At night, in a certain house in White Cloud City, more than ten martial artists sat in the main hall.
The leader was a middle-aged man with a goatee and dressed in a scholar's robe.
"Everyone, the North Manor Army's combat strength is beyond imagination. According to our intelligence, King Jing went around to the east gate and secretly returned to the manor.”The scholar with the goatee sighed and said.
"Are we just going to let it go?" A Jianghu man with a large saber in his hand stood up and asked.
"There's nothing we can do. King Jing's Tiger Guards and the Vietnamese Cavalry Battalion suffered no losses at all. Furthermore, the North Manor Army did not suffer any losses after this battle. Instead, the Yellow Marten Tribe was completely annihilated. Only a few thousand soldiers were left behind, and they fled back to the north with the Yellow Marten Khagan.”
"Even if we activate it, we won't have a chance!”
"So, let's go." With that, the scholar with the goatee stood up and was about to leave.
Chi chi chi…Uh…
At this moment, the sound of sharp weapons piercing into flesh rang out from outside the hall, followed by miserable screams.
Although their voices were very low, the people in the hall were all experts above the Xiantian Realm. Each of them had sharp eyes and ears. They all drew their weapons and faced the door, ready to be on guard.
"Everyone actually plans to leave just like that. How disappointing.”
A voice sounded from behind.
The expressions of the dozen or so people in the hall changed. They turned around and saw a man in black leather armor with a sword at his waist standing in the main seat behind him.
In a flash, more than twenty swordsmen dressed in the same attire appeared around him. Their swords were stained with blood as they surrounded the dozen or so people.
The erratic aura of these 20 swordsmen shocked everyone present.
The leading scholar was even more shocked.
His spiritual mind could not lock onto any of the black-armored swordsmen present.
One had to know that he was a peak Yang God Realm spirit cultivator.
He was just a step away from breaking through to the Golden Core realm.
"Who are you?" The goateed scholar took a step forward and faced the black-armored swordsman in front of him.
"You want to attack the wang fu at night, don't you?”
" You are King Jing's men?!"
Everyone was shocked.
The black-armored swordsman did not answer, but continued,""You rats actually tried to assassinate His Highness. Why don't you take a look at yourself?”
"Alright, kill him."
As soon as the last word was spoken, the 20 swordsmen around him suddenly disappeared. When they reappeared, the swords in their hands had already pierced through the target's body.
The leader with the goatee had been on guard since the beginning, and his magic power was surging.
When the swordsmen around him disappeared, he knew that something was wrong. However, before he could unsheathe his flying sword, a black sword pierced through his heart and destroyed his heart meridian.
At the same time, another black sword slashed horizontally, and the head flew up.
The dozen Xiantian experts in the hall were all killed.
"Leave some people to deal with the scene. The others continue to move.”
The remaining black-armored swordsmen dealt with the corpses while the rest of the black-armored swordsmen disappeared as if they had never appeared.
Until the ugly time ended.
These black-armored swordsmen disappeared from White Cloud City.
A total of more than three hundred martial artists and spiritual cultivators were secretly assassinated.
Among them, there were dozens of Xiantian Lords, and the others were at least experts in the Bone-Forging Realm.
……
"Young Master, there are a total of 342 people who tried to cause trouble. The scene was also cleaned up, and no one around was alarmed.”
In the main courtyard behind King Jing's mansion, Zhang Han reported respectfully in front of Li Lin.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"It's my duty to work for Young Master." Zhang Han replied respectfully.
"Yes, you may leave."
"Here."
After Zhang Han left, Li Linbai shook his head in boredom and returned to the back hall to rest.
Originally, he thought that he would be able to find some big fish this time.
However, he did not expect that these guys would actually receive the news of his return to the city in advance and give up on the operation. As a result, Li Lin's original plan had to be shelved.
As for those martial artists and spiritual cultivators, although some of them came from sects, they were not in White Cloud City and did not have a stronghold here.
In addition to the Pillar of Heavens Mountains, the Great Tang also had the Qinling Mountains and the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the southwest.
There was a chance to obtain sufficient cultivation resources.
Therefore, White Cloud City was not the only choice for the sects and aristocratic families in the world.
The next morning, the 30,000 North Manor Army soldiers returned to the city.
Seeing that not many North Manor Army soldiers had died, the people in the city, the sects, and aristocratic families who were watching the battle exclaimed in surprise.
The Yellow Marten Tribe had 80,000 soldiers, the North Manor Army had 20,000 new soldiers, and the 10,000 soldiers stationed there were not very strong.
But this time, the North Manor Army seemed to have won a great battle.
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
The commoners cheered again.
With such a powerful North Manor Army, ordinary people like them living in White Cloud City would not have to worry about the Turkic wolves in the north.
Even if more Turkic soldiers attacked, the North Manor Army would at least be able to put up a fight.
They would be able to defend the city for a longer time and wait for the reinforcements from the Youzhou garrison.
However, after the joy, the families of the deceased soldiers cried out when the list of names of the deceased soldiers was posted in front of the North Camp.
The neighbors who were familiar with him went forward to comfort him.
"King Jing's order is that the North Manor Army's fallen soldiers will be compensated with ten years 'worth of military pay. Later on, the families of all the North Manor Army soldiers who died in battle would be compensated according to this rule.”
A lieutenant stood up and loudly announced the compensation policy for the fallen soldiers in King Jing's Mansion.
When they heard the reward of ten years of military pay, the hundreds of families of the deceased soldiers were stunned.
"In addition, for those who have children, the White Cloud City will provide for them to study in the White Cloud Academy.”
" Those who have elderly parents and no one to send them off will be taken in by the White Cloud City Elderly Home to take care of them.”
"The fallen soldiers will be hidden in the North Manor Army's Cemetery of the Fallen Soldiers outside the west gate. They will be worshipped by the whole city!”
"King Jing's grace, longevity!"
"King Jing's grace, longevity!"
“…….”
After hearing the military order from the lieutenant, the commoners present were moved.
The rest of the commoners were also delighted.
After all, they also had children, brothers, and family members who joined the North Mansion Army.
Soon after, the entire White Cloud City was filled with shouts of " King Jing's grace, longevity ".
Some of the outsiders nodded secretly when they heard the military order from King Jing's Mansion. This was especially so for some itinerant cultivators. They were even thinking of joining the White Cloud City army.
The Great Tang placed great importance on the military.
However, only White Cloud City cared so much about the fallen soldiers.
Joining the army not only gave him a generous salary, cultivation techniques, and cultivation resources. Even if he died in battle. The children had the money from the royal residence to attend school, and the elderly had the money from the royal residence to support them.
He didn't have to worry at all. If he died, the children and the elderly would end up in a miserable state.
Boom! On the drill ground, the North Manor Army's chief and auxiliary soldiers faced King Jing's mansion after hearing the lieutenant's voice. They knelt on one knee and placed their right hand on their chest as they shouted,"
"We thank your highness and are willing to die for your highness!”
"We thank your highness and are willing to die for your highness!”
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