On June 17, the 600,000 army led by Jing Beifeng had already approached the city and set up a base camp ten miles away from Jinghua City. At the same time, he ordered a large number of soldiers and civilians to be conscripted in Hezhou, Cangwu, and Nanshan County, which had already been surrendered, and to carry out brutal rule.

All the soldiers and civilians who were conscripted were driven to the front and were regarded as the vanguard of the death. This caused a fierce resistance from the people, but in the end, it could not stop the bloody suppression of the army, and the slightest disobedience of the conscripts led to the annihilation of the entire clan.

This also had a consequence, a large number of people fled to the reckless wasteland to the southeast, and not only these three places, but also other states and cities that had been content to rule began to panic and flee one after another.

As for the four cities in the north that were invaded by the Snow Shadow Kingdom and the Dingwan and Gaotao places controlled by the Three Moon Kingdoms in the east, the situation is relatively stable, but it is still inevitable to feel that the rabbit is dead and the fox is sad, and the once prosperous Stygian Water Empire seems to have come to the end of history and is at the end of the road.

In the big tent of the Chiyan Chinese Army, Jing Beifeng leaned on the handsome position, closing his eyes and recuperating, fighting with Xie Yunlu for several months plus marching for days, even he felt a little tired, more from the burden in his heart, I don't know if Jing Wuming can really hold Xie Yun back, so he must fight quickly now.

He had been thinner and thinner, his hair was gray, his face was scarcely fleshy, and his beard, which had been carefully groomed, was unkempt. At first glance, it looks like a thin old man.

But if you see the civil and military generals kneeling all over the ground, you won't think so, since his son Jing Xiaotian was put on the pillar of shame and his spiritual position was forced to move out of the ancestral hall of the Jing family, he has become moody, more violent than before.

There was a pre-war meeting before, and when a general entered the door, he accidentally disturbed Jing Beifeng, who was pretending to sleep, because of his slightly big movements, and he was killed on the spot, and his family was sent as a slave.

You must know that this general is still the distant nephew of His Majesty Xuantian Ming, and the matter was finally reported to the Flame Palace.

Today's generals also came for the pre-war meeting, and they have been kneeling and waiting for an hour, but they do not dare to show any dissatisfaction.

At this time, a general in a green shirt walked in from outside the account, but saw that his face was like jade, the bridge of his nose was high, his eye sockets were deep, and his body was slender and tall. It does not look like the Central Plains, giving people a different kind of toughness.

The generals secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him coming, if there were still people who dared to give advice or even criticism to Jing Beifeng, it was only this Ji Xiuyuan, General Ji.

Although Ji Xiuyuan is not a person from Middle Earth, he is well versed in the etiquette of the Central Plains, and treats people with humility and courtesy. The relationship with the generals is very good. If this is the case, it will not convince the generals, but more importantly, he uses his soldiers like a god.

In the previous battle with Xie Yun, it was he who served as the main general and saw through Xie Yun's trap several times in anticipation of the enemy, otherwise he would suffer a big loss. Although it has a huge advantage in terms of troops, it is the only one in the world that can fight with Xie Yun without suffering losses, and there is no other semicolon.

In the first year of the war era, more than 1 million people of the Four-Nation Coalition Army besieged Yangcheng, taking advantage of the time and place, but what was the final result? The coalition army lost more than 400,000 people, although that battle achieved Chu Feiyan's immortal achievements, but without Xie Yun's support, how could such a result be achieved?

Thinking about it again, what a feat it was to contain Xie Yun in Yangcheng with only tens of thousands of horses lost, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a great achievement.

In addition, Ji Xiuyuan has another identity, he just married Jing Beifeng's youngest daughter a few years ago, so he is closer to Jing Beifeng.

Ji Xiuyuan smiled, walked in front of Jing Beifeng, and Wen Yan called, "Marshal." ”

Jing Beifeng's formidable triangular eyes slowly opened at this time, revealing a dangerous gap: "Xiuyuan is here, then let's discuss it." ”

Ji Xiuyuan glanced at the generals, and everyone stood up one after another.

In fact, only two things were discussed in this meeting, one was that the siege time was scheduled for tomorrow evening, and the other was that the Lord chose Yao Wuyi. This move surprised everyone, and even Yao Wuyi himself was a little surprised, and then his eyes flashed with excitement and bloodthirstiness, and he glared at Ji Xiuyuan provocatively.

Although the generals were suspicious in their hearts, this matter was Jing Beifeng's final word, and there was no possibility of change. The look of disappointment on Ji Xiuyuan's face flashed, he guessed what the reason was, and quickly regained his composure.

When the generals left the big tent one after another, Jing Beifeng left him alone.

"Xiuyuan, are you dissatisfied?"

Ji Xiuyuan lowered his voice a little: "Why is the marshal so eager? Wu Yi is fierce, but he is bloodthirsty, even if he succeeds in attacking the city, I am afraid that the losses we face will be incalculable." ”

Jing Beifeng's eyelids raised: "Xiuyuan, if you change to the position of the main general in the past, you are the only one, but after all, you are your own family, how can you let you do such things as killing the people in the pit."

My hands are covered with too much blood in my life, and the little genius will have this retribution, so I have to make your hands cleaner, after all, you are the last hope for my Jing family's bloodline to continue its glory. ”

Jing Beifeng rarely revealed his true feelings, and there was a trace of tears in the corners of his eyes.

Ji Xiuyuan was stunned in his heart, although he didn't know how true or false his words were, but it was not easy for him to reveal his heart to himself like this, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved, and said, "Father! ”

Just by calling me this voice, I will see that I have good intentions. Jing Beifeng smiled, his tone low and hoarse.

"I know you're very dissatisfied with the bloody suppression in Hezhou, Cangwu, and Nanshan County, but it's better to kill them than our own, let them take the lead, maybe Jinghua City will surrender without a fight, hahaha. ”

There was endless chill in the laughter.

Ji Xiuyuan couldn't laugh at all, and after thinking about it, he decided to persuade again: "But this move will definitely make the people's resentment boil, even if we finally destroy the Stygian Water, it will be extremely unfavorable to Chiyan's future rule." ”

Jing Beifeng raised the corners of his mouth and said in a cold voice: "Who said that we are going to rule the Stygian Water? Xiaotian is dead, I want the entire Stygian Water to be buried for him!"

Ji Xiuyuan gasped, only then did he know that Jing Beifeng's anger in his heart had reached the point where it could not be contained, and he remembered Xuan Hua's advice before leaving, so he understood the deep meaning of his words that day.

"But..."

Jing Beifeng waved his hand, with a look of impatience in his eyes: "You are ready to replace Yao Wuyi at any time, no need to say more, go ahead." ”

Seeing Ji Xiuyuan walking out of the tent worriedly, Jing Beifeng said warmly: "The reason why this is done is because the Dustless Emperor, if he is really alive, he may not be able to attack us, so we must destroy the Stygian Water and join forces with the Three Great Moon Kingdoms as soon as possible in order to form a sufficient deterrent." ”

Ji Xiuyuan was shocked when he heard this, turned around to salute, and said, "Xiuyuan understands!" Then he rode a fast horse to Hezhou.