The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire

Soon, when the Qi State's 500,000 troops were sent to the front line, and at a distance of about 500 miles from the Qi State capital, they formally fought with the coalition forwards, another 300,000 troops were formed in the Qi State's rear.

Qi's war mobilization ability can be seen from this. He is too rich and has too many young and strong populations. It is no wonder that the countries are jealous and unite to attack.

State of Qi, under the city of Qufu.

As an important border town of Qi State, it is also the gate to the west, and it is the most affluent city in the entire south and west of Qi State. Qi State has 30,000 troops stationed here.

They are usually heavily guarded, but now in wartime, they are even more like facing an enemy. Teams of soldiers are constantly patrolling the streets, and the city walls are full of soldiers waiting in full battle.

It is precisely because of such strict defense that when many places in the southwestern part of Qi State fell, this majestic city was able to stand at the forefront, but it still stood firmly in the occupied area of ​​​​Qi State. Allied forces.

During this period of time, refugees or deserters from the entire southwestern region continued to gather in Qufu City, slowly bringing news one after another, but none of them were good.

Among them is the news that the 100,000 vanguard coalition forces of the Qi State were defeated by the coalition forces in World War I, which added a layer of haze to the already cloudy and stormy Qufu City.

When most of the coalition troops arrived, they had completely reached the territory of Qi State. More than 500,000 civilians and a full 150,000 troops had gathered in Qufu City.

It can be said that in the entire southwestern part of Qi State, as long as there is a connection, or the ability, the refugee deserters who were ordered to flee to Qufu City, all gathered here.

Others either fled to the rear, or died under the swords of the coalition forces, or became their captive slaves, driven and humiliated by them, life would be worse than death.

Qufu used to be the capital of Lu State, which had been fighting with Qi State for hundreds of years and always fell in love with each other. Since the state of Lu was destroyed by the state of Qi, Qufu, as an important western town of the state of Qi, has been firmly blocking the footsteps of all enemies who tried to invade the state of Qi.

In countless wars in the past, Qufu has accomplished its mission brilliantly, perfectly resisting the invasion of one enemy after another. It can be said that it is an important town in the west that will never fall.

After decades of continuously adding various defensive measures and increasing the height and thickness of the city walls, Qufu has become a world-famous city. In the whole world, there are no more than 20 cities with his defensive power, if you count them with your fingers.

And most importantly, in this city of Qufu, there are enough equipment to arm 200,000 people, and enough food for one million people to use for a year. It can be said that the war preparations are extremely abundant.

These abundant supplies are also the confidence that the army and civilians of Qi State, who are like bereaved dogs in the city, can continue to rest assured and resist resolutely here.

In their thinking, with enough ordnance, plus the original army, with a little assembly, they can pull out an army of more than 300,000 people.

Even if they are all mobs with slag in fighting power, on the frontal battlefield, against the elites of the countries outside the upper city, they can be defeated in one battle, like birds and beasts.

But the guards in the city do not have high requirements for them, as long as they can stand on the city wall, set up a bow, shoot arrows, throw stones, and pour boiling oil. These simple things, even if they are really scared to death, how can they be done!

As for their lack of combat effectiveness, the guard said that there is no problem. This kind of problem can be solved soon with a few more battles and more deaths.

The problem is cruel, but the facts are very real!

This is what the current guard thinks. Although his face is dignified, he still has a relaxed look, which flashes from his eyes.

The reason for this is that news came from behind. Qi's 500,000 elite reinforcements have already fought against the forwards of the coalition forces. Several life-and-death battles were fought, and the two sides were tied.

Even the reinforcements pushed back the pace of the coalition forces by a few steps, and the coalition forces retreated fifty or sixty miles.

In the eyes of the defender, this retreat of the coalition forces was seen as fear.

Inspired by this news, the guard is full of confidence. Regarding the future, he is no longer confused or afraid, but full of hope.

The guard passed the news to the people and the army in the city in a timely manner, making them feel at ease while panicking, with a rare happy expression on their faces.

In their eyes, the enemies outside the city are still terrifying, but this is only for a while. As Qi's army grows, these hateful invaders will definitely be driven out of Qi's territory.

Standing at the top of the city, looking at the sunset that has already moved towards the west mountain, although it is close to dusk, from the guard's point of view, it looks like the rising sun, full of vitality.

To the east of Qufu City, two hundred miles away, here is another important town in Qi State, Yangguan.

At this time, under the Yang Pass, how could the armies of the two sides face each other neatly, with 100,000 troops each, crowded under this narrow pass, looking at each other.

One army was dressed in purple armor, and under the sunlight, it exuded a noble purple. The army on the other side is dressed in colorful clothes, and many of them are even in tatters. They don't even have a complete piece of clothing, just like refugees.

And from the faces of the soldiers in purple suits, although many people felt nervous and fearful, their faces were very young, and they were all young people in their twenties and thirties.

But the Chaos Legion on the opposite side is mostly teenagers or old men in their forties or fifties, mixed with the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, there are very few real young and middle-aged people, and some of them serve as some officers.

The strength contrast between the two sides can be said to be extremely disparate, and there is hardly any comparability.

This is Qi's reinforcements and the vanguard of the United Nations.

Although the strengths of the two sides were quite different, the morale of the coalition forces was very high. Even looking at the enemy facing them, there was an undeniable arrogance and contempt in their eyes.

Although the coalition forces on the opposite side were all strong and strong young men, all of them wore solid armor and held sharp weapons, their hands were trembling inadvertently, and the pupils of their eyes kept shrinking. The cold sweat continued to fall all over the body.

kill!

A loud voice sounded from the rear of the two sides, and then the drums and banners rang, and the soldiers of the two sides rushed over like a tide.

In the sixth year of Emperor Yuan, at the beginning of May.

The vanguard reinforcements of the Qi State and the vanguard of the coalition fought against Yangguanxia, ​​with 100,000 troops on each side, a total of 200,000 troops, fighting to the death under the pass.

However, on the 3rd, the Qi army won a tragic victory, beheading 70,000 troops of the coalition army, and the remaining vanguard of the coalition army collapsed. The Qi army itself had 50,000 dead, 20,000 injured, and its vitality was severely injured. The rest of the troops were stationed in Yangguan, and they could not get out of the pass.

On the importance of choosing a good chapter title. In other words, it seems that Zhang Jie's name has become more and more advanced these days, and the author is here to praise himself.