Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Princess Tiance Yan Ziqiong has a peerless beauty and has had many suitors over the years.

According to rumors, she has had close ties with the leaders of many major forces for many years.

Of course, it goes without saying what means were used.

It is precisely for this reason that many people, although they appear to respect Princess Tiance more and more as her power grows.

But in private, she always likes to gossip, and some members of the royal family look down on her from the bottom of their hearts.

But it's no use.

In the Yan Dynasty, especially within the royal family, only hard power is the important factor in gaining a foothold.

"Why is the Ouyang family so reluctant to take action?"

Contrary to rumors outside, Yan Ziqiong did not show any sense of closeness when she saw Ouyang Lie. Instead, she asked questions with a cold face.

Ouyang Lie lowered his head and hesitated:

"We dare not act rashly. The Wu and Yun families have already rebelled. Any action without the royal support could lead us to an irretrievable situation."

What Ouyang Lie said made a lot of sense. Now the Ouyang family is in a real dilemma.

If they had contacted Zhang Fei earlier, perhaps they would not be confused now and could have directly cooperated with Qin Ming.

But now everything is different. They are caught in the middle, and the Yan Dynasty royal family has not yet arranged their tasks.

In desperation, Ouyang Lie had no choice but to play the role of a coward, just hoping that the Ouyang family would not be affected.

Fortunately, the royal family finally gave orders and asked them to start taking action.

This led to Ouyang Lie's plan to meet Yan Ziqiong.

"The routine of stopping Daqian is wrong. The Tiger Roar Guards have already set off."

Yan Ziqiong did not pursue the answer, but spoke lightly and mentioned the court's support.

When Ouyang Lie heard the three words "Tiger Roar Guard", his eyes widened with shock.

"Tiger Roar Guards... coming to the West Coast?"

The royal army had the same system as the Yan Dynasty, and was also divided into different levels.

In addition to regular troops, there are also advanced gunpowder troops, and the most advanced one is the Tiger Roar Guard.

This is the power that guards the royal family.

There is no production work every day, only military training, and the weapons and equipment are the best in the entire Yan Dynasty.

The key is the number of people, a full 300,000.

Three hundred thousand elite soldiers were just kept around doing nothing.

It is estimated that only the Yan Dynasty, which is rich in resources, can achieve this level in the whole world.

Their fighting power is naturally the strongest in the world. It is estimated that they will not necessarily be at a disadvantage even if they encounter Daqian's Fire Camp.

Yan Ziqiong said:

"We've already encountered the Fire Camp's troops. They're extremely powerful, and they have countless weapons and ammunition. With the exception of the Tiger Roar Guards, ordinary troops would find it difficult to resist them. Therefore, the court has assigned you 100,000 Tiger Roar Guards."

Ouyang Lie, who was originally a little nervous, felt relieved when he heard this number.

"Then... can weapons and equipment keep up?"

"Yes, but you have to pay the court 10 million taels of silver."

Yan Ziqiong opened her red lips slightly, but the number she said was extremely terrifying!

"One... ten million taels of silver?!"

“I can’t get it out!”

Ouyang Lie's face suddenly fell. The Ouyang family did have money, but even if they took out 10 million taels, it would still cost them a lot of money.

This is not a business where you can put money in and get your money back.

Once this money is handed over, it is like water spilled on the ground and can never be taken back.

Any large family would be severely hit if a sudden shortage of 10 million taels appeared!

Yan Ziqiong had anticipated what he would say. She frowned slightly and stared at Ouyang Lie with cold eyes.

"Didn't you say you were afraid of being besieged by the Wu and Yun families?"

"After this success, we can give you a portion of the Wu and Yun families' territory."

"What they mean is that from now on, the two major families and the royal family will jointly rule the Yan Dynasty."

hiss!

This sentence was like a bomb, exploding fiercely in Ouyang Lie's ears!

There are only two families, and they share the world with the royal family!

Wouldn’t the status of the Ouyang family and the northern Hong family be further elevated?

Ouyang Lie had long coveted the Wu and Yun families' assets, and he took this opportunity to let the Ouyang family take them over.

Maybe this will allow them to become a super family in the Yan Dynasty.

When he thought of this, Ouyang Lie's breathing became rapid.

"Really?!"

"Of course, but this time we need the Ouyang family to contribute money and effort to many things. I hope you can do your job well."

This time, Yan Ziqiong has mobilized many of her forces.

In addition to the Ouyang family, all the local small families controlled by the royal family were also hit by Yan Ziqiong.

Manpower, material resources, military pay and other things were all properly arranged.

"no problem!"

With Yan Ziqiong's promise and the position of leader of the Tiger Roar Guard, Ouyang Lie has become a little inflated.

With the initial investment, the rewards will be huge as long as we can defeat Daqian later.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Lie quickly left here.

That night, hundreds of thousands of troops were summoned to forcibly support Cao Chuan's troops.

For this purpose, he specifically found Ouyang Cuo, the most capable of the second generation of the Ouyang family.

"Ouyang Cuo, this battle is counting on you. Bring your brothers with you and create favorable conditions for them before the Tiger Roar Guards arrive!"

Facing Ouyang Lie's urging, Ouyang Cuo saw through the situation on the battlefield even more clearly. He was silent for a moment and then slowly said:

"Master, with all due respect, even if the Tiger Roar Guards arrived and repelled Cao Chuan and the others, the credit would not be ours."

"Why are you betting so much?"

In response to his statement, Ouyang Lie did not explain.

"Just go. This is our Ouyang family's chance. If we don't obey, the royal family will not let us go!"

When he said this, a rare look of fear appeared on Ouyang Lie's face.

When this situation occurred, Ouyang Cuo immediately had an idea.

"Master, logically speaking... the royal family wouldn't allow you to feel such a great sense of crisis."

"Or, have they caught you in some way?"

"enough!"

Ouyang Lie quickly interrupted him.

"For the sake of the family, fight this battle well, and we can talk about other things later."

Hearing this, Ouyang Cuo further confirmed his guess.

If that's the case, then there's really nothing we can do.

After sighing, he slowly said:

"Yes."

That night, the elite troops of the Ouyang family engaged in a fight with the Daqian troops with firearms.

With strong soldiers and horses and no experience in major battles, their endurance and mobility exceeded Cao Chuan's expectations.

After several rounds of fighting and more than 500 casualties, Cao Chuan and Hei Fu gave orders and led their soldiers to retreat.

Behind them is the defensive zone they built some time ago.

Now that the time and place are not favorable, we can only rely on these fortifications to fight the enemy.