Heaven rewards those who work hard: There is no bottleneck in my martial arts

A rumbling sound followed.

Strong air currents appeared in the silent mountain forest, like a long-dormant volcano erupting, producing huge wind pressure.

The surrounding trees continued to tilt and sway under this pressure.

In the center of the airflow, a burly figure stood alone.

Zhao Hongming's body muscles seemed to come alive at this moment, every inch of his skin was beating, and every cell was cheering.

The muscle texture is clearly visible, just like a masterpiece in the hands of a master sculptor. The masculine beauty and the sense of strength are intertwined, forming an almost suffocating sense of oppression.

Zhao Hongming's eyes were filled with light.

After years and months of practice, the true meaning of immortality continued to nourish his physical body.

This health-preserving immortal martial arts technique brought his physical body to the edge of transformation.

Zhao Hongming slowly raised his hand, with his palm facing upward, and his breath sank in his dantian.

Then, he stepped down and the whole ground shook. An invisible wave of air spread out around him, making his clothes rustle and his hair flying.

A punch blasted out, as if the air was torn apart, there were bursts of thunder, and there was a faint flash of lightning.

At this moment, Zhao Hongming was like a tiger standing on the top of a mountain, without the courage to challenge him.

He closed his fist and murmured to himself: "Is this the power of the seventh-level martial artist? Now, even with the strength of my physical body, I can surpass the same level. If I cooperate with the law and other means, my combat power will be almost We are approaching the limit of Wu Dan Realm."

Zhao Hongming guessed that with the decline of martial arts, unless he breaks through the realm of creation in the future, otherwise, if he breaks through the eighth or ninth level, his combat power will not be much improved.

When most martial artists in the world have reached his level, they lose the motivation to continue practicing, and their final cultivation levels often stop there.

But Zhao Hongming didn't care about this.

He has "God's way to reward those who work hard", and no matter how hard he works, he will reap the rewards.

Compared to other martial artists who are uncertain about their training, he can break through the bottleneck as long as he puts in [effort].

This "cost" is not only low, but the returns are also considerable.

There was no reason for him to stand still.

He also wanted to fully appreciate the road ahead in martial arts.

Zhao Hongming closed his eyes, immersed his mind in the world of visualization, and felt every change in his body.

In the world of visualization, a bridge spans the sky and the earth.

The giant's true seal stands high in the sky and the earth, and countless thunder lights surround him, like a ferocious blue dragon, which is intimidating.

Zhao Hongming discovered that after breaking through to the seventh level of Martial Arts, the giant's true seal became more lifelike.

He looked up and saw the sky in the world of visualization. The national destiny was floating and became heavier than before.

Recently, Wu Qi's troops were divided into three groups and captured a total of thirteen cities, covering almost a county in South Korea.

I don't know if it was his misunderstanding, but during this period he discovered that with the fall of the Korean city, the national destiny that was weighing on him was also increasing little by little.

It is hard to imagine that if the six countries are unified, his national destiny will definitely reach a terrifying level.

As a man of two generations, he knows the simple truth that quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes.

Since ancient times, no one in this world has ever unified, and we don’t know how the fate of the six countries will change in one person.

People without thought, he must worry about.

The cultivation level is still too low, and it is necessary to upgrade to the realm of creation as soon as possible, just in case.

Zhao Hongming took a deep breath and made a decision secretly.

He opened his eyes, relaxed his mind, then moved his steps and disappeared into the forest.

Zhao Hongming, who had achieved a breakthrough in cultivation, returned to the Wei army camp.

The moment he stepped into the camp, a solemn atmosphere hit his face.

There was calmness and majesty between his brows, and he suddenly stopped and looked somewhere as if feeling something.

After a while, a martial artist dressed as the Imperial City Secretary appeared in Zhao Hongming's field of vision.

The latter moved around and soon came to Zhao Hongming, knelt down on one knee and said, "See your Majesty."

Zhao Hongming put his hands behind his back and said, lowering his head and saying, "Why, what happened."

Si Wufu of the Imperial City quietly stepped forward and whispered the news that South Korea had ceded Shangdang to the State of Zhao to Zhao Hongming's ears.

This news was like a thunder that exploded in Zhao Hongming's heart.

Zhao Hongming frowned, with complex emotions flashing in his eyes.

He waved his hand to signal the Imperial City Si Wufu to retreat, then strode into the tent and summoned Wu Qi, Cen Xiu and other confidant generals in the military camp.

After everyone arrived, Zhao Hongming looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, South Korea has ceded Shangdang to Zhao."

There was an undeniable dignity in his voice.

There was silence in the big tent, and the faces of the generals showed solemn and confused expressions.

The terrain of Shangdang is dangerous and it is a strategic location for Wei to destroy Korea.

If Zhao State occupied Shangdang, it would undoubtedly be a huge threat to Wei State, which would add a lot of variables to Wei's plan to destroy Han.

A general in the military camp asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, South Korea must have an agenda for this move. Shangdang's terrain is dangerous, and this is the moment of life and death for them. Why would they easily do such a self-humiliating move of ceding the city?" "

Zhao Hongming smiled with a cunning light flashing in his eyes.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

If you think deeply, it is not difficult to guess South Korea's purpose.

He pondered: "This is exactly where South Korea's conspiracy lies. They don't want to sit still and wait for death, and want to use the power of Zhao State to fight against us, so as to reap the benefits for themselves."

The generals suddenly realized, with worried looks on their faces.

They all saw that South Korea's move indeed pried a way out of a fatal situation.

Zhao Hongming looked at Wu Qi and Cen Xiu and said, "You two, how should we deal with this?"

The scenery in the camp was swaying, and the cold light shone on Zhao Hongming's stern face.

South Korea has begun to cede territories and cities, which shows that South Korea has been forced to the point of imminent danger.

If they retreat because of Zhao Guo's participation, it will be a failure for them.

Zhao Hongming was absolutely unwilling to accept it.

Facing Zhao Hongming's inquiry, Cen Xiu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Shangdang's terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Zhao Guo participates and the soldiers and horses in the city are strong, and they attack by force, they will probably suffer heavy losses."

As he spoke, Cen Xiu looked a little worried.

Cen Xiu is a general who has experienced hundreds of battles and is good at defense. His opinions have high reference value.

But Zhao Hongming was a little dissatisfied.

"Shangdang is crucial for Wei to attack South Korea. If Zhao is allowed to occupy Shangdang, our strategic advantage will be gone." Wu Qi continued calmly. The geographical location of Shangdang determines its strategic importance.

If Shangdang is lost, Wei's defense line to attack Yangzhai in South Korea will be greatly weakened.

"Your Majesty, the general believes that we should attack Shangdang." Wu Qi spoke again, his voice revealing a firmness and confidence: "Although Shangdang's terrain is difficult, as long as we can formulate a reasonable battle plan and use some strategies If we alienate the State of Zhao, we can still capture Shangdang County."

Zhao Hongming looked at Wu Qi, a glint of appreciation flashing in his eyes.

"But this is South Korea's conspiracy. They want us to go to war with Zhao and reap the benefits. Are they going to just dive in like this?" Cen Xiu reminded.

Zhao Hongming understood Cen Xiu's concerns. After pondering for a long time, he finally decided: "No matter what kind of conspiracy South Korea uses, we must take down the Shangdang. As for how to take down, we still need to think about it in the long term."

His voice resounded throughout the tent, full of unquestionable majesty.

All the generals agreed in unison, their faces becoming serious.

"Your Majesty, can you persuade the Chu State to share some of the pressure on us at this time?" Cen Xiu suddenly said.

Zhao Hongming said: "Asking the gods is easy to send away. If Chu is involved, the next development of the situation will be out of our control. I have to think about it carefully."

As night falls, the lights in the camp flicker, reflecting Zhao Hongming's deep eyes.

He was sitting in the handsome tent, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, thinking about the next few decisions.

Green smoke curls up, and the elegant scent of ambergris permeates it.

"Come here." Zhao Hongming's deep and majestic voice echoed in the empty tent.

A guard wearing armor came in, clasped his hands in fists, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"I have a handwritten letter here. You should go to Daliang immediately and hand this letter into the hands of Dr. Zhang without any mistakes." Zhao Hongming did not take his eyes off the letter paper in his hand, and quickly wrote a handwritten letter, and wet the words on it with his true meaning. Dry with all the air.

"Yes!" The armor-clad guard took the order and left the tent.

Looking at the guards leaving, Zhao Hongming's eyes couldn't help but become much darker.

In his handwriting, he mentioned South Korea's cession of Shangdang County and informed Zhang Yi of his request.

Judging from Zhang Yi's intelligence, there must be a way to do it.

In a mansion in Daliang.

Zhang Yi held Zhao Hongming's manuscript in both hands, with no expression on his face.

"Your Majesty wants me to repeat my old tricks, provoke a dispute between Chu and Zhao, help Wei share Zhao's pressure, and not let Chu get too deep into Wei's campaign to destroy Korea. This task is a bit difficult. ."

"However, this is not impossible."

After Zhang Yi made some plans in his mind, he came to the Chu State's envoy post house and started to sigh before he even entered.

Seeing this, the Chu envoy asked curiously: "Mr. Zhang, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Yi grimaced and shook his head: "I'm so ashamed. I originally promised King Chu something, but now it seems I can't fulfill it."

"Oh? I wonder what is causing Zhang Langzhong to be so troubled?" the Chu envoy asked curiously.

Zhang Yi sighed and said: "I promised King Chu that after Wei captured Korea, he would give Chu 800 miles of land. But now Zhao has captured seventeen Shangdang cities in Korea and intervened between Wei and Han. The war caused me to be unable to fulfill my promise as promised."

When the envoy from Chu State heard this, he frowned: "This... this is a big deal. If the king knows about it, I'm afraid he will be dissatisfied with Wei State."

Zhang Yi nodded: "Yes, that's why I don't have the face to see the King of Chu. I also asked the envoy to tell him on my behalf, saying that Zhang Yi has no face to see him again. When I return to your Majesty, I will kill myself. You will kill me." Bring his head to the King of Chu."

"Mr. Zhang, there's no need to be like this." The envoy from Chu State hurriedly dissuaded him.

Zhang Yi said with emotion: "The ancients sacrificed their lives for righteousness, but I can only do this in the face of righteousness."

After saying that, he left the ambassador's post house.

The Chu envoys who were still in the envoy post gathered together and said worriedly: "Zhang Yi's death is a small matter, but the fact that the king did not get the territory is a big matter. We all came to Wei to receive the land under the order of the king, and now we are out of this situation. With the king’s character, we must be to blame.”

"What about that?"

"There is still room for maneuver in the matter now. We must let the king know about this matter as soon as possible and let him make a decision."

"Without further delay, one of us should quickly return to Yingdu and report this matter to the king."

"Ah."

Soon after, the King of Chu learned of this.

"Zhao Guo is really unreasonable."

In his eyes, Zhao State had robbed part of the territory that originally belonged to Chu State.

In addition, Shangdang County has a special geographical location.

He was worried that the land promised to him by Wei State could not be fulfilled. Out of anger, he immediately sent an envoy to Zhao State. At the border of Chu and Zhao State, Chu State sent 300,000 troops to prepare for an attack at any time.

Under this situation, Zhao State had to divide part of the troops originally sent to Shangdang County to defend Chu State.

The atmosphere in the Zhao court was tense.

Emperor Zhao Chengxiang patted the armrest of the dragon chair angrily: "This Xiong Tuo is simply bullying others. We are at war with Wei State, but he is behind the scenes!"

A minister in the court came out and suggested: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better for us to break off diplomatic relations with the Chu State, adopt a defensive attitude, and concentrate on dealing with the Wei State. After the Shangdang is stabilized, we can then contact the Chu State. Settle accounts.”

Emperor Chengxiang glanced at Pang She, who had no objection.

He took a deep breath and nodded: "Okay! Pass the order and break off diplomatic relations with Chu State immediately!"

In this way, because of Zhang Yi's words and Chu's border actions, the relationship between Zhao and Chu fell to a freezing point.

And all this was within Zhang Yi's expectation.

He knew that only in this way could he reduce the pressure on Wei to attack Shangdang, and at the same time prevent Chu from directly participating in the war between Wei and Han.

The two countries of Chu and Zhao were played between his hands.

After completing everything, Zhang Yi immediately wrote a letter and informed Zhao Hongming, who was far away on the front line, about the matter.

After more than a month of advancement and siege.

The 400,000 troops led by Wu Qi have resisted the Shangdang.

At this time, Zhao Hongming happened to receive the news from Zhang Yi, and the news was also confirmed by Si Wufu of the Imperial City. A smile immediately appeared on his face.

So, without hesitation, he ordered his men to let go.

In the following days, the Wei army not only sent scouts to spy on Shangdang County's situation.

After some inquiring, we learned that Shangdang County’s original strength of 300,000 troops now only had 200,000 left.

Zhao Hongming knew that the time had come to attack Shangdang County.

An order was issued immediately: "Pass the order, the whole army is ready to go, enter Shangdang early tomorrow morning, and be sure to capture the seventeen cities of Shangdang!"

All the generals agreed in unison, with expressions of excitement and anticipation on their faces.

They know that this battle will be a tough one, but they also believe that if they win this battle, there will be no suspense about the destruction of South Korea. (End of chapter)