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Chapter 1106: Chapter 448 Dual Assistance_3 Chapter 1106: Chapter 448 Dual Assistance_3 And the Yuzhou Expeditionary Camp could also draw out an army of five hundred thousand, along with five Inborns.

This force could then board ships and travel across the sea back to the homeland.

With the advantage of ships, at most a month would be needed to arrive at Yangzhou.

And with the return of these reinforcements, the defensive power in Yangzhou would be greatly enhanced.

Dealing with the defense of the southern border would no longer be as strenuous as now, scrapping and searching, calculating those one hundred thousand men of Jian’an County, looking so unsightly.”

After reaching a decision and communicating with Qingyunzi, Lu Yuan allowed himself some relaxation.

But he hadn’t entirely let his guard down.

Upon reflection, the homeland still seemed too critical, and he felt that relying on just one set of reinforcements might still be insufficient.

So, after some contemplation, he began to write another imperial edict.

“Order the two sects within the nation, Feishuang Tao and Ziyun Dao, to redeploy all Inborn Grandmasters from inside the country for military service and send them to the southern front line.”

Lu Yuan issued a second set of orders.

In the North, since the Northern Expedition, besides Dan Ding Path that had already been eliminated by Chu State,

The remaining Cang Long Way and Yuchan Tao in Central State had already pledged allegiance to Chu State, and all members inside the sect were integrated into the Chu system.

From the School Leaders down to common disciples, no one could be an exception; they all joined Chu State’s system en masse.

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Either joining the military or serving as local guards, they exerted themselves for the benefit of Chu State.

The two major Daoist sects exhibited unflagging loyalty and untiring diligence.

In comparison, the Feishuang Tao and Ziyun Dao sects in the South seemed somewhat lacking in loyalty.

Apart from the few Inborns sent when they initially pledged their allegiance,

Inside the two major sects of Yangzhou, there were still three to five, or even more, Inborn Grandmasters, practicing cultivation in the mountains, who hadn’t come forth to shine for Chu State.

Originally, Lu Yuan hadn’t thought much of this.

But after comparing them with the two sects of Central State in the North, the two sects in his own southern lands suddenly became extremely troublesome.

Loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty.

Already disapproving of the two sects, Lu Yuan now found them somewhat intolerable.

Thus, with the current crisis in the South, he took this opportunity to test and discipline them.

To see just how obedient the two sects were to Chu State.

“I hope you all will obediently follow commands.

Otherwise…

the blades of Great Chu aren’t just for cutting down outsiders; they’re very efficient when it comes to beheading our own people as well.”

Lu Yuan rubbed his temples to alleviate the fatigue weighing on his body and mind.

The arrangements for the two southern sects were more or less in place now.

As long as they obey and fully carry out his edicts, nearly ten more Inborn Grandmasters could be drawn from within the homeland.

This would undoubtedly provide a significant relief and bolster to the high-level combat forces, which were severely lacking in the homeland during the invasion by the four great barbarian Yi countries.

At the very least, with these Immortal sect Inborns, each of the eighteen cities in the Southwestern and Lingnan regions could be defended by an Inborn.

Some key cities could even be guarded by two Inborns, instantly increasing defensive power.

With such capabilities, facing the barbarian invasion would become effortless and composed.

And with the arrival of Yu State Reinforcements, it would even be possible to launch a degree of counterattack on top of defense.

It might even be feasible to fight one or two great decisive battles, to repel a wave of enemies—we can’t rule out that possibility.

After all, with five Inborns and five hundred thousand soldiers, it wouldn’t be difficult to gather ten Inborns and a million troops from several cities within the alliance region.

And these forces nearly matched the standard configuration of an expeditionary military camp in the Central State battlefield.

According to Lu Yuan’s standards, a military expedition was equipped to wage wars that would annihilate nations.

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With such strength, it was enough to contend with any one of the four great sea-raiding Yi countries in the South.

Therefore, after making these two arrangements, Lu Yuan’s worries about the South finally eased.

He had done everything he could.

With these two enhancements to the homeland, stabilizing the defense line and ensuring there were no issues with the core inland territories should suffice for this year.

As for the time after this year,

Liang State will have perished, and Xu State will probably have been driven back to Xuzhou.

At that time, the four expeditionary forces currently on the battlefield in Qingzhou, Liang, and Xu will be freed up, and Chu State will have several million more soldiers at its disposal.

Afterwards, diverting just a part of them back home would be sufficient, and even if those sea-raiding barbarians came pouring in, Chu State would not have the slightest fear.

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Having dealt with domestic affairs, Lu Yuan then refocused his attention on the Qingzhou battlefield.

The time was now April.

At the start of this month, Yan Yunqing, leading the Jiaoxi reinforcements and under the duress of Huang Xuan’s flooding strategy, finally reluctantly arrived at the foot of Xian’an City.

A mere journey of just over a thousand miles took the opponent more than a month to traverse.

Clearly, that famous Liang general had noticed something amiss with the strange actions of the Chu army.

After all, Huang Xuan never hid his scheming, always openly displaying it for the world to see.

The Chu army used a strategy of transparency, not fearing others seeing through it.

Because even if you see through it, it’s still futile.

Is abandoning Xian’an City an option?

That would signify the fall of Liang’s last legitimate emperor, losing one of the two rulers in the nation.

Without an object of allegiance, where would Yan Yunqing turn?

To the Emperor Lin Qiu, who had already turned to Chu State and become a complete puppet?

If it had come to that, he might as well surrender directly to the Chu forces now; the outcome would be the same either way.

Thus, even knowing that a trap lay ahead, Yan Yunqing still had to rush to Xian’an and leap into it willingly.

He had no other choice.

And as for this last group of Liang troops to enter the snare and get surrounded,

The siege of Xian’an City, which had loosened under Huang Xuan’s direction, was instantly tightened once more.

The Chu army not only began a strict defensive blockade, sealing off any connection Xian’an City had to the outside,

But also started to construct walls and earthworks extensively around the city, digging countless trenches, and erecting numerous camps, aiming to completely seal off Xian’an City.

The long-prepared plan of siege, with Yan Yunqing’s entry, officially began.