Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2508 The Eastern Barbarians Lose Hearts and Surrender to the Land

Wang Jian did indeed have two or three hundred men around him, but these men had long since lost their courage under the onslaught of the Han army.

He ordered his men to turn around and kill Wu Changkong, but apart from a few of his personal guards, very few of the remaining men responded; they were mostly only concerned with their own escape.

Especially after Wu Changkong charged in alone, he killed twenty or thirty people in an instant, as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, which terrified them.

For Wu Changkong, these lightly armored naval units were far too easy to deal with. Any vital point could become his target.

On the contrary, the heavily armored infantry units were probably no different from those generals wielding hammers and clubs.

However, for these gunners, they could only aim at a few places that the armor couldn't protect when opening tin cans, which was relatively troublesome.

"Charge!" For the first time, his soldiers proved utterly useless, scattering and fleeing so easily. Wang Jian could only rouse himself and call out to Shen Chongqian and Bu Zhiqian.

After all, he was a man capable of founding a nation, albeit a small one. Such a person naturally has his merits.

However, Wang Jian was unwilling to surrender and fought back desperately. But facing Wu Changkong, a mid-level divine general, with only a few of them and the difference in strength between the two sides, even if they risked their lives, they could only hold out for about ten rounds against Wu Changkong before being stabbed off their horses one by one.

"Ding! Wu Changkong has slain the founding emperor of the Goryeo Dynasty. Reward: two random attributes permanently +1. Current martial prowess and charm permanently increase by 1. Wu Changkong's attributes permanently rise to..."

Wu Changkong: Command 80, Martial Prowess 108, Intelligence 75, Politics 64, Charisma 92.

Just as Wu Changkong killed Wang Jian, the other Han troops had also almost finished their battles. Gao Xianzhi personally led a contingent of troops to catch up with Wang Zhen, the naval commander of the Jinghai Fleet, and killed him.

Of the more than 20,000 naval troops of Jinghai, apart from a small number who died on the spot, the majority became prisoners of the Han army, and only a negligible number managed to escape.

Upon seeing the results of this battle, Gao Xianzhi was overjoyed; it was a great achievement.

These prisoners, once the Eastern Barbarians are destroyed, can be easily reorganized and become a ready-made source of naval troops. This is much more cost-effective than retraining them.

Gao Xianzhi was, after all, a renowned general and a top-tier commander, possessing considerable strategic vision.

It is foreseeable that after the Dongyi were conquered, the navy would inevitably become a very important force for development.

Whether it's the East Sea Route of the Han Dynasty or the South Ping Route and East Ping Route of the Eastern Yi, both have natural advantages for developing a navy or sea force, which is unmatched by other places.

If the Han Dynasty were to advance south, its navy would still be somewhat useful; but if it were to advance west, its navy would be completely useless.

Therefore, in the next stage of the Han Dynasty's development strategy, the navy is not actually of great importance.

However, the fact that it is not very important does not mean that we should weaken the development of this force. There are some things that you may not need, but you cannot do without.

The navy may have limited role in the southward or westward advance, but there is still the Sun Kingdom around them.

If we are dealing with the threat from the Sun Kingdom, or even if we want to wipe out the Sun Kingdom one day, then the navy is an indispensable force.

Without a powerful navy, they wouldn't even be able to reach the borders of the Sun Kingdom's mainland.

Yelü Abaoji's defeat shattered all hope for the war, and Yelü Abaoji officially entered a period of collapse and disarray. The betrayal by the Sun Kingdom was only the beginning.

Besides Nanping Road, the surrender faction in Dongping Road and Beiping Road also began to emerge all at once.

Several prominent families in Dongping Road, including one branch of the Wang family, one of the five major families, also took the initiative to show goodwill to the Han army.

As a result, Fu Youde and Wu Zixu, who originally came across the sea without any logistical support and could only plunder everywhere, easily obtained a large amount of grain with the help of these "friends" and no longer had to worry about logistics for a short period of time.

As for what will happen after this short period? All I can say is that, given the current situation, Yelü Abaoji won't last until then.

Those who sent grain and fodder were only being subtle; some officials even directly raised Han flags in the counties they controlled.

In an instant, the situation in Dongping Road, which had been stabilized after Yelü Xiezhen and Yelü Xiuge arrived, began to fall into chaos again, even more so than when Fu Youde and Wu Zixu had first arrived.

At this point, Fu Youde and Wu Zixu were no longer in a hurry to get around Yelü Xiezhen and Yelü Xiuge.

They originally intended to bypass these two men, hoping to seize Shangjing Prefecture from Yelü Abaoji while his main forces were all at the front lines, thus achieving an unparalleled feat.

However, Han Xin's speed was far faster than they had imagined. He did not use his main force, but instead used a small number of troops to launch a surprise decisive battle, and even defeated Yelü Abaoji with fewer troops.

At this point, they no longer had the means to launch a surprise attack on Shangjing Prefecture, so they could only obediently deal with Dongping Road step by step.

Despite being away from home and having traveled a long way without logistical support, and facing a chaotic situation in Dongping Road, Fu Youde and Wu Zixu managed to achieve a resounding victory.

In particular, the five great celestial beings of the Han Dynasty, led by Cihang, first launched a surprise attack on the Seven Heroes Gathering in Dongping Road, wiping out all the masters who had reached the Grandmaster level in this top sect of the Eastern Barbarians.

Then, they launched a surprise attack on the stronghold of the Wang and Ba clans, two of the five major families of Dongyi. The five celestial beings joined forces and killed Ba Tu Lu, the old celestial being of the Ba family, and Wang Duan Zhang, the celestial being of the Wang family, in a short time. Before the city's defense soldiers could react, they quickly hid under the cover of the net.

The Great Han Celestials made their move several times, causing even Yelü Xiezhen and Yelü Xiuge to become extremely nervous, spending most of their time hiding among their troops and not daring to show themselves easily.

Indirectly, it also helped Fu Youde and Wu Zixu.

In addition to Dongping Road, the same was true in Beiping Road, where Wu Sangui formally surrendered to Emperor Xuan Ye and handed over Shanhaiguan, which he had been stationed there.

The Li family, one of the five major families of the Dongyi in Beiping Road, was divided into three. One part surrendered under the leadership of Li Yuanhao after Huanglong Prefecture was captured.

Some of them have already quietly made contact with the Han Dynasty's Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) forces.

As for the last part, at this time they were still loyal subjects of Yelü Abaoji, following Yelü Deguang to defend their last bit of territory in Beiping.

Yelü Abaoji's defeat not only wiped out his entire army, but also utterly destroyed the morale of his troops and extinguished their last hope.

A simple defeat could leave room for a comeback, but the loss of morale almost completely ended the Eastern Barbarians' existence.