"Mirodanfashitian? Zifang, do you know what this is?"
Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "I've never heard of such a thing. Could it be some kind of evil spirit? Or perhaps some ancient and barbaric deity? Maybe there was no writing system back then, so it wasn't passed down."
Shui Qing chimed in, "There is no deity with this name in the legends of the Xia and Shang dynasties."
"My Shui family was a prominent clan in ancient times. Before we went into seclusion, we took many ancient texts with us, but this name was definitely not among them."
Yang Cheng stroked his chin and said, "Just recalling the other party will cause them to self-destruct. This thing is a bit strange."
"Forget about those things for now. Let's gather those surviving Lishan demons and take them back for research. Let's see if we can find any trace of Xu Fu's power source in them."
Several of the Lishan demons have not been completely destroyed; they have only had their limbs severed and become human stumps, greatly reducing their offensive capabilities. They can be taken back after being imprisoned.
The Shui family acted swiftly as well, and after getting ready, they immediately set off with Yang Cheng and the others.
Leaving Yunmengze, Yang Cheng headed towards Kuaiji, but the closer he got to Kuaiji, the more uneasy he felt.
Kuaiji used to be very prosperous, but now, as they traveled along the way, they found that there were few people around, and the villages and towns looked lifeless, as if everyone was afraid of something.
Zhang Liang didn't have time to leisurely return to the main camp with the others. He immediately used a secret technique to ride the wind back to gather information. When he returned, his expression had changed.
"Oh no, we've fallen for their trap!"
"What happened?"
Zhang Liang said with a grim expression, "To be precise, it's not that we've fallen into a trap, but rather that the alliance leader and the others have."
The spies that the alliance leader had planted in Xianyang had long been turned against him. On the surface, Qin only sent 50,000 men to sweep through Chu, but in reality, these 50,000 men were just bait. There were 200,000 troops following behind!
This force of 200,000 men was led by Ying Tao, a member of the Qin royal family and the Lord of Xinyang.
Ying Tao was not only a member of the Qin royal family, but also the first member of the Qin royal family to befriend Xu Fu. In fact, he could even be considered half a disciple of Xu Fu.
He was partly responsible for ostracizing Prince Fusu. When Zhao Xie rebelled in Zhao Di, it was ostensibly General Wang Li who led the Xie Mo people to suppress and annihilate the rebellion, but the commander-in-chief was Ying Tao!
What does it mean that Lord Xinyang, Ying Tao, has taken action? It means that the Qin state has realized that something is wrong in Chu and is preparing to completely wipe out the entire Chu region in one battle!
We all thought that Qin's goal in this battle was for Xu Fu to seize Nuwa's Tears, but we never expected that the other side was preparing to wipe out the entire Chu territory!
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The alliance leader and his 150,000-strong army wanted to annihilate the 50,000 Qin soldiers, but they did not expect that among the 50,000 Qin soldiers were thousands of Lishan demons and evil spirits who had set up flesh and blood traps. They could not eliminate them in a short time, so they were directly trapped.
Then Ying Tao led an army of 200,000 to arrive, completely surrounding the alliance leader and his men. Attacked from both inside and outside, the situation was now extremely perilous.
Upon hearing Zhang Liang's words, Yang Cheng immediately shook his head.
He had previously felt that Xiong Wu was ambitious but incompetent, but now he realized that the guy was incredibly stupid!
The biggest advantage of the anti-Qin alliance over the Qin state was that one side was overt and the other covert.
There aren't many people in the world who are loyal to the Qin state. As long as the anti-Qin alliance has its spies in place, even if the alliance doesn't have any people planted within the Qin state, they can still know the Qin state's movements by analyzing every little thing.
And what happened? Xiong Wu had only planted a few spies, and they were all turned against him. Not only were they blinded, but they were also outmaneuvered.
They just believed whatever people said without ever considering verifying its truth, which has led to the entire alliance falling into a trap.
Zhang Liang looked at Yang Cheng and said in a deep voice, "My lord, the entire anti-Qin alliance is currently surrounded by the Qin army."
Although Wei Bao and his men still had elite troops, not only could they not get the message out now, but even if they did, they would all be wiped out by the time reinforcements arrived.
Therefore, we are the only people we can mobilize in the entire Chu region right now.
But whether or not to save them is up to you, my lord.
Rescue them would be extremely risky, as it was an army of 250,000, including the flesh and blood mechanisms of the Lishan demons and evil spirits, none of whom were easy to deal with.
Ying Tao, a member of the Qin royal family, colluded with Xu Fu. Although we don't know what methods he used, he was certainly not someone to be trifled with.
If we don't come to the rescue, the anti-Qin alliance will surely be broken up this time. Although there are still anti-Qin forces in Wei, Yan and other places, they will be leaderless for a while and will definitely fall into chaos.
However, we can preserve our strength and seek other ways out.
Whether to save them or not, Liangdu will follow his lord's lead!
In the past, Zhang Liang would have definitely chosen to save them in this situation, but the consequence would have been the loss of the lives of his men.
Despite his exceptional wisdom, he could not reverse the absolute gap in strength, yet he still could not control his impulsive nature.
Just like the assassination attempt on the Qin emperor back then.
Although Zhang Liang planned a meticulous assassination, the assassination was merely an impulsive act.
Now that he has Yang Cheng as his leader, he can completely avoid this difficult choice.
Yang Cheng wanted to be rescued, so he offered advice and tried every means to use the resources around him to help.
Even if Yang Cheng didn't come to the rescue, he still had to devise a plan to take over the defeated anti-Qin forces and start anew.
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