Sissoari, who successfully took away the Red Sky Sword, felt particularly happy.

Although there is still a long way to go to collect ten swords, after all, I already hold several swords in my hands. Even if I can't get it, others can't even think of it.

But after happiness comes sorrow.

Because he has to rush back to southern Xinjiang immediately.

Sissoari returned to Lijiang City directly from the path. It was late at night when he returned.

Before he could finish his hot meal, Kesi had already rushed over.

"Leader!"

"General Kesi, what's going on?" As soon as Sissoari saw him coming, he immediately stopped holding the chopsticks in his hand.

"Master, the spies sent by my subordinates have found out clearly that there are tens of thousands of troops in the Guangnan City area, and they have been dispatching food and grass in the past few days."

When Sissoari heard this, he was startled and almost knocked over the chopsticks on the bowl.

"There are so many people, what do they want to do!"

"My subordinates have left some people there to inquire at any time. If there is any news, they will send a letter as soon as possible."

"Well, you must pay close attention. In addition, send an order immediately to get all the troops and horses in each city ready. Also, our red-coated artillery must be prepared early."

"Don't worry, Master, even if the Chinese imperial court wants to cause trouble for us, it may not be our opponent."

"You must not have such thoughts. The Chinese imperial army is not that easy to deal with. You must not be careless!"

"Master, don't worry!"

"You go first."

"Yes, leader!"

...

Two days later, Hong Dali ordered an encirclement to be formed from west to east, starting from Heqing Prefecture, passing through Dali Prefecture, Sizhou City, and finally Guangnan City.

This was Hong Dali's first idea. He wanted to trap those thieves first.

At the same time, he also ordered that all the gates of these four cities should be closed, and the gates to the north should be opened at one hour each in the morning, noon and evening.

In the past few days, Hong Dali has been studying in detail how to fight this battle. Finally, after pondering over it, he decided to divide his troops into three groups.

One way, they attacked Lijiang City from Guangnan City, and the other way, they attacked Qujing Mansion from Sizhou City.

The last route is from Dali City to Chuxiong City.

Among them, the most critical road is Lijiang City.

As long as Lijiang City is captured, the territory of the Fuyu Holy Sect will be torn open with a big hole in the middle.

Therefore, Hong Daliu deployed 30,000 elite soldiers from the South Road Battalion in Guangnan City, and sent an order to Chi Zhongtian, asking him to lead his men directly to Guangnan City.

Hong Daliu sent his two lieutenants to the other two routes respectively.

Early that morning, while Hong Dali was thinking about tactics with several generals, people from the Guangnan City Patrol Battalion arrived.

"General Hong, the soldiers in the patrol camp said there seem to be some spies in the city."

"Where?"

"They are all near the city gate, seeming to be discussing something."

"Is there any evidence?"

"There is no direct evidence, but it is said that those people are all strangers and they only appeared after there was movement in Guangnan City."

"This is a critical moment. It is better to catch them by mistake than to let them go. Please send someone to arrest them, but don't use force. They will be well fed and served, as long as they are not allowed to leave without permission."

"Yes, General!"

"Report!"

"Come in!"

"General, no good, something happened!"

"What happened?" Hong Dali asked nervously.

"Something happened near Ximen. Some outsiders killed more than a dozen soldiers from the patrol battalion. I don't know where they went now."

"Damn it! They must be the spies of those thieves!"

"General, go ahead!" At this time, a general next to Hong Dali stood up and said.

"No, don't go. They must have seen that you discovered them. Let them go."

"General, those spies have found out a lot about us!"

"It would be better if he inquired. We have nothing to hide. Wouldn't it be better to let the thieves know how powerful we are?"

"General, I heard that the thieves have some red-coated artillery in their hands. Shouldn't we make preparations early?"

"You can't rely entirely on artillery when fighting. Only mediocre people will bet all their victory or defeat on artillery. Don't worry, don't worry about it."

"yes!"

...

In the past few days, Hong Daliu has been arranging his troops, and Sissoari has not been idle either.

He also knew that Lijiang City, Qujing Mansion, and Chuxiong City were the three most important places, because these three places were like three gates. Once they were breached, the gate would be opened wide.

Therefore, he asked Kesi to dispatch 100,000 troops and 20 red-coated artillery pieces to guard Qujing Mansion and Chuxiong City, while he himself led the disciples of the Fuyu Sect, 60,000 troops and 20 red-coated artillery pieces.

, guarding Lijiang City.

He has received the exact news that the court is here for him this time.

This day will come sooner or later. The reason why Sissoari has not established a country for a long time is because he is waiting for this day.

As long as he can defeat the imperial army this time, he can immediately establish a country. At that time, some small countries in the surrounding areas will also have to surrender to him.

Sissoari may not be so confident in defeating the imperial army, but he is still very confident in holding on.

At the same time, Chi Zhongtian is also making intensive preparations.

Half a month has passed, and many people from the rivers and lakes have come to Shezhou one after another. Most of these people have some friendship with Chi Zhongtian or are some righteous people in the rivers and lakes. Taken together, there are four to five hundred people.

Later, Bei Lingxuan came with people from Snow Eagle Palace. Although Jin Chi didn't come, he sent 50,000 taels of gold, 3 million taels of silver, and 80 shi of food.

In addition, Ouyang Hexuan from Qixingfang in the East China Sea did not come. The reason was that his legs and feet were inconvenient, and the disciples on the island had to deal with the sea all year round. On land, they may not be of much use. However, he is still generous and travels across the ocean.

After crossing the sea, they got ten red artillery pieces and a hundred cannonballs and sent them to Chi Zhongtian. They originally planned to join hands in the artillery business, but after Chi Zhongtian mentioned it to Yongmenzi Di many times, Yongmenzi

Di never dared to participate, and eventually the matter was settled.

Five more days passed, and among the several sects, only Fenghuang Sect and Lingyan Temple had neither any people nor money.

What Gu Aoyun and Lu Zuiliu did this time was impressive. Not only did they send people, but they also came in person.

With the help of two top players, Gu Aoyun and Lu Zuiliu, Chi Zhongtian's heart became wider and wider.
Chapter completed!