Chapter 520 The So-called "Fairness"

According to the military order issued by Du Tiechuan, even if the Red Flower Battalion bought out its quota, the heavy armor it obtained would not be able to cover all the soldiers in the Red Flower Battalion.

As the major battle is approaching, all armies have been expanding their recruitment and conducting frequent military training these days.

This put Ning Zhuo in a dilemma of making a decision.

Should I choose Mulan or Liu Er? The more Ning Zhuo thought about it, the more difficult it became for him to make a decision.

Both of them are Jindan-level cultivators.

In terms of combat power, Mulan is clearly superior.

Once the magical power of Red Heart Swan Arrow is used, combined with the weapons Red Phoenix Bow and Fiery Heart Arrow, the combat power will soar to an exaggerated level - reaching a level that rivals the peak of Nascent Soul!

As for Liu Er's combat power, it is also considerable, at the first-line level of the Golden Core Realm.

In terms of status, Mulan is the only heir to the Mu Shangjiang Mansion of Liangzhu Country, a well-known high-ranking official of Liangzhu Country. However, the entire Mu Shangjiang Mansion is in a precarious situation and is coveted by the court. Even the monarch of Liangzhu Country has tried to ban it.

Liu Er also had status, and even a greater background - he was a member of the royal family of the Blood Slaughter Dynasty. However, this status would definitely be above the nine heavens in the Blood Slaughter Dynasty, but now, this status is not popular, it is just a title.

Even Liu Er's own identity as a hybrid of human and demon is not well-received by the mainstream of today's cultivation world.

On financial resources.

Mulan was very poor, and Liu Er was even poorer.

On relationships.

Even though Mulan and General Mu's Mansion were in a precarious situation, they still had certain connections in the courts of the two countries.

Liu Er is very weak in this aspect, but from the Yin-Yang Qi Pot, Ning Zhuo can vaguely feel that Liu Er's origin is not as simple and superficial as it seems.

Mulan and Ning Zhuo are husband and wife, but in essence they are an alliance of interests.

The interest alliance between Liu Er and Ning Zhuo is closer and stronger than that between Mulan and Ning Zhuo, because Ning Zhuo had started investing in Liu, Guan, and Zhang a long time ago.

Until now, Ning Zhuo has always been the biggest sponsor of the Three Generals Camp! Ning Zhuo was silent for a while, subconsciously stroking the mechanical ring on his finger.

Unfortunately, in this situation, his own safety was not involved, and the mechanism ring remained motionless and did not respond at all.

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly and said, "Generals, I have an immature idea."

"Have you two ever thought about... merging into one army?"

Ning Zhuo glanced at Mulan, then looked at Liu Er: "We have limited heavy armor, which can only cover more than half of the soldiers."

"In this case, the soldiers in the Three Generals Camp will be eliminated and merged into the Red Flower Camp."

"It's fine to wait until this war is over, then separate and rebuild the weave."

Mulan's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea."

"Under normal circumstances, our Red Flower Camp would never accept so many outsiders. This is mainly because the Red Flower Battle Formation requires experienced hands and requires years of training."

"For us, the more soldiers we have, the better."

"But this time, the battle is to follow Commander Du's military strategy of "iron flow flat river". Therefore, the Red Flower Battle Formation cannot be formed, and it is even possible to win in one battle. Therefore, it is not a bad idea to add many outsiders."

Liu Er, on the other hand, looked embarrassed: "General Mulan, Military Advisor, let me go back and think about it."

Mulan snorted coldly: "Then you must decide as soon as possible."

She stopped looking at Liu Er and turned her eyes to Ning Zhuo: "Husband, let's not talk about anything else for now, let's go to the quartermaster together and buy our quota."

Ning Zhuo cupped his hands and said with a wry smile, "General Mulan, you should just call me by my name or military rank. Our relationship is just a coincidence, so don't take it seriously."

Mulan waved her hand: "I am the daughter of a general, and I have never cared about such trivial matters as status."

"War is a dangerous time. Compared with life, what does a little reputation mean?"

"Life and death are the most important things!"

"Let's go."

Mulan kept urging him, so Ning Zhuo had to apologize to Liu Er and leave with Mulan.

Liu Er looked worried and walked towards the Three Generals' Camp with a heavy heart.

"I am entrusted with the king's mission, and I have been determined to establish a kingdom of demon cultivators since I was young."

"Master has told me that it's best to maintain my independence."

"If I can't lead the army on my own, it will be difficult to assign the credit to me. After all, I am just a hybrid of a human and a demon."

"Hey, Master, where are you? What should I do?"

Liu Er estimated that the best situation would be that Ning Zhuo would favor the Three Generals Battalion and give all the heavy armor on hand to the Three Generals Battalion.

But when Liu Er put himself in their shoes, he felt that the possibility was very small.

"Ning Zhuo and Mulan are husband and wife after all. Mulan is of noble status and has a much better background than me."

"Although Ning Zhuo is a young man with a passionate heart, he comes from a prominent family and has sufficient ability to weigh the pros and cons."

"If he ultimately chooses to side with the Red Flower Camp, I will not be surprised and I will understand."

"What should I do?"

Ning Zhuo provided too much financial support to the Three Generals' Camp. Liu Er now realized that he had no qualifications to persuade Ning Zhuo.

Liu Er then thought of the Yin-Yang Pot.

"If I give this to you, will it make Ning Zhuo more inclined towards us?"

He shook his head and smiled bitterly.

When Liu Er was about to reach the gate of the Three Generals' Camp, he had a new idea.

He thought of someone.

"Perhaps I can ask him for help?"

White Jade Camp.

Shuang Jing stood in front of the commander's tent, smiling, welcoming Ning Zhuo's arrival.

"My dear Ning Zhuo, please come in." Shuang Jing gestured with his hand.

Ning Zhuo immediately bowed, expressing that he was flattered to receive such courtesy from Lord Shuang Jing.

Although he had rejected Shuang Jing's recruitment with strong words, after the Mulan incident, he hosted a banquet for all the people involved and used his own skills to greatly ease the relationship between himself and all parties.

Among them are him and Shuang Jing.

Shuang Jing looked at the young man in white in front of him, and he also sighed at Ning Zhuo's chance. Before, he would never have expected that this sixteen-year-old foundation-building cultivator could become Mulan's husband and the son-in-law of General Mu's mansion! The reason why he stood in front of the tent to greet him was naturally not because of Ning Zhuo himself, but because of his status in General Mu's mansion.

Ning Zhuo was led into the tent and quickly explained his purpose.

It turned out that although the White Jade Camp had a quota for heavy armor, it had never used a single one.

It's not that the Baiyu Camp doesn't have the money to buy it, but that they are too rich, have sufficient armaments, and have their own better heavy armor, so there is no need to purchase it from outside.

After the ambush, the Baiyu Camp suffered heavy casualties, and also lost most of their military supplies because of the looting by the old monster in the stone.

But after returning to Canglin Fairy City to rest, Shuang Jing rebuilt Baiyu Camp on a large scale.

His financial resources are indeed not as abundant as before, but the forces behind him are making efforts to bring him new support and provide him with money and manpower.

And his aunt Shuangling is a Yuanying-level signature figure in the royal family of the two kings. She is financially strong and can leverage the resources of her family and allies better than Shuangjing.

Shuangling's arrival brought a huge investment to Baiyuying.

The Three Generals Camp, the Red Flower Camp, the Barbarian Demon Camp and the Golden Halberd Army, all attacked the Thousand Peaks Forest under the new military orders.

While they were fighting fiercely and conquering all the way, the Baiyu Camp had been resting in Mulun Town, training troops madly, and their momentum was growing day by day.

Hearing Ning Zhuo's request, Shuang Jing took a sip of tea and did not agree immediately, but did not refuse immediately either.

He was thinking about what conditions would be more appropriate.

At this moment, the general seal in his arms moved slightly, secretly conveying the latest information to him.

"Oh? Liu Er is here to visit me too?"

"interesting……"

Shuang Jing looked at Ning Zhuo and immediately came up with a plan.

He smiled slightly and said to Ning Zhuo, "My dear Ning Zhuo, please go to the inner room and wait for a while. I have another guest who needs my attention."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

It was obvious that Ning Zhuo and Liu Er had a close relationship, but he did not tell Ning Zhuo the identity of the visitor.

Ning Zhuo smiled and immediately stood up: "The guest should follow the host's wishes."

He followed Shuang Jing's instructions and went into the inner room and sat down.

Shuang Jing pointed to the bookcase beside him and said, "I have some books here. You can read a few to amuse yourself. I will deal with the visitor quickly and we will continue our conversation."

Liu Er followed a Jindan-level deputy general and shuttled through the Baiyu Camp.

A tall white jade wall surrounded the camp. The chevaux de frise were all carved from white jade, with talismans stacked one on top of the other.

The sentry towers are all built towers, tall and upright, with a wide space on the top. Each tower is equipped with a mechanical crossbow.

A white jade military flag fluttered on the flagpole. The dragon pattern drawn with silver thread had its eyes flickering, and it seemed ready to spread its wings and fly at any time.

The soldiers were training in a wide field, each riding a goat, galloping and jumping around.

This made Liu Er extremely envious, because so far, the Three Generals' Camp had not been equipped with mounts.

Compared with the Baiyu Camp, the Three Generals Camp, despite receiving funding from Ning Zhuo, still looked shabby and poor.

Liu Er stood in front of the commander-in-chief's tent and asked for a meeting in a loud voice.

Ning Zhuo in the inner room heard a familiar voice and was about to get up.

Shuang Jing immediately activated the power of the tent and imprisoned Ning Zhuo in the inner room. Although he could move freely in the inner room, any movement could not be transmitted.

Shuang Jing smiled and took a sip of tea leisurely before saying, "Come in."

Liu Er lowered his head and bent over, slightly lifted a corner of the curtain door, then with a respectful look on his face, he crouched down and shrank into the tent.

Incense was lit in the tent, and the air was filled with a refreshing scent.

The two gods sat on it, with a graceful demeanor, deep eyes, and noble arrogance in their every move.

"Liu Er, what brings you here?" Shuang Jing asked directly in a flat tone. He did not invite Liu Er to sit down and his attitude was not polite.

Liu Er clasped his fists and saluted: "Master Shuang Jing, I came here this time because I heard that you still have a quota of heavy armor, so I wanted to ask for it."

"In the previous ambush, my Third General Battalion helped the Red Flower Battalion escape from the entanglement of Ma Feitui. The Red Flower Battalion came to the aid of your army, and my Third General Battalion also indirectly contributed."

"Please be tolerant for this matter."

Shuang Jing remained silent for a long time.

Liu Er felt disappointed and strange, so he slowly raised his head and saw Shuang Jing leisurely drinking tea and looking at him quietly. His sculptured face was full of arrogance and aloofness, and his eyes were full of condescension.

"Liu Er."

Shuang Jing said: "You seem to have underestimated the difficulty of this matter."

"Indeed, I can use my cooperation to buy heavy armor from the quartermaster and then hand it over to you."

"But this is actually not what Coach Du wants to see."

Liu Er was slightly stunned.

Shuang Jing continued: "Master Du seems to be fair and just, but he actually has hidden agenda."

"Do you think that the heavy armor quota this time was simply distributed equally by the quartermaster according to the number of heavy armors?"

"Haha, don't be naive."

"This was Du Shuai's deliberate arrangement!"

"He wants to make the heavy armor quota less than the total number of your troops, so as to induce you to merge and lay off troops."

"Ultimately, we will eliminate the unqualified troops through the standard line of Tieliu Pingchuan."

"The eliminated troops will no longer share the war credits, and a large amount of military supplies will be saved."

"Do you know how much he invested in building the reviewing stand this time?"

Shuang Jing held up three fingers: "Conservatively speaking, it will cost at least three million high-quality spirit stones!"

"So, he wants to sell the heavy armor at a high price."

"We will also eliminate a large number of your personnel and streamline the entire army."

"After this great battle, the remaining troops on our side must have been blessed with the Art of War. Therefore, they must all be grateful to him, admire him, and even be loyal to him."

"This is Coach Du's method. Even if you know it, you are forced to follow his orders."

"So, it seems like I helped you a little, but in fact I ruined Coach Du's plan."

"The invisible price I have to pay is much greater than you can imagine, and even difficult to measure. Do you understand?"

Liu Er had a dazed look on his face, standing still, speechless for a moment.

The two states were short of troops, and the main armies all had their own defense lines to guard. A single move would affect the entire body, so the kings of the two states did not mobilize.

This time he recruited from all sides and even issued a decree to recruit talents, recruiting many new troops.

Didn't Liu, Guan, and Zhang form the Three Generals' Camp by recruiting talents and investing their own money? Shuang Jing, a noble family member, was not from an orthodox military background. This time, he and his family saw the opportunity and chose to invest in forming an army to participate in this great expedition.

This means that most of the troops commanded by Du Tiechuan are new troops, each with their own origins and backgrounds.

Except for the Vanguard.

The Vanguard Army is a regular army of the two countries, but unfortunately it is now surrounded by poisonous miasma and the internal situation is unclear.

Du Tiechuan is worthy of being one of the generals. After the clever Princess Shuangling's plan of the mountain-treading wheel mechanism failed, he immediately switched to the second plan.

Tieliu Pingchuan's grand tactic was to integrate internally and unify the pace before dealing with the enemy forces in Qianfenglin, so that everyone would unite more closely around him, Du Tiechuan, than before! Shuang Jing tapped the table with his fingers and exclaimed: "I have to say that Commander Du's methods are quite brilliant."

"It was clearly to eliminate dissidents, but the result was so grand that it was hard to find fault with it."

"Moreover, he used both soft and hard tactics, not just hard tactics."

"Do you think that the so-called Iron Skin Flesh Armor Technique is just the one he used to release a person?"

Shuang Jing sneered: "This must have been instructed by Du Tiechuan!"

(End of this chapter)