Your Majesty, Please Stop!

Chapter 261: Tai Xun Gong and One Arrow to Retreat the Enemy

For Junior to forcefully open up his meridians, reverse multiple Five Elements, and artificially enhance his Talent, this is something that only experts at the Venerable realm can achieve.

The Venerable realm has already reversed the natural trend of the Martial Dao, transforming the Five Elements True Qi into the Five Elements trend of heaven and earth, which is why it can forcefully infuse it into the bodies of low-level Practitioners.

Success or failure depends on the methods of the Venerable and the Talent of the Junior.

Xin Zhuo is very curious, but his methods are obviously not mature yet. After half an hour, Ying Jianying's long robe was soaked in cold sweat, and her face was filled with resentment and fear as she fainted.

Xin Zhuo fell into contemplation. After a while, he rubbed his nose and smiled awkwardly.

This world is fair. Whether he likes it or not, Ying Jianying and the Five Bear Paw Sisters have all been marked by him. Everyone knows that they are his maidservants and concubines.

Maidservants and concubines are not meant to be played with; they are meaningless if not used.

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The next day, Jiang Hu completely immersed himself in the fantasy of a Martial Dao super expert appearing in his home. He firmly decided to regain control of the military power, standing in front of the palace gate with a crutch, earnestly advising Xin Zhuo to return to the capital or go to the three major sects to cultivate.

Xin Zhuo felt that this third uncle was too stubborn. He had already started to lay out his plans. Once he left, the end would probably come for these stubborn military leaders of the Western Qin Army. He simply turned a deaf ear and ignored it.

The envoys who were about to set off came in waves, seeking an audience one after another. Xin Zhuo carefully instructed them on every detail based on his research on the various countries in the Western Regions before allowing them to leave one by one.

On the fourth day, the Western Regions army suddenly launched a fierce attack on Jinchuan Pass, Ningling Pass, and Mayi Pass. The battle was exceptionally brutal, and the old generals personally led the troops to supervise the battle.

Xin Zhuo was actually a bit worried. Once the three major passes were lost, all his plans would be ruined. He had no choice but to lead seven hundred Iron Floating Guards with Ying Jianying, Jiang Yuxi, and the stationed general Yu Chi Shuo Zhen to rush to the three major passes in one day.

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"Tai Xun Gong, is it really necessary?"

In a bamboo forest one hundred and twenty miles south of Xingling Prefecture, an Eastern scholar dressed in a white Confucian robe was sitting cross-legged on a stone bench by the mountain path. At this moment, the wrinkles on his face had faded somewhat, but his hands were still covered in age spots.

On the opposite side, a man in his eighties with a clear and thin face sighed lightly, his face showing a faint melancholy. "This old man is not as capable as the gentleman. The gentleman can enter the court as a minister, teach and educate in the mountains and fields, or lead the army as a general. This old man is just a bag of old bones, unable to bear witness to the decay of the Western Regions' three states and eighteen prefectures, with millions of people displaced."

"Ee-aw, ee-aw..."

A gray-haired old donkey on the side of the road kept sniffling. The wind blew, stirring up the deep autumn leaves on the ground, spinning and flying into the distance.

"Does Tai Xun Gong know the character of the Prince of Western Qin?" The Eastern scholar pondered for a moment and said, "If this person's character is unworthy, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Confucian school?"

The old man looked at him calmly and said, "Why do I need to know his character? As long as he is not a fool, if he can help pacify the Western Regions, it will fulfill my lifelong wish!"

Mr. Dongfang sighed and said, "Your temper hasn't changed after so many years. You said the same thing about Zhu Jiangwen back then, but what was the result? The Jiang family was wiped out, and the situation in the Western Regions remains unchanged. Now, the thirteen kingdoms have mobilized a million troops to besiege the remnants of the Western Qin army. Prince Jiang Yuqing has also fallen out with the court officials and the emperor. How do we break this deadlock?"

"All the court officials are selfish and self-serving! The emperor is incompetent, surrounded by flatterers and villains! The scholars of the world cannot all be like you. In the past few days, thousands of scholars have arrived in the eighteen provinces of Da Zhou. Let's see how the Western Regions will change!"

The old man stood up angrily and looked towards the sky. "I know what you mean. You came here to kill Jiang Yuqing, but as long as I'm here, the Western Qin army will not be annihilated. We have different paths and cannot cooperate. Leave!"

With a flash of his figure, he mounted a donkey and drew a circle in the air with his index finger. A ripple of pages appeared in front of him, and he and the donkey disappeared into the ripple like ripples on the water, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Mr. Dongfang sat cross-legged on a stone stool, motionless for a long time, until the sun rose high, then he looked to the side and asked, "How is it?"

A mist rose, and a stunning woman with red eyes and double horns suddenly appeared, her voice enchanting. "If the Western Qin army is annihilated, everything will be fine. If the Western Regions army is defeated, then kill Jiang Yuqing!"

"Good!"

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"Kill!"

"Ah..."

Jinchuan Pass is located on the main road between Guiwei Prefecture and Xingling Prefecture, in a narrow and long mountain range. The mountains are high and the road is difficult, a thousand miles of strategic pass that can withstand a hundred enemies.

At this moment, in the mountain valleys and open fields outside the pass, nearly two hundred thousand troops from the Western Regions have gathered. The sight of white and red armor, dense warhorses, bows and crossbows, and soldiers is dazzling.

Dozens of cloud ladders, like wild beasts, kept approaching the city walls. In the distance, there were transport carts and ox-hide carts, chaotic in their delivery of troops.

Further away, catapults launched huge stones.

There were also long ladders with hooks, one after another docking at one end of the city wall. The Western Regions soldiers climbed up like ants, advancing one after another, fearless of death.

On the city wall, Jiang Man'er of the Jiang family, the veteran Tuoba Kedi, and Bai Xuanji shouted angrily, commanding tens of thousands of Western Qin soldiers to resist desperately.

Behind the city wall, dozens of catapults counterattacked with all their might.

When Xin Zhuo arrived, this was the scene he saw.

He had to admit that individual bravery, unless it reached the level of a top Earth Immortal who could kill thousands or tens of thousands of people with a single spell, would not play a decisive role in such a grand and brutal war.

Even if he personally took action and killed hundreds or thousands of enemy soldiers, it would be insignificant.

If it weren't for his martial arts skills at the level of a Grand Great Master, on a normal ancient battlefield with normal soldiers, he wouldn't even have the courage to climb up the city wall.

Even so, as a modern soul, he still felt his scalp tingling and his mind trembling.

"General, why don't we go down to the city gate to rest?" Wei Chi Shuo Zhen asked quietly.

Although the general's strategic layout in the past few days was astonishing, and there were also terrifying achievements on the day he arrived, she still worried that the general might make a mistake.

"It's fine!"

Xin Zhuo waved his sleeve and pointed outside the city, "Who is leading the troops?"

Bai Xuan Ji hurriedly arrived not far away and saluted, "Reporting to Master, it is General Gou Hei De, the Guardian General of the Kingdom of Anxi, Marshal Zheng Dong, Prince An Lu Fei Ying, General Jing Fei, and General Ba Si Ba, and others!"

"Can they hold on?" Xin Zhuo asked again.

Bai Xuan Ji smiled bitterly and then said seriously, "They can hold on without any problem. There are plenty of rocks, bamboo spears, arrows, and wood materials in the mountains behind us. The Arsenal is also urgently making crossbows and arrows. However, the Western Region army is too crazy, and the losses of the Western Qin soldiers are too great. I'm afraid that in two months, tens of thousands of people will be lost!"

Xin Zhuo pondered for a moment and shook his head, "It's fine! If there aren't enough soldiers, we can have the disciples of the Ling Zong Mansion, the children of merchants, and the Practitioners from Ling Zong Mansion assist in defending the city. But remember, we must be careful of the enemy's special forces, tunnels, fire attacks, and surprise attacks. This pass is crucial to my grand plan and must not be lost."

"Yes!" Bai Xuan Ji respectfully saluted and turned to order the soldiers to fiercely counterattack the approaching ladders.

Xin Zhuo looked at the opposing commander's camp.

And in the position of the enemy's central army, there was a tall old general with a full beard and a gloomy expression. He was accompanied by hundreds of generals, coldly observing the position of the city wall, and immediately locked onto Xin Zhuo's eye-catching armor.

"Is that the Prince of the Western Qin Kingdom in the golden armor?" Gou Hei De's voice was rough and unpleasant, but it carried an unquestionable authority.

Prince An Lu Fei Ying took out a strange copper mirror and aimed it at the city gate. He drew a rune, and soon Xin Zhuo's figure appeared in it. He said in a deep voice, "It's this kid. He led the army to lay out the formation that day and annihilated more than 60,000 of our elite troops!"

Gou Hei De didn't speak anymore. He beckoned and took the "Heaven-Shaking Bow" handed over by a fierce general behind him. He strung the bow, exerted force with both arms, and pulled it to full moon.

"Release the bow!"

At this moment, Xin Zhuo also beckoned to Ying Jian Ying, took the precious bow given to him by Ji Jiu Wei, and loaded a fiery red arrow. He pulled the bow to full moon and aimed at the enemy's central army.

"Whoosh--"

"Whoosh--"

Two arrows were released at the same time, whistling as they raced backwards, shuttling through the densely packed battlefield, quickly approaching.

A black cloud rose, like a black fierce dragon.

A red and fiery wave carried frost and thunder, suddenly covering the middle of the way, sizzling and exploding.

"Boom!"

The arrows collided.

The black arrow was split in half, but the white and yellow icy thunder arrow continued without stopping, roaring and disappearing.

"General, dodge!"

Gou Hei De was shocked by the enemy's strange arrow, but more than ten generals around him reacted first. They roared in anger, their bodies emitting a strong True Qi fluctuation, and forcefully pushed the general away.

"Boom--"

The arrow swiftly approached, frost instantly spread, thunder crackled, and more than ten generals were blasted away, falling in all directions.

Although Gou Hei De was blocked, he was still grazed by the arrow. A surge of Blood Qi surged, and he staggered, almost falling.

"Bang!"

The strange icy thunder arrow didn't stop, and it heavily hit the "command flag" behind him. The flag bearer was blown away, and the command flag broke in half, falling to the ground with a "crack" sound.

The surroundings instantly fell silent.

"Long live the Prince!"

After a few moments, tens of thousands of Western Qin soldiers on the city wall erupted into earth-shattering cheers.

"Where did such a fierce general come from? How can this be just a Half-step Grand Great Master? Prince An Lu Fei Ying, you falsely reported the military situation!"

General Ba Si Ba angrily roared, "Sound the retreat!"

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