Chapter 346: A Pot of Rotten Porridge The Emperor of Cai turned his gaze upon Ye Weirong. Ye Weirong stepped forward. “Your Majesty, what Zhu Chongde said is true. In matters of trade, Anyang has indeed proven itself trustworthy. Throughout the entire war, not once did Anyang’s merchants stir up trouble within Cai’s borders. On […]
Chapter 345: Driven into a Corner When war broke out in the north, in Nanyang County, Kong Donglai’s face turned ashen. He was powerless before the harsh reality. “How could I have fallen to this point!” Kong Donglai roared, yet no one could give him an answer. The Jin Kingdom had completely withdrawn, no longer
Chapter 344: Anxiety Around them, more and more people began to praise Anyang, especially the leaders of the mercenary companies. One by one, they left in high spirits, preparing to claim their own territories in Nanyang County. Yet, among the crowd, some personnel from the embassies of various countries wore grim expressions as they observed
Chapter 343: Chaos Unleashed That very afternoon—almost approaching dusk—Anyang did something unprecedented: it rushed a special edition of the newspaper. And the information it carried was stark and singular: Dongyuan County would be unconditionally annexed into Anyang. “Unconditionally annexed into Anyang!” Upon reading this, countless eyes widened in disbelief. Truly unconditional—there were no demands from
Chapter 342: Dongyuan County Has Surrendered Watching the army march northward, Xiao Liming let out a deep sigh. “After shedding the cicada’s shell, you pull out another trick—driving the wolf to devour the tiger. Cai State, your methods aren’t bad. But once a ploy is exposed, it can only be declared stillborn.” Then, gazing into
Chapter 341: All Given to You The wind whistled bleakly, carrying away the last vestiges of confidence from the army upon the walls of Shangyong City. At last, soldiers began whispering among themselves, wavering with uncertainty. This force of eight hundred thousand had been hastily assembled to begin with, many tricked into joining by sweet
Chapter 340: We’re Here to Seize Territory It is said that during the march, Anyang placed special emphasis on reconnaissance, especially aerial reconnaissance. This time, Anyang dispatched several new aircraft to conduct surveillance at altitudes above ten thousand meters. After climbing to high altitude, these planes shut off their engines, relying entirely on formation arrays
Chapter 339: Something’s Happening “Only by knowing the gap can we know the direction to work toward!” Yuan Zhao stood up. “Big brother, just wait. Everyone who has wronged you, I will send them one by one to keep you company—as your companions, as your slaves! But for now, there’s another important matter that must
Chapter 338: This Is What’s Called a Gap Faced with Kong Donglai’s somewhat flustered and rude questioning, a trace of a sigh flashed deep in Guo Hongyan’s eyes, but on the surface, she still calmly offered her suggestion. “I believe we have three options right now. First, fully submit to the Jin Kingdom; my lord
Chapter 337: Crisis in Nanyang County At dusk, with a single command from the Emperor of the Cai State, a large contingent of troops began to withdraw from the imperial capital. In this regard, the Emperor of Cai was still rather enlightened—knowing that the situation was beyond salvage, he decisively chose to cut his losses