empire wars

Chapter 127 tit for tat
Yuwen Zunhe looked at Qin Yuan, waved his hand, and asked someone to take down the wooden box containing Wei Zeyuan's head.

Wei Zeyuan is the leader of Zhendiwei, one of the top leaders of the Tiandao Army.

This gift is very important.

However, for the current King of Nanjing, it is undoubtedly a kind of provocation.

Gongsun Chi next to him showed surprise, he didn't expect Qin Yuan to be so staunch.

If it was in the past, maybe the King of Nanjing would reward Qin Yuan for his performance due to the favor of the court.

After all, this is Wei Zeyuan, not to mention his status, even his strength is at the peak of the day after tomorrow.

If the refining formation is completed, Wei Zeyuan definitely has the hope of breaking through to the innate realm.

Getting rid of Wei Zeyuan is much more important than capturing the city of the Heavenly Dao Army.

But now, who would have guessed how King Nanjing would react.

Several people embraced and entered Zuixiangju, and reached the ninth floor.

On the high platform of the banquet, it was King Nanjing, who was more than ten meters away from the bottom.

Everyone stepped forward first, looking at King Nanjing, who was seated above, stroking his white hair, looking as usual, and inadvertently glanced at Qin Yuan and the others.

Yuan Zi and Gongsun Chi said a few birthday wishes respectively, and Qin Yuan also expressed his respect.

"A few of you are the pillars of my hero."

King Nanjing said indifferently, and then had a soft talk with Xuanying next to him.

Their seats were in the first row below King Nanjing, but they were more than ten meters apart.

The guests took their seats one after another and communicated in their respective small circles.

It was obvious that there were two factions.

Qin Yuan paused, and looked at Li Deyi who was next to him. He was located in the second row on the right. Obviously, he had a relatively high status on the side of King Nanjing.

Li Deyi was talking to someone, and seemed to feel Qin Yuan's gaze, raised her head and smiled, and then looked away.

This guy actually ran back to Youjiang City.

It seems that his method of using the formation to contain him was resolved by him, but he doesn't know how he persuaded those Jianghu people.

With Li Deyi's cunning, she could just find a few reasons, such as attending the Nanjing King's birthday banquet, or having a military order, and then she could leave. As long as most people were appeased, the remaining part of the people objected, and it didn't have much effect.

But what surprised Qin Yuan was that Li Deyi would fight Zhao Shangqian during the day, which Qin Yuan never expected.

In his opinion, Li Deyi is a speculator who has both sides.

The attack this time showed that he was firmly on the side of King Nanjing.

I don't know what benefits the King of Southern Jing gave him.

Qin Yuan thought to himself, after taking his seat, the people around him have not changed, they are still Yuan Zi's officials in frontiers.

It seems that not only Yuan Zi and others regard Qin Yuan as equal in status, but also the King of Nanjing thinks so.

Ordinary prefects or third-rank generals are not qualified to sit with the officials of the frontier.

They all sat a little farther back, forming a circle of their own.

"Youjiang City is under siege!"

As soon as he was seated, Yuan Zi said with a low face.

The hundreds of thousands of troops outside the Youjiang military camp surrounded the entire city after King Nanjing entered Youjiang City.

Obviously, this is not a simple mobilization of troops, let alone protecting King Nanjing.

Go out hundreds of thousands of troops, the purpose is not simple.

Everyone was stunned. Although they had already guessed something, the news was still shocking.

Qin Yuan raised his head and glanced at King Nanjing, and still accepted the guests' congratulations with a smile on his face.

"Then how do we deal with it?"

Zhao Zhen sighed, he didn't expect to be involved in this dispute.

If he knew that the situation in Yidu County was so complicated, he would never get involved, so he might as well sit in Luodu and watch the changes in the world.

Once the King of Nanjing took action, as the son of Zhao Xuan and the envoy of the imperial court, he would definitely not be spared. Even if he had a feathered army under his command, the King of Nanjing could control an army of at least 90.

On the side of their vassals, those who have a clear ostensible alliance with them are only 40 at a time.

After all, there are many forces who have defected to King Nanjing openly and secretly.

"The situation is not good for us now, but we cannot make any more concessions, otherwise we will be forced to death if we retreat again and again."

Gongsun Chi said, "In addition to the few of us, there are more than a dozen people standing on our side now, with a total of 40 troops. Even if King Nanjing turns his face, even if we can't win, we can break through the siege and leave Youjiang City. It's a big deal. It means death. If we continue to back down, the King of Southern Jing will continue to oppress us and divide us. Under the coercion and lure, some people may turn to the King of Southern Jing."

"It seems that this battle is inevitable."

Yuan Zi sighed, in this situation, either they will fight against the King of Southern Jing, or they will be sent out to fight against the Heavenly Dao Army.

No matter which one, they can't escape the end of losing soldiers and generals, and they will even fall into the quagmire of war and cannot escape.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have come to Yidu County." Zhao Shangqian said helplessly.

Now they can't leave even if they want to. Yidu County is like a tiger's den. It's easy to get in, but it's even harder to leave.

"This is the plan of King Nanjing."

Qin Yuan spoke out. "From the refining formation, it can be seen that this formation requires a war to be completely completed. Therefore, from the moment we arrived in Yidu, our destiny was decided."

"If you think about the cause and effect, before you know it, we are placed on the opposite side of King Nanjing, and some people are drawn by King Nanjing."

Qin Yuan glanced at the other side, those princes who took refuge in King Nanjing. "Once a great war breaks out, all it takes is King Nanjing's orders, and the divided forces of the two feudal lords will fight a bloody battle without him even having to do it himself."

The King of Southern Jing had already laid out this situation, and they had no choice at all.

Once a war breaks out, the refining formation can be completed quickly with the energy of energy and blood.

The price paid was nothing more than the power of the princes who did not obey their orders in the first place, and King Nanjing himself did not have much loss at all.

"It turns out that the moment the King of Nanjing invited the princes, he was plotting against everyone."

This is a big drama, and the King of Nanjing and the Heavenly Dao Army plan together.

Their first battle was just an introduction. While starting the refining formation, it attracted princes from all sides to gather in Yidu County.

Suddenly, a general hurriedly walked up to Yuan Zi and whispered a few words.

"The Heavenly Dao Army has been dispatched, and hundreds of thousands of troops gathered on the Xuanyou battlefield, approaching Youjiang City."

Yuan Zi said in a cold voice.

Sure enough, he guessed right with them.

In the end, either they will fight with the Heavenly Dao Army, or they will fight with the princes who have taken refuge in King Nanjing.

Either way, they all belong to the party that must fight.

Facing an enemy whose number is no less than theirs, regardless of victory or defeat, the losses must be very heavy.

"Thank you for attending my king's banquet"

After all the guests were seated, King Nanjing picked up the wine glass and saluted everyone.

"This time, the king was ordered by the imperial court to conquer the traitors of the Heavenly Dao. Thanks to the help of heroes from all walks of life, such as General Li Deyi personally annihilated a soldier Lingwei and killed countless Heavenly Dao troops. '."

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness. This general deserves it."

Upon hearing this, Li Deyi quickly got up to express her gratitude.

Everyone gasped when they heard that, although Li Deyi's achievements are high, she can't afford such a high reward.

Conquering the North General, that is the position of a second-rank general, comparable to Gongsun Chi's General Zhenbei, and Yuan Zi's state pastoral position.

He was granted such a high official position based on his achievements, but the imperial court only granted him the title with the strong recommendation of the King of Nanjing.

Of course, for the imperial court, it is just a position. If you want to, you can seal up a few generals who conquer the east, west, north, south, and north at any time.

This is not important, the king of Nanjing is now the strongest vassal, and the court has to save face to avoid a direct conflict with the king of Nanjing.

The most important thing is that this General Zhengbei is a second-rank general, while Qin Yuan is a general who conquers the North and a third-rank general.

Doesn't this mean that Li Deyi overwhelmed Qin Yuan.

Everyone's eyes were on Qin Yuan and Li Deyi.

In terms of military performance, Qin Yuan's military record is ten to twenty times stronger than that of Li Deyi, and the princes who also occupy a large area of ​​Liangzhou in Xiyong belong to a well-established force.

And Li Deyi is nothing more than a miscellaneous army that gathers some people from all over the world, how can he become the general of Peking University.

Regarding Qin Yuan's achievements and contributions, King Nanjing did not mention a single word, and continued to reward others.

"Don't get angry, this is to provoke you."

Gongsun Chi next to him reminded him.

"Yes, an official position is nothing more than a false position, and strength is the last word."

Yuan Zi also spoke out.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."

Qin Yuan watched the canonizations of King Nanjing one after another, and without exception, they were all on the side of King Nanjing.

The official positions have all been promoted, at least one rank has been raised, like Li Deyi who has been directly promoted from the fifth rank to the second rank, which belongs to the minority.

But then, more and more people found abnormalities, especially the duplication of many generals' official positions, and some were even named the prefects or county magistrates of Shanhai Qingzhou, Hedong Jizhou, and Beiyuan Youzhou.

This is the territory of Yuan Zi, Zhao Shangqian, and Gongsun Chi.

In comparison, on Qin Yuan's side, even though their results were excellent, no one received a reward.

"You are all the pillars of the imperial court. Thank you for your great contribution in the crusade against the Tiandao rebels. I hope you will continue to work hard in the future."

After the King of Southern Jing finished reading, he applauded and said.

He didn't look at Qin Yuan and the others at all, as if ignoring them directly.

"However, the great cause of crusade against the Dao of Heaven has not been accomplished, and you still need to continue to work hard."

King Nanjing's face straightened, his voice was loud, and then he looked at Qin Yuan's table.

"I have just received news that the Tiandao rebels led their troops south. They have now crossed the border of the Xuanyou battlefield and are approaching the outside of Youjiang City. The enemy is now facing us. I have taken over all military power and become the temporary supreme commander. Everyone must obey military orders and disobey them. There is no pardon for those who kill! Now we need a group of people with lofty ideals to go out of the city and fight with them, and repel the rebels of the heavens, so as to show our heroic power."

King Nanjing said, "I have long heard that General Qin Yuan's elite soldiers are unparalleled in the world, so he went out as a vanguard army this time. General Gongsun's [-] cavalry were unstoppable, and joined forces with Qin Yuan to defeat the Tiandao army. Yuan Zhoumu and Zhao Zhoumu's Legions, invincible in foot combat, set out from the left and right wings to besiege the Tiandao Army. Prefect Changchi and Prefect Zhaobian set out from the east and west city gates and circle to the rear of the Tiandao Army."

The King of Nanjing issued more than ten military orders in a row, and all those who were targeted were the princes on Qin Yuan's side.

After King Nanjing finished speaking, the entire banquet was extremely quiet.

Qin Yuan remained silent and ignored King Nanjing at all, as did everyone else.

"Why, do you want to disobey orders?"

Yuwen Zunhe stood up and looked at Qin Yuan's side.

The atmosphere suddenly became very dignified.

Everyone knew that King Nanjing was embarrassing them, even forcing them to fight.

Regardless of whether they should fight or not, they all fell into the plan of King Nanjing.

"Now Youjiang City has gathered millions of troops. Even if the enemy attacks the city for a hundred days, they will not be able to take it down. We are not in a hurry. We just need to defend the city, and the enemy will destroy itself without attacking."

Yuan Zi exhaled lightly and said.

"Yuan Zhoumu is right. It's getting late now, if you rush out of the city to fight, you may be ambushed by the enemy."

Zhao Shangqian held his breath in his heart, but he was helpless.

"Could it be that the imperial court has millions of soldiers and horses, and they are afraid that the mere way of heaven will rebel against the bandits?"

The King of Nanjing yelled angrily, "Just don't worry, I will send troops to support me later. This time, I will definitely fight to the death against the rebels of Heaven and Dao, and let me be a strong man."

"The crusade against the rebels is the imperial court's order, don't you think you can't resist it?"

"Zhao Shilang, I suspect that they are in collusion with the Heavenly Dao Army. The big enemy is now, and they deliberately avoided fighting. As the Minister of the Ministry of War and the commander of the Yulin Army, you must remember not to be deceived by them and to join forces with them."

"And you, if you don't fight, then don't blame me for cleaning up the house."

King Nanjing pointed to another table, all of them were prefects and county magistrates and generals of the fourth, fifth and sixth ranks.

Although the King of Nanjing is a prince, he has no relationship with Yuan Zi and others, so he can't command at all.

Now that the enemy is at hand, it is nothing more than pulling the court's orthodox tiger skin to issue orders.

But it is really difficult to really mobilize Qin Yuan and the others, and they can only rely on the name of the court to exert pressure.

Qin Yuan and the others didn't care, and didn't even have any influence.

It has a great deterrent effect on those prefects and county magistrates, and their strength is not enough to ignore the orders of King Nanjing.

As soon as these words came out, people were panicked.

Even the leader of the faction who took refuge in Qin Yuan's side secretly marveled in his heart, and at the same time rejoiced that he stood in the right position.

"My lord, this matter is of great importance. The strength of the Heavenly Dao Army is unknown, so don't rush out of the city for fear of being tricked by the enemy."

Zhao Zhen said in a calm voice, "Today, we are celebrating the birthday of King Nanjing, and peace is the most important thing. As for the full-scale war with the Heavenly Dao Army, it should be discussed in a long-term way, and it is better to discuss it tomorrow. I believe that there are millions of troops inside and outside Youjiang City. It will not be possible to capture it for a while."

"But we have to guard against it. Now that the enemy army is approaching the city, we must be fully prepared to deal with it."

Zhao Zhen said.

"Hmph, I have my own arrangements for the enemy. You just need to obey the orders. If anyone doesn't want to fight and runs away, don't blame my subordinates for being merciless."

A powerful aura erupted from King Nanjing's body, shocking everyone.

Innate realm!

Sure enough, King Nanjing had already broken through the innate realm.

(End of this chapter)