Early January in the 12th year of the Emperor Yuan Dynasty.
The situation of the four-nation coalition's attack on Chu was finally eliminated. The various countries defended the territory they occupied and began to digest. Chu finally got some time to breathe.
After this battle, the Chu State lost four large and well-developed counties with a large population, and its strength was greatly reduced. There are only six counties left in the country, the population is only about 1.5 million, and there are only 150,000 soldiers and horses, reducing it to a second-rate country.
In March, after defeating Zhao, the confident Yan State sent 100,000 troops south to attack Qi.
Qi State had 80,000 soldiers to resist, but the old soldiers were exhausted and it was difficult to stop Yan State's attack.
Jiaodong County, where the capital of Qi State was located, was quickly conquered by Yan State, and the King of Qi once again moved the capital to Langya City in Langya County in the south.
In April, after conquering Jiaodong County, Yan State left 10,000 troops to garrison, while the remaining 50,000 troops continued to attack Langya County southward.
The King of Qi organized 50,000 Qi troops to meet him. There were five battles and countless small battles. In the end, he was defeated by the sharpness of the Yan state and was defeated again.
30,000 Yan troops surrounded Langya City, the capital of Qi State, and attacked fiercely for three consecutive days. Langya City was in danger.
End of April.
For the sake of his own safety, King Qi led the 20,000 defenders in the city to break out of the encirclement and once again had difficulty escaping to Lu County in Xue County.
In early May, 30,000 Yan troops quickly occupied Langya City and captured the entire Langya County after King Qi abandoned the city and fled.
In mid-May, the news came that the Yan army had captured the entire Bluetooth County. The King of Qi soon felt that Xue County was not safe, so he moved the capital again to Zhixiang County, the newly occupied Sishui County in the south.
At the end of May, 30,000 Yue reinforcements arrived in Xue County, blocking the 30,000 Yan army that was preparing to go south to invade Qi again.
The two sides fought several battles, and the Yue State had no choice but to retreat after feeling that it could not gain any benefits. The Qi State finally became completely stable.
After this battle, Yan's reputation as brave and good at fighting became well-known in China, and he became a small hegemon in the north.
At the same time, the Yan Kingdom expanded to eight counties with a population of two million. At the same time, due to the power of the Yan State, many people from the five counties occupied by the Yan State in Qi and Zhao joined the Yan State's army, bringing the number of Yan State's troops to 200,000, arrogant among other countries.
However, Qi State has a population of only 400,000, and only 50,000 old, weak and remnant soldiers, completely reducing it to a small and bottom country at the bottom.
He can only maintain his existence by relying on the help of his ally Yue Guo.
July.
Zhao and Wei combined 200,000 troops to counterattack Daijun, which was occupied by Qin. In order to respond to the attacks of the two countries, the Qin army assembled 100,000 troops and deployed defenses in Daijun.
August.
The two sides fought successive battles, but the Qin army was finally defeated by the coalition forces of the two countries. It lost Daijun, which it had just acquired, and its power shrank to the west of the Taihang Mountains.
September.
After taking Dai County, Zhao and Wei regrouped and once again assembled 150,000 troops to attack the two Shangdang counties in Taiyuan occupied by Qin.
The Qin army gathered 10 people to resist, but after all they had a numerical disadvantage. Although they resisted in the end, they lost Taiyuan County and the defense line was reduced to Shangdang.
October.
50,000 Zhao troops went north to attack Yanmen County. The people in the county cooperated with each other, and Yanmen County was defeated.
November.
After recapturing Yanmen County with 50,000 troops, Zhao Jun continued to advance westward and attacked Yunzhong County. The people of Yunzhong County had a deep hatred for the Qin State. When they heard about the Zhao army's attack, they were delighted and defected one after another. The Qin army in Yunzhong County was defeated and the entire county was wiped out.
December.
After losing Yunzhong, Qin completely lost contact with Shangdang County. The King of Qin realized that Shangdang could no longer be occupied by Qin, so he ordered the defenders to retreat and return to Qin's homeland via Hedong County in South Korea.
However, before leaving, King Qin secretly ordered the defenders to massacre more people in the county to weaken Zhao's strength.
Shangdang County was completely ruined and turned into a ghost. It was later recovered by the State of Zhao who came after hearing the news.
March, the 13th year of the Emperor Yuan Dynasty.
The State of Yan once again sent 100,000 troops south to attack Xue County of the State of Qi and Donghai County of the State of Yue. In order to protect themselves, the two countries assembled 80,000 coalition troops to set up defenses in the two counties to resist Yan's attack.
In the same month, after stabilizing the situation, the King of Chu sent 80,000 troops northward to engage in a life-and-death showdown with South Korea, the initiator of the alliance that had dealt with him last time.
This time, the Chu State wanted to regain its lost territory and take back Nanyang County. At the same time, it gave South Korea a hard blow and made him understand the consequences of offending the Chu State.
South Korea gathered soldiers and horses from all over the country, and finally sent 100,000 people south to confront the 80,000 Chu army.
The two armies faced off in Wancheng, Nanyang County. They fought several times. The Chu army, who was eager for revenge, finally defeated the Korean army, which was not very united. The Korean army retreated, and Nanyang County fell into the hands of Chu again.
However, when the Korean army retreated, they carried out the same order of Qin in Shangdang County. The entire Nanyang County suffered a military disaster and nine out of ten of its population was lost.
July.
As the Battle of Nanyang had just ended, the Qin State in Guanzhong saw the weakness of South Korea, and regardless of its own weakness, it sent 50,000 troops to attack Hedong County of South Korea.
Hedong County is too important. It is the barrier of the capital of the Qin State. If you get it, you can have a very good terrain to block the attacks of the Six Kingdoms. For Qin, it must not be in the hands of its enemies.
After hearing this bad news, South Korea had no choice but to gather 50,000 Korean troops to resist. However, the Han army was weak and could not match the Qin army's bravery and was defeated.
Similarly, the Korean army slaughtered Hedong County and would rather reduce it to ruins than leave it to Qin to use its strength to better attack South Korea.
Hedong County was reduced to scorched earth, and the Qin army subsequently captured the entire territory.
At this point, South Korea finally settled down, huddled in three counties, and could barely defend it with its 100,000-strong army.
In August, the war between Yan State and Qi Yue finally came to an end.
The allied forces of Qi and Yue were defeated, and Yan State conquered Donghai County of Yue State. As for Xue Jun of Qi State, because it was too dilapidated, it was not regarded as the primary target by the Yan army and survived.
February of the 14th year of the Emperor Yuan Dynasty.
In order to cope with the increasingly powerful Yan State, it gradually invaded the minds of other countries. It was composed of a coalition led by Wei State and joined by Zhao State, Qi State and Yue State.
The 250,000 coalition troops attacked various parts of the Yan Kingdom from all sides. The 200,000 Yan troops were unable to stop them and lost cities and territory one after another.
In May, Julu County was recovered by Zhao State.
In July, Donghai County was recovered by Yue.
In September, Jibei County was captured by Wei. Langya County, Jiaodong County, and Linzi County were recovered by Qi State.
The power of Yan State has completely shrunk back to the original three counties, with only 50,000 troops left. The total population of the country is only 400,000. Its strength has dropped to its lowest point and the country is on the verge of annihilation.
However, at this point, the coalition forces did not continue their attack and soon disbanded.
At the same time, in the Liaoning City in Liaodong County further north in the Yan Kingdom, there was a man sitting on the throne. After several years of silence, he is finally ready to roar with his voice to the world.
(End of chapter)