After hearing the reply from the intelligence officer in charge, everyone in the hall looked at each other.
After a long time, someone sighed quietly: "There is still such a divine horse in the world today? I'm afraid it is a relic of the ancient times and the blood of the dragon clan. It is difficult to have a good horse in the south. It is rare to find such a divine horse, but it falls into the hands of a businessman. , and finally ended up in the hands of that madman."
Although at this moment, about a quarter of the important ministers in the palace were promoted to the rank of important ministers thanks to Lu Wu's killing spree, no one here was grateful to Lu Wu, and instead gnashed their teeth in hatred.
In fact, it was not uncommon in ancient times for strange beasts to walk on water.
At that time, gods and humans lived together. Not to mention divine horses, even divine beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, soaring snakes, and black basalts still existed in the world.
But since the disaster, the sky collapsed to the northwest and the earth collapsed to the southeast. The demons from outside the territory gnawed through the sky wall and came from outside the sky. They devoured all living things they saw. Not even half of the moss was left. The whole world was overturned. danger.
[In view of the general environment,
The powerful men of all races put aside their prejudices almost immediately and joined forces to fight against the extraterrestrial demon. In the end, although they suffered heavy casualties, they finally managed to defend Tianque and cut off the demon's escape route.
Then he spent hundreds of years cleaning up the world and killing the demons who entered the world and became the climate one by one.
In the end, the world was devastated, and the sky was still broken. The remaining powerful men still dragged their broken bodies and spent about several decades to complete the work of mending the sky - this is the dividing line between ancient times and modern times.
Since then, although the sky wall has been completed, after the energy of heaven and earth has passed away, it is difficult to raise big fish in the shallow water of this world. In order to survive, the powerful people can only find another way out.
The stronger ones teamed up to build a divine boat and headed straight to the sky, hoping to cross the universe to find another paradise; the weaker ones hid deep in the Nine Underworlds, relying on sleep to maintain their vitality and stay alive to wait for the right time.
The cultivators who are waiting for the next step have neither the ability to cross the universe (Shenzhou is not a fully enclosed spaceship, even if the great masters use Shenzhou, they must be able to withstand various harsh environments in the universe), nor the ability to sleep to survive. Then you can only find another way.
Some create a line of martial arts that does not rely on the vitality of heaven and earth, but only relies on their own internal circulation, and pays attention to seeking nothing from the outside; some put their focus on luck, trying to rely on the belief in all spirits, giving up the physical body, and thus not using the vitality of heaven and earth. Nourish and focus on spiritual practice.
However, because of the lack of vitality of heaven and earth, there is no need to worry about attracting demons again - the universe is vast, and worlds are located in it. Even if demons can cross the universe relying on instinct, it is not that easy to find a world of living beings.
The more abundant the energy of heaven and earth is, the "brighter" it will be in the eyes of the devil.
In a world like this where the vitality of heaven and earth has been greatly lost, there is still a complete sky wall blocking the outside. As long as the creatures don't jump out of the sky wall and shout loudly - "There is a world of creatures here", it is almost impossible for the demon to come.
"Alas, ever since that madman appeared, our Chu country's luck has changed -"
Everyone's expressions, including King Chu's, were even worse.
Can you speak?
It's okay to have doubts about bad luck in private, but can it be mentioned in this context?
Discouraging is not such a method to discourage!
"Other than that, what else happened?" Seeing the silence of the ministers, Xiang Chuan spoke, interrupting the dull atmosphere in the hall.
"Wei Chen received an urgent report yesterday that there are signs of an alliance between the three countries of Wu, Yue and Lu." Mi Chu added in a deep voice.
As the chief officer in charge of southern intelligence, at such a moment when it is related to national policy decisions, I will never dare to report good news or bad news, otherwise there will not be enough heads to chop off if something happens in the future.
"This has been expected for a long time, what about the others?" Xiang Chuan asked without changing his expression.
As long as the King of Wu is not confused, he will definitely win over the Yue Kingdom and the newly-established Lu Kingdom before the five southern provinces can take control of Chu. Even if he wants to annex the Yue Kingdom and the Lu Kingdom, he will have to wait until the Wu Kingdom completely annexes the Chu Kingdom. After the five southern prefectures of the country.
"The details of the arrangement of the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River in the state of Wu were urgently reported by flying pigeons. It was said that the madman had conquered the Nanling barbarians by trampling seven mountains in one day, killing without calculation. Now the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River are in shock, and no one dares to do so.
I'm afraid it will be settled soon - this matter has not yet been reviewed and confirmed. "
"It should be true. Among other things, that madman's force is undisputed. Even if the Central Plains is so big, there may not be many people who can fight against it. What's more, there are no masters in that barbaric land. Strong man?" A general interjected.
"The madman himself is so tyrannical, and he has brought 70,000 troops with him. With the cooperation of the Wu State to hand over the government, it is easy to control the five counties in the south of the Yangtze River and other remote areas. There is no doubt about this." Another person also nodded.
"Haha, governing a country is different from fighting on the battlefield. How can you just use force to suppress others? If you oppress too much, sooner or later there will be a backlash!" Someone else raised his head and said.
This person is inclined to Confucianism.
Confucianism is also a prominent scholar. Confucian disciples have made great achievements in governing local areas, but they do not have much say in military affairs.
"Whether it will backfire or not, that is a matter for the future - now that madman can take his hand out?"
"——Yes!" Michu bowed his head.
"Go down."
Mi Chu took a few steps back and joined the ranks of civil servants.
"My lords, do you have any clever ideas?"
The ministers were quiet for a moment, then Zuo Sima said:
"I think that now that our great Chu has been defeated, we are facing enemies from three sides. If we show any sign of defeat again, it will be like a pack of wolves devouring tigers. Now it is better to remain still than to move.
There is a saying in the art of war: first be invincible, and then wait for the enemy to be victorious. I think it is best to supplement the military strength of Chiyunguan first, send more experts to protect the general, and then counterattack with Xu Tu! "
On the other side of Tonghe Prefecture, General Qu Dazhong is stationed. Although it is difficult to regain Chiyun Pass, there should be no problem in holding the defense line;
On the Yan side, the chain of fortresses is impregnable, and there is no problem. Only in the direction of Chiyunguan, although there are natural dangers to rely on, the death of Gongsun Boyang, the grand master of the Chu State, it is hard to say that the Lu State will not break up and ask the grand master to assassinate the guard.
The level is dangerous, and the commander is surrounded by expert guards, but for the martial arts master, there is not no chance.
——When everyone has nuclear weapons, no one will use them.
But when others have it and you don’t, it’s hard to tell.
"It is precisely because of the wolf-eating tiger situation that we should fight out! Fight with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches!"
"The problem is that it is easy to kill, but who is killed? The soldiers of the Lu State are unparalleled in the world, and the fighting generals personally sit in front of the pass. General Chiyun Guan Yan's men are already short of men, so why go out and die? The Yan State's cavalry is rampant, and we and Yan The country has lost seven out of ten battles, and I heard that Jing Xingge has arrived, how can we fight?"
"Only the Wu Kingdom has more troops and horses, but they are eager to squeeze half of the Wu Kingdom into Tonghe City. Now, the Wu Kingdom has more than 500,000 troops stationed in Tonghe City, with sufficient food and grass, and it occupies a favorable location. You tell me How am I going to fight—not to mention that the madman has his hands free now, who knows when he will come out?"
Right Sima Han Tuan yelled angrily.
These people who talk on paper in the rear usually don't care about big words, but now that the Chu country is in danger, they dare to do so.
"Even if that madman can travel thousands of miles in a day, he is only one man and one horse. Even if he is invincible, how many people can he kill - it is not necessarily true that everyone under his command has a divine horse."
"One person? When he entered the royal court, he was just one man and one horse!"
