[The Wei army was unstoppable and surrounded the city. King Yiqu opened the city and surrendered.]
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While Wei was expanding rapidly, in the east, South Korea and Qi were also carving up the land of Yan.
After all, Yan State's foundation is too weak. Even if Yan Qingwu is trying to develop according to the strategy given by Zhang Beichen before, having a strategy is one thing, and how to implement it is another.
When the same plan was implemented by other ministers, it was not only inefficient, but also often made mistakes. This resulted in the Yan State's national strength being only moderate at this time, and it was difficult to resist the invasion of South Korea and Qi State.
[The Korean army captured the Dukang land of Yan State and occupied a large area of fertile territory.]
[The Qi army surrounded Jicheng, and the Yan army occupied the city and defended it.]
[After three months, news came from the State of Qi that King Qi was assassinated and died by an assassin. Qi Prime Minister Tian Heng found out the real culprit behind the scenes, which was King Yan Qingwu. 】
[Yan Qingwu was surrounded and killed by the powerful men of Qi State, and Tian Heng usurped the throne and became the new King of Qi.]
[After the death of King Yan, the defender of Jicheng surrendered. The Kingdom of Yan was destroyed.]
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After this wave of wars were settled, there were only four great countries left in the world: Wei, Han, Qi, and Chu.
Han Mengshu was full of confidence at this time. Now South Korea already has enough land and population. In a few years of development, it should be easy to unify the world.
That's exactly what she did.
Since all the countries in the world already knew the secret of Korean firearms, Han Mengshu simply ordered the large-scale manufacturing of firearms in the country.
The original Danhua Palace has been expanded into the City of Firearms.
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【Five years later.】
At this time, South Korea's military power can be said to be the strongest in the world, with more than 500 infantry, cavalry, and artillery pieces!
This number of firearms can form a super powerful firearms army. Let alone encounters, even in siege battles, a city can be quickly captured with cannons alone.
Seeing that the time had come, Han Mengshu decided to speed up the pace of unifying the world.
[You appoint Baoying as a general and lead an army of 300,000 to conquer Qi, carrying more than 100,000 muskets and 300 artillery pieces!]
The reason why Han Mengshu did not send Zhang Beichen was to prevent Wei and Chu from suddenly attacking. Then no one would be able to defend these two big countries.
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"South Korea wants to attack us? Fight me! Destroy South Korea!" On the throne, King Qi Tian Heng ordered.
Qi's strength was also not weak. He asked his younger brother Tian E to lead an army of 300,000 to face the Korean army.
At this time, Tian E is a semi-infantry saint, proficient in the art of war, and is much stronger than the violent eagle! The overall combat capability of the Qi army is also very powerful.
Tian Heng thought that if the Qi army went out to fight, not to mention directly defeating the Korean army, they would at least be able to fight with equal strength.
Tian E thought the same way, but when he had a head-on confrontation with Han Jun, he discovered that this was not the case at all.
"Fire the artillery!" As soon as the war started, Storm Eagle asked people to fire the artillery.
As a round of artillery shells hit, rumbling explosions sounded everywhere, and the Qi army's formation was immediately disrupted.
"Charge!" By the time the Korean army rushed up, the Qi army was already at a disadvantage!
Tian E relied on his personal strength and military formation to forcefully command the battle, but he could only retreat.
[The Korean army fought consecutively and successfully, and in just one year, they occupied half of Qi’s country!]
At this time, King Qi could not sit still and quickly asked King Wei and King Chu for help.
[Wei and Chu sent troops to aid Qi one after another. They used the method of attacking South Korea to try to force South Korea to withdraw its troops.]
Zhang Beichen had already led troops to garrison, and relying on the firearms at the top of the city, he could hold off the two armies for a certain period of time.
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Qi State.
King Qi asked the messenger: "Have the reinforcements from Wei and Chu not arrived yet?"
The messenger replied: "Your Majesty, the reinforcements from both countries are blocked by the Korean army. I'm afraid they won't be able to be effective within half a year!"
"In half a year, in another half year, our country of Qi will be destroyed!" King Qi beat his chest and stamped his feet.
He really had no choice. The Korean army's firearms troops were too fierce, especially when attacking cities.
Artillery siege combined with military formations can capture a city in a few days. At this speed, they will soon reach the capital!
The King of Qi asked his ministers: "Do you have any strategy to retreat from the enemy?"
All the ministers lowered their heads, and no one could come up with a good solution.
King Qi randomly named a minister and asked, "What can you do?"
The minister hesitated for a long time and said: "The King of Han has gone too far to bully others and occupy our land. Please ask Emperor Yi to make a decision!"
If he hadn't said it, King Qi would have almost forgotten that there was such a person as Emperor Yi.
During the warring states disputes, the Yi Dynasty was always there!
Moreover, the imperial capital of Dayi was in South Korea, and the world's rituals and music had long since collapsed, and no one paid attention to Emperor Yi.
At this time, the method proposed by this minister was a joke to King Qi. Emperor Yi couldn't protect himself, so who cares about the emperor?
"You can't think of such a bad way!" King Qi scolded, "If the Korean army reaches the city gate, you all should get weapons for me and go out of the city to meet the enemy!"
The ministers did not dare to speak.
However, they still sent a messenger to the location of the Imperial Capital of Dayi.
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A few months later, the Korean army arrived at the capital of Qi.
Artillery was bombarding the city wall, and King Qi looked desperate.
Although he is defending the city now, without reinforcements, won't the city be destroyed and people killed in the end?
"Do you want to keep guarding?" King Qi began to doubt his life.
At this moment, he heard the sound of the earth shaking in the distance, as if an army was coming here.
"Are there reinforcements?" King Qi hurriedly stood at the highest point of the city wall and looked around.
On the horizon, a well-organized army appeared, wearing bronze armor, holding bronze spears, and driving bronze chariots.
Nowadays, all countries no longer use bronze weapons, but all use iron weapons. Such an army is really rare!
Storm Eagle also discovered this army. He ordered the soldiers to be on guard and stepped forward to check the situation.
When the violent eagle approached, he showed a horrified expression.
Because this is not an army from any country as he imagined, but an army from the Great Yi!
The equipment they carry is the most advanced equipment and weapons from the Dayi army.
The most terrifying thing is that these people all have pale faces, gray eyes, and no trace of life!
As they were marching, a huge dark cloud appeared above them at all times, blocking them from the sun!
What kind of living army is this? They are a group of Yin soldiers! The soldiers of Dayi who should have died long ago actually appeared on the battlefield!
Storm Eagle shouted loudly: "Who is coming?"
I saw a man dressed as a general among the Yin soldiers coming out. He was holding a bamboo slip in his hand and said: "The Marquis of Han sent troops to attack Duke Qi. The following committed an offense and violated the etiquette! I, under the orders of the Great Yi world, will destroy you, Han."
military!"
He was talking about the titles of various princes in the past. The King of Han was only a marquis in the Yi Dynasty, while the King of Qi was a duke with a higher title.
"Kill!" General Yin gave the order, and the Yin soldiers went out to kill him.
Storm Eagle quickly ordered the soldiers to counterattack and fired with firecrackers, but it had no effect on them at all. These were shady soldiers, dead soldiers, and were not afraid of ammunition at all.
The artillery and fire bombs were somewhat powerful, but they still couldn't stop the Yin soldiers who had no fear of death. The Korean army was defeated!
"Retreat quickly! Retreat!" Storm Eagle knew he was invincible and led his soldiers to retreat.
The Yin soldiers drove away the Korean army and did not chase them, but came outside the capital of Qi.
Seeing the ghastly and terrifying army outside, King Qi also trembled inwardly.
But he thought that it was this army that helped him drive away the Korean army, so he pretended to be brave and asked: "General, I would like to thank the general for rescuing the siege. I will thank the emperor one day!"
Unexpectedly, the Yin soldier general ignored him at all, but said: "Qi Prime Minister Tian Heng stole the position of Duke Qi and committed the crime of treason. He should be punished!"
"What?" King Qi was shocked when he heard this and shouted quickly: "Be on guard, be on guard!"
He put the soldiers on alert, but it didn't work at all.
The Yin soldiers have begun to attack the city. These Yin soldiers are very powerful. They can climb the city wall with their bare hands. Even if they are stabbed by arrows and become hedgehogs, they don't care at all.
Soon, the Yin soldiers entered the city.
The generals of the Yin soldiers came to the King of Qi. One of the guards of the King of Qi resisted desperately, but they were killed one by one with one sword.
"General, spare your life!" As soon as King Qi shouted for mercy, his head was separated from the corpse, and he died completely!
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When Baoying and his soldiers fled back to the country in embarrassment and reported the matter to King Han, Han Mengshu frowned.
"Where did this Yin soldier come from? Could it be that Tianxing Taoist's evil way went to the capital of Emperor Yi?"
"It's possible!" Zhang Beichen also thought so, otherwise how could such an evil army suddenly appear, and he didn't know where the bodies of these Great Yi soldiers were dug out.
"Zhang Qing, it seems that you have to go through the trouble of this matter. If this evil soldier is not eliminated, I will feel uneasy!" Han Mengshu said.
"I obey the decree!" Zhang Beichen agreed.
[You take 100,000 elite soldiers and head to the Imperial Capital of Dayi! 】
The Imperial Capital of Dayi was originally located in South Korea, occupying a small area.
In the past, this place was the center of the Great Yi world! Roads extend in all directions, and you can travel to every vassal state from here!
When the Yi was at its peak of prosperity, the princes often came here to meet and pay tribute to the emperor. Any major events that occurred, such as choosing a successor, etc., had to be reported to the emperor, and the emperor's approval could only be carried out.
Since the death of the last Emperor Yi, the strength of the Great Yi has plummeted, and the princes have each established themselves as kings. Since then, the Great Yi has disappeared from people's sight.
But the position of Emperor of Dayi is not without successor. It is said that Emperor of Dayi has a son and a daughter.
Among them, the son died young, so his daughter inherited the throne of emperor.
It is said that when he ascended the throne, none of the princes and kings went to pay homage, and they did not even bother to send out a congratulatory form. Therefore, no one in the world of Great Yi cared about the life or death of this man.
The princes and kings only need her to still exist on the surface and not run around.
In the entire Imperial Capital of Dayi, except for some old, weak, sick and disabled people, and the emperor's domestic slaves, there was not even a decent army.
Now that a powerful Yin soldier suddenly appears, there must be a problem somewhere!
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Zhang Beichen has led his troops to the front of the imperial capital.
Near the former imperial capital, there were overgrown weeds, dilapidated city walls, and desolation.
At this time, the dilapidated city walls had been repaired long ago, and the gates of the city were guarded by Yin soldiers and patrolled by Yin soldiers.
They wore standard bronze equipment, some were mummies, some were skeletons, and some were not even human beings, just earthen figurines!
The soldiers behind Zhang Beichen felt chills in their hearts when they saw them. After all, living people will always feel fear when they see dead things.
Zhang Beichen's arrival attracted the attention of the Yin soldiers.
They did not attack directly. A Yin soldier general stepped forward and asked: "Who dares to attack the capital of Great Yi?"
Zhang Beichen said: "The Prime Minister of South Korea, Zhang Beichen, has been ordered by my king to meet with Emperor Yi!"
The general angrily rebuked: "The Marquis of Han is only a marquis, but you dare to claim the throne without the permission of the Emperor? You wait again, and wait until I report to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to judge!"
As he said this, Yin soldiers surrounded them.
Zhang Beichen is not afraid. He has been simulating this for decades and has reached the holy realm. With these soldiers, it shouldn't be difficult to escape.
Not long after, the Yin soldier general came out and said: "The emperor has a decree, Zhang Beichen, you need one person to come to the palace to see him! The rest of the people are waiting here!"
His subordinates quickly dissuaded Zhang Beichen: "Prime Minister, you must not do this. There must be fraud in this!"
Zhang Beichen did not disobey the advice this time. He knew that the Holy Realm was not invincible yet. Since the opponent could create so many Yin soldiers, there must be a strong one.
So, he said: "Please tell the emperor that Zhang is inconvenient, so he should ask the emperor to come out of the city to see him!"
"How brave!" The Yin soldiers general was furious, "You, a small minister, dare to be rude to the emperor, you should be punished!"
With that said, he pulled out his bronze sword and charged towards Zhang Beichen.
The surrounding space was locked, and the sword energy turned into thousands of rays.
Zhang Beichen was shocked. This Yin soldier general could actually exert a strength that was close to that of a saint. It was so weird. He saw that there seemed to be quite a few such generals!
Zhang Beichen quickly resisted and pushed him back.
The other Yin soldiers were about to attack together when suddenly, a coercive voice sounded: "Everyone, stand down!"
Upon hearing this sound, all the Yin soldiers immediately knelt down and retreated towards the city.
Zhang Beichen looked up and saw a woman wearing imperial robes standing in mid-air.
Her black hair is like a waterfall, reaching to her waist. Her feet are bare but not stained by fine dust. Her legs are covered by the emperor's robe. A jade belt with a dragon pattern binds her slender waist. She stands proudly and her expression is extremely arrogant.
Her black eyes are like a night sky without stars and moonlight, with infinite terror hidden inside. Her face is like a jade carving, with sharp edges and corners, but it also reveals coldness at all times!
The luxurious clothes of the Emperor of Dayi on her body have said everything. She is the Emperor of Dayi of this generation, Yi Xuandong.
Zhang Beichen took a deep breath. This was obviously a peerless beauty who was no less beautiful than the seven queens. How come he had never noticed it before?
Is it because her sense of existence is too low?
What makes Zhang Beichen most incredible is that being able to fly in the air means that Yi Xuandong must have reached the holy realm.
But he was in the Holy Realm, so he couldn't feel the fluctuations of her spiritual power at all!
There is only one possibility, her strength far exceeds hers!
"I pay my respects to the Emperor!" Zhang Beichen said with cupped hands.
Yi Xuandong's expression did not change at all, and her voice was equally cold: "Zhang Beichen, without Gu's will, if you dare to bring troops to the imperial city, you have committed a capital crime! Why don't you plead guilty quickly?"