"Western Expedition? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Sun Wukong stood there, his face filled with astonishment and question marks.
Wasn't this too fast and too sudden?
"Is it urgent? There's no hurry, the fire is just right!"
Li Ke muttered to himself, Who knows how many more things will happen if we stay in Chang 'an? The more the opponent doesn't want me to do it, isn't that what I want to do?”
Ancestor Netherworld, the mastermind of Arabia, had been exposed.
He let Li Ke understand that his influence was growing.
Even existences that were once irrelevant began to jump out of their own accord.
This time, it was Ancestor Netherworld. Who knew who it would be next time?
Don't think that the other forces are good just because of this.
The truth was the exact opposite.
Everyone was on their own side, constantly fighting and restraining each other.
If they could benefit from it, what harm was there in occasionally cooperating with each other?
Ancestor Netherworld River had fallen into the trap because Li Ke had provided them with an excuse to get the Heavenly Court, Buddhist League, and Jie School to cooperate with each other.
The three parties seemed to be giving an explanation to Li Ke, but in fact, it was just…I was in the open, and you still wanted to fish in troubled waters in the dark?
Didn't he see that Haotian had thrown a Saturn Peach at Li Ke, putting him in a dilemma?
Most importantly, Primordial Heaven Supreme could not use this as an excuse to flare up.
After all, it was Li Ke who first "wronged" the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court did not care about the past and gave you peaches, which also fulfilled your filial piety.
Sun Wukong looked at Li Ke's back as he left and muttered,""If these guys 'hearts are dug out, I'm afraid they'll be black as oil.”
"Wait for me…"
Sun Wukong disappeared with a bang, leaving only fallen leaves on the ground.
At the North Yamen Camp.
Apart from the Black Armor Army and the Northern Yamen Guards, there were also Wanderers and Innocent Children who had joined Li Ke.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, due to years of foreign wars, the people advocated martial arts, and the knight-errant became popular. Scholars had a tradition of requiring them to be familiar with basic skills such as archery, riding, and archery.
The military system was also a government military system. It was based on the farmers who worked in the field system. All the provinces, prefectures, and counties in the world had a regiment (also known as a battalion) under the government. Under the regiment, there was a team with a team leader. Under the team, there was a gang and a gang leader.
Each battalion had five teams under its command, each team led by three groups, each group led by five ten-men leaders, each led by ten men. Battalions were the basic units.
They cultivated and trained normally, and once they were called up, they could fight.
After half a month of operation, the Heavenly Strategy General Manor had recruited more than five thousand Wanderers, Innocent Families, and farmers.
Originally, Li Ke had planned to recruit 10,000 soldiers. After a month of training, they would set off to the Western Regions as the vanguard.
Chang 'an to Yumen Pass, the distance is more than 1,000 miles, and Qiuci and Chang' an are 7,480 miles apart.
It was February, and it would take ten days to get to Jade Gate Pass, even if one rode at full speed. Ordinary officials and merchants would need a month.
If they set off in the second half of the year, the journey would be even more difficult. If they encountered wind, frost, and snow, they might freeze to death on the way.
Li Ke had originally planned to set off with the main force in June. Before September, the army, logistics, and food would all arrive at Jade Gate Pass. Then, he would reorganize the army and prepare for war. He would wait until the next year to conquer the outer realms.
Now, Li Ke decided to set off with the vanguard troops in advance and move to the Jade Gate Pass in Guazhou.
"Greetings, Heavenly Strategy General!!”
When Li Ke arrived at the North Ya camp, the army was already ready to go.
Sun Wukong was following Li Ke. When he saw this scene, he suddenly realized that Li Ke had been preparing for the Western Expedition from the beginning.
The so-called truth would not affect Li Ke's decision at all.
"Perhaps, he really can succeed. I, Old Sun, understand a little of Guanyin Bodhisattva's worries.”
Sun Wukong sighed in his heart.
He originally thought that Guan Yin Bodhisattva was too concerned about a mortal, but now he didn't think so.
It was true that Li Ke was a chess piece of Heavenly Lord Yuanshi, but not everyone could be a chess piece of a Saint.
At this moment, Li Ke was dressed in armor and stopped his horse in front. Looking at the orderly team, he pulled out the sword at his waist and pointed it at the sky. He shouted,"Western Expedition!"
The battle flag fluttered, and the armor shone brightly.
" Western Expedition…!!!"
" Western Expedition…!!!!"
In an instant, the sound of a tsunami resounded through the world and only calmed down after a long time.
Li Ke reined in his horse and turned to look at the flag that symbolized the supreme Emperor of the Great Tang standing on the city wall.
At this moment, a eunuch rode out of the city gate on a warhorse, heading straight for Li Ke and the others.
"His Majesty has an edict. Heavenly Strategy General, accept the edict!!!”
Soon, the eunuch arrived in front of Li Ke. He dismounted and opened the imperial edict."By the will of the heavens, the emperor has issued an edict. Heavenly Strategy General Li Ke accepts the edict!”
"This subject receives the decree!"
Li Ke dismounted and received the edict.
" I have received the filial piety of the Heavenly Strategy General. I have specially given him a peach of immortality. I wish the Heavenly Strategy General every victory and victory. I will wait for the Heavenly Strategy General to return triumphantly in Chang 'an and have a long talk with him! Respect this!"
Li Ke was stunned as he looked at the familiar box.
After he got the Peaches of Immortality, he knew that it was Haotian's plot, so he chose to give the Peaches of Immortality to his confidant and secretly send them to the Imperial Palace.
Li Ke had his own pride.
Even if Li Shi Min chose to take it and ascend, he would accept it.
Even without the peach, Li Ke would never watch Li Shiming die in pain.
This was the principle of being a person.
Li Ke did not expect that Li Shiming would abandon the heavenly peaches and return them to him even though he knew about their effects.
In order to get this peach into the palace, he had given the box containing the peach, the key to open the box, and the note containing the information of the peach to three people.
It was because Li Ke knew that human nature could not withstand the test.
From the beginning to the end, only Li Shiming knew that there were heavenly peaches in the box.
"Great Tang, I have no more regrets!" Li Ke sighed slightly in his heart. He bent down and grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, solemnly putting it into his inner bag.
Then, Li Ke raised his hands and took the box and the imperial edict.""I accept the decree!"
When Li Ke mounted his horse again, he took the lance from the guard and roared,""Western Expedition!"
There is no place for me in the Great Tang, but the Great Tang doesn't owe me anything. The road ahead is long, and I will definitely find a place to return to!!!
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