All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 148 Enemy Attack
"The Emperor, by the Will of Heaven, proclaims: My power shall extend to the four seas, and all under heaven shall submit to me. I shall grant the request of all races, and shall be called Heavenly Khan."

More than a thousand miles north of Datong Prefecture, a grand alliance was taking place.

The official from the Ministry of Rites read out the obscure imperial edict in a rhythmic manner. Except for a few old scholars, everyone else looked impatient.

Especially the nobles from dozens of tribes who came to participate in the alliance, many of them couldn't even understand what was being said.

"Jiedu."

Chen Ran smiled and said to Wang Ziteng beside him, "Wherever the might of the Great Zhou Dynasty reaches, all races are subdued. This is a prosperous era, and it is also the great achievements of the Emperor and His Majesty."

As a seasoned man, Wang Ziteng looked back and thought to himself, "You really have maxed out your court skills. Your ability to lie with open eyes is almost the same as mine."

There are not ten thousand races, just dozens of tribes.

It's even more ridiculous that everyone is bowing down. Now someone is clamoring to get down to business. What are they talking about endlessly?

In the eyes of the Great Zhou, declaring oneself the Heavenly Khan is the real thing.

But for those tribes, what they needed was not to find a master for themselves, but the money, food, weapons and even military support from the Great Zhou to resist the increasingly greedy and aggressive Russians.

"Zihou is right." Wang Ziteng, the host, stroked his beard with a smile, "The great Zhou Dynasty's prestige is also the prestige of your majesty and the emperor. As subjects, we should congratulate your majesties~~~"

"What the Jiedu said is what I think."

The two smiled at each other, applauding each other's shamelessness.

The tribesmen are cursing, but they are cursing Your Majesties. What does it have to do with us?

Just get the job done, they don't bother with anything else.

Chen Ran came here with the intention of making a contribution. After successfully completing this task, he would be able to gain recognition from the two emperors when he returns, and be officially granted a title and take charge of the camp.

This is especially true for Wang Ziteng, who has long wanted to transfer.

The title of Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp is a great one, but in reality he cannot command any of the twelve camps. He is just a figurehead who came to power by taking advantage of the relationship with the Jia family.

Unlike Chen Ran who switched from being a civil official to being a military official, Wang Jiedu was determined to switch from being a military official to being a civil official.

If I can successfully host the alliance ceremony this time and return, I will basically achieve my wish.

As for the actual needs of these tribes, no one cares.

The long imperial edict was finally read, and Chen Ran gestured to Wang Ziteng.

Wang Jiedu immediately put away his smile, put on the majesty of a first-rank official, and walked onto the stage with the gait of a dragon and a tiger to preside over the ceremony.

Chen Ran took a few steps back and looked intently at Wang Ziteng on the stage in the distance.

But he said to Liu Xianglian, "Have all the Yebushou been sent out?"

"They were sent out two days in advance. They are in all directions, one person for each of three horses."

Chen Ran has rich combat experience and will definitely not let his guard down just because he is here just for show.

After all, this is a border crossing. Even among the tribes that came to the alliance, many have been raiding the border every year, not to mention those that have not come.

Adequate precautions and vigilance are essential.

"Oh, right." Liu Xianglian mentioned casually, "Xue Pan, that big head, also went with him."

Chen Ran's gaze immediately turned over.

Arranging Xue Pan to enter the military camp was, on the one hand, to control him and use him as a hostage.

After all, Aunt Xue favors boys over girls, and holding Xue Pan hostage to control her can become a help when conquering Xue Baochai.

On the other hand, it was to teach him a lesson and make him suffer.

"He is still useful." Chen Ran smiled and said, "Don't go too far."

Liu Xianglian said yes repeatedly.

He was good-looking, but Xue Pan was a double-plug who had shown him lewd looks and spoken disrespectfully.

This time, arranging Xue Pan to participate in Yebushou's long-range reconnaissance was a revenge.

Chen Ran just gave one warning and let it go, he didn't want Xue Pan to suffer.

Xue Pan did suffer a lot, a lot of it.

"Use a rope, use a rope to tie yourself up tightly!" On the galloping horse, the sergeant with a hideous scar on his face gritted his teeth and shouted at the trembling Xue Pan beside him, "If you fall off the horse, you will die!"

Xue Pan, with a look of horror, turned his head and looked behind him.

Several miles away, a large number of cavalrymen wearing sheepskin hats and holding sharp sabers were chasing them frantically.

This Yebushou army, which was sent to the northwest, encountered a large number of Rakshasa cavalry.

During the escape, only Shi Chang and Xue Pan were left alive.

Although he was afraid, the desire to survive burst out. Xue Pan tremblingly took out the rope and tied himself to the horse's back.

"Captain~~" Xue Pan, with a pale face, wailed to his companions, "Why are they chasing us so relentlessly?"

"Because they want to launch a surprise attack on the Alliance Ceremony."

The captain gnashed his teeth and said, "No matter what, we must return alive and report the news. This is Ye Bushou's mission!"

When Chen Ran got the news, chaos had already broken out outside.

He strode out of the tent and walked towards a general who was shouting, "The Rakshasas are coming, run quickly~", drew his sword and slashed.

The splattered blood and tumbling heads suddenly brought peace to the surrounding chaos.

Chen Ran looked around with a dark face, "Who leaked the military information?!"

Everyone was in awe and no one dared to speak.

Until Liu Xianglian came over and shouted, "It was a team under the command of the left sentry that was not collected at night. They came back to the camp and shouted that the Russian army was coming to attack." "Kill the whole team!" Chen Ran immediately ordered, "Kill the captain, sentry officer, captain, and garrison!"

He looked around at the people again and said, "If anyone else shakes the morale of the army, they will be dealt with together."

The heads one after another shook the shaken morale of the army, and the situation in the camp quickly calmed down.

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"Zihou!" Wang Ziteng, looking anxious, came over in a hurry. "The Rakshasa army is coming, let's go!"

"Jiedu." Chen Ran waved his hand. "You don't know military affairs, so don't talk about military affairs."

"伱"

The prince stamped his feet in anger.

If he hadn't known that he couldn't command the troops, he would have run away with them long ago.

"All the tribes that came to the alliance have fled, so why should we stay?" There was no other choice but to continue to persuade them, "There is no need to fight the Rakshasa people."

Chen Ran looked at him as if he were a fool. "Jiedu, the tribe has more horses and runs faster. We have more infantry in the camp, how far can we run? Besides, I don't believe that all the tribes will run, but if we run, then all the tribes will run!"

Wang Ziteng wanted to say, "Then just take the cavalry and run away."

But he knew that Chen Ran would never take the initiative to be the scapegoat, so he could only stamp his feet in anxiety.

Liu Xianglian came in and whispered to Chen Ran, "Xue Pan is back. There are only two people left in their team. He also brought news that the Rakshasa army is coming."

"Has it been spread to other people?"

"We only informed the captain of their team."

"Reward, return to the team."

"Leader!"

Just as Chen Ran said, quite a few tribes were indeed scared away.

However, there were still many tribes that came to the alliance, who chose to stay when they saw that the troops of the Great Zhou did not move.

They all had grudges against the Rakshasas and were badly bullied.

This time he took the initiative to contact the Great Zhou in order to find a backer to fight against the increasingly aggressive Rakshasa people.

Since the Great Zhou is willing to fight, they will not run away until the battle shows signs of defeat.

The people of the tribe were willing to stay and fight together, but the people of Da Zhou took turns to persuade Chen Ran.

They tried to persuade him to escort everyone back to the interior by means of bribery, threats, or emotional appeals.

After all, nothing else is more important than your own life.

Chen Ran ignored all of these people.

"General!" The next morning, Liu Xianglian ran into the tent with an angry look on his face and shouted, "Sun Shaozu, that damned bastard, ran away!"

Chen Ran looked very calm. "Who else?"

"And Wei Ruolan!" Liu Xianglian cursed angrily, "This bastard, he ran away while protecting the clan officials."

"It's better if he ran away. We can clear up the internal troubles before the war." Chen Ran didn't care. "Arrange patrols to patrol the camp. Anyone who leaves the camp without permission will be killed, even if he is the governor."

Speaking of Jiedu, Jiedu has arrived.

As soon as Wang Ziteng entered the tent, he heard Chen Ran's words and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He heard that someone had escaped overnight, so he came to Chen Ran and asked him to send a cavalry team to escort him through the pass.
"These people." Chen Ran looked at Wang Ziteng with a half-smile. "They will be punished according to the national law and military regulations if they desert the battlefield."

"Jiedu, if you run away, do you think His Majesty and the Emperor will forgive you?"

"You are the scapegoat. My eloquence is enough to push all the blame onto you, provided that I can return alive and you die here."

He didn't dare to say these words out loud, and felt very aggrieved.

"What a shitty job as the governor of Beijing Camp. I won't do this job again!"

"Don't worry, Jiedu." Chen Ran smiled. "I have obtained intelligence about the Luosha people from various tribes. After careful analysis, I believe we can win."

"The Rakshasa people are able to roam the grasslands unrivaled because they have powerful cavalry charges and a large number of muskets and artillery to suppress cavalry archery."

"We have these things too, and they are more numerous and better than theirs."

He explained calmly, "The core of the Rakshasa people is thousands of miles away. With their logistical supply capabilities, it is impossible for them to mobilize an army of more than 10,000 people to fight. They rely on brutality and bravery, fast horses and sharp swords, and cannons."

"Another reason is that they bribed the vassal army."

Speaking of this, Chen Ran laughed and said, "We also have vassal troops. They are all tribes on the grassland. Who doesn't know who?"

"Oh, right." He turned and instructed Liu Xianglian, "Take your men and seize all the goods and silver from the merchants in the camp. Tell them that they are just borrowing them temporarily."

Liu Xianglian took the order and left, but Wang Ziteng was horrified and said, "Zihou, these merchants cannot be touched. There are people behind them."

"I suspected it before." Chen Ran simply interrupted him, "Why did those Rakshasas come to us? Now it seems that these treasures are one of the key points. The person who arranged these treasures must be killed!"

"If we win, the wealth will be returned to them."

"If we lose," Chen Ran said expressionlessly, "we'll light a fire and not leave any room for the Rakshasa!"

There is definitely something wrong since the Rakshasas came here on their own initiative.

Chen Ran suspected that these deliberately arranged treasures were rewards secretly promised to the Rakshasas.

Of course, now is not the time to pursue the matter. When we return to the capital, we will naturally retaliate a thousandfold.

He wanted to use these treasures to boost the morale of the army.

"Zihou you..." Wang Ziteng felt his throat a little dry.

He really didn't expect that the fair-faced, beardless young man in front of him could be so cruel and ruthless!
(End of this chapter)