Chapter 19 Princes, Generals
Feng Yuan's identity was only the eldest son of Qingzhou Marquis, and his status was respected in Qingzhou. However, in the Eastern Expedition Army, he was just a deputy general commanding tens of thousands of troops, and was not qualified to go to discuss matters.
He simply took Gan Cen and went to drink with other princes and princes who were following the Eastern Expedition Army and inquire about the news.
A wine shop in the city was much noisier than before.
With the arrival of the Great Shang's Eastern Expedition, many of the noble sons of Chaoge who came to gild the palace gathered with their friends and came to drink and have fun.
Some noble children with outstanding abilities have already joined the army and have strict requirements on themselves and will not leave the camp at will.
The people who can come out to hang out are all mediocre people with little ability. They cannot be expected to fight in battle.
The princes and nobles of Chaoge could send their children to join the army during the Eastern Expedition, which was a sign of loyalty to the future Emperor of the People.
If these people are driven back, others will think that the future Emperor of the People refuses their allegiance.
Therefore, even Wen Zhong could only turn a blind eye to these gilded aristocratic children.
"Brother Feng, this time we are fighting with the Dongyi people. You have to take more care of me. You know my abilities. It's okay if you let me drink and make friends. But if you let me fight in battle, it will cost my life!"
In the room of the wine shop, a slightly plump young man smiled bitterly, pulling Feng Yuan's sleeve and kept asking for help.
This young man's name is Zhang Che, and he is the eldest son of Quzhouhou among the two hundred princes in the east.
In order to hone his abilities, the Marquis of Quzhou specifically asked Zhang Che to lead 5,000 troops to join the Eastern Expedition. He was allowed to sharpen his blood on the battlefield and become a new man.
If he cannot transform and is unfortunately killed in the battle... then it is not a big deal. Quzhou Marquis can just change to another heir apparent. Quzhou Marquis is different from Feng Zong, he has many sons.
It is so cruel for aristocratic children to inherit the throne. If an incompetent person inherits the position by luck, sooner or later the family business will be ruined. Only excellent heirs can keep the family business prosperous.
Quzhou is located in the southeast of Qingzhou, separated by mountains and rivers.
When Feng Yuan was a child, his predecessor followed Feng Zong to Chaoge to pay an audience to the Emperor. On the way, he met the Marquis of Quzhou who also went to pay an audience. He had some friendship with Zhang Che when he was a child.
After Feng Yuan traveled through time, he integrated the memories of his predecessor and still had some impressions of Zhang Che. So after seeing him, he came here to say hello.
As a result, Zhang Che's eyes lit up after seeing him, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and he would not let go.
"Don't worry, there are so many generals coming to Chaoge for this Eastern Expedition, it's not your turn to go into battle! When the troops are sent out, we will join forces and look after each other!"
Feng Yuan patted the other party's shoulder to calm down Zhang Che.
"Alas... I made Brother Feng laugh!"
Zhang Che let go of his palm and showed a wry smile on his face. He was relatively lazy by nature and had average qualifications. He had only just stepped into the human realm after practicing the ancestral skills.
Of the five thousand soldiers and horses he brought this time, only one hundred personal guards were relatively strong.
The power of Quzhouhou is far inferior to that of Donglu and Qingzhou. There is only one powerful person in Quzhou. He needs to stay in the city at all times and cannot leave the country easily.
Without the protection of an Earth Realm expert, it would be very dangerous to enter the battlefield with Zhang Che's Human Realm warrior strength.
However, the Marquis of Quzhou had no other choice. It was not that he ignored the feelings of father and son and insisted on sending Zhang Che to die.
But if you want to maintain the Zhang family business in Quzhou, you must choose an outstanding enough heir.
"You are relatively well-informed. Do you know that besides Grand Master Wen and Prince Yin Shou, there are other famous princes and generals in this Eastern Expedition?"
Although Feng Yuan had great confidence in Wen Zhong, after all, before the Conferred God Catastrophe broke out, Wen Zhong had made many foreign expeditions and was victorious in every battle. This time the expedition against Dongyi was no exception, and the probability of victory was extremely high.
But in a big battle, even if you win in the end, there will inevitably be a lot of losses during the fighting in the middle.
He inquired about these things in order to have a clear idea.
"Not many princes participated in the Eastern Expedition. Only Dongbohou came with his eldest son Jiang Wenhuan!"
"As for the famous generals...the most famous ones are naturally Huang Feihu of the Huang family of Chaoge generals, Deng Jiugong who is in charge of the army, and Lu Xiong who is in charge of the food, grass, military supplies and slave soldiers."
"In addition to them, there is also Zhang Guifang, a general whose cultivation has almost reached the level of a divine general in the heavenly realm. I heard that he followed the Grand Master in battles in the past and made a lot of achievements."
Zhang Che was not very powerful, but he was keen on inquiring about information. Not long after he joined the Eastern Expedition army, he became familiar with the generals of this Eastern Expedition.
Feng Yuan thought of the middle-aged man standing at the head of his father Feng Zong when he met Wen Zhong before. The man should be Jiang Huanchu, Dongbohou who was in charge of the land of Donglu.
As one of the Four Princes, his status was even equal to that of Grand Master Wen Zhong, and he actually brought his son to support Yin Shou.
It seems that he has made up his mind to support Yin Shou.
"Also, Huang Feihu is here too?"
The future great merchant King Wucheng also participated in this Eastern Expedition.
All in all, people like Huang Feihu, Zhang Guifang, Jiang Wenhuan, Deng Jiugong, and Lu Xiong are all famous generals in the future Tribulation of Gods.
After Feng Yuan knew this, he suddenly felt much more at ease. How could he lose with such a lineup?
According to Zhang Che, Huang Feihu was the vanguard of the Eastern Expedition.
He did not come to Qingzhou, but first led tens of thousands of elite troops into the territory of Dongyi, opening roads through mountains and filling in bridges when encountering water, in preparation for the army's crossing.
After inquiring about the information he wanted to know, Feng Yuan did not break his promise.
He directly asked Zhang Che's five thousand soldiers and horses to join Gan Cen's troops, and after entering the battlefield, they advanced and retreated together.
After leaving the wine shop, Feng Yuan returned directly to his mansion.
As soon as I walked to the door, I saw my maid Cui Yan standing anxiously at the door of the courtyard.
"Sir, you are finally back!"
After seeing Feng Yuan's figure, Cuiyan was immediately relieved. She quickly stepped forward and reported in a low voice: "We have a distinguished visitor!"
In fact, there was no need for Cui Yan to report it. Feng Yuan had already seen a five-color cloud covering the top of his courtyard through the Qi Observation Technique.
This cloud seems to reach up from the sky and down to the earth. It is so vast and majestic that it gives people a strong sense of oppression.
In the clouds, there was a black bird flying vaguely.
Within the scope covered by the clouds, Feng Yuan felt that the speed of his Hunyuan internal energy was slightly affected and became much sluggish.
"This is...the aura of a human king!"
Feng Yuan was shocked. According to common sense, his Qi Observation Technique can only detect the Qi of ordinary people and masters of the Earth Realm. Once he encounters the Divine Generals of the Heaven Realm or extremely high-status princes, it will have no effect.
Therefore, when he met with Grand Master Wen Zhong, Feng Yuan did not use the Qi Observation Technique to spy on others at all, in order to avoid backlash on himself.
The fate of the human king in front of him was so majestic and soaring into the sky, as if a high-ranking emperor didn't care about the observation of ants, it was just displayed in front of him.
Chapter completed!