Chapter 519

According to the military order issued by Du Du Tiechuan, even if the Red Flower Camp bought out its quota, the heavy armor obtained would not cover all the soldiers of the Red Flower Camp.

Because of the approaching grand meeting, all armies had been expanding and training frequently these days.

This put Ning Zhuo in a dilemma.

Should he choose Mu Lan or Liu Er?

The more Ning Zhuo thought about it, the harder it was to choose.

Both were Jin Dan level cultivators.

In terms of combat power, Mu Lan's was obviously superior.

Once the divine ability Red Heart Swan Arrow was activated, paired with the weapon Red Phoenix Bow and Fierce Heart Arrow, the combat power would soar to a very exaggerated extent—reaching the level of rivaling the peak of Nascent Soul!

As for Liu Er's combat power, it was also considerable, at the first-line level of the Jin Dan level.

In terms of identity, Mu Lan is the only heir to the Mu Upper General's Mansion of the Liangzhu Kingdom, a proper high-level figure of the Liangzhu Kingdom. However, the situation of the entire Mu Upper General's Mansion is worrying, suffering from the covetousness of the imperial court. Even the monarch of the Liangzhu Kingdom has tried to ban it.

Liu Er also has an identity, and even a bigger background—he is a royal relative of the Blood Slaughter Dynasty. However, this identity would definitely be above the nine heavens in the Blood Slaughter Dynasty, but now, this identity is not popular and is just a name.

Even Liu Er's own identity as a human-demon hybrid is not welcomed by the mainstream of the current cultivation world.

In terms of financial resources.

Mu Lan is very poor, and Liu Er is even poorer.

In terms of relationship.

Mu Lan and the Mu Upper General's Mansion, even if their situation is worrying, still have certain connections in the imperial court of the Liangzhu Kingdom.

Liu Er is very weak in this regard, but from the Yin-Yang Qi Pot, Ning Zhuo can vaguely feel that Liu Er's background is not as simple and superficial as it appears.

Mu Lan and Ning Zhuo are in a marital relationship, but in essence, it is a layer of interest alliance.

Liu Er and Ning Zhuo's interest alliance is even closer and tighter than Mu Lan and Ning Zhuo's. Because long ago, Ning Zhuo began to invest in the three generals Liu, Generals Generals Guan, and Zhang.

Up to now, Ning Zhuo has always been the biggest financier of the Three Generals Camp!

Ning Zhuo pondered for a while, subconsciously stroking the mechanism ring on his finger.

Unfortunately, in this situation, it didn't involve his own safety, so the mechanism ring didn't move and had no reaction.

Ning Zhuo smiled slightly: "Two generals, I have an immature idea."

"Have you two ever thought... about merging into one army?"

Ning Zhuo looked at Mu Lan, then at Liu Er: "Our heavy armor is limited and can only cover more than half of the soldiers."

"In this case, the Three Generals Camp will remove soldiers and merge them into the Red Flower Camp."

"After this great battle ends, it is not impossible to separate and rebuild the organization."

Mu Lan's eyes lit up: "This method is quite good."

"If it were normal, my Red Flower Camp would never accept so many outsiders. This is mainly because the Red Flower Battle Formation requires skilled hands and years of training."

"For us, it is definitely not the more soldiers added, the better."

"But this grand meeting is to undertake Commander Du's military strategy Iron Flow Flat River. Therefore, the Red Flower Battle Formation cannot be concluded, and it is even possible to win in one battle. So, it is not impossible to add many outsiders."

On the contrary, Liu Er looked troubled: "General Mu Lan, military advisor, please allow me to go back and consider it."

Mu Lan snorted coldly: "Then you must decide as soon as possible."

She no longer looked at Liu Er, but stared at Ning Zhuo: "Husband, let's not talk about other things, let's go to the military supplies officer together and buy our quota."

Ning Zhuo cupped his hands and smiled bitterly: "General Mu Lan, it is better to call me by my name or military rank. Our relationship is also a mistake, and it cannot be taken seriously."

Mu Lan waved her hand: "I am the daughter of a general, and I have never cared about small things like status."

"War is a dangerous thing, and compared to life, what is a mere reputation?"

"Life and death are the big things!"

"Let's go quickly."

Mu Lan urged, Ning Zhuo had no choice but to apologize to Liu Er and leave with Mu Lan.

Liu Er looked unhappy and walked towards the return journey of the Three Generals Camp with a heavy mood.

"I carry the king's order, and I have also aspired to build a country of demon cultivators since I was a child."

"Master has taken care of me, it is best to maintain a state of standing on my own."

"If I cannot lead the army alone, it will be difficult for the merits to be distributed to me. After all, I am just a mixed-blood demon."

"Alas, Master, where are you? What should I do?"

Liu Er estimated that the best situation was that Ning Zhuo favored the Three Generals Camp and gave the heavy armor in his hand to the Three Generals Camp to use.

But Liu Er thought from another perspective and felt that this possibility was minimal.

"Ning Zhuo and Mu Lan are in a marital relationship after all. And Mu Lan has a noble status, and her background is much better than mine."

"Although Ning Zhuo is a young man and has hot blood, he is from a big family, and his foundation for weighing pros and cons is enough."

"If he finally chooses to favor the Red Flower Camp, I won't be surprised at all, and I understand it very much."

"What should I do?"

Ning Zhuo invested too much in the Three Generals Camp, and Liu Er found that he didn't even have the qualifications to persuade Ning Zhuo.

Liu Er thought of the Yin-Yang Qi Pot.

"If I give this thing as a gift, will it make Ning Zhuo favor us more?"

He shook his head and smiled bitterly.

When he was about to reach the camp gate of the Three Generals Camp, Liu Er had a new idea.

He thought of someone.

"Perhaps, I can ask him for help?"

White Jade Camp.

Shuang Jing stood in front of the main general's tent, smiling, welcoming Ning Zhuo's arrival.

"Little Friend Ning Zhuo, please come in." Shuang Jing gestured.

Ning Zhuo immediately saluted, expressing that he was flattered to receive such courtesy from Lord Shuang Jing.

Although he had once refused Shuang Jing's recruitment in strong words, after the Mu Lan incident, he hosted a banquet for everyone involved, and with his own means, he greatly eased the relationship between himself and all parties.

This included his relationship with Shuang Jing.

Shuang Jing looked at the white-clothed youth in front of him, and also sighed at Ning Zhuo's opportunity. Before, he would never have expected that this sixteen-year-old little Qi Refining cultivator could become Mu Lan's husband and the son-in-law of the Mu Upper General's Mansion!

The reason he stood in front of the tent to welcome him was naturally not because of Ning Zhuo himself, but because of his status in the Mu Upper General's Mansion.

Ning Zhuo was led into the tent and soon explained his purpose.

It turned out that although the White Jade Camp had a quota for heavy armor, it had never used one.

This is not because the White Jade Camp has no money to buy it, but because they are too rich, their military equipment is sufficient, and they have more excellent heavy armor themselves, which leads to no need to purchase from outside at all.

After the ambush, the White Jade Camp suffered heavy casualties, and because Old Monster Shi Zhong looted everywhere, it lost most of its military supplies.

But after returning to the Pale Forest Immortal City to rest, Shuang Jing rebuilt the White Jade Camp on a large scale.

His financial resources were indeed not as sufficient as before, but the forces behind him were all exerting their strength, bringing him new support, and donating money and people one after another.

And his aunt Shuang Ling is a Soul Transformation level signboard figure in the royal family of the Liangzhu Kingdom, who is wealthy herself and can leverage the resources of her family and allies better than Shuang Jing.

Shuang Ling's arrival brought a huge investment to the White Jade Camp.

The Three Generals Camp, the Red Flower Camp, the Savage Demon Camp, and the Golden Halberd Army all invaded Thousand Peaks Forest under the new military order.

While they were fighting fiercely and conquering all the way, the White Jade Camp had been resting in Mu Lun Town, training troops frantically, and its momentum was getting better day by day.

Hearing Ning Zhuo's request, Shuang Jing took a sip of tea and didn't agree immediately, but didn't refuse immediately either.

He was thinking about what conditions would be appropriate to propose.

Just then, the military seal in his arms moved slightly, secretly conveying a latest piece of intelligence to him.

"Oh? Liu Er also came to visit me?"

"Interesting..."

Shuang Jing looked at Ning Zhuo and immediately came up with a plan.

He smiled slightly and said to Ning Zhuo: "Little Friend Ning Zhuo, please go to the inner room first and wait for a while. I have another guest here who needs me to handle."

Clearly Ning Zhuo and Liu Er had a close relationship, but he didn't tell Ning Zhuo the identity of the visitor.

Ning Zhuo smiled and stood up immediately: "The guest follows the host."

He followed Shuang Jing's guidance and entered the inner room to sit down.

Shuang Jing pointed to a bookshelf on the side: "I also have some leisure books here, Little Friend Ning Zhuo might as well read one or two to pass the time. I will handle the visitor quickly, and then we will continue to talk."

Liu Er followed a Jin Dan level deputy general and shuttled through the camp of the White Jade Camp.

High white jade stone walls surrounded the camp. The rejection horses were all carved from white jade, and talismans were layered.

The sentry towers were built towers, standing high, the top of the tower had a wide space, and each tower was arranged with mechanism bed crossbows.

White jade military flags fluttered on the flagpoles. In the dragon-shaped patterns drawn with silver threads, the dragon eyes flickered, as if they could spread their wings and fly at any time.

Soldiers trained in the wide field, each riding a goat, galloping and jumping in all directions.

This made Liu Er very envious, because up to now, the Three Generals Camp had not been equipped with mounts.

Compared with the White Jade Camp, the Three Generals Camp, despite Ning Zhuo's support, still looked shabby and poor.

Liu Er stood in front of the main commander's tent and asked for an audience loudly.

Ning Zhuo in the inner room heard the familiar voice and was about to get up.

Shuang Jing immediately activated the power of the tent, confining Ning Zhuo in the inner room. Although he could move freely in the inner room, no movement could be conveyed.

Shuang Jing smiled, took a sip of tea leisurely, and then opened his mouth: "Come in."

Liu Er lowered his head and bent his waist, lifted a corner of the curtain, and then, with a respectful look, shrank into the tent.

Incense was lit in the tent, and a quiet atmosphere permeated.

Shuang Jing sat on it, his temperament was graceful, his eyes were deep, and every move he made showed noble arrogance.

"Liu Er, what are you here for?" Shuang Jing asked directly, his tone flat, and he didn't invite Liu Er to sit down, his attitude was not polite.

Liu Er cupped his fists and saluted: "Lord Shuang Jing, the end general came here this time because I heard that you still have a quota for heavy armor, so I want to ask for it."

"Before the ambush, my Three Generals Camp helped the Red Flower Camp get rid of Ma Ma Feitui's entanglement. The Red Flower Camp supported your army, and my Three Generals Camp can be considered to have contributed indirectly."

"I hope you can look at this matter and accommodate it."

Shuang Jing remained silent for a long time.

Liu Er was disappointed and strange, so he slowly raised his head and saw Shuang Jing drinking tea leisurely, looking at him quietly. That face like a carving was full of arrogance and alienation, and his eyes also carried a heavy sense of looking down.

"Liu Er."

Shuang Jing opened his mouth: "You seem to have underestimated the difficulty of this matter."

"Admittedly, I can use the quota to buy heavy armor from the military supplies officer and then transfer it to you."

"But this, in fact, is not what Commander Du wants to see."

Liu Er was stunned.

Shuang Jing continued: "This Commander Du, who seems fair and just, actually has thoughts in his heart."

"Do you think that this heavy armor quota is just distributed by the military supplies officer according to the number of heavy armor?"

"Hehe, don't be naive."

"This is Commander Du's deliberate arrangement!"

"He wants to make the heavy armor quota less than the total number of your armies, inducing you to merge and cut soldiers."

"Finally, through the standard line of Iron Flow Flat River, eliminate the unqualified armies."

"The eliminated armies will no longer share war merits and save a lot of military supplies."

"Do you know how much he invested in building the reviewing platform this time?"

Shuang Jing stretched out three fingers: "Conservatively estimated, at least three million high-grade spirit stones!"

"Therefore, he wants to sell heavy armor at a high price."

"He also wants to eliminate a large number of your personnel and streamline the whole army."

"After this grand meeting, the remaining friendly armies must almost all be blessed with the military strategy Iron Flow Flat River. Therefore, they all owe him favors, are grateful to him, and even loyal to him."

"This is Commander Du's means. Even if you know it, you are forced to obey."

"So, it seems I did you a small favor, but in fact, I ruined Commander Du's plan."

"The invisible price I have to pay is much greater than you imagine, and even difficult to measure. Do you understand?"

Liu Er's expression was sluggish, fixed in place, speechless for a while.

The Liangzhu Kingdom's military strength is tight, and the main main armies have their own defense lines that need to be guarded. One hair affects the whole body, so the Liangzhu Kingdom monarch did not mobilize.

He mobilized from all aspects this time, and even issued a recruitment order, recruiting many new troops.

Didn't the three of Liu, Generals Generals Guan, and Zhang form the Three Generals Camp through the recruitment order and their own funding?

High-door children like Shuang Jing are not from the orthodox army. This time, he and the family behind him also saw this opportunity and chose to fund the formation of an army to participate in this great expedition.

This means that the army commanded by Du Du Tiechuan is mostly new troops, each with its own origin and background.

Except for the vanguard army.

The vanguard army is a conventional army of the Liangzhu Kingdom, but unfortunately, it is currently wrapped in poisonous miasma, and the inside story is unknown.

Du Du Tiechuan is worthy of being one of the upper generals. After the failure of the Princess of Mechanism Shuang Ling's plan for the stepping wheel mechanism, he immediately switched to the second plan.

The grand strategy of Iron Flow Flat River, before dealing with the enemy army of Thousand Peaks Forest, first integrated internally, unified steps, and made everyone more closely united around Du Du Tiechuan than before!

Shuang Jing tapped the table with his fingers and praised: "I have to say, Commander Du's means are quite high."

"Clearly it is to eliminate dissidents, but the result is so grand that people can't pick out any mistakes."

"And, he is also soft and hard, not just tough."

"Do you think the so-called Iron Skin Meat Armor Technique was released by his deputy alone?"

Shuang Jing sneered: "There must be Du Du Tiechuan's authorization in this!"