allonlinenovel Chapter 152: Dispensable Chess Piece
Chapter 152: Dispensable Chess Piece
"Can you adapt to the climate of Winter City?"
Jiang Mingche spoke in a gentle tone, asking with great concern.
Although Yun Ying's martial arts skills have reached the platinum level, she is still a spoiled young lady after all.
He had always lived a life of luxury in Chang'an City and had never been to a place with such a harsh climate. He was worried that Yunying would not be able to adapt for a while.
"Of course, my physique is not that weak."
Yun Ying giggled and waved the flame gun in her hand.
Although her clothes were very thin, she mobilized her internal strength and did not feel the slightest bit of cold.
"That's good......"
Jiang Mingche nodded without saying anything more.
He led an army of 200,000 directly towards the military camp in Winter City.
After arriving at the military camp in Winter City, the person who received Jiang Mingche was somewhat beyond his expectations. It was actually this guy Li Xin?
In the military camp, Li Xin led dozens of his soldiers out of the camp and waited for Jiang Mingche's arrival early.
He received news that Chang'an City had sent General Tiance of the Tang Dynasty to reinforce Winter City.
As a former general guarding the Protectorate, Li Xin was naturally no stranger to the title of General Tiance.
Jiang Mingche defeated tens of thousands of demon armies at the Great Wall with just his sword.
He single-handedly killed dozens of diamond-level demons, and his reputation spread throughout the army.
Anyone who talks about this General Tiance will show approval and admiration in their eyes.
In the words of the common people, General Tiance is the eternal guardian of the Tang Dynasty.
As long as he is there, the Tang Dynasty will never be in trouble.
"Have you heard that the one who is coming to lead the reinforcements this time is General Tiance of our Tang Dynasty?"
"Is it true that the general is here in person?"
"Then our Winter City can be saved."
"Yes, I have finally waited for this day."
"And I also heard that this General Tiance's ancestral home seems to be in Winter City. So he is actually a fellow countryman of ours."
"That's great. I'd like to have a drink with the general at the welcoming banquet later."
"We have such a remarkable figure in Winter City. He is worthy of being recorded in the county annals."
Listening to the discussions of the soldiers around him, Li Xin remained silent.
The arrival of General Tian Ce may be good news for others, but not necessarily for him.
Jiang Mingche is not only the General of Tiance, but also the Regent of the Tang Dynasty and the most trusted favorite of the current empress.
Moreover, the other party's cultivation is unfathomable, which will be the biggest obstacle for him to retake Chang'an City.
After the demon riot at the Great Wall was resolved, Li Xin was directly transferred from the Protectorate by Su Lie to Winter City to take up his post.
The power he had worked so hard to build up in the Protectorate collapsed with his promotion.
Although he was extremely unwilling, he could not refuse Su Lie's order.
After all, Su Lie is the commander of the guard army appointed personally by General Tian Ce, and he is highly respected.
The Great Wall and all the cities around it were under the jurisdiction of Su Lie alone.
Su Lie seemed to have realized his intention and transferred him to Winter City to give him a warning.
Therefore, Li Xin has been extremely low-key and dedicated during this period of time in order to dispel Su Lie's doubts.
Su Lie and Jiang Mingche are close friends. If the other party tells Jiang Mingche the news, he will be completely finished.
But he never expected that this woman, Wu Zetian, would actually send Jiang Mingche to support Winter City.
Jiang Mingche's arrival forced him to be cautious.
Just one wrong step would lead you into the abyss.
No one would say a word if the Regent killed a small general like him.
After all, he is no longer the grandson of the Tang Dynasty, but just a demoted commoner...
Jiang Mingche brought an army of 200,000 to the military camp in Winter City.
From a distance, Jiang Mingche saw a group of generals waiting for him.
Jiang Mingche's eyes swept across this group of generals, and finally stopped on a tall young general.
"Li Xin..."
Jiang Mingche narrowed his eyes slightly. Although it was the first time he saw Li Xin, Jiang Mingche recognized him immediately.
Isn’t this guy working in the Protectorate?
Why was he transferred to Winter City again?
"Li Xin has been promoted to general..."
"Xia Xuan pays respect to the General..."
"Greetings, General..."
When Jiang Mingche arrived at the military camp, Li Xin and dozens of generals bowed and saluted Jiang Mingche to express their inner respect.
"Um......"
Jiang Mingche glanced at Li Xin, then took Yun Ying directly towards the commander-in-chief's tent.
"I have brought an army of 200,000 this time. You should arrange for them...
"Yes......"
Looking at Jiang Mingche's departing back, Li Xin reached out his hand and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead without leaving any trace.
Although Jiang Mingche just glanced at him and said nothing.
But Li Xin still felt a tremendous pressure and a chill ran down his spine.
The general's eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts, as if he had no secrets at all in front of the other party...
After arriving at the commander-in-chief's tent, Jiang Mingche summoned all the soldiers of Winter City.
"Tell me what the situation is now..."
After looking around at all the generals around him, Jiang Mingche spoke lightly.
Yun Ying was sitting next to him, and she followed his example, with a cold expression and not saying a word.
"To reply to the General..."
"The current situation is not optimistic for our army..."
Xia Xuan stood out from among the generals and spoke after thinking for a while.
"The Wolf Banner Tribe has always lived on the grasslands of the Northern Wasteland. These guys live with cattle, sheep, and wolves."
"Every year when winter comes, the Wolf Flag Tribe will launch an attack on Winter City, but we have a well-armed army, and the Wolf Flag Tribes in the past could not cause any waves at all..."
"But this year, a leader appeared in the Wolf Flag Tribe..."
"His name is Temujin, he calls himself the Heavenly Khan, and is also known as the Son of the Gray Wolf..."
"It is rumored that Temujin came from the endless abyss of the Winter Sea and is the reincarnation of the god of the Wolf Banner Tribe..."
"After he arrived at the grasslands of the Northern Wasteland, he unified the Wolf Flag Tribe, which had been divided for a hundred years, in just a few months and united this group of people..."
"Temujin destroyed a country called Huaqizi in a short time and established the Golden Horde."
"Some time ago, when winter began, the Wolf Banner Tribe, led by Temujin, launched continuous attacks on Winter City. The Wolf Banner Tribe is good at guerrilla warfare, and the Gray Wolves are agile and fierce."
"So our army was beaten back step by step, with countless casualties..."
"It seems that Temujin intends to completely capture Winter City before the cold winter..."
"According to the news sent back, Temujin has now begun to gather all the Wolf Banner people on the grassland."
"Once everyone is gathered, we will directly attack Winter City..."
After telling all the news he knew, Xia Xuan returned to his original position.
After listening to Xia Xuan's story, Jiang Mingche was silent for a long time.
The Khan who calls himself the Son of the Gray Wolf...
The Abyss Demon from the Winter Sea...
The Northern Wasteland is adjacent to the Tower of the Sun and the Sea of Winter, and there is never a shortage of various legends in this land.
He didn't know whether Temujin was the Demon God of the Abyss, but this guy's strength must be extremely powerful.
Otherwise, it would not have been possible to unify the Wolf Flag Tribe, which had been divided for hundreds of years, so quickly.
"What about the princess of the Snow Country?"
"Resurrected?"
After thinking for a while, Jiang Mingche continued to ask.
The so-called Snow Princess is the bride offered to the gods by the Wolf Flag Tribe.
It was the princess Wang Zhaojun who was sent by the Tang Dynasty to the Wolf Banner Tribe for marriage.
At that time, there were wars among various princes in the Tang Dynasty.
In order to deal with these savages, they had no choice but to send a lot of food and supplies to the Wolf Flag Tribe, as well as a princess for marriage.
This group of foolish Wolf Banner people sent the princess for marriage directly to the Winter Sea and sacrificed her to the so-called gods.
There has been a legend circulating among the Wolf Flag Tribe that as long as the princess is sacrificed to the wolf god, the god will give the princess endless power.
After sleeping for a hundred years, the people of Wolf Banner went to the Sea of Winter to resurrect their princess.
The princess who has gained power will protect them forever.
Although it sounds a little unbelievable, it is not so unacceptable in this kingly continent full of various magical miracles.
In addition, the people of the Wolf Flag Tribe generally have a low level of education, unlike in the Tang Dynasty where everyone can read and write.
Therefore, the people of the Wolf Flag Tribe always firmly believe in these legends even though they have never been confirmed.
"Temujin has sent some people from the Wolf Banner Tribe to the Sea of Winter, but no news has been sent back about the princess's resurrection..."
Li Xin recalled the information he had previously obtained and answered Jiang Mingche's questions.
"Do you know when the next time the Wolf Banner tribe will attack Winter City?"
After looking at Li Xin, Jiang Mingche asked calmly.
A demoted grandson of the emperor spent his days dreaming of restoring his country.
Even if she had not deposed Ming Shiyin, it would have been impossible for Li Xin and Ming Shiyin to take back Chang'an City from Wu Zetian together.
Before leaving Chang'an City, Wu Zetian's strength had recovered to the level of Star Glory IV.
Li Xin hasn't even broken through to diamond yet. Even if he is given a hundred years, he will not be able to take back Chang'an City from Wu Zetian.
If Li Chengqian had not believed Ming Shiyin's slander and openly rebelled, there would be no place for Wu Zetian now.
Li Xin had already become the crown prince and led a life of luxury.
After Li Chengqian was demoted to a commoner, he paid the price of his own death in order to allow the young Li Xin to gain the power of the blood demon.
Before his death, he instructed Li Xin to recapture Chang'an City and fulfill his unfulfilled wish.
Li Xin was only three years old at the time, but he was already shouldering the mission of restoring the country.
The reason why Li Xin has been living in pain and suspicion for so many years is closely related to his father.
Li Xin lived a life of poverty since childhood and grew up being despised by everyone.
When he grew up, he went directly to the Great Wall and served as a guard of the Great Wall. He wanted to gain power step by step through his own efforts and overthrow the rule of Wu Zetian.
Later, Li Xin met Ming Shiyin at the Great Wall and the two made a deal.
Ming Shiyin helped Li Xin recapture Chang'an City, and Li Xin helped Ming Shiyin recapture the Great Wall.
Although he didn't trust Ming Shiyin, Li Xin still agreed directly...
He will never know in his life that the culprit who caused his family to be destroyed and demoted to a commoner was Ming Shiyin.
From the beginning to the end, he was just a chess piece in Ming Shiyin's hands, a dispensable chess piece.