A rumbling followed.

In the silent mountain forest, there are strong gusts of air, like a volcanic eruption that has been silent for a long time, generating huge wind pressure.

The surrounding trees are constantly tilting and swaying under this pressure.

In the center of the air current, a burly figure stood alone.

Zhao Hongming's body surface muscles seemed to come to life at this moment, every inch of his skin was beating, and every cell was cheering.

The texture of the muscles is clearly visible, like a masterpiece in the hands of a master carver, and the sense of masculinity and strength intertwine to create a feeling of oppression that is almost suffocating.

Zhao Hongming's eyes were full of light.

After years of cultivation, the True Intent of Immortality continued to nourish his physical body.

This immortal martial art method that focuses on health preservation made his physical body vaguely on the verge of transformation.

Zhao Hongming slowly raised his hand, palm up, and his breath sank into the dantian.

Then, with a stomp on his feet, the whole ground shook. An invisible wave of qi spread out around him, blowing his clothes and hair flying.

A punch blasted out, as if tearing the air, thunder bursts, and there was a faint electric light.

At this moment, Zhao Hongming is like a tiger standing on the top of the mountain, and he has no courage to challenge.

He retracted his fists and muttered to himself, "Is this the power of the Seven Grades of Martial Courage?" Now, even if I only rely on the strength of my physical body, I can overwhelm the same level, and if I cooperate with the law and other means, my combat power is almost close to the limit of the martial arts realm. ”

Zhao Hongming guessed that in the decline of martial arts, unless he broke through the Creation Realm in the future, if he broke through the eighth or ninth rank, his combat power would not be much improved.

Most martial artists in the world have cultivated to this level, and they have lost the motivation to continue cultivating, and their final cultivation mostly stops there.

But Zhao Hongming didn't care about this.

He has [Heaven rewards diligence] in his body, and he has a harvest for every hard work.

Compared to other martial artists' uncertainty about cultivation, he can break through the bottleneck as long as he puts in [effort].

This "cost" is not only low, but also very rewarding.

There's no reason for him to stand still.

The road ahead of the martial arts, he still wants to take a good look.

Zhao Hongming closed his eyes and immersed his mind in the world of visualization, feeling every change in his body.

In the imaginary world, a bridge between heaven and earth is crossed.

The Giant's True Seal stood on top of the heavens and the earth, and countless thunderbolts surrounded him, like a hideous dragon, which was daunting.

Zhao Hongming found that after breaking through the Seven Grades of Martial Courage, this giant true seal became more lifelike.

He looked up and contemplated the sky in the world, and the fortunes of the country were floating, and they became a little thicker than before.

Recently, Wu Qi's troops were divided into three routes, and a total of thirteen cities were conquered, almost including a county in South Korea.

I don't know if it's his delusion, but during this time he found that with the fall of Korean cities, the national fortunes pressing on him are also increasing little by little.

It is hard to imagine that if the six countries are reunified, his national fortunes will definitely reach a terrifying level.

As a human being in two lifetimes, he knows that quantitative change will cause qualitative change, this simple truth.

Since ancient times, no one has unified the world, and I don't know how the fortunes of the six countries will change when they accumulate in one person.

People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries.

The cultivation is still too low, and it must be promoted to the Creation Realm as soon as possible, just in case.

Zhao Hongming took a deep breath and made a decision secretly.

He opened his eyes, relaxed, and then with a movement of his feet, his figure disappeared into the mountains and forests.

Zhao Hongming, who had finished his cultivation breakthrough, returned to the Wei army camp.

The moment I stepped into the camp, an atmosphere of solemnity came to my face.

His eyebrows revealed calmness and majesty, and he suddenly stopped, as if looking somewhere.

After a while, a martial artist dressed as an Imperial City Division appeared in Zhao Hongming's field of vision.

The latter moved around, and soon walked in front of Zhao Hongming, knelt down on one knee and bowed: "See Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Hongming said with his hands behind his back, looked down and said, "What, what happened." ”

The Imperial City Si Wufu quietly stepped forward and whispered the news that Korea had ceded the party to Zhao Guo into Zhao Hongming's ears.

This news was like a thunderbolt, exploding in Zhao Hongming's heart.

Zhao Hongming's brows were furrowed, and his eyes flashed with complicated emotions.

He waved his hand and motioned for the Imperial City Si Wufu to retreat, and then strode into the big tent and summoned Wu Qi, Cen Xiu and other henchmen and generals in the barracks.

After everyone arrived, Zhao Hongming looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, South Korea ceded the party to Zhao Guo." ”

There was an unmistakable majesty in his voice.

There was silence in the tent, and the faces of the generals showed solemnity and doubt.

Shangdang is in a dangerous terrain and is a strategic place for Wei to destroy Han.

If Zhao State occupies Shangdang, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to Wei State, which will add a lot of variables to Wei's destruction of Han.

A general in the barracks asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, South Korea must have some plan for this move." The Shangdang is in a dangerous terrain, and this is the moment of their life and death, why would they easily make such a humiliating act of ceding the city? ”

Zhao Hongming smiled, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.

When things go wrong, there must be demons.

If you think about it deeply, it is not difficult to guess the purpose of South Korea.

"This is exactly what South Korea is conspiring to do," he mused. They don't want to sit still, and want to use the power of Zhao to fight against us, so that they can reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

The generals suddenly came to their senses, and their faces showed worried expressions.

They all saw that South Korea's move had indeed pried a corner of the mortal situation.

Zhao Hongming looked at Wu Qi and Cen Xiu and said, "Two, how should we deal with it?" ”

The scenery in the camp shook, and the cold light shone on Zhao Hongming's cold face.

South Korea has begun to cede land and cede cities, which means that South Korea has been forced to the point of burning eyebrows.

If they regress because of Zhao Guo's participation, it will be a failure for them.

Zhao Hongming was absolutely unwilling to accept it.

Facing Zhao Hongming's inquiry, Cen Xiu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the terrain of Shangdang is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If Zhao participates, the soldiers in the city are strong and strong, and they are forced to attack, I am afraid that they will suffer heavy losses. ”

Between the words, Cen Xiu was a little worried.

Cen Xiu was a battle-hardened general who was good at defense, and his opinion was of high reference value.

But Zhao Hongming was a little dissatisfied.

"Shangdang was crucial to Wei's attack on Korea. If Zhao Guo is allowed to occupy the upper party, our strategic advantage will be lost. Wu Qi then said calmly.

The geographical location of the party determines its strategic importance.

If the Shangdang is lost, the defense line of the Wei State to attack Yangzhai in Korea will be greatly weakened at this time.

"Your Majesty, the last general thinks we should attack the party." Wu Qi spoke again, and his voice revealed a kind of firmness and confidence: "Although the terrain of Shangdang is dangerous, as long as we can formulate a reasonable battle plan and use some tricks to divide the Zhao State, we can still take Shangdang County." ”

Zhao Hongming looked at Wu Qi, and a glint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

"But this is the conspiracy of South Korea. They want us to go to war with Zhao and reap the benefits of the fisherman themselves, so do they just plunge into it? Cen Xiu reminded.

Zhao Hongming understood Cen Xiu's worries, and after pondering for a long time, he finally decided: "No matter what kind of conspiracy South Korea uses, we must take the party." As for how to take it, we still need to think long-term. ”

His voice resounded throughout the tent, full of unquestionable majesty.

All the generals agreed in unison, and their faces couldn't help but become serious.

"Your Majesty, can you persuade the Chu State at this time and let the Chu State share some of the pressure for us?" Cen Xiu suddenly spoke.

Zhao Hongming said: "It is easy to send God to God, if Chu State is involved, the next development of events will not be under our control, I have to think about it." ”

As night fell, the lights in the camp flickered, reflecting Zhao Hongming's deep eyes.

He sat upright in the tent, his fingers tapping lightly on the table, thinking about some of the next decisions.

The green smoke curls, and the elegant smell of ambergris fills the air.

"Someone." Zhao Hongming's deep and majestic voice echoed in the empty tent.

A guard in armor entered in response, clasped his hands into fists, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, what do you command?" ”

"I have an edict here, you should immediately go to Daliang and hand over this letter to Zhang Langzhong, there must be no mistake." Zhao Hongming's eyes did not leave the letter in his hand, and quickly wrote down a handwritten message, drying all the moisture on it with true intentions.

"Yes!" The armor-clad guard took the command and left the tent.

Looking at the back of the guards leaving, Zhao Hongming's eyes couldn't help but become much deeper.

In his edict, he mentioned the cession of Shangdang County by Korea and informed Zhang Yi of his request.

Judging from Zhang Yi's intelligence, there must be a way to do it.

Daliang in a mansion.

Zhang Yi held Zhao Hongming's oracle with both hands, and there was no expression on his face.

"Your Majesty wants me to repeat my old tricks, provoke the dispute between Chu and Zhao, help Wei share the pressure of Zhao, and not let Chu go too deep into Wei's campaign to destroy Korea. It's a daunting task. ”

"It's not out of the question, though."

After a little planning in Zhang Yi's heart, he came to the envoy's post house of the Chu State, and sighed before he entered the door.

Seeing this, the envoy of the State of Chu asked curiously, "Zhang Langzhong, what's wrong with you?" ”

Zhang Yi shook his head with a bitter face: "I'm ashamed, I originally promised the King of Chu one thing, but now it seems that I can't fulfill it." ”

"Oh? I don't know what makes Zhang Langzhong so distressed? The envoy of the State of Chu asked curiously.

Zhang Yi sighed and said, "I promised the King of Chu that after the Wei State conquered Korea, it would give the Chu State 800 li of land. But now that Zhao Guo has seized the seventeen cities of the Korean Shangdang, and has also intervened in the war between Wei and Han, I have been unable to fulfill my promise as promised. ”

When the envoy of the Chu State heard this, his brows furrowed: "This ...... That's a big deal. If the king knew, I am afraid that he would be dissatisfied with the Wei State. ”

Zhang Yi nodded: "Yes, that's why I don't have the face to see King Chu again." I also asked the envoy to tell him on my behalf, saying that Zhang Yi had no face to see him again, and when I returned to His Majesty, I would kill myself, and you would bring my head to the King of Chu. ”

"Zhang Langzhong, it doesn't have to be like this." The envoys of the State of Chu hurriedly dissuaded.

Zhang Yi said with emotion: "The ancients sacrificed their lives to take righteousness, and I can only be rude in the face of righteousness." ”

With that, he left the Messenger's Inn.

The envoys of the Chu State who were still in the envoy's post hall gathered together and said worriedly: "Zhang Yi's death is a small matter, and the king does not get the territory. We all came to Wei to receive the land on the orders of the king, and now that this is happening, with the character of the king, we must be to blame. ”

"So what?"

"Now there is still room for maneuver in the matter, and the king must be informed of this matter as soon as possible and let him decide."

"Without further ado, one of us should hurry back to Yingdu and report this matter to the king."

"Hmm."

Soon after, the king of Chu learned about this.

"Zhao Guo is really unreasonable."

In his eyes, the Zhao State had snatched a part of the territory that originally belonged to his Chu State.

In addition, Shangdang County has a special geographical location.

He was worried that the land promised to him by Wei would not be fulfilled, and in anger, he immediately sent an envoy to Zhao State, and on the border of Chu and Zhao, Chu State Chen had 300,000 soldiers, putting on a posture of being ready to attack at any time.

In this case, Zhao had to divide part of the troops that originally went to Shangdang County to guard against Chu.

The atmosphere in the court of Zhao was tense.

Emperor Zhao Chengxiang patted the armrest of the dragon chair angrily: "This Xiong Tuo is simply too deceitful, we are at war with the Wei State, but he is making a ghost behind his back!" ”

A minister in the court came out and suggested: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, it is better for us to break off diplomatic relations with the Chu State first, make a defensive posture, and concentrate on dealing with the Wei State." After stabilizing the party, settle accounts with the state of Chu. ”

Emperor Cheng Xiang glanced at Pang Hao, who had no intention of objecting.

He took a deep breath and nodded, "Good!" Pass the order and immediately break off diplomatic relations with the State of Chu! ”

In this way, because of Zhang Yi's words and the border actions of Chen Bing of Chu State, the relationship between Zhao State and Chu State fell to a freezing point.

And all this was expected by Zhang Yi.

He knew that only in this way could he reduce the pressure on Wei to attack the Shangdang, and at the same time, he could avoid Chu's direct involvement in the war between Wei and Han.

Chu and Zhao were played by him between the palms.

After completing everything, Zhang Yi immediately revised a letter and informed Zhao Hongming, who was far away on the front line, of the matter.

After more than a month of advancing and besieging the city.

The 400,000-strong army led by Wu Qi had already resisted the Shangdang.

At this time, Zhao Hongming happened to receive the news sent by Zhang Yi, and the Imperial City Si Wufu also sent the news to confirm it, and a slight smile immediately welled up on his face.

So, he didn't hesitate anymore and ordered his subordinates to let go of their hands and feet.

In the following days, the Wei army not only sent scouts to spy on the reality of Shangdang County.

After inquiry, it was learned that the original 300,000 troops in Shangdang County now only have 200,000 left.

Zhao Hongming knew that the time had come to attack Shangdang County.

An order was immediately issued: "Pass the order, the whole army is ready to go, enter Shangdang early tomorrow morning, and be sure to take the seventeen cities of Shangdang!" ”

All the generals agreed in unison, and their faces showed excitement and anticipation.

They knew that this battle would be a tough battle, but they also believed that if they won this battle, there would be no suspense about the destruction of South Korea. (End of chapter)