Chapter 40: Attacked from both sides, life and death

"Where's Chu Liang?"

After a long time, the empress suppressed the shock and anger in her heart and asked in a deep voice.

"Duke Chu and Chu Yu both died at the hands of rebels." Chen Jingting said in a deep voice.

At this moment, he was also in a bad mood.

Two Martial Saints, twenty Half-Saints, fifty Martial Lords, one hundred Martial Emperors, two hundred Martial Kings, and a million imperial guards - for the Great Zhou Dynasty with its profound heritage, the loss was not great.

But the blow to the court's prestige was huge.

Because this was the second time the imperial court sent out the royal army to fight against the rebels, but the result was...

"Is there a Martial Saint among the rebels?" said the Empress.

"There is a Martial Saint who has reached the Great Perfection." Chen Jingting said, "It was this person who killed the Duke of Chu and his son, as well as Li Jin of the Cihang Sword Sect."

"By the way, Elder Miao Xuan of Qingyun Sect led five martial saints and a group of disciples to Yuanchu City, but they all died at the hands of the rebels."

Upon hearing this, the empress frowned even deeper.

Su Jiutian’s strength is growing stronger day by day.

"Your Majesty, the rebels are now gaining strength. If the court cannot effectively stop them, the consequences will be disastrous." Chen Jingting said in a deep voice.

"What does Prime Minister Chen mean?" asked the empress.

"Your Majesty, I think that even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit. The court should not underestimate the rebels, but should go all out and wipe them out with the force of thunder."

Chen Jingting said: "What this old minister means is to ask the half-emperor or even the martial emperor in the ancestral temple to take action and kill Su Jiutian."

"The ancestral temple."

The empress uttered two words, and then said: "Anyone in the ancestral temple can easily kill Su Jiutian, but now they can't do anything."

"Your Majesty, why is this?" Chen Jingting frowned and said, "This is related to the survival of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Is there anything more important than this?"

"Although the rebels have won battle after battle, the Great Zhou Dynasty has not yet reached the point of life and death." The empress said in a deep voice: "And what the ancestral temple has done is indeed more important."

"How about this, the Prince of Zhenxi has already entered the semi-emperor realm. Pass on my order and let him lead the army to cut off the rebels' retreat." The empress said, her eyes fell on the Minister of War, and said:
"Wang Zhan, you are the Minister of War and a Martial Saint. This time, you will lead the army to attack Su Jiutian."

As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Zhan, the Minister of War, became depressed.

He said, "Your Majesty, although I am a martial saint, I am only a civilian and lack combat experience...!"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the empress.

"Are you going to disobey my order, Lord Wang?"

"I dare not!"

Wang Zhan lowered his head quickly.

"Good." The empress nodded with satisfaction and said, "I appoint you as the mighty general and lead twenty martial saints, one hundred semi-saints, five hundred martial masters, one thousand martial emperors, and two million imperial guards to fight against the rebels."

The empress paused at this point, then continued, "Also, you can go to the exotic beast camp and select 50,000 ice demon wolves."

When Wang Zhan heard this, he was completely relieved and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely wipe out the rebels this time."

Chen Jingting and others also believed that Su Jiutian would definitely die this time.

Twenty Martial Saints, a hundred Half-Saints, five hundred Martial Lords, a thousand Martial Emperors, what can the rebels use to resist?

More importantly, there are 50,000 ice wolves.

You know, the Great Zhou Dynasty ruled Jiuzhou for three thousand years, but only had a million exotic beasts.

Sending out 50,000 troops at once was enough to prove how much the empress valued the rebels.

After everyone left, the empress's imperial edict was quickly delivered to the hands of Zhenxi King Zhao Tianba through a message token.

"I really didn't expect that even Chu Liang died at the hands of Su Jiutian." Zhao Tianba threw away the fragment of the communication talisman in his hand and spoke slowly.

"Father, Chu Liang can't do anything to the rebels. It can only be said that he is too useless. As long as father takes action, the rebels will definitely die." Zhao Liuzhen said with a smile. "What the prince said is right. The prince is already a half-emperor realm strongman. This time, the great credit for eliminating the rebels must belong to the Zhenxi Palace."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go with you to wipe out the rebels."

"Me too."

In the hall, one general after another stood up and half-knelt on the ground.

"Although the Western Regions are honest, we still have to be on guard." Zhao Tianba said: "You, you, you, follow me to suppress the bandits, and the rest of you will guard Xiliang."

"Yes!"

Everyone took orders.

Those who were chosen were naturally very excited, and those who stayed in Xiliang did not dare to say much.

A few hours later, Zhao Tianba led 200,000 Western Liang troops towards Northern Liang.

At the same time, Wang Zhan also led two million imperial guards, fifty thousand ice wolves, and a group of powerful men, and left the capital city in a mighty manner, heading towards the Original City.

At almost the same time, the Grand Elder of Cihang Sword Sect also received information about the battle outside Yuanchu City.

Knowing that Li Jin is dead.

This made him furious.

But when he learned about the number of troops sent by the court this time, he suppressed his anger and did not send anyone again.

The original city.

In the yard, Su Jiutian sat in front of a stone table, Qiu Yi gently massaging his shoulders.

A group of generals were also in the yard, talking and laughing.

At this time, Liu Qingmei entered the yard.

"Your Majesty, there is news coming from the capital." Liu Qingmei clasped her fists.

"It seems that Zhou Ruoyan has sent another army here." Su Jiutian said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is wise." After Liu Qingmei flattered him a little, she told him the details of the information she had received.

After hearing this, all the generals looked solemn.

Su Jiutian chuckled and said, "Fifty thousand Frost Demon Wolves, two million Imperial Guards, a thousand Martial Emperors, five hundred Martial Lords, a hundred Semi-Saints, and twenty Martial Saints. It is worthy of being the Great Zhou Dynasty that has ruled the Nine Provinces for three thousand years. It has a profound foundation."

"My Lord, in addition to this, the King of Zhenxi is also leading three Martial Saints, five Half-Saints, ten Martial Lords, and an army of 200,000 people towards Beiliang. It seems that they want to cut off our retreat."

Liu Qingmei continued.

Upon hearing this, all the generals frowned slightly.

Because they knew that the King of Zhenxi had already entered the semi-emperor realm.

"My Lord, with our current strength, neither the King of Zhenxi nor Wang Zhan can resist us."

Zhao Yun spoke in a deep voice.

His words were also what the other generals wanted to say.

It's not that they are afraid of death, it's just the truth.

"How long will it take for the King of Zhenxi to reach Tianlang Pass?" Su Jiutian asked, "How long will it take for Wang Zhan to reach Yuanchu City?"

"My Lord, it will take at least a month for the King of Zhenxi to reach Tianlang Pass, and it will take Wang Zhan about the same amount of time to lead the army to Yuanchu City."

More than a month is enough.

He can take advantage of this time to fight everywhere and gain luck points. After more than 20 days, the monthly sign-in opportunity will also be refreshed.

"Liu Qingmei, investigate the specific strength of the nearby cities and then report to me." Su Jiutian said.

He didn't say why, and Liu Qingmei and the generals didn't ask any more questions, but strictly followed Su Jiutian's orders.

(End of this chapter)