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

In this battle, the Hongxing Army under Duan Tianyang won a great victory and returned in glory.

On the other hand, the Jin army suffered a severe blow, with 30,000 elite soldiers wiped out and only a thousand remnants escaping.

The shame was that they were defeated by a mere 3,000 local troops instead of the main national army of the Divine Realm.

For Duan Tianyang personally, this might just be a difficult defensive battle, successfully protecting his own territory.

However, from a global perspective, this battle is of extraordinary significance and importance.

The Hongxing Army, with only 3,000 men, counterattacked the 30,000-strong Jin Army. This feat left the Western Fan tribes dumbfounded, and the tribal leaders had to re-evaluate the balance of power between the Divine Realm and the Jin Kingdom.

The tribes that originally depended on the Jin Kingdom began to waver in their stance. They no longer blindly believed that the Jin Kingdom could easily conquer the Divine Realm, and they even doubted whether it could break through the Xiguan defense line.

Standing on the side of the Jin Kingdom against the Divine Realm was seen as an unnecessary risk.

Yi Shuirou, who was on a diplomatic mission to Western Fan at the time, also became more motivated because of Duan Tianyang's great achievement in this battle.

In the negotiations with the tribal leaders, she has transformed from her initial humility and caution to full of confidence, appearing as an envoy of a great power, showing both grace and majesty, and being calm at the negotiation table.

In the interactions between countries, what ultimately depends on is strength.

Duan Tianyang's victory over the Jin army, coupled with Yi Shuirou's lobbying, made the Western Fan tribes give up the idea of ​​​​reinforcing the Jin army, return to neutrality, and even refuse to allow them to pass through.

The small-scale battle of the Qinba tribe, like a domino effect, completely destroyed the Jin Kingdom's plan to station troops in Xifan and invade the realm of the gods.

The Jin Dynasty had planned for several years and spent huge sums of money to buy off the Western Fan tribes and cultivate Zhou Baiyuan's power, but all of this was wiped out by one battle, which was something the Jin Dynasty court had never expected.

As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. Before the Jin Dynasty's defeat in Xifan was over, the bad news of the defeat in the first battle came from the front line.

On the border between the two countries, millions of troops are facing each other and the battle line is long.

The Jin side underestimated the enemy, mistakenly believing that there was civil unrest in the divine realm and that the soldiers had no intention of fighting, so they took the initiative to attack.

But they ignored Yi Tian and Ling Ziyan's personal supervision of the battle...

The morale of the national army, which was originally low, was greatly boosted by their encouragement, and they vowed to achieve great things in front of Yi Tian and the princess.

The Jin army's attack was like hitting a solid wall. Although both sides suffered casualties, the Jin suffered even greater losses. The most fatal thing was that the morale of the Jin army was suppressed, while the morale of the Guo army increased rapidly.

Let’s talk about Duan Tianyang. He led everyone back to the Qinba tribe. However, three days later, the messenger sent by Yi Shuirou hurriedly arrived, bringing a letter written by her.

In the letter, Yi Shuirou praised Duan Tianyang for his outstanding contributions to the Qinba tribe, claiming that it was because of his unremitting efforts that the Western Fan Kingdom was able to reject the Jin Kingdom's request for reinforcements.

At the end of the letter, she further expressed her intention to report the matter to Xuanhuang City to commend Duan Tianyang for his achievements.

Yi Shuirou's actions were consistent with her words. In her letter to Xuanhuang City, she did not show any greed for fame and fortune. Instead, she attributed the brilliant results of the mission to Xifan entirely to Duan Tianyang's wise leadership, and pleaded with the court to grant her the position of city lord and city guard chief of Xihui City, one of the twelve main cities, as a reward.

However, after this letter was delivered to Xuanhuang City, it seemed like a drop in the ocean and no response was received for a long time.

It was not until half a month later that a reply was received from Xuanhuang City.

In the reply letter, he first praised Princess Yishuirou, saying that she had the talent to plan and win battles thousands of miles away. The brilliant results of the Battle of Qinba were all carefully planned and led by her personally, which not only crushed the morale of the Jin Kingdom, but also enhanced the reputation of the Western Fan tribes.

Afterwards, Xuanhuang City also spoke highly of the disciples of Linghua Palace, and especially mentioned Gu Jianhong's outstanding performance in the battle.

However, reading carefully, the entire reply seemed to be telling the story of the glory of Yi Shuirou and Linghua Palace, while Duan Tianyang and his Hongxing Army were only mentioned in passing at the end and only received brief praise as an assisting force.

As for the names of Duan Tianyang and the generals of the Hongxing Army, they were not mentioned at all, as if this battle had no direct connection with them.

After receiving the reply from Xuanhuang City, Yi Shuirou smiled bitterly in her heart.

She admitted that she had played a leading role in the battle against the Chimba tribe, but it was a stretch to say that she was in complete control of it.

As for the claim that this battle was directly led by Linghua Palace, that is even more nonsense.

At present, Yi Tian and Ling Ziyan are not in Xuanhuang City. On the surface, Yi Tian’s son Yi Fan is in charge of the overall situation, but in fact, it is Ling Ziyan’s parents Shen Ruolan and Ling Yeshan who are behind the scenes.

It seems that the princess' biological parents must have a prejudice against Duan Tianyang. Otherwise, when Duan Tianyang made great military achievements, why would they not mention him at all and completely erase all his contributions?

Now, the Xiguan Battle initiated by Zhou Baiyuan has come to an end. The rebel leader Zhou Baiyuan retreated to Shengluo City, while Dong Zhi and An Qinshan retreated to Ningyuan Town.

At the same time, Fang Quan led more than 60,000 rebels and more than 100,000 family members under his command to join the Hongxing Army.

At the beginning, Chi Xun made a private promise to Quan that as long as he was willing to surrender to the Hongxing Army, he would be appointed as the deputy commander.

Afterwards, Duan Tianyang returned to Xiguan from the Qinba tribe. He did not make things difficult for Chi Xun and promoted Fang Quan to deputy commander of the Hongxing Army.

During the Battle of Xiguan, the Hongxing Army's strength had been greatly expanded. With the addition of Fang Quan and his followers, the total strength was close to 200,000, enough to form two legions.

Soon after Fang Quan surrendered, he impatiently led his troops towards Dongguan, hoping to take this opportunity to demonstrate his strength and establish his prestige.

After all, many of the affiliated cities in the Northwest Pass have been owned by the Hongxing Army, and only the East Pass area is still beyond its control.

It is worth noting that Fang Quan did not have any discussions with Duan Tianyang before sending troops to Dongguan.

Only after the army was on the way did he send someone to inform Duan Tianyang that he would personally go to Dongguan to recapture the subordinate cities.

Fang Quan's move made the Hongxing Army very dissatisfied. They believed that he acted on his own and did not take everyone into consideration, which was an act of arrogance.

Zhao Xuan resolutely resisted accepting Fang Quan at that time, and the reason behind it was very simple.

Fang Quan independently built a huge power framework, with 60,000 soldiers under his command. If their families were included, the number swelled to more than 200,000.

They are all obedient to the other side. Once they are incorporated, it will be difficult for us to control them. In the long run, it will only sow the seeds of division within ourselves. There are many hidden dangers and they should not be underestimated.

In response to this, many generals in the Hongxing Army were deeply dissatisfied with Fang Quan's arrogant attitude and came to find Duan Tianyang one after another.

Xiguan Xiguan City City Guard House

Wen Xiong was furious and shouted, "Brother Tian, ​​Fang Quan led his troops eastward without notifying anyone. Even Brother Tian was unaware of it. He is too arrogant!"

Wen Xiong, an old subordinate of Zhao Xuan and the former vanguard general of Zhao Xuan's rebel army, has now been promoted to the commander of the first corps of the Hongxing Army.

And Zhao Xuan, since the Battle of Xiguan, has been promoted to deputy commander of the Hongxing Army, and is as famous as Xiao Fang, Guan Hu and Fang Quan.

Chi Xun was standing by, and when he heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he lowered his head slightly.

After all, it was he who proposed and facilitated Fang Quan's surrender. Now that Fang Quan acted this way, he could not escape blame...