Chapter 147: Kneel to no heaven, kneel to no earth, only kneel to parents.

  "General Ye, the soldiers of this divine machine camp are truly impressive. Every single one of them is a godly archer, with arrows that never miss their mark. It's unimaginable! For the Hachi tribe, they're simply the cavalrymen's worst nightmare!" General Xiao exclaimed.

  Ye Chen smiled and said, "It's not difficult to achieve a hundred percent hit rate. General, you should know that all the thousand soldiers in my Divine Machinery Battalion are above seven segments of physical strength, with their eyesight, they naturally won't miss the target."

  "This is indeed." General Xiong laughed and then looked at Ye Chen, saying: "What kind of bow and crossbow does your Divine Machinery Battalion use? Why have I never seen such a bow and crossbow before?"

  "The brave general doesn't know, but this kind of bow and crossbow was invented by our General Ye himself, called the composite bow, repeating crossbow." A commander from the Divine Machinery Battalion said.

  "Ah?" General Xiong's eyes lit up, looking at Ye Chen: "General Ye, I don't know if your composite bow and repeating crossbow can be widely used in various armies."

  "That's natural, these things are meant to enhance the strength of the Blue Rain Clan army. Besides, I've already handed over the production drawings to the Engineering Corps." Ye Chen said with a smile.

  "Great!" General Pu Shuai's large palm heavily slapped on Ye Chen's shoulder, excitedly saying: "Too good, really too good!"

  Ye Chen didn't react much, but the divine machine camp generals beside him were grinning from ear to ear. If this slap of General Xiong had landed on an ordinary person, their bones would probably have been shattered into dust.

  "It won't be long before the Hacha tribe sends a large army to attack, let's prepare first." Ye Chen said, and after finishing speaking, he left without waiting for General Xiao Yu's reaction.

  Just returned to Tingyu Xuan, Hou Yu came up to welcome him. Ye Chen took off his helmet, and Hou Yu naturally took it over, saying: "I didn't expect that the Hachi tribe's Tanmu would be defeated so easily, the explosives you made and the soldiers of the Shenji Camp are simply the nemesis of the Wolf Cavalry."

  "Have you gone to watch the battle?" Ye Chen said with some surprise.

  "Hmm." Yu nodded.

  "It's actually because Tanmu was caught off guard today that we were able to achieve such a victory. Firstly, he didn't expect me to set up explosives in that area, and secondly, he couldn't have imagined that there would be archers and crossbowmen who could penetrate the heavy cavalry's shields and armor."

  "It won't be this easy next time, I reckon that next time we go to war, the Harcher tribe will gather a large number of archers to attack my Divine Machine Army with projectiles. Although the projectiles will lose accuracy, they have a long range and strong penetration power. With arrows falling from the sky, it's inevitable that my Divine Machine Army soldiers will suffer casualties."

  "What countermeasure does General have?" Yu Shallow smiled and looked at Ye Chen, she believed that Ye Chen had a solution.

  Ye Chen rubbed his nose and said gloomily, "This general of mine is just a temporary appointment by you, the princess and holy maiden. Your father, the king, didn't even agree to it. What kind of general am I? Just call me by my name."

  "Hmm, what's making you dissatisfied?" Hou Yu covered her mouth and smiled, saying: "You don't know, in the Blue Rain Clan my right to speak is not lower than my father the king."

  "What?" Ye Chen was taken aback, wasn't the princess's tone of voice even lower than that of the king of a small country?

  "There's nothing strange about it, for I am a saintly girl, and sometimes power is greater than that of my father the king."

  Ye Chen nodded, and he was even more curious about Hou Yu's identity as the Rain Saintess. What kind of existence was this saintess of the Blue Rain Tribe? What special significance did she hold?

  "So, I dub you God-Brave General, and now you are a great general." Hou Yu's face, rarely showing a hint of mischief, smiled.

  "I don't care about the identity of a general." Ye Chen shook his head, having resolved the Ha Chi tribe's affairs and cleared out most of the remaining poison in his body. At that time, he would set off for Lingquan Fudi, which had now become the Naihai Secret Realm's cultivator. It should be easy to enter Lingquan Fudi, as long as he didn't run into those people from Lingquan Fudi who were at the Ying City selection of disciples last time, no one would know that his body contained a Great Dao seal.

  "Princess, Brother Ye." Little Qi walked over from a distance and saw Ye Chen and Hou Yu. He said, "Princess, the king wants to see Brother Ye."

  "Blue Rain wants to see me?" Ye Chen was taken aback, then said: "Where is it? I'll go there."

  "I'll go with you," said Hou Yu.

  Two people arrived at the grand hall, where all the officials were present. Each and every face had a joyful expression, and Blue Rain King was beaming with delight. When Hou Yu and Ye Chen arrived, everyone's attention fell on them.

  "We pay our respects to Your Highness!"

  All officials knelt down with an attitude of sincere and respectful prayer.

  "Everyone, please rise." Yu's face wore a faint smile, and at this moment, she became noble and holy, completely different from the gentle person she was when she was with Ye Chen.

  "Thank you, Master!"

  The officials stood up, and then their eyes fell on Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen nodded to the officials and then turned to face Blue Rain King, slightly bowing his head, saying: "The Divine Machinery Camp's Ye Chen pays respects to Your Majesty."

  Yan Chen did not kneel down, the faces of all the officials showed anger, and some even scolded him directly, saying: "How dare you, Yan Chen, why didn't you kneel down when you saw the king? You have a big nerve."

  Everyone was staring at him, including Blue Rain's Wang Jiexi, who was quietly watching Ye Xiu to see how he would react.

  Ye Chen smiled faintly, his words carrying a hint of arrogance, saying: "In my life, I, Ye Chen, do not kneel to heaven or earth. I only kneel to my parents and bow to the king because I am friends with Princess Houyu. The king is considered an elder to me, so must everyone else also kowtow to their elders?"

  "How dare you! This is the grand hall of the Blue Rain Tribe's palace, and you are facing the king of the Blue Rain Tribe. As a general of the Divine Machine Battalion, you should pay homage to the king, otherwise it would be an act of great disrespect!" A minister rebuked loudly.

  "Alright, alright." Blue Rain King waved his hand and said, "Yechen saved the entire Blue Rain Clan from danger, so in the future when you see me, there's no need to kneel or bow."

  "This... King Xiang, how can this be? As a subject, Ye Chen should follow the way of ruler and minister, it is absolutely unacceptable." Several high-ranking officials exclaimed.

  "What's wrong with it, I say it's fine and it's fine!" The Blue Rain King's voice was laced with a hint of anger. Several ministers were frightened to the point of trembling, but still stubbornly said: "Please, Your Majesty, reconsider!"

  "Firstly, Ye Chen is not a subject of the Blue Rain Tribe. His general identity was bestowed upon him by me, and he has an equal status with me in the tribe. You shall not be disrespectful to him!"

  "A crowd of ministers looked at me and I looked at them, all with a helpless expression on their faces. Finally, they responded in unison: 'Yes, Princess!'"

  "Alright, alright, let's not dwell on this matter anymore. Can't you all focus your energy on the Hachi tribe? With the temperament of the Hachi king, having suffered such a great loss this time, I'm sure he won't let it go easily. The Hachi tribe has an army of one million, and they will definitely come again with a large force. At that time, how will we defend against them? Do you all have a plan?" Blue Rain King said in a deep voice.

  The ministers bowed their heads and said: "Your Majesty, we are in charge of governance, but the matters of military campaigns and battles should still be left to the generals."

  "Hmph, I knew you'd say that!" Blue Rain King snorted in anger.

  The brave general stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Ha Che's army was defeated this time. If they dare to come again, as long as the Divine Machinery Battalion cooperates, my Brave Army will definitely kill them all again!"

  "No." Blue Rain King shook his head and said, "General Xiong, can you estimate how many troops the Hachi tribe will have when they arrive at the city? Although the soldiers of the Divine Machinery Camp are brave, there are only a thousand people. If we go to battle with your Xiong army and suffer heavy losses, then Blue Rain City will only be waiting for its downfall."

  "Wang Shang is wise." Ye Chen smiled and said, "The Hacha tribe will surely come with a strong momentum, but the Blue Rain City is solid. As long as we defend ourselves without fighting, the Hacha tribe's army will find it difficult to withstand the consumption of food and grass for a long time. All the grain crops in the Blue Rain City are grown within the city, so naturally, we don't have to worry about being besieged."

  "In this case, the Hacha army will inevitably try every means to attack the city, perhaps with uninterrupted attacks every day. Although my Divine Machine Battalion has only 1,000 soldiers, their bows and arrows have a range of 2,000 meters that can penetrate heavy shields and armor, and the effective killing range of the crossbowmen is 1,000 meters. As long as the supply of bows and crossbows is sufficient, it will be difficult for the Hacha tribe to break into Blue Rain City. Unless they have a large number of powerful people from the Sea of Fate coming together to attack the city."

  "Hmm... General Ye's analysis is correct. Currently, our military strength differs greatly from that of the Hacha tribe. All the soldiers in Blue Rain City combined are only over 300,000, while the Hacha tribe has over 300,000 wolf riders alone. Therefore, we can only rely on the solidity of Blue Rain City to defend it to the death, thus consuming their food and grass. The Hacha army will surely become anxious to attack the city, but if they fail to take it after a long time, their morale will inevitably be shaken, and their combat effectiveness will greatly decrease. In that case, there's no need to mention taking Blue Rain City!" Blue Rain King said calmly.

  "The Emperor is wise! The Emperor is wise!" exclaimed all the ministers in unison.

  "Father king, let me go and invite several elders to come out. If the Kharchin tribe does not keep its promise and sends elders to attack the city, we can also deal with it." Hou Yu said.

  "Alright, Rain has thought it through. The matters of the elders will be left to you. As for how to defend the city and arrange the troops, that will be left to General Ye and General Xiong. Also, no one except General Ye is allowed to command the Divine Machinery Battalion." Blue Rain King instructed, then announced the end of the court session.

  Ye Chen and Hou Yu left, on the way, Ye Chen thought of Lan Yu Wang's last words, Ye Chen smiled slightly, General Xiong was brave but not enough, I suppose Lan Yu Wang was worried that he would impulsively deploy his own Divine Machine Camp soldiers to follow him out of the city to meet the enemy.

  "What are you thinking? You're smiling so strangely." Yu Yu looked at Ye Chen with a strange expression.

  "Nothing, by the way, didn't that brave general used to be undefeated in battle?" Ye Chen asked casually.

  After a gentle sigh, she naturally knew why Ye Chen would ask this way. She said: "General Xiao Yong has never been defeated in battle before, and at that time, the first lady of the Blue Rain tribe, Zhuge, was by his side, that is, General Xiao's wife. However, a few years ago, General Xiao's wife contracted a strange illness, which even I couldn't cure, and in the end, we could only watch as she passed away."