The Emperor of the Three Realms
chapter 126
Ye Rong was overjoyed to hear these words. “Brother Jiang, does this mean you accept it?”
“Good words, we are all gold buried in the sand, our sparkle hidden for a while. However, you and I are not the type of people who accept being buried in the sand forever. Maybe, you and I working together would be the ideal decision.”
Pa pa pa pa.
Ye Rong clapped his hands and laughed out loud. "Good! Such satisfaction! Jiang Chen, I, Ye Rong, haven't seen someone as honest as you in a long time. Come on, let's drink!”
"Drink!"
Jiang Chen had been running around here and there ever since he reincarnated into this world. He barely had a chance to explore the outside world. Other than Fatty Xuan and Hubing Yue who were left behind by his predecessors, he barely had anyone he could call a friend.
Princess Gouyu might be able to count as one, but the relationship of the two had basically surpassed the limits of friendship.
As for the others, they were either his relatives or his subordinates.
This Ye Rong was the first person she felt could get along well, and someone she could make friends with. At least, both are feathered birds.
“Brother Jiang, I feel like we are old friends even though this is our first meeting. Take Da Yu1's bow and place this arrow as my congratulatory gift. There are 36 arrows in it that form a set with a bow. The divine arrow must accompany the precious bow to exert its greatest effectiveness.”
Ye Rong was in a good mood when he discovered the two had a lot in common after drinking a few cups of wine with Jiang Chen.
“Prince Ye, don't call me brother Jiang. You should be a year or two older than me, you can call me Jiang Chen or younger brother Jiang.”
“Heh heh, then I will call you brother Jiang or brother wise. Oh right, Jiang Chen, this Da Yu bow will only increase your chances by an additional ten percent. It won't be able to guarantee your success in killing Ren Feilong.”
It was true, even with the spirit bow in hand, Ren Feilong would have many experts protecting him in an army that numbered in the tens of thousands. It's not easy to kill him.
“Except, brother Ye, do you have any other better ideas?”
“I have another idea, but it's a bit cruel.” Ye Rong hesitated a little.
“Cruelty is not a concern in a battle between two forces. If the Dark Moon Kingdom managed to reach the Eastern Kingdom, then by the nickname Ren Feilong as the god of slaughter, he would become a reliable butcher. The death toll of the citizens of my Eastern Kingdom will most likely reach tens of thousands.”
Ye Rong nodded. “Someone really cannot have much doubt when two armies meet in battle.”
After he spoke, Ye Rong seemed to do another trick as he extended his right hand. A snake with green spots appeared on the back of his hand and circled Ye Rong's arm.
This snake has a pair of thin and small eyes, black squinty eyes located on both sides of its triangular-shaped head exuding a frightening sense of ferocity.
“Adik, this snake is called Sevenstar Joined Moon snake. The poison is pretty weird. The blood of anyone who poisoned this poison would boil and his organs would have irregularities. They would slowly turn into bloodthirsty monsters. The appetite of these monsters was strange as they had an ancient desire to eat and lust for living humans and fresh blood. Imagine this, if a group of people were exposed to this poison from a million strong soldiers and one person bit into another, then they would be connected like a series of seven stars. They will be interconnected, and it will not be long before millions of powerful soldiers will be destroyed without doing battle.”
“Sevenstar Joins the Moon Snake?” Memories of his past life floated in Jiang Chen's mind. This snake did indeed have a strange poison that could spread continuously, just like Ye Rong had said.
As long as someone who suffers bites another person once, the person who is bitten will spread the poison. Following this chariot, one person would infect ten people, and ten people would infect a hundred.
How much suffering can a million strong soldiers endure?
But it is said that this poisonous snake is very difficult to maintain. How did Ye Rong get it?
“Adik, don't look at me like that. This snake is not something I can keep. I had borrowed it from a friend in the Precious Tree Sect and only had fifteen days before I had to return it to him. If he finds out that I used him to intervene in the battle in the kingdom together, most likely I will be accused.”
Ye Rong looked agitated as he said these words. It was seen that he had actually spent a lot of capital to recruit Jiang Chen and gain his friendship.
“Brother Ye need not worry. The Sevenstar Joined Moon's snake venom can be distilled into a completely different poison, so that others will not be able to recognize that it is the Sevenstar Joined Moon's poison.”
"removed?" Ye Rong blinked a little in disbelief. “Male sister, you know how to purify poison?”
Jiang Chen laughed out loud. “It looks like your intelligence collection is not thorough enough. I actually know a thing or two about this unconventional poison method.”
"Oh? It's a nice surprise. The roots of the path of poison ultimately came from the pill dao. My sister, could it be that you have done some research on pill dao?”
“I know a thing or two about it.” Jiang Chen smiled humbly.
“Male sister, if you are truly talented in the field of pills, then your chances of entering the Precious Tree Sect will greatly increase. The Precious Tree Sect greatly emphasized the potential within the pill dao. Precious Tree Sect is at the top of the four big sects of the sixteen kingdoms alliance in the pill field.”
Jiang Chen was immediately inspired by the Sevenstar Joined Moon snake and he combined various methods in spreading poison in his past life to instantly brainstorm more tactics.
When Jiang Chen reappeared the next day, a few traces of confident smiles were seen on his face.
After a day and night of refining, he had refined the Sevenstar Joined Moon poison in large quantities into a mutated form of poison.
This poison was poured into several hundred small bottles and distributed to the captains of large, medium, and small teams.
…
It was the seventh day since Darkmoon's forces left the capital of Darkmoon Kingdom.
On this day, a large army chose to gather in an empty mountain valley. They only started making camp after making sure their ranks and formations were well-organized.
They would arrive at the border after two days of travel, and the Eastern Kingdom would be visible in the distance.
The fertile lands, sexy beauty, and countless wealth of the Eastern Kingdom seemed to be waving in their direction.
Ren Feilong had summoned all the high-ranking officers in the armed forces to the commander-in-chief's tent.
“Everything, we will arrive at the border of the Dark Moon Kingdom after crossing this Bayun Valley. We will divide the troops into two, one to seize the territory of Westcreek Eastern Kingdom, the other to make a hoax in the territory of Jiang Han Eastern Kingdom.”
"Yes. The Jiang family controlled the Jiang Han territory, and were experienced in forcing the Swordbird army. If we attack them directly, even though we have many methods to fight them, it will ultimately remain a war of attrition. They won't care no matter how many Swordbirds die, but we must use the lives of our soldiers and generals. It's not worth it."
“Commander speaks honestly. There was no need to expend energy to fight the Swordbird army. As long as we make a gap in the Westcreek region and deploy a large army, the troops can follow from behind in an endless stream. Our army had already invaded the Eastern Kingdom before the Jiang family reacted. At that time, they would have trouble taking care of the two fields. We will then use a pincer movement and surround them with several squadrons from different sides. They will not be able to focus on one thing without forgetting another, and hence will be defeated even without fighting.”
The one who spoke was another high-ranking officer, and one of the famous dukes of the Darkmoon Kingdom.
The first part of his words had understood Ren Feilong's invasion strategy, but the second part still did not understand the latter's intent.
“There is no doubt that our great army will pass through the Westcreek region to enter the Eastern Kingdom, but this is just one of our many plans. Our real ace is entering through the southeastern part of the Eastern Kingdom. We will take a detour as far as several thousand li2 and then turn to sneak into Jiang Han territory.”
“Ace in the hole?” The crowd of officers showed doubt.
“Indeed our great army is just preparation on the surface. The true trump card for dealing with the Jiang family is not us. We're just posing. I want to ask everyone, even if we have an army of one million or even more, how much loss will we bear in a direct confrontation to destroy the Swordbird army? Thirty percent, or even fifty? If our victim reaches fifty percent, then our spirit will be such that we are unable to continue the struggle. The Eastern Kingdom in the end still had some fighting ability, so at that time, it would be difficult to determine who won or lost if we fought to the death. Therefore, in order to capture the Jiang family, we must make a surprise attack.”
“Sudden attack?”
“Indeed right, surprise attack.” Ren Feilong appeared full of confidence. “The trump card I sent you consists of a true qi master. They will infiltrate the River Wave city in the Jiang Han territory, and we must have long made preparations for our Darkmoon Kingdom spies within the city. We will work in collusion, one from the outside and one from the inside to sneak into River Wave city, then attack quickly to attack Jiang Han's palace, he said, like a sudden thunder so there was no time to close the ears. Our target is Jiang Feng.”
“Jiang Feng?”
“Yes, as long as we capture Jiang Feng and the members of the Jiang family clan, then Jiang Chen will refrain from taking action for fear of involving his relatives. He will lose his fighting ability. No matter how ferocious he was and even if he could force the Swordbird army, there was no way he would sacrifice his clan for the sake of the Eastern Kingdom. Because it's…"
All the other officials were suddenly enlightened as Ren Feilong's words spread throughout the room. They all highly praised him, “The Supreme Commander is undoubtedly great. This kind of setting that blends right and wrong really makes people amazed.”
The various army maneuvers, all sorts of attacks and trickery were all actually just illusions. Their true goal was to provide protection for the trump card and numb Jiang Chen as they carried out a surprise attack on Jiang Han's house.
It must be said that Ren Feilong's strategy setup is unconventional, but this is the most appropriate and most likely to work.
If they did not use this method, the Darkmoon Kingdom would pay a lot of casualties to defeat the Swordbird army.
“Alright, everyone make your preparations. The army will continue to advance tomorrow and split into two at the border. We will follow the battle plan, without any mistakes.”
With Ren Feilong's arrangements, these officers became even more excited. At first their emotions were a bit complicated.
After all, they had never experienced a battle against the Swordbird army. They found this situation quite difficult when they thought about it.
Even if they won, it would be a big win because they had to pay dearly.
If the Commander-in-Chief's tactics succeeded, then they would be able to capture the Jiang family with an untarnished sword. It's gonna be perfect.
Just as the officers were about to return to their camp, a shrill horn sounded from the outskirts of the city.
This means that the enemy is attacking them.
“Everything's getting ready! Enemy approaching!”
As this voice rang out, countless winged birds suddenly appeared in the night sky under the moonlight. They were similar to a huge black curtain, covering the sky and covering the moon, angering this part of the mountain valley.
“That Sword Bird, Sword Bird!”
Some people in the large army started shouting and shouting.
“Why are you panicking? Prepare a round shield formation.”
The round shield formation was the best way to counter high air attacks. The round shield formation can guarantee that the momentum generated by the dives from the air is virtually non-destructive.
Arrow formation, ready!
Long spear formation, ready!
These two formations were part of the same formation system as the round shield formation.
If a round shield formation was used to defend against high air attacks, then a long arrow and spear formation was used to attack the Sword Bird.
We must hand it over to them, the Darkmoon Kingdom army has made a large amount of close preparations for the Swordbird army.
As everyone stood stiffly on the ground and prepared to fight, the Sword Bird actually flew in the air above them and did not even want to dive down. They darted past like a huge black curtain that was swiftly drawn through the sky. They came quickly, and they left quickly.
Da Yu is the name of a legendary ancient ruler who managed to control the flood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu\_the\_Great
One li \= 0.5 km \= 1/3 mile
