Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2356 Tuoba Retreats, Wang Yu Returns to Court
Zhao Kuangyin was dead, and from that moment on, the Song Dynasty was completely destroyed.

However, a large number of counties in the western part of Guanzhong have not yet been taken over, and Li Jing and Xue Rengui need to send troops to take them over.

Of course, accepting these counties was just a minor matter.

The Song dynasty now has virtually no troops left to resist, and with no leader, the counties in western Guanzhong will most likely surrender without resistance.

Even if a few might resist, they wouldn't pose a serious threat.

It can be said that once things reached this point, the war against the Song Dynasty had essentially come to an end. What followed was just a final, insignificant cleanup.

The war against Yan, which began in May of the fourth year of the Yuanshi era, and the subsequent war against Song, lasted for about two and a half years and finally ended with a complete victory for the Han Dynasty.

The four circuits of Qingnan, Donghai, Heyang, and Guangyang of the Great Yan Dynasty, and the four circuits of Guandong, Guanxi, Hexi, and Yangxi of the Great Song Dynasty, a total of eight complete circuits, were completely taken over by the Great Han Dynasty.

In addition, the territory of the Dali Kingdom in the south also fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty.

Yangdong Road, sandwiched between Yangxi Road and Guangyang Road, was not yet entirely under the control of the Han Dynasty at this time, but most of it had already been taken over by Yue Fei. Only the last three counties remained under the control of Jiang Chaoyu.

However, given the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the remaining three counties are brought under control.

Amidst the turmoil within the Great Qian Dynasty, Jiang Chaoyu, entangled in the southern front, simply could not muster enough strength to deal with Yue Fei. The fall of the three prefectures seemed imminent.

At this point, it can be said that almost all of the eighteen regions that originally belonged to Da Cang, except for the last one, Shan Yin, have fallen into the hands of Da Han.

Although in the nearly two and a half years of war, Su Dingfang lost three of the four counties of the Great Sword Dynasty that he had captured.

The Sword Yang Path, which was only half a sect to begin with, is now completely defunct in name only.

However, such a small loss, involving only three prefectures, is utterly insignificant compared to the gains from the campaigns against Yan and Song; it's not even worth a fraction of what was lost.

Once the gains from this battle are fully realized, even if the Great Wu also consolidates the conquered territory, the Great Han's national strength will completely surpass that of the Great Wu.

In the future, the Han Dynasty will no longer be the target of the Wu Dynasty, but the Wu Dynasty will become the target of the Han Dynasty's further expansion.

After the war against Song, the war in the Han Dynasty lasted for two and a half years. Although it had not completely stopped, it was almost over.

On Su Dingfang's side, after that decisive battle, the two sides returned to a standoff. Although there were still small-scale skirmishes, both sides would exercise restraint in the face of large-scale military operations unless they saw an opportunity.

Both sides are top-notch commanders. Without sufficient chance of victory, they will not needlessly lose troops or engage in meaningless battles.

Therefore, even if it hasn't completely stopped over there, it's already close to a state of near-stopping.

The war against the Song Dynasty has ended in the southwestern part of Da Cang, the former Eight Kingdoms Alliance region, and the Zhongxing Pass defense line in the north. Neither Da Wu nor the Tuoba tribe will continue to fight to the death under these circumstances.

After the war against Song ended, the Han Dynasty no longer had the opportunity to fight to the death. Continuing to fight to the death would only draw hundreds of thousands of Han troops from the Song battlefield to the other side.

Neither the Great Wu nor the Tuoba tribe wanted to see such an outcome in the short term.

Therefore, the only side that has not truly ceased hostilities is Jiang Chaoyu's side.

As expected, upon receiving the news outside Zhongxing Pass, Tuoba Gui could only regretfully retreat after learning of the fall of the Zhao Song dynasty.

Without the support of the Great Yan or Zhao Song to contain the massive military force of the Great Han, Zhongxing Pass was completely beyond any possibility of being breached.

Having missed such an opportunity, Tuoba Gui was deeply disappointed. After all, who knew when such a great opportunity would come again?
Such mountain ranges and treacherous passes would have been an insurmountable barrier for the Central Plains dynasties, let alone for the Northern Di.

The capture of Jubei Pass was only possible because someone within the Zhenbei Lie family defected. Will Zhongxing Pass have a similar opportunity in the future?
Although with the continuous integration of the Central Plains and the Northern Di, the Northern Di have long since stopped relying solely on cavalry and have also built up a fairly powerful infantry force, pursuing coordination and cooperation between infantry and cavalry.

However, no matter how much they tried to integrate, the Northern Di were naturally best at cavalry.

For the Northern Di people, overcoming obstacles has always been a difficult problem.

For the Tuoba tribe, having missed this opportunity, the obstacles to their southward expansion were no longer just the Zhongxing Pass, but also the Han Dynasty, which had grown into a behemoth.

After all, if the Han Dynasty were to consolidate its gains from this battle, its national strength might even surpass that of the former Great Cang.

From the perspective of national strength alone, once the Han Dynasty achieves this, even their Tuoba tribe will be unable to match it in terms of overall level.

In the future, there is even a possibility that the balance of power may shift.

At the same time, after confirming that Tuoba Gui had indeed withdrawn his troops, Wang Yu did not intend to stay in Shanyang Road any longer.

The length of time he had been away from the court coincided with the duration of the wars against Yan and Song. Nearly two and a half years had passed, and he had to return.

After all, he still has a lot of mess to deal with.

Although the wars against Yan and Song resulted in the capture of a large amount of territory, with four circuits each for Yan and Song, plus the Yangdong Circuit which was about to be completely captured and the Dali Dynasty, the total territory was almost nine circuits.

It can be said that after two and a half years of fighting, the territory of the Han Dynasty has almost doubled. Such a large area must be re-planned and reorganized as soon as possible.

After all, the war is over, and these areas cannot continue to be under military control.

Thus, in December of the sixth year of the Yuanshi era, after nearly two and a half years, Wang Yu, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, finally returned to the capital.

Having experienced this battle, the Han Dynasty has finally entered a new phase.