Shufeng Kingdom, Imperial Palace.
"Your Majesty... This is urgent news from our spies in Tianyao Country!"
"What? Tianyao Kingdom is going to invade our country?" Emperor Ali frowned. If Tianyao Kingdom invaded, it would be another arduous battle!
A eunuch presented the information to him. He unfolded it and stood up suddenly. All the ministers below were shocked. Could it be that what the emperor said came true?
"Is there going to be a war?"
"Then we must quickly mobilize food and supplies!"
"We need to tell Shangluo Kingdom. Doesn't Shangluo Kingdom have the Great Xia Army?"
"Then we can have the King of Shangluo ask Daxia to send troops to strike back at the arrogance of Tianyao!"
The ministers were whispering to each other, and the place was in chaos.
But then, Shuli suddenly burst into laughter. The ministers were shocked again and looked at their emperor. What happened?
"Good news, great news!"
Shu Li raised the paper in his hand and took two steps on the stage, "Tian Yao Kingdom was destroyed by Da Xia!"
He announced the news loudly, and he thought the ministers below would cheer, but he did not expect that there was a sudden silence.
All his ministers looked incredulous, and none of them seemed to believe it at all.
Yes, Tianyao Kingdom is a powerful country with the largest and most fertile land, as well as three open-air gold mountains given by God.
The Emperor of Tianyao was in his prime, commanding an invincible Tianyao Army of 100,000 men. Three thousand men from Daxia invaded Tianyao and annihilated it...
Shuli came to his senses at this time and realized that this news was fucking fake!
The spies must have made a mistake. It should be that the 3,000 troops of Daxia ran to Tianyao Kingdom and were wiped out by Tianyao Kingdom!
Shuli let out a long sigh. Okay, let's put this aside for now and continue discussing state affairs.
"Di Si has been sent to Luo as an envoy, and the news has come back." Shu Li threw the intelligence in his hand to the ground, stepped on it twice, picked up a memorial from the desk in front of him, and said:
"Shangluo has begun to migrate a large number of people to the Alanluo Plain, saying it was the idea of the Great Xia Emperor. The Alanluo Plain is vast and has many rivers, making it a rare and fertile land. According to our country's previous national policy, this emperor must seize such a rich place."
"This national policy cannot be changed. Now that Daxia's 3,000 soldiers have been wiped out by Tianyao, this is a slap in the face of the Daxia Emperor. His troops will definitely head to Tianyao."
"Daxia's army only had 20,000 soldiers. 3,000 were killed in Tianyao Kingdom, leaving only 17,000... These 17,000 soldiers will likely be buried in Tianyao Kingdom. The most likely outcome is that both sides will suffer heavy losses."
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"This is a great opportunity for our Shufeng Nation!"
"I, the Emperor, order the Shufeng Second Legion stationed in the Pilia Mountains to enter combat readiness! The Ministry of Revenue is to dispatch food and supplies to the Pilia Mountains as quickly as possible!"
"One month! This emperor can only give you one month to occupy the Alanluo Plain. The Second Legion will be stationed at the entrance of the Luolang Valley to prevent a counterattack from the Shangluo army!"
Shuli issued a war order to conquer the Alanluo Plain, and none of the ministers came out to stop him, because their thoughts were no different from Shuli's.
The 100,000-strong Tianyao Army of the Tianyao Kingdom was too powerful. No matter how powerful the Daxia Army was, it only had 20,000 people, and they were fighting on the territory of the Tianyao Kingdom.
What determines the outcome of a war?
With more soldiers and sufficient logistical supplies, Tianyao Kingdom has the best of time, place and people, and the final result is obvious.
Shuli chose this time to attack the Alanluo Plain, and this timing was undoubtedly the best.
Thus, orders were passed down from the Tianyao Kingdom's palace, and the Second Army stationed in the Piria Mountains received the orders delivered by carrier birds the next day.
The commander of the Second Army, Adula, had been waiting to invade Alanluo. In his view, the Alanluo Plain, which had no defenses at all, was his prey.
The Second Army was very familiar with the Alanluo Plain, because in the past, whenever the Shangluo people had a good harvest, they would send troops to sweep the plains. Originally, each sweep would leave the Shangluo people with barely enough food for them to live on for a year, but later, as the number of Shangluo people on the Alanluo Plain decreased, they robbed more and more fiercely, resulting in the Alanluo Plain becoming what it is today.
The Shangluo Kingdom was weak and had no way of fighting the Sufeng Army head-on on the Alanluo Plain. They retreated to the entrance of the Luolang Valley, defending against the Shufeng Kingdom's army crossing the Alanluo Plain and marching south.
Now that His Majesty's order had finally arrived, Adula immediately summoned his generals and, after a brief arrangement, did not wait for the logistics to arrive.
There is no need to wait. His 50,000-strong army will march through the Alanluo Plain like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, and will reach the Luolang Valley in five days.
There were only 30,000 Shangluo defenders in Luolang Valley. Although they built a pass at the entrance of the valley, this pass was meaningless to Adula - the mountains on both sides were not steep, and his army could easily cross the mountains on both sides and enter Luolang Valley.
His army only needed to carry enough supplies for five or six days, and he believed that in the Battle of Luolang Valley, the Shang Luo people would not even have the chance to burn their supplies.
So, the mighty army set out that night. Fifty thousand soldiers rushed down from the Pyria Mountains like a flood and a beast, and rushed quickly towards the Luolang Valley.
On the second day after Adula led his army onto the Alanluo Plain, the King of Shufeng Kingdom once again received news from Tianyao City -
"The Great Xia Army descended from the sky and occupied the Tianyao Kingdom's palace in a matter of seconds, capturing all members of the Tianyao Kingdom's royal family and all ministers!"
"The residents of Tianyao City are in a state of panic. The Daxia army is guarding the walls of the imperial palace, but no further action has been taken. I don't know what their motives are."
"Also, according to reliable information, the commander of the Great Xia Army escorted the Emperor of Tianyao out of the palace and headed for the three heavily guarded golden mountains. I suspect the Great Xia Army is heading for those three golden mountains."
"The Great Xia Army wiped out the 100,000-strong Tianyao Army with only 3,000 men and captured Tianyao City. Their silver armor was invulnerable to swords and spears, and they also had powerful thunder bombs. They were extremely skilled and could even fly!"
"Your Majesty, I implore you to immediately proceed to Shangluo City and meet with the Emperor of Daxia. Show your sincerity and present him with generous gifts to earn his friendship. Otherwise, if Daxia also sends 3,000 soldiers, Shufeng Nation... will be in danger!"
Shuli opened his eyes wide and read the information carefully three times!
He gasped and jumped up from the throne, "What the hell is going on?"
"Can anyone tell me how a hundred thousand people lost against three thousand?"
"Go ahead and explore! This emperor wants to know all the news about Tianyao City immediately!"
"Quickly order the Second Army to cease its offensive and withdraw to the Piria Mountains!"
The ministers looked at each other, all with disbelief on their faces.
If this information is true...how powerful must the Daxia army be?
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