530: Chapter 530 Long Yuan is too cunning

At this moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats. They wanted to see how the soldiers of Nanyue Base would battle the main force of the Sea Race and the flocks of Sea Fowl. In their eyes, this was an extremely lopsided confrontation. The soldiers of Nanyue Base would likely suffer massive casualties the moment they clashed with the Sea Race and Sea Fowl, a scene that would be unbearable to watch...

Just as everyone thought they were about to witness a series of incredibly bloody scenes, the image shifted. It went directly from the estuary all the way to a major tributary of the Nanyue River. There was a high gorge reservoir here, guarded by many Great Ming soldiers!

The Great Ming commander was Wang Weidong, but few in the court recognized him. At that moment, the communicator in Wang Weidong's hand suddenly lit up. He glanced at it and immediately ordered, "Open the gates and release the water!!!"

"Yes!!!" all the soldiers shouted in response. They immediately cleared the obstacles blocking the outlet, and the lake water instantly surged out of the high gorge like a wild horse breaking its tether, rushing downstream...

"Heavens, what are they doing?!"

"Releasing water! They're releasing water!!! Young Master Yuan's plan is brilliant, truly brilliant!!!" Fang Qihe seized the opportunity to be the first to sing his praises!

"Indeed! Young Master Yuan is truly a natural-born Genius to come up with such a strategy to deal with the Sea Race. The Sea Race is in for it now!" Fu Changqing hurriedly followed up.

"Look! It's not just this one lake. Every major tributary of the Nanyue River has high-altitude lakes. If all of them release water, the Nanyue River will surely become incredibly fierce. Even the Sea Race, who are skilled in water, will find it hard to withstand the force of the current!" Ye Haonan analyzed.

"To use a flood to deal with the Sea Race, I suppose only a Genius like Young Master Yuan could think of that?" Chu Canghai sighed with emotion.

These four men spoke in pairs, setting the tone for this war, which even made the Emperor Ming nod at them with a look of approval!

Meanwhile, Prince Rui, Prince Ding, Prince Lu, and Prince Gong were secretly filled with resentment. These four ungrateful old fellows were actually fawning over Long Yuan now!!!

Long Yuan was the son of Prince Fu. Fawning over him was clearly making things difficult for their young masters. Were they planning to defect?

However, even if these four Grand Secretaries wanted to defect, the four princes truly had no way to deal with them. This was because their current status was merely that of princes without real power. On the contrary, these Grand Secretaries held substantial power in their hands. Even the Emperor Ming's orders had to be conveyed through them. Prince Rui, who temporarily held the position of Crown Prince, was even more dependent on their help. Without them, these princes were actually just people outside the court's power structure.

This was also why they needed the support of the Grand Secretaries if they wanted to compete for the succession. Without it, no matter how much of a Genius a prince was, he would find it impossible to move a single step in court.

If Long Yuan were to gain power and take the Imperial Throne in the future, then this power would transfer directly from the Emperor Ming to Long Yuan's hands. It would have absolutely nothing to do with these princes then. At that time, they would be completely marginalized from the world of power!

And these Grand Secretaries would naturally no longer pay them any mind. Because the Grand Secretaries would still hold real power in the world of authority, while these princes would merely be canaries raised by the imperial court...

Hearing the tone set by the four Grand Secretaries, the discerning people in the court immediately sprang into action. As the footage continued, they immediately heaped praise on the deployment and combat of Nanyue Base, overtly and covertly flattering Long Yuan. Finally, they naturally congratulated the Emperor Ming on gaining an Imperial Grandson who could stabilize the world...

Amidst a chorus of sycophantic praise, everyone saw the waters of the Nanyue River become incredibly turbulent, washing the Sea Race in the river all the way to the estuary. The entire estuary area turned a murky, bloody red, looking exceptionally jarring...

"Eh? What about those Sea Fowl?" someone suddenly thought.

"Don't you see the countless Sea Bird corpses floating on the sea surface?" someone sharp-eyed immediately pointed out.

"Heavens! So many died? How were they shot down?!"

"Didn't see it..."

"It's not in the information!"

"That's normal. Who has the time to record live video during a battle?"

"Oh, right..."

Everyone realized that this was indeed the case!

But there was still a feeling that something wasn't quite right. The old fellows were already cursing in their hearts because Long Yuan was too cunning; he didn't let a single bit of key information leak out...

In fact, they had long since discovered that the images played in the message did not involve the secrets of Nanyue Base. No matter how much footage of the Sea Race and Sea Fowl was shown, it was merely to play up their strength. But what about the battle scenes?

Aside from opening the lakes to release water and flooding the Sea Race, not a single bit of the actual combat was shown. This cast a mysterious veil over the entire course of the battle. Without their own information channels, it seemed they wouldn't be able to know the truth of the fight...

Sure enough, just as these old fellows expected, the subsequent images focused on the fallen Sea Fowl and the slaughtered Sea Race, as well as the results of the battles that took place outside the eight coastal cities. The footage only showed the ground covered in Sea Race corpses and rather shocking scenes of battlefield destruction, and then nothing else...

Until finally, they saw the remaining ten or so Super Powerhouses of the Sea Race all fall into the Nanyue River for some unknown reason, and the super-strong expert suspected to be a Heavenly God also mysteriously disappeared in an instant. The information regarding this battle thus ended, but the footage continued, showing scenes of soldiers in various cities celebrating. It appeared that none of the cities had suffered any losses. People were spreading the news and celebrating joyfully. On the internet, it was a scene of universal celebration. The Xuan Practitioner world platforms everywhere were already submerged in a sea of celebratory messages. Speaking of which, the information in the Great Ming court was a bit lagging, but this was understandable. The people on the scene had surely sent out the news of victory long ago, while the information reported to the court had to synthesize the situation from various places and be confirmed and prepared with great caution before being presented. There was bound to be a certain time lag.

"So it's a victory just like that?"

"Heavens, I haven't even had my fill of watching yet!"

"Did anyone see clearly how Nanyue Base actually shot down those Sea Fowl? And why did those dozen or so Sea Race Super Powerhouses suddenly fall into the river at the end?"

"Didn't see it! Perhaps that part of the information is missing. Being able to film that final scene is already not bad!"

"That's true!"

"But Nanyue Base really did win! God bless our Great Ming!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Felicitations, Your Majesty! With a Saintly Qilin Grandson like Young Master Yuan, there is hope for Great Ming!!!"

"Your Majesty sits in the temple, strategizing and managing the logistics for Shanhai Pass, Linhai City, and Nanyue Base, ensuring that all the frontline soldiers have no worries and can bravely kill the enemy to defend every inch of our Great Ming's territory!"

"Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise!! Your Majesty is wise!!!"

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