Chapter 427

Just as the King of Tasha was fantasizing about future glory, the Grand General of Tasha, clad in white armor, rushed into the hall and reported loudly:

"Your Majesty, scouts from Hangma Pass report that the Uroya Empire and the Baifan Kingdom have started fighting."

This statement left the King of Tasha stunned. The Uroya Empire is considered one of the most formidable among the thirty-some countries in the south; it not only possesses a land area over fifty times larger than the Fangu Kingdom but also has a population of over ninety million!

Most importantly, the Uroya Empire has recently received help from the super-power known as the Eternal Day Empire, importing many weapons and equipment.

In contrast, the Baifan Kingdom has always been one of the weaker nations among the southern states, with a population of only a few million.

In the past, they frequently went to the May Tian Ce Dynasty to pay tribute and were protected by the May Tian Ce Dynasty, which is how their country managed to survive.

With these two countries at war, the disparity in strength is too vast. It feels like if the Uroya Empire hadn't been considering the May Tian Ce Dynasty's face, they would have wiped out the Baifan Kingdom long ago. This is simply a battle without any suspense.

The reason the Grand General of Tasha came to report this is that the Baifan Kingdom is also a vassal state of the May Tian Ce Dynasty; everything they do is modeled after the May Tian Ce Dynasty, and they can be said to be a loyal presence within the May Tian Ce camp.

Now that the conflict between the May Tian Ce Empire and the Eternal Day Empire is emerging, the Uroya Empire perhaps received some hint and chose without hesitation to become a lackey for the Eternal Day Empire, starting to take action against countries attached to the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

The neighboring Baifan Kingdom became the first target.

But with the two of them fighting, the one in a difficult position is the King of Tasha, because he has just latched onto Li Chen's leg.

For the past few days, he has been telling Li Chen that he is a loyal supporter of the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

If a small country in the May Tian Ce Dynasty's camp is being attacked, he should send troops to help.

All the civil and military officials of Tasha understand this point.

However, the power to send troops lies with the King of Tasha, and everyone is watching how he chooses and how he weighs the pros and cons.

After all, they are only a small country; if they make the wrong choice, they could very well be wiped out in this game between two superpowers.

In the Tasha court, the military generals all say they should fight; they are so close to the May Tian Ce Dynasty that they must stand in the May Tian Ce camp, and it wouldn't look right if they didn't send troops.

The civil officials didn't say not to fight, only to wait and see; after all, there are dozens of southern countries, and they aren't the only ones standing in the May Tian Ce camp, so they should see if other countries send troops.

Besides, the May Tian Ce Dynasty's army has already crossed the border; let's see what they do first.

The military generals quickly retorted that if they want to make a name for themselves among the southern states, they must show their loyalty.

To put it bluntly, even being a lackey for the May Tian Ce Dynasty is an honor! Other countries want to do it but don't even have the opportunity!

If a lackey doesn't take the initiative, they won't even have the chance to kneel and lick their master's boots.

Perhaps other lackeys have already dispatched troops.

Hearing the discussion among the civil and military officials, the King of Tasha was certainly listening.

He had the intention to send troops to help, but there was one thing he didn't understand.

That is, according to normal procedure, the King of Baifan knows there are people in the 'same camp' around, so why isn't he asking for help?

If you ask for help, I can easily send troops to assist.

If you don't ask for help, on what grounds should I send troops?

Just as the King of Tasha was contemplating whether to force an intervention to help.

One battle report after another kept arriving at the Tasha royal palace.

The battle between the relatively large Uroya Empire and the small Baifan Kingdom had just begun, causing a sensation among the southern states. The vanguard scout reported: "Your Majesty, the Baifan Kingdom's army has already broken through the Uroya Empire's border line!"

The King of Tasha was preparing to send troops to help, but upon hearing this news, he was left stunned in place.

"Wait, are you sure the Baifan Kingdom's army has already broken through the Uroya Empire's border line?"

He thought he had misheard. The Baifan Kingdom is a small country, and its army isn't even half the size of Tasha's; what could they possibly use to fight the Uroya Empire, let alone fight their way into the Uroya Empire's territory?

The King of Tasha hadn't reacted at first.

Vanguard scout: "Your Majesty, that is correct. The Baifan Kingdom's army has broken through the Uroya Empire's border line and is attacking the Uroya Empire's main cities. Along the way, the Uroya Empire has had absolutely no ability to block them..."

This statement caused an uproar among all the officials of Tasha, as if they were listening to a fantasy.

The Uroya Empire's national strength is dozens of times that of the Baifan Kingdom, and their army is also dozens of times larger, plus they imported weapons and equipment from the Eternal Day Empire—and they didn't win?

The King of Tasha kept sending scouts to investigate, and that evening, he finally understood what had happened.

It turned out that the Baifan Kingdom was entirely equipped with May Tian Ce military gear, especially their warhorses.

One must know that the May Tian Ce Dynasty's warhorses are the top existence on the continent.

The Northern Royal Court was powerful enough, yet they were defeated by the May Tian Ce Dynasty's warhorses.

Moreover, the training methods of the Baifan Kingdom's army and their cultivation of meridian arrays were exactly the same as the May Tian Ce Dynasty's.

One could simply say that they are a miniature version of the May Tian Ce Dynasty among the southern states.

In contrast, the Uroya Empire, while claiming to have imported equipment from the Eternal Day Empire, actually received the inventory that the Eternal Day Empire's regular army had retired and discarded.

To put it more bluntly, the Eternal Day Empire sold the trash they couldn't use to the Uroya Empire at a high price.

How could they possibly beat the Baifan Kingdom, which possesses the May Tian Ce Dynasty's military gear? The gap is very obvious.

There is another point: the King of Baifan is quite a character. Before the battle, he stated that this war was not fought for them, but for their descendants, to spare them from the suffering of war.

The Baifan soldiers were like they had been injected with adrenaline; the power of faith is just that strong, and their combat effectiveness was terrifying.

A ten-thousand-man cavalry unit from the Baifan Kingdom could directly scatter a hundred-thousand-man cavalry unit of the Uroya Empire, without even feeling pressure.

By the second night, they had broken through eight Uroya cities and captured one of the two most populous cities in the Uroya Empire, shocking dozens of southern countries.

The Baifan generals led their troops into the city, committing no offenses against the people, and helped develop urban construction, opening granaries to provide food to ordinary citizens, earning the deep love of the local people.

One must know that when Li Chen passed through the southern states, he could see that the wealth gap was extremely large.

Some small cities were filled with starving people, while large cities were filled with song and dance.

The Baifan Kingdom's approach was indeed to buy people's hearts, but people's hearts must be bought in this way.

When ordinary people are about to starve to death, they will support whoever gives them a bite to eat.

By the morning of the third day, the Baifan Kingdom's army was at the gates of the Uroya Empire's royal capital.

This left the King of Tasha completely dumbfounded. He thought to himself: I was wondering why the King of Baifan didn't ask for help; this guy didn't need it at all.

(End of this chapter)