"Hahaha......"
"Good!"
"As expected of Master Liu..."
Li Beixiong let out a loud laugh and nodded slightly, a look of appreciation appearing on his face.
Li Luo beside him did not expect that Liu Hengju would answer like this.
In his mind, Liu Hengju was a loyal minister.
Not only that, but what he said just now was not only to test Liu Hengju.
More so, it was to make it difficult for him to decline the marriage his father arranged.
Turns out he miscalculated again.
"Cough...Father...I have just met Lady Liu, wouldn't it be inappropriate to rush into marriage?"
"Besides, our grand cause is not yet accomplished, I do not consider such personal affairs for now."
Li Luo originally wanted to directly decline, but was afraid of hurting the talented lady's feelings.
Thus, he brought out the excuse that their grand cause was not yet accomplished.
"Hmm... You make a fair point, my son!"
"Then, after we accomplish our grand cause, I will come knocking on your door to propose marriage again. When the time comes, with an eight-man palanquin, and following proper marriage customs, what do you think, father-in-law?"
Li Beixiong looked towards Liu Hengju and asked.
"Your Highness, wonderful! Wonderful!"
"Hahaha..."
Liu Hengju smiled lightly and nodded repeatedly.
Liu Lingxi lowered her head, a charming blush appearing on her face, quietly letting out a sigh of relief, then shooting a glance at Li Luo from the corner of her eye.
At this time, Li Luo had a dark expression on his face, at a complete loss for words.
Great, even his future father-in-law was onboard, so his earlier words were all said in vain!
"Alright, now that King Qi is dead, most of the prefectures in the Western Province are under our control."
"The most important task at hand is to defeat the invasion of the Nanyun Kingdom, and reclaim the ten prefectures they have occupied."
Seeing his resistance was futile, Li Luo changed the subject, speaking heavily to everyone present.
Li Luo's words made everyone present become serious.
At present, with War King Wu and King Jin fighting fiercely, if they don't seize this opportunity and drive away the invading Nanyun Kingdom, once War King Wu and King Jin determine a victor, their Beiliang will fall into a passive position.
Not only that, but the common people of the entire kingdom had placed great expectations on them, Beiliang.
Therefore, reclaiming the ten prefectures occupied by the Nanyun Kingdom was imperative.
Once they succeeded in reclaiming their lost territory, Beiliang's prestige in the hearts of the common people would be elevated to an unprecedented level.
"Your Highness, my prince, according to our scouts' reports, the five great generals of the Nanyun Kingdom have personally led troops here this time."
"Aside from Hei Feng who was killed by Grand General Gao, the leader of the five great generals, Murong Liao, is occupying our Xixiang Prefecture with 100,000 Black Cavalry troops. The other three, Zhang Yuan, Chen Ying, and Yun Bin, are occupying Xiuyun Prefecture, Mangshan Prefecture, and Qingfeng Prefecture respectively."
"The few prefectures they occupy are the most important ones in our Western Province borders."
"With the full mobilization of the Black Cavalry Army this time, their 400,000 troops have invaded on a large scale. Aside from the 50,000 Black Cavalry troops my prince eliminated, their total forces now number 350,000!"
"Not only that, the four generals led by Murong Liao, all have cultivations at the peak of the Dayan Realm, and under each of them are also several experts at the Linghai Realm."
"The two Linghai Realm experts, Lian Qing and Qi Hui, killed by my prince, were under Zhang Yuan's command."
"According to the latest intelligence from our scouts, after we came to Thousand Fragrance City, Murong Liao, Yun Bin, and Chen Ying led their troops and are hurrying here towards Yunxiu City."
"At the speed of the Black Cavalry Army's advance, they will arrive at Yunxiu City before dawn tomorrow."
Long Ye who was seated below, spoke up and reported the intelligence obtained by the scouts.
After learning of the opponent's overall strength, everyone present fell silent.
Li Luo's eyes flickered strangely.
Although he had defeated 50,000 Black Cavalry troops, he did not dare underestimate this army that could match Beiliang's reputation.
The Black Cavalry Army, like their Beiliang's Iron Cavalry, was a powerful army that emerged from the chaos of war.
It was said that the first emperor of the Nanyun Kingdom relied on this Black Cavalry Army to defeat all dissident feudal lords and establish the Nanyun Kingdom.
Also, in the early years of establishing the kingdom, the first emperor personally led the Black Cavalry Army and achieved victory against great odds, decisively defeating the invasion of the Shenyu Dynasty, and made a name for himself in that one battle...
However, although Li Luo did not dare underestimate the Black Cavalry Army, their Beiliang Iron Cavalry was not to be trifled with either.
Back when the Shenyu Dynasty invaded the south, they also deployed massive troops to invade their newly established Liyang Dynasty.
Yet his father, who had just been enthroned as king, led only 100,000 Beiliang Iron Cavalry troops and stubbornly killed until the Shenyu Dynasty did not dare invade again.
What concerned Li Luo now was the opponent's top-level combat power.
According to Long Ye, the remaining four enemy generals all had cultivations at the peak of Dayan Realm, and under each of them were also several experts at the Linghai Realm.
In comparison of top-level combat power, Beiliang was clearly at a disadvantage.
Although they now had four Dayan Realm experts in Beiliang.
Only his father and Gao Shun were at the peak of the Dayan Realm.
While he himself was at the initial stage of Dayan Realm, and Li Ergou was at the mid stage.
As for Linghai Realm, aside from the five generals under him, plus Lu Renjia and Shan Pao, there were only seven people.
The overall top-level combat power was significantly weaker than the opponent's.
The higher one's cultivation, the more they could influence the outcome of the entire battle.
However, when Li Luo thought of the 500,000 prestige points from Thousand Fragrance City's commoners he had yet to use, his worries were dispelled.
"Hmm... The Black Cavalry Army..."
"This king also wants to meet them. I didn't have the chance in the past, now is a good opportunity..."
"However, do not underestimate Murong Liao!"
"I heard that as the leader of Nanyun's five great generals, he had already stepped into the peak of Dayan Realm twenty years ago. Twenty years have passed now, who knows if he has taken that one step further..."
"If he has stepped into the Returning Void Realm, we will be in trouble..."
Speaking of Nanyun Kingdom's Murong Liao, Li Beixiong's expression became solemn.
The Returning Void Realm was a boundary that all of their peak Dayan Realm experts dreamed of reaching.
Even he had been stuck at the peak of Dayan Realm for decades.
"Father, don't worry!"
"If that Murong Liao has advanced to the Returning Void Realm, he would not be leading the Black Cavalry Army here."
"He alone could sweep through our entire Liyang Dynasty."
Li Luo smiled lightly and dispelled his father's concerns.
Li Beixiong nodded, his son made sense.
"The other three peak Dayan Realm experts of Nanyun have not arrived yet. Now is the perfect time for us to launch an attack and capture Yunxiu City in one go."
"We should kill Zhang Yuan if possible, so the pressure on our top-level combat power will be much less."
Li Beixiong pondered.
Li Luo nodded slightly. Now was indeed the best time for them to attack.
The only problem was that once fighting broke out, they had to end the battle before dawn.
Otherwise, when the other three peak Dayan Realm experts arrived, they would be surrounded.
"Your Highness, give the order!"
The five generals stood up and saluted Li Beixiong with clasped hands.
"Alright!"
"Mobilize 100,000 Iron Cavalry troops and follow this king to swiftly advance on Yunxiu City!"
Li Beixiong stood up and issued orders to everyone.
"Yes!"
Subsequently, led by Li Luo and his father, 100,000 Beiliang Iron Cavalry troops left Thousand Fragrance City, swiftly advancing on Yunxiu City.
According to their intelligence, Zhang Yuan garrisoned 50,000 Black Cavalry troops in Yunxiu City. Previously, Li Luo had destroyed 50,000 of them, leaving only 50,000 Black Cavalry troops remaining.
The ones participating in this attack were not only Li Luo and his father, but also Gao Shun and Li Ergou, as well as Beiliang's five generals.
However, no one noticed that Lu Renjia and Shan Pao were missing from the army.
Among the retreating commoner crowds from Thousand Fragrance City, a man watched as Beiliang's Iron Cavalry galloped out of the city and disappeared into the night. He secretly crushed a jade token in his hand.
After leaving the city with the commoner crowds, this man separated from the group on his own...