As one of the four major sects in the world, the Sword God Sect has spies and information networks in every state of the Han Empire. The sensitivity of its information is unmatched by ordinary forces. And as an elder who can participate in all confidential matters of the Sword God Sect, Liu Guiyuan must know the information collected and confirmed by the Sword God Sect.
This was also the reason why Yan Liqiang had tried so hard to overcome various crises and difficulties along the way and strive to return to the Sword God Sect, because only by returning to the Sword God Sect could he have a more accurate and objective understanding of the situation of the Han Empire after the catastrophe. Otherwise, in an era without even newspapers, once the core of the Han Empire was paralyzed, as an ordinary person, it would be like a leaf caught in a torrent. It would be completely in the dark and impossible to grasp the direction of the general trend of the world. This was crucial for Yan Liqiang, because all of this in the Heavenly Dao Divine Realm had not happened in reality, and he still had enough time to make changes and preparations.
When the two of them walked out of the cave planted with various kinds of dendrobium, Yan Liqiang couldn't help but speak, "Master, what is the current situation of the Han Empire? I heard on the way that the Fengyun Army was defeated, and the million-strong army of the Shaman people has entered the territory of the Han Empire and is sweeping across several states in the northeast, killing people and slaughtering cities everywhere, causing panic among the people. I wonder if it is true?"
Liu Guiyuan frowned and spoke in a serious tone, "The Fengyun Army was indeed defeated. Now the situation in the northeastern states of the Han Empire has completely deteriorated. The Shaman army is burning, killing and looting in the northeast. The situation is very serious. Just three days ago, the Sword God Sect received news that the Shaman army broke through the capital of Jinzhou and was slaughtering the city. The more than 500,000 soldiers and civilians who survived in the city were bleeding like a river. It was like a purgatory on earth. No one was spared, regardless of gender, age or status..."
Just now, snowflakes began to fall outside the cave again. The cold snowflakes fell on Yan Liqiang's face with the cold wind. Yan Liqiang, who had never felt cold before, felt a chill running from his feet to his head when he heard the news was confirmed. He couldn't help but shiver...
Over the past hundred years, with the rise of the Shaman Empire, the Fengyun Army has been rooted in the Northeast. It has been a sharp sword and iron shield for the Han Empire to deal with the Shaman Empire. During this nearly hundred years, the Fengyun Army and the Shaman Empire have fought countless battles, both large and small, and the Shamans have never been able to gain any advantage. The entire Northeast border has been managed by the Fengyun Army like a solid wall of steel. No one expected that the Fengyun Army, which had been confronting the Shaman Empire for nearly a hundred years, would suddenly be defeated, allowing the Shaman army to invade the territory of the Han Empire.
"How could this happen? The Fengyun Army has been fighting the Shaman people for a hundred years, so how could the Fengyun Army be defeated all of a sudden? Even if the capital encountered a natural disaster, it wouldn't make the Fengyun Army thousands of miles away completely powerless when facing the Shaman people, right?" Yan Liqiang asked excitedly.
"There are two important reasons why the Fengyun Army was defeated. One is that the commander of the Fengyun Army, Long Feicheng, the head of the Long family, and several important figures of the Fengyun Army were not in the army before the Shaman army arrived. The entire Fengyun Army was leaderless, and no one was a match for the strength of the Shaman commander. All of a sudden, the army was in disarray, and all the soldiers had lost their fighting spirit!"
"Why wasn't Long Feicheng in the Fengyun Army at that time?"
"The Sword God Sect received news that when the catastrophe occurred in the Imperial Capital, several backbone members of Longfei City and Fengyun Army were in the Imperial Capital. When the catastrophe occurred, all the members of Longfei City had been killed. This news later spread to the Fengyun Army, and the morale of the entire Fengyun Army was severely damaged in an instant!"
"Ah!" Yan Liqiang was stunned. "The backbone of Longfei City and Fengyun Army were in Dijing City that day. How could it be such a coincidence?"
"The news from the Fengyun Army said that Long Feicheng came to the Imperial Capital because the Ministry of War and the Anbei Military Governor's Office withheld the Fengyun Army's supplies and military pay, causing the Fengyun Army to be unable to pay military pay for half a year, and the supply of military equipment was also seriously delayed. The Anbei General Shi Tao of the Anbei Military Governor's Office also wrote to the court to impeach Long Feicheng for being tyrannical and listed 17 major crimes of the Fengyun Army, saying that he had the intention of separatism and secretly communicated with the Manchus. Prime Minister Lin Qingtian was furious and ordered Long Feicheng to come to the Imperial Capital to defend himself and report on his duties. Because of these reasons, Long Feicheng had to come to the Imperial Capital, but he didn't expect that when he was in the Imperial Capital, a natural disaster occurred in the Imperial Capital, and Long Feicheng and the backbone of the Fengyun Army were all killed by the enemy..." Liu Guiyuan sighed...
Hearing this news, Yan Liqiang was in a daze while walking. After more than ten seconds, he swallowed his saliva and asked with difficulty, "What was the second reason for the defeat of the Fengyun Army?"
"General Shi Tao of Anbei had already defected to the Shaman people. Before the Shaman army arrived, Shi Tao ordered the burning of the three military warehouses of the Fengyun Army in Haicheng County, Ningyuan County, and Changtu County in the northeast in the name of preventing the Fengyun Army from rebellion and separatism, cutting off the military supplies of the Fengyun Army. He also occupied Liaoyuan Pass and cut off the retreat of the Fengyun Army. It was under such circumstances that the Fengyun Army was defeated by the Shaman army's attack, allowing the Shaman army to enter the territory of the Han Empire..."
Yan Liqiang never expected that such a thing would happen in his own life. When he heard about it, he was so furious.
"Then why do people say that General Shi Tao of Anbei has already defected to the Shaman people?"
"General Anbei Shi Tao was stationed in Jeju, the rear of the northeast. After burning down several military warehouses of the Fengyun Army, Shi Tao summoned important officials of all levels in Jeju to attend a meeting with a military order, and then poisoned a large number of officials to control the entire Jeju. When the vanguard of the Chaman people arrived, Shi Tao took the initiative to open the city gates and surrendered to the Chaman people. He has now been appointed as the Governor-General of the Northeast by the Chaman people..."
Yan Liqiang gritted his teeth and couldn't help but clench his fists until they creaked. "Such a traitor and scum should be killed, but how could the court appoint such a traitor and scum as the General of Anbei?"
"Lin Qingtian's original intention of setting up the Anbei Military Governor's Office was to control the Fengyun Army in the Northeast and prevent it from becoming too powerful in the Northeast. The reason why Shi Tao became the General of Anbei was also because of Lin Qingtian's recommendation!"
"Ah, it's this Lin Qingtian again..." Yan Liqiang didn't know what to say, "This Lin Qingtian has done so much harm to people. Fortunately, he was also reduced to ashes in Dijing City, which can be regarded as a burial companion for Longfei City. This is really a bargain for him..." Yan Liqiang had just finished speaking when he saw Liu Guiyuan looking at him with a strange look, "Why, am I wrong?"
"Lin Qingtian is not dead..." Liu Guiyuan said calmly.
"What!" Yan Liqiang was once again shocked by the news...
(End of this chapter)