Part of the plan

"The rest of you may withdraw for now. Commandant Wu, you will lead a detachment to take over Guyuan Commandery."

After accepting Wu Cunyi, Meng Jiuchuan still needed to discuss the details of the upcoming battle with a few other people.

He left behind a few men, all of whom were his trusted confidants.

After all the surrendered generals left, only a few people remained in the main tent.

"At this rate, we should be able to pacify the world quite easily."

Several people gathered around the map in front of them, looking at it.

Yuanqing Prefecture provided a considerable amount of troops, which could even be considered its foundation.

It directly helped Wu Cunyi conquer half of the original Great Jin Dynasty.

As Meng Jiuchuan ventured deeper into the territory, more and more soldiers surrendered, and his forces gradually increased in number.

However, this also led to considerable logistical pressure.

Fortunately, logistics were easy to solve. Just post a message in the Blazing Summer, and plenty of players would help transport supplies.

The players are basically all martial arts masters, and there's no need to worry about being robbed.

So far, Meng Jiuchuan's troops have reached over 200,000.

This does not include logistics units responsible for transporting supplies and provisions.

"According to our intelligence, these three warlords are somewhat wary of our rise and are now preparing to unite their forces to deal with us."

"But it's not a big problem. Once they combine their forces, we can send players to burn their supplies, and then we should be able to trap them and kill them."

"We've set up the trap here, just waiting for them to come in."

In front of the map, a group of people pointed at it and began discussing their next steps.

The three warlords were not fools. After discovering that the troops in Yuanqing Prefecture were growing rapidly and that so many generals had surrendered, they had long been on guard.

They've probably already started forming an alliance.

However, according to their research, after making a detailed depiction of the map of the Great Jin Dynasty, they also selected a location as the battlefield for the three warlords.

This has been simulated extensively by them and is highly realistic.

Meng Jiuchuan naturally trusted the combat simulations conducted by his own people.

What about this side?

Meng Jiuchuan looked at the map and suddenly drew something on the edge of the map.

"What areas are these? Have they all been taken over by fairies?"

Having been in Yuanqing Prefecture before, I naturally know that some places are inhabited by demons.

Going in rashly would be risky.

It is extremely unwise to fight demons with human strength.

"They're not that different, but the main difference is that these places are surrounded by towering mountains, and such places are often inhabited by demons, ferocious beasts, and poisonous insects."

"In the surrounding area, there used to be many small countries, mostly vassal states. However, after the Great Jin weakened, and with the presence of demons, the two sides severed all contact, and basically no one had real power to control these vassal states anymore."

"Looking further back, I've heard of a dynasty as large as the Great Jin, but it was very far away, and there was practically no contact between Great Jin. I've only seen some records of it in historical documents."

"But these documents are all from a hundred years ago, so they can only be used as references for now."

Upon hearing Meng Jiuchuan's question, someone immediately stepped forward and explained the surrounding situation in detail.

There are quite a few vassal states around the Great Jin Dynasty, and some of them have quite large territories.

The Great Jin covers approximately 3.4 million square kilometers, including the territory that Yuanqing Prefecture seized from the Tree Demons during this period.

Overall, the Great Jin is not particularly large.

"Since we've already started the war, why not just take over these vassal states again?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Jiuchuan hesitated for a moment before speaking.

The Great Jin is so small; it really seems a bit too tiny.

As we just saw, there are more than a dozen surrounding vassal states.

All in all, if we were to take it over, it would add at least a million square kilometers.

Most importantly, it contains, to some extent, the meaning of territorial expansion.

The people nearby exchanged glances upon hearing this, then nodded.

"Expanding our territory would certainly be beneficial to us, but the demons along the way are a bit of a problem."

Territorial expansion is something many people naturally want to see.

But the problem is...

This territorial expansion is no easy feat.

"If we can get rid of the demons, then we're quite capable of road construction."

A middle-aged man with slightly dark skin, who was standing to the side, paused for a moment and then spoke.

Well, putting everything else aside, they are indeed very good at road construction.

"So, can that immortal solve this problem?"

The soldiers standing nearby all looked at Meng Jiuchuan.

Given the current situation, only that immortal could possibly defeat these demons, right?

"If I see them again, I'll ask them."

Meng Jiuchuan thought about it and decided that he could ask him about it later.

Things that could expand our territory definitely require our attention.

"There's another matter: global integration is about to begin."

After the discussion of the territory was finished, someone immediately brought up this matter.

"We were worried about what would happen to our people now that the world has merged. But now, with you vying for the throne, things are much easier to manage."

They were initially quite worried because of the global integration.

The purpose of continuously stockpiling food is to solve the population problem in the future.

If we can achieve unification before the world becomes too integrated, the problems will be greatly reduced.

"I was forced into this situation; it just started without me even realizing it."

Hearing this, Meng Jiuchuan also looked helpless.

Little did he know that he would suddenly find himself involved in the struggle for the throne.

Moreover, and most importantly, the journey was surprisingly smooth.

"But if this world merges, so many things will be gone, and we'll miss them then."

Meng Jiuchuan couldn't help but feel a little emotional as he said this.

Those internet-connected cars and the like will all disappear by then.

You can't create it in this world yet.

"Forget about that for now, let's focus on pacifying the world first. There'll be a lot of other things to deal with then."

Meng Jiuchuan shook his head, putting the matter behind him.

The most important thing now is unification.

Once the imperial ambitions are achieved, everything else will be easier to resolve.

After he finished speaking, everyone dispersed one by one.

After everyone had left, Meng Jiuchuan took out a Xiao Xiao wine bottle from his pocket.

He held it to his nose and sniffed it gently. Then, seeing that no one was around, he quickly took a sip, and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

If I could enjoy such fine wine every day, it wouldn't be so bad to not go back.