Xiliang Villa!
"My lord, great news has arrived from the south: King Li Sanjiang of Prince of Min has been killed!" Wang Yue arrived with a heavy expression and said solemnly.
" The Prince of Min is dead?"
Lin Yi frowned slightly, indicating that Great Ning had lost another obstacle. He sneered, " Li Sanjiang has a large army by his side, how could he have been killed? Could it have been Li Anlan who did it?"
There aren't many people in the All Under Heaven who can kill Li Sanjiang. He has at least 100,000 troops around him, making it difficult for ordinary people to even get close.
The only possibility is that Li Anlan was the one who did it.
"The news that Great Ning released to the outside world was that he was assassinated by Jiang Dabiao, a powerful figure in the Min River. Jiang Dabiao has now occupied Min Region. However, according to the information obtained by Net, this should be the work of Li Anlan."
While Grand Commandant Qin Li and King Li Sanjiang of Min were negotiating with the Northern Barbarians to withdraw their troops, the treacherous Prince Consort Tu Ningkun secretly led his elite troops to annihilate Li Sanjiang's trusted army, and ultimately even killed Li Sanjiang himself.
Not long ago, news also came from Jiangling Commandery that Li Anlan's troops in Jiangling Commandery split into two groups, one heading straight for Min Region and the other heading towards Shu Region. Now it seems that this was Li Anlan's doing!" Wang Yue handed over a piece of intelligence and said in a deep voice.
"Tsk tsk, Li Anlan is really ruthless!"
Lin Yi was completely engrossed in listening. Li Anlan was no pushover; he had suddenly launched a direct attack on the two great vassal kings, and his move was a bombshell, the kind that could kill.
He immediately opened the intelligence reports and began to examine them carefully.
From the very beginning, Li Anlan appointed Li Sanjiang as the Eastern Inspector, granting him not only certain administrative powers but also the qualification to station troops, thus prompting Li Sanjiang to mobilize elite troops to the north.
The general idea was to ask Li Sanjiang to help drive away the Northern Region Barbarians and, incidentally, resist the offensive from the Northern Liang.
However, no sooner had Li Sanjiang's elite troops left than Li Anlan's troops, which he had secretly stationed in Jiangling Commandery, launched an attack. A total of 300,000 troops were divided into two groups and headed straight for Min Region and Shu Region.
If that's the case, it's likely that not only is King Li Sanjiang of Prince of Min doomed, but Prince of Shu will soon follow suit as well.
He couldn't help but marvel at this, and laughed, "What a magnificent Emperor Li Anlan of Great Ning! When he does act, it's truly earth-shattering, directly changing the entire landscape of Great Ning!"
After a series of attacks and counterattacks, Li Sanjiang had to withdraw almost three-quarters of his troops from Min Region. The remaining quarter was no match for Li Anlan's 150,000 elite soldiers and was captured.
Then they introduced Jiang Dabiao, not only making him take the blame, but also using Jiang Dabiao's status as a powerful figure to suppress the Min River, so that he wouldn't be excluded.
This not only killed Li Sanjiang, but also prevented chaos in Min Region. It was an absolutely brilliant series of moves. I'm afraid that if we wait a while longer, even Jiang Dabiao will probably be eliminated.
This tactic was used with considerable skill; Li Anlan had probably employed it many times before.
"My lord, the Prince of Shu is probably going to get into trouble too. Should we warn him?" Wang Yue asked in a low voice.
Lin Yi shook his head and said in a deep voice, "No need. The Prince of Shu is probably gone too. Li Anlan will definitely use the excuse of the annihilation of the Xining Army to send Li Zhengdao north to guard against the alliance between Xiliang and Northern Liang."
With this, the Shu Region is now vulnerable, and the Prime Minister is still just a pawn of Li Anlan; his fate is likely sealed.
Our emperor is no ordinary man. He saw that Xiliang had drawn its attention to the north, and acted swiftly and decisively, eliminating two obstacles in his path.
Good grief, this guy really got the better deal.
"My lord, with Li Anlan now free of constraints, he might turn his attention to Xiliang!" Wang Yue took a deep breath. It seemed the decisive battle between the North and South was about to begin, and he was somewhat looking forward to it.
Lin Yi shook his head and sneered, "Hmph, what use are two stones to him? Then I'll just add another big stone for him!"
"A big rock?"
"How is Guan Hai now? How much has he learned from Gan Ning?"
Because of his skillful flattery, Guan Hai was sent to sea to associate with Gan Ning, and at the same time, he also commanded the Eastern Wu Navy on Sea Liang Island. Now he can finally be put to good use.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yue's eyes lit up, and he excitedly said, "My lord, rest assured, Guan Hai has been training the navy on Sea Liang Island for a few days after learning from Gan Ning, and is ready to take action at any time!"
"Alright, let him wipe out Li Anlan's fishing fleet, and while he's at it, destroy his navy!"
Lin Yi's eyes flashed with a cold light, revealing his murderous intent.
The reason we didn't take action against Li Anlan earlier was because this guy had only been sending people to test the waters on a small scale, but now he's getting bolder and bolder, even leading people from aristocratic families into business. So naturally we can't let him develop like this.
Before he knew it, a figure had appeared in front of Lin Yi.
Guan Yu greets his lord!
The figure was none other than Guan Yu, whom Lin Yi had obtained earlier, but he had kept him hidden as a secret weapon.
Now that Li Anlan has taken the initiative, we should naturally teach him a lesson!
He couldn't help but scrutinize Guan Yu. Sure enough, he was nine feet tall, with a face like a red date, and a pair of phoenix eyes. His brows and eyes flashed with murderous intent, making him appear majestic and awe-inspiring.
Upon seeing him, Lin Yi said in a deep voice, " Yunchang, I intend to have you manage the naval forces and deliver a heavy blow to Great Ning from behind. Do you dare to accept this mission?"
"Rest assured, my lord, the Great Ning Navy is like a clay chicken or a tile dog, easily sold off to Seoul," Guan Yu sneered, speaking in a deep voice.
He had just received some memories, namely the current situation between Great Ning and Xiliang. His lord's navy was far superior to Great Ning's, making Great Ning look like a chicken and a dog.
"Good!"
Lin Yi nodded, enjoying the ruthless, slaughtering air he exuded. He said in a deep voice, "I hereby appoint you as the governor of Sea Liang Island. However, for the time being, you cannot identify yourselves as Xiliang, and you must not let the enemy know that we have any connection. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Guan Yu nodded solemnly and accepted the task.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and instructed Wang Yue to take Guan Yu away.
Guan Yu's identity should be kept secret for now, since Great Ning is not the main target at the moment, and there is no need to fight them to the death.
As for whether Guan Yu could handle the position, Lin Yi had no worries at all, because although Guan Yu appeared to be a cavalry commander, he was actually a naval commander.
Perhaps his naval command skills weren't great at first, but he definitely had his shining moments later on.
It's important to know that Guan Yu's most famous moments, besides flooding the seven armies, include his decisive victory in Northern Jing and his legendary battle to Juebei Road!
In this battle, Guan Yu became a troublemaker in the rear, using the advantage of the navy to intercept five Cao Wei generals: Yue Jin, Xu Huang, Man Chong, Li Tong, and Wen Pin, thus cutting off Cao Ren's retreat.
Although Li Tong eventually broke through the defenses, Guan Yu only had less than three thousand men in this battle, entirely due to the overwhelming disparity in troop strength.
Even so, Guan Yu still managed to perfectly complete his mission despite being surrounded by the enemy.