Chapter 606

Night.

Inside the City Lord's Residence of Jian'an City.

Lü Bu and the others gathered together again.

"Military Advisor, which city should we attack next!"

After everyone was seated, Lü Bu asked Guo Jia.

Hearing this, Guo Jia stood up slowly and walked to the map hanging on the wall.

And the crowd's gaze followed Guo Jia's figure and gathered on the map.

"Everyone, please look, we have currently occupied Jian'an City, and the closest to Jian'an City is Yongjia Commandery, located to the northeast of Jian'an City."

"And my idea is that we strike quickly and rapidly occupy the six commanderies of Yongjia Commandery, Dongyang Commandery, Kuaiji Commandery, Yuhang Commandery, Wujun, and Piling Commandery."

"Then, occupy all the cities south of the Yangtze River, and then advance north from the south, thereby occupying the entire Sui Kingdom!"

Hearing this, everyone thought about Guo Jia's words seriously. Immediately, Xun Yu opened his mouth and said:

"Generals, this subordinate thinks that what Fengxiao said is not bad. With our current military strength, we can take down these six commanderies of Yongjia Commandery first."

"Then recruit local personnel and organize them into a new army to garrison the cities we have taken down."

"In this way, we have the powerful Shenwu Army and navy for offense, and these new armies for defense."

"And as long as these new armies practice the cultivation methods practiced by our Great Han soldiers, their strength will definitely be stronger than the Sui Kingdom's soldiers, and garrisoning the city will not be a problem at that time."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in recognition.

"Since that is the case, then listen to the Military Advisor's arrangement. Tomorrow we will split into six routes and attack these six commanderies together!"

Immediately, Lü Bu did not hesitate too much and said loudly to the crowd.

"Okay, then it's settled!"

And Gan Ning also waved his hand and said heroically.

"However, to be foolproof, this time each route of the army needs a Martial King realm powerhouse to follow, in case of any accidents!" Guo Jia said with a solemn expression, exhorting the crowd.

"Then let the Hall of Worship of my Daoist sect divide into six people to follow the army and act together!"

Hearing Guo Jia's words, Zhang Sanfeng, the Hall Master of the Hall of Worship sitting to the side, also said at the right time.

"That couldn't be better, then it will be hard work for everyone!"

Hearing Zhang Sanfeng's words, Xun Yu also said with a smile.

"Hahahaha, Lord Xun is too polite. We are all loyal to His Majesty and loyal to my Great Han Empire. How can we talk about hard work!"

"Hahahaha, Hall Master Zhang is right. Wenruo, you are a bit too polite!"

Hearing Zhang Sanfeng's words, Guo Jia teased from the side.

"Hahahaha..."

The next day, after arranging the defense of Jian'an City, Lü Bu and Gan Ning began to reorganize the army.

This time, attacking the six commanderies such as Yongjia Commandery was the responsibility of Gan Ning's navy, which was responsible for attacking Wujun and Piling Commandery, which were the furthest away.

The other four commanderies were all the responsibility of Lü Bu's Shenwu Legion.

At this moment, at the navy's station, Gan Ning and Taishi Ci were distributing the expedition tasks this time.

"Zi Yi, this time you lead Zhou Tai and Ling Tong, rate an army of 50,000, and attack Wujun."

"And this General will lead Chen Wu, Lu Kang, and the remaining 40,000 army to attack Piling Commandery."

"This time, there are also two Martial King Second Heaven warriors, Hong Qi and Yang Xiao, from the Hall of Worship accompanying."

Following Gan Ning's words, Hong Qi and Yang Xiao also walked out from behind Gan Ning and cupped their fists to Taishi Ci and the others.

"Hahahaha, with the two tributes going together, that couldn't be better!"

Seeing these two, Taishi Ci was also quite happy and laughed loudly at the two.

"General Taishi is too polite. With your Martial King Second Heaven cultivation, even without us two, you can easily deal with it!"

Hearing Taishi Ci's words, Hong Qi hurriedly teased him.

And at the same time, Lü Bu's side had also split into four routes and began to attack the four commanderies of Yongjia Commandery.

Among them, Lü Bu personally led an army of 40,000 to attack Kuaiji Commandery

Gao Shun and the Hall of Worship's Qiao Feng led an army of fifty thousand to attack Yuhang Commandery.

Song Xian, Cheng Lian, and the Hall of Worship's Huang Rong led an army of fifty thousand to attack Dongyang Commandery.

Hou Cheng, Cao Xing, and the Hall of Worship's Li Mochou led an army of fifty thousand to attack Yongjia Commandery.

Thus, among the six great legions split off by the Great Han, each had at least two Martial King Realm powerhouses stationed within them.

Attacking these six cities, where the strongest defenders were only at the Martial Ancestor Eighth Heaven, would certainly result in a swift victory.

……

Very quickly, five days passed in the blink of an eye.

And the six Han armies on their expedition, without the slightest surprise, captured Yongjia Commandery and the other five commanderies.

By now, more than half of the cities south of the Yangtze River had fallen into the hands of the Great Han.

And following such a massive move by the Great Han, news of the loss of the eight commanderies in the south of the Sui Kingdom—including Jian'an, Ryukyu, and Yongjia—spread rapidly throughout the entire Sui Kingdom.

"You've all heard, haven't you? They say a force called the Great Han has appeared in the south; their strength is incredibly formidable, and they've already captured eight commanderies!"

"Of course I've heard! They say Ryukyu Island was occupied by them, and these seven commanderies of Jian'an were just taken!"

"I heard that those guarding these eight commanderies were all Martial Ancestor Realm powerhouses. Who would have thought they would be defeated by the Han army so quickly!"

"If that's the case, doesn't that mean the Han army's strength is extremely powerful?"

For a time, people across the land were all discussing the Great Han, and even some in the Jianghu had heard quite a bit about them.

"I heard the Great Han is exceptionally good to the common people; they distribute land to us commoners and even provide free high-yield crop seeds. It's said we only need to pay a thirty-percent tax to the Great Han!"

"Is this news true? This Great Han would actually distribute land to us commoners?"

Hearing that the Great Han was distributing land to the people, many commoners asked in disbelief.

For a time, many of the Sui Kingdom's commoners began to yearn for the lives of the people living under the Han army's rule.

No matter which world it is, for the ordinary people at the bottom, land is the reliance they depend on for survival.

And in the current Sui Kingdom, most of the land is owned by aristocratic clans, which is so similar to the Great Han of that time.

……

"Damn it! Damn it!"

"This Great Han, I don't even know where they popped out from, yet they dare to openly wage war against my Great Sui!"

"Yuwen Huaji, I ordered you to investigate the background of this Great Han. So much time has passed now, have you found anything?"

Luoyang.

Inside the Qianyang Palace, Emperor Yang of Sui, Yang Guang, was currently flying into a rage over the loss of the eight southeastern commanderies.

And Yuwen Huaji, who was being questioned, hurriedly replied to Yang Guang:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the information this humble minister has gathered, this Han Kingdom seems to have appeared out of thin air."

"The earliest we can trace them is their appearance on Ryukyu Island, and they currently have a total army of three hundred thousand."

"As for anything else, this humble minister has been unable to find out. This Great Han is truly too mysterious!"