In the empire, Weiyuan is a special title, which has the meaning of exalting power outside the territory, and represents a great honor. The empire gave this title to Qianye. On the one hand, it had high hopes that he would be able to rise to the next level in the future and win the title of Zhenyuan, or even Dingyuan, or he could also be crowned king by the public.
The marshal with the stick is also half a level higher than the ordinary marshal, and can control other marshals on the joint battlefield. Granting the Marshal with the Staff is necessary, so that Qianye can be worthy of the name of the commander-in-chief in the Black Sun Valley. Without this level of authority, it is always troublesome to command a large number of Marshals of the Kingdom.
One is glory, the other is real power, and the cooperation with each other shows the great sincerity of the empire. In the Black Sun Valley, Qianye wanted to take over all the authority.
However, if viewed from another angle, this also means that the empire has really reached the end of its rope, and there is no one left to send, so it puts all the glimmer of hope on Qianye, and even deliberately forgets his blood clan identity .
The awarding ceremony was short and grand. Although no marshal of the country was present except for Zhao Xuanji, this was done deliberately to avoid embarrassment. After all, the previous relationship between the military department and Qianye was not unpleasant. developed into a feud.
At the end of the ceremony, a general with authority stayed behind to make the final handover with Qianye.
"How many troops are there in the Black Sun Valley, who are the commanders, where are our strongholds, how often can we replenish, how much is the supply, how many troops does the enemy have, and how is it distributed?"
Qianye asked a series of questions in one breath.
The generals hung up the battle map and answered them one by one. After all the questions were answered, Qianye let out a long breath. The situation was even worse than he had expected. The empire now has less than 50,000 troops in the Black Sun Valley, supported by several secret strongholds of limited scale. In contrast, Yongye has nearly half a million troops.
After Song Zining was seriously injured, the empire suffered a series of disastrous defeats on the battlefield, and the casualties increased sharply, far surpassing Yong Ye. It wasn't until this time that the whole empire really realized how great the one-to-four casualties in the era of Song Zining and Zhao Jundu were.
The ground was disastrous, and the air was also affected. The empire's transport fleet suffered heavy damage continuously, and its transport capacity dropped sharply. Although Yongye didn't take advantage of the air battle, a one-to-one exchange was absolutely unbearable for the empire.
In such a situation, no one in the empire dared to accept it, and no one was willing to accept it. Those who can take over, the empire will never let them go into battle. This is why Zhao Xuanji appeared in the military headquarters.
After all, the new world is just an unknown. Even though everyone knows that if they are captured by the dark race, it will definitely be detrimental to the future of the human race, but no one can tell how long that time will be. And once the military force in the border towns of the empire is shaken, tens of millions of people will be slaughtered immediately, and they will be reduced to the situation of mermaids in the past.
An officer held up the calendar and said, "Sir, would you like to choose a suitable date so that you can take office?"
Qianye pushed the calendar away, and said, "There's no need to choose, just arrange the floating ship immediately, and I'll go to the Black Sun Valley now."
"Yes, my lord!"
A moment later, an airship rose into the sky and sailed towards the gate of the new world.
It wasn't until he stood in the Black Sun Valley and joined the imperial army that Qianye realized how desperate this army had become.
Remnants of the Empire are stationed in a secret base. The so-called secret base is actually a hidden valley with coiled caves, which can accommodate troops to hide.
When Qianye's airship arrived, the soldiers were neither excited nor curious. Some sat and chatted together, but most of them were lying or sitting, their faces numb, and they were not interested in anything.
Those who came to greet him were only a few low-ranking officers, and the three generals who were still in the army were nowhere to be seen.
"Where are Duke Wen Yuan, Duke Ming Hai and Liu Shuai?" Qianye recalled a few unfamiliar names.
"The three lords are exhausted from fighting for a long time, and they are all wounded. They are resting at the moment. Lord Qianye came suddenly, so I couldn't greet you. Please forgive me."
"Take me to meet them."
A few officers led the way, leading Qianye to a cave. The three gods will each occupy a corner, and they are all meditating and resting. Seeing Qianye's arrival, they only raised their eyelids at first, but after they recognized the military attache behind them, they reluctantly got up.
Qianye looked at the environment, the cave was only a little bigger and cleaned better. The furnishings inside were extremely simple, and the three generals had only one camp bed, and they were extremely embarrassed.
The general who accompanied Qianye announced the edict, and then gave a brief introduction to Qianye. From this moment on, Qianye became the supreme commander of this army, and also the head of the empire in the entire new world.
Taking advantage of the fact that the general of the military headquarters was still there, Qianye immediately summoned all the generals in the army to start the first combat meeting.
"Why are there only so few people?" This was the first question Qianye asked.
Lord Narumi was already old, with gray hair, he stroked his beard and replied: "Lord Qianye doesn't know something, it's not that the empire's support is not strong enough, but that we don't need too many soldiers, and there are already too many of them at the moment. Whether it is moving or hiding, it is very difficult. It is very difficult for us to get rid of the pursuit of the dark race and find this place. But it is hard to say how long this place can last."
Duke Wen Yuan also said: "The previous commander took office only seven days ago, lost five battles in a row, lost 30,000 soldiers, and was seriously injured himself, so he returned to the empire for treatment. We are just here to maintain the situation. I privately think that we can keep these things. Soldiers and bases are not bad."
Qianye glanced at the military general, who spread his hands to show helplessness.
Qianye suddenly understood that the three people in front of him had either fallen out of power or favor, or they were dying like Lord Naruto, risking their lives to fight for the family's military career. The former commander could return home for treatment if he was seriously injured, but they could not. Either he was injured to the extent that his foundation was damaged, or he died in battle in the Black Sun Valley, there was no other choice.
In this way, even if they came to fill this hole voluntarily, it would be strange if their morale could be high.
Qianye glanced over the three of them, this time looking at them carefully, recalling the information of the three of them at the same time.
Ming Hai's surname is Zhou, from a low-grade family, a genius who is once in a hundred years in the family, successfully broke through the barrier of the gods. But when he was young, he had insufficient resources and a weak foundation, and his promotion to the rank of god general was already the limit.
He has worked hard for many years in order to bring the family into a top-ranking family. However, he is far from Lin Xitang's unparalleled talent, and he has worked hard for half his life to make himself a leader in the low-rank family.
This time he took the risk before dying, just to accumulate meritorious deeds so that the family can consolidate its current position.
Even with Lin Xitang's ability and the honor of the emperor's teacher, once he dies, no one in the family can take the lead, and there will be signs of instability in the fiefdom, let alone Ming Haigong. Even if no one quarrels, the descendants of the family have to show solid military exploits. Some people will be jealous of the protection that their peers have received from their ancestors, but some people will be resentful that the sacrifice of the ancestors will make the younger generations fall into trouble.
Wen Yuangong Chen Tongqi is another kind of story. He used to be the confidant of the King of Longevity, and he also participated in the conspiracy of the King of Longevity. As long as you make enough meritorious deeds, you can avoid family disasters.
And Liu Chengyun is a retired marshal, and his situation is similar to Ming Haigong's. He worked hard for his family in his later years.
These three are all low-ranking generals, and in Qianye's view, their auras are vain, and they are not opponents worthy of attention. But they are all god generals after all, and they can be regarded as quite powerful helpers.
Qianye inquired carefully about the strengths and abilities of the three of them, and generally had a good idea. Just as they were about to discuss the next strategy, an officer suddenly rushed over and shouted, "The whereabouts of the dark race appear in the distance!"
Mr. Wen Yuan stood up abruptly, and lost his voice: "You came so fast?"
Qianye got up calmly, and said, "It's fine if you're here, let's go and have a look."
The empire only built simple fortifications outside the valley base, which is better than nothing. At this moment, it was too late to build more fortifications, and there were not enough supplies. In the repeated retreats and escapes, the bulky materials such as mobile fortifications have long been abandoned.
The dark warriors who came in pursuit were no more than ten thousand people, but the three generals all had solemn expressions, showing a hint of retreat.
Qianye glanced to the left and right, said calmly, "There are not many people on the other side, so we can definitely fight."
Liu Chengyun has been in the army for a long time, and at this time he said: "My lord, you don't know, this kind of mobile force of about 10,000 people does not seem to be many, but in fact it is the most elite. The Marquis of Glory leads the army. Once you are entangled by them, it will take less than half a day for many troops to arrive from all directions. Therefore, it is the best policy to avoid them."
Qianye thought about it, and said, "Isn't this the strategy Zining used before?"
"This... seems to be it." Liu Chengyun said.
Back then, Song Zining also had many troops scattered outside, controlling them from afar. If the dark race accidentally divided their troops, they would be gathered and wiped out by the suddenly assembled troops. But now, it is very ironic for Yongye to use this trick on the empire.
The difference between one and the other is actually in the secret technique. Song Zining relied on his mastery of heavenly secrets, and he could predict the enemy's plans first, which is why he had a brilliant record in the early stage.
And Yetong counterattacked from the air, and after severely injuring Song Zining, although she didn't have the advantage of the secret technique, she had enough troops and a large number of strong men. As long as she kept looking for the main force of the imperial army to fight, the empire would suffer again and again. In terms of consumption, the empire is actually the one that can't afford to lose.
Looking at the dark army rushing from afar, Qianye said: "Sing the horn! The whole army strikes!"
"What?" The three god generals could hardly believe their ears.
"The whole army is attacking! What, the three of you didn't hear clearly, or do you want to disobey the military order?"
At this moment, the general of the military department has not left, so he is watching from the side. The three of Liu, Zhou and Chen are all marginal figures in the empire, so naturally they dare not disobey orders openly, let alone fight timidly for the first time in front of a junior.
After a while, the two armies were not far apart and came into range of fire.
The imperial army obviously had a numerical advantage, but the army of the dark race on the opposite side was the first to attack. As the soldiers advanced step by step, the extended artillery fire also fell on the top of the imperial army.
The sporadic coverage of heavy artillery fire even caused a little panic in the imperial army. In fact, most of the shells were intercepted in mid-air, and the falling explosions were sparse. But instead of looking ahead, many fighters looked back, waiting for the order to retreat.
Past experience tells them that once they get entangled with the enemy in front of them, it will be more or less fatal. In the last few battles, touch and run seems to have become a fighting mode.
Under the gaze of thousands of eyes, Qianye stood still and said, "Where's our heavy artillery? Why aren't they firing?"
Once the heavy artillery is deployed, it is not easy to put it away. The three god generals around Qianye looked at each other, knowing that he had made up his mind to fight the dark race here.