Chapter 327 This is also part of the plan

Shen Cheng raised his arms high towards the sky, and the resentment rolling in the air was attracted and flowed down, forming a huge black tornado in a blink of an eye. From a distance, it seemed to connect the sky and the earth.

Unfortunately, only Shen Cheng himself could see this extremely spectacular scene.

It seemed as if the boundless resentment was quickly absorbed by Shen Cheng.

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It increased by 6% in one go, which would probably require the deaths of twenty or thirty aces to make up the amount. After all, the more time passes, the more resentment is needed.

"what happened?"

On the ground, Ma Qi vaguely felt that the surrounding environment had changed. Although there were dead bodies everywhere, there was no longer the depressing and gloomy atmosphere as before.

Seeing Shen Cheng falling from the sky, Ma Qi hurriedly went to greet him: "Your Excellency the Duke."

Seeing him, Shen Cheng once again demonstrated his ability as a master of micromanipulation: "After occupying Dongqing City, you will immediately gather your troops to attack the Eighth War Zone. You must take it down within a month at the latest."

Ma Qi felt a bitter taste in his mouth, and all the joy in his heart suddenly turned into water.

"Your Majesty the Duke."

He gritted his teeth and said, "The troops have been fighting in Dongqing for more than two months. Now the morale is very low and they urgently need to rest..."

Shen Cheng interrupted him rudely: "It doesn't matter, I'll give you as many reserve troops as you want."

Yongle City still has more than 10 million reserve troops that have not been deployed, and the number of deaths is not enough.

Having said that, Ma Qi didn't dare to object anymore. He would rather face the complaints of the troops than to anger the increasingly powerful Duke in person.

Seeing that Shen Cheng was about to leave, Ma Qi hurriedly asked, "My Lord Duke, can you provide some information about the Eighth War Zone?"

Ma Qi was a little scared this time. If Shen Cheng had not brought the information in time, he would have most likely fallen into the trap that Ban Yun had specially prepared for him.

So he hoped to obtain more military intelligence from Shen Cheng.

Shen Cheng glanced at Ma Qi who was trying to get something for free, frowned and scolded him: "If you don't have any intelligence, can't you investigate it yourself? Or is the intelligence department in your army just eating and not working?"

Ma Qi was startled and stood there obediently to be scolded.

Shen Cheng did have a lot of key information in his hands, all of which were provided to him by the Astrology Palace, including Ban Yun's action plan to encircle and kill Ma Qi, which was delivered to Shen Cheng by the Astrology Palace early in the morning.

However, Shen Cheng's goal was to have Yongle City and Qin Wang's territory consume each other, but he did not want Yongle City to be able to gain an unstoppable advantage on the battlefield, so these key intelligence would certainly not be handed over.

After giving Ma Qi a severe scolding, Shen Cheng took off into the air and flew away.

Next he will make a big news, push the war to the next stage, and strive to end it in the second half of the year.

When he was about to fly out of Dongqing City, Shen Cheng suddenly stopped and looked back.

In the destroyed Dongqing City, the resentment of all the dead has disappeared, but in Shen Cheng's eyes, it seems that there are still countless dead souls shouting at him.

In just five months since the war began, the number of casualties on the three battlefields has reached an astronomical number. As the first person to start the war, Shen Cheng, or should we say, Yu Feng, who he pretended to be, has naturally been criticized by countless people and described as a demon king who wants to destroy the world.

If it were a psychologically fragile person, he would probably be so sad and blame himself that he would go crazy when he thought about so many innocent people losing their lives because of his decision.

Looking at the countless ghosts seeking his life in the distant city, Shen Cheng frowned slightly.

Even if I wasn't there, this war would have broken out sooner or later. If I wasn't there, the death toll would have been even greater.

I do not wage war for my own selfish desires, I wage war to end war.

"My heart and my actions are as clear as a clear mirror, and everything I do is righteous."

Shen Cheng muttered to himself, became resolute in his heart, and turned to leave.

The only thing he can do now is to continue to firmly implement his plan and end the war at the appropriate stage as soon as possible.

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Taiping Port.

This is a port in the White Night Kingdom with extremely developed shipping, and its cargo throughput ranks among the top three in the entire Eternal Empire.

However, today, Taiping Port was taken over by the Baiye Kingdom’s troops, and all outsiders were cleared out.

On the sea outside the port, the Baiye Kingdom's fleet has occupied various advantageous positions. More than ten nautical miles ahead, another huge fleet has appeared. Those are the new warships belonging to King Qin.

The fleets of Baiye Kingdom and King Qin gathered outside Taiping Port. They were not going to fight a naval battle here, but it was just a proper ceremony for a meeting between the big figures of the two countries.

In the sea between the two huge fleets, there was a flagship.

Yan Yin and Xiao Qingque are now on this flagship, waiting for the arrival of the Duke of Qin.

The Qin King's territory also has a duke named Wang Ju, who is also a well-known figure throughout the Eternal Empire.

Jin Yan of Yongle City is secretly restrained by Yu Feng, Yan Yin of Baiye Kingdom also needs to fight against the Noble Parliament. Only Wang Ju has no competitors in the territory of King Qin.

After Qin Hao disappeared, Wang Ju ruled the Qin territory alone, holding both military and political power, and was a true leader.

When there was a conflict between Baiye Kingdom and Qinwang Territory in the past, Yan Yin had invited Wang Ju to meet many times, but was rejected every time. The Duke seemed to look down on Yan Yin because she was a woman, and Yan Yin was indeed one level below the Duke in strength.

Now, after the three-way war broke out, Wang Ju took the initiative to send a meeting invitation to Yan Yin.

Yan Yin knew why Wang Ju's attitude changed, because the situation of Qin Wangling was very dangerous now.

Under Shen Cheng's micro-management, Yongle City launched a fierce attack on Qin Wang's territory regardless of casualties, forcing Qin Wang's territory to fight with all its strength, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides.

The Qin Kingdom was also continuing to fight with the Baiye Kingdom on the northern front. Faced with the powerful military pressure from the Baiye Kingdom, the Qin Kingdom suffered terribly from fighting on two fronts. In just a few months, a large amount of territory was taken back by the Baiye Kingdom.

Although Yongle City and Baiye Kingdom were also fighting on the western front, it was just a lot of noise but little action, and the intensity of the war was not strong.

The current situation is that Yongle City is attacking Qin Wangling like crazy, and Baiye Kingdom is also attacking from the side. Qin Wangling, who is being beaten up, is in a very dangerous strategic disadvantage.

In order to reverse this disadvantage, Wang Ju, who had always been arrogant, had to put aside his attitude and invite Yan Yin to meet him.

Shen Cheng had already expected Wang Ju's reaction, so Yan Yin chose to agree, which led to today's meeting.

Xiao Qingque was sitting on the side, playing with his phone out of boredom, and started to complain: "Why is this guy called Wang Ju so arrogant? He clearly invited us here, but he was late, making it seem like we were begging him to meet us."

"After all, you are an old man, so you should save face." Yan Yin turned to look at Xiao Qingque, and frowned slightly when she saw him sitting casually: "Sit up straighter, you are the face of our Baiye Nation now, don't let others laugh at you."

Xiao Qingque let out a cry, then changed his sitting position.

Now Yan Yin is nominally Xiao Qingque's aunt, so she has the right to discipline her and usually corrects her inappropriate behavior.

But that's it.

Although she looks very obedient now, she is actually very opinionated. With the support of Shen Cheng, she is almost fearless and makes Yan Yin feel very pressured in many things.

Yan Yin had originally planned to come alone to the negotiation with Wang Ju this time, but Xiao Qingque asked to follow because she was now the nominal leader of the Baiye Kingdom, and her status was higher than that of Yan Yin, the regent. How could she be absent from such a crucial occasion for the negotiations between the two countries?

After Xiao Qingque formally made the request in the name of the leader, Yan Yin had no way to refuse and could only take her with him.

If this negotiation can be fruitful, Yan Yin will have to give some of his achievements and reputation to Xiao Qingque for free.

However, everything behind this is inseparable from Shen Cheng, and it seems only natural for Xiao Qingque to just sit back and reap the benefits.

After being late for nearly twenty minutes, Wang Ju finally led his men aboard the flagship.

Two minutes later, Xiao Qingque and Yan Yin finally met the dictator of Qinwangling in the conference room.

He looked like a fifty-year-old man. He had an intimidating aura and his eyes were so oppressive that people dared not look directly at him.

While Xiao Qingque and Yan Yin were looking at Wang Ju, Wang Ju was also looking at these two people.

However, his eyes did not look like he was looking at competitors, but more like he was looking at two ignorant juniors.

Due to the special nature of this negotiation, no reporters were present on the scene, only military personnel from both sides.

"Your Excellency the Duke, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with us. It is truly an honor."

Yan Yin's opening remarks seemed a sign of weakness, but in fact she was being sarcastic towards Wang Ju, mocking him for being late on purpose even though he was the one who took the initiative to invite her to meet.

Facing Yan Yin's ridicule, Wang Ju seemed indifferent.

He took off his white gloves and threw them on the table, then leaned back against the back of his chair and said, "Little girl, I came to see you specially, not because I think highly of you, but because Bai Yeguo is standing behind you. Don't think you are qualified to communicate with me on an equal footing."

This blatant contempt made the military personnel of Baiye Kingdom glare in anger.

Yan Yin also recalled the past when she had invited Wang Ju to meet her many times but was rejected. However, she was already a mature politician and would never lose her composure because of a little verbal humiliation.

Compared to herself, Yan Yin was more worried about Xiao Qingque's reaction, fearing that she would act on her own and say something irreparable.

Fortunately, Xiao Qingque sat quietly in his seat and did not express any opinions.

Yan Yin then looked at Wang Ju and said, "I don't think I'm that great. It's only thanks to the unity of our Baiye Nation and our successive victories on the battlefield that the Duke has lowered his proud head to negotiate with me."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was the turn of the military personnel led by King Qin to be angry.

If they had not been pursued relentlessly by Yongle City, how could the Baiye Kingdom have taken the opportunity to seize so much territory.

"Let's not waste time talking about meaningless nonsense. Let's get down to business."

Wang Ju tapped his hands lightly on the table and put forward his own conditions: "If you, Baiye Nation, retreat to the position before the war, we will give you a certain degree of compensation, but you, Baiye Nation, must cooperate with our military operations."

Such conditions almost made Yan Yin laugh.

It is obvious that it is the King of Qin who is asking for something from the Baiye Kingdom, but from Wang Ju's tone, it sounds like he is giving alms to the Baiye Kingdom.

Yan Yin resisted the urge to mock and also put forward his own conditions: "The King of Qin must hand over the territory occupied by Baiye Country in the past twenty years and give economic compensation. We will increase our offensive against Yongle City at the appropriate time."

Wang Ju said calmly: "Little girl, don't be too greedy."

Yan Yin retorted, "If taking back what belongs to you is greed, then isn't it unforgivable for you to take away what belongs to others?"

The gap between the conditions of both parties is so huge that it is basically impossible to reach any effective agreement. Under normal circumstances, there is no need to even talk about it.

But now, neither Wang Ju nor Yan Yin walked away in anger.

The Qin King's territory has indeed reached a very dangerous situation. They must stabilize the Baiye Kingdom and prevent a full-scale invasion by the Baiye Kingdom. They even need to rely on the power of the Baiye Kingdom to fight against Yongle City.

Baiye Kingdom currently has the best strategic situation, but Yongle City and Qinwang Territory will not let her sit back and reap the fruits of her labor, and Shen Cheng will not agree either.

The cooperation between Baiye Kingdom and Qin Wangling is part of Shen Cheng’s plan, so Yan Yin had to come.

The two sides exchanged sharp words at the negotiation table. Other conditions were easy to negotiate, but on the most important territorial issue, no one was willing to give in.

Xiao Qingque was able to quietly watch at first, but after listening to their meaningless quarrels for a long time, he soon became bored.

"Bang bang bang!"

She suddenly slammed her hand on the table, attracting everyone's attention. "What's the point of you arguing here? Do you know what shelving a dispute means? Since neither of you is willing to give in, then we should cease fire along the current line of actual control. After we finish taking down Yongle City, anyone who is dissatisfied can fight again at any time."

When these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in surprise. Although it sounded a bit ridiculous, it made sense when they thought about it carefully.

"You little girl are right! You are more courageous than those grown men."

Wang Ju praised Xiao Qingque and said, "Let's just cease fire along the current line of actual control. If anyone is not convinced in the future, we can have another fight."

Yan Yin vaguely realized that a ceasefire on the Line of Actual Control was Wang Ju's goal, and that all the unreasonable demands he had made before were just for bargaining.

Yan Yin did not refuse again. This condition was acceptable to Baiye Kingdom.

After the top leaders of both sides set the bottom line, the subsequent negotiations went much more smoothly and a ceasefire agreement was quickly reached.

Not only that, there is also a private military cooperation agreement, and the two sides will launch a series of military operations aimed at confronting Yongle City.

After signing the agreement, Yan Yin arranged for people to escort Xiao Qingque back, and she left Taiping Port alone. No one knew where she was going.

On the other hand, Wang Ju, who was preparing to return to the Qin King's territory on the fleet, received a message from the intelligence department - Yu Feng appeared on the front line of the battlefield and was slaughtering the front-line generals wantonly.

　I am being tortured to death by this disease. The previous symptoms finally ended, but now I have started coughing and nasal congestion again, cold sweats all over my body, and I still have no sense of taste in my mouth. The previous COVID-19 was not this serious.

　　
　
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