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Chapter 210 Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci
royal palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sighed helplessly as he considered the situation in the Eastern Wilderness.

We simply don't have enough talented people at our disposal.

Although the armies of the Northern Di and Western Rong have been annihilated, no one can guarantee that the Northern Di and Western Rong will not invade the border again.

Furthermore, the Western Liang and Northern Frontier regions, having suffered incursions by foreign tribes, needed time to stabilize.

Therefore, Lü Bu and Zhang Liao had to remain stationed in the northern frontier and western Liang for the time being to prevent the Northern Di and Western Rong from launching another attack.

Even if the situation in the Eastern Wilderness is not optimistic, and Zhou Chen wants to send people to provide support, he currently has no one available.

Of course, there's also the evil Dian Wei.

However, Dian Wei was required to guard the imperial palace and protect its safety, so he could not leave his post lightly.

"I wonder if today's monthly sign-in will be able to bring out the people we need."

Zhou Chen thought to himself.

That's right.

Today marks another month of check-ins; it's time for the monthly check-in.

Zhou Chen gained a lot from his first two monthly signings.

Zhou Chen also hopes to sign up the outstanding individuals he desires this month.

"Sign in."

Zhou Chen silently recited it in his mind.

【bite…….】

[Check-in successful.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received the monthly sign-in gift pack.]

[Open the monthly sign-in gift pack?]

"Open."

Zhou Chen continued to chant silently in his mind.

【bite…….】

[Congratulations, host, for gaining the loyalty of the character Zhao Yun.]

[Congratulations, host, for gaining the loyalty of the character Taishi Ci.]

[Congratulations, host, for gaining the allegiance of the special troop type, the Three Thousand White Horse Cavalry.]

Zhao Yun?

Zhao Zilong?
Zhou Chen's spirits lifted, and a smile spread across his face.

Zhao Zilong of Changshan is a renowned figure from the Three Kingdoms period who has been celebrated for generations.

In the Three Kingdoms period, his martial prowess was second only to Lü Bu.

Most importantly, Zhao Yun's bravery and loyalty are the most admirable qualities. To save the young lord, he fought his way in and out of the enemy army seven times, which is truly admirable.

There was also Taishi Ci, a famous hero and general of the Three Kingdoms period.

To repay the kindness of the Prefect of Beihai, he single-handedly broke through the encirclement to seek help, demonstrating his gratitude.

Although Taishi Ci's martial prowess was not as great as Zhao Yun's, he still left a significant mark on the Three Kingdoms period.

Besides Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci, there were also three thousand White Horse Cavalry.

Where righteousness leads, life and death shall follow; Heaven bears witness, and the white horse shall be our testimony.

Speaking of the White Horse Cavalry, they were an elite force renowned throughout the northern frontier during the early Three Kingdoms period.

When the white horse appears, who can rival it?

Unfortunately, in the Battle of Jieqiao, the renowned White Horse Cavalry met their nemesis and suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield.

The White Horse Cavalry vanished like a shooting star, fading from the stage of history.

Zhou Chen always felt it was a pity that the White Horse Cavalry faded from the stage of history so early.

This white-horse cavalry should have shone brightly in the Three Kingdoms period, but unfortunately, it vanished like a shooting star in the long river of history.

Zhou Chen never expected that this monthly gift pack would reveal the most needed talented generals and heroes right now.

Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci are both rare military talents.

With the appearance of these two outstanding individuals, Zhou Chen's current situation of having no capable generals will be temporarily alleviated.

Two figures clad in armor appeared inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"This humble general, Zhao Yun, greets Your Majesty."

"This humble general, Taishi Ci, greets Your Majesty."

As soon as Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci appeared, they knelt on the ground and bowed to Zhou Chen on the dragon throne.

Zhou Chen glanced at Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci; "Generals, please rise."

The feeling Zhou Chen had towards Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci was somewhat different from the feeling he had towards Lü Bu and Zhang Liao.

Lu Bu gave Zhou Chen the impression of a pure military general.

Zhou Chen felt that Zhang Liao was more of a military general.

Zhou Chen, however, felt that Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci were more like scholar-generals.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci both stood up.

Zhou Chen looked at Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci and said, "I was just worried about not having any generals to use. The appearance of the two generals has solved my urgent problem."

"If Your Majesty has any need, this humble general is willing to serve you, even at the cost of his life."

Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci said in unison.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Both Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci were very strong.

Zhao Yun's strength is at the half-step Celestial level, while Taishi Ci's strength is at the peak of the Grandmaster level.

With such strength, one would definitely be at the top of the experts in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Take Taishi Ci for example, don't underestimate him just because he only has the strength of a Grandmaster at the peak.

But for a person who is famous throughout history, being invincible among his peers and fighting against those of higher ranks is a very common thing.

Otherwise, how could he be called an outstanding person?

Therefore, even against a half-step Celestial Being, Taishi Ci is estimated to be no less capable.

"Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, I hereby appoint you two as lieutenant generals."

"You two should immediately report to the Ministry of War. I will issue an edict to the Ministry of War immediately, ordering you two to go to the eastern wilderness and the southern border respectively to assist the Marquis of the Eastern Wilderness and the Prince of Kaoshan in eliminating the foreign tribes."

The situation in the Eastern Wilderness is not optimistic, so Zhou Chen stopped wasting words and directly gave orders to Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci.

"The general will obey the order."

Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci both bowed and accepted the order.

After the three thousand White Horse Cavalry appeared, Zhao Yun led them and Taishi Ci to the Ministry of War.

Zhou Chen felt a slight sense of relief after Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Now that Zhao Yun, a near-celestial being, has gone to the Eastern Wilderness, Zhou Chen no longer needs to worry about the Eastern Yi sending their national advisor to assassinate the generals of the Eastern Wilderness.

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Southern Xinjiang.

Zhennan City.

The city walls, dozens of meters high, are stained with blood, and traces of a great battle can be seen everywhere.

The area beneath the city walls was littered with corpses and scattered weapons and equipment.

It was obvious that Zhennan City had just experienced the ravages of war.

On the city wall.

Two figures stood side by side, gazing at the enemy camp outside the city.

"Zhou Yu, what do you think these Southern Barbarians are up to? Before, they were all determined to capture the city, but why haven't they made a single move all day?"

King Zhou Zhan, looking at the enemy camp outside the city, asked with a furrowed brow.

That's right.

The two figures standing side by side on the city wall were none other than Zhou Zhan, the Prince of Kao Shan, and Zhou Yu, who had been sent to the southern border by Zhou Chen.

After leaving Xiliang, King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan rushed back to the Southern Frontier without stopping.

Zhou Yu and Zhou Zhan, the Prince of Kao Shan, arrived in the southern border region one after the other.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu arrived in the southern border region in time.

Otherwise, Zhennan City would have been breached by the Nanman long ago. "Your Highness, the Nanman haven't rushed to attack today; they must have received some news."

"Does Your Highness still remember the message we received earlier?"

Zhou Yu's eyes flickered as he spoke.

"You mean, the Southern Barbarians also received news that Zhang Liao and Lü Bu had annihilated the Western Rong and Northern Di armies?"

King Zhou Zhan raised an eyebrow and looked away at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu nodded noncommittally; "The four foreign tribes have joined forces to invade our Great Zhou. They must have a special way of communicating with each other."

"The armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di have been wiped out for more than two days now, and the news should spread by now."

Zhou Yu gazed at the enemy camp outside the city and spoke with a wise look in his eyes.

Zhou Yu and the Prince of Kaoshan have already received news that Zhang Liao and Lü Bu have decisively defeated the foreign tribes and annihilated the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di.

Zhou Yu estimated that the reason why the Southern Barbarians, who were part of the alliance to invade the Great Zhou and were supposed to hunt down the Central Plains with the other three parties, had not made any move today was probably because they had received news of the annihilation of the Western Rong and Northern Di armies.

Otherwise, Zhou Yu really couldn't think of any other reason why the Southern Barbarians would remain silent today and not attack their Zhennan City.

"Hehe, it's best to receive it."

"Let these foreign tribes see what happens when they dare to invade my Great Zhou!"

King Zhou Zhan, who was known as the Prince of Kao Shan, looked at the enemy camp outside the city and sneered.

"Zhou Yu, now the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di have been wiped out by Zhang Liao and Lü Bu, and our Southern Frontier has only barely managed to hold off the Southern Barbarians' attack."

“That won’t do. We can’t let the Southern Frontier fall behind the Western Liang and the Northern Frontier. We must also exterminate these barbarian tribes that dare to invade our Great Zhou.”

"Zhou Yu, do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy and annihilate these southern barbarian armies?"

King Zhou Zhan withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhou Yu.

Upon receiving the news that the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di had been annihilated by Zhang Liao and Lü Bu, King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan laughed three times, his joy beyond words.

For many years, the Great Zhou Dynasty had not achieved such a great victory against foreign tribes.

This time, the Great Zhou not only annihilated the invading army of the Western Rong, but also the invading army of the Northern Di.

This is of great significance to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This also symbolizes that the Great Zhou Dynasty is on the verge of revival.

Since Zhang Liao and Lü Bu, two rising stars, had both wiped out the foreign tribes, Zhou Zhan, the Prince of Kao Shan, as a veteran of three reigns and a pillar of the Zhou Dynasty, naturally could not lag behind.

Upon hearing Zhou Zhan's words, Zhou Yu gazed at the enemy camp outside the city and said quietly, "Your Highness's eagerness to exterminate the foreign tribes is something I understand."

"However, the Zhennan Army suffered considerable losses due to Tuesday's betrayal, and Ancestor Zhou Rushan did not have the overwhelming strength to deal with the Southern Barbarian priests in a short period of time."

"Therefore, in order to defeat the Southern Barbarian army and minimize casualties, we must wait for an opportunity and devise a strategy to achieve victory."

"This opportunity should be coming soon, Your Highness, please wait patiently."

A slight smile appeared on Zhou Yu's lips as he gazed at the enemy camp outside the city, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

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outside the city.

The main camp of the Southern Barbarian army.

While Zhou Yu and King Zhou Zhan were standing on the city wall discussing the Southern Barbarians.

At this moment, the atmosphere inside the main tent of the Southern Barbarian army camp was heavy.

Man Shuai sat in the main seat, his face looking rather grim.

Below sat a dozen barbarian generals, as well as Yuan Ziming and Zhou Er, two stray dogs and traitors of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The general glanced at everyone present and said in a deep voice, "I have just received news that the Marquis of Xiliang and the Marquis of Zhenbei have been captured by the imperial court, and the Xiliang Army and the Zhenbei Army have also been taken over by the imperial court."

"Furthermore, the Western Rong army of more than 200,000 was annihilated by the Western Liang army at Yumen Pass."

"The Northern Di army was also defeated by Lü Bu outside Zhenbei City. The Northern Di commander Mohe and the Northern Di national teacher both died at Lü Bu's hands, and the Northern Di army was almost completely wiped out."

As soon as these words came out.

The expressions of everyone seated inside the main tent changed.

No one expected that the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di would be annihilated.

How can this be?

As for the news that the Marquis of Xiliang and the Marquis of Zhenbei had been captured by the imperial court, and that the Xiliang Army and the Zhenbei Army had been taken over by the imperial court, it was of no importance to the barbarian generals present.

What they cared about were the large armies of the Western Rong and the Northern Di.

The four sides joined forces to invade the Great Zhou, heading south for a hunt.

Before they even began their southward hunt, the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di were annihilated.

This is not good news for the southern barbarians.

"General, is this news true?"

"Haven't the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di already breached the Yumen and Yanmen passes?"

"How could they possibly have been wiped out?"

A barbarian general asked incredulously.

It should be noted that the armies of the Western Rong and the Northern Di each numbered 300,000.

Furthermore, the national advisors and some experts from both the Western Rong and Northern Di tribes will also accompany the army.

How could such a force be wiped out in such a short time!
"Yes, Commander."

"Is this news true?"

"How could the Great Zhou have annihilated the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di in such a short time?"

The other barbarian generals also looked on in disbelief.

This news is truly astonishing.

If the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di were truly annihilated, their plan to form an alliance to hunt down the Central Plains would no longer be possible.

The general nodded solemnly. "This news is true. The national advisors of the Western Rong and the Northern Di were killed by Cao Zhengchun and Lü Bu respectively. The same is true for the commanders of the Western Rong and the Northern Di."

"Cao Zhengchun and Lü Bu are even more formidable than I imagined."

"I'm not entirely clear on the specific details yet, but this news is undeniable."

"Now that the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di have been annihilated, tell me, what should we Southern Barbarians do next?"

Man Shuai looked at everyone, his voice low and somber.

The planned hunt in the Central Plains has now fallen through, and the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di have been annihilated.

This made Man Shuai cautious.

If this isn't handled properly, their southern barbarian army might follow in the footsteps of the western Rong and northern Di.

Upon hearing Man Shuai's words, the expressions of the barbarian generals present all turned serious.

Although they could hardly believe it was true, they knew that Man Shuai would never joke about something like this.

The armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di have been wiped out, so what should their Southern Man army do next?
After a moment of contemplation, a barbarian general sitting in the first seat on the left spoke up: "General, now that the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di have been annihilated, our previous plan to hunt in the Central Plains is no longer possible."

"Once the Great Zhou court stabilizes the situation in Xiliang and the Northern Frontier, it will turn its attention to our Southern Barbarian army, and then our Southern Barbarian army will be in danger."

"Therefore, I believe that our Southern Barbarian army should change its purpose and focus on plundering, and then quickly withdraw from the southern border before the Great Zhou turns its attention to our Southern Barbarian army."

"The Left General is right. With the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di destroyed, it is no longer advisable to hunt in the Central Plains."

"The strength of my barbarian army is not much stronger than that of the Western Rong and the Northern Di."

"Therefore, I agree with General Zuo's idea. We will focus on looting from now on and then quickly retreat from the pass."

After the barbarian general finished speaking, he received the agreement of several other barbarian generals.

After all, the situation has changed.

With the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di annihilated, if the Southern Barbarians continue with their previous plan to hunt down the Central Plains, they will likely follow in the footsteps of the Western Rong and Northern Di.

It should be noted that even the armies of the Western Rong and Northern Di, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, were annihilated.

They did not believe that their Southern Barbarian army was stronger than the Western Liang and Northern Di armies, and could stand against the Great Zhou.

"I don't agree."

"Our southern barbarians have mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, and in these few days of fierce battle, how many barbarian warriors have died?"

"How can mere looting compensate for the losses suffered by our barbarian tribe after such a large-scale mobilization?"

"If we are to withdraw our troops, we must first make up for the losses suffered by our southern barbarians in this arduous campaign."

"Otherwise, how will we explain this to the barbarian king when we go back?"

Several barbarian generals voiced their opposition.

After all, the barbarians had mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, and many more had died in battle over the past few days.

The losses were also considerable.

If they were to plunder and then withdraw from the southern border, it would not be enough to make up for the losses incurred by the Southern Barbarians in mobilizing such a large force.

(End of this chapter)