Volume 1 Chapter 292 Military Order
Jiang Yue said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the army must not retreat. There are tens of millions of people from the Dayun Empire behind the two passes. Once the enemy army breaks through the pass, the city will be destroyed and people will die, and blood will flow like a river!
Your Majesty, do you want to abandon the people in the border areas by doing this? "
Xiang Yun coldly scolded, "Jiang Yue, watch your attitude. You can't question my decision!"
Jiang Yue trembled when he heard this, and quickly knelt down in front of Xiang Yun, saying in a deep voice: "I admit my guilt."
Xiang Yun's expression eased a little, and he continued, "Remember, I'm not discussing this with you, this is an imperial decree!"
After Xiang Yun finished speaking in a cold voice, he waved his hand and strode out of the military camp, leaving Jiang Yue standing there in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.
withdraw troops……
Jiang Yue repeatedly thought about the consequences of this decision in his mind, and tried to find a turning point after withdrawing his troops. However, no matter how hard he thought about it, the only outcome was the destruction of the country.
Your Majesty, if you do this, where will the people of the Great Cloud Empire be placed, where will the Fire Cloud Army who died in the border battles be placed, where will the soldiers who are willing to fight to the death to defend the country be placed...
That night, in the commander's tent of the military camp outside Beijing, Jiang Yue, with a worried look on his face, looked at the written order to withdraw troops on his desk. One hand was tightly clenched on the seal of the general, and he did not move for a long time.
He couldn't issue this military order, and he couldn't lift this seal.
Faced with the survival of the empire and the emperor's edict, Jiang Yue found it difficult to make a choice and was in great torment.
In the imperial study of the palace, Xiang Yun also sat on the dragon throne with a frown on his face, lost in long contemplation; during the day he made a very bold decision, and it was also a decision to sacrifice the pawn to save the king!
One of his imperial decrees will lead to the death of many innocent people, but in this era where people have no control over their own destiny, he has no choice. And this choice, for the time being, is the only way out for the Dayun Empire!
Therefore, others may question, hesitate, oppose or curse him, but as an emperor, he must be firm in his heart!
"That's right. I must be firm. I will not fight or argue. I will break through this sky and transform into a dragon!"
Xiang Yun comforted himself with this sentence, and then stopped thinking about it, and began to practice internal Qi to observe his body;
Ever since he killed the dragon-eating eagle, after that mysterious image flashed by, a fiery ball of light like the scorching sun has remained in his dantian, and has been emitting mysterious heat. Along with the golden dragon source energy, it fills his entire body and continuously nourishes his body.
At the same time, this fiery ball of light also fed back a piece of information to Xiang Yun, from which Xiang Yun learned that this thing was originally called "Sun Essence Fire" and, like the phantom fire, was a spiritual fire that was born and raised by nature.
It’s just that the phantom fire was born from the heaven and earth on this flat continent, while the sun’s essence fire was the spiritual fire bred in the universe. The entire huge sun was just the ovary that gave birth to it.
The phantom fire is good at disguise and change, while the sun's essence fire is... mainly for killing!
The Sun Spirit Fire is spiritual, but Xiang Yun is not yet recognized as its master by it. It is just temporarily using Xiang Yun's body as a house to live in, which makes Xiang Yun very helpless.
However, he had tried it before. He could use the Golden Dragon Energy to utilize some of the power of the Sun's Essence Fire. Just a trace of heat was not something that ordinary people could resist. In this way, his combat effectiveness was greatly improved.
At the same time, after the Sun Essence Fire entered his body, it emitted a powerful high temperature. When he forcibly resisted with his willpower and gained the recognition of the Sun Essence Fire, he received the purest energy feedback from the Sun Essence Fire;
This energy forced his cultivation from the middle stage of Tengyun Realm to the peak of Huiyang Realm in one fell swoop; it was precisely because of this foundation that he was able to fall into enlightenment last night and take the last step to enter the Qianyuan Realm!
Counting it this way, it can definitely be said that he has turned a disaster into a blessing. With the dual guarantee of his cultivation and physical strength, Xiang Yun is not so concerned about the Golden Cicada Sect. However, if he wants to preserve the Dayun Empire, it is impossible to rely solely on force. He must find a way to pull the Dayun Empire out of the vortex of this war and stay out of it.
The withdrawal of troops from the two passes was also for this reason. The 160,000 casualties were too much for him to bear, and he felt enormous pressure and self-blame in his heart.
If we don't withdraw our troops and let the war go on like this, many innocent people will die, not only the soldiers of the Dayun Empire, but also the soldiers of the Baiwu Kingdom and the Chixiao Dynasty... They are not animals, they are all living people, each of them is a treasure born by their parents and held in their hands for fear that they will melt!
There is no need to continue a war for an unfounded cause.
In the military camp outside Beijing, a young general broke into the commander's tent and saw Jiang Yue, whose eyes were red and his face was haggard. He was startled, then walked forward tentatively to take a look. After hesitating for a while, he bowed and said, "General, it's almost the morning hour, you should leave for the morning court!"
Jiang Yue slowly moved after hearing this, looked at the young general, and then replied in a hoarse voice: "Got it, retreat!"
"Yes!" After the young general left, Jiang Yue slowly closed his eyes, stood up, silently put away the military order and general seal on the table, and then slowly walked towards the palace.
The soldiers standing guard in the barracks saw Jiang Yue's back and couldn't help but be slightly surprised. After Jiang Yue left, one of them couldn't help but say, "Why does the general look so lonely today?"
Another person also said: "Yes, how come the general's body is so hunched that he can't even stand straight."
In the Golden Palace, Xiang Yunduan sat on the dragon throne. After all the officials had paid their respects, he suddenly saw Jiang Yue with a haggard face and red eyes. He was stunned for a moment, and then, as if he had figured out something, he immediately asked loudly, "Jiang Yue, have you sent out the decree that I asked you to convey?"
Jiang Yue slowly closed his eyes upon hearing this, and stood up under the gaze of the civil and military officials. Then he knelt down on both knees in front of Xiang Yun and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to obey your command. The armies at Longxi Pass and Hongri Pass must not be withdrawn!"
Xiang Yun's expression froze when he heard this. This statement even shocked the surrounding civil and military officials, who began to discuss: "What? The emperor wants to withdraw his troops?"
"What does this mean? Did the armies of the White Mist Kingdom and the Red Sky Dynasty also withdraw?"
"Could it be that this war is over? Your Majesty wants to surrender and admit defeat?"
"I heard that the fighting on the front line was fierce and our army suffered heavy casualties, but shouldn't we send more troops now? Why did Your Majesty withdraw the troops?"
The discussion was very quiet. After all, Xiang Yun's majesty was still there, and not many people dared to offend Xiang Yun. At this time, Zhu Qiyu stepped out of the line with some fear, and said with a folded hand: "Your Majesty, the large-scale march of 20 million troops consumes an astronomical amount of materials every day. The national treasury is already in danger. If it is not necessary, do not act rashly.
Is there a change in the war situation on the border that requires an emergency evacuation of the army? If not, I do not agree with this method! "
Wang Shu was also confused at this time. After hesitating for a while, he also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the frontier army can be evacuated, but the enemy's army must retreat first; the order of priority must not be messed up, otherwise the people in the frontier cities will be in danger!"
Xiang Yun couldn't help but laugh, and asked coldly: "Why, you all don't support me to withdraw the troops?"
Zhu Qiyu and Wang Shu knelt down immediately. Zhu Qiyu said sincerely, "Your Majesty, as long as the enemy troops on the border do not retreat, the Huoyun Army cannot withdraw!"
Wang Shu was a bold guy, and he said boldly: "Your Majesty, the ancients said that a country can be without a king, but the border cannot be without soldiers!"
"How dare you!" Xiang Yun angrily slammed the table and shouted angrily. Immediately, all the civil and military officials who followed Jiang Yue, Zhu Qiyu, and Wang Shu knelt down and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the border cannot be without soldiers!"
Xiang Yun looked at all of them coldly. At this moment, he felt both relieved and angry. He was relieved that with such a group of ministers around, even if the Dayun Empire wanted to perish, it would be difficult. But he was angry that they dared to unite to resist his imperial decree. This was a taboo!
Xiang Yun, who was about to get angry, suddenly saw that only Liu Yiyi was still standing there without kneeling. He was stunned and asked in a cold voice: "Prime Minister, in your opinion, should the soldiers on the border be withdrawn or not?"
Liu Yiyi smiled bitterly when she heard this, looked at Xiang Yun with resentment, and then said, "In reply to your Majesty, in my humble opinion, no one can compare to your Majesty in loving the country and the people. Your Majesty's decision to withdraw the troops from the border today must have a deep meaning, so I am willing to follow your Majesty's wishes."
Xiang Yun was delighted when he heard this, and thought to himself, "You little girl really understand me!"
Of course, he couldn't say such compliments in front of everyone, but Xiang Yun's face looked much better, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, everyone, get up. No need to be so harsh on me!"
Xiang Yun's words indicated that there was more to come. Zhu Qiyu and other civil and military officials slowly stood up. In fact, they were relieved and secretly thankful that their lives were saved.
After all, Xiang Yun had a bad reputation. With so many officials forcing him to abdicate, he might really do something as cruel as killing them all.
In the end, Jiang Yue was the only one still kneeling in the Golden Throne Hall. Zhu Qiyu was anxious when he saw him and hurriedly whispered, "Jiang Yue, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and get up!"
"Stop making His Majesty angry and get up quickly!"
But no matter how Zhu Qiyu shouted, Jiang Yue never moved. He still knelt there, his stubborn character clearly revealed.
Jiang Yue knew very well what he was doing. The soldiers on the border must not retreat!
He had led troops before and knew what it was like to fight in a war. Now his younger brother Jiang Fei was the commander-in-chief, leading the troops to fight the enemy. As many as 160,000 soldiers had been killed or injured because of him. If he retreated at this time, it would be tantamount to roasting Jiang Fei on the fire!
For a commander-in-chief, a commander with a very strong self-esteem, if he cannot give an answer to his dead brothers, it would be better to kill him directly!
Otherwise, the huge sense of guilt would make him unable to breathe!
The dark cloud that had gathered when Jiang Yue led his own troops and the tens of thousands of soldiers who died at the hands of the Divine Eagle Gang still weighed on his head and had not dissipated for a long time even now.
It was enough for him to go through all this alone, he didn't want his brother to go through it too!
Xiang Yun's face looked a little ugly. I have already given him a way out, but he really wants to go against me?
Xiang Yun couldn't help but said in a cold voice: "Jiang Yue, what do you want to do!"
Jiang Yue raised his head, bowed his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am willing to personally go to Longxi Pass to supervise the battle. I hereby sign a military order to drive back the Baiwu Kingdom's army within 30 days. I hope Your Majesty will grant this!"
"How outrageous! How stupid!" Xiang Yun finally lost his temper and yelled, then pointed at Jiang Yue and shouted, "Get out! Get out!"
Xiang Yun was angry, but Jiang Yue was not afraid. He looked at Xiang Yun with a firm gaze and continued, "Twenty days, it only takes twenty days for me to defeat the White Mist Nation's army!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials around were shocked. On the one hand, they were surprised at Jiang Yue's courage. He was probably the only one in the court who dared to go against Xiang Yun like this. Secondly, they were shocked by Jiang Yue's tone. He defeated an army of five million in twenty days. Did he really think he was a god? He was just boasting and trying to attract attention.
However, the more Jiang Yue said this, the angrier Xiang Yun became. He actually grabbed the imperial seal beside him and threw it at Jiang Yue, cursing: "How dare you say that? Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
The imperial seal hit Jiang Yue's forehead with a loud bang, and then flew to the side.
Xiao Guazi was quick-witted and quickly trotted over to pick it up, then carefully put it back on the jade table in front of Xiang Yun.
Jiang Yue's forehead felt hot, and suddenly a noticeable streak of blood flowed out, staining half of his cheek.
But Jiang Yue didn't even blink, and continued to bow to Xiang Yun to ask for his life!
Xiang Yun was really pissed off by Jiang Yue. He looked at him with disappointment in his heart. Then he took a deep breath and said coldly, "We are brothers indeed. We have the same personalities. I thought that as the eldest brother, you would be more calm and thoughtful. But I didn't expect that you are just like Jiang Fei, with a shallow vision and no ambition. You will be a useless coward in this life!"
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