Chapter 129: Raising an Army to Punish the Crime
On the Lianshen Peak, in the Earth Fire Cave, the Great Divine Cauldron was turning into a size of about ten feet, floating up and down in the lava.
Chen Jiu stood at one side, staring with anticipation, and there was even a hint of nervousness in his eyes.
The Honghuang Divine Cauldron is not refining elixirs or weapons, but is refining its own body, or restoring its own strength.
An unknown amount of time had passed before he finally slowly floated up from the lava and landed directly at the center of the underground fire cave. Then, his heartbeat began to vibrate there constantly, sometimes louder and sometimes softer, like a beating heart.
After a long while, the Primordial Divine Cauldron suddenly stopped. With a "buzz" sound, a shock wave blew Chen Jiu's clothes and hair into the air. A circle of runes emanated from the body of the Primordial Divine Cauldron. As the runes flowed, the ancient aura filled the air.
"Hahahaha, I'm finally fully recovered. It's been so many years. I can't even remember how long it has been since I last felt this refreshed."
Suddenly, this guy started to flash around in the underground fire cave like a madman.
Chen Jiu shook his head slightly, then smiled and said, "Lao Ding, can you trap the True God now?"
The Honghuang Divine Cauldron suddenly stopped and said awkwardly, "You did this on purpose, didn't you see that I only have a few dozen runes? How could it trap a true god? It's more like trapping an earthly immortal."
Now it was Chen Jiu's turn to laugh out loud: "Don't you like joking?"
Honghuang Shending retorted: "That was with that little girl Qianqian. Who likes to joke with a dull person like you?"
Okay, just don't go crazy.
Chen Jiu said solemnly: "Lao Ding, now we are not afraid of meeting a true god, right?"
Honghuang Shending said without hesitation: "Escape will definitely not be a problem, whether you can do it depends on you."
I can't do it now, but I can't wait any longer.
Chen Jiu is ready to conquer Japan. The Honghuang Divine Cauldron has been fully restored, so he doesn't have to worry about being caught by the true god. As for his cultivation, it is too difficult to practice Qi and become an immortal. It is impossible in a short period of time.
He really couldn't bear it anymore at the moment. The last time the Japanese pirates invaded, he almost lost the Yin and Yang world. It really made him very angry.
He is not like the Imperial Court, which allows others to come and act rampantly. He dares not go to Japan to beat others up. If others dare to attack him, he will beat them back.
This is also a perfect excuse. If you Japanese can send dozens of troops to invade the Ming Dynasty, why can't I launch a large-scale counterattack? I can use this as an excuse to raise an army to punish you. It is justified. Even if a real god of Japan comes, he can make you speechless.
Moreover, this is also a good opportunity to plunder qi and blood. The qi and blood of the guardians, feudal lords, generals, and family elders in Japan are all sufficient. As long as he absorbs more , it will be no problem for him to cultivate to the peak of demon immortals. He can even try to refine his body and become a god first.
As for how to conquer Japan, he hasn't figured it out yet because he still lacks something.
He was standing there in deep thought when Luo Li suddenly walked in with a package printed with the word "Yi" and said solemnly, "Ajiu, the imperial court is sending you an urgent message of 800 miles."
These guys were finally delivered.
He waved his hand and said, "Lao Ding, let's go and discuss it."
After saying that, he directly pulled Luo Li and the Honghuang Divine Cauldron into the Immortal Palace.
Jiaona, Zhang Wanxia and Xu Yanran were sitting in the pavilion enjoying the scenery. When they saw Chen Jiu and Luo Li coming in with a package, they were all stunned.
Zhang Wanxia couldn't help but ask, "Ajiu, what is this?"
Chen Jiu didn't explain, he just put the package on the table and opened the outer cloth and paper bags.
There was actually a thick stack of papers inside!
Chen Jiu unfolded the top one and took a look, and nodded slightly.
This time, he finally had a detailed map of Japan, and it was indeed filled with numerous vassal states.
When Luo Li saw the map, he was surprised and asked, "Ah Jiu, you are not really going to conquer Japan, are you?"
Chen Jiu nodded and pretended to be calm and said: "Don't worry, Lao Ding has fully recovered. Even the true god can't catch me."
this.
Luo Li glanced at Xu Yanran and couldn't help but sigh.
There was no way around it. Their agreement with the Imperial Court was to conquer Japan, but if they went over to show their respect, the Imperial Court would sooner or later cause trouble for them.
Xu Yanran could only sigh quietly. There was nothing she could do. This was not something she could decide.
Chen Jiu looked at the map seriously, then picked up a pile of papers below and slowly flipped through them.
These are introductions of the generals of the garrisons of Qingzhou Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture. If he wants to conquer Japan, he naturally cannot go there alone, beat them up and then run back.
If he beats the other person down, he has to take over his territory and send people to occupy it. Otherwise, it would be just like a wasted trip.
Of course, occupying someone else's territory is dangerous. They may organize a large army to counterattack, or even act without martial ethics and send out immortals to attack the army of mortals.
Therefore, he had to find a more reliable general.
This general can only be found in the garrisons of Qingzhou Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture, because he is only in charge of the garrisons of these three prefectures, and he is not confident in using the generals sent by the imperial court.
There are quite a few garrisons in Qingzhou, Dengzhou and Laizhou prefectures, with two or three in each prefecture. There are also quite a few generals in the garrisons. The standard configuration of each garrison is three generals, including the commander-in-chief, the deputy commander-in-chief and the assistant commander-in-chief, and there are quite a few with four or five.
He was not familiar with these generals at all, so he could only select them based on their military merits. It would be best if they had killed Japanese pirates. He would simply leave aside those who had never fought in a war and had no military merits, and who had been promoted based on their connections.
The problem is that not many of these generals have fought in wars, and even fewer have killed Japanese pirates.
He picked and chose for a long time and actually picked out a few who had been in battle many times, and they were all deputy commanders. Those commanders-in-chief and deputy commanders seemed to have high positions, but they basically never went to wars. Those who actually led troops to fight were basically the lowest-ranking deputy commanders.
The remaining few commanders have made outstanding military achievements. Who should we choose?
Soon, one person caught his attention.
Qi Jingtong was the deputy commander of Dengzhou Guard. He was brave in combat. Every time the Japanese pirates came ashore from Dengzhou Prefecture to plunder, it was he who led the troops. He made many military achievements and killed many Japanese pirates.
This is not the point. The point is that he has two sons, named Ji Guang and Ji Mei.
I have some impression of Qi Jiguang. He seemed to be very good at killing Japanese pirates.
It’s him!
Of course, he was not referring to Qi Jiguang, but Qi Jingtong. Qi Jiguang was just a male in the Qi family. He had no position and had never been on the battlefield, so he certainly could not lead an army.
Now that the general has been selected, it will be easy to get the soldiers. By drawing some from each garrison, it will definitely be no problem to gather 10,000 or 20,000 troops.
The key is how to get these people over and how to transport the food and supplies.
Chen Jiu's gaze returned to the map again.
At this moment, Japan is indeed much closer to Ming Dynasty, but the problem is that there is sea in between.
There was no need to count on the warships of the Ming navy. If they sailed there, they would probably encounter either a sea storm or monsters and would definitely be destroyed. The previous dynasty had already learned a lesson from this, so he naturally could not make this mistake again.
It seems that the only way to transport it is to use earthly immortals.
If we could have earthly immortals stationed in Japan, we could also prevent others from sending immortals to bully the army composed of mortals. This is a good idea.
His eyes couldn't help but look at Zhang Wanxia.
Seeing people staring at her, Zhang Wanxia couldn't help but ask shyly, "Little thief, what do you want to do?"
Oh, the little girl is still shy.
Chen Jiu grabbed her hand and said in a pretentious manner, "I have something to discuss with you."
Zhang Wanxia blushed immediately and said, "No, it's broad daylight now. Can we discuss it at night?"
Okay, no more jokes.
Chen Jiu said solemnly: "I want to recruit the earth immortals from the noble families to go with me to conquer Japan. What do you think?"
ah?
There is really something to discuss!
Zhang Wanxia was stunned for a moment, then shook her head slightly and said, "I guess no one is willing to go. There are real gods in Japan, who dares to go and die?"
Chen Jiu couldn't help but snorted coldly: "No one is willing to go? They secretly surrendered to me and you want me to do nothing for them? Tell me, if I submit a petition to the imperial court, will the current emperor agree?"
Zhang Wanxia said without hesitation: "The current emperor will naturally agree. He is just thinking about weakening our strength."
That's it.
Chen Jiu sneered: "These guys still want to be fence-sitters? There are strong winds on both sides, let's see how they will fall!"
After saying that, he actually took out paper and pen and started writing.
When Jiajing received the memorial, he was so happy that he couldn't help feeling happy.
Great, this not only can we kill Chen Jiu with a borrowed knife, but also can weaken the strength of the aristocratic families, it's really killing two birds with one stone!
He immediately issued an edict, ordering all the earthly immortals from the noble families to await the dispatch of King Jiushan and to go with King Jiushan to conquer Japan.
As for whether Chen Jiu could move or not, he didn't care.
It would be best if Chen Jiu could mobilize them, but the strength of the aristocratic families would definitely be weakened.
It doesn't matter if Chen Jiu can't be transferred. If this guy makes trouble with the wealthy family, it will be beneficial to him in every way.
