Emperor Canglan said: "The Marquis of Anning owns a large amount of territory and garrisons in the area where the rebels gather, so it is natural that the Marquis of Anning should send troops south."
"And Qinglong Palace has just defeated the Bloodthirsty Demon Sect and won a great victory. At this moment, its morale is like a rainbow. It will naturally wipe out those sect rebels with a powerful force. Marquis Jingyang, do you still have any questions?"
Although the Marquis of Jingyang was dissatisfied with the people sent by the Qinglong Palace and the Anning Marquis Palace, he just complained. He knew that it was impossible to make Emperor Canglan take back the imperial edict and send other princes to lead their troops south, so he naturally understood what was going on.
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Then Emperor Canglan announced that he would send his troops south to wipe out the sect's rebellion and that King Tianxuan would be the commander-in-chief of the three armies and hold the command seal. Anning Marquis Qin Tianqi would be the left general, Feihong Marquis Meng Haoran would be the commander-in-chief of the middle army, and Han Jiulin would be the right general.
Marquis Jingyang led the Shenwu Xuanxiang Knight Battalion to supervise the army.
In this battle to annihilate the sect's rebellion in the south, the Imperial Crown Prince and Huangfu Hong, as well as some outstanding princes and sons in the imperial capital, will also go out with the army to increase their own experience.
This expedition was the most grand military operation of the Canglan Empire in the past century. Compared with the apparent eradication of the Bloodthirsty Demon Sect back then, it required the mobilization of many times more power.
Dealing with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sect was just a conspiracy by Emperor Canglan against Qinglong Palace, and he never expected to eradicate the Bloodthirsty Demon Sect.
However, the situation this time is very different. Now the Canglan Empire is in turmoil and is surrounded by internal and external crises. Therefore, Emperor Canglan plans to suppress the sect's rebellion with iron-blooded tactics.
Most of the troops of the Qinglong Palace were led by Han Hongji to guard the borders of the empire, so Han Jiulin could only temporarily mobilize the 400,000 troops belonging to the Qinglong Palace outside the imperial capital to head to the Tiandao Domain without stopping.
It was just because Emperor Canglan had already issued an order that if he could not arrive at the Tiandao Realm within five days, it would be equivalent to delaying the war and would be subject to military law.
Han Jiulin only brought Zong Yuehe and Heijia Kuangtu with him on this expedition. At this moment, the eyes of these two king-level experts were extremely empty. They each wore a black steel mask and stood in the carriage, separated.
Beside Han Jiulin.
The four generals from Qinglong Palace who followed Han Jiulin on the expedition were also sitting in the carriage at the moment, staring at the march map on the table with angry expressions.
"Emperor Canglan knew that after the fierce battle between our Qinglong Palace and the Demon Sect, many of the masters in the palace were injured, and he actually deliberately sent my Qinglong Palace to send troops to the Tiandao Domain to wipe out the rebels. Where is the Tiandao Domain?
These 400,000 horses alone are simply destined to die!"
"Yes, young prince, that Emperor Canglan is so mean and ungrateful, why should we in the Qinglong Prince's Mansion sacrifice our lives for him? Why don't we let the young prince lead us to rebel against this unscrupulous king!"
If these treacherous words were spread, I am afraid that Emperor Canglan's imperial edict would immediately implicate the nine clans in the Palace of Qinglong.
But these words are indeed the true thoughts in the hearts of the four generals of Qinglong Palace.
This Tiandao Domain is where Tiandao City, the number one sect in the world, is located, and Tiandao City has been passed down for more than 1,800 years since its founding, even longer than the history of the Canglan Empire.
This Tiandao City is called the number one sect in the world, and it is certainly not an empty name. The disciples of Tiandao City are all over the world, and there are many cultivators under the sect, especially in the Tiandao Domain, where two or three of the ten cultivators are
Belongs to the Tiandao Sect.
However, the Canglan Empire does not have much influence at all in the Tiandao Domain. It can even be said that Tiandao City is the master of the entire Tiandao Domain and is completely unchecked by the Canglan Empire.
Therefore, not to mention an army of 400,000, even if the army is ten times larger, it is absolutely impossible to defeat Tiandao City. If Tiandao City is really so easy to be destroyed, how can Emperor Canglan tolerate the development of Tiandao City with his character?
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Not to mention that there is one of the four great masters in the Canglan Empire's cultivation world in Tiandao City - Sword Master Tuoba Xingyuan.
As long as this top expert is still stationed in Tiandao City, if Han Jiulin dares to lead an army of 400,000 to attack Tiandao City, his entire army will eventually be annihilated.
Just as Han Jiulin was thinking about countermeasures, a dark wind blew up, and in the next moment, a stooped old woman came to the carriage where Han Jiulin was sitting on crutches.
"Who dares to break into the carriage of my Qinglong Palace!"
One of the four generals of the Qinglong Palace shouted sharply at the old woman.
Han Jiulin recognized the old woman at a glance as the old woman with mysterious methods. Then he immediately stopped the general of the Qinglong Palace with a gesture, then stood up and bowed respectfully to the mysterious old woman, and then said:
"Han Jiulin has met senior. I wonder if senior is here to find Han Jiulin. What important matters do he have?"
The mysterious old woman was as skinny as a stick, with a hoarse and low voice. She slightly raised her head towards Han Jiulin and showed an unattractive smile, and then said:
"Han Jiulin, you have become a senior alchemist at a young age. You are indeed a talented person. I am determined to teach you more alchemy techniques. Do you want to learn them?"
If this mysterious old woman was really willing to guide him in alchemy, Han Jiulin would naturally be happy, but he felt that this mysterious old woman did not seem like someone who had the time to teach him, so he hesitated slightly and said, "Senior, are you sure you want to guide the younger generation in the way of alchemy?"
The mysterious old woman said: "Old woman, since I opened my mouth, how can I deceive you?"
Han Jiulin nodded, then bowed his hands to the mysterious old woman and said: "Han Jiulin is naturally very happy to be taught by an expert like my senior."
During this period, Han Jiulin was thinking quickly and figured out a response strategy. He ordered another dragon horse frame to be vacated for the mysterious old woman, and then ordered the entire army to slow down their march.
During this period, although some sergeants raised objections because they were afraid of delaying the five-day deadline to reach the Tiandao Domain, they were suppressed by Han Jiulin with a strong attitude.
As a result, the march speed of Qinglong Palace slowed down significantly from then on. They marched during the day and repaired at night, and did not reach the border of Tiandao Domain until fifteen days later.
In the evening, Han Jiulin ordered 400,000 troops to camp on the spot, and then military camps sprang up one after another.
About half an hour later, Huangfu Hong led an army under the command of the Tianxuan Palace into the military camp where the Qinglong Palace was stationed. Since he was the young prince of the Tianxuan Palace, he naturally entered Han Jiulin's camp without any hindrance.
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"Brother Han, Brother Han, I'm afraid you're going to be miserable this time!"
As soon as Huangfu Hong entered the tent where Han Jiulin was, his expression became extremely solemn. Then he looked at the mysterious old woman beside Han Jiulin and couldn't help being startled. Then he said: "Brother Han, who is this old man?"
Han Jiulin had already guessed why Huangfu Hong was here, and there was no trace of worry in his expression. He slightly raised the corner of his mouth and explained to Huangfu Hong:
"This senior is a great alchemist with profound and unpredictable methods. As for the senior's name, it is really inconvenient to disclose it. I hope Brother Huangfu will understand."