Amidst a forest in the south of the Qinling Mountains, there were mountain ranges that were enshrouded in mist, and it was like a fairyland. Between the lofty mountains, there were numerous roads that crossed from the north to the south, and between the perilous peaks was a fertile plain where numerous cities were situated. Among them, the most magnificent and prosperous one was extremely prosperous, and it formed a fairyland scene. It was the capital of the Yihe Country — Hundred Ridge City!
In the main hall, there was a long table covered with calligraphy and paintings. Qin Yi was waving his brush. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
When a maid was about to wipe the sweat off with a handkerchief, Qin Yi suddenly said coldly, "Don't touch me when I'm writing!"
"Spare me, Commander. I know I'm wrong. I won't do it again!"
"You can leave."
"Yes!" The maid was so scared that her face turned pale. She retreated out of the main hall.
A few minutes later, a general came in. After stepping into the hall, he cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Commander, Long Qianlin is here!"
"It's General Long. Come here!"
"Yes!"
Long Qianlin came to Qin Yi's side with his hand on the hilt of his sword. He said with a smile, "Commander, your writing is getting stronger and stronger. Good writing, good writing!"
Qin Yi looked up at him and said with a smile, "What's the use of good writing? Can you control the country? Qin Jin's writing is the best in the world. But he still lost half of the country easily! "
"Commander, you're right."
"How's the situation in Qinling Mountains?" Qin Yi asked.
Long Qianlin said, "Several camps we set up in the north of Qinling Mountains have been conquered by the Demon Tribe. We've lost about 30,000 people. Therefore, I've retreated most of the troops to Qinling Mountains to resist the Demon Tribe. I believe the Demon Tribe won't be able to cross Qinling Mountains in a short time."
"Don't underestimate the Demon Tribe." Qin Yi put the used brush into the pool and washed it gently. He said thoughtfully, "Marquis Min Yulin, a famous general of this generation, used to dominate the Northern Desert. Today, he and his 100,000 troops were annihilated in Winter Frost City. It's said that the Armor Demon Corps of the Demon Tribe can fight against 10 demons. Is that true? Qianlin, you should have seen the Demon Tribe, right? "
"I only saw it from afar." Long Qianlin frowned and said, "But … it's true that human soldiers can't fight against the demons head-on. I saw with my own eyes that the Armor Demons split our volunteer soldiers into two halves together with their shields. Moreover, the Armor Demons are covered in hard armor that can't be penetrated by swords and sabers. It's hard to kill them unless a sharp blade pierces their eyes and mouths."
"Any news from Heavenspan Province? Is there any news from Count Changming? "
"No." Long Qianlin said apologetically, "It's said that the Demons came from the depths of the mountain range in Skypiercing Province. They killed anyone they met along the way. Count Changming, who was stationed in Skypiercing City, is most likely dead."
"Sigh …"
Qin Yi sighed with a pale face and said, "I originally thought that I could unify the world by relying on the power of an Immortal Venerable, but I didn't expect that Tang Lan and Su Muyun, these two old fellows, would hide their strength and bide their time. They used Lanyan City to exhaust our morale before dealing us a heavy blow. I didn't expect that the two provinces that we painstakingly seized from the empire would fall into the hands of the demon race that came from nowhere."
Long Qianlin said calmly, "Chief, the Demon Tribe is coming with great momentum. They seem to want to exterminate the human race. I think our biggest enemy is not the Empire, but the Demon Tribe."
"Do you also think we should ally with the Empire?" Qin Yi looked at Long Qianlin with pride.
Long Qianlin hurriedly bowed his head and cupped his hands, saying, "I dare not."
"How's the progress of the steel wall?"
"It's 40% completed. It's not enough to resist the Demon Tribe for now. But in three months, I believe the steel wall will be enough to make us invincible. But …"
"But what?"
"However, Commander, there are 97 cities of different sizes in Yihe Country to the north of the steel protective wall. If we really withdraw our troops to the south of the steel protective wall, I'm afraid that these cities will be handed over to demons. Commander, they are all the people of Yihe Country!"
"Those who achieve great things don't bother about trifles." Qin Yi looked deeply at Long Qianlin and said, "General Long, don't forget that you're one of the Empire's Commanders. You're the only one I can rely on now. You'll be fully responsible for the defense of Yihe Country against the Demon Tribe. Don't let me down. We can still take back the cities we lost in the Qinling Mountains. But once the steel wall is broken, I'm afraid Lingnan will soon become the Demon Tribe's territory."
"Yes, I will do my best!"
"Good, go."
"Yes!"
Long Qianlin turned and left. As for Qin Yi, he looked at his back with a strange look in his eyes. Suddenly, he sighed with emotion and said, "Imperial brother, I really regret it. If you were alive, I wouldn't have to resist the Devil Race alone! Qin Yin, that little girl, is probably panicking and doesn't know how to deal with the invasion of the Demon Tribe. "
…
Lanyan City, Ze Tian Palace. Officials stood in great numbers. Qin Yin, dressed in a princess robe, stood in front of the throne. Her beautiful eyes looked at everyone with dignity. She handed over the golden edict in her hand and said, "Come, read the edict."
"Yes!"
Su Muyun walked forward, trembling, and took the edict from his granddaughter. After unfolding it, he said in a clear voice, "The invasion of the Demon Tribe is imminent, and the fate of the Empire is at stake for thousands of years. Qin Yin, in the name of the Empress, has mobilized the three armies. She has set up seven armies at the tributary of the Daojiang River to the east of the Five Valleys City to resist the invasion. The first army has fifty thousand people, and will be led by the Commander-in-Chief Feng Jixing. The second army has fifty thousand people, and will be led by Su Yu. The third army has fifty thousand people, and will be led by Xiang Yu. The fourth army has fifty thousand people, and will be led by Lin Muyu. The fifth army has fifty thousand people, and will be led by Su Tao. The sixth army has fifty thousand people, and will be led by Marquis of the Tranquil Sea, Yao Yuan. The seventh army has fifty thousand people, and will be led by Marquis of the North Ridge, Tang Lu, and Marquis of the West Ridge, Tang Tian. The Minister of War, Xue Ling, will be responsible for the supply of food and weapons. The Great Deacon of the Spiritual Medicine Department, Chu Yao, will be responsible for the supply of medicine. The Empress, Qin Yin, will be moving to the Five Valleys City to supervise the battle!"
Everyone knelt on the ground.
Wei Chou was right beside Lin Muyu. He smiled faintly and said, "I can finally kill the enemy together with the commander again!"
Qin Yan smiled. "Lord Wei Chou, you still can't change your words. Big Brother isn't a commander right now. He's a commander, the commander of over ten thousand troops in the Longdan Army Camp!"
"Got it. I'll slowly change."
Lin Muyu turned around to look at the two of them and said, "You guys lower your voices. Silence."
"Yes, Lord Commander!"
"Have the troops from the Kingdom Guarding Army arrived yet?"
"They arrived this morning. Lord Wei Chou and I have already gathered the troops. A full twenty thousand, not one more and not one less. Big Sister Xiao Xi didn't give them to the wrong people," Qin Yan said with a smile.
Lin Muyu nodded in satisfaction and asked again, "Wei Chou, His Highness chose another thirteen thousand people from Muyu City's new recruits to make up an army of fifty thousand for us. Are these troops counted?"
"They're all here." Wei Chou smiled and said, "Don't worry, commander. Even though these people are all new recruits, they've already trained for three months. As long as they aren't scared out of their wits, they should still be able to kill the enemy."
"That's good." Lin Muyu frowned and said, "Our Fourth Army's defensive position just happens to be adjacent to Big Brother Feng's First Army. Once the fiends attack, it will be one of the biggest casualties, so we must be careful."
"Yes!"
After the imperial edict was read out, everyone went to make their own preparations. Meanwhile, Lin Muyu brought Wei Chou, Qin Yan, and Fengxi, the three generals, and slowly left Ze Tian Palace Hall while chatting about the matter of military supplies.
"How many arrows do we have?"
"Two hundred thousand." Qin Yan said, "The Department of War has allocated two hundred thousand arrows to each army. That's all we have."
"Far from enough."
Lin Muyu frowned and said, "Does our Longdan Army Camp still have arrows in storage?"
"Yes!" Wei Chou said, "There are still over a hundred thousand arrows on Dragon-rocky Mountain. In addition, there are about eighty thousand white diamond arrows. Madam, can the white diamond arrows penetrate the carapace of the fiends?"
"Yes, but eighty thousand is far from enough."
Lin Muyu frowned and said, "You guys go and attack everything the Fourth Army needs first. I'll think of a way."
"Yes!"
…
The army camp was outside Lanyan City. The three generals spurred their horses and left. Meanwhile, Lin Muyu gently stroked Taxue's snow-white mane and lightly spurred her straight in the direction of the Purple Flower Merchant Guild.
On Skyspan Street, the various merchant guilds gradually regained their former prosperity. There was an endless stream of people coming and going. Smoke lingered above the ironware shops, and the clanking sounds rang out incessantly. When war came, the ironware shops' business couldn't be better. Some imperial officers wanted more convenient weapons, and some rangers and mercenaries also wanted to have their own weapons. All of these things had to be done in the ironware shops.
Lin Muyu urged her horse forward slowly. She looked around and discovered that the signboards of the ironware shops outside the Purple Flower Merchant Guild had been changed to "Purple Flower Weapon Shop". It seemed like Jin Xiaotang was indeed a talent. She had started off with just three million Jin Yin dollars and had already continuously swallowed up the surrounding industries. Once the merchant guild formed a complete industrial chain, it would be equivalent to a commercial empire.
Right now, Lin Muyu needed a commercial empire to support her 50,000 troops of the Fourth Army. She couldn't completely rely on the imperial military for weapons, warhorses, rations, and so on. After all, Xue Ling was Tang Lan's subordinate. It would be fine if he supplied rations and weapons on time, but if he didn't, she would have to rely on herself.
An employee of the Temple of Light recognized Lin Muyu long ago and hurriedly went forward and said respectfully, "Great deacon, you're here!"
"Yes." Lin Muyu handed the warhorse to a servant and said, "Take me to see Xiaotang."
"Yes!"
The two of them passed through the rows of herb shops, spirit stone shops, and weapon shops. When they reached the back hall, they heard Jin Xiaotang's voice from afar, "Shopkeeper Luo, not only is your shield not sturdy, it's also not durable enough. Our staff used your shield to do experiments and almost got shot to death. If you really want to join the Purple Flower Merchant Guild, it's not a problem, but we will take 30% of your profits. If you agree, then sign here. If not, then go to another merchant guild. However, since we are friends, I have to tell you that the Dragon Seeking Merchant Guild will take at least 50% of your profits. Also, your daughter is so beautiful, maybe …"
Shopkeeper Luo's body trembled. "Deal, Miss Xiaotang!"
"Hehe, that's right. The arm can't twist the thigh, but you have to be stubborn with me. What a waste of time! This lady's time is very precious. I have to settle accounts, build relationships, and even go on dates … "
Shopkeeper Luo was speechless.
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