I have been a saint in the world for three thousand years

Tang Zheng walked over quickly and handed the secret letter in his hand to Yan Xiu.

Yan Xiu took it and frowned after reading it.

After the Shatuo army broke into the city, they carried out an inhumane massacre.

In just five days, countless civilians in the city were beheaded and their bodies were cut off, and blood flowed like a river.

When Tang Zheng learned about this, he was furious and sent Sikou Fuyun, who had made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion, as the commander-in-chief and led an army of 50,000 to provide support.

But on the march they were ambushed by another country, the Taicang Dynasty.

Although Sikou Fuyun discovered something wrong during the march, he was still caught off guard.

The tens of thousands of troops were dispersed by the cavalry before they could even react. The commander Sikou Fuyun was also killed, and only a few remnants escaped back to Ningzhou.

Yan Xiu handed the secret letter to Tang Yu, who was shocked after reading it.

The Taicang Dynasty has rarely had wars or conflicts with neighboring countries and has always maintained neutrality.

However, he did not expect that he would break his neutral attitude at this time and choose to launch a surprise attack on the Yuan Dynasty.

"There must be some reason for this. The Taicang Dynasty has always maintained a trade relationship with our Great Yuan. How could they suddenly go to war without declaring war?"

Tang Zheng paced back and forth in the courtyard, looking anxious.

Now the battlefield between the Yuan Dynasty and the Shatuo Kingdom is in a delicate balance. They can only fight for a few cities, and neither can do anything to the other.

Now the sudden intervention of the Taicang Dynasty has broken this situation, which also means that the Yuan Dynasty will face war with two countries at the same time.

The Yuan Dynasty was established for only thirty years. In the history of dynasties, it can only be regarded as a child who has just learned to walk. It is no match for the Taicang Dynasty, which has been hiding its strength for hundreds of years.

After Tang Zheng got the news, he rushed to Yan Xiu to seek advice.

"How strong is the Taicang Dynasty?"

Yan Xiu asked without changing his expression.

Since the emperor regards him as his backbone, he must not show any panic.

Tang Zheng suppressed the anxiety in his heart and slowly told the story of the Taicang Dynasty.

Taicang has been established for more than a hundred years, but they do not like war and have always been friendly with other countries. They send envoys to open up trade routes to exchange what they have and what they need, and to exchange culture and technology.

It was also for this reason that the Taicang Dynasty learned from the foreigners and built a cavalry of 80,000 people.

A few years ago, a country had coveted Taicang's territory for a long time and brazenly launched a sneak attack.

But just two months later, the cavalry of the Taicang Dynasty trampled into the capital and hung the king's body on the city wall.

After this battle, the Taicang Dynasty's cavalry became famous overnight and also frightened several surrounding countries that were ready to make moves.

Yan Xiu nodded slightly after listening.

Relying only on a cavalry unit, they reached the enemy's capital. For a moment, it was unclear whether to say that the Taicang Dynasty's cavalry was too strong or that country was too weak.

As for why the Taicang Dynasty no longer maintained a neutral attitude, Yan Xiu had a rough guess.

After all, from ancient times to the present, there has never been an emperor whose long-cherished wish was not to expand territory and bring the world into his own hands.

Perhaps the Emperor of Taicang thought that he had been dormant for so long, and it was time to prove his strength to the world.

After Tang Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Yan Xiu and said in a deep voice: "Now the Taicang Dynasty has declared war without declaration and has formed an alliance with the Shatuo Kingdom. With the current strength of the Yuan Dynasty alone, it is impossible to be enemies with both countries at the same time. Does Dao Zun have any good plan?"

In fact, he had also considered sending a strong man in the innate realm to take action.

However, Zuoqiu Ren and Fu Jingsong both held important responsibilities and were unable to extricate themselves.

Although Yuan Ge is at the Tianyuan realm, he shoulders the responsibility of protecting members of the royal family and will not leave the capital easily.

As for those old ghosts in the innate realm in the martial arts world, each of them is even more cunning and experienced.

If there are no interests that can attract them, they will never easily intervene in wars between countries.

Yan Xiu didn't say anything, but picked up the bucket and watered Jianmu.

After watering, he put the bucket aside, clapped his hands and said.

"Since Fuzhen Temple is the state religion and receives the emperor's salary, we will naturally not stand idly by. Don't worry, Prince Yi. I have my own countermeasures for this matter."

After hearing Yan Xiu's affirmative words, Tang Zheng felt a little relieved.

In his heart, there was absolutely no doubt about Yan Xiu's strength.

"Then I wonder when you plan to go to the battlefield?"

Hearing this, Yan Xiu smiled and said, "Battlefield? I don't plan to go there myself."

what?

Tang Zheng was stunned when he heard this.

If Yan Xiu did not go there in person, no one in the Yuan Dynasty would be able to deal with the invincible cavalry of the Taicang Dynasty.

Although he had never seen it personally, Tang Zheng could roughly imagine it from the news brought back by the scouts.

What a shocking scene it would be if an army of 80,000 cavalry charged together.

The army of tens of thousands was defeated in just one encounter, and even the commander-in-chief couldn't escape.

He imagined that if Yan Xiu took action, he would directly lift a mountain and smash it at the Taicang cavalry, crushing them into minced meat.

Yan Xiu did not answer, but softly called Shouyuan and Shouqing who were practicing martial arts outside the courtyard.

"Brother, what do you want to talk to us about?" The two men bowed and asked.

Yan Xiu raised his hand and the door opened automatically. Two wooden boxes flew out of the room and landed on the table.

Tang Zheng and his friends were all curious and wondered what was in the box.

"Are you willing to go to the battlefield?"

The two of them were shocked when they heard this.

Joining the army, killing the enemy in battle and making meritorious deeds is what any man with blood in his veins would hope for.

Moreover, the Yuan Dynasty now has launched a military imperial examination system, and countless martial artists have joined the army to win military merits, just to be able to serve as officials in the future.

Shouyuan and Shouqing nodded heavily without hesitation.

"Keep this item safe. When you meet the enemy on the battlefield, use your true qi to activate it and you can fight off the enemy."

The two listened carefully, afraid of missing any important news.

After Yan Xiu finished giving his instructions, they quickly took the wooden box on the table into their arms.

"Go."

Yan Xiu waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

After giving these instructions, he stopped talking, closed his eyes, sat cross-legged and continued to practice.

Tang Zheng couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Is this over?

Could it be possible for Shou Yuan and Shou Qing and the two wooden boxes alone to repel the 80,000 cavalry?

"Dao Zun, aren't they a little bit..."

At this point Tang Zheng paused and did not continue.

He originally wanted to ask if they were underestimating the enemy, after all, the enemy had conquered the enemy's capital with only a small force of cavalry.

Although I didn't know what was in the wooden box, I still felt a little uneasy.

Yan Xiu didn't open his eyes, but replied calmly: "That's enough."

Seeing this, Tang Yu became more and more curious.

He knew that his master possessed heaven-shaking power, and that his two uncles Shou Yuan and Shou Qing had just entered the innate realm not long ago.

If Yan Xiu was not sure, how could he easily let the two of them go to the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Tang Yu also walked forward and asked what was in the wooden box.

In response, Yan Xiu just smiled and did not answer.

...

The next day.

Shou Yuan and Shou Qing left the capital at full speed, traveling light and heading for the battlefield in the northern border.

Yan Xiu stood on the edge of the cliff, gazing into the distance and watching them leave.

at the same time.

The emperor dispatched 100,000 troops from all over the fifteen states of the Yuan Dynasty to go to the battlefield.