Volume 1 Chapter 19 Using the Procrastination Tactic

Badilu raised his giant axe and rushed forward to chop him down head-on. Jiang Yue instantly increased the speed of drawing his sword, took a step forward, and met the attack head-on with the golden sword in his hand.

"How brave!" One of the generals of the Great Sun Dynasty who was watching the battle secretly praised. They didn't expect that there was such a genius in the world who dared to compete with the Sand Barbarians in a head-on battle of strength.

Sure enough, at the moment when the golden knife and the giant axe came into contact, a stream of blood mist spurted out of Jiang Yue's mouth, and his body was pressed down by the huge force. He immediately dared not to be arrogant anymore, and hurriedly held the knife with both hands before he took the axe.

Xiang Yun, who was sitting on the dragon throne, couldn't help but frown when he saw this, because he saw that the ground where Jiang Yue's feet were standing had cracks all over it!

Badilu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that such a powerful force would be contained in this small body, but that was all.

Lord Yastarda gave him a death order, requiring him to kill the man in front of him.

Badilu no longer hesitated and began to increase the strength in his hands, trying to let the giant axe press down on the golden knife and slowly split Jiang Yue in half!

Jiang Yue's face was covered with veins and his body began to tremble. A general who was watching the battle said worriedly, "No, Commander Jiang has not recovered from his old injury. It will be even more difficult for him to fight with the injury at this time. He will definitely not be a match for this Shaman."

"Commander Jiang is too arrogant. If he had used clever tactics from the beginning, it would be hard to say who would win!"

"Hey, Commander Jiang is trying to vent his anger on His Majesty. He wants to defeat the Sand Barbarians with force, break the myth of the Sand Barbarians' great strength, and make His Majesty proud!"

Seeing that Jiang Yue could still resist, Baturu growled and used all his strength to suppress him.

Jiang Yue spat out a mouthful of blood mist again, veins popped up on his face, and he suddenly shouted, instantly raised his right foot and pressed it against the back of the knife, exerting force: "Get up!"

Badilu showed a look of surprise and doubt, and the next moment he felt a huge force hitting him, the giant axe was shaken away, and his body involuntarily took two steps back.

Jiang Yue actually took the axe, and the generals beside him couldn't help but praise him loudly: "Good!"

But the next scene shocked them even more.

Before Badilu could steady himself, Jiang Yue, who had shaken off the giant axe, ignored the weakness in his hands, stepped on the ground, and flew out, hitting Badilu's chest.

Badilu's body suddenly lost balance and fell to the ground. Jiang Yue didn't hesitate at all, holding the golden knife in his hand and threw it directly at Badilu!

By the time Badilu reacted, the golden knife had already pierced his chest.

Badilu felt the pain and was about to scream in fear, but Jiang Yue had already run over in two or three steps, raised his foot to press against the end of the golden knife, and pushed hard with his foot, and the golden knife went straight through Badilu's chest!

Badilu screamed and struggled a few times on the ground before he became motionless.

For a moment, the entire Golden Palace fell silent. Jiang Yun calmly pulled out the golden sword, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, sheathed the sword, and looked calm, as if he was not the one who had just killed someone.

It was not until this moment that everyone reacted. Xiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief, patted the dragon chair, stood up and praised: "Lord Jiang is indeed the number one warrior of our Great Sun Dynasty!"

"How dare you kill him? Die now!" After the seven people of the Sand Barbarians, including Yastada, reacted, they cursed angrily and wanted to sneak attack Jiang Yue, wanting to beat him to death with a random punch!

But the royal guards who were on high alert on the side were no pushovers. They drew their swords and rushed forward in an instant, surrounding Yastada and the other seven people.

A soldier of the Imperial Guard shouted angrily: "Back off! If you dare to take another step forward, I will kill you without mercy!"

Yastada and others did not dare to move anymore. Human power is always limited, and taking action in the capital of another country is the most unwise choice.

Yasdada said to Yun: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty, do you really want to go to war with my Sand Barbarians?"

"I am already very sincere!" Xiang Yun waved his hand, and the royal guards retreated one after another.

"Go back and bring my will to your clan leader Ya Yuan. As soon as you arrive, the wedding procession of our Great Sun Dynasty will follow!"

Yastada's face turned pale, he snorted coldly and turned away. A Sand Barbarian warrior even left carrying Badiru's body.

As soon as Yasdada and the others left the Golden Palace, Xiang Yun's smiling face suddenly turned cold. He turned his head and asked, "General Guo, how have the battles between our Great Sun Dynasty and the Sand Barbarians been going over the years?"

"This..." General Yangwu Guo Xuan was a little embarrassed to say it, and after hesitating for a while, he stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, these Shaman people are very brave, each of them is burly, bloodthirsty and cruel. When our soldiers face them, they are weaker in momentum. The soldiers are afraid, so every time on the battlefield, fifteen or even twenty people have to sacrifice to kill one Shaman!

The cavalry and heavy armored troops of the Sand Barbarians are even more terrifying. The desert wolves under the cavalry have strong mobility and high attack power, which is not comparable to our war horses.

Their heavily armored troops have desert elephants that are only found in the desert. They are up to three meters tall. The Sand Barbarians sit on them and use them for charging and siege warfare. With just one charge, countless of our soldiers will be killed or wounded, and their formation will collapse.

With these two armies of the Sand Man tribe, our Great Sun Dynasty soldiers dared not go out of the city to meet the enemy, and had to retreat inside the city, defending the city and fighting, shooting at them with powerful crossbows and bows and arrows, and smashing them with saltpeter and rolling logs, so that they could be evenly matched;

But even so, we need a force several times greater than that of the Sand Barbarians, two million soldiers, to defend the northern border."

Xiang Yun was shocked when he heard this, and asked quickly: "There are 300,000 Sand Barbarian troops in the northern border waiting covetously, do you have any countermeasures?"

"This..." The ministers discussed it a lot and didn't know how to respond. Although they were angry at the tyranny and unreasonableness of the Shaman tribe, they had no idea what to do when facing the powerful Shaman army.

Xiang Yun was about to get angry when he saw this scene. An official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Shaman army is not a cause for concern. Our Great Sun Dynasty has a vast territory, and the northern border is far from the capital. Three hundred thousand people dropped into our Great Sun Dynasty's territory is just a drop in the ocean and will not constitute a major threat."

Another censor stepped out and echoed, "I second the opinion. The words of the envoy of the Shaman Kingdom are terrifying, but in my opinion, they are just alarmist. I believe that this time the army of the Shaman Kingdom will only invade our northern border to plunder and then return. The loss will not be great."

"How dare you!" Xiang Yun shouted angrily, pointing at the two men and saying, "According to you, you want me to abandon the two million soldiers and the three hundred million innocent people in the Northern Frontier?"

The two censors knelt down in fear, and one of them said bitterly: "Your Majesty, the Shaman army cannot retreat. This is the only solution for now."

Another person said, "Your Majesty, even if you have to give up these people, you can't agree to the conditions of the Sand Barbarians. If you set a precedent, then our Great Sun Dynasty will become a laughing stock, and the vast territory of the Dynasty will be ridiculed by the Sand Barbarians in the future!"

Xiang Yun's anger subsided a little, he frowned and said nothing. This time the appearance of the Sand Barbarians disrupted his plan.

It's too early. If I could give myself a few more years to train capable generals before going to war, I wouldn't be afraid of this barbarian!

Jiang Yue saw Xiang Yun's dilemma at this time, and thinking of the conversation in the imperial study that day, he made up his mind, stepped forward and bowed, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I recommend myself and am willing to go to the northern border to repel the enemy. I will never let the Shaman set foot on our territory!"

Xiang Yun's eyes lit up. He was a little surprised by Jiang Yue's initiative, so he asked, "Lord Jiang, do you have any plan to repel the enemy?"

Jiang Yue said: "I don't have any, but I am willing to issue a military order. If the Shaman army wants to enter our territory, they must first step over my body!"

Xiang Yun was so angry that he yelled, "Now is not the time for you to be a hero. You are just being brave! This is a war, not a fight. This is just nonsense. Get out of here!"

Jiang Yue's face turned ugly, but he still retreated behind Xiang Yun without saying a word and continued to be his bodyguard.

Xiang Yun looked at the generals of His Highness and said, "This war must be fought, but is there any general willing to lead the army?"

Who is willing? No one is willing. Going up here means death. Even if you have made great military achievements, you still have to wait for your death.

Dozens of generals laughed and said nothing. After a long silence, no one spoke.

Xiang Yun understood what was going on, so he stopped asking questions and asked, "How long will it take for the Shaman delegation to return?"

General Yangwu Guo Xuanyan said: "Your Majesty, if the delegation sets out today and travels day and night, it will only take three months to reach the northern border."

"Three months so fast?" Xiang Yun thought for a moment and said, "The envoys of the Sand Barbarians came to pay homage to me. No matter what, I still need to entertain them well."

"Zhao Pan, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate, listen to my order. The reception of the envoys from the Shaman tribe is now handed over to you. Take them around the capital for a few days and eat and drink well."

Zhao Pan smiled in his heart and said, "I accept your order!"

Xiang Yun nodded and said, "Yes, and also, have the Imperial Household Department prepare a team to go to the Shaman tribe to welcome the bride. The etiquette must be in place, but there doesn't need to be too many people, four or five will be enough. Zhao Aiqing, you will be the leader of the wedding team this time, just a gesture, you don't have to really bring their little princess back!"

Xiang Yun thought for a moment and added, "Let the Shaman envoys go with the wedding procession. Take some rest on the way and don't tire them out. By the way, the journey is long and there are many bandits. I have specially sent 3,000 Red Feather Army soldiers to protect you along the way."

Upon hearing this, all the ministers understood Xiang Yun's meaning. His Majesty was playing a "delay" strategy. After this, it would take at least half a year for the envoy team to return to the Shaman tribe to report the news.

This would give the Great Sun Dynasty sufficient time to prepare for war and would increase its chances of winning.

This move is still not a long-term solution, but at least it can solve the immediate problem and is the most appropriate solution at the moment.

"As for the war with the Sand Barbarians, we will discuss it later. Tomorrow, each of you must write a memorial on how to deal with the war. I want to review them one by one!"

Xiang Yun waited for the ministers to discuss for a while, then he waved his left hand, and Little Melon Seed took out an imperial edict and walked forward to read: "By the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Zhen Rou, your virtue and kindness are very much in my heart, and you are worthy of great use. I hereby appoint you as the Empress, my first wife, and the Empress. I shall choose a day to offer sacrifices to the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple. I decree this!"