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Chapter 919: Chapter 386 Western Liang Tiger and Wolf_2 Chapter 919: Chapter 386 Western Liang Tiger and Wolf_2 Although the troops from Xichuan Prefecture in the North had come to help subdue Nanzhao Country, they withdrew quickly because Huang Xin needed to deal with Western Liang.

But now, with the newly divided Nanzhao Country, as well as the ongoing division of Song Country for assistance, in the southwestern region of Lingnan, the number of troops Qing Hezi could gather had reached an exaggerated total of 500,000.

As for Inborn Grandmasters, there were as many as eight.

Both in terms of the number of troops and high-level experts, they were already twice that of Dali Country.

To put it bluntly,

even if Dali Country refused to surrender and wanted to resist stubbornly, it wouldn’t be too difficult for Qing Hezi to conquer them.

The overall situation in the southwest had already been decided at this time.

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Of course, Dali Country did not dare to resist obstinately.

They were tough but not foolish.

Under the circumstance of being heavily surrounded and pressed by numerous troops, they would naturally not be so headstrong and would know when to bend and submit.

In fact,

after hearing that Song Country had surrendered, messengers from Dali Country to discuss surrender were already on their way.

They had just set off not long before and hadn’t yet reached the location of Qing Hezi at Machuzi.

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It must be said,

after Chu State defeated the four kingdoms of Lingnan and Jiangdong and seized the hegemony of the entire Yangzhou, in the face of this unifying momentum and the country’s eminent prestige, the number left who dared to resist was truly small.

Now, in the campaign to conquer the southwest, even though Nanzhao and Dali were strong, they still feared and submitted to the military might of Chu State, not daring to resist.

Keep in mind, it had only been six or seven years since Chu State last returned from the War of Conquerors.

Such a short amount of time was not enough to make people forget everything.

Many people from various tribes in the southwest still vividly remembered the ferocity and terror of Chu soldiers.

Originally, even with only three counties, Chu State could not be resisted by the countries in the southwest.

Now, given that Chu State is many times stronger than before, how could Nanzhao and Dali dare to resist?

The reason for their quick surrender now,

lies partly in the great surge in Chu State’s prestige and partly in the remaining military intimidation from when Western Liang was conscripted, which should not be overlooked.

Regardless of the reason,

with the three nations submitting and the large countries being broken down, the remaining small countries left with only half a county’s worth of land in the southwest, are no longer able to pose a significant threat.

The control of Chu State in this region was more or less stable.

So when Qing Hezi finished sorting out affairs of the southwest and submitted his memorial in August,

Lu Yuan merely ordered the northern half of the four Prefectures offered by Nanzhao Country to be merged with Hegu County, forming a complete jurisdiction of ten Prefectures.

Hegu County, being on the western border of Chu State, not only bordered Xichuan and had a passageway but also had a connection to the south with Nanzhao Country.

Previously during the surprise attack on Xichuan Country, they had taken advantage of the barbarians of Hegu County, catching Jihui unprepared and leading to the extinction of their Buddhist country.

Now that Nanzhao Country had surrendered and offered up the northern territory, Lu Yuan naturally focused on this passage leading to Xichuan, deciding to merge this area with Hegu County.

Beyond combining Prefectures and Counties and resolving the affairs of the southwest, Lu Yuan continued to appoint Qing Hezi as the Grand Governor of the southwest, managing Qianzhong, Through Sea, and the eleven small vassal countries.

As for the three counties of Southsea, Yulin, and Jiuzhen in Lingnan, Qingxuanzi was called back from Jian’an County to take on the position of Grand Governor of Lingnan and Defensive Envoy of Yulin County, taking charge of defense affairs for Chu at the Southern Border.

Additionally, considering the increasingly severe situation in the North, Lu Yuan sent an avatar, Huang Yun, from Yuzhang Prefecture to Xiangyang Prefecture to take up the post of Grand Governor of the North of the Yangtze, overseeing Xiangyang Prefecture with Zhou Qing and 130,000 troops under his command.

With Huang Xin in the West, Qing Hezi in the Southwest, Qingxuanzi in Lingnan, and Huang Yun in the North of the Yangtze, Chu State’s four major defensive areas covering nine Prefectures and eleven countries were basically under stable control.

With these four avatars in charge, Lu Yuan could rest easy.

Thus, after dealing with internal issues, he turned his attention to the seething Northwest conflict at this time.

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The withered yellow grass was frosted, presenting a desolate scene as far as the eye could see.

On the vast open wilderness of the grasslands, to the east and west, two major armies clashed fiercely.

The barbarian cavalry, dressed in animal skins, with braided hair, wielding short bows, and brandishing curved knives, charged back and forth against a bunch of Western Liang knights on the other side.

These knights were dressed in an assortment of clothing, few wore armor, and held cavalry lances or sabers, looking like ordinary civilians.

From their attire alone, it was clear that the barbarians were herders and the Western Liang forces were militia; neither was the elite troop from either army.

Even on the battlefield, the barbarian herders outnumbered the others, with over 5,000 riders, while the Western Liang militia had only around 3,000, a notable difference in military strength.

Yet at this moment, as the two forces engaged, the barbarian herders were clearly inferior in both mounted archery and martial skills compared to the Western Liang militia.

Even in terms of endurance and resilience, there was a clear gap.

The battle had only been waged for a short while, but the barbarians had already lost nearly a thousand men, while the Western Liang militia had suffered only five hundred casualties.

Gradually, the barbarians could not hold on and began to disperse.

In this probing confrontation, the Western Liang army gained the upper hand.

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“Western Liang truly deserves its reputation as a powerful country in the Northwest.

Such robust warriors are indeed elites, comparable to county soldiers from the inland of my Chu State.

No wonder the barbarians are retreating step by step and even seeking assistance from Chu State; it is indeed no injustice.”

In the Eastern camp, the banners of Chu State and others with different insignias were fluttering.

Surrounded by Chu soldiers, Huang Xing and a group of Chu generals watched the distant skirmish between the barbarian herders and Western Liang knights, unable to help but express their admiration.

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