Star Trace Gate

Inside the Hunyuan Golden Bowl.

When Ren Ye faced the result he had speculated, he suddenly felt a cool breeze on the back of his neck.

He recalled some of the things that happened before, and felt a little scared...

The fat dragon is the Wanwu Emperor? He had previously cheated him out of money, treated him like a younger brother, and even asked about his mother at every turn.

Damn, the clown is actually me!

However, if I had known he was so rich... Alas, I would have been soft-hearted at the time.

Ren Ye slowly calmed himself down, thinking in his heart, if the fat dragon was the Wanwu Emperor, would it be harmful to him?

Thinking of this, he tried to stand in the position of Big Fat Dragon and Emperor Wanwu, and re-deduce the interests of attacking Shangyu County. In the end, he found that no matter whether Big Fat Dragon was Emperor Wanwu or not, the other party could use him, and the interests were the same, and nothing would change.

In this way, the possibility of Emperor Wanwu abandoning his allies is very small, and the temporary alliance relationship should not change.

However, he still had to be careful when he came into contact with the Fat Dragon later. He had to continue pretending that he knew nothing. He could even use the identity of "Fat Dragon" to smoothly speak to Emperor Wanwu and get more benefits.

Well, I'm such a fucking genius.

Those who were keeping watch were all very envious that I could be so close to the two princes; but little did they know that my brother was actually the leader of Southern Xinjiang.

Alas, this is the life of the Human Emperor, so lonely as snow.

Oh, right.

Ren Ye was stunned for a moment. He thought he could submit the task of identity confirmation again. Last time, he guessed wrong, and he also realized that it was probably because of the big fat dragon.

He walked slowly around Li Yan and finally decided to wait. Because this identity confirmation task has a limited number of times, and there is still one person he is uncertain about. If he rushes to submit, he may waste an opportunity.

Last time, he suspected the identities of three people in total, namely the Fat Dragon, the Flower Fairy, and the Poison Wine Pot.

Now, he can almost confirm two of them, and as for the remaining one, he will have a chance to confirm it completely after the troops are sent to Shangyu County.

"puff!"

At this moment, Monk Peng pulled out another small snake from behind him and threw it far away with a painful expression.

Li Yan frowned. "I say, your small trouser pocket can hold a lot of things! Are you using the groove as a scabbard?"

"...!"

Monk Peng groaned in pain, "I have given you my sincerity, you should also give me some sincerity, right? Help me break the curse, and I will tell you the answer."

Ren Ye glanced at him coldly, then turned and said to Li Yan: "He performed well, so give him one hundred more spouses tonight."

"It's not a big problem." Li Yan nodded slightly.

Monk Peng was mentally broken when he heard this: "You are going too far! I have already shown my sincerity, why do you still torture me with these four legs? Why!"

Ren ignored him and just said to Li Yan, "Let's go."

"Work hard, your limit is definitely more than three." Li Yan said to Monk Peng, "I'm waiting for a surprising number."

"Shua...!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and instantly disappeared into the Hunyuan Golden Bowl with Ren Ye.

The endless fairy mist closed again, and in the haze, Monk Peng covered his butt and yelled, "Get out! Get out! Don't go any further...!"

……

Not long after.

Ren Ye and Li Yan returned to the room.

"I think you have almost understood the answers to the riddles that Monk Peng told you?" Li Yan asked.

"Do not."

Ren also shook his head and said, "We have already seen through Daqian's answer. The one behind the plot is the Yulin Party, and the chess players are Han Chan and Guan Feng. There is nothing to say. So, the answer to the puzzle he mentioned should be in Southern Xinjiang."

Li Yan looked at him and asked, "The rebels in the court in Southern Xinjiang?"

"Yes. Monk Peng has been to Hezhou Prefecture and is secretly investigating the case of Concubine Jing." Ren also turned his head to look at him: "Do you think this is to do something to Guan Feng and Han Chan? Is Concubine Jing's past important to Daqian?"

Although Li Yan only had a vague understanding of the clues of the whole case, he understood it immediately: "Oh, I understand. Monk Peng may be the link between the rebels in the Southern Xinjiang court and Han Chan and others. He knows who is going to rebel, and has been cooperating with Guan Feng and others."

"That's right." Ren nodded slightly. "He will never tell this unless he sees hope of survival, because if he tells, there will be no value in him and he will definitely die. It's meaningless for us to waste more words with him now. We have to think of a way to break his curse, and then we can directly ask the spirit or search his soul."

"If he really is a messenger for the rebels in the court, he will definitely not give up so easily." Li Yan frowned slightly: "We even have to prevent him from committing suicide."

"Yes."

After Ren nodded, he suddenly said, "Hey, the supernatural powers here in Southern Xinjiang mostly practice witchcraft and curses. Do you think the Eight Old Ministers of Qianli Green Camp can find a way?"

"It's possible." Li Yan agreed: "These people are professionals."

"Okay, I'll go ask the Dragon Head later." Ren Ye immediately replied, "See if they have any solution."

"it is good."

After the two of them finished talking, they left the room together.

……

Daqian, Shangyu County Government Office.

Han Chan, Guan Feng, as well as a group of elders from the Yulin Party, the general of Shangyu County, and generals at all levels, were all gathered together at this moment, totaling more than forty people.

The general of Shangyu County was called Guo Feng. He was wearing silver armor at the moment, holding a steel knife in his right hand, and roared angrily, "Why did you massacre Sunset Town in Southern Xinjiang and anger Emperor Wanwu? And why did you steal the fortune-sealing stone slab of the Lich Kingdom? Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing in advance, and only told me the truth when the enemy was about to enter our Daqian territory?!"

"You are doing this for your own selfish desires, disregarding the safety of your country and the people living in the border areas!"

He shouted angrily in a voice as loud as a bell, his whole body shaking: "I must file a petition to impeach all of you! No one present here can escape."

This person has a straight-forward character and speaks harshly, giving no face to the leaders of the Yulin Party at all.

"Don't you think it's meaningless to say this now? Apart from disrupting the morale of the army, will it be of any help in occupying the army?" Guan Feng replied coldly with a gloomy face.

"You're a piece of shit!"

Guo Feng went up to him and said, "Damn it, you are the son of a general in Southern Xinjiang, and you are qualified to give orders here?!"

"Who are you scolding?!" Guan Feng was originally a dependent, and he hated to hear such words the most, so he was a little bit upset when he responded.

"okay."

At this time, an old man from the Yulin Party who was very prestigious in Shangyu County sat upright on a wooden chair and said, "Whether to submit a memorial or not, and who to impeach, are all later. With the army approaching, we still have to share the same hatred for the enemy and discuss strategies to meet the enemy together."

Although Guo Feng was the general of the nine regions of Shangyu, he had no real power because the generals and officials under him were almost all members of the Yulin Party. After all, this organization, which was once used by Emperor Jing, had been operating here for many years and had the support and support of people in the court. It was not something that a small general could contend with.

Guo Feng glanced at the old man, then frowned and said no more.

The old man suppressed the atmosphere of impending internal strife and turned his head to glance at Han Chan, meaning that it was your turn to speak.

Han Chan suppressed all the negative emotions in her heart, stepped forward, and said softly: "The first prince of Nanjiang led 100,000 troops as the left wing of the Northern Expedition Army, and came out from the Styx, intending to go straight to our Zhentian Pass, advance westward, and reach Shangyu. The second prince of Nanjiang led 80,000 troops as the right wing of the Northern Expedition Army, and came out from the Styx. He and the first prince divided their troops and went straight to Pinghe County in the rear, attacking Jumaguan, trying to cut off the reinforcements outside Shangyu County."

As soon as he finished speaking, he spoke clearly, and he knew the situation in southern Xinjiang very well. He said: "Prince Huai has received help from the Thousand Mile Green Camp. He must have dispelled the fog barrier and came out from Dangshan Pass. I have received reliable military intelligence. The Green Camp has 80,000 bandits, and because of the geographical location, they don't need to attack other passes at all. As long as they get out of the canyon road and rush for more than 200 miles, they can reach my Shangyu County."

"If they send out their troops early tomorrow morning, they will be able to reach Shangyu by evening at the latest."

"And our Daqian reinforcements are totally unprepared. It will take at least two days for hundreds of thousands of troops to reach Shangyu County." Han Chan frowned and said, "In this battle, our role is not to repel the enemy, but to delay time. Once the reinforcements arrive, they will have no chance of capturing Shangyu."

As soon as he finished speaking, you could hear a pin drop in the government hall.

"How many troops are there defending Shangyu County?" Guan Feng asked.

"There are 120,000 soldiers in the whole territory, and they are scattered in nine places." A general guarding the pass stepped out and said, "If we gather the troops now, then before the young king arrives in Shangyu County, all 120,000 soldiers can be gathered here."

Guan Feng frowned when he heard this: "Gathering here? What about the other important passes? Not guarding Zhentian Pass? Not guarding Juma Pass? Just watching the two princes of southern Xinjiang lead their troops straight into the hinterland? If so, their three armies will gather and they can capture Shangyu in less than a day."

After hearing this, Han Chan turned around and looked at General Guo Feng. He was silent for a while, then suddenly raised his arm slowly: "General Guo!"

Guo Feng looked at him coldly: "What?"

Han Chan gritted her teeth and hesitated for a while, then suddenly bent her knees and knelt on the ground with a thud.

This action stunned everyone around.

Han Chan knelt on the ground with his back straight, and said in a hoarse voice: "General Guo, I know that you are dissatisfied with our deployment in southern Xinjiang, and even hate and resent it. But the enemy is at hand, and Shangyu County is in danger. I hope you can temporarily put aside your grudges and help us repel the enemy. If we can survive this disaster safely, I, Han Chan, am willing to tie my hands and go to the capital to ask Your Majesty to punish me."

Everyone listened quietly and no one spoke.

Guo Feng was silent for a long time, then waved his hand and said, "Stand up. If you want to kneel, don't kneel to me. Kneel to the people of Shangyu who have suffered such an unprovoked disaster."

"The army from Southern Xinjiang is coming. We only have 120,000 defenders in the nine places of Shangyu. If we disperse and defend, it will be like hitting a rock with an egg." Guo Feng pointed to the hand-drawn map hanging in the inner hall and said softly, "The eldest prince is going to Zhentian Pass. The journey is long. It will take more than a day to reach Shangyu even if he rushes at full speed. In my opinion, he doesn't need to worry about it. We just need to let the existing defenders of Zhentian Pass entangle with him to delay time. The second prince, Prince Ren, attacked Juma Pass. This move is to cut off our Daqian reinforcements. I suggest that 60,000 soldiers and armors be left here to fight with all our strength to delay for two days. This should be possible. And the remaining 80,000 people will all enter Shangyu to fight against Prince Xiao Huai and the Green Camp coalition."

"Sixty thousand people defend the city, and twenty thousand people set up an ambush outside the city." Guo Feng's thoughts were very clear. "The bandit army has loose discipline and no experience in fighting. If we leave twenty thousand ambushes outside and rush in at the critical moment, their army will surely be in chaos. Regardless of whether it is the Qingliang Mansion of the Little Huai King or the Qianli Green Camp, their high-level supernatural powers who can fight hard battles are far inferior to those of my dynasty."

Han Chan nodded: "Emperor Wanwu asked Prince Huai to gather fifty fourth-grade supernatural powers."

"That's it." Guo Feng nodded slightly: "We just need to defend Shangyu and disperse the bandit army of Prince Huai. They will succeed in a short time. Two days later, with reinforcements, we can send troops from three directions and counterattack Qingliang Prefecture."

When a general heard this, he immediately praised: "General, you are so talented!"