Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2680 A big tree attracts the wind
In fact, the city was already very crowded, and many soldiers had occupied the mansions of powerful families to use as temporary military camps.

As for ordinary people, they had long since stayed indoors. Some local powerful families, fearing trouble and the impact of the war, moved their entire families away from Suanzao City, leaving their mansions to the feudal lords as places to stay.

In Suanzao City, all commercial activities ceased. Only soldiers were allowed on the streets. This caused great panic among many civilians who had not stockpiled much food.

Of course, some people who had stockpiled plenty of grain were also fearful, worried that the soldiers would come and rob them.

The various armies were a mixed bag, with many hooligans swaggering around the streets and getting into numerous conflicts with other soldiers.

In particular, some soldiers from Yuan Shao's circle actually went to Lin Mu's side to stir up trouble. It is unclear whether this was their own doing or instructed by someone else.

However, the people in Lin Mu's camp had already been restrained by Lin Mu, and no thugs dared to fight with them. After their provocations became uninteresting, they left.

Currently, the leader of the allied forces has not been determined, and they are essentially fighting their own battles, with no one willing to submit to anyone else. Although Qiao Mao and others acknowledge Yuan Shao, the soldiers below him are dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's unruly troops and dare to fight them in the streets.

This also led to a chaotic and unpleasant atmosphere in Suanzao City.

In addition, some soldiers would also sneak into some large clans to steal food and money... On the surface, they were a righteous army, but in secret they also did some dirty things.

However, the acts of burning, killing, and looting that crossed the line did not occur.

In an effort to change this situation, a group led by Yuan Shao and others began to take action.

First, all the people in Suanzao City were directly assigned to Yuan Shao's logistics corps. Although the people were incorporated into the logistics corps, at least their livelihood was guaranteed, and they no longer had to live in fear.

Secondly, a camp was built outside Suanzao City, and most of the soldiers were transferred out of the city. The feudal lords were then allowed to control their troops.

After a period of rectification, order gradually returned to Suanzao City. The streets were no longer filled with ruffians causing trouble at will.

The early situation at Suanzao also revealed the looseness and lack of discipline within the allied forces, and showed that some of the feudal lords actually had only average military leadership abilities.

Furthermore, Suanzao City was transformed into a logistics hub to stockpile grain and military supplies.

The plan was to gather all the grain supplies from the various warlords and allocate them in a unified manner, but since Yuan Shao is not currently the leader of the alliance and Lin Mu is interfering, a decision cannot be made.

Because of this situation, the last resort emerged: establishing a leader and deputy leader for the coalition forces!
According to the normal course of history, the leader of the alliance was Yuan Shao, and the deputy leader was Yuan Shu, with the Yuan family directly and unilaterally controlling the coalition.

But this time, it's clearly not that simple.

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In Lin Mu's tent, he gave instructions to Yue Jin, and he left Suanzao City temporarily to deal with the aftermath of the national war.

Almost all the warlords had arrived, except for one. However, it would still be some time before the actual attack on Dong Zhuo began.

Many warlords were still rushing to their destinations, and their supplies and provisions had not yet arrived. In addition, Yuan Shao and others were constantly raising funds for provisions in various prefectures and counties by leveraging their personal connections. Many powerful clans and wealthy merchants generously contributed funds and supplies.

It will take some time for these supplies to be transported to Suanzao.

Moreover, the foreign tribes of the Great Plains have not yet made a move, which does not meet Yuan Shao's expectations. Therefore, the allied forces are still in the preparation stage...

After explaining everything, Lin Mu began to listen to the latest report from his personal guards.

"Strange, Ma Teng hasn't arrived yet? How did this guy manage to get through Dong Zhuo's camp's defenses to Suanzao in his previous life?" Lin Mu muttered to himself after hearing his guards report on the current situation in Suanzao City.

Ma Teng had already publicly stated his position, calling for the mobilization of 600,000 troops to join the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition.

But this guy started from Liangzhou, so how did he cross so many checkpoints to the east? The Night Shadow Legion had been monitoring Ma Teng's troops when he was gathering them, and later the entire army of 600,000 disappeared without a trace. The Night Shadow Legion, which was spread all over the world, could not find a trace of them.

Many people in his previous life had speculated about this, and Lin Mu quite agreed with one viewpoint: that Ma Teng also possessed a personal weapon-based grotto-heaven!

Without paying any attention to Ma Teng for the time being, Lin Mu finished his instructions and used the Kun Stone to return to Shenlong Valley. Then he took the teleportation array to the affiliated territory established outside Dongye County.

This territory was established temporarily. Although it is still a small village, it is extremely lively at the moment. Even though the campaign against Dong Zhuo has begun, many players from the Chinese region have not participated in the storyline, but instead are making their fortune in the Japanese region.

This subordinate territory is not far from Wenyuan Town, and countless supplies continue to be sent there. That's the teleportation fee...

After Lin Mu stepped out of the teleportation array, he arrived at a high platform and looked down at the bustling crowd below.

"Lin Mu! That's Lin Mu!!!" Soon, someone spotted Lin Mu on the platform.

"Strange, wasn't Lin Mu in Suanzao? How did he suddenly appear here? Could it be a clone technique?!" Many players were puzzled.

"Everyone, in one hour, the system will close all teleportation channels," Lin Mu announced loudly. His voice echoed in the nearby sky.

The announcement about closing the teleportation array was actually made ten days ago, and many players have returned to Shenzhou in the past few days, but some who live far away will need more time.

"It's a pity... I still haven't obtained the craftsmanship inheritance for making the General's Job Change Token..." Lin Mu looked at the noisy scene below, a hint of regret on his face.

"Buzz!!!" The teleportation array kept emitting white light, and more and more players from the China region returned from the Japan region.

Just as Lin Mu was feeling regretful, a player dressed as a player from the China region teleported back with the main group.

As soon as the figure emerged from the teleportation array, it immediately pulled out a seal-like item shrouded in a dense golden light.

This item immediately caught Lin Mu's attention.

However, before it could make a move, a strange light shot into the sky.

The next moment, the figure returned to the teleportation array, flashed white light, and disappeared... At this moment, a system announcement arrived belatedly:
"--Ding!"

"--Announcement from China Region (Eastern Region): The national treasure of the Eastern Region, the [Yasakani no Magatama], has appeared in the China Region!"

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This announcement was very short, but it was a big deal!

The sacred artifact of the Eastern Kingdom, the Yasakani no Magatama, has appeared in the Chinese region!!
How is this going?

Other players were confused by the system announcement, but it made a difference to Lin Mu.

That person was from Japan, and he activated the Yasakani no Magatama, a national treasure of Japan!

That person couldn't have just come over and farted for no reason; there must have been a purpose. But the golden light only shot into the sky and didn't directly rush towards him. Could there be some other deeper meaning?
What a pity... He appeared for too short a time. Otherwise, we could have destroyed the teleportation array, leaving him nowhere to escape, then summoned Long Ying and Xiao Xuan Kun, and also summoned Feng Zhong and Guo Jia, to surround and kill him with all our might and seize the [Eight-Foot Jade]!

That person was probably afraid of something going wrong, so they ran away after completing the task...

"It can't be targeting anyone else, it must be targeting me!" Lin Mu's expression darkened slightly as he stared at the teleportation array that was still emitting white light.

After waiting for an hour, regardless of whether any players from the China region had not yet returned, Lin Mu ordered all temporary teleportation arrays to be dismantled and the affiliated territories to be destroyed.

After waiting a while longer, I found that there were indeed players staying in the Japanese server.

Because the announcement included a notification that directly revealed the coordinates of all the players who were lingering...

This panicked the players who were lingering there, their motives unknown...

After waiting for another hour, they discovered that all the lingering players had been found and dealt with.

The announcement of the end of the national war came belatedly.

"--Ding!"

"--Announcement from China Region (Eastern Region): The invasion of Eastern Japan by China Region has ended. Killing soldiers from both sides will not generate national war points."

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An announcement appeared as expected.

This announcement made Lin Mu's face darken instantly: "MVP results? System announcement, is it really that short?"

This invasion is truly bizarre!
"The Yasakani no Magatama, is it really that awesome?!"

However, the next moment, another system announcement appeared:
"--Ding!"

"--Announcement from the China Region (Eastern Region): Due to the use of the National Treasure Artifact [Yasakani no Magatama] by the Eastern Region, the national war between the China Region and the Eastern Region remains in a special state. During this period, players in both the China Region and the Eastern Region are prohibited from using any hidden military-type cave items."

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Upon hearing the system announcement, Lin Mu finally understood the purpose of the guy who had specially come over and unleashed a golden beam.

"The national war is still in a special state and has not completely ended... but players from the China region have all returned to the China region. No matter how he restricts them, it will not benefit them at all... So who are the beneficiaries?"

"The princes of China!!!"

"Li Ru!!"

After a moment's thought, Lin Mu immediately figured out who the culprit was!

The tallest tree catches the most wind; the ancients were right!

What Li Ru didn't know was that Lin Mu had no interest in attacking Dong Zhuo or annihilating his camp. What he needed was to be listed among the Warlords of Heaven and Earth, and for things to unfold according to the historical narrative.

If he really wanted that, he could use the Purple Evolution Cave Ring to launch a frenzied attack on cities and territories, and work with the allied forces to force Dong Zhuo to his death.

But he didn't. He simply assembled his troops step by step, attacked Suanzao City in the conventional way, and then established his position. That was all.

He will participate in subsequent battles, but not many. With 600,000 troops, he is basically at the lowest level of a feudal lord's army.

From Li Ru's perspective, he thought Lin Mu would relentlessly attack Dong Zhuo's camp, annihilating them completely before stopping. Therefore, to be on the safe side, Li Ru went to Japan to orchestrate this incident...

"If it's just a restriction on the Purple Evolution Cave Heaven Ring, then it won't affect me much. I just don't know if there will be any other unexpected troubles later..." Lin Mu murmured.

After pondering for a while, he ignored everything else, took out the Kun Stone, and teleported away in full view of everyone.

When he reappeared, he was already in Suanzao City.

(End of this chapter)