Chapter 293: The Foundation of the Eastern Yi

Sky Patrol Warship.

Inner World.

Command Room.

On the wall hung a cloth map, and Yin Qi and others were listening to Feng Yunzong describe the current war situation.

The Eastern Yi had nine branches, distributed in the Taiyuan Mountain Domain.

This Taiyuan Mountain Domain was mainly mountainous, filled with primeval forests, hundreds of thousands of miles in radius, facing the sea in the east, and was very vast.

The Eastern Yi were Man Wu, that is, descendants of the Nine Li.

Back then, Chiyou was defeated, the Nine Li were wiped out, and the remaining tribes either surrendered to the Yellow Emperor and re-integrated into the human race, or went far away to the Four Wilds, gradually evolving into the Eastern Yi in the east, the Hundred Yue in the south, the Qiang in the west, and the Quanrong and Guifang tribes in the north.

The Eastern Yi inherited from the Nine Li and had always had thoughts of revenge.

They wanted to walk out of the Taiyuan Mountain Domain, enter the ancestral land of the human race, and compete for the position of Human Emperor.

Therefore, all the Yi were restless and often invaded the eastern vassal states.

Among them, the Chi Yi and the Feng Yi were the most troublesome, and their methods were the most cruel, and they were mortal enemies with many vassal states in the east.

This war had to start from last year.

Generally speaking, every year after winter began, the Chi Yi would send troops to invade various countries and loot winter supplies.

Last year was no exception.

Originally, the Cao State also thought that the Chi Yi would retreat after looting for a period of time, so they did not pay much attention to it, merely routinely strengthening the city defenses and strengthening the walls and clearing the fields to minimize losses.

In fact, not only the Cao State, but all the vassal states around the Taiyuan Mountain Domain were like this.

Regarding the Chi Yi, everyone really had no good way.

They were good at mountain warfare, coming and going like the wind, fighting if they could win, and returning to the mountains and forests if they couldn't.

If one pursued, it might end in total annihilation.

It was precisely because of this that all countries could only passively defend, just praying that the Chi Yi would not come to attack them.

It was just that no one expected that this time the Chi Yi would invade on a large scale, and caught off guard, the Cao State lost more than ten cities in a row.

If it weren't for the timely rescue by the Marquis of Qingzhou, the Cao State would probably have been wiped out long ago.

The Qingzhou army and the Chi Yi army fought several fierce battles and were forced to retreat step by step, suffering not small losses.

Helpless, they could only send another three hundred thousand troops.

Counting it up, Qingzhou had already sent nearly a million troops, almost fighting with the whole country, because the Marquis of Qingzhou knew that if the Cao State was wiped out, Qingzhou would face the Chi Yi's military edge directly.

When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold; everyone understands this truth.

Feng Yunzong pointed to the map and said solemnly: "Now the Cao State has lost three thousand miles of territory. From here to here, the Chi Yi have divided their troops into nine routes, and the offensive is still fierce. Our Qingzhou and the Cao State joined forces to block these six routes of the Chi Yi army. The Sui State, Jiang State, and Shan State each blocked one route of the Chi Yi army."

Speaking of this, he paused and continued: "Previously, our Qingzhou invested another three hundred thousand troops, which finally stabilized the front line, but according to the news sent back by the scouts, the Chi Yi are still continuously increasing troops to the front line, with a posture of wanting to swallow up the passing states.

It is also this point that makes us very puzzled.

Although the various branches of the Eastern Yi are not honest, in the past they only dared to loot.

It is impossible to really walk out of the Taiyuan Mountain Domain.

But the Chi Yi did it.

Therefore, we suspect that some unknown changes may have occurred within the Chi Yi."

The various branches of the Eastern Yi were very strong and could bully the various vassal states in the east at will.

But if they really wanted to fight out of the Taiyuan Mountain Domain, it would definitely arouse the vigilance of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty.

By then, the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty would send troops, and then gather the various vassal states in the east to form an allied army, not to mention hitting them hard, at least they could severely damage the various branches of the Eastern Yi.

Not being able to walk out of the Taiyuan Mountain Domain was the bottom line of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty; it was impossible for the various branches of the Eastern Yi not to know this.

Yin Qi nodded slowly, also agreeing with Feng Yunzong's speculation.

He said: "Tell me about the situation of the Eastern Yi and the Chi Yi; how many troops do they have, and what experts are there?"

Feng Yunzong said: "The Eastern Yi have nine branches, nominally obeying the Sacred Hall, but in fact, unless it is a matter of life and death, the Sacred Hall will not easily interfere with the development of each branch.

The High Priest of the Sacred Hall is also the strongest of the Eastern Yi, rumored to be a Heavenly Witch of the Heavenly Immortal realm, and there are many experts within.

However, they have been in closed-door cultivation for years and do not participate in ordinary wars.

The nine branches of the Eastern Yi all have ancestral halls.

The High Priest of the Chi Yi Ancestral Hall is named Zhuyou, a peak Earth Witch of the Earth Immortal realm.

In addition, there are three great sacrificial priests, who are also Earth Witches.

They are all soldiers, and the number of troops is not fixed; so far, more than 1.5 million have been invested."

"Four Earth Witches!"

Yin Qi was shocked.

These are all Earth Immortal realm experts.

The High Priest of the Sacred Hall is even a Heavenly Witch of the Heavenly Immortal realm; the Eastern Yi truly cannot be underestimated.

Feng Yunzong nodded and said: "Hmm, but Your Highness does not need to worry; generally speaking, in ordinary wars, the unspoken rule of all parties is that Earth Immortals and above must not intervene.

In fact, we hope more that those sacrificial priests will take action, then we will not need to follow this rule.

By then, without the Imperial Court taking action, our Qingzhou could wipe them out!"

Speaking to the end, there was heroic spirit in Feng Yunzong's voice, as well as helplessness.

Yin Qi looked at Feng Yunzong unexpectedly and nodded thoughtfully.

The Marquis of Qingzhou started from Di Yu and has had a lineage for thousands of years, and coupled with the fact that there is no shackle of "the royal family cannot cultivate immortals," there must be experts above the Immortal realm within their clan.

Perhaps they cannot wipe out the Eastern Yi, but wiping out the Chi Yi is not a big problem.

Of course, Great Shang can sit firmly on the country, and it is also impossible not to have experts.

For example, Wen Zhong.

Of course, this is just on the surface.

Yin Qi believes that there must be many Immortal realm experts in the dark.

It is possible that they are royal offerings, or it is possible that they are the royal family themselves.

The royal family cannot cultivate immortals, but before Shang Tang became the Human Emperor, the Yin family was just a vassal state, and there was no such restriction.

It is impossible that because the Yin family became the royal family, they killed all the clansmen who cultivated immortals.

Yin Qi lowered his head and pondered for a while, then said: "Marquis, if this fifty-thousand-strong army is handed over to your command, do you have the confidence to repel the Chi Yi army?"

Feng Yunzong was suddenly startled; he looked at his eyes and quickly thought about the meaning of this sentence.

Is it a test, or a trial?

Although Yin Qi had rebelled and been an emperor, he was also well-versed in military books, but for one thing, he was not familiar with the Chi Yi, and rashly commanding would easily lead to losses, which would affect his prestige;

Secondly, his self-positioning is Human Emperor, not a general charging into battle.

Thirdly, he also wanted to be on good terms with the Marquis of Qingzhou.

Handing over the command of the fifty-thousand-strong army, what kind of trust is this; who would not be moved?

Precisely because of this, he wanted to appoint the Marquis of Qingzhou as the Regional Commander.

The Marquis of Qingzhou could block the fierce attack of the Chi Yi, and at the same time coordinate the armies of the various vassal states, so he must be a qualified Regional Commander.

Of course, letting Feng Yunzong be the Regional Commander does not mean that he is a wooden man.

He would monitor the war situation at all times.

If something went wrong, he would immediately take back the command.

Trust does not mean unconditional indulgence.

Looking at Yin Qi's sincere eyes, Feng Yunzong had an inexplicable feeling of being moved, and was also very excited.

He took a deep breath, bowed and saluted: "Yes!"

Although it was just one word, it was sonorous and powerful.

"Good!"

Yin Qi said loudly: "Since that is the case, then this fifty-thousand-strong army of mine is handed over to you. Also, Zhang Shaokang and the others will also listen to your command. You just need to fight the war with peace of mind, and all logistical matters will be handed over to me."

"Thank you, Your Highness; I will definitely not let you down!"

Feng Yunzong responded in a deep voice.

At this time, the four Sky Patrol Warships also arrived at the front line of the Cao State. ===== CHAPTER 294 =====