Chapter 402: 100,000 troops enter the Ming Dynasty
Chenping always thought that Xuankong Ruoxian was just joking, but he didn't expect him to be real. When a grassland army of more than 100,000 people gathered in front of him, Chenping actually had a feeling of unreality. And it wasn't until this time that he understood why Xuankong Ruoxian needed the Holy Horse. Spirit Bow. Because most of the soldiers and horses of this grassland are composed of the three tribes of Divine Horse, Chasing Wind and Giant Mountain, if there is the former commander of the Holy Horse, the dissatisfaction will naturally not be so great.
The Armageddon on the grassland ended with the destruction of the Divine Horse, the Wind Chaser and the Giant Mountain, and the territory of the three tribes was divided between the Barbarians, the Holy Tooth and the Fire Cloud. The wild barbarians have the grasslands of the giant mountain at the foot of the holy mountain and the wind-chasing tribe; The Holy Tooth and the Fire Cloud were given the territory of the Divine Pony Clan; As for Xuankong Ruoxian, who only led 5,000 flying horsemen, he "bought" most of the remaining elite warriors of the three clans of Shenju, Chasing Wind and Jushan, and became one of the biggest winners of this battle.
"These warriors are now nothing more than a bunch of slaves sold, don't be too surprised!" Tempest seemed to understand and said, "And the holy foal is now the leader of this group of slaves!" Hahaha......"
"Shut up!" The holy foal said viciously: "If you quarrel again, I will kill you and let you start again!" β
"Hmph, now I'm your boss, believe it or not, I'll call your little report and go to Xuankong Ruoxian to sue you?" Tempest said shamelessly.
"That's all you can do!" The holy colt said unashamedly.
"With so many slave warriors, the hearts of the berserkers are too big! Aren't they afraid that Xuankong Ruoxian will turn against them? Chenping looked at the mighty army, and couldn't help but say suspiciously: "You must know that not long ago, the mad barbarians and the Ming Shang Kingdom were also mortal enemies!" β
"Someone else might have done it, but Xuankong Ruoxian wouldn'tβat least the people of the Barbarians would believe him!" This time, it was the holy horse who spoke: "When I was in Yifang Country, I fought with this guy Xuankong Ruoxian. Although we were hostile at that time, there was no one who did not give a thumbs up to his methods and character in governing the army! β
"You know him so well?" Hearing the words of the holy horse, both Chenping and the wind couldn't help but be stunned.
"Of course I do!" A trace of killing intent flashed in the Holy Horse's eyes, and he said coldly: "The first time I died at his hands, I remember it clearly in this life!" β
"......" Chenping and the two were speechless for a while.
As for whether the holy horse hates Xuankong and envy, he doesn't care whether it is Chenping or Tempest. After all, the Holy Horse is a player, and if he needs to, he doesn't need any reason to kill Xuankong Ruoxian. And now that Xuankong Ruoxian is obviously the key figure in the two S-rank missions, then the Holy Horse will not deal with him at such a time - this Enlightenment Holy Horse must be there!
But the longer they get along, the more interesting Chenping feels about this Xuankong Ruoxian. Just as I felt when I first met him, he was a very charismatic and capable person, who could infect the people around him and make people closer to him before he knew it. Just like before setting off, the Phantom Clan really sent another eight hundred flying dragon warriors over as he said, so that Chenping had to admire his methods.
It's just that this time the person who led the team was the Heavenly Ghost, and when he handed over the war horse to Chenping, he made it clear that the two thousand flying dragon war horses were no longer the warriors of the Phantom Clan, but were directly sold to Xuankong Ruoxian and became his personal soldiers. At the same time, he asked Chenping for the inheritance orb back, and returned to the psychedelic ghost swamp with a few cronies such as Broken Tooth, as for his patriarch, it was obvious that he had also become one of the goods in the trade - Chenping didn't react until much later.
After the handover, Chenping's situation became a little awkward. But Xuankong Ruoxian immediately arranged a position for Chenping as a cavalry commander, and gave him a new set of S-rank battle armor, confirming his status as a general of the Ming Shang Kingdom. As for the Holy Horse and Tempest, both of them were in a similar situation to him, and they were both entrusted with important tasks by this general of the Ming Shang State Zhengbei, and there was no hint of neglect.
Whether it is the Holy Horse, the Tempest, or Chenping himself, he has no sense of belonging to the Ming Shang Kingdom, let alone will be loyal to him. But at this time, the official and soldier were sealed so quickly, which did shorten the distance between them and the three of them, and made them feel the envy and courage of Xuankong Ruo. It's just that in Chenping's opinion, it is really too hasty to let the three of them command a heavy army so quickly, is this guy really not afraid that he and others will turn against him?
During the ensuing steppe march, Xuankong Ruoxian was clearly determined to retrain this group of men and horses. The arduous march and the harsh orders were almost overwhelming, causing the soldiers of those tribes to complain along the way. Chen Ping and the other generals were also busy, carrying out various training tasks according to Xuankong Ruoxian's requirements, and did not get a moment of peace from morning to night.
It took more than three months for hundreds of thousands of troops to cross the holy mountain, across thousands of miles of grassland, and truly stepped into the territory of the Ming Shang Kingdom. If they take the road of Manfengzhou, they can arrive at least a month earlier, but Xuankong Ruoxian has to take another road, first march to the northeast, and march all the way to the border of Yifang country, and after making the border of Yifang country a mess, they came to "Lishi Mountain" under the rule of Xuankong Ruoxian, and stationed at the foot of Lishi Mountain.
Lishi Mountain is a big mountain on the border with Yifang Kingdom, and there is only one Guancheng on the mountain, but it is not the residence of Xuankong Ruoxian, the general of the expedition to the north. So when he led an army of more than 100,000 to appear here, it not only made Yifang Country unpeaceful, but also scared the guards on the city out of a cold sweat.
"Dashuai, why don't you stay away from Lake City, why are you running here?" As soon as the guard met him, he began to complain.
"I recruited a team of men and horses outside, and when I come back, I will try the reaction of Yifang Country casually, lest they think that I have no soldiers and horses under Xuankong Ruoxian!" Xuankong Ruoxian smiled slightly and said gently.
"Dashuai...... Alas, it's hard for you! As soon as the guard remembered the situation of this great commander, he couldn't help but sigh.
"The soldiers and horses of the Yifang Kingdom have been alarmed by us, and the army was stationed in Lishi Mountain for ten days, and only after the Yifang Kingdom found out our military situation did they enter the city and garrison in Lihu City!" Xuankong Ruoxian ordered.
"The last general will obey!" Chen Ping and the others immediately responded in unison.
Ten days later, the soldiers and horses entered the city, and after mixing with the officers and wingmen who had arrived, they developed into Lihu City. Chenping glanced at the woman in iron armor next to him, and couldn't help but be speechless for a while. Because of the appearance of this woman, his commander actually had an extra sub-word, and he was directly downgraded by one level.
The armies of the steppe people have always been loose and do not require too many military personnel to command. But the army of the Ming Shang Kingdom naturally couldn't do this, so Xuankong Ruoxian arranged a lot of important officers and wingmen in the army, and set up a stable skeleton in this army, so that the army could better carry out orders. Both the Pony and the Tempest were lucky, except that they were assigned one or two deputies to assist them, and they were also the commanders of the First Army. However, Chenping's luck was obviously not very good, and he directly parachuted a boss, or a female boss. And Xuankong Ruoxian's special explanation made Chenping's head big for a while - she led the troops for the first time and took good care of her!
"I'm here to lead the soldiers, or I'm here to take the children!" On more than one occasion, Chenping complained in front of the Holy Pony and Tempest.
"Others are fighting with a group of stinky men, you kid has a big beauty by his side, and you dare to be coquettish here, see if we don't beat you to death!" Every now and then, the Holy Pony and the Wind must have beaten Chen Ping in a rage to vent the depression in their hearts.
Whether she wants to or not, this female boss has become a fact, and Chenping can only reluctantly accept it for the sake of the task. It's just that I didn't expect that as soon as the military horse arrived in Lihu City, an unbelievable news spread to the army first, which surprised Xuankong Ruoxian and other generals - Bian Ling Xuanwang, the biological father of Bian Ling Wuyan, the king of Ming Shang, led an army of 200,000 troops to besiege Wangcheng!