"Where did Liu Xingchen come from?" Xia Fan asked with a frown. It is naturally impossible for him to know how many soldiers and horses there are in the current Han Dynasty, but he can estimate an approximate number.

If you don't count the county soldiers in the provinces and the miscellaneous soldiers who can't get on the table, the total number of regular troops in the Han Dynasty may not be two million now.

It sounds very scary, but these two million troops can't be used by Liu Xingchen at will.

Because many armies have a very important role, such as being stationed on the border, guarding against the Great Sun Demon Kingdom, which has been eyeing the Han Dynasty. In addition, there are many soldiers and horses to watch out for the king of Pingnan and the king of Jingnan. These alone have at least restrained nearly a million soldiers and horses.

Some of the remaining million troops are still stationed in various provinces, and the ones that can really be used by Liu Xingchen at will may only be five or six hundred thousand.

This truth is like some people who claim to be rich people with a lot of money, rich is really rich, but the so-called family wealth is converted from fields and shops, and the real money in their hands may not be much.

Liu Xingchen is like such a rich man who nominally controls the world and holds countless soldiers and horses, but the soldiers and horses that can really be used are actually not rich.

It wasn't like this before, but after several battles, especially after he sent Geng Qingping to lead his troops to attack Yunhuanhu Lake and was killed, the soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, so that the strength of the Han Dynasty also became a little embarrassed.

It was precisely because he was able to estimate Liu Xingchen's strength that after learning that Liu Xingchen had sent troops to exterminate the White Lotus Sect's rebellion and fight against the Eight Tigers of the Xia Family, he really didn't know where else he could get the army.

"My people have been investigating, but this army is mysterious and can't penetrate at all, so I can't figure out where they came from, and I don't even know how many people they are. Zhao Weiwei's face showed a look of shame, because not being able to get the enemy's information was definitely his dereliction of duty, but this was indeed the case, which made him quite helpless.

Xia Fan didn't reproach Zhao Weiwei and said, "What about the information handed over below, did you bring it over?"

"Yes. Zhao Weiwei nodded, and then took out dozens of pieces of information, and said: "This army is too powerful, day and night, and outsiders are not allowed to approach at all, and my secret agents have lost a lot, but they only get these pieces of information that are of little value at all." ”

"Worthless? Not necessarily. Xia Fan scanned through dozens of pieces of information at a very fast speed, and finally picked out one and put it in front of Zhao Weiwei and said: "This one is very useful, I probably guessed what the origin of this army is, I can't get their information this time, I really shouldn't be you." ”

Zhao Wei glanced at the intelligence and found that the army had passed over, leaving a lot of scorched marks on the ground, and there were even many fires in some places.

"What can you see from this?" Zhao Wei asked puzzled. He had read this information, but he really didn't know what useful information could be obtained from such a clueless intelligence.

"This army comes from another world, and it is made of flames. Xia Fan said: "This is a soldier and horse who is completely loyal to Liu Xingchen, in the battle of Qianbi River, Liu Xingchen used to deal with the golden armor warrior who broke the sky. If you look at the information at the time, you should be able to find out. And the burnt marks mentioned in this information must have been the marks left by them when they walked. ”

"I remembered what you said. Zhao Wei was stunned, and then he was even more ashamed.

"It's hard to gather intelligence, but it's even more difficult to analyze useful information from a lot of intelligence, and you need to be more careful in the future. Xia Fan patted him on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Liu Xingchen seems to have invested enough money this time, if I don't make a move, I will suffer a big loss against these flame alien races with the soldiers and horses in the hands of Lu Chuan and Bu Fenghou." ”

At this time, Xia Fan had already moved the idea of killing this army with his own hands, but after turning his mind, he looked at Zhao Wei and said, "Do you know where the King of Zhenhai is?"

"Not really. Zhao Weiwei said: "He was the one who was ordered to exterminate the White Lotus Sect and cause chaos." ”

"In this way, I probably know Liu Xingchen's layout. Xia Fan nodded, looked at Zhao Weiwei and said: "You send a message to Lu Chuan or Bufenghou, so that they don't need to worry about their backs, just continue to attack boldly and boldly, and I will clean up this army sent by Liu Xingchen." ”

"Senior brother, I'll help you. The Thirteen Princes volunteered.

"Good. ”

This army came quite quickly, and they would have arrived two days earlier had it not been for the fear that the daytime march would frighten the people of the Han Dynasty and cause unnecessary panic.

If that's the case, when Xia Fan comes back, most of what he sees is a scene of corpses all over the field and scorched earth.

After all, it would be quite difficult to deal with such a flame alien race, whether it was Lu Chuan or Bu Fenghou's soldiers and horses, because in the face of these enemies condensed by raging flames, it was really not possible to fight with personal bravery and toughness.

Not to mention, when fighting in close combat, if you slash him, he will be safe and sound, and even if he doesn't attack directly, the flames on his body can kill you just by burning with the flames on his body, how can such a battle be fought? Not to mention that the mounts ridden by the flame aliens are also ferocious and abnormal, and they must be equally difficult to deal with in battle.

Although the combat power of the demon clan and the multi-armed clan is quite strong, whether they can face these flame alien races head-on, Xia Fan himself is not sure.

Even so, this battle was inevitable. Xia Fan didn't delay much, and immediately took the thirteen princes who insisted on helping with him and left Yunhuan Lake.

This army was quite cautious when marching within the Han Dynasty, but when it crossed the border and entered Xia Fan's territory, it no longer went out day and night, and burned and killed along the way, in addition to destroying the cities and villages seen along the way, it also killed people on sight, so as to disturb the hearts of the people in Xia Fan's territory.

However, it is also for this reason that the army of the Flame Alien Race has moved much slower. At this moment, it is still raging in the country of the original Holy Dragon Kingdom.

Xia Fan flew all the way, and when he entered the original Holy Dragon Country, he happened to see a river twenty or thirty miles wide, and with a thought, he immediately released the Sky Swallowing Pocket and swept away all the water in a section of the river that was seven or eight hundred miles long.

"I'll go, this is too fierce!" The Thirteen Princes followed Xia Fan's side, and couldn't help but marvel when they saw the magic weapon released by Xia Fan sweep away the rushing river in such a long section of the river in the blink of an eye, causing it to temporarily stop flowing.

At this time, the thirteen princes remembered the power of their magic weapon, and compared it with it, they couldn't help but feel inferior.

It's just that the thirteen princes are quite open-minded, envious but not jealous, and at the same time they know very well in their hearts that although such a magic weapon is huge, the mana consumed when it is running will inevitably not be less, with his current strength, even if he really has such a magic weapon in hand, I am afraid that it will not be used a few times before the mana is exhausted.

"After all, it's still not strong. The Thirteenth Prince thought to himself, becoming more and more eager to improve his strength as soon as possible.

Xia Fan flew extremely fast with the Thirteen Princes, sucking up the water in the seven or eight hundred miles long section of the river, and after flying again, it didn't take long to see the billowing smoke rising from the ground, and he could vaguely hear the cries and screams of the people.

This is a city that originally belonged to the Holy Dragon Kingdom, and there were about 200,000 people in the city, which used to be quite prosperous, but now it has been burned down.

Xia Fan was high in the sky, and he could clearly see that the slaughter of the Flame Alien Race was about to end.

Not only was the city destroyed, but flames were everywhere, and the people of the city were burned to the ground like charcoals.

In the past, there were only two colors in the city: red and black. The red ones are the fire, and the black ones are the billowing smoke. There was also a smell of barbecue that made you want to gag it.

Although the whole city was like a burning fire at this time, and everywhere was not burning, the flame aliens who had just created endless slaughter and the rides under their crotches did not suffer any harm in the slightest, but instead looked very pleasant.

"Senior brother, this ......" When the thirteenth prince saw the tragic situation in the city, he was shocked at first and then his eyes turned completely red, and he hissed: "Kill them all!"

Anyone who sees such a horrific scene will feel sad, and even more angry at the exterminating behavior of the Flame Aliens.

Of course, the Thirteen Princes were no exception, and at the same time, the emotions in his heart were a little more complicated.

On the one hand, it is a sincere deplorment. After all, he has helped Xia Fan deal with military and political affairs for so long, and he has poured a lot of affection into the people under Xia Fan's rule.

Especially like the city in front of him, he had been there himself when he first captured it, and he had the impression that it had just passed, but the bustling city was now in ruins, no, or more accurately, a huge burning tomb.

In this regard, how can he not be sad, how can he not be angry.

On the other hand, the Thirteen Princes also have a kind of sad helplessness and hatred.

Because Xia Fan briefly told him about the origin of this flame alien race, this blood feud naturally had to be counted on Liu Xingchen's head.

This made the thirteen princes, who could already be ignored by Liu Xingchen, burst into unprecedented hatred. He couldn't imagine how the wise and martial man in his impression could have become like this, cold and cruel, and mad.

Born in the royal family, the Thirteen Princes are certainly not the kind and soft-hearted people, and he can accept death in the war very calmly.

However, he could not bear such a wanton massacre of civilians, especially such a brutal slaughter, which really made him feel the urge to rush forward and exterminate these flame aliens.

It's just that the Thirteenth Prince knows very well in his heart that although his current strength is getting weaker, he really can't do it if he wants to destroy so many flame alien races, so he can only ask Xia Fan for help.

(End of chapter)