Gao Wu: Starting from Awakening the Bloodline of the Demon King

Su An could understand the actions of Qi and Zhao. In their view, the strength of the northern demon tribe was limited. Even if they obtained the relics and treasures, they could not be a match for the coalition forces of the northern countries of the continent, so there was no need to worry about the demon tribe causing too much harm.

After seizing the Lingdong Province, the northern demon tribe did not stop at all. Instead, they divided their troops into three groups and marched southward into the heartland of the Yan State.

The State of Yan dispatched a large army to block the enemy at every level. A group of core generals represented by Guo Huaian, led the regular troops of various major military regions and the elite officers of the dusi, and achieved some quite dazzling results. The results cannot be ignored.

However, the corruption and decay of Yan State were systemic. From the quality of soldiers to high-level decision-making, the collapse and powerlessness were evident everywhere, so the overall situation was still an avalanche.

In just two months, the State of Yan lost nearly half of its territory, and the northern demon tribe approached Daxing City.

During this period, the social sects that were recruited to fight suffered heavy losses, and a large number of small and medium-sized sects were completely destroyed. The citizens of various cities also lacked food and water during and after the war due to improper command and deployment by the authorities, resulting in a large number of unnecessary disasters.

As a result, public sentiment was in turmoil. In Daxing City and cities to its south, a large number of social sects connected with each other, were unwilling to obey the authorities' conscription, and clashed with the Dusi army, resulting in countless bloody incidents.

The extraordinary people and citizens scrambled to flee the areas controlled by the government, either escaping into the chaotic land or fleeing to other countries.

Although the eunuch families and clan groups held power and wealth in the Yan State, they were limited in number after all and were an absolute minority.

When social order is stable, they can guarantee their own interests, but when society is completely out of control, they are just isolated islands in the tsunami, unable to contend with the real storm, let alone suppress the lower classes.

Under such circumstances, before the Northern Army had even assembled in Daxing City, the city had already shown signs of collapse due to internal strife.

While the authorities shouted that they would defend the capital to the death, they were secretly preparing to retreat southward, which eventually caused chaos among the entire nation. Both the extraordinary people in the private sector and the soldiers of the capital, including ordinary citizens, went south on their own, leading to the defeat of Daxing City without a fight.

Su An had finally settled the Anxia League in Daxing City, but ended up having to move south again, which made him extremely angry.

The turmoil and collapse of the overall situation made the internal struggle in Yan State more intense. The reformers and the authorities initially had fierce quarrels, then fought in groups during parliamentary meetings, and finally developed to street assassinations.

"The reformists and the authorities are already at loggerheads. If things continue like this, even if they don't fight each other, they will go their separate ways and retreat to different provinces in the south."

Ji Xiaobai and Su An analyzed the situation, "By that time, the power of the country will be divided. Let alone stopping the demon army, I'm afraid the destruction of Yan State will not be far away."

Su An said calmly: "The authorities have lost the hearts of the people of Yan, but you reformists have gained a lot of support. Now the small and medium-sized social sects and civilian forces are on your side. With such a popular base, you should be the ones to control the power of the country."

Ji Xiaobai shook his head: "The top leaders will not be willing to lose their power."

Su An looked calm: "Then kill them."

When Li Changan and Ji Ningge were surrounded and killed, the Yan State authorities dispatched a lot of forces. With the help of Nangong Buqi, Song Jiao, Jiang Bai and other resistance masters, Su An began to settle accounts with them.

Half a month later, with the death of many high-ranking officials, Yan State completed the power purge, the reformists who gained popular support reorganized the cabinet, and the Yan army retreated to the south.

Guo Huaian was ordered to take charge of the war. After layers of defense and days of hard and bloody fighting, he barely managed to hold on to the three southern provinces.

During this period, the new cabinet reached an agreement with Qi and Zhao, and a coalition force of various countries was formed. Qi sent troops north to help Yan stabilize the southern war zone, and Zhao attacked from the west to attack the flank of the demon army.

Two months later, the war situation achieved a temporary balance of power, and the northern demon army and the coalition forces of various countries formed a strategic confrontation. At this time, Zhao actually occupied the two western provinces of Yan, and Qi obtained the North Sea Islands.

The ones who reaped the biggest rewards were of course the Northern Demon Clan. They occupied thirteen of the nineteen provinces of Yan State.

When the battlefield between humans and demons was generally stable, just like two thousand years ago, the countries within the human race began to fight each other.

Although Zhao State sent troops to occupy the two western provinces of Yan State, there was Zhongshan State in the middle. In order to solve the problem of inconvenient governance of the enclave, Zhao State's front-line army turned its attention, first launched a surprise attack to defeat the Zhongshan army that was fighting alongside them, and then joined forces with the local army from the east and west to destroy Zhongshan State.

At this time, Qi felt that there was no need for Yan to exist. The three southern provinces were fat meat hanging at its fingertips, and there was no reason not to eat them. So Qi followed Zhao's example and turned its troops to attack Yan's army. However, it was ambushed by Guo Huaian who was well prepared, and suffered heavy losses and returned in defeat.

Afterwards, in order to give an explanation to the people, Qi State actually filed a complaint first, accusing the Yan army of being ungrateful and attacking the Qi army that helped them. At the same time, it secretly contacted the demon tribe in the north and agreed to send troops together to destroy the remaining forces of Yan State and divide the three southern provinces equally.

The Northern Demon Tribe readily agreed, but on the agreed day for dispatching troops, they only sent two divisions for a feint attack. The Qi army suffered a setback again and was hit head-on by Guo Huaian.

It was only then that the Qi army discovered that the main force of the northern demon tribe was no longer on the southern front line, but had been transferred to the northeast to attack the Bohai Kingdom.

While Zhao was annexing Zhongshan, Qi was attacking Yan, and the human coalition was experiencing internal instability, the northern demon tribe successfully conquered Bohai. By the time Zhao and Qi reacted, the demon army had already returned to the front line of confrontation.

"Negotiation? You occupied our thirteen provinces, and you still want to negotiate peace with us? Very well, return these thirteen provinces to us, and we will agree to negotiate peace!"

Ji Xiaobai looked at Lily, the Holy Envoy of the Northern Territory in front of him, with deep hatred in his eyes.

Lily said calmly, "You can refuse. If you do that, you won't be able to defend the last three provinces in the south. If we don't fight, Qi will. Do you think you can stop the Qi army with just these three provinces?"

Ji Xiaobai remained silent.

Yan and Qi had fought twice and the relationship was broken. The latter would certainly not give up, and Yan could not stop Qi's attack with its current strength alone.

Ji Xiaobai turned and looked at Su An.

Su An thought for a moment, and said to Lily, "You should return half of Yan's territory, otherwise the peace talks will not be convincing, and the new cabinet will definitely step down. Then you can continue to fight Qi and Zhao on your own."

Lily held up a finger and said, "There's no reason to spit out the meat you've eaten. At most, I'll give you a province so that you can appease the people."

Su An snorted coldly: "We refuse."

Lily stared at him for a long while and said angrily, "You are obviously an elf. How can you be mixed up with evil spirits and help them deal with their own people?"

Suan shook her finger: "I am half elf and half human, so I am fair."

Lily tilted her head and began to weigh the options.

This time, the northern demon tribe's successful counterattack will inevitably attract the collective attention of all human countries. Although they are not worried about other countries, the countries in the northern part of the Xia and Shang continent have to pay attention, mainly Zhao and Qi.

The decision of the North was that they could only confront one big country and could not fight on two fronts. Therefore, they needed Yan to continue to exist. With Yan in the south, Qi would not have to worry, and the monster tribe in the North could concentrate on dealing with Zhao, so that they could safely digest the fruits of victory.

For the State of Yan, being attacked from both sides with only three provinces of territory would mean its destruction in a matter of minutes, so it urgently needed to take a breather.

At the end of the year 2031 of the Zai Yao Era, the State of Yan successfully negotiated peace with the northern demon tribe, and the latter gave up the three provinces it had already captured, allowing the State of Yan to continue to hold on with the strength of six provinces.

After this battle, Yan State became a small country and was removed from the ranks of the Seven Kingdoms, and the Seven Kingdoms became Six Kingdoms.

However, the conflict did not stop there. At the beginning of the year 2032 in the Zai Yao Era, the demon tribes in the Western Border, Southern Border, and East China Sea launched counterattacks one after another and declared war on the human kingdom that occupied the main part of the Xia and Shang continent.

By the end of 2032, large tracts of territory had been occupied by the Qin State in the west and the Chu State in the south, and the Wu and Yue States in the east were directly destroyed, shaking the continent.

It was only then that the major powers realized that during the years when they were busy with internal annexation wars, the demon race had fully recovered and possessed considerable strength.

At the same time, the restoration forces of Zhongshan Kingdom and Bohai Kingdom joined forces with the rebels, and with the help of the rebels, they successively defeated the enemies who had not yet established a firm foothold and gained a large number of areas under actual control.

Even in the provinces in the central and northern parts of Yan State that were occupied by the demon race, a large number of extraordinary people established bases with the help of the rebels.

The chaotic land that used to be in opposition to the Yan State authorities has transformed into an area that is in opposition to the demon clan authorities. The Yan State's extraordinary people have replaced the previous demon clan cultivators, and their strength in the power of chaos is growing day by day.

At the beginning of the year 2033 of the Zai Yao Era, all human nations held a joint meeting to rebuild the alliance to kill monsters. Thanks to the mediation of Qin and Chu, Yan and Qi temporarily stopped fighting and decided to unite against foreign enemies.

A real total war broke out. Starting in the summer of 2033, the armies of various countries fought fiercely with the demon tribes on all sides. For a time, the city was filled with flames and corpses were everywhere.

Under the leadership of the reformists including Ji Xiaobai, the State of Yan greatly enhanced its national strength through internal reorganization. Although its territory only included six provinces, less than one-third of the original Yan State, with the establishment of the new order, the power it unleashed was far beyond the original Yan State.

Su An led the Anxia League to steady development, and as a middleman between the new Yan authorities and the rebels, he facilitated many collaborations and military actions between the two sides, dealing a heavy blow to the demon tribe in the northern border.

From 2033 to 2036, it was the counterattack stage of the human side. Relying on the joint efforts of all parties, the human side stabilized its position and did not allow the four-sided demon tribe to continue to achieve results.

2036 to 2037 was a year for establishing a new strategic balance. The two sides did not fight much in this year, and each side redrawn the confrontation line based on the area of ​​actual control.