Lingnan City-State was not the only one that had quietly changed the structure of the China region.
It was winter at the end of the second year of Gaia, and the flames of war were everywhere.
After the end of the Battle of Giant Deer, all the territories in the China region were experiencing a change of power. The victors of the war wanted to expand their achievements and sharpened their weapons; the losers, in order to protect themselves, resorted to militaristic means.
The flames of war were burning, and blood was boiling.
The blood-red sky shrouded the land of China and did not dissipate for a long time.
During this time, South of Rosy Clouds' Rosy Cloud City, Drifting Illusory's Luoye City, Black Lion City, and Feng Qingyang's Swordsman City were all promoted to first-class counties.
The number of counties in the China region had already reached 12.
In the next stage, Bi An's Hardstone County and Kill Ripper's Asura County would also be promoted. The China region was not far from triggering the condition of "15 counties" in the fifth battle.
The local tyrants naturally sharpened their weapons to fight for the last promotion. After all, if they could be promoted to a county city before the battle began, it would have a huge impact on the following battles.
No one was willing to fall behind.
The entire wilderness was in an inexplicable state of restlessness.
This was especially so for the northern region of the China region, because they did not have much time left. It seemed that in at most two months, the cold wave would sweep across the entire northern region.
At that time, it would be difficult to even get the soldiers to carry out normal training, let alone send troops to war. It was a world of ice and snow outside, and the cold wind was biting cold. The entire north would be completely silent and begin to pass the winter.
Therefore, the northern lords had to achieve their strategic goals before the arrival of the cold wave.
In fact, the lords were not the only ones who were restless in the wilderness.
Other than the Yellow Turban Army that had already been destroyed, the remaining three rebel army groups were ready to make a move.
On the 1st of October, after Chen Sheng led his troops to conquer all the territories in the Central Plains Province, except for Luoyang, he announced the establishment of a country and officially established the Zhang Chu regime in Chen County.
As soon as the Zhang Chu regime was established, it became the largest force in the China region. Even Shanhai City, which occupied four prefectures, paled in comparison in terms of territory.
On the day that Zhang Chu was established, the lords of the Central Plains region shouted in unison.
"The wolf is here!"
After Chen Sheng established his empire, he didn't attack the royal capital, Luoyang, in a fit of passion. He didn't even have any plans to fight across provinces. Chen Sheng's top priority was to allow the people to rest and consolidate his rule.
The reincarnated Chen Sheng was no longer the peasant who was used as a tool by others. The first leader of a peasant uprising in China's history was walking on the road to becoming an emperor, and there was no turning back.
As the saying goes, the bird that sticks out gets shot.
The territory of Zhang Chu's regime was too big, and it was surrounded by enemies on all sides. To the north was Feng Qiuhuang's Luo Feng City. To the west was Li Linghuan's Luo Ye City. To the south was Lord Chunshen's Dan Yang City.
To the east was Xiang Yu's West Chu regime.
When Zhang Chu's regime was established, it was time for a pack of wolves to divide the cake.
Almost on the same day, Fallen Phoenix City, Fallen Leaves City, and Pill Sun City began to organize their neighboring territories, forming three allied armies. They all dispatched their troops to the border area.
An unprecedented war was about to break out in the Central Plains.
The funny thing was that this time, the Mountain and Sea Alliance and the Yellow Emperor Alliance had become "allies".
Chen Sheng obviously didn't want to be captured without putting up a fight. In order to break out of this predicament, he made a decisive move. On the day of the establishment of his empire, Chen Sheng also announced that Zhang Chu's regime had officially formed an alliance with West Chu in the east.
After entering the wilderness, the West Chu regime led by Xiang Yu headed straight for Ludong Province, north of Pengcheng. As for the nearby Central Plains Province, he didn't even touch it.
Perhaps, the two forces had formed a tacit understanding as early as that time.
After all, Xiang Yu and the others had been under Chen Sheng's command in the early years. In the wilderness where danger lurked in every corner, the two regimes chose to trust each other.
The alliance between the two "Chu" regimes caused the Central Plains to become even more complicated and confusing.
In this way, Chen Sheng not only eliminated the threat from the east, but also obtained Xiang Yu's assistance.
Chen Sheng's alliance with Xiang Yu immediately made up for the embarrassing situation of having no generals under him. Whether it was Xiang Yu himself, his grandfather Xiang Yan, uncle Xiang Liang, or even Xiang Zhuang, they were all rare generals.
Sure enough, on the day of the alliance, the old general Xiang Yan set off from Pengcheng to Chen County to help Chen Sheng organize the army and set up a defensive line to deal with the invasion of the mutant army.
Chen Sheng even boldly appointed Xiang Yan as the general of Zhang Chu. This also meant that the cooperation between the two "Chu" regimes was extremely close.
Zhang Chu against three mutant armies.
In the north, Feng Qiuhuang organized the Mountain and Sea Alliance-Phoenix Alliance and formed an army of 150,000. In the west, Piao Linghuan organized an army of 100,000. In the south, Lord Chunshen organized an army of 180,000.
Of course, Zhang Chu was not a pushover. With the territory of a province, the Zhang Chu regime's total military strength reached more than 500,000, close to 600,000.
The total military strength of both sides was close to a million.
Needless to say, this battle would be the largest and most widespread battle in the Main Plane since the start of the game.
In the Central Plains, a total of five provinces were involved in this war.
There were even rumors that Di Chen, who was in the capital, intended to form another army to attack Zhang Chu in an attempt to get a share of the loot.
The Central Plains Province was about to be divided by the various powers.
Of course, there was also the possibility that the allied armies would return in defeat. After all, the various armies were not friends. Not to mention that Feng Qiuhuang and Lord Chunshen were originally in different camps.
Even the Yan Huang Alliance was at odds with each other.
Lord Chunshen and Di Chen were mortal enemies. Lord Chunshen and Piao Linghuan were mortal enemies.
The three armies were not united and would definitely fight for themselves.
It was still unknown who would emerge victorious.
The entire Central Plains was about to be engulfed in the flames of war. And all of this seemed to have nothing to do with Ouyang Shuo or Shanhai City.
In fact, that was not the case.
The entire China region was a huge chessboard. The slightest ripple in every place would eventually be transmitted and radiated to the entire China.
Moreover, the Central Plains had always been the place where dynasties rejuvenated. Once the Central Plains was in chaos, the entire China region would not be able to live in peace.
How could the four rebel armies arranged by Gaia be ordinary people? There was a deeper meaning to this.
Needless to say, Feng Qiuhuang, one of the pillars of the Shanhai Alliance, was also involved. Ouyang Shuo was not worried about Feng Qiuhuang on the battlefield. What he was worried about was the Yan Huang Alliance's schemes.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo had already instructed the Black Snake Guards to closely monitor the Central Plains. At the same time, he shared the relevant information with Feng Qiuhuang.
The members of the Alliance of Mountains and Seas also opened the door to Fallen Phoenix City in terms of weapons and equipment. Using Ouyang Shuo as an example, even though Shanhai City was reorganizing its army and lacked weapons and equipment, Ouyang Shuo still prioritized selling ten thousand Divine Armed Crossbows to Feng Qiuhuang.
Ouyang Shuo even promised that if the situation was bad, Shanhai City would personally send reinforcements.
It was foreseeable that the Yan Huang Alliance would have a corresponding negotiation mechanism. At the very least, Xiong Ba would not ignore Piao Linghuan and would support him with all his might.
Therefore, the war in the Central Plains had dragged the two largest alliances in the China region into it. With this as a node, the entire China region's situation would be affected.
Perhaps because he felt that the world was not chaotic enough, Huang Chao, who had kept a low profile for a period of time, once again appeared in front of the world. In these few months, the defeated Huang Chao had once again established a foothold in the Southern Anhui Province.
Huang Chao, who was unwilling to be left out, followed Chen Sheng and declared himself a king. He officially established Daqi's political power in An Qing, south of the Southern Anhui Province.
From then on, the three rebel armies established their own countries and declared themselves kings.
After Huang Chao established Daqi's political power, his ambition grew once again. He immediately announced that he was going on a Northern Expedition to recover his lost territory and take over the entire Southern Anhui Province.
Once the Great Qi Empire made its move, the hearts of the surrounding provinces would be affected. The Jiangchuan Province in the South, the Jiangnan Province in the Southeast, the Jianye District in the Northeast, and even the West Chu Regime in the North all moved in response.
For a period of time, the Southeast region was also filled with the smoke of war.
In order to prevent Daqi from becoming too big, the three provinces also began to mobilize before the war.
In the South, the Siege Lions began to organize the allied forces in the Jiangchuan Province. In the East, Xiong Ba and the War Wolves were sharpening their knives, preparing to form a huge allied army to attack Daqi.
In this war, the War Wolves and the others were determined to completely annihilate Daqi. Otherwise, once a peasant rebel army like this fled, it would be too easy for them to rise again.
This time, it seemed that Di Chen's previous decision to lead the allied army to annihilate the Yellow Turban was indeed a wise decision. Amidst the chaos of war, only the Capital still maintained a rare peace.
Apart from Huang Chao's rebel army, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the Southwest was also ready to move.
After completing the digestion of Guilin County and Zhen 'an County, Hong Xiuquan would certainly expand outwards again. In this way, the Northern Sichuan Province in the North and the Yunnan Province in the West were all within his attack range.
For a period of time, with the three rebel armies as the center, the entire land of the China region was turned upside down. There was no longer a place of peace.
The momentum of the peasant rebellion, after ten months of operation, reached its peak in the Wilderness.
The "Year of Rebellion" and "Year of War" completely erupted in the last two months of the second year of Gaia.
These last two months would determine the fate of the China region for a period of time.
If the three rebel armies could be extinguished, the strength of the lords of the China region would rise to another level. On the contrary, if the three rebel governments were allowed to resist, there would no longer be a day of peace in the Wilderness in the future.
And this was Gaia's test for the lords.
Whoever could stand out in this test would receive extra attention from Gaia. (To be continued.)
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
