"No, no, no..." Murong Chui shook his head.
"What, are you not satisfied with my suggestion?" Empress Dowager Xiao asked, feigning annoyance.
“Very satisfied,” Murong Chui nodded, “but…”
Murong Chui paused for a moment, but his hands did not stop moving.
"But what?" Empress Dowager Xiao chuckled as she grasped Murong Chui's hand.
The middle-aged woman guided Murong Chui's hand.
"Of course, the fewer countries involved, the better. We Xianbei have an army of 500,000, and your Khitan cavalry can muster at least 200,000 to 300,000 troops, right?" Murong Chui flipped over and pressed down on him.
"Don't underestimate Jiang Tian." Empress Dowager Xiao felt a deep pain in her heart.
"So what if I underestimated him?" Murong Chui said with disdain when mentioning Jiang Tian. "Since he has already transferred the entire army to Japan, he is courting death."
Murong Chui wanted to take further action, but Empress Dowager Xiao pushed him away.
Empress Dowager Xiao sat up and straightened the pink bodice that had almost been torn off: "You men are always so impatient. The matter hasn't been settled yet, what's your rush?"
Murong Chui laughed heartily, not annoyed at all: "Since Jiang Tian has already decided to go to Japan, we will definitely send troops to Dongying to help the people of Dongying deal with Jiang Tian."
"Once Jiang Tian gets bogged down in the war in Dongying, we'll split our forces and head south to fight against the Great Xia together with you Khitans."
"After conquering the Great Xia, we will divide them equally, one for each family."
Empress Dowager Xiao nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
Her two jade-like arms were wrapped around Murong Chui's neck, and with a gentle pull, Murong Chui fell to the ground.
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The residence of the Southern King.
“Hongyan, Murong Chui of the Xianbei has also arrived.” The Southern King judged that the two sides would definitely join forces.
"The Xianbei are ruthless. They were the ones who instigated the last Five Barbarian Invasions. They want to repeat the same trick this time," Yelü Hongyan said worriedly.
"Hongyan must tell Jiang Tian this news so that he can be on high alert."
Yelü Hongyan nodded, and the young girl quickly went to the study, picked up her pen, and wrote a short note.
That evening.
A white eagle soared into the sky like lightning, heading straight for Dragon City.
The next day, at dawn.
Li Guang, Huo Qubing, and Dian Wei stood atop the majestic Great Wall.
The white falcon screeched twice and descended from the sky.
“This is Princess Hongyan’s falcon…” Li Guang recognized it at a glance. He quickly stretched out his right arm and took a piece of coarse cloth to tie around his right arm.
The falcon screeched and landed steadily on Li Guang's right arm.
Li Guang took out a piece of meat and threw it to the falcon.
The white falcon stretched its neck and immediately swallowed the piece of meat.
Li Guang took the letter and was immediately taken aback.
"The Xianbei and Liao states are preparing to join forces against us."
Upon hearing this, Huo Qubing cracked his knuckles: "The Xianbei are joining in the fun too? These stupid fools who never learn their lesson. General Li Guang, I think we should take the initiative."
Huo Qubing had only one idea regarding the 16 kingdoms of the grasslands: to fight them.
Jiang Tian's idea about the 16 kingdoms of the grasslands was even simpler: to annihilate them.
Only by subduing them completely can we succeed.
"General Huo, I think we should report this to our lord. This matter must be known to our lord so that he can make a decision."
Dian Wei: "This time, I, Dian Wei, will definitely go with you. Last time when you went to attack the Xiongnu, you left me, Dian Wei, to guard the city. Since the Liao and Xianbei are both courting death, let's go and fight them head-on."
Li Guang: "In that case, we will send this letter by carrier pigeon, intact. I hope our lord is still in Qingzhou."
...
Qingzhou.
Penglai County.
A pure white carrier pigeon flew down from the sky.
It landed steadily in Jiang Tian's hands.
Jiang Tian took down the letter and read: "The Xianbei Murong clan, those bastards, are up to no good again."
Han Xin: "My lord, Murong Chui of the Xianbei is exceptionally capable. We must not underestimate him."
"So what if it's Murong Chui? He didn't wipe out the Xianbei during the Five Barbarian Invasions last time. This time they're courting death, so we can't let them have their way."
"My lord, should we divide our forces to deal with them?" Han Xin asked hastily.
“No need,” Jiang Tian said, walking up to the battle map.
This battle map covered the entire wall.
He spent 500 rage points to redeem this from the system.
"With Li Guang, Huo Qubing, and Dian Wei guarding the Great Wall, I can confidently attack Japan." Jiang Tian pointed to Japan. "After taking Japan, our troops will march north, sail off Hokkaido, and head straight for the vast ocean."
"My lord, this time it has gone in circles."
"It's a bit of a waste to have Li Guang, Huo Qubing, and Dian Wei guarding the city." Jiang Tian's gaze once again fell on the majestic Great Wall.
“Li Guang is terrible with directions. If you let him lead troops into the northern desert, he’ll easily get lost.” Jiang Tian was very familiar with the saying, “Feng Tang is easy to grow old, but Li Guang is hard to be ennobled.”
In the past, people would have thought Li Guang was wronged, having fought his whole life without even being granted a title.
However, Jiang Tian later discovered that Li Guang had twice led troops deep into the northern desert.
As a result, they got lost halfway there.
A missed opportunity.
They ventured deep into enemy territory and were completely wiped out.
Fortunately, Li Guang was an unparalleled archer and narrowly escaped death.
Huo Qubing, however, was completely different.
Huo Qubing was practically a man with his own navigation system.
Every time this guy went deep into the Gobi Desert and the Hexi Corridor to fight, he was able to accurately locate the main force of the Xiongnu and fight them to the death.
"Send a message to the Great Wall via carrier pigeon." Jiang Tian ordered without hesitation, "This time, let Huo Qubing lead Dian Wei out of the pass to fight, and Li Guang will guard the city. If the Great Wall is lost to Li Guang, I will personally chop off his head when we return."
"promise……"
"I will make Li Guang guard the Great Wall for me for a year. After that, he wants to go deep into the 16 kingdoms of the northern grasslands. I will definitely grant him this request."
"promise……"
After Jiang Tian gave the order, he glanced at Song Yingxing and asked, "Song Yingxing, how is the cargo ship conversion going?"
"My lord, I have completed the initial modification of 50 ships. Each of these 50 ships is equipped with four steam turbines, and their speed should not be underestimated."
Jiang Tian nodded, then glanced at Shen Lian: "Shen Lian, I've spent several million taels of silver on those Japanese devils. We can send them back. They're just parasites in Japan; they should be made to kill each other."
"Rest assured, my lord, I have followed your instructions and can send them back at any time."
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