Total war
"..."
Su Yueli took a step, and her figure vanished.
But as she made her way to the northeastern battlefield, all four dynasties received secret intelligence.
The reports came from different sources, yet their contents were strikingly similar.
The report Great Xun received claimed that Great Qian had reached an agreement with Great Chu and Great Yan: the three dynasties would join forces to attack Great Xun.
Once Great Xun was defeated, its western prefectures would go to Great Qian, its southern spirit mines to Great Chu, and its northern trade routes to Great Yan.
The report included the times and places where envoys from the three dynasties had met, along with a secret pact.
The pact bore the imperial seals of all three dynasties.
The emperor of Great Xun summoned his ministers overnight. Several Attendants examined the seals and unanimously confirmed they were genuine.
"Your Majesty, we cannot wait any longer!"
An old general knelt in the center of the hall. "Once the three dynasties surround us, Great Xun is doomed!"
"We must mobilize the entire country at once and destroy Great Qian first!"
Another minister objected. "The intelligence may be forged. Su Yueli has already established that the Demon Path was involved in the earlier attacks on our grain routes."
"Now that another secret report has appeared, we must be cautious."
"Cautious?"
The old general glared at him. "Shall we talk about caution after the armies of three dynasties reach our capital?"
"Could the imperial seals be fake too?"
"Even if the Demon Path forged the pact, the cities Great Qian has captured these past few days are real!"
The court soon dissolved into argument. The emperor of Great Xun sat above them, silent throughout.
He did not dare trust the report completely, but he dared