Chapter 171: Repairing the plank road? Two-pronged approach is the best! (Subscribe)

Yangzhou, Chuzhou city.

Unlike Yuan Chenghuan who was trembling with fear, Liu Jiuren laughed wildly and was very proud when he received the news.

"Lin Zhongyun, Lin Zhongyun, you finally made a stupid move!" He raised his head and looked in the direction of Jialing County, his eyes were extremely cold and fierce, and full of murderous intent.

He originally thought that Lin Zhongyun would continue to struggle for a few more days before making any major moves, but he did not expect that he would be so impatient and take action so quickly.

In his opinion, compared with the 400,000 soldiers under his command, Yuan Chenghuan's army was more easily dealt with due to their disunited spirit. If it were him, he would definitely choose to burn his boats and attack Yuan Chenghuan first, but he would never make it known to everyone like the rebel army did.

"Young people are young people. They can't keep their cool after all!" He put his hands behind his back, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

He knew that the opportunity was right in front of him.

As long as he took advantage of the opportunity when the rebels attacked Yuan Chenghuan and had no time to take care of other things, he could wipe out this rebel army that was at its peak in one fell swoop.

By then, he would be able to avenge his previous shame and change his previous attitude of doing nothing in the northern border. His status would rise and he would become the most meritorious King of the North in the history of Daqian, far surpassing the so-called Shang Chuqing and his ilk. It was even possible that in the end, the whole world would only know him, Liu Jiuren, and not the current emperor.

"My nephew! When that time comes, I want to see how you can deal with me."

He turned and looked in the direction of Hanzhou, his eyes full of confidence, and he murmured complacently. At this moment, he seemed to have seen the day when he would ascend the throne.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, breaking his fantasy, "Your Highness, it's Marshal Yuan Chenghuan who is in the front asking for help!"

"Please help!"

Hearing this, the joy on Yuan Chenghuan's face immediately disappeared, replaced by a sneer on his face, and he said lightly: "Come in!"

He took the secret letter, and the content on it was exactly what he had expected, saying that the rebels were gaining momentum, people's hearts were unstable, and the army was hard to resist. It asked for help and even offered the temptation to take the lead.

However, these conditions were not very attractive to him because his ambitions went beyond that.

The deputy general beside him didn't notice Liu Jiuren's expression at all, and just said happily to himself: "Your Majesty, this is a happy event. If you are the first to win the credit for suppressing the rebels, I wonder how His Majesty will reward you?

I'm afraid that now no one in the court dares to be an enemy of the prince!"

The reason why he was so happy was that he saw military merit and the hope of promotion.

As early as in the northern border, although there were constant wars, they were all small-scale looting wars. In addition, the Northern Barbarian Cavalry were indeed brave, and they were very frustrated, let alone any military achievements.

This resulted in many of them, who had been guarding the northern border for more than a decade, remaining just soldiers in the end, or even not marquises.

They have been looking forward to such a great battle for a long time. If they can really win this battle, those of them who survive will surely be able to rise to great heights.

As for gender names and the like,
After so many years of dying on the battlefield in the North, they have long understood one thing: on the battlefield, either you step on the corpses of others to get promoted, or you step on the corpses of others to get promoted, there is nothing to say about the winners and the losers.

Liu Jiuren's face suddenly darkened at the deputy general's stupidity. He snorted coldly and shouted, "You are so short-sighted. Why are you so anxious? Of course we need to provide support, but when to provide support is a science."

He spoke in a profound manner, but in fact he had already made up his mind about this.

Nowadays, the two largest forces in the entire Daqian territory are the rebel army and the imperial court. The rest are just minor forces and are not worth mentioning.

Liu Jiuren put his hands behind his back, walked to the window, and looked into the distance in deep thought.

There are two major forces within the court. One is the force controlled by his nephew, the emperor, and the other is the elite troops under Liu Jiuren and those aristocratic families.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were cold. Those aristocratic families were simply fence-sitters. Once the situation was not right, they would immediately switch sides. As long as he was the only one in power, wouldn't those aristocratic families come over obediently?
As the saying goes, the aristocratic families are permanent, but the dynasties are changing. The aristocratic families only care about the continuity of their family wealth and status, and they don't care who is the master. Therefore, if he wants to take control of the government, the biggest threat is the troops under Yuan Chenghuan.

It can be said that the troops under Yuan Chenghuan were the last assets of the little emperor. If these assets were destroyed in this battle, then the only person his nephew the emperor could rely on would be his uncle.

By then, he would really be second to none, and he would see who would dare to disobey him. Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

As for plotting to usurp the throne and ascend to the position of emperor, he had thought about it, but that was not something that could be rushed, and he needed a legitimate reason.

What's more, Daqian is now facing the threat of the rebel army. No matter what, we must solve this major problem first before considering other things.

After the deputy general was reprimanded, his face turned pale and he dared not say anything more. He just asked cautiously, "What does the prince mean?"

Liu Jiuren retracted his gaze, smiled calmly, and replied: "Tell Yuan Chenghuan that it is everyone's responsibility to protect the Daqian country. Moreover, I am a member of the Daqian royal family, so how can I sit idly by. It's just that..."

At this point, his eyes narrowed quietly, with a chilling light flashing out of them, and he said calmly: "But that thief Lin has caused a lot of trouble in the city, but these are just smokescreens, his real target is my Chuzhou City.

To be on the safe side, when the war starts, I will definitely sneak attack the rebels from the rear and attack them from both sides. Don't worry, I will take care of everything!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The deputy general nodded and bowed.

"Ok!"

Liu Jiuren nodded, and then continued: "Send a few more scouts over there to keep a close eye on the movements of the rebels. When they are both defeated, that's when we will attack."

A hint of coldness flashed across his eyes, his gaze was fierce, and his tone became arrogant and cold, "Now, I want to see who in the world can say that I am not as good as Shang Chuqing?"

He whispered to himself, his voice full of pride and ambition.

……

Yangzhou, Jialing City.

"You've done a good job these days!"

Lin Zhongyun was very satisfied as he looked at the intelligence coming from all directions. Now, the whole Yangzhou and even the whole world knew that his rebel army was going to make a final desperate struggle. This also made Yunfu City across from them even more nervous these days. Whether it was day or night, the lights were always on, and even the guards on the city walls were reduced to two people per post, for fear that the rebel army would launch a sneak attack at this time.

But what they didn't know was that all this was an illusion he deliberately created, and his real killer move was this group of elite soldiers in his eyes - the Beiwei Army.

"All of this relies on your prestige, King Wu." Yuan Jingxin said with his head tightly lowered. He admired King Wu more and more from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Zhongyun smiled, then set his eyes on the elite soldiers outside the city, and said with satisfaction: "Look at these rebels under the city, the rebels will win this battle!"

Yuan Jingxin turned around and looked over from the top of the city wall. What caught his eye was a large crowd of people, filling the entire training ground.

In fact, this training ground is not small, it is even very large, large enough to accommodate as many as 60,000 to 70,000 people. However, even so, it is still packed with people.

Their entire bodies were covered in black armor, and only their piercing eyes were revealed through their fully armed bodies. The sunlight was dim, and the black armor was glowing with a cold light, which made people feel frightened.

"this!"

The scene before him made Yuan Jingxin's face turn pale instantly. He swallowed his saliva involuntarily to relieve the extreme tension in his heart.

He looked at the rows one by one and found that most of these elite soldiers were strong and healthy, and there were very few thin people. They were far from being comparable to those who were temporarily conscripted by the imperial court and were weak due to famine. In fact, they were much stronger than the elite soldiers of the imperial court.

It can be said that the army in front of him can be called elite soldiers, or even fierce soldiers.

"King Wu, when did you expand the Beiwei Army to its current size?" He slowly turned his head and looked at Lin Zhongyun, his face full of disbelief.

In fact, he had seen this group of brave soldiers in black armor, known as the Beiwei Army, when he attacked Leling City. However, the number of these people was far less than it is now.

Until now, he still clearly remembered that under the dense rain of arrows, it was this group of Beiwei soldiers who fought their way through the dense enemy troops to the bottom of the city tower and broke open the city gate.

At that time, not to mention the imperial garrison, even he was frightened by the sudden appearance of the Beiwei Army.

And now, the fearless Beiwei army not only appeared, but also in such large numbers. If a war broke out, how terrifying would these tens of thousands of Beiwei soldiers be?
At this time, he began to understand why Lin Zhongyun was so fearless even in the face of such a predicament.

At this moment, the sound of war drums suddenly rang out, and the passionate drumbeats seemed to shatter the sky. The drumbeats were stirring, and the fierce and murderous aura rushed straight into the sky, and the cold and murderous atmosphere filled the entire training ground.

In just a moment, he felt that the temperature of the entire training ground dropped by more than one degree because of the chilling murderous intent.

There was a cold and ruthless light flashing in every soldier's eyes. It was obvious that they had all experienced countless life-and-death battles. They were brave soldiers who were not afraid of death!

"The morale is high, what a great Beiwei Army!" Looking at the dark and mighty army in front of him, he sighed in his heart and felt very satisfied.

These invincible Beiwei troops in front of him are his trump cards.

Ever since he witnessed the invincibility of the Beiwei Army in Leling City that day, he has been thinking about building a Beiwei Army.

After conquering the entire Jialing County, he no longer had to worry about weapons and armor, so he quickly put this idea into practice.

He had only one requirement for this elite force, which was to select only the elite among the elite, and then train them regardless of cost, giving them priority in both food and armaments.

In this way, through the efforts during this period, such an elite force was created.

Of course, there is definitely a gap between the elite soldiers he trained temporarily and the Beiwei Army directly summoned by the system. They are far from being as invincible as the Beiwei Army rewarded by the system.

But just this awe-inspiring murderous intent and fearlessness of death were enough to satisfy him.

These people may not be as good as those elite soldiers who have truly experienced many battles, but they are definitely more than enough to fight against Yuan Chenghuan's temporary recruits.

However, battles make one stronger.

Rigorous training alone is not enough to create an iron army; it also requires the baptism of blood in a major war.

The target he selected for these people was none other than the 400,000 elite soldiers under the command of King Zhenbei. With this training, these people in front of him would become the backbone of the rebel army in the future.

"Brother!" At this time, Li Zhongwu also came up.

"Ok!"

Lin Zhongyun nodded. To be able to train this group of people so quickly and become so fierce, it must be Li Zhongwu's efforts. "You didn't disappoint me. These people are very good."

Li Zhongwu was overjoyed, and immediately said, "We have been making moves in recent days, and Yuan Chenghuan is now on high alert, as if he is facing a formidable enemy. When should we take action?"

"almost!"

Lin Zhongyun put his hands behind his back, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and said: "I called you here for this matter. Although we spread this news, the King of Zhenbei is not a fool. He will definitely not take any action if he doesn't see us taking the initiative to start a war."

"So on the day of the big battle, all you have to do is to really attack with all your might. The more scared they are, the better."

In fact, he couldn't wait any longer.

After all, the most fearful thing about such things is that they are delayed for too long, otherwise something unexpected will happen. On the other hand, if fire attack is used, the weather is the best in the next few days, and if it is delayed any longer, there will be unexpected changes.

"Yes," Li Zhongwu agreed immediately.

"If possible this time, we must kill two birds with one stone and defeat Yuan Chenghuan and the King of Zhenbei in one fell swoop!" Lin Zhongyun narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light shot into the distance, his gaze was exactly in the direction of Yunfu City.

In the past few days, he has been flipping through videos, and as expected, he found a new comment. The speaker was Pidan Solo Zhou. Inspired by the strategy of repairing the plank road in the open while crossing Chencang in secret, he proposed a vicious plan to solve the problem once and for all and completely destroy the morale of the imperial army.

If possible, then this battle would not only eliminate the trouble of King Zhenbei, but also deal a heavy blow to the Daqian court in one fell swoop.

This time, he wanted to take a two-pronged approach and achieve success on both sides.
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