The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire

What is the weather like now? As a defender of the Qi State who has encountered the same experience, it can be said that I feel the same way, and it is simply not something that humans can bear.

Not to mention fighting, walking outside would be unbearably cold.

And the enemy troops outside the city dared to brave the wind and snow and risk freezing to death to attack themselves, which undoubtedly shocked them.

This kind of will to fight without fear of life and death, without fear of cold, without fear of everything, makes them feel afraid.

Then, the coalition forces quickly attacked the city, quickly hit the city wall, and dealt a severe blow to the defenders.

If it weren't for the defenders relying on their superiority in numbers to barely repel the siege coalition forces and ensure control of the city wall, maybe Zhong Yu could take the entire Linzi city in one battle.

But even so, it also brought great fear to King Qi, which made him hesitate to agree to this condition.

Then, in January of the seventh year of Emperor Yuan.

Facing the threat of life and death, even though King Qi was reluctant, he still agreed to the terms of peace and gave up Linzi City.

And the coalition army also gave a way out, allowing King Qi to lead the 50,000 defenders in the city to evacuate safely.

As for the remaining 100,000 defenders, many relatives are in the city, it is impossible to leave with King Qi, and King Qi can only reluctantly give it up to Yan.

This made the king of Yan very happy. He had an additional 100,000 troops, which made Yan's strength even stronger, and he had greater confidence in self-protection. Who would be unhappy.

After the king of Qi withdrew from Linzi, the original capital of the country, after the great city of the world, it was necessary to find a new great city in the past to serve as the capital of the state of Qi and stabilize the country.

So he looked all over Qi State, and finally chose Langya City in Langya County as the new capital of Qi State.

There are many plains in Langya, and it is quite rich. It is second only to Linzi County in Qi State, and it is the second richest place in Qi State.

Before the war, the population was more than one million, far exceeding the other three counties. Although due to the war, it is only about 600,000 now, it is still one of the largest counties in the country.

After such a catastrophe, only Xue County, which was dilapidated and almost in ruins, and Jiaodong County, which was in the rear and not affected much, were left in Qi State, and Langya County, where the capital is now located.

Needless to say, Xue Jun is basically worthless. Apart from having a large territory, which can be used as an appearance, and the depth of the strategy for hegemony, there is no benefit at all.

Although Jiaodong County was not so miserable, it was in the rear, and there were basically no enemies to hit anywhere, and there was no harm.

But because of the war, the drastic transfer of males is quite serious, and they have already fallen into a crisis. Although the county still has a population of 420,000 to 30,000, accounting for a large part of the remaining population in the country, it is still not as good as Langya County.

In addition, there are many mountains in the county, the roads are difficult to travel, and there are not many grain lands in the plains, so it is quite poor. Although it is easier to defend and difficult to attack if it is used as the capital, it is not conducive to the rule of a big country. So he was also ruled out.

Next, only Langya County is left. Langya County has many plains and has countless fertile fields. It has always been the grain production area of ​​Qi State and has a large population. It is at the top of the list.

Therefore, under all kinds of choices, only Langya County is left in Qi State, which is still acceptable.

After this battle, Qi State changed from a large country with a population of 4 million to a medium-sized country with a population of only one million and three counties, barely comparable to countries such as Han Yan and the newly built Yue State.

No, Yan State is much better than him. There are three counties in the country with a population of one million. Foreign countries also captured Jibei County and Linzi County from Qi State, and expanded their population by one million.

Now it has jumped to the land of five counties and a large country with a population of 2 million. Compared with Zhao Wei, it is not comparable to the declining Qi State. The miserable desolation of Qi State today can be seen from this.

But also because of this war, Qi State realized how important an ally is.

Therefore, he made more efforts to win over the rebels in Tao County who were next to him, who opposed the coalition forces and set off a rebellion that allowed him to survive.

Due to the cold winter, the Wei army was not effective in suppressing the rebellion. Unlike Zhong Yu, he was determined to sacrifice a large number of elites to take down the rebels.

So this gave the rebels a chance to survive, and gave the Qi State a chance to win over.

Qi State now has 300,000 troops, which is not a lot, and Wei State now has only 300,000 troops. After such a long war, Wei State, even a place with a rich population, cannot sustain it.

And the rebel army on the opposite side also has a full 100,000 troops. This is the reason why they can resist Wei's attack. With a strong city in hand, even if the Wei army is brave and good at fighting, it is quite difficult to win for a while.

Therefore, after the communication between the Qi State and the Tao County rebels, the two hit it off, and it seemed like they would meet each other later. Qi State directly sent 100,000 troops to Tao County to assist Tao County in defense.

Hearing this news, King Wei was so angry that he vomited blood, and yelled at the villain of Qi State on the spot, regretting that he did not destroy it with the coalition forces.

But other than scolding, King Wei had nothing to do.

Now the coalition forces are almost disbanded. Although they are still maintained in name, everyone knows that it is absolutely impossible to gather the original six-nation army.

Given the current situation of the Wei State, it would be wishful thinking to defeat the joint efforts of the Taojun rebels and the Qi State, so he can only do that Tao Jun completely separated from his Wei State and became the pocket of the rebels things.

Soon after, in February of the seventh year of Emperor Yuan,

The rebels from Tao County announced the establishment of the Tao Kingdom. The monarch is Fan Ming, a tyrant in Tao County. It is said that he is a descendant of Tao Zhugong, a sage in ancient times. He is quite famous and fair, and was elected as the monarch.

And Qi State, on the same day he promoted the establishment of Tao State in one fell swoop, announced an alliance with Tao State to advance and retreat together.

Qi State has done so much, doesn't it just want to have an ally who can help him share the pressure from other countries? So now they have long thought about forming an alliance with the Tao country.

Soon after, Tao State and Qi State contacted Yue State in the south, and the three parties formed an alliance to resist the pressure from the alliance headed by Yu State.

Since then, the second largest alliance in the world has been formed. And their opponent is the six-nation alliance headed by Yuguo, and the pressure is enormous.

At the same time, in the west of the world, there is also a behemoth named Qin. Even though he was beaten by the coalition forces and lost a lot of territory, there are still these seven counties with a population of about 4 million.

The total army of the whole country is about 600,000, which is still a force that cannot be ignored. As a third-party force, it exists independently of the two major alliances.

And slowly revealing its fangs, waiting for an opportunity to take a bite, once again proclaiming his existence to the world.

The whole world has since formed a pattern in which the three major forces of people are the main body.