Chapter 9: Target Locking
"Criminals ......"
It's not uncommon for people to exist everywhere - they always think they're going to be the luckiest one, or they think their power can solve all problems (or that they have the power to ignore the rules set by the stronger).
Therefore, they broke the rules and became criminals, and compared to ordinary people, criminals in the Xiuzhen Empire are even more difficult to solve.
Because they are all people with some means, how to control it has become a huge problem, and before they have invented enough magic weapons, Tianhuo and they chose a more simple and crude way: kill them all!
Liu Xuan didn't agree with it at first, he was still very pure at that time, so he worked very hard to mass-produce the magic weapon of controlling cultivation, and finally solved the problem of controlling criminals.
However, he ignored a problem, that is, when sharper spears appeared, there would definitely be stronger shields, and Liu Xuan came up with this kind of thing, although it solved the problem of controlling criminals to a certain extent, but it also gave birth to more bizarre methods - they were not controlled by these things.
Therefore, it is basically impossible to really eliminate criminals, even if as the empire becomes stronger and stronger, Liu Xuan has special talents in his hands to update similar magic weapons every now and then, but it still can't completely solve this problem.
Correspondingly, there is a new method - exile!
Throw it out of the borders of the Empire, and do whatever it takes! Perhaps he will also be rewarded by the Empire - the prosperity of the adventurer's industry also has something to do with this order.
But even so, when Liu Xuan was there, he also controlled the punishment method of exile very strictly, but he didn't expect that after he left, the immortal kingdom under the rule of Tianhuo would actually have such a big change - criminals can form the backbone of an expeditionary force. What kind of chaos must the country become?
I heard Liu Yun say just now that the empire is getting more and more chaotic, he really didn't take it too seriously, and there were many problems within the empire when he was there, after all, the empire is so vast, and it is not easy to govern such a big stall, but now, the problem is much more serious than when he was there.
When you think about it, it's not surprising.
Although the empire was large at the beginning. However, there are many people who can manage, and there are five or six people who can call the shots, and there are still those who can make decisions about everything, and there are even more at the next level. People like Liu Yun can also help share their worries.
But now, the Immortal Kingdom, which inherited most of the empire's territory, is still so large - although it seems to be a little smaller when it was first divided, the number of expeditionary forces caused by the large-scale exile of criminals has not slowed down the expansion rate of the Immortal Kingdom in the slightest.
As a result, the territory of the immortal kingdom is getting bigger and bigger, but the governance has never been able to keep up. Now, except for some core areas, in fact, many parts of the Immortal Kingdom are in chaos, and no one cares about it at all—and they can't manage it.
Heatley formed the kingdom and took away his elite and a group of people close to him.
Mo Mo and Ah Fei also took a batch.
In addition, Lu Jing, Bai Zhan, and Zhou Hong all took away a batch of them. Tianhuo only has a few of his cronies at hand.
Originally, a few people and dozens of people were in charge of the work now on one person, and it was strange that he was busy - he had to be really busy and govern the entire empire in an orderly manner. Liu Xuan don't think about it, it's better to manage his own big man.
Too busy. Many problems have piled up, even if they are small problems, but the territory is so vast, and if there are too many small problems, they will become big problems. ..., "Looking at it this way, Tianhuo is really in a lot of trouble now!"
Rubbing his chin, Liu Xuan found that his chances of winning were unprecedentedly great!
At present, the Immortal Kingdom is the strongest, but no matter how strong it is, it is useless, he can't spare his hands to deal with himself now, and even if he wants, he can completely eat away at the Immortal Kingdom in a small bite on the periphery, Tianhuo has almost no way except to watch his own power being devoured.
Of course, if he is smart enough, he should shrink the power in his hands, control those key places, and seek a decisive battle with himself when he is sent to the door - in general, the power of the immortal kingdom is still far stronger than that of the Great Han, and it is a great disadvantage for the Great Han to conduct such a large-scale decisive battle.
And there is no problem that there are too many troops in the universe to put it away, so it can give full play to the strength of the immortal kingdom and the advantages of military strength.
If Tianhuo is stupid and has to send troops to fill the pit little by little, then he will kill himself...... But he shouldn't be that stupid.
At the same time, this kind of behavior of sending troops over little by little will make the big man adapt to this level of war faster, which is like helping himself to level up.
"It's so beautiful, I guess it can't come true!"
Liu Xuan didn't expect this to happen, even if Tianhuo really didn't choose to shrink his strength and fight with him, it was impossible to choose this stupid method, maybe ignoring it was the most likely choice he would make.
"In this case, you can give priority to cleaning up a few guys around you!"
Bai Zhan and Lu Jing's forces are both close to the direction where they are, and a little farther away is Zhou Hong - this guy's power is also relatively strong, and he actually established a Qi country, nominally subordinate to the Immortal Kingdom, and called himself the King of Qi!
However, a little culture understands that this Qi has the meaning of leveling, which means that this goods is also a de facto separation!
"Clean up these guys first, and then deal with Heatley!"
Liu Xuan said his thoughts, he didn't hide Liu Yun - it's not that he was not wary at all, he thought that Liu Yun was still loyal to him, even if he looked very depressed now, and there seemed to be no other way out.
In fact, Liu Yun has been controlled now, in addition to resting, he must go wherever Liu Xuan goes, and all the magic weapons on it have also been searched, and the place where he rests also has a restricted magic circle, and he cannot use spells to contact the outside world.
In other words, Liu Yun has simply changed direction and been softened!
This kind of situation will not be lifted until Liu Xuan is sure that he is really still loyal to him - for these situations, Liu Xuan even told Liu Yun directly, without hiding the slightest - if he can't accept it, he can leave now.
But Liu Yun expressed his understanding, and he even thought that Liu Xuan was doing it right.
So during this time, Liu Xuan was often with Liu Yun, asking about the situation and discussing the next step.
Since Liu Yun didn't know how much strength Liu Xuan had in his hands and how big the so-called big man was, he could only give his own suggestions according to the enemy's situation.
"Actually, if Heatley's forces are actually in terms of actual combat power, they are even stronger than the Heavenly Fire Immortal Kingdom, and they are also the most difficult enemy for His Majesty to deal with at present, compared to Zhou Hong's side, you can let it go!"
"Oh?"
Liu Yun made a few marks on the holographic images in front of him, and then explained to Liu Xuan with these images: "The forces of Zhou Hong's several families happen to be next to each other, and several families are interdependent, and it is this relationship that allows them to confront the huge immortal kingdom!"
Liu Xuan understood, isn't this similar to the situation of the Xianbei Three Kingdoms at the beginning? But in this case, because the three families are too close, there will definitely be no shortage of contradictions between them. ..., sure enough, then I listened to Liu Yun's introduction: "However, Zhou Hong and Lu Jing had a grudge at the beginning, and after they set up their own door, there were several frictions because of the competition for territory, although Bai Zhan was in the middle of the reconciliation, but in fact, the relationship between the three families was not as close as it seemed......
"These three families, if there are foreign enemies on their side, then they will naturally unite together in desperation, and it will not be easy to take them for a while if they are forcibly attacked, and if there is another force attacking His Majesty's army from the side, then ......"
With Liu Yun's explanation, Liu Xuan has already understood who the so-called other force is - it is Heatley!
Heatley's strength is strong, his troops are strong, and he has worked hard for so many years, it is the time to forge ahead, at this time, for whatever reason, it is impossible to sit back and watch the rise of another completely unfamiliar force - in comparison, the three families with constant internal friction are easier to deal with, so if Heatley knows about his existence, he will inevitably send troops to attack the big man.
"In this way, I really have to clean up this Heatley ...... first."
I definitely have to fight against Heatley, and it's better to take the initiative than to be beaten passively, and if you take the initiative, it's a one-on-one confrontation with Heatley, and when she beats me, it's a situation where I'm being beaten up.
Even if he was an idiot, he should understand what to do at this time, Liu Xuan naturally did not hesitate any longer, and directly locked the target of the next stage on Heatley's kingdom.
As for Zhou Hong's family...... As Liu Yun said just now, the three of them are not united at all, if there is an attack by a foreign enemy, they can still unite to resist the enemy together, but if others don't provoke them, how can they take the initiative to send troops?
Even if someone sees that the key is to unite the three families to send troops together, then Xiao Jiujiu in private does not have to calculate when to go, and when they study it, it is estimated that the overall situation here has been decided.
Of course, it is not ruled out that a single family will send troops, but if that is the case, it will save a lot of trouble - the three families are not easy to deal with, and Liu Xuan of a single family can still deal with it with some means.
And if you destroy one first, it will be much more convenient to go back and clean up these three.
"Then so be it, the target of the battle is locked on Heatley's kingdom, and the staff department will formulate a few plans first!"
Half a month later, after recruiting all the military generals who accompanied the army, Liu Xuan gave a detailed introduction to the situation, and then determined the next strategic goals.
And until this time, the ministers and civil and military finally had a way forward, and they all seemed to be full of energy!
"I will live up to Your Majesty's expectations!" (To be continued)