After a brief silence, Kan Jie said to Ke Hong: "How many troops are there in the city now?"
Ke Hong replied: "There are only thirty thousand in the city, and the rest are outside the city. After we came back last time, I recalled all the troops at the border. They are all one mile outside the city, ready to fight at any time."
"Okay, let the spies in the Imperial City keep an eye on the situation in the Imperial City and report any changes immediately." Kan Jie nodded and said.
"Understood!" Ke Hong said, and then left with Xu Shu to deploy troops outside the city. The situation was urgent now, and he did not dare to delay at all.
After Ke Hong and Xu Shu left, Kan Jie looked at Chen Tian and the others and said, "You should also be prepared, as there may be a war at any time."
Chen Tian and Kan Yue nodded. Kan Jie turned around and left without saying anything. Only Chen Tian, Kan Yue and Xiaoyu were left in the small courtyard.
Xiaoyu held Kan Yue's hand, looked up at Chen Tian, and said, "Are we in danger?"
Chen Tian knelt down and touched Xiaoyu's head, and said with a smile: "I'm here, it's okay!"
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In the main hall of the Imperial Palace of the Panning Empire, a tall man in heavy armor was standing respectfully. Emperor Panning sat on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, his fingers tapping the handle of the dragon chair rhythmically.
Emperor Xu Jiu and Panning slowly opened their eyes, glanced at the burly man standing in the hall, and said slowly: "Lei Biao, can you send troops tomorrow?"
The burly man named Lei Biao bowed slightly and said: "We will send out troops early tomorrow morning and advance at full speed. We should be able to reach the south in three days."
"Very good, I will send Shen Quan, Shen Cheng and Kan Ling, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, to go with you tomorrow. With you, the peak combat power is much stronger than them. I think it will not be difficult to capture them."
The emperor looked at Lei Biao and said.
Lei Biao's body was shaken, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. He did not expect that the emperor would send Kan Ling, the commander of the Imperial Guard, to go with him this time. You must know that he is a real strong man in the human sword separation realm.
His strength is only slightly weaker than that of the Imperial Master. With him in charge, wouldn't it be enough to take down Ke Hong?
Lei Biao suppressed the shock in his heart, lowered his figure again, and promised: "Don't worry, the emperor, my subordinates will definitely live up to the emperor's trust and take down those rebellious people in the south in one fell swoop."
The emperor on the dragon throne rubbed his temples and said, "You don't have to hold back when you meet those two people, just kill them."
Lei Biao's figure was shaken again, but he quickly hid himself and said respectfully: "Yes!"
The emperor waved his hand and said: "Go down and send out troops early tomorrow morning."
Lei Biao bent down and slowly backed away with his hands in hand. He didn't straighten up until he exited the hall, turned around and left.
On the second day, on the huge training ground outside the imperial city, 300,000 soldiers wearing imperial city guard armor stood in order, and they could not see the edge at a glance.
Lei Biao strode up to the high platform in heavy armor and said in a rough and arrogant voice that contained the power of a sword: "You must have heard that a group of rebels have appeared in the south in the past few days. For the sake of the stability of our country, the emperor personally ordered,
Let us kill those rebellious people. It is our duty to protect our country and our home. Do you have the confidence to take down those rebellious people in one fell swoop?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The 300,000 troops above the training ground shouted in unison. The voice went straight through the sky and scattered the clouds passing above their heads. An undefeated belief circulated among the people.
Lei Biao was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. He deliberately brought the Emperor during his speech just to boost morale. Coupled with the defeat of the Longwu Empire in the west, everyone's morale is not low now. This is also the result Lei Biao wants most. .
Just as the 300,000-strong army was shouting loudly, three figures came from the imperial city and arrived on the high platform in the blink of an eye. Two of them were Shen Quan and Shen Cheng. The other one was dressed in black plainclothes and had an appearance. Pingping looks like he is about thirty or forty years old, but in fact he is nearly a hundred years old, and he is Kan Ling, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard.
Lei Biao ignored Shen Quan and Shen Cheng, bowed his hand to Kan Ling, and said, "I have met the commander-in-chief."
Kan Ling nodded and said expressionlessly: "Let's go when you're ready!"
"Yes!" Lei Biao responded, then turned to face the 300,000-strong army and shouted loudly: "Let's go!"
The 300,000-strong army turned around and set off to the south in unison. Although there were many people, there was no confusion at all. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner.
The four figures on the high platform slowly disappeared, and when they reappeared, they were on the back of a giant monster beast - the Jade Lion with Blood Hoofs in front of the 300,000-strong army.
The blood-hoofed jade lion roared loudly and led an army of 300,000 men in a mighty march toward the south, causing the ground to tremble wherever it passed.
When 300,000 imperial city guards gathered outside the imperial city, a beggar on the street in the imperial city suddenly raised his head and glanced outside the imperial city, then got up and left, arriving in a deserted land. , using a special secret method to send a letter that had been prepared long ago.
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On the city wall of Zhenguan City, Ke Hong stood with his hands behind his hands, staring directly at the vast and empty Zhenguan City. Xu Shu walked over quickly and handed a letter to Ke Hong.
Ke Hong reached out to take it, glanced at it briefly, and then all the letters in his hand turned into powder. He turned and walked down the tower. As he walked, he said to Xu Shu: "Reorganize the 300,000-strong army and set off for the southern border."
"Yes!" Xu Shu took the order and left.
Ke Hong kept walking and appeared in the main hall of the city lord's palace in a few breaths. At this time, Chen Tian and others were waiting in the main hall. When they saw Ke Hong coming, several people stood up and looked at him.
Ke Hong did not mince words and said directly: "The royal family will dispatch an army of 300,000 people to the south today."
This was expected by several people, and there were not too many surprises. Kan Jie asked: "Who is the leader?"
"Lei Biao leads the army, assisted by Shen Quan and Shen Cheng. The identity of the other person is unknown. I think it should be Kan Ling, the commander of the Imperial Guard." Ke Hong came together.
Kan Jie and Kan Yue both frowned. Seeing this, Chen Tian asked, "What's wrong? Is the commander of the Imperial Guard very strong?"
Kan Jie nodded and said: "It's very strong, at least above the second level of the Human Sword Separation Realm."
Hearing this, Chen Tian's face became solemn, and then he asked: "What level is the national master's strength at the human sword separation realm?"
"Ning..., the strength of the national master should be around the fourth level of the human sword separation realm, and Kan Ling is weaker than the national master." Kan Jie explained.
Chen Tian nodded and said: "This commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard is also named Kan. Is he a member of your Kan family?"
Kan Jie shook his head and said: "No, his surname Kan was given to him by my grandfather. Originally he was just a casual cultivator. By chance, my grandfather took a fancy to his talent, so he was called into the royal family. , not only gave him the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, but also gave him the surname Kan. Over the past decades, he has been loyal to the royal family and has absolutely no second thoughts."
"So that's it!" Chen Tian said to himself, and then he didn't ask any more questions.
Ke Hong also said at the right time: "I have arranged all the troops to go to the southern border and prepare to choose the battlefield at the border, so as to avoid affecting the people as much as possible."
Kan Jie nodded, agreeing with Ke Hong's approach, and then said: "Without further delay, let's go there quickly. This is the time when we need to stabilize the morale of the military the most."
The few people had no objections and were about to rush to the southern border, but after taking a few steps, Kan Jie stopped, turned to look at Chen Tian and said, "Xiaoyu, please stay here!"
"No, I want to go too." When Xiaoyu heard that she was going to stay, she immediately quit and refused loudly.
Kan Jie could only comfort him softly: "Xiaoyu, it's very dangerous there. Just stay here. We will come back to you after we win."
"No!" Xiaoyu refused again, and held Chen Tian's neck tightly with both hands, refusing to let go at all.
Seeing that Kan Jie was still preparing to persuade Xiaoyu, Chen Tian smiled and said, "Let her go. She is very powerful and can be of some help at critical moments."
"But..." Kan Jie was about to say something, but Kan Yue on the side interrupted her and said: "Sister, don't worry, Xiaoyu is stronger than me, and most people can't hurt her. Besides,
You just said that it's dangerous there, and Xiaoyu heard it, so she definitely won't stay."
Kan Jie looked at Xiaoyu, then at Chen Tian, and finally compromised and agreed to go with Xiaoyu.
Above the southern border, a biting wind swept across the land. Countless sand and rocks were swept up into the sky, and then fell down again, hitting the face very painfully.
At this time, a group of troops wearing uniform armor and holding spears were coming to the border against the strong wind. The harsh wind made their faces hurt, but no one made a sound, and they walked in an orderly manner in the strong wind.
The leader was none other than Xu Shu. Without saying a word, he led 300,000 soldiers to the border, and then stood still in the biting wind. Here they wanted to fight with the 300,000 soldiers guarding the imperial city.
Engage in a fight to the death.
As soon as the 300,000-strong army arrived at the border, several figures appeared behind them. In the blink of an eye, they came to Xu Shu's side. Xu Shu said respectfully: "I have seen two great generals."
Ke Hong nodded, and then looked at Kan Jie beside her. Kan Jie had already put on the white heavy armor, with a white cloak hanging behind her and holding a heavy halberd, which further highlighted her heroic appearance.
Looking at Ke Hong's eyes, she immediately understood what he meant. He was planning to let her lead the troops. She was not pretentious. She faced the 300,000 troops and said loudly: "I guess you don't know me, but it doesn't matter.
We have met each other after today, my name is Kan Jie, and I will lead you to the battlefield today."
As soon as the word "Kan Jie" came out, the 300,000 troops immediately rioted. Everyone's face was full of excitement, and unbelievable words came out from the crowd.
"General Kan Jie, this is actually General Kan Jie."
"Yes, I actually met General Kan Jie. Did I save the galaxy in my previous life?"
"It's really incredible that General Kan Jie came to lead us in person."
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Words like this kept coming from everyone's mouth, and everyone became more and more excited as they talked. Although it was their first time to see Kan Jie, her legend had already spread among the army. It can be said that no one had never heard of Kan Jie.
, there is also a saying in the army: If you don’t know General Kan Jie, don’t talk about being on the battlefield.
During this process, Kan Jie did not speak and waited quietly for them to vent their emotions. After everyone had almost recovered from the shock, Kan Jie said again: "The enemy we face this time is the Imperial City Guards.
A very powerful army, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"
"Do you have the confidence to win?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" the crowd shouted, their voices louder than those of the imperial city guards. The surrounding sand and rocks were shaken, and the strong winds rolled back all the rocks, making it impossible to get close to the crowd.