The tyrant empress is my wife, I am invincible and have been hiding

"Brother, the strength of the Song Dynasty is not very strong. There is no need to send assassins, right?" Sima Shi was very clear about the overall strength of the Song Dynasty, and there was some disdain in his expression.

You have to know that when two armies are fighting, if an assassin is sent to assassinate the other side's main general, it is very likely that the assassin will be discovered by the enemy even if he completes the assassination mission in the end, and he will be attacked by a group, and the chance of death is very high.

It is not easy to train each killer in the Great Jin Dynasty. They are selected at a very young age and are cultivated with various medicinal and spiritual materials before they can grow up slowly. Each killer costs a huge price.

The most important thing is that Sima Shi is not only in charge of the killer organization, but also in charge of the intelligence investigation of the entire Jin Dynasty. He is well aware that the Song Dynasty does not have strong military strength.

"We must never underestimate any opponent. The Song Dynasty is different now than it was in the past. The arrival of King Ye Feng has given the Song Dynasty a whole new look."

"Some time ago, the Song Dynasty regained its national destiny. I sent people to investigate this person. He played an indispensable role in the Wei Dynasty's Lin Xiaoxiang's ascension to the throne and becoming the empress."

"The King of Nanyu and Zhao Changlin of the Song Dynasty were not ordinary people either. But they were destroyed by Ye Feng in just a few months."

"For this battle, our Great Jin Dynasty has mobilized 400,000 troops, led by Sima Tang and Sima Zhuang. If we win this battle, our Great Jin Dynasty will expand its territory and increase its territory and resources by at least one-third. If we lose this battle, the Great Song Dynasty, which has been weak for many years, will be unable to gain a foothold again, and our Great Jin Dynasty will suffer heavy losses."

"Therefore, in this battle, we can only win and not lose."

As the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, Sima Zhao did not look at problems like Sima Shi did. He had to look at the overall situation of the Great Jin Dynasty in order to take the overall situation into consideration.

Sima Shi controls the intelligence system and may be aware of the changes in the Song Dynasty. However, in his opinion, these changes are not worthy of his attention. After all, the other party has become a grandmaster at a young age and is likely to make further progress in the future. Once he enters the realm of immortals, the Jin Dynasty will also benefit from it.

"Since Big Brother takes it so seriously, I can only obey. I will select fifteen top assassins to follow the army to fight."

Sima Shi did not continue to talk to Sima Zhao. For so many years, he had unconditionally supported Sima Zhao. Naturally, he would not hold back on attacking the Song Dynasty this time.

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The capital of the Western Shu Dynasty, Yunzhou City.

Ever since Emperor Liu Jing fell ill in bed more than ten years ago, Crown Prince Liu Xie has been acting as regent.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, General Zhuang Yan of the East requests an audience!"

In the court, Liu Xie sat beside the throne, with a faint light flickering in the depths of his eyes. Ever since he became regent, he knew very well in his heart that the only way to sit on the throne upright was to make great contributions to the Western Shu Dynasty and convince everyone.

Attacking the Song Dynasty right now is his best chance to replace his ailing father who is about to die.

As long as he could order his men to capture Pingxi County and some counties of the Song Dynasty, his merits would be enough to support him to ascend the throne, and his father would then become the emperor emeritus.

"General Zhuang is finally here. Please invite him to the palace."

When Liu Xie heard that Zhuang Yan was coming, his eyes sparkled.

The eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court were flickering, and they all had their own thoughts in their hearts.

Ever since Liu Xie proposed to attack the Song Dynasty, not everyone agreed with his suggestion. For example, Prime Minister Pang Mingtong felt that a rash attack on the Song Dynasty would do more harm than good.

Of course, there were also people who supported Liu Xie in attacking the Song Dynasty, such as the Minister of War Shang Wei and other generals. They all urgently needed military merits in order to improve their own achievements.

Hua Hua Hua...

After a short while, a sturdy man with gray hair appeared. He was not very tall, but his limbs were extremely strong. He exuded a violent aura. He was wearing black armor and had a curved scimitar hanging around his waist. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eyes were shining with sharp light.

He is the Eastern General Zhuang Yan, one of the five great generals of the Western Shu Dynasty. He has been stationed in the east of the Western Shu Dynasty all year round. He has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command and has fought for many years. He has always been the backbone of the Western Shu Dynasty.

Civil and military officials were not allowed to carry sharp weapons to court, except for the five generals of the Western Shu Dynasty, who were exempted by the emperor and were allowed to carry weapons to court.

"Old General Zhuang Yan pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhuang Yan walked to the center of the court, clasped his hands together, and merely bowed to Liu Xie without kneeling. His voice was powerful and contained a majestic momentum that made people's eardrums hurt.

"The last time I saw the general was three years ago. I didn't expect that the general is still strong and energetic."

Liu Xie's face was full of smiles. He knew very well in his heart that almost half of the army of the Western Shu Dynasty was controlled by the five generals.

Not to mention that he is only a crown prince now, even when his father was in good health, he would try his best to appease the five generals and let them check and balance each other.

The reason why he sent Zhuang Yan to lead troops to attack the Song Dynasty this time was, on the one hand, that the other four generals were not suitable and Zhuang Yan was very suitable; on the other hand, he wanted to find a way to reduce the military power in their hands before he ascended the throne, and the best way was to fight.

Some time ago, Prime Minister Pang Mingtong gave him some advice, suggesting that he follow Ye Feng's "Enfeoffment Order" of the Song Dynasty and first confer titles on the five generals, and then enfeoff their subordinate generals, so that they can let them collapse on their own and avoid internal fighting, and they can reap the benefits.

Liu Xie felt that this approach was not a good one. If they did not fight, they would most likely unite against the common enemy, and by then his position as the crown prince would be over.

"It is all thanks to Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When I heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's order, I did not hesitate at all. I reorganized my army and rushed to Yunzhou City to report."

Although Zhuang Yan knew that Liu Xie wanted to weaken the troops in his hands, he still brought his army to report without hesitation. He knew in his heart that attacking the Song Dynasty was his chance. As long as he could take over the territory of the Song Dynasty on behalf of Liu Xie, Liu Xie would surely ascend the throne and become emperor, and would definitely need his support.

By that time, the initiative will be in the hands of Zhuang Yan, and the five great generals of the Western Shu Dynasty should be led by one person.

"My father and I have seen General Zhuang's loyalty. After we conquer the Song Dynasty, I will report to my father and ask him to give the general a higher rank."

Liu Xie had a smile on his face. With such a good opportunity to make a big promise, he would naturally make a big promise for Zhuang Yan so that he would fight wholeheartedly on the battlefield.