Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2528 The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, Gods of Military Formations

"Ding, the sixth balanced player, Xiong Lü, with a command 97, strength 82, intelligence 95, politics 97, and charm 95."

Implanted identity: Former nobleman of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Accompanying: Sun Shu'ao, Yang Youji, Dou Lian, Dou Qi, Dou Bo, Dou Ziwen, Dou Ban, Su Cong, Cheng Dechen, Cheng Daxin, Cheng Jia, Xun Linfu, Dou Yuejiao, Xiong Yiliao, Ziqi, Shi Qi.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the power of the Zhou emperor weakened, and he was no longer able to control the powerful vassal states.

Some powerful vassal states began to wage wars for hegemony, annexing each other, and one after another, vassal states emerged that could dominate a region. The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period were representative of the vassal states that participated in the struggle for hegemony.

Before us, there was Duke Huan of Qi who respected the king and expelled the barbarians, Duke Wen of Jin who convened a meeting of the world, and Duke Mu of Qin who dominated the western Rong tribes. Afterwards, King Zhuang of Chu aspired to rule the Central Plains.

King Zhuang of Chu is highly recognized as one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period in various historical records. However, although the State of Chu was the largest vassal state in terms of territory during the Spring and Autumn Period, it was difficult for it to integrate into Chinese civilization for a long time and was regarded by other vassal states as a barbaric and uncivilized country.

But it was under King Zhuang of Chu that the State of Chu annexed twenty-six states and expanded its territory by three thousand li.

During his twenty-three-year reign as monarch, he transformed a country that was once regarded as a barbarian state by the feudal lords of the Central Plains into a hegemon that dared to challenge the Central Plains.

However, in the early days of King Zhuang of Chu's reign, he faced a dynasty already fraught with crises. Internally, there was turmoil initiated by the Ruo'ao clan, and many vassal states broke away and stopped paying tribute.

It is worth mentioning that King Zhuang of Chu was kidnapped before he ascended the throne. During the reign of King Mu of Chu, the vassal states of Chu, such as Shu and Chao, rebelled against Chu. The Chu Prime Minister Cheng Jia led an army to eliminate the rebels and ordered Prince Xie and Dou Ke to guard the capital.

However, Cheng Jia did not expect that the two men had long harbored rebellious intentions. The two men kidnapped King Zhuang of Chu and planned to escape from Yingdu and establish a separate regime. During their escape, they passed through Lu, where the Lu official Ji Liang killed the two men and rescued King Zhuang of Chu, allowing him to return to Yingdu.

After King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne, he understood the difficulties facing the country, so he disguised himself as a tyrannical ruler who indulged in pleasure and neglected state affairs.

This allowed him to lower the guard of treacherous officials within the state while simultaneously giving himself time to secretly cultivate his own power. At the same time, by secretly observing the situation and waiting for the right opportunity, he could prevent the state of Chu from falling into an irreversible state and also lull hostile forces into a false sense of security.

In fact, this period even gave rise to the famous story of someone who made a name for themselves.

After three years of dormancy, King Zhuang of Chu finally saw through the intricacies of the court. He then devoted nine years to governing the country diligently, managing to pull Chu out of the quagmire of internal strife. In the end, Chu reached the Yellow River, challenged the Central Plains, and became one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Among the people King Zhuang of Chu brought along, the mere presence of Sun Shu'ao and Yang Youji directly guaranteed his high quality.

Both of these individuals have had data released before, especially Yang Youji, who only recently had data released. One is a god-level political talent, and the other is a god-level military talent; their quality is absolutely guaranteed.

"Ding, the seventh person in balance, Li Mu, the God of Military Formations, a martial arts master."

Implanted identity: Li Yunfei's younger brother.

Carry: Zhenyue.

Bring: Bai Qi, Nuomin, and Kryon.

This version of Li Mu is definitely not the historical Li Mu.

Could the historical Li Mu have possessed the skill level of a grandmaster?

However, the God of the Army, or rather the Zhenyue Sword he brought with him, all pointed towards this version of Li Mu to provide assistance.

This version is indeed a major supplier of general souls. Both Han Xin and Zhang Liang, who are under Wang Yu's command, have benefited from this version's general souls. As a result, although these two don't appear to be martial arts practitioners, they would be quite surprised if they thought the other was weak and helpless.

For example, Han Xin had personally fought in the previous battle against the Eastern Yi.

Moreover, Li Mu also brought out Bai Qi's general spirit, which directly made up for Bai Qi's last weakness in personal martial arts.

This version of Bai Qi is quite skilled in individual combat. He can defeat any one of the six elders of the Farmer Clan when they were still the hall masters. The six elders of the Farmer Clan need to use formations to kill them.

Furthermore, the six elders of the Farmer's Clan mentioned that Bai Qi's strength far exceeded that of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang combined.

This level is definitely among the top in the entire Grandmaster realm. Even if he is not a half-step Celestial, he can at least reach the peak of a Grandmaster.

In short, although Bai Qi was not the type to fight bravely, like Han Xin, he rarely took to the battlefield unless there were special circumstances, and force was of limited use to them.

But being able to improve in this area and make up for a shortcoming is ultimately a good thing.

Putting aside everything else, their own safety alone can be guaranteed to a considerable extent.

In war, no matter how many rules there are, there will always be those who break them, not to mention that rules are not necessarily applicable everywhere.

During the war against the Eastern Barbarians, Han Xin suffered more than a dozen assassination attempts in just six months, with several attempts made by celestial beings.

Fortunately, Han Xin was protected by two celestial beings. On one occasion, Kunpeng even brought the two celestial beings who had accompanied him to Dongyi, and the five of them together set up an ambush to lure him into a trap, directly killing Xiao Qianyuan, the celestial being from Dongyi who had gone to assassinate Han Xin.

Afterwards, Kunpeng personally led two Celestials to hunt down Fu Jianchen, the Supreme Elder of Yijian Pavilion, another Celestial from the Eastern Barbarians who was waiting outside on that occasion.

With Kunpeng, a peak Celestial Realm expert known for his speed, personally pursuing him, even Fu Jianchen, a mid-stage Celestial Realm cultivator, could only meet his end on the spot, with no chance of escape.

"Ding, the eighth person in balance, Su Xinghe, Martial Power Celestial."

Implanted identity: One of the most renowned martial arts families in the Great Wu Dynasty of the original seven great dynasties.

Bringing: Su Han, Su Baiyi, Su Jian, Lü Xuanshui, Wang Yi, Bai Jile, Bai Long, Bai He, Dongfang Wenlin, Helian Xiyue, Nangong Yunhuo, Xie Kanhua, and Jimo Huaxue.

In the entire system, although he is just a background character, he is a top-tier background character. He is a T0-level combatant in the original work, single-handedly blocking the invasion of celestial immortals and killing them so that the immortals dared not descend to the mortal world. He maintained the safety of the northern border for two hundred years with his personal combat power. His strength level surpasses that of Lu Xuanshui, Bai Jile and other strong characters in the same book.

This person is very likely to be in the late stage of the Celestial Realm, and there is even a slight possibility that he is approaching the peak of the Celestial Realm.

Of course, Wang Yu has no way of judging exactly which level he has reached in the short term.

There aren't many people who have emerged from the same system. The likes of Zhuo Qing and Xiao Ruofeng who have emerged before are not enough for Wang Yu to accurately judge this person's combat strength.

Those who have already emerged, such as Zhuo Qing and Xiao Ruofeng, are several levels below Su Xinghe and Lü Xuanshui, let alone Su Baiyi and Bai Jile.

Among the people he brought with him were many experts, including Su Baiyi, Lü Xuanshui, and Bai Jile, who were all at the Celestial level.

As for the rest, that's uncertain; at most, they might just be able to reach that level.

"Ding, a total of eight people have been balanced this time..."