In mid-March, after the early rice was sown, Lin Mo's army was to leave the capital and head to Jidong to annihilate the invading Dongpan Ge.
Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Lin Mo knew that the situation was urgent and could not be delayed any longer.
There is no longer any need to worry about the internal strife within the Great Xia Dynasty.
There is a social psychology phenomenon called "conformity," which refers to the phenomenon where individuals, under the influence or pressure of a group, abandon their own opinions or go against their own views to keep their words and actions consistent with the group.
This is what is commonly referred to as "following the crowd".
Of the eleven provinces of the Great Xia Dynasty, Lin Mo has already taken control of two. Four of the remaining nine provinces are directly under Wei Maozhen's control; these four provinces can only be dealt with much later in the war.
Of the other five provinces, three belonged to the Zhao family, the former emperor, while the other two were Liang Province, the most powerful province, and Jiangdong Province, the wealthiest province.
The deal with Liangzhou, the strongest of the three, has already been reached, making things much easier from here on out.
Yao Guangxiao's current priority is to persuade the Governor-General of Jiangdong to pledge allegiance to Lin Mo.
If successful, Lin Mo would be able to control the four largest states out of the eleven states of Great Xia.
Given that the new emperor's surname is Zhao, whether they submit to the powerful, pledge allegiance to the powerful, submit to their own family, or are simply following the crowd, the three states under Zhao's influence are forced to make the "correct" choice:
Obey the new emperor (Lin Mo)!
Even if they have ulterior motives, they wouldn't openly raise the flag of rebellion!
Just in case, Lin Mo left 50,000 soldiers to garrison the capital, 20,000 of whom were absolutely loyal troops whom he had redeemed using the system.
Five thousand were the original Beijing garrison troops, ten thousand were the result of the new policies and were newly recruited after the spring, and another fifteen thousand were Huo Minggao's troops.
After the various troops were mixed up and reorganized, Qiao Shan was put in command.
The sorcerer Yao Guangxiao was sent to Jiangdong. His mission was to persuade the governor of Jiangdong to submit to Lin Mo and the new emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
With the King of Xiliang taking the lead and the new emperor's decree, this task shouldn't be too difficult.
(I won't write about it separately here)
In Xichuan City, Lin Mo appointed Sun Mian to replace Yao Guangxiao and cooperate with Zhao Zhen and Ran Min to hold the city.
Bai Qi has already purged the remnants of the Dos forces and is currently overseeing construction and training the army in Tianshui City.
According to Lin Mo's plan, once Xichuan City is in danger, Tianshui City should be abandoned immediately and all efforts should be made to support Xichuan City.
With this butcher general around, Lin Mo felt very at ease.
Jiang Wan'er already knew that Lin Mo had sneaked out of the room and ambushed Su Qing'er in the middle of the night.
But she didn't scold her too much, nor did she make a fuss about it.
To outsiders, Lin Mo stayed in his room all night, and no one knew whether anything happened between him and Huo Churan.
The real fear is that Huo Churan might tell others, and if that gets back to Huo Minggao, it could cause some trouble.
Upon learning that Lin Mo was going to war, Sun Ruoxi and Su Qing'er appeared calm on the surface, but secretly shed countless tears.
Especially for Sun Ruoxi, who had just gotten married not long ago, how reluctant she was to part ways.
But when faced with the fate of the nation and the world, she had to sacrifice her personal happiness and her affections for her children.
Accompanying Lin Mo were Xu Chu, who had attained immortality, and ten Nightmare Cavalrymen.
They were clad in jet-black armor, their helmets completely concealed, wielding sabers, riding black-armored warhorses, their crimson eyes appearing and disappearing intermittently, exuding an aura of unparalleled majesty.
Lin Mo left behind twenty Imperial Guards, solely to protect the three most important women in his life.
Following the Nightmare Cavalry were the Imperial Guards, clad in porcelain-glazed red steel armor, who held aloft their spears adorned with crimson triangular banners.
Next came Huo Tong and a group of generals.
Lin Mo led a total of 80,000 elite troops on this expedition, while their opponent, Dong Pan Ge, had 350,000 men.
The army marched for five days and arrived at the border of eastern Ji.
As night fell, Lin Mo finished his dinner and left the camp alone, finding a secluded spot to ponder.
"Should we switch to the mythical Xiang Yu?"
This is what's troubling him the most right now.
Lin Mo has learned a lot from Bai Qi.
He learned tactical thinking, military strategy, formation, and troop command.
Do it yourself? With 80,000 elite troops, I, Lin Mo, can crush Dong Pan Ge's 350,000-strong army!
On second thought.
No, since we have a system, we should make good use of it.
This is a hidden reward I, Lin Mo, have earned for all the evil deeds I've done, so why not use it?
Mythical Xiang Yu would surely be able to wipe out all the little people in this world without fail.
At the same time, the highest level of military strategy is to preserve oneself.
Since I, Lin Mo, am someone who employs people, there's no need for me to do everything myself.
I've made up my mind, let's switch!
Open the system and enter the general exchange interface.
For some reason, Lin Mo's mood became increasingly excited.
"What kind of existence was the mythical Xiang Yu?!"
However, after searching for a long time, Lin Mo still couldn't find Xiang Yu's portrait.
"Isn't it in the Commander category?" he thought to himself.
Perhaps he's categorized under fierce generals? After all, Xiang Yu's martial prowess is unparalleled throughout history.
Close the "Commander" category and open the "Fierce General" category.
I searched for a long time, but still couldn't find it.
"What's going on?" Lin Mo asked, puzzled. "Xiang Yu couldn't possibly be classified as a strategist, could he?"
If that's the case, then the system is absolutely ridiculous!
But what can we do if we can't find a commander or a fierce general?
Lin Mo frowned and nervously clicked on the strategist category.
After fiddling around for ages, I still couldn't find a single hair.
"Nothing there? What's going on!"
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