The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire

Then let’s talk about the Yan Kingdom in northern Xinjiang.

The Kingdom of Yan is located in the northern border, so it can be said that it can't feel the impact of the war at all, and its surroundings are the Kingdom of Yu. Those Hu people who had threatened him were all wiped out.

Therefore, its population is well preserved, which is almost the same as that of Chu State.

But having said that, in several battles, the young and strong soldiers of Yan State lost a lot, after several times, they are no longer what they were before. What's more, he was tortured by Yu Guo before, and he hasn't recovered until now.

Therefore, the total population of Yan State and the three counties is about 700,000, of which the number of troops is about 15. It can be said that all the men have gone to serve in the army, and there are not even any leftovers.

The land of the two counties plundered from the Qi State has been ravaged by the Yan State, as well as the torment by the coalition forces before, plus the famine and cold in the cold winter.

Even if these two counties were one of the most affluent counties in the world before, they couldn't stand this kind of toss. The total population is now about 700,000.

Moreover, based on the hatred of the two counties for the Liyan Kingdom, it is better not to expect them to serve as soldiers and fight for the Yan Kingdom.

Therefore, the current strength of Yan State is about 1.4 million people, 150,000 troops, and about 50,000 elites.

Although his strength is not very strong, it is worthy of his status as the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period!

The state of Qi in the south of the state of Yan has just gone through a lot of troubles, and it can be said that its strength has suffered the most serious damage.

When the coalition forces were fighting on his land before, there was nothing to stay behind.

Massacres, robberies, arson, all evil things happened on this land.

As a result, the population of Qi's homeland, which originally had a population of about 4 million, has decreased by 2/3, which is shocking.

The territory of Qi State has also changed from the original five counties to the current three counties. The area has shrunk greatly, and the geographical advantage of the original Yellow River has been lost, and the strategic space has shrunk extremely.

Now the population of the three counties of the country, after a cold winter, although many people died of starvation. But it also summoned some refugees of Liuli from various places to return to their homeland to be stable.

After a little recovery, now, all of them add up to a population of about 1.2 million. Among them, because there are more males, the army has about 250,000, and the elite is about 100,000.

Therefore, although the population of Qi is very small, and it is hardly ranked among the countries, it still has a strong military strength and is feared by all countries in the world.

As for Tao, who came here with Qi and was still at war with Wei, his situation was even worse.

The territory of Tao country is only one county, and the city originally had only seventeen cities, but now it has lost five to Wei country, which is even more unbearable.

Although the population is rich, it has already lost a lot after the ravages of war, and now it only has a population of about 400,000. Among them, the army still has about 70,000, and the number of elites is about 20,000.

With this kind of land and this kind of population, it is only slightly worse than the Yue Kingdom in the south, and it is worthy of its status as a country.

Then there are the countries in the clouds in the north of Qin and Zhao, which are the countries that Zhong Yu previously entrusted.

There are five of these countries, and the ten counties of Yunzhong County are divided equally. The population of the entire Yunzhong is added up, although after a period of recuperation, and because of the stability of Yunzhong County, it has attracted many refugees from all over the world, barely reaching about 100,000.

But the 100,000 people were shared equally among the five countries, and each country received only 10,000 to 20,000 or 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Compared with the big countries in the south with tens of millions of populations, it is not worth mentioning at all. They seem to be stuck in the Spring and Autumn Period hundreds of years ago, each country only has a population of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

However, after such a long period of training, Yunzhong County still has a lot of strong men, with a population of 100,000 and a full 30,000 soldiers and horses. Among them, there are more elites, with a full 20,000.

Therefore, although Yunzhong is small, it is regarded by the Qin and Zhao countries in the south as a tough hedgehog full of thorns, and they dare not easily provoke it.

This is not because he is afraid of Yunzhong, but because he thinks that laying down Yunzhong is too different from what he got, and it is not worth it.

Besides, the Qin State in the south of the cloud, as the former overlord of the world, is a big country with the ability to dominate the world. Even though he has declined now, he still cannot be underestimated by all countries in the world.

The Qin State has seven counties. Although the population has been lost, most of them are males. The wars are far less than the inland areas of Guanzhong and Bashu.

The previous great war was only fought in the former land of the six countries occupied by the Qin State, so Guanzhong was extremely well preserved. Except for some men who died as soldiers, the rest of the population was basically unharmed.

Moreover, there is a lot of grain and grass stored in the interior of Qin, and there has never been any famine, so some other factors of population loss have not appeared.

So now the remaining population of Qin State is 4 million, of which the army has 600,000, and the elite is 300,000.

With this level of strength, although Qin State has weakened a lot, it is still the head of the Seven Kingdoms, and it is proud of the six Kanto Kingdoms.

To the west of Qin State, next to Longxi County, there is a new country, Liang State.

The lord of the Liang Kingdom was Liu Bang who was entrusted by Zhong Yu before. This Liu Bang had a shit luck, fulfilled the bait that Zhong Yu had thrown before, and finally became the lord of a county, and was envied by everyone in the world.

When the two countries were accepted by Liu Bang, the domestic tyrants were all over the country, and they maintained all the authority in the country. The population composition is even more complicated. Dozens or hundreds of nomadic tribes and some Qin people jointly built such a strange Liang country.

With such a complicated situation, anyone who takes over will have a headache.

Zhong Yu is no exception. After conquering this Liang country, although it is not impossible to digest it, it will take a lot of time and consume too much energy, and he does not know what he will get.

Although it is not impossible to directly use killing to subdue all injustices, but what you get in this way is nothing but ruins, and there is no benefit after all, why is it so.

That being the case, it is better to throw it out and use it as a bait to attract others to do things for themselves.

And if the person who received this great gift cannot control the Liang country, then there is nothing to say. If it is better, it will become a puppet, let those in power in the country control it, and almost die in a foreign land, and no one can say anything.

And if he could control and control this cool country, then even better, he would have the help of a county for nothing.

You must know that Liang State is nominally a vassal state of the Imperial State, and it is obliged to send troops to the expedition under the orders of the Imperial State.

With the strength of Yuguo, there is also this majesty to frighten Liangguo, so that he dare not disobey, but can only obey.

So when the time comes, Liangguo can add 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses to Yuguo, which is also a matter of both.

But Liu Bang is Liu Bang after all, very good at manipulating power and playing tricks.

Although when he took office, there were only a few hundred heroes who came to join him because of his reputation, and the real talents were only his original subordinates, those few people who were originally his subordinates in history.

However, Liu Bang managed to control the power of the Liang Kingdom through a series of wooing and division, and interests.

And during this period, he gave benevolent government, attracted people from all over the world, and quickly gathered a large number of refugees who came to seek refuge because of their reputation, which made Liang's population grow to an incredible 200,000.

And among them, the population of young and middle-aged people is extremely large, with a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses, and as many as 30,000 elites, which can be called a small bully in the Western Regions!

Generally speaking, the strength of all the forces in the world is probably like this.