"The four major sects have been defeated!" In the Zhao Palace in the middle of Yingzhou, the Zhao Emperor looked at the sky in the distance with a heavy face. At this moment, the Zhao Emperor was already out of breath.
Things took a sudden turn for the worse! Who could have thought that such a complex war situation would actually be decided by one battle? The four major sects made a mistake and collapsed completely!
At this time, the northern war zone of Yingzhou had basically been flattened by the joint efforts of the Tang and Shang countries, the southern war zone of Yingzhou completely collapsed, and the Lingnan area, which was a separate world, surrendered directly.
Yingzhou now only has the Western Theater and the Central Theater, as well as the vast land in the southwest. However, the land is vast, and the combat power... is not worthy of this vast land!
Once upon a time, the central and southwestern parts of Yingzhou were important areas because they were close to the fertile land of Shenzhou. But now, the center of Yingzhou is Shang State, where experts, wealth, resources, etc. are all converging! The free and open Shang State, which values industry, commerce and science, has risen strongly. Now, the situation is so overwhelming that Zhao State can hardly breathe.
The Crown Prince of Zhao came over and said, "Father, let's surrender."
Surrender? The Zhao emperor looked extremely embarrassed, but he did not refute. The once powerful Zhao State actually had to consider surrendering.
The current emperor of Zhao State regretted it a lot; at the beginning, Zhao State was one of the few countries that took the lead in establishing contact with Shang State, and the two sides even cooperated to build a major artery. At that time, Zhao State was thriving and was a friend and partner of Shang State.
However, it was at that time that the Emperor of Zhao became ambitious and gradually began to become hostile to the Shang State.
Of course, the responsibility for Zhao State's path lies not only with Zhao State, but also with Shang State. Shang State was not a charity. During its rise, plundering and so on were inevitable, especially through commercial trade and technological control, which was extremely cruel. However, history never blames the victors!
Being weak is the original sin. Failure is the biggest mistake!
The Emperor of Zhao was struggling, and of course he was unwilling to surrender; however, there seemed to be no better way. Organize all the countries in Yingzhou to jointly resist Shang
The Emperor of Zhao gave up this idea without even thinking about it. The Emperor of Zhao knew very well what the countries in Yingzhou were like. They were all scheming against each other and were nothing but a mob in front of the Shang State. It was almost a pipe dream to rely on such a coalition to defeat the Shang State.
However, at this moment, a guard came in and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, an envoy from Ning State wants to see you."
Ningguo? The Emperor of Zhao narrowed his eyes, his mind racing. Ningguo, a country on the west coast of Yingzhou. If it had gone back a few decades, Zhao would have ignored this country because... it was too far away! But at this moment, the Emperor of Zhao suddenly recalled all the information about Ningguo:
Princess Qingcheng rose to power, and Zhang Quan fled to Liang State, but Ning State finally had its own strong industrial base and flourished in recent years. In addition, because it is located in the west and far away from disputes, Ning State has developed even more rapidly in recent years.
Recently, because Ningguo has dominated the western war zone of Yingzhou and is far away from Shangguo, it has been able to gather all the resources in the west of Yingzhou for full development, and it is said to be very successful.