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"Greetings, Your Highness!"
"Greetings, King Ying!" The Crown Prince bowed at Ying Guang.
The two of them sat cross-legged on the table. The Crown Prince poured some tea, and the two of them sipped it quietly.
The Crown Prince said with a smile, "The tea tastes about the same when it's at least 90%."
Ying Guang said, "You're right, Your Highness."
What did the 90% mean? It was 90 silver taels. The Crown Prince said that there was no difference as long as the tea cost more than 90 silver taels per catty. Any more expensive tea would just be a gimmick.
The Imperial Crown Prince said, "I remember a very good saying in one of Shen Lang's books. The Duke of Zhou fears the day of rumors. According to the ancient legend, King Wu founded the Zhou Dynasty, but he died of illness two years later. His son, Ji Song, inherited the throne. The Duke of Zhou supported King Wu wholeheartedly and managed the nation's affairs. He was loyal to no one. However, his younger brothers, Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai, spread rumors that the Duke of Zhou was ambitious and wanted to usurp the throne! This rumor spread throughout the lands, tarnishing the Duke of Zhou's reputation. Many clans even rebelled. "
Ying Guang remained silent and focused on sipping his tea.
The Crown Prince said, "Even a saint like the Duke of Zhou is troubled by rumors, let alone us. Therefore, King Ying Guang, you should be open-minded. It won't take more than a few decades for the truth to be clear. "
Ying Guang was one of Shen Lang's greatest enemies, second only to the emperor.
He was an orphan who was raised by the Jiang Family and was put in an important position. However, he betrayed Jiang Li at the critical moment and sided with Great Yan. He even killed the entire Jiang Family.
The Crown Prince said, "King Ying Guang killed so many infants, but Jiang Li's son still managed to escape. How many people in the Great Qian Empire sacrificed their children to impersonate Jiang Lang? "
Ying Guang remained expressionless as he sipped his tea quietly.
The Crown Prince said, "Father will be very busy these days. I think he'll cultivate in seclusion for a long time in the forbidden land. Therefore, I'll be learning from him."
Ying Guang raised his teacup and gave the crown prince a glance as if he was toasting a toast. When he was under Jiang Li's command, he did not like to speak. He only killed people and did not speak. That was why people called him the Butcher King. More than a few thousand people from the Jiang Clan had died in his hands.
Apart from Shen Lang, almost all the members of the Jiang family had been wiped out by him, so Shen Lang couldn't even find a decent cousin.
The Crown Prince smiled and said, "Back then, there was a joke that all the experts in the world were in the Jiang Clan. Jiang Li was number one, Empress Jiang was number two, and Jiang Guang was number three. I wonder if it's true?"
Ying Guang said, "The path of the Martial Dao is only a minor path. It's not the King's Dao. Even if you're the number one in the world, it's all in vain. Pavilion Master Zuo Ci's martial arts might not be inferior to mine, but he has completely retreated. "
The Crown Prince shook his head and said, "No, no, no. I know Pavilion Master Zuo Ci's martial arts very well. He is not as good as you. Jiang Li's martial arts research is extremely profound, and the people around him are different. However, Zuo Ci is a slippery fellow. He probably wants nothing more than to retreat and put on a good show. This way, he can completely stay out of the matter and stake everything on developing the Eternal Desert. He wants to learn from the White Jade Capital and form his own system. "
Ying Guang did not respond and continued sipping his tea quietly.
The Crown Prince said, "There are some things that both Father and Imperial Uncle Ying Guang know. Therefore, we have a tacit understanding that we should continue as we should."
Ying Guang said, "Alright, we will continue as we should."
The Crown Prince said, "When Jiang Li fell, the world was full. Back then, the one who ate the most was probably my Imperial Uncle Jin."
Ying Guang continued sipping his tea and said nothing.
The Crown Prince said, "How is Brother Fu Ming?"
Ying Guang said, "Very well. Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern."
The Crown Prince said, "I heard that Mount Stupa is not well at the transcendental forces' meeting. Is that why you are not coming? Are you planning to let Brother Fu Ming represent Mount Stupa? "
Ying Guang said, "That would be unjustifiable. Mount Stupa's daughter or Fuhai Hall Master are both more suitable than Fu Ming."
The Crown Prince said, "I personally hope to see Brother Fu Ming at the transcendental forces' meeting. If Ji Xuan returns, she will represent Father in convening this meeting. If she does not return, I will do it."
Ying Guang once again fell silent.
The Crown Prince dipped his finger in the tea and drew a map on the table. He said, "Imperial Uncle Ying Guang, are you not going to help me complete this map?"
Ying Guang did not wet his tea. He tapped on the map drawn by the Crown Prince and poked a hole in the hard jade table.
The two then looked at each other. As expected, they both knew about this secret.
"Alright, then it's settled. Heaven and earth will know, you and I will know," the Crown Prince said.
Ying Guang stood up and said, "Farewell."
The Crown Prince bowed and said, "Farewell, Imperial Uncle."
After Ying Guang left, a figure walked out and said slowly, "This person is really domineering. No wonder people called him Little Jiang Li a long time ago."
The Crown Prince smiled and looked at the jade table in front of him. This was a very precious jade, but a hole had been poked in it.
"The New Qian Kingdom and Stupa Mountain are about to unite. Everyone in the world will have to give way to them." The Crown Prince said, "Did you not see how the other Princes instinctively lowered their heads when they saw Ying Guang? Just wait and see. If Stupa Mountain allows Fuhai Hall Master to participate in this transcendental forces' meeting, then it will be fine. Letting his daughter participate is also fine. But if Ying Wuming participates, then the last layer of their mask will be removed. "
The figure said, "When we fight against Shenlang, we are indeed afraid of all the countries in the world."
The Crown Prince said, "Zuo Ci left at the wrong time. Or rather, his departure was too coincidental. He did not leave earlier or later, but chose this moment to leave. Moreover, he pretended that the Great Tribulation Temple had left for the Western Region. Interesting, interesting. He and Shenlang are helping each other. "
The figure said, "They are thinking too much. They really know nothing about the power of the Great Yan Empire."
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In Raging Tide City, Shenlang spent the rest of his time studying the comet in the sky. Following that, he used the information provided by the Fire God Religion. After more than 20 hours, he finally drew the complete orbit of the Blazing Dragon Comet.
On average, it appeared once every 105 years. This was because it also revolved around the sun. Every time it appeared, it would approach the planet where Shenlang lived. However, due to very complicated reasons, its orbit was not fixed. This time, it was very close to the planet where Shenlang lived. This was the closest it had ever been.
Previously, every time it approached this planet, it would be affected by the gravity and split apart. Then, it would collide with this planet. This time was no exception. Moreover, the impact this time would be much stronger than before.
Of course, it was not easy to calculate the impact force. However, based on the previous patterns, it was still possible to get a rough estimate. This time, the impact force would exceed the Regret of the Dragon. In fact, it might be two or three times stronger.
The scale of the impact could not be completely calculated. However, Shenlang could roughly calculate the impact location and time. It was more accurate than the Fire God Religion's data.
The Fire God Religion's calculation range was very large. It was more than 15,000 square kilometers. Meanwhile, the range Shenlang calculated was about 2,000 to 3,000 square kilometers.
Zhang Yuyin came to submit her report again. She even made a few snacks for Shenlang. The pickled cucumber was especially crisp and refreshing.
"This pickled cucumber is not bad. It's sour and crunchy. It's just a little salty," Shenlang said.
Zhang Yuyin said, "I'm sorry. I might have added a little too much salt."
Then, Zhang Yuyin said, "I have a question. I don't know if I should ask."
Shenlang said, "Go ahead."
Zhang Yuyin said, "You used the Regret of the Dragon to destroy Ning Han's fleet and completely erase the Sky-sea Pavilion from this world. Pavilion Master Zuo Ci even publicly announced his withdrawal from the State of Yue. This is an extremely great victory. However, can this deter the Great Yan Dynasty? "
Shenlang said, "Yes, but there is a small flaw."
Zhang Yuyin said, "I don't know what this small flaw of yours is. However, I feel that when you completely erased the Sky-sea Pavilion's buildings, you used an energy core. This is a bit of a leak. Even if you used the power of the dragon to launch it from a hundred miles away, and it looked like a normal weapon, anyone could tell that it was not the Regret of the Dragon."
Shenlang nodded. "Continue."
Zhang Yuyin said, "Now, all the countries in the world must be very afraid. However, they are also full of doubts. They will guess that you only have one Regret of the Dragon. However, they dare not take the risk, so they will try to test you."
Shenlang said, "According to your guess, which direction do you think they will test you from?"
Zhang Yuyin said, "First of all, the Wu Kingdom will definitely not, because that is the Great Yan Empire's own army. They will not risk it. Logically speaking, it is very likely that Yan Province, which is the central army led by Ying Wuming, will directly attack the Chu Kingdom's northern border. From Yan Province, they will kill their way into the State of Yue. This will be the biggest blow to you. However, now that Stupa Mountain has risen, the New Qian Kingdom has become extremely powerful. Therefore, the first to attack will be the Jin Kingdom, and the first to attack will be the Jin Crown Prince's hundreds of thousands of troops. "
"After the fall of Emperor Jiang Li, the huge Great Qian Kingdom was fragmented. Half of it became the New Qian Kingdom, and the other half was annexed by the Great Yan Empire. The biggest winner is the Jin Kingdom, which has annexed a few provinces. Now, among all the countries in the world, excluding the War Hounds in the north, the Jin Kingdom has the largest territory and the most troops. Therefore, even if they are in a balance, the Yan Capital will still send the Jin Kingdom's Western Army to attack the Chu Kingdom and expose your fake strength. "
Shen Lang said, "Your analysis makes a lot of sense."
Zhang Yuyin said, "Of course, you can send 30,000 troops to support the Chu Kingdom and defeat the Jin Crown Prince's Western Army. However, this will be meaningless. Even if you win, you will lose completely. As long as people see that you don't have the Regret of the Dragon strategic weapon, the Great Yan Empire's army will flood into the Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms. When that happens, you won't be able to save them even if you have three heads and six arms. Once the Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms are destroyed, the Great Qian Dynasty will be completely destroyed. "
Shen Lang said, "So I have to perform the miracle of the Regret of the Dragon again, instantly killing the hundreds of thousands of troops attacking the Chu Kingdom and erasing them from the face of this world?"
Zhang Yuyin said, "Yes, unless you can do this, you will lose this battle. If you can do this, you will win a great victory, and the Great Qian Empire's foundation will be stable. "
Shen Lang said, "Teacher Zhang, are you trying to become a strategist?"
Zhang Yuyin said, "Since Pavilion Master Zuo Ci has left this game, I am no longer of much value. Of course I have to change. It seems that the path of a vixen is no longer feasible. Even if I seduce you every day, you won't sleep with me. I can only try to become a strategist. "
Shen Lang said, "Teacher Zhang, I am indebted to you twice. I won't forget it, so you don't have to worry about anything."
Zhang Yuyin said, "But I am worried about you. Not only do the people of the world think that you only have one Regret of the Dragon, even I think so. How will the show go? Are you confident? If you can't instantly kill hundreds of thousands of troops this time, your reputation will be ruined. "
Zhang Yuyin was right. In fact, Shen Lang had thought about it even more and had made countless preparations.
The only flaw he mentioned was that the Regret of the Dragon was obtained from the Zhu Clan's secret base. Others might not know, but the head of the Zhu Clan in the Yan Capital knew. Would the Zhu Clan hide it at such a crucial moment? He couldn't take this risk.
Therefore, before the start of the war, Shen Lang had predicted that after the entire world turned pale from shock, the Great Yan Empire would launch another crazy attack to probe the waters. The Jin Nation would definitely become a pawn.
But Shen Lang didn't know that the comet would come. The meteor shower would hit the Gobi Desert to the west of the Chu Nation, and the destruction would be comparable to the Regret of the Dragon. Moreover, Shen Lang couldn't detonate the energy core again to destroy the Jin Nation's Western Army, because the power was far from enough.
An army of hundreds of thousands of troops stretched for dozens of miles. Other than the Regret of the Dragon, there was no weapon that could instantly destroy them. Unless it was the super energy core of the Amazon Pyramid, which weighed thousands of tons. But even with it, Shen Lang didn't have the ability to move such a huge object.
In that case, did Shen Lang have a plan to completely wipe out the hundreds of thousands of Western Army soldiers? Yes, and it was terrifying!
Nearly a year ago, Shen Lang had discovered oil on a certain island, and it was accompanied by natural gas. But the natural gas mine on that island wasn't big. According to the map of modern Earth, where were the most natural gas mines? Central Asia, Siberia, and other sparsely populated wilderness. Most of the natural gas mines in China were in the Gobi Desert to the west.
So this world was no exception. To the west of the Chu Nation was a vast expanse that spanned thousands of miles. It was the Gobi Desert, not the desert. The Great Desert was still very far to the west of the Western Regions.
A year ago, Shen Lang had sent out an expedition team of a few thousand people to explore the Ancient Ruins. Now everyone knew that there would be huge Ancient Ruins in the Great Desert, but that was Sky-sea Pavilion's territory. With Shen Lang's current strength, he wouldn't touch it. Then would there be Ancient Ruins in the Gobi Desert to the west of the Chu Nation?
After exploring for a long time, they didn't find any Ancient Ruins, but they did find oil and natural gas, especially natural gas, which had an astonishing amount of reserves.
So according to Shen Lang's original plan, he wanted to use a large amount of explosives to blow up the huge natural gas mine and then detonate an astronomical amount of natural gas. This was a completely destructive mining.
How much natural gas would explode by then? It would definitely be a shocking number, and the power of the explosion after the natural gas entered the air was unparalleled.
A bottle of liquefied gas weighed only 12.5 kilograms, but once it was spread into the air and completely detonated, the power would be equivalent to more than 100 kilograms of TNT.
So once Shen Lang detonated the natural gas mine, the power would be inferior to the Dragon's Regret. It could also completely wipe out the Jin Nation's Western Army and might even cause an earthquake.
In Shen Lang's heart, he really wouldn't use this method unless it was absolutely necessary. It was too scary. Although it was a no man's land, natural gas was also a kind of wealth. Once the natural gas mine exploded, the resulting earthquake would affect the Chu Nation.
However, if the Jin Nation's Western Army really disregarded Shen Lang's deterrence and forcefully attacked the Chu Nation, Shen Lang would have no choice but to use such a destructive method to achieve the effect of deterrence and save the Wu, Chu, and Yue Nations.
However, he didn't expect a comet to attack and there would be a huge meteor shower. That would be even more perfect.
However, Shen Lang still had to make relevant preparations. If the meteor shower didn't come, he would still have to detonate the natural gas mine.
However, Shen Lang was very worried about one thing. If the meteor shower hit the Gobi Desert and directly hit the weakest part of the natural gas mine, then … that would be too terrifying.
According to his calculations, the probability of that happening was still very low. He could only pray that it wouldn't happen, otherwise, the destructive power would be too great.
Three days later, Shen Lang had finished all the calculations and preparations. He led a few hundred warriors of the Fire God Cult, a few hundred Amazonian warriors wearing the Blood Soul Armor, and fifteen special warriors out of the Raging Tide City, secretly heading for Chu Country.
… …
At this time, the Crown Prince of Jin Nation had led hundreds of thousands of troops to Dingyuan City, an important town at the border of Chu Nation.
The State of Yue had Zhenyuan City, and the Chu Nation had Dingyuan City. However, Dingyuan City was really far away from the sea. It was more than 10,000 miles away. For a long time, the countries of the Western Region and the Eastern Empire had been at war for hundreds of years. Hence, Dingyuan City was built here to defend against the countries of the Western Region.
However, with the rise of the Great Yan Dynasty, the countries of the Western Region were completely defeated by the Eastern Empire, and Dingyuan City was abandoned. It used to defend against the Western Region, but now it was used to defend against Jin Nation and China.
Dingyuan City was close to the Gobi Desert, and the ecological environment here was already relatively bad. Green vegetation swept across, and there would be sandstorms from time to time. Everywhere was gray and barren. However, the terrain here was flat and boundless, and there was an inexhaustible supply of rocks and soil. Hence, Dingyuan City was very large. The circumference of the city wall was more than 80 miles at one point, but dozens of miles had collapsed along the way. Now, there were less than 50 miles left.
Not only that, but there were also many Great Walls built here, which added up to more than 500 miles. However, many of them had collapsed and were abandoned.
The King of Chu's 300,000 troops had been stationed in Dingyuan City for more than seven days. During this time, he had sent people to build Dingyuan City's defense line. Even so, the city looked dilapidated. The city wall was tall enough, a full 15 meters. However, part of it was yellow soil, and many parts had collapsed.
The houses in the city were densely packed, and all of them were made of mud. Such a huge city, but the population was only a few tens of thousands. One could imagine how desolate it was.
The King of Chu seized the last bit of time to build various defense lines.
Now, he felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was heavier than Mount Tai, even though there was no Mount Tai in this world.
When the news of Shen Lang's complete victory and Sky-sea Pavilion's complete withdrawal from the State of Yue came, the King of Chu was overjoyed. The entire Chu Nation was in an uproar, even more so than the State of Yue.
The Chu Nation had a strong personality. They didn't want the Wu Nation to be weak. Not many soldiers fled, and neither did the people. However, they didn't dare to have too much hope in Shen Lang. Hence, the Chu Nation's army and people's thinking was very simple. At most, they would die.
You have the mace, and I have the crown of my head. The entire Chu Nation was determined to resist the Great Yan Dynasty even at the cost of their lives.
In the end, His Majesty Shen Lang actually won, and the Chu Nation might not perish? Hence, the people and the army were excited. At this moment, the words' Great Qian Dynasty 'were truly engraved in the hearts of the Chu Nation's army and people. For the first time, they felt a sense of belonging to the Great Qian Dynasty.
However, after the various countries were shocked, the will of the Yan Capital arrived.
The Western Army sped up and attacked the Chu Nation. They wanted to destroy it quickly, destroy Shen Lang's prestige, and destroy the people of the Great Qian Dynasty.
The King of Chu felt that he was shouldering the hopes of the entire Great Qian Dynasty. At this moment, he really didn't expect His Majesty Shen Lang to create another miracle and destroy the enemy.
He wanted to fight this battle himself. He wanted to rely on the power of the Chu Nation to resist the Western Army of the Jin Nation.
The Chu Nation's northern border and southern border were fine. Only the Western Army was at war. I, the King of Chu, have 300,000 soldiers. How can I not defeat the 600,000 soldiers of the Jin Nation? Am I going to lie here and wait for His Majesty Shen Lang to save me? If that's the case, what dignity would the Chu Nation have? What face would I have to be a member of the Great Qian Dynasty?
"His Majesty Shen Lang has already obtained a complete victory. Now, the eyes of the entire world are on the Chu Nation's Dingyuan City. Someone wants to destroy the Chu Nation in an instant to achieve the goal of destroying His Majesty Shen Lang's prestige and destroying the people of the Great Qian Dynasty. Does the Chu Nation agree to this?" The King of Chu roared.
"No, no!" The hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Chu Nation roared.
"Now, our 300,000 soldiers are not only the barrier of the Chu Nation, but also the barrier of the Great Qian Dynasty. Now that the Crown Prince of the Jin Nation is leading 600,000 soldiers to break through this barrier and invade the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty, do we agree to this?"
"No, no!"
The King of Chu roared. "Very well, then let the world see the heroism of the Chu Nation's army. If any army wants to invade the Chu Nation and the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty, they will have to step over our corpses. They have to step over the corpse of the King of Chu! "
"Fight to the last man, fight to the last man! Fight to the last man!"
"Fight to the last man! Long live the Chu Nation! Long live the Great Qian Dynasty! Long live His Majesty Shen Lang!"
The aura of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Chu Nation was like a tsunami.
Even the camp of the Great Yan Dynasty's Western Army, which was over ten Li away, could hear it clearly. The commander-in-chief, the Crown Prince of the Jin Nation, pursed his lips and smiled disdainfully.
I believe that the Chu Nation has a strong character, but that's all there is to it. Back then, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers attacked the Western Garrison City but failed. Shen Lang led less than 10,000 soldiers and conquered the capital of the Chu Nation.
As for the Jin Nation, we fought with the Great Qian Dynasty back then. We were stabbed in the back and made the Great Qian Dynasty feel so much pain that they wanted to die.
After Jiang Li's sudden death, the Jin Nation annexed the most territory and became the number one vassal state. It could even be said that the Great Jin Dynasty had never lost in the past few decades, but the Chu Nation had never won.
… …
The next day, the Crown Prince of the Jin Nation ordered, "Attack the city and flatten Dingyuan City. Destroy the Chu Nation and the Great Qian Dynasty!"
Immediately, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers charged towards Dingyuan City like a tidal wave. A shocking battle erupted. Countless soldiers from both sides fought on the line that stretched for hundreds of Li.
On the first day, the Chu Nation army pushed the Jin Nation army back. As they underestimated the enemy, the Jin Nation army suffered heavy casualties.
On the second day, the Chu Nation army defeated the Jin Nation army.
On the third day, the Chu Nation army won again.
The Jin Nation crown prince was stunned. He didn't expect the Chu Nation army to be so crazy. Their battle strength was inferior to the Jin Nation army, but they were too tenacious. They fought with the attitude of perishing together. From the King of Chu to the Secret Emissary, all of them fought to the death without retreating. More than a dozen Grandmaster experts spontaneously went to the King of Chu and risked their lives to protect him.
The defensive line of Dingyuan City couldn't be broken. The Chu Nation army was strong, and the King of Chu was strong.
Hence, the Jin Nation army stopped fighting for a few days! Next, the armies of the northern states continued to march south and join the army of the western route.
The Execution Pavilion and Tongtian Temple's secret army of tens of thousands finally arrived at the battlefield.
The Jin Nation crown prince's western route received strong reinforcements. Their morale was high again, and they attacked the Chu Nation's Dingyuan City in a frenzy.
Immediately, the Chu Nation was in a precarious situation.
Once Dingyuan City fell, the Chu Nation would no longer have any barriers or armies. The Jin Nation's western route would flood into the Chu Nation and destroy the entire Chu Nation in a short one or two months.
Or it could be said that once Dingyuan City fell, the King of Chu would definitely die. To Shen Lang, it would be a strategic defeat.
The Jin Nation crown prince looked towards the east and sneered, "Shen Lang, Dingyuan City will be destroyed soon. Where is your miracle? You said that once you invaded the Great Qian Dynasty's territory, you would wipe us out completely. Where are you now? Just wait for the King of Chu to die in battle, the Chu Nation will fall, and the Jin Nation will slap you in the face! "
Then, the Jin Nation crown prince shouted, "Mobilize the army. Today, we will completely destroy the Chu Nation army and flatten Dingyuan City."
The final battle exploded!
At this moment, Shen Lang led a few hundred people and charged towards Dingyuan City at lightning speed.
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