Wear it quickly, it's better to live a miserable life than to die

Marquis Zi'an was too weak, and no matter how he cursed, he was still killed by Ding Yi and went to accompany Marquis Wu.

After taking over the territory of Marquis Zi'an, Ding Yi had already occupied five counties.

In just one year, Ding Yi became a well-known great vassal. The title of Marquis of Chen was really passed to other vassal states and attracted their attention.

"Who is Lord Chen?"

"I was originally a peasant, but somehow I got some opportunities. It's nothing to worry about."

The great war among the princes officially began. The previous small fights were abandoned, and the appearance of Ding Yi broke the previous balance. After the big princes annexed the small princes around them, the princes of Jie County took the lead in claiming to be king, known as Yuanlong King.

The emperor is called the dragon, and his children are all the sons and grandsons of the dragon.

King Yuanlong, the first dragon, the first king, his ambition is obvious.

King Yuanlong was unanimously condemned by all the princes. After being forcefully suppressed by King Yuanlong, they reluctantly acknowledged King Yuanlong's identity as the number one king.

Later, the Jiang Suan Kingdom evolved from a struggle among princes to a struggle among kings. The living princes, stimulated by King Yuanlong, proclaimed themselves kings one after another.

The capital of Jiang Suan Kingdom. Today, the royal family of Jiang Suan Kingdom, Jiang family, only occupies the territory of Kyoto. It is not that others cannot occupy it, but whoever makes the first move will be the target of public criticism.

In this battle for supremacy in the Central Plains, he was the first to be eliminated.

Kyoto can only become a battle item for the final victor.

No accidents.

Between being king and not being king, Ding Yi chose the latter.

Jiang Suan State has a total of thirty counties. In terms of area, Ding Yi only occupies one-fifth of the territory, but most of the land it occupies is barren, with high mountains, deep waters, and strange rocks. Even though they have vigorously developed high-yield and high-quality varieties in recent years, they can't always eat those things, which are easy to cause acidosis.

The five counties are vast and sparsely populated, accounting for one-fifth of the country's total area, but the population is less than one-tenth. In the era of cold weapons, how important people are, Ding Yi knows very well.

He decided to seize two more counties.

While others were busy celebrating and partying, Chen's army launched a lightning attack on the two neighboring counties. Within a month, they brought the two counties into their sphere of influence.

Chen Wang in the rear felt overwhelmed. His territory was getting bigger and bigger, he had more and more things to do, and there was a long line of people waiting for him to make decisions.

Ding Yi only cared about beating and not about governance.

Although Chen Wang was naughty at heart, his body was honest. He resigned himself to his fate and threw himself into the complicated daily work.

The speed of Chen's army really scared the kings outside. Who could be so fierce and have no martial ethics?

"Why didn't Lord Chen declare himself king?"

"I was born in the mud, so I'm afraid I wouldn't dare to claim the title of king."

"I'm afraid he's holding back a big move, so we have to be on guard."

The outside world had mixed opinions about Ding Yi, but Chen's army was already prepared, on the alert, with their troops well prepared and their eyes set on the next city.

It was another blitzkrieg. Chen's army, with its backward cavalry, launched a blitzkrieg attack, shocking the entire Jiang State.

While guarding Mazhen City with his men, Ding Yi received at least four or five waves of envoys sent by various kings, some of whom came to form an alliance and some to inquire about their strength.

Mazhen City was originally just a small town in the northwest. It was named Mazhen because its excellent war horses were sold all over the country. Later, it gradually expanded in size to form today's Mazhen City.

One city is considered a county, which is pretty obvious.

Every household in Mazhen City makes a living by raising and trading horses. Especially in this chaotic time, Mazhen City has friendly relations with all parties, has a unique status, and maintains neutrality.

A large amount of gold and silver from the outside world poured into Mazhen City, and countless excellent horses from Mazhen City entered the territories of the princes and appeared on the battlefields of the two warring parties.

Ding Yi had no money, so he wanted to buy it for free.

Mazhen City is a large territory and is a certain distance away from other kings. By the time they received the news and reacted, Ding Yi had already established a firm foothold in Mazhen City.

The city lord Ma Yuanhua surrendered, and the four major families in Mazhen City sent their clansmen to Chen’s army to show their attitude.

As the kings fight for supremacy, Ma Zhencheng just wants to make money peacefully and achieve a strange balance amid the involvement of various forces in the world.

The balance was broken by Ding Yi.

"A peasant is indeed a peasant. He has no sense of the overall situation and acts absurdly. It is ridiculous. He thinks he can control all the war horses in the world."

The military strength of Mazhen City is average, and any of the famous kings could easily take it down, but they just don't want to.

Ding Yi was like a young and foolish man, rushing into their chessboard and killing everyone.

The cavalry regiment that he had been longing for was established on the first day of the capture of Mazhen City.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and Ding Yi had long wanted to form such an army. But a good cook cannot cook without rice, and without money and horses, he could only watch other people's cavalry go away.

The personnel had been prepared long ago, the only thing missing was the horses. Now, even the horses have been prepared.

Ma Yuanhua and Ma Zhencheng offered saddles and other items as a token of their friendship, and Ding Yi gladly accepted them. He glanced at the person in charge of Ma Zhencheng who was present, with a half-smile on his face.

"I accept your sincerity. From now on, as long as Ma Zhencheng does not betray the Chen family army, the Chen family army will protect Ma Zhencheng. I am a gentleman who sticks to his word. You can try it out. Who is faster, you or me, or is my sword faster?"

Rumble!

There was a flash of dazzling white light, and the top of the only mountain in Mazhen City was cut off by more than ten feet.

There are rolling rocks on the mountain and tree trunks are scattered all over the place.

The people in charge of Mazhen City felt their hearts tremble once, and then again.

Almost stopped suddenly.

Life is at stake.

Lord Chen was not only uncaring, in his eyes, they were not worth caring about.

Ma Zhencheng had been recuperating for more than three months. Ding Yi received countless manifestos, and the kings who were fighting each other were confused by his series of tactics. From west to east, from south to north, nearly one-third of the territory of Jiang Suan Kingdom was incorporated into the name of Chen's army.

The kings studied the territories occupied by Ding Yi and the battles he had fought, and suddenly realized how much enemies they had created due to their inattention.

He conquered Macheng Town, stopped the war horses in the world, and prevented the other kings from competing with him. He started from Chaochu County. Although Chaochu County was poor, it was backed by endless mountains, which prevented him from being attacked from both sides. He could attack or defend. Many river tributaries passed through Shansui County. As long as a dam was built in Shansui County, there would be no water available below. Once Ding Yi was so cruel as to blow up the dam, the people downstream would be devastated.

The name of Jie County comes from the fact that within the scope of Jie County, there is a high mountain in the north, which is a famous dividing line between the west and the east, and there is a river several hundred meters wide in the south, which is a typical easy to defend and difficult to attack situation.

Unknowingly, the power of the Chen family army has reached a level that makes the kings tremble in fear.

Ding Yi seemed to be commanding his troops to attack randomly, but in fact, each step had a deep meaning. As they were careless, they gradually eroded the territory that was useful to them.

All the territories unite to form a giant dragon, just waiting for the opportunity to soar into the sky.

……

In the golden autumn of October, with red maples all over the mountains and dyeing the sky dark, Ding Yi led his troops south.

The kings formed an alliance one after another, determined to crush the Chen family army into the mud and make them continue to be their slaves.

The struggle for hegemony is a struggle between the nobles, it has nothing to do with the common people.