Xuan Tianming has always understood what "deterrence" means. He never thought that just speaking hateful words could achieve the best deterrence effect. In the past, he chose to whip and kill people. Now, he chose to use the most advantageous weapon in his hand to make this "deterrence" achieve the maximum effect.
The grenade was thrown by Xifang, drawing a graceful arc in the air, leaving a white mist tail.
The 300,000 soldiers of Biannan watched the so-called "thunderbolt" streak across the sky. Some of them subconsciously covered their ears, but they couldn't bear to look away for a moment. Until the thunderbolt fell into the sand in the distance, it suddenly exploded, bringing up the sand and dust. At that moment, it was as if thousands of divine soldiers emerged from the sand, and the sky became gray and dark.
Watching from a distance is one thing, watching from such a close distance is another. On the night when Xuan Tianming attacked the city, he did not bring the Biannan army, so they could only stay in the Biannan area and watch from the other side of Shaping City. They could hear rumbling sounds and feel the sand shaking slightly. Some people even ran forward for a while and saw the city wall of Shaping City being collapsed by thunder.
Today, the might of the thunderbolt finally appeared clearly in front of them. At this moment, the smart people immediately realized a reality: with such a divine weapon in hand, even if the Ninth Prince did not want their 300,000 troops, it would be effortless to attack Ancient Shu. So, what are they still so awesome about! Just be happy if they are willing to accept it. If they continue to compete with them like before, they can expel them all from the army with just one sentence based on the military token in their hands. This is completely different from what Jiang Xuan said to them before, saying that even if the Ninth Prince came, he would not be able to do anything without their 300,000 people. If he wanted to fight against Ancient Shu, he could not do without them. But what about now? People can see clearly that these 300,000 people are not only not helpful to the Ninth Prince, but also a burden to him.
This is the idea of smart people. Some people whose brains are a little slower to react also have their own ideas - the thunder is too scary. If they go against the Ninth Prince again, they don't have to put in much effort. They can just throw a few thunders into the crowd. Three hundred thousand troops sounds like a lot, but how many explosions can they cause?
In short, no matter what people think, Xuan Tianming's thunderbolt had a deterrent effect. He was very satisfied with people's reactions, but he still did not allow the Biannan army to go to Shaping. He only asked them to guard their home position and leave them for more important tasks in the future.
The more important task was, of course, the issue of garrisoning the subsequent cities. He left Xi to organize the military affairs in Biannan, and at the same time, he also had to select some talents from the 300,000 people. Not only did the army need deputy generals, he was also thinking that in the future, when Jueping City was taken, the people currently stationed in Shaping City would go to Jueping City, and then the people from the Biannan army would be withdrawn to guard Shaping City. In this way, the city would not be taken without anyone to manage it.
Of course, he still couldn't absolutely trust the Biannan army, so he repeatedly told Xifang to be more careful in everything, and then he led his men back to Shaping City.
As for those who colluded with the treason and committed treason, after he left, Xifang organized and beheaded them in public.
What matters on the battlefield is strength. Xuan Tianming has shown them his strength today, so he is not afraid of anyone else trying to take advantage of him. Of course, he hopes that someone else will try to break the law, because he does not think that Xuan Tianmo's confidants are only a few dozen in the 300,000-man army. There must be more, but they are just very hidden.
In the following days, although Xuan Tianming did not attack again, he was not idle. Feng Yuheng sent him a letter via eagle before leaving Ji'an County. He knew that his wife was already on the way to the South Realm, so he felt more confident and did not care much about the waste of ammunition. He ordered the sharpshooting team to continue the live ammunition practice.
The sharpshooting team led by He Gan was also very sensible. It would be a waste to practice shooting at targets with live ammunition. It was too hot during the day and the soldiers didn't even dare to leave their tents. They simply slept during the day and got up at night. Each of them rode a camel and rushed towards Jueping City.
Since they wanted to practice their marksmanship, they would practice with a living person. Not only would it be more realistic, but it would also save their precious ammunition. Of course, they didn't know that Feng Yuheng had as much ammunition as he wanted. A space that could automatically replenish its stock was an incredible existence!
At the foot of the city, the sharpshooters stopped outside the range of the bows and arrows, but just within the range of the guns. They were not afraid of being discovered by the city defense soldiers, and were even afraid that the other side would not discover them. They were happy to see the frustrated expressions of the ancient Shu people who "found them but couldn't kill them".
Under He Gan's command, the gun training officially began. All the guns were pointed at the soldiers guarding the city walls. One shot killed one, two shots killed two, and the people of Jueping City were scared crazy! They were all desperate!
This went on for several nights, every night, so that when the ancient Shu soldiers rotated to guard the city wall every night, they had to write a suicide note in advance and drink a bowl of farewell wine in advance. They all knew that once they were on the city wall, it would be difficult for them to survive.
Finally, someone protested. Why did they keep forcing people to go up there when they knew they would die? Couldn't they just not defend themselves?
General Bi Xiu was furious. Whose city walls are not fortified? If you don't go up to guard them, what if the enemy army marches in from behind? Will Jueping City be lost? The Ninth Prince of Dashun finally gave them a chance to breathe. They wanted to steal the thunder for research, but they failed to steal it and also lost the Eighth Prince's men. Bi Xiu was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger. He gave a death order for the soldiers to guard the city defense.
The soldiers had no choice. As soldiers of the ancient Shu, they had to obey the orders of the general. They would die if they climbed the city wall, and they would die even more if they did not climb the city wall. So they gritted their teeth and climbed the city wall in a heroic manner.
For seven days, more than 3,000 soldiers of the ancient Shu city were killed by the training of He Gan and others. Bi Xiu finally couldn't hold it anymore and revoked the order, no longer stationed on the city wall, but all guarded inside the wall, especially the city gate, which was tightly walled inside.
But anyone who had participated in the battle of Shaping City knew that this was useless. They had thunderbolts that could blow down the city walls directly. Why would they need to hit the city gates? But people didn't dare to say anything. They just did what the general ordered. Anyway, as long as Dashun didn't attack them, they would still be alive. Once Dashun attacked Jueping City, it would be a luxury to be alive.
The sharpshooting team practiced their marksmanship for seven days, and they shot all the people on the Jueping city wall. The soldiers felt it was boring, and they came to look again on the eighth day, but still found no one, so they had to return disappointed. Before leaving, they fired a few empty shots into the sky, scaring the people in Jueping city so much that they covered their ears and looked desperate. They felt that the Ninth Prince of Dashun was just teasing them now. The more he did this, the more scared they were. It would be better to just attack the ancient Shu capital in one go. This was too damn scary!
Xuan Tianming didn't care what the ancient Shu people thought. He just silently praised the practice of the sharpshooter team. As a result, He Gan said, "Actually, I learned it from Doctor Song Kang. He used the ancient Shu people to conduct live experiments. Now I think this method is very practical. We can learn from it in the future."
Xuan Tianming deeply agreed with this.
The next day, two soldiers who had stayed in Lanzhou to guard the prefectural government came back and reported to Xuan Tianming, saying, "The people of Lanzhou have collectively exposed that a fake Princess Ji'an has appeared in the city. The people petitioned, hoping that the general can make a decision for them and capture the fake Princess and her family of three in one fell swoop."
Xuan Tianming shrugged and smiled, "Finally you understand that the princess is fake? Not bad. I was originally wondering if it would take some time for the people who have been brainwashed by the old eight for years to understand! Go back and tell Ji Lingtian about this! Just say that I know what's going on, and if he wants to live, he should show an attitude! At least let me know that at this point, he still cares about his eighth master, or wants to protect the lives of his family under my nose. I also have to take a good look to see if he is still an official of Dashun. Tell Ji Lingtian that if he keeps lying with his eyes open, I will dig out his eyeballs, cut off his tongue, and feed them all to the dogs."
The two soldiers took the order and left.
When these words reached Ji Lingtian's ears, Ji Lingtian burst into tears, wiping his tears and secretly sighing about his miserable life. The Eighth Prince has been in the Southern Realm for so many years, and he has no choice but to rely on him! Who lets him be so close to you? You can't do anything if you don't rely on him! I dealt with you in the beginning.
But now, the situation in the South Realm has changed, the master has changed, and the master has changed to one who is against the Eighth Prince. Why does he feel that he is being used by the Eighth Prince now? How good did the Eighth Prince say when he left the South Realm and returned to the capital! There will be a war in the South Realm, but I will definitely try my best not to come, and replace Lao Jiu with me. But don't be afraid, Lao Jiu is just here to fight, and the 300,000 troops in my hands can't help him. Even if he brings people, he can't bring many people. He can't fight against the 500,000 troops of Ancient Shu and the Desert Alliance. It won't take a few days for him to be defeated. At that time, the South Realm will have to invite him back.
But what was the result? It was different from what he expected! It was completely the opposite! The 300,000-man army was not helping him, but he didn't care about it at all. Although he was always under control in the mansion, he could still hear the news. He also felt the roar of the earth that night. The Ninth Prince occupied Shaping City as soon as he arrived. This became a fact. No matter from which aspect, the Ninth Prince is better than the Eighth Prince!
Ji Lingtian was now puzzled. Where did the Eighth Prince get the confidence to say those words? How much magic potion did the ancient Shu people feed him? He and the Ninth Prince had been brothers since childhood, so how could he know so little about him?
Ji Lingtian covered his face and cried, thinking that whether he listened to the Ninth Prince or not, it would be difficult to save his life. With the Ninth Prince's credibility, he fully believed that he would do something like that, refusing to admit that he had made meritorious contributions while guilty. Or he would say something sarcastic, "I never keep my word, what can you do to me?"
He couldn't do anything to him, but he had to take a gamble. What if the Ninth Prince was reliable this time? It was better than him refusing right away and then being executed immediately.
That’s all!
Ji Lingtian waved his hand and called all the officials, saying, "Let's go! Follow me to Feng Mansion!"
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