Dongfang Shuo didn't know anything about the content of the conversation in the hall.

And Dongfang Shuo, who left the palace, rushed straight to the city gate.

Standing on the gate of the city and looking into the distance, he could see the army brought by the second, third, and fourth princes, who had been assembled several miles outside the city and encamped, totaling more than 80,000 people. The exact figures reported and the overall strength are not far from Dongfang Shuo's estimates.

Obviously, with such combat effectiveness, it is already extremely difficult to capture the imperial city, let alone solve the big trouble in the south.

So, Dongfang Shuo summoned all the generals to the city tower.

"Do you know why I summoned you here?"

Dongfang Shuo raised his arms and shouted.

And below the city tower, hundreds of generals, and even the few True Refining Stage powerhouses standing at the front, all looked around blankly.

Seeing that no one of them answered, Dongfang Shuo said in a loud voice: "Next, the empire needs you to do something big enough to shake the heavens and the earth, as long as this thing can be completed, the foundation of the empire will be stable for a thousand years, and all the soldiers who go out will also make immortal feats, and when you return to the imperial city, it will be the day when you will be crowned with an official!"

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers were silent for a moment.

Then, a refining stage powerhouse took a step forward, arched his hand and asked, "May I ask Lord Dongfang, what is the content of this matter?"

Dongfang Shuo's eyes drooped slightly, and he shouted: "Suppress the southern rebels, Feng Qingyang!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned.

Feng Qingyang can be described as a giant beast in the south, and their army is simply a weak lamb in front of Feng Qingyang's eyes.

"Lord Dongfang, do you know that Feng Qingyang is ......" Another refining stage powerhouse stood up.

But before he finished speaking, Dongfang Shuo put his hands on the railing and interrupted: "I know that Feng Qingyang is strong, and it is inevitable that you will be afraid and jealous, so Your Majesty means not to force you to wait, and wait for the dust and servants to rush to the imperial city, if you are forced to go on an expedition, it is not the best policy." Therefore, if you do not want to go, Your Majesty will be exempted from the guilt and allow you to return to your hometown, whether you take your wife and children to herd horses and plough the fields, or you will be determined to guard the frontier, it is as you wish. ”

At this point, under the city tower, the eyes of hundreds of people intertwined with each other.

Obviously, they would rather go back than die. Besides, if the deserters do not condemn themselves, why should they fight so hard?

Looking at the formation below that seemed to have begun to slacken, Dongfang Shuo's eyes suddenly flashed with sharpness.

At this time, the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, and he said: "If you want to be able to return to your hometown, please come out at this moment." ”

As soon as the words fell, the situation of the head-to-ear contact below quickly disappeared.

Subsequently, the figures of countless people in the team began to waver, and the phalanx, which was originally hundreds of people, also began to have a tendency to disintegrate.

"But before you make a choice, I have one more thing to warn you of. And before the formation collapsed, Dongfang Shuo said in a loud voice, "If no one goes out this time, Feng Qingyang's voice will inevitably be greatly shaken, and the empire will miss the last chance to destroy him." After that, when Feng Qingyang's iron hooves break through the imperial city, the entire empire may be full of wolf smoke, and there will be no more forces that can predict the resistance, and you will not be able to survive after all. ”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers who were about to leave the team stopped one after another.

However, such a sentence alone is not enough to shake their faith.

"Lord Dongfang, they are just ordinary soldiers, and although we have the cultivation of the refining period, we are just small people in remote places. A refining stage powerhouse stroked his beard and retorted, "Even if Feng Qingyang's iron hooves have trampled all over the empire, there is no need to embarrass us, right?

"Whether it's sensational or not, don't you think about it yourself?"

Dongfang Shuo faced such doubts, but his face still did not waver in the slightest.

The man stared and said, "I think Feng Qingyang will definitely not ......."

But before he could finish speaking, Dongfang Shuo immediately interrupted: "Think about it." ”

The man didn't dare to say anything more for a moment.

But even so, his words still made the generals who were already thinking of retreating more and more shaken.

At this time, when the scene was quiet, Dongfang Shuo said: "There is a very simple reason, there are eggs under the nest? Think about why you are here today, and then think about when Feng Qingyang grows bigger, will you allow today's events to happen a second time? If you retreat to the north today and give up the imperial city, then you will inevitably see Feng Qingyang's iron cavalry in the north in the near future, and how they crush the imperial city will crush your hometown." You see, on the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?"

When the words fell, everyone's eyes showed a look of astonishment.

These words naturally shook their hearts.

If things really developed according to what Dongfang Shuo said, then when Feng Qingyang's iron cavalry really reached the north, they would really have no room for resistance.

"The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband. Dongfang Shuo pulled out the heavy sword at his waist, "Today, the family and the country are in trouble, and you and other hot-blooded men should use flesh and blood as a wall and swear to defend every inch of the empire." With that, he raised his heavy sword above the top, "For the Empire!"

With a sigh of peace, hundreds of feet were swinged.

The words fell, and all those who were shaken stood up straight.

In their eyes, they were resolute.

"For the Empire! for the Empire!"

"For the Empire! for the Empire!"

Hundreds of generals in the foundation building period and above suddenly erupted into a tsunami-like sound, shaking most of the imperial city. And the tents of several miles outside the imperial city can also clearly hear these deep sounds.

The soldiers in the battalion were all enthusiastic.

After strengthening the conviction of these hundreds of generals, Dongfang Shuo immediately ordered them to start preparing immediately, and they would set out early tomorrow morning.

And Dongfang Shuo, who returned to the city tower, also quickly received the holy decree sent by Luo Yang himself.

After Luo Yang delivered the holy decree, he turned around and left, without saying a word of superfluity.

After glancing at the Holy Decree, Dongfang Shuo put it aside.

"The combat power of these people is in front of Feng Qingyang, and it is not even enough to stuff the teeth, after all, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the north and south of the empire. At this time, Ji Zhaoning walked out from the side, "Do you really think these people can do things for you?"

Dongfang Shuo glanced at her, then smiled: "Of course not." When the words fell, he raised the holy decree in his hand, "Only it can do things for me." ”

"Then why did you go to such lengths to mobilize these 80,000 soldiers?"

Ji Zhaoning asked.

At this time, Dongfang Shuo looked at her with a little deep meaning: "It's impossible for you not to open it." I mobilized them for other purposes. After all, although they are weak, they are enough to have 80,000 of them, and for me, they can be of great use. ”