"Lord Hou Chen'an, since you are so insincere, then please go back! See you on the battlefield. Li Hao said lightly, it was obvious that he was quite dissatisfied with Hou Chen'an's conditions.

"Then what do you say your bottom line is, I don't want to waste such a long time." Hou Chen'an could see that Li Hao was not concealed, if he continued to insist, he would definitely get war in exchange.

"Fifty thousand. I want your 50,000 troops, and if it's any less, then I don't mind killing them all. Li Hao said slowly.

"Fifty thousand?" Hou Chenan hesitated, 50,000 is exactly his bottom line, if it was a little more, he Hou Chenan would definitely not agree, but now Li Hao happened to talk about the amount that was the most difficult for him to decide.

"If it's 50,000, it's 50,000, and tomorrow I'll bring you 50,000 troops, and then I'll go back to my Yuxi City to be my Yuxi King." Hou Chenan gritted his teeth and said, this time he was really in Li Hao's hands, but if he didn't do this, he had no other way, he knew that he would definitely not be Li Hao's opponent.

"Lord Hou Chen'an, you misunderstood, I didn't say that I asked you to bring the 50,000 troops, but I chose it myself. These 50,000 troops must be satisfactory to me. Li Hao continued.

"Li Hao, you are too deceitful." Hou Chen'an was simply angry when he was asked by Li Hao, and letting Li Hao choose it himself wouldn't be equivalent to giving 50,000 of the most elite soldiers to Li Hao? That's a lot worse than an average army of 50,000.

"Lord Hou Chen'an, don't forget that it is me who has the advantage now, and if you don't agree, then you can not talk about it." Li Hao continued to threaten, he was really challenging Hou Chen'an's bottom line now. If Hou Chen'an is really angered, Li Hao will not have good fruit to eat.

"Tomorrow I will send someone to send you my 50,000 cavalry, and the other 150,000 troops will follow me to Yuxi City." Hou Chenan said lightly, and after finishing speaking, he turned around and left. He knew that he had retreated to this point, and Li Hao would never be lifted.

"Master Hou Chen'an, go slowly, tomorrow I will receive the 50,000 cavalry here." Li Hao said with a smile, it is obvious that Li Hao is very satisfied, even if these 50,000 cavalry are not Hou Chen'an's most elite troops, they are definitely his main force, and he only has 50,000 cavalry in total, and now they are all given to Li Hao, which is enough to show Hou Chen'an's sincerity.

"Li Hao, young man, admire!" Gao Pengjie can only use the word admiration to describe Li Hao's negotiation with Hou Chen'an just now, he originally thought that as long as Hou Chen'an could withdraw his troops, even if he made some demands on the empire, it would be acceptable, he never thought that Li Hao would take Hou Chen'an's 50,000 cavalry empty-handed.

This is not my work, but the work of the 100,000 brothers below. If I didn't have this 100,000 army, it is estimated that Hou Chen'an would not even talk to me. Li Hao explained lightly, how could Gao Pengjie not understand the truth of Li Hao's words, he had known this truth for a long time.

"Brother Li Hao, how do you know Hou Chen'an's bottom line?" On the way back, Link asked curiously. What he was most curious about was why Li Hao was so confident when he talked to Hou Chen'an about the 50,000 army, if what Li Hao said was beyond Hou Chen'an's tolerance, Hou Chen'an would definitely fight to the death and would not agree, if that was the case, it would definitely be the result that Li Hao didn't want the most.

"Actually, this is not his limit, he knows the current situation very well, he is a smart person, otherwise he would not have come to negotiate with us. He's not like Ubaka, who would leave a wound on the empire even if he fought to the death. He not only cares about the lives of those soldiers, but also cares about his own title, if he goes to war with us, the final result will definitely be nothing, and at least he can be his king of the west, so his limit is very large, I only want his 50,000 cavalry because there are not many soldiers and the number of our army cannot be too large, as long as there is combat effectiveness. And letting him leave 150,000 troops back can better guard the border passes, and as for the rebellion, he will never think about it again. Li Hao explained to him carefully.

"Even so, I believe that Your Majesty will definitely take action in the future, and he will definitely continue to weaken Hou Chen'an's strength. After all, after this incident, His Majesty is even more careful, he will never allow anyone to lead so many troops. Including our estimation, after the war is calmed down, His Majesty will never let it go. ”

Li Hao's analysis is not wrong at all, Li Hao used to have more than 200,000 troops, although he only needed 100,000 elites, but with the current 50,000 cavalry, he also has an army of 150,000, and these 150,000 are definitely the most elite troops.

"It turns out that it's so complicated, it's much more difficult than cultivation, so I'd better concentrate on cultivation." Murong stuck out his tongue when he heard Li Hao's analysis, not to mention what Li Hao said, he couldn't think of it, even if Li Hao said it, he would definitely not understand.

"Sometimes small battles rely not only on strength, but also on strategy." Link explained to Murong Liantian, but what does it matter? As long as there are Lin Ke and Li Hao, there is no need for Murong Liantian to worry about this aspect at all.

The next day, according to the agreement, Hou Chen'an obediently handed over his 50,000 cavalry to Li Hao, you must know that he only has 50,000 cavalry in total, so that he has no cavalry at all, in order to make the soldiers not chill, he will throw away his war horse and walk back to Yuxi City with the soldiers, I believe that Hou Chen'an will not do anything in the future, but can only be his Yuxi King.

As a result, Li Hao, who had 50,000 cavalry, naturally wanted to be polite with Gao Pengjie, nominally these cavalry of Hou Chen'an were for the imperial army, so Li Hao also said that these should be included in Gao Pengjie's army.

Gao Pengjie was naturally also interesting, and gave all the 50,000 cavalry to Li Hao on the grounds that the enemy had already expelled the Philharmonic City and did not need so many soldiers. Of course, Li Hao smiled happily.

The next day, His Majesty also got the news, but after receiving the news, he did not show any joy, he saw not the fall of a wolf but the rise of a tiger. He originally asked Li Hao to attack Hou Chen'an, firstly to eliminate Hou Chen'an, and secondly, to weaken Li Hao's strength. didn't expect such a result, which also had to make him feel a little vigilant.

Li Hao, who got 50,000 cavalry, did not continue to advance. Instead, he rested in Philharmonic City as before, the last time Li Hao attacked Hou Chen'an was because His Majesty Youlan brought their Li family back to the imperial capital, and this time Li Hao also needed to find a reason to let him send troops. Otherwise, it is estimated that Li Hao will rest forever.

His Majesty Youlan didn't know what Li Hao thought, but he definitely didn't want to give Li Hao this opportunity, now that the armies of Ubaka and Hou Chen'an had been defeated, the pressure on only Shan Jieren and Zhuo Ding's empire had become much smaller.

Li Hao's name spread throughout the empire again, and there was hardly anyone who didn't know that Li Hao was able to make Hou Chen'an retreat and subdue his 50,000 cavalry with just a few words.

And the Li family in the imperial capital naturally got the news, and they also understood more and more why those important ministers in the court valued their Li family so much.

Zhuo Ding and Shan Jieren, who got the news, naturally wouldn't let this kind of thing happen, they had a sense of crisis, and to be honest, they were also afraid of Li Hao. They have to do something.

Shan Jieren's army of more than 200,000 troops suddenly withdrew overnight, and at first the empire thought that they had seen the situation clearly and retreated, but within a few days, something surprising happened. The original 400,000 troops turned into more than 600,000 overnight.

"What is the general going to do now, it looks like the enemy is about to attack." A soldier on the city wall reported.

"Have the Empire's reinforcements arrived? Our 200,000 troops can't even stop them from an onslaught, let alone repel them. The general asked anxiously, he is General Xiang Yingtian, who is responsible for pacifying the war in the north, since the last time he returned to the imperial capital, he has been observing Zhuo Ding's every move, at first Zhuo Ding did not move at all, and even said that Zhuo Ding had no movement just yesterday. And just last night, Zhuo Ding's 400,000 army suddenly became more than 600,000 troops. This makes the already unbalanced situation even more severe.

"My lord, the enemy's army has suddenly grown, and troops from other directions of the empire are being mobilized, but it will take a few days to mobilize them." The soldier replied.

"Damn, it's too late for a few days, and it looks like they're about to attack." Xiang Yingtian looked at the actions in the enemy's barracks and said angrily. The enemy must have been premeditated, they just wanted to take the empire by surprise.

"What is happening to the people of the Shangwu Academy now, this is their foundation, if this place is lost, the Shangwu Academy will definitely not be protected." Xiang Yingtian continued to ask. The Shangwu Academy can be said to be the most famous academy in the empire, and those princes and nobles who want to cultivate are all cultivating here, and even the princess Jiang Tingting also went out here. Therefore, Shangwu City is the most important city besides the imperial capital, and they must not lose it even if they fight to the death.

"Most of the cadets have already joined the army, and a small number are guarding the academy. In particular, the four elders of the academy fought bravely to kill the enemy. But even so, the situation is naturally very dangerous, I heard that Zhuo Ding has reached the level of a high-level war king, and he can't get close to him at all, and it's even more impossible to defeat him. The soldiers said helplessly, these are all unfavorable situations for them, and they are helpless against these.

"Even if you fight hard, you must not lose Shangwu City, this is the foundation of Shangwu Academy." Xiang Yingtian said fiercely that he did not only do this to protect the empire, but he was also selfish, because he was a student from the Shangwu Academy.

"Yes!" The soldier replied loudly, and his determination could be seen by his determined gaze.

"What about the vice president? The enemy is too strong, they not only have an army of more than 600,000 but also have at least three war kings, especially Zhuo Ding is said to have reached the level of a high-level war king, we are not opponents at all. Meng Li anxiously reported the situation.

"You must remember that if the academy can't keep it, you must run away as much as possible, don't make unnecessary sacrifices, as long as you have in the academy, you can rebuild it at any time." The vice dean instructed that although he had the obligation to protect the academy, he had the responsibility to protect the safety of all the students, and now that the enemy was in the present, of course, he had to consider the safety of the students first.

"But......" Meng Li hurriedly wanted to express his opinion, in their eyes, they had long regarded the academy as their home, even if they fought for their lives, they would never let the enemy step into the academy.

"Nothing, but this is an order, do you want to disobey my order?" The vice dean taught him a hard lesson, how relieved he was to see Meng Li and their children, even if the Shangwu Academy no longer existed, he was also happy.

"Yes!" Meng Li replied loudly, in fact, this may also be the last order given to him by the vice president.

"Your Majesty Shangwu City suddenly surrendered more than 200,000 troops, and now more than 600,000 enemy troops are about to attack Shangwu City, and our other armies are still in the process of mobilization, and it is estimated that they will not be able to catch up." Wan Quan said slowly.

"Well, I've known about this for a long time, it seems that they are planning to capture the imperial capital." His Majesty's voice was so vicissitudes, just a few days ago they were still in the upper hand, and in just one day, the situation changed.

"Then do you need to order Li Hao to support?" Wan Quan asked in a low voice, he knew that if it was Li Hao, there would definitely be a way to repel the enemy, and the problem was that Li Hao was not so obedient now.

"No, just let Shangwu City be lost." His Majesty Youlan said lightly, he didn't care about the lives of the people of Shangwu City at all. "When Shangwu City loses Shangwu Academy, Li Hao will naturally make a move, and gather those troops who came in the imperial capital."

His Majesty's intentions are very clear, compared to the imperial capital, Shangwu City is so insignificant. He can be used as a bargaining chip for Li Hao to make a move, as long as Li Hao can keep the imperial capital.

In October of the 320th year of the Youlan Empire, the rebel Zhuo Ding and Shan Jieren jointly formed an army of more than 600,000 to launch a general attack on the empire's Shangwu City.

The Imperial General led more than 200,000 troops to Ying Tian to block it, and all the students and vice presidents of the Elder Martial Arts Academy also participated in this large-scale battle.

Due to the huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, the enemy had an absolute advantage at the beginning of the war, but Xiang Yingtian defended Shangwu City to the death, and 200,000 people fought desperately against the enemy.

Although this battle was not the largest war in the history of the empire, but the casualties were definitely the heaviest, and it was also the most humiliating war in the history of the empire, the war lasted for three days and three nights, according to the memories of the survivors, the blood of the soldiers at that time flowed into a river, this river is what people later called the river of blood, this war The 200,000 troops of the empire were all wiped out, and the enemy also paid a heavy price.

In the end, Xiang Yingtian was captured by the enemy, and the enemy attacked Shangwu City and entered the Shangwu Academy, they knew what the significance of the Shangwu Academy was to the empire, so a fire destroyed the century-old foundation of the Shangwu Academy, the vice president and the four elders and all the students resisted desperately, and finally the vice president and the four elders were all captured by the enemy, and the more than 600 students of the academy were killed and wounded more than 100, and finally the vice president gave a death order to let them leave and they had to flee.

"Your Majesty, Shangwu City has been lost." Wan Quan said sadly.

"How's the casualty?" His Majesty Youlan had long expected such a result, he just didn't know what the casualties would be.

"The more than 200,000 troops of His Majesty's empire have all been wiped out, and Lord Xiang, the vice president of the Shangwu Academy, and the four elders have all been captured." Wanquan said sadly. (To be continued.) )