On the second day, Zhong Shan sat at his desk with the generals standing respectfully on both sides.
In the middle of the hall was a huge three-dimensional map.
After all, the Divine Land was too big, and the map was only a rough overview. On the map was Zhong Shan's next target.
The 12 Coastal Cities!
The 12 Coastal Cities referred to the 12 cities near the sea.
These 12 cities were very, very sturdy, even stronger than Wushuang City.
"These 12 cities are ancient cities?" Zhong Shan asked with a frown.
"Yes, Marshal. These 12 cities were built 15 thousand years ago." Shui Wuhen explained.
"15 thousand years ago?" Zhong Shan frowned.
"Marshal, do you know of the Da Hong Tian Empire?" Shui Wuhen asked.
"Tell me!" Zhong Shan asked Shui Wuhen to explain in detail.
"The Divine Land originally had four Heavenly Empires. Among them, the Da Hong Tian Empire was the most powerful. Its national beast was the dragon, and its Emperor was called Hao Tian. Six thousand years ago, he broke through the shackles of the Heavenly Might and changed his mortal fate to become an Immortal. He achieved the strength of an Immortal and ascended." Shui Wuhen said.
"The Da Hong Tian Empire?" Zhong Shan frowned as he listened.
"Yes, the Dragon Race is the strongest race in the world. After the Great Hong Emperor ascended, the three princes of the Great Hong Tian Empire and the Grand Preceptor split up, dividing the huge Great Hong Tian Empire into Four Great Imperial Empires. Faced with the Great Emperor who could summon the Dragon Race, the remaining Heavenly Empires of the Divine Continent mobilized their troops to suppress him until the Four Great Imperial Empires were all destroyed. The descendants of Great Heaven were wanted by the world. The Hao Family became extinct! "Shui Wuhen explained.
"These 12 cities originally belonged to the Da Hong Tian Empire?" Zhong Shan asked.
"Yes, the 12 cities built by the Da Hong Tian Empire on the coast!" Shui Wuhen said.
"Generals, do you have a plan to take down the cities?" Zhong Shan asked.
However, the generals shook their heads. Obviously, they had no idea.
"Commander, these twelve cities are comparable to Peerless City. It won't be easy to attack them. In the past, they only fell into the hands of the Great Yu Empire because the city lord surrendered. That is, unless the City Lords of the twelve strong cities give up on resisting, "Shui Wuhen explained.
"If it's a city, then it can be broken. In a few days, we will go and see how strong these so-called twelve cities are before we attack." Zhong Shan said.
"Yes!" the generals replied.
"By the way, how are the battle reports from the other four sides?" Zhong Shan asked.
"The cities that the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty and the Great Light Imperial Dynasty took over have all been taken back," Shui Wuhen said.
"Oh? You took them all back? "Zhong Shan was surprised.
"Yes! It's just that we haven't declared war yet, and haven't invaded back yet! "Shui Wuhen said.
"Tell me, how did Shui Jing, Heaven's Equal, and Golden Cicada break into the cities?" Zhong Shan asked after thinking for a while.
"Yes, Heaven's Equal had a Great Ape with him. The ape's skin was so thick that even Star Piercing Arrows couldn't penetrate it. That day, it crawled into a city and directly opened the city gates. After a fierce battle, he finally killed the enemy's general when a hundred thousand soldiers from the Great Xuan Army's first battalion were killed. The enemy was like a headless dragon, and Heaven's Equal took them down in one fell swoop," Shui Wuhen said.
"Hmm, what else?" Zhong Shan continued asking.
"Golden Cicada commanded an army and used so-called Buddhist principles to continuously bewitch the city's generals. Moreover, Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva forced his way into the city, and in the end, he captured the enemy's general and took down the city with thirty thousand casualties." Shui Wuhen said.
"Hmm, what about Shui Jing?" Zhong Shan asked.
Looking at Zhong Shan, Shui Wuhen said with a strange expression, "General Shui Jing might have seen Commander's actions and imitated you. In the end, he also took down a city with twenty thousand casualties!"
"Hmm!" Zhong Shan nodded his head.
"Commander, I just received a battle report!" Shui Wuhen said immediately.
"Hmm?" Zhong Shan was puzzled.
"Great Guang Imperial Dynasty's Viceroy Xiao Wang has returned. He has received an imperial edict and is rushing to the borderlands," Shui Wuhen said.
"Xiao Wang?" Zhong Shan frowned as he thought about it.
Previously, because of the thousand-year-old ghost incident, he had met Xiao Wang once, but they didn't have a deep conversation.
"Xiao Wang leads an army and is very strong. He is known as the War God in the Great Guang Empire. This war in the southwest may be difficult," Shui Wuhen said.
"Southwest? Against the Great Guang Imperial Dynasty? Who is facing the Great Guang Imperial Dynasty? "Zhong Shan asked.
"Shui Jing and Golden Cicada are facing the Great Guang Imperial Dynasty's army," Shui Wuhen said.
"Hmm, good. Since it's Shui Jing against Xiao Wang, send someone to monitor the situation and report to me," Zhong Shan said after some thought.
"Yes!" Shui Wuhen replied immediately.
"The Great Guang Imperial Dynasty has used Xiao Wang again. What about the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty? Has Viceroy Yi Yan used him? "Zhong Shan asked after some thought.
"There is no news. I don't think so," Shui Wuhen said.
"No? That's a pity. However, it's good that he hasn't! "Zhong Shan said after some thought.
"Commander, we have been assigned to the 12 Linhai Cities. The others should also be assigned to different cities. When will we set off? We can't let others finish the mission before us, "Shui Wuhen said anxiously.
Looking at the excited Shui Wuhen, Zhong Shan smiled and said, "How many soldiers have you raised these days?"
"Commander, I now have 800,000 soldiers under my command. Together with the Great Xuan Army's First Battalion, we have a million soldiers," Shui Wuhen said excitedly.
"Ha, a million soldiers. How bold. My quota is also five million, and I can increase it further. However, Wuhen, you can't increase your army any further. You can't go to war now either! "Zhong Shan said.
"Eh?" Shui Wuhen was puzzled.
"Soldiers are about quality, not quantity! If you take out 200,000 soldiers to compete with the Great Xuan Army's First Battalion, can you beat them? "Zhong Shan asked.
"This …" Shui Wuhen frowned.
"Even if you take out half of them, your 400,000 soldiers won't be a match for Zhao Chuan," Zhong Shan said with certainty.
"Commander, you flatter me!" Zhao Chuan immediately declined.
"You should know whether I am flattering you or not. I don't even need to look at those newly recruited soldiers to know their strength," Zhong Shan said.
"But, they are newly recruited after all!" Shui Wuhen said innocently.
"Train the newly recruited soldiers. You can ask Zhao Chuan for advice. Your 800,000 soldiers are too weak. Dismiss those who don't meet the requirements!" Zhong Shan said.
"Yes!" Shui Wuhen nodded.
"On the battlefield, know yourself and the enemy, and you will win every battle. Right now, we don't have a complete grasp of our own army. We only know that the enemy's twelve cities are sturdy. If we were to fight now, we would only be wasting our strength and energy." Zhong Shan instructed Shui Wuhen.
"Yes, your subordinate knows her mistake!" Shui Wuhen sighed.
"Hehe, don't worry. If we don't fight, we will definitely win. Don't be greedy for momentary gains and losses, don't be greedy for momentary glory. What we want is to have the last laugh!" Zhong Shan encouraged.
"Yes!" Shui Wuhen replied immediately.
"Make use of the time to select the members. In a few days, I will go to review the troops and select the moldable to head to the Eighth Battalion to form the Wolf Cavalry!" Zhong Shan said.
"Yes!" Shui Wuhen nodded.
Great Yu Empire!
Within the royal palace, there were only two people.
One of them was seated on the Dragon Throne. Great Yu Empire, Emperor Nalan!
The other was the former General Tie Xue, the current Governor of the country, Tie Xue.
"Your Majesty!" Tie Xue bowed respectfully towards Nalan Piaoxue.
"What's the matter? Court has already been dismissed. Is there anything else? "Emperor Nalan frowned.
"Your Majesty, have you seen the battle at the front? The Great Havenlaw Dynasty has begun their counterattack. They have taken back all the cities that they had previously seized. How long has it been? It has only been a few months! "Tie Xue said worriedly.
"War is like this. There are gains and losses. Moreover, the Great Yu Empire's reinforcements have yet to be dispatched," Nalan Piaoxue said solemnly.
"However, the result of the battle was Peerless City, a natural stronghold. Wu An led 1.5 million troops, but Zhong Shan actually took it back with 20,000 casualties. 20,000 versus 1.3 million. Your Majesty, it's not that I want to complain, but this battle was too muddle-headed! "Tie Xue advised.
"What are you trying to say?" Nalan Piaoxue frowned.
"I want to say that King Julu is incompetent and has placed the Great Yu Army in danger. I implore Your Majesty to once again use Viceroy Yi Yan and have him lead the Great Yu Army's northern expedition," Tie Xue said respectfully.
"Did Yi Yan ask you to come?" Nalan Piaoxue's expression sank.
"No, the Viceroy doesn't have much time left. He's currently playing the world and doesn't care about the outside world. Even if I asked him for advice, he wouldn't let me mention anything. Your Majesty, for the sake of the Great Yu Empire, please use Yi Yan again!" Tie Xue bowed ninety degrees and pleaded.
"Hmph, the Great Yu Empire is still the Great Yu Empire without Yi Yan. Since he resigned from the position of Viceroy, he's no longer a Viceroy. Without him, I can still pacify the Great Havenlaw Dynasty. Without him, the Great Yu Empire will still stand tall," Nalan Piaoxue said angrily.
"However, I recently heard that Viceroy Yi Yan is leaving," Tie Xue said anxiously.
"Leaving? Going where? "Nalan Piaoxue glared.
"He said he's going to travel the world!" Tie Xue said immediately.
"Hmph, you're not allowed to leave. Pass down my orders. As long as Yi Yan steps out of Sky City, he'll be punished for treason," Nalan Piaoxue shouted.
"Your Majesty!" Tie Xue said anxiously.
"You may leave!" Nalan Piaoxue sent him off.
"Yes, Sir!" Tie Xue could only sigh and retreat.
In Yi Yan's residence, Yi Yan was still feeding the fish in the pond.
Although Tie Xue was now the Great Yu Empire's Viceroy, he still acted like a junior and told Yi Yan everything about his meeting with Great Emperor Nalan.
Looking at the fish in the pond, Yi Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Nalan Piaoxue? He's waiting for the news of victory from the frontlines. When the news of victory comes, he'll ridicule me in front of the world and prove his ability. When the news of defeat comes, he'll force me to lead the troops. "
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