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Chapter 423: Your Majesty, Our Army Has Victoryed

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat upright on the dragon throne, his brows slightly furrowed.

Previously, the fluctuations from the great battle in the direction of Great Yan could be felt even by the emperor of the dynasty, let alone Zhou Chen.

The distance between the Great Zhou and the Great Yan is much closer than the distance between the Imperial Dynasty and the Great Yan.

Therefore, Zhou Chen felt it most clearly.

Zhou Chen knew that the fluctuations were from Guan Yu and the emperor's sage fighting each other; that familiar aura was unmistakable.

But after the fluctuations stopped, mournful sounds and strange phenomena continued to emanate from heaven and earth, which made Zhou Chen somewhat worried.

When a sage dies, heaven and earth grieve.

Zhou Chen didn't know what the outcome of the great battle would be, but the strange phenomena that had appeared in the heavens and earth indicated that a saint had fallen.

Moreover, it wasn't just one; three saints perished in succession. As for Guan Yu, no one can say for sure what happened to him.

"Has there been any news yet?"

Zhou Chen looked up at Cao Zhengchun, who was standing beside him, and asked.

"Your Majesty, there has been no news from the front lines yet."

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said.

Zhou Chen's brows furrowed even deeper.

More than a day has passed since the initial shockwaves from the battle, and under normal circumstances, news from the front lines should have already arrived.

Just as Zhou Chen was pondering this.

A palace eunuch entered and reported, "Your Majesty, Commander Wanyulou says he has important news to report and is currently requesting an audience outside the palace."

"Oh!"

Zhou Chen's eyes flashed.

At this time, Wan Yulou said he had important news, which was most likely news from the front lines.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chen immediately said to the eunuchs and guards, "Let him in right away."

"According to the order."

The eunuchs and guards bowed and withdrew.

moment.

Wan Yulou then strode into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your Majesty, our army has achieved a great victory on the front lines."

"Yesterday, General Han and his men routed the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army's commander-in-chief, Divine Martial King, and four Half-Saints were killed by General Han and his men. The Imperial Ancestor and two Saints also perished at the hands of General Guan. The million-strong Imperial Army was nearly annihilated..."

"This is a message just sent back by the Imperial Guards. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

After Wan Yulou walked in, he held up the message in his hand and reported, without any unnecessary words.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen's spirits lifted.

"Bring it to me."

Looking at Wan Yulou, Zhou Chen's voice was somewhat urgent.

Cao Zhengchun, who was standing nearby, immediately stepped forward, took the message from Wan Yulou, and hurriedly presented it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen took the message from Cao Zhengchun and opened it without saying a word.

After Zhou Chen finished reading the message in his hand, he breathed a sigh of relief.

A great victory.

Han Xin and his men at the front lines finally managed to hold off the dynasty's million-strong army.

Not only that, Han Xin and his men also defeated and annihilated the Dynasty's million-strong army. The Dynasty's army's commander-in-chief, the Divine Martial King, and several semi-saints were all killed. Even the Dynasty's two saints and the Dynasty's ancestor were killed by Guan Yu with a single blow.

In other words.

In this battle between the Great Zhou and the Imperial Dynasty, the Great Zhou emerged victorious, and a complete one at that. Zhou Chen put down the news in his hand, stood up, and walked out of the hall.

Zhou Chen hadn't expected that the imperial court would send an elder to accompany the army; it was truly dangerous.

If it weren't for Guan Yu, the Great Zhou might not have been able to deal with this ancestor of the dynasty, even if he used the nation's fortune, he wouldn't have been able to secure victory.

Zhou Chen stood on the high platform outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, looking in the direction of the Great Yan. He breathed a sigh of relief, but also sighed slightly in his heart.

Although Han Xin and his men won and defeated the dynasty's million-strong army, they paid a heavy price.

Lu Bu, Yang Zaixing, Long Ju, Xu Chu, Yuwen Chengdu and all these outstanding figures were injured, and their injuries were quite serious; they had all suffered severe blows.

Needless to say, Guan Yu single-handedly killed the dynasty's patriarch and two sages, leaving himself in a life-threatening situation.

Such a victory was less a great triumph and more a Pyrrhic one.

Cao Zhengchun waved to Wan Yulou, signaling him to leave, and then silently followed Zhou Chen out of the hall.

Seeing Zhou Chen's slightly furrowed brows, Cao Zhengchun was puzzled; the army at the front had won a great victory, so why did His Majesty still look so worried?

"Cao Zhengchun, go to the treasury and retrieve all the healing medicines we collected earlier. Send them to Han Xin and the others immediately."

"Tell Han Xin that you must save Guan Yu's life no matter what."

After a moment of silence, Zhou Chen spoke to Cao Zhengchun.

Zhou Chen did indeed look somewhat worried.

Although the dynasty won this battle, Guan Yu and Lü Bu, the top warriors of the Great Zhou, were temporarily lost.

It's impossible to recover in a short period of time.

In other words, the Great Zhou Dynasty lost its potential for advancement in a short period of time; not to mention offense, even defense became a problem.

If the dynasty were to send another large army to attack at this time, the Great Zhou would no longer have any capable warriors to fight.

However, fortunately, a new sign-in opportunity was coming soon, which made Zhou Chen feel a little more at ease.

"Old slave obeys the order."

Cao Zhengchun immediately bowed and accepted the order, then turned and left.

……

Yandu.

Han Xin sat upright in the main seat.

Huo Qubing and Zhou Yu were sitting on the two sides below.

As for Lü Bu, Yang Zaixing, and the others, they had all been seriously injured and had gone to receive treatment.

Only Huo Qubing and Zhou Yu were in slightly better condition, having only suffered minor injuries and still able to sit here.

Han Xin glanced at Huo Qubing and Zhou Yu and said, "The imperial army has been defeated. After the rampage of the imperial army and the impact of this great war, the dynasties of Daqian are no longer as difficult to control as before. This is our chance to completely seize control."

"Therefore, General Huo and General Zhou, you two should immediately lead your troops in two separate groups to quickly seize control of those dynasties and wipe out the remaining imperial army."

In the previous great battle with the imperial army, Han Xin and his men retreated again and again, eventually reaching the Great Yan.

The dynasties of the Great Qian Dynasty all fell into the hands of the imperial army and were controlled by it.

But now that the imperial army has been defeated, Han Xin naturally has to immediately send troops to retake these dynasties, and take the opportunity to occupy them, completely annex them, and incorporate them into the territory of the Great Zhou.

"Yes, Commander Han."

Upon hearing Han Xin's words, Huo Qubing and Zhou Yu both stood up and bowed to accept the order.

Han Xin was the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

Although Huo Qubing and Zhou Yu were both adept at leading troops into battle and were rare military geniuses, they were still somewhat inferior to Han Xin, the military genius.

Therefore, in terms of both ability and seniority, Huo Qubing and Zhou Yu were inferior to Han Xin and had to follow the orders of their commander, Han Xin.

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(End of this chapter)