In addition to the 400,000 troops led by King Tianxuan, Marquis Jingyang, Marquis Feihong, Marquis Anning, and Han Jiulin, the strength of the imperial army at this time gathered together to form an army of nearly three million. There were also four major troops sent by the empire.
force:
Shenwu Xuanxiang Knight Camp, Blazing Fire Camp, Canglan Furious Beast Camp, and Air Cavalry Camp.
The number of each of these four major armies is not large. Even the Canglan Furious Beast Battalion, which has the largest number of people, only has about tens of thousands of people. It seems to be compared with the nearly three million troops led by the four princes and Han Jiulin.
Not worth mentioning at all.
However, the actual situation is exactly the opposite. These four major armies are the powerful main force sent by Emperor Canglan to deal with the major sects, and the empire's nearly three million troops actually play more of a role in the aftermath of the encirclement and suppression.
More than an hour later.
Inside the imperial tent.
When King Tianxuan saw Han Jiulin and Huangfu Hong, who had been missing for many days, swaggering back to the commander's tent, he couldn't help but burst out in anger, then stared at the two men and scolded them fiercely:
"You two are simply acting without military discipline! How dare you leave the military camp for many days without permission. I have never seen such willful and reckless guys in all these years!"
"Do you think this is the Qinglong Palace or the Tianxuan Palace?
Can you two just do whatever you want?
This is a battlefield! A battlefield! If there is no legitimate reason for you two today, you and I will be dealt with by military law!"
Just when King Tianxuan was scolding Han Jiulin and Huangfu Hong, Marquis Jingyang, Marquis Feihong, Marquis Anning, Bai Lingrong and the soldiers from the four major armies were all in the commander's tent.
King Tianxuan was the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, but Huangfu Hong, the heir to the Tianxuan Palace, followed Han Jiulin in misbehaving. This situation naturally made King Tianxuan furious.
Huangfu Hong did not panic in the face of King Tianxuan's scolding. He immediately took out an animal skin map from his arms and spread it on the table in the camp. Then he glanced at everyone and spoke slowly:
"On this map are drawn all the dangerous and important towns within a thousand miles of Minglu Mountain. It is the confidential information that I and the young prince sneaked into the Tiandao City of Minglu Mountain with great pains and almost death. Please return it to my father.
Check it out with everyone.”
This road map was obtained by Han Jiulin from the storage ring of the Taoist Master of Wuliang Peak. When the Taoist Master of Wuliang Peak was chasing him, he could not have expected that he would fall into the hands of Han Jiulin. He did not transfer this confidential information. Naturally,
Absolutely true.
King Tianxuan and the princes from all walks of life took a closer look and couldn't find anything wrong at all. As a result, King Tianxuan finally breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and then nodded towards Huangfu Hong and said:
"This map is indeed an important piece of confidential information. If the information on the map is correct, you two are not guilty of any wrongdoing and can be recorded as a meritorious deed."
King Tianxuan was the father of Huangfu Hong, so he naturally wanted to protect his son. As the commander-in-chief of the army, if something happened to Huangfu Hong, he would naturally lose face.
However, although King Tianxuan intended to expose the matter, Feihonghou Meng Haoran on the side opened his mouth and said loudly to King Tianxuan:
"Han Jiulin is the right-wing general of the imperial army. He controls the 400,000 troops of the Qinglong Palace. He not only delayed the military aircraft but neglected his duty, he also treated our military discipline as if it were nothing. Now he is carrying a terrain map to try to atone for his crime.
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Huangfu Hong said: "Hey, what you said is wrong. The two of us gained more than just a map by sneaking into Minglu Mountain this time. We also killed the Taoist Master of Wuliang Peak in Tiandao City and brought back one of his treasures.
A human head will establish prestige for my army!"
While Huangfu Hong was speaking, he took out a spiritual wooden box from the storage ring, and then opened it and immediately displayed it in front of everyone.
When they saw that the head of the Taoist Master of Wuliang Peak had actually been chopped off and placed in the spirit tree treasure box, everyone present could not help but show an expression of disbelief.
This Taoist Master of Wuliang Peak is one of the seven Taoist Masters of Tiandao City. He has the cultivation level of the fifth-grade king. If Han Jiulin and Huangfu Hong encounter this Taoist Master of Wuliang Peak, they can escape without any damage.
Even if it's good, how can it be possible to kill it?
King Tianxuan was naturally even more happy when he saw this. He slammed the table again and shouted loudly:
"Okay! Killing the Taoist master of Wuliang Peak in Tiandao City is far better than killing tens of thousands of cultivators in Tiandao City! Hong'er, you are truly worthy of being the future heir of my Tianxuan Palace! After returning to the imperial capital, I will personally
Your Majesty, please take credit for the two of you!"
Naturally, King Tianxuan did not believe that Han Jiulin and Huangfu Hong could kill the Taoist Master of Wuliang Peak in Tiandao City with their combat power alone. But under the current situation, it didn't matter how the Taoist Master of Wuliang Peak died.
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As the heir to the Tianxuan Palace, Huangfu Hong is the best candidate to take over the position of Tianxuan King in the future. The more he can accumulate meritorious service on the battlefield, the more secure his future position as Tianxuan King will be.
Therefore, King Tianxuan naturally had no doubts and immediately attributed the credit to Huangfu Hong and Han Jiulin.
When King Tianxuan saw that Feihonghou Meng Haoran seemed to be about to speak again, he narrowed his eyes and immediately spoke first:
"Han Jiulin, as a general on the right side of our army, you should be held accountable for leaving your post without permission.
But now is the critical period for our empire’s army to attack the major sects in Minglu Mountain, and I do not want any news of civil strife in our army to boost the enemy’s prestige.”
"So I will postpone the matter of dealing with you for the time being. Our first priority now is to capture Minglu Mountain and kill all the remnants of the sect."
"Han Jiulin, I order you to lead the army on the right and rush to the north of Minglu Mountain immediately to stop the remnants of the sect from escaping. I hope you can continue to make meritorious deeds and don't let me down."
Han Jiulin knew in his heart that King Tianxuan wanted to let him off the hook since he said that he would do meritorious service, so he naturally walked down the slope and bowed his hands to King Tianxuan and said: "Han Jiulin thanks you for your trust, you will definitely do meritorious service in the future, and you will live up to your honor."
High hopes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Jiulin took the military order and immediately strode out of the military camp.
After all, King Tianxuan was the commander-in-chief of this army expedition. Even if Meng Haoran wanted to kill Han Jiulin, he could not overstep his authority. Naturally, he could only watch Han Jiulin stride away.
After returning to his tent, Meng Haoran put his hands on the table and crushed the entire table into pieces in a rage. Then he turned around and took out an "Ice Soul Purification Bottle" from the storage ring and handed it to him.
Qin Linxi said:
"Yu Qing, this time Han Jiulin goes to the northern part of Minglu Mountain to guard, you will go with him. This 'Ice Soul Purifying Bottle' contains the 'Heart-Eating Demonic Pill'. You must find an opportunity for Han Jiulin to take it. This
The child is growing too fast and we must not continue to let it go!"