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Lin Mu and his men, who had been waiting all day, received a report about the situation of the Jizhou army while discussing their next steps in their tent.

No one expected that Dong Zhuo's camp was still struggling in Henan Yin... Weren't they afraid that the Great Wilderness territory would encircle them and annihilate all the resistance forces?
Even if they can be resurrected, there will be losses every time... The Xiliang Iron Cavalry's excellent warhorses, weapons, equipment, food and supplies are all expenses.

Especially since the Bingzhou cavalry hasn't been resurrected... how dare they run rampant in the vicinity?!
"The encirclement and killing power of 600,000 Bingzhou cavalry is weaker than expected... They seem to have ulterior motives!!" Lin Mu read aloud the information that Ju Shou had specially highlighted in red.

The number of Bingzhou cavalry is far more than 600,000... at least over a million... Lin Mu and the others don't know the exact number, and even many in Dong Zhuo's camp probably don't know either...

"It seems... the situation in Chang'an is gradually becoming clear... even Zhang Liao's side is starting to be affected..." Lin Mu muttered to himself after reading the letter.

"My lord, will this assassination of Dong Zhuo really succeed? We've tried it more than a dozen times before, and each time Dong Zhuo escaped unscathed, while the planners suffered considerable losses. The extermination of the Yuan family is the biggest warning of all," Wang Yue asked solemnly.

"This time we will succeed!! No matter what happens on the Dragon Court's side, our Great Wilderness Territory has joined in, and we must push it to success!!" Lin Mu said firmly.

"Now we have put pressure on the Governor of Henan, threatening the safety of Dong Zhuo's main territory. Most of Dong Zhuo's generals are stationed on the border. Chang'an is empty, and Dong Zhuo has already moved to Mei County to live permanently, just in case something happens in Chang'an."

"Chang'an City... has gradually slipped out of Dong Zhuo's control..." Lin Mu said slowly.

"I reiterate, even if Dong Zhuo is dead, we cannot cross Hangu Pass, nor can we head north to Bingzhou or south to Yuzhou and Jingzhou. We must hold onto our current territory and not expand further, lest we provoke the bottom line of the various warlords!" Lin Mu looked around and said solemnly. Lin Mu had already told everyone this before, but he reiterated it again out of caution.

"Yes, sir!" everyone nodded in response.

"Zichen, send a message to Gongyu that the Bingzhou army should be withdrawing on a large scale in a short time. Don't confront them head-on for now. It's okay to delay and take Pingxian City and other places a little," Lin Mu instructed.

"Yes!" Cui Wu nodded in response.

"My lord, shouldn't we take the initiative and ambush Dong Zhuo's army? According to intelligence, there are quite a few Xiliang and Bingzhou cavalry roaming in the north. We can surround and kill them all!" Huang Zhong asked.

“No…we will continue according to the original plan, take down all seven passes, and completely secure the safety of Luoyang, the capital.” Lin Mu shook his head.

Luoyang, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, was a city built on a plain. It was surrounded by roads and had a wide, flat terrain. The Luo River flowed through the city, bringing abundant water resources and convenient water transport to the entire city.

Since the previous dynasty established its capital here, after hundreds of years of development, it has long been a center where merchants from all over the world gather and scholars flock.

Before it was destroyed, the wide Zhuque Avenue stretched from the main gate of the imperial city all the way to Dingding Gate in the south of the city. Neighborhoods and markets were neatly arranged on both sides, and houses were lined up one after another. During the day, the city was bustling with traffic and people. After nightfall, the gates of the neighborhoods were closed, and the lanterns on the eaves of the official residences and mansions lit up one after another, casting a soft light in the twilight, making this ancient imperial capital even more solemn and prosperous.

But now... a huge crater lies everywhere, countless rubble is piled up, and countless houses have collapsed. The bustling scene of the past, with its constant traffic and lively atmosphere, has long since disappeared.

The entire city was deserted, like a dead city.

The craftsmen assigned to the Great Wilderness Territory are currently only repairing or rebuilding buildings in the core area. They simply do not have enough energy and resources to restore Luoyang to its original state in such a short time.

However, it's not about restoring it to its original state. The future capital city of Luoyang will be rebuilt according to the plans of the Great Wilderness territory.

The largest official road in the eastern part is called Qinglong Avenue, which extends from the palace to the east gate, which is named Qinglong Dingmen.

Then, to the west, south, and north are respectively [White Tiger Avenue] and [White Tiger Cauldron Gate], [Vermilion Bird Avenue] and [Vermilion Bird Cauldron Gate], and [Black Tortoise Avenue] and [Black Tortoise Cauldron Gate].

The four largest city gates and the four largest official roads constitute the basic framework of the capital city.

Then, we can break it down further...

The capital city of Luoyang was protected by nine passes. One of them was Hulao Pass to the east.

Previously, after the Kwantung Army broke through Hulao Pass, they marched straight into Luoyang, the capital.

In other directions, there are eight passes, also known as the "Eight Passes," namely Hangu Pass, Yique Pass, Guangcheng Pass, Taigu Pass, Yuan Pass, Xuanmen Pass, Mengjin Pass, and Xiaopingjin Pass.

These eight passes were also important military strongholds, regardless of whether they were part of the Yinxian County urban system in Henan.

Henan Yin has twenty-one county towns, not including these eight strategically important passes. If they are included, there are a total of twenty-nine county towns.

The current goal is to capture the other seven key passes and cities, excluding Hangu Pass.

According to intelligence, a considerable number of Dong Zhuo's ordinary soldiers have gathered in these eight passes.

That Lu Bu guy even appeared at Hangu Pass...

Hangu Pass was a strategically important pass that the governor of Henan had to conquer to reach Chang'an.

Dong Zhuo's army retreated by concentrating its forces in the eight key passes and fortified cities.

"My lord, the teleportation points outside the other seven passes and fortified cities have been set up and are ready for teleportation. According to Nightshade's report, none of the cities contain city formations that imprison the power of heaven and earth," Cui Wu reported. "Good! This time, we'll use the Purple Evolution Cave Ring to quickly sweep them away!"

"After that, continue according to the original plan, take all the cities south of Henan Yin, and guard the passes leading to Yuzhou to the south!" Lin Mu said solemnly.

In fact, the defense of Henan Yin required a considerable number of troops.

Because Henan Yin borders Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yanzhou, and there are quite a few warlords in these three provinces, once they stabilize the situation, their power is clearly divided, and they begin to truly compete, the defensive pressure on the Great Wilderness territory will be great.

"My lord, after we take Luoyang, the capital, can the other counties be converted into the Great Wilderness Xuanwu Guard? If they can be converted, the defensive pressure will be much, much less..." Huang Xu asked meaningfully.

Lin Mu frowned upon hearing this. He had previously tried to transfer to the Great Wilderness Xuanwu Guard in Dongye County, but it didn't work because it wasn't a city within the Great Wilderness territory system.

Even occupying or setting up a mirror doesn't work!

Previously, players had occupied system-controlled county towns, and the restrictions weren't as numerous as they are now... It seems that after the revival of Shenzhou, the protection level of county towns has increased!
Lin Mu could only attribute it to the city's source power recovering along with the recovery of the Divine Land... The city's source power protected the city from invasion!

Since that won't work, let's establish a subordinate territory of the Great Wilderness Territory next to the county town in the system, and then develop it to the county town and annex it.

This was the solution everyone came up with, but Lin Mu didn't adopt it. Establishing a new county town and annexing it would increase the area, making defense much more difficult. Besides, there simply weren't enough people...

Therefore, the current point of contention still lies in Luoyang, the capital city!
If we replace the core city of the Great Han Dynasty and establish a system centered on the Yellow Dragon Divine Decree of the Great Wilderness Territory, that might work!

After discussing for most of the hour, Lin Mu went to make preparations.

He loaded all his elite troops into the Purple Evolution Cave Heaven Ring, then used the Kun Stone to teleport directly to his first target, the city of Yique Pass!
【Yique Pass】is located southwest of Luoyang, the capital of China. 【Hangu Pass】is located west of Luoyang.

Lin Mu's appearance immediately attracted the attention of the general guarding the city.

Although there is no grand formation to imprison the power of heaven and earth, some warning items are used.

The general who defended Yique Pass was Zhang Ji.

He was standing on the north city wall, gazing at the official road, waiting for Lin Mu's army.

They didn't see any enemies on the official road, but instead sensed something unusual within the city...

Clearly, Lin Mu used the most direct and terrifying method to attack the city!
Lin Mu set his first target at Yique Pass, and the reason for this was to capture Zhang Ji!

Without hesitation, Lin Mu summoned Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci. After that, the Nine Suns Legion, the Star Legion, and the Azure Sun Legion were also summoned.

They've maxed out their lineup!

Zhang Ji, standing on the city wall, sensed the situation inside the city and sighed, "We must retreat..."

For some reason, a terrible crisis loomed over him.

Lin Mu's goal isn't just Yique Pass, it's him too!!

The recent series of prisoner-of-war incidents show that Lin Mu's aim is not only to conquer cities and territories, but also to attack people!

The experiences of Hu Zhen and Xu Rong perfectly illustrate this conjecture.

After that, Zhang Ji did not resist at all. He led his well-prepared army to retreat from the north city wall and along the official road towards Luoyang. Halfway there, he turned onto the official road and retreated westward towards Hangu Pass.

【Yique Pass】is naturally dangerous, with only north and south walls and cliffs on the east and west sides.

Zhang Ji had long ago summoned all the garrison troops from the south wall to the north wall, only guarding against Lin Mu, not against Jingzhou and Yuzhou to the south.

Without any resistance, the Great Wilderness Territory easily captured its first pass, Yique Pass.

"They retreated immediately... How decisive!!" After occupying Yique Pass, Lin Mu learned that Zhang Ji had abandoned the city and fled the moment he teleported over!

After that, the other passes were all treated the same way... Clearly, they had planned to abandon the city once Lin Mu used this tactic.

As for ambushes, forget it. Apart from Lü Bu, none of their three fierce generals can withstand them. In addition, they are elusive and unpredictable. Not only can we not ambush them, but we might even be wiped out by them.

In just four days, Lin Mu captured the seven major passes and cities!

The safety of Luoyang, the capital city, is secure, except for the area around Hangu Pass! (End of Chapter)