EFB Chapter 2664 Overwhelmed
Chapter 2664 Overwhelmed
Chapter 2664 Overwhelmed
Can Bega, with his long-range combat skills, truly secure a victory against Cang Yan?
Fortunately, Cang Yan vehemently denied it.
As long as it denies it, the truth will remain unclear and inexplicable.
Upon hearing this, the Frostleaf Grand Preceptor, who had just returned to Lingxu City, also commented:
"Although the Nine Nether Emperor is young, he is very shrewd in governing and diplomacy."
He had experienced firsthand how shrewd and experienced someone could be.
During this period, a series of events occurred:
King Wusong swiftly sent the crown prince and his two grandsons to Cangyan.
The reasoning was quite valid: Wusong Kingdom knew that disaster was imminent after accidentally killing King Bolang on the battlefield, and therefore sent its royal bloodline to Cangyan for protection. If Wusong Kingdom were to suffer annihilation, at least a glimmer of hope would remain.
The nobles of Lingxu City all let out a cold laugh upon hearing this news:
Isn't it just going to Korea as a hostage? Isn't it just a pledge of allegiance from the Wusong Kingdom?
Even now, no one believes that Wusong Kingdom could have killed King Bolang. Cang Yan took Wusong Kingdom's crown prince as a hostage, and Wusong Kingdom will only insist that King Bolang was killed by himself.
However, after the royal family entrusted the young prince to him, they were indeed free from worries and could concentrate on dealing with the impending crisis.
In addition, the situation has also reversed on several other battlefields in the human world.
Two years ago, Haixiu Kingdom was conquered by Eling Kingdom, another vassal state of Bega, and its population was reduced by two-thirds. It is now called Haixiu Plain and is governed by a proxy regime supported by Eling Kingdom, which pays tribute every year.
However, just seven days after Wusong Kingdom killed King Bolang, the resistance forces in Haixiu Plain suddenly rose up and overthrew the proxy regime established by Eling Kingdom within a few days, beheaded its leader, and drove all the people of Eling out of the country.
After Aoling annexed Haixiu Kingdom, it also seized local industries, leaving behind many people to manage them. Haixiu Kingdom drove them all away and took back the industries.
This naturally displeased the Kingdom of E'ling, so they sent troops to Haixiu Plain, only to be ambushed halfway there by the enemy forces, who turned out to be quite powerful.
Meanwhile, three thousand miles away at Yufu Grass Sea, the chieftain of the Liangxi tribe went boating on a stream at night to make merry, but was beheaded while drinking!
Witnesses all said that there must be an immortal among the murderers, because he came and went on clouds, his magical artifacts shone brightly, and the assassination process only took two short moments, rendering the more than thirty guards around the commander-in-chief useless.
On the night the Grand Commander died suddenly, two small neighboring countries and three tribes took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Liang Western tribe, causing heavy casualties.
As is well known, the Liangxi tribe had long ago pledged allegiance to the vassal demon kingdom of Bega, Xuluo, and received its support. In recent years, they have been fiercely suppressing and dominating the surrounding areas, and seizing a large amount of benefits to give to the Xuluo kingdom.
The small countries it suppressed dared not speak out against its anger, until this day when it suddenly erupted.
Such conflicts and resistances have been staged one after another among people. Starting from the killing of King Bolang by Wusong, there have been more than twenty such cases.
In terms of their characteristics, firstly, they all occur in areas that the Bega Demon Kingdom is attacking or has already controlled;
Secondly, it is neither too far nor too close to Bega;
Third, the resistance forces are quite strong; they remain silent until they make a dramatic move.
Just like when Wusong Kingdom resisted Bolang Kingdom, they had suffered a lot of humiliation before, but once they rose up, their strength increased greatly, and they were even able to kill the other party's leader.
But this is not a fairy tale world, nor is it something that people in oppressed areas can accomplish simply by shouting slogans and making a concerted effort.
These victories all require meticulous planning, precise timing, and most importantly, powerful warriors.
As Bega delved deeper, he discovered that behind these emerging forces of resistance were often the shadows of Lingshan, Mou Kingdom, or Cangyan!
Sometimes, it is the result of the coordinated operation of these three parties. Because the Cangyan army goes on expeditions too far, even if it is divided into smaller units, the Mu Kingdom must provide logistical support and intelligence support. Otherwise, it will become like the Bolang King's personal expedition, which resulted in a lone army penetrating deep into enemy territory.
Further analysis of these frequent battles reveals that beneath the surface lies a long-term and far-reaching plan, which cannot be intervened upon on a whim.
Bega couldn't help but suspect that for the past ten years or so, Cang Yan had been keeping a low profile on the surface, but in reality, he had been doing these things behind the scenes, solidifying his influence into spies and planting them one by one in various parts of the human world.
The state of Mou was much more straightforward, unlike Cang Yan who was so cautious. Mou sent its own troops to certain regions and didn't even replace the soldiers' armor and weapons.
This is blatantly telling Bega, "I did it, what can you do about it?"
Therefore, the war between Beka and the Mu Kingdom became even more intense.
At the same time, many countries and regions where resistance movements frequently broke out followed the example of Wusong and sent the successors of their leaders to Mou and Cangyan, along with a large number of people and wealth.
They were sent to the country of Mou, because it was a long-established and powerful nation that could directly confront Bega.
The reason for sending them to Cangyan was that it was located behind the Mu Kingdom, making its geographical location safer. Furthermore, as a newly emerging great power, Cangyan had been established for less than twenty years, and its domestic social classes had not yet solidified, so there was still much potential for powerful foreign nobles.
In conclusion, the wars and plundering previously waged by the Demon Kingdom in the human world are now facing a concentrated backlash.
Before one side had even finished teaching a lesson, a new struggle broke out on the other side.
Press down on one gourd and another floats up. The more unrestrained they were before, the more overwhelmed they are now.
After this happened many times, it became easy for people in and around Bega to notice another characteristic:
The demon kingdoms that suffered the backlash were all aligned with the Heavenly Palace and devoutly worshipped the gods.
Meanwhile, the vassal states that support Lingxu City and the Demon Emperor, such as Baoshu Kingdom, have overseas territories and military garrisons, but nothing has happened and all is peaceful.
Meanwhile, the Chiyan Kingdom was still guarding the Yangshan Islands, happily making deals with Cangyan.
Since their own interests are rarely harmed, they naturally have no desire to be enemies with Cang Yan. The vassal states that support the Heavenly God both envy and hate them, and they frequently harass and attack them in the court. Even merchants from Chi Yan have been attacked while trading in other vassal states.
Even with Lingxu City mediating, the relationship between these vassal demon kingdoms still deteriorated rapidly.
The various vassal demon kingdoms also harbored resentment towards Lingxu City, because even though everyone knew that Cang Yan and the Mu Kingdom were behind the emerging war of resistance, Lingxu City still did not break through that barrier.
Despite the imposition of dozens of sanctions on Cangyan and the implementation of import and export controls, the most important trade routes between Beka and Cangyan, including those to the Yangshan Islands, have not been severed.
Both major powers are pretending not to understand, while other countries around them can only watch helplessly as they put on their show.
After several rounds of this back-and-forth, Cang Yan's trade did indeed suffer, as Bega's sanctions were no joke. However, the expansion plans of the Heavenly Palace Party's vassal demon kingdoms were severely hampered. They had initially thought those small countries were like soft cakes, with the vassal demon kingdoms' armies able to advance unopposed. Now, however, they discovered hidden spies within, capable of catching the vassal demon kingdoms' local forces off guard from unexpected angles.