Chapter 850: Five Thousand Against Five Hundred Thousand (11,000 Monthly Ticket Bonus)

Military camp.

Cao Man entered the tent, filled with worry.

With the Great Song Dynasty's 250,000-strong army marching south, the Great Liang is effectively pushed to the brink of destruction!

In terms of righteous cause, the Great Song is the orthodox Imperial Court; this is a campaign to punish rebels!

In terms of public opinion, because the Great Liang implemented the policy of "Collect Grain Uniformly" for officials and gentry, and slaughtered landlords with extreme cruelty, its reputation in Jiangnan is truly poor.

And militarily, the 200,000 Imperial Guard are well-equipped, and there are 50,000 troops under Song Gongbao who were pacified and now serve as the vanguard; they are all battle-hardened veterans, and their experience in suppressing rebels is even more extensive!

"Cao Man, you actually dared to come."

Inside the tent, Aaron was drinking, while little Ziyu next to him was tearing into a roast suckling pig, enjoying herself immensely.

Seeing Cao Man arrive, he could not help but feel a bit surprised.

"Prime Minister... the Imperial Court's move is simply picking the peaches; they deliberately waited until our side and the Wu King were both exhausted to come and reap the benefits as the fisherman!"

This is indeed the consensus among the people of the Daoist Gate in the world.

He felt that commanding 5,000 men was still not much of a problem.

This represents a measure of Heavenly Mandate and Qi Number!

Although these are all good news, for some reason, the Grandmaster always felt a sense of unease: "We have calculated everything perfectly; it does not matter whether the winner is the Liang King or the Wu King... When two dragons fight, one must die or be wounded, and then we drive Song Gongbao, this Hidden Dragon, to consume them further... This man carries Dragon Qi, and ordinary Anti-Kings may not be able to withstand him. Even if they do withstand him, it will be a mutual destruction... Then Privy Councilor Gao Qiu can lead the 200,000 Imperial Guard and surely sweep them away in one stroke!"

Aaron sneered, finished the wine in his cup, and said coldly: "You have come at the right time... I, the Prime Minister, was just looking for you. At this moment, the Imperial Court's army is attacking, our soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, the prefecture is surely unstable, and there are 20,000 prisoners that need to be guarded... while our main force is left with only 12,000, among whom are the lightly and heavily wounded..."

"My intention is for you and Tang Xun to take 7,000 men, escort the prisoners back to the prefectural city, hold the rear, and provide armaments and grain... I, the Prime Minister, will personally lead the 5,000 Six Jia Divine Soldiers to shatter the Imperial Court's last bit of fantasy!"

In any case, he had already made up his mind not to care about exposing the secrets of the Six Jia Divine Soldiers, so naturally, he did not care whether he had talented generals to follow him.

Ziyu Zhenren performed a Daoist salute: "The northern barbarians have no movement; the Jin King is indeed satisfied with the annual tribute and marriage alliances..."

The Great Song's Heavenly Mandate is no longer there; not to mention himself, even Diyou, at his peak, would dare to break them with 50,000 troops!

Within the Wu King's army, there are actually many world-shaping talents, with strategists like clouds and fierce generals like rain.

First was the Great War between Liang and Wu; the Liang King, who only occupied the territory of one prefecture, actually managed to defeat the Wu King, who possessed the territory of the Five Prefectures and 50,000 heroic troops! It shook the southeast!

But at the same time, the Imperial Court's army brazenly marched south, claiming to be 500,000 strong! It is clear they are here to let the snipe and the clam fight so the fisherman can reap the profit.

Before the Great Song's True Dragon falls, all other kings can only be flood dragons or snakes!

Zilei Zhenren said: "Our Chongming Dao has already activated all our secret agents in the south, providing information to the Imperial Court's army with all our might..."

Chongming Dao mountain gate.

Many even correspond to the Heavenly Mandate, echoing with certain stars!

Of course, no matter how extraordinary they are, after one crushing defeat, it is all over.

"Furthermore... the Imperial Court's army is not the Wu Army. The Wu Army is like the rising sun, while the Imperial Court is like the setting sun... one is small but elite, the other is large but useless."

After entering the fifth year of Taiping, the speed of change in the world's landscape has exceeded everyone's expectations.

Aaron does not know much about commanding large-scale military operations, but he has slowly learned a few things during this time.

"Whether the Great Song's Heavenly Mandate can continue depends on this one battle!"

The Grandmaster observed the stars for a long time and suddenly sighed: "Bring out our sect's supreme treasure... I want to perform a ritual to stimulate the last bit of the Great Song's Heavenly Mandate Qi Number."

The region of the starry sky that originally represented the Wu King in the southeast has now completely dimmed.

The Grandmaster and the four Zhenren sat on the high platform, gazing at the starry sky.

"The Wu King obtained the Heavenly Mandate and the Earth Dragon, with dozens of stars helping his fate, yet he still could not defeat the Liang King, who only has a mere few stars..."

'However, after I arrived, everything became different.'

For a time, the scattered rebels in the south were also terrified day and night, fearing that the Imperial Court's Thunderous wrath would descend upon them.

And the Liang King, who had lost soldiers and generals and had no time to recover or occupy new territories, was almost not favored by anyone.

There is only one True Dragon!

'In the future of this world, if I hadn't intervened, perhaps it would have been the southern Wu King and the northern Jin King contending, and the Great Song Imperial Court's Heavenly Mandate would be very weak, only ranking third... as for the other miscellaneous flood dragons, they would be even further behind.'

The Grandmaster sighed heavily and looked at the four Zhenren seated below: "How are the preparations?"

"Are they even worthy?"

One could see several other fields among the vast starry sky.

Jingshi.

Ziyin Zhenren also said: "The Emperor led the officials to worship at the Imperial Mausoleum, and I followed to watch... Although the True Dragon is fading, it is not dead; it remains the only one in the world."

Five thousand against five hundred thousand; it seems quite interesting.

"Prime Minister?!"

Seeing Cao Man's confusion, Aaron continued.

Cao Man was heartbroken.

It was amidst this turmoil that Aaron led his troops to Lishui County, the northernmost part of Jiangzhou Prefecture, and ordered them to set up camp, building many satellite cities outside the city walls in preparation to meet the Imperial Court's army.

It was night, and the stars filled the sky, turning into a brilliant galaxy—a magnificent sight.

A cluster of stars near the central Ziwei Star had become much dimmer, still struggling to maintain itself.

At this thought, he could not help but look at the starry sky again.

The region corresponding to the north was the brightest, representing the prosperity of the barbarians' Qi, and it had many civil officials and fierce generals.

This strategy was decided by all the high-level members of Chongming Dao; just as they were about to make the final move, the Grandmaster felt an ominous feeling.

But if it comes to a protracted war or a war of attrition... the situation becomes completely different.

The trend of the world depends on this one battle!

If he were still learning to fight in open-field formations, 5,000 men surrounded by hundreds of thousands would indeed not even make a splash.

Aaron is going this time to cheat!

This is not even a whim, but a vague spiritual sense from the Underworld.

It is the south, however.

Regardless of whether they are prime ministerial talents or peerless famous generals... they still only have one head and two hands; if they are hacked to death, they are dead...

Cao Man was shocked, that is an army of two hundred and fifty thousand!

Five thousand men?

What on earth is the Prime Minister thinking?

"Rest assured, I will rely on the city walls, build many mountain strongholds, and hold them!" Aaron smiled.

"Dao Lord..."

Ziyin Daoren was startled: "This method is too cruel; even a Grandmaster might not be able to fully bear it... Furthermore, once this technique is unleashed, although the Dragon Qi of Dasong can briefly become strong, it will fall back afterward, and at the same time, it will entangle our side even deeper!"

"How could I not know?" The Grandmaster smiled bitterly: "But my Taoism and Dasong have long been bound together; whether it is tighter or looser makes no difference... However, this time, the army must win! If we win, we can naturally lead the Dragon Qi to Xuanwu Lake to recuperate; if we do not win, there will be no future..."

(End of this chapter)