Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2540 Wu Qian's Situation, Triangular Alliance
In the present state of the Great Wei, the Tang, Xiao, and Sui families have all slowed down their actions.

But in reality, all three were eager to fight, sharpening their knives with all their might.

In the land of Wu, Han Chen, Wang Gaizhi, and Zhang Shicheng, who had already been severely weakened by their infighting, were simply no match for the overwhelming Zhu Yuanzhang.

Especially during this process, even Liu Bang, who was in the west, got involved.

After the division of Chu, Dayu had already benefited enough. At this point, the most important thing for them was to digest the results of the division and transform their previous gains into real national strength.

But Da Wu gave them a chance!

Just like how the Han Dynasty immediately attacked the Yi after conquering the Yan and Song, even if the reality was not so suitable, the opportunity had come, so naturally they had to go for it.

It's better to eat until you're stuffed than to not eat at all.

However, Da Yu focused more on digesting the results of the division and deployed far less power than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Therefore, the results were much smaller.

Liu Bei dispatched two armies led by Jiang Wu and Liu Yu to attack, and they also achieved great success, with Wang Gaizhi, whom they targeted, suffering repeated defeats.

Mo Yang and Li Cheng, two of Wang Gaizhi's generals, were killed by Liu Yu, who had already reached the level of a divine general, while Li Cheng was lured into a fire and thunder formation by Liu Yu and burned to death.

Even the veteran general Zhao Xiu fell into Jiang Wu's hands and was persuaded to surrender by Huang Jinbao and Bai Yinbao.

Many of the people who rose to power in the Great Wu Dynasty benefited from the policies of the Great Wu court, and many of the generals were originally generals of the Great Wu Dynasty.

Huang Jinbao and Bai Yinbao were already acquainted with Zhao Xiu, and their relationship was even quite good, which gave them the opportunity to persuade him to surrender.

On Zhu Yuanzhang's side, the general Nangong Yan, also known as Qiu Taiping, won three battles in a row. In the third battle, even the rebel king Han Chen and his cousin Han Qixian died at his hands, killed by Qiu Taiping himself.

Han Chen's abilities are actually not bad. In the original historical trajectory, he was the one who had the last laugh among the rebel kings of Da Wu. He can be considered a minor boss on the road to becoming Emperor Zhi Ling, and one of the few opponents who can cause Emperor Zhi Ling some trouble.

Unfortunately, he was very unlucky. In this life, almost none of his core team members were able to gather. Bai Jian ran off to that remote corner of the Qin Dynasty, while his core strategists, Wang Yingkan and Lin Ye, went to Han and became Zhu Yuanzhang's rivals.

In fact, he also accompanied Qiu Taiping on the expedition during this battle. Han Chen's defeat and death were partly due to the efforts of this strategist, who was originally supposed to be his subordinate.

The remaining few also went their separate ways. It can be said that among those who were at the forefront of the original historical trajectory, he was one of the people most affected by the system.

Han Chen is dead. Although his loyal ministers supported his son's succession, it is clear that the defeat is out of control.

Even Zhang Shicheng, who had originally been opposing them, sent troops to their aid out of a sense of shared fate, but he still could not change the trend of their defeat.

The situation in the former Wu territory is unlikely to change much.

In the land of Daqian, Jiang Ziya won one battle after another. In just over half a year, he transformed Xiao Ping'an, the former number one rebel king of Daqian, into an ordinary rebel king, or even someone who could compete for the title of the weakest rebel king.

Of course, at this time, only Tian Wu, Li Mi, and Xiao Ping'an remained as the three rebel kings of the Great Qian Dynasty. This was only after Zhang Liang and Guan Zhong jointly devised a counter-espionage plan, and then the Luo Wang (a powerful organization) manipulated the various Qian Dynasty princes, forcing Jiang Ziya to temporarily return to the central government and hand over the command of his troops to Jiang Ren and Ji Chengfu.

Otherwise, Xiao Ping'an's situation would have been even worse.

It can only be said that, after being tormented repeatedly, Xiao Ping'an was not just severely weakened, but almost brought to the brink of death.

Otherwise, even when facing Jiang Ziya, Xiao Ping'an would not have been so easily defeated.

In the present day, the Great Qian Dynasty has seen Jiang Ziya return to the central government under pressure from the Han Dynasty.

Secondly, winter has arrived, and this season is not suitable for prolonged combat operations.

Due to various factors, the Great Qian side has temporarily slowed down its offensive, which has given Xiao Ping'an a little breathing room.

Jiang Ziya, who had returned to the central government, did not stop his actions while easing the conflicts among the royal princes.

Now, although the internal problems have not been completely resolved, they are no longer a major threat, and Jiang Ziya has begun to seriously deal with the external problems.

According to the investigation by Luo Wang, Jiang Ziya sent several batches of envoys to Da Wu, but two of them were assassinated by Luo Wang on the way.

Not only in Dawu, but also in other directions, Jiang Ziya sent out envoys, it's just that the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) has not been completely confirmed yet.

Having survived an assassination attempt by the Luo Wang (a secret organization), Jiang Ziya became increasingly discreet in his diplomatic dealings.

Based on existing intelligence, the Han Dynasty's high command speculated that Jiang Ziya probably wanted to emulate the current Han and Wu dynasties by forming a triangular alliance to deal with their common enemy.

These are the long-term allies that Jiang Ziya truly sought.

Like the previous Sun Kingdom, it was only used for a short period of time. From the perspective of long-term interests, it is a completely different matter.

As things have developed to this point, all the existing forces in the world are engaging in their own alliances and counter-alliances, trying to win over allies with shared interests.

In the land of Dawu, within the territory of the four minor dynasties, they first re-established the Xicang minor court, and then, in the newly acquired southern dynasty territory, they divided it into three circuits, appointed officials to manage them, and appointed Xu Xiao as the Marquis of the South, overseeing the military affairs of the south, defending against the Han in the north, and eyeing the Wei territory in the south.

For Da Wu, Wei is not actually a suitable direction for development, but who can blame them when they are easy to bully right now?

Of course, unless absolutely necessary, Da Wu didn't want to get too involved in the mess in Wei, and only considered them as a possible temporary solution.

After all, the Han Dynasty in the east has grown into a complete behemoth. As for the west, their Great Wu had finally managed to get rid of it, so why should they continue to cause trouble there?

If it weren't for the negative impact and the fact that Qin might not be willing, Wu might not even mind throwing another opportunity at them.

The three newly designated roads in the south, though smaller in area than the lost roads, are far more valuable.