Volume 3: A drop in the ocean Chapter 39 This vote is going to be a big deal
As soon as Long Yu finished his talk about luring the tiger away from the mountain, another spy from the Zhifangguan quickly reported that they had urgent news, and the faces of everyone present became more solemn.
The Dragon Riders discovered that the Kongming tribe was gathering a large army on the southwestern border...
After the spy left for a long time, no one in the palace spoke. Could it be that it was really as Your Highness expected? The other party's goal was actually this Yonghui City?
This night, Hanyuan Palace was destined to be sleepless.
At midnight, all the generals who had been discussing for most of the night left one after another. Only Feng Yan was left alone by Long Yu. Feng Yan was originally in charge of the guards of Hanyuan Palace, so no one cared too much, including Feng Yan himself.
Although Feng Yan knew that His Highness must have something extremely important to tell him, when he was left alone, Long Yu was not in a hurry to tell him anything. He sent away all the servants in the hall, then stood up and patted the dragon head on the handle of the golden chair. With a creaking sound, the dragon head spun strangely. Then, Feng Yan felt a black screen in front of his eyes, his body suddenly sank, and the white jade floor tiles under his feet were actually empty!
When he opened his eyes again, he was in a secret room. The three sides of the room were thick stone walls, with only a small door on the right. On each of the four walls hung a night-light pearl, which illuminated the original space. The layout of the secret room was not much different from the study room in Hanyuan Hall. Feng Yan looked around and was slightly stunned. He had been in and out of Hanyuan Hall thousands of times, and he was a frequent visitor. However, he didn't know that there was such a world under the Hanyuan Hall.
He was extremely confused, wondering what exactly did His Highness want to tell him? Why was he so cautious?
"Forget everything you heard before. Just remember what I'm telling you now." Long Yu spoke before Feng Yan could ask any questions.
Although he had made certain mental preparations, when Long Yu calmly sat on the rosewood chair and slowly told Feng Yan his real plan, even though Feng Yan had always been calm, he still couldn't help but lose his voice in shock. This was truly a brilliant and risky move that would put one's life at risk and then survive!
It turned out that Long Yu's previous plan in front of the generals was just a show, just a performance to deceive people. What about not worrying too much, letting the expeditionary army's generals Zhiguo and Zhuguo split their troops into two groups, one to still contain the living dead, and the other to rush to the southwest border to assist the Dragon Cavalry Army to intercept the Kongming tribe from going south, all of these turned out to be just a real paper talk.
Long Yu's real plan was to have General Su Ye's Dragon Cavalry Army fight and retreat, pretending to be defeated and retreating back to Yonghui City, while General Zhuguo's Zuoying and Zhongjun, who were rushing to support, deliberately slowed down and pretended that they were not in a hurry to rescue, creating a situation where the southwest gate was wide open, and lured the Kongming tribe's army to Yonghui City, and set a trap. When the Kongming tribe's army was approaching Yonghui City, General Zhuguo's expeditionary army turned west and went straight to Mingsha City, the Kongming tribe's old nest. This was the so-called reciprocity.
No wonder Feng Yan felt something was wrong just now. The previous strategy of being more stable than aggressive was really not like His Highness' style. He had followed Long Yu in battles for hundreds of years. Although His Highness's temperament had become more restrained over the years, and he had gradually become more mature and stable in his military tactics, and did not advocate taking risks, Feng Yan knew that His Highness had never been a person who liked to play by the rules. In other words, His Highness was actually an extremely bold gambler at heart.
If Long Yu knew what Feng Yan was thinking right now, he would probably pat him on the shoulder and laugh: "Feng Yan is the one who understands me!"
Feng Yan's understanding of Long Yu was actually correct. Long Yu's calmness and composure in the past few years was only because he had no real worthy opponent, so he was too lazy to play so many tricks and thoughts. This is the way to use troops. If you have absolutely overwhelming strength, you can despise the opponent and defeat him easily. Why bother to spend so much time studying any strategies? Just surround them and attack them fiercely.
However, this time was different. This was another war that would destroy the whole country since the battle between the Ruoye and Kongming tribes at Hengyue River several decades ago! The Kongming tribe must have planned this battle for a long time and put so much effort into it. If they said they didn't have any trump cards, Long Yu would never believe it. So, this time, Long Yu made up his mind and went all out. Since the Kongming tribe wanted to play with the Ruoye tribe, he might as well play it a little bigger! Betting on the fate and future of the entire tribe!
Therefore, he had kept silent in front of the generals just now, using some mediocre tricks to prevaricate them. If he wanted to deceive the enemy, he had to deceive his own people first. Moreover, Long Yu thought that there was no need to tell them now and cause unnecessary panic. If this plan was put forward, I am afraid that everyone present at the time would oppose it, right? After all, this matter was too risky. He was using his own life and the lives of 50,000 people in the Dragon Wing Army as bait to make a big gamble.
Everyone was naturally happy when the bet was won. From then on, there was no worry in the southwest, and the three-part world structure became dominated by the Ruoye tribe.
If he unfortunately lost the bet... In fact, Long Yu himself didn't dare to think about the consequences. Maybe he simply didn't want to consider that result.
However, he had no choice but to bring this disaster to Yonghui City. Although it was a bit unfair to Yao Ji, no, he should call her Penglili at this time, but this was a way to get permanent peace once and for all. If most of this Xuming Continent became the world of his Ruoye clan, who else in the world would dare to come to Yonghui City without fear of death?
You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. Long Yu is well aware of this after years of experience. He is no longer the tenderhearted young man he used to be. People's ambitions and desires are constantly increasing with the power and strength in their hands. If Long Yu says that he has no ambition for the hegemony of this Xuming Continent, he himself would not believe it.
Although the previous expedition was under the banner of annihilating the ijue clan, the real purpose was to sneak attack Shamo City. That's why Long Yu led hundreds of thousands of troops to personally fight. The death of Yao Ji in the past has caused Long Yu to have no good feelings towards Shamo wizards for the past five hundred years, especially their chief elder Wusu. Long Yu had long wanted to teach him a lesson. He could wait until now to plan revenge, which was the extreme of his patience.
However, he did not expect that man proposes, God disposes. Before anything could be put into action, so many variables occurred. Yao Ji was actually reincarnated. The plan to attack Shamo City died in Long Yu's heart. He had originally intended to seek justice for Yao Ji, but now that Yao Ji had been reincarnated, there was no need to do so. Besides, due to Yao Ji's, no, it was Gong Lili's identity, Long Yu did not want to have a hard time with the Shamo people anymore.
Moreover, since the Kongming tribe has jumped out and is ready to make a move at this time, it is just the right time to change the target. They have to fight anyway, so it doesn't matter if they temporarily change the target. What's more, the Kongming tribe's repeated provocations today really annoyed Long Yu. If they dare to touch the taboo, they must bear the corresponding consequences.
However, his bold plan has a crucial link. Both General Su Ye of the Dragon Cavalry Army and General Zhuguo of the Expeditionary Army will receive two orders from him. One is naturally the plan in public, while the secret order cannot be conveyed through ordinary means.
If his trusted person hadn't come in person, the two generals would not have believed such a bold and desperate plan, let alone agreed to it. So he had to send one of his most trusted people to personally convey his secret order, and this person would also have to take on a more important task, which was to persuade the two old generals by any means when necessary.
Long Yu couldn't think of a more suitable person for such an important task except Feng Yan . So at this moment, he told Feng Yan all his plans.
"Remember, no matter what method you use, you must convince Su Ye to act more realistically and cooperate with my play. You must lure the army of the Kongming tribe into a trap! Most importantly, you must convince old General Chiguo not to turn back for help, but to turn west and capture Mingsha City in one fell swoop!" Long Yu said to Feng Yan with a burning gaze. Before Feng Yan could reply, Long Yu changed the subject and continued, "In addition, you have a more important task. Go and get another reinforcement for me!"
Feng Yan was obviously relieved when he heard this. He had been worried. According to the plan just now, Yonghui City was clearly a naked bait, and the main forces of his side were placed on the western front, bypassing the rear of the Kongming tribe. But how to solve the danger of the enemy at the gate of the city? Although Long Yu did not take his own safety seriously, Feng Yan could not help but consider these risks for him. So, when he heard that he had to go to get reinforcements, he was more excited than before.
He wondered in his heart, could it be that he was asked to go back to the South China Sea to ask for reinforcements? The imperial city in the South China Sea should still have about 200,000 imperial guards. If only half of them were invited, Yonghui City should be able to hold out until General Zhuguo took Mingsha City.
After all, this is the best chance for the Ruoye tribe to dominate the Xuming world. Your Majesty, who has always been enterprising, will not miss this opportunity.
However, Long Yu's next words stunned Feng Yan for a long while: "After meeting Generals Su Ye and Zhu Guo, go directly to Wucheng, take this with you, and go to see someone." As he said that, he took out a piece of emerald green jade from his waist and handed it to Feng Yan. The jade was crystal clear and glowed with a warm light. On the jade, it looked like a blooming lotus. It was more like a dragon than a lotus. To be precise, it was a dragon that coiled its body into the shape of a blooming lotus! At this time, Feng Yan's hand holding the jade began to tremble slightly!
'Blue Sea Dragon Lotus'!
Feng Yan recognized this thing at a glance, because it was so special!
This is a symbol of peerless genius that has appeared only a few times in the tens of millions of years of history of the Ruoye tribe. Almost all those who inherited this heirloom eventually became kings whose reputation will last forever in the history of the Ruoye tribe.
But this 'Blue Sea Dragon Lotus' is also extremely spiritual, not everyone who becomes a king can own it. It is said that this 'Blue Sea Dragon Lotus' will choose its own master. When each master chosen by it goes west, this thing will automatically disappear in the human world, waiting for the next destined person. The waiting process is uncertain, maybe it will be decades later, maybe it will be hundreds or thousands of years. It is said that the previous owner before Your Highness was the king who made the Ruoye tribe dominate the South China Sea more than 4,000 years ago.
And it was after His Highness was recognized as the master by this 'Blue Sea Dragon Lotus' that he emerged as a rising star and won the position of Crown Prince. Therefore, this 'Blue Sea Dragon Lotus' is not only a symbol of status, but also hides a mysterious power.
Although this 'Blue Sea Dragon Lotus' now looks like just an ordinary piece of jade, for Feng Yan who knows these legends, it is really too heavy for His Highness to give such a precious thing to him as a token of trust so easily.
"Your Highness, isn't it too..." Feng Yan pondered for a long time, and finally tried to speak, but saw Long Yu raised his eyebrows and said disapprovingly: "This thing is just a legend, not as sacred as you think. Besides, the person you are going to meet will definitely not be willing to send troops if he doesn't see this, so you just need to take it with you. Besides, the journey is difficult and dangerous. This thing has been with me for hundreds of years, and it has absorbed a lot of my spiritual energy. If you encounter a critical moment, it may be able to help you."
"But..." Feng Yan wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Long Yu with one hand.
"There is no time to lose, you should leave immediately." As he spoke, Long Yu clapped his hands lightly. At this moment, there was a creaking sound, and the door not far away seemed to be gently pushed open. The strange thing was that Feng Yan's eyes widened at this moment, and he did not see any figure. While he was surprised, he felt a faint force coming from his shoulder. Feng Yan turned around hurriedly, but found that there was a person standing quietly behind him. When he saw the other person's face clearly , Feng Yan was stunned for a moment...
It was a blank face, eyes, nose, lips... none of these facial features were there. Was this really a human? What was even more terrifying was that Feng Yan felt the hand pressing on his shoulder suddenly increase its strength, as if something was sucked out of his body. Then, the blank face began to twist and change...
Feng Yan was dumbfounded when a face that looked exactly like his appeared before him. Even the wrinkles on his forehead and the small bump on his eyebrow were exactly the same! Then, the man's body began to change. His figure, which was originally slightly taller than Feng Yan, was gradually shrinking. His clothes also gradually changed into Feng Yan's appearance...
"What on earth is going on?" Feng Yan asked in horror.
"Don't be afraid. His name is Shadow. He is the last survivor of the Moji tribe and can transform into anyone. If you suddenly disappear, it will surely arouse suspicion among the people. He is just a substitute for you."
