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nChapter 412: 185. 1

nTranslator: 549690339

nYear 7821 of the Great Zhou Royal Calendar.

nThe first army sent by the Great Qin Dynasty to scout the way entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

nIn order to prevent the northern front line from being torn apart, causing the Qin army to attack Haojing, the Great Zhou mobilized more than 300,000 troops to be deployed at the border.

nAt the same time, the Western Garrison Army at the western border had already focused their attention and made preparations.

nIn this situation where the smell of gunpowder was thick.

nOnce the two sides started a war, it would definitely be a heavenly lightning that ignited an earthly fire, and it would be out of control.

nJuly of the following year was the season for all living things to grow.

nThe 60,000 soldiers that Great Qin had sent into the Hundred Thousand Mountains had suffered some losses, and only 50,000 or so soldiers were left.

nWhen this news came, the entire Great Zhou heaved a sigh of relief.

nAfter all, no one wanted the Qin army to enter the Northern Lands, because the Northern Lands did not need the western border. Other than a few cities, there was no danger to defend.

nOnce the Qin army invaded, the Great Zhou would not be able to resist.

nAt the same time, Li Yue-Ming was once again pushed to the forefront of the storm.

nThis was because everyone in the army, including those in and out of the Imperial Court, knew that he was the mastermind behind the destruction of the Qin army’s plans.

nIt was no wonder that the imperial court had promoted him to a general. It seemed that they had underestimated his contributions.

nHowever, they were also elites who had never lost a hundred battles.

nAlthough the Great Zhou army of hundreds of thousands was large, the number of cities that the Great Zhou needed to defend in the Northern Lands was also not small.

nFurthermore, the Qin army could retreat back to the Hundred Thousand Mountains at any time, while the Great Zhou soldiers did not dare to venture too deep.

nThus, the Qin army could attack and retreat, and they were naturally in an invincible position.

nAlthough they were unable to break through some of the important cities of the Great Zhou because they did not have many troops, the soldiers of the Great Zhou could not do anything to them.

nThe Qin army had clearly chosen the right time to invade.

nThe reason why they had waited for half a year last year and only attacked the Northlands now was because they had been waiting for a long time.

nIt happened to be during the Great Zhou’s spring ploughing.

nThe result of this operation was that 80% of the people in the North could not engage in spring plowing because of the war.

nAlthough the Qin army also had grain, most of it was produced by nomads.

nAs a civilization of the Central Plains with plains as its core, the Great Zhou relied mainly on land and farming for food.

nThe Northern Lands were already extremely poor, and many commoners did not have any surplus food in their pockets.

nIf they could not sow in spring, it would be fatal for the commoners.

nIt might not be a problem in the short term.

nHowever, if the time was slightly longer, the Northern Lands would probably be starved to death, and many towns and villages would be emptied.

nThe Great Zhou Imperial Court also understood the purpose of this Qin army.

nIt was nothing more than to disrupt the order of the Great Zhou and weaken the Great Zhou, which was already at a disadvantage.

nOnce the Northern Lands fell into chaos…

nBy then, the disaster victims would have no choice but to move to the wealthier cities in the south or to the west or east.

nThe other two directions were still manageable.

nHowever, if they did not control it well and allowed the disaster victims to flee to the west, the western border would probably be affected.

nIf no one cared about the large number of refugees, it would lead to a chain reaction.

nThe consequences would be unimaginable.

nHowever, the problem was that even if Great Zhou knew what Great Qin was planning, it would still find it difficult to deal with it.

nBecause this was a direct scheme. In the situation where they could not eliminate the Qin army, no matter what Great Zhou did, they could not avoid losses.

nIf more troops were sent to the Northlands.

nThe Northlands had already stopped producing food, and the large number of troops consumed even more food.

nAt that time, the Qin army might not be able to hold on.

nThe people of the Northlands could not hold on any longer.

nFurthermore, the more soldiers there were, the greater the pressure on the rear.

nSince the Northern Lands did not produce grain, the soldiers ‘provisions could only be transferred from other places by the Imperial Court.

nBecause of the long distance and the corruption of the officials.

nThey would often transport ten catties of grain to the front line, and only half of it would be left on the way.

nThe consumption was shocking.

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nOf course, whether the Great Zhou Imperial Court had a headache or not had little to do with Li Yueming.

nAnyway, it was fine as long as he did not have a headache.

nIn this year, he spent a lot of effort to consolidate his cultivation.

nNow, his qi cultivation realm had broken through to the truth realisation state, and the development of his body’s treasures had reached the god return realm. This so-called ‘Return to God’ was a new human body treasure that Li Yueming had developed.

nIt was one level higher than the Martial God Realm in the martial world back then.

nAfter exploiting this treasure, Li Yueming’s entire spirit could be gathered together with a single thought.

nIn this way, he could not guarantee that he would not be affected by external objects.

nHe could also guarantee that he had absolute control over his body.

nIf one’s spirit could fuse with one’s body for the same attack…

nThen the power that erupted would be ten times or a hundred times stronger than controlling the body or mind alone.

nFrom a certain perspective, returning to God was similar to some telekinesis masters who specialized in spiritual power in the Esper Ability World.

nHowever, a telekinesis master’s spirit could launch attacks using pure spiritual power.

nLi Yueming’s Treasure of Returning God was the concept of merging with one’s body and strengthening one’s own body.

nLet’s not talk about who was stronger and who was weaker.

nAfter all, there were thousands of paths and thousands of techniques, and each of them had their own unique characteristics when they reached the peak.

nHowever, this was developed by Li Yueming himself.

nIt must be the most suitable for Li Yueming.

nThe truth realisation state was the fifth of the 12 heavenly ascension.

nAfter reaching this realm, Li Yueming could be considered to have a firm foothold in this world..

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