Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

Li Jing was taken aback, but then realized that his lord was testing him.

Standing before the map, his eyes gleamed as he carefully examined every mountain, river, city, and pass.

Everyone in the hall looked at this newly appointed strategist, eager to see what abilities he possessed.

After a long while, a glint of light flashed in Li Jing's eyes.

"My lord, if I were to lead this battle, I would employ a swift and decisive strategy, dividing our forces into four routes!"

"Go on," Qin Han gestured.

"Yes!" Li Jing pointed to three locations on the map.

"The first route will be led by this humble general with 20,000 elite troops, out of Shu Prefecture, heading straight for the nearest Chengdu Prefecture! Chengdu Prefecture is the capital of Sichuan. Once it is captured, it will be like holding the throat of Sichuan in one's hands."

Its political significance far outweighs its military significance. Once Chengdu Prefecture falls, the powerful families and officials in the remaining prefectures and counties will surely tremble in fear!

"The second route, led by General Qin Qiong with 20,000 cavalry, will sweep through the counties of Lizhou Road with lightning speed, in coordination with the inside agents in the city!"

General Qin is brave and his cavalry is highly mobile. If someone cooperates to open the city gates, breaching the city walls will not be difficult. Then, we only need to station people there to intimidate them and prevent them from marching south to support Chengdu!

"The third route, led by King Yin and Left Envoy Yang and others, consists of 60,000 troops by land and water, sailing down the Yangtze River to take the fifteen prefectures of Luzhou!"

Luzhou is not only a salt-producing area in Sichuan, but also a key transportation hub connecting Hubei and Hunan provinces. It is the lifeblood of Sichuan! As long as we take Luzhou, the subsequent fifteen prefectures will be no threat.

Our army can then completely cut off the imperial court's possibility of receiving reinforcements by water, and obtain a continuous stream of financial support!

"Finally, to prevent the Jin army from attacking the city at this time, General Xiao led 70,000 men to garrison Jianmen Pass, while the remaining 30,000 troops stayed in Shuzhou to continue to gather Ming Cult disciples and provide support to other places when necessary."

After Li Jing finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.

They were all amazed by his grand yet clear strategic vision.

The four armies advanced in a coordinated manner, with clear objectives and well-defined roles.

One route aimed to seize the political center, another to exert military deterrence, yet another to sever the economic lifeline, and the final route was to prevent the Jurchens from betraying them.

With those four cuts, the entire skeleton of Sichuan was completely dismantled!

Of course, this is all on the premise that there is an inside agent who will come to their aid, and it's easy to imagine how many people would die trying to open the city gates from the inside.

Li Jing practically sacrificed lives to seize control of three prefectures and fifteen counties in Sichuan before the court could assign new officials to reside there.

"Good! What a brilliant idea to divide the troops into four groups!"

Qin Han clapped his hands and laughed, his eyes full of admiration.

He always believed that professionals should handle professional tasks, and that he only needed to identify such talents, ensure their loyalty, and then give them a suitable platform.

He truly deserves to be called a future military genius!

"Let's do as General Li says!"

Qin Han made the decision on the spot.

"Xiao Feng!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

Without much hesitation, Xiao Feng quickly responded, and the character for righteousness above his head had changed to the character for loyalty.

He's come to terms with things these days. The martial arts world of the Southern Song Dynasty no longer welcomes him. As for returning to the Liao Dynasty?

Back then, he didn't just kill Jin soldiers at the border; many more were actually Liao soldiers. Without the merit of saving Yelü Hongji, what identity would Xiao Feng have to return to Liao?!

Rather than doing that, we should follow Leader Qin.

"Is there a problem with you leading the troops to oversee Jianmen Pass?"

"As long as the prison is there, the person lives; if the prison is gone, the person dies."

"good!"

"Peng Yingyu, Zhang Zhong, Shuobude, Leng Qian, Zhou Dian!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Draft an invitation for me and send it to all the prefectures and counties in Sichuan. If they come to the banquet, that's fine; if they don't..."

Use every means at your disposal! I intend for the city gates to open by themselves before our army even arrives, and if necessary, sacrifice some of the toughest nuts to serve as a sacrifice!

"Hehe, don't worry, Master, we're experts at this!" Monk and the others rubbed their hands together, eager to get started.

The people of the Ming Cult are not exactly benevolent believers.

With long-time inside agents from Lingjiu Palace and the assistance of Ming Cult masters, plus the use of every means at their disposal.

Qin Han's gaze finally settled on Dong Tianbao and Zhang Junbao.

"Dong Tianbao, Zhang Junbao."

"Your subordinates are here!" The two men immediately stepped forward.

"You two will accompany General Li Jing on this expedition and obey his orders... Do not disappoint me!"

"Tianbao is determined to complete the mission, even at the cost of his life!" Dong Tianbao exclaimed excitedly, his face flushed.

Qin Han used his "Insight" ability to observe the other party's thoughts.

"A scholar will die for one who understands him. I, Dong Tianbao, am finally about to rise above my circumstances. This time, Junbao must be ruthless towards those powerful families. Don't let him soften his heart again..."

Zhang Junbao nodded in agreement.

His personality is actually very easy to change. In the original story, he was tricked into becoming a rebel by the Mu family after leaving the mountain. Now, he is being changed by Tianbao and the Ming Cult.

Perhaps this is what they mean by learning to be good from good people and bad from bad people.

"I will oversee the overall situation in Shu Province for you all! I will be responsible for logistics and ensure the army has ample supplies!!"

"Pass on my orders!"

Qin Han's voice resounded throughout the hall.

"All troops prepare for battle! The army will march in three days!"

"Take over the entire Sichuan province within a month!"

"yes!"

The crowd responded in unison.

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It's not uncommon for them to be the first to take action, preparing an invitation and sending it urgently to various prefectures and counties in Sichuan.

If people were pragmatic, they could have avoided many of the troubles that plagued the Qin and Han dynasties and prevented them from actually going to war.

But what if there are truly stubborn and incorrigible people...

The generals who received the invitations reacted in various ways.

Some people were filled with fear and couldn't sleep all night, worried that this was a trap set by the Qin and Han dynasties, and that they would never return once they went.

Some people, however, were hoping for a bargain, believing that since Qin and Han had just taken control of Shu Province and their power base was unstable, they dared not easily break ties with them and might be able to negotiate for greater benefits.

Even worse, Zhang Xian, the garrison commander of Guanzhou, relied on his large army and the strategic location to completely disregard Qin Han, this "outsider."

They beat the envoy away with sticks and declared that they would unite with various prefectures and counties to form a "coalition to quell Qin"!

Let's purge the court of corrupt officials and quell the national crisis.

Qin and Han had anticipated all of this.

They're just waiting for someone to take the lead and make them jump out.

On the third day after Zhang Xian drove the envoy away.

Qin Qiong led 20,000 iron cavalry, appearing like divine soldiers descending from the sky, overnight at the gates of Guanzhou City.

at the same time.

The deputy general, who had been instigated by the Five Elements Banner of the Ming Cult, suddenly launched an attack and opened the city gates.

With the combined forces from within and without, Zhang Xian's tens of thousands of troops collapsed at the first contact!

This general, who clamored to "punish Qin," couldn't even muster a decent resistance and was killed by Qin Qiong in his sleep!

His head was hung high on the city tower of Guanzhou City the next morning.

Guanzhou, a dignified prefecture, fell to the ground in a single day!

This battle was like a resounding slap in the face to all the generals in Sichuan who were still observing.

The capital is thousands of miles away from Sichuan. Even if the news had spread, it would have taken time to send reinforcements.

Those with foresight then discovered this with horror.

Qin Han had long set his sights on Sichuan. Besides his army and a bunch of martial arts masters around him, it's likely that many of his people had been turned against him.

It was far more terrifying than they imagined!