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Lu Chen felt strange being held by Chen Wanrong like that. Just then, Chen Wanrong noticed that Lu Chen's head moved slightly, indicating that he had woken up, so she let go of Lu Chen's head.

Lu Chen then slowly stood up, supporting himself on both sides of Chen Wanrong's beautiful hair with his hands, admiring Chen Wanrong's beautiful face.

Chen Wanrong's face was like a piece of white jade, smooth and delicate, and she exuded a holy aura. Her aloofness was tinged with a hint of shyness, which was captivating.

After glancing at Chen Wanrong, Lu Chen turned to Bai Qingqing by the door and asked, "Xiao Bai, what's the matter?"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's voice, Bai Qingqing immediately replied, "Da Yue has started a war with the barbarians."

Upon hearing this answer, Lu Chen was slightly taken aback. No wonder Bai Qingqing came to find him so early in the morning; it turned out that something so serious had happened.

Bai Qingqing was his woman, so she knew very well that he liked to stay in a woman's arms after waking up in the morning and wouldn't get up for a while. She usually wouldn't disturb him, and would only call him when something important happened.

The war that Dayue waged against the barbarians was still somewhat important to the Great Xia, since Dayue was the next target of the Great Xia's conquest, and it was a key focus of the Great Xia's attention.

Lu Chen turned his head to look at Chen Wanrong beneath him, gently stroked her cheek, and said softly, "Rongrong, I have something to do, so I won't stay with you any longer."

Chen Wanrong calmly said, "Okay, go ahead."

Lu Chen didn't hesitate for long. He got up from Chen Wanrong's body and, with Chen Wanrong's help, quickly got dressed and left Chen Wanrong's palace.

A short while later, Lu Chen appeared in the Imperial Study, where Liang Zong was waiting to report on the war between Dayue and the barbarians.

Upon seeing Lu Chen arrive, Liang Zong immediately bowed and greeted him, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen said calmly, "No need for formalities," and walked straight behind the desk to sit down. "Commander Liang, why is Da Yue thinking of starting a war against the barbarians at this time? Have you found out the specific reasons?"

Lu Chen was a little curious. What was the Emperor doing with nothing better to do than attack the barbarians?

The barbarian territory is so vast, and the barbarians are particularly adept at escaping. Even if Dayue can defeat the barbarian army, the barbarians will simply flee to the deeper northwest and reappear after some time. Dayue will then be unable to deal with those barbarians.

It's impossible for Dayue to send troops deep into the barbarian territory.

Liang Zong replied, "According to the investigation by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the reason why Dayue launched its campaign against the barbarians was because of the battle formations that the barbarians were practicing."

"Battle formation?" Lu Chen murmured to himself, then fell into deep thought.

Lu Chen had heard about "battle formations" before, and he was worried that they would cause trouble for the Great Xia in the future. However, they were currently focused on destroying the Great Wu and did not have time to deal with the Northwest Barbarians.

However, he still sent many spies to find out the specific details of the barbarian battle formation.

Liang Zong continued, "It is said that the battle formations used by the barbarians can not only withstand the attacks of the celestial beings, but are also incredibly powerful. Therefore, some people in Dayue believe that as long as they can obtain the barbarian battle formations, they will be able to contend with the Great Xia in the future."

Upon hearing Liang Zong's words, Lu Chen chuckled. So that was what Da Yue was planning.

However, if the northward expedition could wipe out the barbarians, it would not only alleviate the pressure but also gain access to battle formations, which would be a win-win situation for Dayue.

Most importantly, the focus of the Great Xia Dynasty is now on the Great Wu Dynasty, and they have no time to pay attention to what is happening in the Northwest. This is a good opportunity for the Great Yue Dynasty.

Lu Chen thought for a moment, then said to Liang Zong, "Have all the spies in Dayue become active and keep a close eye on the situation between Dayue and the barbarians, especially the barbarian battle formations. I need to know just how effective these formations are!"

Liang Zong bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this point, Liang Zong took out the intelligence report from his sleeve. "Your Majesty, this is intelligence sent back by the spies of Dayue."

Bai Qingqing walked up to Liang Zong, took the intelligence from his hand, and then handed it to Lu Chen.

After receiving the intelligence, Lu Chen tore it open and glanced at its contents. The contents were similar to what Liang Zong had said: it seemed that all the civil and military officials of Dayue had placed their last hope on the barbarian army's battle formation.

Lu Chen thought to himself, hoping that this battle formation wouldn't be too effective. If the battle formation could really withstand the attacks of the Celestials, the barbarians in the north might delay his unification of the world.

Seeing Lu Chen glance at the contents of the intelligence report, Liang Zong said, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Lu Chen said, "Okay, go down."

"This subordinate takes his leave." Liang Zong then turned and left.

After Liang Zong left, Lu Chen said to Bai Qingqing, "Xiao Bai, have someone send this intelligence to Grand Scholar Zhuge."

Bai Qingqing took the letter from Lu Chen and turned to leave the Imperial Study.

At this moment, Lu Chen thought that if the barbarian battle formation really had the ability to resist the celestial beings, then the barbarian goddess's identity was probably not simple, and the strength of this barbarian goddess was still just a question mark.

Their scouts on the grasslands only knew that this barbarian goddess was extremely powerful, but no one knew exactly how powerful she was. In any case, all the barbarian leaders and kings combined were no match for the barbarian goddess.

Her ability to unify the entire barbarian tribe in such a short time also proves her strength.

Lu Chen thought to himself that this so-called barbarian goddess might also be from another world, and she might have already reached the Celestial Realm. He needed to be prepared to fight against a Celestial.

In the blink of an eye.

The war between Dayue and the barbarians broke out in full force.

Because Emperor Yue personally led the expedition, the vanguard of the barbarian tribes was simply unable to withstand the attack of Dayue. In just a few days, the vanguard of the barbarians was routed and scattered everywhere.

The Northwest.

Dayue, the commander's tent.

Emperor Yue, dressed in black and gold armor, looked at the barbarian map in his hand and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, there were more than a dozen generals in the tent. They looked at Emperor Yue silently without saying a word.

After a long silence, Emperor Yue finally spoke, "We're about to reach the ruins of the barbarian royal court. They haven't used any battle formations yet, which is a bit strange."

According to their intelligence, ever since the barbarian tribes were unified by that barbarian goddess, they have been practicing battle formations. However, until now, the barbarian soldiers have not used those so-called battle formations to deal with the Dayue army.

Their journey was far too smooth, almost abnormally so.

Emperor Yue suspected that the barbarian goddess was deliberately preventing the barbarian vanguard from using battle formations, with the aim of luring them into the heart of the barbarian territory and then encircling the Great Yue army.

Based on the current situation, this possibility is very high.

Upon hearing Emperor Yue's words, a general said, "Could it be that the barbarians don't actually have any battle formations, and this is just a rumor spread by the barbarians?"

At this moment, another general said, "Why would the barbarians spread such rumors? Besides, we learned about the barbarians' battle formations from our own people; it can't be a rumor."

The general who had dismissed it as a rumor then said, "But we're almost at the site of the barbarian royal court, and the barbarian army hasn't even used their battle formations yet. If they had such formations, why haven't they come out yet?" (End of Chapter)