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

Just how strong is Dian Wei?

Today, Chen Futu, Guan Yu, and Li Huaifeng finally witnessed it with their own eyes.

As the burly man charged forward, Dian Wei met him with a simple, direct attack, his double halberds striking down on the man's head.

Click!

The burly man was reduced to a paper doll as his golden ring sword was broken in two, and then the double halberds smashed down on his head, shattering him all the way down to his waist.

The courtyard was instantly stained red with blood.

The powerful man braced himself on the ground with his feet, and everything above his waist was gone, like a flower of flesh growing on his waist. The last half of his body swayed and then collapsed to the ground with a thud, dead beyond any doubt.

The inn was quiet.

When everyone came to their senses, they all gasped in shock.

Han Bing was so frightened that she collapsed into the chair, her limbs going limp.

Dian Wei brandished his blood-red twin halberds and scoffed, "So weak."

Murder and kill!

He crushed a ninth-rank expert with a single halberd strike and then blamed others for being too weak.

"Lord Han, is this the powerful alliance you were talking about? Hahaha!"

Guan Yu was no pushover either; he stroked his long beard and laughed deafeningly, completely disregarding whether others could bear it or not.

"The Northern Frontier has gone too far in bullying us!"

Han Bing felt like she wanted to grind her teeth to powder.

Guan Yu squinted at him, "You barbarian rats, how dare you lay your hands on the pearl of the northern frontier? Go back and tell your lord that if you continue to spout nonsense, I, Guan Yu, will personally lead a large army to destroy your country."

"you!"

Han Bing nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

I've never seen anyone bully people like this.

As the Right Chancellor of the Dragon Barbarians, he had been sent as an envoy to many countries and had seen arrogant and domineering people, but those forces were far inferior to those in the Northern Frontier.

Li Huaifeng quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Lord Han, injuries and deaths are inevitable in martial arts competitions. Why don't we wait a while and wait for my young master to make a decision? Otherwise, wouldn't you have come all this way for nothing?"

Han Bing fell silent.

He couldn't just slink away after arriving, so he had no choice but to accept his fate.

And so, Guan Yu and Li Huaifeng led Zhou Cang and the swordsmen away.

Dian Wei glanced at the rooftop, then picked up his double halberds and slipped away.

In the palace.

Chen Futu asked Dian Wei strangely, "Couldn't you have gone a little easier?"

"Hehe, the opponent is too weak, I can't be too gentle."

"you are vicious."

Chen Futu didn't care. He had never considered a marriage alliance with the Longman, and he had already offended them long ago. If they really attacked, he would just kill them.

As for how to deal with the delegation afterward, let Guan Yu handle it. Anyway, he keeps calling the delegation "Dragon Barbarian Jerry" and won't give them a good look.

"Brother, I heard that the Dragon Barbarians have come to propose marriage to you, wanting me to marry into their family!"

Chen Yuling, Qin Liangyu, and Li Xiuning rushed over, Chen Yuling's pretty face full of anxiety and trepidation.

Chen Futu deliberately mocked, "He's a prince, after all. You won't lose out by marrying him."

"My father asked you to take care of me, and now you want me to marry into an arranged marriage? I'd rather die than marry you!"

Chen Yuling was so anxious that she kept wiping away tears.

Li Xiuning hurriedly said, "Your Highness, you must not let the young lady marry into this family. We are willing to lead troops to punish them!"

Qin Liangyu agreed wholeheartedly, "I'll go and kill the delegation right now."

"You two stop, I was just kidding."

Chen Futu briefly explained the situation, and the three of them realized what was going on when they saw blood on Dian Wei's double halberds.

"Brother, I knew you were the best!"

Chen Yuling burst into laughter through her tears and grabbed Chen Futu's arm, shaking it vigorously.

"You're my sister. He thinks he can marry you from that godforsaken place called Longman? He's dreaming."

Chen Futu smiled indulgently.

He had already made up his mind: if his sister liked him, he would accept it even if the man was a farmer; but if his sister didn't like him, no matter what kind of person he was, it simply wouldn't work!

Qin Liangyu asked, "Now that we have offended them, what does Your Highness intend to do? Will they send troops to invade?"

"Send someone to inform Zhang Shouren to keep a close eye on the west. If the Longman dare to invade our territory, he should lead his troops to meet them."

"I worry……"

Before Qin Liangyu could finish speaking, Chen Futu stopped her from continuing and then told Chen Yuling to go out and play first.

After Chen Yuling left, Chen Futu asked the three generals, "I have offended the Longman. What do you think they will do?"

Li Xiuning pondered and said, "Last time, Longman and Shiguo had correspondence with Zhang Shouren. Zhang Shouren secretly let them launch a surprise attack on Longcheng. Although they did not leave any letters, it proved Zhang Shouren's intentions. This time, Longman's retreat may be due to collusion with Zhang Shouren."

Qin Liangyu nodded. "The Crown Prince's prestige in the Northern Frontier is at its zenith, but he has little influence over the army personally led by Zhang Shouren. If the Longman use today's events as an excuse to secretly support Zhang Shouren, there may be internal strife in the Northern Frontier."

"well said."

Chen Futu looked at the two female generals with admiration, "So you two should recruit soldiers and train them well, so that when the day comes, when Zhang Shouren joins forces with external forces to rebel, I want you to crush them with overwhelming force."

"Here!"

Upon hearing this, the two generals felt reassured and turned to leave.

Dian Wei said sourly, "I also want to go to the battlefield."

"Since you have a chance to appear, come with me to the Creation Workshop first."

The Creation Workshop was used by Chen Futu specifically for research purposes, and it was located just north of the Prince's Mansion.

The construction of the development zone is in full swing, and businessmen are flocking to it, but some people are still secretly sabotaging it.

For example, a group of prominent families in northern Xinjiang, led by Zhang Shouren, secretly conspired to raise the price of cloth.

Chen Futu planned to teach them a lesson, to let them know that you can't mess with a tiger's backside.

Inside the General's Mansion in Tianyun City, representatives of several prominent families met with Zhang Shouren.

They sent a batch of money and weapons, as well as a lot of fine cloth.

The Wang family representative, his face full of obsequiousness, said, "General, the price of cloth in Longcheng has risen quite a bit recently. We have also secretly stockpiled a batch of iron ore, along with the iron ore you have stored in Longcheng. We will send it to you at some time."

"Is there any news from Longcheng?" Zhang Shouren inquired.

"Of course, it is said that when Longman came to propose marriage to the Crown Prince, his warriors were killed by the Crown Prince's fierce generals. Longman's Right Chancellor Han Bing was so angry that he almost vomited blood."

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Shouren's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered everyone to deliver the iron ore.

Zhang Shouren left Longcheng, but he had been handling government affairs for many years and had close ties with some powerful families. He needed to send more supplies before Chen Futu could react.

Little did they know, Chen Futu was at that moment in the Creation Workshop, staring blankly at a piece of iron ore. "No wonder, I've been feeling something was off while handling government affairs lately. Turns out the problem lies here!"

Recently, Chen Futu has been handling government affairs that are mostly related to people's livelihood and commerce. The only military matters he has dealt with are warhorses and food. He hasn't touched on other military supplies yet. Now that he sees the iron ore, he suddenly realizes the truth. So he quickly asks Dian Wei to investigate who Zhang Shouren has contracted out the mining in the northern frontier!

"Military equipment and logistics are no small matter, not just iron ore! My good brother, you've gone too far."

Chen Futu waited impatiently in the Creation Workshop for an hour before Dian Wei hurriedly returned, accompanied by Li Huaifeng.

Upon seeing Li Huaifeng, Chen Futu went straight to the point, "Where's my mine!"