Chapter 232 Divine Means

King Jiushan captured Yanzhou Prefecture in a flash, and directly sacrificed the family of King Lu Zhu Yitan, swore an oath to go to war, and headed straight for Nanzhili.

In fact, these were just what Chen Jiuming's bat soldiers said on the list scattered in various cities and towns in Nanzhili. He did not really want to start a war. After all, the destroyed world was still his world, and it would be very troublesome to rebuild it when the time came, so he planned to play some psychological warfare first.

After Qi Jingtong's army captured Yanzhou Prefecture, it did not immediately march towards Nanzhili. He had to send bat soldiers to Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture to gather food and supplies.

Chen Jiuze returned to Jiuling Mountain and came to Luo Menghong's home.

This time, he finally stayed for dinner. Wang specially prepared a large table of wine and food. Luo Li, Luo Yong and Luo Meng, brother and sister, were also there.

As the head of the family, Luo Menghong raised his hand to toast, and then said solemnly: "Ajiu, how are you going to fight? You didn't tell me in detail last time."

Chen Jiu also said solemnly: "I am not actually prepared to fight. After all, this is not an expedition to Japan. We cannot destroy our own home. The garrisons and guards in various places are not our enemies. The imperial court is our enemy."

What he said seems to make sense, but if you don’t fight, how can you rule the world?

Luo Menghong was quite surprised and said, "How can you fight if you are not prepared? Then how can you conquer the world?"

Chen Jiu said frankly: "This is a little hard to explain, so I didn't tell you in detail. For example, in Yanzhou Prefecture, I only need to catch Prince Lu Zhu Yitan and threaten him, and he will surrender obediently. We have taken over the huge Yanzhou Prefecture without spending a single soldier.

If they really go to war regardless of the consequences, with hundreds of thousands of troops fighting desperately, what will be left in Yanzhou Prefecture?

In the end, all we have left is a devastated battlefield and millions of displaced civilians."

Well, this is indeed the best way to fight.

Luo Menghong did not expect that Chen Jiu just went out for a walk, and in less than two days, the huge Yanzhou Prefecture was taken over.

He nodded slightly and said, "Okay, if you can't explain it clearly, then I won't ask. Just tell us what we can do for the Qinglian Sect."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiu asked solemnly, "How many troops can you mobilize now?"

Luo Menghong sighed slightly and said, "In fact, we can't mobilize many troops. After all, Yishan, Lushan, and Taishan are such a large area that needs people to guard. At most, we can mobilize 50,000 elite troops and 100,000 new troops from Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture."

This amount of manpower is indeed not enough. Fifteen thousand troops are far from enough to conquer the world, let alone guard the four southeastern provinces and one capital.

Chen Jiu heard this and nodded slowly, "Okay then, you don't have to leave Shandong, all the troops will stay in the new area to guard it. By the way, someone has to be in charge of Yanzhou Prefecture, should it be Brother Yong or Brother Meng?"

Luo Yong and Luo Meng looked at each other and couldn't help but said in unison: "How about we go together?"

They were forced to practice by their father every day, and it was really unbearable.

Luo Menghong was a little disappointed and said, "Can they take charge of a place?"

Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing, actually. Anyway, the army is led by elders and guardians. We asked them to take charge. The main purpose is to let them take charge of Jining and block the Grand Canal, so as to prevent the imperial court from transporting troops through the Grand Canal to Nanzhili to cause trouble."

Hearing this, Luo Menghong nodded slightly and said, "They should be able to block a large canal. It would be good to give them some practice."

Chen Jiu still smiled slightly and said, "I feel relieved with them in charge. Let's gather 150,000 troops near the designated city. I will take them there tomorrow morning."

Luo Li said with great interest: "Ajiu, take me with you tomorrow. I'm going to Jining to give advice to my elder and second brothers."

Chen Jiu nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, I have to take Gillian and Yanran to do something tomorrow, you two can go together."

At this time, his Yindu Divine Kingdom had expanded to eight or nine thousand miles, so it was quite convenient to transport troops. The war with the participation of immortals also saved the troops the trouble of marching back and forth. All the troops only needed to find a nearby city to gather and wait for the immortals to come and collect them.

The next morning, at about noon, Chen Jiu quickly went around Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture to pick up the 150,000 troops of the Qinglian Sect. Then he quickly rushed to Yanzhou Prefecture.

At this time, Qi Jingtong and his son were also storing food and supplies in their own demon power space. The bat soldiers in the sky were constantly taking off and landing, gathering food and supplies from all over the place, while Qi Jingtong and his son were carefully looking at the list, constantly collecting the food and supplies into their respective demon power spaces.

Seeing that they were busy, Chen Jiu couldn't help but ask, "Shixian, how long will it take you to be ready?"

Qi Jingtong paused and estimated, "It depends on how the prince plans to advance. If he plans to take over Nanzhili, rest, gather some troops and food, and then attack the four southeastern provinces, then a month's worth of food and supplies will be enough. We can prepare this amount of food and supplies today."

Chen Jiu nodded slightly and said, "Okay, let's take over Nanzhili first. We still need to discuss how to fight in other places. You try to get everything ready today, and we will send troops tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Qi Jingtong carefully reminded, "Your Highness, the Qinglian Cult's troops have not yet arrived to take over Yanzhou Prefecture. Can we just leave like this?"

Chen Jiu waved the Luo Li siblings out and said with a smile, "I have brought you all the 150,000 troops of the Qinglian Sect. Among them, 50,000 elite troops must guard Jining City and cut off the Grand Canal. As for the remaining 100,000 new troops, it's up to you to decide how to arrange them. I will arrange them for you right away."

Qi Jingtong pondered for a while before saying solemnly, "This Ziyang City is where we store food and supplies. We cannot afford to lose it. We need to leave 50,000 troops to guard it. For the other ten counties, 5,000 troops in each county should be enough."

Chen Jiu nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, Ah Li, assign them some tasks, and I will send all the troops to the various cities later."

After saying that, he called out all the fifteen elders and guardians who were leading the troops .

Luo Li, with a dignified look on his face, began to make detailed distributions according to the map.

Chen Jiu and the brothers Luo Yong and Luo Meng were all listening attentively. Now the Qinglian Sect was led by the Saint Luo Li, and Luo Menghong practiced every day and basically didn't care about anything.

It didn't take long for Luo Li to make arrangements.

As soon as Chen Jiu's spiritual consciousness moved, 50,000 Qinglian Sect soldiers appeared on the four walls of Ziyang City.

He simply left five elders and guardians here to take charge of the handover, and then took the Luo Li siblings and the other ten elders and guardians into the kingdom of God, and disappeared in a flash.

Yanzhou Prefecture is indeed quite large, with an area larger than Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture combined. If one marches at the speed of ordinary people, it would probably take several days just to take over the entire Yanzhou Prefecture.

Chen Jiu finished the job in a few flashes. In less than a quarter of an hour, he had sent all the people to the designated county.

Immediately afterwards, he left the Luo Li siblings and 50,000 troops in Jining City to arrange the cutting off of the Grand Canal, and then fled to Huai'an Prefecture in Southern Zhili.

After a few quick swipes, he appeared in the office of the Governor-General of the Southern Zhili Grain Transport Administration.

Governor Ling Yunyi saw a man wearing a dragon robe suddenly appear in front of him. He stood up with a serious face and asked, "King of Jiushan?"

Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I am the one who led the army to destroy the Japanese pirates and capture the King of Jiushan in Japan."

Governor Ling Yunyi couldn't help but sighed slightly, then walked to the tea table specially used to entertain guests, raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please take a seat."

Chen Jiu sat down without hesitation and continued with a smile: "Lord Ling, I heard that you once led your army to fight against the Japanese pirates and made many military achievements. I think you are a talent, so I came to talk to you."

Ling Yunyi was unknown in the court and the country, but his power as the governor of the grain transport system was incredibly great.

The Governor of Grain Transport is actually just an abbreviation. The full name is the Governor-General of Grain Transport, Admiral of Military Affairs, Governor of Fengyang and other places, who is also in charge of the waterways.

The post of Superintendent of Military Affairs and Governor of Fengyang and other places means that he is in charge of the military affairs of the four prefectures of Fengyang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, and Luzhou in Jiangbei, and the three prefectures of Xuzhou, Hezhou, and Chuzhou.

It can be said that as long as Ling Yunyi is captured, Jiangbei will be captured.

That's why Chen Jiu came to have a chat with him.

Ling Yunyi also knew why Chen Jiu came to see him.

He could only sigh and say, "Your Majesty, why are you doing this? The common people will suffer if you start a war."

Chen Jiu nodded repeatedly and said, "Lord Ling, what you said is right. The common people will suffer if there is a war. The insane Jiajing doesn't care at all."

How should I respond to what you said?

Ling Yunyi was stunned for a while, then he said leisurely: "Your Majesty, do you want me to order all the troops in Jiangbei to surrender?"

Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "Lord Ling is indeed a talented person. Yes, that's what I mean. In order to protect millions of people in Jiangbei from war, Lord Ling, you should order all the troops in Jiangbei to surrender."

Ling Yunyi said helplessly: "Your Majesty has treated me well, I cannot let you down."

Chen Jiu's face straightened, and he said slowly: "Lord Ling, you should know why Jiajing used you, because you have outstanding military achievements, you are a civil servant, and you have no desire to fight for power and profit, and you never care about the messy things in the court. Such a person is hard to find.

He appointed you because he couldn't find anyone more suitable. You are in an important position now, but can you speak for the people? I'm afraid that if you dare to say anything, you will lose your position as governor."

Ling Yunyi sighed and said, "As the governor here, I can at least make the lives of millions of people in Jiangbei a little better. This is all I can do. If I overestimate my own abilities and talk nonsense about making the people of the world live a good life, I will indeed lose my position as governor."

Chen Jiu nodded solemnly and said, "You are an official under Jiajing, so this is all you can do. If you follow me, you can make the people of the world live a good life."

Ling Yunyi was a little skeptical and asked, "Really?"

Chen Jiu nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course it's true. You know very well how the millions of ordinary people in Jiangbei live. You can't control the nobles, nor can you control the corrupt officials. You can only ensure that you don't engage in crazy corruption, but you can't guarantee that they don't plunder the people's wealth. Ordinary people are also poorly clothed and hungry.

It’s different in Qingzhou, Laizhou, and Dengzhou under my rule. The people there are living a good life.”

You are indeed good at bragging. You rely on your bat soldier ability to fly in the sky and spread flyers everywhere, saying how good you are. But who knows what you are actually like!

You say you wiped out the Japanese pirates and conquered Japan, I believe you. But you say you can make the people live a good life, I think it's difficult.

Do you think I don’t know that the Ming Dynasty is rotten to the core? How dare you say that you can make the people live a good life?

You're overdoing it!

Ling Yunyi said carefully: "Your Majesty, in this world, seeing is believing, hearing is not."

You are indeed a talented person.

Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "Master Ling, do you want to see it with your own eyes?"

Ling Yunyi sighed slightly and said, "It's a pity that I can't leave."

Chen Jiu said calmly: "Master Ling, it should be okay for you to leave for a quarter of an hour, right?"

A quarter of an hour?

Ling Yunyi was puzzled and asked, "My Lord, what can you let me see in a quarter of an hour?"

How can you understand the methods of gods?

Today I will let you see it.

Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "You can see whatever you want to see."