Chapter 194 The Great Xuan Army breached the capital of the Yu Kingdom and is now advancing on the royal palace!
The two arrived at the door of a laboratory.
Ning Hai changed into a protective suit, covering himself completely from head to toe, before entering the password to open the thick, radiation-proof automatic door and leading Lu Xingfeng inside.
After passing through several isolation gates, we finally entered the laboratory.
“This will be your private training room from now on,” Ning Hai introduced. “It has a bedroom, a toilet, and is also equipped with a refrigerator and air conditioning.”
Lu Xingfeng looked around and finally his eyes fell on a metal briefcase on the table.
Ning Hai stepped forward and opened his suitcase.
In that instant, Lu Xingfeng sensed the spiritual energy needed for martial arts practitioners to cultivate their internal strength.
He quickly moved closer and picked up a metal block from the box with his bare hands.
This dark gray metal block is shaped like a gold bar, only half the size of a palm, but it is quite heavy.
"What a treasure! It contains a large amount of pure spiritual energy!" Lu Xingfeng exclaimed with delight.
In fact, ever since he came to the United States with Ning Hai, he has never forgotten the nuclear power plant ruins that Ning Hai mentioned.
Because that place is full of spiritual energy.
Although the spiritual energy there is very mixed and not pure enough, it takes a lot of time and effort to absorb and convert it into internal energy, but the quantity is huge. If he were to seclude himself there for ten years or so, his martial arts skills would definitely improve by leaps and bounds.
However, upon seeing what Ning Hai had given him, he instantly forgot about that place.
“Of course it’s a good thing,” Ning Hai said with a smile. “This is a whole kilogram of weapons-grade enriched uranium, with a purity of 97 percent. A kilogram of gold is only worth a few hundred thousand yuan now, so this piece of enriched uranium you’re giving you is worth nearly four million! Moreover, even in the modern world, there are very few countries that can possess this stuff.”
Considering Lu Xingfeng's lack of understanding of the value of modern currency, Ning Hai added, "You can think of it as equivalent to four or five kilograms of gold in your world. However, your world doesn't have highly developed refining technology, and you probably wouldn't be able to find such a large piece of natural material with extremely high radioactivity, so..."
"So it's priceless!" Lu Xingfeng held the enriched uranium block with great affection, his eyes filled with fervent light. "Brother Hai, you don't need to explain to me in such detail. I know how precious this thing is. If it were in my world, it would drive all the martial arts practitioners crazy. They would risk everything, even their lives, to get their hands on it!"
Ning Hai smiled and said, "It's good that you understand."
"Brother Hai, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. I will never forget how you have taken care of me! I am willing to do anything for you!" Lu Xingfeng knelt down on one knee.
Ning Hai wanted this effect, so he immediately helped Lu Xingfeng up. "Brother Feng, you flatter me. Although we are separated by more than two thousand years, we are still of the same Chinese descent. In fact, you are our ancestor, hahaha! Now, in this secret base in a foreign land, we are the only two people with yellow skin and black eyes. If I don't take care of you, who will?"
These words deeply moved Lu Xingfeng, and his eyes welled up with tears.
Ning Hai said earnestly, "Brother Xingfeng, practice your skills well. I'm counting on you to go back to the Central Plains more than two thousand years ago and unify the Central Plains, no, at least unify Asia! I won't bother you any longer, farewell."
"Take care, Brother Hai!" Lu Xingfeng said, tears welling in his eyes, as he saw him off at the door.
After the radiation-proof automatic door closed, isolating the two people, the next second, a cold smile appeared on the corners of their mouths...
...
Three days later.
This side of Huangsha Pass.
Duan Wu led 10,000 Xuanjia soldiers and once again broke through the so-called natural fortress that General Yu had retreated to with 50,000 elite troops from the Yu Kingdom.
Even with the advantage of the terrain, General Yu only managed to hold out for a little longer than he had at Huangsha Pass.
In the end, he took a few trusted generals and a hundred guards, abandoned the Yu Kingdom's elite troops, which had been reduced to only 10,000 by the Xuanjia Army, and fled again under the cover of night.
The fact that the commander-in-chief abandoned the battle and fled twice in succession also disheartened the remaining soldiers in the fortress. The remaining 10,000 elite soldiers of the Yu Kingdom who were still able to fight simply surrendered.
They had expected to be executed on Duan Wu's orders.
Unexpectedly, Duan Wu distributed all the food and supplies he had stockpiled in the fortress to them and even treated the wounded soldiers of the Yu Kingdom. This moved them so much that they wished they could join the Great Xuan Army and follow Duan Wu to hunt down the Yu Kingdom general who had abandoned them.
Of course, Duan Wu did not agree, saying that it was unnecessary.
Bringing them along would only slow down the Xuanjia Army's pursuit, since even the elite soldiers of the Yu Kingdom cannot be trained into the Xuanjia Army in just a few days.
After settling things in, Duan Wu ordered the scouts to relay the message back to Huangsha Pass, and then led the Xuanjia Army on a rapid march toward the capital of Yu Kingdom, quickly disappearing into the vast night.
For the next month, Duan Wu's Xuanjia Army vanished without a trace, as if they had evaporated into thin air.
Meanwhile, on Da Xuan's side...
During this period, just as Xiao Qidi had planned, he not only successfully exchanged more than 200,000 sets of Yu Kingdom equipment and weapons for five cities from Huang Kingdom, but also caused Huang Kingdom, which was shocked, to directly launch a war against An Kingdom.
Before the two countries could join forces to attack Da Xuan, they started fighting each other.
The king of the Wasteland Kingdom was determined to regain his honor and reclaim the land that had been taken from the Kingdom of An. The king of An was furious and cursed the Wasteland Kingdom for betraying the alliance and turning against them, vowing to make the Wasteland Kingdom pay the price.
After a month, the two countries were locked in fierce fighting, having long since abandoned their previous plan to join forces and seize an opportunity to deal with the Xuan Kingdom. They no longer had time to investigate the situation in the Xuan Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom.
More than half a month passed.
A weary scout spurred his horse and charged into Linxian City.
He had a small black flag strapped to his back, held the reins in his right hand, and raised a bamboo tube aloft in his left. As he rode, he excitedly shouted, "Your Majesty! Fairy! General Duan has sent back a message! Fantastic news!"
The people of the city were overjoyed. They made way for the scouts and then spread the news, rushing with their families to the palace where the emperor was staying, all eager to know the good news as soon as possible.
The scout rode at breakneck speed along the route he remembered.
As they ran, they realized they were lost.
He had only been away from Linxian City for a little over a month, but the surrounding environment had changed dramatically.
There are more new buildings that are two or three stories high, the roads are crisscrossed and paved with smooth cement, and the roadside is full of various vendors and bustling crowds.
He reined in his horse and looked around blankly.
The local people then realized that he didn't know the way, and they spontaneously gave him directions.
A group of seven- or eight-year-old children, riding strange two-wheeled vehicles he had never seen before, happily helped him clear the way.
With the help of the people, the scout finally arrived at a large mansion. He dismounted and rushed up the ten-meter-long steps. "Your Majesty! Fairy! General Duan has sent a message!"
The guards beside the mansion quickly helped the exhausted scout up.
Xiao Qidi and Ning Jinli had also rushed over upon hearing the commotion.
"Your Majesty! Fairy!" The scout trembled with excitement, presenting the bamboo tube with both hands. "Inside is a report from General Duan!"
Ning Jinli took the bamboo tube and handed him a bottle of energy drink. "You've worked hard. Have some to recover your strength."
"Thank you, fairy." The scout unscrewed the cap and drank it all in one gulp.
Xiao Qidi opened the bamboo tube lid, poured out a letter, and hurriedly unfolded the letter to carefully read it.
At this moment, countless people had gathered at the bottom of the steps.
Xiao Qidi quickly glanced around and announced loudly, "General Duan has broken through the main cities of four prefectures and twelve counties of Yu Kingdom and has already entered the capital of Yu Kingdom! He will soon break through the royal city and capture the king of Yu Kingdom!"
Upon hearing such wonderful news, the people cheered with joy.
Xiao Qidi then said, "Pass down the order to mobilize the 100,000-strong Da Xuan Army stationed at Xitun Pass and Huangsha Pass tomorrow to occupy the remaining areas of the four prefectures and twelve counties of Yu Kingdom as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The guard commander immediately accepted the order and left.
Xiao Qidi appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually overjoyed inside. He and Ning Jinli turned around and went back into the house. As soon as the door closed, he picked up Ning Jinli and spun her around several times.
"Hahahaha! Excellent! The Yu Kingdom is about to be annexed by our Great Xuan, and the Huang Kingdom and the An Kingdom have already fought to the death!"
"Next, we can deal with the Wasteland Kingdom and the Peace Kingdom! I need to start making preparations!"
Xiao Qidi's eyes gleamed as he finished speaking to himself, then turned and left.
Ning Jinli was both amused and exasperated. "No, you just hug me and spin me around a few times when you're happy, but then you just leave me like this when something comes up?"
"Oh, by the way," Xiao Qidi stopped and asked, "Jinli, I'm planning to have the border troops stationed on the northeast side of Da Xuan deal with the Wilderness Kingdom first. What do you think?"
Ning Jinli sighed, "So you didn't hear what I just said at all..."
"Huh? What did you say? What did you say?"
"..."
"Oh well, what can I do when my boyfriend is so career-oriented?" Ning Jinli said helplessly, but she couldn't let the important matters slip by. So she thought for a moment and said, "It's no problem to attack Yu Kingdom first, but according to the historical records on my side, the garrison commander on the northeast side of Da Xuan was not capable enough, or rather, the commander of Huang Kingdom was too powerful. Da Xuan failed several times in its attempts to attack Huang Kingdom."
“Yes, the current commander of the Wilderness Kingdom’s army is indeed formidable. After acquiring those 200,000 sets of equipment from the Yu Kingdom, although the two sides suffered heavy losses in the battle with the An Kingdom, they also recovered the land that had been occupied by the An Kingdom.” Xiao Qidi then asked Ning Jinli, “How did the Great Xuan Kingdom eventually destroy the Wilderness Kingdom?”
Ning Jinli paced back and forth and said, "In the court of the Desolate Kingdom, treacherous officials are in power and the king is incompetent. If it weren't for a capable general, it might have been swallowed up by the An Kingdom long ago."
Upon hearing this, before Ning Jinli could even explain how the Great Xuan Kingdom had destroyed the Desolate Kingdom in history, Xiao Qidi immediately came up with a solution: "I understand. In that case, we just need to make its commander lose the king's trust."
“Hey, as expected of you, you still have ways to do things in parallel universes,” Ning Jinli said with a grin. “In our history, you used a strategy of sowing discord. Then you added the addition of Qi Zhan as the commander-in-chief to attack the Wasteland Kingdom, and in the end, you conquered the Wasteland Kingdom.”
Xiao Qidi pressed further, "How long did it take?"
"Hmm, let me think..." Ning Jinli pondered for a moment, "It took about six or seven years."
Xiao Qidi made a rough estimate, "Then I still have to use the strategy of sowing discord and Qi Zhan. In this way, together with the weapons and equipment you provided, we can greatly shorten the time."
Ning Jinli also agreed, "Yes, the Wilderness Kingdom is not as small as the Yu Kingdom. It takes a lot of time to attack it by upgrading the equipment of the Great Xuan Army. The longer the war goes on, the more serious the damage to the people's livelihood will be."
Xiao Qidi turned around again and strode away.
Ning Jinli called out, "Hey, where are you going?"
Xiao Qidi turned his head to the side, grinning wickedly, "I had Qingyoutai's spies planted in the Desolate Kingdom deliver gifts to those treacherous officials there, hehe..."
Ning Jinli quickly said, "The commander of the Desolate Kingdom is a rare talent. In the past, the king of the Desolate Kingdom fell for the Xuan Kingdom's divisive scheme and, after listening to the treacherous minister's instigation, had him beheaded! Tell the spies of Qingyou Terrace to keep an eye on him and make sure to protect him!"
Xiao Qidi replied solemnly, "Yes! As you command!"
Ning Jinli chuckled, "Alright, you can go ahead and do your work."
After Xiao Qidi left, Ning Jinli stretched and sat on the swing in the courtyard. While swinging, she watched the setting sun gradually sinking in the sky and pondered:
"Duan Wu's report of victory said that he would soon be able to break through the capital of Yu Kingdom. Considering the approximate time it takes for the report to be delivered... he should have already stormed into the palace by now, right?"
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At this very moment, inside the Yu Kingdom's palace.
"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!" A eunuch scrambled into the hall. "The royal city has fallen... The Great Xuan army is marching this way!"
Inside the main hall, the assembled officials erupted in uproar.
It wasn't until this morning that everyone learned that a large Xuan army of over ten thousand men was approaching the capital.
As for General Yu and the hundreds of thousands of troops from the Yu Kingdom sent to conquer the Xuan Kingdom, they knew nothing.
It was as if that great Xuan army had descended from the sky.
The capital of the Kingdom of Yu was forced to respond hastily, deploying 40,000 Kyoto garrison troops. Despite having stronger fortifications in the capital than in other places, they only managed to hold out for less than a day.
"Forty thousand garrison troops... and they couldn't stop them?" The king of Yu Kingdom turned pale and almost fell off his throne. "How many garrison troops are left?"
"Your Majesty... they're all gone." The eunuch lay on the ground, trembling.
The ministers almost lost their footing.
Some even looked terrified and tried to sneak away from the main hall.
The King of Yu looked at the setting sun disappearing outside the palace gate and said coldly, "The palace is the most secure place in the entire royal city, and it is guarded by 30,000 imperial guards, the elite of the elite. I do not believe that a mere 10,000 soldiers from Xuan Kingdom can actually kill their way to my doorstep! If any of you dare to desert in the face of battle, I will surely exterminate your entire clan!"
"Send me the title of Grand Commander of the Imperial Guards!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The eunuch crawled backwards out of the main hall.
Not long after, the commander of the Imperial Guards, dressed in a suit of fine iron armor and carrying a battle sword, arrived in front of the hall with a solemn expression.
The king of Yu Kingdom's eyes were fierce. "Listen to me carefully. Inside the palace, whether it's any of these ministers, palace maids, eunuchs, or concubines, everyone who can breathe, give them a set of armor and weapons. Be prepared to protect me in every way!"
These words sent a chill down everyone's spine.
This king of ours is far too ruthless!
It was one thing for male ministers and even eunuchs to fight, but to have even palace maids and his concubines go into battle?!
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