Imperial Demon Slayer Division

None of these civil and military officials wanted to be the one to lead the troops north, so they all shamelessly supported Xu Kun's plan.

The Night King looked at the civil and military officials below with a gloomy face. He could fight out from among the princes and win the throne. How could he be an ordinary person? He could see the thoughts of the civil and military officials at a glance.

But there was nothing he could do. Although he said he was not afraid of the Qin army, he was very aware of the strength of his own army.

If the army of the Night Kingdom confronts the Qin Army, it will be like an egg hitting a stone, and it will fall apart in an instant. Moreover, this time it is the fifth army, the Central Army, which is the elite of the elite.

The Fifth Army is a division that has fought hundreds of battles. Let alone the war weapons developed by the Ministry of Industry and Arms equipped in the army. In terms of its own combat power, it is far beyond what the Night Army can match.

Therefore, no matter how helpless or reluctant the Night King is, he can only cede territory and seek peace.

The Night King rubbed his brows, with a look of mental and physical exhaustion on his face, and said

"In this case, let Xu Aiqing handle the matter of ceding the land."

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At this time, the Fifth Army Corps went all the way south and arrived at the border south of Nanyang City.

Ning Wu looked at the Night Kingdom in the distance, with a trace of desire rising in his eyes.

At the end of the line of sight is the northernmost defense line of Night Kingdom, Jubei City!

The order given to him by Emperor Qin was to destroy the Night Kingdom, and he also issued a military order

Ning Wu has been a marquis for decades, and he has been thinking about the position of duke for a long time.

"Send the order! The whole army will rest for half a day and go straight to Jubei City after nightfall. They will definitely capture Jubei City before dawn!"

The adjutant next to him cupped his fists and said

"Yes! General"

The fifth legion dismounted and replenished their horses with food and fodder. They took out the shells of the Divine Power Cannon, the Natural Disaster Cannon, and the crossbow arrows of the God-killing Crossbow, in preparation for war at any time.

Ning Wu and several of his lieutenants, as well as the three Guiyuanjing members from the Demon Slayer Division, and Gu Yan were looking at the sand table of the entire Night Kingdom in front of them in the commander's tent, discussing how to fight this battle.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the tent

"Report! General, our scouts captured a minister of the Night Kingdom dozens of miles ahead."

Ning Wu frowned and raised his head. He originally wanted to let the soldiers kill him. Anyway, this is a war to destroy the country. There is no need to make false promises with the people of Ye Kingdom.

Gu Yan on the side suddenly said:

"General Ning, you might as well bring him in and let him deliver a false message back to make the Night Kingdom relax its vigilance, and then our army will attack the hinterland of the Night Kingdom with thunderous momentum."

After hearing Gu Yan's suggestion, Ning Wu's eyes lit up. Soldiers are also deceitful. As long as they can achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost, shame, morality and other messy things are not important.

Ning Wu looked at Gu Yan with admiration and said with emotion

"It's a pity that Mr. Gu is not in the army."

Gu Yan just smiled slightly and did not say anything. The dangers and cunning of the demons in the Demon Slayer Division were not weaker than those on the battlefield.

Ning Wu nodded slightly to the outside of the tent, and the deputy general on the side said loudly

"Bring that Night Country man in!"

Two soldiers escorted a Yeguo man, opened the commander's tent and walked in

A soldier kicked the Yeguo man on the crook of his leg and cursed.

"Your Majesty!"

The Yeguo man knelt directly in front of everyone, but his face did not change at all, it was still pale, and he did not feel ashamed for kneeling in front of everyone.

After kneeling down, the Ye Kingdom man straightened his clothes slowly, then knelt on the ground and saluted Ning Wu.

"Xu Kun, the governor of the Ye Kingdom, has met General Ning and all the lords of the Demon Slayer Department."

Ning Wu sat on the chair and looked at him with a sneer.

"The two armies are about to start a war. You, a minister of the Night Kingdom, run into our army. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

Xu Kun nodded first, then shook his head.

"Afraid, is there anyone in the world who is not afraid of death? It's just that if you die, you will die. It would be a huge regret if I missed the opportunity to build the canal in your country."

After hearing Xu Kun's words, Ning Wu suddenly became interested, sat up straight and said with a smile

"You keep talking"

When Xu Kun saw Ning Wu's appearance, he thought he had hit on Qin's pain point. He felt more confident and talked eloquently.

"General Ning, our country, Ye, has always had good relations with your country. Even the country's name was given by the late emperor. Firstly, my king cannot bear to go to war with your country and hurt the peace. Secondly, he cannot bear that your country has wasted its people and money because of the construction of the canal. Therefore, My king wants to make a deal with the general."

When Xu Kun said this, Ning Wu also understood his purpose, which was to cede territory and pay compensation, and pray for Qin to withdraw its troops.

So Ning Wu acted like he was being told something important, and after pondering for a moment, he said

"Then what kind of deal does the Night King plan to make with this general?"

Xu Kun stretched out two fingers, looking confident.

"My king plans to cede the two northern prefectures to your country, and also give a million taels of silver to help your country build the canal."

Hearing Xu Kun's words, Ning Wu felt happy, but on the surface he looked embarrassed.

"I have seen the Night King's sincerity, but this matter is of great importance. I would like to discuss it with several adults from the Demon Slayer Division. Mr. Xu, please wait a moment."

Xu Kun knew that this was a state matter, not a family matter, and it must be discussed carefully, so he nodded, saluted, and followed the soldiers out of the commander's tent.

After Xu Kun left, Ning Wu looked at Han Qing and others and asked

"Sir, what do you think?"

Before Han Qing and others could speak, a lieutenant behind Ning Wu said in a rough voice.

"General, what nonsense are you talking to him? The Night Kingdom will belong to us sooner or later anyway. Let's just kill him and then directly attack the Night Kingdom."

Gu Yan shook his head slightly and said

"No, it's not appropriate to attack the enemy at the top and attack the troops at the bottom. It is certainly feasible to attack by force, but if the Night Kingdom is united, our army will also cause considerable losses."

After hearing Gu Yan's words, Ning Wu looked at Gu Yan with interest.

"I didn't expect Mr. Gu to know the art of war. I wonder what Mr. Gu thinks is the best way to do it?"

Gu Yan walked to the sand table, pointed at the northern border of the Night Kingdom and said

"Of the twelve palaces of the Night Kingdom, only the two northern ones are densely covered with mountains and forests. The people here are barbaric and good at fighting, and there is very little arable land. They cannot provide much nutrients to the Night City, but they still need support from the Night Kingdom.

The reason why Ye Kingdom plans to cede it to our country is because he cannot see any benefits in these two provinces, but he has forgotten one thing. Although the land in these two provinces cannot bring them anything, it is a natural barrier for them."

Ning Wu nodded and agreed deeply.

"Yes, the biggest difficulty in this battle is the two northern prefectures. Without these two prefectures, the young soldiers in the third and third prefectures will not be able to stop our army."

Gu Yan continued

"Sir, we might as well pretend to surrender, take over the two prefectures, then pretend to retreat, and then take advantage of the night to go south, with our company as the tip of the knife, directly tear open the defense line of the Third Prefecture, and attack the night capital!"

After Gu Yan finished speaking, everyone in the commander's tent looked at him in surprise. They did not expect that among the group of strong men in the Demon Slayer Division, there would be such a scheming person.

Ning Wu coughed slightly to bring everyone back to their senses, and said

"Master Gu is right. Let's pretend to surrender first, and then give Ye Guo a hidden knife straight into his heart!"

Then he turned his head and shouted outside the handsome tent.

"Come here! Bring Mr. Xu here!"