"What's going on?"
The curtain of the tent was lifted, and Ding Xi came in wearing a set of exquisite and mighty armor. The three golden stars on his collar were shining brightly. His status in the Qin Empire was not low either. He was a Commander-level Warlord, and to a certain extent, he was on an equal footing with Feng Jixing.
"Qin Huan?" When Ding Xi saw the man kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Feng Jixing immediately withdrew his domain and said with a smile, "General Ding Xi is here!"
When the domain disappeared, the uncomfortable feeling in Qin Huan's body instantly disappeared as well. However, his face was covered in cold sweat. No one knew how profound Feng Jixing's cultivation was, but it was clearly not something that ordinary people could match up to.
"What the hell is going on? Lin Xun? "Ding Xi found another acquaintance.
Lin Xun hurriedly saluted and said, "General Ding … we have nowhere to go. Lu Yan doesn't treat us as human beings at all. Many soldiers of Yihe Country died tragically under Lu Yan's butcher knife … so the commander and the young prince have decided to cooperate with the Empire to fight against Lu Yan's army."
"It's not cooperation."
Feng Jixing waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's surrender. Yihe Country has surrendered to the Empire. This must be made clear."
Qin Huan slowly stood up and said, "Surrender then … but there's no time to lose. Lu Yan ordered us to attack Shangyang City every day, and many people will die every day. General Feng, please make a decision as soon as possible."
"Yes."
Feng Jixing nodded and asked, "General Ding Xi, what do you think?"
Ding Xi also roughly knew what had happened. He nodded and said, "Our provisions and troops are not fully sufficient. It will take at least ten days for the imperial army's infantry to arrive here. If we fight with Lu Yan's army now, I'm afraid the odds of winning are only fifty-fifty. Even if we win, it will be a pyrrhic victory. Besides, the national army …"
"Shh …"
Feng Jixing suddenly made a gesture of silence and said with a smile, "Someone, arrange for the young prince to rest first. I'll discuss it with Marshal Ding Xi. The rest of you, leave."
"Yes, commander!"
In the blink of an eye, there were only two people left in the tent. Ding Xi looked puzzled. "What's wrong, General Feng?"
Feng Jixing said in a low voice, "We captured a person yesterday, and he's one of Zhuang Yan's men. We obtained information from him that Zhuang Yan, Su Changying, and the others have already decided to submit to Lu Yan and Fu Yun, whereas the condition Lu Yan and Fu Yun raised was for Zhuang Yan and the others to write a joint declaration, hand over their official seals, and hand over all the supplies the Imperial Army brought along to the Darkstone Empire. I presume that Zhuang Yan will surely make a move in the next two days."
"Zhuang Yan, that bastard, is he really going to betray the empire?" Ding Xi's tone was somewhat agitated.
"Hmph, it's only a matter of time before this kind of villain betrays us. However, it's a good thing that he betrays us now. I plan to beat him at his own game and send our gift to Lu Yan as a meeting gift."
"What do you mean? Commander Feng has a plan?"
"Yes." Feng Jixing nodded and said, "There are more than fifty thousand soldiers in the national army, and the only things they're carrying are some dry rations and the magic crystal crossbows they've asked for in every possible way. There are about fifty thousand bolts in the magic crystal crossbows. I'm guessing that Zhuang Yan will definitely offer these magic crystal crossbows to the Blackstone Empire because the magic crystal crossbows and cannons are what the Blackstone Empire fears the most. That's why … I'm going to increase the amount for the national army and offer the magic crystals of the Forbidden Army and Dark South Army to Lu Yan. The people of the Blackstone Empire don't know how to use magic crystals, so it's the same as picking up a hot potato. As long as we light one of them, it'll cause a chain of explosions. At that time, with our tens of thousands of cavalry attacking, it's not impossible for us to win with our numbers."
Ding Xi couldn't help but laugh loudly.
Feng Jixing's eyes widened. "Say something, what are you laughing at?"
Ding Xi stopped laughing and said, "I'm laughing because Marshal Long Qianlin was right. Among the generals of the Qin Empire, only Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing are scheming and full of evil tricks. There's no idea you can't come up with. Now it looks like it's true."
"Others attack me and Ah-Yu. Let me ask you, is this idea feasible?"
"It's feasible." Ding Xi nodded. "But it's also difficult. First of all, how will you add the magic crystals of the Forbidden Army and Dark South Army to the national army's gift? That's the first problem. "
"Hahaha …" Feng Jixing laughed and patted Ding Xi's shoulder. "Brother, you're not as good as me. Do you know that Zhuang Yan has four great generals? Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li, these four generals are the most valued by Zhuang Yan. And these four people have long been bribed. Their families have all moved to Lanyan City to live, and I've treated them to more than a banquet. Hmph, Zhuang Yan thinks that the people around him are his own people, but he doesn't know that I've already planted a lot of spies. "
Ding Xi was speechless. "Schemer!"
"No, this is called a man of great ambition doesn't care about trifles."
"Then did you stay in the brothel after drinking the banquet?"
"No, how can I, Feng Jixing, be that kind of person?"
"Your face is red. I must be right!"
Feng Jixing gritted his teeth. "Let's skip this and continue to talk about military affairs. This matter still needs General Ding Xi's cooperation to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
"General Feng, please speak."
"From today on, I'll hand over all the defense of the camp to you. Once Zhuang Yan and the others make a move, General only needs to chase and kill them. There's no need to kill them all, just send them to Lu Yan's camp. And I'll naturally train my troops and wait for this massacre. "
"Alright."
Ding Xi looked at the sky outside and said, "The next few days will be very dangerous. General Feng, please be careful. Perhaps Fu Yun will send someone to assassinate you."
"Don't worry, Ouyang Yan and the Four Absolutes of White Leaves are here. Fu Yun doesn't have that much courage."
"Mm, that's good."
…
Just a day later, the Imperial Army made their move. At night, a row of carriages carrying heavy goods left the camp.
"Who's there?"
The patrolling Imperial Army soldier raised a torch and asked loudly, "What's on the carriage?"
On the carriage, a man lifted his cloak and shouted in a low voice, "Are your dog eyes blind? You don't even recognize me?"
"Oh, so it's Commander Zhuang. Going out so late at night? What's on the carriage? Please let us take a look. This is our duty. Commander, please don't make things difficult for us. "
"It's all some grass and bran that the horses don't eat. They'll be thrown away after they're taken out. This commander is personally supervising the transportation of rations, and you want to inspect it?"
"Yes, please forgive us, Commander Zhuang."
"Impudent!"
Zhuang Yan suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted in a low voice, "Who do you think you are? You don't know your place. You even dare to offend me?!"
The centurion hurriedly said, "Commander, please don't be angry. It's just that … the wheel marks are so deep. It doesn't look like it's empty. It's better to inspect it."
Zhuang Yan's eyes were cold and he didn't say a word.
The centurion was stunned for a moment, then smiled sheepishly and said, "Since … since Commander Zhuang is in a hurry, then forget it. Let … let …"
"Hmph, at least you know what's good for you!"
Nearly a hundred carriages left the camp in an endless stream. Zhuang Yan also swaggered off together with them.
…
Behind the fence of the camp, three figures stood there like mountains. They were Feng Jixing, Ding Xi, and Xu Jiantao.
"They've left?" Feng Jixing asked.
"Yes, they've left."
"After the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, send your men to intercept them. There is no need to be serious, just shoot a few people and leave. Xu Jiantao, immediately pass down the order to secretly gather all the cavalry. Two hours later, follow me to attack Lu Yan's central army. We must shake the morale of the Blackstone Empire's army and make them not have the heart to continue fighting here."
"Yes!" Xu Jiantao cupped his fists.
Ding Xi then said, "You can release Yu Shu. Once our army moves, the Yihe Country and Shangyang City's army must also attack together, otherwise it will be difficult to obtain any merit."
"Yes, immediately!"
…
Late at night, after the convoy had experienced an interception, they arrived at the camp of Lu Yan's army.
The torches were brightly lit and Lu Yan, Fu Yun and the rest personally came out to welcome them. However, they saw that the cloth bags of the convoy and the wheels were pierced with arrows. The white feathers were very eye-catching.
Zhuang Yan lifted his cloak and dismounted, "This subordinate Zhuang Yan greets Commander Lu Yan."
Lu Yan sneered and did not speak. In his eyes, Zhuang Yan was just a dog wagging its tail and begging for pity.
"Inspect the goods."
"Yes!"
A group of soldiers came forward and used their spears to pierce through the goods on the carriages. Other than the dried cattle and sheep, there were carriages full of magic crystal reserves. Lu Yan walked forward and narrowed his eyes to look at the neatly arranged magic crystal cannons on the carriages and said, "These are the magic crystal cannons that the Qin Army is using to fight against us?"
Zhuang Yan was stunned. He only thought that they had delivered magic crystal crossbows and did not think that there would be magic crystal cannons. He could not help but look at his subordinates, but they purposely did not look at him.
"Yes, Commander." Zhuang Yan could only brace himself and nod.
"Hmph, without these cannons, I want to see how Feng Jixing is going to defend against our cavalry and dragonriders!" Lu Yan said in a deep voice, "Send them all into the main camp's armaments storage."
"Yes!"
Just at this time, Fu Yun said, "Wait …"
"En?"
Fu Yun floated forward and picked up a magic crystal cannon. However, he found that there was a small red light on it that flickered. He could not help but frown, "What is this?"
One of Zhuang Yan's subordinates said, "Reporting to Daren, this is the signal of the magic crystal cannon, indicating that it can be used."
"Oh? So that's how it is … "
Fu Yun did not understand, so he said with a smile, "Store it."
"Yes!"
What kind of signal was this? This was just a timed detonation device provided to Feng Jixing by the Celestial Emperor System. There were ten of them in total, and they were separately hidden in ten magic crystal cannons.
…
Two hours later, the sound of heavy iron hooves could be heard on the plains. Feng Jixing, Xu Jiantao, and Ding Xi were all dressed in armor. They were looking at the situation in the Blackstone Empire's main camp several li away. It seemed like the magic crystal cannons had not been fired yet.
Suddenly, with a burst of noise, a group of people came over. It was Zhuang Yan's group, who were in charge of transporting supplies. However, Zhuang Yan had already been captured by the four generals and thrown into the war chariot.
"Feng Jixing, you scoundrel!"
Zhuang Yan cursed loudly while looking at his trusted subordinates. He roared, "Zhao Qian, Sun Li, you four scoundrels, traitors … you are all traitors!"
"General Feng, how should we deal with this person?"
Feng Jixing urged his horse forward and looked at Zhuang Yan with disdain. He smiled and said, "Zhuang Yan, Su Changying, Liu Xiyu, and the others have committed treason. According to the law, they should be executed. Men, behead Zhuang Yan and use his blood as a sacrifice to the flag!"
"Yes!"
Zhuang Yan cursed as his head was chopped off. Blood splattered three feet and dyed half of the Imperial Army's flag red.
Right at this moment, the light from the magic crystal cannons suddenly soared into the sky. The detonation was a success!
Feng Jixing slowly pulled out the Azure Dragon Saber and shouted in a low voice, "Brothers, charge into the main camp. It is time to render meritorious service to the country!"
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