Atu Mountain City, as the main force of the Qing army, was of course personally led by Qing Emperor Jiang Zhengdi.

At this time, the Atu Mountain City was majestic and domineering, just like the heavenly palace of ancient gods. It made people look up at the mountains and gave them a sense of boundless insignificance.

A word "Qing" with a dense Taoist rhyme is looming in the clouds and mist, changing unpredictably.

From the foot of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, there are camps arranged by the marching caves everywhere, distributed according to the four colors of red, blue, white and yellow flags.

At a glance, you can see how many soldiers and horses there are, which is daunting.

The great military strength of the Qing Empire can be seen from this.

The top of the Atu Mountain Range has penetrated deep into the void. Although it is not as tall or mysterious as the Void Dao Gu Mountain, it is not like an isolated mountain like the Dao Gu Mountain. Instead, it is a mountainous area stretching millions of miles across the middle of the Witch Territory.

The location of the Atu Mountains is very special. To the east is the Void Dao Gu Mountain, to the west is the Kun Snake Gobi, to the south is the Ancient Ming Forest, and to the north is the Wuyu River Laoshui.

The strategic location here is very important. For several years, it has been an important place that the Qing and Chu armies have repeatedly fought for.

At the same time, the Atu Mountains are also the most important east-west dividing line between the Qing and Chu states.

To the east is the Qing Kingdom and to the west is the Chu Kingdom. The vast world of Witchcraft is divided into two great kingdoms, the East and the West, which are constantly at war with each other.

At this time, the territory of the Qing Dynasty stretched from the Atu Mountains in the west, Dongming in the east, Nanming in the south, and Longshan Mountains in the north, stretching 20 million miles across. It was indeed a powerful country.

However, such a vast territory was mainly formed by annexing the previous Black Hao Tribe and Gui Hao Tribe as well as many small and medium-sized tribes.

The capital of the Qing Dynasty was originally located in Qingman Tiancheng in the Jiuji World. In the first year of Tianming, after Jiang Zheng directly moved the capital to Shenhuo Tiancheng, he renamed Shenhuo Tiancheng Longjing.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty already had two capitals, the north and the south. In addition to Longjing in the north, there was also the Tianhui Divine City, the original Juncheng of the Guihu tribe, which was renamed Fengjing.

However, since Jiang Zheng raised his army, he rarely stayed in the northern and southern capitals. Instead, he had been leading his troops to attack Chu.

At the beginning, the Qing army's offensive was like a fire, and the Chu army suffered a series of defeats. They watched helplessly as the newly minted Qing Dynasty calmly annexed the eastern part of the Wu Territory.

However, Pankang quickly stabilized the battle situation and consolidated the defense line, and it was no longer possible for the Qing army to make a breakthrough.

In the past two years, it has become clear that the two countries have their own offenses and defenses, each has its own victories and defeats, and has been in a stage of strategic confrontation.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the difference in strength between the two countries is very small. I am afraid that if the confrontation continues for a long time, neither one can destroy the other.

But everyone also knows that variables may appear at any time. The balance of power between the two countries may be broken at any time and become a one-sided situation.

But no one knows when the big changes that will break the equilibrium will come.

In the imperial tent of the Qing army, sitting high up was a masked man wearing a blue dragon robe and a Liuheyi hat. He was the only person in the world who was proclaimed emperor: Jiang Zhengdi.

Nowadays, the leaders of Chu, Qi and Liang all call themselves kings, the leader of Buddha Mother Guangming Kingdom calls himself King Peacock Ming, and the leader of Charming Tapir Kingdom in the far north calls himself Khan.

Only the leader of the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Zhengyi, claimed to be emperor!

At the same time, the Qing Dynasty was different from other countries such as the Chu Kingdom, which had changed its status quo. The system of the Qing Dynasty was relatively complete, the power of the monarch was highly concentrated, the power of the aristocracy was greatly weakened, and the Four Banners system was the core, making it unique.

In countries such as Chu State, the aristocrats of the Wu family were still the larger ones. They only used the form of a country to unify the large and small aristocrats within the territory, but the resources and power of the aristocrats did not have much impact.

If Jiang Zhengyi's purpose was simple, if he just wanted to unify the world, then the unification of the Qing Dynasty would definitely be a historical progress, and it would definitely be more progressive than the unification of aristocratic alliances like Chu and Qi.

However, it is a pity that Jiang Zhengyi only wanted to use the unity to extract the luck of the dynasty and sacrifice it to the monks in the world. His ultimate goal was the selfish interests of a very small number of people.

The large tent was filled with important officials and generals from the Qing court. Even the great sages and powerful men among them behaved well and did not dare to show off.

Most of the four banner masters and arrow masters of the Forbidden Army, the governors of the tribal soldiers, the governors, as well as the ministers of the political affairs platform and the chiefs of the nine prefectures also accompanied the commander.

Jiang Zhengdi suddenly stretched out his left hand with a blood-red ring and grabbed it in the direction of Northeast Long Pass, activating the ban that had been arranged long ago and casually captured a scene of video.

In the image, there are monstrous floods and the Qing army falling into massacre. What attracts the most attention is a mysterious man who also wears a mask.

The mysterious man came on the waves, exuding noble ghost energy, and said, "You pour river water into my Void Heavenly Ghost Palace, and you will die."

Jiang Zheng, the leader of the Qing Dynasty, waved his hand, and the image appeared in front of everyone.

His voice was lazily laced with a hint of amusement, "Is this man really a ghost cultivator? He claims to be the master of the Void Heavenly Ghost Palace. Hey, does anyone know about the Void Heavenly Ghost Palace?"

Everyone shook their heads because they had never heard of the Void Heavenly Ghost Palace.

However, no one dares to say no.

The void is dangerous and vast, inaccessible and poorly understood.

Lord Qing raised his hand to obliterate the image, "The Commander-in-Chief ordered us to investigate this Void Heavenly Ghost Palace and see where the masked man came from."

"According to the order." A woman with shaman cultivation level said.

This Chief Inspector is also a concubine named Hai Lanying. She is very good at spying and investigating, and is very sensitive to information.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Starting from today, I will increase my spying on the Southern Territory and Yue'anshi headquarters. It was my fault that I didn't take them seriously before."

Her previous focus had been to fight against Panchu's insect spirit. Panchu's insect spirit was not only an assassin organization, but also a spy organization.

The Qing Dynasty's Si Cha Mansion was built just a few years ago, and at first it couldn't compete with the established Chongling.

However, Hai Lanying had intelligence talent. She built the Inspectorate from scratch, and in just a few years, she was able to compete with the Insect Spirit Organization, which was feared in the Witchland.

It won't take long for Hailanying to be confident that he can come from behind, overwhelm the insect spirit, and gain a complete advantage in intelligence.

The Qing court is full of talents and powerful people, but there is really no one who is better at spying on intelligence than Hai Lanying.

Because of her talent in intelligence, she was named a secret concubine by Jiang Zhengyi and concurrently served as the Commander-in-Chief.

Jiang Zhengyi continued: "The defeat at Longguan, the puppet concubine's death in battle, and the capture of Concubine Mi are really unprecedented defeats for our Qing Dynasty. You all can tell us your opinions."

Suddenly, a minister stood up. It was Uncle Rui Zhongbo of the Qing Dynasty, Qinglu, the Minister of Imperial Affairs and Minister of Fu!

At this time, Qinglu was already at the late stage of Wuxian cultivation.

"Your Majesty." Qinglu said with a thoughtful look on his face, "I think that although this matter is a defeat for our Qing Dynasty, it may still be an opportunity for the overall situation."

"Six hundred thousand foundation-building soldiers, 30,000 golden elixir soldiers, including 20,000 Zhenglan Banner soldiers. Such a huge loss is indeed a pity. But compared to the Qing Dynasty's millions of troops, it is far from being said to be a loss of strength.

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"The Yue Clan was lucky enough to win this battle, and it will definitely be more different from other martial cliques in the Southern Region. This is an opportunity."

"We, the Qing Dynasty, can definitely take advantage of this defeat at Longguan to lower our profile and deliberately negotiate a peace alliance with the military clans in the southern region. The Yue clan has won the battle, and with the steps we have taken, it will be easier to negotiate a peace as soon as possible."

"If the other party is willing to take advantage of the victory to negotiate peace, then the Qing Dynasty can no longer take care of the Southern Territory, but concentrate all its efforts on dealing with the Chu State. Wait until the Chu State is defeated, and then deal with the Southern Territory."

"Even if the Yue clan is unwilling to negotiate for peace, there will be other martial clans who are willing to negotiate for peace. This will divide the southern region's military clans, isolate the Yue clan, and even cause division within the Yue clan. After all, there are people within the Yue clan who are opposed to resistance.

clear…"

Qinglu talks eloquently and his analysis is clear and logical. It must be said that he can turn bad things into good things and take advantage of unfavorable situations, which is not unskillful.

The important ministers and generals present could not help but nod their heads when they heard this.

This Rui Zhongbo deserves to have the word "Rui" in his title. This man's eyes are vicious and can always hit the nail on the head, turning decay into magic.

Yes, the Yue Clan won the war, which was indeed a big step forward. As long as the Qing Dynasty lowered its stance and operated well, it could divide the unity of the Southern Territory's warlords, and even negotiate a peace to neutralize the Southern Territory.

At the very least, the over-valve can be isolated.

The Qing Dynasty seemed to have lost the battle, but it actually increased the room for maneuver.

Even Jiang Zhengyi couldn't find any flaws in Qinglu's advice, "Yes, what Feng Bian (Qinglu's nickname) said is indeed feasible and deeply agrees with my heart, so let's do it."

Even if you lower your profile, what does that mean?

As long as there are interests, the mighty Qing Dynasty can temporarily negotiate peace with the Yue Clan, which is nothing at all. The big deal is that they will destroy the Yue Clan when the time comes.

As for face, it was subconsciously ignored by the Qing monarchs and ministers.

Chu Zongdao, the minister of the political affairs forum and the great sage, came out and said: "Your Majesty, shouldn't you take advantage of the peace talks to ask for or redeem Concubine Mi from the Yue clan?"

Jiang Zhengyi nodded, "Concubine Mi naturally wants to be redeemed. Concubine Mi is not only my concubine, but also a minister of the Qing Dynasty. If it were you, I would also want to redeem her!"

"What are resources? Compared with people, I will definitely choose people over resources."

He wore a mask, so others could not see his true face, but they could hear his voice without hesitation. Many ministers were moved when they heard this.

"The Emperor is truly the Lord of Destiny, the Supreme Saint King!" Qinglu began to flatter him, "With a King like the Emperor, what more can we ask for!"

Gu Yi

Jiang Zhengdi said: "How dare I be the supreme sage? This is the only thing. The Qing Dynasty is not only mine, but also yours. When the world is unified in the future, all the ministers will be promoted to nobility, the land will be split, and the territory will be enjoyed forever.

Rich!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Qinglu and other servants took the lead in expressing their stance again.

Jiang Zhengdi said: "The alliance between Qing, Liang and Qi has been confirmed. However, the two countries will not send troops in the short term. To destroy Chu, we mainly rely on the Qing."

"Pan Kang is a hero in the world, and he is by no means an easy man. He is quite capable and has the support of ancient witches. He is actually a powerful enemy of the Qing Dynasty. This man cannot be careless until he dies."

"Especially on the battlefield, the information is constantly changing. The commander must not underestimate the enemy and repeat the defeat of Mi Fei Long Pass."

"The families of the soldiers killed in Longguan will receive preferential compensation according to their military positions. Don't be afraid of spending money. Compared with military morale, resources are not expensive no matter how expensive they are. Tell the soldiers that they will not worry about resources when they are alive to fight, and their families will not worry about resources when they are dead!"

"Those who have meritorious service in battle can raise the flag, their military pay is doubled, and their family members are exempted from taxes."

The flag master, arrow master and other generals couldn't help but stand up together, bowed their hands and saluted: "The emperor is so considerate of the soldiers, why worry that the Qing Dynasty cannot dominate the world!"

"Remember!" Jiang Zhengyi's tone became sonorous, "The Three Kingdoms Alliance has been formed. From now on, we, the monarchs and ministers, should not talk about unifying the world, lest Liang and Qi misunderstand!"

"What I, the Qing Dynasty, want is to unify the Witch Realm and only destroy the Chu Kingdom! I have no ambitions for the Demon Realm, the Monster Realm, or the Divine Continent. Do you understand?"

All the important ministers smiled tacitly, "What the emperor said is absolutely true. I know it."
To be continued...