Chapter 219: Raising an army to the Northern Expedition, a familiar memory!

Inside the palace, all the ministers were silent.

A terrifying feeling of oppression filled everyone's heart.

Su Zheng was so angry that he lost his composure. He stood up and shouted angrily, "How dare they ask for five cities and ten thousand women right away. They even dare to target my daughter?"

"Who do they think I am? A pig kept in a pen? My ancient country of Shenhuang has not yet perished!"

He raged for a long time, and then he ran out of energy. He put his hands on his knees and sat back on the dragon chair, panting and saying, "My dear ministers, tell me what you think about this matter!"

Hearing this, a middle-aged military officer with a resolute face stepped forward first.

"Your Majesty, no matter what conditions are proposed by Zishu or Changshou, we will never agree to them. I am willing to fight to the death. I beg Your Majesty to send out 30 elite troops. I am willing to serve as the vanguard of the army, defeat the enemy, and protect Shenhuang Wuyou!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another civil servant with an elegant face stood up.

"Your Majesty, the enemy army is approaching. This matter concerns the survival of our Divine Phoenix. We must not just act on impulse!"

At this point, he glanced at the middle-aged military officer and continued, "My Shenhuang has been at war for years, and our national strength has declined. We no longer have the glory of the past. The whole country has only 50 soldiers, and you want to take away 30. 30 versus 50, the advantage is on them. Once we lose the war, Shenhuang will be doomed."

"Old man, what do you think we should do? Should we really cede the city and the population to them?"

The military officer was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He regretted that he had no eloquence and almost rushed up to fight with him on the spot.

"It's definitely not possible to just cede it!"

"In my opinion, we can first agree to Zishu Nation's conditions and cede five border towns to them. This will allow them to withdraw their troops and reduce the pressure on our national defense!"

The middle-aged civil servant spoke eloquently: "After the Zishu Kingdom withdraws its troops, only the 15 troops of the Changshun Kingdom will be left. At that time, it will be 30 versus 15. We have the advantage and can defeat them!"

In fact, he would rather agree to Changshun Kingdom's conditions.

Because even though Changshong Kingdom only accounted for 15 of the army, their national style has always been tough, brave and good at fighting, and they are proficient in evil arts, which makes them more terrifying than Zishu Kingdom.

However, Changshun Kingdom’s request includes Princess Wuyou.

Not only is she the apple of His Majesty's eye, but she is also the wife of the current "King of King Zhen".

With these two identities, he really didn't dare to speak. He was afraid that if he said it, his head would be removed on the spot.

At this moment, another general jumped out and started a passionate exchange of words with him.

"The thief is ruining the country!"

"Now my Shenhuang nation is in danger, with less than 100 cities left, and you open your mouth and ask for five cities to be ceded. Five cities today, five cities tomorrow, and then you can sleep well tonight, and when you wake up, you will see the Zishu army coming again!"

"So what do you say we should do? Should we just rush in and die?"

"Your Majesty, we are determined to fight to the death. You cannot surrender first!"

"His Majesty……"

Seeing the solemn court quarreling again, with saliva flying everywhere, Su Zheng felt a headache, rubbed his eyebrows and said tiredly: "Okay, stop quarreling!"

Hear His Majesty speak.

These ministers were tactful enough to stop arguing and returned to their original positions.

"Brother Qi, what do you think?" Su Zheng asked.

In his mind, the only variable to break this deadlock lies in Qi Sui.

Qi Sui yawned and said nonchalantly: "What can you think? Just fight!"

Su Zheng was slightly startled and asked, "How do we fight?"

"Make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones. No matter how many countries border Shenhuang, declare war on them all!"

Qi Sui has his own considerations.

He couldn't stay in the light curtain fragments for too long, so he had to cut the Gordian knot quickly.

On the one hand, it will help the Ancient Shenhuang Kingdom resolve the crisis and gain time to breathe and develop.

Secondly, the large-scale fighting on the battlefield can provide him with a lot of experience needed for career upgrades.

And there is no need to worry about causing psychological burden. After all, this is the world of light curtain fragments. The feeling of killing many people is different from the real world. Just treat them as experience monsters or NPCs in the game.

"Ah? All declare war? How can we possibly win?"

Su Zheng felt even more dizzy.

Although he could understand every word the other person said, why did he feel he didn't understand when they were put together?

"I can go to the battlefield myself, and your Majesty only needs 5... no, elite soldiers will be enough!" Qi Sui said.

"But……"

Su Zheng wanted to say something, but Qi Sui stood up with a convincing smile on his face: "I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to gamble the fate of the country and let me fight!"

Ponder for three seconds.

Su Zheng slammed the table and shouted, "Okay, then Brother Qi, I will give you 50,000 elite soldiers and ask you to lead the battle against the coalition forces of Zishu and Changshun. If you can win, then I will fully support you in all your requests in the future!"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

"Your Majesty, that's 50,000 elite soldiers!"

"You can't go and die in vain!"

"..."

In an instant, there was noise again in the Golden Palace.

Fifty thousand against five hundred thousand, it looks like a suicide mission no matter how you look at it!

Even if there is a national god-level fighter like Qi Sui, don't the other two countries have one?
Besides, a swarm of ants can kill an elephant. Even if a god-level fighter is surrounded by an endless army, he will have no choice but to die in battle of exhaustion.

"That's enough, I have made up my mind!"

Su Zheng's face darkened.

Of course he knew that the possibility of winning was slim, but he had no choice. Would others let him go if he didn't fight?

Seeing this, many ministers tactfully stopped arguing.

"Okay, from today on, I will declare war on Zishu Kingdom and Changshou Kingdom!"

"Appoint Qi Sui, the King of Zhenguo, as the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World, and lead 50,000 elite soldiers to the border Jianmen Pass to fight!"

"I will personally lead the army in this battle!"

Every word Su Zheng said showed his determination to fight to the death.

The faces of the ministers in the court changed slightly. They knew in their hearts that the situation in the world was about to change drastically. They didn't believe that Qi Sui could win this battle at all, and they were already planning their escape routes.

Qi Sui nodded approvingly.

As the saying goes, the Son of Heaven guards the national gate, and the king dies for the country.

Regardless of Su Zheng's ability in governing the country, he still has the backbone.

……

As soon as the holy order was issued, the three armies set out.

The people were in an uproar.

Think about it, for the past three hundred years or so, the ancient country of Shenhuang has been forced to defend itself, suffered defeats year after year, and been bullied and bullied by others every time, losing a large amount of land and population.

Anyone would feel frustrated.

They had long longed for the day when they could have a good fight with the enemy. Even if they were defeated, dying heroically on the battlefield would be more satisfying than living a life of humiliation all day long.

"Husband, be careful on the battlefield!"

Inside Luofeng Palace.

Su Nian's face was gentle as she stood on tiptoe, carefully straightening Qi Sui's collar.

There was such a huge height difference between them that she could only barely reach Qi Sui's chest.

"If you encounter a situation where you cannot defeat the enemy, you must put your life first. Soldiers can be recruited if they die, but Nian'er doesn't want to be a widow for the rest of his life!"

"Don't worry, I know more about saving your life than you do!"

Qi Sui said seriously.

"I knew my husband was the smartest!" Su Nian smiled slightly, and then said, "My husband, please wait for me outside the palace for a while!"

"Huh? Is there anything else?"

"Oh, just wait for me for a while!" Su Nian said coquettishly.

After spending some time together, their relationship became more relaxed.

"Row!"

Qi Sui came to the yard.

Bored, he flipped through his career panel.

A few minutes later.

The palace door was pushed open again.

A tall girl with a beautiful face, wearing white light armor and holding a red tasseled spear, walked out. Her phoenix eyes were majestic, and her fragility and elegance were tinged with heroism.

"Soldier Su Nian greets the Grand Marshal!"

Su Nian walked up to him and saluted with a serious expression.

"What are you doing?" Qi Sui asked with a frown.

"Report to the Marshal, Soldier Su Nian is willing to follow your footsteps and go into battle to defeat the Purple Evil!"

"From this moment on, I am no longer the princess of Shenhuang, nor the wife of King Zhenguo, but just a soldier of Marshal Qi!"

Su Nian's voice was loud and clear.

Qi Sui's frown slowly relaxed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Soldier Su Nian, listen to my orders. I now order you to be my Marshal's personal attendant and accompany the army into battle!"

According to historical records, Su Nian had a long military experience and eventually became a female warrior in the army, helping the imperiled Shenhuang Ancient Kingdom to survive.

It seems that this trip is the beginning of her transformation.

"As ordered!"

Su Nian widened her eyes.

Seeing this, Qi Sui specially found a mask for her to cover her face so as not to cause unnecessary trouble in the army.

Then, he took Su Nian to the martial arts field outside the city.

The 50,000 most elite soldiers of the Ancient Shenhuang Nation have been waiting here for a long time.

They were mainly composed of 40,000 "Sky Patrols" and 5,000 "Flame Guards", all of them experienced fighters, with flags fluttering and fighting spirit soaring to the sky.

The mobilization before the expedition had already been carried out, and the emperor of the time gave the speech in person.

At this moment, morale is high.

Qi Sui strode onto the high platform, his eyes cold as he swept across the resolute faces, and shouted loudly: "All troops, listen to my order, rush to Jianmen Pass, break into the kingdoms of Zishu and Changshou, and achieve unprecedented feats!"

"The enemy can go, so can I!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The angry shouts were like thunder rising from the ground, shattering the clouds in the sky.

The soldiers looked at him with great respect and awe, and did not look down on Qi Sui, the commander-in-chief who was directly appointed to the post, just because of his young face.

During this period, they had more or less heard about Qi Sui's heroic feat of tearing apart the national god with bare hands.

Moreover, as word of mouth spread, it eventually became even more terrifying than those demon lords and gods.

Everyone is willing to follow such a marshal into battle, even if the enemy's and ours have vastly different strengths.

Because they had experienced too many battles in which they were wantonly slaughtered by national god-level figures. The other side was like a tiger among wolves. No matter how hard they resisted, they still could not escape the fate of being harvested.

But now it’s different. With Marshal Qi Sui here, their ancient country of Shenhuang also possesses the top combat power.

……

The land area of ​​the ancient country of Shenhuang is not large.

It is roughly the size of a province of the Xia Kingdom in the real world.

It took less than two days.

Fifty thousand elite soldiers arrived at Jianmen Pass on the border.

This is the outermost border defense line of the Ancient Shenhuang Kingdom. The pass is towering into the clouds, steep and dangerous, like a sharp sword stuck upside down, so it is named "Jianmen".

"Set up camp!"

There are generals commanding on the battlefield.

Although Qi Sui was the commander-in-chief of the army, he knew nothing about marching and fighting, so naturally he would not act beyond his authority. He just let the generals take care of the fighting, and he was only responsible for going into battle and killing the enemy.

"General Sun Lianzhuang of Beiguan pays respect to His Majesty!"

A burly general in black armor hurried over and knelt on one knee in front of Su Zheng.

"General Sun, please stand up quickly. General Sun has been stationed at Jianmen Pass for many years. Thank you for your hard work!"

Su Zheng immediately stepped forward and helped him up.

This scene of honoring wise officers and soldiers was seen by many people.

"General Sun, please tell me about the recent situation at Jianmen Pass!"

"Let's go up first and talk while we walk!"

Under the leadership of Sun Lianzhuang, Su Zheng and Qi Sui walked along the green steps towards the city gate.

Looking ahead, there is an extremely fertile grassland thousands of meters away. It is a pity that this rich land is actually occupied by densely packed black military camps. You can also see some human figures with strange faces and mysterious skin patterns moving around among them.

"Over there is the military camp where the Zishu Kingdom and the Changshun Kingdom are stationed. A rough estimate is that there are at least half a million soldiers!"

"They appeared here three days ago, but they have been surrounding us without attacking us. It seems that they hope we can agree to their conditions. It feels like..."

Sun Lianzhuang looked at Su Zheng cautiously, and then whispered: "It's like treating him like a pig that can be kept in a pen!"

"Keep talking!"

Su Zheng's expression showed no emotion.

"In addition to the 500,000-strong army, the gods of the two countries seem to have appeared here..."

The two kept talking.

Qi Sui's attention was more focused on this city gate.

The city wall is built of green rocks, like a giant dragon winding along the border of Shenhuang.

On the wall, you can see mottled scratches and dark red blood stains that have not faded even with wind and frost. They are the best testimony to the countless wars of all sizes that have taken place here over thousands of years of history.

Qi Sui was certain that this was his first time here.

But when walking on it, I always feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if I have seen it somewhere before?

Where is it?

He frowned, lost in thought.

At this moment, a sharp arrow suddenly shot out from the military camp on the distant grassland. It crossed a thousand-meter space in an instant, as powerful as thunder and lightning, and pierced Su Zheng's head.

"Help!"

A personal guard was the first to discover it and rushed towards Su Zheng.

But the speed of the arrow was too fast, so fast that there was no chance of rescue.

"I remembered!"

Qi Sui suddenly raised his head and shouted, at the same time he stretched out his hand like lightning and grasped the arrow between his fingertips.

Because the power contained in it was too terrifying, the tail of the arrow continued to shake violently.

At this moment, his thoughts wandered, and he returned to the scene transmitted by the first piece of light curtain fragment he touched when he first climbed to about 100,000 meters of the secret vines.

The ancient battlefield where the fighting was extremely brutal was almost exactly the same as the environment of Jianmen Pass!
……

(End of this chapter)