Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 781 - 643 Return to Master 8_1

Chapter 781: Chapter 643 Return to Master 8_1

About two hours later, everyone led by Liang Heng had retreated from the Qianqing Palace.

The arrival of Xue Yunrou and Jiang Hanyun had greatly reinforced the Qianqing Palace, and the death of Cao Jixiang had dealt them a heavy blow.

Seeing the situation changing against his favor, Liang Heng guessed that they were no longer capable of breaching the Qianqing Palace, so he made a clean cut and left the palace, preparing to seek other methods.

Once he had left the palace, Liang Heng immediately swallowed an elixir, panting heavily.

Both the ’Dragon-Demon Dharma Phase’ and the ’Transforming into Dragon’ techniques had drained much of his Zhenyuan, Liang Heng was unable to keep going.

He did not understand how Luo Yan was able to maintain the Rule of Extreme Heaven for such a long period.

As his energy slightly recovered, Liang Heng looked to the front at Qianqing Palace with fluctuating expressions.

Even after spending a lot of effort, he couldn’t think of any method to quickly seize the Qianqing Palace.

Inside, the heavenly level forces were formidable, in combination with the ’Jiuding Wulong Hunyuan Great Array,’ they were now capable of setting up an equal fight.

The Art of War emphasizes that if the enemy’s strength is tenfold, they should be encircled; if the strength is fivefold, attacked; if double, engaged. But how could they attack if the forces were currently balanced?

"Great General!"

At that moment, the Zhengtong Emperor appeared behind Liang Heng, looking at the front with a torch-like gaze, "Let me take over here, these rebels in the Qianqing Palace will be dealt with personally by me!"

Liang Heng immediately thought the Zhengtong Emperor was dissatisfied with him, his face turned slightly pale: "Your Majesty! You-"

Before he could say anything, the Zhengtong Emperor raised his hand and signaled him: "Hear me out! The troops of Li Xuan from Ji State can enter the capital at most by the Hour of Mao (5 a.m.). However, the present recruitment of troops at the Dudu’s mansion is slow. After much thought, I can only entrust this matter to you.

Furthermore, the nobles and generals in the capital have had many doubts since that lowly maid spread false rumors to cause unrest. I need you, the Great General, to personally persuade them."

The state of affairs instantly made Liang Heng tense. He knew this matter was also of utmost importance.

Not only do these noble generals have a large number of domestic servants, but they also have a great influence over the local Weisuo Institute.

Without the aid of these northern generals, they wouldn’t be able to form an army large enough.

"But the Qianqing Palace——"

"I have already said, I will take care of the Qianqing Palace." The Zhengtong Emperor waved his sleeve slightly, "Great General, you may leave quickly! I don’t want to capture the Qianqing Palace only to be immediately overrun by Li Xuan’s army."

Liang Heng immediately wore a bitter smile, bowing deeply: "I’ll head to the Dudu’s mansion right away to prepare for the city’s defense! Your Majesty, if all else fails, you can wait for me to defeat that traitor Li Xuan before dealing with the Qianqing Palace. During this time, you only need to seal off the Qianqing Palace and make sure Yu Hongshang and that supposed imperial grandson can’t escape, they must not be allowed to leave the capital."

As long as the imperial grandson is alive, Shaofu Yu Jie and Li Xuan have the moral high ground, they can’t be allowed to manipulate the situation for their advantage.

"Don’t worry about it, just go quickly!"

The Zhengtong Emperor simply shook his head, his expression calm.

But when Liang Heng left on his horse, the Zhengtong Emperor pulled out a knife, cutting his own wrist.

A large amount of blood sprayed out, transforming into a blood dragon flying towards the six Darkdragon Guards by his side.

"Qi Zhen, what are you doing?" Empress Sun was shocked, watching him intently.

She knew that the Zhengtong Emperor was sacrificing his vitality and life to enhance the combat strength of these six Darkdragon Guards.

At this moment, the Zhengtong Emperor had lost at least 120 years off his lifespan.

"We should fight desperately now, Mother," there was a hint of complexity in the eyes of the Zhengtong Emperor, "According to the Imperial Physicians, Jiang Yunqi can suppress Yu Qiyu’s injury by tomorrow morning at the latest.

Once his injuries are healed, we’re all doomed. Whether it’s Li Xuan or Jingtai, if either of these internal or external threats slip up, we will have no place to rest in peace!"

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As the Qianqing Palace was once again shrouded in the chaos of battle, the 9000 cavalry troops and 40,000 men from the ’Shenji left and right camp’ under Li Xuan’s command had traveled over fifty miles past Xifeng Pass.

The vanguard cavalry had even already reached Zunhua City.

Li Xuan’s previous preparations for war proved effective, he had previously gathered a large number of horses and Earth Dragons near Chengde, and also requisitioned all the carts of the civillians in Ji State, all to ensure the rapid mobility of the ’Shenji Right and Left Camp’.

Many of his generals had not understood this ahead of time, but now they were all in awe of Li Xuan’s foresight.

In fact, Li Xuan had not predicted the palace coup in Beijing at all, he had merely been instinctively preparing.

The ’Palace Revolt’ that occurred in another world had been weighing heavily on his mind like a colossal stone.

So Li Xuan never shied away from presupposing his opponents with the greatest malice, nor dared take anything lightly.

The ’Shenji Right and Left Camp’ was the strongest force at his disposal. Li Xuan had to ensure that this all-firearm unit could be mobilized in any direction at the shortest notice.

It was thanks to the help of these horses and carts, and the spells of the accompanying Spellcasters, that the Shenji Right and Left Camp could sprint over three hundred miles in two hours.

Li Xuan knew that in the Ming Dynasty of another world, those who could march eighty miles a day were considered rare elite troops. Even the Mongolian light cavalry, who had three horses per man, would not travel more than two hundred miles a day.

However, in this world, the speed and endurance of all kinds of livestock were far beyond the capabilities of the horses and cattle of the other world.

And the spells from Spellcasters can double this strength.