Chapter 724: Who is the Cannon Fodder

"What are you saying?"

"General Zhai, have you gone mad?"

"This..."

Everyone was stunned silly.

To go head-to-head with the Sipahi Cavalry?

What kind of brain could come up with such a thing?

Suddenly, a general of the Khiva Khanate turned pale: "Does General Zhai mean... he wants to annihilate them all?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Annihilate them all?

Annihilate all three hundred thousand of the Ottoman Navy?

Mad!

This Zhai Shiqing has truly gone mad!

Zhai Shiqing then smiled slightly: "That's right, lure them onto the continent, and then annihilate them all!"

The entire hall was in an uproar.

Thirty million gold...

Looking at this vast and mighty procession, at those horse carriages sinking deep into the dirt, whose eyes weren't turning red?

Xie Fang, in particular, felt a bit uneasy all over just looking at it.

Money!

This is all money!

"Has the letter been sent to Liaodong?"

Xie Fang was anxious.

Liang Zheng hurriedly nodded: "Your Highness, it has been sent, it has been sent..."

"What did he say?"

Xie Fang was very impatient.

Liang Zheng wiped his sweat: "Your Highness, we are on the journey and cannot receive letters for the time being... but Your Highness, rest assured, I have already notified Qiao Yuan to prepare at least two hundred thousand troops. This time, we will definitely keep this Vice Minister Liu here in Wangchuan Mountain for good!"

Xie Fang slapped his thigh: "Good!"

Now look at Xie Ming.

As the Eleventh Prince, he was the one brought out by the Scholar-official Group this time to counter the Noble class and the forces of Liangzhou.

To put it bluntly.

His presence had always been very low.

After all, he was only eleven years old.

Dong Guifei's own influence in Longyan was very thin. Relying solely on the hypocritical support of Zhu Zhen and other Scholar-officials, one could imagine their lack of presence.

However.

Xie Ming was not someone content to be a mere supporting character.

Along the way, the horse carriage jolted, and incense ash from the stove fell onto Xie Ming's leg, but it was quickly swept away cleanly by the old servant beside him.

Xie Ming truly did not care at all.

In his eyes, which looked somewhat small, a light of hatred flickered at this moment.

Why?

Why was he not favored by everyone?

Why did he have to be someone else's supporting character?

Why was he just a role meant to accompany the Crown Prince in his studies?

He was not reconciled!

As a prince, he also wanted to achieve his own great undertaking!

He also wanted to become someone capable of a comeback!

Thirty million gold...

Those carriages outside kicking up rolling dust contained thirty million gold! As long as he possessed these, would he need to worry about not succeeding in his grand plan?

"Lao Zhong..."

He gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress the trembling of his body, and called out faintly.

"Your Highness, this old servant is here..."

The old servant bowed his waist and responded.

"Are those people ready?"

The old servant lowered his head even further: "Your Highness, a small team of twenty men has already gone ahead. Every one of them is an elite. If the scene truly becomes chaotic, they will certainly be able to take the heads of that Vice Minister Liu and the Crown Prince from among ten thousand men! These people are all top-tier assassins from the Wa nation!"

"Good!"

Xie Ming clenched his fists tightly: "You must kill them in one strike!"

"Yes!"

In a procession of hundreds of thousands, the atmosphere was very strange.

The Prince of Wei, the Prince of Yong, and Tie Mucheng were each riding a horse.

Listening to others discussing this thirty million gold, the three of them almost laughed. The Prince of Yong even shook his head and laughed heartily: "The old saying goes well, money can make the devil turn the millstone; these words are truly not false! Let's see what kind of tricks those monsters and demons will pull in Wangchuan Valley!"

The three of them laughed heartily.

This was Liu Zheng's idea; he had given them repeated instructions, telling them that these Yellow Dynamite must be of sufficient quantity! Not a single bit could be missing, and there could be no mistakes on the road, otherwise, it would affect his plan! Therefore, throughout this journey, the three of them—the Prince of Wei, the Prince of Yong, and Tie Mucheng—along with their brothers, had protected the items on these carts very well...

This also gave people a certain impression.

What was on these carts was definitely gold and silver!

It was definitely that thirty million gold!

They eyed it covetously.

Each harbored their own ulterior motives.

After marching for nearly half a month, the main force finally saw the Prisoner Camp stationed in Wangchuan Valley.

A successful rendezvous!

Liu Zheng had been waiting here for a long time; seeing the Prince of Wei, the Prince of Yong, Tie Mucheng, and the others, they gave each other a fierce hug.

"Good lad, as long as you're still alive!"

The Prince of Yong was the happiest.

Liu Zheng chuckled: "How could it be that easy to die?"

"Vice Minister Liu, I trust you have been well!"

Bigwigs like Xie Fang also walked over one by one, but the look in their eyes as they watched Liu Zheng was different. Each was incomparably sinister, as if saying, why didn't you die here?

Liu Zheng cupped his hands and smiled: "It seems I have disappointed quite a few people..."

"You..."

Xie Fang was pricked in his thoughts and snorted coldly: "What, is Vice Minister Liu afraid to walk now? Afraid of the dark, waiting for everyone to go together?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place burst into laughter.

"Exactly, so in this world, there is still something that you, Vice Minister Liu, are afraid of?"

"Vice Minister Liu, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we will accompany you!"

For a time, mockery, sarcasm, and sneers were endless.

Suddenly, someone noticed that Pei Qianyun was no longer by Liu Zheng's side, and immediately exclaimed: "Where is General Pei?"

"Pei Qianyun?"

"Gone?"

Many people also had expressions of disbelief.

One must know that this Pei Qianyun and Liu Zheng had always been inseparable, like Jiao and Meng; the two were like conjoined twins, never apart. But now, Pei Qianyun was gone...

All of a sudden.

Everyone understood.

Xie Fang laughed even louder: "Hahahaha, so that's it, his personal bodyguard is gone! Oh my, everyone, is this Wangchuan really that dangerous? That Pei Qianyun is the Longyan First Warrior!"

"Exactly!"

"Oh my, Vice Minister Liu, why so careless? Does this Vice Minister Liu still dare to walk?"

Xie Ming, who was in the crowd, also had his eyes light up, and he exchanged a glance with the old servant beside him.

Pei Qianyun was gone!

Wouldn't it be easier for them to succeed then?

Liu Zheng smiled without a word.

The Prince of Wei, the Prince of Yong, and the third person were also filled with worry.

Had Pei Qianyun really met with an accident?

"Vice Minister Liu, everyone knows Pei Qianyun's skills... If even he cannot protect himself in this Wangchuan... then we..."

"Exactly! We might as well turn back and go around it!"

"Vice Minister Liu, we don't want to lose our lives following you!"

"Such a long canyon, who knows if there are ambushes!"

"Vice Minister Liu, this is clearly wanting us to be cannon fodder for him!"

"His heart is punishable!"

The people at the scene were the same.

Hearing that an expert like Pei Qianyun was gone, the fear in their hearts returned. Not only that, their disappointment in Liu Zheng followed. Cannon fodder! This Vice Minister Liu was too wicked this time!

Xie Fang and the others were also inciting from the sidelines.

The scene became chaotic again.

Liu Zheng chuckled: "Who said I wanted to use you as cannon fodder?"

He pointed his hand toward the Wangchuan Valley over there and said calmly: "Everyone, the cannon fodder is there!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The carts that had been kept very secret and covered up along the way were finally uncovered at this moment.

Everyone looked over at the sound.

Then, the whole place changed color.

This...

It was all dynamite, all Cannon!

This?