Chapter 514: The Emperor’s Trump Card (2)
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More than 500,000 soldiers were soon gathered from various regions of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In terms of composition, these soldiers were not as well-trained as the Qin army, but this was not a direct confrontation.
The only thing this army needed to do was to slow down the Qin army’s attack and prevent them from really attacking Haojing City, where the emperor was located. Then, they would quietly wait for the reinforcements sent by the other n.o.bles to gather.
It was more than enough to do this.
The Qin army and the Qin army probed the north bank of the Ji River. The Qin army won a small victory, and the defeated Qin army did not linger on the battle. They immediately retreated to the south bank of the Ji River and began to implement a policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields to prevent the Qin army from obtaining food in the Great Zhou territory.
This move was very useful to the Qin army who had come from afar.
After realizing that they couldn’t plunder any more resources, the Qin army began to attack the troops on the south bank of the Ji River in a frenzy. Under the pincer attack of a million Qin soldiers, the Royal Qin Army was forced to retreat.
However, this was the territory of the Great Zhou. Although the Qin country had scouted the terrain, they were still not as familiar as the royal army.
Several times when he wanted to completely annihilate the royal army, he had cleverly dodged them.
500,000 against a million, although he was losing.
However, it did not collapse.
The biggest reason was that the reincarnators of the Great Zhou Dynasty had appeared in the royal army.
They were like sticky candy, firmly clinging onto the Qin army and not allowing them to take a single step forward.
Seeing that they were unable to break through the royal army and attack Haojing City in a short period of time, and that the other armies of the Zhou Dynasty were still joining the royal army to replenish their strength, the originally high-spirited Qin army finally began to feel anxious.
It had been nearly two months since they sent troops to attack the Great Zhou.
Not to mention how great the pressure of the grain and gra.s.s supply of the million Qin army was, just the fact that there were other countries eyeing the empty Qin territory made it impossible for them to stay in the Great Zhou territory for a long time.
In the end, the Qin army, unable to withstand the pressure, began to retreat slowly, preparing to return home after one last pillage.
However, at this moment.
Fu Tian Pa.s.s, which was originally in the hands of the Qin army, suddenly received news that a mysterious Zhou army had attacked the Qin army that was guarding Fu Tian Pa.s.s. They wanted to take back Fu Tian Pa.s.s and cut off the Qin army’s escape route.
The battle lasted for an entire night.
This mysterious and powerful troop had charged up the city walls several times, and had almost torn apart the defense line of Futian Pa.s.s under the pressure of tens of thousands of Qin soldiers.
The two sides fought fiercely until the second day. It was almost dawn when the mysterious Zhou army withdrew.
When this news was sent back, it almost scared the Qin army to death.
This mysterious Great Zhou army was dressed in red armor. Each of them was stronger than the Dragon Tiger Army. Even the Qin army’s Black Armor Guards could not resist them.
If it was not for the fact that the Qin army’s general had held back in the end and left the strongest reincarnators and the most elite soldiers of the Black Armored Guards at Futian Pa.s.s to ensure that they would not be cut off when they retreated, the Qin army would not have been able to escape.
Perhaps he would really fail miserably.
Even so, this accident still made many Qin soldiers break out in cold sweat. The Zhou Dynasty did not have an army in red armor on the surface. Now that the emperor had suddenly sent them out, it clearly meant that the emperor still had a trump card that he had not used.
Coupled with the fact that they had plundered enough gold and silver, the soldiers were already satisfied and wanted to return home.
The speed of the Qin army’s retreat had obviously increased.
About a month later, the Qin army gathered up their formation and began to withdraw from the Central Plains. Before they left, they even used gunpowder to blow up a big hole in the wall of Futian Pa.s.s.
Li Yueming, who was far away in North Glacier Town, had been paying attention to the war between Zhou and Qin.
After hearing this news, he could not help but smile bitterly.
Country b.u.mpkins from the State of Qin had broken through Futian Pa.s.s and charged into the Central Plains in a grandiose manner. In the end, they were blinded by the colorful world of the Central Plains.
If they did not pillage along the way and instead rushed to Haojing without stopping.
It was estimated that the royal army from all over the world would not even be able to organize 100,000 people.
If Haojing City was breached, the entire Zhou Dynasty would immediately fall into chaos.
The Qin army could take advantage of this to reap even more benefits.
Of course, this was just Li Yueming’s idea.
In reality, the Zhou Dynasty had not declined to the point where it would be so easily destroyed. The Qin State was indeed powerful, but it was still the territory of the Great Zhou that had entered from the north. The supply line was too long.
If they had come all the way here from the western frontier…
The supply line was almost one-third shorter. Perhaps they could still try to destroy the Great Zhou.
If they charged in from the north, they would only be able to plunder.
If they could not take down Haojing City, the Qin army might suffer a huge loss.
It was better to burn, kill, plunder, and destroy on the way. In general, they might earn more.
But no matter what, this war still caused immeasurable losses to the Zhou Dynasty.
Not to mention the land and wealth that the Qin army had destroyed and plundered.
The defeat of this war was a huge blow to the emperor and the imperial power of the Zhou Dynasty.
The failure of the war made all the countries in the world see the decline of the Zhou Dynasty. All the armies that were trying to help the king responded to the call to help the royal capital of Haojing. In order to repay them, the emperor had to sacrifice a lot of chips in politics.
A few of them added together had even hurt the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty.
Now, the Qin army had eaten and drunk their fill, robbed a lot of things, and ran away happily.
Li Yueming felt a little uncomfortable.
The Zhou Dynasty, who had nowhere to vent their anger, might put the blame of this turmoil on him. There was a small chance that they would send powerful cultivators to a.s.sa.s.sinate him, and there was a high chance that they would even lead an army to eliminate the rebels.
The army was put aside for now.
The Great Zhou had just experienced an internal strife, and they probably would not dare to send troops out for a short period of time.
Even if the emperor wanted to give it a try.
The Star Moon Army and the Northern Battlefront Army could resist it if they joined forces.
In comparison, Li Yueming was more worried about the a.s.sa.s.sination of high-level cultivators.
Li Yueming himself was not afraid of a.s.sa.s.sination. After all, although his strength was not at the top in this world, it was more than enough to save his life.
In addition, he often stayed in the Star Moon Army’s big tent.
Under normal circ.u.mstances, it would be very difficult to have the opportunity to make a move.
The only ones who needed to be vigilant and worried were their families.
Whether it was Li Ruxing, Li Ruyue, or Li Nanfeng, their own Cultivation strength was not enough to deal with the a.s.sa.s.sination of top masters.
Just in case, Li Yueming wrote a letter to Li Nanfeng.
However, Li Nanfeng’s reply made Li Yueming calm down. As the previous Duke, there was a reason why the Li family could stand out from the thousands of families in the western border.
The Li family’s second-generation Patriarch was a powerful cultivator at the Heavenly Tribulation realm.
After reaching the Divine Aperture Realm, one could undergo the Heavenly Tribulation.
This realm was ranked tenth among the 12 Ascending Realms.
He was only two steps away from Nirvana and Ascension.
It was also with the support of the second generation ancestor that the Li family stood out from the many aristocratic families and sat on the position of Duke Guardians in just two generations.
Although the ancestor had already left the Li family to travel the four seas to comprehend the Nirvana, he was still in a daze.
However, the Patriarch’s influence was still there.
The Li family had many Guiyuan and Divine Aperture Realm experts.
As the only legal heir of the Li family, Li Yueming was actually followed by the priests of the Divine Aperture realm. The guards of Li Ruxing and Li Ruyue were not as high as him. Only the priests of the Returning Origin realm paid attention to them.
It was no wonder that Li Nanfeng had ignored Li Yueming for so many years.
It turned out that there were already powerful people in the family who were paying attention to Li Yueming’s growth.
Of course, the strength of the Li family was still far inferior to the Zhou royal family.
After all, the emperor had a supreme expert of the Nirvana realm behind him. There were also many offerings of the Heavenly Tribulation realm. However, those existences would basically not take action unless the country was destroyed.
Under normal circ.u.mstances.
Returning to Origin and Divine Aperture Realm were already the peak that most ordinary cultivators could see.
Cultivators above that were basically all dedicated to cultivation.
It was difficult for worldly matters to stir up their emotions.
Therefore, no matter how strong the a.s.sa.s.sins sent by the emperor were, they were at most at the Divine Aperture realm.
The Li family could barely hold on.
After receiving the letter, Li Yueming heaved a sigh of relief.
As long as he could protect his loved ones from being a.s.sa.s.sinated, the pressure on him would be reduced by more than a notch.
Next, it would be up to the Zhou Dynasty to react after they regained their senses. Then, they would counter the moves according to their own situation.