Chapter 158: Leaving the Capital, Conquering Chu!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, an urgent report has been sent from Yushan Fortress!"

"To avenge their past humiliation, Great Chu has dispatched three Martial Saint-level powerhouses and an army of eight hundred thousand to invade Yushan Fortress."

"They have even boasted that they will annihilate Great Wei within ten days, capture the Anwu King (Chu Feng) alive, and imprison Your Majesty (Shen Lingwei)!"

"Audacious!"

Shen Lingwei was thunderously enraged.

This Great Chu truly did not hold Great Wei or her, the Emperor, in any regard.

Had they forgotten the painful experience of having their army of several hundred thousand completely wiped out last time?

"Your Majesty, Great Chu is the number one power in the Central Plains, and now they are pressing their massive army against our borders. I fear the Duke of Chen cannot hold them off alone; we must raise an army to support him immediately!"

"What you say is absolutely correct, Minister!"

Shen Lingwei turned her head to scan the assembled officials, then glanced at Chu Feng, "I wonder which minister is willing to lead troops to support the Duke of Chen?"

The civil and military officials looked at one another in dismay.

All of them subconsciously cast their gazes toward Chu Feng.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

Chu Feng stood out without the slightest hesitation.

Shen Lingwei felt greatly reassured.

At present, in the entire Great Wei, only Chu Feng dared to take on this task.

"Very well, I order you to raise an army of four hundred thousand to go and support the Duke of Chen in resisting the Chu Army."

"Your Majesty, resisting the Chu Army is far from enough!"

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Your Majesty, the purpose of my raising an army to go this time is not to support, but to conquer Chu!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The imperial court instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone looked at Chu Feng with an expression of disbelief.

"Anwu King, do not underestimate the enemy!"

The Left Chancellor suddenly stood out at this moment, "Great Chu is the number one power in the Central Plains, with vast territory and a wealth of talent; they are also on good terms with many sect factions."

"Although the Anwu King has already annihilated Great Zhao, Great Chu is absolutely not something Great Zhao can compare to!"

"Hehe, many thanks to the Left Chancellor for the reminder!"

Vast territory and a wealth of talent!

Hehe!

Isn't this exactly what I need most urgently?

Chu Feng thought to himself.

If it were just an ordinary force, he wouldn't even bother to pay them any mind.

"Your Majesty, conquering Chu is imperative. Now that Great Zhao is destroyed, the Xiongnu are eliminated, the Turkic forces are powerless, and the Xianbei are our allies, if we do not take this opportunity to destroy Great Chu, when will we?"

Shen Lingwei was stirred to boiling passion by this set of words from Chu Feng.

At present, Great Wei's only remaining enemy was the final Great Chu.

If they truly destroyed Great Chu.

Then Great Wei would be the most powerful empire on this continent.

This was the long-cherished wish of how many generations of Great Wei emperors.

It was also the ultimate goal that Shen Lingwei pursued.

"Very well, I grant your proposal, conquer Chu!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Shen Lingwei personally walked down from the dragon throne and came before Chu Feng, "Minister, go with peace of mind. I will fully cooperate with whatever you need to help you complete this great undertaking!"

"I will certainly not fail Your Majesty's trust!"

The next day.

Chu Feng raised an army of four hundred thousand to rush to the aid of Yushan Fortress.

The day before his departure.

Shen Lingwei even called Chu Feng to her private chambers.

She knew deeply that there was no telling when Chu Feng would return from this expedition.

She hoped that before he left, Chu Feng could engage in intimacy with her once more.

During this time, Chu Feng revealed the situations of Lu Shuwan and Lu Bingyu to Shen Lingwei.

Shen Lingwei indicated that she did not mind.

As long as he remembered that he loved her, that was enough.

This time, the two of them trained together for an entire day and night.

Only after Shen Lingwei was thoroughly satisfied did Chu Feng raise his army and set out on the expedition.

The scene shifted.

Yushan Fortress.

"Behind us is our homeland; we absolutely cannot let the enemy advance even one step further!"

At this moment, Yushan Fortress was undergoing a trial of blood and fire.

Below the fortress were the eight hundred thousand troops of the Chu Army.

They attacked Yushan Fortress without knowing fatigue.

The purpose was to settle the previous score.

"Pass the order: today we must take Yushan Fortress, then immediately advance toward the Capital of Great Wei, giving Great Wei absolutely no opportunity to exploit!"

Inside the Great Chu military camp.

The newly appointed Grand General Nangong Jingcheng issued combat orders to each unit.

Great Wei's recent performance was truly astonishing.

In one battle, they wiped out six hundred thousand of Great Chu's army, and later annihilated five hundred thousand of the combined Zhao and Chu forces in Xianbei.

Such a formidable enemy must not be allowed to continue growing.

Otherwise!

Great Chu's position as the number one power in the Central Plains would cease to exist.

"Grand General, you have forgotten one person!"

"Oh? Who is it?"

"The Right Wise King of the Xiongnu!"

Murong Yun said through gritted teeth.

He was the son of the former Grand General Murong Hao.

A few months ago.

The Right Wise King led two hundred thousand troops to defect to Great Chu and offered up Great Wei's Yushan Fortress.

As it turned out, the other party went back on their word and chose to rebel and defect to the enemy.

They colluded with the Anwu Army to annihilate the hundreds of thousands of troops under his father's command.

At the same time, this also led to his father sacrificing himself on the battlefield.

This time, he volunteered to join the campaign against Chu for the sole purpose of settling the score with the Right Wise King.

"Rest assured, not one of them will escape!"

Nangong Jingcheng comforted Murong Yun, then immediately looked at the old man beside him who was resting with his eyes closed, "Sun Lao, I will have to trouble you to assist when the time comes!"

The old man addressed as Sun Lao replied indifferently: "Rest assured, when it is time to act, this old man will naturally act; as for that fellow named Lu Tianzong, this old man has no time to bother with him!"

"That goes without saying!"

Nangong Jingcheng responded attentively, then turned his head and said with a cold face, "Lu Tianzong, today I will surely sever your head!"

"Duke of Chen, the enemy's attack is truly too fierce; we can barely hold on anymore!"

"Even if you can't hold on, you must; the request for reinforcements has already been sent, and the Capital will be able to send support soon!"

At this moment, Lu Tianzong also looked disheveled.

Great Chu's offensive momentum was truly too ferocious; the soldiers inside the fortress did not even know how many of their attacks they had blocked.

Even he himself had clashed with Great Chu's two Martial Saints several times.

If the Capital did not send reinforcements soon.

Yushan Fortress would likely be breached by the enemy today.

"Lu Tianzong, come out quickly and die!"

Nangong Jingcheng's provocative voice rang out from the horizon again.

"Hmph, you brat, do you really think this old man is afraid of you?"

Lu Tianzong held his blade and ascended into the air to confront the other party.

At the same time.

Another Martial Saint Late Stage powerhouse appeared beside Nangong Jingcheng.

This person was named Liu Feipu, whose strength was slightly inferior to Nangong Jingcheng's, and he was his deputy general.

"Lu Tianzong, I respect you as a senior; obediently hand over Yushan Fortress, and I might consider sparing your life!"

"Sorry, I'm getting old and my ears aren't working so well!"

Lu Tianzong picked his ear, "This old man also has a word for you: surrender early, otherwise, there will be no one left to collect your corpses!"

"Arrogant!"

Nangong Jingcheng pointed his blade at Lu Tianzong, "Don't think that just because your Great Wei produced one young talent, you are invincible; we have experts here too!"

"Hehe, is that so!"

Lu Tianzong sneered, his eyes filled with determination, "Since that's the case, say no more, come!"

"Hmph, bring it on!"

"Today I will surely slay you!"

Nangong Jingcheng and Liu Feipu launched a pincer attack on Lu Tianzong from left and right.

Lu Tianzong braced himself and fought forward with all his might.

After only ten or so exchanges, he fell into a disadvantage.

There was no help for it!

The opponents were two Martial Saints, and having fought a war of attrition with him for many days, Lu Tianzong's condition had deteriorated to the extreme.

"Ah!"

Nangong Jingcheng struck Lu Tianzong's chest with a punch.

Lu Tianzong spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura continued to plummet.

"Lu Tianzong, you are finished; surrender!"

"Hmph, how could the men of my Great Wei be afraid of death?"

Lu Tianzong coldly snorted, "Come, while the city stands, I live; if the city falls, I die!"

"Fine, then go on your way together with this Yushan Fortress!"

Nangong Jingcheng and Liu Feipu immediately accelerated the tempo of their attacks.

For a time, Lu Tianzong was beaten into a steady retreat, and the wounds on his body continued to increase.

Yet even so, he did not retreat a single step.

On the battlefield below.

Due to the Chu Army's continuous attacks over the past few days, Yushan Fortress had already been battered until it was riddled with holes.

Finally, at this moment, a mountain pass of Yushan Fortress was suddenly blasted open by Chu Feng, creating a massive breach.

"Oh no!"

Lu Tianzong, who was in the midst of a fierce battle, noticed this situation.

Once Yushan Fortress was breached, it would be impossible to withstand an enemy several times their own size.

"Lu Tianzong, prepare to meet your end!"

Nangong Jingcheng charged over once again.

Yushan Fortress had already been breached, so it was time for them to end this meaningless battle on their side as well.

At this critical moment.

A roar of fury suddenly erupted.

"Do you think there is no one left in my Great Wei?"