Section 200

No one saw the hint of cold light that flashed in the Chu Emperor's eyes when he said he was a child.

Having only a General is not enough, some deputies are also needed.

Furthermore, most soldiers felt some resistance in their hearts upon hearing they were going to fight the Great Xia Crown Prince, who in their minds was even more powerful than a god.

After half a month of preparations, the candidates for this expedition were finally selected.

At this time, Xia Feng had already led his troops close to the border of Great Chu.

The smooth journey made Xia Feng somewhat wary, wondering what Great Chu was planning.

When the news from the Imperial Capital arrived, Xia Feng looked at the report in front of him, and question marks couldn't help but pop up in his mind.

Is the Chu Emperor crazy?

With civil officials willing to use death as a platform for remonstrance, the Chu Emperor didn't seize the opportunity to back down, but instead got angry and showed his displeasure?

No, is there something wrong with his brain?

Xia Feng put down the report and stopped thinking about it, instead pondering the reason why Chu Yue took the initiative to say he wanted to lead the troops.

The scout's report on Chu Yue was very clear: a collateral descendant who was severely bullied when he was young. After showing his talent later, the Xia Emperor recruited him into the court, but always said he was too young and didn't give him any important positions.

Why would he take the initiative to lead troops this time? What is he trying to do?

General General Gu Sha next to him leaned over: "Emperor Child, what are you looking at?"

Xia Feng came back to his senses, turned to look at him, and said with a smile: "I'm looking at the General leading the troops on the other side, he's very young."

General General Gu Sha was quite familiar with Xia Feng and felt a little helpless after hearing this.

"Emperor Child, compared to age, who could be younger than You."

Indeed, Xia Feng was only twenty years old at most, which was less than a fraction of the age of anyone present.

He rubbed the back of his head, showing a smile, and didn't continue speaking.

Soon, it was time to reach the city under siege.

The border garrison General stood trembling on the city wall. The message from the Great Chu Imperial Capital was for him to hold his ground to the death.

But the opponent was the Half God Xia Feng, how could he hold his ground to the death?

Fortunately, Xia Feng didn't have the habit of bullying people. He turned to look at General General Gu Sha beside him.

"Wishing You victory in Your first battle?"

General General Gu Sha laughed heartily: "Emperor Child, just wait, I'll be back soon. Great Xia's path of conquest will paint a grand chapter starting from today!"

He mounted his horse, and before he could even lead his soldiers to break camp, a white flag was suddenly raised on the opposite city wall.

Xia Feng raised his eyebrows. This border General certainly had self-awareness.

He knew that he was definitely not Great Xia's opponent, and if he surrendered, he could save his soldiers.

As expected, Xia Feng could vaguely hear the soldiers thanking the border General.

He shrugged his shoulders and said to General General Gu Sha: "No need to fight anymore, enter the city and take control."

"Remember, don't harm the civilians."

These words were said both to General General Gu Sha and to the people on the other side.

It was also a warning: if the other side dared to ambush, Xia Feng's words about not harming civilians would just be empty words.

The General on the city wall inside looked a little nervous and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.

General General Gu Sha looked bored. He entered the city smoothly and then looked at the border General who was completely submissive and had no fighting spirit.

He even knelt on the ground and took out the city lord's seal, along with the military tally in his hand, and handed them over together.

Although he could understand his actions, General General Gu Sha still let out a quiet click of his tongue when he took them.

The border General wore a slight bitter smile. If there was even a sliver of a chance of winning, or if fighting to the death had meaning, he wouldn't want to surrender like this.

But the Emperor Child personally led the expedition, and the royal family of the Great Chu Empire behind him was so useless.

The border General could only lower his head further.

Seeing him like this, General General Gu Sha's resentment for not being able to fight the first impressive battle deepened.

Suddenly, his eyes turned, and he remembered the first thing the Xia Emperor mentioned.

"Ahem, since You have already submitted to my Great Xia Empire, then You should be the same as the cities of my Great Xia Empire."

"First, erect a statue of the Emperor Child in the center of the city."

"From now on, You must pray sincerely every day, and kneel in worship every day, did You hear?"

Chapter 246: Breaking Twenty-Eight Cities in Succession, Capturing the Chu Emperor Alive

When Xia Feng followed into the city, he happened to hear General General Gu Sha's words.

He looked speechless, looking at him and asking: "What are You talking about?"

General General Gu Sha chuckled: "Let them get used to the Emperor Child's demeanor early."

Xia Feng rolled his eyes, feeling the continuous stream of faith power from the city's residents after the city surrendered, and the corners of his lips slightly curved.

Indeed, his previous idea was feasible.

Perhaps there were people who worshipped him in other cities or Empires, but being outside of Great Xia's jurisdiction greatly reduced the effect.

Even the faith of millions of people couldn't gather a few wisps of bloody mist.

But as long as the city was conquered, that faith power would directly converge towards him.

His gaze looked far away towards the more distant continent.

This was only the Eastern Continent. If he could truly bring the entire Tian Yuan Continent under Great Xia, his divine fire could be completely ignited.

Thinking of this, he threw the city lord's seal back into the border General's hand, only keeping the tiger tally.

"You continue to guard this city."

He looked at the border General with a half-smile: "But remember, today You voluntarily handed this tiger tally to me."

"If one day You regret it..."

The border General hurriedly spoke: "No, no, Emperor Child, please rest assured, I absolutely have no other thoughts, I just want the brothers in this city to live well."

Xia Feng's eyebrow raised slightly, and he said with a smile: "That would be best."

Although the border General knew this was the Emperor Child warning him, he still couldn't help but feel afraid when he heard those words.

He was facing an Emperor Child who became a Half God at the age of twenty, how could he have any other thoughts?

Xia Feng waved to General General Gu Sha: "Rest for a day, and tomorrow we will continue towards the Great Chu Imperial Capital."

Soon, a month passed. In this month, Xia Feng went from initial doubt to later numbness, gradually getting used to almost all the Generals raising white flags and surrendering directly upon seeing him.

However, the decisive battle between Great Xia and Great Chu would only be possible after meeting the Chu Emperor, who was personally leading the expedition.

On the other side, Chu Yue followed the Chu Emperor, dragging their feet towards the war-torn cities.

The journey that should have taken a month to reach the border became slow due to the Chu Emperor's various demands.

After a month of travel, they hadn't even covered half the distance.

If it weren't for Chu Yue seeing the Chu Emperor throwing a huge tantrum every time he delivered a battle report.

He would really suspect that the Chu Emperor was just thinking of letting Great Xia completely swallow the entire Great Chu Empire.

Standing outside the main tent, Chu Yue composed himself, and softly announced: "Your Majesty, there is a new battle report from the border."

There was no sound from the main tent for a long time. Chu Yue lowered his head and didn't speak again, nor did he leave.

After a moment, the sound of the Chu Emperor's heavy breathing came from the main tent, followed by uncontrollable rage.

"Get in here!"

Chu Yue knew that this was already the Chu Emperor giving him some face. If it had been someone else coming to report the battle at this time, they would have likely been dragged out long ago.

If he didn't care about the lives of the soldiers, he wouldn't bother coming here to see the Chu Emperor get angry.

Chu Yue sighed almost imperceptibly, tidied his clothes, resumed his expressionless look, and walked in with the battle report.

The Chu Emperor sat by the bed, his clothes disheveled, while a Servant with bruises on her body helped him straighten his clothes.

The room carried a faint scent of patchouli, making it almost obvious what had just happened without even looking.

Although he had long known that the Chu Emperor was unreliable and that various absurd things might happen along the way.

But seeing the continuous loss of border cities while the Chu Emperor was still so engrossed in debauchery and lust, Chu Yue couldn't help but feel angry inside.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from the border."

Upon hearing the word 'border', the Chu Emperor couldn't help but want to explode. He reached out and took the small scroll, unrolled it, and quickly glanced at it.

Whether he finished reading it or not, in just a few breaths, he fiercely threw the scroll to the ground.

"Damn it, are the border Generals all incompetent fools?"

"Twenty-eight cities lost in one month!"

"They can't even hold out until I personally lead the expedition. How could Great Chu raise such a bunch of useless people!"