Tang Emperor Li Zhi's sudden death was beyond everyone's expectations, not only beyond the expectations of Gao Tian and those Li Tang royal families, but also beyond Wu Zetian's expectations. If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have been busy taking power, and she was robbed of a head start by Gao Tian, and now she is in a dilemma. Someone has already been sent to take over Taipingguan.

Previously, because of the interference of the Li Tang royal family, and because she underestimated Gao Tian, Taiping Pass has always been in the hands of the neutral party. Now that there has been a big change, Wu Zetian suddenly felt what is called a dilemma.

"The quality of the personnel of the new army is good, they have all been trained by veterans who have previously retired. Now as long as you are training for half a year and have experienced several wars, you can be comparable to the regular army. Even if it is compared to those Feather Forest Army, it will not fall behind. Summer said confidently.

As a modern person, there is always something different. Among them, strengthening the army's reserve force and training the reserve with retired veterans is one of the achievements of the summer. This operation was carried out for many years, and finally provided enough blood replenishment machines for the Shura army.

"It's just...... Nowadays, there are too few weapons and armor reserves, especially when it comes to armor. At present, there are only 1,000 pairs of armor in the 100,000 new army, and the supply of grassroots officers is far from enough. Summer thought of this biggest problem and couldn't help but feel bitter.

"Poor! We are all poor! Gao Tian also felt that there was no way.

The Northwest is so poor! The people in the northwest are fierce and strong, and it is the best source of soldiers. Similarly, it is precisely because the northwest is barren that the people will be strong. Even after years of savings and modern business operations in the summer, he is now only enough to equip the Forces nouvelles with weapons and only half a year's worth of food.

As for the rest, there is simply none.

That's all, all of the accumulation of the summer years has been hollowed out at once, and the entire reserve warehouse can run rats. Don't look at Gao Tian now, it seems to be majestic, occupying two of the states in Kyushu. But when it comes to hard power, he only accounts for a tenth of it at most.

However, Wu Zetian, who is in a rather unfavorable situation at present, occupies half of the hard power in the world. If it weren't for this, Wu Zetian would not dare to rashly claim the emperor.

In the intelligence of the high heavens, they occupy one-tenth of the strength of the world in the northwest, but they have a geographical advantage. The Taiping Pass is not broken, and no one will be able to enter the northwest. Even if you take a detour to the grasslands, those predatory nomads are not so easy to talk to.

Wu Zetian occupies half of the strength of the world, as long as she has enough time to digest. Moreover, she still has the time to find it more than everyone else. The more time dragged on, the more her new regime was consolidated.

And then there is the Li Tang clan, their identity makes them own, and the Li Tang clan is gathered in Xu, Liang, and Sanzhou, and their strength should not be underestimated. It also has the backing of the loyal 'handsome' Guo Ziyi, who has an army of 200,000 troops, and is still rapidly expanding the army, occupying a quarter of the strength of the world.

Finally, it is the 'brave handsome' Hei Tooth Changzhi who has the support of mysterious forces, and the tiger is located in Yangzhou, which is rich in the world, with a large number of sailors, with 150,000 soldiers, and is also rapidly expanding the army. And because Yangzhou is rich in the world, the expansion rate of this force is really shocking.

These are the four major forces in the world at present, and as for the other small forces entrenched in various parts of Kyushu, although there are as many as a cow's hair, they are just some cannon fodder. Once the situation becomes clear, these small forces are the first to be targeted.

Just when Gao Tian and Summer were smiling bitterly at each other because of economic problems, the people below came to report.

"Report, big boss, the envoy of the Shendu has come to ask for a meeting."

"Who is it? Who is the master? Where is it now? Gao Tian retracted his colors and said majestically.

"It was Lord Shangguan Wan'er who led the team, and now it is outside the Taiping Pass."

"Please." Gao Tian's expression was straight, and he said in a deep voice.

"No."

"Wait, it's up to you to invite it yourself." Gao Tian's last sentence was said to the summer beside him.

"No." Summer bowed down.

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Inside the big tent, Xia led Shangguan Wan'er into the tent, and there were only three of them.

"Meet Lord Blood." Shangguan Wan'er saluted to Gao Tian.

In fact, Blood Shuai is just a kind of honorific title for Gao Tian from the outside world, not Gao Tian's real official position. The Nine Commanders are different, they have exact titles, but the nine of them are the most famous. Gao Tian's real position now is the governor of the northwest of Zhengsanpin, and he was awarded the rank of general of the town army of Erpin, and the duke of Xiping County.

"Lord Shangguan is really a rare guest! We haven't seen each other for five years! Gao Tian looked at the somewhat familiar and somewhat unfamiliar face, and couldn't help but sigh.

Five years ago, Shangguan Wan'er had already stood out. One of them is the most trusted female official around Wu Zetian, and the other is Wu Zetian's new celebrity, so there is naturally an intersection between the two. And because of the compatibility of personalities, the relationship between the two is quite good.

But after the great change, there was no contact between the two until they met today.

"Lord Gaotian's reputation has been flourishing day by day in the past few years, and it has been ringing in my ears non-stop." Shangguan Wan'er smiled coquettishly and quietly drew closer.

"It's just a matter of breathing." Gao Tian was unmoved, and said lightly.

Shangguan Wan'er's heart tightened, and she immediately knew that this task was a little difficult, and the resentment in Gao Tian's heart was probably not so easy to eliminate.

"Why is Lord Shangguan here?" Summer on the side spoke.

"Read His Majesty's will." Shangguan Wan'er said solemnly.

"Your Majesty? Which Majesty? As far as we know, after the first emperor returned to heaven, the Tang Empire has not yet elected a new monarch, and where did the Majesty emerge? Summer sneered and said unceremoniously.

"His Majesty the Holy Spirit Emperor inherited the mandate of heaven, changed the Tang Dynasty to Zhou, and changed the Yuan Heavenly Mandate, so naturally he is His Majesty of my Great Zhou Empire. My emperor has millions of heroes, and everyone in the world is convinced. The Tang Empire has become a yellow flower in the past, and my Great Zhou Empire is the orthodoxy it is today. Shangguan Wan'er said without weakness.

Compared with the means in history, Wu Zetian's methods in this world are more neat, his actions are more decisive, and most of the troubles have been dealt with cleanly, without the slightest drag. At the very least, there is no opposition in the territory under her jurisdiction.

Although there is a great risk in a short period of time, it reduces a lot of sequelae, and there are no messy things in the original history. And according to the current situation, the Great Zhou Dynasty is moving forward step by step for the better.