#1129 - Chapter 1129: Challenging the King's Power
"Delay the plan? Elders, no! The tribes' remorse towards Yan Territory is at its peak. If we don't act now, and everyone's memories start to fade, I'm afraid our chances of success will decrease," Lieyan advised.
"Even if you act now, I'm afraid you won't get the support of the tribes," the elder said.
"Why?" Lieyan didn't understand.
"Jin Wangji issued an order that all tribes whose leaders were executed during the ceremony will be abolished. I'm afraid that in the next few months, everyone's main energy will be focused on plundering the land and population of these tribes."
"Do you think acting at this time is the best opportunity?"
The elder's words were correct. Now is the time to pick up the benefits. Who can bother with anything else?
"So that's how it is!"
Lieyan nodded.
At that time, his entire heart was occupied by sorrow and anger, and he didn't pay attention to what happened afterward.
So he had no impression of the order issued by Jin Wangji.
"In these few months, you should first learn how to be a qualified leader. After you gain the trust of the tribe, then try to attack Jin Territory," the elder said.
"Won't the surrounding tribes take this opportunity to attack us?" Lieyan asked.
"Probably not. Just like you said, the other tribes all have remorse towards Yan Territory, and Yan Territory is the strongest tribe in the surrounding area. I'm afraid they won't be foolish enough to attack us," the elder analyzed.
"So, the elders' meaning is..." Lieyan asked.
The elders looked at each other and nodded, seeming to have reached some kind of tacit understanding. Then one of the elders replied:
"Our meaning is to let you inherit the position of leader first, and then form an alliance with several surrounding tribes. Then wait for the right opportunity to send troops south."
"I will respectfully follow the elders' instructions!" Lieyan said after listening, bowing deeply.
The elders nodded, meaning they were satisfied.
Lieyan's willingness to listen to their opinions and delay the action of attacking Jin Territory showed that he had grown up and had a mature mind.
With his maturity, Yan Territory had hope for continued existence.
Three days later.
Lieyan held the leader succession ceremony in the Yan Territory tribe.
From this moment on, his name could be prefixed with the title of Marquis.
From then on, he had a new name: Marquis Lieyan.
In the next few months, Marquis Lieyan sent many people to various tribes to gather information.
And after his personal visits, he successfully reached a unified alliance with several nearby tribes.
In the Blue Star Era, Nata Calendar 1286 BC, November, Marquis Lieyan believed that the time was ripe to launch a war against Jin Territory.
He wrote a declaration on Jin cloth and sent several copies of the declaration to other tribes in the surrounding alliance.
Although Marquis Lieyan had never explicitly stated it to them, everyone had actually been waiting for this day for a long time.
In the eyes of the leaders of the various allied tribes, their remorse towards Yan Territory was secondary. The most important thing was that Jin Territory must perish.
If Jin Territory didn't perish, they would have trouble sleeping and eating.
So, now that someone was taking the lead, what was there to hesitate about?
Just do it.
As soon as Marquis Lieyan's declaration was sent, the leaders immediately sent envoys to Yan Territory to express their determination to send troops and advance and retreat together with Yan Territory.
The Long Territory tribe was also a member of the alliance. After receiving the declaration, Marquis Longli immediately arranged for people to transport weapons and equipment to Yan Territory.
These weapons and equipment were the aid that Long Liu had previously promised to Marquis Lieyan.
The warriors of Yan Territory and La Territory couldn't equip so much equipment, so Marquis Lieyan distributed some of it to other tribes.
Blue Star Era, Nata Calendar 1286 BC, December 22nd.
The allied forces led by Marquis Lieyan, totaling more than 40,000 people, completed their assembly south of Yan Territory and began to advance towards Jin Territory.
During the march in the next few months, Marquis Lieyan successively sent envoys to contact the various tribes in the areas they passed through.
After learning that Marquis Lieyan had united a large number of tribes, the leaders of these tribes no longer hesitated and joined the punitive expeditionary army without hesitation.
No one wanted to miss the opportunity to add flowers to the brocade.
With the addition of these tribes, the number of allied forces was continuously expanding.
By the time they reached Jin Territory, the total number of troops led by Marquis Lieyan had reached an astonishing 180,000!
This war seemed to have no suspense at all.
Even if the Jin Territory tribe was strong, gathering ten or twenty thousand troops would be the limit.
With such a huge disparity in forces, I'm afraid Jin Wangji had no chance of winning at all.
When Jin Wangji learned that Marquis Lieyan was leading a large army to attack, he was extremely angry and immediately led his warriors out of the city to meet the enemy.
"Lieyan! You dog, I thought of you as the maternal clan of the Queen and didn't take your dog's life. I didn't expect you to be so ungrateful, and you actually attempted to challenge the kingship!" Jin Wangji shouted.
