The Tianhua Empire and the Auckland Empire are the two most powerful countries on this continent. As for whether there are people outside the vast sea, most people on this continent actually don’t know, because for them, this continent is so big that it is endless. The Tianhua Empire and the Auckland Empire, which together account for 80% of the land in this continent, are already the whole of most people’s lives.

The people of Tianhua are hardworking and simple, and are typical farming nations. For so many years, they have adhered to the policy of founding a country based on agriculture. With strong assimilation capabilities, they gradually integrated many nations that were not originally Tianhua people. The Tianhua, which was not originally very large, gradually expanded. From the initial Tianhua tribe, to the later Tianhua Alliance, and then to the Tianhua Kingdom, decades ago, Tianhua's land area finally became the number one in the mainland and became the Tianhua Empire.

Auckland is very different. The Auckland people were originally a robber, and their main lifestyle was to plunder. During the plunder, they annexed many tribes around them, gradually forming a large tribe that relies on a huge armed force and is full of soldiers, and gradually grew into the Kingdom of Auckland. Decades ago, Auckland's land area became the second largest in the mainland, second only to Tianhua, and Auckland finally became an empire.

Before becoming the first and second, Tianhua and Auckland did not have much conflict. Firstly, because their original origins were far apart. Even if they gradually expanded, there was no territorial dispute between the two sides. Secondly, when they heard about the existence of each other, they were a little afraid of the other party's strength and were unwilling to provoke the other party easily. Thirdly, there were many other forces around them. Before stabilizing the surrounding forces, the conflict between the two major forces could only allow other forces to benefit from the fisherman.

However, the situation on the mainland finally changed decades ago. Tianhua placed all the surrounding forces into its own scope. Auckland also relied on plunder and annexed small neighboring countries. The two countries became the first and second largest empires. As for other countries that have not yet been annexed, they have become vassals of the two major countries. They have paid tribute, sent envoys, paid taxes, corvee labor, intermarriage, and various means, and no longer have the power to threaten the two major countries.

As the two major powers gradually expanded, the distance between them became closer and closer. Finally, the two major powers bordered. At first, there were a few years of peace. With the two major powers bordered, border trade allowed the merchants and nobles of the two countries to make a fortune, but human greed never ended. When both sides began to covet each other's territory, it was only a matter of time before the war broke out. Therefore, the border became more and more tense, and finally, the war broke out ten years ago!

Although the Tianhua Empire has a simple folk custom, it has a large population, high productivity, and much better resilience. The Auckland Empire has strong folk customs and strong combat power. However, although it has focused on production over the years, its productivity is still far inferior to Tianhua. The two empires have their own characteristics and their national strength is almost the same. Therefore, as soon as the war broke out, it turned into a protracted war. There were constant wars in various parts of the country, and the two sides also had victory or defeat, and they never had a distinction between them.

Zhao Zheng, who is just 35 years old this year, is the lord of the Qingyang territory of the Tianhua Empire. As the border area between the Tianhua Empire and the Auckland Empire, since the beginning of the war, the Qingyang territory has been the frontier position for the two countries to fight. Countless battles have occurred in all sizes. Even Zhao Zheng's father was killed in a battle a few years ago. The Qingyang territory is the hereditary territory of the Zhao family. Since taking over the Qingyang territory a few years ago, Zhao Zheng has participated in many battles and has become a famous general of Tianhua Primary School.

Opposite Qingyang Corps is the Lance Province of the Auckland Empire. The Lance family has been operating the Lance Province for quite some time. After the war began, the main opponent of the Qingyang Corps was the Lance Province. The Zhao family and the Lance family naturally became a feud in the war. Zhao Zheng's father died at the hands of the previous head of the Lance family, and Zhao Zheng also killed the old nobleman to avenge his father. Now he is facing Zhao Zheng, the current head of the Lance family and Trevor Lance, who is also the lord of the Lance province.

Speaking of which, the relationship between the two was very good when they were young. After all, the two countries had not yet fought at that time, and trade was still being carried out on both sides of the border. As two families managing two territories, the Zhao family and the Lance family still had some contact. Although Zhao Zheng and Trevor were not childhood sweethearts, they had seen each other many times and were friends with wine and meat. However, the war made the two families the other's father-killing enemies. While Zhao Zheng lamented the impermanence of fate, he also understood that the conflict between the two was unresolved.

This time, Zhao Zheng personally brought his troops here, in fact, for the land under his feet. This was originally a place of the Auckland Empire. To be more precise, it was the place of the Lance Province. Although it was part of the border line, it was not very important. But not long ago, Zhao Zheng received a notice from nearby mountain people that an iron ore had been discovered nearby. This is an extraordinary thing, especially now, the soldiers consume a lot of weapons, and an iron ore can be said to be a timely help.

But before Zhao Zheng could think of any good way to merge this place into Qingyang Corps, Trevor actually got the news. Moreover, this place was originally the territory of the Reims Province, and Trevor had no pressure to occupy and develop. Zhao Zheng had no choice but to attack. Because other places had to arrange troops, Zhao Zheng only mobilized two thousand elite soldiers. Of course, such actions could not be hidden from Trevor, so Trevor also drew two thousand elite soldiers to fight.

Although Zhao Zheng and Trevor are both children of aristocratic families, the slightly different thing is that Zhao Zheng's talents are more concentrated on military affairs. The management of the territory is generally handed over to other people in the family, while Trevor is better at internal affairs and leads troops to fight to others. Therefore, this time, Zhao Zheng brought troops to him personally, but Trevor is not here. He just sent an uncle from the family to deal with Zhao Zheng.

Originally, Zhao Zheng was very confident because he had been preparing for this battle for a long time, and when he sent troops, he specially invited a worshiper from the family, the middle-aged scholar named He Chuan beside him to help. He Chuan was skilled in military tactics and strategies and was a famous military advisor in the Zhao family. It was precisely because of his existence that Zhao Zheng dared to lead troops to charge without any scruples, without worrying about whether the opponent would use any tricks.
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