Cheng Taize was a little uncertain. He immediately relayed Miao Yi's intentions to Xiesheng, asking him to help him figure out Niu Youde's intentions.
Xiesheng was also a little uncertain. He hesitantly said, "Logically speaking, Niu Youde would never accept Your Highness's forces. Not only does Lord Qing not allow him to grow, he will also easily become a threat to the other three armies. The other three armies will not tolerate him either. If Niu Youde really does this, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?"
Cheng Taize said, "But he doesn't seem to be lying. Could he be asking for my forces to be killed? Teng Fei is here to take care of this matter. If he interferes, he will also be asking for trouble. There's no need to use this matter to make fun of me. "
The two of them discussed for a while, but still couldn't come to a conclusion. In the end, Cheng Taize could only ask Miao Yi, 'Little Brother, what do you want?'
Miao Yi, 'What I want isn't important. What's important is … I'm the only one willing to help Your Highness. Your Highness has no other choice!'
Cheng Taize, 'If I hand my forces over to you, how can I trust that you won't go back on your word and burn the bridge after crossing it?'
Miao Yi, 'Your Highness has pledged allegiance to me, but you will not relinquish your military authority. Your forces will continue to be under Your Highness's control. Will Your Highness be at ease?'
Cheng Taize couldn't refuse this condition. More importantly, he found it hard to believe. 'Is there such a good deal?'
Miao Yi, 'It's only a matter of a word. If you don't believe me, then there's no need for us to continue this discussion. However, I must remind Your Highness that you should make your decision as soon as possible. It's still not too late to retreat. If you're too late and Teng Fei comes after you, I won't dare to take you in. The reason is simple. I don't want anyone else to know that you've pledged allegiance to me.
Cheng Taize gritted his teeth and asked, 'How does Your Highness plan to accept my forces?'
Miao Yi, 'Your forces are adjacent to mine. Won't it be easy for you to retreat into my territory? Currently, the Northern Army and Western Army have entered the Eastern Army's territory. Only our army has sealed off the entrance to the Eastern Army's territory. You can order your trusted aide to lead his troops and escape to the Astral Wilderness while I quietly let His Highness enter the pass. After that, Teng Fei and the other two families will definitely search for your troops. If I say that I didn't see your troops escape from my territory, they will naturally believe me. Teng Fei's attention will naturally be focused on where your aide went and mistakenly believe that you fled in that direction. After Your Highness enters my territory, you will be with your own people, so you don't have to worry that this king will burn the bridge after crossing it. Otherwise, Your Highness will immediately let everyone know of this king's actions, making this king a target for everyone.
Cheng Taize felt a headache coming on. He couldn't help but admit that if they could get the other party's help by doing this, then they would definitely be able to resolve their current predicament. Teng Fei and the others didn't have the guts to charge into the Southern Army's territory. However, Cheng Taize felt that Miao Yi was definitely up to something. He wouldn't do something like this for no reason. He couldn't help but ask again, 'What are you planning?
Not even in his wildest dreams could he have imagined that Miao Yi would want to rebel. No matter how he looked at it, it was impossible for him to succeed. Because of this, he was even more confused.
Miao Yi: 'It looks like it won't be easy for Your Highness to make a decision on this matter. Why don't we just let it go?!'
Cheng Taize was anxious. He couldn't afford to waste any more time. He quickly said, 'Fine. I'll do as Little Brother says. I agree!'
Miao Yi: 'Good. Your Highness, make your preparations as soon as possible. Take advantage of the fact that the Imperial Guard Army has yet to completely retreat. Furthermore, Teng Fei is overly cautious. He won't dare to send out his troops until the Imperial Guard Army has completely retreated. This will be your chance to escape. If you delay any longer, it will be too late!' Once you are ready, inform me immediately. I will naturally arrange for someone to receive you when you enter the Southern Army's territory! The whereabouts of your troops must be kept a secret. I believe Your Highness doesn't need me to teach you how to do this … '
After both sides ended their communication, Miao Yi nodded at Yang Qing, indicating that the matter was settled. However, he was still a little doubtful. "I hope Cheng Taize won't go back on his word."
Yang Qing shook his head. "He probably won't. He has no way out now. It's not realistic to bring so many troops into the Astral Wilderness, and he won't be able to hide for long either. His subordinates will have no way out. They might even have to take his head in exchange for Teng Fei's life, unless he abandons his troops and flees. Your Highness's side is his only way out. As long as he continues to stay with his troops, even if he realizes something is amiss, he can still make it in time to abandon his troops and escape into the Astral Wilderness. At the very least, he will have another option if he comes to Your Highness's side. I'm sure he understands this. That's why he will come here to take a look no matter what. "
"Mm!" Miao Yi nodded. He paced back and forth as he said, "Using the Primordial Army as a prelude, we will force the three parties to join forces and force Lord Qing to give up his support for Cheng Taize, forcing Cheng Taize to surrender to us. From the looks of it, our initial plan should be a success. The problem now is, will Lord Qing really make a move against me? If he doesn't, then he'll attract Cheng Taize's help. That will truly be a huge problem for himself. "
Yang Qing added, "The Primordial Army has ten million Transcendence Bows, and the Netherworld Army has fifty million Transcendence Bows. How can Lord Qing give them to Your Highness so easily? During the previous negotiations, if he had insisted on having the Imperial Guards exterminate the Netherworld Army, I would have believed that he didn't have such intentions. However, he agreed so easily to let Your Highness exterminate the rebel army. There must be something fishy about this. Then there's the Shadow Guards' assassination plan and the Primordial Army's ambush plan. All of these prove that Lord Qing has the intention to kill Your Highness. Thinking back to how his five hundred million troops held the eastern army in place and secretly targeted Your Highness, it proves that Lord Qing definitely has such a strategy and means! With this killing intent, the fact that he can't let the sixty million Transcendence Bows fall into someone else's hands so easily, and the fact that he has such a strategy, he has all the factors necessary to make a move against His Highness. If I'm not mistaken, he will definitely retreat in order to advance. He will abandon his support for Cheng Taize and withdraw the eastern army, allowing Cheng Taize and Teng Fei to fight it out. With that, the eastern army will still be under his control, and Your Highness will then focus all of his attention on exterminating the rebel army. He will then be able to let the Buddhist Master keep Kou and Guang busy. When that time comes, he will be able to focus all of his attention on dealing with Your Highness. How can he let such a great opportunity slip by? Since we've already agreed on the terms, and everyone can live in harmony, why haven't the five hundred million monk soldiers from the Western Paradise shown any signs of disbanding? Let's take a step back and say that our judgment is wrong, and that Lord Qing has no intention of harming Your Highness, then it won't be too late for Your Highness to push Cheng Taize's troops out to give everyone an explanation. Right now, the crux of the matter is that Your Highness has no choice but to be wary of Lord Qing's sinister intentions. If we don't take precautions and make preparations in advance, it will be too late to deal with it once it happens. If Lord Qing really does make a move, then he will be the one forcing Your Highness to rebel! "
"You're right. We have to be on guard!" Miao Yi nodded in agreement. He tossed out a star compass and stared at it as he asked, "Where do you think he will make his move first?"
Yang Qing pondered for a moment before replying, "The Royal Guard Army claims to have an army of four billion. In truth, everyone knows that's just a facade. It's just that Lord Qing is using it to scare people. There are some organizations that everyone has only heard of before. However, they've always been carrying out so-called missions, and none of us have ever seen them before. The Princes have been tallying up the taxes collected throughout the realm, and are well aware of just how many troops Lord Qing can support. In truth, it's just the number of people on the surface. 2.5 billion is the limit. And even though the Princes each claim to have an army of ten billion, they're actually the majority of the people at the bottom of the hierarchy. Those who haven't even reached the Celestial Ascension Realm will always side with whoever takes over the territory. It's completely negligible. Each of the four armies can only mobilize three billion troops at most. Although the four Princes claim to have twelve billion troops at their disposal, everyone knows that in terms of quality, they're not even on the same level as the Royal Guard Army's 2.5 billion troops. In addition, every member of the Royal Guard Army is equipped with the Transcendence Bow, which is more than enough to intimidate the Princes. Lord Qing doesn't need to guard his territory. He can concentrate his resources and walk the path of elite troops. This is something the Princes can't compare to. "
Miao Yi said, "This prince is naturally aware of this. Otherwise, this prince wouldn't be in such a hurry to obtain this batch of Transcendence Bow. Our only chance of victory is to gather the most effective resources and fight with numbers. Otherwise, there's no chance of victory at all! The crux of the problem is that once Lord Qing wants to attack, he won't let us easily know the deployment of his troops. He won't give us the chance to fight with numbers. "
Yang Qing said, "The Royal Guard Army's troops have always been moving around. However, there's one place that we can be sure of. No matter how they move around, the Heavenly Palace's Protector Army will always maintain an army of eight hundred million troops, both near and far, to protect the Heavenly Palace's safety. For the time being, he won't move the troops here. If he does, it'll easily alert the Princes."
Miao Yi rubbed his chin as he pondered, "In other words, these eight hundred million troops can be excluded from the attacking forces for now."
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