Chapter 404: The Battle of Bing and You
A day after Qing and Yang carved up Xu, the second state war erupted.
You, the northernmost state, invaded Bing and successfully breached the pass, advancing southward like a splitting bamboo, unstoppable.
Unlike the division of Xu by Qing and Yang, this time, when You invaded Bing, the Bing alliance leader did not sell out his state. He resisted fiercely.
The outcome was purely a matter of strength disparity.
You’s geographical position was unique, located at the far north of the entire map. All other states bordered two neighbors and connected to resource states. Only You could not directly enter a resource state; it had to first conquer either Bing or Ji.
The so-called resource states referred to Yong, Yan, Yu, and Sili. Because these four states were exceptionally rich in resources, entirely composed of high-level land, they were called resource states.
In this land, there were thirteen states in total. Among them, nine states—Qing, Xu, Yang, Jing, and others—were available for player selection. The four states of Yong, Yan, and so on could not be chosen as birthplaces.
The nine player-selectable states formed the outer ring. Within them lay Yong, Yan, and Yu, and further inward was Sili. In other words, players had to breach passes layer by layer to enter the resource states and enjoy their abundant resources.
Since You couldn’t directly enter a resource state and only bordered the weaker states of Ji and Bing, its location was the safest and most remote.
Many players jokingly called You the “farming state” for this very reason.
However, You in this server was clearly not content with farming. They aimed to annex Bing first, then enter the resource states, and ultimately unify the world.
During this pass-breaking battle, the entire server’s players watched almost from start to finish. Zheng Hongxi also witnessed what a well-trained alliance looked like when waging a state war.
You’s alliance, [Wei Wu Spring and Autumn], had an alliance leader named Cao Mengde. His power value ranked sixth in the entire server, likely a big spender.
You attacked Bing late at night, breaking the pass. At 3 a.m., Bing players discovered You building strongholds before the pass and urgently notified alliance members to defend.
But there was a time gap. Bing had fewer players, and there were no alliance-occupied plots before the pass, requiring temporary road construction. It was late at night, and many players were asleep. Although a few built roads overnight, others simply couldn’t claim land and build strongholds in time.
Ultimately, at 7 a.m., You captured the pass [Hu Pass] between You and Bing with almost no interference. Although most Bing players were awake by then, they were too far away to intervene.
Though the pass was lost, Bing did not give up resistance.
Neutral pass garrisons were strong. After breaking the pass, You needed time to rest and recruit troops. You players directly recruited in their strongholds, planning to go online together at noon and launch an attack on Bing.
By then, Bing players had also rushed to the pass area, building many strongholds. Though fewer in number than You’s, they were still quite impressive.
However, retaking the pass at this point was a pipe dream. The pass had high-level NPC garrisons, and You’s top players could also station troops. With Bing’s strength, a direct assault was hopeless.
So Bing had no choice but to gather all their main forces and station them at key plots before the pass.
At 12:30 p.m., You launched the attack.
A solitary red arrow pointed at the core plot where Bing’s forces were stationed. There, a full 37 main armies stood ready.
Bing’s alliance, [Divine Might Mansion], nervously discussed countermeasures.
“It’s just one person, probably a scout. No rush.”
Many saw You send only one person and didn’t pay much attention. Sending a suicide squad to scout before battle was standard practice, everyone knew. Once the scout revealed the stationed troops’ lineup, the general assault would begin.
However, the moment this army collided with the stationed forces, everyone was stunned.
The stationed forces’ bright red number, 37, instantly dropped to 25 and entered a state of continuous combat!
[Divine Might Mansion]’s chat group exploded!
“What the hell?”
“Holy crap! That’s not a suicide squad, that’s a main army!”
“A full-body Commander-in-Chief squad! One piercing through twelve?!”
“And he still has a third of his troops left!”
“Damn, look at the battle reports. There’s no fighting this!”
Bing players clicked on the battle reports and saw 12 combat records instantly added to the alliance log, all created by [Wei Wu Spring and Autumn]’s leader, Cao Mengde, alone.
Cao Mengde had indeed sent only one army—a full-body Commander-in-Chief squad! Lu Meng, Sun Quan, plus Zhou Yu, with very high-level tactics. Although the stationed troops were also Bing players’ main forces, they stood no chance against this big spender’s Commander-in-Chief squad!
Cao Mengde alone pierced through twelve stationed armies!
Cao Mengde’s army withdrew. Next, countless red arrows appeared simultaneously from You’s strongholds across the pass, all pointing sharply at Bing’s stationed forces!
Bing players were already panicking. The gap in combat strength was clearly huge. With the enemy’s top player piercing through twelve, how could they fight?
[Divine Might Mansion] players were still arriving at the battlefield. Newcomers also stationed their armies on plots before the pass, trying to block You’s offensive.
But in the fierce clash of main forces, Bing quickly crumbled.
Because Bing had no big spenders, no high-tier players. You had at least two or three high-tier players who could pierce through ten. In this critical point assault, Bing players were utterly powerless.
The plot before the pass was taken by You’s leader, Cao Mengde, who immediately began building a stronghold there.
Soon, a second plot, a third…
Bing’s plots before the pass were taken one by one. You’s main forces stationed on these plots, then built strongholds.
Bing players tried to reclaim these plots but couldn’t eliminate You’s stationed troops.
Soon, a large swath of red land appeared before Bing’s pass—all You’s plots, extending beyond the pass and spreading into the heart of Bing’s stronghold cluster.
Bing’s strongholds were also continuously destroyed. Once a stronghold was gone, that player’s army automatically returned to their main city. To redeploy troops, they’d have to claim land and build a new stronghold, taking at least several hours.
Under this constant ebb and flow, Bing began to retreat step by step, while You continuously built roads toward Bing’s first city, Shangai!
Bing’s alliance leader sent mass emails, ordering everyone to build strongholds around the two cities of Shangai and Xinxing, constructing a second line of defense.
But by this stage, the entire Bing alliance’s morale was extremely low. Everyone felt lost. There was simply no way to fight this war!
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