Words Strategize for the World

Seeing Li Tianyi about to escape from the hall, Fang Hao's eyes widened in fury.

He now has over 280 brothers with him. If Li Tianyi manages to escape, he will definitely bring people back to surround and wipe them out.

Now that the surrounding areas of Hexia County have been basically occupied by the Ba State, where can they escape to?

The character "定" (ding) crumbled, and Li Tianyi paused slightly. In that instant of pause, an arrow flew swiftly towards him.

Fang Hao turned around and saw that it was Tian Ming who had fired the arrow.

The arrow flew towards Li Tianyi with tremendous force as it scraped against the air.

When the arrow struck Li Tianyi, his body lurched forward, but he used the force to quickly escape from the hall.

"Chase."

When Fang Hao led his men outside, they found it was pitch black all around, and there was no sign of Li Tianyi.

With Li Tianyi successfully escaping, Fang Hao and his group don't have much time left.

Where is Yuan Kang?

Tian Ming immediately replied, "My lord, Yuan Kang has led men to set fire to the city."

"Alright, send someone to find him immediately and have him meet us at the East Gate. Remember to tell Yuan Kang that if he's late, we won't wait for him. Everyone else, treat Feng Wu's injuries right away, then bring Prefect Liu with me to the East Gate."

The city was in chaos, filled with cries and curses.

The army in the prefecture should have been suppressing Yuan Kang and his men at this time, but the prefecture's main military officer, the inspector, had recently died, and the deputy inspector had just followed in his footsteps, causing them to wander around aimlessly like headless flies, unable to catch Yuan Kang and his men at all.

It was precisely because of the incompetence of the defending army that Yuan Kang and his men set fires, engulfing the entire county in flames.

After quickly dealing with the matters of the county government, Fang Hao led everyone to the East Gate.

Time is of the essence now. If we delay, it will be too late once Li Tianyi and his men arrive.

As for why he chose the East Gate, it was the result of careful consideration by Fang Hao.

The Ba Kingdom was located to the west of Hexia Commandery, while Taoshan Commandery and other commanderies of the Chi Kingdom were to the south. The Ba Kingdom's military camps were likely located to the west or south.

To the north lies the Weishan River. In this era, crossing the river was inconvenient, and Fang Hao dared not go there. If he were chased to the riverbank, with no way to advance or retreat, the entire army would be wiped out.

Therefore, they should first exit through the east gate, then detour to the south of Hexia County. This area is a mountainous wilderness where the official road is impassable. If they can find a side road, they can safely return to Wuan Prefecture.

With hurried steps, Fang Hao led everyone to the East Gate as quickly as possible.

On the way, Fang Hao and his group encountered the city's garrison twice. Fortunately, the enemy was busy putting out fires everywhere. A few of them saw Fang Hao and his group and were about to come over to inquire when they were killed and fled in all directions.

Soon, Fang Hao and his group arrived at the East Gate, but a group of soldiers were on high alert, guarding the gate.

In order to minimize casualties and get out of the city as soon as possible, Fang Hao directly escorted Prefect Liu to the front.

"Who's the leader over there? Step forward and speak."

As soon as Fang Hao finished speaking, a tall, burly man stepped forward and asked, "Who are you? How dare you trespass through the city gates? Are you trying to rebel?"

"Hahaha, I am a refined gentleman from Kyoto, how could I possibly be breaking through the city gates? I have urgent business to attend to and need to leave the city, so please open the city gates immediately."

Fang Hao tried to trick the other party, hoping to open the gate and leave the city as soon as possible.

"Oh, a refined gentleman from Kyoto? Do you have a pass to leave the city?"

Upon hearing the other party's words, Fang Hao thought for a moment and then quickly said to Prefect Liu, "Lord Liu, if you want to live, find a way to help me get out of the city, otherwise I will kill you right now."

Upon hearing this, Prefect Liu trembled violently and said in a shaky voice, "Sir, the soldiers guarding the gate are from the Ba Kingdom. My words may not be of any use."

Upon hearing this, Fang Hao was shocked. He suddenly realized that he had overlooked a serious problem.

Why did no one come to take over Hexia County after Liu, the Prefect of Hexia, surrendered to the Ba State? And why did Liu keep the city gates wide open?

Is this a conspiracy to lure someone into a trap?

If that's the case, then who is this "Jun"?

Unable to understand, Fang Hao was caught off guard by the sudden problem; he simply couldn't figure it out.

"Who are you? Where is your warrant?"

Seeing that Fang Hao remained silent, the tall, burly man below the city gate immediately followed up with a question.

Fang Hao was about to ask Liu Juncheng a question, but the tall man's words made him temporarily abandon the idea.

"Don't worry, Prefect Liu is right here with me. I'll have him come and explain to you."

Fang Hao took a knife from behind, placed it against Liu Juncheng's neck, and then nudged Liu Juncheng, signaling him to explain quickly.

"Commander, I am Lord Liu of the prefecture. This gentleman beside me has important business to attend to outside the city. Please open the city gates and let him pass."

After Liu, the prefect, finished speaking, Fang Hao immediately pulled him back and said, "Now that everything is clear, you should open the city gates quickly."

"Oh, it really is Lord Liu. But I'm so sorry, before I came, the captain specifically instructed me that I must not open the city gate without a warrant. I'm so sorry."

Unable to be swayed by either soft or hard tactics, Fang Hao had no choice but to launch a direct attack.

"Listen up, once I write the attack command, everyone follow me and charge in immediately."

After giving a quiet greeting, Fang Hao put two fingers together and began to write.

In the darkness, the tall man guarding the gate was waiting for a response from the other party, but unexpectedly he was met with an attack.

Suddenly, the character "dragon" appeared in the darkness, grew larger, and then collapsed. Then, golden light transformed into a five-meter-long golden dragon.

The golden dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, instantly targeting the enemies below the city gate and launching an attack.

The tall, burly man was terrified when he saw the golden dragon approaching and shouted, "Defend quickly!"

The golden dragon soon crashed into the enemy below the city.

"Bang!"

At the moment of impact, the tall, burly man and the soldier in front of him were sent flying.

Many soldiers lay on the ground, their fates unknown, while the tall, burly man stood up, clutching his chest.

The man who had just stood up saw that Fang Hao's side had begun to attack, so he prepared to command his soldiers.

But before he could act, an arrow flew toward his chest. The tall man couldn't dodge in time and died on the spot.

"kill……"

The taciturn Xu Feng led his men out as soon as Jinlong appeared.

The moment the two groups collided, blood splattered everywhere and limbs flew off in all directions.

Xu Feng's primary objective was to kill the wounded, tall man, but Tian Ming finished him off with a single arrow, leaving him no choice but to charge into the ranks of the Ba Kingdom soldiers and wreak havoc.

Fang Hao, who manifested dual swords, also set his sights on the tall man as his first target. If the manifested dual swords were not limited to about five meters away and controlled by his mind, Fang Hao would have killed the man immediately.

With the tall man dead, the Ba Kingdom soldiers were leaderless and were quickly routed by Fang Hao and his men.

Although the soldiers of the Ba Kingdom were defeated, they did not give up the struggle and put up a last stand through the city gate.

Fang Hao was very anxious because he couldn't take the city gate quickly. Time could not be delayed any longer; he had to get out of the city as soon as possible.

Just then, Yuan Kang attacked from the side. With the assistance of spearmen and the harassment of archers, the remaining Ba Kingdom soldiers were quickly killed in the city gate.

After the soldiers of the Ba Kingdom were all killed, the city gates were quickly opened.

"Squeak, squeak..."

Fang Hao opened the city gates and led everyone out of the city quickly.

After walking for a while, Fang Hao looked back and saw that the city gate of Hexia County was like the mouth of a terrifying beast, as if it wanted to devour everything.

The danger was already brewing from the moment Fang Hao arrived in Hexia County. The crisis struck when Fang Hao fearlessly attended the banquet. But ultimately, Fang Hao escaped the perilous situation thanks to his strategy, foresight, and daring courage.

Now that we're out of the city, as long as we're not surrounded by Li Tianyi's army, we're free to roam the world.

Looking at the bright stars in the night sky, Fang Hao was in high spirits. After calming down, he exclaimed, "The dragon has been freed; the sky is high and the sea is wide, so I can fly freely!"