Linjiang City.
Half a month has passed since the last battle with the Southern Allied Forces.
Two hundred thousand Qing troops recuperated here.
Since the southern coalition has a large number of people, including five to six million disciples of the Beggar Clan alone, plus the White Lotus Sect, Tiandi Hui, Taiping Sect, Shenlong Sect and other sects, the coalition has more than one million people, so the Qing Dynasty Ting sent more troops to the south, with a total of 400,000 troops.
Of these 400,000 troops, 300,000 were brought by Zheng Keshuang, the prince of Yanping County who was originally responsible for the southern war.
The remaining 100,000 were brought by Erdo, the nine-door admiral, to reinforce Zheng Keshuang.
However, after dozens of wars, the Qing army of 400,000 people only had 200,000 left now.
In terms of quantity, although it cannot be compared with the Southern Allied Forces, the difference between the regular army and the Mudlegs is still very big, especially the hundreds of thousands of beggars in the Allied Army, most of whom are ordinary people who don't even have enough to eat.
When such a person goes to the battlefield, he will basically die.
Therefore, compared with the Southern Allied Forces, the Qing court's 200,000 troops still had an absolute advantage.
The only thing that needs to be solved at this moment is the old man from the White Lotus Sect.
As long as they are eliminated or the White Lotus Sect's Heavenly Man is held back, the 200,000 Qing troops will definitely be able to defeat them and completely break up the anti-thief coalition in the south.
Zheng Keshuang and others obviously understand this truth.
Therefore, after half a month of training, a group of generals gathered together again to discuss the matter of attacking south.
at this time.
In the city lord's mansion.
Wearing a red python robe, Pingnan King Chen Jialuo, although he looked extremely young, was sitting in the main seat.
The next ones are Zheng Keshuang, Prince of Yanping County, who is also wearing a python robe, and Feng Xifan, the chief master under Zheng Keshuang, who is "bloodless with one sword".
Below is the nine-door admiral Ordo, who is wearing admiral attire and has a cold expression, as well as the major generals in the army.
The priorities are clear.
"Your Majesty, the army has been training for half a month and has almost recovered. Now that the armaments are in order, it is time to go south in one go and destroy those rebels!"
Erdo cupped his hands towards Chen Jialuo.
"Yeah, I'm almost done with training. It's time to go south to attack those rebels!"
"Your Majesty, send out troops!"
"The general seconded the proposal!"
"The general also agrees to send troops!"
The other generals spoke one after another.
Zheng Keshuang did not speak, but looked at Chen Jialuo with meaningful eyes.
To be honest, he was a little dissatisfied with this King Pingnan who came by air.
A rebel leader suddenly became a member of the royal family, was given a royal title, and even climbed on top of him and took away his military power. It would be strange if he could be convinced.
Therefore, since Chen Jialuo came to power, although he did not dare to openly oppose Chen Jialuo, he had been secretly playing tricks on Chen Jialuo.
Including this troop dispatch, he secretly instructed Ordo to propose it.
Because he always felt that Chen Jialuo had been stalling for time and did not want to send troops.
Although he didn't know the reason, he would force Chen Jialuo to do anything he didn't want to do.
That's why the scene happened at this time.
Sure enough, Chen Jialuo's face looked a little ugly when he heard that everyone was going to send troops south.
His position in the Qing Dynasty is very embarrassing at the moment.
He was regarded as a traitor by everyone in the world, and most people in the court looked down upon him. Even his master, Yuan Shixiao, the strange hero of Tianchi, was dissatisfied with him.
The main reason why Yuan Shixiao took action last time was because of him.
Because the Heavenly Man of the White Lotus Sect wanted to kill him at that time, and he was Yuan Shixiao's only direct disciple. Yuan Shixiao didn't want the inheritance to be ruined, so he rescued him at the critical moment.
But if he wanted Yuan Shixiao to take the initiative to deal with the southern coalition, Yuan Shixiao would never agree.
Otherwise, why wouldn't he want to send troops to destroy the anti-thief coalition in order to gain a firm foothold in the Qing Dynasty?
If you are not ruthless, you will not be able to stand firm.
Now that you have become a traitor, you can only go one way to the end.
Once he had no choice, but now he just wants to be his own King of Pingnan.
It's a pity that God did not fulfill his wish.
Yuan Shixiao was unwilling to take action, as they would never be able to stop the Heavenly Man from the White Lotus Sect.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Jialuo said:
"With the current strength of our army, we can easily defeat this group of rebels. There is no need to be so anxious..."
Before he finished speaking, Erdo suddenly said:
"Since the prince has said that with the strength of our army, we are not afraid of these rebels, why have you been reluctant to send troops?"
As he said that, Erdo looked sideways at Chen Jialuo:
"Could it be that the prince is still thinking about his old friendship with these rebels and doesn't want to send troops?"
"What did you say?!"
"How bold! How dare you slander the prince!"
Hearing this, several leaders of the Red Flower Club who came with Chen Jialuo were immediately furious and stood up to glare at Ordo.
"When the governor is talking, you have no place to interrupt!"
Erdo was happy and undaunted, stood up suddenly, and glanced coldly at the leaders of the Red Flower Society.
"A thief is a thief. Don't think that now that you are wearing official uniform, you can compare with this governor!"
As if he had thought of something, Erdo cupped his hands towards Chen Jialuo, with a face full of 'apology', and said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm not talking about you."
It's okay if he doesn't explain. He explained specifically, but Chen Jialuo's face turned even uglier.
But he didn't say anything, he just glanced at Zheng Keshuang next to him.
He naturally knew that all this was instructed by Zheng Keshuang.
Chen Jialuo snorted coldly and said: "Now I am the commander-in-chief of the army. It is up to me to decide whether to send out troops or not!"
"Haha, the marshal is such a powerful official!"
Zheng Keshuang said with a sinister smile: "But Marshal, don't forget the Regent's order. It's not your turn to cover the sky with your hands in this Qing Dynasty!"
Chen Jialuo said coldly: "If you are not convinced, you can report it to the regent!"
Zheng Keshuang sneered and said: "If you have the chance, you will naturally do it."
"But the marshal should tell us first why he doesn't want to send troops. Is it possible that the marshal can't command the heavenly man in the army?"
Zheng Keshuang obviously guessed Chen Jialuo's situation.
Chen Jialuo looked ugly and was about to speak.
But at this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded outside:
"Where is Yuan Shixiao? Come out and die!"
With the blessing of inner energy, this voice soon spread throughout Linjiang City.
"It's that heavenly being from the White Lotus Sect!"
Everyone in the city lord's mansion was shocked.
Someone went out to take a look, and saw a figure in Taoist robes standing in the sky. It was Xu Hongru, the heavenly man of the White Lotus Sect!
Everyone's expression changed, they didn't expect this person to come again!
But Chen Jialuo was overjoyed.
He was worried that he couldn't ask his master to take action against this heavenly being from the White Lotus Sect, but he didn't expect that he would come to him on his own initiative!
Chen Jialuo immediately turned around and looked at a certain location in the city, where his master Yuan Shixiao practiced.
really.
After a while.
A sigh was heard, and then a figure rose into the sky from a courtyard, looked at Xu Hongru, and sighed:
"I said last time that I have no intention of getting involved in this matter, so why would you bother to come here?"
Xu Hongru sneered and said: "Yuan Shixiao, you are so hypocritical, so hypocritical that even a Taoist like Pindao can't stand fighting against you!"
"If you don't want to get involved in this matter, then just leave. Why do you still stay in the Qing army?"
Yuan Shixiao is about sixty years old, with a stubble on his face and looks quite lonely.
He sighed again and said, "I just want to protect my apprentice. The life and death of the Qing army has nothing to do with me."
Xu Hongru snorted coldly: "Your apprentice is a traitor and a lackey of the Qing court. What's the difference between you and him when you protect him?"
"You, a traitor from the Central Plains, are simply pretending to be Chinese!"
Xu Hongru broke out and cursed.
Yuan Shixiao's face turned pale, but he could not refute.
At this moment, Chen Jialuo suddenly said: "Old guy, I don't need you to teach me what to do, master. It depends on your age. If you don't want to die, surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, I'm afraid no one will help you if you die." You collect the corpse!"
"Huangkou kid, are you looking for death?! Pindao will help you first!"
Xu Hongru snorted coldly, waved his sleeves, and a bolt of thunder appeared out of thin air and fell straight towards Chen Jialuo.
Zheng Keshuang and others' expressions changed, and they hurriedly hid away from Chen Jialuo, for fear of being implicated by him.
But their worries were clearly unfounded.
boom!
Before the thunderbolt fell, Yuan Shixiao appeared in mid-air, shot out a palm, and directly shattered the thunderbolt, then turned around and glared at Chen Jialuo:
"You... evil disciple!"
How could he not know that Chen Jialuo was forcing him to take action.
A flash of guilt flashed in Chen Jialuo's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He cupped his hands towards Yuan Shixiao and said, "Master, please help me get rid of this person!"
Xu Hongru sneered: "Yuan Shixiao, you have made a good disciple!"
Yuan Shixiao's face was gloomy and he did not answer. He just slowly closed his eyes and said: "Your Excellency, please leave. As long as I am here, you can't hurt anyone."
Xu Hongru was about to speak when a figure slowly descended from the clouds and walked to Xu Hongru's side. He looked down at Yuan Shixiao who was blocking Chen Jialuo's front and said calmly:
"You're pretty damn polite."
Two heavenly beings!
The expressions of Chen Jialuo and others changed drastically.
Yuan Shixiao also narrowed his pupils slightly, looked solemnly at the figure wearing a silver-white python robe, and said solemnly: "Who are you, Your Excellency?"
"I am the owner of Daming West Factory, Yuhuatian!"
Yuhuatian said indifferently. (End of chapter)
