You get Lu Bu as your starting character.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen's eyes were bright.

The words of Xiao He and Xun Yu were indeed a way to improve the military strength of the Great Zhou in a short period of time and solve the problem of the army's combat power.

However, turning the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness into the military stronghold of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not so easy.

The Great Wilderness City has many experts. Although there are no kings who have stepped into the Life and Death Realm, there are countless experts below the Life and Death Realm in the Great Wilderness City.

Leaving aside the Hundred Cities, just consider a large city like Giant Stone City. The number of experts above the Celestial Realm in it is several times that of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, not to mention the Hundred Cities.

Of course, the Great Zhou now has two Kings of the Life and Death Realm, Yuwen Chengdu and Pei Yuanqing, plus Lu Bu and Cao Youxiang, who possess the combat power to fight beyond their level. This is something that the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness cannot compare to.

"What effective strategies do you have to repel the Yan and Yue armies?"

Zhou Chen looked at Xiao He and the others, and then asked.

Although the Yan and Yue armies were repelled, everyone knew that it was only temporary.

The Yan and Yue armies will not retreat easily; they will certainly continue their attack on the Great Zhou.

Upon hearing Zhou Chen's question, Xiao He, Fang Xuanling, and the others frowned and pondered with shifty eyes.

Logically, given the enemy's strength and our weakness, the best strategy to repel them would be to form alliances and persuade the opposing dynasties of the Great Yan and Great Yue to send troops, thus forcing them to withdraw.

But this requires sufficiently large profits.

Moreover, the Great Zhou has just been integrated into the Great Wilderness. In the eyes of the dynasties in the Central Plains, the Great Zhou is probably not even worth their attention. If they want to form an alliance, how can they do so without equal strength?

As for the imperial court's rule that major dynasties must not attack each other without authorization, that's a complete joke.

So-called rules are merely rules set by the strong to constrain the weak.

A dynasty like the Great Zhou, which had just been integrated into the Great Wilderness, was probably considered weak by the imperial courts of the native wilderness. Whether the Great Zhou was conquered or not was of no concern to them.

In other words, it was basically impossible for the Great Zhou to force the Great Yan and Great Yue dynasties to withdraw their troops through external forces.

Xiao He and Fang Xuanling were constantly thinking of various strategies to repel the enemy...

……

Great Yan.

royal palace.

The Yan Emperor looked at the message in his hand, his expression somewhat grim.

This news was just sent back by the Prince of Dingxi, Yan Yangtian, via an urgent courier service.

Emperor Yan originally thought that with Yan Yangtian, the Prince of Dingxi, leading an army of 200,000, taking down a native dynasty that had just integrated into the Great Wilderness would not be a problem.

But who would have thought that Yan Yangtian, the Prince of Dingxi, not only failed to conquer the Great Zhou, but also suffered heavy losses and sent news of his defeat and plea for help.

"The Realm of Life and Death?"

"How could the Great Zhou, a native dynasty that has just integrated into the Great Wilderness, have a peak Life and Death Realm expert?"

Upon reading the message, a hint of surprise flashed across Emperor Yan's otherwise unpleasant face.

Logically speaking, a native dynasty like the Great Zhou, which has just merged into the wilderness, should have a maximum strength of only Celestial Being or Life-Taking Realm. How could there be an existence like Life-and-Death Realm?
In particular, the fact that Yan Yangtian was defeated and severely injured by the Life and Death Realm expert of the Great Zhou Dynasty made Emperor Yan frown even more.

It should be noted that Yan Yangtian, as the Prince of Dingxi of the Great Yan, was a man of great power and influence, and even within the Great Yan, there were very few people who could seriously injure him with a single move.

"It seems I underestimated the Great Zhou."

"It's quite interesting that a native dynasty that has just merged into the Great Wilderness actually has an existence at the peak of the Life and Death Realm."

A glint of light flashed in the Yan Emperor's eyes, and he put down the message in his hand.

"Someone is coming."

"Summon the Three Dukes to the palace for a meeting."

The Emperor of Yan spoke directly to the outside. A palace attendant immediately obeyed and left.

……

Dai Viet.

Court.

The Yue emperor also received news of the army's defeat and its plea for help.

Emperor Yue sat on his dragon throne, looking at his ministers below, and said with a grim expression, "My dear ministers, news has just come from the front lines that there are beings at the Life and Death Realm in the Great Zhou. Our Great Yue army's attack on the Great Zhou has been thwarted. General Murong and three Life and Death Realm generals have all been injured, and the army has withdrawn from the southern gate of the Great Zhou."

What?

As soon as the Emperor of Yue finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court were taken aback.

"Isn't the Great Zhou a native dynasty that has just merged into the Great Wilderness? How could it possibly have a powerhouse at the Life and Death Realm?"

"Yes! Logically speaking, the strongest person in a native dynasty that has just merged into the Great Wilderness is at most at the Life-Seizing Realm."

The officials in the Great Yue court couldn't help but whisper among themselves, their faces filled with disbelief.

The Yue Emperor, seated on his dragon throne, looked at the ministers below who were whispering amongst themselves and asked, "My esteemed ministers, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

"His Majesty."

"Since General Murong and the others are injured, our Great Yue should immediately dispatch strong warriors to support them, and it would be best to dispatch a few senior officials."

"I do not believe that a native dynasty that has just merged into the Great Wilderness can possibly stop the army of my Great Yue."

One of the ministers stepped forward and bowed.

"Your Majesty, there's something strange about the Great Zhou."

"Logically speaking, it would be impossible for a native dynasty that has just merged into the Great Wilderness to produce a powerhouse like the Life and Death Realm."

"I believe we should first send someone to secretly investigate the Great Zhou and find out its true strength."

The ministers of Da Yue all expressed their opinions one after another.

The Emperor of Yue, seated on the dragon throne, listened to the words of his civil and military officials, his eyes flashing.

To be honest, Emperor Yue did not expect that the Great Zhou would have such a powerful expert at the Life and Death Realm. This was indeed beyond Emperor Yue's expectations.

What surprised the Yue Emperor the most was that the Great Zhou's Life and Death Realm experts were able to injure four of his Yue army's Life and Death Realm kings, one of whom was his Yue army's commander-in-chief, a peak Life and Death Realm expert.

Even so, the Yue Emperor still didn't take the Great Zhou too seriously.

It was a strange indigenous dynasty that had just merged into the Great Zhou, with a king at the Life and Death Realm. But no matter how strange it was, Emperor Yue did not believe that the Great Zhou could stop his Great Yue.

"I understand what you all mean."

"Let's adjourn the court session!"

After listening to the opinions of his ministers, the Emperor of Yue said nothing more and simply got up and left.

The Yue emperor had already made up his mind.

Since the Great Zhou had a powerful expert at the Life and Death Realm who could even injure four Life and Death Realm kings of his Great Yue, the Yue Emperor dispatched a royal retainer to the Great Zhou this time.

It should be noted that the offerings of the Dai Viet royal family are beings who have transcended life and death and entered the cycle of reincarnation.

The Samsara Realm is the next realm after the Life and Death Realm.

Whether in Dayue or Dayan, the Samsara Venerable is the pinnacle of combat power and the greatest asset of the dynasty.

Even in the imperial court, the Reincarnation Venerable is a powerful figure, a presence that commands respect from all sides.

The Yue Emperor wanted to see if the Great Zhou, no matter how strange, could possibly have a Reincarnation Venerable.