After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Liu Longyue stole the key; she must be plotting something!

That woman is dishonest; we must get the key back.

Since Xiaobai refused to go, Chen Futu simply summoned Diaochan and Qingyi. With two sages present, he figured Liu Longyue wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

Half an hour later, a group of fast horses left the capital and headed straight south.

Chen Futu kept a sullen face the whole way. He was furious whenever he thought of Liu Longyue lying drunk in his arms that night, her phoenix eyes glazed over.

The road south was treacherous, littered with bones from the war, especially the village before us, which had suffered a bloodbath.

The men's bodies were lying haphazardly, the infants' bodies had their limbs severed, and the women's bodies were mostly disheveled, suggesting what they had experienced before their deaths.

Chen Futu reined in his Red Hare, gazing at the desolate scene before him, his face almost dripping with tears.

Diao Chan said softly, "It was probably done by barbarians. Only they would do such a thing to harm the people of the Central Plains."

Wuwuwu——

The sound of crying came from somewhere. Following the sound, they found a pair of orphans in the weeds at the corner of a wall. The dirty boy was holding the thin little girl and shivering. Their eyes were filled with fear and unconcealed hatred as they looked at Chen Futu.

Diao Chan gently stepped forward to comfort the two children, who then realized they were not enemies and burst into tears.

"They're all dead! Everyone's dead!"

"They killed everyone, they're not human!"

"My parents are gone, Uncle Shan is gone, and Xiao Peng and the others were killed too, sob sob sob—"

The boy tearfully recounted that it was indeed the Western Regions Allied Forces that had done it.

They cut off the children's limbs and took them away as food. They were not human, but a group of beasts in human skin.

Chen Futu raised his head and looked at the dead village, his heart clenching painfully. "Barbarian thieves, I will fight you to the death! Imperial Guards, go back and give the order to Zhang Liang to mobilize a large army to march south. I will annihilate all the barbarians."

Chen Futu originally thought he would add fuel to the fire for Nanqian, but now it seems that he was too naive. Keeping such a beastly coalition will only cause trouble in the end!

The Imperial Guards received their orders and rode off.

Next, Chen Futu ordered the Imperial Guards accompanying him to set up camp nearby and bury the dead civilians.

We will not return until we have wiped out all the Tartars!

Chen Futu stayed in the desolate village for three full days. Three days later, Zhang Liang's army arrived. Since Guan Yu's army was also there, the total force reached more than 100,000.

The other two children were also brought along.

Zhang Liang whispered, "Wasn't Your Majesty supposed to retrieve the key? Why did you change your mind at the last minute?"

"The key is no longer important; I cannot rest easy until the Tartars are destroyed."

As a time traveler, Chen Futu realized that he still hadn't truly understood the monarch's identity, and began to act impulsively.

Before the expedition, the plan was to annihilate the Tartars. After the Battle of the Capital, the Tartars fled south, so the decision was changed and the plan was to put pressure on the Southern Qian. Therefore, there was a pursuit. Although the pursuit still inevitably resulted in the deaths of civilians along the way, it did violate the original strategic objective. So now we are trying to make amends. We will not stop until we have wiped them out!

Zhang Liang said, "Your Majesty is right. Local rebels at most plunder the people's money, but foreign tribes are different and must be dealt with as soon as possible."

"Report!"

"The Western Regions Allied Forces were stationed in Ping'an Town, north of the Tianhe River, and Ping'an Town was massacred."

"Speed ​​up the march; we must annihilate them all in this battle."

Chen Futu's military order was quickly relayed, and the soldiers quickened their march.

After a ten-day march, the army finally arrived at Ping'an Town, north of the Tianhe River.

Looking around, one could see many villagers' corpses hanging from the trees; the scene was extremely gruesome.

According to reports from scouts, the Western Regions Allied Forces attempted to cross the river, but the Emperor of Daqian personally led a large army to block them on the south bank of the Tianhe River, preventing the Western Regions Allied Forces from crossing.

"Entire army encircle!"

Chen Futu ordered all the legions to advance and completely surround Ping'an Town.

Zhang Liang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, our army has come from afar, and the enemy must have noticed our intentions. They may have ambushed us with their troops in the vicinity, intending to launch a pincer attack."

"Leave Qin Liangyu and Ma Chao to lead their troops to monitor the movements on the periphery of the battlefield, while the rest of you follow me to fight your way through."

Chen Futu, wielding his halberd, charged forward, while Guan Yu, An Jingsi, and Cao Zhen's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry also joined the attack.

The allied forces in Ping'an Town were indeed prepared, and the two sides clashed in hand-to-hand combat.

"Chen Futu, how dare you chase after me!"

The commander-in-chief of the Stone Kingdom, Yatu, and the marshal of the grassland royal court, Timur, appeared together.

Chen Futu coldly said, "The Milky Way is your burial ground. Prepare to die!"

There was no turning back in this battle. The Western Regions Allied Forces had the Milky Way at their backs and could not escape, or perhaps they never intended to escape at all.

Just as Zhang Liang had predicted, shortly after the battle began, warriors from the Western Regions coalition, acting as ambush troops, launched a surprise attack from the left and right flanks of the northern frontier. Qin Liangyu and Ma Chao were prepared, and the White-Spear Soldiers and Xiliang Iron Cavalry met them head-on.

A full-scale battle unfolded along the Milky Way. The Western Regions Allied Forces fought with their backs to the wall, and their combat power soared. Chen Futu earned the title of Benevolent King, and the combat strength of the Northern Frontier also increased.

Across the Milky Way, the new Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty gazed at the chaotic northern battlefield from beneath his imperial canopy, bewildered and uncertain. "What regulations?"

"The Northern Frontier Army has arrived; they are pursuing the steppe Tartars."

"Chen Futu did me a favor, otherwise I wouldn't know how to deal with these grassland people."

The new emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

One general thought to himself, "Your Majesty, why don't we take this opportunity to cross the river and reap the benefits?"

"That's right. The two sides will inevitably suffer heavy losses in the battle, which is an opportunity to weaken the Northern Frontier King's military strength!"

With the generals offering such advice, the new emperor's mind began to stir. "Very well, quickly prepare the ships! While they are fighting to the death, I will annihilate them in one battle!"

The new emperor had been holding back his anger for a while. The news that the Northern Frontier King had personally defeated the Western Regions and the rebel alliance and occupied the capital was like a slap in the face to him. Compared to the Northern Frontier King's strength, he abandoned the ancient capital and fled. People said he was a cowardly emperor.

Today's battle wipes out the northern frontier and the Tartars, proving to the world that he, the new emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, is no coward.

The battle raged fiercely on the north bank of the Tianhe River, the sounds of fighting deafening the heavens and the river stained red with blood. Meanwhile, a dense array of boats appeared in the south as the Daqian army launched a full-scale crossing.

After killing several generals, Chen Futu learned about the situation in Tianhe and immediately ordered a retreat.

In the midst of battle, Guan Yu cleaved Timur in pain with a single blow. Just as he was about to fight again, he heard the order to retreat. Guan Yu then said to Timur, "I'll leave your head for now. I'll come back to kill you another day!"

"Guan Yu, you've gone too far!"

Timur was no match for Guan Yu. If Chen Futu hadn't sounded the retreat, he would have been killed after only a few more moves.

Before he could catch his breath, his subordinates suddenly reported, "Marshal, something terrible has happened! The Great Qian army is attacking!"