I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 226 You did it first, so don't blame me for being cruel! (Please subscribe and give me a monthly ticket)

Li Ji immediately stood up and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, it was General Liu and General Xu who took care of us. I was just helping out. Marshal Guo, you are overpraising me."

Seeing that Li Ji was able to be humble, Li Chen was actually very satisfied.

I’m afraid that this kid will get so cocky after hearing a few nice words from you that he won’t know who he is.

"Now I'll give you a task."

"Your Majesty, please speak. I will never refuse even if it means death!"

"You also know Lao Wu. He is your subordinate now and obeys your orders. When the army attacks, you will take him with you."

After Li Chen said this, Li Ji stood there in a daze.

ah? what's the situation?
Lao Wu is much smarter than me. How can I let him be my subordinate? Is that appropriate?

You know, the late emperor had always valued the military talent of the fifth brother. Even in the military exercise held in the imperial capital, the fifth brother was able to capture the third brother, who was already famous in the army. I think you were there at that time, right? No, it seems that you were there, I don't know whether you were there or not.

However, Li Chen's words were an imperial decree. Li Ji reacted and immediately said, "I obey your command!"

Li Ran next to him also said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Li Chen also gave Li Ji a chance, and would assign him an army of 20,000 people. This army belonged to the royal family and had good combat effectiveness.

I hope Li Ji can perform well.

Upon hearing this, Li Ji excitedly kowtowed and expressed his gratitude, saying that he would never let His Majesty down.

Li Chen just chatted with them for a few minutes and let them go back to make preparations.

After leaving the royal camp, Li Ji's mouth was raised.

He didn't expect that he would be able to take charge of an army of 20,000 men so soon.

He used to have only 800 men under his command, which can be said to be a qualitative leap.

At this time, Li Ran beside him said to him respectfully: "General, when are we going to the royal family's military camp?"

Li Ji was a little excited just now and forgot about this.

"There's no need to be like this, Lao Wu. Your military talent is better than mine." Li Ji said nonchalantly.

But Li Ran didn't think so, and simply said: "I think you'd better be serious. This is a test from His Majesty to you and me, to test whether I can keep my composure and whether you are capable."

According to Li Ran, among the royal family members, Li Ji is not very smart, while Li Ran is relatively clever. His Majesty arranged for them to meet here probably to let them cooperate.

But Li Ran didn't expect that he would be Li Ji's subordinate.

But if you think about it carefully, it is actually very reasonable. Li Ran said that he was a prisoner who was re-employed by the court, while Li Ji is a legitimate prince with a clear identity.

If Li Ji became his subordinate, it would break the rules.

Li Ji had been in the military camp for some time and had shown his face before, so he was able to barely suppress the royal army.

Finally, Li Ran added: "I am only relying on your status and prestige to get by here. How to control this army depends on your ability."

At least this royal army did not dare to be too arrogant when seeing Prince Li Ji, but if they wanted to make them obedient, it still depended on Li Ji's ability. This was the test the emperor gave Li Ji.

In just a short while, Li Ran had analyzed everything.

Li Ji then realized that he was completely clueless. His Majesty had considered things so broadly. If it weren't for Li Ran's reminder, he might have made mistakes.

Now that he knew what to do, Li Ji took Li Ran away, gathered his followers, and went to the army that belonged to him.

In front of Li Chen, Li Ji is just a weak royal family member, but don’t forget, he is a prince!
In the next few days, the war began to escalate, and the vanguard forces of the Tiance Dynasty began to enter the heartland of the Sassanid Empire one after another according to plan.

The one who rushed the most fiercely was naturally Xu Zifeng, this guy has never been afraid of death.

Xu Zifeng just took a look at the map and found a very dangerous road. He planned to attack the capital of the Sassanid Empire from this road.

Deputy Ma Hei thought Xu Zifeng was crazy. There were swamps, monsters, etc. on this road. It was a more dangerous place than southern Xinjiang.

If the soldiers and horses were poisoned by the swamp gas, they would suffer heavy losses before reaching the Sassanid capital.

If there was an ambush here, it would definitely be more dangerous.

Coincidentally, Ma Hei can really cure the poison in the swamp!

There must be ambushes, but if they are not the main force of the enemy, Xu Zifeng's team is not afraid.

If nothing unexpected happens, Xu Zifeng will be able to have an adventure.

Ma Hei was not surprised at all. He complained in his heart: I thought it was luck once or twice, but this guy is like this every time. His luck is too good.

There was another point that Ma Hei could not understand. The last time he went to attack the Northern Royal Court, Xu Zifeng had other intentions and was not serious at all.

Xu Zifeng seemed very serious about fighting the Sassanid Empire this time, and was even helping the friendly forces nearby.

This made Ma He feel strange. Wasn’t His Royal Highness the Crown Prince going to rebel?

As if seeing Ma Hei's doubts, Xu Zifeng explained: "With ten saints supervising the battle, what do you think I dare to do?"

Hearing this, Ma Hei also felt powerless. He couldn't defeat any one Saint, let alone ten of them.

During the attack, Ma Hei slowly began to feel that the army of the Tian Ce Dynasty seemed truly invincible.

After all, he was a member of the Tiance Dynasty. Seeing the enemy troops being killed one after another, he felt a sense of pride.

Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no intention of rebelling during this Western Expedition, I will also enjoy the war!

It wasn't just Xu Zifeng's troops that were attacking, Liu Hao and Li Ling were also fighting on the front line.

However, their goal was to be the first to reach the city, and they would gain great military merit by capturing it.

Just like the Sassanid Empire's attack on the Tiance Dynasty some time ago, now all the major cities along the border of the Sassanid Empire are engulfed in war, with corpses everywhere, and various messages for help are constantly being sent to the city of Ardashi.

But the situation in Ardashi City was just as Guo Poyun expected. They wanted to help, but were afraid of an attack from Li Chen, the absolute "main force".

Two of the four monster legions have already left the city of Ardashi.

The Earth Dragon Legion went to stop Xu Zifeng's vanguard, because if they didn't stop him, this guy would really fight all the way to the royal capital.

Xu Zifeng is the kind of person who doesn't leave any way out for himself and just keeps rushing forward.

The Lionheart Legion, led by Morey, quietly attacked the supply lines of the Tiance Dynasty.

Li Ji, who had not appeared on the battlefield, was waiting for this opportunity. His military advisor Li Ran judged that the opponent would definitely have such a trick, and it must be the Lionheart Legion.

Because only the Lionheart Legion can carry out long-distance raids and cause huge destructive power.

Military merit can’t be gained just by fighting on the battlefield.

The city of Ardashi was also in great chaos. They expressed strong contempt for Li Chen's slow pace. Either come and fight directly, or go somewhere else if you don't want to fight. What's the point of walking slowly over here?
Now, all the legions that can be mobilized in the city of Ardashi have been sent to nearby cities to provide assistance, and serious internal divisions have occurred.

This disagreement was not caused by Empress Alyssa.

Alyssa felt that she was full of military talent because her talent for cultivation was very high, which proved that her comprehension must be good.

As an empress, she must have 90% command of the army.

But the problem is that she has the power to command, but it is hard to say whether her subordinates will obey her, especially at this time.

At today's military meeting, Alyssa analyzed that at this stage, she felt that it didn't matter even if other cities were lost. As long as the city of Ardashi was still there, there was still hope.

The so-called fighting style is guerrilla warfare, breaking the whole into small pieces.

Evacuate the people from the border cities, empty the cities’ resources, and burn down anything that cannot be moved.

Even if the Tiance Dynasty's army occupied the city, they would not be able to obtain resource supplies, and there would be no point in them occupying an empty city.

As a result, the supply lines of the Tian Ce Dynasty's army will be lengthened. If the logistics are not guaranteed, coupled with the harassment of guerrilla warfare, they will sooner or later be dragged to death in this place.

Because there are more rainforests and mountains on the Sassanid Empire side, their army can hide in the rainforests. They are familiar with the environment here, and it is difficult for the Tian Ce Dynasty army to catch them.

At this time, the army of the Tiance Dynasty would face a dilemma. If they stayed where they were, they would be waiting to die.

If they continue to advance, the army hiding in the rainforest mountains can continue to harass the supply lines of the Tiance Dynasty army.

The next step is to gather the troops and concentrate the main forces in the city of Ardashi. As long as the city of Ardashi is not captured, there will be no problem in regaining the lost territory in the future.

This strategy avoided the attack of the Tiance Dynasty's army and made rational use of the country's resources and terrain.

After the empress said this, she had actually gained the recognition of some soldiers, and the Sassanid family even expressed their support for her.

However, this tactic was just something the empress had just come up with and was an idealistic one. Many soldiers also felt that without any examples to refer to, if they divided their forces to fight, they would be more likely to be defeated by the enemy's large army in one fell swoop.

This is not a problem. The problem is that Duke Azman and Duke Hassan had a conflict because Duke Asman discovered that Duke Hassan secretly transferred the Blue Ox Legion to guard his territory.

So much so that the territories of other families were being conquered, and only his family's territory remained.

If everyone loses territory together, no one will think it's a big deal, after all, it's a national war and they have no choice.

But you dared to do this in order to protect your family, so Duke Azman was very angry.

The Monster Legion is the most elite force of the Sassanid Empire. The Earth Dragon Legion went to stop Xu Zifeng. The Lionheart Legion attacked the supply line of the Tiance Dynasty at all costs. The Giant Elephant Legion defended the city of Ardashi. Your Blue Ox Legion ran away? What does that mean?
Duke Hassan was also unconvinced. He said that most of the areas attacked by the Tiance Dynasty were his territory. In a short while, his family would be destroyed. His sons had already died in the war. His people asked for help. What could he do? Should he just stand by and watch them die?
And didn’t Li Chen come? What’s wrong with him mobilizing his own army?
The two dukes started arguing and even showed signs of coming to blows.

However, the empress was still very authoritative, and under the suppression of her absolute strength, this farce was finally settled.

Even if the empress wanted to deal with Duke Hassan, it was war time now and she couldn't kill Duke Hassan.

The Qingniu Legion has already left, and once involved in a war it will be difficult to escape. The army of the Tiance Dynasty is not easy to deal with.

Finally, the empress decided to use her own tactic of breaking the whole into pieces to make a last effort. The offensive of the Tian Ce Dynasty was too fierce and she could not fight head-on!

The order has been passed down, and the empress has absolute authority.

The messengers delivered the empress's orders to each city.

But the problem is that that night, Duke Azman secretly left the city of Ardashi with the Giant Elephant Legion and his whereabouts are unknown.

This undoubtedly dealt a huge blow to the morale of all the soldiers in the city of Ardashi.

Duke Azman is right. Anyway, it was you, Hassan, who did it first, so don’t blame me!
(End of this chapter)