Chapter 28: Zhang Liao Arrives, Che Hu Guards the Beast

  "Ah! The Crown Prince is dead!"

  The news spread like it had grown wings, instantly spreading from ten to a hundred, and then throughout the entire Tiger Car Army.

  "The Crown Prince is dead, run away quickly!"

  Originally already exhausted, hastily responding to the battle, previously relying on a single breath, at this moment Tai Hao's death was the last straw that crushed the camel, and the military morale of Chehuo Nation suddenly collapsed.

  And those Taikho warriors, although they were struck by the death of Taikho himself, but they are different, what they think is not to escape, but to avenge their Tiger Country prince!

  "Kill!"

  The head of the Imperial Guard, with anger in his hand, the other Guards have already done so.

  "Oh!"

  Looking at the suddenly majestic and powerful Taikou Imperial Guard, Lang coldly smiled: "Wanting to win by sympathy? You don't have that qualification yet!"

  After finishing speaking, towards Lang's curious gaze, the martial general's skill that had been accumulating for a long time was instantly unleashed.

  Countless wooden barrels came crashing down from above, directly and continuously striking these Taikho Guards.

  "Ah......!"

  The Three Kingdoms generals are how powerful, these Imperial Guards although all warriors, but the majority, is equivalent to ordinary soldiers of the Three Kingdoms!

  Two hundred Imperial Guards were killed or wounded in this barrel strike.

  And this scene made those ordinary Hu Guo soldiers see, and their hearts were even more frightened: "The Imperial Guards are like chopping melons and vegetables in front of that person, let's run away quickly!"

  These ordinary soldiers would have liked to grow a few more legs, but the extremely agile martial arts warriors wouldn't let them escape, cutting them down directly!

  Defeated, utterly defeated, the soldiers of Cheh Tiger Country were defeated like a mountain collapse, and could no longer pose a threat to the Wu Dou Bing!

  "Surrender on your knees and you won't be killed!"

  Several little martial arts soldiers shouted loudly.

  "Surrender!"

  Many soldiers heard this and immediately shouted loudly and knelt down on the ground!

  The Imperial Guard suffered heavy casualties, but still did not give up their desire for revenge. However, with less than a hundred of them remaining, they were no match for Lang and the numerous Three Kingdoms warriors, and soon all of them were killed.

  "Bury them thickly!"

  These loyal guards died for their lord and are also heroes; thus, Lang Xiang is deeply respectful and sighs.

  This battle resulted in a crushing defeat for the army of Chehhu, while Xiang Lang himself lost less than a thousand Wudang warriors. What a great victory!

  After that, the Tiger's Great Camp was breached. Those who had been left behind and were united in their cowardice saw that the elite troops had surrendered, so they naturally didn't have any will to fight and one after another fell to the ground and surrendered!

  This battle killed countless enemies and captured tens of thousands of prisoners, achieving a great victory!

  Moreover, the most important thing is that the food for the 30,000-strong army, although a part of it was burned by the big fire, still has enough food for the 30,000-strong army to eat for one month. There are countless various weapons and armor, and there are also hundreds of rare war horses!

  War horses also exist in this world, divided into ordinary war horses and elite war horses.

  Ordinary war horses are just ordinary beasts, not worth mentioning, while fine war horses are equivalent to precious fighting beasts.

  Among these hundreds of war horses, there are only a few that are truly elite warhorses, and this can be seen at a glance!

  Now adding the prisoners of labor who were shackled in Shuizhutun, the number of prisoners has reached nearly 15,000. With this addition, plus the able-bodied men provided by the merchants and gentry of Shuizhutun, the speed of building bridges and plank roads will naturally be greatly accelerated.

  Now that the forward base has been taken down, the bridge and plank road can be built immediately. The vanguard army's mission was successfully completed, and Lang also let out a sigh of relief. Ding Yuan's great cause is going smoothly, and he is naturally delighted in his heart.

  Thus, the bridge was completed and three days later, it finally attracted Zhang Liao's great army!

  The great army camped not far to the south, and Zhang Liao and many other generals entered the city together. As the commander-in-chief, Zhang Liao naturally sat at the head of the prefectural government office, in the main hall.

  At this moment, Xiang Lang, who was sitting under Zhang Liao's left hand, asked strangely: "Wen Yuan, I don't know why General Cai Mao and General Xiang Xiong are not here?"

  Zhang Liao smiled and said, "Our army is attacking Chehu State, the news will spread soon. To avoid being attacked by our eastern neighbor Chema State and western neighbor Cheji State, let Generals Cai Mao and Xiang Xiong each lead an army of 10,000 soldiers, with several small generals cooperating to garrison the borders of the two states and prevent them from taking advantage of our country!"

  This leaves behind an army of 55,000, plus the nearly 4,000 martial arts soldiers from Xiang Lang, making the total number of troops nearly 60,000!

  The troops are strong and the horses are sturdy, and the military forces of Chehu State were almost completely destroyed. These great armies did not come to make a show, after annihilating Chehu State, they would take their knives to Xiche Snake State in the west and Chehu Rabbit State in the east.

  Everyone discussed and decided on a strategy, this time the training was so magnificent that it naturally couldn't end in defeat, but instead would take down the entire Zodiac Mountain Valley in one fell swoop, establishing Ding Yuan's great undertaking for all eternity!

  Upon hearing this, every single person in the crowd was extremely excited. Although this world is infinitely vast and the Birthmark Mountain Valley is just a tiny part of it, even so, this Birthmark Mountain Valley has an area of 300 million square kilometers, its vastness not inferior to any of the three countries. How could this not stir up the hearts of these Three Kingdoms warriors?

  At this time, Chehu Guo heard the news that Taikou Taizi's entire army was defeated, and all the ministers and monarchs Tai Ge were in a panic. They never thought that Che Long Guo, who had been bullied by them not long ago and almost broke through the national gate, would rise miraculously and defeat their Chehu Guo army to the point of near annihilation.

  Taige frowned and looked gloomy, but he still had to remain calm. If he lost his spirit, then Che Hu Guo would have no chance at all!

  "My dear friends, does anyone have any suggestions? Let's hear them!"

  Tiger and Yuet's way.

  At this time, a civil official dressed in the queue, made a long bow and said: "Your Majesty, on the one hand, we need to reassemble the soldiers, and on the other hand, we should send envoys to the surrounding countries of Che Long Guo, such as Che Ma Guo, Che Ji Guo, and our neighboring countries Che She Guo and Che Tu Guo, to request their military assistance. I think that if we appeal to them with emotion and reason, it is very likely that both countries will send troops, after all, they also understand the principle of 'when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'!"

  "Then which of those four should be sent as an envoy?"

  "That official said: 'In order to show the sincerity of our country, we need Your Majesty to send four young princes as envoys. The selection of the envoy only requires someone who is eloquent and good at speaking!'"

  Upon hearing these words from the official, Taig's expression changed unpredictably, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind, gritting his teeth as he said: "Alright, I agree!"

  The official was overjoyed: "Your Majesty's reputation is spreading far and wide!"

  The civil official finished speaking, and then the military general stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this plan is good, but it will take a lot of time to come and go. Now, the army of Che Lung Guo has already settled in Wu Hu Town, and it won't be long before they lay siege to our city. I'm afraid that by the time the four countries send their troops, the army of Che Lung Guo will have arrived, and our country may not be able to hold out until then!"

  "Really? Really?"

  Immediately there were courtiers who seconded his proposal.

  "Then, my dear sirs, is there a way?"

  The ministers all shut their mouths after Taig said so.

  "Good for nothing! All of you are good for nothing!"

  A general stepped forward, kneeling on one knee and said: "I beg to report to Your Majesty, I have a plan, but it's very difficult to succeed. This method may harm the foundation of our country!"

  After finishing speaking, this military general's face revealed a difficult expression.

  Tai Ge heard Wu Jiang had a plan, his face calmed down and he said calmly: "You may speak freely!"

  Na Wu thought for a moment, then seemed to muster up his courage and said: "In that case, should I summon the national guardian beast of Chehuo Country... the Guardian Beast!"

  "Ah!"

  Upon hearing this news, the entire hall was in an uproar, with everyone revealing a look of shock and astonishment. Even Tagre, the ruler of Chehhu, was no exception!

  An old civil official immediately stepped forward, wailing and crying: "Your Majesty, it's not permissible! How can the guardian beast that guards the country be lightly used?!"

  "This...!"

  Tyger's face also showed a difficult expression, he knew more clearly than anyone what this national guardian beast meant.

  It would be better to say that it is a devil rather than a national guardian beast. The cost of each call is extremely high, and it is a helpless move that damages the foundation of the country.

  The reason is that this national guardian beast, every time it is summoned, it has to sacrifice more than 300,000 humans in order to summon it, and only then can it do something for the country of Chehuo. Such a huge price, no wonder King Taige of Chehuo hesitated!

  Na Wu Jiang heard the old minister say this, and coldly said: "So, does Lord Wang have any other brilliant strategies? Now my Che Hu Guo is in danger of being destroyed at any moment, it's very likely that our country will be annihilated. Is the safety of 3 million people more important or is the survival of my Che Hu Guo even more important?"

  The general directly broke out.

  "You... you!"

  When King Wang heard these heart-piercing words, his hands trembled with rage and he fainted.

  Tai Ge is also in a precarious situation at this time. Is it more important that the lives of 3 million civilians are at stake, or is the survival of Che Hu Guo more important?

  Three million civilians are gone, and the foundation of the country will be shaken. Although the state of Chehu has a population of 15 million, it lost nearly 500,000 troops in several wars before, and a population of three million is not a small number.

  "In this dilemma, Taig said: 'My dear friends, what do you think?'"

  "This..."

  Everyone is having a hard time, just like what that military general said: "Thirty million people and the survival of the country are at stake."

  For these ministers who are loyal to Chehu State, none of them is willing!

  "Your Majesty, can't you think of another way?"

  An older general hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and knelt down on one knee.

  At this moment, what else can be done? King Taige thought disappointedly.

  At this moment, a eunuch hurried over and whispered something in Taige's ear, which made him stunned. As soon as the news came out, Taige had no hesitation at all, he said loudly: "I have decided, summon the Guardian Beast of the Imperial Seal!"

  "Ah!"

  As soon as Taige's words came out, all the ministers who were deeply thinking stopped and stared at their monarch in a daze...