Chapter 723: Is There Such a Thing?

The Zhao Guo garrison general could not bear the humiliation and fiercely led several thousand personal guards to launch a cross-border assault. But the Azure Void army fired ten thousand cannons at once, directly blasting apart the Zhao army's military aura, capturing him alive, and humiliating him severely.

Then one hundred thousand Azure Void troops broke into Zhao territory and captured tens of thousands of border troops.

The general in the sky could no longer endure it, and with a thunderous roar: "Bullying people too much! Brother Li, I can't take it anymore!"

He swung his long halberd and wanted to make a move, but was held tightly by Prince Duan, who kept saying: "Brother Wang, dignity, dignity!"

"To this day, what dignity is still needed?" The general surnamed Wang used force repeatedly, but could not break free from Prince Duan's hand.

Prince Duan lowered his voice and said: "That woman's fairy treasure is vicious. Even if you don't think for yourself, how can you not think about the child next door?"

The general immediately remembered the Great Pure Severing Fate Precious Light in Zhu Yuanjin's hand, and his momentum leaked by three parts. He made a gesture to struggle a few more times, but did not break free from Prince Duan's hand.

As the two Masters of Zhao Guo retreated, the great battle came to an end.

The two hundred thousand troops of Zhao Guo who entered the border, plus the fifty thousand border reinforcements, were all wiped out. Over ten thousand died in battle, over one hundred thousand were wounded, and the rest were all captives.

And there were many doctors in the Azure Void now, with over five hundred "Template Dao Foundations." Template Dao Foundations were all certified doctors, and each doctor brought several assistants and disciples, so there was sufficient manpower, and the wounded Zhao soldiers all received careful treatment.

It was just that there were many beautiful and cold-as-ice doctor assistants and disciples in the medical center. As they shuttled back and forth, the eyes of the Zhao army soldiers were almost staring straight. They originally intended to select one thousand lightly wounded people to help clean the camp and maintain order, but it turned out that more than thirty thousand signed up.

With this, both the northern and southern battles were completely over. The north was a hard and bitter battle, leaving twenty thousand corpses of the Liao tribe in front of the formation. The south was fought with extreme magnificence, like an autumn overture, dismembering hundreds of thousands of enemy troops unknowingly amidst a melodious and murderous melody.

Including the wounded and captives, Zhang Sheng detained nearly two hundred thousand Zhao soldiers. Then she went back into seclusion. Zhao Guo sent three waves of envoys, but she didn't even see them.

At this time, a city had already been built in the Azure Void Realm, and Li Chengfeng led hundreds of thousands of civilians to build the city defenses day and night. Although there were one hundred thousand elites in the city, it could not bring him the slightest sense of security.

A messenger flew over and said: "Your Highness, Prince Duan, the Third Prince, and the Zhenshan Military Governor Li Zhi have all arrived."

"I'll go over right now."

After dismissing the messenger, Li Chengfeng steadied his mind before walking toward the main hall. Passing by the warehouse, he specifically took a look, and the mountain of supplies inside gave him some sense of security.

When Li Chengfeng arrived, the main hall was already full. His seat was at the head, sitting side-by-side with Prince Duan.

After Li Chengfeng sat down, Prince Duan said: "I invited everyone here to discuss the matter of the captured soldiers. Now the Azure Void is detaining twenty thousand of our soldiers and won't let them go. You have all dealt with them; can you say what the Azure Void's intentions are?"

Ten days had passed since this battle. The Azure Void neither released people nor negotiated conditions; it was truly unknown what they were planning.

The Zhao army attacked Hanyang Pass, but was intercepted and killed by the Azure Void, and the whole army was wiped out, with tens of thousands of border troops added in. The one hundred thousand main force that arrived later heard the news from the front line and suddenly became hesitant, not daring to seek battle. Now the main force of the Zhao army was confronting the Western Jin border army in the east and could not spare more troops for the time being. They could only try to negotiate.

Li Chengfeng felt quite emotional in his heart. Who could have expected that after Wei Yuan left, another Zhang Sheng would emerge?

Wei Yuan fought wars with great openness and closing, often using surprise troops. Although the battle results were brilliant, thinking about it carefully, there was always a chance to win by fighting.

Actually, it wasn't just Li Chengfeng; anyone who had seen Wei Yuan fight would mostly have this feeling, thinking that such a simple battle, if it were themselves, wouldn't be any worse than Wei Yuan. What they lacked was just those fierce warriors of the Azure Void, or a better Mount Yushan.

But Zhang Sheng was completely different, shocking Zhao Guo up and down in one battle.

Her way of fighting was completely unsolvable; a head-on confrontation with her would surely lead to defeat. That kind of silky smoothness of commanding one hundred thousand troops as if they were one person was truly unprecedented.

Even Prince Duan, who had always prided himself on being a famous general of the world, now didn't mention competing with Zhang Sheng on the battlefield at all.

Only the Great General of Zhenyuan, Wang, was unconvinced, shouting every day to fight Zhang Sheng to the death. It was just that he was a martial general from the battlefield, not comparing battle formations but wanting a duel, and a Master challenging a Dao Foundation; people with discerning eyes knew why.

Now that two hundred thousand Zhao soldiers were detained in Zhang Sheng's hands, everyone was at a loss, and they knew it couldn't go on like this. However, Zhang Sheng wouldn't even talk, and they truly didn't know how to respond.

Just as he was lost in thought, Prince Duan turned his head and said: "Chengfeng, you have also dealt with the Azure Void quite a bit. Do you have any thoughts?"

Li Chengfeng hurriedly said: "Since my Uncle asks, my nephew will naturally say everything I know. In my opinion, the Azure Void's intentions are extremely sinister; they want to incite our Great Zhao's elite soldiers to defect and stay in the Azure Void."

Prince Duan laughed and said: "Our Great Zhao's elite treatment, even if not the first among the nine kingdoms, is at least in the top three. What means does the Azure Void have to incite defection?"

Li Chengfeng said respectfully: "In my nephew's view, the Azure Void is nothing special, nothing more than a better medical environment, better elixirs, and better food than us. In addition, rewards and punishments are clear, and it is said that military merit rewards are extremely generous, and there has never been any deduction or false claims..."

Prince Duan's face was already as black as the bottom of a pot. He interrupted Li Chengfeng and said: "Enough! I heard you have entered the Azure Void several times. Are you willing to go again?"

A civil official said: "Absolutely not! Your Highness the Fourth Prince is a body of gold; how can you go to the land of barbarians and risk yourself?"

Prince Duan snorted and said: "With Zhang Sheng's spirit, would she do such a thing as secretly harming someone? Chengfeng, just go, everything is for the sake of bringing back our Great Zhao soldiers. If the conditions the other side proposes are not difficult to handle, you can agree directly."

Li Chengfeng said: "I will pack up and leave immediately."

Prince Duan turned his head to look at Li Zhi and said: "Does Lord Li have anything to add?"

Li Zhi's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "My territory is ten thousand miles away from the Azure Void. Recently, there has been little contact, so I truly dare not speak randomly."

Prince Duan narrowed his eyes and said: "Then Lord Li... are you willing to accompany Chengfeng on a trip?"

Li Zhi's heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said: "If the Fourth Prince can go, why can't I?"

Prince Duan revealed a smile and said: "Truly worthy of being the son of Duke Hui'en! Good, you all set off later."

An hour later, Li Zhi and Li Chengfeng rode side-by-side, bringing hundreds of guards into the Azure Void. As soon as they entered the Azure Void, a Dao Foundation warrior flew over and said: "My master is already waiting. Please follow me."

"Your master is..." Li Chengfeng asked.

"Naturally, it is World Lord Wei Yuan. When the World Lord is not here, the master is Zhang Sheng."

The two followed the Dao Foundation warrior all the way past the guest town, deep into the Azure Void, and finally arrived at the camp where the Zhao Guo soldiers were temporarily detained.

The Dao Foundation warrior led the two into a quiet courtyard, brought them into the main hall to sit, said "The master will be here soon," and then left.

The two sat blankly in the hall for a while. Li Chengfeng suddenly became a bit restless and asked Li Zhi: "I heard that this Zhang Sheng is still Wei Yuan's teacher. This battle has already fully displayed her talent for leading troops, which can be called unparalleled in the world; but some people say that her appearance is also unparalleled in the world. Is there such a thing?"

Li Zhi didn't know what he was thinking, looking a bit lost. After a while, he nodded slowly.

(End of chapter)