The battle for the throne in Kowloon starts with the steady prince

Chapter 85 This is the right choice (Seeking monthly votes and continued reading)
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Yongchang, Qin Chang'an, King Wu, Qin Changxiao, and King An, Qin Changliu, gathered together.

"Fourth brother, when will things in the demon kingdom be able to resume?" Qin Changxiao asked Qin Chang'an.

Qin Chang'an looked at Qin Changxiao with some surprise, then pondered for a moment, "Third brother, the matter of the demon kingdom needs to be put aside for the time being. Everything has its priorities. At present, the most urgent and important thing is still the rebellion of second brother."

Qin Changxiao nodded. "I know, I just wanted to ask you, will you continue with this demon kingdom?"

"of course."

Qin Chang'an nodded. "The Demon Kingdom's strategy isn't necessarily bad. Exterminating the demon race isn't a good thing either, since the demon race is full of treasures..."

Qin Changxiao's face gradually turned ashen.

Qin Chang'an smiled and said, "As long as they have a household registration issued by the imperial court, they are members of the Great Qin Dynasty, so no one will hunt them. As for the demons without household registration, they are naturally like rare treasures, available for people to hunt."

Qin Changxiao nodded solemnly and hummed in agreement.

Qin Changliu, who was standing to the side, said with a heavy heart, "Fourth Brother, I think our most urgent task right now is to deal with Second Brother's troubles. Perhaps we can directly order an attack?"

Qin Chang'an nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking. My second brother and the others started mobilizing troops yesterday, and they will probably begin a probing attack soon, so we need to make corresponding adjustments as well."

Qin Changliu asked, "Then what should we do?"

"Defense is the priority," Qin Chang'an explained. "The capital is a fortified city, easy to defend and difficult to attack. We should not give up this advantage. We should first find out the strength of Second Brother's 400,000 troops, and then launch a targeted attack."

Qin Changliu nodded.

Qin Changxiao remained silent.

Just then, a young eunuch rushed over.

"Your Majesty, the rebels have begun their attack on the city!"

Qin Changxiao and Qin Changliu both looked at Qin Chang'an at the same time, after all, the rebel army attacking the city was no small matter!

Qin Chang'an said calmly, "It was expected. Third brother and seventh brother, you don't need to worry."

Immediately afterwards, Qin Chang'an said to the eunuch, "Issue an order that the Vice Minister of War should focus on defense and not go out of the city to meet the enemy!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The young eunuch accepted the order and left.

……

Outside the capital.

King Qin Changqing of Jin, King Qin Changfeng of Ning, and King Qin Changjian of Zhou rode tall horses, watching King Jin's 400,000-strong army begin its attack on the city.

boom! boom! boom!
The capital's formation continuously unleashed lightning and flames, attacking the soldiers of Prince Jin's army and causing them to fall and be thrown into chaos.

Meanwhile, the soldiers of the Prince of Jin's army had not run far when they discovered a transparent barrier in front of them, which could only be passed through by using a barrier-breaking talisman.

Shielding array!
Trapping and Killing Formation!
maze!
Various battle formations kept the Prince of Jin's army constantly on the move.

Sitting on his tall horse, Qin Changqing watched this scene and calmly said, "Order people to record the formations in all directions, send formation masters to work overtime to study the location of the formation cores, and dispatch a surprise attack team with boundary-breaking talismans to storm the city walls."

"Yes!" A subordinate officer accepted the order and left.

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian looked at the capital city and both sighed with emotion.

"The number one city under heaven is so difficult to conquer, it's practically impossible," Qin Changfeng said. "Second brother, what do you think we should do to conquer it?"

Qin Changqing said calmly, "If we are not in a hurry to achieve results, we only need to set up a trapping formation outside this capital city to trap them. Over time, they will disintegrate on their own."

"If we want to be efficient, then we need to send at least ten first-rank officials to forcefully storm the palace and kill the fourth brother. That would be the fastest way."

Qin Changqing's words were naturally not finished. There was a third possibility: to collude with people in the court, open the gates, break the defensive formation, and allow the Prince of Jin's army to advance unimpeded!
“Trapping them would take too much time,” Qin Changfeng shook his head. “Moreover, there are many experts in the capital, some of whom are not from the court and originally did not intend to get involved in this great battle. If they are trapped by us and forced to help the court, then we will be in trouble.”

"Deploy ten rank-one experts? Do we have that kind of capability?" Qin Changjian was somewhat speechless.

Qin Changjian had already gone to great lengths to invite Yan Guzhou, the Supreme Elder of the Qingyun Sword Sect. Even if other First-Rank cultivators agreed with Qin Changqing's ideals, they wouldn't personally get involved.

After all, a first-rank master is the decisive factor. Unless absolutely necessary, they generally won't act rashly; it's usually second- or third-rank masters who handle the situation.

"The main question is whether it can bring enough benefits to a first-class official," Qin Changqing shook his head without saying more, and then loudly gave the order.

"Ming Jin withdraws his troops!"

"clang!!!"

With Qin Changqing's order, the Jin King's army began to retreat.

This first wave of attack ended rather anticlimactically, with neither side suffering significant losses.

……

Back in the tent.

Qin Changqing, Qin Changfeng, and Qin Changjian summoned Nie Tiaodeng.

"Minister Nie, what was the agreed-upon signal?" Qin Changqing asked Nie Tiaodeng.

Nie Tiaodeng explained, "After the first wave of probing attacks, the imperial army will definitely think that we will not continue to attack in the short term. This is the most suitable time. The signal will be that three smoke signals will be lit on the city wall."

Qin Changqing nodded. "Pass down the order to have all the soldiers prepare to enter the city."

"Yes!" Nie Tiaodeng immediately withdrew.

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian looked at each other, both somewhat hesitant.

Qin Changqing smiled and said, "Fifth Brother, Eighth Brother, just say what you have to say."

Qin Changfeng said, "I'm worried there might be a trap. If Nie Tiaodeng is one of Lao Si's men, and this welcoming ceremony is a trap to lure us in, then we'll all be wiped out."

"Ah."

Qin Changqing nodded. "That makes sense. So, Fifth Brother and Eighth Brother, you two wait for me outside the city."

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian stared wide-eyed. "Second Brother, are you going to put yourself in danger?"

Qin Changqing smiled and said, "Opportunity knocks but once. If I don't go, my men won't put in the effort, and the other side will think we're not sincere!"

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian both remained silent.

Qin Changqing remained calm. "With my strength, I can protect myself without any problem."

As he spoke, Qin Changqing revealed his cultivation level as a third-grade martial artist! Possessing the Sun God Body, even without focusing on cultivation, his cultivation level was still increasing rapidly day by day, just like eating and drinking!

Qin Changfeng and Qin Changjian both looked at Qin Changqing with burning eyes.

King of Jin Qin Changqing!
That's the kind of charm that makes people fall in love with it!
That night.

Qin Changqing, leading an army of 300,000, watched as three plumes of smoke rose at the gates of the capital city. Without hesitation, he commanded, "All soldiers, listen to my order! Follow me into the city!"

"Yes!" the 300,000-strong army responded in unison.

Qin Changqing led an army of 300,000 and entered the capital city without any effort. The protective arrays, trapping arrays, and other defensive formations were all deactivated, and the guards on the city walls were all under control.

Qin Changqing led an army of 300,000 into the city to take over its defenses, and only then did he look at the great hero who had surrendered the city.

"Seventh brother, you won't regret this later. This is the right choice."

Prince An, Qin Changliu, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Qin Changqing and said, "I hope you will give me more guidance in the future, Second Brother."

Qin Changqing, full of vigor, said, "Now, let's go see our fourth brother."

(End of this chapter)