Chapter 507

Before long, Lü Wende, having changed into a new set of clothes, arrived at the main hall of the General's Manor.

"This humble general, Lü Wende, pays respects to my master."

Seeing Liu Bian sitting in his original seat of honor, Lü Wende bowed respectfully.

"Rise!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Wende stood up cautiously.

"I presume you do not yet know my identity."

Liu Bian looked down at Lü Wende, who was full of caution and prudence, and spoke.

When Lü Wende heard Liu Bian refer to himself as "Zhen," a thunderclap seemed to explode in his mind.

As the defender of Xiangyang, he knew well.

This term, under the heavens, could only be used by one person.

Yet now, Liu Bian actually dared to refer to himself as "Zhen."

Then what exactly was his identity?

Liu Bian took in every change in Lü Wende's expression.

"I am the Emperor of the Great Han Empire, Liu Bian."

"And General Lü, you know what this Southern Song court is like."

"Such a court is not fit to rule over the lands of my Han people."

"Before long, the armies of my Great Han Empire will descend upon this realm."

"At that time, my Great Han Empire will unify this world."

At this moment, Lü Wende below was already stunned into a daze by the shock.

He had heard clearly the meaning in Liu Bian's words.

This Emperor of the Great Han Empire was likely not from their world.

Moreover, it was not hard to tell from Liu Bian's tone.

This Great Han Empire was about to descend upon their world very soon.

And it intended to unify this world.

To him, hearing this for the first time, it was nothing short of a fantasy.

Yet, thinking of Liu Bian's formidable strength, he could not help but believe it a little.

"During this time, your main task is to guard Xiangyang City for me."

"If there is anything you cannot resolve, you may seek Li Mochou's help."

Upon hearing this, Lü Wende immediately replied respectfully:

"Yes, this humble general obeys the decree."

At this moment, Lü Wende decided that regardless of whether what Liu Bian said was true or false, he would agree for now.

If everything Liu Bian said was true.

Then joining such a powerful nation would be an opportunity for him.

Even if it were false, given his current situation, he could not change anything anyway.

Subsequently, Liu Bian spoke solemnly to Li Mochou, who was standing to the side:

"Mochou, after I depart, I leave Xiangyang City to you."

"Within at most half a year, my Great Han Empire will be able to descend upon this realm."

"Therefore, during these six months, you must ensure that Xiangyang City is not lost."

"During this period, the main focus is to guard against the Mongol iron cavalry moving south."

"I suspect the Mongol iron cavalry will soon move south to attack the Southern Song."

"So, you two must cooperate well and dispatch more scouts to monitor the Mongols' movements."

In the original progression of the world, the Mongols began their invasion of the Southern Song by attacking Xiangyang.

And the couple Guo Jing and Huang Rong also left Peach Blossom Island at that time to garrison Xiangyang.

However, whether the current Shen Diao world would see changes in the timing of the Mongol attack on Xiangyang due to his own presence was something Liu Bian could not know.

Nevertheless, the necessary preparations had to be made.

At this time, upon hearing Liu Bian's words, Li Mochou also replied solemnly:

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty; with me here, I will certainly guard Xiangyang City well."

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction.

"Lü Wende, how many troops are currently in Xiangyang?"

Liu Bian pondered for a moment before asking Lü Wende.

"Replying to Your Majesty, there are currently eighty thousand troops garrisoned in all of Xiangyang City."

Lü Wende immediately replied respectfully to Liu Bian.

"In that case, you two shall recruit another seventy thousand, bringing the army's strength to one hundred and fifty thousand."

"Mochou, I will now impart the 'Nine Yang True Scripture' to you; from now on, all these one hundred and fifty thousand troops shall cultivate this technique."

"These soldiers will all be soldiers of my Great Han Empire; how can they have no cultivation?"

"Moreover, with the strength of these one hundred and fifty thousand troops increased, you two will be better able to guard Xiangyang."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately replied respectfully:

"This humble minister (this humble general) obeys the decree!"

Subsequently, Liu Bian imparted the "Nine Yang True Scripture" to Li Mochou and Lü Wende.

Furthermore, this "Nine Yang True Scripture" was something Liu Bian had originally redeemed from the System Mall.

Once these soldiers successfully cultivated it, they would have no choice but to be loyal to him.

Moreover, as their cultivation improved, their loyalty would also increase accordingly.

By then, there would be no fear of anyone betraying him.

"By the way, these are one hundred and sixty thousand identity jade tokens; one hundred and fifty thousand of them are for the Xiangyang army."

"You two may distribute the remaining ten thousand as you see fit; as long as they sincerely wish to join my Great Han Empire, you may give one to them."

"Mochou, you are more familiar with these things, so you shall handle it, with Lü Wende assisting you from the side."

"You must make good use of the communication and storage functions of the identity jade tokens."

"These will be a great help to you."

Liu Bian took out another one hundred and sixty thousand identity jade tokens and said solemnly to Li Mochou and the other.

"Many thanks, Your Majesty!"

Seeing Liu Bian bestow the identity jade tokens, Li Mochou was overjoyed.

She had already understood the functions of the identity jade tokens during this time.

Now that they had the identity jade tokens, it would become very convenient for them to transmit messages.

However, these identity jade tokens could not yet communicate with the Great Han main realm.

That would have to wait until Liu Bian unified this realm and the world consciousness of the Great Han main realm finished devouring the world consciousness of the Shen Diao world.

However, communication between these identity jade tokens was unaffected.

Moreover, Liu Bian had always set the jade token storage space used by the army to the top-tier capacity of one hundred cubic meters.

This way, it would be convenient to carry the grain and fodder needed when the army mobilized.

It would also save the manpower needed to escort grain and fodder, and eliminate the risk of grain being plundered.

Subsequently, after Liu Bian gave some further instructions to Li Mochou and Lü Wende, he stood up and said to them:

"I leave this Xiangyang City in your hands."

"At noon, I will take the Empress back to the Great Han main realm."

"This humble minister (this humble general) obeys the command!"

Soon, the time reached noon.

Li Mochou and Lü Wende had already arrived in the courtyard of the General's Manor.

At this time, around the courtyard, Lü Wende and the master-disciple pair Li Mochou had already dismissed the guards.

And Liu Bian, bringing Xiao Longnv, also arrived in the courtyard.

"System, open the space gate."

Liu Bian ordered the system.

Subsequently, a portal radiating an ancient and profound aura appeared in the courtyard.

It was covered in profound runes.

Behind the portal, it was deep and mysterious.

"Hiss..."

"A divine miracle, a divine miracle!"

Seeing this scene, Lü Wende was shocked beyond measure.

And the master-disciple pair Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo to the side also had their small mouths slightly agape in shock.

Looking at the space gate before him, Liu Bian said to the three shocked people:

"Everyone, I leave Xiangyang to you; the Empress and I will now return to the Great Han main realm."