"Your Majesty, this old subject also requests to fight ~! The Seven Cultivators of True Virtue is in Great Tang's territory, but they didn't abide by the laws of Great Tang. They assassinated the court officials and ambushed the army. If such arrogant people aren't severely punished, the Imperial Court will lose face. Your Majesty, if you give me five thousand troops, this subject will definitely take down the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue in one fell swoop ~! "
In the first year of Zhen Guan, Great Tang was peaceful. There were basically no large-scale wars. Therefore, these old generals had long been bored to death. Now that they heard that there was a force in Great Tang that dared to jump out and fight against the Imperial Court, they were both angry and excited.
As soldiers of Great Tang, they were very proud. Now that the elite Northern Yamen Imperial Army had suffered heavy losses because of a small sect, they naturally had reason to be angry. However, anger was anger, and the thought of fighting a war made them excited. The soldiers of Great Tang were never afraid of war. They were only afraid of not having a war to fight!
Therefore, after hearing Cheng Yaojin request to fight, how could Yuchi Jingde sit still? He quickly jumped out and said loudly.
"Ha ~! Old Black, you still need five thousand troops ~? "
How could Cheng Yaojin be willing to let Yuchi Jingde steal the limelight? He quickly jumped out and retorted, "As long as Your Majesty is willing to give me three thousand elites, I'll definitely be able to destroy the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue in three days ~! If not, I'm willing to offer my head to you ~! "
In Cheng Yaojin's view, the other party was just a group of people from Jianghu. He had met many of them in his early years, so he felt that those free and undisciplined Jianghu people couldn't be compared to the disciplined and well-trained Imperial Court army. He said three thousand troops just now because he was giving face to Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue ~! Otherwise, two thousand would be enough ~!
However, it was clear that this old man didn't have the slightest idea of the situation. If the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue Sect was so easy to take down, Li Zexuan and Dugu Xin wouldn't have returned in defeat with the four thousand Northern Imperial Army soldiers under their command!
"You ~! Lunatic Cheng, are you really trying to go against me ~? "
Yuchi Jingde glared at him and cursed.
Seeing that these two old fellows were about to fight again, Qin Qiong quickly grabbed Cheng Yaojin and said, "Zhijie! Don't mess around in front of His Majesty ~! This Snake Spirit Mountain is not as simple as you think! "
Lord Li Jing also stepped forward and said, "What Shu Bao said makes sense. If the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue Sect was really so easy to deal with, with Little Xuan and Dugu Xin's ability, they wouldn't have caused the Northern Yamen's Imperial Army to suffer such heavy losses. Therefore, the most important thing right now is to figure out how powerful the Seven Cultivators of True Virtue Great Serpent that Little Xuan and Dugu Xin encountered was. Only then can we make the appropriate deployment!"
This was one of the reasons why Li Jing was the War God of the Great Tang while Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde were not. Every time they encountered a war, Li Jing was the calmest. He could always see the most crucial problem!
Li Er nodded his head and praised, "Medicine Master is worthy of being called a Medicine Master. Today, I called all of you here so that you can think of a way to thoroughly kill that Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue on the Serpent Spirit Mountain! Otherwise, if such ferocious beasts were to spread among the people, the people would definitely be plunged into misery and suffering! Dugu Xin, why don't you tell the other ministers about the size, speed, and lethality of the Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue ~? "
"This subject obeys Your Majesty ~!"
Dugu Xin cupped his fists and replied in a loud and clear voice. Then, he turned around and continued to speak to everyone, "Minister Fang, Generals, the overall strength of that Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue is above that of a Great Grandmaster. In terms of strength alone, it is much stronger than a Great Grandmaster. Therefore, it is very difficult to defeat it with brute force ~!
Moreover, its body is covered with a layer of hard scales. It is very difficult for ordinary swords to break its defense ~! Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue has seven heads, and each of them can be used to attack. Its fangs are highly poisonous, and its mouth can spray poisonous fog. Anyone who touches it will die ~! However, in terms of speed, Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue is inferior to that of a Great Grandmaster. At best, it can only be compared to a peak Great Grandmaster!
In addition, the strength of its tail is also very great. If an ordinary person is hit by its tail, even if they don't die, they will be seriously injured ~! "
Silence ~!
After Dugu Xin finished speaking, the Sweet Dew Hall fell into silence for a while. Everyone was shocked by the fighting strength of Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue. Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin, who had previously boasted that they only needed 5,000 or 3,000 elites to destroy it, no longer dared to say such words at this moment. The two old generals were so shocked that they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Fang Xuanling came back to his senses and stepped forward. "Your Majesty, this old subject believes that the most important thing right now is to send an army to seal off Snake Spirit Mountain. Otherwise, the people around Qinling Mountain will suffer a calamity! At that time, the people of Chang 'an will also panic and not be able to work. Therefore, this old subject earnestly requests Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible ~! "
Zhangsun Wuji also stepped forward and cupped his hands. "This old subject agrees ~! Such an important matter shouldn't be delayed. We can't let a mere Jianghu sect affect the stability of the people ~! "
Li Er nodded and said, "Xuanling and Xuanling's words are reasonable ~! Medicine Master, in your opinion, how should we deal with this Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue ~? "
Li Jing frowned. He stepped forward and thought for a long time before replying.
"Your Majesty, this old subject heard that the terrain of Snake Spirit Mountain is steep and the mountain path is narrow. Many places can only allow one person to pass through. Even if we send 10,000 troops, I estimate that we can only display the strength of 1,000 people on Snake Spirit Mountain. Such a terrain is extremely unfavorable for an army to fight ~! Presumably, the reason why the Northern Yamen's Imperial Army was defeated this time is related to this unfavorable terrain ~!
Therefore, this old subject believes that if we want to kill Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue with the least casualties, we must send an army with heavy crossbows to surround Snake Spirit Mountain and lead it to the foot of the mountain. Then, we can use the heavy crossbows to destroy it in one fell swoop ~! "
Li Er nodded and said with a smile, "Well, Medicine Master's method is quite reliable. What do you think ~?"
The rest of the people in the hall couldn't help but nod in agreement. Only Qin Qiong frowned and pondered. After a while, he asked Li Jing, "Medicine Master's method is reliable, but what should we do to lead Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue to the foot of the mountain?"
When Fang Xuanling and the others heard this, they couldn't help but cast a puzzled look at Li Jing.
Li Jing shook his head and said, "Shu Bao, we can discuss this problem later. Just now, Prime Minister Fang also said that the most important thing now is to send an army to surround Snake Spirit Mountain and prevent Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue from going down the mountain to harm the people ~! We will first surround Snake Spirit Mountain and not attack it. If Seventh Cultivator of True Virtue comes down the mountain, we can use the heavy crossbows to kill it. If it doesn't come down the mountain, we will think of another way ~! In any case, we must send an army to Snake Spirit Mountain ~! "
"What a good idea ~!"
After Li Jing finished speaking, Qin Qiong stepped forward and cupped his hands to Li Er. "Medicine Master has thought it through thoroughly. This old subject has no objections ~! Your Majesty, please send troops as soon as possible ~! "
The rest of the people also cupped their hands and said, "This subject agrees ~! Your Majesty, please send troops as soon as possible ~! "
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