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Under the empress's order, the team rested on the top of the mountain, while Zhao Daxun organized people to cook.

Before setting off, Xiao Haiyang had already told him the identities of the empress and her entourage.

Therefore, Zhao Daxun's every word and action in front of the empress was extremely respectful, and he did not dare to overstep the line in the slightest.

Soon, Zhao Daxun prepared the meal, and the aroma of rice began to waft from the top of the mountain.

However, it was at this time.

A hurried figure riding a fast horse suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Daxun.

"General, this is bad! We are being surrounded!"

The soldier spoke in a hurry and breathlessly.

When Zhao Daxun heard this, he was stunned.

This is Huwei Mountain, how could they be surrounded?

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Zhao Daxun's expression soon turned gloomy again.

At the same time, the Empress and others all looked at the soldier.

There was also a gloomy look on their faces.

"In Zhejiang, a large number of Japanese pirates have appeared at the foot of Huwei Mountain! They are marching quickly to the top of the mountain, and it seems that they want to cross the mountain and enter the territory of Nanzhili!"

The soldiers spoke one after another, telling about the sudden situation that occurred at the foot of Huwei Mountain.

"Japanese pirates?!"

Yun'er suddenly let out a scream, and a look of panic instantly appeared on her face.

They stayed in Hangzhou for a while, and although they heard news about the Japanese pirates every day, they never thought that one day they would actually meet the Japanese pirates head on!

After the empress and Xiao Yan learned the news of the appearance of Japanese pirates, they looked at each other.

A hint of disbelief quietly grew in his gloomy eyes.

This is too coincidental.

They had just climbed up Huwei Mountain when a large number of Japanese pirates appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Could it be that someone is plotting to harm them? !

The empress couldn't make up her mind for a moment, so she had to turn her attention back to Zhao Daxun.

At this moment, Zhao Daxun's face was extremely gloomy, and his eyes were full of gloom.

"Damn it, I'm escorting His Majesty! If anything goes wrong, I might lose my head!"

Zhao Daxun felt so unlucky in his heart.

Those damned Japanese pirates happened to appear when he was escorting His Majesty to Nanzhili.

"Your Majesty, it's too late to eat. We have to hurry down the mountain and head to Nanzhili!"

In desperation, Zhao Daxun made a decision.

"Okay, General Zhao, thank you for your hard work."

The empress nodded.

As the emperor of Daliang, she must not fall into the hands of the Japanese pirates no matter what!

Then, under the protection of Zhao Daxun and two thousand soldiers and horses, the empress and her entourage ignored the food they had just prepared and hurriedly marched to the other side of Huwei Mountain.

While everyone was on the run, Zhao Daxun once again learned from the spies the number of Japanese pirate troops on the other side of Huwei Mountain.

There are as many as 40,000 to 50,000 people!

Thinking of this, Zhao Daxun suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

An army of 50,000 Japanese pirates appeared at the border of Zhejiang and Nanzhili without anyone noticing.

And judging from the current situation, it seems that these 50,000 Japanese pirates want to raid Southern Zhili!

If these 50,000 Japanese pirates were allowed to succeed, the consequences would be unimaginable!

In a blink of an eye, two or three hours passed.

Under the protection of two thousand soldiers, the empress and her entourage successfully left Huwei Mountain.

Then he appeared in Zhangjia Village.

"Your Majesty, the villagers in Zhangjia Village are the same group of bandits who once lived in Huwei Mountain..."

After entering Zhangjia Village, Zhao Daxun immediately explained to the empress.

"General Zhao, where should we go now?"

After learning about the situation in Zhangjia Village, the empress nodded thoughtfully.

"From the current situation, it would be best for us to go directly to Ningdu City. Lord Xia Yun is in charge there and will definitely be able to protect Your Majesty."

"Or I will leave the army behind to escort Your Majesty through a small road and quickly leave Nanzhili and return to the capital."

In this situation, Zhao Daxun remained calm and demonstrated extraordinary ability to command troops.

However, these two options must be decided by the empress.

"Ling'er, you go back to the capital first, and I will stay here."

Xiao Yan on the side spoke without any hesitation.

However, the empress shook her head.

"Let's go to Ningdu together."

The Queen made a decision.

"No, this is too dangerous!"

Xiao Yan's eyes were gloomy and his tone was quite intense.

For him, the first thing he has to consider now is to ensure the absolute safety of the empress.

Once something happens to the empress.

Even if Zhao Gongming defeated the Japanese pirates at that time, the Liang Dynasty would inevitably be in turmoil.

Even the entire Daliang Dynasty will be shrouded in a shadow of shame!

"Uncle, listen to me. We don't know how many dangers we will encounter on the way back to the capital. Now only Xia Yun is safe. Let's rest for half an hour and then leave immediately."

The Empress' words could not be disputed.

The reason why he made such a choice was not at all impulsive.

She was not sure whether the 50,000 Japanese pirates who suddenly appeared in Huwei Mountain were targeting her.

If this is true, then someone is secretly colluding with the Japanese pirates and plotting to harm her.

If she took a detour back to the capital at this moment, she might be harmed by villains on the way!

And among all the local officials of the Daliang Dynasty.

The person least likely to harm her is Xia Yun.

The empress did not directly explain the deeper meaning of her words, but Xiao Yan was not an ordinary person after all, and he quickly understood what the empress was worried about.

"In that case, let's head to Ningdu City!"

Helpless, Xiao Yan nodded, and at the same time, a feeling of regret arose in his heart.

If he had tried his best to dissuade the empress from staying in Hangzhou City, he would not be facing the current situation!

Half an hour passed quickly.

Everyone quickly recovered their strength.

But at this time, the traces of the 50,000 Japanese pirates army became clearly visible halfway up the mountain!

"General Zhao, can you take the villagers away with you?"

When the empress and her entourage left the village in a hurry, the villagers were also panicked.

After all, they could also see the Japanese pirate army halfway up the mountain.

"I will obey your orders!"

Zhao Daxun didn't have time to think too much at this time. After all, there were more than a thousand people in the village. In addition, this was the request of the empress, and he could not refuse at all.

After a cup of tea, the empress and her entourage left Zhangjia Village, taking with them more than a thousand villagers from Zhangjia Village.

And for the safety of the surrounding people, Zhao Daxun urgently dispatched his cavalry to notify the people in several surrounding villages to evacuate together.

at dusk.

The sky gradually darkened, with only the last ray of setting sun remaining on the horizon.

The number of people in the team led by the Empress has skyrocketed to more than 4,000.

Among them, there are more than 2,000 people, all of whom are ordinary people from several villages near Zhangjia Village.