Hu Shuai knew that what Long Shuai said was true. If he waited until the end and the King of the Western Expedition was completely defeated, he would be exterminated along with his entire clan, and no one would be able to escape. His family was with the King of the Western Expedition, and if he surrendered here, the knives would be sharpened and the heads would roll down, and Long Shuai would not be able to save them.
General Hu asked, "General Long, there is something I don't understand. I want to ask how did the food and military supplies I have get to your place?"
Long Shuai shook his head: "Brother Hu, I don't know about this either. This is all thanks to Grand Marshal Ye Xiangyang."
Hu Xingguo smiled bitterly: "Brother Duanmu, if it weren't for Ye Xiangyang's intervention, we would probably have swapped places today. This is God's will for me."
roar-
With a tiger's roar, thousands of mountains tremble and the earth shakes.
Many soldiers in General Hu's barracks were shocked and lost their minds. They collapsed on the ground, their faces pale and sweating profusely.
General Hu's tent was torn apart by a gust of wind, leaving only a flat ground.
The guards in the military camp, whether they were General Tiger or General Dragon, all drew out their swords and protected their commanders behind them.
In front of them was a golden fire lion as big as a mountain, and its wings, which were a hundred feet long, slowly folded up.
Looking at this golden lion that was about four meters tall and five meters long, everyone was afraid in their hearts. A lion this big could probably flatten a hill with one claw.
"Protect the Marshal, protect the Marshal."
"Don't let this beast hurt the marshal."
The mysterious energy in these guards' bodies surged, and they were ready to take action.
But he saw that the tiger was slowly shrinking, and when it became the size of a horse, Tiger General was stunned. He recognized both of the two people on the lion.
One is this year's top scholar in the military examination, Grand Marshal Ye Xiangyang; the other has a white beard like a sword or halberd, a leopard head and round eyes, and is none other than his own father.
Ye Xiangyang jumped down from the golden fire lion and helped the old man down from the lion. The lion became smaller and smaller in the astonished eyes of everyone, and finally turned into a palm-sized, golden little lion.
So petite and charming, so cute, who would have thought that it could turn into an incredible monster.
Everyone knows that this is a prehistoric alien species.
Hu Shuai stepped forward and knelt down in front of his father: "Dad, I meet you."
Ye Xiangyang smiled slightly: "Hu Shuai, Long Shuai can protect you and your son, I can protect your whole family."
When Long Shuai heard Ye Xiangyang's blunt words, he was not angry at all. Instead, he felt extremely pleased: "Hu Shuai, I wonder if you still have any worries now."
Hu Shuai's father asked, "Boy, I don't approve of you and King Zhengxi's rebellion. It's not too late to stop now. Don't make mistakes."
Tiger General nodded solemnly: "Okay, I surrender."
More than 300,000 troops from General Tiger's side joined General Dragon's camp. All of General Tiger's officers were well-behaved and surrendered obediently.
Ye Xiangyang smiled slightly: "General Hu, your soldiers are still under your command. You go to Songbai Prefecture to pacify the battlefield in the north. General Long will go to the south to pacify the battlefield in Yunmeng Prefecture."
Hu Shuai laughed loudly: "Grand Sima, aren't you afraid that I will rebel again and surrender to the King of the Western Expedition again?"
Ye Xiangyang smiled faintly: "General Hu, the evil sent by heaven can be forgiven, but the evil brought by oneself cannot be survived. If you can defend against my and my brother's two Xuanzu-level monsters, go ahead and rebel. To be honest, I am not very willing to interfere in the affairs of the empire, and I also want to give everyone a chance to make meritorious deeds. Otherwise, I will take the head of the King of Zhengxi, and this war will be over."
It turned out that when Ye Xiangyang left here that day, he rode a lion and flew to Daxingzhou, where he wiped out the bandits in Yunxing Mountain and took away all the resources. He then went to Yuanjia and wiped out the Yuan family and took away all the resources.
Then he rushed to Yunmeng Prefecture and brought Hu Shuai's family back.
Just a few words shocked General Tiger's heart. Ye Xiangyang was right. Even if he was among a million soldiers, he could not stop his two lions. Just thinking about it, so many resources in his camp were taken away by Ye Xiangyang without anyone noticing. He was filled with shock.
General Hu surrendered, 300,000 soldiers surrendered, and the central battlefield completely collapsed.
Except for 200,000 troops who defected to the North and the South, the remaining 600,000 troops surrendered.
This was an unprecedented victory, and this victory laid the foundation for the Kyushu Empire to quell the war.
In the court, the emperor paced restlessly behind the dragon desk, his face filled with excitement.
He looked up at the ministers, both big and small, in the Golden Palace and felt that everyone was pleasing to his eye. It seemed that things were no longer as dangerous as before.
"Write, write to me, Dragon Marshal Duanmu Zhehui, this great victory is the greatest merit in the world. This great victory has laid the foundation for the stability of our Jiuzhou Empire. Dragon Marshal's contribution to the present will benefit future generations. In order to commend Dragon Marshal for this great achievement, he is specially named the King of Loyalty. In addition, all the meritorious soldiers, report it to me, I will reward them well."
The regent saluted and said, "Your Majesty, this victory has laid the foundation for our great victory. Dragon General does not use people he doubts, and when he uses people, he does not doubt them. Send Tiger General to the northern battlefield, and transfer yourself to the southern battlefield. This war can be ended this year."
"Congratulations to my lord on this great joy. This is the will of heaven. The Holy Son of Heaven has received help from all the spirits. I heard that the Yellow Turban Warriors were sent down from heaven to help the Dragon Commander win the battle."
When King Zhengxi heard the news, he was stunned for a moment. He absolutely could not believe that this was true.
It was just over a month later, and his own forces had suffered a devastating blow. The hidden forces hidden in Kyushu did not play the role they had expected, and did not cause real civil unrest. They were suddenly suppressed by others at an alarming speed.
The central battlefield, which he valued the most, collapsed completely, and Fengxiang Prefecture was completely under the jurisdiction of the court. His 600,000 troops rebelled, and the Tiger General rebelled.
Yunxing Mountain in Daxing Prefecture was destroyed, the Yuan family was destroyed, and Hu Shuai's family was rescued.
All these things are contrary to my original plan.
He originally thought that with his two million troops he could sweep across the empire, occupy the country, become the emperor, and realize his ambitions in the near future. However, he never expected that he would be like a flash in the pan, blooming for a moment and then disappearing.
Duanmu Zhehui brought 700,000 soldiers and marched towards Yunmeng Prefecture where he was. It would probably not be an easy task to keep Yunmeng Prefecture.
What should I do now that things have come to this
Marshal Long asked Ye Xiangyang to take charge of the army. Ye Xiangyang laughed and said, "Marshal Long, I told you that I am lazy and don't want to do much. Now that the war is over, I am going home."
So Ye Xiangyang left the military camp again.
General Hu led his troops northward, his eyes were solemn. The words that Ye Xiangyang said with a smile hit his heart hard.
Ye Xiangyang was right. Could he deal with those two lions? They were Xuanzu-level monsters that roamed the world and were invincible. Thousands of troops were nothing but his prey.
Who knows how many secrets this kid has, who knows how many tricks he has up his sleeve.
Long Shuai refused to accept the order and was not qualified to be conferred the title of prince. He had no great contribution in this battle. First of all, Hu Ba was forced into a desperate situation because Ye Xiangyang had taken away all the military supplies of 300,000 people at once, and the weather also caused this. Later, when Hu Shuai surrendered, it was only because Ye Xiangyang brought his entire family with him that Hu Shuai did not change his mind.
To be honest, all the credit for this battle should go to Ye Xiangyang. I don't have any credit at all.
Therefore, Long Shuai refused to accept the order and secretly wrote a letter to the emperor, explaining the victory of the battle. At the end, Long Shuai wrote: Your Majesty, if it weren't for Ye Xiangyang, I would be as panic-stricken as a dog that has lost its home. Maybe I and Hu Shuai would have switched positions.
I am the military commander who lost power and humiliated the country. All this is due to Ye Xiangyang. I beg your Majesty to be fair and honest and give Ye Xiangyang real recognition.
Three days later, the regent brought news. Marshal Long was right. If it weren't for Ye Xiangyang, the Jiuzhou Empire would probably have become the world of the King of the Western Expedition.
At this moment, a voice like a duck came from outside: "Grand Marshal Ye Xiangyang is here to see you."
The Emperor, the Regent, and the Crown Prince's Tutor came out from the study to greet him.
Emperor Huangfu Zhiguo walked quickly and hurried to Ye Xiangyang. When Ye Xiangyang was about to salute, he was grabbed by his hand and said, "Grand Sima, if it weren't for you, my Jiuzhou Empire would no longer be my world. Now that you are here, I want to thank you very much."
Ye Xiangyang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am a minister of the Jiuzhou Empire. Naturally, I must do my duty as a minister. These are what a minister should do. As for rewards, when I became the top scholar, Your Majesty has already canonized our Ye family as the Marquis of Zhenhai. Everything is enough."
The Regent looked at Ye Xiangyang with respect in his eyes. This kid was like a monster. How could he be so fluent in answering questions and understand the ways of the world so thoroughly at such a young age, only about fifteen years old
The Prince's tutor looked at Ye Xiangyang. Ye Xiangyang had a full forehead, a square forehead, and a face like gold and jade. He definitely had the appearance of a wealthy and noble man. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this kid was definitely not an ordinary person.
The emperor said that he would reward Ye Xiangyang heavily, but Ye Xiangyang declined; the emperor said that he would reward the Ye family heavily, but Ye Xiangyang said, Your Majesty, you just need to support them. Giving too many favorable conditions will sometimes affect the development of this family.
Finally, Ye Xiangyang said with a smile: "If Your Majesty really wants to reward me, let me go to the royal treasury and take a look. If there is anything I need in it, let me pick something out."
Huangfu Zhiguo laughed heartily. This was the happiest laugh he had ever had since he ascended the throne. "Before the competition, I let you go in and choose. How can this be considered a reward from me?"
Ye Xiangyang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you and I have a destiny as king and subject. After this period of time, I will report to Danding Divine Sect. This is my way of leaving some memories for Your Majesty."