Lu Yun marched forward with unstoppable force. He captured several cities in a short period of time, and his marching speed was not hindered at all.
As long as they successfully capture the original Shangjing City, it would be equivalent to controlling the entire original Da Zhou area.
Lu Yun's plan was very clear. When he came again, he had already decided to take over the Great Zhou first, and then attack Shu and Miao.
The three southwestern kingdoms have always been a thorn in the side because of their unique geographical conditions, which make them easy to defend but difficult to attack.
This is also why the Han Empire did not want to attack here first, because it would waste a lot of manpower and time. As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, the other vassal states will see through the essence of this matter and react.
If the Han Empire wants to destroy the country, it will definitely take a lot of time.
Lu Yun’s final idea was to use the three southwestern kingdoms and the grasslands as nutrients to fight against the Han Empire.
The Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City.
Inside the main hall.
The emperor was now a little panicked as he faced the empty hall. After all, he had been dreaming for the past few days that the Qin Dynasty had returned!
This terrible thought kept him from calming down for a long time.
At the beginning, the Great Qin was what the emperor feared the most. Whenever he thought of these things, he felt that he was dull and dim.
Now, after such a long time, the man has come back again, and he is still very worried, which makes him lose sleep and forget to eat.
At this time, the Prime Minister Lin Wen of the Han Dynasty and the eunuch Liu Xin came into the hall together.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, regarding the nightmares you've been having recently, we've already had someone from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory do a thorough divination."
"Your Majesty, the situation is indeed very unfavorable to us."
"What!" The Emperor of the Han Dynasty almost jumped up, because he was very panicked at this moment. After all, he had just destroyed these vassal states not long ago.
Who can bear to encounter such a thing again?
When he thought of this, the Emperor of Han felt inexplicably sad. "Is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty..." The chief eunuch Liu Xin knelt on the ground in fear. "Your Majesty, Yulong Pass has been lost!"
"Our army was either dead or wounded. No one escaped. Many chose to surrender directly. This behavior directly strengthened Lu Yun and his army!"
"General Bai Xiao was also killed! We suffered heavy losses in this battle!"
Upon hearing these words, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty's pupils dilated again. He was shocked and could not bear this blow.
Although he had long anticipated that they might not be able to hold on for long, he was also gathering all the masters in the world to use for his own purposes.
But no one expected that it would be taken so quickly, and the general at this very important pass was also killed!
"Bai Xiao indeed deserves to die, but I have also given him a chance. I hope he can successfully defend this pass."
"He disappoints me so much!"
"Your Majesty..." Liu Xin was very scared, because once the underground situation escalated, he, the eunuch, would also be punished.
"Prime Minister Lin, what do you think about this matter?"
Hearing this, Lin Wen sighed softly and explained, "Your Majesty, for us now, it's just the loss of a few cities."
"Also, we just received news that the army we sent to Qianjian Pass has been defeated by them!"
"Lu Yun is indeed a very capable person. He had already anticipated that we might directly block their food supply.
Therefore, they ambushed troops at that pass in advance, and Tuotuo Daji led the army and directly captured that army! "
The emperor was shocked again, not knowing what to do...
"But Your Majesty, they can only take down the big move now. We can send more troops to Shu and Miao. Their intention is very clear, which is nothing more than to take down the Great Zhou first."
"We can then take down the entire Southwestern Three Kingdoms, thus forming a defense line across the grasslands. By slowly accumulating their strength, they will be able to maintain their position with our Han Empire."
“They thought so before, but they didn’t accomplish it, simply because our Han army was too powerful.
The three southwestern countries weren't very strong either, but now that Lu Yun is back, things are completely different."
"After all, this man's reputation was known throughout all the vassal states."
Upon hearing this, the emperor sighed and said helplessly, "Send more troops?"
"I'm having a real headache right now! If all else fails, I really want to send out the Han Empire's ace army, the Flying Tigers! Lead the Han Empire's cavalry and take them all down."
"Your Majesty, we can't deploy our elite troops now! Besides, the Flying Tigers need time to prepare. I think it would be better to weaken their strength first by having the garrisons stationed in various places."
"When the Flying Tigers arrive at the rear, they will launch a powerful attack. We can also use this time to forge more weapons of war! Besides, Your Majesty has also found the craftsmen left behind by Lu Yun."
"The gunpowder produced by those craftsmen is extremely powerful, but their speed is relatively slow."
"We know ourselves and our enemies, and we can fight a hundred battles without defeat! They can use gunpowder to attack us, and we can also use their gunpowder to let them know the power of our Han people."
Hearing this, the emperor was thoughtful. What he said was indeed correct!
Perhaps, the Prime Minister is right. If they take out their ace army at this time, the enemy will definitely taste the sweetness!
Similarly, this method can also be used to make them feel complacent. When the ace army comes out, the enemy will kill people directly. Wouldn’t the Han Empire win then?
"Okay! I'll do as you say!"
"Your Majesty, there is another matter that is of utmost importance to us!"
"That is, we just destroyed Zhonghe State, and now the war has started again. Food and other things are also very short. Once the war breaks out, food is the most important thing, and nothing else is a concern."
"It's okay. The national treasury has a lot of grain harvest now, and we can also allocate grain from all over the country!"
One of the benefits of destroying all the vassal states is that as long as a war breaks out, all the food from all over the place can be concentrated together.
"Your Majesty, what about those Japanese pirates along the coast?"
"They have reported this incident many times. They have relatively few troops stationed there, and the civilians there have also suffered a certain threat."
When the emperor heard this, he was furious. "When the situation is urgent, why are you still bothering about that tiny island?"
"Let's talk about it after we resolve Lu Yun's issue!"
"I really want to kill Lu Yun in my dream now."
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