In the midst of a snowstorm in the north, the fifth year of the Great Chu Jianye was ushered in, an extremely important year for the Great Chu Kingdom.

At the end of the fourth year of the Great Chu, the Great Chu Kingdom repeatedly used swords, in Yangzhou, more than 400,000 Chu troops launched a clean-up campaign against the invading Japanese army, and in the coastal area, it was actively defended, especially in the middle of October, the Yangzhou War broke out under the city of Yangzhou, which can be regarded as the largest battle between the Chu army and the Dongyi Japanese people.

At the same time, in Chuzhou, the Great Chu White Tiger Legion, which had been sharpening its knives, also launched a thunderous blow, and the two garrison divisions of the Vermilion Bird Legion on the front line of Xiangshui were not far behind, crossing Xiangshui and attacking Xiyan.

The battle officially kicked off on October 10, and on the 15th, the White Tiger Legion advanced through Xiongcheng, an important town on the front line of the Holy Sect, killing thousands of Holy Sect troops in the city and capturing tens of thousands.

The two Suzaku divisions that crossed Xiangshui were not willing to be defeated, and quickly entered the Xiyan capital office, under the front of more than 50,000 troops, there was an internal split within the Holy Sect Army, and after the surrender of the Great Chu Saint Sect Army opened the city gate, it was announced that Xiyan Mansion was completely recaptured.

At the same time, Qin Liangyu, Liang Hongyu, and Sophia led the first division, the fourth and fifth divisions respectively in three ways, attacking the territory of Songling Mansion, in the face of the sudden outbreak of the Great Chu army, the Holy Sect had little defense at all, and in the past few years, the Great Chu has continued to infiltrate in the Holy Sect army, this road can be described as overwhelming, and no one can stop it.

Most of the main forces of the Holy Sect Army are placed in the three provinces of Shuzhong, so Songling and Xiyan are not only close to Jiuchuan, but there are large armies stationed on the front line of Xiangshui, and the interior is very empty.

In this case, the Holy Sect suffered a huge defeat, and the two prefectures located in Chuzhou did not hold out for a month and a half, and all of them fell, and the strange thing is that the Holy Sect army almost sat back and watched the fall of the two prefectures, during which instead of sending a single soldier to reinforce them, they withdrew part of their forces back to Shuzhong.

No matter what kind of thinking there is, at the end of the fourth year of Great Chu, Songling, which had been controlled by the Holy Sect for more than six years, and the two prefectures of Xiyan were included in the jurisdiction of Great Chu.

And in this crisp autumn season, after the plague, although Li Tang was injured internally, as the plague spread to Yun, Qing, You, and other places, Li Tang borrowed the plague to disintegrate the offensive of the Youzhou Imperial Army, and the soldiers took advantage of the situation to recapture the three counties along the Qinluo River, and in Qingzhou, Li Tang's claws stretched out to the Huai River Valley.

In the west, Li Tang was stabilized, and most of Liangzhou and Yongzhou were included under Li Tang's rule, while in the two states, Prince Liang and Prince Yong were forced to retreat to the corners like lost dogs.

Imperial Kyushu, the empire occupies Yunzhou, most of Youzhou, northern Qingzhou, Li Tang occupies Zhongzhou, Youzhou Xiaobu, Liangzhou, most of Yongzhou, Qingzhou Xiaobu, and the south, Leng Zhuo's Dachu occupies the southeast Chu, Yang Liangzhou, plus Bai Qi, a hidden shadow, can also add the south of Qingzhou, the three major forces carved up the eight major states of the empire.

And the only remaining Shuzhou is the-for-tat confrontation between the Prince of Shu and the Holy Sect, and he can't be alone in this troubled world.

The situation of the three kingdoms has been reached!

Although the Tianlong Empire has lost the domination and control of most of its territory, as a five-hundred-year orthodoxy, the Tianlong Empire has great righteousness, and there are still many people in the local area who are oriented to the empire, and even in name, the Great Chu Kingdom, Qingzhou South and even most of Shuzhou are still empires.

And with Situ Hao's continuous strengthening of imperial power, and the successive defeats of several of his brothers, it is no longer a climate, and the Tianlong Empire, which is unified by imperial power, has begun to quickly recover its strength, and the Tianlong Empire has been in the country for hundreds of years, and it is impossible to prepare a little, so the seemingly crumbling Tianlong Empire is still strong.

Li Tang, who relied on 30 million remnants to occupy the land of Sanzhou, controlled the largest territory, and Zhongzhou was fertile for 3,000 miles, and it was once the center of the empire, but the weak policy of the Tianlong Empire towards Zhongzhou for hundreds of years made Zhongzhou, which has hundreds of millions of people, sparsely populated and a large area of land barren, while Zhongzhou itself is dominated by plains, with few minerals and giant trees, and in addition to food, various resources can be described as scarce.

And occupy Liang, Yongzhou, these two places are also mostly sparsely populated, mainly desert Gobi, plateau mountains, grasslands, although the territory is vast, but the benefits for Li Tang are very limited, this is also the main reason why Li Tang can not completely exterminate Prince Liang and Prince Yong.

Therefore, Li Tang seems to control half of the empire's territory, but when it comes to population, economy, and resources, Li Tang is much inferior to the empire and Great Chu.

The two states of Chuyang controlled by Leng Zhuo are the richest places in the empire, especially Yangzhou, which is the granary and silver treasury of the empire, and Leng Zhuo's astronomical wealth looted from Yangzhou is proof, but a plague, coupled with the invasion of the Japanese people, has made this rich land more troubled, and it will take at least three or five years to smooth out the geography of this granary of finance and taxation and play its due role.

Despite this, with the population base of Chu and Yangzhou, as well as the good economic foundation of the two prefectures, coupled with the resources that are not poor, with the successive development, the national strength of Great Chu is also thriving, day by day.

The Three Kingdoms have their own advantages and disadvantages, and with the completion of the expansion of power, the momentum of the Three Kingdoms has been completed, and it is clear that the next step will be a competition between the three forces.

In the southeast sea of Penglai Islands, seabirds swept across the blue sea, and a slightly cold wind blew down from the north, and on the sea, no less than 300 warships were scattered on the sea like chess pieces.

In the previous period of time, the newly formed navy had initially established its own naval force after seizing a large number of Japanese ships, and in the area of Hangzhou Bay, the Japanese navy was no longer a dominant force, but could gallop at will, and in the face of the elusive nature of the Great Chu Navy, the Japanese navy could be said to have suffered a lot.

In the case that the sea power did not have an advantage, the offensive of the Japanese army on land was also lacking in stamina, especially the internal relocation policy implemented by the Great Chu, and the strong walls in the coastal areas were clear, making it difficult for the Japanese army to obtain supplies, and it was ineffective.

On the other hand, on the Dachu side, although the navy is not comparable to the Japanese navy, the navy can rely on the local war and can get supplies at any time, and in terms of information and intelligence, every move of the Japanese army is under control, and as long as they do not take the initiative to confront the Japanese navy, if it is delayed like this, the retreat of the Japanese navy is almost a foregone conclusion, otherwise they can only drink the northwest wind.

"Report, the latest information from the land!"

Qi Jiguang sighed, took it quickly, showed a smile on his lips, and said: "The information sent by Liu Shuai, he is ready for a counterattack, and he will launch a counterattack on the town occupied by the Japanese army in Hangzhou Bay at midnight tonight!"

"It seems that everything is in place, only the east wind is owed, and now only the news from General Zheng's side is left, once the plan is successful and the Penglai Islands are recaptured, the Japanese army will really have only one way to defeat!"

"However, the Penglai Islands will be guarded by the Japanese army, and it is not so easy to take it down!" Qi Jiguang was still a little worried.

"Hehe, the Japanese wouldn't have thought that we would attack the Penglai Islands, and they must have thought that our strength was not enough, so we had a chance, not to mention that we had the Ghost as a killer weapon that had never been used!"

In the dead of night, Penglai Bay Harbor, the north and south islands surrounded this sea area, forming a natural harbor anchorage, once here as the Tianlong Empire's eastward crusade, once gathered thousands of huge ships and big ships, and in the bay, not only has a complete wharf, but also has several large battalions, can be stationed more than 100,000 soldiers and horses.

Although many of the camps have been abandoned over a long period of time, they can be garrisoned if they are repaired.

"Hurry, hurry!" In Penglai Bay, a beach in the shade, from the deck of the Giant Whale Ghost, the elite of the Great Chu Army stepped on the main island of Penglai from this beach.

Under the cover of night, the giant whale floating on the sea is almost difficult to be spotted, although not more than a mile or two in front of it is the brightly lit Penglai Harbor.

Penglai Islands Naval Port, only there is a narrow waterway in the east and west to pass through, and on both sides of the waterway, there are lighthouses, guard towers, and complete defense facilities, including several large catapult positions, and on the condescending cliffs, a large number of bed crossbow rockets are arranged, and it is not easy to attack the harbor.

At the beginning, the Japanese army was able to take this place, but it was only by a sudden attack, coupled with the slack of armaments in the bay, and there was no defense at all, so it was invaded by the Japanese army, and compared with the imperial navy at that time, although the Japanese army did not expect that Da Chu would attack here, but compared to the imperial navy, the Japanese people's control over the island was much stronger.

However, this does not seem to be a problem for Zheng Chenggong's Giant Whale Ghost, which dives from the surface of the sea, directly under several warships stuck above the waterway, calmly enters the harbor, and then drops the soldiers on the island.

Penglai north and south islands, the area is not small, there is a volcano in the middle of the island, the mountain is surrounded by a large area of forests, it can be said that this is the best Tibetan location.

The Whale's cabin can carry at least 2,000 people if it does not carry a large amount of fresh water and food, and each time it is transported, the Whale will send more than 1,500 people, with enough dry food to eat for several days, and almost twice a night.

For three days in a row, almost one brigade of soldiers and horses was unknowingly sent to Penglai Island.

"My lord, everyone has already gone to the island!"

"Well, then go back, tomorrow, tomorrow this place will become ours!" Zheng Chenggong looked at this natural harbor on the sea, compared to Hangzhou Bay, this place is obviously more suitable as a naval base, and taking this place is equivalent to cutting off the way back for the Japanese people.

And lost this springboard, with the current grain and grass of the Japanese army, it is not enough to even return to the Japanese island, as long as it is stuck here, the Japanese people in Yangzhou will become lost dogs.