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Chapter 996: Chapter 412 Half of the Country Falls Chapter 996: Chapter 412 Half of the Country Falls Blotting out the sun and sky, it truly blotted out the sun and sky.

Since Chu State’s army had crossed the river, in just one day, it seemed as if their shadows had emerged all over Qingzhou territory.

They were like air, like water, seeping in everywhere, constantly infiltrating every part of Liang.

And with the infiltration of Chu’s army, beacon fires sprang up throughout Liang.

Da Liang.

Beginning in April, the capital of the world’s foremost empire started experiencing three shocks a day.

First, at the beginning of April, urgent dispatches came from the south that Chu’s army had crossed the Yangtze River and launched a northern expedition against Liang.

When the news reached Da Liang, although the monarch and ministers were surprised and somber, they had anticipated this and were prepared, so they didn’t panic.

They merely ordered the Southern Line’s forces to be on high alert, to guard the city walls, and to wait for reinforcements.

At the same time, from among the two hundred thousand Forbidden Army troops stationed in Da Liang, another hundred thousand were drawn and led by a great general from within the country, urgently heading south to support the front line.

Simultaneously, a hundred thousand troops stationed in Jiying County on the northern border, intended to defend against Zhao State, were also recalled and assigned to an Inborn Grandmaster as commander, to serve as the second wave of reinforcements rushing to the south.

With these front and rear reinforcements totaling two hundred thousand, added to the seven hundred thousand strong army on the Southern Line, and a total of eleven Inborns,

This strength, it was thought, could certainly hold firmly against Chu’s army, even if it were a million strong.

Relying on strong fortifications and geographical advantages, they would be able to block the enemy firmly in the south.

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Thus, after these arrangements were made, the court of Liang was also able to put their minds at ease.

While the war in the south was occasionally mentioned, it was no longer the focus, and more attention was being devoted to discussions about the Eastern Line battlefield.

If they could win on the Eastern Line, then one million five hundred thousand troops could be freed up for use elsewhere.

At that time, no matter how formidable Chu’s army, they would no longer pose a threat.

And Da Liang, having defeated Chu State, could wield the might of a great victory to deter the various restless states in the world, and once again sit securely over the whole of Qingzhou, securing the final victory in the contest for the Nine Provinces.

But this beautiful dream barely lasted a few days before things took a sharp turn for the worse.

Just half a month later, by late April, the first wave of reinforcements sent out from Da Liang hadn’t even left Jingji Liang County yet!

Even worse news came from the south.

An urgent dispatch from the East Sea County reported that a large number of Chu troops, amounting to several hundreds of thousands, had appeared within their territory.

They swept through cities and lands, lighting beacon fires everywhere.

In just a few days, a vast area of prefectures and counties had fallen, and even the vicinity of the county seat saw the presence of Chu’s soldiers.

The situation was extremely dire.

The entire East Sea County was at risk of falling; relying solely on the county seat’s force was no longer sufficient to resist Chu’s army, and urgent support from the court was needed.

When the news reached Da Liang, there was another round of tremors.

East Sea County, although it was located in the heart of Liang’s territory and did not border other states, was not a frontier area.

But the county, with its western side facing the sea, spanned thousands of miles of coastal border.

In recent years, due to the ravages of pirates in the East Sea, Liang had deployed a large number of defenders in the coastal counties and extensively built fortresses to prevent pirates from landing.

To safeguard against pirate invasions, in addition to the original garrison, the two countries had repeatedly dispatched significant military forces, bringing the number of defenders up to one hundred thousand.

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However, times had changed.

With last year’s hostility between Chu and Liang escalating rapidly and relations worsening, especially with the opening of the battlefield in Jiaodong, Liang found itself in a predicament of scarce military resources.

Therefore, after Yan Yunqing reported severe losses and requested additional troops, Liang began to draw troops from all over the territory to support the front lines.

East Sea County was among those from which troops were drawn.

From the one hundred thousand strong force within the county, aside from the twenty thousand county soldiers with poorer combat ability who were only responsible for local peacekeeping,

The remaining eight thousand county troops and seventy thousand soldiers had long been drawn away and dispatched to the Jiaodong front line to support Yan Yunqing.

So by the time Chu’s army arrived, the vast territory of East Sea County was left with only about twenty thousand regular troops, which were second-line local forces of inferior strength.

How could such strength possibly match the invading forces of Chu State?

Lu Yuan had sent out nine vanguards, each consisting of one hundred thousand men, to swiftly advance into Liang’s hinterland and quickly seize territories.

As the second echelon behind the Jiangxia and Guangling frontier defense lines in the north, East Sea County was honored to receive special attention from Chu’s army.

A tremendous army of five routes, comprising five hundred thousand troops led by five Lu Yuan Avatars, entered this region.

With the cooperation of the five Avatars, they executed feints and diversions, drawing the tiger away from the mountain and various other stratagems, which under the use of instant communication, were executed with flourish.

In East Sea County, the hastily organized defense, along with various local government initiatives for interception and rescue, were instantly torn to shreds.

In less than ten days, the southern cities and towns of East Sea County were all overrun.

By early May, the county seat itself was breached in just one day by the combined forces of three armies and the personal intervention of three Avatars.

Within the following few days, the battlements across East Sea County were already flying Chu State’s banners.

At this point, one of the five armies remained to oversee the region,

While the remaining four split into two, heading towards Liang County.

One group aimed to intercept the reinforcements dispatched from Liang, while the other harassed the opponent’s capital, seeking to shake the people’s hearts in Da Liang and undermine the prestige of both countries.

The other two armies continued eastward, attacking Chengyang County,

Planning to follow the original strategy, driving east, breaking through Chengyang, Rencheng, and Yingling counties.

They then aimed to pincer Yan Yunqing’s forces in Jiaodong with the Yangxia Expeditionary Army, achieving the purpose of joining forces.

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