Xuan Tianming had always understood the meaning of "intimidation." He had never believed that just a few hateful words from his mouth would have the best effect of intimidation. In the past, he had chosen to use his whip to kill people. Now, he chose to use the most useful weapon in his hand to maximize the effect of this "intimidation."
The grenade had been thrown by Xi Fang. It drew a beautiful arc through the air, leaving a trail of white fog behind it.
The 300,000 soldiers of the Southern Army watched as the so-called "heavenly lightning" streaked across the sky. Some people subconsciously covered their ears, but they were unwilling to shift their gazes away. When the heavenly lightning landed in the sand in the distance, there was a sudden explosion, sending sand and dirt flying. In that instant, it was as if thousands of divine soldiers had surged out of the sand, and the sky was covered in a dark gray.
Seeing it from far away was one thing, but seeing it from up close was another. On the night that Xuan Tian Ming attacked the city, he did not bring the Southern Army. These people could only remain in the South and look toward Sha Ping City. They could hear the rumbling sounds, and they could feel the sand gently trembling. There were even people that ran forward for a bit and could see that Sha Ping City's walls had been struck by the heavenly lightning.
Today, the might of the heavenly lightning had finally been clearly displayed in front of them. At this moment, the smart people realized something: with this divine weapon in hand, even if the Ninth Prince did not want their 300,000 soldiers, attacking Gu Shu would be as easy as blowing off dust. That was why they were still acting cool! If he was willing to accept them, they should be happy. If they continued to compete with him like before, he could just use the military tally in his hand to expel them from the military with a single word. This was completely different from what Jiang Xuantong and the others had said in the past. They had even said that even if the Ninth Prince came, he would not be able to do anything without their 300,000 soldiers. If he wanted to fight against Gu Shu, he could not do without them. But now? Everyone could clearly see that not only would these 300,000 soldiers not be of help to the Ninth Prince, they would also become a burden.
These were the thoughts of the smart people. A portion of the people with slower reactions had their own thoughts — the heavenly lightning was too frightening. If they continued to oppose the Ninth Prince, he would not need to expend much effort. He could just throw a few heavenly lightning bolts into the crowd. 300,000 soldiers sounded like a lot, but how many of them would be enough?
In short, regardless of what the people thought, Xuan Tianming's heavenly lightning had achieved its effect of intimidation. He was very satisfied with the people's reactions, but he still did not have the Southern Army go to Sha Ping City. He only had them guard their homes and receive more important missions in the future.
As for the more important mission, it was naturally the problem of defending the cities. He left Xi in the south to reorganize military affairs. At the same time, he wanted to select a few talents from these three hundred thousand soldiers. Not only did the army need deputy generals, he was also thinking that in the future, after taking down Jue Ping City, the people currently stationed in Sha Ping City would move to Jue Ping City. Then, he would take some people from the Southern Army and send them to guard Sha Ping City. With this change, it wouldn't be like having no one to manage a city after taking it down.
Of course, he still didn't have absolute trust in the Southern Border Army. After exhorting Xi Fang to be more careful, he brought his men back to Sha Ping City.
As for the traitors, after he left, Xi Fang organized them and executed them in front of everyone.
What mattered on the battlefield was strength. Xuan Tianming had shown them the strength of his side today, so he was not afraid that someone would try to climb all over him again. Of course, he hoped that there would be more people who would try because he did not believe that Xuantian Mo only had a few dozen trusted aides among the 300,000 soldiers. There had to be more, but they were hidden very well.
In the following days, although Xuan Tianming did not attack again, he did not remain idle. Before Feng Yu Heng left the Ji'an Prefecture, she had sent him a letter by eagle. He knew that his wife was already on her way to the South, so he was even more confident. He did not care too much about wasting ammunition and ordered the Divine Archery Squad to continue practicing with live ammunition.
The Divine Archery Squad led by He Gan was also very sensible. Using live ammunition to practice with targets was too much of a waste. Right now, it was too hot during the day, and the soldiers did not even dare leave their tents. They might as well sleep during the day, and when night fell, they would all get out of bed and head toward Jue Ping City on their camels.
Since they were going to practice their spear arts, they would find living people to practice with. Not only would the practice be more realistic, they would also not waste their precious ammunition. Of course, they did not know that Feng Yu Heng had as much ammunition as she wanted. A space that could automatically replenish itself was a heaven-defying existence!
Below Jue Ping City, the Divine Archery Squad stopped outside of the range of the bows and arrows, but they just happened to be within the range of the guns. They were not afraid of being discovered by the city guards at all. In fact, they were afraid that the other side would not discover them. They were happy to see the Gu Shu people's vexed expressions of "We discovered them but can't kill them."
Under He Gan's command, the spear practice officially began. All of the guns were aimed at the soldiers on the walls. One shot, one shot, two shots, one pair. This scared the people of Jue Ping City into madness! They were beaten into despair!
It was like this every night. It was to the point that every night, when the Gu Shu soldiers went to guard the walls, they had to write their wills ahead of time. They also had to drink a bowl of wine to send them off. They all knew that as long as they went up the walls, it would be very difficult for them to come back down alive.
Finally, someone raised an objection. In a situation where they clearly knew that they would die if they went up, why did they insist on having people go up again? Was it not okay to not guard?
General Bi Xiu was furious. Whose wall did not have defenses? If they did not go up to guard it, what would they do if the enemy advanced on a large scale from behind? Could it be that they would also lose Jue Ping City? It had not been easy for Dashun's Ninth Prince to give them a chance to catch their breath. They had originally wanted to steal the heavenly lightning to study it. As a result, not only did they fail to steal the heavenly lightning, but they also lost the Eighth Prince's people. Bi Xiu had a belly full of anger, but he had nowhere to vent it. He forcefully gave the order for the soldiers to guard the walls.
There was nothing that the soldiers could do. After becoming Gu Shu's soldiers, they had to listen to the general's orders. If they went up the walls, they would die. If they did not go up the walls, they would die even more. Thus the people gritted their teeth and bravely climbed the walls.
For a full seven days, over three thousand of Gu Shu's city guards had died under He Gan's practice. Bi Xiu finally could not hold on any longer. He retracted the order and no longer ordered the soldiers to stand guard on the walls. Instead, they all stood guard inside the walls. This was especially true of the city gates, which were tightly sealed on the inside.
However, the people that had participated in the battle of Sha Ping City knew that this was completely useless. The enemy had heavenly lightning that could directly blow up the walls. What was the point of smashing through the gates! However, the people did not dare to say this. They would just do as the general ordered! Either way, as long as Dashun did not attack, they would still have their lives to breathe. Once Dashun attacked Jue Ping City, even being able to live would be a luxury.
The Divine Archery Group practiced for seven days until the walls of Jue Ping City were completely empty. The soldiers felt that this was very boring. On the eighth day, they came to take a look but found that there was still no one there. They could only return in disappointment. Right before leaving, they fired a few shots into the sky, scaring the people in Jue Ping City into covering their ears with despair. They felt that Da Shun's ninth prince was just messing with them. The more he messed with them like this, the more afraid they would be. It would be better to be a bit more straightforward and just fight all the way to Gu Shu's capital. This was too fucking frightening!
Xuan Tianming did not care what the people of Gu Shu thought. He just silently gave the Divine Archery Group a thumbs up. As a result, He Gan said: "In truth, we learned it from Doctor Song Kang. We used the people of Gu Shu to conduct live experiments. Right now, we feel that this method is very useful. In the future, we can use it as a reference."
Xuan Tianming deeply agreed.
The next day, two of the soldiers that had been stationed in Lan Zhou returned. They reported to Xuan Tianming: "The people of Lan Zhou have collectively exposed the fake Princess Ji An in the city. The people are petitioning and hope that the general can make a decision for them and capture the fake imperial daughter's family of three in one go."
Xuan Tianming shrugged and smiled, "They finally understand that the imperial daughter is fake? Not bad. I was wondering if it would take a few more days for the people who had been brainwashed by Eighth Brother to understand! Go back and tell Ji Ling Tian about this! Just say that I knows what is going on. If he wants to live, he should show an attitude! At the very least, he needs to let I know if he still cares about his eighth master or if he wants to protect the lives of his family from I. I also need to take a good look at him and see if he is still Dashun's official. Tell Ji Ling Tian that if he continues to lie through his teeth, I will dig out his eyes and cut out his tongue. I will feed it all to the dogs. "
The two soldiers accepted the order and left.
When these words reached Ji Ling Tian's ears, Ji Ling Tian immediately cried. He wiped his tears and secretly sighed at his bitter fate. The Eighth Prince had been in the south for so many years. He had no choice but to rely on the other party! Who told him to be so close to the water pavilion? If he didn't rely on him, he wouldn't have done it! He would have dealt with him back then.
But now, the south had changed and its master had changed. Moreover, it had changed to a master who opposed the Eighth Prince. Why did he feel like he had been used by the Eighth Prince? When the Eighth Prince left the south and returned to the capital, he had said so well! There was going to be a battle in the south, but I would definitely do everything in my power to not come and let old ninth come instead. However, there was no need to be afraid. Old ninth was only coming to fight. I's 300,000 soldiers could not help him. Even if he brought people, he would not be able to bring many people. He would not be able to fight against Gu Shu and the Desert Alliance's 500,000 soldiers. In just a few days, he would be beaten into a sorry state. When that time came, the south would have to invite him back.
But the result? It was different from what he had expected! It was the complete opposite! How could the 300,000 soldiers not help him? It was that he did not care about them at all. Although he had been controlled in his manor the entire time, he could still hear the news. He had also personally felt the rumbling of the earth that night. The Ninth Prince had directly taken over Sha Ping City as soon as he had arrived. This had become a reality. No matter how one looked at it, the Ninth Prince was stronger than the Eighth Prince!
Ji Ling Tian was confused. Where did the Eighth Prince get the confidence to say those words? How many bewitching potions had Gu Shu fed him? He had been brothers with the Ninth Prince since they were young. How could he know so little about him?
Ji Ling Tian covered his face and wept. He felt that whether or not he listened to the Ninth Prince's words, it would not be easy to keep his life. With the Ninth Prince's credibility, he completely believed that he would get rid of him after he had outlived his usefulness and refuse to admit that he had done a good deed. Or perhaps he would say in a strange tone: "I have never kept my word. What can you do to I?"
He could not do anything to him, but he had to take a gamble. What if the Ninth Prince was reliable this time? It was better than him rejecting it immediately and then being executed immediately.
Forget it!
Ji Ling Tian waved his hand and called over the officials: "Let's go! Come with this official to the Feng manor! "
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