Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2522 The Sun Abandons Nanping, Three Paths Enter Han Hands

Chapter 2522 The Sun Abandons Nanping, Three Paths Enter Han Hands

Yelü Xiezhen and Yelü Xiuge together had only 30,000 troops. Even if the rest of the troops from Dongping Road were added, they would only have a total of 50,000 men.

When news of the fall of Shangjing Prefecture spread, even the most confident among them did not believe that such a small force could change the current situation in Dongyi.

Although both of them considered themselves famous generals and were well-versed in military strategy, it was precisely because they were famous generals that they were more self-aware.

Furthermore, Yelü Abaoji was already dead, and even their own men were in disarray.

They could no longer fully control these 50,000 troops. To put it bluntly, morale among the soldiers had collapsed, and naturally, they couldn't continue leading the army.

Under these circumstances, the two men made a decisive move. Without waiting for Han Xin to launch an attack, they led 20,000 men north to Beiping Road to join Yelü Deguang.

With Yelü Abaoji already dead, Yelü Deguang, as Yelü Abaoji's son, naturally became their last pillar of support.

As for their next move, they were prepared to await Yelü Deguang's instructions. Whether to fight or make peace would be decided by Yelü Deguang.

Of the 50,000 troops in Dongping Road, the 20,000 they took were those they were confident they could control. The rest, whom they couldn't trust, were simply abandoned.

The same reason is that, given the remaining area of ​​Beiping Road, if all these people were taken there, even if nothing went wrong along the way, how would they be fed after they arrived?

Only soldiers you can afford to support can truly be called soldiers. If you can't afford to support them, these soldiers might just take your life.

While Yelü Xiezhen and Yelü Xiuge were still in Dongping Road, despite the dire situation of the war against the Eastern Barbarians, a large number of people were still secretly communicating with Fu Youde and Wu Zixu.

After these two left, one can imagine what the situation in Dongping Road would be like.

Wherever Fu Youde and Wu Zixu's troops went, countless people surrendered at the mere sight of them.

Even more surprisingly, several branches of the Wang family, one of the five major families of Dongyi, joined forces to sell out the main branch of the family and the Ba family, which was also one of the five major families, in order to open the gates of Qinglong Prefecture, the seat of Dongping Dao, for Fu Youde.

Even before this, some branches of the Wang family had been secretly colluding with Fu Youde, but at that time they dared not expose it. Now, however, they no longer bothered to pretend. Several branches joined forces to accomplish this major feat at the Azure Dragon Mansion.

The five major families of Dongyi are all very large. Within each family, there are countless direct and indirect descendants. In addition, there are countless smaller branches that are only related by the same ancestor outside the fifth degree of kinship.

In such a large family, it's impossible for everyone to work together towards the same goal, let alone have a completely unified mindset. The issue of the distribution of interests between the direct descendants and collateral descendants is destined to be an irreconcilable problem.

It was precisely because of the conflict of interest that these branches joined forces to betray the main branch at the last moment.

In other words, if the main lineage doesn't fall, how can they grow from a minor branch to a major one?

As for the Ba family, another of the five major families, they felt even less guilty after selling their property.

As a result of this battle, the Wang clan, one of the five great families of Dongyi, suffered heavy losses, and the Ba clan was even more devastated, with almost all of its members within the Azure Dragon Prefecture being killed. In fact, all five great families of Dongyi suffered at least heavy losses, dropping from the ranks of first-class families to a whole level.

Among the five major families, the Ku and Sha families have already declined in recent years after losing their ancestral lands and relocating to other regions.

In this battle, the Eastern Yi suffered a crushing defeat and faced annihilation. As an old and established family, they would naturally decline further, or even face annihilation as well.

The Li family, located in one of the Beiping Roads, had not long ago split into three, forced to complete a division in this chaotic world.

In addition, aren't the Wang and Ba clans now suffering heavy losses?

The entire Dongping Road was gradually taken over by Fu Youde and Wu Zixu working together.

However, not long after the good news from Dongping Road, another victory came from Nanping Road. After hearing that Yelü Abaoji had been defeated, Matsushita Iso of the Sun Kingdom finally decided to abandon Nanping Road. The Sun Kingdom's army has now begun to withdraw from Nanping Road.

In a short period of time, with the end of the Battle of Shangjing Prefecture, the three provinces of Dongping, Zhongping and Nanping all fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty.

"Matsushita Iso, this man is quite something!" Han Xin and Wen Zhong, having received the news, were still excited to have gained a victory without a fight, but they couldn't help but admire him.

The importance of Nanping Road to the Sun Kingdom was immediately apparent to a strategist like Han Xin.

But it is precisely because we have seen this that we are even more amazed that the Sun Kingdom was able to take the initiative and give up Nanping Road so decisively.

Even though they had sensed from the intelligence sent by the Luo Wang that the other side intended to withdraw, Han Xin and Wen Zhong never expected that the other side would leave so decisively without even making a final struggle.

This kind of courage is not something everyone possesses.

That sheer audacity was enough to make them wary of her.

However, even Han Xin, if he were in Han Xin's shoes, wouldn't have much of a chance of winning.

According to Han Xin's original strategy, after conquering and leveling Zhongping Road and Dongping Road, the next strategic plan for Nanping Road was to launch a three-pronged attack from three directions.

Surrounded on three sides by forces several times larger, with no chance of victory, even if it were Han Xin, he believed that under such circumstances, even if he exerted all his efforts and risked all dangers, he could only gain less than 30% of the chance of winning.

This person was able to clearly recognize the difference in strength between the enemy and himself, and was able to make the decisive decision to cut off his arm to save his life. He was truly an outstanding individual!

"Order Gao Xianzhi to lead 50,000 troops to Dongping and cooperate with General Fu Youde to completely control this place!"

"Order Hei Chi Changzhi to immediately take up residence in Nanping Road and cooperate with General Mo of the Fierce Whale Legion to control all the ferry crossings in Nanping Road!" Han Xin quickly issued the order.

Although the news from Dongping Road and Nanping Road came suddenly and unexpectedly, it was not necessarily a bad thing for them. Naturally, Han Xin would immediately send troops to firmly occupy these two roads to prevent any problems from arising.