To ensure everyone is familiar with these rules, these few sentences are shouted as a slogan during daily training...
Most importantly, he also had his soldiers shout these slogans throughout Qin City during training, which gradually helped the people, who had just experienced the horrors of war, accept that the city had a new ruler...
The day after they took over Qincheng Prison, Tuoba Dada and Nazha arrived in Qincheng…
"General Dada, am I disappointing you? This useless crown prince of mine didn't even ask you for help?"
Hearing Li Zhu's sarcastic words, Tuoba Dada felt his old face sting from being slapped, but he couldn't refute him. After all, Li Zhu had managed to win two cities in one day...
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is incredibly valiant; I am utterly ashamed of my inferiority..."
Tuoba Dada could only hold his nose and offer flattery, otherwise, given Li Zhu's personality, he might say something sarcastic. It was better to flatter him and shut him up to avoid being verbally harassed by Li Zhu...
However, since he knows Li Zhu is the sixth son, his naivety is clearly due to a lack of understanding of the sixth son's role...
"General Dada, look at how badly the city gate is destroyed! I wonder if the warriors of Xiliang can withstand such an impact. I truly hope that such weapons will not be used in the war between our two countries..."
Li Zhu spoke jokingly, but Tuoba Dada knew it was a warning. Li Zhu was already unhappy about going to Xiliang to get married, and there was a possibility that he might be killed in Xiliang. This was also an extra layer of protection for him...
"Your Highness is joking. Our two families are related by marriage; how could war possibly break out..."
Tuoba Dada said with a dark face, feeling that Li Zhu had gone too far, but the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which he was so proud of, seemed to be unable to effectively deter Li Zhu at the moment...
On the contrary, legends about Li Zhu had already spread among the Xiliang cavalry, which greatly changed the impression many Xiliang warriors had of Li Zhu…
What troubled him most was the presence of some battle maniacs who even wanted to follow Li Zhu into battle, because they had heard that fighting alongside Li Zhu would bring divine protection, and these were the gods they worshipped…
This change in circumstances also made Tuoba Dada uneasy, but since they were still within the territory of the New Tang Dynasty, he didn't have a good solution and could only let the situation continue...
Naza also noticed this situation, but she didn't take it seriously and thought it was a good thing. Even she herself developed a certain admiration for Li Zhu, and this admiration was gradually built up. From the moment he devised the scheme for Chen Qingzhi, she began to have a different opinion of Li Zhu...
"You're right, but I don't know if your Khan thinks the same way..."
"Brother Zhu, don't worry, I will talk to my father. We, Xiliang and Xin Tang, will never be enemies, but will be allies forever..."
Before Tuoba Dada could reply, Nazha interrupted, leaving Tuoba Dada feeling helpless. If this continued, Nazha would probably have to sell Xiliang...
"Nazha..."
Before Tuoba Dada could continue speaking, Nazha interrupted him and said...
"Uncle, I've made up my mind. I want to go to war with Brother Zhu..."
Tuoba Dada was completely dumbfounded. Was he being forced to participate in the war?
Weren't they saying that the warriors of Xiliang wouldn't help Li Zhu fight? Their involvement is a bit of a contradiction...
"Nazha, it's too dangerous for you to go alone..."
Tuoba Dada said with a dark face, meaning to her that if she went, the Xiliang cavalry wouldn't go with her; she still had her pride...
"When did I say I was going to fight against Brother Zhu alone?"
"Hmm, it's good that you're not going..."
Tuoba Dada thought Nazha had changed her mind and decided not to go...
But who knew that Nazha's next words would completely shatter his illusions...
"What help can I offer Brother Zhu on my own? I must lead our Xiliang warriors to help Brother Zhu fight..."
"I won't agree..."
Tuoba Dada gritted his teeth and refused!
"Uncle, it's no use if you don't agree. I've already asked around, and everyone is willing to join me in helping the gods fight, because only in this way can we gain the gods' favor..."
Naza said with a mischievous glint in her eyes, which made Tuoba Dada feel even more heartbroken. It was obvious that their home had been raided. They could guard against thieves from within, but it was hard to guard against them all the time...
"Nazha, fighting is too dangerous. You should stay with General Dada in the rear. That way, I'll feel more at ease..."
Li Zhu stopped them in time, saying that although the two would marry in the future, they belonged to different forces. If they fought together, they would inevitably expose their true strength to Xiliang. If they became enemies in the future, they might lose their advantage because of this…
It's not that Li Zhu is scheming or petty; it's just that the most fundamental aspect of exchanges between countries is still interests. Just like when Russia attacked China, it was essentially a power struggle between major powers. No matter how close Russia was to the West, it couldn't integrate and was forced to take up arms to defend its own interests!
"No, I want to see Brother Zhu's figure, like a god descending to earth, with my own eyes..."
Naza said with unwavering determination!
Li Zhu clicked his tongue, momentarily at a loss for words, and could only helplessly say...
"Alright then, but you can't run around everywhere..."
"Don't worry, I'm being good..."
Hearing Nazha's words, Li Zhu felt uneasy. He knew Nazha too well; she was a complete little devil, how could she possibly be obedient?
Outside Qin City!
Elephant Valley is actually composed of towering mountains and steep ridges, with only one narrow strip of land, Elephant Valley itself, being a natural barrier for Taiyuan…
Faced with such a treacherous natural barrier, no one could guarantee they would pass through unscathed…
Marching is fundamentally different from normal walking. A marching column can stretch out in a long line, and if ambushed, it becomes impossible to protect both the front and rear. In a confined space, they are practically sitting ducks...
At this moment, Zhu Yougui led Hong Ao to atop a large mountain, overlooking the situation within the city…
The moment Zhu Yougui was sent by Zhu Wen to intercept Li Zhu's army, his hatred for his father intensified...
The thought of his beloved concubine being taken by his father caused him even more pain, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he was the father, and he was the concubine's son, of lowly status, unable to inherit the throne...
But after this incident, Zhu Yougui realized that he had to do something, otherwise he always felt that he wouldn't live much longer...
"Your Highness, look, that place is heavily guarded, and a Taoist priest just came in and out. Do you think that might be the source of that heavenly lightning?"
Gunpowder remained a top secret; no one else knew what it was called, so they simply referred to it as "heavenly thunder"...
"You mean to say that the lightning bolt was created by humans?"
Zhu Yougui looked at him with a serious expression and asked!
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