Chapter 69: Emperor's Southern Expedition
Chapter 69: Emperor's Southern Expedition
"Father, are you okay?"
Xue Beng stood up and looked at his father's old face with concern, trying desperately to squeeze out a tear or two, and asked.
"My body is fine. Xue Beng, do you know why I let you sit in this position?"
Avalanche sighed and asked.
"Father, I, I, am stupid and I really don't know."
Xue Beng thought for a long time, but he didn't know how to answer this question, so he had to lower his head and speak honestly.
No matter how thick-skinned he was, he knew very well that he was nothing compared to the Fifth Prince Xue Li!
To be honest, Xue Beng himself felt that his brother and sister were two monsters. He had doubted countless times whether these two people were really his brother and sister.
Whether it was the Fifth Prince's thoughts, strength, or methods, he only felt that he was much more unfathomable than his father. Fortunately, this Fifth Prince seemed to be relatively gentle and not as dangerous as Xue Qinghe.
But why did the throne fall on his head? If this matter had nothing to do with him, he would think that his father was crazy!
"You, it's because of you that you don't know anything and don't understand anything. That's why I can rest assured and let you be a good prince. Your elder brother and younger brother. Hehe! They are just too powerful and want to do too many things. If they really become emperors, the Tiandou Empire will only suffer a devastating disaster!"
Emperor Xue Ye shook his head, a hint of coldness appeared on his face, and said.
"Besides, only you. Only you are the most like my son!"
Emperor Xue Ye stood up, touched Xue Beng's head, and said with some emotion. For a moment, Xue Beng also fell silent.
"Brother, how should we deal with Xue Qinghe?"
At this time, Prince Xuexing bowed, a murderous look flashed across his face, and asked.
"You don't need to think too much about this matter. I have my own ideas. This Xue Qinghe is not as simple as you think. He actually colluded with the Spirit Hall behind the scenes. If it weren't for... the entire empire would have collapsed overnight."
Emperor Xue Ye rubbed his brows and spoke in a low voice.
"Yes. What about the Fifth Prince?"
Prince Xuexing looked at Emperor Xueye and asked.
"It's okay. I have plans."
Emperor Xue Ye showed a mysterious smile on his face. Then, he picked up the red brush and wrote four big words on the white paper in front of him.
"Drive the tiger. Devour the wolf?"
Prince Xuexing read out the words on the white paper, and suddenly he understood.
"The Xingluo Empire has already mobilized for war. The newly appointed Imperial Master is also a figure capable of competing with Li'er. Next, I plan to appoint Li'er as the Vice-Emperor of the Empire and the Chief Marshal of the Three Armies, and have him lead his Qianyan Army and the Xianjia Army to march south to conquer the Xingluo Empire!"
A hint of cruelty flashed across Emperor Xue Ye's old face as he spoke.
"I understand. It's my brother who has foreseen everything. He's the one who drives the tiger to eat the wolf. What a good way to drive the tiger to eat the wolf!"
Prince Xuexing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned forward and said, "What they didn't know was that two figures were floating away from the window at this moment."
"Emperor, what do you think?"
In an uninhabited area of Tiandou City, Villette looked at Zhongli and asked.
Zhongli couldn't help but fall silent for a moment.
"We still have to go to conquer the Xingluo Empire. They are right. The Xingluo Empire is indeed preparing to take action. If the war cannot be resolved quickly, with the current military strength of the Tiandou Empire alone, I am afraid that the mountains and rivers will be destroyed and the people will suffer."
Zhongli sighed and said.
That Villette also nodded.
"How about this. Water Dragon King, you stay in the court for me and act according to circumstances. Do your best to protect Xue Qinghe. I will have my own way to deal with the person entrenched in the palace later. I will go to the south to conquer the Xingluo Empire, quell the unrest, and eliminate the ambitious people."
Zhongli cupped his hands and said. Villette also raised his scepter and returned the greeting.
"I understand. I will do the job you give me. After all, you have asked me to do it three times. You can go to the south without any worries. May the power of the Nibelung protect you."
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On July 2, one year and two months after the end of the Continental Youth Spirit Master Competition, the all-out war between the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire officially broke out. The Xingluo Empire's million-strong army crossed rivers and mountains, crossed the thousands of miles of long border, and launched an attack on the Tiandou Empire and its affiliated states in the north!
For a time, the Tiandou Empire was in a state of complete defeat. Under the powerful combat capability of the Xingluo Empire army and the attack of various new weapons that had never been seen before, more than a dozen garrison corps on the border of the Tiandou Empire were completely defeated in one fell swoop, and five corps were completely wiped out within a week alone.
Just one week after the war broke out, the army of the Xingluo Empire penetrated deep into the Lima Plain and pointed its sword at the granary of the southern border of the Tiandou Empire, the city of Barak!
"Dong Dong. Dong."
With the heavy sound of war drums, the weapons of the Star Luo Empire were pushed to the walls of Barak City, and pairs of Star Luo Empire cavalrymen in distinctive iron armor were neatly arranged to surround the entire Barak City. For a moment, the defenders of Barak City could not help but swallow their saliva, and felt their feet go weak.
You know, most of the defenders of Barak City are from the Barak Kingdom. Their loyalty to the Tiandou Empire is not as reliable as the empire's former native army.
"Crack!"
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered. A bolt of lightning suddenly struck the Xing Luo Empire's military formation, and the extremely strict military formation of the Xing Luo Empire was instantly shaken. The next moment, a figure in a purple dress flew from the sky and stood on one foot on the highest tower of Barak City.
"General Shadow! It's General Shadow!"
A loud cheer suddenly broke out from the defenders of Barak City. The soldiers looked at Ying with enthusiasm and admiration.
As the former conqueror of Barak City, in the eyes of these soldiers, this princess general is like a god of war!
The next moment, accompanied by a flash of yellow light, another figure flew in from the horizon, holding a rock spear, standing on the sky, overlooking the 100,000-strong army of the Xing Luo Empire.
"Why did you start a war and invade our Tiandou territory, causing the people to suffer and the masses to suffer?"
Zhongli's deep voice was like thunder, spreading to the entire army of the Xingluo Empire. For a moment, the faces of the 100,000 soldiers of the Xingluo Empire all changed color. Many ordinary soldiers had fear on their faces.
(End of this chapter)