Dozens of important ministers in the princess's palace had long been shocked by the ruthless purge before them.
They clearly saw the reality that Xingzhou County had changed.
In the past, Princess Wang Lin was in charge, and Taishi Zhao was in charge of the princess's mansion to assist the princess. But now, a mysterious monk named Ye appeared. After a private meeting between him and the princess and the Taishi, everything changed.
Wang Lin and Grand Master Zhao acted based on his expression, calling him Master Uncle and treating him with respect.
Being called Master Uncle by Princess Wang Lin and Grand Master Zhao, what kind of status does that mean? How many people in the Ulan Empire are so noble!? Only the second generation true monks of Tianxu Immortal Sect are qualified to be called Master Uncle by the two.
There are more than a dozen monks and guests in the princess's palace. They look at Ye Chen with a look of reverence like a god. Almost all of them are small casual cultivators, and the Tianxu Immortal Sect is too far away and mysterious for them.
Under the instruction of the monk surnamed Ye, and with the acquiescence of Princess Wang Lin, Master Zhao killed a general, the minister, the Taiwei, the Taifu, and three monks who were suspected of being traitors.
The heads of four important civil and military ministers were hung outside the meeting hall. The other ministers were shocked, and no one dared to oppose the princess's order.
This cultivator Ye does not need any objection, he only needs to obey orders.
The two orders issued by Princess Wang Lin were all carried out smoothly.
The ministers did not dare to object, and the petty officials below did not dare to slack off at all.
All military generals went to the battlefield, commanded the 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Xingzhou City, and set off to support Zhennanguan, an important border town in Xingzhou County. The monks and guests in the princess's mansion followed the army to guard against assassins.
At the same time, civil servants took a large number of people in Xingzhou County and began to migrate on a large scale to other states and counties in the Ulan Empire.
Ye Chen was not idle either. He took out the Ten Thousand Miles Transmission Note, wrote down the situation of Diyan Mountain, and passed it to Wang Ying, Xu Ping and other four second-generation disciples of the Tianxu Sect who were in Wulan Imperial Capital, and summoned them to come forward.
Come to Xingzhou County for support.
"Uncle Master, what are you going to do next?"
After Princess Wang Lin issued the order, all the civil and military ministers had to carry out the rest, and she did not need to personally inquire. As the princess, she had nothing to do for a while.
"Go to Zhennanguan. Xingnan Kingdom's 200,000 troops are attacking Zhennanguan. I'll go and see what the situation is like."
Ye Chen said quietly.
Zhennan Pass is very critical. If this pass is breached and the Xingnan Army marches straight into Xingzhou County, all his previous efforts to mobilize troops for defense will be in vain.
However, he soon discovered a small trouble. After Zhao Zhen was sent to Tianxu Immortal Sect by him, Princess Wang Lin did not have enough monks to protect her. Wang Lin was a member of the Ulan royal family and guarded Xingzhou County, so she could not
An accident occurred.
"go together!"
"good!"
Princess Wang Lin smiled sweetly. After she returned to the mansion and put on a pair of exquisite women's chainmails, she immediately brought a Guards Crossbow Cavalry consisting of a hundred elite warriors from the princess' mansion and rushed to Zhennanguan with Ye Chen.
Ye Chen did not fly with a sword, but also rode a horse.
However, riding on horseback does not waste time. Because Xingzhou City is only more than 200 miles away from Zhennanguan, a small team of cavalry can arrive in one day and night, very fast. Their cavalry team arrived earlier than the 100,000-strong army in Xingzhou City
Zhennanguan.
There are 200,000 troops in Xingzhou County, of which 100,000 are stationed in Xingzhou City, 50,000 are stationed in Zhennanguan, and some troops are scattered in various small counties in the county to resist the grass bandits.
Xingzhou City has heavy troops stationed deep in the city, and Zhennanguan is also an important place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The insurgent soldiers and bandits can only harass those county towns with weak defenses.
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Zhennanguan.
A stretch of rolling hills at the junction of Xingzhou County and Xingnan Kingdom of the Ulan Empire. It is the only important pass town. It is usually stationed with 40,000 to 50,000 garrison troops from the Ulan Kingdom and more than ten generals.
Ye Chen and other cavalry squads rushed all the way. On the road, they encountered large and small groups of victims and bandits from time to time, but no victims or bandits dared to attack this elite crossbow cavalry warrior squad of 100 people without having the foresight.
When they arrived at Zhennanguan, they heard the sound of fighting in the distance.
The two ** teams were obviously fighting fiercely at Zhennan Pass.
Ye Chen and his party arrived at the gate of Zhennanguan, and Wang Linjun, the presiding officer, ordered the city gate to be opened and entered the city of Zhennanguan.
Then they hurriedly climbed to the top of the city where a fierce battle was taking place at Zhennanguan.
Thousands of archers wearing black leather armor on the top of the city were shooting arrows at the enemy troops wearing Xingnan armor below the city, while swordsmen and spearmen were desperately slashing the enemy troops who rushed to the top of the city.
A general who was guarding the city, holding a big sword and wearing heavy armor, covered in blood, saw Princess Wang Lin and a group of elite soldiers coming to the border and climbing to the top of the city. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly kowtowed and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty Wang Hong."
,Kowtow to the princess!"
"General Wang, there is no need to be polite! After receiving the information about the enemy's attack, the princess has already ordered the troops and horses from Xingzhou City to come to support. However, the county was worried about the safety of Zhennanguan, so it came first. The army was very
We will arrive soon. How is the military situation now?"
Wang Lin helped him up and asked.
"Princess Princess, the war situation is very tight. The day before yesterday, Rixing Nanguo suddenly mobilized 200,000 troops and attacked Zhennanguan in turns like crazy. In just two days, there were probably no less than 20,000 to 30,000 enemy corpses under the city.
So many. Our defenders also suffered heavy losses, with nearly 10,000 casualties.
Weichen originally thought that they were testing the strength of our border pass and would leave if they could not capture it. But now it seems that they are determined to capture Zhennang Pass at any cost. If there are no reinforcements at Zhennang Pass, they may be defeated in a few days.
The city is broken. Wei Chen has never seen the Xingnan army so crazy! However, the princess's personal visit to the border can boost morale even more than reinforcements!"
General Wang's face was still full of panic when he talked about the Xingnan Kingdom's army attacking the city.
"How come the casualties of two to one are so high?"
"The 200,000-strong army of Xingnan Kingdom are all elite soldiers, many of whom are soldiers of the third level or above. They are much stronger than the defenders of Nanguan in our town."
"No need to worry, the defenders of Xingzhou City will be able to come over for reinforcements within two days. How much military supplies are there in the pass?"
Princess Wang Lin discussed the detailed military situation with General Wang.
Ye Chen put a protective shield on himself and came to the city where the battle was taking place alone.
On a field below the city, we could see the Xingnan Army's military camp and soldiers' formations as far as the eye could see.
Tens of thousands of Xingnan soldiers held leather shields, covered dozens of heavy ramming vehicles, carried hundreds of city climbing ladders, and rushed to the top of Xingnan Pass to attack the city.
The archers on the top of the city were shooting arrows downwards, and hot oil pans were poured down, and huge trees were smashed down. Screams were heard one after another under the city head. But this still could not stop the madness of the Xingnan army.
There was a fierce attack, and some brave high-level warriors even stormed the top of the city and fought closely with the high-level warriors on the top of the city.
Under the city head, the enemy archers were also shooting arrows wildly at the city head.
From time to time, soldiers on the city guard were shot and fell down.
Thousands of arrows were flying all over the sky, and the sound of killing was loud.
Occasionally, arrows hit Ye Chen, but they were bounced away by his protective shield.
Ye Chen stood on the top of the city with his hands behind his hands and watched.
In the chaotic battlefield at the top of the city, ordinary arrows and knife hilts pose no threat to him.
Ye Chen frowned slightly, a magical aura flashed through his eyes, and he could vaguely see a thick blood evil that enveloped the entire Zhennanguan battlefield, mixed with the violent ghosts of tens of thousands of dead soldiers, which made him feel a little agitated.
Feeling restless.
He was very surprised. As a foundation-building monk, he actually felt uncomfortable and uneasy in front of this strong blood evil.
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At sunset, the army of the Xingnan Kingdom attacked Zhennanguan for a full day, but failed, leaving nearly 10,000 corpses behind. They finally retreated and returned to the Xingnan Kingdom's military camp more than ten miles away from Zhennanguan.
There were only some scattered enemy soldiers who were collecting and burying the corpses of the fallen soldiers that had piled up like a hill under the city wall.
The Ulan garrison on top of the city was also exhausted. They took the time to rest and allowed them to recover the corpses under the city. The Ulan garrison also had a large number of wounded soldiers in need of treatment.
Ye Chen always stood at the top of Zhennanguan City, looking at the soldiers and corpses being carried away like ants under the city, feeling silent in his heart.
More than ten years ago, he was still a student at the Beilu Academy of Wu Kingdom, a small country in Yunzhou. His biggest expectation at that time was to become a high-level warrior, become a general of Wu Kingdom, and enter the imperial court.
Serve the country.
If everything goes as normal, he will become a high-level warrior and perform meritorious service by killing enemies on the battlefield of Wu Kingdom.
If he died in battle, there would be no need to say anything else.
If he survives and makes military exploits, he will be granted the title of wife and son, enjoy the worldly glory and wealth, return to his hometown in fine clothes, and then have a family full of children and grandchildren, and gradually grow old.
But by chance, he obtained an ancient painting scroll from the Immortal Mansion, followed Princess Wu Lingxiang to Tianwu Immortal City, and embarked on the path of cultivating immortality, becoming a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage.
After just over ten years of diligent training, he successfully built the foundation. Now, as the Tianxu Inspector, he travels to various places in Yunzhou to experience and inspect secular countries. He has been able to turn clouds and rain with his hands and control the fate of a secular empire.
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However, looking at the corpses all over the city, he couldn't feel the slightest joy.
Of course, he didn't feel sad at all.
Such battles have never stopped for a day on the Kyushu continent. They are either battles between secular countries, or battles under the control of immortal sects. There will even be battles between the immortal world of Kyushu continent and the demon clan of the East China Sea in the future.
The fight never ends.
Perhaps the second generation true disciple of the Immortal Sect goes out to practice and patrol various countries in Yunzhou, hoping that the disciples can get used to such battles as soon as possible.
Wang Lin saw Ye Chen looking at the battlefield, thinking about something, but did not disturb him.
When it was getting dark, she saw that Ye Chen was still on top of the city, so she led a group of soldiers up and said with a salute, "Uncle Master!"
Ye Chen suddenly heard a voice coming from behind him and woke up from his meditation. He turned around and saw Wang Lin, nodded and smiled.
"Uncle Master, the 50,000 defenders at Zhennanguan should be able to hold out for two or three days against the 200,000 troops from the Xingnan Kingdom. When the 100,000 troops from Xingzhou City arrive tomorrow, the 200,000 troops from the Xingnan Kingdom under the city will not be a big worry.
!After the soldiers and horses from the three major counties of Ulan arrive to support us, even if a million-strong army from the Xingnan Kingdom comes to attack, they will not be able to capture the southern gate of this town."
Wang Lin looked at Ye Chen and said with a bit of reverence in her eyes. If Ye Chen hadn't ordered the deployment of troops with iron blood, just one step ahead of the Xingnan Kingdom's actions and gained the opportunity, the current situation would have been completely opposite, and it would have fallen into a trap.
Passive step.
"It's hard to say. The Xingnan Kingdom came to attack in a large scale, regardless of the cost. This means that there must be more than two generations of monks from the Fire Worship Sect in the military camp, supervising the army to attack Zhennanguan. If the Fire Worshiping Sect monks take action, the Zhennanguan will be destroyed in one day.
Can’t hold on.”
Ye Chen shook his head and said.
"There are many foundation-building monks? Will they take action?"
Wang Lin was shocked.
She knows that the power of immortals cannot be resisted by ordinary soldiers. Especially monks above the foundation-building stage can fly into the sky and fall to the ground, and it is easy to take the head of an admiral. If the general is killed, no matter how many soldiers there are, they will fall apart.
"I don't know. I can only bet. The monks who worship the Fire Sect believe that the Xingnan Kingdom's soldiers and horses alone can capture Zhennan Pass in a short time without taking action themselves. If the secular soldiers and horses of the Xingnan Kingdom can attack
Go down to Nanguan, the monks from the Fire Worship Sect will not take action easily."
Ye Chen smiled bitterly.
The reason is very simple, just like himself. If the defenders of Zhennanguan could hold on, he would not waste this effort to kill the generals of Xingnan Kingdom.
"No need to worry, I have already summoned several other Tianxu patrol envoys using the Ten Thousand Miles Transmission Talisman. They will be able to rush to Zhennanguan to provide support soon!"