There are seven countries in the land of Jiuzhou, namely Chu, Yue, Qi, Han, Qin, Shu, and Zhou. People often call them by their location and name. Generally speaking, Chu is in the east, so it is called Dong Chu.
The southern territory of Da Qi was also called Southern Chu; Yue was in the south, so
It was named Nanyue; Qi was in the northeast, often called Northern Qi, to distinguish it from the former Eastern Qi; Zhou was in the north, so it was named Northern Zhou; Qin was in the northwest, either Western Qin or Northern Qin; Shu was in the west, so the name was Western Shu
From ancient times to the present, the Han State in the center did not have this term, so it was called "Big Han".
Among these seven countries, Western Shu has the longest history. It has been nearly 4,000 years since its founding. It is a truly ancient country. However, South Vietnam has only been founded for more than 200 years and has the shortest history.
However, the length of history is not necessarily related to the strength of a country.
Among the seven kingdoms, Western Shu has been the longest, but in terms of national strength, it is almost the weakest among the seven kingdoms. If it were not for the rugged terrain, except for the Shu people who are used to trekking in the mountains, there would be no other teams at all.
If you try to adapt to the terrain, I'm afraid it will be destroyed long ago.
The Han Dynasty, the most powerful among the seven kingdoms, has only been around for about five hundred years since its founding. It is certainly not short, but it cannot be said to be very long.
Over three hundred years after the founding of Dong Chu, the country's power gradually turned from its initial strength to decline, and it was almost at the end of its rope. Seeing its decline, many surrounding countries were tempted to take advantage of it.
This is like a sick and dying beast. When it was healthy, the nearby beasts would naturally not be able to do anything to it. But now that it is not alive, so in the eyes of those of the same kind in the past, it is no longer a predator, but just a prey.
That’s all.
There are three countries bordering Dong Chu State, Northern Qi in the north, Han Dynasty in the west, and Nanyue in the south. Among these three countries, Northern Qi and it are old enemies. They have been at war since the founding of the country, forcing Dong Chu to eliminate the country.
Emperor Cheng, the most noble prince besides the prince, was granted a title in Dongshan County, which is adjacent to the Northern Qi Dynasty. This is the origin of the first prince of Da Chu, "Prince of Dongshan County".
Since the Xiong Hao Rebellion, the elites of Dongshan County either refused to rebel and died, or rebelled and rebelled, or fled to the Northern Qi Dynasty. The military strength of the entire Dongshan County was greatly weakened. Seeing the opportunity, the Northern Qi Dynasty launched several attacks, but failed once
Once again, he was blocked by the famous general Du Yu. He spent countless money, food and troops in vain, but failed to occupy even a large area.
Du Yu was nicknamed "General Iron Wall" from this. After he grew old, his descendants also guarded the northern passes for the Chu Kingdom for generations. The Tiebei Du family can be said to be one of the most famous generals of the Chu Kingdom.
But behind the prestige of the Du family is the blood of more than 20 Du family disciples and closest friends over the past fifty years, as well as countless Chu soldiers who fell in several battles. This wall protects the Chu country.
The iron wall in the north is not really made of steel, but made of flesh and blood by countless passionate men!
In addition to Northern Qi, the Han Dynasty also tried several times to see if Dong Chu was weak enough and had turned into a fat pig that had lost its resistance and was just waiting to be slaughtered.
In the battle against the Han Dynasty, the most famous one was the cavalry general Shi Lei. Shi Lei's father, Shi Zhengying, was the chief minister during the reign of Emperor Xiong Du of Tian'an. He was loyal and especially discerning. It is said that Lin Lushan was prime minister at that time.
When he was still a child, he evaluated him as a talented person who could help the country.
.It is a pity that the old prime minister also died in the Xiong Hao Rebellion, and almost the whole family died. Only one son was left. On that bloody night, he and Lin, who did not know whether he had won the election at the time,
Together with Lushan, they escorted the prince out of the capital.
The specific circumstances of that battle have left many legendary stories. But there is no doubt that after that battle, the top civil and military officials of the Chu Kingdom were destined to be Lin and Shi.
Lin Lushan later became the Minister of Household Affairs of the Chu State, and then became the Prime Minister. He was the leader of the Qing Dynasty in the court, and was known as the only beautiful peak in the sky. Although he has been dead for many years, when people talk about "Prime Minister", if they don't specifically add
If the surname is mentioned, most likely it is Prime Minister Lin.
Shi Lei first became the President of the Forbidden Army. Soon after, the Han Dynasty launched a provocation on the western border, and he led troops to guard against it. He stayed there for thirty-five years.
In the thirty-fifth year of his reign, he was cautious and guarded the western border of Dong Chu. Although the Han Dynasty was far more powerful than Dong Chu, it never found an opportunity to invade in a big way.
How amazing!
But these thirty-five years also consumed Shi Lei's entire youth and life. In the end, he became old and frail because of overwork and became ill. He was unable to return to his hometown until his death.
When Shi Lei died, Han Dynasty Teng She General Wu Xuanwei, who had been confronting him for about ten years, came to express his condolences in person. However, many people said that if this Teng She General had not been too difficult to deal with, why would Shi Cheqi have killed him?
Keep your mind in mind to help you get sick from overwork!
After Shi Lei's death, several guards were replaced on the western border of the Eastern Chu Kingdom, but none of them had Shi Lei's ability and prestige. The situation with the Han Kingdom has become increasingly dangerous.
As for these situations, Wu Jie, Qiao Feng and Lin Xiao, who are common people of the Eastern Chu Kingdom, all know about this. But they can't think of any way. Since ancient times, there are differences between immortals and mortals. It is the most taboo in human nature for immortals to directly fight against the army.
One of the things that will almost 100% be struck by lightning. Trying to pray for blessings like Wu Jie and Xiao Buyi to continue the national destiny of the Chu Kingdom is almost the limit of humanity.
Almost no one in the Eastern Chu Kingdom knows about the tense situation on the western border. Many people are speculating when the Han Kingdom will come over. Many civil and military officials have secretly submitted letters of sincerity to the Han Kingdom and are ready to wait.
They surrendered as soon as the army arrived.
But no one expected that the first one to take action was not the Northern Qi Dynasty or the Han Dynasty, but South Vietnam!
The Nanyue Kingdom is located in the southernmost part of Kyushu. Most of the entire country was carved out of the barbaric wilderness, so it is often called "Nanbarbarian" by the people of the Central Plains.
For a long time, the South Vietnam Kingdom had no sense of presence in the Seven Kingdoms of Kyushu. This is because its geographical location is really awkward. To the north of the South Vietnam Kingdom are rolling mountains. The only exit is in the sensitive area bordering Xishu and Dahan. There
Both countries have heavily armed troops and built fortified cities. Not to mention that South Vietnam has always had a sparse population and a weak military. Even if its military strength was two or three times stronger than it is now, it would be impossible to march into the Central Plains from there.
So the Nanyue Kingdom simply built the exit directly, building it into a great pass that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. They showed an attitude of learning from the Western Shu Kingdom and unswervingly following the turtle route.
It looks like this, and no matter Western Shu, Han or Dong Chu can do anything about it, or they are happy to have such a neighbor who is not interested in others, so the relationship between South Vietnam and other countries is not bad.
Compared with the helplessness on land, the Nanyue Kingdom appears to be very powerful at sea. It has established the most powerful naval force among the seven countries and continues to expand towards the South China Sea and Yunmengze. This navy has always regarded monsters as its enemies.
The fighting power is shocking. Although the name of the "Beast Slaughter Army" is very vulgar and unattractive, its combat power is not vulgar at all. It has a high-end atmosphere and is very classy!
Not to mention anything else, almost everyone among the elites of the Beast-Slaying Army has weapons and armor made of materials from medium or even high-level monsters!
Now that the power of the Eastern Chu Kingdom is declining, and seeing that it is about to be divided between the Han Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty, the current emperor of the South Vietnam Kingdom, Li Shihao, can't help but want to take a bite.
The most distressing thing for the South Vietnamese people is that they do not have land to the north of the mountains. If they can take advantage of the current opportunity to take action before the Han Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty, they can seize several ports in one go with their powerful navy, and then the army can advance forward even if it cannot swallow them.
If you lose most of Dong Chu, you will also have the upper hand when negotiating with the Han and Northern Qi later! You can get more benefits!
For this reason, the South Vietnamese Kingdom frequently mobilized its troops and used as unobtrusive a method as possible to break the world's most powerful naval force, the "Beast Slaughter Army," into pieces. Under the banner of the East China Sea Navy, three ships at a time and three ships at a time were used.
Two ships were quietly transferred from the South China Sea to the East China Sea.
Because the navy of Nanyue Kingdom is often dispatched, this kind of thing would not attract anyone's attention. Who knows, it may be that people are not as good as God, but Jiujianmen, who has been doing business in Dongchu and Nanyue Division all year round, was because of a man.
I discovered this by accident.
"That happened two months ago..." an elder of the Nine Swords Sect said with a grimace, "At that time, more than a hundred disciples of our sect were escorting a caravan that traveled between Chu and Yue.
They came back from trafficking a batch of goods from Da Chu Kingdom. They met the navy of Dai Viet Kingdom at sea. According to the rules, they had to board the ship to check whether they were trafficking any prohibited things, such as batches of weapons and armor, or human trafficking.
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Qiao Feng and Lin Xiao nodded, indicating for him to continue.
"Of course they had no reason to refuse inspection, so they opened the cabin and let the navy take a closer look because there was indeed nothing prohibited on the ship."
"The navy checked it carefully. There was nothing wrong with the first few ships. But when they checked the last ship, something happened. That ship, in addition to ordinary cargo, also carried an armored tiger.
"Tiejiabiao? Is it the kind of low-level monster that can breed with horses?" Qiao Feng frowned, "That thing is not that rare. Is it forbidden?"
"How could the Iron Armored Biao be a prohibited thing? It's just that the Iron Armored Biao, who was very vicious even when locked in a cage, showed an obvious look of panic after seeing a few people in the Yue Navy." Jiu
The Jianmen elder sighed, "Everyone was surprised at that time, and those few people didn't pay much attention. They also joked, 'This Iron Armored Biao doesn't seem to be a good guy, and I'm afraid he won't be worthy of a good horse.'"
Qiao Feng and Lin Xiao looked at each other and nodded secretly.
