In the wilderness in October, there was only the word 'chaos'. Disputes arose everywhere, warlords divided themselves, and smoke filled the air. Whether it was the lords or the natives, they were all prepared to go all out before winter arrived.
The victor was king, and the loser was a bandit.
Within the wilderness, everywhere was filled with an austere killing intent.
As the saying went, when the heavens released killing intent, the stars would shift; when the earth released killing intent, dragons and snakes would rise; when humans released killing intent, the earth would turn upside down. When humans released killing intent, even the heavens and earth would change color.
Formless killing intent burst forth from everywhere, like streaks of red sword energy that shot into the sky.
Countless killing intents converged in the sky, fusing and colliding. Even the clouds in the sky changed color. Blood-colored clouds covered the sky of the wilderness, an ominous sign.
In a certain place in the wilderness, the representative of the School of Yin Yang, Fengyan, looked at the red clouds above his head, speechless. Such a heavenly phenomenon was rare even during the war-torn Warring States Period.
As an outstanding figure of the School of Yin Yang, Fengyan saw more than ordinary people. He looked carefully, and it was as if he could see through tens of thousands of miles. In the sky, there was a large dragon in the north, central plains, and south. Among them, the giant dragon in the south had the most blood energy, the strongest killing intent, and the most dazzling.
Around each large dragon, there were several, or even more than ten small dragons coiled around it.
This was the pattern of the battle for dragons.
The dragons condensed from clouds represented the manifestation of providence. It was the providence of the territory, and also the lord's providence. Providence rose and took form.
Apart from dragons, there were also some other ferocious beasts and auspicious beasts in the sky, where the blood-red clouds covered. There were phoenixes, ice birds, black bears, tigers, leopards, and even black snakes.
The form of providence represented the will of the lord.
At the end of the second year of Gaia, even Ouyang Shuo couldn't truly manifest providence. The reason why it appeared early was because of this rare killing intent.
Once the killing intent disappeared, the form of providence would once again disappear.
Thus, this was the best time for the School of Yin Yang to observe the providence of the lord. If it were anyone else, they would see nothing but red clouds when they looked up.
"The world of great competition is also a world of great chaos!"
Fen Yan muttered to himself as he vanished into the boundless wilderness, and his figure seemed to be slightly sluggish. Perhaps he didn't choose to become an official in Shanhai City because he didn't want to be embroiled in this world's disputes.
A person's killing intent was emitted by a person, and it would also affect other people.
In the wilderness, all the soldiers in the army were affected by the blood-red clouds in the sky, and traces of bloodlust appeared in their eyes. All of them were brimming with battle intent and killing intent.
The burst of killing intent once again converged into the sky.
The two of them worked together, causing the red clouds in the sky to grow increasingly brighter. The bright red color caused people to prostrate themselves in worship, because it was the color of imperial power.
Within the wilderness, thousands of lords were no longer willing to remain dormant.
Even the vegetation couldn't endure this wave of killing intent. The weeds withered ahead of time, and leaves flew everywhere, filling the sky. From the north to the south, the entire wilderness seemed to have entered winter in advance. There was no sign of life at all.
The redness of the sky and the withered yellow of the ground complemented each other, forming a rare scene in the human world.
This year's winter came especially early, and it was especially cold.
After the midwinter, who would survive, and who would be buried in the wilderness, everything was unknown. Even Gaia, who planned everything, could only be a silent bystander at this moment.
With the world as the chessboard, and the lives of the people as chess pieces.
The chessboard had already been set, and everyone in the world was a chess piece. No one could change the direction of the chessboard alone.
There was no longer an inch of peaceful land in the entire China region. Anyone who tried to live a peaceful life would eventually be eliminated. Only by throwing themselves into the surging blood-red tide would they be able to win a chance of survival.
This was because the surging killing intent that filled the world had to find an outlet.
The Central Plains region was the first to erupt.
Chen Sheng's Zhang Chu and Xiang Yu's West Chu formed an alliance to resist the alliance of the five lords in the surrounding five provinces. After half a month of preparation, this unprecedented war finally broke out.
The heroes were vying for supremacy in the Central Plains.
The first to rise in revolt was the alliance of a hundred thousand led by Piao Linghuan. The army of a hundred thousand broke through the western border of the Central Plains Province, and along the way, they seized cities and seized territory.
Zhang Chu's capital, Chen County, was located in the east of the Central Plains Province.
The western side had always been the weakest area of defense.
Thus, Piao Linghuan's army did not encounter much resistance in the early stages, and they advanced triumphantly.
Piao Linghuan's victory naturally stimulated the restlessness of the others.
Once this person moved, the entire army moved together.
It was as if some mechanism had been triggered, and the enormous war machine was completely activated.
Following closely behind Piao Linghuan, Lord Chunshen led the alliance of a hundred and eighty thousand soldiers to break through from the south of the Central Plains Province. The moment they entered, they directly attacked the central hinterland of Zhang Chu.
The two armies were like a pair of scissors, firmly piercing the heart of Zhang Chu's regime.
Only Feng Qiuhuang's army of a hundred and fifty thousand temporarily did not move, and was stationed at the border.
The royal city, Luoyang, was next to Taiyuan Province, where Luo Feng City was located. Thus, in the north, Zhang Chu's regime did not have a strong foundation due to the existence of Luoyang, and thus did not pose much of a threat to Taiyuan Province.
At the same time, even if Feng Qiuhuang and the other lords of Taiyuan Province occupied the northern part of the Central Plains Province, they would not be able to operate in peace due to the existence of Luoyang.
Don't forget that the next battle would take place in the Han Dynasty. If there were no accidents, Chang 'an would definitely be left behind by Gaia for the Tang Dynasty. In that case, Luoyang would be the land of the Han Dynasty.
Thus, Ouyang Shuo sent two proverbs to Feng Qiuhuang.
If the enemy does not move, I will not move.
If the enemy moves, then strike like a thunderbolt.
Ouyang Shuo believed that with Feng Qiuhuang's intelligence, he would definitely understand the deeper meaning of his words.
When the alliance army attacked, Chen Sheng was not easy to deal with. Otherwise, Chen Sheng would not have been able to lead his troops to conquer the entire Central Plains Province in a short period of half a year.
Under Chen Sheng's command, other than the old general Xiang Yan who rushed over as reinforcements, there were a few other generals. They were Wu Guang, Wu Chen, Zhang Er, and Chen Yu.
Wu Chen and the other two were the fuse for the Battle of Giant Deer.
Apart from them, the six hundred thousand soldiers of Zhang Chu's regime were not to be trifled with.
After ascertaining the enemy's situation, Chen Sheng immediately began to deploy his troops.
He ordered Great General Xiang Yan to lead two hundred thousand soldiers to the south to attack Lord Chunshen's army. Wu Guang personally led one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers to face Wandering Illusory's army in the west.
Zhang Er led two hundred thousand soldiers to the vast northern border of the Central Plains Province to guard against Feng Qiuhuang's army and Di Chen's army that could come south at any time.
The capital city, Chen County, only had fifty thousand soldiers garrisoned under Chen Yu's command.
In this battle, Chen Sheng also wanted to fight with all his might.
If he won this battle, he would be able to win precious breathing space for the newly established Zhang Chu's regime. For the entire winter, Chen Sheng could calmly digest the newly conquered land.
In the coming year, Zhang Chu's regime would no longer be afraid of any challenges.
Of course, if he failed, then there would be no need to mention anything.
Chen Sheng, who had been reborn, would not tolerate living an ignoble life again.
The war that broke out in the Central Plains became the fuse that ignited the entire world war. Immediately after the Central Plains, the southeast region also ignited the flames of war.
Huang Chao was full of ambition, Wolf Warrior and the others also had hearts as firm as steel.
In the second year of Gaia, only one side could survive.
Wolf Warrior once again gathered one hundred thousand soldiers and broke into the northern part of Wannan Province, preparing to sweep through from north to south. Of course, Wolf Warrior's army carefully split open West Chu's territory.
For the time being, Wolf Warrior and the other lords did not dare to provoke this overlord, lest they caused trouble.
To be honest, when Peng City arrived in the wilderness, Wolf Warrior was the most depressed. His Blood Red City was only a few hundred kilometers away from Peng City.
With such a neighbor, no one would not be able to sleep soundly.
As the saying went, how could one allow others to sleep beside one's bed?
Sooner or later, there would be a war between West Chu and Blood Red City.
But now was not the time. Wolf Warrior was very clear that the most important thing right now was to eliminate Huang Chao's army. Otherwise, if Huang Chao and Xiang Yu joined forces again, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Similarly, Xiang Yu was not in the mood to attack Blood Red City at this time.
West Chu's first strategic goal was to go north and completely occupy Ludong Province.
It was precisely because they saw through Xiang Yu's intention that the lords of Ludong Province huddled together in fear. At this moment, they had already formed an army of more than two hundred thousand.
Between the two, there was bound to be a war. It was just that they did not know when this war would break out and whether it would affect the war in Zhongyuan Province.
In the southeast region, apart from Wolf Warrior, Xiong Ba was also an active member. At the same time that Wolf Warrior sent out his army, Xiong Ba led a hundred and fifty thousand troops from south to north, sweeping all the way.
The two armies attacked Huang Chao's army from the front and back.
At this moment, the eighty thousand troops led by the Siege Lion were arrayed in the south of Wannan Province. They were in a somewhat awkward situation, as if this war had nothing to do with them.
It had to be said that under such circumstances, the advantage of the big families was undoubtedly revealed.
Whether it was the connections or the ability to unite and communicate, it was not something that the Siege Lion and the others could compare with. Otherwise, Bai Hua would not be in the awkward situation of having no allies to support him in Yunnan Province.
Of course, there was another important reason why the lords of Yunnan Province were not willing to send troops to attack the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and that was the existence of Shanhai City.
Everyone knew that Shanhai City was extremely aggressive.
Not to mention Chuannan Province, even the neighboring Lingnan Province had been cut in half by Shanhai City. Therefore, how could Shanhai City allow others to encroach on Chuannan Province?
From their point of view, attacking the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was just a gift for Shanhai City. They were powerless to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and occupy the three counties of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as their own.
Since that was the case, why not watch from the sidelines?
As the saying goes, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Let Shanhai City and Lingxi City fight to the death with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
In fact, this was indeed the case.
Lingxi City was almost forced to a dead end. (To be continued.)
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