Chapter 962 - 417, Dongyuan battle situation, news came
Before the Great Yu Dynasty fell, Zhongzhou had a total of nine paths.
During the chaos of the world, one path was ceded away, leaving only the eight paths of Gyeonggi, Shuofeng, Lin Cang, Dongyuan, Nanjiang, Jiuhua, Wangchuan, and Linjiang.
Later, the last three paths were instigated by the Great Sacred Lands and subsequently separated from Zhongzhou.
Thus, by the time of the Holy Dynasty, only five paths remained under the control of Great Yu in Zhongzhou.
Ten years ago, Emperor Wanyan Cheng of Yuliang led his army across Cangyuan Mountain from west to east into Zhongzhou, successively capturing the Lin Cang and Shuofeng paths; the Second Villa Master Li Tingzong and Third Villa Master Qin Fan from the Jizhou Qinjian Villa led their troops from east to west into Zhongzhou, capturing Dongyuan and Nanjiang paths.
Under the pincer attack, Great Yu retreated steadily. Despite Emperor Yu Jiang Bufan’s desperate maneuvering, it was ultimately the end for the Holy Dynasty. Seven years ago, after Great Jin reached a consensus with the Great Sacred Lands of the world, the Great Yu was completely wiped out, the descendants of the Great Yu Royal Family were slaughtered, and the entire Gyeonggi Path fell, with the divine capital also falling into the hands of Great Jin.
On October 16, Emperor Wanyan Cheng of Yuliang received the Emperor of Jin’s decree and led 8 million Yuzhou troops under his command, combined with 1.2 million elite Sacred Army soldiers led by four kings from Yuzhao, Xikang, Lingyun, and Pingcheng, to march toward the Dongyuan Path, officially beginning the attack on Qinjian Villa.
The decree from the Emperor of Jin had already spread, and Emperor Wanyan Cheng must capture Jizhou held by Qinjian Villa within five years.
This statement, if spoken by someone else, would indeed be laughed at.
Yet, coming from the mouth of the Emperor of Jin, no one dared to take it as a joke.