Practice begins with the awakening of the possessed old devil

"They are all straightforward and rough guys. They can't hide what they have to say. They just say it straight, but most of what they say is the truth. Your Highness, please forgive me."

"After all, they are also thinking about the imperial court. They are bold and straightforward, and they are loyal to the imperial court, but they have no malicious intentions."

"Presumably, a discerning person like you, His Royal Highness, will agree with their point of view."

"Of course everyone knows that the biggest enemy today is the Tianmeng Grassland Empire, but its country is so large and powerful, and our Nanqing Dynasty is so weak, how can we fight against it?"

Prince Zhao Youqian showed a solemn expression, and said loudly in public: "That's why we have to recover the lost ground around us and regain strength, which will serve as the basis for our upcoming fight against the Tianmeng cavalry's southern invasion and plunder."

"There is nothing wrong with this, and there is no doubt about it!" King Chen Yang replied.

He was actually thinking in his heart: "At this point in the field, Emperor Nanqing still wants to work hard to govern, rejuvenate the country, and fight against Tianmeng. What did he do? It's too late, it's all futile."

"Everyone knows that sooner or later the end of the country will be destroyed. It's just that the Emperor Nanqing himself can't see through it, and he is lucky. He ignores the suffering of the people and wants to provoke a war. Why should he be so desperate?"

But he said: "His Royal Highness, our army of 3 people should not march south."

"I would like to ask the imperial court to approve us to go north to reinforce the border defense force against the Tianmeng cavalry going south."

"This is the most important thing, and it is also the foundation of protecting the environment and the people. I wonder if His Royal Highness will agree?"

"Most of us are from the frontier in the north. Most of us have a deep hatred against the Tianmeng Iron Cavalry. We have the hatred of killing our father and taking our wife and having our children taken away by him."

"All of us just want to get revenge, to fight Tianmeng people to the death, and we don't want to go south!"

"You request to go north to reinforce the northern border troops and resist the Tianmeng Iron Cavalry?" Prince Zhao Youqian is not a fool, but is very enlightened and shrewd.

He pondered now: "In my opinion, it is naturally better, but it is against the will of the emperor and the court, and I can't make the decision."

"If His Royal Highness allows me to wait, then naturally I can make the decision," King Chen Yang said plausibly again.

"Just mention it to the emperor after returning to the court. I believe that the emperor will consider the overall plan of the whole country, and will also understand your good intentions, the prince, and will not really delve into this matter."

"You really only want to go north, not south?" Prince Zhao You's dry tone has completely relaxed.

"That's natural, we are united as one, and this is the only determination!" Sima Ru took the lead in answering loudly, and all the troops echoed in unison.

"With a clear eye, we know that Tianmeng is our real enemy, and the rest of the surrounding enemies don't matter."

"As long as we finally resist the Tianmeng Iron Cavalry's Southern Expedition, and give us a few more years to breathe, the situation of our country will truly stabilize..."

Sima Ru continued to persuade while the iron was hot: "At that time, we will be strong, and those small neighboring countries around will automatically surrender to us."

"There is no need to take the initiative to send a large army to conquer, and the former dynasty will be restored, and all countries will come to the dynasty."

"It's just that you dispatched [-] soldiers from the government to go north, and you will be held accountable by the emperor and the court. How can you explain it? You want the crown prince to bear it for you?" Prince Zhao Youqian still had doubts.

"We can go north to garrison under the order of the crown prince. Your highness, you can still exercise this little power," King Chen Yang also urged.

"Alright, from my prince's point of view, it is true that your army going north to defend against Tianmeng is more effective than going south to conquer Xingluo's army."

"What's more, this is Jiangling in Jingzhou, which is also the northern border of our Nanqing. It is adjacent to Nanyang Mansion. It is our northern barrier against Tianmeng cavalry. It is the most important point."

"Army soldiers are indeed not suitable for long-distance journeys and marching south. It is most appropriate to either stay where they are or go to the frontier army."

Prince Zhao Youqian nodded pertinently, and finally made a decision: "That's it, I will issue you a prince transfer order, and your army of 3 people will immediately march north!"

So under the urging of Prince Zhao Youqian, Ni Qi didn't stop, and personally led [-] soldiers of his own government out of Jiangling Mansion, going in the opposite direction with the other government soldiers, and went directly north.

This time, they took a boat along the Yangtze River, and the [-] troops traveled by water without hindrance.

Moreover, he directly avoided meeting soldiers from other prefectures on land, so as to save troubles.

Otherwise, if he is reported to the emperor and the court again, he will not only be severely punished, but will also be ordered to go south immediately.

So this time, I avoided going far away and took the Yangtze River waterway by boat.

Seeing that they had gradually entered the territory of Nanyang again, Ni Qi, King Chen Yang, Sima Ru, and Shi Yuan Dutong and other generals discussed together: "This time, our [-] fresh troops finally escaped the damned catastrophe."

"However, it is not our wish to defend the northern border and be controlled by the commanders and generals guarding the border above."

"I suggest that everyone should go to Nanyang Mountain secretly and temporarily disband the farm."

"Everyone intensifies training during the slack season, and we must preserve our vitality."

"It's really possible to protect the entire Nanyang Mountain, occupy the mountain as king, and fight against the Tianmeng army when the Tianmeng cavalry comes in."

"Nanyang Mountain? I don't know what the terrain is like. Is there a place that can be defended against danger and is easy to defend but difficult to attack?" Sima Ru had never been to Nanyang Mountain and was not familiar with the terrain, so he asked this question.

Ni Qi answered, nodded and said pertinently: "It is completely in line with the precipitous terrain where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it."

"At first, there was a Heifeng stronghold on it, which stood there for many years. The officers and soldiers of Nanyang government had nothing to do with it. They had nothing to do with them, but the surrounding Nanyang villagers were harmed by this black wind stronghold."

"It seems so, very good!" King Chen Yang asked again, "I don't know the size of the surrounding area, is it enough to accommodate our 3-horse territory and local supplies?"

"With a radius of thousands of miles, there are enough fertile fields and fertile soil for our [-] troops to grow food. It is more than enough for self-sufficiency."

"The Heifengzhai is still there, and fortunately, when I went back to Nanyang to visit my relatives last time, I took back the entire Heifengzhai. Now I, the Nijiazhuang people, are the masters of the house and run the entire Dazhai."

Ni Qi said happily: "Our [-] soldiers and horses will join them, and we will build the entire Heifeng Village together, and even Nanyang Mountain will be even better."

"This is enough. We hide on it, and usually farm the fields, preserve our strength, and recharge our batteries."

"When the Tianmeng iron cavalry invades, we will be able to deal with the Tianmeng tartars in the grassland and protect Nanyang Mountain."

In his heart, King Chen Yang also strongly agreed with Ni Qi's proposition and plan: "Although it is a single-plank bridge, I will definitely not be bullied by the grassland tartars."