Chapter 537: Devouring the Song Kingdom's National Fortune

As the discussion concluded, the Great Han group began to get busy.

Xun Yu and Jia Xu immediately took over the government affairs from Guo Jia and began to arrange them in an orderly manner.

The major cities under the Great Han began to operate rapidly, and one Great Han national policy after another was issued to the world.

The major great clans, in order not to be liquidated by the Great Han, took the initiative to hand over the land in their hands.

The students of the Royal Academy brought by Xun Yu began to count the common people, measure the farmland, and prepare to distribute farmland to the common people.

And the six major main legions, together with the 100,000 Xiangyang Army, were divided into three route armies by Guo Jia and the others.

The first route army was composed of Lü Bu's 100,000 Divine Martial Army and Ma Chao's 100,000 Qilin Legion, attacking from the direction of the Jin Kingdom all the way toward the Mongols.

The second route army was composed of the 100,000 Azure Dragon Legion commanded by Guan Yu and the 100,000 Xuanwu Legion commanded by Zhang Liao, totaling 200,000 troops, attacking from the direction of Western Xia all the way toward the Mongols.

The third route army was composed of the 100,000 Xiangyang Army commanded by Zhao Yun and the 100,000 Vermillion Bird Legion commanded by Huang Zhong, totaling 200,000 troops, starting from the Liao Kingdom and attacking all the way toward the Western Regions.

After the six major legions had discussed the direction of the attack, Liu Bian summoned Zhang Fei and Zhang Shijie separately.

"This subordinate pays respects to Your Majesty!"

The two bowed respectfully upon seeing Liu Bian.

"Generals, please rise!"

Liu Bian raised his hand toward the two with authority.

"This subordinate thanks Your Majesty!"

After the two bowed and thanked him, they stood up and listened respectfully to Liu Bian's decree.

"This time, I summoned you two because I intend to form a million-strong Shen Diao Legion."

"The Shen Diao Legion will mainly be responsible for the defense of the Shen Diao world from now on."

"Any of our Great Han subjects who are interested may join the Shen Diao Legion."

"Zhang Shijie, Zhang Fei, listen to the conferment!"

Liu Bian said with authority to the two.

"This subordinate is here!"

"Confer upon Zhang Fei the title of Great General Who Guards the Realm of the Shen Diao Legion, official rank from Third Grade, salary of seven hundred shi."

"Confer upon Zhang Shijie the title of General Who Stabilizes the Army of the Shen Diao Legion, official rank of Fourth Grade, enjoying the Great Han Empire's Fourth-Rank National Fortune, name recorded on the Emperor's Heaven-Sealing List, salary of six hundred shi, as Zhang Fei's deputy general. The two shall jointly form the million-strong Shen Diao Legion."

Following Liu Bian's voice, the National Fortune Golden Dragon manifested, three strands of National Fortune power descended, and one strand condensed into a Tiger Tally.

The other two strands merged into the bodies of Zhang Fei and Zhang Shijie respectively.

Following the integration of the National Fortune power, Zhang Shijie's cultivation also soared from a second-rate martial general to the Postnatal Third Heaven Realm.

As for Zhang Fei, the National Fortune power he enjoyed was upgraded from the original Fourth Grade to the Third Grade, but his cultivation did not improve.

Subsequently, Liu Bian waved his hand, and one million identity jade tokens appeared before the two.

"These are the identity jade tokens I have prepared for you. Every soldier who joins the Shen Diao Legion must recognize them as their master, and the cultivation techniques are the same as the other legions. You will teach them this, Yide."

"This subordinate obeys the decree!"

Zhang Fei cupped his fists respectfully to Liu Bian and put away the identity jade tokens.

And Zhang Shijie, who had never seen such a grand scene, watched blankly the whole time.

Finally, he was dragged away by Zhang Fei.

Having lived for more than twenty years, when had Zhang Shijie ever seen such an explosive scene?

The period of time since joining the Great Han had been an impact that could not be described as small.

However, this also reflected the Great Han's power even more, and their sense of identification and belonging to the Great Han became even stronger.

And at the same time, Zhao Yun, who had been taken away, finally chose to commit suicide by drinking a cup of poisonous wine.

With Zhao Yun's death, Liu Bian also heard a mournful cry; this was the mournful cry emitted by the Song Kingdom's National Fortune Golden Dragon.

In the entire world, only Liu Bian could hear it.

Above Lin'an City, a National Fortune Golden Dragon more than ten zhang long raised its head and cried mournfully before its body began to dissipate.

And at the same time, the Great Han's National Fortune Golden Dragon manifested and flew toward the sky above Lin'an City.

"Ang!"

After roaring, the Great Han's National Fortune Golden Dragon began to devour the Song Kingdom's National Fortune.

"Supreme Emperor Art, refine for me!"

Following Liu Bian's loud shout, he exerted his full power to refine the National Fortune power.

Before long, the Song Kingdom's National Fortune Golden Dragon was completely devoured by the Great Han's National Fortune Golden Dragon.

After devouring the Song Kingdom's National Fortune Golden Dragon, the Great Han's National Fortune Golden Dragon also increased from the original fifty zhang to fifty-five zhang.

It was only five zhang away from the sixty zhang of a High Grade Dynasty.

However, it was quite difficult to reach the one hundred zhang of an Imperial Dynasty realm.

After all, the higher the grade of the dynasty, the more massive the amount of National Fortune power required to upgrade it.

Now, one only needed to wait until the Shen Diao world was pacified and the National Fortune of these countries was devoured, and the Great Han would break through to a High Grade Dynasty in one fell swoop.

However, in the final analysis, the Song Kingdom was too weak these years; otherwise, as the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains, the National Fortune power would be far more than this.

As for other countries, they were even worse; it would be quite good if their National Fortune power could have as much as the Song Kingdom.

Three days later, the three route armies set out in a grand manner from three directions of Lin'an City.

This conquest was still led by Guo Jia as the Grand Military Strategist, who was fully responsible for the conquest matters.

In order for Guo Jia to better understand the situation on the ground, Liu Bian specially gave Guo Jia the Supreme Grade Immortal Artifact Sky Patrol Mirror, which was rewarded by the system last time, to use.

The Sky Patrol Mirror, a Supreme Grade Immortal Artifact, possessed powerful attack and defense effects, and also possessed functions such as probing the heavens and positioning enemy locations.

However, currently, due to Guo Jia's low strength, he could only use the Sky Patrol Mirror's probing and positioning capabilities.

As for the Sky Patrol Mirror's attack and defense power, with Guo Jia's current literary cultivation at the Scholar Fourth Heaven level, it was not enough to use it.

However, even if it only had the probing and positioning functions, it was already heaven-defying.

After all, as a Supreme Grade Immortal Artifact, one only needed to know the other party's name or the location of a certain place to accurately query the information.

Just imagine, the reason why nomadic tribes on the grasslands were difficult to attack was precisely because the situation on the grasslands was unclear.

Fearing that the great army would get lost on the grasslands and not be able to find the enemy's tracks.

And now, with the Sky Patrol Mirror, these would no longer be problems.

"Hahaha, His Majesty is going to use troops against those foreign tribes. In this way, the territory lost by the Song Kingdom in the north will soon be recovered by His Majesty."

"Haha, the land lost by our Han people must be recovered completely this time."

"The Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures have been lost for hundreds of years; this time they are finally going to be recovered!"

"Long live His Majesty! Long live the Great Han!"

"His Majesty is mighty! Great Han is mighty!"

For a time, the common people of Lin'an City could not help but weep with joy.

With the Great Han's powerful great army, this time they finally had the confidence. ===== CHAPTER 538 =====