Chapter 135: The Price of War
Coming to the City Lord's Mansion, Yao Ang, who was three meters tall like an ancient giant, startled several people from Jingguo, if it weren't for the lack of demonic energy, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a monster, how could humans grow so tall, and then look at the more petite Hu Niang who was set off next to him, some strange thoughts couldn't help but pop up, after all, the difference in size between the two is too big, Hu Niang is not as thick as Yao Ang's arm, and the weight is incomparable, how can this live.
Fortunately, as soon as Yao Ang spoke, the familiar literati tone immediately won the approval of Lord Yan, and aside from the differences in appearance, the two talked happily.
Yao Ang himself is a talent, if it weren't for an accident, I'm afraid he would have been admitted to the exam, maybe he would be able to be a county magistrate or something in his lifetime, but now it's not bad, Yan Xu taught him all kinds of knowledge, Qin Ming taught him some experience and means in the court, plus the entire Tianxiang City gave him practice, it is too exaggerated to say that he has the talent of a prime minister, but he is also worthy of the title of a capable minister, and there is no problem in managing a government and a place.
But no matter how good the talk is, when it finally touches the actual interests, these are all in vain, and they have to rely on their fists, both Lord Yan and Yao Ang are very clear about this, so many words are to the point, before there is no fist, everything is false, otherwise how can a simple mission team have three thousand people, and two Jindan ancestors are stuffed in, you must know that there are only twelve Jindan ancestors in the entire Jingguo, and it is the power of the town that Jingguo has spent countless resources to pile up.
Don't underestimate a country, although Jingguo is not a sect, there are no ancient inheritances, but the heritage is still not bad, after all, the overthrow of the previous dynasty itself has gained a lot of accumulation, plus some classics collected during the turmoil, in terms of heritage, it is not lost to the cultivation sect of the Eight Mountains at all, but it has not been systematically organized.
But these are not difficult things, there are countless scholars in the world who are willing to serve Jingguo, Jingguo has selected a lot of potential monks from the side door to cultivate, let them join the Tianfeng Academy to accept the royal worship, after hundreds of years of accumulation, has formed a unique royal cultivation system, plus the power of the country to support, the natural treasure of heaven and earth is not lacking, it is hard to pile up twelve Jindan ancestors.
Even if these Jindan Ancestors are like the Peach Blossom Fairy, who rely on external forces to break through and lose their potential, but where is the number, there is no Jindan Ancestor who has a double-digit cultivation sect now, plus a large number of monks in the Cyclone Stage of the Formation Dan Period, the Tianfeng Academy of Jingguo can easily force any Eight Mountains level cultivation sect.
However, the twelve Jindan ancestors and those monks can't stay in the imperial city to eat idle meals all the time, the royal offering to them is not a tablet, in fact, they have their own responsibilities, and they need to bear these in exchange for a steady stream of offerings, so except for the six Jindan ancestors sitting in the imperial city, the remaining six Jindan ancestors need to take turns to sit at the border, and they are not allowed to leave their posts without permission.
From this, it can also be seen that Jing Guo attaches great importance to the Baiman Mountain Realm, and even directly sent two Jindan Ancestors to the team of the mission, which is also a way to show his muscles.
But Jingguo still underestimates the heritage of the Baiman Mountain Realm, and the Jindan period is also strong and weak, compared to the Jindan strong people who beat out of the Baiman Mountain Realm, although the Jindan ancestors raised by Jingguo cannot be said to be a good thing, but the Jindan powerhouses who want to defeat the Baiman Mountain Realm one-on-one are basically dreaming, so when the two Jindan ancestors began to prepare to pretend to be forced, the sudden appearance of Hu Yixiao and Yufeng directly made them hold back again.
Just kidding, Hu Yixiao said that although the strength of the fox fairy is divided into the Jindan period, it is actually the bottom of the bottom, and it is not as good as the Jindan ancestors who rely on external forces to break through, but Yufeng is different, there are several magic weapons on his body, and the colorful treasure light can blind people's eyes.
Although Jing Guo is rich and generous, he does not take the magic weapon seriously, except for breaking through to the Jindan period will reward a magic weapon, the rest needs to be exchanged for contribution points, even if some older Jindan ancestors have at most two or three magic weapons on their bodies, it is impossible to be as extravagant as Yufeng.
The two of them immediately began to hesitate again, but when Qin Ming came in with a spear, the momentum like a volcano was about to erupt, so that the two of them chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb and did not dare to come forward again.
In this regard, General Xu secretly showed a trace of contempt, and the two old ghosts were above the top along the way, seeing that everyone was looking like ants, but he didn't expect it to be a good look, and it was useless.
Compared with General Xu's uncontrollable breath, Lord Yan behaved without any abnormality, still talking and laughing with Yao Ang, as if he hadn't seen it, but in fact, he was secretly happy, and his heart was more determined in his previous plan, insisting on the principle of not fighting.
In fact, although Jingguo was in a hurry to take the Baiman Mountain Realm, anyone with a little brain knew that he was in a hurry.
Although under their calculations, the vitality of the Baiman Mountain Realm was greatly damaged, and the Tiger Head Taibao did not know whether he was alive or dead, but the other forces did not suffer much loss, especially the old few powerhouses, such as the four major generals and the Ten Thousand Souls Palace, the Blood Knife Gate, and the Zhushan Sect, which can be said to be unscathed, as well as the new force Tianxiang City that has just appeared, these forces not only have the strong people of the Jindan period in charge, but the strength of the bottom is not weak, and there is no army of one or two hundred thousand Don't want to take it down easily.
Jing Guo wants to use the means of war to take the Baiman Mountain Boundary, unless all the twelve Jindan ancestors are sent to the town, and at the same time, not only must the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in various places, but also have to transfer at least 100,000 elite soldiers from the border pass, so that it is possible to fight in one battle.
But this price is too great, this level of war is already equivalent to destroying a small country, and after the war, the already vigorous Baiman Mountain Realm is probably going to be completely deserted, so what does Jingguo spend so much money to fight down, as a wasteland?
The great damage to the vitality of the Baiman Mountain Realm is what they want to see, which will reduce resistance, and at the same time, it will also be conducive to their large number of immigrants and gradually assimilate them, but it is not their goal to completely destroy it, because in this way, it will take at least a hundred years to restore the vitality of the Baiman Mountain Realm, and at the same time, they have to garrison the army to guard against the barbarians and brutes in the Baiman Mountain, which is equivalent to adding another border level military expenditure, which is the cost of millions of taels per year.
The cost of such a war is too great for the entire court to dare to propose it, because it will let people know that you are incorrigibly dead, and the emperor will not tolerate such a stupid courtier.
It is because of such a huge price that the appearance of this mission in front of me is to show the strength of Jingguo and see if there are any surrender factions, just like the gang that now occupies Crouching Tiger City, looking for the leading party.