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Chapter 986: Chapter 408: Chu Emperor, a Military Immortal too_3 Chapter 986: Chapter 408: Chu Emperor, a Military Immortal too_3 “`

A war state established amidst such carnage, how could its founding general be anything but remarkable?

You must know, the Chu Emperor from Jiangnan was also a famous general.

He became renowned earlier than I, revered by the world forty years ago.

In terms of military knowledge, there’s no one in the world that surpasses him.

To be a great general under such a person, one must truly possess genuine skill.

Isn’t it telling enough that Chu Emperor sent Huang Xuan to Yangxia, showing the might of the opposing Chu generals?”

Yan Yunqing looked at his subordinates with a meaningful expression and said.

Upon hearing his words, everyone’s expression turned solemn, their demeanor becoming more respectful.

Even the person who had spoken earlier fell silent.

It wasn’t because Yan Yunqing’s eloquence was so outstanding that he could unify the thoughts of many in an instant.

Rather, the person he referred to carried far too much weight.

If someone were to question the titles of famous general like Huang Xuan or many other great Chu generals based on their military achievements, plenty of people would come out to challenge those claims.

But within Chu State, there was one person whose title of famous general was absolutely undisputed—that was Emperor Chu Luyuan.

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As Yan Yunqing mentioned, Lu Yuan had become famous more than forty years ago when he began his career with his participation in the immense and significant war of Yue Country’s Northern Expedition.

In this battle, he shone brilliantly, slaying two Inborn Pillar Generals from Zhou Country within the battlefield, and securing the leading merit of the Northern Expedition.

He later conducted a thousand-mile long raid within enemy territory, maneuvering back and forth until he fought his way out, single-handedly reversing the decline of Yue Country in the battlefields north of the river.

It could be said that most of Yue Country’s victories in the war against Zhou Country were earned by Lu Yuan.

The significance of this battle for Yue Country was no less than the Battle of Changyuan commanded by Yan Yunqing five years before, not only did he massively defeat the Zhou People, causing loss of soldiers and generals and severely damaging their vitality but also changed the strategic offense and defense between Yue and Zhou, ensuring Zhou could no longer invade to the south.

Furthermore, he reclaimed lost grounds in Xichuan and took over two regions of Zhou Country.

Are these achievements not substantial enough?

And regarding Emperor Chu Luyuan’s War of Conquerors that followed, it consisted of annihilating a large nation in the southwest, defeating another large nation, expanding the territory by a region, and making tributaries out of three other states.

Later, he subjugated two nations in Xichuan and acquired another region.

After one war, he had defeated over a million enemies, slain two Inborn individuals, and gained two regions and three nations—the value of his achievements was equally remarkable.

The final battle to subdue Ning was likewise about defeating an overlord as well as three strong nations and two smaller ones, overcoming millions of enemies, executing three Inborn individuals, and completely securing the land of Jiangnan, unifying Yangzhou.

The value of these accomplishments was astronomically high.

What’s more crucial is that these were wars from thirty to forty years ago.

Back then, the intensity and scale of war were far from what they are now.

At that time, the hearts of the people and the military leaders had not adapted to warfare of such scale and intensity, nor did they have the experience to command such great wars.

Yet, Chu Emperor not only commanded but won these battles, truly pioneering an era and setting the direction for future generations.

He showed them, how war is to be waged.

Yan Yunqing, as well as the generals present, which one among them hasn’t studied the analyses of every battle that Chu Emperor has commanded since he began his career, examining the ingenious aspects within?

After such analysis and study, everyone would come to the same conclusion.

Chu Emperor, truly a Military Immortal.

Indeed, Lu Yuan’s way of waging war always relied partly on himself, mostly on Dao Law; from this aspect, he indeed deserved the title of Military Immortal.

His methods of fighting were unique, unlearnable by others.

Such a textbook figure, when assigning a general, would naturally not be anything less.

No one dared to doubt it.

Otherwise, as now Yan Yunqing asked, do you understand military and generalship better than Chu Emperor?

The topic would be dead in an instant.

Unless you believed yourself to be more formidable than the game-changing Chu Emperor, nobody would dare to underestimate Huang Xuan who was dispatched by him.

This was also why, upon hearing the name Huang Xuan, Liang Country promptly dispatched Yan Yunqing, a great general, to respond.

Because thinking of it from another angle, isn’t it clear how formidable Huang Xuan must be to emerge with the title of famous general from under the halo of Chu Emperor’s Military Immortal?

“Anyway, from what I see in the camp right now, I can’t find any flaws.

Even if I were in Huang Xuan’s position and in charge of the military, I couldn’t do any better,”

Yan Yunqing concluded.

After pondering, he added, “Maybe even not as well.”

After all, commanding a million-strong army without a single flaw in its defense, such capability in deployment and command is terrifying just to think about.

At least, Yan Yunqing couldn’t guarantee this.

It wasn’t that his abilities were lacking.

But as a commander, no matter how formidable Yan Yunqing was, he could at most ensure that he could manage one hundred thousand men thoroughly without leaving any loopholes.

Any more, and he would be beyond his capacity and would have to delegate to others.

But then it was hard to guarantee that others possessed the same ability to command impeccably, leaving no oversights.

Indeed, thinking about it this way, not just the terror of Huang Xuan, but the terror of the entire Chu army was downright frightening.

Yan Yunqing, adept at observing issues from the details, discerned through the arrangement of a Chu military camp just how formidable the opponent was.

It wasn’t just the fear of Huang Xuan.

For no matter how formidable he was, he was still just one person; in contrast to a million-strong army, he was negligible.

What was terrifying about the Chu army was that they could manage a million-strong army just as if Huang Xuan himself was personally in charge.

This meant that the quality of the middle and high-level leadership within the Chu army was not much different from Huang Xuan, even if not quite at his level.

That wasn’t just a question of a single famous general, but a host of them.

The thought of facing such an opponent added immense pressure to Yan Yunqing, banishing any semblance of complacency from his heart.

“Let’s go, we’ll take a look at some of the other Chu army camps to see if they are the same.”

With great shock, Yan Yunqing and his generals hurried to verify the situation at other Chu military camps.

If all of the Chu army was just like this place, then as he said, this battle would indeed be difficult to lose.

No, I shouldn’t think about winning because such a Chu army is essentially invincible.

What I should consider is how to ensure that I don’t lose, or at least not so disgracefully.

Riding swiftly, Yan Yunqing traveled, his mind burdened with heavy thoughts.

Hmm, Lu Yuan’s immortal military tactics, once again deployed, had frightened another person, a famous world general no less.

Even before the great war between Chu and Liang had officially begun, the enemy’s morale had already taken a hit.

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