The Journey of the Plane / The Journey of the Plane: Looking for Lily

Obviously wearing the maid's uniform on her body feels like a petite jade. If she had known, she would have just taken off the guard uniform of one of her subordinates and disguised herself as a man.

……

Closer to home, the local people all revealed a weather-beaten temperament. From the clothes with many patches, it can be seen that their lives must be very tight. Presumably those corrupt officials really didn't keep a penny?Ling Ling deliberately observed the surrounding situation. It turned out that the previous inn was relatively good, and the houses in other places were bitten more than the outer city wall without exception. It should be that the county magistrate knew that the city wall was very important, so he used all the resources he had. The city walls were repaired, so that the residents couldn't even repair their own homes.

However, even so, the city wall is still so vulnerable...

Presumably the residents living here have been lingering in a sense of crisis that they don't know when the enemy will break through, so their mental outlook is getting worse.

It can be seen that there are very few young people on the street.

Presumably capable people ran to settle in other towns for safety reasons.

This is especially true for young people.

And a town without young people will naturally lack vitality, and nine out of ten people who cannot immigrate are the poor and the elderly, so they fall into a vicious circle, getting poorer and poorer.Even though there are many good fields outside the city, if there is not enough manpower to cultivate, most of the fields will be abandoned. It is not bad to be able to afford food, so how can we expect to become rich by farming?In addition, there has been no relief money issued, so some infrastructures in the town have fallen into the predicament of being unable to function one after another, and it has become what it is now after a long period of time.

On the way, an old man saw that Ling Ling was dressed very delicately, so he thought she was a wealthy daughter who came out with guards to play around the world, and kindly advised her to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

The general idea is that there are many people in the city who have fallen into despair because of poverty.

Seeing a tourist with gorgeous clothes come suddenly, he might have bad thoughts in his heart.

Ling Ling was moved when he heard the words, and took advantage of the opportunity to reveal the innocence and romance that a rich daughter should have. She pretended to be ignorant of the world and asked the old man why this place is so dilapidated.And the old man sighed secretly, saying that Luye City was a pretty good town ten years ago, but some accidents occurred along the way, and it became worse every year, and until now it has become like a ghost town... Ling Ling is of course concerned. I continued to inquire about this topic, and learned that it was the local magistrate who blocked all the relief funds. Like Luye City, there are still many towns in this area that do not receive any relief, but the situation in Luye City is more complicated. So that people with a little money have to go elsewhere.

It's just that Ling Ling still has a doubt...

Why in this place, even an ordinary person knows that the magistrate is greedy and insufficient, but she, as a high-ranking king, doesn't know anything?

He thought so deeply that he accidentally talked to himself.

The old man was even more heartbroken after hearing the words, probably thinking that his old bones would not be popular for a long time, so why not say some outrageous things, so he bluntly sarcastically said: "Check whether the relief funds are in place. The official is the governor, not His Majesty himself, so how could His Majesty know whether the relief fund has been distributed? Since the governor is the only minister in charge of the relief fund, there are naturally many corrupt officials scrambling to curry favor with him, and Under such circumstances, no matter how honest officials are, they will be blackened and collude. The magistrate is corrupt, the governor is covering up, and the people cannot personally appeal to His Majesty. Naturally, it is hard to tell. Our county magistrate was complaining about corruption before. He was stopped by someone on the way, and then he was demoted to this point, dragging his sick body to live and die with Luye City."

Ling Ling choked.

He was actually enlightened by the old man's words.

Sure enough, the mutual protection of officials and officials is a big cancer, and I, who was sitting on the golden palace, didn't realize it at all?

It seems that it is time to rectify these bastards who are starting to move around again, otherwise the huge Fengling Kingdom will be completely destroyed by them before Qianyu Kingdom invades!

Why did you believe it!Then I can't be a salted fish! (つ°Д°)つ

Volume [-] World in War: Fourteen. Misfortunes never come singly

"That idiot actually sent a letter to Ben Feige?"

A slightly lazy and dangerous voice suddenly sounded from the depths of the forest. It was obviously arrogant to call someone an idiot.

"what."

"This is really strange..."

Maybe I saw something interesting from the letter, and the voice brought a little playfulness, and I could feel a creepy malice even though I couldn't see the figure, like a beast hiding in the dark finally staring at its prey : "The monarch of Fengling Kingdom not only left the capital, but also came to the edge of the country..." Softly talking to himself, the figure finally gradually emerged from the depths of the dark forest without a sound. Walking out, the first thing that came into view was the long all-white hair and a pair of blood-red eyes shining brightly in the sun.

"Hahaha……"

"It must be very interesting to capture the monarch of the enemy country directly back alive, right?"

He played it like a joke, but those blood-red eyes were extremely serious, and he obviously didn't feel how difficult this matter was.

Even at this moment, a haughty aura burst out directly from his body, looking down on the common people and not paying attention to anyone.

……

"My lord, is this really okay?"

Hearing some trembling and tentative inquiries from the subordinates around him, the general who had been silent since throwing the pigeon finally reacted a little. Squinting his eyes like a poisonous snake, he said quietly: "It will be too late when we gather our troops. Instead of watching the national army of Fengling Kingdom sneak back to the capital under our noses, it is better to give this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to that The lunatic is fine—anyway, that lunatic only wants to kill people and has no interest in his official career, then we will be the first to ask for credit from His Majesty, and we must be able to grab a share of the credit."

If the general stationed nearby wasn't that lunatic, he definitely wouldn't share the information so generously, maybe he could only watch the monarch of Fengling Kingdom leave with hatred.

He doesn't like that madman.

However, under such circumstances, it would be great to have a lunatic as his help.

——Wouldn’t it be nice to sit back and enjoy the success?

He couldn't be more clear about the strength of "that lunatic", and he obviously foresees that the originally high-ranking monarch of Fengling Kingdom will only be reduced to a prisoner in the near future. A bit of schadenfreude.

So what if the lord of Fengling Kingdom has a unparalleled general beside him?

Can you beat that lunatic?

……

And Ling Ling, who was in Luye City, of course would not know that a huge storm was coming to her.

Politely bid farewell to the old man who advised her intimately. Of course, Ling Ling would not follow the advice to leave this town immediately, but continued to learn about other conditions in Luye City.It was not that there were gangsters staring at Ling Ling secretly on the way, but due to the fact that there were several tall and burly guards standing beside them, none of them dared to act rashly-when they finally reached the edge of the city, they finally let her see some people who were probably guards. As a member of the army, Ling Ling couldn't help but feel a little angry in an instant. Even though her unchanging emperor face didn't expose her emotions, the sudden low pressure gave her a sense of calmness and prestige. Terrifying momentum.

Ling Ling had already made some psychological preparations for the poverty of Luye City before entering the city, but after seeing these "guardians" with her own eyes, she realized that she was thinking too naively.

I thought that the soldiers protecting the town would have better spirits than the common people.

But it turned out to be a group of old, weak, sick and disabled?

How can a group of old, weak, sick and disabled afford weapons to fight against foreign enemies?

The few remaining young people were also extremely emaciated due to long-term malnutrition, and their backs were bent. At first glance, they looked similar to old people, and they couldn't see the spirit that young people should have at all.What's more, he was even sick, coughing for a long time every now and then.

Before coming here, Ling Ling couldn't believe that a town on the border was protected by such a "guardian army"!

How can this be called a soldier?

And now that winter is steadily entering the winter, farming is dwindling. It can be imagined that even if they are thin, old, and sick, they are the only labor force left in Luye City. It is estimated that they are the only ones farming the good fields outside the city. No wonder the harvest is insufficient every year. The people in the city (of course including the city guards themselves) all looked yellow and emaciated... Ling Ling was really terrified. If the Qianyu Kingdom attacked, this kind of soldiers must be vulnerable, okay?It is not Luye City that has had conflicts with Qianyu Kingdom in the past two years, but it is not far from Luye City. It is conceivable that sooner or later, it will be discovered by Qianyu Kingdom's spies, and then this town will definitely become Qianyu Kingdom's invasion of Fengling. An important gap in the country!

These corrupt officials are really...

Gee.

Ling Ling didn't even know what to say to them.

Call it stupid--but they're pretty cunning at deception.Call it smart - but what smart person would do such a stupid thing?

How can there be a complete egg under the nest?

Once Fengling Kingdom is defeated by Qianyu Kingdom, they will also suffer!

But the only good thing is that Ling Ling discovered it earlier. It must be that Luye City has not yet become a battlefield. It should be that the spies of Qianyu Kingdom are concentrated in the area where the friction occurred, and they have not noticed the weakest defense here, so There is still a chance to save it—we must make Luye City completely strong before Qianyu Kingdom!Ling Ling has already decided to leave some troops to protect this place first, and when he returns to the capital, he will immediately dispatch a large number of elite soldiers to station here.

After returning to the inn, Ling Ling discussed with Ji Lin. Ji Lin had no objection and said that he could allocate [-] soldiers from the soldiers he led to stay here for now.

No more.

After all, Ling Ling also needs heavy protection on the way back to the capital.

So far, this incident has come to an end, but for some reason, Ling Ling suddenly felt a chill, subconsciously fought a cold war, and the premonition of crisis in his heart became stronger and stronger, as if if he stayed longer Something terrible will happen here.

but--

No matter how uncomfortable Ling Ling was, it was impossible to arrange for the army to leave overnight.

Besides, if there is any crisis in Luye City, only her army will have a chance of survival here, otherwise it will definitely end in the destruction of the whole city.

Originally, he planned to set off immediately tomorrow morning, but unexpectedly the next morning, Ling Ling hadn't decided how to allocate the [-] troops staying here, so he heard the scouts with frightened faces report that a large number of enemy troops had appeared outside the city !The moment Ling Ling heard the words, he couldn't help but change his expression a little bit. He thought in his heart that he would come to whatever he was afraid of... Naturally, he didn't care about other things at the moment, and hurriedly rode a fast horse straight to the city wall, and he could see it from a distance. Seeing the mighty dust, it is obvious that a large number of troops are marching here.

Its size cannot be underestimated.

I'm afraid it won't be long before the enemy army will approach the city. If she doesn't lead troops to fight back, Luye City, which is full of old and weak women and children, will collapse at the first touch, without even the ability to resist.

The consequences can be imagined.

When Ling Ling was thinking about whether Ji Lin and the soldiers and horses at his hand could resist this attack, unexpectedly, another scout climbed up the city wall without warning, and knelt down in front of Ling Ling, restraining himself very much. He showed fear, but his unstoppable trembling voice fully exposed his collapse.

"His Majesty!"

"The enemy's general is Bai Qi! It's that lunatic Bai Qi—"

In vain?

It turned out to be white?

Ling Ling paused subconsciously, her eyes widened slightly, she couldn't believe it, she held her forehead in a daze for a while before finally recovering her breath, she sighed silently and looked up at the sky, feeling that my life is over A sense of sadness... Why did Bai Qi appear here?Bai Qi's fierce fighting power and brutal character are well known all over the world, and his notoriety can even be used to stop children from crying, and Ling Ling will never forget that the reason why he can fight Bai Qi all depends on Yan Yi's special Otherwise, Qianyu Kingdom, which Bai Qi worked for, would be able to easily unify the world.

Relying on Yanyi's speech, foresight and other special abilities, Ling Ling was able to deal with Bai Qi for a long time, but it was only a tie.

But now Yan Yi has passed away...

Looking at the whole world, who can step forward to restrain Bai Qi's indulgent killing?

The horror of Bai Qi is not only that she has always been invincible, but also that she is moody, domineering, and treats human life as nothing. There are even rumors that she directly ruthlessly killed all the people in the city under the sword in a fit of anger. , whose bloodthirsty degree cannot but be said to be like ghosts and gods.

no--

Absolutely not mess!

Be calm!

Even though she had already thought of the worst outcome, Ling Ling was still trying her best not to show any panic. After all, if she panicked, the people below would panic with her.She closed her eyes quite sadly, and when she opened them again, she had recovered her former composure, and suddenly asked: "How many soldiers are there in the enemy?" The scout who heard the words actually lowered her head even more, After hesitating for a while, the word "[-]" burst out quietly, causing Ling Ling to suffocate for a while, and really didn't know how to solve this mortal situation.

For some reason, Ji Lin has already appeared by her side, wearing a suit of armor. Presumably Ji Lin must have heard all the conversations between her and the scouts before, right?

Haha ...

Ling Ling couldn't help laughing bitterly in her heart.

Suddenly, I think of Mo Li's expressionless face no matter when and where, as if thinking of something, she calms down inexplicably, and her mood becomes surprisingly peaceful...Under this situation, Mo Li's body Can someone with great luck save her?Probably after being forced into a desperate situation, his state of mind began to be fearless, and Ling Ling's heart was overwhelmed, and he gave up the choice of abandoning the city and fleeing without hesitation!After all, Luye City is so vulnerable that it can't resist Bai Qi for a long time. After Bai Qi conquers the city, he will definitely catch up as soon as possible, won't he?

She didn't think Bai Qi appeared here by accident.

Reminiscent of the previous generals of the Qianyu Kingdom, Ling Ling knew that it was no secret that she appeared at the border, and Bai Qi must have come for her.

Although ordering Ji Lin to resist desperately here can buy a lot of escape time...

But Ling Ling had just lost Yan Yi, so why would she want to lose another Ji Lin?

Since Yan Yi said that as long as people with great luck stay by his side, everything will turn into good luck, so Ling Ling chooses to believe in Yan Yi and bet everything on Mo Li's luck—not to mention the unpredictable situation on the battlefield No one can 100% predict who will win and who will win until the last moment!

Once he made up his mind, his thoughts would naturally become much clearer. The serious Ling Ling directly ordered Ji Lin to bring all the soldiers here to stand by.

Ji Lin seemed to want to say something else.

But seeing Ling Ling's extremely resolute eyes, knowing that he could not change Ling Ling's decision, he still accepted the order after all.

[It seems a little strange...]

Of course, Mo Li will find that both Ling Ling and Ji Lin are acting a little strange, especially the surrounding atmosphere has a different kind of dignified courage, and even some soldiers show a resolute look, as if they are ready to sacrifice here .Mo Li, who knew nothing about this, couldn't help but feel a little strange. When she heard from a soldier that Ling Ling and Ji Lin were on the other side of the city wall, she subconsciously thought that there might be another enemy army coming to attack, thinking about herself Maybe it could help, so he asked Jing to push himself to the city wall.

【Mirror, push me to the city wall to have a look. 】

"……ok, I get it"

Although subconsciously feel that Moli's behavior seems a little inappropriate, but after all, last time it was relying on Moli to fool the troops of Qianyu Kingdom, Jing certainly can't treat Moli as an ordinary little girl, thinking secretly After a while, he decided to faithfully carry out Moli's order.

(?_ゝ｀)jojo!I don't do salted fish anymore!

Volume II World at War: Fifteen, Head-to-head

The war is imminent.

Of course, the people in the city will not be ignorant.

Although I have always understood that Luye City will become a ruthless battlefield sooner or later, everyone still has a fluke mentality after all, thinking that since it has been peaceful for so long, it should continue to be peaceful in the future, but unexpectedly this day unexpectedly It came so fast... When the news of the enemy's attack spread like wildfire among the people, all the people without exception felt caught off guard. After all, it is well known that Luye City has no regular guards. , They knew very well what would happen if Luye City was attacked.

They are just a group of old and weak women and children, they are useless, and Fengling Kingdom will not spend resources to redeem them, and they will definitely be killed by the enemy generals at that time.

If the enemy's character is more tyrannical, they may be tortured viciously before dying.

It was only at this moment that it occurred to him that it was obviously too late to leave Luye City.

Besides—

Where can you escape to?

Once they leave the towns they depend on for survival and have nowhere to live, they will eventually be unable to escape the word "death". It's already gone clean, how can there be so many old and weak women and children staying here?

The sallow and emaciated people fell into despair one after another, and each one was more mournful than the last. What's more, some people had already taken out three feet of white silk and were about to hang themselves.

But there was apparently only a dead silence left in the city.

Ji Lin, who happened to be riding a fast horse to give orders outside the city, had already led a mighty army into Luye City at this time. His excellent equipment and sharp weapons were obviously incompatible with the dilapidated environment around him. Walking forward in a neat and orderly manner on the streets, they exude a unique chilling aura of soldiers on the battlefield... There is no doubt that they are elite soldiers who have been on the battlefield several times, aren't they?The common people who heard the movement and walked out of the room were stunned by this regular army. Obviously, they had never seen such a battle up close in their life.

Without exception, the soldiers all wore the national emblem of Fengling Kingdom. No matter how ignorant the common people were, they could tell from the national emblem that this was the country's army.

For a moment, tears filled my eyes uncontrollably.