Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2390 The Situation of the World, the Dilemma of Chu and Wei
The Han Dynasty fought a war for two and a half years, almost three years, and during those nearly three years, the situation of various dynasties across the land was also constantly changing.

In the great battle between Tang, Wei, and the Yang Jian alliance, Guo Longcheng, despite not losing on the battlefield thanks to the strength of Wei, lost outside the battlefield.

Guo Longcheng supported an emperor to the throne. Although it was said that he supported a virtuous prince from the imperial clan, the fact that he was able to gain the reputation of a virtuous prince at least indicates that this prince was not young.

Moreover, it also shows that this prince has some ability.

But often, what we fear is not that the emperor has great wisdom, nor that he is completely incompetent, but that he has the ability but lacks exceptional ability.

They both became emperors, but the power in their hands did not lie with them; it was in the hands of Guo Longcheng. He was an emperor like a puppet.

This situation may be manageable in the short term, but it will naturally lead to conflict in the long run.

Coupled with the various internal factional disputes within the Great Wei Dynasty, there were plenty of opportunities for politicians like Yang Jian, Li Shimin, and Li Longji to manipulate things.

In particular, neither of them rushed to do anything. Instead, they waited until so many years had passed and the conflict between Guo Longcheng and the emperor above him, who had clearly ascended the throne but had little power, was almost impossible to suppress before they began to take action.

Thus, with Li and Yang working together, they achieved a great victory outside the battlefield, which, in turn, led to a chain reaction and a great victory on the battlefield.

The Great Wei Dynasty suffered an unprecedented defeat.

With the assistance of Li Siyuan and Li Cunxu, Li Shimin alone conquered nearly three regions of the Great Wei in one fell swoop, in addition to the territories he had originally occupied.

It can be said that, in total, the Great Wei Dynasty has lost about four provinces under the rule of the Li Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin even personally set up an ambush, gathering seven fierce generals including You Liang and Li Chen, to ambush and kill Shi Huang.

Even Bian Jiuyou, who had been recuperating for many years, was brought in.

Due to his fighting style on the battlefield in his early years, Bian Jiuyou has accumulated a lot of hidden injuries. Now, although he is only in his late thirties, they are already beginning to show.

For the past two years, I have been recuperating with the help of a renowned doctor, and I will not easily go back to the battlefield unless absolutely necessary.

After all, if he continues to go to the battlefield frequently, given his fighting style, he will probably enter the decline period of a military general in a few years.

However, although Li Tang brought out all the available lineups, some problems arose in the coordination of these people, and Shi Huang managed to break through the encirclement at the cost of serious injury.

Bian Jiuyou, who had long been stationed on the southern front, was strong enough, but because he had little experience cooperating with the fierce generals on the eastern front, there were some flaws in their coordination.

However, after Shi Huang broke through the encirclement, his body reached its limit, and at that time he was not far from death.

If he hadn't been found by Jin Chanzi, a disciple of the Theravada Buddhist sage Dzogchen, just before he fell unconscious, this top-tier warrior of his time might very well have died quietly from his injuries.

And so, after many twists and turns, although he managed to break through the encirclement, he ultimately fell into the hands of Li Shimin.

Among the many forces, the relationship between the Li Tang dynasty and Theravada Buddhism was the closest. In fact, Li Shimin and Jin Chanzi were sworn brothers.

From then on, the entire northwest of the Great Wei Dynasty, along with parts of its northern region, became part of the Li Tang territory. This battle also greatly increased the power of the Li Tang Dynasty.

With the Battle of Hulao Pass preceding it and this victory achieved through strategic maneuvering outside the battlefield, most of the territory of the Li Tang dynasty has now been conquered by Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was already the most prestigious of the three generals of the Li Tang dynasty, and now he has reached an even higher level.

Even after this great battle, Emperor Li Hao of the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to let Li Xu take over Li Shimin's military power, and Li Shimin was transferred back to the country, retaining his position as General of the Heavenly Strategy while serving as Prime Minister.

This promotion temporarily removed him from the battlefield.

However, with Li Shimin's return to the capital of the Tang Dynasty, a conspiracy was about to unfold.

Since the Li Tang dynasty achieved such great results, Yang Jian's achievements were naturally not much different.

After this battle, the situation in the Great Wei Dynasty was completely reversed.

In the past, although the Great Wei court constantly hindered progress and could only exert half of its full strength, its theoretical strength was still formidable, and it still held the initiative. But after this crushing defeat, even that last bit of advantage has vanished.

In the former land of Great Xia, the Li Tang dynasty achieved a great victory in Great Wei, conquering a large amount of land. However, the Long clan of Great Xia, which was originally tucked away in the northwest corner of Great Xia, was in a very helpless situation. Apart from the two directions of Xiao Tang, they had no other direction to expand.

However, they have not been without gains in these past few years. At least, the Cao clan, which was originally internally divided and barely maintained its unity, has been completely suppressed by them.

Although in order to prevent the other side from going down in a fight to the death, they were not completely wiped out. Instead, a small number of stubborn resisters were dealt with, while the majority were spared and absorbed.

However, they eventually used these years to completely resolve their internal problems, absorb the Cao clan, and use the power of such a huge clan to grow stronger.

At least, after this, if the Great Xia Long Clan wanted to expand again, they could fully utilize their strength without being hindered by internal factors.

In the Great Chu, starting with the Great Yu, and then with the Great Xiao and Great Li joining the war, the war between the three families to divide Chu has lasted for more than four years.

The Great Chu Kingdom is now practically on the verge of collapse.

In fact, more than a year ago, as the division of Chu into several states progressed, Chu was on the verge of destruction and could no longer pose a threat to those states. As a result, those states began to be wary of each other, which led to conflicts.

Under these circumstances, they managed to survive another year.

After all, fighting on three fronts was still too much of a stretch for the Great Chu.

In the entire Great Chu Kingdom, apart from Wang Mufeng, there are no other top-tier generals.

Although there were capable generals like Tian Zhu, they were unable to dominate one front for an extended period.

Just like Xuanyuan Huang during the previous war against Yan, even if he could stop Yue Fei, it would be useless if he couldn't stop the others. Even if he went to other directions to put out the fire, it would likely lead to the collapse of the front line he was originally in charge of.

In contrast, the three families of Xiao, Li, and Yu have sent god-level commanders to the battlefield, and they can't be stopped by one hand. Liu Yu and Jiang Wu of Da Yu, Ren Pingsheng, Mai Dongmeng, and Guo Yongxing of Da Xiao, and even Di Zhiling himself was stationed at the front line for a considerable period of time.

As for Dali, Chiyou, Ayu, Kafuer, and others, none of them were easy to deal with.

Especially from the second year of the war onwards, they all clearly saw the weakness of the Great Chu in terms of its generals, and continuously stretched and dispersed the battle lines, playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses.

Not to mention, the gap is even greater among fierce generals, in addition to famous ones.

Under these circumstances, the Great Chu had reached its limit in the past few years. Its territory had been almost completely annexed by the three families. Of course, this also included Xiang Yu, who could be considered half a family. The territory of the Great Chu had been almost completely annexed by the three families.

The Great Chu is now in a state where it could be destroyed at any moment, and that could happen in the next few months.

It was precisely because the Great Chu was in a state of constant threat of destruction that, while guarding against each other, those other factions also turned their attention to areas outside of the Great Chu.

For the Yu and Xiao families, who are currently dividing Chu, the land of Great Wei is also an easy target at this time. At least, at this stage, it is much easier for them to deal with each other than for the Yu and Xiao families to deal with each other.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Wang Yu put aside these superfluous thoughts and began to focus on the affairs of the Golden Horde.

After a brief period of deliberation, Wang Yu finally decided to send Kuai Tong as the chief envoy and Su Li as the deputy envoy to the Northern Di Golden Horde royal court to offer congratulations and solidify diplomatic relations.

Regardless, the two sides still share a common enemy and common interests, and both still need each other.

At this point, there's no need to create any discord with the Golden Horde over such a trivial matter.

Most importantly, the reason why the former Northern Di Jin Dynasty was attacked by the seven great dynasties was because the latter had unified the entire Northern Di.

Such a behemoth would be incredibly terrifying to any dynasty in the Central Plains.

However, if we only consider the current size of the Golden Horde, it is still within the acceptable range of these Central Plains forces.

After all, given their current state, it would be difficult for them to join forces again, even if it's not within their acceptable range.

(End of this chapter)