"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Seeing Jian Shang remain silent, Di Wushuang pleaded again.
"Is Heaven's will truly so hard to defy?"
Jian Shang sighed ruefully, then shook his head. "Very well! Since Dishi has appeared in South Zheng at this moment, and the Lance Fleet has chosen this exact moment to bare its might, we will deal with the Lance Fleet first!"
In truth, Jian Shang had divided his forces into eight routes for this northern expedition not only to seize territories such as Changsha Commandery, Qianzhong Commandery, Ba-Shu, and Nanyang, where the situation was chaotic and military strength depleted. He had also intended to take advantage of the Great Qin Empire's alliance with the Peacock Empire, and their campaign to conquer the Central Plains and crush the rebels, to capture the poorly defended imperial capital of Xianyang in one stroke and eliminate any future threat.
Unfortunately, things had gone against his wishes.
Since Imperial Consort Dishi had appeared here, the Great Qin Empire must already have taken precautions.
Dishi and Di Wushuang were also right. If the Lance Fleet was allowed to expand unchecked after this display of might, dealing with it later would become difficult! Moreover, once the Lance Fleet established a firm foothold, it would very likely attack the Huan Kingdom first. After all, among the powers in the Huaxia Region, only the Huan Kingdom could now be attacked by both land and water. The Xiang Clan had already abandoned Jiangdong and withdrawn to the Central Plains, while the other major powers were all inland, limiting the usefulness of the Lance Fleet's countless warships.
"You agree, Your Majesty?" Di Wushuang's eyes brightened as she asked delightedly.
"Agree to what? Striking the Lance Fleet was our kingdom's duty to begin with, and part of our deployment. We are