Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2573 The Empire's Demise, the Division into Three Families, and the War of Four Kingdoms
Despite having his supplies burned by Yue Yi, Qi Jiguang still managed to capture Youbeiping and is now aggressively advancing towards Yuyang. Upon receiving this news, Li Mu, who is stationed at the border of Jizhou and Youzhou, is defending the area with even greater zeal.

Li Mu was different from other generals; he didn't need to risk his life to grab credit.

He is now one of the top generals of the Great Jin Dynasty, and there is basically no room for him to rise further.

Above all other titles, as a member of the imperial family, although not a prince like Li Jing, he was still a duke. In this respect, he had already reached a height that other generals could never achieve.

Therefore, while other generals would do everything they could to gain merit, he only needed to avoid making mistakes and ensure victory in this battle.

As long as he stays here and ensures that the main force is not lost, Han Xin will not be able to move, and then the battle will be a sure win.

At most, he turned an offensive game into a defensive one, which was rather embarrassing for Li Mu.

However, at least for now, it's not him who's anxious, but Han Xin.

On the Qin side, during this period, countless ministers had suggested that Qin Zheng recall Han Xin. Qi Jiguang did indeed only have 30,000 troops, but the problem was that they had even fewer soldiers.

How many soldiers are there in the entire Youzhou?
After the 30,000 naval troops were almost completely wiped out, the rest were basically in Han Xin's hands. Their side was truly almost wiped out!

If they had more troops, Yue Yi wouldn't have risked his life to burn the enemy's supplies just to delay them for a month.

Qi Jiguang has now marched towards Yuyang. After capturing Yuyang, the next target will be the State of Yan, which is the seat of Youzhou.

In other words, Qi Jiguang's troops were about to attack them.

But do you think Qin Zheng wasn't worried about Qi Jiguang?

However, he was helpless!

If he recalls Han Xin, Qi Jiguang's army will indeed pose little threat. However, Li Mu's 100,000 troops will then march into Youzhou.

Between these two, it's simply a matter of how they die!

Therefore, he might as well not have recalled Han Xin!

At least with Han Xin blocking the way, Li Mu's 100,000 troops are not a concern for the time being.

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In the Great Jin's northern expedition, Ji Province has now been destroyed, and the remnants of Zhao Kuangyin's forces have also returned to Jin. The remaining Qinghan and You Provinces, although still putting up a last-ditch resistance, are clearly just clinging to life.

Meanwhile, during the Great Jin's northern expedition, the Parthian Empire in the west also officially came to an end.

A vast empire finally met its end.

The most direct factor in the fall of the Parthian Empire was naturally the Second Persian Empire.

In the original history, the Second Persian Empire also rose to power by building upon the foundation of the Parthian Empire.

However, while the primary cause of the Parthian Empire's downfall was the Second Persian Empire, the Mongol Empire and the Kushan Empire also contributed to the process. The Mongol Empire, on the one hand, actively responded to the Tang Dynasty's marriage proposals, seeking allies to jointly oppose the Jin Dynasty through alliance with this eastern power, thereby securing its interests in the east.

On the other hand, it was to unite with the Second Persian Empire to share the pressure on the Kushan Empire and prevent the Yuan Mongol Empire from facing both the Kushan and Han Empires at the same time.

As for the Kushan Empire, whether it was the former Parthian Empire or the Second Persian Empire that rose from the Parthian Empire, they were in a state of love-hate relationship with each other.

Therefore, just as the Second Kushan Empire was about to destroy the Parthian Empire, the Mongol Empire and the Kushan Empire acted simultaneously, adding icing on the cake for the Parthian Empire's demise.

And, in the end, I managed to snatch a small piece of cake from this lavish feast.

However, during this process of partitioning the Parthian Empire, the conflict between the Mongol Empire and the Kushan Empire intensified further.

When it comes to dividing the cake, that's when sordid things tend to happen. Not to mention, the Second Persian Empire had already taken the lion's share, and the two other families were only getting a limited portion. At this point, each family naturally wanted to get a bigger slice, making it even easier for sordid things to arise.

During the three-year pandemic, the Yuan-Mongol Empire had already grown to dislike the Kushan Empire. Now that the conflict has intensified, it's only natural that they should fight first.

The Yuan Mongols have never been afraid of war!
After all, in West Asia, the dominant force of the Yuan Dynasty was not the Yuan Dynasty itself, but rather the several khanates below it.

Those khanates all had expansionist ambitions, and war was the best way to achieve that.

They weren't afraid of the Han, let alone the Kushans.

In fact, it wasn't just these few khanates; Kublai Khan, the ruler of the Yuan Mongol heartland, turned a blind eye to this after learning about it, and in reality, he supported these khanates in fighting a war first.

As long as headquarters hasn't intervened, whatever the outcome, it's all within a controllable range.

Moreover, this was also a way to test the attitude of the Second Persian Empire, which was their ally.

The Second Persian Empire and the Kushan Empire were old rivals. If these khanates were to engage in battle with the Kushan Empire, they could lure the Second Persian Empire into the conflict, making Kublai Khan willing to personally intervene and wage a major war.

He knew that in Southeast Asia today, the Kushan Empire and the Great Jin Dynasty had already started fighting. Although it was only a limited conflict, it at least showed that the two empires had begun to clash.

Southeast Asia is in the far south, while the Mongol Empire is in the far north, so news travels incredibly slowly. But so much time has passed that it should be enough for Kublai Khan to receive the message.

If the Second Persian Empire could also be brought in, then it would be equivalent to the three empires ganging up on the Kushan Empire.

If we play like this, there's absolutely no chance of losing.

Kublai Khan had long been envious of the vast population and abundant food reserves of South Asia.

During the three-year pandemic, the Kushan Empire sold grain to both the Great Jin and the Yuan Mongol Empires. Wasn't that because they had enough grain?
In South Asia, not only is the arable land vast, but the climate is also extremely favorable for agricultural production.

Any ruler with foresight, upon learning about the situation in South Asia, would be extremely interested in that region. This is similar to Li Xiang's large-scale military campaign in Southeast Asia.

In feudal times, the importance of food was almost paramount.