It was only now that he truly understood how troublesome it was to manage a huge empire. All his previous preparations seemed like a joke to him now.
It was already good enough that the people he had brought along with him could manage a city with only a few advisors and people who had secretly defected to him.
As for the dozens of cities, they had only surrendered on the surface. Even the garrison troops were the same as before. Rather than saying that they wanted to help him purge the Emperor, it would be more accurate to say that they had surrendered because they were scared off by Chu Yunfan.
The imperial court's army to suppress the rebellion was still far away, but Chu Yunfan was close at hand. There were also cities that tried to resist, but after Chu Yunfan killed thousands of their garrison troops, they immediately surrendered in fear.
The other cities also followed suit and surrendered at the mere sight of the wind!
However, those cities were only surrendering on the surface. Who knew how much information they had secretly sent to the North and how much money they had sent.
Even he himself knew about this, but there was nothing he could do about it. There were simply not that many people who cared about it.
Even the managers of the various cities were basically the original nobles!
The only gain was that other than the expansion of the territory, he could recruit troops from the various cities.
It would be wishful thinking if he wanted to recruit hundreds of thousands of troops from Dragon City alone!
And this was only a small part of the trouble. Those hundreds of thousands of troops were basically a motley crew. They had only been recruited for less than half a month. Not to mention fighting head-on battles, it was hard to say if they could even fight head-on battles.
If there was even the slightest mistake in the situation, half of them would immediately collapse!
Relying on this kind of army on the battlefield probably wouldn't even be able to scare people!
The imperial court's million-strong army was a genuine elite, and the 100,000 Imperial Guards were the elites among the elites!
As for the imperial court, even the 100,000 soldiers that he had were basically second-line guards. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to recruit them so easily.
In the beginning, he had thought that they would help him fight for the throne. Who would have thought that they would directly rebel? If not for Chu Yunfan's military exploits, they might have rebelled on the spot!
All in all, it was a mess. The only thing that could be said to be under their control was the Conglong City. With Chu Yaowei, a local bully, and the Chu Family's connections in the Conglong City, the Conglong City was soon under the control of the Chu Family.
It wouldn't be like the other cities where they only obeyed on the surface but opposed on the inside!
Of course, the fundamental reason was that Chu Yunfan was in Dragon City. Those nobles in Dragon City didn't dare to act rashly. They didn't even dare to say a word, and obediently cooperated with him.
However, Wei Wuya also knew that they were willing to cooperate with him. Apart from Chu Yunfan's deterrence, it was also because he was also a Prince of the Great Wei State. And, he wasn't a peasant rebelling. Wei Wuya would inherit the noble system of the Great Wei State even if he came to power.
They were also nobles, so there wasn't much of a loss. At most, they would have to change their allegiance to a different emperor!
It could be said that they were badly battered. What was more troublesome was that the Secret Agents were everywhere. He had suffered at least dozens of assassination attempts in half a month.
His father emperor seemed to have made up his mind to kill him and end this rebellion!
There were two key figures in the current purge of the emperor's side. One was Chu Yunfan, and the other was the Eighteenth Prince, Wei Wuya.
Assassinating Chu Yunfan was something that they could only think about. Even if they wanted to do it, the Secret Agents couldn't find anyone who could do it.
At his level of cultivation, ordinary assassins couldn't even get close to Chu Yunfan!
As long as they appeared, they would immediately be discovered by Chu Yunfan!
Therefore, nothing had happened to Chu Yunfan, but Wei Wuya was in trouble. In the end, he simply moved to Marquis Zhong Xin's residence. With Chu Yunfan overseeing things, no one would dare to be presumptuous!
"Master Chu, there are already many people who are secretly colluding with the north. If we wait for the counterinsurgency army to arrive, I reckon that half of them will collapse without even fighting!"
Wei Wuya said with a bitter smile.
"I know that you are a temporary army. Being able to do this is already your limit!"
Chu Yunfan nodded his head in a serious manner.
There was no need for Wei Wuya to say these things. He naturally knew that the people who were recruited were not just a motley crew. Among them, there were many people who had different ambitions.
If they started fighting, the whole line would immediately collapse!
As long as the situation was slightly unfavorable, the dozens of cities that had already surrendered would immediately rebel!
Therefore, Chu Yunfan was too lazy to care about them. He also didn't let Wei Wuya send people to manage them. What was the use of that? The people that were sent would probably be killed as a sacrifice if the situation was unfavorable.
The reason why he let Wei Wuya attack the dozens of cities in the south was only to recruit new soldiers. At the very least, they had to look presentable in order to attract the attention of the imperial court. It was not like the current situation where ten or twenty thousand imperial guards were sent to their deaths.
Thus, the situation would be decided in one battle!
"There is no need to worry. Those are just a motley crew. They are only tools that I used to attract the attention of the imperial court. Otherwise, would the imperial court pay any attention to those few people? Continuously sending people to encircle and annihilate us. How long are we going to fight with that kind of fueling tactic? "Chu Yunfan stood up and said.
He was not interested in that kind of fueling tactic. However, from the point of view of rebellion, this kind of fueling tactic was the best opportunity to develop.
"Moreover, you know that the strength of the Golden Tribe Khaganate is stronger than that of the Great Wei State. If this drags on for too long, and they find out about it, then who will be able to resist their tens of thousands of iron hooves when they march south?" Chu Yunfan insipidly said.
Wei Wuya couldn't help but break into a cold sweat as he thought of such an outcome. The tens of thousands of iron hooves of the Golden Tribe Khaganate couldn't be said to march south. Even two or three million of them would be a disaster for the Great Wei State.
"Therefore, the situation will be decided in one battle. This is the method that will cause the least damage to the Great Wei State!" Chu Yunfan said. He had stayed in the Great Wei State for almost two years. He didn't want the Great Wei State to be destroyed in a day. However, he also didn't want to waste more time here.
At the same time, he also wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. He wanted to find Tang Siyu.
"I understand. However, I'm afraid that the imperial court will look for the Sovereign of the Suppressing Demon Sect, Yun Huang!" Wei Wuya looked at Chu Yunfan. It seemed as if he wanted to see Chu Yunfan's reaction.
However, Chu Yunfan's expression didn't change. He merely said, "It doesn't matter what happens to Yun Huang. Even if he appears, so what? As long as he doesn't surpass the Xudan Realm, I'm sure that I can defeat him. I'm not afraid even if he and Ye Fei join hands!"
Wei Wuya heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Chu Yunfan's words.
"Friend, since you've come, why don't you show yourself?"
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