When I was in Qin Dynasty, I really didn't want to make progress

As Wang Jian reinstated Tian Jian as king in the southern part of Qi with the edict of King Zheng of Qin, Qi officially fell into division. But it was also at this time that the Battle of Dingtao had entered a siege on the battlefield in Dongjun.

The majestic Dingtao City was devastated by the war and was in ruins. Yang Chong looked at the city gate in front of him. Siege warfare was indeed the most difficult war to fight before the invention of things like cannons. With the ferocity of the Qin army and the advantage of the city, it was extremely difficult to break through, even for Yang Chong facing such a situation.

Fortunately, Yang Chong's "cannon" was about to arrive at this time.

In this cold winter, dark clouds are gradually spreading in the sky, and there are faint rumbling sounds of thunder. It is quite rare to hear thunder in winter.

But such a rare thing still happened, so Yang Chong's opportunity came.

The method is old, but it works.

"The moment of the final blow has arrived. General Yan, you will be in charge of holding the line, and I will go to break the city." Yang Chong was ready to step down from the platform with a sword in hand, and had already handed over the command of the entire army to Yan Ju.

Although Yan Ju was not Yang Chong's ideal general, he was able to mobilize 100,000 soldiers without much difference. In this era, there were so many generals leading troops into battle, so how could someone who could leave a few words in history books be an ordinary person?

It can be said that Yan Ju is a qualified general.

"My king, it is dangerous to attack the city, so let me go. Besides, your status is no longer the same as before, so there is no reason for you to charge into the battle." Yan Ju persuaded hurriedly.

Yan Ju knew how good Yang Chong's martial arts were. He had also heard some rumors about the Grandmaster level. He knew that there were a handful of people in the world who had reached the Grandmaster level, and to some extent, they already possessed methods that were almost god-like.

But it is only approximately so. No matter how powerful the Grandmaster is, he is still a human being. If the Grandmaster is truly a god, then the world will not be ruled by the kings of the countries, but by the Grandmaster.

A master who is still a human may not be defeated by anyone alone, but the battlefield is not a one-on-one fight. Facing an army, even a master may be killed. After all, human power is limited.

That's why Yan Ju advised Yang Chong not to act rashly and to take his own status into consideration.

But how could Yang Chong listen to Yan Ju? He had put in a lot of thought and effort to get a throne under his butt. This was to make himself freer, not to put more constraints on himself.

Moreover, although the military formation posed a threat to him, people could still choke to death while eating. If Yang Chong was afraid of this, he might as well not eat. Moreover, if Yang Chong became afraid to fight just because he had an extra crown, then he would never make any progress in his martial arts.

Yan Ju was helpless when he saw that he could not persuade Yang Chong, because everything Yang Chong had now was won by himself. He was not like the kings of the six kingdoms who were blessed by their ancestors. Yang Chong had more confidence in his subjects and could act arbitrarily.

As Yang Chong's royal flag quickly passed through the army formation and arrived at the city of Dingtao, the morale of the Qi army, which had not collapsed after years of hard fighting, was completely ignited. Their king was fighting alongside them, so what else did they have to fear?

At this time, muffled thunder could be heard in the sky and there were faint flashes of lightning in the dark clouds, like a series of celestial dragons accompanying Yang Chong. At this time, Yang Chong was the man of destiny.

So in the sight of the Qin army, what they saw was this picture. As Yang Chong quickly came towards Dingtao City, behind him were countless Qi troops. The dark blue armor and flags made them see no chance of victory. All they could do was to keep Dingtao City intact and the Qin army undefeated.

But now their determination has been shaken, all because of Yang Chong's joining.

In the siege battlefield where both sides have deployed tens of thousands of troops, one person is actually very insignificant, but Yang Chong is an exception. In the sight of the Qin army, with the joining of Yang Chong, there were dark clouds in the sky behind him rushing towards Dingtao City.

Yang Chong was just a human being, but at this moment he looked like a god who could control the celestial phenomena, appearing so terrifying and formidable.

Of course, Yang Chong is not a god, he is still a human being, so things like controlling celestial phenomena are impossible for him before he breaks through to the limit of a grandmaster. But although Yang Chong cannot control celestial phenomena, he can follow them and fight according to the will of heaven. Yang Chong is obviously well versed in this.

But whether it was manipulating the celestial phenomena or following the celestial phenomena, it was all the same in the Qin army's eyes, that is, Yang Chong was like a god.

The Qin army may not be afraid of death, but they are afraid of the unknown. At this time, Yang Chong is such an unknown existence in their sight.

However, there is always something strange about people, such as those who don't know what fear is.

The moment Yang Chong arrived at the foot of the city, boulders, building blocks, and golden soup came down from the city walls, vowing to drown Yang Chong in their attack. However, the Qin army on the city walls were obviously wrong, and wrong in an outrageous way. Sometimes fear is not a sign of cowardice, but just human self-protection.

Unfortunately, some Qin soldiers apparently did not understand this principle.

Yang Chong, who was still under the city wall, did not dodge the deadly objects thrown down from the wall. He waved the sleeves of the battle robe covering the outer layer of his armor, and a whirlwind blew up, which actually bounced the objects on the city wall back. In an instant, many screams were heard on the city wall. At this moment, Yang Chong turned into a sharp arrow and appeared on the city wall.

Facing the besieging Qin army, Yang Chong suddenly pointed the Taia sword in his hand towards the sky. Bolts of lightning were attracted by Yang Chong, the 'negative pole'. The thunder that originally belonged to the sky was now borrowed by Yang Chong.

In war, the most powerful forces are water and fire. Once these forces that originally belonged to heaven and earth are borrowed by humans, their power is beyond people's imagination. Thunder is also a force that belongs to heaven and earth, and is no less powerful than water and fire. It's just that thunder is difficult to be borrowed by humans, so it cannot be seen in war.

But today, the Qin army witnessed the power of thunder.

"King..." The Qi army under the city wall looked at the scene on the wall. Many of them had seen this scene on the battlefield. When Yang Chong captured Tian Jian on the battlefield, he also used similar methods. It was also from that time that in the minds of some soldiers, Yang Chong was not only their king, but also a god-like existence.

When thunder raged on the city walls, the morale of the Qin army fell to the bottom, while the Qi army, which had fought hard but failed to break through the city, burst into shouts. At this moment, Yang Chong was not only their king, but also their god.

“Don’t be afraid, this is just a kind of martial arts. There are no gods in the world. Even if there are people, our Qin army can kill them.” When the Qin army was about to collapse because of Yang Chong’s weird yet powerful attack, a loud shout came from the distance of the city wall.

A Qin army general wearing general armor led his personal guards towards the city wall where Yang Chong was, constantly boosting morale and organizing the troops to rush towards the battlefield that belonged only to Yang Chong. In front of him were heavy armored infantry holding shields, and behind him were archers holding strong bows and crossbows.

Obviously, this Qin army general knew very well how to deal with a master-level expert like Yang Chong who was almost impossible to defeat by human power.

Unfortunately, although Yang Chong is still a human being now, he is someone who can draw on the majesty of heaven and earth. Lightning surrounds his body, turning his surroundings into a world of death. Facing the soldiers who are coming back with shields raised, as well as the rain of arrows that are about to fall in the air, Yang Chong does not dodge. A flash of inspiration suddenly appears in his mind, and the Taia sword in his hand has already chopped towards the city wall in front of him. Thunders pour into it, and violent power explodes instantly.

The Dingtao city wall, which had never been broken during the attack of the Qi army, now had cracks. However, the cracks reflected sword energy, which was reflected in the sky and turned into a sword energy net, which shredded the rain of arrows falling on Yang Chong into pieces.

"What happened?" The Qin army general looked at the scene in front of him. Even his iron will tempered by hundreds of battles could not help but waver at this moment. He truly felt what fear was.

From the perspective of him and his personal guards, they saw that the city wall, which was more than two meters thick, had cracks and was collapsing. The indestructible bluestone was cracking. How could such a thing be possible in the world?

At this time, under Yang Chong's instigation, countless thunder and lightning were dancing wildly, and the sword world deep in his consciousness was running madly, devouring Yang Chong's power and devouring the vitality of heaven and earth. A sword shadow exuding a breath of annihilation gradually formed in the sword world. With the appearance of the sword shadow, an indestructible sword intent was condensed.

Under the blessing of Yang Chong's power and the power of heaven and earth, this sword intent burst out with even more powerful force. As this power continued to pour in, cracks in the ground of the city wall became larger and larger, until the city wall could no longer hold on and collapsed in the ever-widening cracks.

Can such a person be defeated by human power? Although the Qin general escaped with his life under the desperate protection of his personal guards, the collapsed part of the city wall in front of him was actually six or seven feet wide. It was naturally nothing in the entire city, but when this crack appeared in front of people, the width of four or five feet was enough to bury many lives.

"Attack!" Yang Chong was also quite surprised. His original intention was only to attack the city wall by himself and then open up a safe area for the soldiers to climb up the city wall. He never thought that with the help of the power of heaven and earth, the strong military spirit and the peculiarity of the sword world, he could actually collapse the city wall with one blow. The sword shadow that appeared in the sword world made Yang Chong have an epiphany in a trance.

If we talk about destructive power alone, an individual's martial arts is not as good as the power of heaven and earth. The strongest manifestation of the destructive power of heaven and earth is natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, and strong winds. Any one of them is enough to pose a fatal threat to a person. Moreover, this person is not just a single person, but tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. Human power is insignificant when facing a natural disaster, and there is no way to fight back. Being able to avoid it is a blessing, and in many cases it is even unavoidable.

Although Yang Chong could not launch an attack like a natural disaster at this time, this attack, which used the power of heaven to collapse the city wall, had already reached the limit of what his personal strength could achieve.

Going further, that may be an uncharted territory.

It is too early to say this now, and it is meaningless. Yang Chong's trance only lasted for a moment. In this moment, the Qin army's fighting spirit was collapsing. Although they were a group of tigers and wolves, they were still human beings. As long as there was warm blood flowing in their bodies, they would feel fear.

This was the situation of the Qin army at this time. They felt fear in Yang Chong. The Qin army in Dingtao City were not all old Qin people, but most of them were local people. Although they had been incorporated into the Qin military system, their combat effectiveness had long been greatly improved, but they were still inferior to the real elite Qin army.

Under great fear, the Qin army collapsed. They could fight bloody battles with enemies from any country, but they did not dare to fight against the gods. People were not afraid of people, but they were afraid of the unknown destiny.

As the Qin army collapsed, the Qi army began to climb the city walls in large numbers and merge into the city. It was also at this time that the tightly closed gates of Dingtao City were opened from the inside by the Qi army, and then more Qi troops poured into Dingtao City like a tide.

This Dongjun capital, which was connected to the southeast, north and south trade routes, completely belonged to the State of Qi.

It was also at this time that, on the land belonging to the State of Zhao, 100,000 Zhao troops were annihilated by the Qin army led by Huan Xi. This time it was annihilation, not defeat. For a time, the entire State of Zhao fell into great fear.

It was also at this time that Li Mu led the border troops of Zhao State in the north and finally crossed the Taihang Mountains and appeared on the plains north of the river.

The confrontation between Li Mu and Huan Xi began.

In the contest between Li Mu and Huan Xi, Wang Jian was unstoppable in Qi and almost occupied the entire southern border of Qi, that is, the area south of the Great Wall of Qi. A divided Qi appeared in the land of Qi and Lu. It was also at this time that the Chu State sent troops. The Chu army, which had already occupied Lu, set out from Qufu and directly attacked the Chengyang area when the Qin army was caught off guard.

After a small setback, the Qin army retreated slightly, allowing the Chu army to occupy Chengyang.

For a moment, in this winter that should have been peaceful, a war broke out that no one could have imagined.

Once a war begins, it is no longer under the control of the war planners.

As time goes by, today is the new year, which is the twelfth year of King Zheng of Qin and the first year of King Chong of Qi. The war has changed from a war between Qin and Zhao to a war sweeping across the four countries of Qin, Qi, Zhao and Chu. In the near future, this war will involve more countries.

Chapter 258 The world is in chaos

No one expected that at the beginning of the new year, most of the countries in the world would be involved in this war.

In the southern part of Qi State, the Qin Army was galloping and the Chu Army suddenly intervened. For a time, the Qin Army and the Chu Army were wary of each other. After each occupied a part of the territory, no one dared to further launch an attack in the direction of the Great Wall belonging to King Chong of Qi.

But Yang Chong in Dongjun had no such concerns. After capturing Dingtao, he quickly launched an attack, going upstream along the river, and successively captured Changyuan, Yongqiu, Yanjin and other places.

Just as the Qi army turned around and prepared to attack another important place in Dongjun, Puyang, which once belonged to the capital of Wei State, the Qin army also responded to the offensive of the Qi army.

On the one hand, the Qi army urgently mobilized troops from Henei County to rush to Puyang for support. On the other hand, it sent envoys to the Wei capital Daliang to persuade the King of Wei to send troops to attack Yang Chong.

As for the conditions, the people of Qin were very good at it, otherwise King Huai of Chu would not have been deceived so badly.

Similarly, the King of Wei also had his own plans.

"It has been so many years, and someone has actually been able to force the Qin army to such a point, and even made King Zheng of Qin resort to the strategy of vertical and horizontal alliance that only we would use." King Wei looked at Dun Ruo in front of him, with a playful smile on his face.

Over the years, Wei State has been bullied by Qin State many times, and even its hometown Anyi has become a city in Hedong County of Qin State.

In the past few years, the King of Wei was severely beaten by the Qin army, and no less than thirty cities were lost. It is impossible to say that the King of Wei did not hate the Qin State. So when he saw King Zheng of Qin being defeated by King Chong of Qi, the King of Wei was in a very good mood.

But facing Dun Ruo, he did not dare to drive Dun Ruo out of Daliang City, because Qin State not only beat Wei State severely, but also scared Wei State.

"King Chong of Qi can't even do anything to your King Qin, so how dare I become his enemy?" King Zeng of Wei said with difficulty.

Although he looked embarrassed, he was extremely happy in his heart. The pressure brought to him by the Qin State over the years was too great. There were many nights when he would wake up in fright even when he was hugging his most beloved beauty to sleep, fearing that the Qin army would launch another attack on the Wei State.

Now that the State of Qin has finally met its nemesis, how could this not make the King of Wei even more unhappy.

It's really a changing world, and King Zheng of Qin also has his headaches.

"King Chong of Qi is very powerful. Even my king has to admit that among the famous generals of the time, King Chong of Qi should be the first choice. But so what? He is only one person, and the army under his command is no more than 100,000. If he was really invincible, how could he watch Zhao die without helping it? How could he allow General Wang Jian to invade Qi and re-enter Tian Jian as the King of Qi? He, the King of Qi, has now become the King of Northern Qi." Dun Ruo said.

"For Qin, King Chong of Qi is indeed nothing, but for me, he is someone I cannot afford to offend. The current Wei State is no longer what it used to be, and it really can't withstand the turmoil of Qi." King Zeng of Wei said with a helpless look.

Dun Ruo was quite helpless when he looked at King Zeng of Wei in front of him. Relying on the strong national strength of Qin State, the envoys had sufficient confidence when they visited any country. But this time they had to ask for help from others, so their previous arrogance was naturally not enough, and they had to use some other tricks.

"It's a good thing that the King of Wei knows this. King Zheng of Qin can't even do anything to our king. If the King of Wei were to confront him, he would naturally be even more powerless." Dun Ruo said.

"Since the Qin envoy also knows that King Chong of Qi is not easy to mess with, how could I take the initiative to provoke him?" King Wei added.

"With the ability of King Chong of Qi, does King Wei think that his ambition will be limited to Qi? Can King Wei guarantee that you will not be an enemy of King Chong of Qi, and King Chong of Qi will not be an enemy of you?" Dun Ruo reminded.

"Prince Chong of Qi is in Linzi, and I am in Daliang, so why are we enemies?" King Zeng of Wei asked in confusion, with a smile on his face. He thought he had seen through Dun Ruo's tricks and he would not be fooled.

"Prince Chong of Qi is not Tian Jian. Tian Jian is not even capable of defending his home, so he poses no threat to the outside world. But Prince Chong of Qi is different. He has now captured Dingtao. Doesn't the King of Wei know what this means?" Dun Ruo used his rhetoric to guide Prince Zeng of Wei's thinking.

"What does it mean? It means that the man whom King Qi admires is bold and reckless, but his ability is as big as his courage." King Zeng of Wei did not accept Dun Ruo's move.

"Yes, King Chong of Qi is as bold as he is capable. If such a person controls Qi, will his ambition be limited to the present Qi? When Qi was at its peak, Jixi, Yannan, the old Song, and Huaishang all belonged to Qi. But after the decline of Qi, Jixi was acquired by Zhao, Huaibei fell into the hands of Chu, most of the territory of the old Song was incorporated into Wei, and Yannan was taken back by Yan." Dun talked eloquently. It was not too difficult for him to deal with the King of Wei. The King of Wei was not a great ruler.

"What do you want to say?" Wei Wangzeng's face changed when he heard this. Dun Ruo's words obviously hurt Wei Wangzeng's nerves.

"Wei State has also occupied a lot of territories that originally belonged to Qi State!" Dun Ruo said. This was his confidence. King Chong of Qi was an opponent that even King Zheng of Qin was wary of. As long as the interests involved were made clear, Dun Ruo didn't believe that King Zeng of Wei could remain calm.

"Those territories originally belonged to the State of Song, but were annexed by the State of Qi." King Zeng of Wei said in a serious tone. Dun Ruo's words forced him to face a reality that he did not want to face.

"The King of Wei may think so, but the King of Qi Chong may not think so." Dun Ruo said bluntly.

"What exactly do you want to say?" Wei Wangzeng was a little restless.

"What I want to say is that there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between King Wei and King Chong of Qi. Without the help of our Qin State, does the King of Wei think he can stop King Chong of Qi and his army?" Dun Ruo spoke sharply. At this point he knew that his mission this time was almost 70% successful. The next step was to throw out enough chips to make King Zeng of Wei completely side with their Qin State.

"My Wei Kingdom is not a country that just sits there to eat and do nothing." Although King Zeng of Wei felt guilty, his pride as a king kept him calm on the surface.

"I am aware of the combat capability of Wei Wuzu. Wei State certainly has its own confidence. But what I want to say is that if the King of Wei can form an alliance with my Qin State to fight against King Chong of Qi, after defeating King Chong of Qi, our Qin State can send troops to help the King of Wei to completely resolve the dispute with the Chu State." Dun Ruo said, now that the threat has been made, it's time to talk about interests. Threats can shake people's hearts, but interests can seduce people's hearts.

With two approaches at the same time, Dun Ruo didn't believe that King Wei was not tempted.

"The issue of Chu? As far as I know, the wife of King Zheng of Qin is the princess of Chu, right?" King Zeng of Wei questioned.

Hearing Wei Wangzeng's doubt, Dun Ruo laughed. Wei Wangzeng was not in a hurry to refuse, but was busy questioning. These words had already betrayed some of Wei Wangzeng's thoughts.

"My Qin State has intermarried with the Chu State for generations. The Queen Dowager Xuan was also from the Chu royal family. But did that prevent Lord Wu'an from conquering the Chu capital Yingdu, which had existed for 700 years? King Wei, you must know that it was our king who married the princess of Chu, and not anything else." Dun Ruo smiled indifferently, and the King of Wei's additional doubts meant nothing.

"That does make some sense, but can you really guarantee that after I help the Qin army lift the siege of Qin's Dongjun by King Chong of Qi, King Zheng of Qin will send troops to help me take back the old Song territory occupied by Chu next year?" King Zeng of Wei asked.

Now he has made his choice.

"Your Majesty promised that as long as the King of Wei and our army work together to repel the attack of King Chong of Qi on Dongjun, we will send troops from the four counties in the future to help Wei resolve the dispute with Chu." Dun Ruo assured.

"In that case, I accept the invitation." King Wei added. It was all because what Dun Ruo said was so reasonable.

and……

King Zeng of Wei also had another idea in his mind: Qi had already been divided, and King Chong of Qi's offensive against Dongjun would not last too long, otherwise his Linzi would be lost. Therefore, I might not really need to fight a big battle with the Qi army when I send troops. By then, when King Chong of Qi saw that I had formed an alliance with Qin, he might retreat.

In this way, I don't have to fight with King Chong of Qi, and I can get help from the Qin army next year. Why not do it?

"The King of Wei is wise," Dun Ruo said flatteringly.

The Qin-Wei alliance was formed from then on.

So in the first year of King Chong of Qi and the twelfth year of King Zheng of Qin, in this war that swept across the four countries of Qi, Qin, Zhao and Chu, the State of Wei was added. Since then, five of the seven countries in the world have joined this war.

Moreover, at almost the same time, the sixth country, Yan, could no longer sit still.

"Brother, the king has allowed King Chong of Qi to raise an army that can conquer Qi in just Raoan. Do you have any doubts about Raoan's wealth?" In the palace of King Yan, Yan Chunjun chattered non-stop to King Xi of Yan. His only purpose was to urge King Xi of Yan to send troops to attack Raoan City under the rule of King Chong of Qi.

As the younger brother of King Xi of Yan, Yan Chunjun holds a high position of power in the State of Yan. He is second only to the king. Such a person is still Yang Chong's partner until now.

Under the jurisdiction of Raoan, there is a salt city and several wineries. A considerable portion of the liquor and refined salt produced in these places are sold to the State of Yan, or sold to Liaodong and the grasslands further west through the State of Yan.

Yan Chunjun was the protector of these goods entering the State of Yan. As a reward, Yang Chong had to pay Yan Chunjun 50,000 gold every year.

What is the concept of 50,000 gold? If we use this number in Korea, we can have a clearer concept.

South Korea's annual support for its entire army is only about 100,000 gold. Fifty thousand gold can almost support half of South Korea's army. If such a huge amount of money is collected by only one person, one can imagine how rich this person is. Even if he cannot be said to be as rich as a country, he is not much different.