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Chapter 605 Prince Ruyang: The World Should Be Handed Over to Young People

stomping on...

The army marched in orderly steps to the foot of the city wall, where they lined up in a row and completely surrounded Anqing Prefecture.

The White Deer Army soldiers on the city wall all had solemn expressions; some of the more timid ones were even trembling.

Although the opposing side only had 10,000 men, their commander was Bolotemur, a fourth-level Molten God, who was truly one of the strongest in the world.

At that moment, the army below the city stood still, and the next moment, Boluo arrived at the city on a warhorse.

His appearance instantly turned the scene terrifying, filling the air with a powerful, chilling aura, as if a hand had gripped everyone's hearts.

With a mix of relaxation and tension, he held everyone's hearts in his grasp, teasing these useless hearts to his heart's content.

At this moment, everyone felt an unprecedented fear. This was the pressure brought by a fourth-level Molten God, enough to make ordinary soldiers lose the will to fight.

At this moment, Boluo, still on his horse, looked at the crowd on the city wall and asked, "Where is Chahan?"

Upon hearing this, no one in the arena dared to utter a sound. Seeing this, Wang Baobao gritted his teeth and stepped forward, saying, "Commander Boluo, since our two armies are going to war today, let your nephew exchange a few blows with you!"

Upon hearing this, Boluo looked up at Wang Baobao, then chuckled and said, "Kuoko, you're not qualified to fight me yet. Train for another ten or twenty years. Call your father out; our war isn't over yet!"

Boluo said to Wang Baobao, who immediately replied, "My father has important matters to attend to, so he will not fight the military commander for now!"

"Important business on your plate? Hahaha, are you scared?"

Boluo's voice was laced with sarcasm, and Wang Baobao's face immediately turned ugly. Boluo said, "Why aren't you saying anything? Did I really tell you right? That traitor Chahan isn't really unable to get out of bed, is he? Hahaha..."

Boluo's voice was highly penetrating, so much so that everyone present could hear it, especially the soldiers of the White Deer Army. After hearing Boluo's piercing laughter, their expressions changed drastically. They exchanged glances, as if Boluo had guessed correctly. Could it be that their Prince Ruyang really couldn't get out of bed?

Thinking of this, the soldiers of the White Deer Army felt a pang of unease, and their fighting spirit waned considerably. If it weren't for Prince Ruyang, would there even be any point in continuing this battle?
Everyone's eyes were filled with hesitation, and just when the fighting spirit of many soldiers was severely weakened, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Boluo, stop spreading alarmist rumors. I am in perfect health. But you, the Elephant General, are riding horses instead of your elephant. How much of your strength can you possibly exert?"

The Prince of Ruyang's voice rang out at the opportune moment, thump thump thump...

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw the Prince of Ruyang, wielding a large sword, walking up the city wall step by step, each step striking at the hearts of the crowd, thump thump thump...

The deerskin cloak behind him was billowing in the wind, exuding a primal power.

At this moment, the Prince of Ruyang calmly arrived at the city wall. The soldiers of the White Deer Army on the city wall also saw their king, the Prince of Ruyang who had suppressed Jiangnan for decades.

Prince Ruyang swept his gaze across everyone and said in a calm yet powerful voice, "I know what you are thinking and I understand your fears. Yes, the one opposite us is a formidable enemy, but we are also one of the three great armies of the empire, the White Deer Army!"

"Each of you is a top-notch soldier. Do not be afraid, I will be with you!"

The Prince of Ruyang's calm yet powerful voice reassured all the soldiers, as if they were recalling the days when they were invincible alongside the prince. They had fought many fierce battles and encountered many powerful enemies, but in the end, they had all seen it all.

Today, under the prince's command, they will be invincible and fearless.

The morale of the troops was instantly boosted. Boluo, standing below the city, looked up at the military aura gradually gathering on the city wall. It had changed from a very faint state to a very strong state. Seeing this scene, Boluo had to admit that Chahan was indeed a rare military commander.

Unfortunately, he made one wrong step and was no longer the prince of the Great Qian Dynasty who suppressed the southern border, but became an accomplice of the rebels. What a pity.

Boluo then looked at Prince Ruyang and said, "Chahan, you and I are both subjects of the Great Qian Dynasty. We shouldn't be so tense today. But you actually disregarded your dignity as a prince and blocked the imperial army for your own selfish reasons. What are you thinking?"

"Don't forget, you are also a descendant of the Borjigin clan, and the blood of the Great Qian imperial family flows in your veins!"

Boluo looked at the Prince of Ruyang and said, "Boluo, you are right. It is because I have the blood of the Borjigin clan that I know my responsibilities. I am safe in Jiangnan."

"But you ignored my advice and insisted on coming south, making a complete mess of the situation I worked so hard to build. Are you satisfied now?"

"I'm satisfied? Are you saying that the situation you're describing is watching Chen Jiu Si grow stronger?"

Prince Ruyang said, "While I was here, Chen Jiu Si only operated within Hubei Road and never crossed the border of Hubei Road with a single soldier. Isn't this the balance that Your Majesty seeks?"

"I don't know who instigated His Majesty to send you to Jiangnan to get involved. Look at the chaos Jiangnan is in now. Let's not talk about Chen Jiu Si. You even turned my subordinate Zhang Shi Cheng against him. He has now taken over the Suzhou and Hangzhou area with 30,000 troops."

"And seeing our battle has stirred the ambitions of those old monsters who live in seclusion deep in the mountains. Chen Youding from Fujian, incited by the Whale Shark Gang, has also started to become restless. This is unprecedented!"

"And Ming Yuzhen from Shu is also starting to become active. These guys who were hiding in the shadows were all well-behaved before, but after your brainless mess, now the world is in chaos. Is this the result you and His Majesty wanted?"

Is this the kind of chaos you want?

The Prince of Ruyang looked at Boluo angrily and said that in his opinion, Boluo's decision to lead his troops south was the most foolish thing in the world.

Upon hearing Ruyang Wang's words, Boluo said, "That Chen Jiu Si disobeyed the king's orders, shouldn't he be suppressed?"

Prince Ruyang said, "Suppression is acceptable, but it should be when His Majesty is working diligently to govern the country and the whole world is thriving that we should consider how to suppress local villains, not like what we are doing today."

"A single move can affect the whole situation. Now, because of your rash actions, the entire world has been given an opportunity by those hidden ambitious individuals. From now on, whether you win or lose this battle, there will never be peace." "And the Great Qian Dynasty no longer has the confidence to pacify the world. The troops under our command are no longer the elite soldiers and generals who followed the founding emperor to pacify the world!"

"Our troops are no longer the invincible force they once were."

"Boluo, your and His Majesty's rash actions have completely put the Great Qian in the most passive situation. I hope that one day, when the Han army marches into Dadu, you and His Majesty will still be as confident as you are today, and believe that there is not a single mistake in what you have done!"

Upon hearing Ruyang King's words, Boluo's expression turned grim. If Ruyang King were talking nonsense, he could simply laugh it off. However, Ruyang King was telling the truth, every single word of which was true.

He only just realized that after his army left Dadu, the whole world suddenly changed for some reason. Those old guys who had been hiding in the deep mountains all became active and began to enter the world.

Then the whole world was like a hornet's nest had been stirred up, and all sorts of forces sprang up like mushrooms after rain, causing trouble and leading to the current situation. To be honest, Boluo also regretted this trip south.

This southward expedition was merely an emotional outburst by His Majesty. Chen Jiu Si did not raise the banner of rebellion like the Zoroastrians, and he only developed in Hubei Road, the territory seized by Peng Ying Yu. In fact, his development even restricted the expansion strategy of Emperor Xu Shou Hui of the Tianyuan Empire.

This is equivalent to being a minor border vassal king for the Great Qian Dynasty. However, His Majesty was enraged by a few words of provocation from two eunuchs and sent a large army down. If this had happened ten years ago, perhaps the situation would not have become so uncontrollable.

However, this was ten years later, a decade in which the power of the Great Qian Dynasty was greatly weakened. During these ten years, the entire Great Qian Dynasty suffered several severe blows.

The biggest battle was the Battle of Mount Wending, where Han Shantong, the leader of the Zoroastrian sect and the Immovable King, fought against Phagpa, the Great Pillar of the State of Qian. Although Han Shantong died in that battle, Phagpa lost an arm.

This was a huge blow to Phagpa, the legendary land immortal who was known for his invincibility. In addition, many of the elite troops of their Baoxiang Army, Canglang Army, and Bailu Army were killed in that battle. Local bandits rose up and caused great damage to the Darughachi system established at the county and town level.

These are the very foundations of the empire.

It can be said that that battle directly damaged the vitality of the Great Qian Dynasty, while at the same time giving the Han people of the world a spark of hope.

A single spark can start a prairie fire. In that battle, the entire Great Qian suffered an unprecedented blow, and afterwards, the Great Qian was not given any chance to recover.

Because of that battle, the grassroots of the Great Qian Dynasty were injured. In order to consolidate its power, the Great Qian Dynasty delegated power to the vassal kings. It was from that time that some vassal kings began to grow powerful, such as Prince Qi, Li Siqi.

As the power of the vassal kings grew, the imperial power was suppressed by the government. This led to the recent plan by Prime Minister Tuotuo of the Great Qian Dynasty to besiege Bright Peak, which was actually a policy plan to weaken the power of the vassal kings.

As everyone knows, the Prince of Ruyang was imprisoned in the city, and some forces in the Jiangnan region took this opportunity to stir up trouble.

At this time, the whole country was on the verge of collapse, but later the emperor rectified the situation and sent the Prince of Ruyang back to Jiangnan in time, which quelled the ambitions of a wave of conspirators and forced them to lie low.

At this time, Boluo led the Baoxiang Army south, and the Prince of Ruyang sent troops to resist.

This completely threw the world into chaos, and disorder erupted throughout the land.

If the Great Qian can maintain stability and refrain from using its military forces lightly, allowing the Baoxiang Army, Canglang Army, and Bailu Army to maintain a certain level of authority in their respective territories, then these areas are unlikely to descend into chaos.

However, the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty still thought that this was ten years ago, or even a hundred years ago, during the reign of Emperor Taizu, and that he could use military force at will, and that all Han people under heaven could only bow their heads and submit.

Little did they know that the people of the world at that time were no longer the same as before.

The world has suffered from drought for too long, yet you still act so recklessly. Well then, we'll teach you a lesson.

Yes, they were given a real taste of their power. Look at the world now, the whole country is in complete chaos. All sorts of Han Chinese forces are emerging in all directions, from east to west and north to south. Even the Northwest King, Qi King Li Siqi, whom the Great Qian Dynasty relied on, has begun to show signs of disobeying orders and is preparing to establish his own independent regime.

So what deterrent power does the Great Qian Dynasty still possess to intimidate the world?
Everyone expressed doubts about this, and it was unclear what the Emperor of Daqian thought about it, but Boluo certainly regretted it.

Although Boluo had some regrets, he couldn't show them now, because there was no way to make amends. He was now the last vestige of dignity for the Great Qian Dynasty.

He absolutely cannot lose. If he loses, then the Great Qian will have completely lost face and substance, which will excite the uneasy rebels even more. They will say that the Great Qian has fallen to such a state, isn't it time for them to rise up and completely overthrow the Great Qian?

So whether it's for the sake of Daqian's final dignity or for the sake of his own Baoxiang Army's undefeated myth, Boluo has no way out.

Boluo looked up at Prince Ruyang and said, “Chahan, I understand what you’re saying, but Your Majesty is the hope of the Borjigin clan and the continuation of the Golden Family. I cannot obey his orders. You should understand that.”

Upon hearing this, the Prince of Ruyang sighed and said, "The bloodline of the Golden Family, yes, the glory of our ancestors shone throughout the world and blessed their descendants. But alas, the way of heaven is cyclical, and old things will eventually be replaced by new things."

"Just like sheep on the grassland, if jackals didn't devour the old, weak, sick, and disabled sheep, the grass on the grassland would be eaten up by the roots. Decay should be left to history, don't you think, Boluo!"

Upon hearing this, Boluo looked at the Prince of Ruyang on the city wall and said, "Chahan, have you fallen so low? You also have golden blood, yet you actually wish for the decline of the Great Qian Dynasty?"

“This is a shameful betrayal. I told you to stay away from those Han people back then, but you wouldn’t listen. Now it seems that you have been completely assimilated by the Han people. You are like this, and your daughter is like this too.”

"Chahan, you are shameful traitors to my Mulan people!"

Boluo said to the Prince of Ruyang, who looked at Boluo and said, "I am a traitor, cough cough. Do you mean that under His Majesty's rule, the other Mulan people are living very well?"

"Stop deceiving yourself. Under His Majesty's rule, only we nobles live well, while the lower-class Mulan people, like the Han people, live a miserable life. Boluo, stop spouting nonsense that you don't even believe yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Boluo looked at Chahan and said, "Chahan, I didn't expect you to have become like this. I don't want to waste any more words with you now. Let's start the war and attack the city!"

Boluo waved his hand, and the army attacked the city!
(End of this chapter)