Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor

Chapter 1617 - 1614: Your Wife and Daughter, I Shall Provide For

Seeing Wu Changwen and Wuo Wenlong’s bloodied heads, everyone present was stunned.

Truly stunned!

The way Wang Chao and the others looked at Li Chen was also filled with dread at this moment.

Just last night, they saw Li Chen teaching Li Yun and Shitou cultivation techniques in the tent.

No one expected that just as dawn was breaking, within a few hours, Li Chen had already traveled to Green Mountain County and Zhenmen Pass, and stealthily decapitated both Wu Changwen and Wuo Wenlong.

This is simply unbelievable!

You must know, Wuo Wenlong was a top-tier expert at the half-step Mahayana level.

Although Wu Changwen’s strength was relatively weaker, he was still a late-stage Divinity Transformation Heavenly Pride.

Moreover, both Zhenmen Pass and Green Mountain County were heavily guarded places, full of experts.

Yet, Li Chen took the heads of these two as if it were as easy as taking something from his pocket.

One wonders, how could they not be shocked?

For some reason, when Wang Chao looked at Li Chen again, an inexplicable fear gripped him.

Li Chen could stealthily kill Wuo Wenlong and Wu Changwen, so could he not just as easily kill the people of the Wang Family, or even Wang Chao himself?

Of course, given the current situation, they were all major officials of the Hann Dynasty, and it was unlikely Li Chen would make a move against them.

But who could guarantee the future?

In the past, the relationship between the Wang Family and the ancestors of the Wu Family was so strong that it could be described as indestructible.

But now, aren’t they facing each other with weapons?

Just as Wang Chao was contemplating, Li Chen’s bright voice, like a golden bell, echoed again.

"Everyone, what do you think of my city-breaking strategy?"

Upon hearing Li Chen’s inquiry, Wang Chao was the first to come back to his senses, bowing with cupped hands to Li Chen.

"Extremely wonderful, your subordinate will make preparations immediately!"

This time, Wang Chao changed his form of address to "subordinate" to show his submission and loyalty.

Li Chen smiled and replied, "If that’s the case, then you all should go, I’ll be here waiting for your good news!"

Wang Chao and the others all cupped their fists and left in succession.

Heavenly timing is inferior to geographical advantage, geographical advantage is inferior to human harmony!

Originally, the Hann Dynasty occupied heavenly timing, and the Da Wu Dynasty occupied geographical advantage.

The two sides were in a stalemate.

But now, upon discovering that Great General Wuo Wenlong had been mysteriously assassinated, the million-strong army of the Da Wu Dynasty immediately fell into leaderless chaos.

Especially among the several powerful generals under Wuo Wenlong, there were internal tensions, and none of them submitted to each other.

With Great General Wuo Wenlong present before, he could still suppress them.

Now that Wuo Wenlong has been killed, they are willing to resort to fighting for the highest control.

Now, heavenly timing and human harmony are with the Hann Dynasty.

The Da Wu Dynasty, which only had the geographical advantage, lost it in vain due to internal strife.

Moreover, quite a few perceptive individuals, seeing the unfavorable situation, voluntarily defected and submitted to the Hann Dynasty.

Thus, this was a siege battle with no suspense!

The Da Wu Dynasty simply couldn’t hold out until sunset. By midday, three of the four city gates had already fallen.

Except for a small number of foolishly loyal death soldiers of the Wu Family who resisted stubbornly, the rest basically surrendered at the first sight of the situation.

A portion of the defeated troops, seeing the unfavorable situation, fled hastily through the only remaining western gate.

This battle was, one might say, a fruitful victory!

The grain, weaponry, and various reserve supplies at Zhenmen Pass all fell into the hands of the Hann Dynasty.

The Da Wu Dynasty had over a hundred thousand casualties, and sixty to seventy thousand surrendered. Less than twenty thousand who fled quickly managed to escape ignominiously before the entire pass was completely lost.

Li Chen ordered Wang Chao to lead a 500,000-strong army in pursuit, intending to seize the Wu Family’s base in one fell swoop, pacifying the entire Southwest Six Counties.

As for himself, he planned to stay behind to meet another old friend.

Now, the true backbone of the Wu Family, Mighty King Wu Dingguo.

Together with his 300,000 Huben Iron Cavalry!

Li Chen summoned a middle-aged general with a small mustache into the tent.

He carefully scrutinized the person and asked in an emotionless voice, "What’s your name?"

The mustached man replied nervously, "Wuo Xiang!"

Li Chen continued to ask, "Your surname is Wuo, what is your relation to Great General Wuo Wenlong?"

Wuo Xiang trembled slightly and answered, "He is my uncle!"

Li Chen smiled slightly and didn’t continue questioning, but casually changed the topic.

"I’ve heard you recently married a wife, and she’s very beautiful?"

Upon hearing Li Chen’s out-of-the-blue question, Wuo Xiang couldn’t help but shiver.

He didn’t understand why Li Chen would ask such a thing.

However, for the sake of his neck, he honestly answered.

Li Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "Help me with one thing, if you succeed, I’ll credit you with a first merit. If you fail, I might have to take care of your wife and daughter for you!"

Wuo Xiang’s expression shifted, and he bowed, saying, "Thank you, King!"

Seeing that he was sharp enough, Li Chen handed over a confidential letter he had found from Wuo Wenlong.

"This is a secret letter from Wu Dingguo to your uncle; just act accordingly. Do you understand?"

Wuo Xiang nervously took the letter and hurriedly said, "Understood!"

...

Three thousand miles away from Zhenmen Pass, there was a dense forest.

In the depths of the forest, a dead silence reigned.

Occasionally, one could see sunlight filtering through the sparse branches, casting spots of light on the ground.

At this moment, a figure hurriedly rushed in.

The owner of the figure was Wuo Xiang!

However, before he even entered the dense forest, he was surrounded by over a hundred elite cavalry emerging from all directions.

"Who goes there?"

Upon hearing the other’s shout, Wuo Xiang quickly dismounted, took out his identity token, and said, "I am Wuo Xiang, the nephew of Great General Wuo Wenlong. I have an urgent situation to report to Mighty King!"

A scout stepped forward, took Wuo Xiang’s identity token, verified it carefully, and after confirming it, ordered him to be let through.

At that moment, deep in the forest, preparations for war were well underway. The uniform armor and gleaming weapons shone brilliantly under the sunlight.

Wu Dingguo took the secret letter handed by Wuo Xiang, read it several times, and clapped his hands with laughter.

"Good, this time the big event can succeed!"

At this point, Think Tank Liu Zhigao approached and said, "Great King, this time, should we inform the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Daxi Dynasty, asking them to cooperate with us in besieging Li Chen’s forces?"

Wu Dingguo waved dismissively, saying, "No need, we can handle the Da Wu Dynasty’s internal affairs by ourselves!"

"This time, with me and the general attacking from both sides, we will surely annihilate the traitor’s entire army without needing others’ help. Moreover, involving Daxi and Great Zhou might allow them to take a hefty share, and there’s also the risk of leaking information, alerting the traitors to prepare!"

Upon hearing Wu Dingguo’s words, Liu Zhigao and the others nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Wuo Xiang even flattered loudly: "The Great King is wise; actually, my uncle thought the same. Our Da Wu Dynasty can handle our own affairs and doesn’t need to borrow the strength of Daxi and Great Zhou."

"Besides, it’s easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. After quelling the traitor’s rebellion, if those two dynasties linger in our Da Wu territory, demanding huge benefits, wouldn’t that leave endless troubles?"

Wuo Xiang’s words struck precisely at Wu Dingguo’s heart.

He patted Wuo Xiang’s shoulder heavily and said, "Good, you show the style of your uncle back in his day. If this succeeds, you will have the first merit!"

Upon hearing Wu Dingguo’s words, Wuo Xiang said to himself: The first merit is certain, just not for your family!

Though these were his thoughts, Wuo Xiang’s mouth was filled with grateful thanks to Wu Dingguo.

"Thank you, Great King!"

Wu Dingguo nodded and then loudly commanded, "Men, you have been raised for a thousand days, just for today. The time to serve the empire and gain wealth is now!"

"Everyone listen to my command, mount up immediately, and charge with me to wipe out the traitor!"