Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

"Shiyuan, do you think this will work?"

Gan Ning squatted on the deck and looked at Pang Tong beside him, asking a question.

"Once fully charged, it should be able to achieve a self-circulating supply of the essence of heaven and earth, and the flight endurance will definitely not be a problem, but it's hard to say in war!"

Pang Tong shook his head. He had done his best, but how could one person's wisdom be perfect? ​​Afterwards, he could only continuously improve through practice.

"Reporting, Governor-General, there is a military order from Luoyang!"

Gan Ning quickly checked and found that it was indeed transmitted from Luoyang.

"Cooperate with Sima Yi to wipe out the northern barbarians?" Gan Ning frowned, but Pang Tong was not surprised at all.

Gan Ning conquered Liaodong and then took Japan, which meant he was directly taking a slice of the pie from Sima Yi's plate.

It was only because of a veteran like Gan Ning that Sima Yi was able to remain silent; if it were anyone else, Sima Yi would have already started cursing.

Sima Yi will definitely plead poverty to Luoyang, since it was agreed that this was Sima Yi's fiefdom, and the future tributes and other arrangements were all agreed upon at the beginning. Now that Gan Ning has taken a piece of the pie, he will definitely have to give something in return.

After some discussion, the people in Luoyang understood Sima Yi's needs and decided to send Gan Ning to help Sima Yi after his success.

"Fine, it wouldn't hurt to test it in actual combat after we succeed!" Gan Ning didn't think that far ahead and accepted the order directly.

"I heard that Sima Zhongda couldn't handle the northern barbarians. What can't a bunch of trash handle! I'll take my flying warships and go help him."

Pang Tong shook his head. He knew this process would go through, so he didn't tell Gan Ning.

After all, given Gan Ning's temper, who knows what kind of trouble he might cause? It's better to avoid trouble.

"Xingba, don't underestimate Sima Zhongda. He's no pushover. Those barbarians from the northern frontier might be up to something!"

"Is there a problem?" Gan Ning turned to look at Pang Tong.

"Yes, there's a problem!" Pang Tong had someone bring over the map of light and shadow for Gan Ning to analyze.

"It is currently spring and summer, a time when the Hu people should be resting and recuperating. Even if they were to raid southwards, it should be during autumn or winter. This timing is quite unusual!"

"Isn't it because of the internal strife in the Central Plains that they seized the opportunity to unite and march south?" Gan Ning, though a bit simple-minded, was quick-witted and retorted directly.

"What you said makes some sense. The southward invasion of the Hu people this time is definitely inseparable from the internal strife in the Central Plains!"

"It's likely that Sima Yan must have redeployed troops from the border regions, which is why the northern frontier fell!"

Pang Tong gestured on the map for a while and directly drew out the route of the Hu army marching south for Gan Ning.

“This…” Gan Ning looked at the route map and fell into deep thought.

The reason is simple: the route taken by the Hu people to move south bypassed the territory of Bingzhou, and instead they moved south from places like Liangzhou and Youzhou.

“I remember that Bingzhou has a thousand-year-old belief… You mean the Xiongnu?” Gan Ning rubbed his temples.

This thing, which was swept into the dustbin of history a long time ago, suddenly popping up is quite a shock.

"It must be! Otherwise, they wouldn't have avoided Bingzhou!"

"That's certainly worth my full-scale attack!"

Gan Ning was slightly excited; for them, fighting the Xiongnu was still an instinct ingrained in their bones.

"It shouldn't just be the Northern Xiongnu; there's also some kind of fate at play. We must also be wary of matters of destiny!" Pang Tong sighed slightly.

The reasons were too complicated for Sima Yi to handle.

Unifying and governing the Central Plains was a massive undertaking.

Even at the beginning of Li Shimin's reign, when the various forces were not united, there was still the Wei River Alliance.

Not to mention that Sima Yi's campaign from south to north this time involved too many things that needed to be dealt with and balanced.

Pang Tong had to admire Sima Yi. As expected of someone who had been trained under Yue Fei, he handled things flawlessly, and the newly conquered Jin Dynasty was thriving.

This time, it wasn't Sima Yan who posthumously conferred titles upon him; rather, he himself began to establish the Jin Dynasty in a very real way.

Sima Yi worked tirelessly day and night, harboring a strong ambition to rival Zhuge Liang. He was exceptionally devoted to the Jin Dynasty, and his domineering presence won over a large number of civil and military officials.

"Your Majesty!" Du Yu had been one of the first to pledge allegiance to Sima Yi, and thus Sima Yi regarded him as his right-hand man.

The other arm was Yang Hu, but not the elderly Yang Hu. In the final battle, both Yang Hu and Sima Yan were killed by Sima Yi.

This yanghu was retrieved by Mu Yi from the river of time.

Besides Yang Hu, there was also Lu Kang. Because of the friendship between Yang and Lu, Mu Yi also pulled Lu Kang out when he was retrieving Yang Hu.

Although Lu Xun was not yet married in this timeline, the abilities of Lu Xun's second son were beyond doubt.

Including Du Yu, Sima Yi had three generals who were equally powerful. As for the trouble caused by the name, it was just a topic of conversation.

"You came just in time!"

Sima Yi did not look up when he heard Du Yu's voice, but instead wrote furiously on a document.

At the same time, a servant handed a document to Du Yu.

Du Yu flipped through two pages, his brows furrowing tightly. After finishing reading, he remained silent for a long while before slowly speaking.

"Does His Majesty intend for our army to march north from Bingzhou and attack the Hu tribes?"

"Not bad! Are you confident?"

Sima Yi raised his head, handed the processed documents to a servant to carry out, then had someone pour tea and invited Du Yu to sit down.

"This plan is probably not going to work. The Central Plains are in turmoil right now, with rebellions and bandits running rampant. Sending troops at this time is probably not a good choice!"

“I know what you’re saying, but if we don’t do something, the people will not be at ease, and it will be even more difficult to rebuild domestic order.”

Sima Yi sighed softly. Nothing is perfect, and he had too many things to deal with right now.

But in his view, dealing with the problem of the Hu people moving south was the most important thing.

After all, the days when Xinghan would provide him with logistical support were coming to an end. If he didn't take advantage of the support he had now, it would be even more difficult to solve the problem in the future.

"Your Majesty, I understand. I will go find those two and devise a strategic plan!" Du Yu understood Sima Yi's meaning and sensed Sima Yi's determination.

After seeing Du Yu off, Sima Yi also let out a deep sigh.

He had already owed Xinghan too much for the position of Prince of Jin, especially during the period when Zhuge Liang had sent people to seduce him, his debts had increased dramatically.

Now, Sima Yi also had to find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Controlling the area north of Bingzhou is one of Sima Yi's most important projects at present.

Cattle and sheep pastures are extremely important.

But since they wanted the pastures, they first had to wipe out the nomadic tribes on those pastures. Whether to subdue them or exterminate them depended on Du Yu's strategic plan.

Sima Yi also knew that one cannot become fat overnight.

Therefore, his attention was not focused on the entire northern frontier, but only on the northern part of Bingzhou.

In the past, this would probably have been the habitat of the Southern Xiongnu.

Sima Yi understood the thousand-year-old will of Bingzhou, so sending troops was also to allow people to inherit this part of the will in order to strengthen the power.

If one wants to inherit the throne, then fighting the Hu people is definitely the most convenient and efficient way.

Du Yu and his team quickly came up with a plan.

The plan was simple: first, purchase cattle, sheep, and horses from these nomadic tribes at extremely high prices, and then use a large army to recoup the money and build ranches.

As for security, Du Yu and his men had no better solution than to support some small tribes as proxies while the main army personally led the expedition, and then live together with them.

All three were outstanding individuals. After taking one look at the plan, Sima Yi immediately approved it. Du Yu personally led the team, while Yang and Lu were left behind to suppress the rebellious forces within the country.

The Hu people's main force did not want to enter Bingzhou, so Du Yu's process of conquering the lost territory of Bingzhou went very smoothly.

With the implementation of various preferential policies, people from surrounding areas and refugees immediately flocked to Bingzhou.

The rapid development immediately attracted the attention of the Hu people, and the Xiongnu behind the various clans and tribes jumped out.

Although the thousand-year-old will of Bingzhou clearly restrained the Hu people, it was actually more aimed at the Xiongnu.

Although puzzled by Du Yu's actions, they did not intend to let him continue.

No matter what Sima Yi wanted to do, they were the first to oppose it. After all, everyone knew that if such a powerful giant were allowed to stand up again, it would be the Xiongnu who would suffer.

The Xiongnu controlled the Hu people and launched a joint attack on Bingzhou, where Du Yu was located.

"I hate this environment!" Liu Yuan, the leader of the Xiongnu Tu Ge tribe, felt the oppression on his body, squinted at the distant camp, and his eyes were full of cold light.

They certainly didn't want to set foot on Bingzhou, but Sima Yi's expansion was clearly aimed at gradually encroaching on their territory.

They had no choice but to take the risk of coming here, intending to send Du Yu directly back to his hometown in Bingzhou and establish a buffer zone there.

For them, this buffer zone is still quite important; otherwise, the further north the border of Bingzhou extends, the further north the area covered by the millennium-old belief will go, which would definitely not be a good thing for the Hu people.

For the Xiongnu, it was an even more tragic case of confiscation of property and extermination of entire families. The Central Plains had never shown any mercy when it came to dealing with the Hu people.

Du Yu and Liu Yuan fought a major battle in Bingzhou.

Liu Yuan fled north, and Du Yu retreated south, resulting in a draw in which both sides suffered heavy losses.

Fortunately, Bingzhou, where Du Yu was stationed, was still about one-third larger than before, so it was still considered effective for Sima Yi.

At least the ranch system had begun to be established. Even if they were all small ranches, they were enough for Sima Yi to use as a tool to snowball his power.

After Sima Yi had gathered enough momentum for rapid development, the Jin Dynasty immediately began to develop at a high speed.

The production technology and system of Xinghan were completely revolutionary compared to the newly pacified Great Jin.

Before the people of the Jin Dynasty could even react, they were immediately put on a highway and sped off in a direction from which there was no return.

The introduction of numerous wooden oxen and flowing horses, as well as flying roc spider towers, made many people in the Great Jin Dynasty feel as if they were dreaming.

Just a few years ago, they were still farming by hand, but in the blink of an eye, they have switched to mechanized farming, and labor productivity has begun to be greatly liberated.

Sima Yi took the opportunity to develop various factories and transformed all the freed-up able-bodied men into soldiers and craftsmen.

Following the development model of Xinghan, Sima Yi's only headache was that his own education rate was not widespread.

Even if Sima Yi built schools like crazy, education cannot be popularized overnight; it takes time to work its magic.

While Sima Yi was developing his resources and farming, Jia Xu also figured out the problems on Liu Yuan's side.

It is truly unbelievable that Liu Yuan, defying a thousand years of will, fought Du Yu to a draw in Bingzhou.

After all, those who have learned about the Will of a Thousand Years are well aware of its power, which is why they find it incredible.

After investigating for so long, Jia Xu finally identified the source of the problem.

"Your Majesty, the investigation is complete, and the Mandate of Heaven is indeed on the side of the Hu people!" Although Jia Xu could not accept this result, he still honestly reported to Mu Yi.

"The Five Barbarian Invasions..."

Mu Yi tapped his fingers on the table, beginning to consider whether to send someone to directly absolve the Mandate of Heaven.

The last time the demon race's destiny caused a great uproar and even triggered trouble among the insect race, making Mu Yi somewhat wary.

Moreover, it's better to bury the story of the Five Barbarian Invasions as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, although the Mandate of Heaven is on the side of the Hu people, it is not a normal Mandate of Heaven!" Jia Xu glanced at Mu Yi's expression and then explained.

"Oh? What do you say?"

Mu Yi became interested. After all, destiny is an ethereal thing, different in every world, but it is indeed a real and tangible thing.

When he first started out, he was also burdened with a certain destiny.

"It's less about destiny and more about the distortion of fragments of the imperial will. In Du Yu's battle, the Xiongnu used a force that was similar to the imperial will."

"Can the imperial will of the Xiongnu still exist?" Mu Yi was somewhat incredulous.

"It is probably precisely because they no longer exist that the concept of either Han or Hu has been integrated into the entire Hu population."

"When the Central Plains were in turmoil, the Han people were weak. Because of the spread of this idea, the Hu people began to rise, and the Mandate of Heaven began to appear!"

Jia Xu revealed all his deductions.

Mu Yi recalled that the Northern Xiongnu of that time did indeed possess the power of an imperial will. If Sima Yan's world was a continuation of the Three Kingdoms period, the imperial will of the Northern Xiongnu could indeed trigger some miracles.

To put it bluntly, it was precisely because of the war between Sima Yi and Sima Yan that these non-Han peoples began to rise to power.

Although destiny was forcibly catalyzed, its effects were undeniably real.

"How's Gan Ning doing? Still no news?"

"Pang Shiyuan sent a message saying that the flying skyship is ready and they are training illusion soldiers, intending to use them as aerial cannon fodder."

"That's a good idea. Let's move all the air force there and have Commander Gan Ning cooperate with Sima Yi to wipe out these barbarians."

After pondering for a moment, Mu Yi still decided to wipe out these Hu people.

Moreover, in Mu Yi's view, the destiny of the Hu people is also a good source of nourishment for the Star Han Empire's will. If they can be directly devoured, it should be considered a tonic.

Since there's no need to go to war with the Ming and Mongol Yuan dynasties in the short term, letting Gan Ning familiarize himself with the air force beforehand is a good option. (End of Chapter)