I, who plundered the heavens, had a hundred thousand dead men

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Early the next morning, in Wudu, in the Jinluan Hall of the Imperial Palace.

"Who can tell me why the 20,000 Imperial Army cannot defeat the thousands of bandits in Lin'an City?"

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qin is responsible for many matters related to the suppression of bandits. I believe Prime Minister Qin should know the details."

"Your Majesty, I have sent people from the Secret Investigation Department to verify the details of the bandits in Lin'an City. I believe there will be results soon."

"However, this group of thieves in Lin'an City were able to come out of the city and fight against the 20,000 forbidden troops of our Wu Dynasty and win. They are definitely not ordinary thieves. I suspect that among them they are probably secret elites planted by the enemy country in our Wu Dynasty."

"Does the enemy country mentioned by Prime Minister Qin refer to the Jing Kingdom in the north?"

"Your Majesty, based on the current intelligence, it is extremely possible."

"Jingguo swallowed up the Liang Kingdom in less than a year, and now there are riots in the territory of our Wu Dynasty. This is most likely a trick of Jingguo in order to prevent our Wu Dynasty's army from moving north."

"Because according to the information obtained from Lin'an by the Secret Investigation Department, Fang Tianlei, the bandit leader who occupied Lin'an before, did not enter Lin'an."

"The current actual controller of Lin'an is a man named Qin Zhan, and the bandit soldiers under his banner are known to the outside world as the Black Tiger Camp and the Black Tiger Army."

"And the most important thing is that Qin Zhan did not obey the orders of the leader of the thieves, Fang Tianlei. Even after Lin'an City was occupied, Fang Tianlei was afraid and did not dare to enter Lin'an City easily."

"So, we must deal with Qin Zhan and his bandits squarely."

Zhou Zhe, who was at the Jinluan Palace, was slightly shocked when he heard this.

"Then I wonder if Prime Minister Qin has any good countermeasures?"

"Reporting to your majesty, my response is very simple. Now our government not only needs to send heavy troops to completely wipe out the gang of thieves in Lin'an and Jiangning, but also launch a northern expedition to let Jingguo understand that in our Wu Dynasty,

These small actions within the country cannot hinder my determination to march north."

In the court hall, Qin Siyuan had just finished speaking his suggestion, and Grand Master He Yuanchang standing aside directly stood up and retorted.

"Your Majesty, I do not agree with Prime Minister Qin. Nowadays, powerful bandits have appeared in Lin'an and Jiangning in our Wu Dynasty. If these bandits really have the support of Jingguo, then our Wu Dynasty must not only quell the civil strife, but also

If we continue to march to the north, it will undoubtedly disperse our military forces, which is very detrimental to our military deployment."

"After all, according to the latest battle report from Lin'an, the 20,000 imperial troops of our Wu Dynasty were defeated by thousands of thieves."

"In my opinion, the best way to quell the war and civil strife at the moment is to get in touch with the bandits in Jingguo and Lin'an Jiangning as soon as possible and conduct peace talks."

"Absurd! Jingguo is now in a period of great loss of vitality, so he is going to great lengths to make small moves within the Wu Dynasty. If we go to Jingguo for peace talks now, we will fall into Jingguo's scheme."

"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning!" Qin Siyuan immediately overturned He Yuanchang's analysis.

However, at this moment, Emperor Zhou Zhe, who was above the court, already had an idea in his mind.

Because Zhou Zhe didn't like fighting. He just wanted to bring peace to the Wu Dynasty as soon as possible, so that there would be fewer things that bothered him every day.

"Prime Minister Qin, I think what Taishi He said is reasonable. Jingguo is powerful. If the bandits in Lin'an and Jiangning really have the support of Jingguo, then we should quell the civil strife in Lin'an and Jiangning as soon as possible to avoid war.

Jingguo caused even greater misunderstanding."

"In this way, our Wu Dynasty can restore its former peace and prosperity as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, Jingguo is so ambitious. It is the time when Jingguo's vitality is severely weakened. If we do not march north at this time, when Jingguo completely digests the power of Liang, it will inevitably invade our Wu Dynasty. At that time, our Wu Dynasty will face

Bigger trouble."

"Prime Minister Qin, you also said that Jingguo is powerful. Now that you can't even quell the civil strife in Lin'an, how can you guarantee that our Wu Dynasty will definitely win the Northern Expedition?"

"If our Wu Dynasty is defeated, not only will we lose a lot of elites, money and food, but I am afraid that Jingguo will take the opportunity to annex a large part of our Wu Dynasty's territory."

"So Your Majesty, I believe that peace talks are the best strategy for our Wu Dynasty."

Soon, following two different proposals from Qin Siyuan and He Yuanchang, the court fell into a situation where the two factions were quarreling with each other.

When Zhou Zhe, who was above the Jinluan Palace, saw the two factions arguing constantly, he quickly stopped them.

"Okay, don't argue anymore."

"Prime Minister Qin, the encirclement and suppression of Lin'an and our dynasty have already failed once. If Jiangning fails as well, then don't mention the Northern Expedition again!"

"Please rest assured, your majesty. Before the siege of Lin'an, I did not understand the true strength of the bandits in Lin'an City. Now, General Dong has personally led the army to Jiangning City. General Dong will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty this time."

"Then I will wait for the good news from General Dong and Prime Minister Qin."

"Okay, let's retreat!"

Zhou Zhe, who was in the Jinluan Hall, waved his hand, turned around and left the hall first.

Half a day later, on the official road less than 50 miles away from Jiangning City, Dong Daofu, who led tens of thousands of troops from Wudu, also received an express message from Wudu and Qin Siyuan.

"Prime Minister, don't worry. I will quell the civil strife in Jiangning and Lin'an as soon as possible, and it will not affect the Wu Dynasty's Northern Expedition plan."

Dong Daofu secretly swore in his heart, and immediately shouted the order to the deputy general beside him.

"Instruct the entire army to speed up and arrive outside Jiangning City before dark."

Soon, Dong Daofu and tens of thousands of well-equipped Imperial Guards began to speed up their journey, rushing towards Jiangning City in a mighty manner.

That afternoon, before dark, Dong Daofu's tens of thousands of troops arrived outside Jiangning City and began to camp in the wilderness less than 5 miles away from Jiangning City.

At the same time, in Jiangning City, inside the Xin Men Yi Museum.

Li Yang also received news from the dead men who occupied Jiangning City that Dong Daofu had led an army to Jiangning.

"The Forbidden Army has a size of fifty thousand, and Dong Daofu, one of the most important generals of the Wu Dynasty, personally leads the army. It seems that this time it will not be as easy as Lin An to capture the tens of thousands of troops of the Wu Dynasty."

In the previous Lin'an period, the reason why the army of dead soldiers led by Qin Zhan was able to defeat Wu Dynasty's 20,000-strong army with lightning speed.

The main reason was that the 1,000 dead cavalry broke through the defense line of the Wu Dynasty army. This time, the Wu Dynasty had learned from Lin'an's mistakes and would definitely prepare many means to resist the cavalry charge.

In addition, the number of level 2 dead soldiers Li Yang gathered in Jiangning City was more than 600.

With 600 people forming a cavalry, it is difficult to break through the defense line of 50,000 troops at once.

What's more, the person leading the army this time was no longer an ordinary young general, but a famous general from the Wu Dynasty.