Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

There are many light cavalry within the Star Han Empire, and it's not only the White Horse that can handle those tasks.

However, the speed of the white horses was the fastest. In such a tight development period, Zhuge Liang was able to allocate two thousand white horses to Lü Meng, which was indeed a huge investment.

Lu Meng's expedition was, after all, the first true expansion of Xinghan into the outside world, and it was of great importance, so it could not be lost.

Otherwise, he could have simply sent two light cavalry legions.

External and internal factors are equally important in the current Xinghan. In Zhuge Liang's plan, Lü Meng's success this time will be used as a model for widespread publicity, so as to stimulate the desire of the people of Xinghan to make achievements.

Moreover, it is also to create more jobs. After all, the conquered territories need to be governed. Transferring some officials there can not only promote them, but also free up positions for those below to absorb domestic demand.

Therefore, Lu Meng's side absolutely cannot fail. If it weren't for the fact that the members of the Miracle Legion all currently hold important positions, they might have to give Lu Meng a Miracle Legion as well.

Zhuge Liang naturally agreed to all the requests from the front lines. He even determined what Li Jue and his men were lacking based on the battle reports, and with a stroke of his pen, he transferred thirty dragons from the resting dragon colony to serve as aerial units.

White horses are restricted by the terrain, but these dragons are not.

Thirty dragons are nothing on the battlefield of the Empire; they would be shot down and fall in no time.

After all, adult dragons are generally equivalent to having their inner energy separated from their bodies. Without soldiers on board, they are basically just miniature super soldiers. If they didn't have the ability to fly under clouds on the Imperial battlefield, they would have been kicked out of the combat ranks long ago.

In addition, the sheer number of dragons makes it difficult to classify them as a viable unit.

However, such second-line troops are a super weapon against a kingdom like Chu, capable of launching attacks regardless of terrain, and if used well, they can be a killing move.

After Li Jue and his men defeated the Chu army, they marched with overwhelming momentum and captured the nearest city, beginning to establish a base.

Lu Meng also led his army through the constructed portal to this world, where they began to set up city defenses in a tense but orderly manner.

"Marshal Lü, our men have investigated thoroughly!"

Zhao Yun brought in a stack of intelligence gathered from outside.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Zhao!" Lü Meng nodded, then went through the intelligence report again.

"Chu Kingdom... Heavenly Palace... Taiyi..."

Lu Meng closed his eyes and searched for keywords, piecing together the information in his mind.

"So, this Chu Kingdom was established from the very beginning by the so-called supreme god of Chu, Taiyi?"

"I went to the capital of Chu and saw it for myself, and that's basically the case!"

"The State of Chu is currently at war with the north, and our arrival has disrupted the original situation in Chu!" Lu Meng sorted out his thoughts, and a bold idea came to his mind.

"Pass on my order: send out the dragon and the white horse to scout along the route towards the capital of Chu, and send back all the intelligence!"

Lu Meng stroked his chin. The city they occupied was still too small; they couldn't even set up logistics for their army. If they could directly occupy the capital of Chu, they could gain more support.

"Yes, sir!" The messenger took Lü Meng's military order and ran towards the White Horse Cavalry's camp.

"Marshal Lü, there is one more thing to report!" Zhao Yun carefully considered his words; what he had seen was truly unbelievable, forcing him to be cautious.

"When I returned from the capital, I saw that many villages were holding sacrifices, and the objects of the sacrifices were mostly Dongjun and Yunzhongjun!"

"Approximately how many?" Lü Meng immediately became alert.

They had barely killed those two gods when they started a large-scale sacrifice. If it weren't for that, Lü Meng would have ripped his own head off and used it as a ball.

"I did not linger for long in order to deliver intelligence, but in the dozen or so villages I passed through, sacrifices were being performed. It is likely that blood sacrifices were being performed throughout the entire Chu Kingdom."

"Pass on my order: immediately send people to the surrounding villages to investigate and find the reason behind the sacrifice. Such a large-scale sacrifice cannot be explained by a simple order!"

Lu Meng's expression was very serious. What he was wary of was not the blood sacrifice itself, but the speed of information transmission it represented.

If the opponent can achieve this in a large-scale war, his chances of winning will probably decrease by 10%.

The intelligence gathered from various villages quickly brought Lu Meng a chilling message.

The villages had a wide variety of deities, but they all basically had a unified temple, so the commands of the Chu royal family and the gods of Chu could be conveyed to every village.

With such efficient information transmission, the State of Chu appeared to be thriving.

This discovery gave Lü Meng a major headache. The stronger the enemy's power was, the more he had to think about how to solve the problem.

These villages are like nodes in a vast net, tightly enveloping the already established Xinghan army.

What's even more deadly is that the villagers have a spontaneous enthusiasm for sacrificial offerings, and even the people who are sacrificed are extremely happy.

They believed this was a shortcut to entering the divine realm and becoming a member of the Heavenly Palace.

Seeing this, Lü Meng knew very well that this person was a complete fanatic and could not be swayed by words.

He didn't care what these people's religious beliefs were.

However, their act of sacrificing the Eastern Lord and the Cloud Lord with blood undoubtedly meant that every village could become a node, becoming the eye through which the Chu state attacked them.

No matter what he wants to do, he has to remove these nails first.

"This is no ordinary god; we must strike hard!"

Lu Meng quickly went through the options in his mind and finally fixed his gaze on Zhou Cang.

To deal with faith, we still have to use faith itself.

"General Zhou, for the sake of the empire, let's destroy the mountains and demolish the temples!"

Zhou Cang accepted the task with a bewildered look on his face. Destroying mountains and temples was something Zhou Cang was already familiar with.

Not to mention distant places, the Qing Dynasty world was full of lewd gods and wild worship, and many families even worshipped demons and immortals.

The Taiping Sect naturally responded with heavy blows to these attacks, and Zhou Cang, as the leader of the Taiping Sect, participated in such campaigns several times.

I don't know how many demons, immortals, and evil gods I've personally killed.

Now that he's back to his old ways, Zhou Cang doesn't seem to have any resistance.

"What are you trying to do!" A large group of villagers blocked Zhou Cang's path in front of the village temple, preventing him from moving forward.

The people, who were usually very docile when the army arrived, went crazy and blocked Zhou Cang's way when they learned that he was going to demolish the temple.

Zhou Cang glanced at it, then flew up and slashed at the temple with his sword.

The enormous blade of light shattered the temple in an instant.

While everyone was stunned and hadn't even reacted yet.

"Since the beginning of the group's history, there have been no gods here, only the Yellow Heaven!" "The gods are dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!"

As Zhou Cang spoke calmly, the initially indignant crowd surprisingly calmed down.

"General, is this a divine war?" an old man asked, mustering his courage to approach Zhou Cang.

If it's a human facing a god, they will unconditionally stand on the god's side and condemn the human's overestimation of their abilities. But if it's a god facing a god, they will remain neutral.

This is the practical experience Zhou Cang gained while breaking down mountains and temples. As long as you guide all conflicts toward a confrontation between gods, even the most fanatical believers will instantly lose their temper.

Reverence for the gods was the underlying code established by their past lives, so Zhou Cang's approach was to first address the symptoms and then educate and guide the believers in a direction that aligned with the interests of the empire.

This approach proved quite effective in Zhou Cang's practice. Under this guidance, many stubborn believers began to worship the Yellow Heaven and became members of the Taiping Religion.

In their worldview, the gods are supreme, and the Yellow Heaven is above all the gods.

It was precisely because of this guidance that the empire was able to quell the Qing dynasty so smoothly.

Those without faith were subdued, while those with faith were fully integrated into the new system. As a result, the people almost lined the streets to welcome the arrival of the Star Han Empire.

With Zhou Cang's extensive experience, the villages and temples near the state capital where Xinghan was based were completely wiped out.

As the matter neared its end, the gods of Chu finally made a move.

Upon seeing the deity emerge from the temple, all the villagers knelt down, leaving only Zhou Cang and his group standing tall.

"Dongjun?"

Zhou Cang frowned as he looked at the appearing deity. The deity had indeed been resurrected. Even though they had stopped the blood sacrifice ritual near the state capital, the blood sacrifice of the entire Chu Kingdom was already enough.

"Evil blasphemers, today is your end!"

Dongjun's eyes flashed with hatred, which is why he accepted this mission and took the initiative to descend to the mortal realm to kill Zhou Cang and avenge part of his blood feud.

"You don't really think we're unprepared, do you?"

Zhou Cang sneered. He knew that the temple fair would attract the descent of gods, so he had prepared helpers in advance.

He may not be able to defeat Dongjun, but that doesn't mean no one can defeat Dongjun.

"Trick or trick!" Dongjun had no intention of wasting words with Zhou Cang. His spear shone with the brilliance of the sun, and then he thrust it directly at Zhou Cang.

"General Zhao, thank you for your trouble!"

A point of cold light touched the tip of Dongjun's spear, bringing the originally thunderous strike to an abrupt halt. All the power was easily stopped by that point of cold light.

Zhao Yun appeared before Zhou Cang with an air of nonchalance, completely neutralizing all of Dong Jun's power without wasting a single drop.

Dong Jun broke out in a cold sweat. When your full-force attack is easily parried by someone, without even a ripple of impact, you will feel a sense of lingering fear.

Looking at the young general in front of him and feeling the abyss-like internal energy within his body, Dongjun immediately turned around and ran away.

The battle with Dian Wei made Dongjun realize that his mortal body was no match for these monsters, and only within the Heavenly Palace could they truly fight them.

He didn't want to lose the power he had painstakingly restored through blood sacrifice here.

Zhao Yun's figure transformed into a silver meteor, piercing directly through Dong Jun's body.

The moment the spearhead pierced Dongjun, Dongjun's figure completely disappeared.

Zhao Yun closed his eyes, and an imperceptible thin line stretched directly into the distance, disappearing into the void.

"General Zhao, how are you?" Zhou Cang asked with concern when Zhao Yun opened his eyes.

"I've locked onto them. Give me some time, and I'll find their location!" Zhao Yun nodded and then disappeared from the spot.

With his speed, he could have easily killed Dongjun in an instant. The reason he let him go was that he hoped to use a secret technique to pinpoint Dongjun's location.

Zhou Cang also breathed a sigh of relief; this was their purpose in breaking through the mountain and destroying the temple.

Only by finding the location of the gods can the problem be solved once and for all.

After all, the State of Chu was merely a puppet supported by the other side. Fighting a puppet, even if you win, would not be worth the losses.

It would be better to strike at the heart of the matter, find the lair of the gods, and wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Dongjun and Yunzhongjun are considered relatively legitimate and important deities in the mythology of the Chu Kingdom.

Lu Meng was also able to deduce the strength of these gods.

They are strong, but they are nothing compared to an army of 200,000.

Moreover, they possess the anti-summoning ritual, allowing them to directly descend to the land of the gods in a descent body and wear them down using methods akin to illusionary warriors.

Then, by leveraging the authority and prestige of the gods, they directly control access to foreign countries.

The Chu state believed in the divine right of kings, so they directly usurped that divine right.

However, to Lü Meng's surprise, before Zhao Yun had even found the location of the Land of the Gods, someone from the Chu Kingdom came knocking on his door.

"Who are you?" Lü Meng received this shady envoy.

"I come from the capital of the Chu Kingdom!"

The envoy respectfully introduced his family, the Wu family, one of the seven great noble families of the Chu state.

"So, your master wants to pledge allegiance to us and provide us with intelligence, and the reward he demands is the title of King of Chu and the right to govern the State of Chu?"

Lu Meng was somewhat bewildered. They had only fought one battle and hadn't even had a chance to demonstrate the strength of their 200,000-strong army, yet the other side wanted to follow them and become their dogs.
"That King of Chu was nothing but a dog under the command of the gods, and those gods were nothing but vampires clinging to the body of the Chu Kingdom!"

Unlike the blind obedience of ordinary villagers to the gods, this messenger displayed a clear disdain for them.

This piqued Lü Meng's interest. In a country where the monarchy was divinely ordained, there was actually someone who didn't take the gods seriously.

Seeing that Lü Meng was interested, the envoy took the opportunity to introduce their family background.

They were not natives of the Chu state, but rather refugees who fled from the north. Compared to the south, the north was already a chaotic melee.

The Wu family was one of the seven noble families in the Chu state, but in the north they were just a nobody. The battles between armies of hundreds of thousands of people in the north were simply beyond their reach.

Therefore, they looked down on the State of Chu, a small, barbarian country controlled by the gods, which was nothing in the eyes of the Wu family.

But when the Wu family learned the details of Lü Meng and his men's defeat of the Chu army, they realized that a real dragon had crossed the river, so they prepared to switch sides without hesitation and become Xinghan's dogs.

Either way, being a dog is the same as being a dog for the Chu Kingdom; being a dog for a great empire is a completely different matter. (End of Chapter)