Di

Biodata

History

The Northern Di invade the Great Zhou frontier and threaten North-Rejecting City from the opening of the conflict. Their troops repeatedly assault its walls, using scaling ladders, siege towers, and other siege equipment while exploiting the defenders' exhausted Death Squad Camp as a target of attrition 1 4 5.

After early assaults and harassment operations, Di forces bypass North-Rejecting City to raid nearby villages. A force of roughly three hundred soldiers destroys West River Village and retreats into the Old Forest, where it is pursued by the Third Battalion 13 14. Another Di detachment lures the battalion into a valley ambush; its leader Chimu, an Inner Strength Realm warrior of the Black Wolf Tribe, is killed by Zhou Kui 15.

The campaign escalates from a vanguard of at least five thousand soldiers to a regular army of at least thirty thousand, equipped with battering rams, catapults, ballistae, siege towers, and scaling ladders 23 28. Later, following Yanmen Pass's fall, an army of at least fifty thousand Di soldiers advances on North-Rejecting City with more than a dozen Pulse-Opening Realm experts and five Origin-Opening Realm experts 43 44.

After North-Rejecting City falls, Di search parties scour the surrounding forest for surviving Zhou soldiers. These squads include Body Forging and Inner Strength Realm fighters, while wounded Pulse-Opening Realm combatants are also encountered in the aftermath 45 46 47 50.

Military Organization

Military Methods

• Siege warfare — The Di use massed infantry assaults supported by scaling ladders, siege towers, battering rams, catapults, ballistae, and volleys of arrows 10 23 28.
• Attrition tactics — Rather than always attempting an immediate breach, Di forces conduct repeated small-scale attacks to exhaust North-Rejecting City's defenders 5 40.
• Raids and ambushes — Detachments bypass the city to massacre villages, loot supplies, and draw pursuing Zhou troops into terrain favorable for ambushes 13 15.
• Organized field formations — In open battle, Di troops advance in layered formations of shield-bearers, spearmen, and axemen rather than disorganized charges 37.
• Post-battle search operations — Following the fall of North-Rejecting City, squads systematically comb the forest for surviving Great Zhou soldiers 46 49.

Notable Members

• Chimu — Black Wolf Tribe leader and Inner Strength Realm warrior; leads the valley ambush against the Third Battalion before Zhou Kui kills him 15.
• Chimu Xiong — Thirty-two-year-old mid-stage Inner Strength Realm squad leader who commands a twelve-man search unit after the city's fall; killed by Li Jinshui 46.
• Huyan Lie — Late-stage Kaiyuan Realm Di Army Commander who joins the ambush against the Seventh Prince and later advances with the army against North-Rejecting City 31 43.
• Huyan Zhuo — Origin-Opening Realm Di commander who leads continuing attacks intended to wear down North-Rejecting City's defenders 36 39 40.
• Tuoba Feng — Late-stage Inner Strength Realm royal guard marked by a golden wolf-head insignia; repeatedly duels Li Jinshui during the field campaign 37 38 39.
• Di centurion at North-Rejecting City — An early-stage Inner Strength Realm axe wielder who nearly collapses a section of the wall before Li Jinshui confronts him 23.

Relationships

• Great Zhou — Principal enemy; the Di invasion centers on the siege, encirclement, and eventual fall of North-Rejecting City 1 28 44.
• North-Rejecting City — Major frontier objective subjected to successive harassment attacks, full sieges, field engagements, and a final encirclement 5 28 36 44.
• Li Jinshui — Persistent battlefield opponent responsible for killing numerous Di soldiers and officers, including squad leaders, centurions, Chimu Xiong, and Pulse-Opening Realm combatants 8 23 45 46 50.
• Di royal guards — Elite formation represented by Tuoba Feng, whose armor bears the golden wolf-head insignia 37.