Chapter 422: Turnaround
Not only Shan Ling, but even the king of the Southern Regions, as well as the maids of the Southern Regions who were standing quietly on both sides of the palace without making a sound, were also extremely frightened.
Because, neither Shanling nor Princess Shanyu are stupid.
Although Fang Zhengzhi's words were not completely spoken, Shanling, Princess Shanyu and the King of the Southern Regions had already faintly thought of a very serious problem.
"Before Her Royal Highness and I came down, I had already ordered 80,000 elites to deploy the Tieqiu tribe to prevent the sneak attack of the demon soldiers of the Blood Shadow City, if my guess is correct, the news that Princess Shanyu will send 80,000 elites to stop it has already reached the ears of the demons at the same time as the army set off, that is to say...... There are spies in the army!"
Fang Zhengzhi did not sell Guan Zi again this time, but said it directly.
Shan Ling's brows furrowed for a moment, the army in the Southern Regions was mixed with the spies of the demon clan, this is not difficult to think, after all, it is too easy for tens of thousands of troops to mix a few demons in.
Not to mention......
This operation is so big that it is almost impossible not to be discovered by the demons.
It's just that the Southern Regions are mixed with the Demon Clan, but the Demon Clan has not been mixed into the Southern Regions, which is his mistake, and it is a fatal mistake.
Princess Shanyu's brows were also slightly furrowed, although she knew that it was inevitable that there would be spies in the army, but it would still make her a little uncomfortable if she was really sure that there were spies.
After all, these 80,000 troops can all regard her as the main general.
Fang Zheng's eyes looked at Shan Ling and Princess Shan Yu, as well as the King of the Southern Regions on the main seat, and finally, his gaze fell on the face of the Ministry of Rites.
He shook his head lightly and sighed helplessly.
Seeing Fang Zhengzhi's expression, of course he could guess what Fang Zhengzhi meant, and his face was obviously red, which was a manifestation of anger.
I want him to be a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, one of the six.
Now, he had to lie on the ground, listening to a person who had never had any experience in diplomatic etiquette "pointing fingers" here, and the most important thing was that the king of the Southern Regions and the prince who insisted on his own views were still listening carefully.
So, how can he not be angry?
How not to get angry?
Fang Zhengzhi ignored the anger of the Ministry of Rites, and just waved to the maid of the Southern Regions next to him, and pointed to a chair next to him that was supposed to belong to Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.
When the maids of the Southern Regions saw the square and upright eyes, they immediately looked at the King of the Southern Regions.
After receiving the nod from the King of the Southern Regions, several maids also respectfully lifted their chairs behind Fang Zhengzhi and brought a table full of pieces of fruit and flesh together.
Fang Zhengzhi expressed his satisfaction with the maid's ability to draw inferences, picked up a piece of fruit casually, threw it into his mouth, and continued.
"The individual combat ability of the demon clan is indeed very strong, but the number cannot be too much, the demon clan that came out of the Blood Shadow City, although it occupies an absolute strength and numerical advantage, but it has lost its geographical advantage, if 80,000 warriors of the Southern Regions set up an ambush along the way, and occupy the Tieqiu tribe to defend it, if the demon clan wants to take it in a short time, there is only one way, that is, a strong attack regardless of losses!"
"Hmmm......"
Hearing this, Shan Ling and Princess Shan Yu also nodded subconsciously at the same time, the biggest advantage of the Southern Regions is the geographical location, plus the defense construction of the six major tribes after hundreds of years.
Even so, there is a disadvantage in numbers and strength......
It can still be resisted.
The demon clan wants to take down the Tieqiu tribe guarded by 80,000 soldiers from the Southern Regions in a short period of time, and the loss will definitely not be less.
"As I said just now, the demons don't have time, they can't spend it on the road at all, then, the attack is naturally their only choice, but they can't afford the loss of the attack, so they have to temporarily spit out the Holy Mountain City, and then, mobilize the 50,000 demon soldiers besieging the Holy Mountain City, and attack the Tieqiu tribe back and forth! Three days...... Signing a contract with the Southern Regions can not only reassure the prince, but also delay time, the best of both worlds, why not?" Fang Zhengzhi said this, and did not continue to speak.
Because, he knows that enough is enough.
There are many things that don't need to be explained too clearly, people who do that usually make others hate them, and Fang Zhengzhi doesn't really want the King of the Southern Regions and Shan Ling to hate him right now.
Shan Ling didn't speak immediately, in fact, when Fang Zhengzhi said that the demon clan also needed a little time, he never interrupted Fang Zhengzhi again.
He did trust his own judgment and was confident in what he had planned all along.
But he also believed in the facts.
From his point of view, every word said by the young man of the Great Xia Dynasty in front of him had no basis at all, everything was the young man's empty speculation, but these speculations made Shan Ling have to think about it and face it.
Because......
The consequences of these speculations are too great, so big that even if you have a mountain top, you can't afford such consequences and losses.
Princess Shanyu also didn't speak, she just glanced at Fang Zhengzhi, who was sitting on the chair and grabbed a leg of mutton, she was slowly used to Fang Zhengzhi's personality of eating wherever she went, so after just shaking her head, she walked slowly towards the king of the Southern Regions who was sitting on the chair.
Since entering the palace, she has been standing at the door without moving, but now she has moved, and walked towards the king of the southern region step by step.
The King of the Southern Regions looked at Princess Shanyu with a kind of kindness on his face, but when his gaze was inadvertently fixed on Fang Zhengzhi's body, this kindness turned into a kind of surprise and curiosity.
Of course, he could see how young Fang Zhengcheng was.
So young?
followed the princess of the mountain rain again.
Is this young man ......
"Who the hell are you?!" After being silent for a moment, Shan Ling finally looked at Fang Zhengzhi again, he didn't stop Princess Shanyu from walking towards the King of the Southern Regions, he just stood quietly in place, looking at Fang Zheng's eyebrows, eyes, and nose very seriously...... From top to bottom, I looked at it over and over again.
"The prince has been watching it for so long, hasn't he already guessed it?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled slightly, he didn't have an advantage now, so he still had to give the prince a little face.
"yes...... This Shizi did guess that after Chi Guyan, the youngest Tianzhao Realm in the Great Xia Dynasty, the top of the double list of the court examination, and the only genius who could tie for the first place with Nangong Hao in the palace examination, Fang Zhengzhi!" Shan Ling nodded, his eyes flashing with light.
"Third brother, you have been in the royal city for too long, this guy is now back to the light realm!" Although Princess Shanyu didn't want to admit it, after hearing Shanling's words, she still subconsciously said it.
And after finishing speaking, Princess Shanyu also sat next to the king of the Southern Regions.
"Back to the Light Realm?!You said he was ...... Fifteen or sixteen-year-old Huiguang Realm?!" Shan Ling's expression changed, and it was a strong shock emanating from within.
The expression of the King of the Southern Regions also changed a little at this moment, but it was not the kind of shock like Shanling, or more specifically, the change in his expression came from the Princess of Mountain Rain.
At such a close distance, he could certainly clearly see Princess Shanyu's expression and the light flashing in those dark eyes.
How can a father, not know a daughter?
Princess Shanyu is proud, this pride comes from her talent, as well as her hard work, but when it comes to Fang Zheng, the king of the Southern Regions sees another kind of pride on Princess Shanyu's face.
How could such a discovery not surprise him?
"Return to the Light Realm!" the maids of the Southern Regions also let out a soft cry at this moment, they were all strictly trained maids.
However, when she heard Princess Shanyu's words, her eyes still involuntarily looked at Fang Zhengzhi.
For the same domain......
They worship only one person, and that is the warrior.
Mighty warriors.
And the strength of Fang Zhengzhi has undoubtedly made these maids in the Southern Regions put a warrior's hat on his head in their hearts.
The King of the Southern Regions looked around and swept over the Rite Scholar who was lying on the ground, but he quickly moved away from the Rite Minister's body.
"This king heard that Lord Fang was named the fourth sword envoy by the Holy Lord of Great Xia before the results of the court test came out, which can be described as the glory of the ancients and the future, so that the young hero can see this king, it is also the luck of this king, although this king has been in charge of the Southern Regions for many years, but he knows that there is still a gap between him and the real general in the art of war and strategy, today, this king can see such a general as Lord Fang, and he is also excited from time to time, I don't know if Lord Fang can teach his views on the battle of the Tieqiu tribe?"
As he spoke, the King of the Southern Regions also stood up from his chair, bowed slightly, and bowed straight to Fang Zheng.
Of course, Fang Zhengcheng could see that this gift was a gift of Great Xia.
From this point of view, he could probably guess what the King of the Southern Regions meant, although he didn't dare to say clearly that the King of the Southern Regions had the intention of reuniting with Great Xia.
But at least......
The current king of the Southern Regions is still in charge of the surrogate saint to show his identity.
After the Southern Regions King finished speaking, Shan Ling's body trembled slightly, the hand holding the handle of the knife looked slightly pale, and his lips were bitten extremely tightly.
However, Shan Ling did not say a word in the end.
As for Princess Shanyu, she has always been afraid of the King of the Southern Regions, and her dark eyes are quietly looking at Fang Zhengzhi, with expectations and encouragement in them.
Fang Zhengzhi's hand holding the leg of mutton slowly put it down, and took out a cloth towel to wipe the greasy on his hands, he didn't really want to express his opinion on this matter.
However, he also knew that in such a situation, if he did not say something, he would inevitably push the situation that was already possible to be reversed into opposition again.
"What if I say...... If the king and the prince give up these 80,000 elites of the Southern Regions, I don't know what the king will think?" Fang Zhengzhi said at the end, his eyes were also firmly fixed on the faces of the king of the Southern Regions and the prince. (To be continued.) )