Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2071: The Four Rebel Kings Destroyed the Great Wu, and the Xiao Dynasty Raised an Army to Attack the Great Chu

Judging from the news coming from Luowang, it seems that Hong Qigong used his personal relationship to persuade the previous emperor of Dali, Duan Zhixing.

At the same time, he took advantage of the personal relationship between the previous gang leader and Duan Yu, the son of Dali Zhennan King. Under these two relationships, he finally made Dali agree to send troops.

After receiving the news from Luowang, Wang Yu had to say that the Dali Dynasty was in big trouble because the system had implanted Duan Zhixing and Duan Yu into the system!
However, the participation of the Dali Dynasty in the war did provide real help to Xi Cang, which was greater than the help from heaven to Xi Cang.

The Emperor had to do a lot of favors to convince a faction of the Wei Dynasty, but they didn't actually send troops and only deployed them on the border.

In addition, there was Yangxi between Wei and Zhao Song. Although there was pressure on Zhao Song, it was extremely limited.

Because of this relationship, Xi Cang wanted to directly confer a title on Hong Qigong.

However, Hong Qigong certainly had no interest in officialdom, and he himself had no bloodline, so Xi Cang bestowed the title on Hong Qigong's disciple Guo Jing.

Even though the battle to attack Xicang faced so many obstacles, after Zhao Kuangyin received the news of the battle in Henan, he actually reduced the troops attacking Xicang and allocated 10,000 troops to be transferred to Liangguan to strengthen the defense of Liangguan.

At such times, the Liangguan Pass became more and more important to Zhao Song. With such a powerful neighbor, such a dangerous pass could play a huge role.

During this period, Yangji Dao Valley, once one of the top sects in Da Cang, was also completely razed to the ground by Zhao Kuangyin.

Yangji Daogu, during the battle of Hedong, responded to Xicang's order to disarm and thus sided with Xicang.

At that time, Xi Cang had just been restored and was still at its weakest. It returned the favor to the then-Yangji Dao Valley and established it as the state religion.

If the benchmark of the Taoist Renzong in the Great Cang is Longhu Mountain, then the representative of the Tianzong in the Great Cang is Yangji Dao Valley.

Longhu Mountain had been the state religion for hundreds of years, but it was not until the Four Sects discussed the Dao that this position was removed. As for the Yangji Dao Valley, this was the first time it had the honor of being able to take the position of the state religion.

It is also for this reason that Yangji Dao Valley, as the representative of Tianzong in Da Cang, is far inferior to Longhu Mountain, the representative of Renzong in Da Cang, in terms of influence and comprehensive strength.

Of course, Yangji Dao Valley belongs to Tianzong within Tianzong, and the core members of this sect have always kept their distance from the secular world.

Therefore, although it occupied a position as a state religion, it did not send out important figures to serve as the state teacher like Longhushan did. Instead, it only appointed an elder who was specifically in charge of secular affairs as the state teacher.

Later, when the Zhao Song Dynasty was established, various forces sent out celestial masters to wreak havoc on the day Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne. One of the celestial masters who died in battle that day was the celestial being from Yangjidao Valley.

It was also for this reason that after Zhao Kuangyin entered Xicang, when his troops passed through the gate of Yangjidao Valley, he directly dispatched 30,000 troops to seize this once top sect in Dacang.

Not only Wang Yu was ruthless towards the underworld forces, but all those who came from the traditional imperial court were ruthless towards the underworld.

There were only the rebel forces in Da Cang and Da Wu. They were not sent by the imperial court like Wang Yu or Zhao Kuangyin, but rose from the bottom. They were much gentler in their methods towards the underworld forces.

Even some of them have a huge underworld background.

People like Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangyin have long been accustomed to the court's thinking, and will never let go of those underworld forces as long as they can be suppressed.

Not to mention, the day when Zhao Song ascended the throne and established the dynasty was a dark history of Zhao Song. From Zhao Kuangyin to the ministers, it was a pain for them all.

Although that celestial being in Yangjidao Valley was not the one who attacked the Zhenxi Mansion, nor was he the one who attacked the mansions of the civil and military officials in Zhenxi.

However, if these people had not attracted all the masters in the imperial city, it would not have been so easy for others.

Therefore, when dealing with the issue of Yangji Dao Valley, from Zhao Kuangyin to his ministers, no one was lenient. Destroying Yangji Dao Valley was the unanimous wish of the Zhao Song Dynasty from top to bottom.

And with 30,000 troops climbing the mountain, this city, once one of the top underworld forces in Da Cang, didn't even make a ripple.

From top to bottom, from outer sect to core disciples, nearly 3,000 people were killed by Zhao Song without a single survivor. Only a few managed to escape during the chaos.

On the side of Da Cang, Zhong Cang and Dong Cang were destroyed one after another. Under the attack of Zhao Song, Xi Cang was in danger. If Xi Cang was also destroyed, it would mean that Da Cang, one of the seven dynasties, had completely come to an end.

But before Da Cang, Da Wu in the south of Tianqi had already come to an end, becoming the first of the seven dynasties to be completely destroyed.

Originally, Da Xia should have been the first, but the people from Da Xia still had some skills and used the last wave of strength to restore it.

On the side of the Great Wu, there was the wise prime minister You Hun and the talented general You Yong. Then, starting from Wu Baiqi, and then to the famous generals of the royal family and the famous families, they were either forced to step down or became disheartened. The worst ones were even directly killed.

The great general You Yong lost two major decisive battles in succession, and all the troops of the Great Wu were wiped out. Even the most elite Southern Army of the Great Wu, starting from the commander-in-chief Cao Yi, all the soldiers died in battle with Ye Changqing.

After that great battle, the last bit of vitality of the Great Wu was completely destroyed.

Two months after that great war, the four rebel kings, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng, Han Chen and Wang Gaizhi, officially invaded the capital of the Wu Dynasty and completely destroyed it.

Of the seventeen territories of Great Wu, three in the south fell into the hands of the Nanman, four in the northwest and west fell into the hands of Dayu. As for the remaining ten territories, four and a half were under the control of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the remaining five and a half were divided among Zhang Shicheng, Han Chen, and Wang Gaizhi.

Thinking back to the Great Wu Dynasty in the past, there were eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four rebel groups. But now, so many years have passed. Although the Great Wu Dynasty has been destroyed, the nearly one hundred rebel forces have been eliminated by the test of time, and now only the last four are left.

Among these last four rebel kings, Zhu Yuanzhang was the most powerful.

Not only was his territory the largest, but much of it was located in the northeast and east of Da Wu. In terms of wealth and garrison, it was second only to the three most central regions of Da Wu.

The eastern and northeastern parts of Da Wu are much stronger in all aspects than the three southern parts of Da Wu occupied by Chi You.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not intervene in the three most central regions of the Great Wu. Although these three regions were prosperous, they were too far from his base. If he intervened, it would be difficult for him to rule. Because Zhu Yuanzhang got out of the fight for the three most central regions of the Great Wu when the other three rebel kings were fighting, he gained a lot of benefits in the east and northeast, and occupied four and a half regions in one fell swoop.

Moreover, although the three central regions of Da Wu are rich, further south are the three southern regions occupied by Chi You. Whoever occupies this area can certainly use it to greatly increase his strength, but will inevitably have conflicts with the southern barbarians in the future.

This time, several rebel kings joined forces to instigate civil unrest in the three southern regions, which kept Chi You busy suppressing the rebellion and left him no time to intervene in the war between the rebel kings and the Great Wu Dynasty.

However, anyone with a long-term vision can see that Chi You will never be satisfied with the three southern regions. After he has sorted out his internal problems, he will definitely expand further.

The southern barbarians are fierce, and Zhu Yuanzhang would naturally be happy if someone could take the lead.

Even if they joined forces to fight against the Southern Barbarians at that time, he would only need to send troops, and the war would take place in other people's homes.

Especially in recent years, the Nanman's desire for external expansion has become stronger and stronger.

Before Chi You, although the Nanman lived a hard life, they also wanted to snatch the throne from Da Wu and Da Chu. However, due to the limitations of their own strength, even if they had the intention, they did not have the strength.

Occasionally, he mustered up the courage to send troops to plunder, but not only did he gain nothing, he also lost a large number of men. After a few such incidents, even his courage was broken.

It is also because of this that when Chi You first mentioned sending troops to attack Wu, many people were hesitant.

However, as Chiyou's military campaign achieved great success, the Southern Barbarians gained a lot of benefits. The people from top to bottom tasted the sweetness and their desire for expansion became stronger and stronger.

In the past, the Nanman and the raw barbarians also had a considerable market, but since the Nanman expanded under the leadership of Chiyou, the supporters of the raw barbarians have become fewer and fewer. Even among the Nanman, they are not as driven by real interests.

For the Nanman today, expansion is no longer the wish of Chiyou alone, but has become the collective wish of all the Nanman people. Almost everyone in the Nanman group has become a representative of the hawkish faction.

Moreover, among the entire Nanman, the people with the strongest desire for expansion are not the upper echelons, but the lower echelons. The lower echelons of the Nanman had lived a very hard life before, and their current lives are a world apart from their previous lives. Therefore, the lower echelons of the Nanman are the most enterprising.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not willing to confront such an aggressive southern barbarian so soon.

The Great Wu Dynasty has been destroyed, and this most fundamental and direct contradiction has been resolved.

For Zhu Yuanzhang today, compared to continuing to tangle with these people in Da Wu, he would rather intervene in Daqian in the north.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, the current Daqian in the north is exactly the same as the Dawu in previous years.

He is very experienced in dealing with such chaos.

The various forces in Daqian were much weaker than those in Dawu. After all, those in Dawu had already fought their way out, while those in Daqian were still in the process of fighting.

Daqian was not only a rebel king, but the power of the imperial court was also sparse and fragmented.

Among the princes of the Daqian royal family, after the death of the King of Backers, there was no longer a prince of the royal family who could surpass the other princes in terms of strength or status.

Especially after that battle, not only was the king who could help the central court suppress the other kings gone, but the central court also suffered heavy losses in military strength. Now, many of the kings of the Daqian royal family no longer respect the central court as much.

Therefore, the Daqian court, although seemingly a whole, was actually in a state of each fighting for itself.

But for Zhu Yuanzhang, it was the perfect time to take advantage of the situation.

However, after all, they had just finished a great war, and Zhu Yuanzhang had just obtained a lot of trump cards. What he had to do at this time was to digest the benefits he had already obtained, rather than expand.

Although he wanted to intervene in Daqian's affairs, it was not the right time.

Among the rebel kings of Wu, although Zhu Yuanzhang was the strongest of the remaining four, Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty was much weaker than Liu Bang's Dayu in terms of overall strength.

Liu Bang's Dayu annexed several small dynasties over the years, and took over a total of four areas in the northwest and west of Wu. His strength developed rapidly.

Especially after Liu Bei married into the Wu Dynasty, after the fall of the Wu Dynasty, a small number of Wu people defected to him for this reason.

At this time, Dayu was still caught in the chaos of war with Da Chu.

Wang Mufeng, a famous general of the Great Chu, defeated Xiang Yu, and after the defeat, Xiang Yu accidentally got involved with Dayu. Wang Mufeng used this excuse to attack Dayu.

Although Wang Mufeng did not inform the court in advance of his attack on Dayu, after the court received Wang Mufeng's hindsight notification, the Emperor of Da Chu expressed his support for Wang Mufeng half-heartedly.

In recent years, Dayu has developed too fast and has long aroused the fear of Da Chu. It was just that there was no opportunity before.

At that time, Da Chu was already caught up in all kinds of troubles. Although it knew that its neighbor Dayu was constantly expanding and even had the strength to threaten Da Chu, it never had the opportunity to interfere with Dayu.

Now, we can use this ready-made excuse to attack Daewoo with a legitimate reason.

Dayu's power has now expanded to such an extent that, in fact, if the Great Chu Dynasty fights this battle without sufficient preparation in advance, it will be basically impossible to destroy Dayu in one battle.

However, for Da Chu, fighting this war was, firstly, to test the extent to which Da Yu had expanded. Secondly, it was also an opportunity to strike at Da Yu and make full preparations for their next step.

However, while the Emperor of Chu was constantly mobilizing food in the rear, Liu Bei led his troops to support Liu Bang after resolving the war in Wu, allowing Liu Bang, who was originally in danger, to hold on.

At this time, Emperor Zhiling of the Daxiao Dynasty could no longer hold back. Not long ago, he offered sacrifices to the heavens, swore an oath to his troops, and led the army into battle in person.