I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Looking at Dorgon, who was speaking eloquently and full of vigor, the ministers below couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

For a moment, they seemed to believe that their Great Qing Dynasty was no less powerful than the Celestial Empire, and that they could even negotiate on equal footing.

"."

Fan Wencheng opened his mouth, but swallowed back all the inappropriate words he was about to say.

"Geng Jingzhong, Shang Kexi!"

"The slave is here!"

Geng Jingzhong and his companion exchanged a glance, smiled bitterly to themselves, and finally quickly got up and knelt down in the middle.

"You two will each lead 200,000 of the most elite musketeer troops and 100,000 heavy artillery units to the border at full speed to resist the invasion of the Celestial Empire's army."

Abatai, you lead 100,000 musketeer cavalry, and then provide support.
Gurtaimang, you"

After quickly issuing the battle orders, Dorgon stepped forward, unleashing his overwhelming power without any concealment. The golden dragon representing the nation's destiny above lowered its eyes slightly, its domineering aura seemingly blotting out the sky and instantly enveloping everyone.

In an instant, everyone felt a terrifying pressure grip their hearts, as if any slight disobedience to Dorgon's will would lead to instant death.

Without hesitation, everyone felt a chill run down their spines and knelt down to kowtow and accept the order.

"Yes, Your Majesty! This servant will obey Your Majesty's orders and will do my utmost, even unto death."

"Well, go down and get ready!"

Dorgon waved his hand, signaling everyone to step back and prepare for the military campaign.

"Yes, Your Majesty! This servant takes his leave!"

Just as Fan Wencheng was about to leave, Dorgon suddenly spoke up.

"Mr. Fan, please stay."

Fan Wencheng paused, then obediently stopped.

After everyone had left, Dorgon stared intently at Fan Wencheng and spoke in a low, somber tone.

"Mr. Fan, do you think we can withstand the Celestial Empire's attack this time?"

"This"

When Fan Wencheng heard Dorgon's blunt question, he was at a loss for words and quickly looked up at Dorgon.

But all he saw was Dorgon's deep, unfathomable eyes, devoid of any emotion, staring intently at him, his face expressionless.

In an instant, a layer of cold sweat appeared on Fan Wencheng's forehead.

It felt like an eternity before he heard Dorgon's faint voice again.

"Mr. Fan, please don't hesitate to speak your mind."

To be honest, there was some animosity between Dorgon and Fan Wencheng.

When Nurhaci was still alive, Fan Wencheng was Huang Taiji's strategist, and he devised many plans for Huang Taiji to seize the throne.

When Huang Taiji ascended the throne, most of his brothers became targets of his suppression.

However, with the rise of the dynasty and under the immense pressure from the Celestial Empire, their relationship gradually eased somewhat.

When the Celestial Empire's army captured Shengjing (Shenyang), Huang Taiji sacrificed himself to stay behind and cover the retreat, leaving Dorgon, Haoge, and others to lead the troops to relocate.

In the end, Huang Taiji even secretly sent Fan Wencheng out to assist Dorgon.

It wasn't that Huang Taiji was so noble that he was truly willing to sacrifice himself to stay behind instead of secretly escaping.

He was truly burdened with the fate of the nation, and the golden dragon of national fortune would always follow him, so he had no chance of secretly escaping.

After escaping, Fan Wencheng continued to follow Dorgon and offered him advice and strategies.

However, he was ultimately cautious in his actions and dared not speak boldly, for fear that Dorgon would hold him accountable later.

At this moment, upon hearing Dorgon's request for him to speak frankly, Fan Wencheng was slightly moved. Considering the current situation facing the Qing Dynasty, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Great Khan, in my opinion, it's best to prepare for both possibilities."

We will definitely have to fight.

We have painstakingly developed our weapons for nearly twenty years, and now our guns and firearms are quite formidable. We can't be scared into running away without firing a single shot.

However, while resisting the attack of the Celestial Empire's army, we must also be prepared to evacuate and relocate at any time.

".Um!"

Listening to Fan Wencheng's words, Dorgon's expression changed repeatedly, and in the end he could only sigh and nod silently.

In May of the twenty-first year of the Celestial Empire's reign, the Celestial Empire's army and the Qing army met at the border between the two countries, seemingly signaling the imminent outbreak of a large-scale modern war.

Crown Prince Wang Jingchen sat in the first seat to Wang Shi's left, looking at Ma Youzhi, the chief of staff of the Xuanwu Legion opposite him. He took out a palm-sized Xuan Guang Mirror from his bosom and poured his true essence into it.

In an instant, the Xuan Guang Mirror emitted a hazy white light, and mysterious runes appeared one after another. As the halo flowed, it suddenly shot out a clear beam of light towards the center of the tent.

Immediately afterwards, the light shifted and changed, and a central command tent appeared.

The central command tent suddenly shrank, and more military camp facilities, patrolling and preparing soldiers, rune shuttles, rune chariots, and so on began to appear around it.

Ultimately, not only did the troop formations of the Celestial Empire appear one by one, but even the various arrangements of the Qing army also appeared in the picture.

Such a war is practically like having a map cheat code; as long as the firepower of both sides isn't too different, it's virtually impossible for either side to lose.

Looking at the Qing army's deployment map and their relatively advanced guns and cannons, Wang Shi couldn't help but chuckle.

"Haha, it seems these Qing Dynasty Tartars are quite educated; they've learned quite a few good things from our Celestial Empire."

"Hahaha"

Wang Shi's words immediately drew laughter from the crowd.

"Hahaha, indeed!"

"Hey, as our Celestial Empire grows stronger, which of our neighboring countries is not influenced by our Celestial Empire?"

Wang Shi waved his hand to silence the crowd's discussion, then bowed to Wang Jingchen.

"Your Highness, do you have any instructions?"

Wang Jingchen returned the greeting, smiling gently as he said:

"General, there's no need for such politeness."

Before I set off, my father had instructed me that my purpose on this trip was to listen and observe as much as possible, and that I should obey the Grand General's orders in all matters concerning the army.

"Haha, very well! Then I will presume to take the liberty."

Wang Shi laughed heartily with a broad smile, then his expression turned serious, and he quickly began to issue orders.

"First machine gun battalion, lock onto the enemy artillery unit at the three o'clock position, forty miles away."
Second Machine Gun Battalion

As orders were issued, shuttles began to rise from the Heavenly Dynasty military camp, runes lit up, and energy halos flowed within them.

Meanwhile, in the Qing army camp opposite, Abatai, Geng Jingzhong, and others were also discussing battle plans.

"Where are the artillery units of the Prince of Zhendong?"

"They've already reached a point twenty miles away. To reach their designated location and deploy their forces, they'll need at least another hour, probably until late afternoon."

Abatai frowned in displeasure and immediately gave a loud order to the messenger.

"Go and inform the Prince of Zhendong, and tell him to complete the battle plan within half an hour."

"Whoo!"

As he watched the messenger leave, Abatai was filled with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. If they could launch a sudden, overwhelming artillery barrage before the Celestial Empire could react, they would surely cripple the Celestial Empire's army in one fell swoop.

However, once those Chinese realize that their weapons have been upgraded, they will definitely take precautions, and the final attack effect will be greatly reduced.

Time passed slowly as they waited anxiously, and the sky gradually darkened.

"Report~!"

Suddenly, a messenger rode up on horseback.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Zhen Dong is ready and can launch an attack at any time."

"Hahaha, good!"

Abatai suddenly stood up and cheered, preparing to order an attack.

However, the next moment, everyone felt that the sky, which had been gradually darkening, suddenly brightened again, though it flickered and was somewhat dazzling.

What's going on here?
For a moment, everyone was a little confused.

The next moment, everyone heard a violent explosion coming from the northeast.

"Boom! Boom boom!"

"Rumble"

At that moment, everyone even felt the ground beneath their feet tremble slightly.

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then their expressions changed.

To the northeast, isn't that the artillery position where Shang Kexi is located?
Is there a problem there?
No, no, how could that be?

This must mean that Shang Kexi launched an attack ahead of time.

Everyone thought this with disbelief.

"Hmph, this Prince of Zhendong actually broke the agreement and launched the first attack?"

When I return, I will certainly report to the Great Khan and punish him for disobeying military orders.

Perhaps to suppress the panic in his heart, Abatai let out an angry snort and loudly rebuked him.

As he spoke, he walked quickly outside.

Geng Jingzhong and the others, their faces showing a mixture of surprise and bewilderment, quickly headed out as well.

As the tent flap was lifted, what greeted everyone's eyes were beams of dazzling light, slanting northeastward from the Heavenly Dynasty army opposite them.

Looking up at the sky, it seemed as if a galaxy of light stretched across the heavens, dazzling and magnificent.

But what it brought was death and destruction.

Looking northeast, a series of explosions and seas of fire rose up, and the entire artillery unit was engulfed in flames.

"This, this, this"

For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded and speechless.

What kind of attack is this? This is clearly not artillery, and it certainly can't be a musket. This is practically divine punishment sent down from the heavens.

While everyone was still stunned, they saw another bright spot rise from the opposing Heavenly Dynasty army, followed by countless dazzling beams of light shooting towards them.

By the time they realized what was happening and tried to assemble their army into a battle formation, it was already too late.

Or rather, even if they formed a military formation, it would be difficult to withstand such a devastating attack.

The dazzling streaks of light instantly engulfed them.

"Boom boom boom"

A series of explosions engulfed and destroyed the entire military camp.

In the central command tent of the Celestial Empire, through the images projected by Ma Youzhi, everyone could clearly see that the Qing army's camps were destroyed by energy cannons in an instant.

With all sorts of runes and magic arrays in place, the Celestial Empire naturally couldn't just use them to develop industry, like automobiles and ships.

From the very beginning of the invention of rune arrays, attempts were already being made to apply them to weapons.

The energy cannon in front of us is one of the research results.

If we consider the guns and firearms developed by neighboring countries through the haphazard learning of scattered runes and the firearms previously displayed by the Celestial Empire, then these can be considered modern weapons.

Today, China has already entered the realm of future weapons. The gap between the two sides has not narrowed; on the contrary, it has widened to an immeasurable distance.

Seeing how easily the Qing army, numbering in the hundreds of thousands or even millions, was wiped out, everyone couldn't help but marvel once again at the importance of advanced weaponry.

As Crown Prince Wang Jingchen watched all this, he couldn't help but wonder what his role as the military supervisor was.

Such a battle.
No, for the Celestial Empire's army, this couldn't even be called a battle; it was more like a dazzling display of fireworks.

The Qing army was wiped out with just a flick of the finger from the Celestial Empire's soldiers.

As the crown prince, he's probably just here to show his face and accumulate achievements.

The entire battle between the two armies lasted less than fifteen minutes from start to finish.

However, nearly a million Qing troops were almost completely annihilated.

Only in some places on the edge of the battlefield could people occasionally survive.

Upon arriving at the new Shengjing, near the Russian Empire, and seeing Dorgon clashing on the battlefield through the dragon aura of the nation's destiny, one couldn't help but gasp in shock.

this.
Could it be that this Celestial Empire really is the "Celestial Empire"?

Have all the soldiers become gods or immortals? Are they all celestial soldiers and generals?
Otherwise, how could it possess such a fierce attack?
This is no longer a weapon of war; this is divine punishment.

At this moment, even Dorgon, with his extraordinary wisdom and strong will, had only one thought left in his mind.

Escape, escape quickly, escape as far as possible, preferably completely away from China.

If he could, he would love to leave this world.

"Hoo~!"

Dorgon took a deep breath and sensed through the dragon's aura and national fortune that, near the border of the Celestial Empire, flying shuttles suddenly rushed out from the south and north, and from the east and west, quickly entering the territory of the Great Qing.

Wherever it passed, whenever it encountered Qing Dynasty military facilities, it would immediately unleash a wave of energy light, instantly destroying them.

Following the shuttle, military vehicles traversed mountains and valleys, rushing into the territory. Upon encountering villages and towns, people would immediately disembark, breach the village and town defenses, and completely occupy and control the area.

Immediately, the destiny of the Celestial Empire descended, instantly enveloping these areas.

At this moment, the fate of the Celestial Empire was like a rapidly advancing tsunami, quickly engulfing the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

Upon sensing this, Dorgon's expression changed repeatedly, and he couldn't help but feel extremely discouraged.

With the Celestial Empire's military strength, as long as the Celestial Empire is unwilling to let them go, they will not escape death no matter where they flee.

However, Dorgon quickly rallied his spirits; no matter what, he was determined to give it a try.

Until the very last moment, who knows how it will end?

Two days.
I only have two days.

Feeling the rapid pace of the Celestial Empire's destiny, Dorgon muttered to himself, then glanced at the eunuch beside him.

"Summon all civil and military officials in the capital, and also summon Fulin."

"Yes! I obey your command."

Upon hearing Dorgon's order, the eunuch immediately knelt in a half-kneeling salute, then rose, bowed deeply, and retreated. (End of Chapter)