Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 477: National Defense Mission
In front of Zhang Yuan, eighteen volumes of books were hanging high.

Among these eighteen volumes, six are sealed with golden light, with the words "Zhen Tian" written on them.

This is the trial mission of Zhentian Hou, the first rank of the Great Qin War Marquis.

The other twelve volumes have been opened, six volumes of "Guarding the Country" and six volumes of "Conquering the Sky".

According to the Supervisor, the lowest level of trial missions in the Imperial Observatory is to protect the nation.

There are five ranks of Great Qin War Marquis, and the Marquis of Zhenguo is the third rank, which is also the limit for most of the Great Qin War Marquises today.

The Marquis of Zhenguo corresponds to the seventeenth-level Sicha Shuzhang in the ancient Qin system. The meaning of the title is "guarding the border and being the pillar of the country."

In order to be promoted to the rank of National Defense Marquis, one must have recovered thousands of miles of lost territory or annihilated the enemy's main army.

Each of these marquises, who defended the nation, commanded three counties as military governors, commanded 100,000 elite soldiers guarding the border, was authorized to forge chariots with family crests, had a nine-foot bronze halberd erected at the gate, and received military books personally granted by the emperor, allowing him to comprehend ancient battle formations.

Such a battle formation can be passed down from generation to generation as a family inheritance.

For countless years, the inheritance of the great families of the Qin Dynasty has been accumulated in this way.

Zhang Yuan's eyes fell on the volumes that recorded the promotion trial tasks.

Trial 1 of the Nation Guardian Warlord.

A lone troop left behind.

Mission: Lead 3,000 light cavalry to defend Hulao Gorge for three days and block 100,000 Zhao enemy troops outside Qixiong Pass.

Trial goal: Kill over 10,000 enemies and ensure the headquarters survival rate exceeds 40%.

Proof of promotion: captured enemy battle flag.

Trial Mission 2.

Build a wall of blood.

Mission: Supervise the construction of an 800-li northern beacon defense line connecting to the northern Great Wall.

Trial objective: The wall remains intact after withstanding three large-scale night attacks.

Blocking the enemy with only 3,000 men and supervising the construction of the northern Great Wall's defense line, every time such a task was accomplished, the name would spread throughout the world.

Zhang Yuan looked down the tasks and saw that there were also tasks such as capturing enemy generals thousands of miles away, or entering enemy territory alone to kill the enemy.

As expected, tasks at the national defense level are extremely difficult to complete for most war lords.

His gaze turned to the "Sky Expedition" mission on the side.

The first mission of the Conquest of Heavenly Warlord Trial.

Divide the land and seal the borders.

Mission: Lead the army to capture the natural barrier "Falling Star Plain" in Qingtian Territory and build thirty-six Eagle Forts.

Certified by Heaven: The dragon energy of the earth's veins manifests as the totem of the Black Armor Army Formation, and the power of the Qin Dynasty's destiny is infused into the earth's veins.

The second mission of the Conquest of Heaven.

The Kui drum frightened the barbarians.

Mission: Carry the Qin national treasure, the Nine-Tassel Dragon Banner, on a tour of southern Xinjiang, blow the Kui Niu drum to intimidate the Baiyue tribes, and break the alliance between Qingtian Territory and the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei, and Zhao.

Deterrence requirement: Five barbarian kings must offer totems in surrender within three days.

It is worthy of being the promotion task for the Conquer Heaven War Marquis. To accomplish these two things, it will take at least three years of effort by a million troops.

Looking at the next task, Zhang Yuan's mouth twitched.

Open up the Blue Sky Realm.

Mission: Lead the army to open up the ancient Xianhuang Road and establish the Qingtian Territory Protectorate to control the business veins of the Xiandao.

The blood alliance stops the war.

Mission: Lead the army to attack the main camps of Qi and Wei, slaughter 200,000 soldiers, and break the coalition alliance.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the tasks and understood why Taoist Yun Miao, the Supervisor, wanted to show him these tasks directly.

Because most of these tasks are impossible to accomplish.

No, it was impossible for Zhang Yuan to accomplish this.

These missions are prepared for those warriors who are down-to-earth and constantly hone their skills in the military.

Only a fourth-class Pojun War Marquis, who already commands tens or even hundreds of thousands of troops, can take on such a mission.

Zhang Yuan had no troops under his command, so if he really accepted these tasks, it would be impossible for him to complete them. The emperor thought highly of Zhang Yuan and gave him such a difficult task as a test.

Is it such a difficult task for someone to be promoted to the fifth rank of marquis?

He cast his gaze on the last step of the expedition and a smile appeared on his face.

This is the only task you can take.

Maybe this is the trial mission this time?

Zhang Yuan raised his hand and grasped the scroll.

Outside, a green light and shadow enveloped his body and disappeared from where it was.

Outside the formation, Supervisor Yun Miao smiled and stroked his beard.

"Go and report to His Majesty that Marquis Qingyang has accepted the mission to defeat the enemy in Chenzhou."

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Imperial Palace, Xiyuan.

A few light dishes were placed on the jade table, and a pot of warm sake was held in Concubine Qi's palm.

Emperor Yuankang sat at the table, tapping at the dishes in front of him with his jade chopsticks. "Everyone in the harem knows that you, Imperial Concubine Qi, are the richest man alive. Yuyuan Trading Company is making a fortune every day, and as a major shareholder, you're making money without doing anything."

"Vegetables, fruits, Qi'er, aren't you being too stingy?"

Hearing what Emperor Yuankang said, Concubine Qi put down the wine jug while laughing.

"Miss Yuruo is right. Save where you can and spend where you can. Your Majesty will have plenty to eat. If you don't have an appetite for these little dishes, you can go to the South Garden. Oh, and I heard there's some spiritual food in the North Garden today. Your Majesty can still grab a bite of something hot."

These words made the palace maids serving on the side turn their heads.

Only my own concubine dares to say this to His Majesty.

"Hmph, ever since your little treasury started to swell, your words have become even more unpleasant." Emperor Yuan Kang reached out to pick up some food, but he wasn't really picky.

"Yuruo, she just has some tricks, but she's not presentable."

After drinking the wine in front of him, Emperor Yuan Kang put down the glass.

Concubine Qi took the wine pot and poured wine, whispering, "Your Majesty, Zhang Qingyang has returned. How long will you keep Yuruo as a concubine at the Northern Great Wall?"

"You don't feel sorry for her, but I do. This girl is very considerate to me."

"Also, look at how many things in the palace were brought in by that girl. In my West Garden, even the bed and bedding were brought in by Yu Ruoxun."

Emperor Yuan Kang's mouth twitched slightly as he pinched the wine glass in front of him.

"The uncles and great-uncle brothers of the Northern Great Wall are all forcing us to do what we want. I can't say too much."

"I just wanted to show them Zhang Qingyang's trial mission this time."

"If we don't let Yuruo return to the Imperial City, be careful that Zhang Qingyang will make things difficult for them in the future."

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Chen Zhou.

Ninety million miles of mountains and rivers, ice and snow fields stretch endlessly, vast and boundless.

The foreign barbarians have ruled Chenzhou for tens of thousands of years, freezing the world and turning the originally fertile land into an ice field.

It is said that the Chenzhou barbarians were originally an alien tribe in Jiuzhou. During the war of Jiuzhou, the immortals and demons borrowed troops from the barbarians to help them break the Great Wall in the north and force the Qin Dynasty to retreat. Later, they gave them the land of a continent as a reward.

After the barbarians occupied Chenzhou, the barbarian high priest sacrificed the blood of three million creatures on the frost altar, triggering the "Frost Realm Coming" and freezing Chenzhou. From then on, Chenzhou turned into a frost and snowfield.

Such a snowfield is suitable for the survival of barbarians, but not suitable for the Qin people and immortal and demon practitioners to live in for a long time.

Over the years, the Qin people's heritage on Chenzhou has almost been cut off.

It was not until a year ago when the Northern Great Wall borrowed the power of six golden dragons of luck from the Qingtian Continent's catastrophe that it directly broke through Chenzhou's Heavenly Dao and swallowed up its fragments.

Chenzhou's Heaven and Earth Avenue was broken, the power of the frost ban weakened, the ice and snow in the mountains melted, and many fields were exposed.

Taking advantage of the fact that Chenzhou's heavenly way was broken, a million-strong army from the Northern Great Wall entered Chenzhou, attacking cities and strongholds with unstoppable force.

Over the past year or so, Zhao Yu has spent most of his time stationed at the Northern Great Wall, helping the army plan its attack on Chenzhou.

"Om-"

In the square of the county government in Guyun City, Chenzhou, a green teleportation light array shone brightly, and a figure stepped out.

(End of this chapter)