Fangzheng's entire being was now an OTL.
After all, it was said that when one faced the sea, the flowers would bloom in the warm winter. From the magnificence of the mountains and rivers, one could comprehend the natural universe. How cool was that?
But on the other hand … Sigh, I was teasing a little girl a few days ago, and I suddenly comprehended the truth of the universe …
Could it be that I'm walking the path of evil?
Sigh, I can only say that I was unlucky back then. Of all things, I ended up becoming the protagonist of a romance world. After all, the protagonist of a romance world usually explodes because of love … Forget it, that's not important. In any case, I've finally settled it. At least for now, Fangzheng has found the first step to fusing Order and Chaos and thus controlling them.
As for what to do next, I'll just have to slowly study it.
For now, I'll just have to see how Xiangyu is doing.
To Xiangyu, the war had turned into a nightmare.
An army of four hundred thousand might sound majestic, but if they were to really collapse, it would truly be a crushing defeat. In fact, the "air raid" carried out from the hot air balloon itself did not cause many casualties. If everyone could calm down, it was not completely impossible to deal with it. However, the sudden appearance of the air raid and the arrival of the "armored tanks" at the rear completely panicked the army. With a large number of soldiers fleeing, even if the others wanted to regroup, they were powerless.
Of course, Xiangyu was smart enough to order the army to hide in the forest. However, Fangzheng had already prepared a countermeasure. A few fireballs were thrown down, and the mountain was set ablaze. Most of the army did not die to the air raid and the tanks, but were instead burned to death by the fire.
Apart from that, the biggest loss for Xiangyu was the vassals. It must be noted that during the attack on Hangu Pass, almost all the commanders of the vassal army set up their tents high up in the rear of the army for the sake of safety and because they had no intention of guarding against air raids. In the end, they became the target of the air raid. The first wave of air raids was aimed at those tents. Caught off guard, most of the vassals who arrived were instantly killed.
Without a leader, coupled with the sudden air raid, armored tanks and fire, the 400,000 army completely collapsed. Many soldiers chose to surrender. More than half of the rest were burned to death in the forest fire. Less than 10% of the soldiers who followed Xiangyu out of the battlefield safely survived. It was an extremely tragic situation.
"Haa …"
Xiangyu walked to the riverside and washed his face with the water. Then, he raised his head and looked around. Around him, the soldiers were all exhausted. Not many of them were able to stand on the ground in one piece. Most of the soldiers were on the ground, silent. Occasionally, the screams of wounded soldiers could be heard from afar.
Who would have thought that not only were their 400,000 men unable to take down Hangu Pass, which was defended by 40,000 men, they were even beaten into such a miserable state?
Before this, Xiangyu had never expected something like this to happen, but now …
Suddenly, a hand held a wine glass in front of Xiangyu.
"Want a bite?"
Xiangyu was stunned when he heard the voice. He took the glass and turned around to see Fangzheng standing beside him, grinning at him.
"Young Master Fang …"
"How do you feel now? I didn't break my promise. "
"Of course, I would like to thank Young Master Fang for sparing my life."
Although Xiangyu sounded like he was thanking them, it was obvious that he was unhappy. His voice was stiff as well. But Fangzheng didn't care. He just chuckled and sat down on a rock.
"Alright, tell me, do you have any thoughts after this battle?"
"…"
Xiangyu didn't say anything. He sat down on another rock next to Fangzheng. He looked at the wine glass in his hand with an unreadable expression, not saying a word.
"Is it hard to accept? Your martial prowess is outstanding and can be said to be unparalleled in the world, but in the end, you were beaten by a group of soldiers whose names you don't even know until now, and you can't even raise your head. Have you ever wondered why those soldiers are able to chase you around even though they are not as strong as you, nor are they as fast as you, nor do they have such strong martial arts and internal energy? "
"Because … those strange things."
"That's the power of wisdom."
Fangzheng reached out and patted Xiangyu's shoulder.
"Look, it's just like the armor you're wearing and the weapons you use. These are also the power of intelligence. Humans learned how to smelt iron and forge swords. Only then were they able to forge this armor, and only then were they able to forge incomparably sharp swords that could cut through iron like mud. Otherwise, you would still be like those ancestors from ancient times, wearing fur and holding stone axes, shouting and shouting. Do you understand? "
"But …"
Xiangyu wasn't an idiot. He understood what Fangzheng meant, but he couldn't accept this point of view.
"Of course, I'm not saying that the use of martial prowess will be eliminated, but it will definitely be weakened. This is the trend …"
Having said that, Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders. Although it was just as he said, it was a trend and trend, there were exceptions. For example, once one became a god or an immortal and obtained extraordinary powers, the power of mortals would naturally not be a problem.
But this didn't seem to have much to do with Xiangyu.
"Besides, martial prowess can't solve everything. Otherwise, so many generals wouldn't have been killed by the treacherous officials in the court. Alright … that's all I have to say. I'll give you one night to make up your mind. I advise you not to waste your time on an insignificant problem. That won't do anyone any good."
Xiangyu didn't say anything. Instead, he just lowered his head and looked at the wine glass in his hand. After a long while, as if he had made up his mind, Xiangyu finished the wine in his glass in one gulp, then turned his head and looked to his side. The rock there was empty. There was no one there.
From that moment on, history changed.
In history, Xiangyu committed suicide in the River Wu, but here, he only hesitated for half a night before sending an envoy to Hangu Pass to surrender.
In fact, Xiangyu was also very hesitant at first, but it was his wife, Yuji, who enlightened him. After listening to Xiang Yu's explanation of the cause and effect of the matter, Yu Ji enlightened Xiang Yu. If that Young Master Fang was really an Immortal who had reincarnated from the Heavens, then losing to him would not be a shameful thing. Furthermore, even if he was an Immortal, he would have no choice but to take out those weapons made by the Immortals in order to be able to fight against him. This was enough to prove the capabilities of Great General.
Sigh, this made Xiangyu very happy. After thinking about it carefully, it made sense. If Fangzheng had used the original methods and soldiers to defeat him, then it would mean that he, Xiangyu, was nothing more than a piece of trash. But now, even if Fangzheng said that he wouldn't do it himself, didn't he still create those magical and strange weapons?
In other words, if an immortal didn't use the weapons made by the gods, he wouldn't be able to defeat him.
Hmm, thinking of this, Xiangyu's thoughts immediately cleared up, and he didn't have any more thoughts. Besides, he was a member of his own family, and he knew that Fangzheng was a real immortal. So, he was really not happy about losing to Fangzheng … Well, he was definitely not happy about being chased all the way here.
But with Yuji's comfort, that little bit of dissatisfaction was naturally gone.
Following Xiangyu's surrender, Fangzheng's army grew even larger. He didn't declare himself the emperor immediately, but went around to hunt down the nobles of the old six states. After all, history had proven that the nobles of the old six states were the root of the unrest. As long as they didn't die out, they would always be troublesome!
If Qin Shihuang had killed off all the nobles of the old six states, then the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang might really have been a failed peasant uprising, and the Qin Dynasty wouldn't have fallen.
Of course, Fangzheng wouldn't make the same mistake as Qin Shihuang.
To deal with these people, Fangzheng wouldn't be as polite as he was to Xiangyu. He wouldn't even give them a "fair fight" or anything like that. He would just wipe them all out.
Because of Fangzheng's attitude toward the nobles of the old six states, he didn't gain the loyalty of the descendants of the old six states like Liu Bang did. But Fangzheng didn't need it, because what he wanted to do was to completely destroy the old aristocratic system and reform it with a new system.
A year later, when Fangzheng wiped out all the nobles of the old six states and successfully wiped out the restoration of the six states, he finally ascended the throne. In order to "respect history", Fangzheng named the country "Han", just like in history, and the emperor's court attire was still the style of the Qin Dynasty. The feudal system was abolished, and a unified centralized system was established.
I didn't expect this day to come.
Sitting on the throne, looking at the officials below and listening to the orders and announcements from the attendants, Fangzheng couldn't help but sigh. Although he had long thought that this day would come, Fangzheng still felt a little strange when he actually sat on the throne.
I'm just a gamer. How did I become an emperor?
However, just as Fangzheng was letting his imagination run wild, he suddenly felt his whole body shake. The next moment, an unparalleled hot aura emerged from the ground and merged with Fangzheng. At the same time, the world in Fangzheng's eyes suddenly turned black and white!
What's this?
At this moment, Fangzheng was surprised to find that his world had begun to change. The original hall and the city had all become blurry, replaced by countless surging airflows. He could clearly feel the sky, the earth, the mountains, the lakes, the rivers, everything else becoming blurry, as if they were about to merge into one …
Could it be … Wait, this isn't right!
As a god, Fangzheng quickly understood what this meant. He had already defined the world in the "real" world, and now, he was going to redefine the "non-real" world! Just like when Pangu split the world apart, he was going to define a new order in this chaos!
Wait, isn't this a martial arts world? If you do this, it'll turn into a Xianxia world!
However, this wasn't the time for Fangzheng to lampoon inwardly. This was because he could sense that the Chaos aura was turning more intense. It was like data that was requesting for approval. If he didn't settle it quickly, the entire System might crash!
Ugh … If that's the case … then let the underworld rise!
As this thought flashed through Fangzheng's mind, the originally chaotic land suddenly flashed, and several dark cities rose from the ground. The ghosts that seemed to have been swept away by the chaotic vortex gradually calmed down.
All things had spirits, emotions, and natures. Rivers to the river lords, seas to the dragon kings, mountains to the mountain gods.
Earth and City Gods, obey your orders, and be virtuous …
At this moment, Fangzheng could not care about anything else. Right now, he was designing a new "non-real" social system as quickly as possible. Fortunately, Fangzheng had read fantasy novels such as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Journey to the West) before, so he had some impression of the judges, City Gods, Earth, and Mountain Gods. Therefore, he hurriedly gave the orders. In short, he had to evaluate this damn non-real world first before he thought about anything else!
Time ticked by. After an unknown amount of time, when the attendant loudly announced the rewards in the real world, Fangzheng, who was sitting on the throne, finally opened his eyes. He sighed softly and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
Although it was a little rushed, fortunately, he had finally pacified the other world.
Of course, this was just the skeleton. As for the fine parts, he would have to fill them in himself in the future … But that was naturally not important.
But …
Thinking of this, Fangzheng could not help but have a strange expression on his face.
When he first came here, this was just an ordinary martial arts world, so why did it deviate towards a Xianxia world now?
Was it because he was a True God and became the Emperor?
(End of this chapter)
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