A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

King Liu Bi of Wu was terrified. His 300,000-strong army, plus the 100,000-strong army of Chu, had only lost less than 20,000 men after attacking Liang for many days. In just a short while, the number of dead exceeded the losses of the entire siege.

This general is absolutely terrifying!

"Who is this?"

King Liu Wu of Chu asked in a trembling voice.

King Liu Bi of Wu looked at Liu Wu speechlessly. They had already rebelled against the court, yet they didn't even know which generals the court had. How could they possibly conquer the world with these useless allies?

But the cooperation of the Chu army is still needed. He and Emperor Jing of Han are sworn enemies and neither side can let the other go. So only one of them can live!

"Just by looking at the halberd, I can tell this is Wei Yu, the son of King Zhongwu, Wei Ping!"

"Wei Yu? The son of the Prince of Zhongwu?"

King Liu Wu of Chu shuddered, recalling the records about King Zhongwu: how he fought against ten thousand men single-handedly, how ten thousand men defeated four hundred thousand, how he single-handedly rescued the emperor, how he wielded his halberd to destroy passes, and how he slaughtered countless people...

"Let's go. I don't believe he can still be this brave after we retreat to Pengcheng."

"Pengcheng is well-fortified and has ample supplies, enough to allow us to hold off the imperial army."

King Liu Bi of Wu pulled on the reins and led his personal guards toward Pengcheng.

"According to records, King Zhongwu was a god who could wield a halberd and destroy passes. Although Pengcheng had high walls and ample provisions, it was still no match for Yanmen Pass, which defended against the northern barbarians!"

The King of Chu said fearfully, "I am somewhat inclined to surrender."

The King of Chu's voice was loud enough that all the soldiers around him heard it, which made the King of Wu yell that he was a terrible teammate.

"For strategic reasons, there was no barbican on the side of Yanmen Pass facing the Han Dynasty, so opening the city gate would allow for unimpeded entry."

"But Pengcheng is the capital of Chu. It not only has a barbican, but it's also extremely tall. If he dares to rush in, he'll be shot to death by a thousand arrows!"

The King of Wu spoke loudly, and his words finally boosted the morale of the soldiers.

The army retreated all the way to Pengcheng.

Wei Yu led his army in pursuit for a hundred li, only stopping at the walls of Pengcheng.

They set up camp right under the noses of the Wu-Chu allied forces, and not a single member of the Wu-Chu allied forces dared to come out and stop them.

The good news was quickly sent back to the capital, and Emperor Jing of Han was overjoyed, showing the report to everyone in the court.

"Has there been any news from the other armies yet?"

Emperor Jing of Han couldn't wait to see the reports of victories from the other armies, to prove he was right!

We should have a strong policy of weakening the power of the regional military governors!

"Not yet. The war has only just begun, and it won't be decided so quickly."

"General Dou Ying said, then immediately thought of Wei Yu's battle report and quickly added, "The Marquis of Zhongyi is an exception."

He glanced at Wei Qing and added, "The entire lineage of the Loyal and Martial King is an exception!"

Dou Ying's addition made Emperor Jing of Han burst into laughter, and the high-ranking officials in the court also couldn't help but chuckle.

This made Dou Ying blush a little. Perhaps the person standing in the court wasn't a shameless and ruthless character, so this little blush wasn't enough to make him feel embarrassed.

Unfortunately, he was unaware that Emperor Jing of Han had already decided to eliminate the Dou family's influence in the court. Otherwise, how could Dou Ying, as the Grand General, have failed to lead troops in such an important war?

Pengcheng, the main military camp of the imperial court.

"Now the Wu-Chu allied forces are surrounded by me in Pengcheng. I am prepared to personally lead 5 elite cavalry to besiege Pengcheng. You will divide your forces into three routes, one of which will attack Lanling and recover the northern part of Chu."

"They bypassed Pengcheng, attacked Xiapi, and swept through eastern Chu."

"Finally, they marched south to Fuli and pacified the southern part of Chu."

"Afterwards, you will meet in Xu County, with Li Guang as the main general, and bypass Hongze Lake to attack Guangling, the capital of Wu!"

"Liu Bi of Wu conscripted all men aged 14 to 60 within his fiefdom into the army. Their troops were all besieged in Pengcheng. Now the entire Wu region can be pacified with a single proclamation."

"The Chu army is also small in number; most of them have been conscripted to the battlefield. After you have pacified Chu and Wu, come and join me to force Pengcheng to surrender!"

"promise!"

All the generals responded in unison. Whether they were from the Liang Kingdom's army or the central army of the imperial court, they all admired Wei Yu immensely after this battle.

That's how it is on the battlefield; if you can win battles, you'll gain the support of your soldiers.

Winning battles with minimal losses will earn you the absolute loyalty of your soldiers;

If you also possess extraordinary martial prowess, capable of slaying generals, capturing flags, and charging ahead, then I'm sorry, you are a god among soldiers!

There was once such a god in the Han Dynasty, namely King Zhongwu, Wei Ping.

Now there is a new god, namely Wei Yu, the son of King Zhongwu and Marquis Zhongyi.

On several other battlefields, all the generals were spurred on by the battle reports from the Wu and Chu regions.

Zhou Yafu abandoned the defensive tactics and instead followed Wei Yu's example by using elite troops to contain the armies of the four states, while dividing the other troops into four groups to cooperate with Luan Bu in attacking the four states in Qi.

Li Ji also took advantage of the fact that the Zhao army was tied down by the Southern Xiongnu, and directly attacked the Zhao capital, persuading the Zhao army to surrender.

The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, which swept across most of the country, was quelled by the imperial court in just one month, with most of the time spent traveling.

King Liu Sui of Zhao was captured alive, the four kings of Qi committed suicide, King Liu Wu of Chu committed suicide, and King Liu Bi of Wu ultimately chose to lead his loyal soldiers in a desperate charge against Wei Yu, dying in battle.

After the war, when rewards were distributed for meritorious service, Wei Yu used the excuse of accepting rewards to bring all of Liang's troops to the vicinity of the capital.

King Liang also tragically discovered that his soldiers no longer obeyed his commands.

Once command is handed over, it's like spilled water—it can't be taken back!

In this lifetime, because King Liang's attention was drawn to Wei Yu, Li Guang's brilliance was also overshadowed by Wei Yu. The incident of Li Guang accepting the King Liang's reward did not occur. Without this incident, Li Guang's military achievements in destroying the country would have been enough to earn him a marquisate.

After the war, Wei Yu was promoted to Grand Commandant and enfeoffed as Marquis of Wu'an; Zhou Yafu was promoted to General-in-Chief and his fief was increased by 3000 households; Li Guang was appointed General and enfeoffed as Marquis of Guannei.

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In the same year, in order to stabilize the court and reassure the Han Dynasty after a major war, Emperor Jing of Han issued an edict to appoint his eldest son Liu Rong as crown prince, but did not appoint Consort Li as empress.

Also in that year, in Emperor Jing of Han's harem, a concubine named Wang Zhi gave birth to Emperor Jing's tenth son. To make it easier for him to raise the child, Emperor Jing named him Liu Zhi.

Apart from Wei Ping, who was still in the gourd world, no one knew that this newborn child would become one of the most prominent emperors in the entire history of China, and was hailed as the strongest carbon-based life form on Earth from the 1st to the 2nd century BC—Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che!

Under the leadership of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, the Han Dynasty will rise to a point where it holds supreme power, commands all nations, and all under the sun and moon are its subjects!

Also in that year, with the support of the Wei family, Emperor Jing of Han officially issued the Edict of Grace, adding another unique dimension to Emperor Jing's three-year reign.

The issuance of the edict of grace caused an uproar throughout the world!