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Chapter 447 The Gods Return, When the Army Meets (asking for monthly tickets)
It was late autumn and the beginning of winter. Outside the northern border, there was a desolate and bleak scene, with everything dry and white. Although it had not yet snowed, the grass and trees were withered. Looking around, there was no sign of life, which was very different from the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

Yue Pengwu was in the military camp outside the city, flipping through the letter in his hand.

It was called a letter, but in fact it was a thick stack of information, including various files. It contained the general situation in the world today, the many conflicts that had occurred in various places, and news about heroes in the martial arts world. It naturally came from the Changfeng Tower owned by the owner of the Tower, Mr. Xue.

This area is where Changfeng Tower has the strongest influence.

It can be said that outside the northern border.

The three legions of Yue Pengwu, Yuan Shitong and Xue Tianxing were able to gain a foothold thousands of miles outside the Northern Territory, maintain their combat effectiveness and life, as well as their morale and discipline, without a rear base, and without many cities and civilians. The owner of Changfeng Tower made a great contribution.

This is the buffer zone between the Turkic steppe and Ying State on the northeast side.

The products are not very abundant.

The Lord Xue opened up the trade route and transported the things the legion needed, but the cost of transportation was extremely high.

Perhaps when a stone of rice was delivered, the cost on the road was more than three times its value, which could be said to be an absolute loss-making business, but Master Xue never said anything, and all the soldiers in the army benefited from his kindness.

However, the poster always said that it was the son of Duke Taiping and that Duke Wu of Qin asked her to send it.

If you want to thank someone, please thank him.

"However, if you can live well here and protect yourselves, that will be the greatest thanks to him."

"May you all be free from worries, may the four directions be peaceful, and may the world be at peace."

Although the former Taiping Army members here at this moment had never met Duke Taiping's son, Qin Wu Hou Li Guanyi, they had a very high regard for Qin Wu Hou and the military morale was extremely strong.

Yue Pengwu was calm and intelligent, so he naturally guessed something - Qin Wuhou, who was deeply caught in the vortex at that time, fighting for his life at the forefront of the world's turmoil, definitely did not have the energy to arrange and be responsible for this place.

He once privately asked Master Xue to express his gratitude.

The girl avoided Yue Pengwu and clasped her fists in greeting. With a gentle smile, she covered her face with a folding fan and bowed slightly: "It's just gold and silver."

"His father and mother passed away, leaving behind not much. All I can do is try to leave him some of the flame left by the Taiping Army in this way. If it can warm his heart a little, it will be enough."

Yue Pengwu remained silent for a long time and asked why he did this.

The girl seemed surprised, then smiled slightly, holding her folding fan, and gave an answer with brisk steps. A hero like Yue Pengwu could not be forgotten even now.

The girl thought for a long time and just said, "Because I am willing to do so."

“That’s the reason.”

"Isn't this reason enough?"

Master Xue stretched out his finger and said, "Even if it were the greatest hero in the world, and if it were not him, I would not be happy with it. If it were all the gold and silver in the world, and if it were him, then giving it up would be nothing."

Yue Pengwu was speechless. The more he respected Master Xue, the more it seemed that the girl was not in good health. She had only the martial arts of the third level, but she had been traveling in dangerous places all year round and facing contemporary heroes. The last time she came here, she looked pale and had a slightly severe cough.

When asked, he just smiled and said it was not a problem, just an old problem.

I just hope nothing happens to her.

Yue Pengwu walked to the window, opened it, and let the cold north wind blow in, slightly dispersing the blood that had unconsciously swelled up at the sight of the two words "meeting". Four or five years have passed since he was rescued from the Chen Kingdom Palace by Li Guanyi, Yue Qianfeng and others during the Chen Kingdom's grand sacrifice.

During these years, Yue Pengwu took the secret elixir made by Lao Siming.

Not only was the poison from Fei's heart and blood that he was originally infected with removed, but he went a step further and swallowed Fei's heart and blood with the form of the golden-winged Roc. His martial arts became more and more sophisticated in the Nine Heavens, and he became a master of military talent, military strategy, military situation, and military skills.

He is already one of the top ten generals in the world.

It's a pity that the world is in turmoil, and such a great general is trapped outside the pass, which is a buffer zone between the Turkic and Ying Kingdom's northern border in the east, and cannot set foot on the world - his martial arts were greatly damaged that day, and his life was gone, Pojun and others chose a place that was safe enough for Yue Pengwu to avoid major fights and conflicts.

But the good intentions on that day have now become a burden and an obstacle.

The world is so vast and full of ups and downs. Li Guanyi is fighting everywhere and is involved in one fierce battle after another. When the situation is like a whirlpool, Yue Pengwu can only stay here and restrain the third general.

The Liquan magic spear often made a long sound in the night, as if it matched its owner's unwillingness to accept injustice.

The words "meeting" ignited the emotions and passion that had been suppressed in his heart for all these years. If Yue Pengwu was still in his early twenties, he would have slapped the railings and shouted to the sky.

But now, he has experienced life and death, ups and downs, honor and disgrace, and has polished the mindset of a marshal. At this moment, he has calmed down and is reading the letter slowly from the beginning.

Li Guanyi's handwriting became increasingly calm. He recounted everything that had happened during this period in a plain style, mentioning the death of Wolf King Chen Fubi, the two battles with Jiang Su, and the experiences and transformations of Xiao Wuliang, Chen Wenmian and others.

The return of Yue Army was also mentioned.

As Yue Pengwu looked at these words, he seemed to be able to see the events happening thousands of miles away. The general situation in the world was turbulent. Although he had not experienced it personally, he could read the letters and imagine it from afar.

Yue Pengwu was a man who valued friendship and loyalty, and was a hero of the time. He sighed over the death of Chen Fubi, was pleased over the transformation of Chen Wenmian, and laughed at the actions of Han Zaizhong and others.

I feel that the changes in the world are beyond words and I can only sigh.

When I saw Li Guanyi's letter saying that although the three forces in the Central Plains had temporarily ceased fighting, the troops deployed in the key battlefields in the previous four-way conquests were often hundreds of thousands, and the number of civilians and auxiliary troops transporting logistics was several times more.

As a result, cultivation was abandoned in many places, taxes increased, and the whole country was exhausted.

After all, the Central Plains was severely damaged.

Under such circumstances, the second great general of the Turkic steppe, the Great Khan, led the first heavy cavalry, the Iron Pagoda, and deployed his troops on the border. He was eyeing the Central Plains covetously and even planned to join forces with the State of Chen to attack the Central Plains.

Although Chen Dingye rejected this matter.

But the Khan's ambition has been fully demonstrated.

If it doesn't work today, there will definitely be other options.

Emperor Jiang Wanxiang of Ying State had another alliance, forming a coalition to attack the State of Chen; and Li Guanyi and Chen Dingye, Jiang Su and Jiang Wanxiang all had blood feuds.

The situation in the Central Plains is now complex and changeable. There are many contradictions among the three forces, and there is also the Turkic steppe force lying outside. Although the Tiance Mansion has soldiers and generals, its territory is not as large as it was before.

The territory is too large now.

At the beginning, Li Guanyi was the Marquis Wu of Qin and only had the land in the south of the Yangtze River.

At that time, Jiangnan was only a thousand miles in radius, which could not be compared with the vast territory of tens of thousands of miles today, not to mention that the terrain of the current territory is complex and diverse.

The Western Regions bordered the northern steppe Turks and the Ying State's Xiyi City, and the waterways along the way were connected to the Chen State.

The area south of the Yangtze River is the core of waterways.

It can be said that there are enemies on all sides.

The situation is better now. After the war, the situation has eased temporarily and the Central Plains is recuperating. In the short term, there will be no more fighting. However, the hatred between each other has not been eliminated, it has just been temporarily hidden.

Once a few years have passed and recuperation is over, warfare may break out again. This complex terrain and territory will easily lead to a multi-front warfare situation.

If the State of Chen desperately cuts off the water route, the Great Khan of the Turks will start killing from the part above the Western Regions. Jiang Su will be responsible for the part bordering Jiangnan and Ying State. He Ruoqinhu and Yuwen Lie will put aside their face and break through Xiyi City to beat up the Khans.

No matter how heroic and brave Li Guanyi was, he was unable to do anything.

Governing a country and governing a state are two completely different concepts.

The border is too long and there are many opponents around, which is really troublesome.

Not to mention that there is only Li Guanyi, even if General Xue's last chance is added in, it would still be a little stretched. General Xue is determined that his last battle must be the one before peace comes to the world, don't even think about letting him go to sleep early.

Since you have come to this world, and have not seen the most magnificent battle in the world, nor the battle that brought peace to the world, you will have fallen into a long sleep for a thousand years in advance. When you open your eyes again, you can only see your achievements and know your heroism from a few words in the history books. How can you accept this? How can you be willing!

General Xue almost threw a tantrum:

"You can't bully an old man like me!"

Li Guanyi's troops lack the top ten-level generals.

There are quite a few first-rate generals and top-level, first-rate strategists.

For naval battles, there is the Angry Scaled Dragon King; for mountain battles, there is the Southwest King Duan Qingyu; for frontal charges, there are Yue Qianfeng and Yang Xingshi; for cavalry and archery, there is Wang Shunchen, and there is also the half-talented Han Zaizhong, all of whom are first-rate generals.

There is also Xiao Wuliang who is recuperating.

These world-class generals are ranked between tenth and fifty on the God General List, and many of them even have battle records that rank in the top thirty.

In the later part, there are also Fan Qing, Qibili, Zhou Liuying, Ye Buyi, Gong Zhenyong and others, who are all considered brave generals of the time. Although they have not been among the top ones due to their youth, lack of martial arts and command, they still have enough potential.

In addition, there is also a lack of a large number of basic elite officers and generals.

The strongest and the grassroots are missing.

The former is the lack of accumulated foundation, and the latter is the lack of time for cultivation and training. In the Qilin Army and Tiance Mansion, there are many captains and brave soldiers who have experienced major battles. As long as they are trained over time, they will become a group of outstanding elite backbones.

Absorb and transform experience gained on the battlefield, and gain the ability to lead new recruits.

After all, it was all because of the lack of time for the Tiance Mansion and the Qilin Army to recuperate. They had been rushing wildly in the vortex of this chaotic world, fighting one battle after another without any chance to rest. They were like a dragon soaring into the sky, their momentum was strong, but it could not last long.

If we continue like this without resting, we will be like a meteor in troubled times, rushing to the sky in a short period of time, shining brightly, and then quickly burning out in a heroic way.

Therefore, Tiance Mansion needs to stop and slow down.

Wait until the young generals have systematically mastered their experience on the battlefield, wait until the battle-hardened soldiers know how to lead new recruits and assume command responsibilities, wait until the injured and elite soldiers who have come down from the battlefield recover and return to the battlefield.

After several years of rest and recovery for logistics and people's livelihood, and when the people are rich and the country is strong, Ying and Chen will face a more powerful Qilin Army than before.

Just like a wounded tiger taking a short rest to recuperate.

When they step out again, they will raise their heads and roar, shocking all living things. The Qilin Army Tiance Mansion knows this, but Chen and Ying also know that the next situation will inevitably revolve around [how to let their own country recuperate while disrupting the opponent's rhythm, especially preventing Qilin from really growing up].

[Qilin rested well, but Chen and Ying did not]

Pojun, Wen Lingjun and others, plus Mr. Wen Qingyu who was forked back and wanted to escape, after thinking for a long time, found that the logistics only needed to sacrifice Mr. Yan Daiqing's eyes and hair. The optimal solution for the army's military power was -

A top general who has outstanding individual combat capabilities, is proficient in military skills, and has the ability to train a powerful army.

Xiao Zhi didn't quite believe it and sighed, "How could there be a general who is brave, heroic, good at training soldiers, and unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness?"

Zhou Pinglu, who was born in the State of Chen, had a complicated expression on his face.

Pojun and Yan Daiqing pondered for a long time.

The two most powerful young strategists of the time, both in military affairs and logistics, had a strange look on their faces. They looked at each other and could see each other's indescribable expressions.

Wen Qingyu touched his chin: "...Really?"

Po Jun and Yan Daiqing looked at each other and replied:
"Yue Pengwu."

"Shuai Yue."

A name that was once prominent but has not set foot in the Central Plains to fight in the past five years. The nine scholars of the academy fell silent. After looking at each other, this young generation of counselors used different tones but the same emotions, either sighing or lamenting:
"Emperor Chen."

"Idiot!"

Xiao Zhi had a sincere expression on his face, clapping his hands in admiration:
"The world is not settled yet, and there are enemies everywhere. There is such a great general, but he is suppressed in order to preserve his own power. This kind of person can no longer be described as stupid. Could it be that there is also a [Yan Daiqing] who has made some evil plan for Emperor Chen?"

"How wonderful! How wonderful! It's so stupid that it doesn't even make people angry. They just think it's stupid and funny."

"During those ten years, Emperor Chen was like feeding his brain to pigs."

"Then he stuffed the shit out of it into his head."

"Someone who can be so stupid is so outrageous that it makes people have a subtle evaluation in their hearts. If it is not really recorded in history, no one will believe it if you tell others about it."

Zhou Pinglu looked at Xiao Zhi who said this sincerely and in a sarcastic tone that made people speechless. He had to ignore the fact that the person in his words was the king of Chen State and said, "There are only a few people in the world who are good at military skills. After the death of the Wolf King, there are only three people, Jiang Su, the Great Khan of the Turks, and Yue Shuai."

"Although General Fan Qing in our army also has this ability, General Fan Qing is good at spiritual teaching. He can turn people who were considered hopeless in the past into strong warriors and make slaves raise their fighting spirit."

"Let the warriors of the Qilin Army know why they are fighting."

"This is of course very important."

"But for practice, training, and battle formations, we still need traditional military masters like General Yue."

"Besides, General Yue is one of the top ten generals in the world after all."

Zhou Pinglu's words carry great weight.

The significance of this is incomparable to that of Fan Qing, Yue Qianfeng and others.

Top ten in the world!

Unparalleled loyalty!

A top-notch general capable of commanding large-scale military operations!
The nine scholars of the academy and Yan Daiqing all fell silent.

Although the ten of them have different personalities and strengths, their vision and perspective on the general situation are roughly at the same level. They know too well the strengths and edge of the Qilin Army, as well as its weaknesses and disadvantages.

The states of Chen and Ying are like old men, their energy exhausted, but they are still like giants, dead but not stiff, and still have some strength. The Tiance Mansion is like the rising sun, its wings spanning thousands of miles, but it is still young and lacks solid foundation.

In this world, there are still countless heroes and mysterious powers.

Jiang Su, the arrogant military god of Ying State.

Li Guanyi had to risk his life to barely hold on to Jiang Su.

Li Guanyi is the only pillar of the Qilin Army. Once he leaves, many famous generals have failed to defeat the commander-in-chief who resisted famous generals such as Jiang Su, Yuwen Lie, and the Great Khan of the Turks. They would not let Yue Qianfeng hold on in this situation.

In addition, the current territory is vast. Not to mention attacking, even if we want to stabilize the situation and defend the four directions, we need more than one general who can sit in one place.

Originally, the most suitable person for this responsibility was Lu Youxian, but Lu Youxian was brave and loyal, and committed suicide for his country. In addition, the army did not have enough time to recuperate, which resulted in the Qilin Army lacking a pillar that could stabilize the situation after Li Guanyi left.

If we could join forces with General Yue, this biggest dilemma and shortcoming would be resolved.

This is how you can advance and retreat.

Even in the future, in the most dangerous situations, with Li Guanyi, Yue Pengwu, and General Xue guarding the four corners of the territory, and with the power of the three Nine Cauldrons, they can remain invincible.

The middle strategy is for Yue Pengwu to guard the rear.

Li Guanyi led the army to attack forward, without any worries in the rear. The army was defeated, and Yan Daiqing took care of the logistics, which was enough to ensure that the rear could rest assured. At that time, Li Guanyi could move forward with confidence without any worries.

Above that, when there is a change in the empire, Li Guanyi will come out from the south of the Yangtze River to contain Jiang Su.

Send another general to march north from Zhenxi Pass, and the two armies will march in parallel. With this powerful momentum, we can destroy the two countries, capture the two kings and swallow up the world.

All strategies, plans, and trends have one key.

It is the return of Yue Pengwu.

With General Yue’s return, the situation in the entire Qilin Army’s Tiance Mansion will improve.

So everyone found Li Guanyi and asked him to write down the following information in a letter to General Yue. However, Wen Lingjun was still a little worried and said, "General Yue is loyal and righteous, no doubt about that. But my lord, how are you going to impress General Yue?"

"Why don't you let General Yue change his previous strategic choice and come here to wait for us?"

After thinking for a long time, Li Guanyi said, "I have my own way."

Yue Pengwu flipped through the letter and realized the general trend and saw the changes in the world. He was already tempted to go, but he also knew that he came to the outside of the Northern Territory because for the Ying State at that time, it would be best for Yue Pengwu to be alive.

Therefore, the army led by Yue Pengwu was allowed to cross the edge of Ying State's territory.

And now, everyone knows how important Yue Pengwu is to the Qilin Army.

Neither Jiang Wanxiang nor Jiang Su would allow Yue Pengwu to lead his troops to join the forces in Jiangnan.

However, if one takes the route from the grassland to the Western Regions and then follows the water route to the south of the Yangtze River, one will need to face the Great Khan of the Turks. The situation also changed. The reason why Yue Qianfeng was not blocked from going to the Western Regions that day was because the Great Khan of the Turks knew that Yue Qianfeng was going to help Li Guanyi fight against the States of Chen and Ying.

But now, Li Guanyi had just killed the Thirteenth Khan.

The Turkic Khan would also intercept them.

Moreover, the journey is long, and not all cavalrymen are galloping like Yue Qianfeng. After all, Yue Pengwu is already in his thirties and a mature man. He is a talented general, and he has to consider many things and the timing for every move, and cannot act rashly.

He has matured.

It is no longer the same as when he was under the command of Duke Taiping.

He planned to write a reply letter to tell Li Guanyi that he needed to wait for the right time before he could go back, that he needed to be calm and not rely on his momentary temperament and heroism to take action, and that he needed to find an opportunity to lead his army back.

Then, Yue Pengwu, who was over 30 years old and had experienced a lot and become more mature, saw the end of Li Guanyi's letter.

It was different from his previous calm writing and speech when discussing world affairs.

This shorter letter was written with more fiery strokes, and it was obvious that Li Guanyi was really emotional.

[General Yue, the world has been in turmoil for three hundred years. Our Central Plains has been submerged, the great country has been divided, the people have suffered, and there has been no peace. Now the four directions are unsettled, my brothers are staring at me from behind the wall, and foreign races are eyeing me covetously from outside. Although I am not talented, I am willing to use my body to mend the cracks in the sky]

[I wonder if General Yue is willing to help me clean up the world together]

[Let the millions of common people in this world stand up from now on and no longer be bullied]

[I am waiting here for you, Marshal. When will you come back? We are comrades in arms. Let us restore my country.]

[Northern Expedition, Northern Expedition! ]

This is followed by an unfinished poem.

The first part is fine, but the second part is not harmonious. However, the fierce spirit and masculine passion burst out from the heart and rise up.

My hair is standing on end with anger, I lean on the railing, the rain has stopped. I look up, howl at the sky, my heart is full of passion. Thirty years of fame and success are now dust, eight thousand miles of journey are now clouds and moon.

Don't wait for idleness, white the young head, empty and sad.

The shame of the past has not yet been avenged. When will the hatred of the world be eliminated? Drive a long chariot and trample the enemy's city. I am so ambitious that I would eat the meat of the barbarians when I am hungry and drink the blood of the Turks when I am thirsty. I will start from the beginning and rebuild the old mountains and rivers——

The second stanza is unfinished, unfinished, and uncompleted.

But that fierce energy was enough to hit you in the face.

Yue Pengwu, who is already over 30 years old and has become much more stable, thinks that he is no longer the reckless and heroic man he used to be. He was quiet for a long time, his eyes looking at the "Restore the Old Mountains and Rivers", and his eyes fell on the four words on it.

[Northern Expedition, Northern Expedition!!!]

Many emotions and passions, after seeing this information, the passion that had been suppressed by Yue Pengwu after joining forces with the world rose up.

After a long time, in Yue Pengwu's eyes.

A wisp of flame burned uncontrollably.

"Northern Expedition!!!"

(End of this chapter)