Chapter 349: The pacification of the barbarians begins, the army passes through the border, and Zi Gu Tianzun is actually your man?
In the ninety-sixth year of Yuanshuo, there were Shiyangdongtian, Yangcheng, Sinongjian, and Xiazaochang.

"You are the worst class of Si Nong I have ever led!" Lupin sneered at the crowd below. "It has been a month since [Unable to Train] started, and there has not been even a decent counterattack!"

"Do you see the warrior formation in the southwest?"

"There are only three thousand people there! And you have ten thousand!"

"Like you, they are also in the reserve force, and their highest realm will not exceed the eighth level."

"Now these three thousand people are your enemies."

"When facing the enemy, if you only know how to run, what kind of military minister is that?"

"The Grand Minister of Agriculture Zhao Xing almost overturned the warrior formation back then!"

"Do you know the heroic King Xia Jing? He was brave enough, but he was beaten down by the ministers of agriculture, right here on the land beneath your feet!"

"【Unable to train】There are three more days until graduation. I hope you don't graduate with the title of the worst class!" Lupin glanced coldly at the reserve army's ministers below. "Let those warriors see your fighting spirit!"

Stimulated by the great farmer Zheng Lubang, the reserve army's agricultural officers immediately started howling.

Da Nongzheng Lupin is a third-rank official. He actually doesn't train people much nowadays. However, in the past two years, Lupin has become active and will personally guide the training.

Faced with the inspection by such a big shot, the reserve army's agricultural officers were naturally all very excited, but they did not expect Lupin to make such an evaluation. Who could bear it?

As a result, the way they looked at the opposing formation of warriors was strange.

At this time, in addition to the original training martial artist Fang Hong, the reserve warrior formation also had a few more people wearing full body armor.

"I am the heroic king Xia Jing! I am also a reserve warrior of the 'Black Armor Army' in the sixteenth year of the Jingxin calendar!"

"Do you see those 10,000 Si Nongs on the other side?"

"Lord Lubanglu is right. I was indeed beaten by the Grand Minister of Agriculture. But that time, the Minister of Agriculture team that the Grand Minister of Agriculture was in did not defeat us warriors!"

Xia Jing looked at the warrior formation below: "Since the garrison of Shiyang Cave Heaven, there has never been a record of warriors being overturned by the Sinong profession! Not before the reconstruction, and not after the reconstruction!"

"Of course, you can set this record if you are willing to be trampled under the feet of those Si Nongs."

The instructor next to him, Liao Rulong, shouted, "Tell King Yingwu, are you willing to become such a disgrace?"

"I don't want to!"

"I don't want to!"

"I don't want to!"

The three thousand reserve warriors roared and beat their chests.

Liao Rulong pointed his sword at the Sinong formation and said, "Then rush them down for me!"

"kill!"

"Kill!"

…………

When the two phalanxes below were in chaos and started a fierce hand-to-hand fight, Xia Jing, Liao Rulong, Lu Bang, Zhao Zheng, Long Xiao and others gathered in the ship in the sky.

Today, Xia Jing not only inherited his father's title of Marquis Yingwu, but also raised the title to a higher level, becoming a prince.

When Xia Jing entered the Shenwu Academy, he became a disciple of Situ Wu and received instruction from this world's number one Qi Zong warrior for twelve years. After that, he participated in the battle of Xijizhou and became the vice-president of the Qi Zong branch of the Shenwu Academy.

Among those on the ship right now, Xia Jing has the highest rank.

He is also the highest-ranking official. He is now the left military commander of the Bingjie Dayuan Military Region in Pinghai Prefecture and the first subordinate of the prefect.

His direct superior is Ye Yukong. There are not many people who can manage Xia Jing. Apart from Ye Yukong, only Zhao Xing and King Luohou have direct military jurisdiction over him.

Because Dayuan Prefecture was Zhao Xing's fiefdom, King Luohou was the Grand Marshal and the highest commander in the military.

The Chief of Central Army is Long Xiao. Since Donghai has had no opportunities at all in these years, even the Great Battle of Xiji, Long Xiao did not have the chance to participate. Therefore, Long Xiao is still a first-class marquis and ranks after Xia Jing.

"The court has divided Pinghaizhou into 46 military regions. It's obvious that they are going to fight a war." Xia Jing looked at the map, feeling a little melancholy. "There are too many powerful people in the Great Zhou now. If I were a heroic king during the Jingxin era, I would have been a ruling king in the military world. Now I have to listen to other people's orders."

"Xia Jing, just be content." Long Xiao sneered, "In the Dayuan Prefecture Military Region, the only people who can control you besides Ye Yukong are Zhao Xing and King Luohou's highest order."

"One of them is the King of Zhao, the highest military commander of his fiefdom, and the other is the Grand Marshal, the highest military commander of the entire country. Normally, they would never give you any orders. What are you dissatisfied with?"

"I was conferred the title of Marquis of Wu before you, and entered the third-grade Yuanhun realm before you, but now I am still a Marquis and have to obey the orders of a heretic like you. Where can I go to seek justice?"

"Aren't you just saying this to show off in front of your old brothers? Who doesn't know who?"

"How dare you!" Xia Jing was exposed and could not help but pretend to be angry and scold Long Xiao. Then he said to Liao Rulong beside him: "Marquis Shenwei, quickly push this man out and chop him up."

Liao Rulong said with a smile: "Military Commander, I am only the commander of a small army. You want me to kill the military commander, why not let me kill Wu Yueshen?"

"Hahahaha~" Lupin burst into laughter, and even Zhao Zheng couldn't help but be infected by this atmosphere.

Just then, someone opened the curtain and came in.

"Xia Jing, I heard you want to kill my in-laws? You have such great power!"

Everyone turned around immediately to look.

"Old Chen!" Long Xiao was delighted.

The Right Military Prime Minister of the Dayuan Prefecture Military Region was served by Chen Shijie.

In terms of title, his rank was lower, only the second-class marquis.

But he was one of the vice presidents of the Underground Palace branch of Kunyuan Academy. In addition, as the Right Army Prime Minister, in addition to being ready for war at any time, he also served as the transport envoy of the two prefectures, responsible for the overall coordination and transportation of military supplies between Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture and Dayuan Prefecture.

If the left and central military chancellors, and the armies below them, wanted to move, they had to apply for military supplies from Chen Shijie. Even the prefect Ye Yukong had to ask Chen Shijie for help, because some military supplies were only available in the prefecture treasury. If they wanted to use the good stuff, Chen Shijie had to fight for it!

"Master Chen, please spare my life. Please take a seat quickly!" Xia Jing bowed deliberately.

"Hahahaha~" There was another burst of laughter at the table.

"Old Chen, I didn't expect you to be the Right Army Prime Minister. I feel relieved with you here!" Xia Jing said with a smile.

"As you said, there are too many strong men in the Great Zhou." Chen Shijie sighed, "People like us can only squeeze into the military district of Zhao Xing's fiefdom to work."

There are forty-six military regions in Pinghai Prefecture, and there are more than one hundred positions that can be said to hold great power.

After that, it was the commanders of the armies. For example, Liao Rulong was the commander of the Shenwei Army, but this was only a small army. If there was a real war, it would be difficult for him to get a combat mission. There were at least hundreds of armies waiting in line!
Therefore, the commander of a small army can only be regarded as a second-rate position.

Of course, the commander-in-chief of the army at the level of the Ten Imperial Guards is another matter, he still has a lot of say.

Xia Jing, Chen Shijie, Long Xiao, Zhao Zheng, and Liao Rulong can only play their roles here in Dayuan Prefecture.

Lupin is now only the chief farmer of Shiyang Cave Heaven, responsible for training low-level recruits, so he has no chance of getting a rank. He just came to meet someone he knows.

"Jin Gong, where are you from?" Lu Bang asked. He had never taught Chen Shijie, and in terms of official position and strength, he was smaller than Chen Shijie.

However, Chen Shijie respected Lu Bang very much: "Lord Lu, I started from Kunyuan Academy in Daoyuan Prefecture, reported to Pinghai Prefecture first, and then came here to take up the post."

"I see."

Xia Jing asked with concern: "Old Chen, you are from the state capital, do you have any definite news? When will the battle start? When will the list of military merits for pacifying the barbarians be released?"

Pinghaizhou originally had no provincial capital, but it was built in the 50th year of Yuanshuo. Preparations for war began as early as after the Yuanqi tide was confirmed, but only a framework was built at that time.

Now, in the ninety-sixth year of Yuanshuo, troops and generals were being deployed and specific officials were sent to their posts.

Everyone knew that the Pingman War was about to begin, but the official order had not yet been issued. Xia Jing had no idea when exactly it would take place because the court was too tight-lipped.

"Three years at most, and it may start at any time at the earliest." Chen Shijie said.

Xia Jing nodded. The military and agricultural officials were all in place, so the battle was indeed not far away.

"Sir Chen, can we start moving first?" Zhao Zheng and Liao Rulong looked at each other and interrupted.

The commander of the Shenwei Army was handed over to the commander of the Central Army, Long Xiao. He had hundreds of troops under his command, and the Shenwei Army was one of the main forces.

Of course, if you want to take action, it’s easy. Long Xiao just needs to give an order, but without military supplies, it won’t work.

"Where do you want to move?" Chen Shijie looked at Zhao Zheng. Liao Rulong was now the commander of the Shenwei Army, but in fact, Zhao Zheng was the one who made the decisions. This was because Zhao Zheng surpassed Liao Rulong in both strength and military talent.

It’s just that Liao Rulong didn’t do anything wrong, and Zhao Zheng had no chance of promotion, so this situation has remained the same.

Zhao Zheng unfolded a military map and pointed to a spot in the center of the river. "Not far away. We just want to move the military activity area of ​​the Shenwei Army to the 19th to 25th islands in the northern section of the Canglan River near Yingyuan Prefecture."

Chen Shijie and Xia Jing looked at each other and immediately laughed.

Zhao Zheng is such a clever guy.

"If you say it's not far, then it's really not far."

“But once the war begins, these river sandbanks will become flexible combat areas.

"When the river surges, the army will be carried along by the current, and you will immediately have a reason to rush to the front and attack."

Xia Jing smiled.

"General, my defense zone is under attack from the enemy and is gone. It makes sense to break out, right?"

"No matter where we break through, it's not a breakthrough."

"You have concealed your combat intentions from military commanders many times, right?" Chen Shijie asked with a smile.

"No, absolutely not!" Zhao Zhengyi said sternly: "We, the Shenwei Army, will absolutely obey the command of our superiors."

"Look at this." Xia Jing pointed at Zhao Zheng and said, "You are talking nonsense seriously without blinking an eye. You are quite like your brother."

"Hahahaha~" Long Xiao and others laughed again.

Zhao Zheng scratched his head shyly.

"Long Xiao is your superior. If he agrees to your transfer, then transfer. Come and collect military supplies in three days." Chen Shijie said.

Then he looked at Liao Rulong and Long Xiao and said, "Don't take risks. Zhao Xing only has this one brother."

"I understand." Long Xiao and Liao Rulong nodded.

If Zhao Chuanzong could hear this at this moment, he would almost faint in the toilet from crying.

Because he separated from the family very early and had no sense of existence, he later joined the army as a hard-working soldier under a pseudonym. Lao Chen and Long Xiao both thought that Zhao Chuanzong was dead.

But then again, even if Zhao Chuanzong was still alive, his status could not be compared with Zhao Zheng's.

"I plan to transfer Wang Ji and Han Bing to the Dayuan Military Region."

"Lü Yuanwei is also waiting for transfer, I plan to bring him over."

"Old Chen, I think there's a good guy, but it's troublesome to transfer him from the East China Sea Corps. I plan to have him come through the Chongming-Longyuan-Tianhe-Mingyue-Anping-Dayuanfu transit route, and then transfer him to a military commander. Do you think it will work?"

"As long as you can be transferred to Mingyue Mansion, it won't be a big problem. But who is it that is worth you transferring across more than 30 military regions in the southeast?"

"A swordsman named Yun Yi, his swordsmanship is very good."

"Oh? Why have I heard of this person before? Did Zhao Xing mention him before?"

"In the warrior area of ​​Pinghaizhou [Dojo], Yun Yi's record has climbed to ninth place, making him one of the top ten swordsmen in Pinghaizhou."

"I suddenly discovered that many of the people I saved in the last years of the Jingxin calendar have become high-ranking officials. In the past two years, the karma has been very strong."

"I'm feeling it too."

"Could Zhao Xing have seen this happening hundreds of years ago?"

"What a monster!"

…………

In the ninety-fifth year of Yuanshuo, Yun Tiandao came out, but not many people knew about it.

In the second year after he came out, the speed of Da Zhou's preparations for war was significantly improved.

Yun Tiandao did not want to be a minister of the Great Zhou, so Emperor Wu did not give him an official position. Yun Tiandao only gave advice to Zhao Xing behind the scenes.

Zhao Xing had a forward-looking vision and far-sightedness, but it was his first time as the Minister of Agriculture to fight against the Southern Barbarians and mobilize the entire country. Yun Tiandao, however, had successful experience.

The two of them working together are like adding wings to a tiger.

Ji Che couldn't stop smiling. Although Yun Tiandao didn't join the Great Zhou, the fortune of the Great Zhou had obviously risen a lot.

Zhao Xing also felt this change. In his previous life, after Yun Tiandao was released, he directly gave the dynasty a lot of buffs.

such as:

[Abundant Harvest (Yuntian Dao Version): The yield of all food crops above the seventh level in the country is increased by 500%. 】

Because Yun Tiandao has mastered many ultimate methods of the Benwo Sect (he only created one and cultivated it to perfection, but he had learned many ultimate methods before.)
[Good weather and good harvest (Yuntiandao version): Under the tide of vitality, the probability of all small natural disasters in the country is reduced by 90%, the probability of medium natural disasters is reduced by 50%, and the probability of large natural disasters is reduced by 30%. There is a certain probability of being completely immune to natural disasters. ]

Yuntiandao has two minor magical powers, one is wind and the other is cloud.

Wherever he is, there is such an aura.

[Internal Affairs Enhancement (Yuntiandao Edition): All ore and wood production increases by 500%, agricultural taxes increase by 100%, and increase year by year. Transportation efficiency increases by 100%, and the efficiency of agricultural officials increases by 200%. ]

Yun Tiandao is very experienced, having worked across two dynasties, and he is always able to make money from new angles.

……

"Can you please stop looking at me like that?" Yun Tiandao put down the document, his mouth twitching a little: "I always feel that the way you look at me is weird."

"Brother Yun, don't get excited."

"I'm not excited."

"Why are you clenching your fists if you're not excited? You don't need to clench your fists when reading official documents."

"If you have anything to say, say it quickly."

Yun Tiandao took a deep breath.

A long time ago, he felt that his spiritual heart had no room to go any further.

However, the appearance of Zhao Xing made him realize that his Tao heart was not perfect enough.

"Do you think this project is reasonable?" Zhao Xing started talking about business and handed over a document.

"Ancient earth tunnel? Let me take a look."

When talking about government affairs, Yun Tiandao immediately got into the mood.

He had to be careful. He had to leave the Xuanhuang Realm within one hundred and twenty years, otherwise he would die.

No matter who you are, you have to be attentive!
"The first phase of the Pingman Ancient Road project was completed in the 75th year of Yuanshuo, but it has never been connected and has never been put into use."

"In the second phase, I plan to expand the ancient trail nodes that were established in the first phase, increasing the number of ancient trails from the original three to eighteen."

"But I think this plan still has room for improvement," Zhao Xing introduced.

What he showed Yun Tiandao was the secret ancient road that the Dili Sect had dug to the Southern Barbarians.

Kun Yuan Chu was further strengthened after the arrival of the vitality tide.

Originally it was just a high-grade star soldier, but later it reached the ultimate level.

Zhao Xing discovered that it even had a tendency to develop into a boundary soldier.

Because Kunyuan Hoe is a magical weapon that can grow!
It is precisely because of this that it is considered a classic artifact.

"Pingman Ancient Road... Do you want to use it in Jue Tiandi Tong?"

"Brother Yun is amazing. He saw through my intentions at a glance." Zhao Xing praised. "This is what I thought. The Absolute Heaven and Earth Passage will reduce all life forms that enter it to their inherently low levels."

“But, it doesn’t change the terrain.”

"We have dug the ancient road in advance and can open up an underground battlefield. The space underground is much more complicated than the surface. In this way, we can greatly limit the role of practitioners in the early stages of the war."

"If we fight underground, we can also turn the away game into our home game..."

Listening to Zhao Xing's endless narration, Yun Tiandao was also very surprised.

"How did you figure it out?"

Yun Tiandao had never fought such a war, and the Xia Dynasty did not have Kunyuan Chu.

Although there is some use of the earth veins, I have never thought of using them in the Jue Tian Di Tong.

"How feasible is it?" Zhao Xing asked.

"I have a few questions." Yun Tiandao entered the state, "Have all these tunnels of yours been discovered by the Babok insects of the Xiashen tribe?"

"No." Zhao Xing shook his head. "The depth that Kunyuan Hoe can dig is still beyond the ability of Babok Worm. Now the Pingman Ancient Road does not pass through Yinyou Mountain, so Yanguang Royal Court cannot find it for the time being."

"Too deep." Yun Tiandao shook his head: "It can avoid the exploration of insects. The shallowest part of the tunnel is below 30,000 meters."

"Although the tunnel will not be affected, the ground veins will be affected. The original method of using the water ground veins to blow out and quickly reach the ground cannot be used in the area of ​​​​Jue Tiandi Tong. It will be a big trouble to get up."

"The mechanical array is ineffective, so you can only rely on the most primitive manpower for these elevators."

"Unless you want to use it as a dungeon to hide, or build a series of underground supply cities."

"But this will consume too much supplies."

"The cost-effectiveness is not high." Zhao Xing nodded: "Comparing the current amount of work with the utilization rate at that time, it is a complete loss-making business. But it is always more appropriate for us to consume materials than to consume human lives."

"War is about losing money, no matter the cost."

Yun Tiandao nodded. Zhao Xing, the Minister of Agriculture, was different from what he had imagined, and there were many things about him that made him admire him.

Putting aside these strange ideas, his values ​​are very much to his liking, and now Yun Tiandao is slowly beginning to believe that he can be friends with him in the future.

Next, Yun Tiandao asked a few more questions, and the two began to improve and supplement the settings of [Tunnel Warfare] and [Underground Supply City].

"During the great war during the Xia Dynasty, the area that cut off the connection between heaven and earth extended to Yinyou Mountain in the north, Sizhu Mountain in the south, Jiyan Desert in the west, and Jiugou Lake in the east."

"Between the north and the south, the branches and main veins of the Canglan River crisscross and form a series of natural barriers. If we can deliver some supplies in advance within the range of the Jue Tian Di Tong and build some defensive projects that can be used within it, the difficulty will be reduced a lot."

During the entire Pingman War, Yun Tiandao and Zhao Xing were most concerned about the final step, the special area formed by Juetianditong.

There was nothing to be concerned about in the early and middle stages of the campaign. For the Great Zhou, this was a sure thing.

"There will be three stages in the process of breaking the connection between heaven and earth. During that time, we will..." Yun Tiandao said, and suddenly stopped. "Why don't you continue?" Zhao Xing looked up and asked after seeing him pause for a long time.

"It's okay, let's move on to the next discussion." Yun Tiandao changed the subject again.

"..."

He finally understood Yun Tiandao's feelings at that time. This guy didn't say the remaining half of yesterday's words until the discussion the next day!
"I really admire you, Old Six." Zhao Xing cursed in his heart.

…………

One day in the ninety-sixth year of Yuanshuo.

Zhao Xing is in the process of applying for approval for a sum of funds.

"Grand Minister of Agriculture, where did the Xuanfei Army spend the money?" Meng Kun asked curiously as he looked at the document. "Is it from the Yuqingsi? The intelligence department?"

"Yeah." Zhao Xing nodded.

"Since when did the Yuqing Division have a dedicated army?" Meng Kun was puzzled.

"It was established quite a long time ago, in the 50th year of Yuanshou." Zhao Xing said. "They are responsible for war propaganda."

After Zhao Xing returned from Jixi Road, he sent his clone to the sect world to cause destruction.

He targeted those sectarian members who were trying to gain promotion by gathering the spiritual energy from the tide of vital energy.

At that time, they had cooperated with the Qitian Palace in heaven and had been causing trouble outside for nearly a hundred years.

In order to cooperate with Zhao Xing, Emperor Wu specially formed the "Xuan Fei Army".

In fact, this army does not operate in the sectarian world, but in the areas of the four major royal courts of the Southern Barbarians.

The main function is to publicize the ascension plan.

The struggle between the witch and the emperor is a struggle for the concept of survival.

In order to reduce the resistance encountered when entering Nanman, Xuan Fei’s army vigorously promoted the benefits of ascension.

They were mainly led by strategic generals, with Li Xiu as the head of the Xuanfei Army.

First use the Forget Worry Method to break the brainwashing of Wu Yue God on them, and then carry out the royal education of the Great Zhou to the people of the Southern Barbarians.

The ritual practitioners of the Xuan Fei Army were having a great time outside.

All the methods of lowering intelligence and sowing discord were just basic operations... In order to get things done, some ritual practitioners simply did not use the "Thousand Machine Transformation" suit to disguise themselves, but instead asked the people from the Houbian Academy to give them a "transformation", so that they could stand out and become barbarians.

"The propaganda of the Xuanfei Army has a great effect." Meng Kun looked at the secret letter, "They actually instigated so many people to rebel, even the royal bloodline of the Jinyu Royal Court?"

"It also cost a lot of money." Zhao Xing said, "The cost of the Xuanfei Army is comparable to the Xuanming Army, which ranks eighth among the Ten Imperial Armies."

"If you don't show us results and create some high-level traitors, how can we keep approving money?"

Speaking of traitors, Zhao Xing couldn't help but think of Zi Gu Tianzun, the imperial master of the Jinyu Royal Court.

"The battle will begin next year. I wonder if Zi Gu Tian Zun is ready." Zhao Xing thought to himself, "I hope he can save me some energy."

"There is also the Xuantian Divine Sect led by Wu Xingzhe. After the Dao Conference, he went to the Yanguang Royal Court to serve as the Imperial Master."

The Xuantian Divine Sect was originally a guest of honor in the Jinyu Royal Court, and Xuantian Divine Lord was also one of the three national masters.

However, Zi Gu has already been highly valued in the Golden Feather King's Court, so there is no need for Wu Xingzhe to stay in the Golden Feather King's Court.

After the conference, Zhao Xing asked Wu Xingzhe to find an opportunity to create a conflict with Zi Gu.

He also took advantage of the awakening of the ancestors of the Xuantian Divine Sect and took the opportunity to withdraw most of the manpower, material resources and financial resources from the Jinyu Royal Court and moved to the Yanguang Royal Court.

Intensified the layout in the Yanguan Royal Court.

"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't dare to dig the tunnel so close." Zhao Xing said to himself.

There is one advantage of Ji Che's establishment of the Dao: the deductions and predictions of the Goddess Wu Yue were completely in vain.

Of course, Ji Che couldn't predict it either.

The two of them just canceled each other out in the deduction of fate, and no longer needed the help of Ji Si + Xing Yunce.

Ji Si was demoted to the Rule Realm, where she could show her skills and fight against the Ten Heavenly Witches. She had the help of Yun Tiandao, who knew a little magical power of destiny.

Many plans became a natural progression.

"The war will start next year, so I should send some clones to pacify Haizhou."

…………

In the ninety-seventh year of Yuanshuo, the Great Zhou held an important meeting on the eve of the war.

"Your Majesty, I estimate that the war to pacify the barbarians will be divided into four phases."

King Luohou reported to Ji Che at the six-ministerial meeting.

"The first stage is from north to south, with Jiutian Yingyuan Prefecture as the horizontal base point. The longest battle line is 1.6 million miles, and 46 military regions are activated at the same time, from the East China Sea in the east to Xiya Mountain in the west."

"Building cities, monuments, and temples, and cultivating the conquered territories is the first goal, and killing the enemy's low- and medium-level forces is the second goal."

"I will restrain the armies and control the speed of the advance."

"It will end in front of Yinyou Mountain, which is estimated to be about eight years."

King Rahu was talking about his battle strategy, and everyone present believed that King Rahu could do it.

"Thanks to our dynasty's strong logistical foundation, the Great Zhou Dynasty is now fully capable of controlling the pace of the war. Unless Wu Yueshen does not intend to use the Absolute Heaven and Earth Passage and directly have a decisive battle outside the Yinyou Mountain, that is what the Great Zhou Dynasty hopes for."

The probability is very small. It is impossible for Wu Yueshen to lose his mind and start a decisive battle north of Yinyou Mountain, unless he is stupid enough to think he can win and instead of defend, he will attack.

"The second stage."

"The army used Yinyou Mountain as a reference, and the forty-six legions began to carry out a deep encirclement strategy against the Nanman."

"To the west, we will deploy defenses along the lines of 'Demon Valley', 'Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts', 'Soul-Breaking Cliff', 'Cemetery Battlefield', 'Thunder Mountain Range', 'Polar Battlefield', 'Rough Rock Forest', and 'Netherworld Valley'."

"To the north, we will deploy defenses from the Blue Wind Plain, the Northern Evil Abyss, the Star Valley, the Misty Swamp, the Spirit Jade Mine, the Natural Ditch Pass, and the Feiyun Cliff."

"To the east, we will deploy defenses from the Wuji Desert, Soul Devouring Valley, Fulong Mountain, Flame Demon Cave, Ice Wind Mausoleum, Poison Barrier Forest, Qingyan Ancient Battlefield, and Cedar Valley."

"Attack fiercely from three sides, open up three high-quality battlefields, and drive the four great kings of the Southern Barbarians into the heart of the Southern Barbarians."

"The Ten Imperial Guards will take a detour from the southwest and southeast and head straight for the Holy Mountain at the end of the world."

“This plan will last eight to sixteen years.”

"If the second phase of the strategy is completed, the four royal courts led by Wu Yueshen and the alliance of foreign sects will only have two choices."

"Either let our army climb the mountain, or use the Jue Tian Di Tong."

Needless to say, the possibility of climbing the mountain is very small, unless the God Wu Yue changes his nature and allows the Great Zhou Dynasty to control the largest entrance to the ascension passage in the Xuanhuang Realm and hand over the spiritual energy in his hands.

King Luohou glanced at Zhao Xing and Yun Tiandao behind him, and then said: "I basically don't consider the first point, because there is no need to consider the first point, that is already a victory."

"So the third phase of the military strategy is to prepare according to the Nanman Wu Yue God and perform the Absolute Heaven and Earth Communication."

"The connection between heaven and earth is a legendary method. I don't understand it as well as the Minister of Agriculture, so I'll ask the Minister of Agriculture to explain it first."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing glanced at the ministers of the six ministries and immediately spoke.

"After a long period of speculation and research, I and a group of ministers of agriculture believe that [Jue Tian Di Tong] is a controllable magical power with a very large range and a very long duration, including the twenty-four solar terms and seventy-two Hou Ying."

“It includes both life transitions and non-life transitions.”

"Even if a warrior at the Li Dao Realm possesses a powerful physical body, upon entering the range of the Jue Tian Di Tong, he will 'transform' into the body of an ordinary person, and his seven spirits and three souls will be no different from those of an ordinary person who has not entered the rank."

"Once you leave, everything will return to normal, and that's what has resolved the Hou change."

"My Yuanfeng method has a similar effect, but it is far less sophisticated than this magical power."

"The spell cannot be cast, and the mechanisms and arrays that rely on it will also become ineffective."

"High-quality materials will degrade to low-quality ones. This is controlled by the changes in the weather. There is an ancient method of 'turning stone into gold'. If you cut off the connection between heaven and earth, it will be the opposite. Turning gold into stone. Even the strongest weapons will degrade to a level that is not good enough."

Zhao Xing's words made many people have a deeper understanding of [Jue Tian Di Tong]. Faced with such a perverted spell, they could only use the most primitive way to fight. It really lived up to the name of a great supernatural power. It blocked generations of dynasties, causing many dynasties to turn into historical dust with hatred.

"The smaller the scope of the Jue Tian Di Tong, the sooner it will be forced out, and the more time will be left for the Great Zhou to prepare for its ascension."

"King Rahu's strategy: the first stage will last eight years, the second stage will last up to sixteen years, and the third stage will be the severance of the connection between heaven and earth, which is expected to last no more than thirty years."

In the ninety-eighth year of Yuanshuo, on the Spring Festival, the Temple of Heaven and Earth held the most grand sacrifice in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"The remnants of the outside world worship the evil gods; they bewitched people's minds and disrupted the laws and moral principles; they invaded my land and enslaved my people. They are evil and have been wasting our lives for generations..."

"Without war, the country's prestige cannot be demonstrated!"

Ji Che burned incense in front of the altar of heaven and earth, and the sound was like a rolling torrent, spreading to the entire Fengdu, and then to Tianyongzhou, and... the entire Nineteen States!

"I follow the way of heaven and wish for the whole country to ascend to heaven. I wish that everyone in the world can be like a dragon and live long and healthy lives."

"The evil god Wu Yue goes against the will of heaven, fools all living beings, and imprisons their spiritual wisdom."

"The average lifespan of the southern barbarians is no more than eighty years."

"Wu Yue Evil God, his life span has exceeded 108,563 years."

"The immortal is immortal, why? Because he benefits from the southern barbarians. He feeds the immortal with the blood of the people!"

"Trillions of lives are suffering from illness, tormented by old age, and bound by death. All because of the evil god Wu Yue!"

……

"In the ancient divine dynasty, after ascending to heaven, one will be rewarded by heaven, free from disease and disaster, and live forever."

"The Great Zhou established temples to spread the Dharma, set up the three officials of happiness, wealth and longevity, and provided rest and comfort for the people, increased their blessings and longevity, and blessed hundreds of millions of subjects."

"The power of the Great Zhou is far from being this strong, probably because of the obstruction of the Wu Yue God..."

Zhao Xing was sitting in the front row among the ministers. He almost laughed out loud when listening to Ji Che's manifesto.

Not only did Ji Che turn Wu Yue Shen into an evil god, he also listed Wu Yue Shen's crimes from every angle.

People from all walks of life think that Wu Yueshen is extremely evil.

Those who wanted to defend their country felt that Wu Yue God had invaded their homeland.

Those who want to achieve immortality and ascend to heaven feel that the God Wu Yue is blocking their ascension.

Even birth, aging, sickness and death, the laws of nature, are the fault of Wu Yue God!
Ji Che emphasized this point and said it very simply:

People are not supposed to get sick, grow old, or die. This was proven by the ancient divine dynasty!
As long as you ascend, these things will be solved. You will no longer get sick, grow old, or even die!
The temples I established, the Three Gods of Fortune, Longevity and Happiness, have already proved this point.

I could have done better, but the bad guy Wu Yueshen was blocking me. Otherwise, I would have brought you to ascend to heaven long ago!
Citizens of the Great Zhou, do you think that this Wu Yue God and his accomplices in the Southern Barbarian Royal Court are extremely evil?

……

"I, following the will of heaven, declare this to heaven and report it to earth."

"For the sake of the people, from today on, I will lead my ministers to conquer the outside world and eradicate the evil! Destroy the evil god!"

"The battle to pacify the barbarians will not end until death!"

Emperor Wu's voice echoed between heaven and earth, as if he was making a great wish.

This was indeed his ambition to establish his own path. In his previous life, Emperor Wu had been fighting from the beginning of the war to pacify the barbarians until the end of his life, and the war had almost never stopped.

"This time, Emperor Wu's expedition to the barbarians started ahead of schedule, and the situation is completely different."

"With my help, the Great Zhou has the ancient land of Longting, the unification of the three Sinong sects, the inheritance of Qing Yuzi and the other two, Yun Tiandao's early exit, the non-crazy Liu Tianning, the Xuantian Divine Sect that came to join us, more subordinate countries and tribes, and the death of a Purple Dragon God in the Southern Barbarians..."

Zhao Xing looked towards the distant south and seemed to see the holy mountain connecting heaven and earth, and the white robe.

"Goddess Wu Yue, you ate shit!"

…………

After the Spring Festival in the 98th year of Yuanshuo, Emperor Wu changed the reign title to "Yuan Ding", which means to establish his rule over the whole world.

In the early spring of the same year, the army set out from Pinghai Prefecture, and the total number of troops mobilized reached 50 million.

The number of people who conquered the barbarians during the reign of Emperor Wu exceeded the peak number of people who conquered the barbarians during the reign of Emperor Jing from the very beginning!
Along the Canglan River, countless warships, battle formations, and flying boats crossed the Canglan River together.

The Pingman War officially begins.

In the early stages of the Pingman War, Emperor Wu almost copied his father's fighting style, and the situation was not much different from that of the Jingxinli period.

They are all unstoppable and have achieved great success one after another.

The only difference is that the speed of building cities, erecting monuments and building temples during the reign of Emperor Jing was slower than that during the reign of Emperor Wu, and the efficiency was not on the same level.

The operation of military supplies is also completely different.

During the reign of Emperor Jing, the army was fast, but the land they conquered was virgin land, and the efficiency of converting it into cultivated land was relatively slow.

When Zhao Xing was the Junshu Ling, he saw many cities with temples that were not yet completed and were used as strongholds.

In this case, we have to divide our forces to defend the city, but we may not be able to hold it.

However, after Zhao Xing became the Minister of Agriculture, the strength of the Great Zhou was completely different.

The number of precious materials cultivated by Sinong increased, the number of planting materials brought out from Longting increased, and the number of derived species also increased greatly.

During the reign of Emperor Jing, there would be a shortage of certain materials, and it would be necessary to temporarily concentrate the planting capabilities of the Ministry of Agriculture to rush to plant certain materials.

But now, there is no need for that at all.

The production materials of the Minister of Agriculture increased, the warriors had better food, and the manufacturing capacity of the mechanical engineers also increased significantly accordingly. The productivity increased by leaps and bounds.

As far as logistics is concerned, there is absolutely no Minister of Agriculture who can do a better job than Zhao Xing.

……

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye it was the eighth year of Yuanding.

The war to pacify the barbarians had been going on for eight years.

As King Rahu had planned, he completed the first phase of his strategy.

The army of the Great Zhou has already reached Yinyou Mountain.

King Rāhu started to lose the battle deliberately, trying to lure the four royal courts into a decisive battle outside Yinyou Mountain, but this plan did not succeed. After just a little probing, King Rāhu decided to proceed to the second stage.

Forty-six legions began to cross Yinyou Mountain, and using it as a base, they began to encircle the east, west, and north, creating conditions for the ten imperial guards in the south to bypass them.

In the second stage, the resistance of the Southern Barbarians increased significantly, the war entered a high-level stage, and casualties began to increase.

The four royal courts of the Southern Barbarians possess powerful combat capabilities, and they have gained enormous benefits in the tide of vitality. Coupled with the support of the top masters of the Fangwai sects, it is difficult for the Great Zhou to complete the encirclement strategy without heavy casualties and to shorten the time as much as possible.

In the final analysis, it was the traitor Zi Gu Tianzun who created many magical weapons, magic arrays, armored puppets, and large warships for the Nanman.

It was also because Zi Gu Tianzun obtained Puta's inheritance that the Southern Barbarians and the sect alliance army were able to fight back and forth with the Great Zhou in the second phase.

So in the third year of the second phase of the war, King Rahu found Zhao Xing.

"Zhao Xing, it's time." King Luohou came to the Sinong Palace with a battle report. "You can't let Zi Gu Tianzun continue to pretend. He has built many powerful magic weapons and defense arrays for the Nanman over the years."

"If he continues to lurk, it will become very difficult for us to achieve the strategic goal of the second phase in eight to sixteen years, and there will be heavy casualties."

Zhao Xing glanced at the battle report and nodded, "It's almost time. The coalition forces of the Southern Barbarians and the sects have already invested a lot of combat power on the battlefield. Even if they want to withdraw, they can't do so for the time being."

The main reason for not letting Zi Gu rebel at the first opportunity was that he had not yet invested manpower. If Zi Gu was allowed to rebel at the very beginning, the effect would definitely not be as good as dragging the high-end combat power of the Nanman into the quagmire of war and then striking back.

Now that the war has entered the third year of the second phase, the time is almost right for Zi Gu Tianzun to play his role.

Zi Gu Tianzun could only contact Zhao Xing, and it was a single line, so King Luohou could only consult Zhao Xing.

"I'll start a single-line connection with him right now." Zhao Xing said.

"If it's inconvenient for him, you can reveal a few important levels first, and there's no need to reveal all of them at once." King Luohou said expectantly: "As long as you have the methods to break the formations at the eight important levels I want, it will be enough to complete the second phase of the strategy."

"It's better to let him fully cooperate." Zhao Xing said with a smile, "Otherwise, it won't fit your combat philosophy of fierce attack and fierce attack."

"Okay, then I will wait for your news." King Rāhu disappeared on the spot.

Seeing Zhao Xing start to contact Zi Gu Tian Zun, Yun Tiandao on the side was very surprised: "You seem to be talking about the successor of Puta just now?"

"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded. Yun Tiandao had seen Qing Yuzi, and of course he knew Puta and Fairy Su. He also knew that Zi Gu Tianzun had become the final winner in the inheritance of the mechanism.

But Yun Tiandao didn't know more detailed inheritance rules. When he heard the conversation between Zhao Xing and King Luohou, he couldn't help but be surprised: "If I remember correctly, Zi Gu Tianzun, who has mastered the Puta inheritance, is the state teacher of the Golden Feather King Court, right?"

"Yes, he has been promoted in the past two years and is now the national teacher of the entire Nanman."

"He is known as the strongest mechanical engineer of the contemporary era?"

"Ah."

"He also controls all of Nanman's important devices, military defense layouts, and device arrays?"

"Yes, all four lines of defense were built by him." Zhao Xing answered while searching. "The mechanical puppets 'Purple God Series' built by Zi Gu Tian Zun have played a significant role in the past three years. It can control tens of thousands of puppets by one person, breaking the previous perception that mechanical masters can only control a small number of powerful puppets, and raising this upper limit to more than 10,000."

"He is the strongest mechanical engineer, so of course he is responsible for the defense array of the entire army."

“Zi Gu Tianzun has been worshipped as a savior by the Nanman in recent years, but he is actually your man?” Yun Tiandao had an extremely strange look in his eyes.

This time, Zhao Xing did not answer. He just smiled and waved a treasure in his hand that looked like a fluorescent stick.

"Buzz~" It emitted a faint purple light, and then a blurry face soon appeared in front of it.

The skull face spoke before the body was fully formed.

"Hey, brother, is that you?"

"It's me." Zhao Xing nodded, "Brother Zi Gu, how are you now? Can you chat for a while?"

"Of course." Zi Gu Tian Zun nodded confidently: "I am now the most powerful person in all of Nanman. No one dares and no one can monitor me, not even Wu Yue Shen!"

Yun Tiandao: “…”

Hearing Zi Gu's excited voice, Yun Tiandao even felt a little sympathy for the Nanman camp.

(End of this chapter)