On the wall of Hanguan Pass, Wang Chen clasped his fists and saluted Shangguan Wuji: "I wonder what the general is calling for?"
Shangguan Wuji pointed at the Yan army outside the pass and said in a deep voice: "The Yan army suddenly invaded, and I need to recruit all the Yulin Guards to defend against the powerful enemy!"
Hundreds of thousands of Yan troops and three sixth-level warriors gathered at Hanhaiguan. The pressure on Shangguan Wuji was beyond description in words.
The fact that he can still remain calm now is entirely due to the support of his strong will.
Shangguan Wuji knew very well that Hanhaiguan must not be lost. Once Daliang lost the protection of this natural moat, the Yan army would march straight in, sweep across the Hanhai and Xihai, and invade the hinterland of Zhongzhou without any obstacles.
Therefore, he must gather all his strength to face the coming war.
Naturally, the three thousand elite Yulin Guards in Heqin's team would not be ignored by the general.
Of course, Shangguan Wuji knew that he was not qualified to directly recruit the Yulin Guards, so he invited Wang Chen, the crown prince's eunuch, with the intention of recruiting three thousand Yulin guards through the latter.
"Now that Han Customs is in danger, I hope the Taibao can take the overall situation into consideration and convince His Highness to send someone to support!"
These few words, spoken by the commander-in-chief of the Han Navy, were quite polite, and could be considered to be expressed with emotion and reason.
"Can."
Wang Chen agreed immediately.
Just when Shangguan Wuji smiled and was about to praise Wang Chen, he heard him continue: "But I have a condition."
Shangguan Wuji was stunned for a moment: "What are the conditions?"
Wang Chen smiled slightly: "It's very simple. As long as the general swears allegiance to Her Highness the Princess in public, all three thousand Yulin Guards will be under the general's command and obey his orders."
What?
Shangguan Wuji suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, or that there was something wrong with Wang Chen's head.
Let him, the majestic General of Zhenxi, a first-grade military attaché of Daliang, and a sixth-grade martial lord, be loyal to a princess whom he proposed to marry?
It’s so ridiculous that it’s ridiculous!
Shangguan Wuji's expression suddenly changed: "Wang Taibao, the Yan army is right in front of us, now is not the time to joke!"
Wu Zun was angry, and a powerful coercive aura suddenly enveloped Wang Chen!
However, Wang Chen seemed unaware and said calmly: "If you don't want to, General, then forget it and say goodbye!"
After he said that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"Leave it to me!"
Shangguan Wuji's eyes revealed a frightening light, and he immediately reached out to grab Wang Chen.
Shangguan Wuji had a polite discussion with Wang Chen just now, all for the sake of Princess Qingyun. Otherwise, how could a mere prince's eunuch have the qualifications to be on an equal footing with him!
Unexpectedly, Wang Chen was so shameless that he actually said such stupid words about swearing allegiance to Her Royal Highness the Princess. He did not take this general in his eyes at all, and he really wanted to drink wine as a penalty instead of toasting him.
How could Shangguan Wuji tolerate this!
However, before his outstretched hand could touch Wang Chen, his movements suddenly stopped, and his whole person seemed to have turned to stone.
Because the commander-in-chief of the Han Navy suddenly discovered that Wang Chen in front of him had his feet three inches off the ground, floating silently in the air, like a ghost.
But how could Shangguan Wuji, a sixth-level martial master, possibly regard Wang Chen as a ghost!
The information he had received earlier showed that Wang Chen had extremely high martial arts talent and was already a fifth-level martial arts master at a young age. Therefore, he was given the title of Crown Prince and Taibao to escort Princess Qingyun to Dayan.
However, for Shangguan Wuji, no matter how talented Wang Chen is, he can easily handle a fifth-level martial arts master. It was just to save the face of the royal family that he did not use strong methods before.
But now Shangguan Wuji discovered that his judgment of Wang Chen's strength was very wrong!
A seventh-level Martial Saint, Wang Chen has actually reached the strongest level of a warrior!
Shangguan Wuji really didn't want to believe this, otherwise his long-term understanding of martial arts would be completely overturned.
The problem is that the facts are right in front of you. Shangguan Wuji can't just cover his eyes and pretend not to see, right?
He finally understood why Wang Chen was able to ignore his own coercive aura.
"hehe."
Wang Chen laughed and turned around and said: "General, I will give you one last chance. As long as you swear allegiance to Princess Qingyun, I will help you deal with these chickens and dogs!"
He pointed at the thousands of troops outside the pass.
Native chickens and dogs!
This adjective made Shangguan Wuji secretly smile bitterly, but the huge pressure from Wang Chen made it impossible for him to laugh at all.
At this moment, Wang Chen had torn off all disguises, revealing the terrifying strength of a martial saint.
Shangguan Wuji, who was so close, felt that he was facing a giant beast from the wild, and even breathing became difficult. The energy in his body seemed to be imprisoned, and his body and spirit were all suffering unprecedented oppression.
The commander-in-chief of the Han Navy had no doubt that Wang Chen could kill himself with one slap if he wanted to.
At this moment, Shangguan Wuji regretted so much that he actually invited Wang Chen to him.
Otherwise, with the 50,000-strong navy, he still has a chance to compete with Wang Chen, the seventh-level martial saint!
But even if that's true, what's the point?
Seeing the Yan army gathering outside the pass and the three martial arts auras that continued to erupt in the Yan army's camp, the general of Zhenxi finally made a decision.
"Old minister, I am willing to swear allegiance to His Highness."
He lowered his head slumpedly and seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
No matter what, Shangguan Wuji couldn't just watch Hanhai City fall into the hands of Dayan, and with the help of Wang Chen, a seventh-level martial saint, the possibility of defending Hanhaiguan increased at least ten times.
As for being loyal to Princess Qingyun, although it is very shameful, compared to the overall situation, it is nothing at all.
Since Wang Chen has the ability to overturn the table, only he can take care of the overall situation!
"very good."
Wang Chen nodded and said to the confused sergeant next to him: "Please go to Mingyu Palace and invite Her Royal Highness over, and say it was me who said it."
The sergeant suddenly woke up and looked at Shangguan Wuji hurriedly.
Shangguan Wuji's face was expressionless: "What are you looking at me doing? Didn't you hear what Mr. Wang said?"
The sergeant quickly replied: "Follow the order!"
After he left in a hurry, the atmosphere behind the wall became very delicate.
The surrounding guards and soldiers were not fools. How could they not see the embarrassing situation of their general? However, no one dared to act rashly, lest the matter would get out of hand.
As more and more Yan troops gathered outside Hanhaiguan, their momentum further increased, which put greater pressure on the sergeants guarding the wall.
Many people had beads of sweat on their foreheads and their faces turned pale.
Fortunately, the Yan army was obviously not fully prepared to attack the city. They set up camp three miles away from the Guanqiang and erected military tents.
