You get Lu Bu as your starting character.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Xiao He and Fang Xuanling left, Zhou Chen pondered for a moment.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty is currently flourishing, it still lags far behind the Great Yan and Great Yue Dynasties.

Whether in terms of military strength or overall national power, the Great Zhou Dynasty was no match for the Great Yan and Great Yue Dynasties.

Let alone the two great dynasties, even compared to either the Great Yan or the Great Yue dynasties, the Great Zhou was far inferior.

Therefore, it was simply impossible to get the two great dynasties of Da Yan and Da Yue to withdraw their troops.

Since ancient times, it has always been the case that big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp, unless the Great Zhou Dynasty submits to the two great dynasties or cedes territory and rights.

But, is this possible?

Since we cannot force the two dynasties to withdraw their troops, we can only try to delay their advance and buy them more time.

Zhou Chen's eyes gleamed.

What the Great Zhou needs most right now is time.

Given more time, the Great Zhou Dynasty has nothing to fear from the mere Great Yan and Great Yue dynasties.

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun, who was standing beside him; "Cao Zhengchun, deliver the decree!"

……

Southern Xinjiang.

South Gate Pass.

After defeating the Vietnamese army and recapturing Nanmen Pass, the remaining troops of the Zhennan Army were stationed at Nanmen Pass.

Inside the military camp tent.

Zhou Yu sat in the main seat.

Below, on both sides, sat Yuwen Chengdu, Lü Bu, Taishi Ci, Cao Youxiang, and others.

Zhou Yu glanced at Yuwen Chengdu and the others, and said, "You have all seen the decree from His Majesty. His Majesty has sent the Southern Camp of the Divine Martial Guard and the Zhenbei Army to support the southern border. His Majesty has also agreed to my suggestion."

At this point, Zhou Yu looked at Cao Youxiang and said, "Chief Cao, whether we can slow down the advance of Da Yue and buy some time for our Great Zhou depends on you."

Cao Youxiang nodded; "General Zhou, rest assured, I dare not say what else we should do, but if we should use the method of shifting the blame eastward and framing someone with stolen goods, that is our Eastern Depot's specialty."

Cao Youxiang stood up gracefully; "Since His Majesty's decree has been delivered, then this governor will not linger any longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Youxiang's figure disappeared into the tent.

Zhou Yu's gaze then turned to Yuwen Chengdu; "Commander Yuwen, we owe you a great debt of gratitude this time. Otherwise, the Southern Frontier would have been in danger. His Majesty has ordered Commander Yuwen to immediately set off for the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness. This is a crucial matter concerning whether our Great Zhou can withstand the armies of the two great dynasties."

In order to make the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness a source of soldiers for the Great Zhou, Zhou Chen specially issued an imperial decree to transfer Yuwen Chengdu to the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness.

The strongest in the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness is only at the peak of Yin and Yang, and has not yet stepped into the realm of life and death. If Yuwen Chengdu, a king in the realm of life and death, were sent to the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness, there would be no problem in suppressing the experts in the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness.

As for the South Gate Pass, the Yue army has just been defeated and it is almost impossible for them to launch another attack immediately. In addition, with Lu Bu, who possesses the combat power of a king in the Life and Death Realm, there is no need to worry about the South Gate Pass in the short term.

"This commander understands. This commander will set off for the Great Wilderness immediately."

"Everyone, goodbye."

Yuwen Cheng didn't say much, just left a sentence, and like Cao Youxiang, his figure disappeared into the tent in the blink of an eye.

……

Donghuang.

Dongyan Pass.

Cao Zhengchun stood on the gate wall and looked at Huo Qubing, saying, "General Huo, the Xiliang army will arrive soon. I have already conveyed His Majesty's decree, so I will take my leave now."

"Eunuch Cao, please be careful on your journey."

Huo Qubing said to Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun nodded, took a step, and instantly left Dongyan Pass, disappearing into the distance in the blink of an eye.

"Hope everything goes well!"

Gazing in the direction where Cao Zhengchun had disappeared, Huo Qubing murmured to himself.

Cao Zhengchun did not go to the interior of the pass, but to the exterior.

To be more precise, it's in the direction of the Great Yan. ...

The vast wilderness.

The Great Stone City.

After news of the annihilation of Stone City Lord Shi Yan and all the experts from Stone City who had gone to the Great Zhou Dynasty reached back, Stone City descended into chaos.

Less than three days later, Giant Stone City was attacked by Black Wind Stronghold. In just half a day, Giant Stone City was captured by Black Wind Stronghold and completely fell into their hands.

City Lord's Mansion.

At this moment, the main seat that should have belonged to the chief of Black Wind Stronghold was instead occupied by Jia Xu, who sat there with an air of authority.

In contrast, the chief of Black Wind Stronghold stood below as if he were a subordinate.

This has a distinct flavor of usurping the host's place and taking over someone else's nest.

In fact it is.

Jia Xu has taken control of Black Wind Stronghold. Even the stronghold's chief, a Yin-Yang peak expert, has not escaped Jia Xu's control.

Jia Xu sat upright in the main seat, looking at the chief of Black Wind Stronghold, and asked, "Chief, how is the situation?"

The chieftain of Black Wind Stronghold twitched his lips. Every time he heard Jia Xu call him that, he felt it was an insult.

For so many years, Black Wind Stronghold has dominated the Great Wilderness. Even large cities like Giant Stone City and Beast City have been unable to do anything to Black Wind Stronghold. They have tried to take action several times, but they have been unable to defeat Black Wind Stronghold.

But unexpectedly, after hunting eagles his whole life in Black Wind Stronghold, he ended up being pecked in the eye by an eagle. He didn't fall into the hands of big cities like Giant Stone City or Beast City, but instead fell into the hands of a nobody like Jia Xu. It was truly unfortunate.

"Mr. Jia, I have invited seven bandit leaders to Giant Stone City; they will arrive tomorrow."

Even though the Black Wind Stronghold chief was unwilling, he still had to lower his head and answer.

"very good."

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu nodded, his narrow eyes slightly narrowing.

Once Jia Xu captures these seven bandit leaders, he will have control over most of the bandits in the Great Wilderness.

at this time.

Cao Shaoqin strode in.

"Lord Jia, news has come from above."

Cao Shaoqin delivered a message to Jia Xu.

In front of the Black Wind Stronghold's chief, Cao Shaoqin did not explicitly say that it was a message from the Emperor, but only that it was a message from above.

In fact, after Jia Xu took control of Black Wind Stronghold, his identity as the leader of Black Wind Stronghold was already self-evident.

Both Jia Xu and Cao Shaoqin were aware of this.

However, Jia Xu and Cao Shaoqin never broke through this barrier.

"Oh!"

Jia Xu was immediately invigorated.

Without regard for the presence of the Black Wind Stronghold Chief, he directly took the message from Cao Shaoqin's hand.

Jia Xu glanced at it.

Upon seeing the message, Jia Xu's eyes flashed with a sharp light; "Good, I didn't expect Commander Yuwen to be coming. This will make things much easier."

Jia Xu has always relied on his scheming to navigate the hundred cities of the Great Wilderness.

But now that Yuwen Cheng is coming to the Great Wilderness, with Yuwen Cheng's strength at the Life and Death Realm, there's no need for Jia Xu to do much scheming; they can just sweep through.

Commander Yuwen?

Upon hearing Jia Xu's words, the Black Wind Stronghold Chieftain's eyes flickered, wondering who Commander Yuwen was that Jia Xu valued him so highly.

You must know that the chief of Black Wind Stronghold has experienced Jia Xu's methods firsthand these past few days; even his Black Wind Stronghold has fallen into a trap.

Therefore, Commander Yuwen, who was valued so highly by Jia Xu, must have been no ordinary person.

The Black Wind Stronghold Chief's expression changed several times. Jia Xu was already difficult enough to deal with. If another Commander Yuwen came along, would Black Wind Stronghold be able to break free from his control?