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But before killing them, Wu Qi selected the 240 youngest soldiers and asked them to return home.

These people have almost no fighting ability on the battlefield.

Their release was not so much a sign of mercy as Wu Qi's mockery of Chu and Qi.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the vast land, reflecting a desolate scene.

Wu Qi stood on a high slope and watched the bustling crowd below him with cold eyes.

Four hundred thousand captives from the Chu-Qi Alliance army had their hands tied and were driven ruthlessly to a huge pothole.

They crowded together in horror, their helpless eyes revealing their deep fear of death.

Following Wu Qi's order, the Wei soldiers began to push the prisoners of the Chu-Qi coalition mercilessly.

Cries and begging for mercy echoed through the sky.

Some warriors did not want to be captured like this, and planned to use force to break through and break out of the Wei army's siege.

However, most of the Wei army were elite Wei soldiers and had high levels of cultivation.

They were prepared for this.

When these people make any changes, they rush out immediately.

The captives of the Chu-Qi alliance suffered a severe loss of strength after repeated battles and killings, and being starved by Wu Qi for several days.

At the same level, he was no match for Wei Wuzu. He was mercilessly killed by Wei Wuzu almost as soon as he met him.

Not to mention that King Wu of Wei was fully armed and possessed the power of weapons.

Driven by the Wei army, the prisoners of Chu and Qi fell into the pits one after another.

Their bodies struggled in the dirt, climbing upwards, but were soon engulfed by the unforgiving soil.

The entire entrapment process lasted for two or three days.

Under Wu Qi's cold orders, the 400,000-strong army were executed in batches one by one.

When the last prisoner was pushed into the pit and buried alive, the entire battlefield fell into deathly silence.

Many Wei soldiers were killed several times, and their expressions were completely numb.

But on the other hand, many of Wei Wu's soldiers have practiced the Killing Scripture. The killing intention condensed this time has made their cultivation a lot better and they have gained a lot.

……

More than ten days later, the news of the defeat of the Chu-Qi allied forces came back to Daliang City in Wei State, and the entire court instantly became excited.

All the civil and military officials of Wei State were happy and excited in their hearts.

They all knew that from now on, Chu and Qi would no longer have any means to stop Wei.

Unifying the world is already a matter of course.

Zhao Hongming will become the emperor of the ages, and they will also become the heroes of the Wei Kingdom through the ages.

For hundreds of years, no one has ever achieved such great achievements.

Zhao Hongming was sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the officials rejoicing in the court hall. Even though he was highly cultivated, he still couldn't help but feel something in his heart.

"Pass on my will." Zhao Hongming announced loudly in the court hall, "Make Wu Qi a general and command the country's troops! At the same time, I will grant amnesty to the world and enjoy the joy of the people!"

As soon as these words came out, the court noticed Zhao Hongming's attitude, and the cheers became even more enthusiastic.

All the officials knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live, long live, long live my king!"

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

In the main hall, there are curls of green smoke rising, exuding a faint smell of sandalwood, which makes people feel peaceful.

The Supreme Emperor Zhao Meixu was sitting on the soft couch. His face looked a little older and his temples were gray, but his eyes were still bright.

Concubine De sat beside her and gently waved her cattail leaf fan, serving Zhao Maixu.

At this time, Zong Zheng stood in front of Zhao Meixu and said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the ancestor of the first king Zhao Xuancheng left a last wish that the ancestral temple be repaired every five years. Now that the repair deadline is approaching, would you like to make a decision? day?"

"What Zongzheng said is reasonable. The ancestral temple does need some repairs." Zhao Meixu said lazily: "But I have abdicated. Zongzheng, you should ask more about the current Emperor Wei."

Zong Zheng sighed and said: "Alas... His Majesty has many affairs nowadays and is focused on cultivation. He has never cared much about this matter. Otherwise, why wouldn't I not think about it."

"Report! Your Majesty, something great has happened!"

While the two were talking, Feng Dabao, the former palm eunuch, hurriedly walked into the palace.

Zhao Mixu raised his eyelids and glanced at Feng Dabao, and said calmly: "Looking at you in such a hurry, what's the big deal?"

Although he has abdicated, he still pays attention to national affairs and has the most basic vigilance.

After Feng Dabao walked into the hall, he knelt on the ground and said with excitement: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty on a great victory!"

Hearing this, Zhao Maixu sat up suddenly.

He knew that the Wei State was currently at war with the Qi and Chu allies, and if there was a great victory, this was the only one.

"Are you saying that the Wei army defeated the Allies?"

Feng Dabao nodded and said: "Your Majesty knows things well. The Wei army did defeat the Chu and Qi allies."

"it is good."

Zhao Meixu slapped his thigh and shouted happily.

Zong Zheng and De Fei, who were nearby, also knelt on one side and said congratulations: "Congratulations to the great Wei Dynasty for its prosperous national fortune!"

"Hahaha!" Zhao Meixu laughed when he heard this: "After the Wei army defeats the Allied forces, it will be just around the corner for us, the Wei Dynasty, to unify the world."

Feng Dabao raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, of the 700,000 allies of Chu and Qi, 300,000 have been killed in battle, and the other 400,000 talismans have all been killed by General Wu Qi. The allies of Chu and Qi no longer exist."

"what!"

This sudden news shocked Zhao Meixu and everyone present, and their hearts almost stopped suddenly.

They looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.

Zhao Meixu thought he had defeated 700,000 allied troops, but he didn't expect to kill them all.

After a while, Zhao Meixu slowly said: "I really didn't expect that my son could achieve such a great victory. He is indeed my good son."

Zong Zheng also quickly agreed: "Yes, our emperor is indeed wise and powerful, and he has the legacy of His Majesty."

Zhao Meixu smiled slightly, her heart full of relief.

He knew what this victory meant to Wei.

This was not only a military victory, but also a great improvement in Wei's strength and prestige. It also completely cleared away the obstacles to Wei's unification of the world.

"It seems that it won't be long before I can see Wei realize the long-cherished wish of our ancestors. How lucky I am."

Zhao Maixu couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

"Zong Zheng." Zhao Mixu thought of something and suddenly said: "I think that if the ancestral temple is renovated this time, it should be doubled in size, otherwise it will not be worthy of my status as a great Wei."

Zong Zheng thought for a moment and then nodded: "What the Supreme Emperor said is absolutely true. It just so happens that we can also hold a ceremony to inform our ancestors of such good news." "Good!"

At the same time, after the destruction of the Qi-Chu allies, a heated discussion began in the Wei court about the next actions of Qi and Chu.

Zhao Hongming sat on the dragon chair, his eyes swept among the officials, and finally landed on Prime Minister Li Li and Zhongshu Youcheng Xiao Boling.

"Two prime ministers." Zhao Hongming spoke slowly, "What do you think we should do next against Qi and Chu?"

Xiao Boling, the right minister of Zhongshu, took a step forward and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, our army is now carrying the power of a great victory. As the saying goes, it will be strong in one go, then weaken again, and three times it will be exhausted. I think we should send a large army straight to Qi at this time. Kingdom, kingdom, lest you have long nights and many dreams.”

"I second the proposal. Between Qi and Chu, Qi's national power is weak now, and its terrain is flat, making it easy to attack and difficult to defend. Attacking Qi is more advantageous and easier for me, the Wei Dynasty, than attacking Chu."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal..."

For a time, many officials stood up and expressed their agreement.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongming already knew it.

He pondered for a while and said: "But the army still needs to be prepared. Before that, we can send an envoy to Qi to anger the King of Qi and make our Wei Dynasty more famous."

"Your Majesty's honorable name."

After several discussions, Zhao Hongming immediately ordered an envoy to be sent to Qi.

However, when Wei's envoys resisted Qi, Qi suddenly became extremely nervous.

King Xuan of Qi sat on the dragon chair, his face gloomy and his heart uneasy.

He was well aware that the Wei State was powerful, and he was afraid that the envoys from the Wei State were coming to investigate for the previous defeat and the breakdown of the alliance.

So after weighing the pros and cons, King Qi Xuan gritted his teeth and ordered the refusal of the Wei envoy's visit.

After King Xuan of Qi rejected the envoy from Wei, Zhao Hongming indeed laughed proudly and said to the ministers: "Since Qi has rejected our envoy, it means that they have something evil in their hearts and have thoughts about me, the great Wei Dynasty, and they want to spread my will. Order Wu Qi and Cen Xiu to lead the Wei army to attack Qi!"

All the ministers agreed in unison, and Wei quickly mobilized its army to attack Qi.

After the King of Qi learned that Wei had sent troops, he hurriedly raised 200,000 troops and gathered in the west to attack the Wei army.

However, what everyone in Qi did not expect was that the Wei army did not attack from the west as expected by the Qi army.

Wu Qi and Cen Xiu took into account Qi's army deployment, and the Wei army they led avoided the main force of Qi's army in the west and went south from the original northern part of Qi to the Qi capital.

Only a small number of troops were left in the western part of Qi State to feint attack.

This sudden change caught the Qi army by surprise and they were unable to resist it.

Under the fierce attack of the Wei army, the Qi army quickly collapsed.

Wang Jian of Qi saw that his army was retreating, and without the help of Xuantian Mansion, he was unable to recover, so he had no choice but to leave the city and surrender.

He led the remaining ministers to kneel on the ground in front of the Wei army's camp, and was finally escorted back to Daliang City by Wu Qi and Cen Xiu.

The state of Qi was officially destroyed.

Zhao Hongming accepted the surrender of King Qi Xuan in Daliang City, obtained the imperial seal of Qi State, and placed King Qi Xuan under house arrest outside Daliang City.

The following year, after Wei destroyed Qi, Zhao Hongming launched an army of 500,000 to formally attack Chu.

Chu State is located in the south of the world. Unlike Qi State, the terrain is full of hills and mountains, so it is not easy to attack.

Coupled with Chu's vast territory and abundant resources, the Wei army led by Wu Qi and the Chu army had been in a stalemate for nearly a year.

During this year, the two sides went back and forth and engaged in countless fierce battles. Wei could only advance little by little to open up the situation.

However, whether it is Zhao Hongming, Wu Qi, or even the officials in the court, they all know that the current situation of Chu State is worrying.

After successive defeats, a lot of troops have been lost, plus the death of the Lord of Chihe Palace.

After losing the ace card of Chu State's only Creation Realm martial artist, he was no longer a threat in the eyes of Wei State.

Finally, in the spring of the following year, Wu Qi seized the Chu army's flaw.

Taking advantage of the terrain and strength, he once again launched a fierce attack on the Chu army.

Although the Chu army resisted tenaciously, they were still retreating steadily under the fierce attack of the Wei army. They marched straight into the capital of Chu, Yingdu, and the Chu army completely collapsed.

Wu Qi led the Wei army into the area around Yingdu, where there were fleeing people and discarded weapons everywhere.

Because Yingdu was protected by the National Games Formation, Wu Qi was unable to capture it for a while.

Then he divided one part of the 600,000-strong army to surround the capital of Ying, and the other part to continuously attack the Chu State and reduce its national destiny.

After another half a year, Yingdu had run out of ammunition and food.

Coupled with the constant loss of cities in Chu State, the national destiny has become extremely weak.

It was only a matter of time before Yingdu was breached.

The King of Chu in Yingdu was desperate and could not bear the shame, so he finally chose to burn himself to death in Yingdu.

In the evening of that day, a raging flame burned in Yingdu, and the fire dyed half of the sky red.

After the fire faded, the national destiny that enveloped Yingdu completely disappeared.

The Wei army successfully invaded the capital of Ying.

After half a year of siege, the remaining residents in the city have become emaciated and miserable.

There are bones and signs of being eaten on many streets.

Wu Qi had no sympathy for this. He went straight into the Chu State's palace, searched for the Chu State's traditional jade seal, and then returned to Daliang and asked this thing to be handed over to Zhao Hongming.

At this point, the state of Chu was destroyed.

After years of war, the Wei State finally brought all the countries in the world under its control and achieved unprecedented unification.

The Qianqing Palace of Wei State, which dominated the world, had a completely new look at this time.

In the study, Zhao Hongming was sitting upright, looking very good.

"Your Majesty." Gao Yanshi, who was waiting beside Zhao Hongming, reported cautiously: "According to your will, the old monarchs of various countries are still under house arrest outside Daliang City. What are your Majesty's plans to do in the future?"

Zhao Hongming frowned slightly, pondered for a moment and then slowly spoke: "These subjugated kings were once the overlords of one side. Keeping them can still show the style of our country. But now, the Five Kingdoms have been destroyed, and there is no point in keeping them." Instead, it will become the rhetoric of those retro forces."

Gao Yanshi's heart trembled. He understood the meaning of Zhao Hongming's words: "Then what your Majesty means is..."

He thought for a while and asked tentatively.

"Death." Zhao Hongming said these three words calmly, as if he was just talking about a trivial matter: "However, it must be done secretly and not cause unnecessary commotion."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gao Yanshi bowed and accepted the order, then retreated.

Soon after, most of the once arrogant kings of the subjugated country became a little weak outside Daliang City. In the end, they all died of a cold.

Some of the bodyguards and ministers around them also disappeared quietly.

Their deaths did not cause any ripples, just like pebbles thrown into a lake, causing only insignificant circles of ripples.

The descendants of the Five Kingdoms were eradicated by Zhao Hongming intentionally or unintentionally, and were completely extinct. (End of chapter)