"General, what do you think?"
Outside the capital city's camp, in the early hours of the night, suddenly bursts of Buddhist light appeared!
The scene was so large that it alerted many of the night watchmen, who reported it to their superiors. Tian Heng, who had been keeping an eye on the situation, noticed it immediately, but he did not make any rash moves until his men reported it.
"That's quite blatant," Tian Heng said, his eyes turning icy as he looked at the Buddha's light in the sky.
"Shall we make a move, General?" the lieutenant whispered.
According to the previous plan, the reason for taking down Lan Shang and others was that they were corrupted by the ancient forces. Then, the imperial army was forced to surrender and temporarily taken over. When the princess returned, whether she could regain her military power would depend on the situation.
"Let's wait a moment." Tian Heng knew this was a golden opportunity, but something felt off. A sense of unease welled up inside him, a feeling that one wrong step tonight could lead to the annihilation of the West Sea Army.
"Commander, why hasn't that guy surnamed Tian arrived yet?"
Several lieutenants reassured their soldiers while keeping a close watch on the outside, waiting for Tian Heng to make his move.
After Lan Shang returned and met Tian Heng, he knew that this guy was up to something. He wasn't stupid either. The fact that the other party deliberately notified the Eldest Princess to go to Great Azure Mountain instead of letting the Eldest Princess quickly take over military power and eliminate him should have been a cause for concern.
He also turned the tables on them. This fabricated Dream-Stealing Technique was far inferior to the authentic supernatural powers of the Buddha Kingdom. In the Buddha Kingdom's Great Dream World, you would essentially return to a past life, with no difference in time. It would take decades of reflection for you to truly believe it all and return to your previous state.
However, this forgery is different. It cannot give you the same sense of time as a real dream, where you can believe in how important you were in your past life in just two hours. The impact is far less. It is not very safe to persuade the soldiers to completely rebel based on such a collective dream. After all, the number of soldiers is very large, and many people will question it. As long as there are many voices of doubt, it will put you in a passive position.
In comparison, if there is external pressure at this time, such as Tian Heng sending a large army to attack, and then they stand up and say that Tian Heng regards them as heretics, in this case, the doubtful soldiers can quickly unite.
Once they charge out, the soldiers will have no way back, and these Transcendent soldiers will become their own source of manpower!
But for some reason, Tian Heng is still managing to stay calm at this moment. This can't go on.
Lan Shang took a breath and immediately said to his adjutant, "Pass down the word that Tian Heng's army is planning to surround us. Have all soldiers get up and be on alert!"
"Yes!"
The lieutenants acted swiftly, and in less than a quarter of an hour, most of the soldiers were temporarily awakened. Still immersed in their dream, they were immediately terrified upon hearing that they were surrounded!
Before they could even think, they were already being called together by Shangguan.
"Brothers!" Lan Shang stood on the high platform, his face serious, and said, "I'm sure you all had some dreams, right?"
All the soldiers' expressions changed, and they exchanged glances, their eyes filled with a complex mix of surprise, doubt, and excitement.
Surprisingly, all his comrades around him were doing the same thing, and he wondered if it was too much of a coincidence. Naturally, he was excited about his past life.
Although he was considered quite outstanding among the Ghost King, he was still just a common soldier. In the dream world, however, he was almost always a leader or a big shot. Just thinking about how he used to be such a big shot naturally filled him with excitement.
"We are the chosen ones, and it is by divine will that we are brought together. Unfortunately, to outsiders, all of this is heresy and poison."
"According to intelligence, Tian Heng has already dispatched a large army to surround us. Brothers, should we just sit here and wait to die?"
this.
The soldiers reacted differently; some almost instinctively shouted, "We don't want to!"
Others, however, were hesitant. Most of those who hesitated were people who had been in close contact with the West Sea Army these past few days. They had all heard about the Western Navy's experiences living in Jiangnan for the past few years, and each of them felt a sense of envy and longing.
In this place, soldiers are a respected and honorable profession, and young women are eager to marry these valiant men.
In the Great Jin, although the emperor valued military prowess over civil administration, he still respected aristocratic families and attached himself to them. These low-ranking soldiers, despite having some bloodline, could only show off their power to the common soldiers without any bloodline. In terms of status, they had very little.
Ordinary families rarely want to marry their daughters to them; they tend to avoid them.
But in Jiangnan, the benefits and respect that soldiers enjoy are beyond their expectations.
Would such a respected group of people really be persecuted out of jealousy?
Will they really be suppressed just because they are different?
There is Underworld in Jiangnan, where Samsara is commonplace. Moreover, the gods in Jiangnan are all transformed from demons, and people don't have a black-and-white view of demons. Just a few days ago, they were teammates who were gradually trusting each other. Just because they had a dream, they want to kill them?
To be honest, many people don't really believe it.
But at this moment, the head coach looked very confident, and it didn't seem like he was lying to them.
Although most people still hadn't responded, Lan Shang immediately roared, "We have no intention of harming anyone, but Jiangnan has gone too far. Now we are only fighting for our own survival. Everyone, pick up your weapons, not for anything else, but to live. We were once heroes, how can we die here without knowing why?"
These words garnered even more support than before. As the surrounding passion surged, some soldiers who had been hesitant also raised their weapons and roared in anger. This is human nature; most people, after all, follow the crowd!
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Lan Shang drew his sword and said, "All troops, form ranks! Flying Dragon Cavalry, lead the way, crossbowmen, bring up the rear, light cavalry, protect the central guard. Move quickly! We must break out of the city before the enemy can react! We absolutely cannot be surrounded! Is Lieutenant General Lan Shan here?"
"Here!" A tall, imposing man, who bore a resemblance to Lan Shang, quickly stepped forward.
"You must select five thousand Flying Dragon Cavalry as the vanguard; they must tear an opening as soon as possible!"
"Promise!"
Where is Hou Lie?
"Exist!"
"You will lead five thousand sharpshooters to hold the rear, focusing on sniping enemy cavalry captains to cover the main force's advance."
"Promise!"
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"Too late!"
In the distance, Wei Gongcheng arrived at the border first. Since the last incident, the Shen Family had hurriedly built a Underworld Temple at the border. All five Underworld Lords could enter and exit through this temple. Although this would further expand the Shen Family's authority, it was a necessary measure in this extraordinary time.
Wei Gongcheng, as the most senior member of the Underworld, was naturally one of them; otherwise, it would have truly become a special case for the Shen Family.
Therefore, Wei Gongcheng and Wei Gongzhan arrived much faster than the other two, but they didn't expect...
The worst outcome happened so quickly.