Once the balance is broken, it will collapse and will not stop until it bottoms out. The same is true for war.

When the Great Xia Kingdom disappeared and local separatist struggled for hegemony, the balance in the east of Yingzhou for hundreds of years was broken; and when the Cai Kingdom also collapsed, the balance in the east of Yingzhou was completely collapsed.

And Qi, this ambitious country, has seized the opportunity and sent troops boldly. In the early morning, 300,000 elite troops surged out like a tide, moving forward to the east.

No war was declared! No justice! No excuse! This is the immortal realm, a world of cultivation. Although it has entered the national era, the essence of the strong prey on the weak still has not changed at all.

The weak are "food", and the strong have to "eat", which is the reason. The strong bully the weak, and the wise bully the fool. Although such examples are despicable, they are always happening.

Su Zhongge, a Northeast general of Qi State, stood on a locomotive with his hands on his back and as the army advanced. Under the impression of Anyang, the "mechanized" war idea had begun to spread. As the first to introduce industrial and commercial ideas and first to come into contact with industrialization, Qi State had a military force that ordinary countries could not imagine!

When the East began to split, Qi was already quietly developing its industry. As long as it was found in Anyang, Qi could be said to have obtained it at any cost. It is very good to keep the secrets in Qingyun Valley, and Qi could not get it, but Qi had the technology released by Anyang.

Moreover, as an old-fashioned power, Qi itself has many masters; using the inspiration obtained from Anyang, Qi also has its own unique technology.

The spirit stone cannon is the unique technology of Qi State!

This kind of spirit stone cannon can emit many strange attacks, such as spells. Spirit stone cannons can fire spells two kilometers away - while ordinary practitioners, even those in the Nascent Soul stage, cannot send spells two kilometers away.

In addition, the spirit stone cannon can use spirit stones, but it can also be triggered by cultivators. At least one spirit stone is required for an attack at one time, which is about one-tenth of the true energy of the Jindan master. However, the attack power is also considerable.

Su Zhongge looked at the ten spirit stone cannons dragged forward by a motorcycle next to him, and was happy and distressed: "That's, the consumption is too much. It can only be used at critical moments."

In addition to the spirit stone cannon, there are also general artillery, powerful crossbows, etc. Strong crossbows that use mechanical devices such as springs, pulleys, etc. are enough to shoot the foundation-building stage in front and seriously injure the Golden Pill stage. In addition to these, there are guns!

After all, Qi State is a complete, powerful, old-fashioned power, and basic guns have been developed! However, due to technology and gunpowder, Qi State's guns are also "a large diameter of one inch (more than 3 cm)" and bullets are paper-shaped.

Su Zhongge looked around and looked at this unprecedented army, and felt a little nervous. Anyang made the world without any change for hundreds of thousands of years change, and the military changes were even more intense.

Lowering his head, Su Zhongge opened a book, "On the Guide to Modern Warfare" - Anyang Military Printing, the second edition of the first printing, 128 pages, priced at 2 taels of gold.

When he gently stroked the cover, Su Zhongge sighed a little; he still remembered the shock when he first saw this book. At that time, he felt suddenly enlightened - it turns out that war can still be fought like this!

The book includes basic introduction and application of gunpowder, guns, crossbows, cannons, locomotives, and aircraft, including logistics and other guidance, and even a concept called "landmines" - although Anyang has never used landmines, and in this world with practice and immortal methods, landmines are a bit useless, but this is still a good technology.

The "three-dimensional battles in the sky and underground" proposed by Anyang refreshed Su Zhongge.

At that time, He Zhiguo bought a total of ten copies in Anyang and gave them to the emperor of Qi; and the emperor rewarded outstanding generals. Su Zhongge was fortunate to get one. Later, the response was good, and He Zhiguo bought thousands of copies from Anyang and sent them to various officials and generals of Qi.

"Sell everything in Anyang. As long as they have money, they can even sell their own military secrets!" Su Zhongge really couldn't figure out what Li Xian was thinking!

In addition to "On the Guide to Modern Warfare", there is also a map album. The map album is very expensive. A detailed map album is priced at up to 3,000 taels of gold. It includes a terrain map of Anyang in a radius of thousands of miles, including high-altitude shooting pictures of some important mountain levels, etc.

"What do you think Anyang is thinking?" Su Zhongge asked the counselor and military advisor Zhou Keyin.

Zhou Keyin put down the things at hand, "A lot of them, we are not in Li Xian's position, nor in the height of Li Xian's gaze, so we dare not speak out. But Anyang is developing very well now and is developing very fast, which shows that Anyang's current strategy is correct.

But one thing is certain. Now everyone knows that Anyang is "recognizing money but not people". Without violating the law, Anyang can be said to be a "problem that cannot be solved without money". Moreover, Anyang only recognizes three currencies: gold, silver and copper, and does not use spirit stones and other currency transactions.

As long as you have money, you can get everything in Anyang. Even those supersonic planes are planning public auctions."

Su Zhongge pointed to the war guide and map album in his hand, "You said, why are there even this sold everywhere in Anyang?"

"The motive is impure!" Military advisor Zhou Keyin first set the tone, "I think that Anyang's release of this kind of war guide is actually an alternative advertisement; it is also an alternative instruction manual, an instruction manual for arms!

After reading this kind of war guide, everyone will naturally develop their arms, and the most powerful and excellent arms are undoubtedly produced in Anyang.

The further result is: everyone buys arms from Anyang.

Another point is that Anyang released this kind of war idea, and everyone's war idea was the same, and no one was bad; and the war idea was the same, and eventually returned to the arms race. In the end, Anyang could sell arms everywhere."

"Wolf ambition!" Su Zhongge made the final conclusion, "What's the investigation of the Later Xia (country)?"

Zhou Keyin opened the information he had sorted out, "Hou Xia is now very suitable for attack.

In the north, the Xiao Kingdom and the Tang Kingdom were busy digesting and absorbing existing results and preventing attacks from further north.

Anyang acquired Wuyang County, but has not taken any action so far. It is expected that Anyang will truly start to accept Wuyang County after the Cultivation Conference.

The mercenary group in Anyang is eroding Nanyang County, and Nanyang County has lost half of its land. Now, Nanyang County commander Nangong Zhi leads an army of 100,000, and is confronting the mercenary group, and the situation is temporarily under control.

But the situation is not very good. The mercenary groups have strong combat capabilities and abundant military power. Moreover, these mercenary groups are very rich and can bribe many traitors. In addition, the people of Nanyang County have lost their hearts and everyone is hoping to join Anyang, so this confrontation will not last long. At most half a year, Nanyang County will be completely defeated.

Also, although the Later Xia was nominally unified, there was no internal intrigue and military politics not completely integrated, which was a good time for attack.

However, one thing to note is that after Xia Xia is close to Anyang, and arms technology is worth paying attention to. If it becomes a war of attrition, we may also suffer heavy casualties.

Also, once Houxia buys arms from Anyang, we will be in danger. Anyang recognizes money but not people. Houxia wants to buy arms, and Anyang will definitely approve it."

"Then..." Su Zhongge gritted his teeth, "We also buy arms from Anyang! We can even issue missions and hire Anyang's mercenary team to fight!"

"You can try it, but don't have too much hope. Nowadays, the capable mercenary groups in Anyang are all 'save Nanyang County'. The small mercenary groups are probably not going to participate in the war. Moreover, the price of releasing war missions is probably not too low, and the starting price of 100,000 taels of gold is estimated to be 100,000 taels of gold."

"No! I didn't hire a mercenary group to let them participate in the battle!" Su Zhongge's eyes were bright. "The mercenary group in Anyang has a spiritual treasure mirror in its hands, which can communicate. I just hire a few small mercenary groups to let them be responsible for communication! Moreover, the price does not need to be too high."

"Yes!" Zhou Keyin suddenly realized, "The general is the general. In this way, I expect that 100 taels of gold a day can hire an excellent small mercenary group of five people. We hire five small mercenary groups to meet the needs of battlefield communication.

In this way, only 15,000 taels of gold a month is needed. In one month, we should be able to conquer the entire Houxia, and we must complete the war within a month, and we cannot wait for Anyang to take action."

"Not bad! If you fight, you must fight quickly, so that Anyang has no time to intervene, and Houxia has no time to react!" Su Zhongge immediately ordered his personal soldiers to set off towards Anyang with a deposit certificate of 20,000 taels of gold.

Anyang's banks have long settled in Qi State and have gone to war with "Jiazi/Deposit Certificate". It is common sense to bring gold too heavy, and the deposit certificate is light. Jiaozi has begun to become popular in Yingzhou East!

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The army of Qi was surging like a tide; on the border of Houxia, that is, the border of Guangling County, Shangguan Guang led 100,000 elite soldiers and 500,000 ordinary soldiers, ready to fight.

Drag, drag the time! The longer you drag the time, the more beneficial it is to you!

Shangguan Guang took a deep breath, looked at the army rushing in the distance like waves, the enemy also had motorcycles, cannons, etc., and his heart felt a little heavy. The military changes were too fast, which made all the generals feel "lack of confidence".

The general of Qi State, Su Zhongge, was unsure, and Shangguan Guang, was not sure. Unfortunately, once the times progress, they could not retreat.

"Preparation!" Shangguan Guang shouted, and the surrounding soldiers used words, flags, flying swords and other means to transmit. On the boundary line that lasted a hundred miles, flags were waving, city wall formations were activated, cannons, guns, powerful crossbows, masters, etc. were ready.

The tense atmosphere, as the Qi army advances, seems to have no end.

The wind seemed to have solidified, and the air seemed to have become sticky and unable to breathe; many soldiers here in Guangling County began to feel nervous, and their palms began to sweat. Some new recruits who had never experienced war had already had sweating at the tip of their noses.

Without more than half a year of war experience, almost all new recruits would be afraid of the wars all over the mountains. At that time, the reason why Cao Guobin from Cai State did not open the city to fight was because of this - but unfortunately, he thought too much and killed his whole family.

Imagine how it feels like to stand alone under the boundless tsunami? And this is the real feeling of recruits going to the battlefield! And these waves are even more deadly!

"Guardian! Will win!" Shangguan Guang was experienced and finally shouted a slogan at the moment when the atmosphere was the dullest.

The slogans were sparse at first, but as more and more people shouted, and as the 600,000 troops shouted together, a strong belief emerged.

"Guardian! Will win!" The voice was so loud that it finally formed a sound wave. The sound waves washed away the timidity of the soldiers of Guangling County and were also a provocation against Qi. It could probably be regarded as the first confrontation between the two sides.

The war officially began at this moment. The soldiers of Guangling County, inspired by fear, were life roaring, the fighting spirit hidden deep in their souls was aroused, and their blood began to boil.

The army of Qi came all over the mountains and fields, and 300,000 troops were ready to charge at the border guarded by the 600,000 troops of Guangling County. The number of people was asymmetric, but the 300,000 troops of Qi were all elite, while Guangling County had only 100,000 elite troops!

The roars around him shook the sky, but Shangguan Guang's palms were sweating. Compared with ordinary soldiers, Shangguan Guang thought further. If he could not stop the attack of Qi, Guangling County would have no hope; and Guangling County had no hope, then the problem was where the Shangguan Guang family would go!

Shangguan Guang knew very well that he had betrayed the Daxia Kingdom once, which was a "dazzling" stain. Therefore, he had to support it. This war must be won. At least, only after winning the war can he be qualified to negotiate conditions, so that he can surrender to Qi Kingdom! If he wants to surrender, he must be a "useful person".

The war has not yet begun, and Shangguan Guang is ready to pave the way for future surrender. Because Shangguan Guang understands more than anyone else that Guangling County has a dim future and no future at all, it is time to find vitality for himself. But before that, he must win and use these 600,000 lives to pave the way for himself!

A general becomes famous for eternity! I want to become a famous general!

This is true for Shangguan Guang, and so is his son Shangguan Yong next to him.

In the future, Xia’s current power, soldiers pave the way, use the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to achieve their own glory; then, his family will have the capital to settle down, and there will be no problem if they want to surrender again. Even if there is no need to surrender at that time, others will take the initiative to surrender!

Is this right or not? Shangguan Guang didn't want to do it at all, because this is the fairyland, and the essence of this place is a world where the strong prey on the weak, wisdom survives the foolish, and the strong enslave the weak. In such a world, the so-called benevolence and righteousness are nothing more than the glory given by the high-level to the middle and lower levels of hope, and it is just a means of rule. That's all.

To put it more fundamentally, whether it is an emperor or an official, almost all the strong people pursue "season in the sun". If you want to ascense in the sun, you must first survive.
Chapter completed!