Lord of the Gaming World - Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Feudal Lords of the Eastern Han

“The first historical warfare of the Eastern Han!”

Countless feudal lords and free players in the Eastern Han were shaken. The previous Trails of the Yellow Turban event was only a warm-up for the first historical warfare, “Riot of the Yellow Turbans”. The rewards for historical warfares were very handsome.

The feudal lords and free players from all prefectures who took part in the historical warfare would be gathered in a larger battlefield, where they could even choose their camps of interest.

Feudal lords and free players could choose whether to join the imperial warriors of the Han Court, or the Yellow Turban Army led by the three Zhang brothers. Although they might seem well-matched in strength, the Han Court had the “Three Talents of the Late Han”: Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun. There were also heroes like Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Dong Zhuo around to harvest military merits. It was hard to imagine how the Yellow Turban Army could defy its fate in circumstances such as that.

After all, the Yellow Turban Army had not just offended the Han Court, but all the prestigious families and dukes of various prefectures. No feudal lord would be happy to have a group of peasants sitting on top of their heads.

“In the last event, I Just Want to Farm from Xu Prefecture seized first place, but I will be first this time. Two and a half months’ time is enough to build a Level 4 infantry camp and train the first batch of heavy infantry!”

In the Guanzhong region, nearby Chang’an, feudal lord “Jiujiu Old Qin” was supervising carpenters as they built the Level 4 infantry camp.

The reward of the warm-up event “Riot of the Yellow Turbans”, the “Trails of the Yellow Turban”, should have belonged to him, but since it was taken by Chu Tian, Jiujiu Old Qin had been brooding on the matter.

The Qin general, Meng Wu, had just returned with his infantry from their attack on mountain thieves, and a few dozen thieves had been held captives.

“Train these mountain thieves into heavy infantrymen.”

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In Xiangping District, Liaodong Prefecture, You State, several hundred cavalrymen had conquered a tribe, making it its fourth client village.

“Soldier at the Border in Late Ming” had become the most powerful feudal lord player of Xiangping District. The feudal lords under the jurisdiction of Xiangping District were all terrified of the cavalry he led.

“Riot of the Yellow Turbans”? This should be a war between the Han Court and the Yellow Turban Army, and I heard that the Han Court will attack the Yellow Turban Army with troops from three different routes. Liu Bei follows Lu Zhi, Cao Cao follows Huangfu Song, and Sun Jian follows Zhu Jun.”

With an opportunity to meet the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, which military route of the Han Court should I choose to join? Or shall I choose the Yellow Turban Army… Impossible! In order to gain an official post in the Han Court and fight against Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Du, and Liu Yu in the name of the Court, I cannot choose the Yellow Turban Army.”

The eyes of “Soldier at the Border in Late Ming” were ablaze with sparks, which were the flames of war from the attack on the nomadic tribe.

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In Shu District, Lujiang Prefecture, Yang State, feudal lord “Late Spring Copper Bird with Two Beauties” had already acquired a navy of more than 300 members, including two speed war vessels and a dozen picket ships. They were entangled in a battle with water bandits at the moment.

When he heard the system notification from the Eastern Han all of a sudden, he froze in the middle of drawing his bow. However, he quickly released the arrow and managed to kill a water bandit.

The archers on the two speed war vessels released a hundred arrows at once. The water bandits were in a difficult situation, and very soon, they managed to conquer the water village.

“It’s a pity that the main battlefield of “Riot of the Yellow Turbans” is in the North, and my navy will be useless there. Nonetheless, the waters of the Changjiang River will soon be my domain, as long as my navy is powerful enough. Along with the numbers contributed by the many feudal lords and players to the South of the Changjiang River and their villages, the population of the South may not necessarily be smaller than the North. This is different from the real Eastern Han.”

“Late Spring Copper Bird with Two Beauties” gazed over the turbulent water of the Changjiang River, an entire marine empire ready to be established here. After a ten-time enlargement of the catchment area of the Changjiang River, the width of the river surface at the middle and lower reaches was as wide as several kilometers, or even several dozen kilometers. Without sailors, no one would ever make it across the Changjiang River by force.

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“The first historical warfare is finally going to begin? Interesting. You went to send bullion to the prefectural office. How did it go?”

“The officers of the prefectural office did not regard our meager bullion with any importance at all. Not even a commander from the Shu during the Three Kingdoms era took us seriously, let alone those prestigious families, who simply ignored us.”

“Fine, keep the bullion for the development of our town. Once our town reaches the level of a city, better still if we can get a couple of historical commanders, the great families of the Shu will never look down on us anymore. They will even have to beg us.”

On the Chengdu prairie, Shu Prefecture, Yi State, a feudal lord had dispatched his subordinate to go bribe the officers of the Yi prefectural office, but simply received the cold shoulder.

The great families of the Yi prefectural office held feudal lords of the early stages with total contempt. As far as the great families were concerned, these feudal lords were no more than foreigners with some influence. When looking at the great families, who controlled the troops and horses of the Shu domain, the disparity was far too great.

On the prairie of Hanzhong, a feudal lord was recruiting refugees. He joined the Sect of the Five Pecks of Rice led by Zhang Lu and gained the reinforcement of attracting refugees in return. As a result, his population was greater than the feudal lords of other regions.

In Xiangyang, Jing Prefecture, a feudal lord had managed to curry favor with Cai Zhong, the commander of the Cai family, and was visiting the Cai’s. When he suddenly received news about “Riot of the Yellow Turbans,” he was slightly startled, but greeted Cai Zhong the next second with a smile on his face. Although the Cai family of Jing Prefecture had no first-class talents, the Cai’s possessed enormous influence in the North of Jing, nonetheless.

In the Beihai Nation of Qing Prefecture, several players’ guilds had gathered in Yingling District in preparation for the Riot of the Yellow Turbans.

“Young Lord Zhao, you were a player during the beta-testing. Was there any historical warfare back then?”

“There wasn’t. Only a small amount of news was released in the forum. I heard that everyone can choose among the two great camps and the three great battlefields, which means there are six total combinations.”

“It seems like we’ll only receive a more detailed notice before the event begins.”

“Not necessarily. All the players are daring to take part in the event this time. Also, we’re set against the real main strength of the Yellow Turban Army. Even with the officers of the Han Court acting as the main strength, which players will have the guts to fight in the frontline? That’s going to get them killed!”

The chairmen of several players’ guilds made tea as they discussed the first ever historical warfare.

The rewards of the historical warfare were conspicuously handsome, but it took a great deal of peril to receive them. Some players might not want to take the risk, as they would rather stay in secure, neutral cities, or quietly develop their own territories.

Only players with great ambitions and a passion for adventure would take part in the great war.

“What are the first historical warfares in other civilizations? Do you guys know feudal lords from other civilizations?”

“I do. The first historical warfare of the Dongying region is the ‘Battle of Okehazama’, the battle between the Daimyo of the Owari Province, Oda Nobunaga, and the Daimyo of the Tokaido, Imagawa Yoshimoto. Originally, Oda Nobunaga should have won despite his small numbers, but with the support of the players of the Dongying region for Oda Nobunaga, it would turn into a bullying of the weak situation, no doubt.”

“In the Vatican region, it’s the Third Servile War during ancient Roman times.”

“It’s the Samhan Union War in the Goryeo region.”

It wasn’t just all the feudal lords and free players of the Eastern Han, but all the feudal lords and players of other civilizations who were shocked, all at almost the exact same time.

All the civilizations had their own historical warfares, and every feudal lord who had mighty ambitions was preparing for war.

Conflicts had already arisen among the feudal lords by now, as many small feudal lords had been conquered or exterminated by big feudal lords. The rivalries seen in the historical warfare would only become more intense.

The several guilds of the Beihai Prefecture of Qing State were well-informed, paying close attention to the situation in other civilizations too.

“Young Lord Zhao, your town is the largest in our Yingling District of the Beihai Nation. In the future, you may even become the greatest feudal lord in Beihai Nation. But in the Langya Nation, to the South of Beihai Nation, there seems to be quite a number of powerful feudal lords as well.”

“As long as I have all of your support, we will conquer the Beihai Nation, and even go down South to conquer the Langya Nation. That won’t be a problem at all.”