Chapter 257 Seven Limits?
As Wang Jian reinstated Tian Jian as king in the southern part of Qi with the edict of King Zheng of Qin, Qi officially fell into division. But it was also at this time that the Battle of Dingtao had entered a siege on the battlefield in Dongjun.

The majestic Dingtao City was devastated by the war and was in ruins. Yang Chong looked at the city gate in front of him. Siege warfare was indeed the most difficult war to fight before the invention of things like cannons. With the ferocity of the Qin army and the advantage of the city, it was extremely difficult to break through, even for Yang Chong facing such a situation.

Fortunately, Yang Chong's "cannon" was about to arrive at this time.

In this cold winter, dark clouds are gradually spreading in the sky, and there are faint rumbling sounds of thunder. It is quite rare to hear thunder in winter.

But such a rare thing still happened, so Yang Chong's opportunity came.

The method is old, but it works.

"The moment of the final blow has arrived. General Yan, you will be in charge of holding the line, and I will go to break the city." Yang Chong was ready to step down from the platform with a sword in hand, and had already handed over the command of the entire army to Yan Ju.

Although Yan Ju was not Yang Chong's ideal general, he was able to mobilize 100,000 soldiers without much difference. In this era, there were so many generals leading troops into battle, so how could someone who could leave a few words in history books be an ordinary person?

It can be said that Yan Ju is a qualified general.

"My king, it is dangerous to attack the city, so let me go. Besides, your status is no longer the same as before, so there is no reason for you to charge into the battle." Yan Ju persuaded hurriedly.

Yan Ju knew how good Yang Chong's martial arts were. He had also heard some rumors about the Grandmaster level. He knew that there were a handful of people in the world who had reached the Grandmaster level, and to some extent, they already possessed methods that were almost god-like.

But it is only approximately so. No matter how powerful the Grandmaster is, he is still a human being. If the Grandmaster is truly a god, then the world will not be ruled by the kings of the countries, but by the Grandmaster.

A master who is still a human may not be defeated by anyone alone, but the battlefield is not a one-on-one fight. Facing an army, even a master may be killed. After all, human power is limited.

That's why Yan Ju advised Yang Chong not to act rashly and to take his own status into consideration.

But how could Yang Chong listen to Yan Ju? He had put in a lot of thought and effort to get a throne under his butt. This was to make himself freer, not to put more constraints on himself.

Moreover, although the military formation posed a threat to him, people could still choke to death while eating. If Yang Chong was afraid of this, he might as well not eat. Moreover, if Yang Chong became afraid to fight just because he had an extra crown, then he would never make any progress in his martial arts.

Yan Ju was helpless when he saw that he could not persuade Yang Chong, because everything Yang Chong had now was won by himself. He was not like the kings of the six kingdoms who were blessed by their ancestors. Yang Chong had more confidence in his subjects and could act arbitrarily.

As Yang Chong's royal flag quickly passed through the army formation and arrived at the city of Dingtao, the morale of the Qi army, which had not collapsed after years of hard fighting, was completely ignited. Their king was fighting alongside them, so what else did they have to fear?
At this time, muffled thunder could be heard in the sky and there were faint flashes of lightning in the dark clouds, like a series of celestial dragons accompanying Yang Chong. At this time, Yang Chong was the man of destiny.

So in the sight of the Qin army, what they saw was this picture. As Yang Chong quickly came towards Dingtao City, behind him were countless Qi troops. The dark blue armor and flags made them see no chance of victory. All they could do was to keep Dingtao City intact and the Qin army undefeated.

But now their determination has been shaken, all because of Yang Chong's joining.

In the siege battlefield where both sides have deployed tens of thousands of troops, one person is actually very insignificant, but Yang Chong is an exception. In the sight of the Qin army, with the joining of Yang Chong, there were dark clouds in the sky behind him rushing towards Dingtao City.

Yang Chong was just a human being, but at this moment he looked like a god who could control the celestial phenomena, appearing so terrifying and formidable.

Of course, Yang Chong is not a god, he is still a human being, so things like controlling celestial phenomena are impossible for him before he breaks through to the limit of a grandmaster. But although Yang Chong cannot control celestial phenomena, he can follow them and fight according to the will of heaven. Yang Chong is obviously well versed in this.

But whether it was manipulating the celestial phenomena or following the celestial phenomena, it was all the same in the Qin army's eyes, that is, Yang Chong was like a god.

The Qin army may not be afraid of death, but they are afraid of the unknown. At this time, Yang Chong is such an unknown existence in their sight.

However, there is always something strange about people, such as those who don't know what fear is.

The moment Yang Chong arrived at the foot of the city, boulders, building blocks, and golden soup came down from the city walls, vowing to drown Yang Chong in their attack. However, the Qin army on the city walls were obviously wrong, and wrong in an outrageous way. Sometimes fear is not a sign of cowardice, but just human self-protection.

Unfortunately, some Qin soldiers apparently did not understand this principle.

Yang Chong, who was still under the city wall, did not dodge the deadly objects thrown down from the wall. He waved the sleeves of the battle robe covering the outer layer of his armor, and a whirlwind blew up, which actually bounced the objects on the city wall back. In an instant, many screams were heard on the city wall. At this moment, Yang Chong turned into a sharp arrow and appeared on the city wall.

Facing the besieging Qin army, Yang Chong suddenly pointed the Taia sword in his hand towards the sky. Bolts of lightning were attracted by Yang Chong, the 'negative pole'. The thunder that originally belonged to the sky was now borrowed by Yang Chong.

In war, the most powerful forces are water and fire. Once these forces that originally belonged to heaven and earth are borrowed by humans, their power is beyond people's imagination. Thunder is also a force that belongs to heaven and earth, and is no less powerful than water and fire. It's just that thunder is difficult to be borrowed by humans, so it cannot be seen in war.

But today, the Qin army witnessed the power of thunder. "King..." The Qi army under the city wall looked at the scene on the city wall. Many of them had seen this scene on the battlefield. When Yang Chong captured Tian Jian on the battlefield, he also used a similar method. It was also from that time that some soldiers thought that Yang Chong was not only their king, but also a god-like existence.

When thunder raged on the city walls, the morale of the Qin army fell to the bottom, while the Qi army, which had fought hard but failed to break through the city, burst into shouts. At this moment, Yang Chong was not only their king, but also their god.

“Don’t be afraid, this is just a kind of martial arts. There are no gods in the world. Even if there are people, our Qin army can kill them.” When the Qin army was about to collapse because of Yang Chong’s weird yet powerful attack, a loud shout came from the distance of the city wall.

A Qin army general wearing general armor led his personal guards towards the city wall where Yang Chong was, constantly boosting morale and organizing the troops to rush towards the battlefield that belonged only to Yang Chong. In front of him were heavy armored infantry holding shields, and behind him were archers holding strong bows and crossbows.

Obviously, this Qin army general knew very well how to deal with a master-level expert like Yang Chong who was almost impossible to defeat by human power.

Unfortunately, although Yang Chong is still a human being now, he is someone who can draw on the majesty of heaven and earth. Lightning surrounds his body, turning his surroundings into a world of death. Facing the soldiers who are coming back with shields raised, as well as the rain of arrows that are about to fall in the air, Yang Chong does not dodge. A flash of inspiration suddenly appears in his mind, and the Taia sword in his hand has already chopped towards the city wall in front of him. Thunders pour into it, and violent power explodes instantly.

The Dingtao city wall, which had never been broken during the attack of the Qi army, now had cracks. However, the cracks reflected sword energy, which was reflected in the sky and turned into a sword energy net, which shredded the rain of arrows falling on Yang Chong into pieces.

"What happened?" The Qin army general looked at the scene in front of him. Even his iron will tempered by hundreds of battles could not help but waver at this moment. He truly felt what fear was.

From the perspective of him and his personal guards, they saw that the city wall, which was more than two meters thick, had cracks and was collapsing. The indestructible bluestone was cracking. How could such a thing be possible in the world?

At this time, under Yang Chong's instigation, countless thunder and lightning were dancing wildly, and the sword world deep in his consciousness was running madly, devouring Yang Chong's power and devouring the vitality of heaven and earth. A sword shadow exuding a breath of annihilation gradually formed in the sword world. With the appearance of the sword shadow, an indestructible sword intent was condensed.

Under the blessing of Yang Chong's power and the power of heaven and earth, this sword intent burst out with even more powerful force. As this power continued to pour in, cracks in the ground of the city wall became larger and larger, until the city wall could no longer hold on and collapsed in the ever-widening cracks.

Can such a person be defeated by human power? Although the Qin general escaped with his life under the desperate protection of his personal guards, the collapsed part of the city wall in front of him was actually six or seven feet wide. It was naturally nothing in the entire city, but when this crack appeared in front of people, the width of four or five feet was enough to bury many lives.

"Attack!" Yang Chong was also quite surprised. His original intention was only to attack the city wall by himself and then open up a safe area for the soldiers to climb up the city wall. He never thought that with the help of the power of heaven and earth, the strong military spirit and the peculiarity of the sword world, he could actually collapse the city wall with one blow. The sword shadow that appeared in the sword world made Yang Chong have an epiphany in a trance.

If we talk about destructive power alone, an individual's martial arts is not as good as the power of heaven and earth. The strongest manifestation of the destructive power of heaven and earth is natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, and strong winds. Any one of them is enough to pose a fatal threat to a person. Moreover, this person is not just a single person, but tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. Human power is insignificant when facing a natural disaster, and there is no way to fight back. Being able to avoid it is a blessing, and in many cases it is even unavoidable.

Although Yang Chong could not launch an attack like a natural disaster at this time, this attack, which used the power of heaven to collapse the city wall, had already reached the limit of what his personal strength could achieve.

Going further, that may be an uncharted territory.

It is too early to say this now, and it is meaningless. Yang Chong's trance only lasted for a moment. In this moment, the Qin army's fighting spirit was collapsing. Although they were a group of tigers and wolves, they were still human beings. As long as there was warm blood flowing in their bodies, they would feel fear.

This was the situation of the Qin army at this time. They felt fear in Yang Chong. The Qin army in Dingtao City were not all old Qin people, but most of them were local people. Although they had been incorporated into the Qin military system, their combat effectiveness had long been greatly improved, but they were still inferior to the real elite Qin army.

Under great fear, the Qin army collapsed. They could fight bloody battles with enemies from any country, but they did not dare to fight against the gods. People were not afraid of people, but they were afraid of the unknown destiny.

As the Qin army collapsed, the Qi army began to climb the city walls in large numbers and merge into the city. It was also at this time that the tightly closed gates of Dingtao City were opened from the inside by the Qi army, and then more Qi troops poured into Dingtao City like a tide.

This Dongjun capital, which was connected to the southeast, north and south trade routes, completely belonged to the State of Qi.

It was also at this time that, on the land belonging to the State of Zhao, 100,000 Zhao troops were annihilated by the Qin army led by Huan Xi. This time it was annihilation, not defeat. For a time, the entire State of Zhao fell into great fear.

It was also at this time that Li Mu led the border troops of Zhao State in the north and finally crossed the Taihang Mountains and appeared on the plains north of the river.

The confrontation between Li Mu and Huan Xi began.

In the contest between Li Mu and Huan Xi, Wang Jian was unstoppable in Qi and almost occupied the entire southern border of Qi, that is, the area south of the Great Wall of Qi. A divided Qi appeared in the land of Qi and Lu. It was also at this time that the Chu State sent troops. The Chu army, which had already occupied Lu, set out from Qufu and directly attacked the Chengyang area when the Qin army was caught off guard.

After a small setback, the Qin army retreated slightly, allowing the Chu army to occupy Chengyang.

For a moment, in this winter that should have been peaceful, a war broke out that no one could have imagined.

Once a war begins, it is no longer under the control of the war planners.

As time goes by, today is the new year, which is the twelfth year of King Zheng of Qin and the first year of King Chong of Qi. The war has changed from a war between Qin and Zhao to a war sweeping across the four countries of Qin, Qi, Zhao and Chu. In the near future, this war will involve more countries.

(End of this chapter)