Where is General Tian?
When Wei Gongcheng appeared, not only several deputy generals but also the soldiers guarding the gate recognized him. When questioned, someone quickly stepped forward to answer.
"My lord, the imperial army has rebelled, and General Tian has already led his men to suppress it."
Tian Heng's face twitched. The soldiers in Jiangnan were indeed confident enough now. When facing the imperial army, the first word that came to mind was "rebellion."
It should be noted that, from the perspective of outsiders, Jiangnan was still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
"Take me to him!" Wei Gongcheng said hurriedly.
"Please follow me, sir!"
Wei Gongzhan followed behind, watching the entire process unfold so smoothly, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that it would be extremely difficult to sabotage things within Jiangnan from within.
The entire Jiangnan is a power built on faith. All those with great power have a foundation of faith. For example, my second cousin, as the lord of the Underworld in Liuzhou, has the faith of most of the soldiers' families, including these newly arrived West Sea Army. Although the main Power of Faith comes from Tian Heng, most soldiers know that they will at most be a first-class sergeant in this life. After a hundred years, they will still be under the Underworld and will have to rely on their descendants to offer incense.
Many people would rather get a position in the Underworld, so even though the West Sea Army was a new army, about Chengdu incense and kowtowed at the Liuzhou Underworld Temple.
Anyone who has done this will be symbolically endowed with a bit of the power of the Underworld's Power of Faith. Once they accept this, they will not mistake Wei Gongzhan for someone else. Unless it is someone like A Li who can defy the heavens and alter memories, ordinary disguises simply cannot replace any of the Principal God here.
This also makes it easier for them to work together. For example, if Wei Gongcheng wanted to find General Tian, he would not be hindered by his subordinates.
"Brother, it seems we're too late. Can we still stop them now? Should we quickly inform the Princess and the others to wait at the Underworld Temple in Liuzhou, and go fetch them?"
"No." Wei Gongcheng shook his head with a stern face. " The King of Qin cannot enter the Underworld. This is something the Lord warned me about when he returned from Cloud Capital. The Lord's words are never wrong!"
"Then we only need the eldest princess."
"Even the eldest princess won't do." Wei Gongcheng shook his head. " The King of Qin has a special ability; he can replace anyone at will. If we agree to bring the eldest princess, the King of Qin will definitely make his move."
"You have this ability?" Wei Gongzhan was taken aback.
"I've only heard the Lord mention it; it's said to be a forbidden power that can replace anyone and make those around them forget who they were. But the Lord said that such a power is useless against us."
"It's useless to you?"
"We, the Principal God, have a foundation of faith in this region. We can use the Power of Faith to bring the believers to their senses. Moreover, the special space of the King of Qin cannot confine us. We can return directly to the Underworld."
"I see."
"But if the King of Qin goes to the Underworld, the situation might be different," Wei Gongcheng said quietly. "Unexpected things could happen, and I can't gamble on that. The Underworld is the foundation of order in Jiangnan; if something goes wrong, Jiangnan will be in grave danger."
"I see." Wei Gongzhan nodded. "Then, brother, what do we do now?"
Let's see Tian Heng first.
The two men quickly arrived at the encampment area inside the pass with the deputy general, where the two armies were already facing each other.
War was imminent, and Wei Gongcheng was terrified.
The interior of Jiangnan is now extremely vulnerable, and the military strength is extremely strained. Every pass is crucial and cannot be lost. Once a breach occurs, there will be no troops available to reinforce it in a short time. Although there are rivers and waterways beyond the passes for defense, it is extremely difficult to establish a defensive line in a short period of time. The most critical factor is those Heavenly Python.
Those things can burrow into the ground; Jiangnan doesn't yet have the ability to spread the Blazing Yang Grand Formation all over Jiangnan!
"Lord Wei? What brings you here?"
"With something this serious happening, how could we not come?" Wei Gongcheng's face was grim. "What exactly happened?"
"The arrival of the Eldest Princess has spurred Lan Shang and his group. They don't want to sit idly by and wait for their doom; they're probably planning to take desperate measures."
Tian Heng's words were brief, but Wei Gongcheng sensed something was amiss.
That Tian Heng is so eager to make a name for himself!
When the eldest princess arrived, it was he who lured her there. Originally, the eldest princess was to take over military power immediately, which would at least stabilize the imperial army in the short term, and they could even lead it out of Jiangnan. As for whether there would be a rebellion later, that was none of their Jiangnan.
But Tian Heng clearly wanted to sink this wave and take down the imperial army!
" General Tian, let's not beat around the bush. Now that you've gone this far, tell me, what are your plans next? You're not really planning to fight the imperial army head-on, are you?"
The Ghost King is an absolutely Transcendent army, even stronger than the Fighter Army. The Lord himself has said that to deal with the Emperor's army, they must cooperate with the sorcerer team trained by Ziyue. Otherwise, in terms of army quality alone, the current troops in Jiangnan cannot compare to the Ghost King Army of the Imperial Court.
Seeing that the other party had spoken so bluntly, Tian Heng immediately stopped pretending. Wei Gongcheng was a smart man, and the situation was urgent, so there was no point in playing Taiji.
So he said to himself, " Lan Shang is a newly appointed general with insufficient prestige. Including the ghost spirit inside Lan Shang, it is said to be a lone wolf. Although it has a position in King Xiang's forces, its prestige in the main army is not good. Such a combination, even if the individuals are strong, it is impossible for them to completely control the army in a short period of time."
"While the emperor of the Xiao Household seems to be promoting new nobles, he has actually taken precautions. The fact that he can mobilize such a large army at this time must be a pretext to sow discord among his troops by feigning hostility from an external enemy. For example, the soldiers in Jiangnan might be plotting against them. Once this lie is exposed, his army's morale will waver. At that point, if we can then use swift and decisive action to capture the leader first, we will have a chance to force the imperial army to surrender!"
"That's a good idea, but are you confident you can capture the leader?" Wei Gongcheng looked at the other party suspiciously.
Tian Heng is very strong. Xu Hu said that in terms of strength, with the addition of Ao Zhen, Tian Heng's strength on paper should be above his. Moreover, Tian Heng is good at fighting. According to the master, in the entire force, in a one-on-one situation, only Ziyue and he are very confident of winning. The others, even Xu Hu, have less than a 40% chance of winning.
They have the strength, but their opponent is no pushover either.
Lan Shang's ability to become the commander of the Ghost Army is exceptional. I have met Lan Shang several times and can tell at a glance that the energy in his body is violent and terrifying, several times more dangerous than what I felt from Ao Zhen.
In a large army, with the support of military formations, it is virtually impossible to behead an enemy leader from among thousands of soldiers unless there is a complete power imbalance. If it were that simple, many wars in the world would be unnecessary.
"It definitely wouldn't have worked before. But we can try now," Tian Heng said, a startling sword intent flashing in his eyes.