The mobilization was very fast. After receiving the call, Yu Ping, who was originally defending Tongshan, immediately rushed from the westernmost side to the easternmost side without stopping.
Originally, he could have taken the water route and entered the territory of Yue directly.
However, he still took a detour and returned to the capital to meet Jiang Wan'er.
Then he headed south from the capital and took the water route to the State of Yue.
A few days later, he entered Luzhou and met Xiao Chuyun who had already packed everything.
Although the two have the same status, Yu Ping is still very humble in front of Xiao Chuyun.
As soon as the two met, he sighed and showed a regretful expression.
Xiao Chuyun smiled and said, "General Yu, things here are not easy to handle. You have to be more cautious!"
Yu Ping smiled bitterly and nodded, saying, "Of course I understand that. If it were possible, I really don't want to come here."
I really mean this.
When I came here, the person I had to face was Zhao Hao.
Who is Zhao Hao?
From a young man who knew nothing about military affairs, it seemed that he was born with unlimited talent and was able to lead the army to victory in battle time and time again.
If anyone dares to lead his troops into the State of Wu, he can still escape unscathed.
He has been a soldier all his life, and he has to admit that Zhao Hao is a genius.
A genius who is incomparable to ordinary people, specializing in fighting some incredible battles.
This time, he came to Luzhou to replace Xiao Chuyun.
If it were possible, he would not come no matter what.
Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable to fight some city defense battles in Jianning City and Tongshan City?
What's more, the current situation is that only Dagan has the right to take the initiative, and no one else has the right to attack them.
Xiao Chuyun smiled and patted Yu Ping on the shoulder, saying softly: "My brother is indeed not someone who is easy to deal with."
"Okay, I should go too. His Majesty is still waiting for me to return to the capital!"
Yu Ping nodded and said, "General, don't worry. It won't be long before we take the initiative to attack."
"At this time, His Majesty asked me to replace the general. He must be going to use him in a more important position!"
Xiao Chuyun smiled and said, "Who knows? We'll tell you when the time comes!"
After saying goodbye to Yu Ping, Xiao Chuyun left Luzhou City directly with his personal soldiers.
They took a boat all the way, and then changed to riding horses and rushed back to the capital.
After entering the capital, he went directly to the imperial palace without going home.
Pepper House Palace.
Eunuch Qu walked in quickly and reported: "Your Majesty, General Chu Yun has returned to the capital and is seeking an audience outside the palace!"
Jiang Wan'er, who was reviewing memorials with her head down, paused for a moment with her pen in her hand, then continued reviewing without making a sound.
He reviewed memorials one after another until nearly half an hour had passed. After he had finished reviewing all the memorials on the desk, he put down the pen in his hand, slowly straightened his back, and looked at Eunuch Qu in front of him.
"What did you say?"
Eunuch Qu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, General Chu Yun has returned to the capital and is seeking an audience outside the palace!"
Hearing this, Jiang Waner's expression suddenly changed: "Nonsense, why didn't you report it earlier?"
"Go and come in!"
Eunuch Qu seemed to be accustomed to this kind of scene and turned around and walked out.
A moment later, Xiao Chuyun walked in.
"I, your Majesty, am here to see you!"
Jiang Wan'er stood up with a smile and immediately waved her hand, saying, "General Chu Yun, come here quickly, sit down and talk with me!"
It seemed that she had forgotten about depriving Xiao Chuyun of his title.
Xiao Chuyun bowed quickly and said, "Your Majesty, it was because I was not well prepared for the battle that most of the warships were blown up by Zhao Hao's Civilian Alliance Army, affecting your Majesty's plan."
"Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"
Jiang Wan'er smiled and said, "General, why do you have to say this?"
"The matter of taking away the title was just for show to outsiders."
"Don't I know your abilities?"
"Don't worry, there will be big battles to fight next, and you will have plenty of opportunities to make contributions."
"When the time comes, I won't be stingy in giving you any title!"
Xiao Chuyun bowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Jiang Wan'er said, "General Chuyun, please don't worry about the affairs of Yue State for now."
"Next, I plan to send troops to Wu. What do you think?"
Xiao Chuyun pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being frank. For now, we still need to take over as much of Yue as possible."
"Then, after accumulating enough strength, we can then target Wu and Southern Chu."
"With our current strength, we can only control Yue State and the grasslands in the north."
"And part of Shu."
"It's still unrealistic to attack Wu and Southern Chu again!"
"I think that we should accumulate strength for at least two years. When we have enough strength, we can probably win the war between Wu and Southern Chu!"
Hearing his words, Jiang Wan'er's eyes flickered.
After a long while, he exhaled a breath of turbid air and said, "I was too impatient!"
"Two years..."
“It’s still too long!”
Xiao Chuyun said, "Your Majesty, let alone anything else, my combined military strength is not enough to sustain the war of annihilation!"
"According to my estimation, without 250,000 to 300,000 troops, it would be impossible to destroy Wu and Southern Chu."
"Given the current situation, we need to train at least another 100,000 soldiers."
“This alone cannot be achieved in just one year!”
Jiang Wan'er said, "I have continued to expand the forging workshop. By the end of this year, I should be able to produce 150 sky bombardments."
"Can't this make up for the lack of manpower?"
Xiao Chuyun said: "Your Majesty, if you want to capture any city in Wu, we can do it."
"But the area we have conquered is too large to be fully occupied by troops."
"This has already been demonstrated in the Kingdom of Yue!"
"Just like the Shu Kingdom today, there are still a lot of cities that we cannot occupy."
"Although Shu is in Wu, it still controls Shu internally."
"We just took down the capital of Shu, that's all."
"Therefore, I hope Your Majesty will think twice before acting!"
Jiang Wan'er sighed and said, "Okay, let's wait a little longer."
"Well, General, take a short break, and then head to Tongshan to garrison!"
"Regarding the matter of military training, I will send someone to implement it as soon as possible!"
As she spoke, she looked at Xiao Chuyun and said, "General Chuyun, I have high hopes for you."
"I also hope that you will not let me down."
Xiao Chuyun bowed, nodded, then turned and walked away.
He has liked Jiang Wan'er for so many years, and has been very determined all these years.
But, I don't know why, since the rise of Dagan in the past few years.
He seemed to feel more and more unfamiliar with Jiang Wan'er.
Is it him who has changed?
No!
He has never changed, it is the Empress who has changed.
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