After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

The news of Liu Bainian's execution spread like wildfire in the northern frontier, and the people were overjoyed.

Many of them were refugees who had fled from the Beixing Mountains. Liu Bainian was a scoundrel who robbed them of their food and money, leaving them no way to survive.

"This guy is so fierce and tyrannical towards the common people, but he couldn't even withstand a single blow from the King of the Northern Frontier. He's really useless."

Compared to the jubilant people of northern Xinjiang, the three major grain merchants could only weep.

Chen Futu said the grain was burned, but they didn't believe a word of it. However, there was nothing they could do. The royal court had eaten that batch of grain, and it was impossible to make Chen Futu return it. If they kept complaining, Yu Qian, as the regent, might kill them. So they had no choice but to swallow this loss.

Three days later, Guan Yu and Yue Fei arrived with their troops.

Chen Futu held a strategic meeting, which was attended by Lian Chujiang and Cui Zhengyu.

Originally, according to the strategic plan for the northern frontier, it was intended to develop for several years before sweeping across the Central Plains. Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes. The intervention of the ancient palace, coupled with the Hu people joining forces with the Shi Kingdom to send troops, meant that war had to be put on the agenda. Otherwise, what use would it be if the barbarians slaughtered all the people and seized the world?

Zhuge Liang pointed to the map, marking the route of the advance. It would be too extravagant for so many powerful generals to travel together, so they decided to divide their forces and head south.

The first route, led by the King himself, with Huo Qubing and Dian Wei as the vanguard, went straight into the Guanzhong Plain.

The second route was led by Guan Yu, Ma Chao, and Gao Shun, who advanced from the east of Beixing Mountain towards Hejian Prefecture, firstly to monitor the Northern Wu army, and secondly to quell the rebel kings along the way.

The third route was led by Yue Fei, who, along with Yang Zaixing, Cao Zhen, and Gan Ning, formed the Western Route Army. They advanced to Songpanwei and cut off the retreat of the Western Regions Allied Forces. This battle required the annihilation of the Western Regions Allied Forces.

After winning this battle, Zhao Xier will send troops to attack the Kingdom of Shi, blocking the gateway to the Central Plains.

In addition, Chu Jiang was left to guard the northern mountain range to regroup the defeated troops. If there were any changes in the north, he would need to rush to the aid of the passes along the northern border of Longcheng to prevent the Hu people from taking the opportunity to attack the passes.

"Your Majesty, what about me? What am I to do?"

Cui Zhengyu was extremely anxious. All the capable generals had been given arrangements, and he still needed to prove that he wasn't a useless piece of trash.

Chen Futu laughed and said, "Then you should follow the royal army. Your time to make a name for yourself will come."

"Hehe, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Now that Cui Zhengyu was feeling better, he raised an eyebrow at Chu Jiang in a show of defiance. Chu Jiang snorted, "It's not like I don't have opportunities to fight."

The meeting has basically ended here. With so many capable generals, advancing in three directions simultaneously, sweeping through the city should not be a problem. However, once we enter the city, we must not harm the civilians and must maintain strict military discipline.

After capturing the city, the battle report will be sent to the royal court, where Yu Qian will arrange for someone to receive it and handle logistics and appeasement.

Ultimately, a considerable portion of the millions of bushels of grain must be allocated to support the people's livelihood. Therefore, there is no need to rush the process. At least the worries about the future can be resolved by the summer harvest. If good local officials are encountered along the way and are found to be capable, they can continue to serve as local officials. If they are found to be causing harm to the region, they can be executed on the spot.

With Di Renjie by Guan Yu's side and Liu Bowen by Yue Fei's side, military discipline should have been well maintained.

All the soldiers accepted the order and went about their respective tasks.

After everyone left, a Tiger Guard came to report that an envoy from the Ancient Palace had come to visit.

Chen Futu frowned and called the person in.

The person who arrived was just an ordinary martial artist with mediocre cultivation. He cupped his hands and said, "The Ancient Palace hopes that Your Majesty will not send out saints to conquer the world. Otherwise, the Ancient Palace will send out saint-level experts to fight."

"Is this some kind of sandbox game with me? Go back and tell your master that I have agreed, and no saint will intervene."

Chen Futu had no choice but to agree. There were too many saints in the ancient temple. If they were all deployed to the battlefield, the destructive power would be terrifying. Even if they couldn't kill all the ordinary soldiers, killing the general would be enough to cause a lot of trouble.

The reason the ancient temple made this request was probably because it was afraid of Xiaobai; otherwise, there would have been no need for negotiations.

After that person left, Chen Futu relayed orders to the generals, telling them to be extremely careful of a Grandmaster-level opponent. Also, the firearms on Huang Yueying's side were still being manufactured, and the first batch would likely be ready around the summer harvest season. Therefore, as before, there was no rush to advance; the first priority was to seek stability.

Two days later, the army's provisions were distributed and they began their advance.

Suddenly, a member of the Imperial Guard arrived on horseback, reporting, "Your Majesty, General Qin and the Imperial Preceptor have been detained at the Northern Martial Camp."

"What the hell?"

Chen Futu and Zhuge Liang were both stunned.

Qingyi is a saint, so Liu Longyue is joking to think she can keep them here!

"It's absolutely true. General Qin said it himself. She won't be coming back for the time being."

The Embroidered Uniform Guard spoke with absolute certainty, and the events were indeed true.

After much deliberation, Chen Futu said to Zhuge Liang, "Strategist, it seems I need to go myself. You will command the central army, and I will only take the White-Spear Soldiers and Luo Wushuang with me."

"Your Majesty, please remember to take the young princess with you and be careful."

Zhuge Liang hadn't expected Liu Longyue to be so bold. Although he didn't know how she did it, she dared to detain Qin Liangyu. What was she thinking?

Thus, Chen Futu handed over the reins of the royal court's main force to Zhuge Liang. He then grabbed the still-sleeping Xiaobai and, along with Luo Wushuang and the White-Spear Soldiers, headed towards the location of the Northern Martial Army. Before leaving, Chen Futu left Ake to protect Zhuge Liang in the shadows. As for Yue Fei, there was Ji Wuchen, and for Guan Yu, there was Diaochan hiding in the shadows. They were not afraid of assassination attempts by the emperor.

Three days later, Chen Futu led his White-Spear Soldiers to Zhen Ding Prefecture, where Bei Wu was located.

When they arrived, the war had already ended, and the Northern cavalry were cleaning up the battlefield.

"Stop whoever comes!"

A fierce general led his troops to block them, their killing intent palpable.

They were quite strong; their leader was even a grandmaster, roughly on par with Guan Yu and his group.

Luo Wushuang rebuked, "With the King of the Northern Frontier before us, who dares to act so presumptuously!"

Upon hearing that the King of the Northern Frontier had personally arrived, the general's face lit up with joy. "The King of the Northern Frontier has delivered himself to our doorstep! This is a tremendous achievement! Soldiers, capture the King of the Northern Frontier!"

"kill!"

The other party started fighting as soon as they disagreed with each other.

Chen Futu's face darkened, and he was too lazy to waste words. With a command, the white-pole soldiers unleashed a barrage of arrows, and a number of Northern Wu cavalrymen fell to the ground.

Their eyes turned red, and they shouted, "Capture the King of the Northern Frontier alive!"

"Capture the King of the Northern Frontier!"

"You're not allowed to hit the silly girl's older brother!"

Little Bai, riding a tall horse, was about to go on stage with her little fists clenched, but Chen Futu quickly grabbed her, saying, "You don't need to do anything."

The system said that little monsters are not allowed to go to the battlefield. If she makes a move, the system will definitely take her back. She is the trump card of the Northern Frontier and cannot be lost here.

Luo Wushuang led his troops, and the two armies were about to clash when suddenly a shout came from afar, "Stop!"

Looking up, I saw Liu Longyue riding towards me, followed by several imposing warriors.

Only then did both sides stop.

Chen Futu sat upright on Red Hare, staring coldly at Liu Longyue. His sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes exuded an imposing aura.