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Chapter 395: Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period
The Eastern Zhou coalition forces were mighty, well-armed and well-armed, boundless and stretching to the horizon. Teams of soldiers were marching westward.

Among the Eastern Zhou coalition forces, chariots moved slowly.

From the Shang Dynasty, Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period, chariots have always been the main combat equipment of the army. According to the Zhou system, the emperor had a territory of one thousand li and could send out ten thousand chariots, while the princes had a territory of one hundred li and could send out a thousand chariots. The states with a thousand chariots were the princes.

According to the "Strategies of the Warring States", there were "seven countries with ten thousand chariots and five countries with one thousand chariots" during the Warring States period. The countries with ten thousand chariots were naturally the so-called "Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period", namely Qin, Chu, Qi, Wei, Zhao, Han, and Yan. The five countries with one thousand chariots were Zhongshan, Song, Lu, Zheng, and Wei.

In 318 BC, Dai Yan of Song State proclaimed himself king, namely King Kang of Song, and carried out reforms, making Song State gradually stronger. In the east, he attacked Qi State and captured five cities, in the south, he defeated Chu State and captured li of land, in the west, he defeated Wei Army and captured two cities, and he destroyed Teng State and captured its land. He was known as "the powerful Song State with chariots", and almost became the eighth most powerful country in the Warring States Period.

Later, Song State was in civil strife, and Qi State took the opportunity to join forces with Chu State and Wei State to attack Song State. Qi Army captured and killed King Kang of Song State, destroyed Song State, and the three countries jointly divided up the land of Song State.

This shows the importance of chariots in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Although the importance of chariots gradually declined with the rise of infantry phalanxes, crossbows, and cavalry, they were still numerous in 324 BC.

In this national war, the Eastern Zhou coalition forces had more than 100,000 chariots.

On the chariots were Qin warriors holding long spears with sharp eyes, and there were armored soldiers guarding around the chariots.

The Qin army had two million men, full of murderous intent.

The reason why the Warring States Period is called the Warring States Period is because there were constant wars between the vassal states, and those who survived were all brave and experienced soldiers.

At this time, the Qin army already had the momentum of a dominant force, and the invisible murderous aura gave Li Qian a chill.

In addition to the Qin army, the Wei army, the Chu army, the Qi army, and the Zhao army were also experienced soldiers with high morale.

The Wei State had the elite Wei Wuzu.

The state of Qi had its own martial arts.

Zhao and Zhongshan had large numbers of cavalry.

"The Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period are indeed the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. Their troops are so elite!"

"It's a pity that famous generals such as Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Lian Po, Li Mu, Le Yi, and Xiang Yan were not in the era of Alexander's Eastern Expedition, otherwise it would have been even more exciting!"

Other players who descended on the national war battlefield also noticed the Eastern Zhou coalition forces marching towards Yumen Pass. The boundless elite armies of the seven hegemons of the Warring States period shocked these players.

The Eastern Zhou coalition forces were divided into eight armies, which were massive and endless.

Fortunately, the battlefield expanded a hundred times, otherwise even the Gobi Desert would have been filled with the army.

After the players arrived, the Eastern Zhou coalition forces slowly stopped their march and set up camp.

Players who arrive at the national war battlefield look for the soldiers they want to assist.

Li Qian came to the Zhao army camp with other players who were also assisting the Zhao army.

"I am Zhao Xi. Your Majesty has been waiting in there for a long time."

A Zhao army general led Li Qian and others into the Zhao army camp.

In the Zhao army camp, a burly man in his thirties was looking at a simple topographic map with his ministers. The map showed the terrain near Yumen Pass.

"Hahahaha, you guys are finally here!"

When the man saw Li Qian and his group coming, he laughed heartily, his eyes sparkling. Li Qian saw the burning fighting spirit in his eyes.

King Wuling of Zhao, Zhao Yong!

The sixth king of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period, and also the first monarch of the State of Zhao to be crowned king!

This national war broke out less than a year or two after King Wuling of Zhao ascended the throne.

At this time, the State of Zhao was not yet considered powerful.

When King Wuling of Zhao first ascended the throne, the State of Zhao had been losing the wars for supremacy among the seven major powers in the Warring States Period for many years and had also suffered from invasions by nomadic tribes.

It was King Wuling of Zhao who adopted the Hu clothing and horse riding, and took advantage of the chaos among the various states to continuously attack Zhongshan State, completely destroying it, subduing the Linhu and Loufan tribes, and opening up the three counties of Yunzhong, Yanmen and Daijun. Only then did Zhao State gradually become the most difficult enemy of Qin State. The later famous generals such as Lian Po and Li Mu were able to resist the Qin army for a long time, which was not unrelated to the foundation laid by King Wuling of Zhao's Hu clothing and horse riding.

Moreover, King Wuling of Zhao's use of cavalry had far-reaching influence.

King Wuling of Zhao also wanted to attack Qin from the north of Qin, such as Yunzhong and Yuzhong, to bypass the natural pass of Hangu Pass. To this end, King Wuling of Zhao gave the throne to his second son Zhao He, who presided over state affairs, while he focused on military affairs. However, this also triggered a rebellion by his eldest son Zhao Zhang. King Wuling of Zhao was besieged for more than three months in the turmoil and eventually starved to death in the palace.

Li Qian believed that King Wuling of Zhao was at least a first-rate general and the Zhao army's combat effectiveness was not weak, so he chose to assist the Zhao army.

In addition, the Qin army, as the main force of the Eastern Zhou coalition, would definitely attract Alexander the Great's attention. Choosing the strongest Qin army was not necessarily a good thing. I believe that Xuanyuan chose the Wei army, Qingdi chose the Qi army, and Yuandi chose the Yan army... all of them took this into consideration.

"If the barbarians invade, we Chinese will definitely destroy them."

King Wuling of Zhao glanced at everyone and was very satisfied to see that they were in good spirits.

Li Qian said: "In this battle, I will help the king wipe out the barbarians, leaving no one alive."

"Good!" King Wuling of Zhao was quite appreciative. "This is the map that the King of Qin gave us. You need to remember it."

Li Qian glanced at the topographic map of Yumen Pass obtained by the Zhao army. It was very simple.

This topographic map was drawn on sheepskin by Qin scouts when they were spying on the situation of Alexander the Great's eastern expedition army.

The Qin army scouts did not have a God's perspective, so the terrain maps they drew were naturally sloppy.

When Li Qian met King Wuling of Zhao, he and other lord players such as Zi Tongpao, Zhongwu Tianwang, and Qiangu Yidi came to the Qin army camp and met King Huiwen of Qin and a group of Qin army generals.

King Huiwen of Qin was in his thirties, in the prime of his life.

Beside King Huiwen of Qin, there was a civil official who looked at them with a half-smile.

The strategist Zhang Yi!
Everyone thought of the same person.

It is said that Zhang Yi studied under Guiguzi in his early years, and later traveled to Chu and Zhao, but was not valued. He went to Qin in anger and was valued by King Huiwen of Qin for his strategy of "uniting the states", and served as prime minister of Qin twice. He cracked the strategy of "uniting the states", and used his eloquent tongue to fool the monarchs of the six states.

In addition to Zhang Yi, there are also famous generals of the Qin State such as Ying Ji and Sima Cuo.

Ying Ji, also known as Chu Li Ji, was the half brother of King Huiwen of Qin. He was resourceful and good at diplomacy and military affairs. He assisted King Huiwen of Qin in conquering Quwo of Wei, Linyi of Zhao and Hanzhong of Chu. He also defeated the armies of Han and Zhao in one battle, beheaded 80,000 people, and shocked the other states in the east of the Guan River.

Sima Cuo, together with Zhang Yi, led troops to destroy Shu. When Sima Cuo was old, he cooperated with the young Bai Qi to attack Wei and Chu, capturing 61 cities of various sizes from Wei and forcing Chu to cede the land north of the Han River and Shangyong to Qin.

These Qin army generals were all famous generals at that time.

(End of this chapter)