This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 500 The place of decisive battle
July 7, the 10th year of Hongguang.

White Sands Province.

As one of the provinces with the strongest martial arts strength in the country, among the 'Three Mountains, Four Sects and Seven Great Families', the Baituo Mountain of the 'Three Mountains', the Gouchen Sword Sect of the 'Four Sects', and the Shenquan Yu Family of the 'Seven Great Families' are all in Baisha Province!
Including Baisha University, there are four grand masters in one province!
When the news of the sudden death of Bo Chen, the master of the Gouchen Sword, reached Baisha Province, it immediately caused a huge shock.

Everyone then realized that the Gouchen Sword Sect had secretly surrendered to the Crown Prince!
As the two telegrams from the central government spread throughout the country, the situation of the Gouchen Sword Sect in Baisha Province became delicate.

The eldest prince, Prince Li, Lu Wenzhen, Xu Jing and others have been officially labeled as "traitors"!
Then the Gouchen Sword Sect, which chose to stand on their side, would naturally be punished as well.

After Bo Chen's death, the Gouchen Sword Sect could no longer maintain its status as one of the 'Four Sects'. The Baisha Provincial government contacted Baisha University and prepared to take action against it!

Baituo Mountain is the highest mountain in Baisha Province.

One of the top sects among the 'Three Mountains' is named after this mountain.

One day, a swordsman visited Baituo Mountain alone.

He was soon invited to the mountain by the people of Baituo Mountain, but he did not go directly through the main gate to enter the sect. Instead, he took a detour to the back mountain and came to a large hall in the back mountain.

When the swordsman stepped into the hall, there were already six people sitting inside.

One of them is Guo Feiyu, the current head of Baituo Mountain, and the other five are the peak masters of Baituo Mountain.

Among these six people, four are martial arts masters and two are contemporary real people.

Baituo Mountain is one of the rare top sects that has both martial arts and magic inheritance!
Among them, the leader Guo Feiyu is a martial arts master with six supernatural powers!

Of course, Guo Feiyu also encountered the same problem as Xiao Tao of the Xiao family—too many magical powers, making it difficult to break through.

"Master Zhang, you are very brave."

Guo Feiyu looked at the swordsman who walked into the hall and said with a cold face.

The person who came was Zhang Yuanhong, the current leader of the Gouchen Sword Sect!
The leader of the Gouchen Sword Sect is not necessarily the Sword Master. Usually the Sword Master concentrates on practicing, while the leader is in charge of the sect's affairs.

One is the sect’s foundation, and the other is the person in power of the sect.

When the imperial court had already publicly denounced the traitors and was preparing to take action against the Gouchen Sword Sect, Zhang Yuanhong actually dared to climb Mount Baituo alone.

If Bai Tuoshan wants to do something bad to him, all they need to do is capture him and send him to the government, and that would be a great achievement!
That's why Guo Feiyu said that the other party was very brave.

Zhang Yuanhong held the sword in one hand, with a sinister look in his eyes, like a lone eagle on a cliff.

He glanced at everyone present and said calmly:

"I came here today to give you, Bai Tuoshan, a chance."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, a martial arts master sneered, "What a big tone! Give Bai Tuoshan a chance?"

It was he who represented Baituo Mountain to participate in the election for the Lanxun Pavilion in Lanling City, but he unexpectedly lost to the Gouchen Sword Sect. (See Chapter 173 of Volume for details)
This made him feel very embarrassed, so he didn't have a good face towards Zhang Yuanhong.

Zhang Yuanhong glanced at the other party, and then looked at Guo Feiyu:

"A change that hasn't happened in hundreds of years is right before our eyes. Are you unwilling to seize the opportunity and take a step forward, Bai Tuoshan?"

Guo Feiyu was unmoved: "Opportunity? I only see that your Gouchen Sword Sect is about to be destroyed, and the two hundred years of foundation will be destroyed! My Baituo Mountain does not need any opportunities, it can still be stable for a hundred years and its reputation will not fall!"

Zhang Yuanhong sneered, "If that's the case, why are the members of the Blue Patrol Pavilion in Baisha Province now from my Gouchen Sword Sect? You, Baituoshan, don't even have the courage to sit at the gambling table, so how can you claim to have a great reputation?"

These words immediately made the atmosphere in the hall tense, and several murderous intentions were focused on Zhang Yuanhong.

As long as the leader Guo Feiyu gives the order, the others can immediately take action to capture Zhang Yuanhong!
Guo Feiyu frowned slightly and did not rush to take action.

He didn't understand where Zhang Yuanhong got the confidence from.
But what the other party said did make him mind a little.

In the previous election for the Blue Patrol Pavilion in Baisha Province, Baituo Mountain unexpectedly lost to the Gouchen Sword Sect, which really surprised many people. Many people felt that the world of Baisha Province might be about to change!
This undoubtedly made everyone in Baituo Mountain hold their breath, and at the same time they were secretly alert.

After the news from Feng Province came out, Guo Feiyu found out that the Gouchen Sword Sect had already secretly taken sides and had connections with the top dignitaries in the palace.

No wonder Bai Tuoshan lost the election.

In fact, if this incident had not occurred, the election of the Gouchen Sword Sect as a member of the Blue Patrol Pavilion of Baisha Province would have been equivalent to nominally becoming the leader of the martial arts world in Baisha Province.

Whether it's reputation, resources that can be obtained, or real power, they can all surpass Baituo Mountain!
If this situation continues for more than ten years, Baituo Mountain will probably be completely surpassed by the Gouchen Sword Sect.

Guo Feiyu's so-called "reputation remains unfaded" is indeed a joke.

"Steady development is just standing still. Why should Sect Leader Guo deceive himself? Even if you fully support the court, how much more can the court give you?

I am here to give you a chance to play at the gambling table today. If you are undecided, go ask Senior Hong."

Zhang Yuanhong's voice echoed throughout the hall, and he no longer held back in what he said.

The 'Old Master Hong' he mentioned is the supreme elder of Baituo Mountain and the foundation of Baituo Mountain - a great master of martial arts!

"presumptuous--"

The martial arts master from before could no longer bear it, and stood up suddenly and scolded.

"Junior Brother Wang."

Guo Feiyu called out to the other person, his eyes constantly changing.

It is actually true that stable development means standing still.

This is no longer the early days of the country.

The Great Blue Dynasty continues to this day, and many things have long since solidified.

All the profits that could be shared have already been divided up, and without major changes, no one will be able to get more.

The Baituo Mountain sect has been established for more than three hundred years, and there has always been only one grand master.

The number of martial arts masters and real people is also limited.

Don’t they want to train more powerful people?

It’s just that because of limited resources, the size of the sect has determined the upper limit of Baituo Mountain.

Just like doesn’t the imperial court want to have more imperial troops?

It's just not possible.

Zhang Yuanhong said something that touched Guo Feiyu's heart:

Even if Baituo Mountain fully supports the imperial court, how much more can the imperial court give to Baituo Mountain than it does now?
The prince already has the Xiao family, the Duke, and various other forces around him.

If you put Baituoshan up there now, even if you are rewarded based on your merits later, where will you rank? Don't you have any idea?

Baituoshan is just picking up the leftovers from others, so how can it make any further progress?
"Zhang Yuanhong."

After a moment, Guo Feiyu called him by his name:
"If you come here today and just say these, don't blame me for arresting you!"

As soon as the words fell, several peak masters present stood up one after another, and powerful auras pressed towards Zhang Yuanhong like mountains!

If Zhang Yuanhong didn't come up with something substantial, Guo Feiyu would not be impressed.

Even if you have to pick up the leftovers to eat, it is better than being eaten as a dish!
Zhang Yuanhong's expression remained unchanged, he just said something to Guo Feiyu through voice transmission.

Guo Feiyu was shocked and confused when he heard this.

"Head?"

The other peak masters all turned to look at him.

"I told you that you should go and ask Senior Hong for advice."

Zhang Yuanhong said calmly.

"You guys wait here with Sect Leader Zhang."

Guo Feiyu finally made a decision and left the hall to meet the supreme elder of Baituo Mountain.

After a while, he returned to the hall and said to Zhang Yuanhong:

"Master Zhang, please follow me."

A smile appeared on Zhang Yuanhong's face.

A few minutes later, he followed Guo Feiyu to a lake.

Guo Feiyu left without saying a word, leaving Zhang Yuanhong alone.

Soon, an invisible force descended upon Zhang Yuanhong.

The expression of this sect leader who had remained calm from beginning to end finally changed.

He has been enveloped by the opponent's martial arts realm, and his life and death are in the opponent's control!
If they fail to reach an agreement this time, he might really lose his life here!

"Go ahead, you only have three chances to say something."

A powerful voice suddenly sounded in Zhang Yuanhong's ears.

Zhang Yuanhong said nothing and took out a jade pendant from his arms.

The jade pendant glowed slightly, and then a voice came out from it:

"Brother Hong, long time no see."

After this voice sounded, the originally calm lake surface suddenly became turbulent:
"Bo Chen?"

"You're not dead?!"

The evening of July 7.

Liu Changwen, president of Baisha University, personally led a team of elite soldiers to the headquarters of the Gouchen Sword Sect.

After failing to persuade the enemy to surrender, Liu Changwen led his men to kill them.

Without Bai Chen, no one in the Gouchen Sword Sect could stop him.

But just one minute later, the two martial arts domains collided with each other in the headquarters of the Gouchen Sword Sect.

“Hong Zhi, you, Baituo Mountain, want to rebel?!”

Liu Changwen's voice resounded through the night sky.

"Hahahaha-"

A powerful laugh then rang out.

"What rebellion are you talking about? The crown prince is unjust, imprisoning his father and killing his brother! I, Baituoshan, want to uphold justice, help the crown prince to purge the court, and restore order to our Great Lan Dynasty!"

That night, Bai Tuoshan, one of the "Three Mountains", suddenly took action, and Grandmaster Hong Zhi even attacked from the dark. With the help of Bai Tuoshan, the imperial court's troops were defeated, and Liu Changwen, the president of Baisha University, fled with injuries.

The next day, Baisha Province fell into civil strife.

The two top sects, Baituo Mountain and Gouchen Sword Sect, joined forces, and together with the local underworld forces and local tyrants, they quickly took control of the two prefectures and occupied half of Baisha Province!

On the same day, the eldest prince and King Li took four days to complete the reintegration and assembly of the army in the southern border and officially began their march north.

The eldest prince had already sent a vanguard force composed of a small number of elite soldiers to the nearest Linji Province. They arrived at the provincial capital that afternoon and began to send people to persuade them to surrender.

Feng Ping, the inspector general of Linji Province, resisted resolutely and vowed to never surrender.

However, the high-end combat power of the provincial capital was no match for the army in the southern border. After holding out for more than an hour, the capital of Linji Province was breached.

Feng Ping died for his country, becoming the first frontier official to die for his country in this incident!

After taking over the provincial capital of Linji Province, the eldest prince Qin Zihong and King Li quickly "won over" some of the forces in the provincial capital.

Among them are underworld forces, local tyrants, and government officials and soldiers.

These people were either coerced, bribed, or forced to join the Southern Border Army.

The two provinces adjacent to Linji Province chose to blow up the railways and roads in order to block the "rebels".

But this method is only effective against regular troops. The eldest prince formed a vanguard force with elite troops, consisting of imperial camp troops, warriors, and exotic beast cavalry.

This group of elite troops only carried a small amount of dry food, and even though they did not rely on transportation, their marching speed was still extremely fast.

Keep going north!

Lan Lingcheng.

A grand court meeting was held again in the imperial city.

There was only one theme for this grand court meeting - how to deal with the rebel army heading north.

The court has been arguing about this matter for several days, but there is still no conclusion.

The emperor was away, and the Crown Prince, who was the regent, sat under the dragon throne and presided over the grand court meeting.

"We cannot allow the rebels to come all the way like this, otherwise how will our court maintain its dignity? Your Highness, I propose that we immediately let the Grand Marshal personally lead the troops south to defeat the rebels!"

The fighting power of the southern army was not considered too strong for the imperial court.

The really tricky thing is that there is a martial arts saint among them.

If we don't send a top-level warrior who is strong enough to rival us to lead the team, this battle will be difficult to fight.

"No!"

A minister immediately stepped forward and said, "The Imperial Master is now in seclusion recovering from his injuries. If the Grand Marshal of the Military Affairs Council goes south, won't there be no top-level warriors in Kyoto? What if Qin Mingli abandons the main army and only leads a few elite troops north to attack Lanling City directly? How should we respond?"

"Yes, I also think that the Grand Marshal should not act rashly!"

"Lan Lingcheng shoulders the heavy responsibility of the whole world. Your Highness, please be cautious."

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In fact, many ministers understood the mystery of national destiny. They knew that the crown prince was responsible for the country's destiny and could possess the power of the most powerful people while sitting in the palace.

However, this kind of power will be greatly weakened once it leaves the palace. It can only be used to prevent assassinations at most and is difficult to use to defend the city.

Lanling City is the capital city, with hundreds of civil and military officials, millions of civilians, various important secret places, and a large amount of resources stored.
Once a problem occurs, it will directly shake the country's destiny!
Therefore, many ministers did not agree to let Wenren Zheng lead the troops south.

The Imperial Preceptor Yun Shu was seriously injured, and if Wen Renzheng left again, they would feel very insecure.

"Why not mobilize the White Flame Army or the Red Scale Army?"

Someone else suggested.

Each of the four imperial camp armies of ten thousand people has the power to rival or even kill the strongest men!

Using this power is enough to deal with Qin Mingli.

But a military formation is not as flexible as an individual. If Qin Mingli fought flexibly enough, it would be difficult for the Imperial Camp Army to keep him completely.

But at least we can completely defeat the rebels and have a chance to capture the eldest prince.

In this way, Qin Mingli was completely without any support and had lost his righteousness. He could only be a rootless tree and a wandering ghost.

It can be regarded as a solution.

"inappropriate!"

But someone immediately stood up to object, "The Prairie Royal Court has always been ruthless, and the foreigners in the Western Continent are even more eager to take advantage of us! Once these two large imperial camps are deployed, the enemy will have an opportunity to take advantage of us!"

"Your Highness, the Great Blue Dynasty is in a time of trouble and turmoil. If we relax our border defenses at this time, we may face the danger of national destruction!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.

Some people immediately stood up to accuse the other party, while others even cursed at him, thinking that he had ulterior motives.

Looking at the noisy ministers below, the crown prince on the throne felt a headache.

He looked at Ye Ze'an and Wen Renzheng who were sitting in the first row.

"Prime Minister."

The prince shouted loudly, and the quarreling ministers quickly quieted down.

"The minister is here."

Ye Ze'an stood up slowly.

Prince: "How do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Ye Zean said decisively:

"I think we can send the Sky Blue Cavalry south to crush the rebels!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall had different expressions.

Due to the Prime Minister's authority, no one stood up to oppose it for the time being.

At this time when the crown prince has not yet ascended the throne, in terms of influence on the court, this prime minister is actually the number one person!
The prince continued to ask: "Who should be sent to lead the army?"

Ye Ze'an: "The deputy commander of the Sky Blue Iron Cavalry, Huang Qiyuan, is qualified for the job!"

The commander of the Sky Blue Iron Cavalry has always been Wen Renzheng, and the deputy commander Huang Qiyuan is a grandmaster. His personal combat power is strong enough, but his military skills have not reached the "commander level". He is not capable of commanding an army of 10,000 people.

If he led the Sky Blue Cavalry, he could compete with the strongest warriors, but it would be basically impossible to kill them.

"If the Sky Blue Cavalry marches south, the defense of Kyoto will inevitably be left empty. Does the Prime Minister have any good plan?"

The prince continued to ask.

Ye Ze'an obviously had a plan in mind, and said without hesitation:
"You can dispatch the Qingshuang Army to the south to protect Lanling City."

This plan made many people stunned.

The reason why the Qingshuang Army was not mentioned in the discussion just now is because the Qingshuang Army and the Southern Border Army are too far apart.

One in the south and one in the north, by the time the Qingshuang Army was transferred here, it would be too late to make any efforts.

But if the Qingshuang Army is transferred to Lanling City and the Tianlan Iron Cavalry is sent out at the same time, this seems feasible.

After the last battle, the Northern Barbarians were severely damaged and are not a concern for the time being.

Even without the Qingshuang Army, King Cheng and his northern army would be enough to hold the fort for a while.

The only problem is that there will be a "gap period" between the Sky Blue Cavalry being transferred away and the Qingshuang Army arriving at Lanling City.

However, compared with other plans, Ye Ze'an's plan is already very suitable.

After listening to this, the prince looked at Wenren Zheng again:

"What does the Grand Marshal think?"

Wenrenzheng stood up and said in a deep voice:

"I think it's feasible!"

The prince's eyes lit up and he continued to ask:

"If the Sky Blue Cavalry moves south, where should they snipe the rebels?"

Wenrenzheng also said without hesitation:

"I have calculated the rebels' marching route. If the Sky Blue Cavalry sets out today and orders all provinces to gather their elite troops, the two sides should eventually fight a decisive battle near Feng Province!"

“Province of abundance.”

A name immediately popped up in the prince's mind.

After hesitating for a moment, he said decisively:

"I think the plan proposed by the Prime Minister and the Grand Marshal is the best. Do you have any opinions?"

The ministers in the hall looked at each other.

The Prime Minister and the Grand Marshal of Military Affairs have both agreed, and it has also been confirmed by the Crown Prince who is the Regent, so this decision is almost impossible to change.

So everyone bowed:

"I second the proposal!"

July 7, the 12th year of Hongguang.

The best cavalry in the world, the strongest imperial army of the Great Blue Dynasty, the real national killing weapon - the Sky Blue Cavalry left Lanling City.

Heading south, prepare to defeat the rebels!

On the same day, the central government issued orders to six provinces at the same time, requiring these six provinces to concentrate all their elite forces and join Feng Province.

The elite forces of the six provinces, plus the strength of Feng Province, plus the Sky Blue Cavalry heading south.

This makeshift army will directly confront the rebels heading north!

A prosperous province.

The war clouds are gathering!

(End of this chapter)