Ji Changying was so anxious that she cursed, which shocked Lieutenant General Yang so much that he widened his eyes and looked at Ji Changying in disbelief.

Not to mention the way she appeared, just the news she announced and the way she spoke were enough to make people lose their focus.

Fortunately, Zhonglizhou reacted quickly and didn't care why she spoke like that suddenly. Instead, he looked at her curiously: "How did you know?"

"How do you think I knew this? I was the one who came here to tell you about the barbarian attack. These barbarians down there are completely different from the ones I heard about. I heard the hooves of those cavalrymen were very quiet, as if they had been treated with something, but these guys down there don't have that. Besides, don't you think it's strange? They have so few people, and they're using peregrine falcons. It looks like a big formation, but don't they know these people can't beat you? Then why are they doing this?"

Brigadier General Yang's expression was startled, and he also reacted.

No wonder I always felt something was wrong! That’s exactly what happened!

Zhonglizhou curled his lips: "Yang Jiang!"

"I'm here!"

"Send out two teams of scouts immediately. Have them lead their men to explore the direction of the Jiangzhou and Tieling garrisons as quickly as possible. If they find anything, use smoke signals to notify them."

"Captain Wang!"

"I'm here!"

"Quickly replace Captain Kou and inform him of the news here. Have him return to the rear and take his men to cut some leafy branches. We'll need them later."

"yes!"

"As for me, I'll select some good people and go ahead to Tielingwei to meet Tal."

Seeing that he finally took the matter to heart, Ji Changying turned around and left: "Hurry up, I'll go first!"

"Where are you going—"

Before Zhonglizhou could finish his words, Ji Changying had already jumped down from the city wall. He hurriedly chased after her and looked down, only to see her stepping on the wall and jumping a few times before disappearing into the street.

"True... nature." Captain Wang stared at it in amazement and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Hurry up and go!"

Seeing that he was still there, Zhonglizhou scolded him. Captain Wang's expression straightened up and he ran away as fast as if his butt was on fire.

At dawn, signal smoke rose in two different directions of Xinyangguan.

The smoke from Liangzhou Wei was relatively normal, proving that the situation was still under control, but the smoke from Tieling Wei was so thick and dense that it made everyone who saw it feel nervous.

Zhongli Zhou, who had already counted the number of people, sneered when he saw this. There was indeed something going on in these two directions.

"What a feint to the east and attack in the west! If that's the case, then let them never return! Come on—"

"Leading General Zuo, take 100,000 troops to support Jiangzhou Guard. The situation there is much better than Tieling Guard. I'll give you the majority of my forces. Join forces with the Jiangzhou Guard from both inside and outside to eliminate them as quickly as possible. Afterwards, rendezvous with the Jiangzhou Guard in the northwest. Set an ambush five miles outside the pass, using ropes to trap the cavalry as they emerge."

"The Right Lieutenant General will lead his men to the Earth Valley to intercept the enemy's baggage trains and cut off their supplies!"

"Yang Jiang! I'll give you two hundred men. Lead them lightly, on the fastest horses! Each man drags a branch to form a formation of several thousand men and horses. Then, launch a surprise attack from the east and west. No need to force your way in; the goal is to lure everyone north! If you fail to complete the mission, you'll be beheaded!"

Yang Jiang said solemnly: "Yes!!"

Zhongli Zhou clenched his fists. Since the other party deliberately sent some people over to attract their attention, he might as well cut off the source of the problem and decide life or death in one battle!

——

Ji Changying had already chased to the northwest direction where Tieling Guard was stationed. She used her supernatural power to search for Ji Mingxue in the crowd like a carpet, but she couldn't find him for a while.

She felt a chill in her heart and was considering whether to turn over the dead body on the ground when Yi found Ji Mingxue.

He and several of his comrades were fighting with the barbarians in a private house. In the corner was a mother and daughter.

The older man hid behind his daughter with a terrified look on his face.

The girl was holding a hoe tightly, protecting her mother behind her, and looking at the barbarian with vigilance.

When Ji Changying saw the situation over there, he rushed there without thinking.

Ji Mingxue was originally patrolling the streets with his companions, but he didn't expect to see a barbarian walking on the street in the middle of the patrol. After seeing them, his eyes turned green and he rushed over with a knife.

He was not the only one who suspected that he was seeing things; everyone else felt the same way.

But before they could think too much, seeing the murderous intent coming towards them, they subconsciously resisted and shouted that someone was attacking them.

Ji Mingxue felt that if he had not learned internal energy, which would have increased his reaction speed and strength, he would have been killed by the sword like his other companions.

As more and more of his companions fell, the barbarian became more and more courageous.

Ji Mingxue felt that if he continued like this, he would die in vain here, so he pulled the remaining companions together and started to find a way to escape based on their familiarity with the place.

However, they didn't expect that the situation in the outer city was even worse. There were barbarians everywhere, and they couldn't go back to the base.

"Go to my house!" Seeing this situation, Xu Yong took them to the inner city without thinking.

What they didn't expect was that less than an incense stick of time after they returned home, the barbarians broke in.

The barbarians also broke into the house and tried to commit indecent acts against Xu Yongniang and her sister who were preparing food and drinks for them in the kitchen, and then started killing them.

"left!"

Seeing the blade coming down from Ji Mingxue's left, Xu Yong cried out in surprise, but it was too late. Ji Mingxue had just dodged the axe on the other side and had not yet turned his body around.

He gritted his teeth and twisted his shoulder forcefully, deciding that losing an arm was better than losing his life.

Just as the axe was about to chop down, a hoe appeared out of nowhere and knocked the axe off balance. The blade of the axe brushed past Ji Mingxue's nose and went down without a trace.

Before Ji Mingxue could even break out in a cold sweat, he saw Xu Yong's pupils dilated. He ignored the incoming blade and stared at Ji Mingxue's back with a face full of horror: "Little sister!!!"

The barbarian with the axe didn't expect that the head he had in his hands was broken by Xu Qi's hoe. He turned around and chopped at Xu Qi and her daughter with the axe in anger.

Both mother and daughter were ordinary people. They had just dropped their weapons. Seeing the axe coming towards them, Xu Qi subconsciously pressed her mother under her body.

"bite!"

Ji Changying swung the iron rod in his hand and it hit the axe, making a crisp clanging sound.