The strategy is set, and the army sets out. Because the Far Eastern army lacked combat experience against the barbarians, the avant-garde troops were all served by the demon tribes, and Zichuan Xiu took the generals to observe.

The battle with the barbarians completely subverts Shikawa Shu's previous concept of war, which is more like a large-scale hunting operation. Both sides are fast and fast, and the speed of the fierce wolf is too fast, often they just appear in the field of vision, and the next moment they immediately pounce on the side. In the face of such an opponent, it is too late to arrange the formation of the troops, and even the heralds have no time to issue military orders to the troops!

At this time, Zichuan Xiu once again saw the fierceness and ferocity of the demon soldiers. Without waiting for the commander's order, while seeing the fierce wolf, the soldiers shouted lowly, held rudimentary shields and axes, gritted their teeth, and desperately rushed towards the wolves. The waves of people collided with the swarm of beasts, and the melee began.

In terms of scale, he had seen hundreds of thousands of troops fighting, and this kind of battle of 1,000 people was commonplace for him. But this time the battle was the same, there was no queue, no command, only courage and rage, only blood and cruelty. It was as if he had returned to the era of obscurantism thousands of years ago, when human beings had just begun to walk on two feet, and to the era when human beings stood in animal skins and fought with wild beasts in hunting, and what was shown in front of him was the most naked blood and strength, and the soldiers forgot all their tactics, and only slammed forward with axes and shields, and the two sides fought each other to a blur of flesh and blood.

The battle was divided in a moment, more than 50 demon soldiers were bitten to death, and more than 300 were injured. More than 200 wolves were killed—many of them smashed into meat sauce by iron rods, shields, and axes—and the rest turned around and ran.

The sacrifice of the infantry bought time for the rear cavalry to go out, the demon cavalry roared and chased the fierce wolf and galloped away, thousands of horses galloped wildly, and thousands of horse hooves fiercely kicked the fierce wolf to the ground, until they stepped on the pulp, and the cavalry turned back and reported the good news to Zichuan Xiu.

"Your Majesty, our army has repelled the obstacles on the way ahead and can continue to advance!"

"Well done!" Zi Chuanxiu encouraged: "I am deeply pleased that the soldiers are so brave and good at fighting! He thought to himself: It's good that you weren't so brave when you fought me, otherwise I would have to pack up my baggage and leave.

During the expedition, the Far Eastern Army was attacked by ferocious wolves more than once. The half-beasts are strong and strong, but they are helpless against these enemies who come and go like the wind. Their movements could not keep up with each other, and no matter how hard they tried, it was useless to defeat the enemy, so they could only rely on the crowd to rush up - but by then the wolf had already run away.

In the battles of the Great Legion, the demon soldiers often lose to the well-organized human armies of machines. But when it comes to the ferocious wolves that bind humans, they are particularly good at it. They are agile, quick to react, and ruthless, and the demon soldiers with strong individual combat effectiveness can just restrain the fierce wolves that come and go like the wind.

Zi Chuanxiu couldn't help but think of Meng Khan's dying words: "The Protoss was born to restrain barbarians. At the time, I thought it was an exaggeration, but now it seems that it may not be true.

After dozens of battles, a week later, the Demon Race and the Far Eastern Alliance finally opened the passage from Vahnstad to the Demon God Castle. Seeing the army appearing on the horizon, there was thunder of joy in the Grinding God Castle.

The Senean defenders were not unaware that it was Shikawa Xiu, but they had been forced to the brink of collapse by the barbarians' continuous siege. From morning till night, the city is full of pods of wolves, and occasionally a Tyrannosaurus rex hangs out. Flying overhead were pterodactyls with sharp beaks and claws, and from time to time two soldiers flew up to a high place to get a trapeze, and the most important thing was that there were no reinforcements to count on, and the will of the defenders in the city had already fallen to the lowest point. The Seneans were just struggling desperately out of their survival instincts. Even if the enemy is attacked, it will not be worse than the current situation.

The main gate of the Demon God Castle was opened, and all the generals of the Senea defenders fell to their knees to welcome the arrival of the new emperor. Among the people who fell to their knees, Zichuan Xiu recognized Yun Qianxue at a glance.

Looking at the one-armed general who was prostrate on the ground, Zi Chuanxiu stopped his horse steps into the city. At this moment, seeing the fierce rival who has been entangled with him all his life, Zi Chuanxiu feels very complicated. On the battlefield, the two of them were hostile to each other, and Zi Chuanxiu even stabbed and cut off one of Yun Qianxue's arms; But in private, the two have a sympathetic affection and respect for each other - it is difficult to describe this feeling, this is a kind of appreciation and respect for an excellent man for an equally excellent man.

Although he was born in the demon race, as a military general, Yun Qianxue is not brutal. In many cases, he was even more civilized than the generals of the human race, more committed to military honor, and his army did not kill prisoners and civilians.

Personable, elegant, determined, always abide by his own principles, strong but not weak, loyal to his emperor and wife - although there are many hereditary or canonized nobles in the Demon Kingdom, there are a lot of princes and dukes, but Zichuan Xiu always believes that there is only one person in the kingdom who really has an aristocratic demeanor, and that is Yun Qianxue.

Zichuan Xiu jumped off the horse and stood in front of Yun Qianxue. The latter kept his head down, not daring—or unwilling to—look up at his former enemy, the current monarch.

"Yunqing, let's meet again, let's raise our heads."

Yun Qianxue slowly raised her head. As a result, Zichuan Xiu saw a pale and haggard face, the suffering of the ruined country and the unbearable humiliation, which made the former handsome general look old and tired. His eyes were red and bloodshot, as if he had just shed tears. It was clear that the fact that the human army was about to enter the Demon God Citadel dealt him a heavy blow.

After only glancing at Zi Chuanxiu, Yun Qianxue barely squeezed out a smile, and kowtowed deeply: "The criminal minister Yun Qianxue is waiting for Your Majesty's arrival." In the past, the criminal ministers did not know the direction of the destiny of heaven, and they were arrogant to disturb His Majesty's divine might, and repeatedly offended His Majesty, and his crime deserved death! If Your Majesty has a punishment, please punish one of the guilty ministers, and the guilty ministers are willing to be punished regardless of the thousands of cuts. I only ask Your Majesty to be tolerant, don't implicate the innocent of our clan, Yun Qianxue is also grateful to Your Majesty for his great virtue! ”

There was silence all around, except for the sound of countless hunting with military flags blown by the wind. Faintly, there was a suppressed cry from among the kneeling people. The human soldier rode proudly on his horse and looked indifferently at the loser who fell to his knees.

"Yun Qing," in the silence, Zi Chuanxiu said slowly, "In the past, although you were my enemy, you were a respectable enemy. Yunqing, although you were defeated, you did not fail. ”

After speaking, he leaned over and patted Yun Qianxue on the shoulder: "The past is over, the journey ahead is still long, Yun Qing, please encourage more!" ”

Yun Qianxue raised her head in amazement, but Zi Chuanxiu had already gotten on her horse and continued to move forward. Looking at the slender back figure wrapped in a cloak, Yun Qianxue had mixed feelings in her heart, only to feel that tears couldn't help but burst out of her eyes again, and the figure in front of her gradually blurred.

"Your Majesty, this is the west gate of the Demon God Castle, Tianwei Gate! Welcome to the Citadel! ”

"Boom~Boom~" The giant city gate with iron nails slowly and majestically opened in front of Zichuan Xiu. He pedaled on a wide pedal and walked through the dark and long moat. Walk through the doorway of the dark city lit with torches. Looking up at the towering city walls, looking at the huge black city bricks and the city ropes that have been as hard as steel for many years, the hard towers and arrow battlements on the city head, in an instant, the city's thousand-year-old power suddenly pressed on Zi Chuanxiu, making him breathe tight and his heart beat violently! ”

He couldn't stand this depression and exclaimed: "Ah~~~ Demon God Castle, I'm here!! ”

There was silence for a second. Then, thunderous cheers rang out from all sides. The cry shook so much that even the clouds in the sky trembled: "Long live my emperor!" ”

"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! ”

For the first time in history, human soldiers entered the impregnable city with their heads held high as conquerors, taking over the city and the vast country stretched from the Guchi Mountains to the west, the barren steppes to the east, and the waves of the Black Sea to the south.

In Vaenstadt, the Demon Patriarch has sworn allegiance to Shikawa Shu. But everyone felt that if the new emperor did not hold an enthronement ceremony in the palace according to the tradition, it would be a bit unjustifiable.

Cardin and his wife jointly met with Zichuan Xiu, saying that if His Majesty the Bright Emperor did not dislike it, they were willing to organize the enthronement ceremony for His Majesty, pour out the power of the demon gods, and also hold the ceremony in a graceful manner, and never let His Majesty be inferior to any of the previous emperors.

Yun Qianxue said: "Weichen and his wife both know that Your Majesty is sympathetic to his subordinates, diligent and thrifty, and not luxurious, this is the true character of the Ming Jun, and it is the luck of tens of millions of people of the God Clan. But the new emperor's accession to the throne is a major event, and it should not be hasty. His Majesty also led an army to repel the barbarians, and the enthronement and celebration feast could be held together. ”

Cardin also followed: "Your Majesty, the ceremony is by no means useless, it is also the most important thing to show the world the legitimacy of the kingdom and gather people's hearts and gather national strength, and it must be done." ”

Originally, Zichuan Xiu always had the attitude that more things are better than less things like ceremonies, but his subordinates repeatedly persuaded him, and the Kadin couple were willing to contribute money and help, so he was not afraid of trouble and agreed to hold it—almost immediately, he regretted it. Especially when he put on the dragon robe full of jewels and diamonds that he had found in Senea's treasury, he regretted it even more.

"Kadanqing, do you mean to say that Teng De sat on the throne and wore this fifty pounds of impermeable and impermeable dust, and two pounds of Laoshzi - oh, the glazed and luxurious court clothes - for a whole day?"

"For more than one day, Your Majesty, in addition to receiving the heads of the various tribes and accepting their allegiance, you also have to wear it to the altar to worship the heavens, to the Holy Palace Square to inspect the soldiers and horses of the various tribes, to see the tombs of the former emperors of the Horse God, and to the royal library to cut the ribbon for the compilation of the contemporary "Divine Codex" - well, the specific ceremony is in the ceremonial officer, and Weichen can't remember it, but the whole ceremony will take about four days. Of course, this is a very serious matter, Your Majesty, you have to wear an orthodox court dress to show solemnity. ”

Zi Chuanxiu held his chin and thought for a while, and finally showed a malicious expression: "Cardin, we are so familiar and have a good relationship, you see, there is something we can discuss......"

Cardin looked at him vigilantly: "Your Majesty, the ceremony is a major event of the country, you can't cut corners, you can't do anything without any of them!" ”

"Cardin, you're mistaken, I didn't mean that." Zichuan Xiu hesitated: "I mean, can I return this throne to you again......"

As a result of the debate, Shikawa Xiu still won the final victory - although the power of tradition is very strong, but the power of reality is more powerful. Emperor Guangming said solemnly: "A large number of barbarian beasts are still hovering around the Divine Emperor, as the God Emperor, I can't sleep and eat day and night!" This is not the time for the big moves, during the war, everything is concise and to the point. ”

His Majesty spoke righteously, but the Cardins wisely grasped his hint: "When it comes to what is required of me, everything is simple; What has nothing to do with me, how solemn you should be - anyway, I want to save trouble. ”

On the night of the grand ceremony, colorful ceremonial flowers bloomed in the sky above the Demon God Castle, and the sea-like demon soldiers and civilians gathered on the Holy Palace Square in front of the Black Palace, shouting like spring thunder, and one after another low pressure over the Divine Castle: "Emperor of Light ~ Long Live ~ Emperor of Light ~ Long Live ~"

The cries of the soldiers and the populace were clearly heartfelt, and they embraced the newly enthroned emperor from the bottom of their hearts. The harsh living conditions of the kingdom have created a special tradition in this country. In this country, only the strong can survive, and the people worship and admire the strong. Once the central imperial power declined, that is, the war began, the people of the Mo tribe were all disgusted by it. A strong emperor means order, it means that the safety of the people is guaranteed.

The emperor looks down on all the people as the strongest and protects all the people, so that the people can have a sense of security and support. Especially in this critical moment of barbarian invasion, the emperor must be strong enough, and the rest doesn't matter—even if you are the leader of the human invasion army. One of the reasons why Cardin did not enjoy such heartfelt support during her reign was that her status as a woman did not conform to the long-standing image of a strong man in the hearts of the people.

Inside the palace, however, is a different scene, with a grand ceremony being held to celebrate the new emperor's ascension to the base. The once deserted and lonely Demon God Castle Palace has once again become brilliantly lit and popular. Nobles and generals dressed in traditional and luxurious costumes laughed and laughed, and court attendants came and went. A huge bell-shaped chandelier hangs over the main hall of the palace. Three thousand glass lanterns illuminate the hall as if it were daylight.

The enthronement ceremony of the Demon Kingdom has the strong style of this military country, and it is both grand and calm. The patriarchs of all clans came to Zichuan Xiu in front of the throne one after another and swore allegiance.

"On behalf of the millions of people of the Goang tribe, I would like to congratulate Your Majesty on the enthronement of Your Majesty, like a sea of rivers, and the people's aspirations! The Goang clan is willing to serve His Majesty wholeheartedly, and is willing to fight for His Majesty, and will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire! ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen is the Thunder Leopard of the Thunder Clan! All the ThunderClan warriors congratulate Your Majesty on your ascension to the Great Treasure and are willing to serve Your Majesty! Your Majesty, your enemy is our ThunderClan's mortal enemy, and your wish is our ThunderClan's command! May Your Majesty be eternal, long live, long live, long live! ”

"Your Majesty, Wechen Ross, on behalf of the Tatars, congratulate Your Majesty on his ascension to the throne today! Wechen swears allegiance to His Majesty on behalf of all the warriors of the Tatar tribe! Your Majesty, you have the grace of your life to our people, and the Tatars are honored to serve as Your Majesty's personal guard, and to fight for Your Majesty's treachery, at the cost of shedding every drop of blood! ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen is the Gangwa ...... of the Gang Clan"

After Cardin, one by one, the patriarchs stepped forward and knelt down to Shikawa Xiu, and then said a word of congratulations and allegiance. Zichuan Xiu also said some words of encouragement to the patriarch according to the rules: "Qing is a loyal minister of the kingdom, and he will rely on it a lot in the future. The kingdom is in an eventful season, and it has suddenly ascended to the throne, and the union is very difficult, and I hope that Qing can help me. ”

At this time, the patriarchs will say loudly: "Weichen is willing to help Your Majesty, at the cost of all sincerity!" Then he kowtowed to Zichuan Xiu nine times in a row, got up and retreated into the queue, completing the allegiance ceremony.

After a few great clans, it was the turn of the Senea to come forward to congratulate and pledge their allegiance. When the white-clothed woman stepped out of the crowd, everyone held their breath, countless eyes were focused on her, and the hall was so quiet that you could hear even a needle falling.

For the patriarchs, changing the Demon God Emperor is just a new master on their heads, and their status as a vassal has never changed; But Cardin is different, this beautiful woman is different from others, she is the daughter of the former emperor, and the people in this palace were all courtiers of the Senean royal family back then, and they are all her subordinates.

Seeing the woman dressed in white kneeling in front of Zi Chuanxiu, many patriarchs had gloomy expressions on their faces, and some people couldn't bear to turn their faces away. In this main hall, they had all seen His Majesty the Demon God Emperor Carter happily holding the pearl in his palm, and the girl who was smiling was his heart, and she always hid by her father's side, exuding a happy smile. Many patriarchs remember that when they made a mistake and knelt down in front of the Demon God Emperor tremblingly, the angelic little girl grabbed the Demon God Emperor's hand with her white and tender little hands, shook it vigorously, and said crisply: "Father, uncle, he didn't mean it, don't punish your uncle......." ”

The palace is still gorgeous, but the country has changed. The golden clan of the high throne back then has now been reduced to an inconspicuous corner of the main hall.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Cardin looked solemn and walked forward. Five steps in front of Zi Chuanxiu, she knelt down on her knees, pressed her hands to the ground, looked at the person sitting on the throne with her head high, and her voice was clear: "Weichen respectfully swears allegiance to Your Majesty on behalf of the Senea clan!" Your Majesty is heroic, magnanimous and benevolent, and we firmly believe that with Your Majesty's great talents, we will be able to bring a better future to the kingdom1"

Unlike other courtiers, when Cardin finished speaking, Zi Chuanxiu looked at her for a long time without speaking, and that pretty face evoked many memories for him. He thinks of many things, many people. I thought of that carefree youth, of the acquaintance and reunion with Cardin, of Sterling, of Zichuanning...... Countless past events poured into my mind like a tide, the hazy and beautiful youthful years, the melancholy and sweet juvenile feelings, poetic and picturesque.

Zi Chuanxiu said slowly: "Ka Danqing, you are beautiful and wise, and your talent is like a diamond in the dark night, shining brightly. Originally, the place I am sitting in now is yours, but fate has no choice but to make such a joke on people.

In the past, we had a very beautiful friendship, and you were very kind to me. Over the past few years, a lot has happened, but my friendship with you has never changed. No matter where you and I stand, there are things in the world that transcend borders, races, and worldliness. I don't want to treat you as a vassal, I hope I can continue to have you as a friend. ”

Unexpectedly, Zichuan Xiu would answer himself like this, and Cardin looked very surprised. Her face turned red and she didn't say anything for a long time.

In the end, she still bowed her head deeply: "Weichen is talented and dull, but the qualifications of the Chinese, Wang Guojunjie is better than Weihou is more than the Qing of the River, it is not enough to bear the appreciation of His Majesty, and Weichen is afraid." Thanks to Your Majesty's refusal to abandon the old feelings, and willing to treat the ministers with friendship, so because of the favor, the gratitude of the ministers - and the Senea family - is really inexpressible, even if the bones are broken, it is difficult to repay the grace of Your Majesty.

However, His Majesty is on the throne today, and the kingdom has a system, and although the ministers are favored by His Majesty, they do not dare to favor and despise the kingdom. His Majesty has a great kindness, and Weichen has nothing to repay, but only engraved in his heart and repaid his loyalty. “

After speaking, like the patriarchs in front of him, Cardin lowered his head and kowtowed nine times in a row, and there was a loud sound. When she raised her head, her forehead was already bruised, and she held back the pain and forced a smile; "Congratulations to Your Majesty"

Shikawa Shu closed his eyes, not letting the weakness in his eyes be noticed. The hard and cold armrests of the throne silently reminded him that he had reached a height that he had never dared to imagine back then, and that in this position, he had gained a lot and was bound to lose a lot.

After the enthronement ceremony, Shikawa Xiu immediately went straight to the ultimate goal of this trip to the Demon God Protector: the treasury of the Demon God Castle. On the day of entering the city, Zichuan Xiu had already sent General Bran with half-orc soldiers to block the treasury, strictly prohibiting the entry and exit of soldiers and civilians, and then sent Lin Bing, Bai Chuan, Ming Yu and other important ministers to be responsible for the inventory - although the Xiuzi battalion was his own pro-army, but he didn't dare to send them for this kind of thing, although those bad guys were very brave in battle, they were equally brave in demolishing the filth, and handed it over to them, they dared to steal half of the grinding god castle at night.

When the enthronement ceremony came to an end, several important ministers also completed the inventory task and came back together to return to Zichuan Xiu.

"My lord, after the inventory of the lower officials, we have a rough list of the materials in the treasury. After a preliminary count, the exchange of capital in the treasury is as follows: 5.12 million taels of gold and 33 million taels ......of silver," Lin Bing said

The teacup in Zi Chuanxiu's hand fell to the ground on the spot and shattered, and he cried out, "How much?" ”

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