Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2456 Mu Xuanyang narrowly escapes death, Wu Taidou dies from accumulated lightning.

In this world, there is never a shortage of loyal and devoted people who would die for their principles, but correspondingly, there is also no shortage of spineless scoundrels.

If there is still hope for the Eastern Barbarians, this group of people may not easily show themselves. On the surface, they will still be loyal ministers and generals of Yelü Abaoji.

However, Nurhaci's betrayal almost completely extinguished the Eastern Yi's hope of winning this battle.

Under these circumstances, some people will inevitably start to speak out.

Even if those who came to conquer them were not of the Dongyi ethnic group themselves, it was still inevitable that some of them would jump out, though the number would be relatively smaller.

Just as the entire Eastern Barbarian lands faced a major turning point due to Nurhaci's betrayal, the Central Plains were also at a critical juncture.

Of the seven great dynasties of the past, the four dynasties of Cang, Wu, Xia, and Chu had already reached a relatively stable state, making it difficult for them to undergo any major changes.

The dynasties that are most likely to undergo major changes at any time are the remaining Wu, Qian, and Wei dynasties.

While the Han Dynasty was conquering the barbarians, the situation was also constantly changing during these three dynasties.

Among the three dynasties of Wu, Qian, and Wei, the Wu region had actually begun to stabilize. Zhang Shicheng, Han Chen, and Wang Gaizhi had already exhausted their strength in their respective internal conflicts.

Having secured the key strategic positions, Zhu Yuanzhang almost perfectly executed his strategy of building high walls and stockpiling grain, abandoning the Great Qian Dynasty and returning to the Great Wu Dynasty, thus beginning the final stages of his campaign.

At the same time, after the fall of the Great Chu, the Great Yu, which had divided the Great Chu, also set its sights on the Wu region.

In fact, for Dayu, which was located at the intersection of the three major dynasties of Wei, Chu and Wu, heading north to Wei at this time would also be an opportunity for them.

The Great Wei is currently in a state of being attacked from all sides, with several surrounding forces silently keeping their eyes on them. Among them are the Great Xiao, which has just divided the Great Chu, and the Great Wu, which has taken over the alliance of states excluding Dali.

Naturally, Yang Jian, who originally belonged to the Great Wei, and the Great Tang, which had always been eyeing the Great Wei, were also included.

At this time, Li Shimin had just helped his father ascend to the throne through the Xuanwu Gate.

However, it was precisely because of this that he was even more determined to pursue the Great Wei, turning internal conflicts into external ones, so that Li Xu, one of the three great generals of the Great Tang, could only be on the front lines, giving him and his son more time to sort things out internally.

However, precisely because there were too many forces eyeing the lucrative territory of Wei at this time, Liu Bang ultimately chose to advance eastward, even though heading north would have been a good option.

There are opportunities in both directions, but the pressure in the east is much less.

In particular, the Great Yu, which had just divided up the Great Chu, needed to recuperate and rebuild its strength most at this time. In other words, if it weren't for the fact that the north and the east had given them such a good opportunity at the same time, they would already be in a state of recuperation and rebuilding.

Therefore, even when opportunities arise, they tend to favor the East, where there is less pressure and the problem can be solved with less effort and less time.

In particular, the eldest son Liu Bei's marriage alliance with Wu resulted in a large number of civil and military officials in Dayu today, such as Huang Jinbao, Bai Yinbao, Luo Xing, Xue Mingyang, Shen Dong, and many others, coming from the Wu region.

Many of these people held considerable prestige in the Wu region, making it much easier for them in all aspects compared to the Wei region.

With Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang launching their attacks simultaneously, the fates of Zhang Shicheng, Han Chen, and Wang Gaizhi were practically sealed. Therefore, while the political landscape of Wu was not yet fully settled, it was not far from being completely determined.

As for Qiandi, only after confirming that Zhu Yuanzhang had indeed transferred his main forces back to Wudi was Xiao Ping'an able to focus his efforts on moving his main forces north to deal with Jiang Ziya's large-scale invasion.

However, by this time, Xiao Ping'an had already lost too many opportunities.

In particular, the Great Qian Dynasty now has a unified court again. Although this court is just a facade, it is at least not as fragmented as before and can truly unite the forces of all parties.

In contrast, Xiao Ping'an has been forced into various major battles year after year, leaving his country exhausted and internally unstable.

Therefore, under Jiang Ziya's leadership, the balance of the entire war shifted in favor of the Great Qian Dynasty from the very beginning.

Not long ago, Jiang Ziya exploited Xiao Ping'an's weakness of being loyal and righteous, and used the three celestial beings as bait to defeat Xiao Ping'an.

These three Celestial Beings belonged to the Great Qian Dynasty or the Farmer Clan. They were the three of the original Twenty-Four Celestial Beings. It was these three who launched the sneak attack on Xiao Ping'an's residence.

Only these three celestial beings held enough weight with Xiao Ping'an to lure the other party into the game.

Being loyal and righteous, and quick to avenge wrongs, is definitely a virtue for many people, but when applied to a monarch, it is not a virtue, but a character flaw.

Xiao Ping'an attracted a large number of people, including Tao Qi and Tao Zhixing, to join him because of his personality, but this also led to his downfall. It has to be said that he was both made and destroyed by the same person.

In this battle, even Xiao Ping'an's adopted son, Mu Xuanyang, the number one warrior of Xuanxiao, was seriously injured.

In this battle, five powerful generals, Jiang Qianqiu, Jiang Hou, Ming You, Niu Ba, and Yu Yuan, joined forces. Even the weakest of them were mid-level god-level generals. Even with Mu Xuanyang's ferocity, he barely survived the battle.

If it weren't for Yin Chanzi risking her life to save him, Mu Xuanyang would probably have had a hard time breaking through the encirclement.

However, during his breakout attempt, Yin Chanzi was blocked by Yu Yuan with the Blood Transformation Divine Blade. Fortunately, Yin Chanzi's strength was no longer what it was when he first came out of the mountain, and he had further improved his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body.

As the leading figure among the younger generation of Theravada Buddhism, his abilities are certainly not lacking.

That's why I was able to withstand that blow.

Even so, having lost his only chance to escape, he was eventually captured alive by the combined efforts of several people.

This battle was one that completely devastated Xiao Ping'an. After this battle, it could be said that Xiao Ping'an's chances of turning the tide were virtually eliminated.

At the same time, shortly after Xiao Ping'an's crushing defeat, Wu Taidou, the last True God General directly under Guo Longcheng of the Great Wei Dynasty, was also about to reach the end of his life.

The Battle of Jilei Mountain was not a particularly large-scale battle among Guo Longcheng's many major campaigns.

Before this, probably no one would have imagined that a peerless warrior like Wu Taidou would lose his life in such a battle.