"Your Majesty, everything this old servant has said is true. This old servant would never dare to speak nonsense."
Qian Renxue nodded: "I'd like to see Jiang Tian for myself."
"Your Majesty, you must go and see him if you have the chance."
At this point, Empress Qian Renxue let out another long sigh.
This woman, Qian Renxue, is extremely busy with state affairs; she has no time to leave the palace.
Empress Qian Renxue and Lü Fang talked for a long time.
She laughed for a long time, and Qian Renxue herself couldn't understand why she was in such a good mood today.
After Lü Fang left, Qian Renxue stood up and announced, "Summon the palace ladies-in-waiting, Shangguan Wan'er, the imperial drafter of imperial edicts, to an audience." The eunuch quickly repeated this.
A quarter of an hour later, Shangguan Wan'er, a palace lady-in-waiting and imperial edict writer, slowly walked in.
"Wan'er greets Your Majesty."
"Wan'er, come and sit down." Qian Renxue pointed to the side.
Shangguan Wan'er slowly stood up, walked to Qian Renxue, and sat down.
“Wan’er,” Qian Renxue said, gathering her thoughts. “Our Great Xia Dynasty has reached a point of internal and external troubles. Just now, Lü Fang came to see me and told me that there is a guy named Jiang Tian in Longcheng.”
"This man is exceptionally capable. I originally ordered him to escort Princess Xue'er to the Xiongnu for a marriage alliance."
As a result, he actually led his men to capture the Xiongnu royal court and burned down the Xiongnu's sacred sacrificial site.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, then this Jiang Tian is quite capable."
Qian Renxue nodded: "Go to Longcheng and help me vet Jiang Tian, see what kind of person he really is."
Upon hearing the words "oversee," Shangguan Wan'er understood what Qian Renxue meant by sending him to Longcheng to see Jiang Tian.
"Wan'er understands, Wan'er will set off immediately."
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Shangjing, the Liao Dynasty imperial palace.
Empress Xiao's bedroom.
"Your Majesty," General Xiao Feng knelt on the ground, "according to the report from our scout cavalry, Jiang Tian has led a large force back from the Xiongnu."
"I estimate they'll reach our territory in about a month."
Empress Xiao of Liao was filled with doubt upon hearing this: "The Xiongnu are not far from us. Even if Jiang Tian and the others crawl, they should be able to reach them within ten days."
"Your Majesty may not know, but Jiang Tian and his entourage are carrying millions of cattle and sheep, which is why their movements are slow."
Empress Dowager Xiao was overjoyed upon hearing this.
General Xiao Feng: "An army with millions of cattle is the easiest to attack."
Right General Xiao Yuanshan: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this time, even if Jiang Tian has wings, he will not be able to escape. We will definitely cut off Jiang Tian's head to offer as a sacrifice to the two marshals."
"You two must kill Jiang Tian this time. If you can kill Jiang Tian, you will become the left and right marshals of my Liao Kingdom."
"The Southern King and the Northern Privy Council King will belong to the two of you in the future."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, rest assured, we will muster 100,000 elite troops tomorrow morning. This time, we will not only kill his people, but also seize his possessions."
Empress Dowager Xiao waved to the two men: "Go ahead, I'll be waiting for your news. I'll arrange a victory banquet in advance. The banquet will begin when you retrieve Jiang Tian's head."
"We will certainly not disappoint the Empress Dowager."
Early the next morning, Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan mustered 100,000 troops, which headed straight for the Xiongnu.
Looking at the menacing Khitan cavalry behind them, Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan were overjoyed.
"The heavy cavalry we brought this time are in no way inferior to Jiang Tian's cavalry."
"Our weapons and equipment are no worse than theirs, and we have a huge advantage in numbers. This time, Jiang Tian will have no chance of escaping, even if he has wings."
"As long as we can destroy Jiang Tian, given time, we can advance together to the Great Wall, and then the Great Xia Dynasty will still be ours."
"The positions of the Southern King and the Northern Privy Council King both belong to us brothers."
The two nodded and headed straight for Vulture Ridge.
Vulture Ridge is not far from Wolf Valley.
It is the only place Jiang Tian and his group can pass through on their way back.
After a day's march, the 100,000 Khitan cavalry arrived at Vulture Ridge.
"We'll ambush them here. Once Jiang Tian and his men come over, they'll be like lambs to the slaughter."
In the distance, countless vultures circled in the sky.
The surrounding area was littered with corpses that had been eaten by vultures.
The air was filled with the stench of rotting flesh, and a gust of wind blew by, kicking up dust.
Vulture Ridge is not like Wolf Valley.
Wolf Valley is overgrown with weeds and dense with trees.
Vulture Ridge is a sandy area with jagged rocks and almost no vegetation.
Xiao Feng looked at the distant rocks that were about to collapse.
These rocks are located hundreds of meters high on the mountain, and the huge rocks weigh tens of tons, or even hundreds of tons.
These mountains have been severely weathered by wind, sun, and rain.
With just a little effort, these rocks can be pushed down the mountain.
Xiao Feng: "As long as we block the mountain passes on both sides, and wait for Jiang Tian's main force to enter Vulture Ridge, we can push down boulders from both sides to block their retreat. The army can then advance and kill them all in Vulture Ridge."
"This plan is brilliant. When the time comes, we will fire arrows down from both sides of the mountain, throw stones and logs, and the enemy will have no chance to escape even if they have wings."
Xiao Feng and Xiao Yuanshan acted immediately.
They quickly led their men up the mountains on either side.
Huge boulders were pushed up the mountain, and huge logs were transported up the hillside.
They secured the boulders and logs.
With just a command, they can make these boulders and logs rush down the mountain at extremely high speeds.
These boulders and logs are extremely heavy; even if the opponent had a head of bronze and arms of iron, they would not be able to withstand the impact of these stones and logs.
These Liao cavalry had plenty of time to slowly deploy.
It took these Liao cavalry five days to finally set up all the huge logs and boulders.
Now all the Liao soldiers are waiting for Jiang Tian's troops to charge into Vulture Ridge.
Squads of Liao cavalry were dispatched.
These Liao cavalrymen kept a close eye on Jiang Tian and his group's movements.
Jiang Tian and his group are too conspicuous; to think they could avoid being discovered is simply wishful thinking and a pipe dream.
At this moment, Jiang Tian was lying in Qin Hongyu's carriage.
Just then, a series of system notification sounds came through.
[Ding! Rage value from Xiao Feng, Left General of Liao Kingdom, +999]
[Ding! Rage value from General Xiao Yuanshan of the Liao Kingdom +888]
[Ding, the rage level of the Liao Kingdom's centurion has been reached...]
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian suddenly opened his eyes.
Qin Hongyu quickly patted his shoulder: "Brother, you must be tired from your journey. You should go back to sleep. If anything happens, General Li and General Huo will take care of you."
"Besides, what could possibly happen to me if I don't have that many people?"
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