With the battle for Binyang settled, Lin Junyu could practically sleep without a care. All he had to do was wait for the outcome in the Southwest.
Under the combined siege of Flowing Wind Shuang and the Lin Clan's six field armies he had dispatched, Zichuan Canxing and the great clans of the Southwest could not have escaped even with wings.
"Tsk, tsk. I thought we'd have to waste quite a while here, but I never expected the campaign to go so smoothly. Looks like I won't have to worry about what comes next. Time to return to the Imperial Capital!"
Lin Junyu wrote a letter to Ge Yingxing, Sterling, and Luo Minghai.
He ordered Sterling to select troops from nearby forces to replenish the Central Army's losses, then lead the Central Army south.
Ge Yingxing was to take the Defense Army back to the Imperial Capital to rest and refit.
Luo Minghai was likewise to lead his army south to encircle Zichuan Canxing. Drawing on his familiarity with the Southwest, he was to wipe out every resisting clan force along the way, tearing them out by the roots!
The Southwest would have no clan powers left and would come fully under the Empire's rule, paving the way for subsequent reforms.
After assigning the three men their duties, Lin Junyu ordered the navy to continue north along the Wanie River and return to the Imperial Capital.
The coming battles no longer required the Lin Clan Navy's participation. Lin Junyu intended to give all its officers and sailors some leave, letting them enjoy themselves in the Imperial Capital and take in the beautiful sights of the continent's largest human city, which they had never seen.
They could start dreaming about their vacation now.
All the officers and sailors of the Lin