"Tsk tsk, Ran Zijin has found a new backer, huh? He's really going to lose a lot of money!" Lin Rusong couldn't help but sneer.
If Ran Zijin provided all of these supplies, it would have cost millions. This guy is desperately trying to curry favor with Emperor Li Anlan.
No wonder Lu Yafu was so generous; it turns out the imperial court didn't contribute any money at all. It was all Ran Zijin's money, so naturally he felt no psychological pressure whatsoever.
However, these supplies were good news for Northern Liang. With these things, Northern Liang wouldn't have to live such a tight life anymore, and could even provide some support to their son.
He said in a deep voice, " Xu Zhong, go and move everything back. As for the weapons and equipment, we'll have them delivered to the Crown Prince later. This is Xiliang, after all; what kind of place is it with only 30,000 men!"
It's supposed to be the second Northern Liang, so it should at least have an army of 100,000 to back it up; otherwise, how could it dare to call itself Xiliang?
"Understood!" Xu Zhong nodded and immediately went to make the arrangements.
100,000!
Wang Ziwen's lips twitched. The prince had really gone all out this time. The weapons and equipment for 100,000 men were no joke. If it were anyone else, they would probably be beaten to a pulp just by looking at them.
Only the All Under Heaven world receives this treatment.
However, there's another problem. Since we've taken Li Anlan's things, we need to do things for him. That's a problem.
"Hey-hey!"
Lin Rusong smiled smugly. "Although we agreed to put pressure on the Northern Region Barbarians, we didn't say how we were going to fight."
He couldn't help but laugh, "I'll just write a letter to Tuoba Wanli myself in a bit, saying that I, Lin Rusong, am going to beat him up, and let him stretch out his neck and wait to die!"
We were just putting pressure on the Northern Region Barbarians, not saying we were going to fight them to the death. If we just casually made a move against them, that counts as taking action.
"Haha, Your Highness is brilliant!"
Wang Ziwen chuckled. This move was truly a stroke of genius, but our emperor would probably be displeased.
Xiliang City!
"The Emperor decrees: Lin Yi, the heir apparent of Heir of Northern Liang, has rendered meritorious service in killing the enemy and is hereby appointed as the Great General Divine Might..."
When this imperial edict was issued to Xiliang Commandery, the entire Xiliang was in an uproar. The crown prince had actually been appointed as the Great General Divine Might, a title that sounded incredibly powerful.
Only Lin Yi looked somewhat displeased, because while the title of Grand General sounded impressive, it was actually just a nominal position.
The title of "Grand General" is merely a formality!
According to the regulations of the Great Ning Dynasty, a Grand General was usually appointed temporarily when there was a combat mission. Of course, there was also another type, which was to be given a nominal title when someone made great military achievements.
It's obvious that Lin Yi, this Great General Divine Might, is just like that. He sounds incredibly powerful, but in reality, he's completely useless. He's not even as helpful as those little bit of supplies.
"Your Highness, the Emperor is too stingy! He only gave you a nominal position. This is simply outrageous!" Zhou Cang said indignantly after hearing Jia Xu and the others' analysis.
Lin Yi shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Do you think it's so easy for me to bestow titles now? Li Anlan is smart enough to give me a nominal position. Otherwise..."
The position of prefect is already the highest among local officials; the next step would be to become a feudal lord. Li Anlan would certainly not do something reckless.
Having Northern Liang was bad enough, but with the addition of an independent Xiliang, half of the north would be in the hands of the Lin family.
Of course, he had an even better option: to use his promotion to put himself in the Great Ning, which would save Li Anlan a lot of trouble.
However, Li Anlan wasn't stupid; he knew his side wouldn't agree. Even if he did, the Prince of Northern Liang wouldn't, so naturally he wouldn't provoke Northern Liang at this time.
In that case, it would be perfectly acceptable to simply give him a nominal, honorary position.
"My lord, the person who delivered the imperial decree hasn't left, but he sent someone to Little Pine Mountain Little Pine Mountain. He probably already knows about the situation there," Chen Qun couldn't help but remind him.
Lin Yi nodded and said in a deep voice, "The identity of this person has been confirmed by the Net (a secret police organization). He is Wei Tong, a trusted confidant of Emperor Li Anlan of Great Ning, and the commander of the Great Ning Guard. It seems that we have finally attracted the emperor's attention this time!"
The commander of the Great Ning Guard was Li Anlan's intelligence organization, a powerful weapon in his hands.
Now that this sharpest weapon has entered Xiliang Commandery, it's clear that my achievements this time have alarmed him and instilled fear in him, which is why he rushed to send his trusted confidants.
"This guy dares to cause trouble in Xiliang Commandery, should we kill him?" Zhou Cang sneered.
Lin Yi rolled his eyes at him and laughed, "No need for fighting. They're quite self-disciplined; they haven't been running around. We're just checking on the situation at Little Pine Mountain for now, so we don't need to worry about them!"
What good is the Great Ning Guard? After the arrival of Xiliang Commandery, they had no use for it.
Of the more than 20,000 members of the Net, apart from those deployed around the Heavenly Pillar Peak passage, the rest were mostly in Xiliang Commandery. Wei Tong had essentially entered the Net's stronghold, and he was destined not to cause any trouble.
He did learn about Li Sansi's situation, but it's unclear how that will happen.
"My lord, Li Sansi and Tuoba Yu are still evenly matched, but Li Sansi has already fallen into a disadvantageous position," Jia Xu shook his head and said with a cold smile.
Li Sansi was quite stubborn; he actually didn't come to ask for help and kept fighting Tuoba Yu head-on.
However, his combat strength was ultimately inferior to Tuoba Yu's, and even with the geographical advantage, he still couldn't defeat Tuoba Yu. If the two were under the same conditions, Li Sansi would probably have already lost.
Lin Yi sighed and said with a wry smile, " The Northern Barbarians where Tuoba Yu lives are a society where the strong are respected, and their physiques are stronger than those of Southerners. Li Sansi has lived a life of luxury, and there haven't been any major battles at Dayu Pass in recent years, so it's normal that he couldn't win this time."
He knew in his heart that Li Sansi had underestimated his opponent to some extent.
He thought that after losing more than 20,000 men, Tuoba Yu's morale would be low, but he did not expect that the power unleashed by a group of people who were eager to live would be extremely terrifying.
However, I don't need to worry about them for now; I just need to wait for the passage to be completed.
He looked at Jia Xu and asked, " Wenhe, what's the situation at Heavenly Pillar Peak?"
"My lord, our passage will be open soon. It should be completed by noon the day after tomorrow at the latest!" A hint of excitement flashed in Jia Xu's eyes. This time, the Great General Divine Eagle's retreat route was blocked. Would he still be able to fly out?
That's right, after two days of working overtime, the Heavenly Pillar Peak tunnel is nearing completion and has reached its destination.
With this road, Xiliang Commandery had more options.