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Four months passed and at this time the Shu Empire had become a powerful Empire of military, as well as economic power. While the Western Empire had previously underestimated the strength of the Shu Empire, it was now those who had slowly collapsed due to the prolonged winter.
As for Queen Li Wei who had previously made the long journey back and forth to the Western Empire, she had returned to the Chu Kingdom while holding a handsome baby boy, she was, born in a perfect state in the middle of the ocean during a big storm.
In these four months, Qin Chen had also gotten a huge increase in his strength. After doing the hard training that many times put him in a critical state, he had finally reached the level of a Sacred swordsman, and he was currently the only Sacred swordsman in the martial world. It could be said that he was the strongest, and it was difficult for anyone to match his strength.
“Your Majesty, Emperor Bernard is planning to attack in the near future. He had already set up a large encampment along the border line with Qiao Kingdom. Although King Qiao Bao has put on full alert the power he has, without our help the Qiao Kingdom will not be able to survive.” Jin Yan relayed the information he got from the letter-bearer bird from Qiao Kingdom.
“In these four months it felt very calm, but why did he suddenly want to attack Qiao Kingdom?” qin Chen asked.
“Your Majesty, the Western Empire is currently in a state of food crisis and warm clothes due to the prolonged winter. Emperor Bernard who did not want to see his people freeze to death from hunger, he planned to take control of the Qiao Kingdom, and use the food supplies in the Qiao Kingdom to save his people,” Jin Yan replied.
“Why did he come to fight? It's not like he can come all right and ask for help!” qin Chen said he did not think with Emperor Bernard's thoughts.
“Isn't His Majesty forbidding any kind of relationship with the Western Empire? Maybe that's why he decided to attack Qiao Kingdom,” Jin Yan replied.
“I did forbid all of us from establishing relations with the Western Empire, but I never forbade him from coming well to ask for help,” Qin Chen said.
“Now instead of coming over nicely asking for help, he came over while punching the war drums, and did he think that he could disturb the Qiao Empire that was under my protection? In a dream even if he won't be able to do it,” he continued.
Qin Chen gave the order to prepare the Imperial soldiers along with all the best weaponry the Shu Empire had. For who will lead them, he alone will lead them to fight against the great power of the Western Empire, whose power was not as great as in the past.
Meanwhile Liu Yao whose gestational age was growing with her increasingly bulging stomach, she would remain in the Empire with the strict guardianship of Jin Fan, Yan Ran, and Yan Qiqi. Uncle Yan Zong will also help protect Liu Yao.
For the matter with the Chu Kingdom, there was the Tang Kingdom and the Zang Kingdom that were currently uniting forces, and slowly they managed to hold the Chu Kingdom to remain silent in its place.
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While Qin Chen, Jin Yan, and the soldiers of the Shu Empire were moving towards the Qiao Empire territory bordering the Western Empire territory, Qiao Bao and Jin Han who had already been in a place that was soon to become a battlefield, they were watching the movements that the Western Imperial soldiers were making in their territory.
“They are arranging a place to put heavy weaponry,” said Qiao Bao.
“I've seen their weaponry. They do have a lot of weaponry, but they are all old-type weaponry like the Qing Empire used to have,” Jin Han said.
“Although they use old weaponry, there is a possibility that they have improved the quality of that weapon, and we cannot underestimate all that,” said Qiao Bao.
Jin Han nodded in agreement after hearing Qiao Bao's entire words. From what he had learned from Qin Chen, he should not underestimate the strength of the enemy even though the enemy clearly showed his weakness. “Behind the weakness save the deadly danger,” murmured withered Jin Han.
Not wanting to underestimate the enemy's plans, the two kept a close eye on what the enemy was doing, despite a day of standing in the scorching sun. Not only were they watching, but they also began to devise defensive plans and counterattacks as the enemy began to attack.
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Meanwhile Qin Chen who was leading the soldiers of the Shu Empire had already taken half the journey to arrive at their destination. In the upcoming battle, Qin Chen brought three Imperial Generals and over three hundred thousand soldiers. In addition, he also brought with him dozens of heavy weaponry to attack enemy defenses.
“With our speed, maybe two more days we will arrive, and I am sure we came in time,” Jin Yan replied.
“Hopefully we are not late coming!” Qin Chen could not outrun his horse because there was a group of heavy weaponry-carrying carriages that could not go faster.
If only without carrying heavy weaponry in one day Qin Chen and his soldiers could arrive at their destination, but because of the heavy weaponry they carried, the journey could not be faster.
“If Your Majesty wants us to quickly arrive, we can divide the soldiers into two groups. The first group can get to the destination first, while one day after the second group's turn will arrive,” said Jin Yan gave advice.
“Then I entrust the soldiers in the second group to you, and I will only bring fifty thousand soldiers and a General away with me!” qin Chen said firmly and no one can dispute his decision.
Jin Yan could only nod his head following Qin Chen's decision, and upon finding a suitable place they stopped to determine who belonged to the first group as well as the second group.
After determining who was participating in Qin Chen's group and Jin Yan's group, Qin Chen led one General and fifty warriors towards the destination at full speed. As for the group that Jin Yan led, they remained moving at their original speed, and they would arrive at their destination one day longer than the first group.
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One day passed finally the group of soldiers led by Qin Chen arrived at their destination, and their arrival instantly received a welcome from Jin Han and Qiao Bao who did not believe that the group of Imperial soldiers was led directly by Qin Chen.
“Hah, I have finally reached this place,” Qin Chen said as he jumped down from the horse that had accompanied his journey.
Seeing Qin Chen descend from the horse Qiao Bao and Jin Han immediately bowed respectfully welcoming the Emperor's arrival. Even though they were King-honored in his territory, they were still loyal as Qin Chen's servants, and what they did was common to servants.
“I received your respect, and now it's your turn to explain to me about the circumstances in this place!” qin Chen asked for an explanation.
“Your Majesty, we should talk about it above the fortress while looking at the movement of the enemy,” said Qiao Bao.
Qin Chen simply nodded then he followed Qiao Bao and Jin Han away to the top of the sturdy fortress with a height of over twenty meters.
“It turns out that their number is much more than I expected, and it is likely that within two days they are ready to attack this place,” Qin Chen said after seeing the presence of the enemy clearly visible from the top of the defensive fortress.
Qin Chen then saw the preparations made by the soldiers of the Qiao Kingdom and the soldiers of the Han Kingdom. A satisfied smile was seen on his face, after he saw the preparation of the second soldier of the Kingdom who was no less prepared than the one the enemy had prepared.
“For the time being enemy weaponry is indeed more than what we have, but once the warrior Jin Yan leads comes we will have an equal number of parallels to them.” At first glance Qin Chen knew that the weaponry of the enemy for now was more than that of the Qiao Kingdom and the Han Kingdom.
“What does His Majesty divide the Imperial soldiers in two groups?” qiao Bao asked to confirm what he had just heard.
“I did divide the Imperial soldiers into two groups, and Jin Yan I gave the task of leading the second group,” Qin Chen replied.
“Then we will have strength on par with them once brother Yan comes,” said Qiao Bao feeling relieved that the strength of both camps becomes equal.
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