This will be a dawn that goes down in history.
In the west of Qi, Li Hui, the Grand Commandant, looked up at the sky and finally gave an order to the generals around him, "Attack! Before sunset tomorrow, we must destroy the Huang Kingdom!"
"Yes!" All the generals and relevant commanders responded and immediately took action.
After conveying the emperor's order, Li Hui could not interfere in the next war. The 500,000 elite soldiers of Qi State surged like waves, rolling westward and westward again! There was no reason, no excuse, and the war broke out.
If we have to give a reason, it is the law of the jungle! If an empire wants to grow, it can only expand; and war is the best means.
Li Hui looked up at the map. The map was very clear, and the terrain and national borders were basically clear. Only the line of words on it, "Anyang Fangyuan Wanli Topographic Map—Third Edition, Fourth Printing, Priced at 1,588 Yuan," was a little glaring.
It is a bit ironic that a country's military operations use maps printed by others.
But soon, Li Hui turned his attention to the "Huang State". There were three small countries to the west of Qi State, from north to south, namely: Rong State, Huang State, and Baishan State. Among them, Huang State was in the middle.
As long as they can capture Huang State in one fell swoop, they can cut off the alliance of the three small countries. Moreover, to capture Huang State, they don't need to face the big countries.
These three small countries are actually the "intermediate buffer zone" between the surrounding countries. These three small countries are also the result of the struggle between the surrounding big countries.
The three small countries are:
Chen State in the northeast, Qi State in the east, and Lu State in the southeast.
Wu State in the northwest, Shao State in the west, and Xing State in the southwest.
These countries are all large countries with an area of more than 3,000 miles, especially Qi and Shao, which can be called two tigers facing each other. If it weren't for the "Rong, Huang, and Baishan" blocking in the middle, Qi and Shao would have fought countless times.
But now, Qi State feels that it has developed well and its military strength has been strong recently, so it is ready to take action!
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On the same night, the Jin army began to mobilize. At Li Lisong's command, 500,000 troops brazenly marched out of the pass and pressed towards the Liu State like a wave.
"The State of Liu is communicating with the State of Shang. We cannot wait until they become strong before we attack! We must destroy the State of Liu now!" Li Lisong thought to himself. This was also the idea of the Jin State's top leaders and the reason for this military expedition.
Although the Shang Kingdom was good, it was ultimately located in a remote corner. As long as several countries could occupy the surrounding lands, they could encircle the Shang Kingdom.
A powerful Shang Kingdom made the State of Jin uneasy!
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And here in Nanyang County, the war has entered its most critical stage.
Yue Nujian led the way, and her sword skills were strong enough to sweep away opponents of the same level. With the help of the formation, she rushed all the way to the camp.
Among Chen Jin's personal soldiers, at most two were in the Jindan stage, and the rest were in the foundation-building stage, and they were no match for the Yuenu Sword. These poor people who were affected by the formation became dead souls under the sword in just an instant, and some of them did not even have the chance to scream at the last moment of their lives.
Then, 28 members of the Yuenu Sword Group rushed into the tent.
Nangong Zhi, who was already fully armed, and Guo Hongyan, who had dressed up again, stood shoulder to shoulder, drawing their flying swords and prepared for battle.