadow Guard” to launch a vigorous anti-espionage operation in Beiliang. They searched for suspicious figures everywhere, investigated passers-by, and strictly prevented the infiltration of Beimang.
For a moment, there were winds and cranes in Beiliang, and all the plants and trees were soldiers.
However, Beimang was not without action. They increased their intelligence infiltration into Beiliang and sent more sub-works to sneak into Beiliang, trying to spy on Beiliang’s military intelligence.
The intelligence war between the two sides has entered a white-hot stage.
One day, Xu Fengzhe was handling official duties in the study when suddenly a personal soldier hurriedly ran in.
