The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 679
The sun was setting, and the lights in Xingjiazhuang were flickering.

The soldiers of Longzhiyouwei, in units of hundreds of households, were distributed around the bonfires one after another.

There are 2000 of them, and only one Zhuangzi can't let go.

But they were very lucky. There was a small river next to Zhuangzi, which flowed around Zhuangzi, which happened to be used as a barrier to guard against zombies.

They only need to guard the west side, and two thousand troops and horses can be stationed safely.

Looking at the sky full of stars and listening to the "beeping" sound of burning firewood in their ears, the soldiers enjoyed the peaceful time at night.

While most people enjoy peace, some people are anxious to get angry at this moment.

"Why haven't you come back yet, could it be that you are in danger?"

Inside the defensive line on the west side of Zhuangzi, a hundred householders felt very anxious, and kept looking at the west side.

"My lord...wait a little longer, maybe I'll be back soon!"

Hearing the words of his subordinate General Banner, Baihu turned around and said, "They have never come back so late, something must have happened!"

Thirteen of the sent out scouts did not come back, which is very rare.

In fact, Zong Qi, who was answering the question, knew this in his heart, and what he said just now was just to reassure his boss.

"Could it be... that he encountered that difficult monster?" Zong Qi guessed.

The so-called difficult monsters are actually advanced zombies.

During the two-year suppression process, he encountered at least a dozen times, each time causing huge casualties to the imperial army.

"Not to mention...it's really possible!"

Having said that, Baihu said in a deep voice, "I'll report to Commander!"

The appearance of high-level zombies is a huge threat to the entire team, and this emergency must be reported immediately.

At this moment, this Baihu no longer cared about the safety of his subordinates, and in his heart he had tacitly agreed that these people were dead.

After receiving the report, Li Guifang attached great importance to it and immediately ordered the entire army to be on strict alert.

"Since there are those difficult monsters, it's better for us to avoid the edge for now. After tonight... our army will retreat!"

In the room, Li Gui expressed his thoughts to Yuan Zheng.

"Yeah!" Nodding his head, Yuan Zheng said, "I want to inform the three Qianhu Offices in the back and let them be prepared for monster raids!"

From the very beginning, Yuan Zheng opposed Li Guifang's going deep alone, but at this time he did not make sarcastic remarks, but worked with Li Guifang to find a way to minimize the danger.

"Old Yuan, I really should listen to you!" Li Guifang looked bitter.

Yuan Zheng said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, no matter how powerful the monster is, it's still wiped out by us!"

When the two opened up to each other, the army led by Zhou Lixing was less than five miles away from Xingjiazhuang.

For the distance of fifteen miles, they walked for three hours, each step was very steady.

"My lord, there has been no change in the village!"

Zhou Lixing laughed and ordered: "Continue to investigate!"

"Yes!"

There was no change in Zhuangzi, which meant that they were not aware of the danger, which reassured Zhou Lixing a lot.

Of course, the distance of five miles is already very close, and they may be exposed at any time, so Zhou Lixing has to be as careful as possible.

Fortunately, night fell, hiding their whereabouts, and then they could continue to approach quietly.

But when the vanguard army sent by Zhou Lixing walked one mile away from Zhuangzi, he suddenly heard a voice from the tree: "Who are you?"

The voice came from the tree, and the hundreds of households leading the team broke out in a cold sweat.

"who are you?"

Upon hearing this, the man on the tree immediately asked, "Aren't you from our guard?"

Obviously, this was Long Zhiwei's secret whistle, and Yong Jun and his party did not match the password.

Seeing that the people below did not respond, the man on the tree asked again: "Which guard are you from? Why are you here?"

Although it is certain that the man under the tree is not Long Zhiwei, but in the knowledge of the soldier on the tree, only the imperial court still has an army.

The next hundred households immediately replied: "We are Habayashi Guard!"

This Baihu was from the imperial army, and he was indeed a member of Habayashi Wei, so he was not lying.

Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a gong sounding from the tree, and within a few breaths, another sound of a gong sounded farther away.

Obviously, this Baihu who called himself Habayashi Wei was spotted by the man on the tree.

"What do you mean?" The hundred households leading the team scolded angrily.

The man on the tree sneered and said: "The people of Habayashi Wei were transferred from the western front half a month ago, how could they appear here?"

"Damn, is there such a coincidence?"

The sound of the gong on the tree was still ringing, making the Bai household extremely annoyed: "I'll kill him!"

However, killing this person will not help at this moment.

After the sound of the gong passed back to Xingjiazhuang, everyone inside and outside Zhuangzi was on alert.

"Be careful of monsters...be careful!"

"Light up all the torches to illuminate the surroundings of Zhuangzi!"

Soon, the inside and outside of Xingjiazhuang became a fortress, and the soldiers were all ready to fight.

The situation in Zhuangzi soon spread to Zhou Lixing's ears.

"Damn it, it's really hard to guard against!" Zhou Lixing said extremely annoyed.

"Send the order, according to the pre-plan, advance at full speed to the designated location, and trap this gang of thieves to death in Zhuangzi!"

If you trap people first, there will be no room for these soldiers to display, and the combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced.

At that time, he can use his elite infantry to grind all these to death in Zhuangzi.

After letting his subordinates advance at full speed, Zhou Lixing immediately asked, "Has the tenth guard left yet?"

The scout at the side replied: "My lord, there is no news from the tenth guard, but the fourth guard is already on the way!"

Zhou Lixing couldn't help laughing and said: "Then we have to go faster, the fourth guards run fast, don't let them run ahead of us!"

The fourth guard was the cavalry led by Xu Hong. They marched very fast, so Zhou Lixing felt a sense of urgency.

As the army marched at full strength, the five thousand households began to separate, and they rushed to their respective defensive positions.

Now that they had been discovered, they simply stopped hiding their whereabouts and started their journey with flashlights.

In order to reduce the obstruction of the zombies, some scouts dragged fresh flesh and blood to attract most of the zombies to a distance.

The commotion here shocked the people in Xingjiazhuang.

What are those pillars of light in the distance?Why is there still a horse neighing?Why did several batches of corpses suddenly appear?
That's right, everyone in Zhuangzi regarded the Yong army marching in the distance as a group of corpses.

"Be alert...everyone be careful!" Li Guifang went to the west defense line in person.

There are rivers in other directions, but only here is connected with the outside world, and the length of the defense line is nearly 200 meters.

"Cheer up and hold on to tonight, we will withdraw tomorrow!"

"After I go back, I will bring all the jars of wine I have saved for you brothers to enjoy. You must live for me until then!"

Hearing Li Guifang's words, someone below immediately replied: "My lord, don't worry!"

"My lord, you brothers are sure to drink this wine!"

"That's right!"

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted in front: "My lord...those don't seem to be monsters!"

"It's human!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guifang rubbed his eyes and looked ahead carefully.

"Damn...he's really human!"

After being surprised, Li Guifang went on to say: "It's good to be a human, it's easier to deal with a human than a monster!"

"Send someone to ask them which guard they are and why they appear here!"

Just like the secret whistle just now, Li Guifang also instinctively thought that the person who came should be the Imperial Army Robe Ze.

On the other side, when Zhou Lixing approached with the army, what he saw was the forbidden army waiting in full battle.

As an expert, Zhou Lixing knew at a glance that this group of people was difficult to deal with.

(End of this chapter)