Yuan Hong is the eldest of the ten demon kings of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhu Zi was really unhappy and had nothing to say.
However, they did not wait for Ye Cheng's order, but instead waited for an unexpected news.
A monkey demon soldier responsible for investigation hurriedly came to report.
"Report! Commander! King Zhu! A large army is coming from the south! Under the banner of the Puppet Zhou!"
"What? The army of the Puppet Zhou?"
Zhu Zizhen and Yuan Hong looked at each other, and both saw a hint of vigilance in each other's eyes.
"What are they here for? How many people are there?" Yuan Hong asked.
"There are about a hundred thousand people, well-equipped! They didn't get close. They sent a messenger, saying that they were ordered by their emperor to come to assist us and fight against the zombie tide!"
"Assist us? Fight against the zombie tide together?"
Zhu Zi really seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, and couldn't help laughing.
"Then An Qing's brain was caught in the door? Are her people worthy of fighting alongside us?"
Yuan Hong's reaction was much calmer than his. His fiery golden eyes narrowed slightly and shone with sharp light.
"Where are they now?"
"Back to the commander, we have set up camp at Juniper Pipe, thirty miles south of our camp, and the messenger is waiting outside the camp." The monkey demon soldier answered respectfully.
“Let them come in.” Yuan Hong said in a deep voice.
Zhu Zizhen stopped laughing, and his face showed a bit of solemnity.
"Brother, do you really believe them? It would be great if these hypocritical little shrimps don't stab us in the back.
They are weasels giving New Year greetings to the chickens, they have no good intentions!"
Are they kind? , you won’t know until you meet her.”
Yuan Hong glanced at Ling Yin and said, “Xiangu Lingyin, please come and listen together.
After all, we are considered allies now.”
Ling Yin nodded and did not refuse.
She was also curious about what kind of medicine the fake Zhou Empress who had come back from the dead was selling in her gourd.
Soon, a messenger wearing the uniform of a Pseudo Zhou general was brought to the big tent.
The messenger saw Yuan Hong and Zhu Zizhen, the two evil demon kings. Although his calves were a little trembling, he still managed to stay calm and bowed.
"Zhang Yuan, the deputy general of the Yizhou Army, met the two kings and the fairy."
"No need." Yuan Hong waved his hand and asked straight to the point, "Tell me, what do you want to do when An Qing sends you here?"
The general named Zhang Yuan took a deep breath and said loudly.
"Your Majesty, my Majesty heard that Yuan Lie had betrayed his trust and led a tide of corpses to cause trouble in Chuzhou, and he was extremely sad and angry.
The people of Chuzhou are also my people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and your Majesty cannot bear to sit back and watch them being slaughtered."
"Therefore, Your Majesty specially sent us, 50,000 soldiers of the Yizhou Army, to carry enough Zhengyang Pills to fight against the enemy in the north!
His Majesty's order, all wars in Chuzhou will be subject to Dayan's dispatch! We are willing to be the vanguard and clear the obstacles for Dayan's reinforcements!"
These words are righteous and impassioned.
After Zhu Zizhen listened, he curled his lips in disdain.
"It's better to say it than to sing it. Who knows if you're here to find out what we're telling you? When we're both defeated by those rotten meats, how about you come and take advantage?"
Zhang Yuan's face turned red instantly.
"Your Majesty, how could you accuse someone's innocence out of thin air! We are here on the orders of the Emperor with all sincerity!
If the king does not believe it, we are willing to issue a military order! In this battle, our Yizhou Army will definitely charge forward! If you flinch even a little bit, you will be punished by military law! "
"Oh?" A trace of surprise flashed in Yuan Hong's eyes. He didn't expect that this general of the Pseudo Zhou Dynasty actually had some backbone.
"It's all talk but no practice."
Zhu Zizhen still didn't believe it, "If you are really sincere, then take some practical actions to see. Did you see the Deqing County in front? There are hundreds of thousands of poisonous corpses in it, do you dare to touch it?"
He was deliberately making things difficult. Deqing County is now a huge quagmire, and whoever enters it will be unlucky. He didn't believe that these puppet Zhou troops dared to die.
However, Zhang Yuan's answer once again exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Why don't you dare!"
He straightened his chest and said loudly, "To be honest with you, your Majesty has a secret order when we come! If the generals of Dayan cannot trust us, let us, Go and eliminate the poisonous corpses in Deqing County to prove our army’s determination!”
“Okay!” Zhu Zizhen slapped his thigh, “Yes! Since your emperor has said so, I will give you this opportunity! !
Tomorrow morning, go and knock down the east gate of Deqing County for me! If you do, I will admit that you are a man! 」
"It's a deal!" Zhang Yuan cupped his hands and said, "I will go back and resume my duties right now! Tomorrow morning, please, Your Majesty, wait for the good news!"
After saying that, he turned around and left the tent with a quick stride.
Looking at his leaving figure, Zhu Zizhen still didn't react.
"This boy... really dares to agree?"
"Fourth, it doesn't look like they are pretending?"
Yuan Hong touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "The general's eyes are very firm. Moreover, there is no aura of lying about him."
Ling Yin also nodded in agreement.
"I also think that this matter may not be what we imagined. What the fake Empress of Zhou said to General Ye may be true...?"
"A woman's opinion!!"
Zhu Zizhen snorted, "Xiangu, do you know an old saying? A country is easy to change, but a nature is hard to change.
That little girl is full of bad ideas.
This time, 80% of the time it is also a bitter trick!
Want to use the lives of these people to defraud our trust! "
"Whether it's a trick or not, we'll know tomorrow."
Yuan Hong's eyes became profound.
"Send the order, let the brothers have a good rest tonight and recharge their batteries.
Tomorrow, we will go to a good show."
The next day, it was dawn.
In the camp of the Puppet Zhou Yizhou Army, the sound of thunderous drums rang out.
One hundred thousand troops, led by Zhao Jiang, the commander of the Yizhou Army, marched straight towards the east gate of Deqing County.
There was no sloppiness in their actions.
As soon as they arrived at the city, they immediately launched a fierce attack.
The soldiers equipped with Zhengyang Pills rushed to the city wall of Deqing County uniformly, and started a fierce hand-to-hand fight with the poisonous corpses pouring down from the city wall.
For a time, shouts of killing, roars, and the clash of weapons resounded throughout Deqing County.
Zhu Zizhen, who was watching the battle from a hillside in the distance, was dumbfounded.
"Damn... are you really fighting?"
He rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he saw.
In his impression, the army of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty has always been synonymous with weakness and collapse at the first touch.
But now this Yizhou army has shown amazing combat effectiveness.
They formed a tight formation and cooperated with each other tacitly. Faced with poisonous corpses several times their own, not only did they not collapse, but they quickly gained the upper hand.
This appearance of being fearless and fearless even has the spirit of Xiao Tian's demon-suppressing guards.