"The Overlord has appeared! The Overlord has truly appeared!" Ji Si also knelt down in worship. Calculating the time, Ji Bu's sacrificial ceremony should indeed have been completed, there was no doubt about it!
"Yes, it must be the Overlord's divine intervention! Heaven has eyes!" Ji Nian also knelt down in worship. After this battle, Jiangdong can enjoy a hundred years of peace!
Tears streamed down Luan Bu's face as he slowly knelt down. "If the Overlord's spirit is watching over us, this world can be saved!"
...
At this moment, a new army composed of Jiangdong youths is rushing to the riverbank. The three plumes of smoke that rose just now were the signal for the Xiongnu army to cross the river.
"Hurry! The Xiongnu have already crossed the river! We need to hurry!" Ji Bu was covered in sweat. He regretted putting on his armor too early. If he had waited until they were almost at the battlefield by the river, he could have saved a lot of energy along the way. He was getting old after all.
"Brother! Trust General Luan and the children! They will definitely hold on until we arrive!" Ji Xin was also covered in sweat. Time waits for no one, and it was already quite remarkable that he and Ji Bu could still ride horses at their age.
"Of course I believe in them, but I'm afraid I won't be able to keep going. I'm afraid that if I slow down, I'll never be able to go fast again. The Overlord is watching from above!"
Ji Bu never lived for himself; he devoted himself to the cause until his death. Who will take care of his brothers' families?
But this time, Ji Bu had already made up his mind. He wanted to make a grand show of himself and live or die with Jiangdong!
Ji Xin raised his head, "I may not have any other skills, but I am good at killing enemies! Let the Overlord see from the heavens whether our brotherly courage has disgraced the Overlord's name!"
...
On the opposite bank of the Yangtze River, atop the observation platform.
The old Chanyu rubbed his eyes hard. "How is this possible! Even after the death of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King, he can still protect the people of this region? Where are the strategist's disciples? Come to me immediately!"
“He can’t come.” A voice suddenly rang in the old Chanyu’s ear.
"Who are you!" The old Chanyu suddenly jumped up from his throne. Fortunately, the platform was large enough, otherwise he would have fallen.
The maids serving the old Chanyu were also terrified, but they didn't dare to breathe loudly, and they trembled like leaves.
"Which of you, Zhongxing Yue or Junchen, possesses superhuman demonic power? Tell me and I'll grant you a whole corpse," Xiang Yu said calmly.
Since he was going to do good deeds to the end, he naturally had to deal with the Xiongnu army as well. Even if the old Chanyu was not the host, Xiang Yu would not let him go.
"Who are you! Answer this Chanyu's question! Guards! Seize this man..."
The old Chanyu's words abruptly stopped, and then a line of blood appeared on his neck, gradually deepening in color. Immediately afterward, a fine head rolled down, and the headless corpse slumped onto the viewing platform.
"Ah..." The maids were about to scream in unison when they all fainted.
The Xiongnu warriors who were about to rush onto the platform to capture Xiang Yu also stopped in their tracks. They had never imagined how this extraordinary man had broken through the blockade and reached the viewing platform. The only answer was...
"You, you, you are the Overlord?" The Left Wise King of the Xiongnu suddenly remembered the thunderous cheers from the other side of the river. The Overlord had appeared!
"Destroy." Xiang Yu uttered a single word softly, and then...
A storm of blades swept out instantly!
Puff puff puff...
The Xiongnu formation protecting the Chanyu fell one after another from the inside out, some riddled with bloody holes, others decapitated.
Nine out of ten Xiongnu soldiers didn't even know who the enemy was or where the enemy was. They had no way to fight back, and they didn't know where to escape to. No one knew what had happened. They just saw countless bloodstains flying in the air, and then they died!
Despair, confusion, helplessness, wailing, trampling each other, death for those who block the way... Being able to choose how to die is a kind of luck. Want to live a little longer?
Swim across the river!
Moments later, the blood-red storm had swept through the ranks of tens of thousands of Xiongnu soldiers, sparing neither Xiongnu people nor well-dressed, high-status Han traitors.
On the red earth, there was only deathly silence!
"Those who invade my Central Plains will suffer this fate!" After saying this, Xiang Yu returned to the alternate dimension, mounted his black horse, and headed straight for the land of Qi, where the Xiongnu crown prince Junchen was.
Oh no, the Xiongnu crown prince should now be promoted to Chanyu (ruler of the Xiongnu). Chanyu Junchen, be prepared to die!
Chapter 350 Junchen
The determination and courage of the two veteran generals, Ji Bu and Ji Xin, who took the lead in battle, inspired all the soldiers to forge ahead. Everyone was determined to protect Jiangdong with their own lives and never back down.
Because, in their hearts, the Overlord is watching from the heavens!
Finally, the riverbank was almost there, but there wasn't even a sound of fighting...
"Luan Bu! Ji Si! Ji Nian!" After overcoming the initial fatigue, Ji Bu seemed to have regained his youth, rediscovering the feeling of galloping across the battlefield in his youth, and arrived much earlier than expected.
But why isn't there a battle? Did the Xiongnu cross the river from another location? But most of the troops defending the riverbank are still here!
Ji Xin was also completely bewildered. "Could it be that someone gave us false intelligence and is making fun of us?"
"Father! Uncle!" Ji Si greeted them with a joyful expression.
"Call the General! What exactly is going on? Where is the Xiongnu army?" Ji Bu asked with a stern face.
"Reporting to the general, half of the Xiongnu army perished in the river, and the other half died on the opposite bank. It was the spirit of the Overlord who caused the complete annihilation of the Xiongnu army!" Ji Si said solemnly.
"What?" Ji Bu and Ji Xin exchanged a glance, never expecting this to be the case.
By this time, the first fleet that had gone to the other side to clean up the battlefield had returned, carrying loads of grain and supplies.
Ji Nian returned with his troops who had gone downstream to hunt down any remaining Xiongnu, carrying with them many severed heads.
"What on earth is going on?" Ji Bu felt as if he were in a dream, as if the Overlord had appeared in his spirit.
When Ji Si told Ji Bu and Ji Xin what he had seen and heard, the two of them also believed that this must be the work of the Overlord!
“Let’s go! Let’s go take a look at the other side!” Ji Xin suggested.
"Yes! Hurry to the other side!" Ji Bu also realized.
...
At this moment, Luan Bu was leading his troops to clean up the battlefield on the opposite bank. His mind was also in a daze, and he actually issued an order that even he found incomprehensible: not to move the corpses at will.
Looking back, he probably thought that Ji Bu and Ji Xin would come to see it, and in a sense, it was also their masterpiece.
If these two had not offered sacrifices to Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King, and asked for his blessing, how could they have achieved such a great victory?
To be honest, Luan Bu was somewhat jealous. When he fled to Liang, he asked Peng Yue for protection, but it was to no avail.
Before he arrived, King Liu Yi of Liang had already received the news and fled to Guanzhong, taking most of his army with him, which led to the rapid fall of the Liang Kingdom.
Luan Bu either fled to Guanzhong or went to the states of Chu and Wu.
Because they encountered Ji Bu, who was heading to Jiangdong, and because King Liu Bi of Wu was powerful and the son of Liu Ji's second brother, and had made great contributions in suppressing Ying Bu's rebellion, Luan Bu went to the State of Wu with Ji Bu.
Just as they were about to reach Guangling, the capital of Wu, King Liu Bi of Wu announced his defection, willing to join the Xiongnu in attacking Guanzhong and killing Liu Heng.
Moreover, the four marquises of Huainan also declared their rebellion against the Han dynasty after this!
The four marquises of Huainan were all sons of Liu Chang, the former King of Huainan. The eldest son, Liu An, was the Marquis of Fuling; the second son, Liu Bo, was the Marquis of Anyang; the third son, Liu Ci, was the Marquis of Yangzhou; and the fourth son, Liu Liang, was the Marquis of Dongcheng.
Two years ago, Liu Chang, the King of Huainan, died of starvation on his way to Guanzhong after his failed rebellion. Therefore, there is no King of Huainan now. Emperor Wen of Han, Liu Heng, only enfeoffed Liu Chang's four sons as marquises.
The four marquises of Huainan were actually only seven or eight years old. Perhaps they wanted to avenge their fathers, or perhaps they were afraid of the Xiongnu. In any case, as soon as they heard that Liu Bi had rebelled against the Han, they followed suit.
Most critically, the Xiongnu army and the Huainan army had completely cut off Luan Bu and Ji Bu's retreat route to Guanzhong.
Luan Bu and Ji Bu had no choice but to take a risky gamble: on one hand, they crossed the river to Jiangdong, and on the other hand, they sent people to contact King Liu Wu of Chu, intending to assist the king in retreating to Jiangdong.
The Wu Kingdom included Guangling and the three commanderies of Kuaiji, Zhang, and Danyang in Jiangdong. Among these, only the Wu Kingdom's capital, Guangling, was north of the Yangtze River. Therefore, if they successfully crossed the river, they might be able to control Jiangdong by virtue of their troops and Ji Bu's influence there.
Moreover, Ji Bu's younger brother, Ji Xin, was in Jiangdong and had a considerable force at his disposal, making him a potential inside ally.
Of course, at this point they no longer had any hope for the ten-year-old King of Chu. It would be best if they could persuade the King of Chu to go to Jiangdong, but if they couldn't persuade him, they would still hold the natural barrier of the Yangtze River and fight a decisive battle with the Xiongnu.
Fortunately, Luan Bu and Ji Bu successfully crossed the river, and many soldiers who were unwilling to surrender to the Xiongnu joined them, thus giving them an army that could resist the Xiongnu.
As expected, King Liu Wu of Chu was far away in Xiapi, but that did not stop him from surrendering to the Xiongnu. He surrendered to the Xiongnu Crown Prince Junchen's faction.
At this point, all the Liu-surname princes and nobles outside the pass, except those who fled back to Guanzhong, took this opportunity to rebel.
In fact, historical records show that Liu Bi was extremely fierce, brave, and ambitious. He was the initiator of the Rebellion of the Seven States and also colluded with the Xiongnu to fight against the Han Dynasty.
Liu Wu joined Liu Bi in the rebellion because he was reported for drinking and making merry during the national mourning period after Empress Dowager Bo's death, and his fiefdom was reduced as a result.
Besides King Liu Bi of Wu and King Liu Wu of Chu, King Liu Sui of Zhao also participated in the Rebellion of the Seven States and colluded with the Xiongnu. He really inherited someone else's good genes.
Ultimately, the Rebellion of the Seven States was a hidden danger sown by Liu Ji. The powerful vassal kings became unruly and were forced to reduce their power. As a result, the vassal kings, whose territories were reduced, were bound to band together in rebellion. This was an irreconcilable conflict between the two sides.
However, Liu Bi and Liu Sui in the Wenjing world didn't have the chance to cause any rebellion of the seven kingdoms. The two of them, along with Liu Sui's younger brother, Liu Piqiang, the King of Hejian, died at the hands of Xiang Yu along with Lao Shang Chanyu. It would probably be difficult to even piece together their complete bodies.
At this moment, at the foot of Mount Tai, a lamentation echoes in the land of Lu, homes destroyed, and the Xiongnu army besieging the city.
King Liu Ze of Qi and King Liu Wu of Chu also brought troops to assist in the battle. Historically, Liu Ze did not participate because he did not live to see the Rebellion of the Seven States. Otherwise, given his character and hatred for Emperors Wen and Jing, his participation in the rebellion would have been a certainty.
"King Liu Ze of Qi, why doesn't the people of Lu obey your orders and surrender? Aren't they afraid of death?" Junchen smiled slightly, his fingers twirling delicately, but then he realized something was amiss and quickly resumed his serious expression.
"Your Highness is unaware of this, but the people of Lu have always been like this. Even if Liu Heng were to order them to surrender, it would be useless. They admire Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King who has been dead for many years. They may not necessarily be willing to die rather than submit, but they certainly have the courage to fight," Liu Ze said, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Oh? Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King? Isn't he a Chu man? King Liu Wu of Chu, quickly take care of them! This Crown Prince is in a hurry to meet up with the Chanyu, I don't have time to waste here." Junchen put away his half-finger gesture and frowned.
A timid young man trembled as he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture. “Your Highness,” he said, “they will not obey my orders. When Xiang Yu was defeated, the whole country was pacified, but the land of Lu refused to surrender. They only recognized Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King. It was only after the late Emperor ordered Xiang Yu’s head to be brought into the city that an agreement was reached and the war was stopped. The people of Lu are very stubborn. Let’s launch a full-scale attack.”
"I see. How about I send my own head in? Men, bring the King of Chu's head into the city!" Junchen said, making a startling statement.
Thump!
Upon hearing this, Liu Wu immediately knelt down, pleading, "Your Highness, spare my life! Killing me is useless!"
"Then what use are you to me? One ruler of the Central Plains is enough. Liu Ze, take the King of Chu to persuade him to surrender. If that fails, then cut off the King of Chu's head in public and send it into the city. If he still refuses to surrender, then I will... slaughter the entire land of Lu!!" Chanyu Junchen shouted, his voice breaking.
"Who gave you the audacity?!"
Chapter 351 I'm Here
"Who gave you the audacity!"
When the overlord was enraged, his voice shook the heavens, but it was the heavens of another dimension.
He and Hao Jiu had been here for a while. They originally planned to use the system radar to lock onto the target and then take action. However, the radar scan did not detect the system, and Junchen Chanyu's words and actions were very different from what they had imagined, which was quite suspicious, so they observed for a while longer.
After all, we already encountered a situation where the system radar was not working properly once in the new final dimension, and most systems with stealth capabilities are not easy to deal with.
Hao Jiu wasn't afraid that Xiang Yu couldn't win; he was considering how to maximize his benefits. The dimensional lock hadn't been fully sealed off yet. What if this system had some tricks up its sleeve and, instead of killing him in one hit, opened a time portal and escaped?
It's important to understand that this mission isn't about capture, but about extermination. The mission didn't provide any capture items from the system, so using that one red instant-kill system item here is impossible.