Chapter 207

And just as Li Jing and the Cangzhou Army were fully equipped and ready to set out inside Duanhun Pass.

Before the Tiger King beside Qi Zhou could react, they were preparing.

When they thoroughly destroyed the living forces of Qi Wang of Qi Zhou.

At the same time, within the Great Xuan realm far from the battlefield, a storm was also brewing.

The situation within the Great Xuan realm, situated in the south of Great Qian and the west of Great Yong.

With the sudden surge of the Yellow Turban forces led by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Tianxuan.

They likewise began to run amok.

The situation within the Great Xuan realm began to deteriorate rapidly.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Tianxuan currently command only a small direct force.

Moreover, most of them are elderly, weak, sick, and disabled.

But it is precisely because of this.

Plus the reputation of the Taiping Sect's Yellow Turban Army in the martial world.

Thus making the two of them like fish in water in the martial world.

Currently they have in their grasp several core individuals.

They are all famous figures in the martial world!!

Currently the Yellow Turban forces led by the two of them.

Under the banner of resisting the court and robbing the rich to help the poor, they rapidly expanded their forces within the Great Xuan realm.

They broke the existing power balance within the Great Xuan realm.

Thus making the struggle between the court and the various rebel kings even more intense.

Facing the challenge of the Yellow Turban forces and the restless stirrings of internal rebel kings.

The Great Xuan court fell into an unprecedented crisis.

The Great Xuan court led by Yang Jian actually went to oppose the rebel forces of the thirty-six paths led by the native rebel king Xia Yeli and the rebel king Li Mi who emerged from the balance.

Among them, Xia Yeli is one of the native rebel kings.

He is also one of the main opponents of the future southern emperor within the Great Xuan.

He has long been entrenched in the southern and central regions of the Great Xuan.

He stands equal to the Great Xuan court.

And Li Mi, who has been embedded, is a rising star in recent years.

Thanks to his outstanding military talent and political skill.

He successfully integrated multiple rebel forces, becoming a major threat to the court.

As both sides' forces continued to gather and collide, the curtain of war slowly rose.

Within the Great Xuan realm, Yang Jian personally led the imperial army.

Accompanied by Yang Lin, He Ruobi, Yu Juluo, Qiu Rui, Han Qinhu, etc., most of the Nine Elders of Kai Sui.

He engaged in fierce battle with the allied forces of the thirty-six paths led by Xia Yeli and Li Mi.

On the battlefield, they fought back and forth, making it hard to tell who was winning.

Due to the addition of the Yellow Turban forces, they were secretly up to something in the north of the Great Xuan.

And the rebel allied forces also held the advantage in numbers and morale.

Thus, Yang Jian, who personally went south to suppress the rebellion, even found himself in a bitter struggle at times.

As the war continued.

More and more forces and regions were drawn into it.

Great Qian and Great Yong, as neighbors of Great Xuan, saw many forces within their borders begin to closely monitor the war's progress.

Each dispatched envoys to the Great Xuan realm to gather intelligence and secretly supported forces favorable to themselves.

Moreover, many martial arts masters and reclusive sages from the martial world also came out of retirement to assist various forces.

They either joined the battlefield carnage, offered strategies, or provided material support.

Thus making the war even more complex and changeable.

Fortunately, although the Great Xuan dynasty's foundation is inferior to that of northern Great Qian.

But it is not as shameful as the Great Sheng dynasty.

Therefore, when Yang Jian personally went to the front to oversee.

The Great Xuan side also reacted quickly.

They began to mobilize troops and dispatch generals to go south to support Yang Jian.

And they dispatched the implanted as the Yang clan of the Great Xuan aristocracy.

Yang Jian's brother Yang Su led one of the two routes of the large army.

Marching north to meet the Yellow Turban army that had come from afar.

The other route was led by the Red Phoenix Divine General Peng Fengjun, a steadfast loyalist of the Great Xuan imperial house.

Moreover, the army led by this Red Phoenix Divine General.

Most of them are elite troops under the Great Xuan court, with extremely strong combat power.

Among them, there is even a unit of Dao Soldiers directly commanded by Peng Fengjun!

Together with Yang Su's forces divided into two routes, forming a pincer attack.

Intending to jointly strike the Yellow Turban forces and annihilate them in one fell swoop!

At this time, the camp of the Yellow Turban forces in the north of Great Xuan.

A large number of the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled were mixed in, their faces filled with fatigue and helplessness.

The wailing of children, the shouts of the young and strong, and the sobs of women intertwined.

It formed a mournful lament that echoed in every corner of the camp.

Utterly chaotic.

On the camp ground, discarded weapons and damaged tents could be seen everywhere.

These are the traces left by the Yellow Turban Army as they marched southward in battle.

Some wounded lay on crude bunks, groaning in pain.

Their wounds had not been treated in time, and blood had already stained the sheets.

Meanwhile, medical staff busily moved among the wounded, doing their utmost to provide treatment.

But faced with so many wounded, their efforts were a drop in the bucket.

At the camp's center, a group of Yellow Turban commanders sat together in a circle.

Their faces were filled with anxiety and exhaustion.

The war had already exacted a heavy toll from them, yet they still refused to give up.

They gathered to discuss the next step's plan of action.

They hoped to find a way to break through the predicament.

However, the harsh reality left them feeling utterly helpless.

They faced numerous thorny problems: scarce provisions, insufficient manpower, and low morale.

These problems were like heavy shackles, tightly binding the Yellow Turban Army's actions and combat strength.

Except for the nearly 300,000-strong army still under Meng Zhang's command, holding firm outside Luzhou.

The forces led by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Tianxuan appeared utterly insignificant compared to these elderly, weak, sick, and disabled.

Even more so, it was a drop in the bucket.

It was like a drop of water merging into the sea, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

The shortage of provisions plunged the Yellow Turban Army into a famine.

Soldiers could only rely on limited rations each day to sustain life.

And this situation had persisted for a long time.

Their strength gradually waned, and their combat effectiveness diminished accordingly.

Faced with the unceasing resistance of the Great Xuan guards since entering the Great Xuan,

They found it increasingly difficult to withstand.

The lack of manpower only added insult to injury for the Yellow Turban Army.

In the successive battles, they lost a great number of elite soldiers.

Meanwhile, newly recruited soldiers often lacked training and combat experience, making it hard to form effective fighting strength.

Yet the two of them could not simply abandon these burdens.

Let alone the fact that the Yellow Turban Army originally rose from the impoverished masses.

Just considering Zhu Yuanzhang's and Zhang Tianxuan's backgrounds and personalities,

they are certainly not the type who could easily discard the poor folk who have followed them through life and death.

Their origins are rooted among the common people, and they deeply understand the people's suffering.

They feel a natural sympathy and sense of responsibility toward the poor.

Zhu Yuanzhang started with nothing but a bowl.

He truly rose from grassroots origins, endured hardships, and ultimately seized the throne of the world.

He knows full well that he now relies on the support and sacrifice of the poor masses who have fought alongside him and shared his trials.

Therefore, for him, abandoning those who have followed him through life and death and fleeing alone is utterly impossible.

He would rather die on the battlefield than commit such an act of betrayal.

(End of chapter)