Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

Liu Wei and the others and 40,000 forbidden troops have all adapted to sea navigation and life on ships, and those who can't adapt have also been kicked out.

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It has been more than two years since the capture of Chang'an and the extermination of Yang Guang's subordinates, and according to Liu Wei's original plan, he will have to wait another year to attack Cao Cao.

However, Liu Wei felt that he should not wait any longer, because just today he got the news from Jingzhou from Yinlongwei.

"Is the news true?"

Liu Wei asked with a solemn face.

"Back to Your Majesty, this matter was finally confirmed after several investigations by the Hidden Dragon Guard in Jingzhou, and according to the news they got Liu Qi's condition worsened, it should only be about a year away." Wang Bodang replied in a deep voice.

"It seems that Liu Bei has started to act!"

Liu Wei said in a deep voice, Liu Wei knew that Liu Qi was not in good health, but he thought that Liu Qi would never be sick to this extent, it was obvious that Liu Bei was acting in secret, but it was very hidden.

"Looks like I've got to move ahead of schedule!" Liu Wei said in a deep voice.

Today's world is no longer as chaotic as it was at the beginning, all the princes have been encroached upon and annexed, and there are only six forces left in the entire Han Dynasty.

Liu Wei, who occupies Qing, Ji, Sili, Liang, and Youwuzhou, now has an army of more than 500,000 under Liu Wei, and the strategists and ministers include Xun Yu, Liu Ji, Guo Jia, Xun You, Du Ruhui, Xu Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Xu Guangqi, Cen Wenwen, Fan Zhongyan, Zhao Pu, Zhang Liang, Jia Xu, Lu Su, Han Fei, Zhang Juzheng and other strategists and ministers.

In addition, the lineup of generals under Liu Wei is even stronger, including Li Jing, Yue Fei, Wei Qing, Xu Da, Huo Quzhi, Xu Huang, Meng Tian, Gao Changgong, Li Ling, Li Xin, Yang Yanzhao, etc.

The fierce generals who charged into battle include Li Cunxiao, Yuwen Chengdu, Gao Chong, Pei Yuanqing, Zhao Yun, Xue Rengui, Yue Yun, Ma Chao, Wang Yanzhang, Yang Zaixing, Lu Wenlong, Nangong Changwan, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Yang Youji, Yang Yansi, Yue Sheng, Xue Kui, Zhou Wu, Pang De, Tai Shici, Wen Yang, in addition to them, there are Wei Wentong, Lu Junyi and other generals.

Among the four forces of Liu Wei, whether it is the army, the civil ministers, the strategists, or the commanders, the fierce generals are the strongest.

The second power belongs to Cao Cao, Cao Cao occupies Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou four continents, across the north and south of the river, more than 400,000 troops, the sphere of influence, the strength is second only to Liu Wei.

He has Xi Zhicai, Wang Meng, Cheng Yu, Zhong Xuan, Zhang Zhao, Zhu Sheng, Li Shanchang, Mao Jie, etc., military generals such as Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other Cao generals, Xiahou Dan, Xiahou Yuan and other Xiahou generals, as well as Li Dian, Le Jin, Ran Min, Jia Fu, Yingbu, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Yu Dayou, Guo Ziyi, Yan Chengfang, Shan Xiongxin, Luo Yanqing and others.

Jingzhou's strength may be ranked third, and the lord of Jingzhou is Liu Qi for the time being, but it may be Liu Bei soon.

In addition to Nanyang County, which was occupied by Zhang Xiu, and Guiyang County, which was occupied by Xiang Yan, the seven counties of Jingzhou still have 6 million people, and Jingzhou's wealth is the most in the world.

Jingzhou has Wenchen Zhuge Liang, Kou Zhun, Wei Zheng, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Liu Ba, etc., military generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Yu Juluo, Huang Zhong, Ju Wuba, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Shi Jingsi, Guan Sheng, Zhang Qing and others.

Even after suffering the loss of the Jingzhou Chaos Water Army, the defeat of the Xiang War and the loss of the Yizhou War, Jingzhou still has more than 200,000 troops and is strong.

Moreover, it is Yizhou, the lord of Yizhou is because of the system of the Han Gaozu Liu Bang, Yizhou has lofty mountains and mountains, shelter and easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is also because of this reason that Yizhou is remote, sparsely populated, and arable land is scarce, a Yizhou that has never suffered a war, but there are less than four million people.

As an ambitious person, Liu Bang naturally will not let his subordinates lack major generals, Yizhou has an army of 300,000, Wenchen has Xiao He, Chen Ping, Fa Zheng, Zhang Song, Lü Buwei, etc., military generals have Peng Yue, Guan Ying, Fan Xu, Luo Shixin, Yan Yan, Xiao Moke, Duan Zhixuan, Yang Dayan, Li Guang, Zhang Ren, Wu Yu and others.

The next is the Xiang faction, this force is very different, because his origin is outside the Han Dynasty, and many of the soldiers in the army are not pure Han people, not even the commander, the commander is Xiang Yan, the descendant of the overlord of Chu.

But only Liu Wei knew that these people were all out of the table, Xiang Yan was originally the grandfather of the overlord of Chu, Xiang Liang was the uncle of the overlord of Chu, Xiang Yu was the overlord of Chu, and Xiang Zhuang was the brother of the overlord of Chu.

Now they have an army of 100,000 and sit on Guiyang County, Liangzhou and the foreign lands south of Liangzhou.

Among them, the strategists are Fan Zeng, Fang Xuanling, and the generals are Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, Wang Qian, Zhou Yafu, Lai Hu'er, Zhong Liyi, Ji Bu, Xiang Zhuang, Shi Wansui, Shi Wengong, and Zhou Panlong.

Their strength is inferior to Jingzhou and Yizhou, but because of Xiang Yu's existence, Jingzhou and Yizhou do not dare to fight with the Xiang clan at will.

The sixth force is a special force, he is at the junction of Yizhou, Jingzhou, Cao Cao, Liu Wei, and the four forces, that is, Nanyang, the lord of Nanyang is Zhang Xiu, he has about 60,000 soldiers and horses, and he is assisted by Chen Gong and Hu Che'er.

In addition to Yizhou, the other three forces in the Quartet are eager to take Nanyang, but they are constrained by each other, and Zhang Xiu's strength is not too weak, so they have been safe and sound.

However, in the eyes of other forces, Zhang Xiu is already a person under Liu Wei, after all, Zhang Xiu helped a lot in the first battle of Chang'an, even if Zhang Xiu was out of revenge for his uncle.

Of course, Zhang Xiu also has a good impression of Liu Bian, and the attitude of Chen Gong under his command towards Liu Bian is even better.

Now outside the Han Dynasty, only the Tang State is hostile to the Han Dynasty, and the ethnic groups in the north are either accepted by the Han or far away from the Han border.

The ruler of the Tang State is also extremely famous in history, the lord of the country is Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the crown prince is Li Shimin, the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the second prince is Li Yuanba, the first brave Li Yuanba of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

The land area of the Tang State is small, the population is not large, and the entire Tang State is only about 150,000 soldiers and horses, some of which are Han people, some of them are Xianbei people, and Wuheng people.

The Tang Dynasty had military generals Li Yuanba, Li Mu, An Dianbao, Dolgon, Duoduo, Aobai, Huyanzan, Huyanqing, Huyanzhuo, Hou Junji, Hei Manlong, Li Sunchen, Sin Shixiong, Qingji, Li Jilong, etc., and Wenchen had Li Qin, Changsun Wuji, etc.

Like Xiang, because of the existence of Li Yuanba and Li Shimin, Liu Wei has always been jealous.

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"Send an order to Yue Fei, Montaigne, Xu Huang, Xu Da, and Li Jing to rush back to Yanjing immediately, I have something important to announce."

An order came out of Chang'an and spread quickly to all places.

Seven days later,

On the Taiji Palace,

"Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

"All the ministers are flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Who can tell me what my goal is?" Liu Wei asked in a deep voice.

As soon as Liu Wei's words fell, the ministers in the court looked at each other, and after a while, everyone replied in unison,

"The ministers thought that His Majesty had always aimed to support the Han family, quell the rebellion, and create a peaceful and prosperous era."

"Very good, then I will ask you again, can the world be calmed down, and can the people live and work in peace and contentment?" Liu Wei asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the world is not yet stable, although the people under His Majesty's rule live and work in peace and contentment, but most of the other people are still in dire straits."

It was Guo Jia who spoke, and no one else opened his mouth except Guo Jia, because Liu Bian's question was really difficult to answer, and answering truthfully might offend Liu Bian, and telling lies would make Liu Biao angry.

"It has been more than two years since Yang Guang was destroyed, Chang'an was recovered, and the emperor's brother was rescued, the imperial court has enough cultivation, and the soldiers are almost rested, so it's time to start the next move." Liu Wei said lightly.

"The ministers are willing to conquer the Quartet for Your Majesty, calm the world, and restore the stability of the Han Dynasty." Li Jing, Yue Fei, Xu Da and other generals spoke at the same time.

"Excellent! Very good! Very good! ”

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