Chapter Forty-Four: The Second Expedition Begins

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  After meeting with the envoys of Cheji and Chema, and obtaining a large amount of wealth, especially beautiful women, the reputation of Ding Yuan, the lord of Che Long, for being lustful finally spread out, and all the other countries in the Sheng Xiao Valley learned about this matter, greatly reducing their vigilance against Che Long.

  What's more important is that the 100,000-strong army of Che Long Guo did not expand its recruitment, but maintained its original number unchanged. This gave a reassurance to the Sheng Xiao Guo He country, as they saw it that Che Long Guo possessed four countries' land, and this 100,000-strong army was just enough for defense, but if they wanted to attack other countries, they were powerless. Therefore, after Che Long Guo's swift rise to dominance, annihilating the other four countries and causing panic among the people of other nations, the entire Sheng Xiao Guo He soon returned to calmness. As for the three countries that had already disappeared in the annals of history - Che Hu, Che Tu, and Che She Guo - no one would mention them again.

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  In the Three Kingdoms game space, in the interior handling scene, Ding Yuan sat with the Taishou of XinYe in the great hall, and on both sides sat eleven powerful and brave generals. Among them, five were famous warriors of the Three Kingdoms: Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, Xiang Lang, Xiang Chong, and Cai Mao. The other six smaller generals, although not as famous as these five, were also powerful and brave. These six generals were Chen Ying, Xiang Da, Xiang Kai, Xiang Huo, Cai Sheng, and Cai Xing.

  Ding Yuan's face was filled with smiles as he gazed at the fierce flames of war burning in Lü Bu's eyes. In a deep voice, he said: "This time, outside of the real world, all of you have shown your bravery and helped me conquer cities and lands, taking down a vast territory. I am very pleased, but fundamentally, for my development and growth, I still need this Three Kingdoms space. Therefore, I have decided to launch the second campaign soon!"

  As soon as Lü Bu heard what Ding Yuan said, he could no longer restrain himself and knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "I am willing to serve my lord with the loyalty of a dog or horse!"

  And the rest of the main generals, in the real world, although they have been fighting for a long time, but they haven't met a decent opponent at all, so this battle intention is also full. The ten people followed closely behind, walked out of their seats, and knelt down on one knee to salute: "I am willing to serve my lord with the labor of a dog or horse!"

  "Good!"

  Hearing the generals' determination and willingness to fight, Ding Yuan was also filled with enthusiasm and stood up: "Let us begin our campaign!"

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  Golden armor and iron horses, the battlefield was in chaos, flags were waving, and scenes of slaughter flashed by. One after another, cities appeared before Ding Yuan's eyes, followed by a city that grew larger and larger until it filled his vision. A white light flashed, and Ding Yuan instinctively closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he found himself in a grand and luxurious hall.

  Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, a hint of a smile appeared on Ding Yuan's mouth, and this was actually the grand hall of the Taishou during the war!

  Sitting on the chair in the hall, Ding Yuan silently recited to himself. In front of him, a virtual screen appeared, representing two small dots that symbolized his own forces. On this virtual screen, the two light points flashed and enlarged, revealing one place as the main city with the words "Xin Ye" written on it, and another place as the pass city with the words "Cai Yang" written on it.

  "This is the territory I currently possess, although it's still too weak compared to those powerful forces like Cao Cao and Zhang Jiao. It's just a tiny piece of land in the entire Three Kingdoms, but..."

  Ding Yuan's expression suddenly changed, his spirit and energy transformed in an instant. "This land of the Three Kingdoms will sooner or later be mine!"

  Ding Yuan was now full of confidence. In this Three Kingdoms space, although his power was not great, he already had so many generals. Although the northern He Jin's Hongnong City and the eastern Zhang Jiao's Wan City were both powerful and difficult to deal with, the western Changyang City and the southern Xiangyang City were all within Ding Yuan's grasp.

  Xiangyang is too far away, Ding Yuan naturally doesn't want to consider it much now, and his goal is the city of Shangyong in the west!

  Shangyong is the main city, and its walls are even bigger than XinYe's. The population is as many as 200,000. The governor-general Liu Dai is a member of the royal family. Although he is not a strong general, he has nine generals under him, plus himself, making ten generals in total. His military strength reaches exactly one thousand men.

  But Ding Yuan's side, although having Lü Bu, a general who has already reached the second level, and four famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Liao, Xiang Lang, Xiang Xiong, and Cai Mao, but the military strength is too lacking. Moreover, in order to summon out Lü Bu, the unmatched war god, after the battle is over, to unify the Shengxiao Mountain Valley by taking advantage of the situation, Ding Yuan must let his own strength reach the second-level general, so how to fight up, when to attack, all need to be carefully considered.

  However, now General Ding Yuan has at least eleven generals under his command, which is enough to discuss with these generals and come up with a perfect plan.

  Shangyong is only three months away from Caiyang, while Zhang Jiao's Wan city is five months away from Xinye, so it must be before Zhang Jiao discovers that Xinye city is empty, take down Xinye with one effort, and then rely on the three cities to conduct defensive warfare.

  Moreover, although Shangyong City only had one famous general of the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Dai, the other nine generals were also very tempting, so they wanted to capture all ten of them multiple times, playing a game of cat and mouse, and ultimately capturing these generals one by one!

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  In Xin Ye's Taishoufu, Ding Yuan and his generals were discussing the strategy to attack Xiangyang.

  Lü Bu had been alone in the administrative office for several months, and he was eager to go to battle. So he jumped out first and said: "My lord, what else is there to consider? My family dominates the world, no one can match it. The mediocre people like Sun Quan are just a mob, do we still need to make plans? As long as my family goes forward, I will surely capture this city for my lord!"

  When Ding Yuan heard Lü Bu's words, he smiled but did not speak. Although Lü Bu was brave and unmatched, able to defeat five men at once, the city of Chang'an also had ten generals, who although were not great warriors, were not someone that Zhang Liao could defeat alone!

  "What good plan can Wen Yuan have?"

  Upon hearing of Ding Yuan's culture, Zhang Liao's face showed no sorrow or joy. After a moment of contemplation, he said: "I shall report to the lord, the generals at Xiangyang are incompetent, but they have many soldiers and a vast territory. Therefore, I have a plan that can be used!"

  "Oh, Wen Yuan, please speak quickly!"

  Ding Yuan heard this and was overjoyed, hastily saying

  "The lord should know that Liao is not far from being a second-class general, and Lv Bu has already reached the rank of second-class general. His strength is no longer as simple as it appears on the surface."

  Zhang Liao said in a low voice.

  Ding Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he asked Lü Bu: "Is there any significant change with you now?"

  Lü Bu heard Ding Yuan's inquiry and immediately couldn't help but say: "Although my family has only risen by a humble one level, I have learned a new martial general skill, which is the Protective Flame. With this move, even if there are many more soldiers, my family will not be afraid!"

  Lü Bu said proudly, but also hesitated for a moment before saying: "In addition, I feel that the activation rate of the passive skill will increase somewhat, so I have the confidence to defeat those ten wine sacks in the Upper City!"

  When Ding Yuan heard Lü Bu say this, he too felt a slight sense of joy in his heart.

  This protective flame is a very powerful skill in the Wujiang plan, and it is generally a skill that Wujiang will comprehend when he reaches level 5 in the Three Kingdoms game, but unexpectedly, Lü Bu can comprehend it at level 2.

  The true power of this Flame Shield doesn't lie in how many local warlords it can kill, but rather in its ability to effortlessly slaughter the soldiers besieging the warlord!

  This protective flame, once cast, will form a rotating flame around the body with a range of ten meters. Any soldier within this range who touches the flame will be instantly burned to death, it is indeed very powerful.

  However, the only pity is that this protective flame consumes a lot of internal energy, and Lü Bu can't cast it several times.