God of Pets

Chapter 726 War and Chaos
The Southern Heaven Kingdom was already in chaos before it even started fighting.

After several ministers and generals offered their advice to no avail, the entire Southern Heaven Kingdom descended into chaos, with most people scrambling to flee.

Rumors circulated that the Crimson Blood Legion would soon be attacking, and the Heavenly Court army was furious about the actions of the Southern Heavenly Kingdom, vowing to destroy it.

Chen Guan sat in a private room on the second floor of a restaurant on Zhuque Street, drinking wine while watching the people below, each carrying their vast fortunes, rushing towards the city gate like refugees.

"Old Guan, didn't you send the news too early? The people of the Southern Heaven Kingdom are probably all about to flee, leaving only a few of us. You don't mean you want us to fight against the Heavenly Court army, do you? Making me do such tiring work will cost you extra." Zhang Chunxiang leaned on the windowsill, looking at the bustling crowd outside, and said with a grin.

“Brother Daoist must have his own plans.” Zhang Chunman still habitually addressed Chen Guan as Brother Daoist.

"We don't have any plans yet. We'll just take it one step at a time. This is the first time the Crimson Blood Legion has sent anyone here, so there shouldn't be too many. We should be able to handle it easily," Chen Guan said casually.

“What’s there to be afraid of? Mere Heavenly Court soldiers, I’ll take them down one by one, or two by two,” Zhang Huacai said.

"What if it's ten thousand?" Chen Guan asked with a smile.

“They can’t run as fast as me,” Zhang Huacai said seriously.

"Haha." Chen Guan laughed loudly, and said between laughs, "That's right, they can't outrun us no matter what, we can just run."

By nightfall, the entire city of the Southern Heaven Kingdom was almost deserted, resembling a ghost town.

Even the hotel owner who sold them the food and drinks had run away, and they hadn't even had a chance to collect their money.

He received the news relatively late; otherwise, he wouldn't have been doing business at all and would have run away long ago.

"Let's go, let's all go. It's easy to leave, but it won't be so easy to come back. The price won't be the same then." Chen Guan and his companions walked down the deserted street, and Chen Guan sighed softly.

“I’ve always heard of the legend of one man who single-handedly defended a city. If the few of us can hold this city, won’t we also become famous throughout the world?” Zhang Huacai said, her eyes shining.

“This city is too small. It’s difficult for it to become famous throughout the world. At most, it will be a topic of conversation over tea,” Zhang Chunman said.

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe we'll become gods in this battle," Chen Guan interjected.

Zhang Huacai's eyes shone brightly. He spread his arms wide, raised his head, and roared to the sky, "Grant me power! I am the God of War! I will protect this city..."

"Who is making such a racket here!" A group of soldiers approached from a distance along the long street, led by a general riding a black tiger.

"Everyone else has left, why haven't you left?" Chen Guan looked at the general with some surprise, slightly taken aback.

Almost all the civil and military officials of the Southern Heaven Kingdom had fled, as had the soldiers. There was no one left to guard the city gates. The few who remained were still patrolling, which seemed rather strange.

"Why should I leave as a general of the Southern Heaven Kingdom?" the Black Tiger general retorted coldly. "I know you are the newly arrived national advisor. The king's actions are all due to your seditious words. If the kingdom falls in the future, I will kill you first."

"How interesting you are! Your king made the decision himself, but you're blaming others," Zhang Chunxiang said, pouting.

"Don't try to reason with me. My reasoning is my reasoning. If the city falls, I'll kill you first," the Black Tiger general said coldly, staring at Chen Guan.

“Since you don’t like reasoning, then let’s not reason. How about we make a bet? If the Heavenly Army attacks and this city doesn’t fall, are you willing to be at my command?” Chen Guan said with a smile.

"You want us to be cannon fodder? Don't dream about it. I'm staying here only to take your life when the city falls, nothing else," the Black Tiger general said with a sneer.

“I mean, I don’t need you to fight. If I alone can hold this city and force the Heavenly Army to retreat, are you willing to follow my orders?” Chen Guan said again. “Let’s talk about it after you’ve held the city.” The Black Tiger General turned and left. The soldiers behind him still followed in neat formation. Even at this time, they still maintained such military discipline, which even Chen Guan found somewhat admirable.

"What talented people!" Chen Guan watched the departing team and saw that they were heading towards the city gate to take up a post.

“This young general is quite interesting. I wonder what his name is.” Zhang Chunman was also somewhat interested in this general.

The Zhang family started out with elixirs, but they are not particularly strong in warfare. At least among the top ten families, they can only be considered mid-tier, or even lower.

Therefore, they have always been very concerned about people who are good at fighting.

"If you want to poach people, can't you do it a little behind my back? I'm still here," Chen Guan said helplessly.

……

The newly appointed commander of the Crimson Blood Legion had a terrifyingly gloomy expression.

Lei Bin had only been in charge of the Crimson Blood Legion for a few months when such a mess broke out in the Southern Heaven Kingdom near the Crimson Blood Legion, and the higher-ups were very dissatisfied with his performance.

"A tiny Southern Heaven Kingdom dares to act so arrogantly here. They really have a death wish. Since they want to die, let them have it." Lei Bin thought for a moment and then ordered his personal guards to fetch Lu Jianfeng, the commander of the vanguard battalion, and Yang Sanle, the commander of the heavy armor battalion.

The reason Lei Bin didn't go to the original commanders and leaders of the Crimson Blood Camp was that he didn't want to use the people Ji Nanhong had used before. Instead, he wanted to promote his own people from below so that he could truly control the Crimson Blood Legion and avoid being sidelined.

"Have you heard about what happened in the Southern Heaven Kingdom?" Lei Bin asked, looking at the two of them.

"I've heard about it." They both nodded.

"That's good. You will each lead a battalion to destroy the Southern Heaven Kingdom. Once you've accomplished your mission, you'll be promoted to commanders, replacing Bai Yueguang and Zhu Hongzhi, each leading a legion." Lei Bin looked at the two and asked, "Any problems?"

"No problem, we are willing to serve you, sir, and we will definitely complete the mission." Lu Jianfeng and Yang Sanle replied immediately without the slightest hesitation.

Lei Bin was very satisfied with the two men's attitude. He had already investigated the Crimson Blood Legion before he came and knew that these two men were young generals he had worked his way up to, and that they were capable and energetic.

However, the Crimson Blood Legion is only so big, with limited positions. As long as the people above them are still there, they are suppressed and unable to rise to the top.

They are different from Bai Yueguang, Zhu Hongzhi and their group; they are not Ji Nanhong's die-hard supporters.

As for the fact that they used to be in the same Fudi Corps as Ji Nanhong and were even Ji Nanhong's subordinates, Lei Bin believed that it had nothing to do with it.

At that time, Yang Sanle and Lu Jianfeng were just soldiers in the vanguard battalion under Ji Nanhong's command. Ji Nanhong probably didn't even know who they were.

They didn't come here through Ji Nanhong's connections, and they've always been close to the old guard of the Crimson Blood Legion, so it's even less likely that they have any dealings with Ji Nanhong.

Lei Bin glanced at their information again. The vanguard battalion they belonged to when they were in the blessed land was called "Blood Kirin".

“Young Master Qi was the de facto controller of this Blood Kirin Vanguard Battalion before.” Lei Bin thought of the judge’s son who had suddenly appeared, and a smile appeared on his lips.

If this young master hadn't suddenly appeared, he wouldn't have been promoted to the position of army commander so quickly.

(End of this chapter)