Imperial Demon Slayer Division

During this period, Gu Yan took Lin Wu and others to live directly in the Demon Slaying Department of the state capital.

Gu Yan and the others are not people who like to enjoy themselves, and they did not go to live in those luxurious restaurants in the city.

They perform missions outside all year round and are used to living in the open, so they can rest wherever they can.

In the early morning, Gu Yan, who was practicing with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and stopped practicing.

He noticed the thundering sound of horse hooves outside the city that made the earth tremble slightly.

General Ning Wu of Qin State has arrived with the Fifth Army Corps of the Qin Empire!

The fifth and sixth legions are the Central Army, stationed in Zhongzhou all year round to defend the imperial capital.

The first four legions are stationed at the borders of Huangzhou and Yanzhou respectively.

Although these soldiers are not high in cultivation, they are equipped with war weapons manufactured by the Ministry of Industry and Arms. In large-scale operations, they are not inferior to those top sect disciples.

After Gu Yan finished practicing, he opened the door and walked out. Lin Wu and others were also awakened, stopped practicing, and followed Gu Yan to the Demon Slaying Hall.

When Gu Yan arrived at the Demon Slaying Hall, he found that Han Qing, Xiangtan, and Chuansha, three strong men in the late Guiyuan realm, were already waiting in the hall.

After Gu Yan and others arrived, within a short time, other strong men from the Demon Slaying Division in the Moving Mountain Realm, Guanhai Realm, and Yangshen Realm also arrived in the hall.

When Han Qing saw that everyone had arrived, he said

"General Ning Wu has arrived outside the city. You will follow me out of the city."

After Han Qing finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the hall.

At this time, there were deacons waiting outside the main hall with their horses. After everyone mounted their horses, they went straight to the location of the fifth legion outside the city.

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Black clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, and the light of armor opens towards the golden scales of the sun!

This is the scene outside Anzhoufu City

Looking around, there is no end in sight. They are all elite warriors wearing black armor, holding spears, and sitting on horses.

The sense of oppression emanating from the 200,000-strong army is heartbreaking!

At the front of the army was General Ning Wu and his lieutenants.

When Ning Wu saw Han Qing walking out of the city with a strong man from the Demon Slayer Division, he smiled and said loudly

"Master Han, long time no see"

Han Qing and Ning Wu are old acquaintances. They were brothers who lived through life and death at the border of Huangzhou. Now Han Qing is very happy to see their acquaintances.

"After decades of separation, General Ning's style remains the same."

Ning Wu clapped his horse forward and faced Han Qing.

"Old Han, this time we send troops to the Night Kingdom, the strong ones among the monkeys will be left to your Demon Slayer Division. Please take the trouble to keep an eye on them."

Han Qing lightly punched the heart armor on Ning Wu's chest and cursed with a smile.

"Old Ning, you are so polite to me, and you are asking for a beating, right?"

"Ha ha"

At this time, Ning Wu faced Xiangtan and Chuansha held their fists together and said

"Master Xiangtan, Master Chuansha, I have admired you for a long time."

Xiangtan, Sichuan and Sha both hold fists in the same way

"We have admired General Ning's reputation for a long time."

After saying hello to the two strong men from the Guiyuan Realm, Ning Wu looked at Gu Yan aside and said with a smile.

"This must be Mr. Gu. He is indeed a talented young man from the Demon Slayer Division. He has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats at a young age and has caught the attention of His Majesty. Not bad, not bad."

Ning Wu knew that Emperor Qin asked Gu Yan to accompany the army, so he took the initiative to say hello and establish a good relationship, in case this commander became a Zhenzhou official or a senior executive of the Demon Slayer Division in the future.

Seeing Ning Wu, who was the general of the Qin State, and took the initiative to greet him, Gu Yan quickly saluted and said

"General Ning is over-praised. He is just lucky. Compared with General Ning who fought all the way from an ordinary soldier to the position of general, he is still far behind."

Ning Wu saw that Gu Yan was so humble and kind, without any arrogance of a young man, and he valued Gu Yan even more.

Ning Wu patted the armor on his chest to express his appreciation, and then said to Han Qing

"Master Han, the Yanzhou Navy has set off, let's go too."

Han Qing nodded and followed Ning Wu to the army.

The Yanzhou Navy entered the Endless Sea from the south of Yanzhou, went all the way to the southeast, and attacked the Night Kingdom. They stepped ashore from the south of the Night Kingdom, and attacked the Fifth Army from the north and south, leaving the Night Kingdom with enemies from both sides.

Since the movement of Qin's army was so big, it was natural that they could not hide it from the spies of the Night State.

Night Capital, In the Royal City

The Night King's brows almost condensed into the word "Chuan". He held the information sent back by the spies in his hand and said in a deep voice.

"Now the Qin army is marching south, approaching me in the middle of the night. Do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"

The civil and military ministers in the palace, you look at me, I look at you, but no one dares to raise his head and speak.

When the Night King saw the useless behavior of the ministers below, he suddenly became furious and slapped the dragon table in front of him with a heavy palm.

"A bunch of trash! Aren't they pretty good when they usually throw dirty water and do secret tricks? Why don't you talk now? You're mute! Ah!"

After the Night King finished roaring, he violently swept all the papers on the dragon case to the ground.

Seeing the Night King's anger, the civil and military ministers below trembled and bowed their heads even further.

After a while, a minister with a white face and long beard came out, bowed respectfully, and then said

"Your Majesty, the Qin army's march south this time is just a bluff. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."

Hearing the minister's words, the Night King was like a drowning man grasping at straws, and quickly asked

"Xu Aiqing, how do you say this?"

Xu Kun straightened up and smiled slightly, stroking his long beard, looking enigmatic.

"Your Majesty, everything in the world is prosperous. The Qin State has recently built a canal, which must be due to the tightness of the national treasury. In my opinion, the Qin Army's march south is just to make money. As long as I am willing to cut my flesh to stop the disaster at night, the Qin Army will naturally retreat."

When the Night King heard Xu Kun's words, after thinking about it, he felt that what he said made sense.

"Xu Aiqing is right, my army is strong at night, and I have many soldiers and generals. I understand that the Qin State does not dare to start a war at will. But Xu Aiqing thinks, how should I cut this meat?"

Xu Kun pointed to the north with one hand and said loudly

"I have twelve prefectures in the night. The two northern prefectures are all mountains and forests, with no land for farming. The people are unruly and unreasonable and disobedient to discipline. It is better to cede the two northern prefectures to Qin and send a million taels of silver to the Qin army. The Qin army will naturally retreat."

As soon as Xu Kun said this, there was an uproar in the court, and the Night King also frowned and looked at Xu Kun

At this time, a general wearing armor stood up, first saluted the Night King, then pointed at Xu Kun and cursed

"Xu Kun! Are you my minister in Daye, or an official of the Qin State? If you can tell me about ceding land and paying compensation, how can there be any reason in this world to surrender without a fight?"

After the general finished speaking, there was a roar of response in the court.

Xu Kun glanced at him and said unhurriedly

"Since General Zhang He has such belief, why not let General Zhang He lead the troops to the north to resist the Qin army?"

When Zhang He heard Xu Kun's words, he felt as if his neck was being strangled. He couldn't say a word and could only stare at Xu Kun angrily.

Xu Kun looked around at the civil and military officials again and said loudly

"General Zhang is unwilling to go to the north. I wonder which of the ministers who just agreed with General Zhang is willing to lead troops there?"

The originally noisy court suddenly became quiet.

Then another minister stood up

"Your Majesty, I think Mr. Xu is right. The Qin army only went south to seek wealth. Feeding them will save themselves from disaster."

After the first minister agreed, more and more ministers also came forward.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu is a talented person in governing the world. Only this method can make the Qin army retreat."

"Your Majesty, I think so"

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