Prologue
As the saying goes, the trend of the world must be divided for a long time, and it must be divided for a long time; It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. Although life and death are fateful, everyone has their own aspirations; Becoming a king and defeating a villain, but forcing the will.
In the 150 years of the Taoist calendar, the five elements of the continent of the land boundary were divided into five major countries, and the five countries were named Yan Miao Yao Senxin, which were distributed in the east, west, north, south and middle of the continent. Each of the five countries relied on its own unique advantages and resources to operate independently on this continent, and gradually formed a stable pattern in which the five countries stood on their own feet.
Dongyan Kingdom is located in the eastern part of the Five Elements Continent, where the terrain is superior, the climate is pleasant, the four seasons are like spring, and the sky is bright and clear. Occupying the time and place, Dongyan was unified earlier, and developed rapidly, coupled with the people, several generations of Ming emperors and emperors ruled the country diligently, Dongyan soon became a big country, and the whole country was prosperous and prosperous. Even in a small city far from the capital, you can feel the lively atmosphere of the city no matter day or night. Naturally, a prosperous country attracts many people of insight, who come here and even put down roots here.
Dongyan has abundant assets, but also good at business, there is a saying in the Five Elements Continent that "soldiers are afraid of Nanyao, and merchants are afraid of Dongyan", which shows that the people of Dongyan have a smart business mind. Of course, Dongyan's military is also absolutely powerful, Dongyan has a lot of military techniques, and it is rumored that Dongyan has never lacked strategists. Whether it is economic, military, or political affairs, Dongyan's strong national strength has promoted the development of culture, and Dongyan's etiquette and culture are the top in the Five Elements Continent. If it is the emperor's birthday, or if there is any happy event in the palace, the country is full of lights, jubilant, and everywhere is a scene of singing and dancing.
Ximiao country is located in the Taoyuan Mountains in the west of the Five Elements Continent, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the mountains are stacked, and there will be a feeling of being in the nature of "one landscape", and the natural and beautiful environment has created the simple folk customs of the Ximiao people. At the same time, there are mostly merchants in Ximiao, and usually merchants will transport Ximiao's unique wine, or stone and wood goods to other large countries for sale; There are also some businessmen who prefer to open inns in the local area, because Ximiao's birds and flowers are fragrant and delicious, attracting a large number of knights to come here to practice, so whether the inn needs a guest officer, or a businessman needs a bodyguard, it will not be a problem in Ximiao.
The water quality of Ximiao is clear and rich in fine wine, which can not only attract people from all walks of life to taste here, but also cultivate some elegant poets who live between poetry and wine. There was a poem to describe Xi Miao: "The fog locks the mountain, the reeds lock the water, and the fish paint freehand in the water." The intention of playing in the mountains and rivers has not gone, and the fragrance on all sides is intoxicating. The virtuous and elegant people are beautiful and clear, and the wine and food are full of beautiful scenery. I hate myself for not being a wild goose in the west, and I wish the dust and smoke to fall into the west. It can be seen that everything in Xi Miao can be summed up by a "beauty". The military of Ximiao, although it cannot be compared with the powerful Dongyan, its institutions and academics are very powerful, coupled with the terrain of mountains and rivers, it has formed an absolute advantage that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although the military force cannot take down any big country, but rashly raising troops in Ximiao will definitely make you have no return.
Nanyao is located in the southern plateau of the Five Elements Continent, where the climate is changeable, sometimes the weather is hot, sometimes the wind is sandy. Because Nanyao is a martial country, there are often civil wars in the Nanyao Congress, and the essence is that the Shangnanyao country has not achieved reunification in the real sense. Even a prosperous metropolis may become a miserable and desolate wilderness after the war. Nanyao's economy was mostly predatory during that period, and it was not easy for ordinary people to survive in Nanyao, and the best way to live better in Nanyao was to become a powerful warrior, so Nanyao's warriors were notoriously brave and good at fighting. In the troubled times of the Five Elements Continent, there are countless people with great ambitions or who want to become "heroes of troubled times" who have come to Nanyao.
On the border of Nanyao, there is a desert called Liuyan, there is a big river called quicksand, the quicksand river is the most turbulent river in the Five Elements Continent, legend has it that there is a dragon god in the quicksand entrenched at the bottom of the river, guarding Nanyao, which makes the terrain of Nanyao higher than other big countries, and Nanyao people mean a step higher. The river water originates from the Qinghai Sea adjacent to the Ximiao Kingdom, and flows to the front of a city called Yanchi City in the Liuyan Desert, where it converges to form a large lake. If you want to march into Nanyao in a big way, you must first cross the border of Liuyan, but Yanchi City next to the Liuyan Desert is the residence of a king of Nanyao, and this monarch is the most powerful military among all the kings of Nanyao, so even if other great powers want to attack Nanyao, they don't dare to act rashly when they think of this.
Beisen is located in the north of the Five Elements Continent, Beisen is not divided into four seasons, it is like winter all year round, the weather is extremely cold, the snow is cold and overcast, and the jungle is dense. The military weapons production capacity of the North Mori Province is strong, and the people's ability to resist cold is also outstanding. Beisen is poor, and the local area is mainly based on animal husbandry. However, the ice and snow crystal world in Kitamori is extremely beautiful, and sometimes when you see some snow scenes in Kitamori, you will feel that the world is so peaceful and quiet, perhaps it is this environment that makes the character of some people in Kitamori also very calm and gentle.
If Nan Yao is a warrior like fire, hot and passionate; Then Beisen is a cold-blooded assassin like ice, who does things neatly and neatly without a trace of hesitation. Kitamori is best known for their fearsome killer organization "Snow Without a Trace"; In addition, there are many demons in Beisen, and a large number of spirit rune masters (demon masters) have also appeared. At the same time, in order to fight against the harsh climate environment, the people of Kitamori are also representatives of hard work, courage and wisdom. The warriors of Kitamori are brave and patient, good at protracted battles, and excellent in strategy, and often send top assassins to kill their generals during the war, so fighting with Kitamori usually does more harm than good.
Zhongxin is in the Anding Plain, in the center of the Five Elements Continent, the natural treasure of things, outstanding people, and the resources of the other four countries are all in Xin, but there is no fairness and peace between countries in terms of resources. Because it is located in the Central Plains, Dongyan's art of war, Ximiao's agricultural products, Nanyao's mineral resources, and Beisen's military tactics can all be obtained through exchange or confiscation, and then quickly strengthen the army and enrich the country. But it is precisely because it is surrounded by four countries, while enjoying geographical advantages and convenient transportation, it will also be suppressed by various countries, so whether it is economically or militarily, Zhongxin is the bottom of the five major countries. Zhongxin has been oppressed by the four countries all the year round, and does not dare to offend any country, so as not to be attacked on all sides. In such a situation, the people only want to live and work in peace and contentment, and the king only wants peace in the world. Therefore, in order to find a good general, every ten years in Xin to hold a general meeting, convene the country's capable people, compare the text and fight the military, discuss the strategy and discuss the command, and finally if you pass the three levels of the commander and deputy general (competition and strategy than leading the army) you can directly become a general.
During the 180 years of the Taoist calendar, a new generation of kings of Nanyao Yanchi City, relying on strong military force, ruled most of Nanyao, and determined that his own force was Nanyao, and called himself King Yao. In order to fulfill his lofty ambitions, he began to bring the war to other powers.
When Nanyao's powerful army attacked Zhongxin on a large scale, it was like a spark burning the prairie from there, and the war spread and the world was in chaos. None of the countries wants to lose their balance in national strength, and they are also afraid that the military in the south will pose a threat to them in the future. For a time, various countries sent troops one after another to conquer the world by force.
After the war, the pattern of the five countries gradually collapsed, especially Zhongxin, which was in the center, and finally left only an endgame.
The war in the world has been going on for nearly 30 years.
Until the year 212 of the Taoist calendar.
Zhongxin rose suddenly, and after several battles of winning more with less, it gradually unified the world.
In the autumn of 212 years of the Dao calendar, the Zhongxin army attacked the main command army of Ximiao who broke the invasion, and the Ximiao army suffered heavy losses and retreated to Ximiao. In the same year, Zhongxin and Beisen married, and the Zhongxin army pursued and marched into Ximiao, and within half a year, Zhongxin won the most difficult Ximiao in the Five Elements Continent. Just after the end of the war, in the winter of the same year, the Nanyao army attacked Zhongxin again, at the junction of Zhongxin and Nanyao, Nanyao used the Feisha army that made the world frightened at that time, the Feisha army has never been defeated in 20 years, and before the 10th, the Feisha army broke the border of Zhongxin and took the imperial capital of Zhongxin.
In the spring of 213 years of the Dao calendar, the main force of Zhongxin in Ximiao rushed back to Zhongxin to support, and achieved a classic battle in history of winning more with less. The Zhongxin army desperately expelled the Feisha army from Zhongxin. In the summer of the same year, the Zhongxin army and the Nanyao army fought in the Liuyan Desert for five years, and finally used the terrain to defeat the 500,000 army of Nanyao by the Liusha River.
This battle was unprecedentedly tragic, and it was rumored that the 500,000 Feisha army of Nanyao had lost its armor and surrendered, but the commander of Zhongxin, Shan Mu, ordered his subordinates to use a square shield to push the unarmed 500,000 troops into the quicksand river, so that the quicksand army was buried alive. The Liusha River was originally the most turbulent river in the Five Elements Continent, but since then it has been blocked into a pool of stagnant water, and the river can no longer flow. It is rumored that it is the soul of the 500,000-strong army, and he is unwilling to leave and stays here.
Shan Mu's move has caused controversy among the people of the world, and he may not be regarded as a villain, but he is by no means a hero. Since then, the world has called the ruthless Shan Mu the "Great Demon King".
After Nanyao lost the Feisha army, there was no former glory, and the Zhongxin army did not rectify, and the next two cities entered the Nanyao Imperial Capital - Yanchi City. It is rumored that Xin attacked the Nanyao Imperial City, and after the Xin army broke through the city gate, Shan Mu rode into the imperial city. The blood blade of the contemporary Yao King with his own hands, hanging his head on the big banner in the center of the Nanyao Imperial City, is formally announcing the end of the war, but according to the soldiers present, Shan Mu did not have the joy of victory in his expression, and looked more like he was sacrificing to someone.
In the autumn of 218 of the Taoist calendar, after the Battle of Xinyao, Dongyan took advantage of the situation and planned to solve Zhongxin, a terrifying country that took two countries in a row. However, this battle failed as Dongyan wished, and in the same year, Zhongxin, with high morale, resisted Dongyan well with the help of the allied army of Beisen State. And because the Zhongxin army has been fighting in two cities for many years, the loss of military strength is strong, and the two countries signed an armistice agreement.
In the summer of 222 years of the Dao calendar, Dongyan marched into Beisen in a big way, and Dongyan's army was mighty, approaching the central border of Beisen, and Zhongxin sent Shan Mu to lead reinforcements to defend Beisen against the powerful Dongyan army. Dongyan's Northern Expeditionary Army was cut off from resource transportation by Zhongxin, and was soon annihilated by Zhongxin and Beisen, and Zhongxin's anti-water oath and Dongyan's armistice agreement was shattered. In the winter of the same year, the generalissimo Shan Mu, who was declared successful in Zhongxinguo, was seriously ill and did not listen to the war. The folk are often rumored to be the curse of 500,000 unjust souls. Emperor Zhongxin knew the importance of Shan Mu to Zhongxin, and named him king, let him deal with some small things, and stay in the city.
In the spring of 223 years of the Daoli calendar, Zhongxin became increasingly powerful with the help of the resources of Ximiao and Nanyao. Beisen suffered heavy losses in the battle with Dongyan, and the king of Beisen knew that Zhongxin would take down the Beisen Kingdom sooner or later, so the king of Beisen returned to Zhongxin in order to preserve his position.
In the 224th year of the Taoist calendar, Zhongxin attacked Dongyan, Dongyan suffered heavy casualties in the battle two years ago, and the military strength was no longer as brilliant as it used to be, plus Zhongxin was already a big country that commanded Ximiao, Nanyao and Beisen, even if Dongyan resisted desperately, it only survived 2 years, and finally surrendered.
In the 226th year of the Taoist calendar, Xin unified the world.