At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 189 Sending Buddha's Bone Relics

"Go back."

Shi Xinyuan exhaled his true energy and shattered the secret letter. He waved his hand and asked his disciples to leave.

She stood up and headed towards the depths of Piaomiao Peak.

"Uncle Master."

An old nun was sitting cross-legged in the depths of the Buddhist hall, wrapped in a thin monk's robe and tilting her head to play with a wooden fish.

Shi Xinyuan stepped into the Buddhist temple, knelt on his knees, and kowtowed three times respectfully.

"Disciple asks Uncle Master to solve my doubts."

"Are you here for the matter of Jizhou and Xiliang?"

The old nun never looked back.

"Ah."

Shi Xinyuan nodded.

"The Demon Sect has formed an alliance with Xiliang Hou. No matter whether my Buddhist sect enters Jizhou or not, there will be a war sooner or later."

The old nun's voice was very calm. "Get ready. We will set out today to deliver the Buddha's bone relics to Jizhou."

"Thank you, uncle, for clearing up my confusion."

The solemn look on Shi Xinyuan's face disappeared. He slowly stood up, walked to the statue of Vairocana Tathagata, lit three sandalwood sticks, and then left.

"Master."

Outside the Buddhist temple.

In the snow.

A young girl in a goose yellow dress, carrying an ancient sword on her back, stood tall and graceful, untouched by the wind and snow, with a delicate face and a holy aura emanating from her whole body.

Yet, she was slightly different from the celestial fairies who were detached from worldly affairs. Her eyes were not cold, but rather contained a look of compassion.

She is none other than the current walking figure of Shadow Mountain Sect, a disciple of Shi Xinyuan, Liu Xuanxuan, and also the mortal enemy of the Demon Sect's Saint Xiao Yue'er.

For hundreds of years.

Every generation of descendants of the Demon Sect and Shadow Mountain will inevitably stir up huge waves in the martial arts world.

This generation.

No exception.

"Xuanxuan."

Shi Xinyuan took out a palm-sized jade box from his arms. It was extremely delicate, with many tiny characters carved on the surface. They contained three volumes of the Wonderful Dharma Sutra.

"Please keep this Buddha bone relic and go down the mountain tomorrow to Jizhou."

She said, "Be careful along the way. I have sent a letter to the four great monks. They will assist you in secret."

"Master, don't worry."

"Disciple will definitely deliver the Buddha's bone relics to Jizhou smoothly."

Liu Xuanxuan nodded.

"This journey is difficult and dangerous. In addition to Xiliang Hou, we must also be on guard against the masters of the two rivers and lakes in the Central Plains and Northern Wei."

Shi Xinyuan warned: "Don't trust anyone, whether it's black or white, good or evil, or fake things. And beware of those dirty tricks."

"Disciple, please remember this."

Liu Xuanxuan's face was solemn.

the next morning.

The contemporary walker of Shadow Mountain left Piaomiao Peak with the jade box and headed for Jizhou.

Almost as soon as Liu Xuanxuan came down the mountain, the news spread all over the world.

At the foot of Piaomiao Peak, there were countless eyes watching us day and night, and there was no way to hide our tracks.

Xiliang.

It's snowing heavily.

Hou House.

"My Lord, the Northern Wei has gathered 200,000 troops in Juzizhou and Hexizhou."

In the small courtyard.

A scout came to report. "Two hundred thousand troops?"

Xiao Han put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "It seems that the Northern Wei Empress is still a little scared."

"Are you not afraid?"

Ning Xi rolled his eyes, "Jizhou sent out 200,000 troops, and Xiliang also gathered tens of thousands of troops at Qimen Pass."

There are three hundred thousand cavalrymen. If you and Xie Xuanli set up a trap, these three hundred thousand cavalrymen will march north and the two states of the Northern Wei will fall in an instant."

"If it were me, I'd be scared too."

"But the 200,000-strong Northern Wei army has helped us out."

Miaoyu added two pieces of silver charcoal into the stove, and the flames, which had been somewhat sluggish, suddenly rose up.

"Now, Xie Xuanli dared not move even more."

She smiled and said, "It's hard to say. We need to continue to send more troops to Jubei City."

"Sister Yu'er is right."

The girl nodded: "At most, Jizhou can only send out 400,000 cavalry, and that's without leaving any defensive forces."

"We have 100,000 troops stationed at Tianxian Pass and 100,000 at Shuoyin City. Now the Northern Wei has gathered 200,000 troops. I'm afraid Xie Xuanli is already exhausted and is mobilizing troops to the north to guard against the Northern Wei. He has no spare troops to bypass Qingzhou for a surprise attack."

"My husband still has the Tiger Guard Battalion, the Divine Strategy Army, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Battalions under his command, and the Six Guards of Xia Pi and the Three Guards of Shatuo are also ready to go."

Ning Xi said: "I think my husband should continue to send more troops to Tianxian Pass and Qingyou Pass."

"Not only can Xie Xuanli attack Xiliang from Qingzhou, but our cavalry can also bypass Qingzhou and march into Jizhou."

Once the two passes increase their troops, Jizhou will have to follow suit.

The girl chuckled: "If he wants to withdraw, we will take the offensive. If he doesn't withdraw, we will continue to send more troops to keep him busy."

"We have the advantage of a strong pass. We can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat. In addition, there is sufficient food and grass in the treasury. We can hold him off for a year or two and give Xie Xuanli, the Marquis of Zhenbei, a good deal of blood."

"We can afford it, but Jizhou can't. With hundreds of thousands of cavalry, the amount of food and drink they need every day is astronomical."

Jizhou was already warlike and did not dare to attack or retreat, and the Northern Wei people were eyeing them covetously.

This statement came out.

Xiao Han and Miaoyu's eyes both lit up.

"Sir, I think Sister Ning Xi's method is feasible."

She said: "Jizhou has three states. It may seem powerful, but in fact it is not strong. Among the 300,000 cavalry, a large part of them are soldiers in wartime and civilians in farming time."

"We in Xiliang Prefecture have a conscription system. Whether we fight or not, we will still receive monthly salaries. Moreover, if we add one soldier, Xie Xuanli must add two soldiers. No matter how you look at it, we are making a profit."

As long as we can drag them through the spring ploughing season, after autumn, a large number of refugees from Jizhou will surely pour into Xiliang."

"As one grows stronger, the other shrinks. Jizhou becomes three points weaker, while Xiliang becomes three points stronger."

"If the Northern Wei empress was smarter and sent troops south to attack Jizhou, Shuobeide, we could take advantage of the opportunity to capture several counties east of Tianxian Pass."

"Use both the strategy of exhausting the army and the strategy of nibbling away at the enemy's territory."

Xiao Han said, "Just as Madam and Yu'er said, let Qin Yuanba lead the Shen Ce Army to station at Tian Xian Pass, and Hu Luxu lead 20,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to station at Qing You Pass."

"Also, draw 30,000 cavalry from Xue Yan's six guards to reinforce Tianxian Pass."

He pondered: "Add some pressure to Zhenbei Hou."

Thirty thousand Black Armored Army, fifteen thousand Shence Army heavy armored cavalry, plus thirty thousand Iron Cavalry from the Six Guards of Xia Pi, and the ten thousand men originally stationed at Tianxian Pass.

The number of Xiliang troops inside Tianxian Pass reached 85,000, all of whom were the elite among the elite. Their number was almost equal to the 100,000 Jizhou cavalry led by Chen Qingzhao.

Moreover, Lu Ju, Zhuge Shou, and Qin Yuanba did not tolerate the white-robed military genius. Within a few days, the two sides fought several battles outside the pass.

The Western Liang army had a slight upper hand, especially Qin Yuanba's heavily armored cavalry, which blocked the Tianxian Pass and collided head-on with Jizhou's iron buoys.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry mobilized such a large force, but they acted like they were not going to defend the city at all.

Instead, he wanted to face off against the White-Clothed Soldier Immortal head-on.

The news was passed back to Qingliang Mountain.

Xie Xuanli had no choice but to continue to send reinforcements to Tianxian Pass. Originally, he had to draw some troops from the 100,000 cavalry stationed in Shuoyin to reinforce Chen Qingzhao.

But Zhao Mule led 20,000 Tiger Guards to the foot of the Qilian Mountains and met with Wang Shuoyin in the direction of the Northern Wei territory.

Xie Xuanli gave up this decision.

(End of this chapter)