Chapter 130: Expanding Territory
Early in the morning, before the hour of noon, Chen Jiu arrived at the main hall at the foot of Linlang Peak.
The Luo Li siblings, the two earthly immortals from the Qinglian Sect , and Patriarch Hongyun also walked in one after another.
There were no more after that, and not a single earthly immortal from other wealthy families came early.
Chen Jiu looked at the empty seat on the right and couldn't help but frowned slightly.
Today is the day to discuss the expedition to Japan. How dare these guys not come?
Seeing this, Patriarch Hongyun sighed slightly and said, "Ajiu, wait a little longer. I believe they dare not not come. If they don't come, they will offend both the imperial court and you. They should know the pros and cons. However, they must be extremely reluctant to do this kind of thing. It is inevitable that they will drag their feet and hesitate for a while."
As soon as she finished her words, there was a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds outside.
Which restaurant is this? It’s so punctual!
Chen Jiu was stunned for a moment, but still stood up and said, "Let's go out and greet them. Since they are so kind to us, we should at least give them some face."
After saying that, he strode out.
Today he specially put on the dragon robe, and you know what, he really did have the aura of a king.
As soon as everyone arrived outside the hall, three riders rushed over like a whirlwind.
"Ride!", with a shout, the three war horses were immediately pulled up.
An old general and two heroic young men dismounted from their horses, walked quickly to him, and bowed, saying, "General Qi Jingtong pays respect to His Majesty. Due to the long journey, I am a little late. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
These hundreds of miles are indeed a bit far for ordinary war horses.
Chen Jiu carefully looked at the three people, pondered for a while, and then smiled and said: "Old General is not late, but this mortal war horse does take a bit of time to run. Have you ever ridden a flying beast like a bird?"
Only gods can sit on that thing.
Qi Jingtong quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I have never sat on it before."
Chen Jiu smiled again and said, "Then do you dare to sit down?"
Why not?
Qi Jingtong said straightforwardly: "Dare."
Okay, Chen Jiu immediately raised his hand and waved, calling out Fu Qingfeng and three bat soldiers.
Isn’t this the legendary god of fortune?
It turns out that these gods of fortune were raised by the King of Nine Mountains!
Seeing this, the Qi family father and son were stunned.
Chen Jiu said to Patriarch Hongyun and the Luo brothers, "You wait here for me. I will take General Qi and the two young generals to try out the new mounts ."
After saying that, he waved directly at Fu Qingfeng.
Fu Qingfeng understood and immediately jumped up into the sky with three bat soldiers.
Chen Jiu pulled Luo Li and jumped onto Fu Qingfeng's back.
He was intentionally testing the skills of the Qi family father and son. Although mortal martial arts could not move mountains and seas, it was no problem to practice to the extreme and reach the level of a great demon or even a demon king.
Sure enough, the father and son of the Qi family both jumped up with him and landed steadily on the backs of the bat soldiers.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu could not help but nodded slightly and said, "Well, you are quite skilled. Qingfeng, take them to the sea to have a look."
Nowadays, a slightly more powerful bird can fly five or six hundred miles in an hour. Specially crafted puppets like bat soldiers can naturally fly faster. In less than half an hour, they flew to the seaside.
The Qi family father and son have now changed from cautious expressions to excited ones. The feeling of speeding at this speed is really great!
Normally, it would take them at least a day to travel such a long distance. However, this giant bat spirit arrived in less than half an hour. This speed is really fast.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu couldn't help but smile and said, "How about this bat soldier? Isn't he pretty good?"
Qi Jingtong nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, these bat soldiers fly really fast."
Chen Jiu asked again: "Do you like this mount?"
Are they really giving it to us as mounts?
Qi Jingtong nodded hurriedly and said, "I like it, I like it ."
Chen Jiu said without hesitation: "Okay, I will arrange three bat soldiers for you from now on to follow you every day. However, I cannot give these bat soldiers to you, because bat soldiers need to consume blood to fly, and you certainly cannot supply them. They have to come back from time to time to replenish their blood."
This is better than giving it away. Where can you find a mount that doesn't even require rations?
Qi Jingtong could not help but say gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chen Jiu waved his hand slightly, and took the Qi father and son for a walk along the coastline, and then returned to Jiuling Mountain leisurely.
He is the earthly immortal who intends to ignore other wealthy and powerful families.
These guys actually dared to make him wait, so he asked them to wait.
Sure enough, at this time there were already several huge monsters standing outside the hall, and the earthly immortals from other wealthy families should have arrived.
He extended his spiritual sense to scan and found that the nine seats on the right, including that of Old Ancestor Hongyun, were indeed full.
He would definitely not invite the Zhao family over. The earthly immortals of the Zhao family hated him so much that they would definitely stab him in the back.
It’s different for the other nine companies. Anyone who dares to stab him in the back would do so unless he doesn’t want to be in the same business anymore.
He led the Qi family father and son directly into the hall, and said with a false bow: "Sorry, sorry, I just took General Qi to investigate the enemy situation. I have kept you waiting for a long time."
Who are you kidding?
You are going to investigate the enemy situation. Do you dare to take mortal generals to Japan like this?
The earthly immortals from other aristocratic families all had stern faces and said nothing.
They were forced to go to Japan to die by their families, so they naturally felt a little unhappy.
Chen Jiu sat down at the main seat, and motioned for the Qi family father and son to sit down at the last seat on the left. He then took out a map and placed it on the table, then said solemnly: "You should all know that His Majesty has ordered me to conquer Japan and wipe out the Japanese pirates. I called everyone here to discuss this matter."
After saying that, he stopped and looked around.
The people from the Qinglian Sect and the Qi family father and son on the left all had serious looks on their faces. On the right, except for Patriarch Hongyun who was in the first position, the other eight all looked extremely reluctant, as if "I don't want to go" was written on their faces.
Chen Jiu sneered secretly, and then said solemnly: "General Qi, do you know how many garrisons there are in Qingzhou, Dengzhou, and Laizhou?"
Qi Jingtong said without hesitation: "Qingzhou, Dengzhou, and Laizhou have a total of seven garrisons and five guard garrisons. If we count them at full strength, there should be 44,800 garrison guards. However, each garrison and guard garrison has vacancies, so the actual number of garrison guards that can be called up is estimated to be only about 40,000."
Chen Jiu nodded slightly, and then said solemnly: "Then I will dispatch 20,000 elite soldiers to follow me to conquer Japan. Is there any problem?"
Qi Jingtong said without hesitation: "No problem."
Chen Jiu immediately made the decision and said, "Well, this matter will be handed over to you. You have to bear the grievance for a while and serve as the general of Denglai. The two young generals will serve as your lieutenant generals."
Are you still feeling aggrieved, General?
He is a real general of the second rank!
Qi Jingtong quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
You idiot, you still want to thank the prince? Thank you nothing, you are dead, do you know that?
The eight earthly immortals on the opposite side couldn't help but curl their lips when they saw this.
There is no use for 20,000 ordinary garrison guards. They are just cannon fodder sent to die.
Chen Jiu pretended to discuss with Luo Li: "Twenty thousand troops may not be enough, how about you also provide twenty thousand?"
Luo Li naturally said without hesitation: "Okay, Your Majesty, our Qinglian Sect will send out 20,000 elite soldiers."
Okay, it's your turn.
Chen Jiu turned his head and looked at the eight earthly immortals on the right, then said solemnly: "These 40,000 troops should be enough for us to capture a large island in Japan. However, if we want to defend this large island, it is not enough to have only men and horses, but also earthly immortals. The princes of Japan all have the strength of immortals, and it will definitely not work without earthly immortals.
In addition, the 40,000 troops certainly cannot go there by boat. They have to be brought there by the immortals in the immortal palace, and the food and supplies also have to be transported by the immortal palace.
By this calculation, 10,000 troops must be accompanied by at least 10 earthly immortals, and 40,000 troops means 40 earthly immortals. How about each of you provide four?"
ah!
Every family sends four earthly immortals to die?
You are more vicious than the current emperor!
Upon hearing this, the other eight earthly immortals all changed their expressions.
They are not the Zhao family. Because of their wood spiritual roots, they grow a lot of magical herbs and medicines, and there are piles of earth immortals. Each of their families can have more than ten or twenty earth immortals at most. If four of them are sent to die at a time, they will be gone after a few times!
The eight earthly immortals looked at each other, all wanting someone to come out and fight against the Great Demon King of Jiuling Mountain.
Unfortunately, no one dares.
Seeing this, Luo Li was the first to speak: "We, the Qinglian Sect, have sent out five people, the five sitting here, all of them are here."
Are you sick?
Patriarch Hongyun immediately echoed, "Our Zhang family will also send five people, and they will all be here within three days."
Are you sick too?
Chen Jiu nodded repeatedly and said, "Very good, the Qinglian Sect and the Zhang family have set an example, so you should have no problem, right? I don't need five from each of your families, just four from each family will do."
Can we give you four ghosts? You will become a ghost sooner or later if you go to Japan.
The eight earthly immortals all looked as if they wanted to say something but hesitated, and no one dared to speak first.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu said coldly: "Expanding territory is a major national event. If anyone dares to hold me back, I will report to the imperial court. Do you think the current emperor will let you go?"
You are still using the current emperor to pressure us!
Neither side is human, and neither side can fall. What should we do?
