Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 921: Heaven's Will and People's Hearts

Lin Feng shook his head: "Zhao Zheng must know my strength, but he didn't want to start a war lightly, so he was forced into it."

"Are you saying that Zhao Zheng is being manipulated by those old guys?"

"Nine out of ten times, Zhao Zheng was able to defeat Zhao Zhen because of his strength, not luck. So, based on his own will, it's impossible for him to fight me."

Pei Qiyin sighed: "These old guys are so scary..."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Tell them to withdraw their troops and camp in Xuncheng."

Cannes had been bombed into a dilapidated ruin. Lin Feng naturally didn't want to bother repairing the Acropolis located right under Zhao Zheng's nose.

After escaping to Gencheng, Jing Zhaoheng finally tasted the power of Lin Feng. He brought 60,000 troops with him, but after gathering them, less than 40,000 of them returned to the team.

Among them were countless wounded soldiers.

In other words, there were those who were killed by explosions, those who were chased to death by cavalry, and those who escaped and could not return.

In this battle without any fighting, more than half of Jing Zhaoheng's 60,000 imperial guards were killed or wounded. It was an unprecedented defeat.

The reason why it is unprecedented is that in this battle, the Zhenxi Army killed so many Taisho Imperial Guards without losing a single man or horse.

Jing Zhaoheng stayed in the Gencheng Command Center with his head down.

There was complete silence all around, and no one dared to breathe loudly.

Jing Zhaoheng muttered, "Avoiding it is best, avoiding it is best... Alas, Brother Qiu, why don't you give me a more clear hint..."

In his entire military career, he had never suffered such a miserable defeat.

In this battle, it is impossible to organize a team to fight back against the enemy. You can only hold your head and take the beating. Whether you can survive depends entirely on your own character and luck.

Generals Luo Yunfei and Qiu Jie must be very clear about such a battle, but why didn't they stop the emperor from making a decision?

The more Jing Zhaoheng thought about it, the angrier he became. He was filled with grievances and resentment, and didn't know where to vent.

The news of this disastrous defeat soon reached the palace. Zhao Zheng stared at the battle report on the dragon desk with a calm expression.

"Hmph, I've sacrificed the lives of 30,000 elite soldiers. I wonder if they're satisfied?"

Imperial Preceptor Lan Yu had no expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, if you continue to press us, it means you are not trying to destroy Lin Feng, but rather to destroy our Dazheng Dynasty."

Zhao Zheng asked worriedly, "Master, do you think Lin Feng will lead his army to attack Kyoto?"

Lan Yu shook his head: "Your Majesty, don't worry. In my opinion, they won't give Lin Feng time to attack us."

Zhao Zheng still looked depressed.

"It turns out that it's not that I'm confronting Lin Feng, but that Lin Feng is too lazy to bother with us. If we really resort to violence, we might not be able to defend this imperial city of Kyoto."

Lan Yu quickly advised, "Your Majesty, please do not underestimate yourself. We have hundreds of thousands of Taisho Imperial Guards. How can we just move them whenever we want? Lin Feng must think twice. Maintaining the status quo doesn't mean he has no intention of fighting us."

Zhao Zheng waved his hands and held his forehead.

"I'm tired..."

Lan Yu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. I will take my leave."

After saying this, he left the hall.

Lin Feng led the entire Zhenxi Army to station in Xuncheng.

Xuncheng's geographical location is not as good as Kancheng's, and it cannot rely on the power of warships. At present, it is an isolated city in front of Dazong Kyoto City.

Lin Feng judged that after the battle in Cannes, Zhao Zheng would not compete with him for the time being. He used 30,000 Taisho Imperial Guards to give an explanation to those hidden sects.

Therefore, it is safe for the 16,000 troops of the Zhenxi Army to stay in Xuncheng.

Of course, it only said that the soldiers were safe, not that Lin Feng was safe.

The two elders from the Tianli Xin Sect and the Wunian Liu Sect have already entered Xuncheng.

Xuncheng is an acropolis of Kyoto City. There are no residents here, only troops.

The disciples of the hidden sects on the two islands naturally could not appear in the city openly, but hid in the dark, looking for Lin Feng's whereabouts.

This is not too easy for disciples of secluded sects.

The two started from both ends of the city and gradually searched towards the middle, and soon discovered the differences.

The Xuncheng Command Center where Lin Feng is located is located in a two-story courtyard. The place is heavily guarded and is obviously much more solemn and dignified than other places.

Kondo Tenshin of the Tenritshin sect is 62 years old this year and is one of the four elders of the sect. Although he has few disciples, all of them are elites.

As an elder, Kondo Tenshin doesn't even take these worldly people seriously.

He was wearing a gray gown and standing on the roof facing the wind, with his hands behind his back, quietly looking down at the soldiers coming in and out of the house below.

Even in this state, none of the guards below noticed his existence.

It is as if this person has merged into the world, making it impossible to separate him from the surrounding scenery and environment.

The guard who came from another direction was even more exaggerated. As the successor of the Wunian School, he was able to follow some soldiers, listen to their conversations, and see their various expressions, but they could not find anything unusual.

Just like these soldiers or guards' companions, the people present at the scene could not sense that there was a strange outsider here.

The two men noticed the difference of the house almost at the same time, and they were convinced that the person they were looking for was here.

Indeed, the two of them had very sensitive and accurate feelings.

After Lin Feng finished handling the military affairs, he asked Cui Ying and Gong Sanpao to be responsible for the defense of two city gates respectively.

Then he asked Pei Qiyin to serve dinner and started eating.

It was already the end of the You hour and the sky was getting dark.

Two candles as thick as arms were lit in the room. Pei Qiyin stood beside Lin Feng, ready to add rice and soup to his bowl at any time.

Qiao Jushan and Wen Jian were standing at the door.

The three of them watched Lin Feng eat in silence.

But he didn't notice that there was an old man in a gray cloth gown standing next to him.

Lin Feng had just put a spoonful of porridge into his mouth, and before he took the spoon out of his mouth, all his movements stopped as if the machine had stopped.

Pei Qiyin asked with a frown.

"General? Is the porridge too hot?"

Then he reacted and suddenly turned his head to look at the door.

Right next to Qiao Jushan stood an old man wearing a long gray gown and a white beard.

Kondo Tenshin smiled.

"Sure enough, you have some tricks. You were able to find me in such a short time. If you still say you have never entered the inner gate of Yuquan Temple, it is definitely unreasonable."

Only then did Lin Feng take the spoon out of his mouth and swallow the porridge.

"Is it possible that only people in Yuquan Temple can see you?"

Kondo Tianzhen shook his head: "Lin Feng, you have been tempered by the mental method, this can not be hidden from this old man. As for whether it is the Yuquan Temple mental method, we will know after a test."

Lin Feng was puzzled: "Is the Yuquan Contemplation Method really that important?"

"Yes, the Tianlixin sect I belong to must follow the principles of heaven and human nature, and must not arbitrarily violate or distort the laws of nature."

Lin Feng didn't understand and frowned without saying anything.

Kondo Tenshin continued to explain, "Because you violated the sect's rules and entered the world without permission to kill people, I will clean up the mess on behalf of Yuquan Temple. This is just and acceptable to both heaven and people."