The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

In Beiyou City, the Bhikkhu Army successfully absorbed a large number of Beiyou Army troops and continued to actively recruit new soldiers.

These newly joined troops, together with the Beiyou Army that surrendered previously, have a total strength of nearly five thousand people.

Contrary to the conventional logic of war, the forces led by Duan Tianyang continued to grow stronger rather than weakened during the war.

When they marched into Tambara Castle, the Bhikkhu army had 6,000 soldiers.

After successfully occupying Tianhu City and Beiyou City, its military strength increased rapidly to more than 10,000 people.

What is even more shocking is that without the need for the Bhikkhu Army to be dispatched, many affiliated cities of Beiguan expressed their submission one after another.

The first to surrender was Beiming City. In order to show their sincerity, the mayor and the chief of the city guards of Beiming City came to Beiyou City in person to meet Duan Tianyang.

Duan Tianyang treated these two important figures with great courtesy and promised that as long as Beiming City submitted, their official positions would remain unchanged.

This undoubtedly gave the Lord of Beiming City and the Chief of the City Guards great confidence, and they were very satisfied with it.

As a pioneer, Beiming City set a good start for Duan Tianyang's forces.

Afterwards, Beiyuan, Beifeng and Beiyi cities in Beiguan also came one after another to express their allegiance.

The addition of these four cities made Duan Tianyang's power even stronger.

At this point, among the affiliated cities of Beiguan, only Zhuque City has not yet been brought under Duan Tianyang's influence.

As for the only remaining Suzaku City, its chief of city guards now commands his own troops and not only ignores the orders of the imperial court, but is also indifferent to the safety of other cities.

Their behavior is no different from that of rebels, making them a potential threat.

Zhuque City, as the most prominent subsidiary city of Beiguan, has a population of over 200,000, a number that is unique among the cities of Beiguan.

In the military deployment within the city, Suzaku City has about 10,000 troops, among which the three battalions of cavalry are particularly eye-catching.

In the realm of the gods, horses are of extraordinary value, especially war horses, which are staggeringly expensive.

Because of this, the cost of maintaining a cavalry is extremely huge.

However, such investment is not without reward. The powerful force of cavalry on the battlefield is obvious to all, and its combat capability is comparable to that of modern mechanized troops.

Shen Bo, the chief of the city guards of Suzaku City, faced with the situation where all the subordinate cities of Beiguan were joining Duan Tianyang, but he did not have the same plan.

He commands a large number of troops and sits firmly in the important city of Suzaku City. As the actual controller of the city, he has no reason to take the initiative to rely on Duan Tianyang.

However, City Lord Peng Jia held a different view.

He was worried that the power of Suzaku City alone would not be able to counter Duan Tianyang's powerful forces.

In view of the fact that Duan Tianyang has occupied most of the West Gate and North Gate areas, Peng Jia privately persuaded Shen Bo that taking the initiative to surrender to Duan Tianyang might preserve the current status of both parties.

He believed that based on what Duan Tianyang had done in Beiguan, there was a high possibility that the two would continue to serve as city lord and city guard chief.

Shen Bo disagrees with this.

Who can be 100% sure whether he can continue to maintain his current status after joining Duan Tianyang?

What's more, they are now the rulers of Suzaku City and have unlimited freedom. Why should they be subject to the control of others?

In peacetime, the words of City Lord Peng Jia still carried weight with Shen Bo. But now the world is in chaos, and only those who control the military power can hold the right to speak.

As the chief of the city guards, Shen Bo held all the military power, so he firmly ignored Peng Jia's advice, and the latter was powerless to do anything about it.

When Duan Tianyang initially led his army to attack Tianhu City, his goal was relatively simple, which was only to destroy the Yunhuan Sect and avenge those brothers who were seriously injured.

But as the cities in Beiguan surrendered one after another, the situation pushed him forward like a torrent.

Now, Duan Tianyang's sights have been set on the entire Beiguan, and Zhuque City, as the only subordinate city in Beiguan that has not yet been annexed, stands out.

Duan Tianyang once sent a messenger to Suzaku City, intending to invite Peng Jia and Shen Bo to work together to achieve great things.

However, the messenger only met Shen Bo but failed to meet Peng Jia.

After hearing the messenger's purpose, Shen Bo decisively ordered him to be beheaded in public, and his head was hung on the gate tower of Suzaku City to demonstrate his firm stance.

When Peng Jia heard about this, it was too late to stop Shen Bo.

When he heard the news, he was instantly furious and stamped his feet repeatedly, unable to suppress his anger.

He knew very well that when two armies were at war, they should abide by the rule of "not killing messengers", but Shen Bo openly killed Duan Tianyang's messenger, which was undoubtedly a great provocation to Duan Tianyang. How could such behavior be easily resolved?

Sure enough, upon hearing that the messenger they had sent to Suzaku City had died tragically and his head had been openly hung on the city gate, the generals under Duan Tianyang were extremely angry.

At this time, Duan Tianyang had many generals under his command in Beiyou City, among whom the generals of the Bhikkhu Army led by Lu Jingyuan and Hua Duoer, and the generals of the Chang Family Army led by Zhang Yi and Wan Fei all occupied a place.

However, the Beiyou Army has the largest team of generals. In order to expand the military strength, Duan Tianyang not only absorbed the original Beiyou Army generals, but also included students from the Beiyou City Martial Arts Academy. Regardless of their status, as long as they have a high level of cultivation, they have the opportunity to serve as generals.

In the City Guard House of Beiyou City, a burly young general, Long Yu, strode out of the ranks and saluted respectfully to Duan Tianyang. He said indignantly: "Sir, that old thief Shen Bo dared to kill our messenger, so arrogant! Please give the order immediately and send troops to Zhuque City to capture Shen Bo's head!"

Long Yu was originally a student at Beiyou City's Martial Arts Academy and had never served in the military before.

It was not until the Bhikkhu Army recruited soldiers in Beiyou City that he brought several like-minded friends to join the army. With their outstanding talents, they were all promoted to lieutenant generals.

Duan Tianyang remained silent and did not respond immediately to Long Yu's proposal.

Lu Jingyuan said worriedly, "Brother Tian, ​​the army of Suzaku City is over 10,000. Although we have integrated the four armies of Beiming, Beiyuan, Beifeng, and Beiyi, the total number of troops is only close to 20,000. Moreover, our army is not well trained and its combat effectiveness is worrying. Attacking Suzaku City at this time will not have a high chance of success."

Dai Zong also expressed his opinion: "Brother Tian, ​​Suzaku City is not indestructible. The morale of the Suzaku Army is low and they are unwilling to fight with our army. The city lord Peng Jia intends to surrender, but is blocked by Shen Bo. Peng Jia may be able to help us."

Duan Tianyang heard this, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes: "Peng Jia intends to join us?"

Dai Zong nodded in confirmation: "That's right. But as the city lord, Peng Jia does not directly control the military power. Shen Bo objected, and he could do nothing about it."

"It seems that the key to Suzaku City's problem lies in Shen Bo." Duan Tianyang pondered.

Dai Zong nodded in agreement: "That's right."

Duan Tianyang pondered for a moment and said slowly: "As the Art of War says, the best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, followed by diplomacy, and finally siege the city. If our army attacks Suzaku City, even if we win, we will suffer heavy losses, which will not be worth the loss, and will also make the people of Suzaku City suffer. I think I still have to go to Suzaku City in person..."