After dark on the second day, Xiao Fan personally led 50,000 Flame Wolf Riders to the mineral veins 2,000 miles away that had been snatched away by the Yan Empire.
With Yanlang as a mount, the marching speed was naturally much faster, and they arrived at the outskirts of the mine at 5:00. The 50,000-strong army sneaked silently and approached the outskirts of the military camp where the Dayan army was stationed.
"rush!"
Xiao Fan ordered.
"Boom!"
Fifty thousand flame wolf cavalry rushed into the enemy camp, and thousands of wolves roared together. The enemy army was immediately in chaos, and their lives were ruthlessly harvested.
At dawn, there were almost no living Dayan soldiers in the entire enemy camp. Most of the Dayan soldiers were killed and fell in a pool of blood. The general marshal and the military advisor escaped and disappeared.
After snatching the ore vein back, Xiao Fan came to the warehouse. There was still some ore in stock, and he immediately had it sent to Jingzhou City.
This vein is very rich in minerals, and the miners can dig out a large amount of ore every day, enough to meet the needs of Xiao Fan's army.
On the second day, Xiao Fan left here, leaving Ge Wei and 50,000 Flame Wolf Cavalry behind to guard here.
After returning to Jingzhou City, Xiao Fan told his generals to supervise the training of the soldiers and not to relax, while he began to practice with peace of mind.
In the main hall of the imperial palace in the imperial capital city, Emperor Zhao Songhui beamed with pride and laughed: "Xiao Fan is really a god general, and the Yan Iron Leopard Cavalry is no match for him. Now that Yan Lang and Silver Wolf are the mounts of the army, Xiao Fan
The army will be more powerful than a tiger, who can compete with it?"
After resigning from the court, Tai Liao and Zhao Tie came to the Imperial Study Room to ask for an audience with the emperor.
"What do the Prime Minister and the Grand Master have to do with me? Didn't they just go to the morning court? Why don't you tell me in the morning court?"
Zhao Songhui was smiling all over his face and was in a good mood.
"Your Majesty, there are some things that are not convenient to say in front of so many ministers."
Thai Sauce responded in a low voice.
"Oh? What can't you say in front of everyone? Tell me and let me hear it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Tai Liao nodded, and then said: "General Xiao's successive victories have made the Emperor feel happy and happy. As for us ministers, we should also be happy for the Emperor, but the old minister is very uneasy in his heart."
"Why are you uneasy, Prime Minister?"
"Your Majesty, based on your understanding of Xiao Fan since he came to the empire, this person is a bit arrogant. In the palace hall, it's fine that he doesn't kneel to the emperor. He has never even bowed down. It can be seen that he is a bit arrogant.
In my heart, I feel that I am on an equal footing with the emperor. Now, it is indeed gratifying that Xiao Fan has defeated the Great Yan Empire, but there are huge hidden dangers!"
"What kind of hidden danger? Prime Minister, just say so."
"Your Majesty, Xiao Fan's army now has super strong combat effectiveness. Not only did it defeat Dayan's Iron Leopard Cavalry, but it also recovered a million wolves, making it even more powerful. I think it won't be long before Xiao Fan can march north.
Recover the lost empire
It is good that the city can be recovered, but it will also make him famous, and the people in those areas will definitely regard him as a spiritual pillar. One day in the future, if Xiao Fan is interested, if he is interested... Your Majesty, the old minister dare not
explain!"
"Say! Just say what you have to say!" Zhao Songhui said in a deep voice. In fact, he already knew what Tai Lao wanted to say.
"Yes, Your Majesty! The old minister is worried that if Xiao Fan is interested in the throne, and then there are so many people supporting him, his achievements are great, and the army is strong, the Zhao family's power may be, I'm afraid... not guaranteed.
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"You mean Xiao Fan will rebel?" A cold light flashed in Zhao Songhui's eyes.
"The rebellion of military generals is not a trivial matter. The emperor has to guard against it, otherwise it will be too late to regret it." Zhao Tie said at the right time.
Zhao Songhui heard this and said in a deep voice: "What the Prime Minister and the Grand Master said makes sense, because Xiao Fan is a disciple of Tianxuan Sect, and Tianxuan Sect rarely participates in secular affairs, so I almost ignored this matter. If Xiao Fan has any rebellious intentions
, then his threat is too great, greater than the threat Yang Zilong brings to me."
"Your Majesty, I wonder what your plans are?"
"What can I do now? Dayan and the Red Wind Empire are eyeing each other, and Xiao Fan and Yang Zilong are indispensable."
"Your Majesty, I heard that Xiao Fan captured the mine that was taken away by Dayan last night. Your Majesty, why don't you let someone take over the mine, so that you can test Xiao Fan. If he refuses to withdraw the Flame Wolf Cavalry, then it proves that he wants to
Accumulating a large amount of metal ore to build equipment must be ambitious."
Tai Liao made suggestions while carefully observing the emperor's face.
"That's fine, I'll leave this matter to you!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Tai Liao and Zhao Tie exited the imperial study, but the smile on the emperor's face had long since disappeared, replaced by deep worry.
Two days later, Taizhou sent someone to pass an imperial edict, asking Xiao Fan to withdraw the Yanlang Cavalry guarding the mines. Xiao Fan refused to accept the order, and at the same time reported to the emperor, explaining why he did not want to withdraw the Yanlang Cavalry.
Xiao Fanyan said that if the Yanlang Cavalry withdrew, Dayan's army would soon seize the mineral veins again, so they could not withdraw. Such acts of disobedience to the imperial edict made Zhao Songhui feel murderous in his heart, and he believed in Taiyan more and more.
That’s what the others said.
"You bastard! Xiao Fan dares not to accept my imperial edict. He is so bold. Is this a rebellion?"
Zhao Songhui got furious in the palace and smashed everything in the imperial study to pieces, with a ferocious look on his face.
"Your Majesty, calm down and take care of your dragon body! Then Xiao Fan is just a general. When Dayan and Chifeng are completely defeated, the Emperor will then cut off Xiao Fan's military power."
"Hmph! Those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish. None of these generals will take me seriously. I will let you know who owns this world and who has the final say!"
Zhao Songhui calmed down and breathed heavily.
In Jingzhou City, Xiao Fan's face was solemn. He knew that the Yanlang Cavalry who had been ordered by the emperor to withdraw the mines must have been instigated by Tai Biao and others. It would not be good for Xiao Fan no matter whether they withdraw or not.
If the troops are withdrawn, the mineral resources will be cut off. If the troops are not withdrawn, the emperor will be furious. Although the emperor will not do anything under the current circumstances, he will still hate Xiao Fan in his heart.
"General, I'm afraid your situation in the court will not be good in the future." Qin Han and others said, with worried looks on their faces.
Xiao Fan smiled lightly and said: "I hope the emperor won't force me. There are some things I don't want to do, but if I have no choice, I might do it."
The deputy general, the lieutenant general and others looked at each other and felt that there was something in Xiao Fan's words, but they did not ask any more questions.
"By the way, is there any movement in Chongzhou City?"
"Back to the general, Jinbu seems to have sent people back to the empire. I heard that they are going to mobilize 100,000 archers to deal with the wolves."
"Well, I understand. It takes time to mobilize troops, and it also takes time to heal Jinbu's injuries. They won't attack the city again within two or three months. During this time, let the soldiers practice as soon as possible, and the arsenal will seize the time to build it.
Arms, I need to practice for some time, don’t disturb me if it’s not particularly important.”
"Yes, General!"
The deputy general, lieutenant general and others retreated. Xiao Fan returned to the bedroom, closed the door, then sat cross-legged on the bed, covered himself with the time and space holy realm, took a few third-grade top-level Qi pills, and began to practice.
The power of the Zhenqi Pill spreads out, hundreds of cells in the body shine again, and the Zhenqi in the Dantian is also slowly increasing. In this way, practice day after day until a month has passed in the outside world.
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Xiao Fan's cultivation reached the fourth level of the Xiantian Realm, and a total of ten thousand cells in his body shone with brilliance. The true energy in his Dantian became much deeper, and the energy and blood in his body became much fuller.
That night, Lin Caixuan came to the General's Mansion, entered Xiao Fan's bedroom, and woke Xiao Fan up from his practice. The two lingered for a while, hugging each other and lying on the bed, talking about some recent events,
But his expression changed at the same time, and he discovered that someone had directly broken into the general's residence.
"Junior brother, come out quickly, it's me!"
Someone shouted in the general's mansion.
"Second Senior Brother!"
Xiao Fan was shocked, stood up, and quickly put on his clothes. Lin Caixuan also put on her clothes and got out of bed. Cai Hexuan suddenly arrived late at night, and his tone was very anxious. It was obvious that something big had happened.
"Second senior brother, what's going on!"
Xiao Fan ran out of the bedroom and went directly to the front yard. When he saw Cai Hexuan, his eyes suddenly burst out with two shocking cold lights. At this time, Cai Hexuan was covered in blood and had dozens of large and small wounds on his body, which was shocking.
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"Second Senior Brother, who hurt you like this?"
Xiao Fan quickly walked to Cai Hexuan, took out the fine elixir, crushed it, and applied it on him.
"Junior brother, hurry back to the Imperial City. Senior Sister Lu and your aunt may be in danger!"
Cai Hexuan was shaking and gasping for breath.
"What's going on?"
"Men in black, a group of mysterious men in black with blood moons embroidered on their clothes, attacked the General's Mansion. Senior Sister Lu and your sister-in-law broke out and fled to the Marshal's Mansion!"
"Someone, take care of my senior brother!"
Xiao Fan shouted, and then he and Lin Caixuan left the general's mansion directly, communicated with the evil soul, blessed the evil wind phantom, put his arms around Lin Caixuan and rushed back to the imperial capital like the wind.
"Xiaofan, don't worry. Qingya is very strong and there will be no danger. Sister Lanruo is in a special state and no one can hurt her. I just hope nothing happens to your third senior brother."
Lin Caixuan comforted Xiao Fan.
"How can we not be anxious? If they make any mistakes, I don't know how to bear the consequences!"
Xiao Fan shook his head, extremely anxious. The evil wind phantom's speed increased to the extreme, and it was several miles away in a flash. This speed made Lin Caixuan feel dizzy and very uncomfortable.
Less than half an hour later, Xiao Fan finally returned to the Imperial City and rushed directly to his mansion. There was already a chaos there, with hundreds of guards dead and injured.
"Marshal's Mansion!"
Xiao Fan glanced at his mansion and ran towards the Marshal's Mansion. Soon he heard the sound of weapons clashing, the muffled sound of Qi clashing, and the sound of blood splashing.
"Hmph! Xiao Fan dares to go against us, he will regret it soon, hahahaha!"
A group of men in black laughed and surrounded Lu Qingya, Shangguan Lanruo and a pair of guards.
Xiao Fan saw that Lu Qingya's clothes were stained with a lot of blood, including the enemy's blood and her own blood. His heart ached and murderous intent erupted like a mountain torrent.