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

Chapter 89: Perfection of Celestial Realm

a few days later.

The imperial edict from the capital was sent to Jizhou in an emergency over a distance of 800 miles.

Xie Xuanli just took a look at it and threw it into the fire and burned it as firewood.

He cursed: "You are nothing."

"Let me gather 200,000 shi of grain, 10,000 sets of armor, 5,000 war horses, and 20,000 long swords and send them to Xiliang."

"Who does this kid think he is?"

"Or does he think I'm being taken advantage of? There are so many things, and I'm not a god who can make them appear by just throwing some beans."

"No, not even a single feather."

"My Lord, why are you so angry?"

Yuan Hong picked up the teacup and said leisurely, "The messenger has not left yet. The Marquis has also written a memorial for him to take back to the capital."

"Just say that the Northern Wei army is about to march south, and ask Your Majesty to allocate more silver, weapons, and food."

"Not much."

Xie Xuanli picked up the paper and pen: "I want two million dan of grain, thirty thousand war horses, four hundred thousand taels of silver, and thirty thousand sets of armor and swords."

After writing it, he asked the guards to hand it over to the messenger, who set out overnight to deliver it back to the capital.

After taking a sip of tea, Xie Xuanli said, "The news just came back that the Northern Wei is mobilizing troops and the march south is a foregone conclusion."

"Do you think the Northern Wei will attack us or the Western Liang?"

"All of them."

Yuan Hong said: "The Northern Wei's move is huge, and the number of troops mobilized is far greater than before, probably more than 200,000. It is estimated to be the largest scale of southward military deployment in several years."

"But the attack on Jiyou should be a feint. The main attack direction is Xiliang. It is also possible that they will unite with the three Shatuo tribes in the west and move south together."

"Last year, Xiao Han killed too many people in the Zaohu tribe, which was the source of wealth. This year, several major battles broke out with the three Shatuo tribes on the Shule River."

"Rabdan hated him."

"Although it is very likely a feint, we still have to guard against it."

Yuan Hong said: "We must transfer the Yuyang Prefecture troops to Jubei City to resist the Northern Wei army, and then gather heavy troops in the Yuyang and Yuanhe areas to form a flank position."

"But this is equivalent to giving up Xiliang's flank defense line."

Xie Xuanli said: "If the Northern Wei Dynasty gets this news and sends a light cavalry from the west of Yuyang to attack Tianxian Pass, then Xiliang will be in danger."

"My Lord, if the Northern Wei is really so bold, we can just let them in. Then we can close the door and beat the dog. My Northern Army will march straight in and cooperate with Xiao Han from inside and outside."

"My Lord, if you hesitate to make a decision, you will suffer the consequences."

Yuan Hong frowned.

"If I can exchange the safety of a county for ten years of peace in the northern border, why would I care about my personal honor and disgrace, which is nothing more than bearing some infamy?"

The reason for transferring the Yuyang Prefecture Army from Yuyang to Jubei City was nothing more than the fear that Xiao Han's prestige was too high. At that time, the Yuyang Prefecture Army could be transferred without the need for military tokens to rush to the aid of Xiliang.

The purpose of stockpiling the Northern Army's heavy troops at Yuyangyuan River is self-evident.

"I'm a little tired."

Xie Xuanli shook his head.

Yuan Hong understood the meaning and stood up to leave.

……

February.

Although the war on the border has not officially started yet, the tense atmosphere is intensifying.

Northern Wei cavalry frequently appeared on the border between Xiliang and Northern Wei.

The Xiliang cavalry also frequently went in and out of the grassland to gather military intelligence and investigate the enemy's movements.

Northern Wei, Jizhou, and Xiliang are all making final preparations, and the war is about to break out.

Among the three parties, Northern Wei and Jizhou are the strongest.

One million armored men.

A man who commands 300,000 Northern Cavalry who is the best in the world.

There are no more than 500,000 households in Xiliang, including the registered refugees and the population of the Xueyan tribe within the Three Guards.

There were only tens of thousands of armored soldiers and the territory was only two counties, but they were the protagonists of this war.

Using two counties and tens of thousands of soldiers to fight against the Northern Wei Dynasty with a million soldiers is like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. It is overestimating one's own capabilities.

However, there was not much panic in the entire Xiliang area.

no way.

The name of General Xiao Han of Pingxi is enough to give people confidence. He has fought in many battles in the south and the north and has never been defeated.

Xiao's big banner made the Northern Wei people and the grassland people flee. The county government offices welcomed a large number of young and strong men who wanted to join the army.

No matter how hard the county officials tried to persuade them, the people of Xiliang refused to leave.

Pan Yuanshao wanted to continue expanding his army, but his weapons and armor were not enough to support it.

The generals of each camp either trained their soldiers or traveled back and forth between the general's mansions every day.

Cartloads of food and fodder were transported to Qimen Pass and Luanshi City.

Most of the young and strong people who wanted to join the army were recruited by the county government as laborers, responsible for transporting food and forging weapons.

The furnaces in each weapon workshop were burning day and night, and the craftsmen worked in shifts.

At this moment.

There is even no need to post a notice in the government office.

Because everyone knew that if the Northern Wei cavalry was allowed to break in, everything would be lost.

The noise outside did not affect the general's mansion.

Xiao Han was still in seclusion in the Knife Sharpening Hall.

It’s just that Miaoyu and Cao Ruixue’s workload has increased a lot.

The documents to be read every day pile up into mountains.

February.

The snow in Xiliang has stopped.

But it's still very cold.

The pedestrians on the street looked hurried and wrapped in thick coats.

In the knife-grinding garden.

Yu Wen Yulou, dressed in white, was practicing with a sword, dancing with two swords with a sharp aura.

Sudden.

More than a dozen black-clothed and masked warriors holding swords and knives flew over, landed in the knife-grinding garden, and went straight to the knife-grinding hall.

"laugh."

Yuwen Yulou took three steps forward and slashed out with his hidden blade, Spring Thunder, strangling the throats of the two masked warriors.

"Pfft."

Another cold and elegant sword light flashed, Shen Pei fell to the ground, his sword stained with blood.

Behind him, three masked warriors were cut in half.

In just a few breaths, more than a dozen warriors were killed. The guards rushed into the courtyard and saw only cold corpses.

Shen Pei glanced coldly at Yuwen Yulou, then put away his sword, turned around and left.

The door of the Grinding Hall is closed.

in the dark.

The man sitting cross-legged opened his eyes, and a strong wind suddenly blew into the originally peaceful knife-grinding hall.

Powerful internal force lingered around Xiao Han's body, including the frost of heaven, the power of the wind god's legs, and the power of the Paiyun palms.

The three streams of true energy merged, and the next moment they became distinct and repelled each other.

“Is this the Three Elements Returning to One?”

Xiao Han opened his mouth, muttering to himself, and raised his right hand. The three kinds of true energy scattered in the sharpening hall rushed towards his palm.

It merged quickly and finally turned into a ball of milky white true qi.

This is the Three Origin Qi condensed from the Three-Part Return to Origin Qi of Great Perfection, which looks nothing special.

In fact, it is extremely domineering.

The great perfection of the Three-Point Return to Origin Qi means that his realm has completely broken through the upgrade barrier.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for achieving the perfect celestial realm. ]

The voice of the system sounded in my mind.

"Boom."

"Boom."

Xiao Han closed his eyes again and comprehended the mysteries of the celestial realm.

In a moment, a terrifying pressure burst out of his body, broke through the Grinding Hall, and soared upwards.

It instantly enveloped the entire Pingxi General's Mansion.

This aura is too terrifying and it is not something that mortals can possess. Being in it is like being in a small boat sailing in the ocean, being swept by the raging waves and could be destroyed at any time.

(End of this chapter)