"This matter was simple, but also somewhat troublesome." Huan Songzi fanned away the smell of alcohol he had breathed out.
"We may need to make a trip to another province."
"Which province?"
"Yunzhou."
"Yunzhou?!" Wei He froze.
If it had been anywhere else, he might not have reacted much. But Yunzhou...
"If I remember correctly, more than half of Yunzhou has now been occupied by Wu State?"
"You remember correctly. But the provincial capital is still struggling to hold on. Fortunately, the Wu Army's main attention isn't on them, so they can still maintain themselves for now." Huan Songzi smiled.
"The main reason is that you originally came from there. Actually, Eldest Senior Sister had not intended to send you over. But fledglings must spread their wings before they can soar high. Without weathering wind and rain, even the most precious medicinal herb cannot grow. So..."
"I understand." Wei He nodded.
Yunzhou.
That was where he had first lived and settled. He had never expected to have a chance to go back again.
By now, nearly half of Great Yuan's territory had been occupied by Wu State.
Wu State was an exceedingly strange country. From top to bottom, it seemed to carry out only a single will.
Moreover, their speed of information transmission was somewhat too fast.
Three armies had attacked three provinces simultaneously, yet they had still been able to maintain synchronized coordination. Given the communication methods of this era, that was somewhat inconceivable.
It was easy to imagine that Wu State definitely possessed some hidden secret.
"When do I leave? And what exactly is the mission?" Wei He asked again.
"Guangci Cult's attention is currently on the allied forces, leaving them no time for anything else. So you are to depart quickly and head for the Yunzhou provincial